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	Friday, 13 February, 2009, 0:00 GMT 05:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta

TOP STORIES
	Another Obama cabinet pick quits Republican senator Judd Gregg withdraws as President Obama's nominee for commerce secretary, citing policy differences.
	India welcomes Mumbai admission India says Pakistan's admission the Mumbai attacks were partly planned on its soil is a "positive development".
	Neanderthals 'distinct from us' Scientists studying the DNA of Neanderthals say they can find no evidence that this ancient species ever interbred with modern humans.
	Dutch MP refused entry to Britain Controversial Dutch MP Geert Wilders is sent home after landing at Heathrow, calling it a "sad day" for democracy.
	Global slump 'US security threat' The top US intelligence official, Dennis Blair, says that the global economic crisis is the main threat facing America.

AFRICA
	Kenyan MPs reject violence court Kenyan MPs vote against a bill to set up an election violence tribunal, saying suspects should be tried at The Hague.
	Tsvangirai sees activists in jail Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai spends his first full day in office visiting political prisoners, his spokesman says.
	Freed weapons ship docks in Kenya A ship recently freed by Somali pirates arrives in Kenya to offload arms, amid controversy over its cargo.

AMERICAS
	Another Obama cabinet pick quits Republican senator Judd Gregg withdraws as President Obama's nominee for commerce secretary, citing policy differences.
	Global slump 'US security threat' The top US intelligence official, Dennis Blair, says that the global economic crisis is the main threat facing America.
	'More tribe killings' in Colombia Claims of 10 members of the Awa tribe in Colombia being killed, after the reported murder last week of 17.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Australia to rethink fire policy Australia plans to remove obstacles to a nationwide fire alert system, in the wake of the devastating bushfires.
	China milk scandal firm bankrupt A Chinese food group at the centre of a contaminated milk scandal is declared bankrupt with debts of $160m.
	Militants arrested in Philippines Philippine troops arrest two men suspected of supporting the Indonesian militant group, Jemaah Islamiah.

EUROPE
	Dutch MP refused entry to Britain Controversial Dutch MP Geert Wilders is sent home after landing at Heathrow, calling it a "sad day" for democracy.
	Seven killed in N Caucasus clash Four Russian policemen and three suspected rebels die in fighting in Ingushetia, in Russia's troubled North Caucasus.
	Irish dramatist Hugh Leonard dies Irish playwright Hugh Leonard, whose father-and-son drama Da won acclaim on Broadway, dies at 82.

MIDDLE EAST
	Results confirm Israeli deadlock The final results of Israel's election confirm that neither of the two main parties can form a government on its own.
	Lethal bombs in Mosul and Karbala A bomb attack in Iraq has killed several Shia pilgrims, while in the northern city of Mosul, four police were killed by a car bomb.
	Gaza to export Valentine's blooms Israel is to allow 25,000 flowers to be sent from Gaza to Europe for Valentine's Day, the first export from the territory in a year.

SOUTH ASIA
	India welcomes Mumbai admission India says Pakistan's admission the Mumbai attacks were partly planned on its soil is a "positive development".
	India pair found guilty of murder An Indian businessman and his servant are convicted of murdering a young girl in a case involving the deaths of 19 people.
	More Sri Lanka wounded evacuated The Red Cross evacuates a further 160 sick and wounded people trapped by fighting in northern Sri Lanka.

UK NEWS
	Dutch MP refused entry to Britain Controversial Dutch MP Geert Wilders is sent home after landing at Heathrow, calling it a "sad day" for democracy.
	Archbishop attacks love of money The Archbishop of York says taxes must rise to help those worst affected by the recession.
	Truancy jailing every two weeks There has been a huge increase in truancy penalties for parents in England, reaching 10,000 prosecutions a year.

UK EDUCATION
	Truancy jailing every two weeks There has been a huge increase in truancy penalties for parents in England, reaching 10,000 prosecutions a year.
	Hammer attack school under review A Serious Case Review is ordered of Ridgeway School, after a hammer attack left a pupil for dead.
	Challenge to one-size education Main stream education has much to learn from progressive, independent schools, a leading head teacher has said.

ENGLAND
	Murder suspect's body discovered A man police were hunting after a Salford woman was found badly burned at her home is discovered dead in a derelict building.
	Man steals from firm to buy toys A Merseyside man who stole more than £780,000 from his employer and used it to buy collectable toys is jailed for three years.
	Roof photo bishop 'hit' by police A London bishop arrested after photographing his children sitting on a rooftop says he was assaulted by police officers.

BUSINESS
	Economy woes push oil below $34 Oil prices fallen to below $34 on doubts that a US stimulus package will reinvigorate the economy.
	Chinese investment in Rio Tinto Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto says China's state-owned Chinalco is to invest a further $19.5bn in the business.
	US retail sales unexpectedly rise US retail sales unexpectedly increased by 1% in January, which economists suggest is due to New Year discounting.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Kidman donates to bushfire appeal Nicole Kidman and husband Keith Urban donate A$500,000 (£228,278) to the bushfire appeal in Australia.
	Morrissey scotches Smiths reunion Former Smiths frontman Morrissey says reforming with the 1980s band is unlikely as he is "not stuck in the past".
	Irish dramatist Hugh Leonard dies Irish playwright Hugh Leonard, whose father-and-son drama Da won acclaim on Broadway, dies at 82.

SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT
	Neanderthals 'distinct from us' Scientists studying the DNA of Neanderthals say they can find no evidence that this ancient species ever interbred with modern humans.
	Russian and US satellites collide US and Russian satellites collide in space, creating a cloud of debris above Siberia in the first reported accident of its kind.
	Simulation targets early cosmos Scientists use a supercomputer to simulate what the Universe was like as the first galaxies were forming.

TECHNOLOGY
	Privacy groups slam new rules US privacy groups criticise new rules to address online privacy and urge Congress to draw up legislation.
	Queen launches new-look website The Queen's website has been relaunched at Buckingham Palace, in the company of world-wide web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee.
	Russian and US satellites collide US and Russian satellites collide in space, creating a cloud of debris above Siberia in the first reported accident of its kind.

HEALTH
	Exercise 'cuts colon cancer risk' Bowel cancer screening will save more than 2,200 lives in the UK every year by 2025, researchers say.
	W Africa starts anti-polio drive An operations has started to vaccinate some 20 million children in West Africa over the next month in a major effort to eradicate polio.
	Cash bribes 'help smokers quit' The US company General Electric says its staff are more likely to stop smoking if paid cash incentives.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1989: Belfast lawyer Finucane murdered Leading solicitor Pat Finucane is shot dead at his home in north Belfast in front of his wife and children.
	1964: Deaths follow Cyprus truce breach Fighting between ethnic Turks and Greeks in the disputed island of Cyprus has left at least 16 people dead.
	1994: Art thieves snatch Scream One of the world's best-known paintings, The Scream by Edvard Munch, is stolen from a museum in Norway.

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TOP STORIES
	Hiddink refuses to concede title New temporary Chelsea coach Guus Hiddink has insisted that Chelsea are still in the title race.
	Eriksson receives Mexico support Sven-Goran Eriksson is given the "total support" of the Mexican Football Federation after Mexico's World Cup qualifying defeat to the United States.
	Kinnear set for lengthy recovery Newcastle United manager Joe Kinnear will need to rest for at least two months after undergoing triple heart bypass surgery on Friday.
	Hamilton fastest in Spain testing McLaren's Lewis Hamilton sets the pace as the Formula One teams test in Jerez, while a sandstorm halts Ferrari test in Bahrain.
	Australia v New Zealand scorecard Australia take on New Zealand in a winner-takes-all one-day international at the Gabba in Brisbane.

FOOTBALL
	Hiddink refuses to concede title New temporary Chelsea coach Guus Hiddink has insisted that Chelsea are still in the title race.
	Kinnear set for lengthy recovery Newcastle United manager Joe Kinnear will need to rest for at least two months after undergoing triple heart bypass surgery on Friday.
	Eriksson receives Mexico support Sven-Goran Eriksson is given the "total support" of the Mexican Football Federation after Mexico's World Cup qualifying defeat to the United States.

CRICKET
	England consider Antigua changes Owais Shah is hoping for a place in England's team for the second Test against West Indies on Friday.
	Australia v New Zealand scorecard Australia take on New Zealand in a winner-takes-all one-day international at the Gabba in Brisbane.
	Asif to appeal against drugs ban Pakistan bowler Mohammad Asif is to appeal against a one-year ban imposed after he tested positive for nandrolone.

TENNIS
	Murray overcomes battling Seppi Andy Murray beats Andreas Seppi 7-6 7-5 to make the quarter-finals of the World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam.
	Jankovic reaches Paris last eight Jelena Jankovic books her place in the Paris Open quarter finals with a 6-0 3-6 6-2 win over China's Li Na.
	Nadal grinds out Rotterdam win Rafael Nadal returns to action after his Australian Open win with a laboured 4-6 6-2 7-5 defeat of Simone Bolelli in the ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament

MOTORSPORT
	Hamilton fastest in Spain testing McLaren's Lewis Hamilton sets the pace as the Formula One teams test in Jerez, while a sandstorm halts Ferrari test in Bahrain.
	Mosley stands firm in licence row Motorsport boss Max Mosley writes to Formula One drivers to suggest they race elsewhere if they are unable to pay for their super-licences.
	McRae flying licence had expired Former rally world champion Colin McRae's flying licence was out of date when he crashed in September 2007.

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