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| Thursday, 04 December, 2008, 0:00 GMT 05:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | US presses Pakistan over Mumbai US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says Pakistan must "co-operate fully" to bring Mumbai's attackers to justice. |
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| Richardson gets US commerce nod US President-elect Barack Obama names New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson to be his commerce secretary. | |
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| Zimbabwe 'asks for cholera help' Zimbabwe's government has asked for urgent help to tackle its cholera outbreak, the World Health Organisation says. | |
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| Nations sign cluster bomb treaty The first of more than 100 countries begin signing a treaty which will ban current designs of cluster bombs. | |
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| Conjoined twin dies after surgery One of the conjoined twins separated at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital has died, the hospital says. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Zimbabwe 'asks for cholera help' Zimbabwe's government has asked for urgent help to tackle its cholera outbreak, the World Health Organisation says. |
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| Nigeria buys baby poison antidote Nigerian medical authorities are flying an antidote to try and stem the deaths of babies poisoned by a teething syrup. | |
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| UN urged to support Sudan arrest The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor warns the UN not to shield Sudan's president if the court issues an arrest warrant. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Richardson gets US commerce nod US President-elect Barack Obama names New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson to be his commerce secretary. |
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| Canada head weighs crisis options Governor General Michaelle Jean cuts short an overseas trip to return to Canada to deal with a growing political crisis. | |
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| US presses Pakistan over Mumbai US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says Pakistan must "co-operate fully" to bring Mumbai's attackers to justice. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Thai demonstrators leave airports The first flight lands in Bangkok as anti-government protesters end an eight-day blockade of the city's main airports. |
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| Philippine rebels ambush soldiers Communist rebels in the Philippines ambushed and kill five soldiers, as informal peace efforts in Norway falter, officials say. | |
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| HK says more Chinese eggs tainted Hong Kong's Centre for Food Safety finds more eggs from China tainted with the industrial chemical melamine. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Nato defers on Georgia, Ukraine Nato reiterates Ukraine and Georgia will eventually join the bloc, but does not offer them formal roadmaps. |
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| Croatia web arrests spark furore Croatia's PM orders an inquiry following arrests of opposition activists who used the social networking website Facebook. | |
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| EU aims to improve asylum rules The European Commission calls for fairer and more efficient procedures across the EU for asylum seekers. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Lebanon's Aoun in Damascus visit Lebanese Maronite Christian leader Michel Aoun holds talks in Damascus with Syrian President Bashar Assad. |
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| Stakes raised in Hebron stand-off Tensions rise after Israel declares a building in the West Bank city of Hebron occupied by settlers to be a "closed military area". | |
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| Anger as Iraqi reporter is jailed An Iraqi journalist is jailed for writing a story about homosexuality which prosecutors say violated a public decency law. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| US presses Pakistan over Mumbai US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says Pakistan must "co-operate fully" to bring Mumbai's attackers to justice. |
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| French hostage in Kabul released A French aid worker who was kidnapped in Kabul has been released, according to France's President Nicolas Sarkozy. | |
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| Politician sorry for Mumbai jibe The chief minister of India's Kerala state apologises for remarks about a commando killed in the Mumbai attacks. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Brown unveils mortgage help plan Many people made redundant will be able to defer part of their mortgage payments for up to two years, Gordon Brown says. |
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| MP raid police 'had no warrant' Commons Speaker Michael Martin expresses regret as he reveals the police raid on an MP's office took place without a warrant. | |
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| TV presenters in NHS data fears BBC Scotland presenters are told their personal health records may have been inappropriately accessed by a doctor. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Education reforms set in train The Queen's Speech outlined legislation to create more apprenticeships, increase local accountability and give schools greater search powers. |
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| 'Turbulence' in school languages The decline in language learning in England's secondary schools has been halted but the situation is "turbulent", a report says. | |
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| 100,000 fewer students paid EMAs Figures released in response to a Conservative question outline the delay in education maintenance allowance payments. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Conjoined twin dies after surgery One of the conjoined twins separated at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital has died, the hospital says. |
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| Appeal over car ice-scrape woman The husband of a woman hit by her own car which was stolen as she cleared ice from the windscreen pleads for information. | |
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| Lapland park guard quits in shame A security guard at a Lapland-style theme park in the New Forest criticised by visitors as a scam says he was "ashamed to work there". | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Auto union makes key concessions The United Auto Workers union pledges key concessions in order to help the Detroit Three carmakers secure government aid. |
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| US economy 'weaker in all areas' The Federal Reserve Board's influential Beige Book paints a bleak picture of the US economy, with economic activity weakening across the country. | |
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| Fears grow for US service sector A measure of the US service sector dropped to a record low in November, showing further weakness in the sector. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Swayze denies 'deathbed' rumours Actor Patrick Swayze quashes speculation that he is close to death, calling tabloid reports "lies and false information". |
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| US folk icon Odetta dies aged 77 US folk singer Odetta, a civil rights campaigner and major influence on Bob Dylan, dies aged 77. | |
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| Pitt visits New Orleans project Actor Brad Pitt visits the New Orleans area where the familes are moving into new homes built by his charity. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | New flying reptile species found A new fossil species of flying reptile - with a wingspan the size of a family car - has been uncovered by scientists. |
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| Venus ultraviolet puzzle 'solved' Scientists have cracked one of the many mysteries of Earth's nearest planetary neighbour Venus. | |
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| Ant invader knocks on UK's door A recently identified ant which wipes out native species is finding new homes in northern Europe. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Firm makes one billionth mouse Amid claims the computer mouse will soon be history, the world's biggest manufacturer of the device has hit a landmark with the one billionth mouse being rolled off the production line |
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| New domain to be web's phone book The process of opening up the new .tel net domain - a repository for contact details - begins on 3 December. | |
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| Amazon launches music downloads The online seller best known for books has branched out into offering DRM-free music tracks. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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| Zimbabwe 'asks for cholera help' Zimbabwe's government has asked for urgent help to tackle its cholera outbreak, the World Health Organisation says. |
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| Surgeon saves boy's life by text A British doctor volunteering in DR Congo performs a life-saving amputation using text message instructions from a colleague. | |
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| Conjoined twin dies after surgery One of the conjoined twins separated at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital has died, the hospital says. | |
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| 1984: Hundreds die in Bhopal chemical accident A dense cloud of lethal gas escapes from a chemical factory in the central Indian city of Bhopal, killing hundreds of people. | |||
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| 1992: Bomb explosions in Manchester Emergency services are dealing with casualties at the scene of two bomb blasts in the centre of Manchester. | |||
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| 1989: Malta summit ends Cold War The leaders of the two world superpowers declare an end to the Cold War after two days of storm-lashed talks at the Malta summit. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | England set to resume India tour England's cricketers will fly to Abu Dhabi on Thursday ahead of resuming their tour of India - if happy with security plans. |
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| Man Utd 5-3 Blackburn Carlos Tevez scores four goals to send Man Utd into the Carling Cup semi-finals at Blackburn's expense. | |
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| Seve stable after latest surgery Golf great Seve Ballesteros is back in intensive care after undergoing a fourth brain operation. | |
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| Barbarians 11-18 Australia Australia's superb defence is the springboard for their win over a star-studded Barbarians side at a cold Wembley on Wednesday. | |
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| Watford 1-2 Tottenham Darren Bent's late winner beats Watford and puts Spurs in the Carling Cup semi-final. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Man Utd 5-3 Blackburn Carlos Tevez scores four goals to send Man Utd into the Carling Cup semi-finals at Blackburn's expense. |
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| Watford 1-2 Tottenham Darren Bent's late winner beats Watford and puts Spurs in the Carling Cup semi-final. | |
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| Man City 0-0 PSG Manchester City's fringe stars fail to impress against Paris St Germain but hold on for a draw in Uefa Cup Group A. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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| England set to resume India tour England's cricketers will fly to Abu Dhabi on Thursday ahead of resuming their tour of India - if happy with security plans. |
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| West Indies confirm England visit West Indies will play two Tests and a one-day series in England next year in the gap left by the aborted tours by Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka. | |
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| Prior ready to return to India Matt Prior will return to India with England if they resume their two-Test series, says his agent Andy Smith. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Sampras backs Murray to win major Pete Sampras believes Andy Murray is on the cusp of winning a Grand Slam title - but voices doubt over whether Rafa Nadal is equipped for a long reign as world number one. |
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| Sports Personality names revealed The top 10 contenders for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award are announced. | |
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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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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Alonso in quit threat over rules Double world champion Fernando Alonso says he could quit F1 if rules to bring in a standard engine go ahead. |
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| Hamilton welcomes new regulations Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton believes new regulations will leave the 2009 title race wide open. | |
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| Sports Personality names revealed The top 10 contenders for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award are announced. | |
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