Tuesday, 02 March 2010

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Tuesday, 02 March, 2010, 14:00 GMT 21:00 +07:00:Asia/Jakarta
TOP STORIES
BBC stations face axe in shake-up
The BBC confirms plans to close digital radio stations 6 Music and Asian Network and scale back its website significantly.
  Chile struggles to stop looting
A curfew in Chile's second city, Concepcion, is extended as troops struggle to contain looting after the earthquake.
  Powell admits 'golf buggy' charge
Wales rugby international Andy Powell is banned from driving after admitting driving a golf buggy while unfit through drink.
  Soldiers' vehicle 'not adequate'
The sole survivor of a 2008 blast in Afghanistan has told an inquest he believed a vehicle he was in was "not adequate for the job".
  Tributes to 'talented' presenter
Tributes are paid to TV presenter Kristian Digby who was found dead at his flat in east London.
WORLD
Chile struggles to stop looting
A curfew in Chile's second city, Concepcion, is extended as troops struggle to contain looting after the earthquake.
  Rwanda president's widow arrested
The widow of assassinated Rwandan President Habyarimana is arrested in France, accused of helping to plan the 1994 genocide.
  Africans 'can afford World Cup'
A Fifa official denies African fans are being priced out of the World Cup, but many on the continent disagree.
AMERICAS
Chile struggles to stop looting
A curfew in Chile's second city, Concepcion, is extended as troops struggle to contain looting after the earthquake.
  US senator blocks benefit payout
A single US senator brings to a sudden halt unemployment benefits for hundreds of thousands.
  GM recalls 1.3m cars over fault
General Motors recalls 1.3 million small cars in North America because of a problem with power steering linked to several crashes.
SOUTH ASIA
Top militant 'killed in Pakistan'
The head of militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi died in a drone attack in north-west Pakistan last week, the BBC learns.
  Afghans ban live attack coverage
Afghanistan bans live coverage of militant assaults in the country saying broadcasts could help gunmen during attacks.
  Ice deposits found at Moon's pole
A radar experiment aboard India's Chandrayaan-1 lunar spacecraft detects large deposits of water ice near the Moon's north pole.
ENGLAND
Patrols after double fatal fire
Patrols are stepped up at a sheltered housing complex where the death of an elderly couple in a fire is being treated as homicide.
  Tributes to 'talented' presenter
Tributes are paid to TV presenter Kristian Digby who was found dead at his flat in east London.
  Tetley's ale to leave Yorkshire
Production of Tetley's cask ale is to leave Yorkshire for the first time in 188 years as a deal is struck with Marston's in Wolverhampton.
BUSINESS
GM recalls 1.3m cars over fault
General Motors recalls 1.3 million small cars in North America because of a problem with power steering linked to several crashes.
  Real top football rich list again
Real Madrid beat Barcelona and Manchester United to head the 2008/09 list of the richest football clubs in the world.
  Euro drops to lowest in 10 months
The euro falls to its lowest level against the dollar in 10 months amid continuing concerns over Greece's debt crisis.
ENTERTAINMENT
BBC stations face axe in shake-up
The BBC confirms plans to close digital radio stations 6 Music and Asian Network and scale back its website significantly.
  Tributes to 'talented' presenter
Tributes are paid to TV presenter Kristian Digby who was found dead at his flat in east London.
  Pussycat Dolls lose two members
Two members of chart-topping band the Pussycat Dolls quit the band, it is confirmed.
SCIENCE/NATURE
Ice deposits found at Moon's pole
A radar experiment aboard India's Chandrayaan-1 lunar spacecraft detects large deposits of water ice near the Moon's north pole.
  Egg shells illustrate human story
Inscribed ostrich shell fragments found in South Africa are among the earliest examples of the use of symbolism by modern humans, scientists say.
  New scan could nose out criminals
Noses could be an even better method of identification than iris and fingerprint scanning, says a UK study.
TECHNOLOGY
PlayStation 3 clock bug 'fixed'
Sony says a millennium-style bug that prevented thousands of PlayStation 3 owners from using its online games network is "resolved".
  Internet security faces new dawn
Attacks such as those against Google highlight new challenges facing security experts.
  NHS IT deal 'stitch up' claims
The Conservatives say revamped contracts for the government's NHS IT system would "tie the hands" of the next administration.
HEALTH
NHS IT deal 'stitch up' claims
The Conservatives say revamped contracts for the government's NHS IT system would "tie the hands" of the next administration.
  Cocaine use rise alarms advisers
Government advisers are to review the effects of cocaine amid fears young people are taking it in the belief it is safe.
  Diets 'can help blocked arteries'
Three diets - low-carbohydrate, low-fat diet and Mediterranean - are equally effective in helping reverse blocked arteries, say Israeli researchers.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1991: Sri Lankan hardliner among 19 killed in blast
The Tamil Tigers are being blamed for the assassination of Sri Lanka's Deputy Defence Minister, Ranjan Wijeratne.
  1970: Ian Smith declares Rhodesia a republic
Prime Minister of Rhodesia Ian Smith declares his country a republic, cutting its last link with the British Crown.
  1969: Concorde flies for the first time
The supersonic airliner Concorde makes a "faultless" maiden flight.

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