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| Thursday, 11 December, 2008, 0:00 GMT 05:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Obama calls on governor to quit President-elect Barack Obama calls on Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich to quit after he is charged with trying to sell Mr Obama's seat. |
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| UN 'accuses Rwanda and DR Congo' Rwanda and DR Congo have both been directly helping rebels fighting in eastern DR Congo, says a draft UN report. | |
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| Strike adds to unrest in Greece A general strike causes disruption across Greece as the government acts to end riots over a police shooting. | |
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| Call for no delay on climate deal As climate change talks begin, the UN secretary-general says the financial crisis must not block progress. | |
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| Sterling hits new record euro low The British pound falls to a new record low against the euro amid a grim outlook for the UK economy. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | UN 'accuses Rwanda and DR Congo' Rwanda and DR Congo have both been directly helping rebels fighting in eastern DR Congo, says a draft UN report. |
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| Ghana election to go to a run-off Ghana's nail-biting presidential election must be decided in a second-round vote, the electoral commission announces. | |
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| Zimbabwe hunts abducted activist A High Court judge in Zimbabwe orders police to search for a missing human rights activist who was abducted last week. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Obama calls on governor to quit President-elect Barack Obama calls on Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich to quit after he is charged with trying to sell Mr Obama's seat. |
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| Congress to vote on car bail-out The US House of Representatives may vote on the $15bn (£10bn) bail-out of the car industry as soon as Wednesday. | |
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| 'Day without a gay' protest in US Campaigners urge US homosexuals to stay away from work for a day in protest at state bans on gay marriage. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Chinese police detain protesters Police in Beijing detain dozens of human rights protesters on the anniversary of the UN Declaration of Human Rights. |
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| North Korea talks reach stalemate A senior US envoy says talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons programme have failed to make progress. | |
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| Chinese exports drop in slowdown China reports a fall in exports for the first time in seven years, as the global downturn starts to hurt its economy. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Strike adds to unrest in Greece A general strike causes disruption across Greece as the government acts to end riots over a police shooting. |
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| German ridicule for UK policies The German finance minister attacks the UK government's plans to help pull Britain out of the economic downturn. | |
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| Croatia swoops on crime suspects Police in Croatia launch raids targeting suspected organised crime figures, amid pressure to curb violence. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Nobel winner urges Mid-East focus Ex-Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari calls for greater efforts to resolve the Mid-East conflict, as he accepts the peace prize. |
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| Fatah al-Islam says leader 'dead' The militant Islamist group Fatah al-Islam says its leader, who fled from Lebanon last year, has been killed or captured in Syria. | |
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| UN official slams Israel 'crimes' The UN special rapporteur on Palestinian human rights says Israeli policies in Gaza amount to a crime against humanity. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Mumbai suspect to appear in court Mohammed Ajmal Qasab, the sole surviving suspect from the deadly attacks on Mumbai is due in court to face charges. |
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| Bangladesh 'will lift emergency' Bangladesh's army-backed interim government announces it will lift a state of emergency next week ahead of elections. | |
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| Indians jailed over S Korea spill A court in South Korea overturns an earlier ruling and jails an Indian captain and chief officer over the nation's worst oil spill. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Woolworths in store closure sales Woolworths is to hold a store closure sale in all its outlets amid growing concern that a buyer will not be found for the firm. |
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| TV company defends suicide film Sky TV defends its decision to broadcast a documentary on assisted suicide which shows a man at the moment of his death. | |
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| German ridicule for UK policies The German finance minister attacks the UK government's plans to help pull Britain out of the economic downturn. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Universities 'may face deficit' A report on university finance raises serious concerns about its future sustainability and warns of possible shortfalls. |
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| Academics petition over 'spying' Academics present a petition to Downing Street, urging the government to withdraw new immigration rules for overseas students. | |
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| Fewer school leavers getting jobs The number of school leavers in Scotland who have gone straight into work has fallen, official figures show. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | TV company defends suicide film Sky TV defends its decision to broadcast a documentary on assisted suicide which shows a man at the moment of his death. |
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| Police death case passed to CPS Prosecutors are to decide whether to take action over the death of Greater Manchester Police officer shot in a training exercise. | |
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| Charge over car ice-scrape injury A man is charged after a woman was badly injured when her car was stolen as she scraped ice off the vehicle. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Miner Rio Tinto cuts 14,000 jobs The world's third-largest mining firm, Rio Tinto, is cutting 14,000 jobs as part of plans to reduce its debt by $10bn. |
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| German ridicule for UK policies The German finance minister attacks the UK government's plans to help pull Britain out of the economic downturn. | |
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| Chinese exports drop in slowdown China reports a fall in exports for the first time in seven years, as the global downturn starts to hurt its economy. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Coldplay deny music rip-off claim Coldplay deny claims by rock guitarist Joe Satriani that they plagiarised one of his riffs for part of their song Viva La Vida. |
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| Abdul stalker concerns 'ignored' American Idol judge Paula Abdul says her concerns over a stalker's appearance on the TV show were ignored. | |
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| Rap star DMX arrested in Florida US rapper DMX is back behind bars in Miami after he was arrested for allegedly missing a court appearance in Phoenix. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Call for no delay on climate deal As climate change talks begin, the UN secretary-general says the financial crisis must not block progress. |
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| Water found in hot planet's orbit Water vapour and CO2 have been detected in the atmosphere of a "hot Jupiter" exoplanet, scientists say. | |
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| Black hole confirmed in Milky Way There is a giant black hole at the centre of our galaxy, a study by German astronomers has confirmed. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Google tells us what we look for The search engine's annual Zeitgeist shows what search terms are the most popular in countries around the globe. |
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| Spore at top of the piracy charts Will Wright's Spore tops the list of the 10 most pirated PC games of 2008 with 1.7m illegal downloads. | |
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| Don't be 404, know the tech slang One study lists the technology-driven slang entering into use, while another shows that makes for slower reading. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Hopes raised on HIV immune boost Scientists believe successful tests in monkeys could prove a step towards a new type of drug to combat HIV. |
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| UN raises child accidents alarm More than 800,000 children die each year from preventable injuries, a UN report finds. | |
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| Vitamins 'do not cut cancer risk' Taking vitamin C, E or selenium does not reduce the risk of prostate cancers - or other forms of the disease, studies suggest. | |
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| 1988: Death toll rises in Armenian earthquake Up to 45,000 people die and a further 500,000 are homeless after the devastating earthquake which ripped through Armenia, official figures reveal today. | |||
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| 1990: Iraq frees British hostages The first of the hostages held in the Gulf for four and a half months have arrived in Britain after their release by Saddam Hussein. | |||
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| 2003: Mother cleared of murdering babies The Court of Appeal has quashed the conviction of Angela Cannings, jailed for life for the murder of her two baby sons. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Man Utd 2-2 Aalborg Man Utd are held to a draw by Aalborg at Old Trafford - but still top their Champions League group. |
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| Cost-cutting plan agreed for F1 Formula One's governing body FIA and the sport's teams agree a key cost-cutting package. | |
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| FC Porto 2-0 Arsenal Arsenal finish second in Group G as they lose to FC Porto after a poor performance in Portugal. | |
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| Celtic 2-0 Villarreal Goals from Shaun Maloney and Aiden McGeady give Celtic their first Champions League win of the season in their final group fixture. | |
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| England opt for Swann and Prior England select Graeme Swann and Matt Prior for the first Test against India on Thursday, as Mohali is confirmed as the second Test venue. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Man Utd 2-2 Aalborg Man Utd are held to a draw by Aalborg at Old Trafford - but still top their Champions League group. |
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| FC Porto 2-0 Arsenal Arsenal finish second in Group G as they lose to FC Porto after a poor performance in Portugal. | |
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| Celtic 2-0 Villarreal Goals from Shaun Maloney and Aiden McGeady give Celtic their first Champions League win of the season in their final group fixture. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | England opt for Swann and Prior England select Graeme Swann and Matt Prior for the first Test against India on Thursday, as Mohali is confirmed as the second Test venue. |
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| N Zealand v W Indies live score New Zealand take on West Indies in Dunedin in the first Test of their two-match series. | |
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| Surrey play down Adams connection Surrey say they have yet to appoint a new cricket manager, amid reports that former Sussex skipper Chris Adams is expected to take the job. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Tennis chief Draper extends deal Roger Draper signs a new five-year deal to continue as chief executive of the Lawn Tennis Association. |
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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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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Cost-cutting plan agreed for F1 Formula One's governing body FIA and the sport's teams agree a key cost-cutting package. |
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| Honda will assist buyer - Mosley Motorsport boss Max Mosley assures potential buyers of Honda they would be helped by the Japanese company in 2009. | |
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| Williams committed to F1 future Williams says there is no doubt they will be in Formula One next year in the wake of Honda's decision to quit the sport. | |
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