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| Tuesday, 25 November, 2008, 0:00 GMT 05:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Obama names his US Treasury team President-elect Barack Obama names his top economic advisers to oversee a huge stimulus package. |
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| Carter shocked by Zimbabwe crisis Former US President Jimmy Carter, part of a delegation of world leaders, says Zimbabwe's crisis is far worse than expected. | |
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| Space shuttle's mission extended The Endeavour's mission is extended by a day after problems with a new system on the International Space Station. | |
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| Charity guilty of funding terror A Muslim charity and five of its former leaders are convicted in the largest terrorism financing trial since the 9/11 attacks. | |
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| Pirate says Sirius Star crew safe One of the Somali pirates holding a giant Saudi oil tanker tells the BBC they have no intention of harming its crew. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Carter shocked by Zimbabwe crisis Former US President Jimmy Carter, part of a delegation of world leaders, says Zimbabwe's crisis is far worse than expected. |
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| Pirate says Sirius Star crew safe One of the Somali pirates holding a giant Saudi oil tanker tells the BBC they have no intention of harming its crew. | |
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| Move to probe Somali atrocities Rival Somali politicians agree to an international investigation into atrocities committed during the civil war, a UN envoy says. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Obama names his US Treasury team President-elect Barack Obama names his top economic advisers to oversee a huge stimulus package. |
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| Heavy Brazil floods leave 45 dead Flooding in southern Brazil kills at least 45 people and forces thousands from their homes after weeks of heavy rain. | |
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| Charity guilty of funding terror A Muslim charity and five of its former leaders are convicted in the largest terrorism financing trial since the 9/11 attacks. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Thai marchers move on parliament Thousands of demonstrators surround Thailand's parliament building, in a "final battle" to topple the government. |
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| Japan Christians marking martyrs A ceremony to commemorate 187 Christian martyrs from the 17th Century is being held in Nagasaki, Japan. | |
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| New sentence for 'swirled' abuser A court in Thailand sentences Canadian paedophile to six more years in jail for the abuse of a second Thai boy. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | 'Eta head' linked to airport bomb The suspected leader of Basque separatist group Eta is charged over the December 2006 Madrid airport bombing. |
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| Red Army Faction boss to be freed A German court approves the release from jail of Christian Klar, a leader of the militant leftist Red Army Faction. | |
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| Darling unveils borrowing gamble Chancellor Alistair Darling cuts VAT but signals future tax rises, with UK borrowing set to soar to record levels. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Deadly bomb attacks hit Baghdad At least 19 people have been killed and many others wounded in three bomb attacks in Baghdad. |
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| Blockaded Gaza gets some supplies Israel temporarily reopens border crossings with the Gaza Strip to allow in essential supplies of food and fuel. | |
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| Hezbollah missile stock 'tripled' Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak says Hezbollah has three times as many missiles as it had before the 2006 Lebanon war. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | S Lanka attack on rebel 'capital' The Sri Lankan army says an offensive is on to try to take Kilinochchi, the Tamil Tiger rebels' de facto capital in the north. |
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| Pakistan awaits IMF loan ruling The International Monetary Fund board is to meet to decide on a $7.6bn (£5.1bn) loan request from Pakistan. | |
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| Abducted Indian ship crew return Some of the Indian crew of a Japanese ship who were released by Somali pirates after two months in captivity return home. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Darling unveils borrowing gamble Chancellor Alistair Darling cuts VAT but signals future tax rises, with UK borrowing set to soar to record levels. |
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| Two guilty of Hells Angel murder Two men are convicted of murdering a Hells Angel as he rode home from a biker festival in Warwickshire. | |
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| UK marine killed in Afghanistan A Royal Marine has been killed by a blast in southern Afghanistan, the MoD says. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | £800m school cash brought forward School modernisation projects worth £800m are brought forward in the government's economic recovery plan. |
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| Pupils 'behave better than 1970s' Primary school pupils are better behaved in class than in the 1970s, says a long-term study by educational psychologists. | |
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| Oxbridge plans to accept Diploma Oxford and Cambridge give the engineering Diploma a boost by saying they will accept the qualification in applications. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Two guilty of Hells Angel murder Two men are convicted of murdering a Hells Angel as he rode home from a biker festival in Warwickshire. |
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| Man drove car over fiancee's head An businessman with a "volcanic" temper is jailed for life for murdering his fiancee by running her over. | |
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| Probe into £3,500 jail curry bill An investigation starts after £3,500 was spent on takeaway curries for inmates at Whitemoor Prison. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Obama names his US Treasury team President-elect Barack Obama names his top economic advisers to oversee a huge stimulus package. |
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| Citigroup shares jump on bail-out Shares in Citigroup jump almost 60% as investors welcomed the US government's rescue plan for the bank. | |
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| Darling unveils borrowing gamble Chancellor Alistair Darling cuts VAT but signals future tax rises, with UK borrowing set to soar to record levels. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Boy George 'chained male escort' Singer Boy George chained a male escort to his bedroom wall during a row about his computer, jurors have heard. |
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| McCartney lured by 'car crash TV' Sir Paul McCartney admits watching TV talent shows, saying they are "compulsive viewing - but so is a traffic accident". | |
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| Madonna 'grateful' for workload Madonna says she is grateful her workload is distracting her from her divorce from film-maker Guy Ritchie. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Europe meets to set space goals Member states of the European Space Agency are meeting in The Hague to approve policies and projects for the next three years. |
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| Test-firing for Falcon 9 rocket A private firm has test-fired a rocket that could soon be flying cargo and astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). | |
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| Space shuttle's mission extended The Endeavour's mission is extended by a day after problems with a new system on the International Space Station. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Online fraudsters 'steal £3.3bn' Internet fraudsters have stolen credit and debit cards with a value of more than £3.3bn, research suggests. |
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| Europe meets to set space goals Member states of the European Space Agency are meeting in The Hague to approve policies and projects for the next three years. | |
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| IBM plans 'brain-like' computers A collaboration in the US is aiming to create artificial brain circuits that mimic the structure and workings of neurons. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | UK stem cell work under threat Red tape and lack of funds threaten the UK's place as a leader in stem cell research, experts warn. |
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| Centenarians 'depression prone' It may bring a telegram from the Queen but reaching 100 is no guarantee of happy old age, US research suggests. | |
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| Society 'more positive on Down's' Many parents of babies with Down's syndrome believe they face a better future than they would have done in the past. | |
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| 1963: Kennedy 'assassin' murdered Lee Harvey Oswald, the man accused of murdering President Kennedy, is himself shot dead in a Dallas police station. | |||
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| 1985: Commandoes storm hijacked plane The hijacking of an EgyptAir passenger jet ends in violence and further bloodshed after the plane is stormed by Egyptian commandoes. | |||
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| 1991: Giant of rock dies Freddie Mercury dies aged 45, just one day after he publicly announced he was HIV positive. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Wigan 1-0 Everton Wigan climb out of the Premier League relegation zone after Henri Camara's strike sinks a poor Everton side. |
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| New Zealand name Moles as coach New Zealand Cricket appoints former Warwickshire player, Englishman Andy Moles, as their new coach. | |
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| Drug-free sport is Utopia - Rogge Olympic chief Jacques Rogge tells Inside Sport that hoping for a drug-free Olympic Games is "naive". | |
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| I won gold on drugs - Montgomery The IOC will "take the necessary actions" after sprinter Tim Montgomery admitted taking drugs before winning gold at the 2000 Olympics. | |
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| Peru 'banned from internationals' Peru are banned from international competition over a dispute between the government and football federation, reports Reuters. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Wigan 1-0 Everton Wigan climb out of the Premier League relegation zone after Henri Camara's strike sinks a poor Everton side. |
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| Arsenal name Fabregas as captain Arsene Wenger chooses Cesc Fabregas as his new Arsenal captain, but says William Gallas will remain at the club. | |
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| Barnsley 3-2 Burnley Barnsley keep their 76-year-old undefeated home record against Burnley as they weather a late barrage at Oakwell. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Flintoff keen to join IPL in 2009 Andrew Flintoff is keen to play in the Indian Premier League and tells BBC Sport it would improve England's one-day game. |
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| New Zealand name Moles as coach New Zealand Cricket appoints former Warwickshire player, Englishman Andy Moles, as their new coach. | |
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| Vaughan targeting England return Former England captain Michael Vaughan is confident of forcing his way back into the national team in time for the winter tour to the Caribbean. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Nalbandian denies Davis Cup row David Nalbandian rejects claims that he argued with team-mates as Argentina lost to Spain in the Davis Cup final. |
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| Verdasco wins Davis Cup for Spain Spain win the Davis Cup for the third time as Fernando Verdasco beats Argentina's Jose Acasuso to give them a 3-1 victory. | |
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| Spain take lead after doubles win Spain take charge of the Davis Cup final in Argentina thanks to victory for Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco in Saturday's doubles rubber. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Coulthard, Jordan & Brundle join BBC Former driver David Couthard and ex-team owner Eddie Jordan will be part of the BBC's team in Formula One in 2009, with Murray Walker having a regular presence on the Sport website. |
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| Buemi poised for Toro Rosso seat Swiss Sebastian Buemi is "very likely" to drive for Toro Rosso in F1 next year, according to Red Bull boss Dietrick Mateschitz. | |
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| No French race in 2010 - F1 boss Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone says that the French Grand Prix is likely to be off the calendar until 2011 after this year's race. | |
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