Friday, 05 March 2010

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Friday, 05 March, 2010, 14:00 GMT 21:00 +07:00:Asia/Jakarta
TOP STORIES
Iraq war was 'right', says Brown
Prime Minister Gordon Brown insists the decision to go to war in 2003 was "right", as he gives evidence to the Iraq inquiry.
  Jury acquits bomb plotter's wife
The wife of a man convicted of plotting to blow up aircraft is cleared of failing to tell police he planned a suicide attack.
  Paramedic jailed over 999 death
A paramedic is jailed after being found guilty of lying about why he did not a resuscitate a dying 30-stone man.
  Soldier sentenced for going Awol
A soldier from York who admitted to going absent without leave is jailed at a military court in Colchester.
  Turkish anger at 'genocide' vote
Turkey reacts angrily to a US congressional panel's resolution describing World War I killings of Armenians as genocide.
WORLD
Turkish anger at 'genocide' vote
Turkey reacts angrily to a US congressional panel's resolution describing World War I killings of Armenians as genocide.
  Ships freed from Baltic Sea ice
Dozens of ships that had been trapped in ice in the Baltic Sea off Stockholm, some for several days, have been freed.
  Japan princess 'bullied by boys'
Japan's Princess Aiko has been off school for several days after complaining of being bullied, a royal official says.
AMERICAS
Rebuilding Chile 'to take years'
Rebuilding Chile after the quake that killed some 800 people will take three to four years, President Michelle Bachelet says.
  'Multiple deaths' in US bus crash
Several people are reported to have been killed or seriously injured in a bus crash near Phoenix, Arizona.
  Turkish anger at 'genocide' vote
Turkey reacts angrily to a US congressional panel's resolution describing World War I killings of Armenians as genocide.
SOUTH ASIA
Deadly blast hits Pakistan convoy
At least 12 people are killed in what police say is a suicide bomb attack in the Hangu area of north-west Pakistan.
  Police investigate India stampede
Indian police launch a criminal negligence case against managers of a temple where at least 63 died in a stampede.
  US Afghan general gets more power
The top commander in Afghanistan, Gen Stanley McChrystal, gets expanded authority over forces there.
ENGLAND
Paramedic jailed over 999 death
A paramedic is jailed after being found guilty of lying about why he did not a resuscitate a dying 30-stone man.
  Soldier sentenced for going Awol
A soldier from York who admitted to going absent without leave is jailed at a military court in Colchester.
  Memorial service for Moors victim
The "lost" victim of the Moors murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley is remembered at a memorial service, more than 45 years after he was abducted and killed.
BUSINESS
WPP profits hit by 'brutal' 2009
The world's biggest advertising group, WPP, says it was "staring into the abyss" last year but is now recovering.
  Merkel pledges to stand by Greece
German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledges to "stand helpfully by Greece's side" but is not expected to offer a cash bailout.
  Browser makers demand screen time
Small browser firms want changes made to Microsoft's browser choice screen to make their programs more prominent.
ENTERTAINMENT
Bafta owns up to TV awards gaffe
Bafta blames "human error" for a mistake that saw "a number" of eligible shows left off a list circulated to members voting for its TV awards.
  UK Eurovision contenders revealed
The BBC reveals the six acts who will compete to become this year's UK Eurovision entry in Oslo.
  Lennon's son defends car advert
John Lennon's son Sean responds to criticisms over use of footage of his father in a car advert, insisting there was no financial aim.
SCIENCE/NATURE
Panel confirms dino crater link
An international panel of experts has strongly endorsed the idea that an asteroid impact was responsible for killing off the dinosaurs.
  'Case stronger' on climate change
The UK Met Office says evidence that human activity is causing climate change is stronger now than in a 2007 assessment.
  Promise made on UK physics woes
The government is promising to put in place measures to protect the future funding of physics and astronomy in the UK.
TECHNOLOGY
Browser makers demand screen time
Small browser firms want changes made to Microsoft's browser choice screen to make their programs more prominent.
  Drug scam hijacks college sites
The websites of UK academic institutions are targeted by web criminals peddling counterfeit drugs from fake online pharmacies.
  S Korea 'web neglect' baby dies
A South Korean couple addicted to the internet let their baby starve while raising a virtual daughter online, police say.
HEALTH
Sex health frankness 'milestone'
Young people think frank conversations about sex infections signal that a relationship will last, says a survey.
  Challenge to vCJD pay-outs fails
The families of people who died from vCJD lose a High Court challenge over the government's compensation scheme.
  DNA test 'may predict best diet'
A simple DNA test may predict whether someone is most likely to lose weight on a specific diet, say US researchers.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1966: Passenger jet crashes into Mount Fuji
A BOAC Boeing 707 crashes into Mount Fuji in Japan killing all 124 people on board, just 25 minutes after take-off.
  1953: Soviet leader 'on brink of death'
Rumours are circulating in Moscow that Joseph Stalin, the long-time leader of the Soviet Union, is near death.
  1973: Mid-air collision kills 68
Sixty-eight passengers and crew die when two Spanish aircraft collide in mid-air over France.

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