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| Thursday, 22 January, 2009, 0:00 GMT 05:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Obama pledges 'era of openness' President Obama signs executive orders he says will bring a "new era of openness" to government, on his first full day in office. |
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| Hamas leader urges West to talk Exiled Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal says the time has come for the West to lift its boycott on his Palestinian Islamist movement. | |
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| Feather found on Hudson crash jet US investigators examining the jet that ditched into New York's Hudson River find a feather on one wing. | |
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| Congo troops bar UN and aid staff Congolese soldiers bar UN troops and aid staff from an area where an operation with Rwandan troops is ongoing against a Hutu militia. | |
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| Cuba's Fidel Castro 'doing well' Reports that the health of former Cuban President Fidel Castro has worsened is dismissed by two top regional leaders. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Congo troops bar UN and aid staff Congolese soldiers bar UN troops and aid staff from an area where an operation with Rwandan troops is ongoing against a Hutu militia. |
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| Uganda court keeps death penalty Uganda's Supreme Court refuses to abolish the death penalty but says inmates should only be kept on death row for three years. | |
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| Hunger strike for Zimbabwe change Archbishop Desmond Tutu joins activists in southern Africa in a fast and hunger strike to show solidarity with Zimbabwe's people. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Obama pledges 'era of openness' President Obama signs executive orders he says will bring a "new era of openness" to government, on his first full day in office. |
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| Cuba's Fidel Castro 'doing well' Reports that the health of former Cuban President Fidel Castro has worsened is dismissed by two top regional leaders. | |
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| Feather found on Hudson crash jet US investigators examining the jet that ditched into New York's Hudson River find a feather on one wing. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Obama speech censored in China China has censored parts of US President Barack Obama's inauguration speech on websites and state TV. |
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| China to pour $120bn into health China says it will spend more than $120bn revamping the country's healthcare system in the next three years. | |
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| Identity win for N Korea refugees Refugees from North Korea living in the South win the right to avoid identification as such in their official documents. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | German economy faces gloomy 2009 Germany's economy will shrink by 2.25% this year, its worst performance since World War II, its economy minister says. |
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| Islam film Dutch MP to be charged A Dutch court orders prosecutors to put right-wing politician Geert Wilders on trial for making anti-Islamic statements. | |
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| Protesters pelt Iceland PM's car Angry protesters surround Icelandic Prime Minister Geir Haarde's car, banging on its windows and pelting it with eggs. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Hamas leader urges West to talk Exiled Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal says the time has come for the West to lift its boycott on his Palestinian Islamist movement. |
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| Israel to probe phosphorus claims The Israeli army is to investigate claims it used white phosphorus illegally during its three-week offensive in Gaza. | |
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| Iran doctors jailed over 'plot' Two pioneering Iranian HIV doctors are jailed for their part in an alleged CIA-backed coup plot. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | 'Safe zone' in Sri Lanka conflict The Sri Lankan military designates a safe zone for civilians as it continues its offensive against rebels in the north-east. |
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| New Afghan civilian deaths probe The US military in Afghanistan investigates reports of civilian deaths after a fresh plea by President Karzai to prevent them. | |
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| India plays down Miliband dispute India says it disagrees with UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband's comments on Kashmir but adds that it is a "closed chapter". | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | UK unemployment hits 1.92 million UK unemployment rose by 131,000 to 1.92 million between September and November, official figures show. |
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| Row over Clarke Europe comments Labour and the Conservatives clash over comments made by Ken Clarke on Tory European policy. | |
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| Brown backs down in expenses row Ministers shelve plans to exempt MPs' expenses details from the Freedom of Information Act. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Banking 'threat' to new schools A scheme to renovate England's secondary schools could grind to a halt because banks are not lending money, the building industry warns. |
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| Sacked head teacher 'devastated' A former head teacher credited with turning around a failing Manchester school tells a disciplinary hearing of her devastation at being sacked. | |
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| Autistic traits 'spread widely' Many children have mild autistic "symptoms" which never get specialist attention, say UK researchers. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Missing girl found safe in France A man is arrested after missing 15-year-old schoolgirl Laura Stainforth is found safe and well in France, police say. |
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| Pc's eye impaled in arrest chase A police officer kept chasing a suspect for his first arrest - despite getting a six-inch branch stuck in his eye. | |
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| Kitten's name led man to murder A 22-year-old man is jailed for life for stabbing his girlfriend to death after an argument about naming a kitten. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| German economy faces gloomy 2009 Germany's economy will shrink by 2.25% this year, its worst performance since World War II, its economy minister says. |
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| Apple posts best quarterly profit Apple posts strong quarterly results that beat analysts expectations and prove the company's resilience to the economic downturn. | |
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| GM loses top sales spot to Toyota General Motors is no longer the world's top-selling carmaker after it saw 2008 sales fall below those of Japanese rival Toyota. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Seven Razzie nods for Myers' Guru Mike Myers' The Love Guru is shortlisted for seven Golden Raspberries, the mock awards for the worst films of the year. |
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| Polanski court case put on hold A US appeals court grants a request by Roman Polanski's lawyer to stop a hearing on his bid to dismiss a 1977 rape case. | |
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| Cruise attends Valkyrie premiere Actor Tom Cruise graces the red carpet in London at the UK premiere of his new film Valkyrie. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | New evidence on Antarctic warming The continent of Antarctica is heating up in step with the rest of the planet, according to a new analysis. |
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| Outer planets choice is narrowed Scientists in the US and Europe go head-to-head with ideas to send flagship missions to the Saturn and Jupiter systems. | |
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| Climate satellite set for launch A Japanese spacecraft is due to launch on a mission to study the concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Windows worm trickery for Vista The Conficker virus tricks users of Windows Vista and test versions of Windows 7 into installing it. |
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| UK forges ahead with next gen net There are over 40 projects to roll out super-fast networks in the UK a report finds. | |
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| Tiny motors may be big in surgery The smallest mechanical motor yet designed could be used in tiny robots for surgical procedures. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Autistic traits 'spread widely' Many children have mild autistic "symptoms" which never get specialist attention, say UK researchers. |
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| Funds for polio eradication drive Microsoft founder Bill Gates is joining the UK and German governments in a big initiative aimed at eradicating polio. | |
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| Chemists to provide obesity pill The obesity pill, orlistat, has been licensed to be sold over-the-counter in the EU. | |
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| 1981: Tehran frees US hostages after 444 days The 52 American hostages held at the US embassy in Tehran for more than 14 months arrive in West Germany on their way home to the United States. | |||
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| 1992: UN threatens Libya with sanctions Libya has been served with a resolution to hand over intelligence agents accused of two airliner bombings. | |||
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| 1950: Acclaimed author George Orwell dies The British writer George Orwell dies after a three-year battle against tuberculosis. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Live text - Australian Open Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal and Elena Baltacha are all in action on day four of the Australian Open. |
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| Burnley 3-2 Tottenham (agg 4-6) Roman Pavlyuchenko and Jermain Defoe score in extra-time to break Burnley's hearts and send Tottenham through to the Carling Cup final. | |
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| Man City complete De Jong switch Manchester City complete the signing of Nigel de Jong on a four-and-a-half year contract from German club Hamburg. | |
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| Tottenham agree deal for Palacios Tottenham reveal they have agreed a £12m move for Wigan's Wilson Palacios, subject to his receiving a work permit. | |
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| Ballesteros optimistic on health Seve Ballesteros describes his progress as "quite good" after his first course of chemotherapy following surgery on a brain tumour. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Burnley 3-2 Tottenham (agg 4-6) Roman Pavlyuchenko and Jermain Defoe score in extra-time to break Burnley's hearts and send Tottenham through to the Carling Cup final. |
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| Man City complete De Jong switch Manchester City complete the signing of Nigel de Jong on a four-and-a-half year contract from German club Hamburg. | |
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| Tottenham agree deal for Palacios Tottenham reveal they have agreed a £12m move for Wigan's Wilson Palacios, subject to his receiving a work permit. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Flower cool on England coach job England assistant coach Andy Flower is unsure on the idea of taking over as head coach as his side depart for the tour of the West Indies. |
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| Pakistan collapse aids Sri Lanka Pakistan lose their last seven wickets for just 36 runs as Sri Lanka level the one-day series in Karachi. | |
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| Gidman named as new Glos skipper Alex Gidman is named as captain of Gloucestershire for the 2009 season, replacing Jon Lewis. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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| Live text - Australian Open Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal and Elena Baltacha are all in action on day four of the Australian Open. |
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| Live video - Baltacha v Mauresmo Watch live coverage from the Australian Open tennis in Melbourne. | |
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| Murray receives night-match boost Andy Murray will have the advantage of cooler night-time conditions when he faces Marcel Granollers at the Australian Open on Thursday. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Hamilton happy with track return Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton returns to the track for the first time and completes 81 laps in testing in Portugal. |
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| New rules prompt Ferrari concern Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali admits that F1's biggest rule changes for 25 years create a "big question" for his team going into the 2009 season. | |
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| BMW Sauber target title challenge BMW Sauber aim for a serious championship challenge after unveiling their car for the 2009 season. | |
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