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| Wednesday, 04 March, 2009, 0:00 GMT 05:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Obama hails special relationship US President Barack Obama says there is a bond between the US and UK "that will not break", after talks with Gordon Brown. |
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| Hunt for Lahore cricket attackers Pakistani police are hunting gunmen who attacked a convoy carrying Sri Lanka's cricket team in Lahore, killing seven people. | |
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| 'Top mutineer' held in Bangladesh Police in Bangladesh say they have arrested the leader of a mutiny staged by border guards which left 74 people dead. | |
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| UK snowboarder is killed in Alps A 29-year-old man entrepreneur plunges to his death in the Swiss Alps, as a rescue operation is aided by the Twitter website. | |
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| Kenya leader denies 'second wife' Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki holds a rare press conference to deny rumours that he has a second secret wife. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Guinea-Bissau speaker is sworn in Guinea-Bissau's parliament has elected the speaker as interim leader of the country, following the president's assassination. |
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| Ex-Zambian leader's wife jailed The wife of Zambia's former President Frederick Chiluba is sent to prison for corruption. | |
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| Kenya leader denies 'second wife' Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki holds a rare press conference to deny rumours that he has a second secret wife. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Obama hails special relationship US President Barack Obama says there is a bond between the US and UK "that will not break", after talks with Gordon Brown. |
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| US car sales plunge in February GM, Ford, Toyota and Nissan report sharp drops in US vehicle sales as consumers remain reluctant to make expensive purchases. | |
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| Man accused of US intern's murder A jailed Salvadorean immigrant is charged with the 2001 murder of US intern Chandra Levy, a case which gripped the nation. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | US car sales plunge in February GM, Ford, Toyota and Nissan report sharp drops in US vehicle sales as consumers remain reluctant to make expensive purchases. |
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| 'No Tibetan protests' in Sichuan A Chinese official rejects campaigners' reports of protests in a Tibetan-populated area of south-west China. | |
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| China talks for US N Korea envoy The new US envoy on North Korea arrives in Beijing for talks aimed at breathing life into the stalled nuclear deal. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Defiant Karadzic refuses to plead Ex-Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic refuses to enter a plea to amended war crimes charges at his Hague trial. |
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| German archive building collapses Three people are feared missing after an archive building collapsed in the city of Cologne, German officials say. | |
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| UK snowboarder is killed in Alps A 29-year-old man entrepreneur plunges to his death in the Swiss Alps, as a rescue operation is aided by the Twitter website. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | US Israel support 'unshakeable' Hillary Clinton declares "unshakeable" US support for Israel during her first visit to the region as secretary of state. |
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| Iran confirms reporter detention An Iranian judiciary official confirms US-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi is being held in prison, but gives no reason. | |
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| Protests at Israeli science event More than 400 people back protests against Israeli Day of Science events in London and Manchester. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Hunt for Lahore cricket attackers Pakistani police are hunting gunmen who attacked a convoy carrying Sri Lanka's cricket team in Lahore, killing seven people. |
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| 'Top mutineer' held in Bangladesh Police in Bangladesh say they have arrested the leader of a mutiny staged by border guards which left 74 people dead. | |
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| Pakistan cricket future in doubt The future of international cricket in Pakistan is in doubt following Tuesday's attack, says the International Cricket Council. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | City to review child protection A former chief constable is to chair a review of child protection services in Dundee after the death of Brandon Muir. |
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| Obama hails special relationship US President Barack Obama says there is a bond between the US and UK "that will not break", after talks with Gordon Brown. | |
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| UK snowboarder is killed in Alps A 29-year-old man entrepreneur plunges to his death in the Swiss Alps, as a rescue operation is aided by the Twitter website. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | School admissions 'too complex' Researchers say that the admissions process for secondary schools in England is too confusing for parents. |
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| Plan to save rural Scots schools Plans aimed at safeguarding the future of Scotland's rural schools are announced by Holyrood ministers. | |
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| Slump in school computer lessons Fewer English children are taking qualifications in information technology despite its economic importance, Ofsted says. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Second earthquake hits coast town An earthquake strikes Folkestone in the same spot as a tremor which happened two years ago. |
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| UK snowboarder is killed in Alps A 29-year-old man entrepreneur plunges to his death in the Swiss Alps, as a rescue operation is aided by the Twitter website. | |
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| Several injured in coach accident Firefighters free several people trapped in vehicles after a crash involving a coach and three cars. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | GM Europe 'could run out of cash' The European divisions of General Motors could collapse within weeks without European governments' help, GM top executive warns. |
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| Fed's Bernanke fears stagnation The Federal Reserve head warns of stagnation if the US authorities do not move "aggressively" to revive the economy. | |
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| Global markets continue to fall US and European markets close lower as investors continue to fear for the health of the global economy. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Jackson to announce London dates Michael Jackson is widely expected to announce a series of comeback concerts at the O2 arena in London. |
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| Osbourne sued over TV show fracas Sharon Osbourne is being sued by a former reality TV contestant over an altercation during an episode of her US TV show. | |
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| Prince agrees album release deal Rock star Prince agrees deal to release his latest album through US retail chain Target. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Space rock makes close approach An asteroid which may be as big as a ten-storey building has passed close by the Earth, astronomers say. |
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| Mars had 'recent' running water Mars appears to have had running water on its surface about one million years ago, according to new evidence. | |
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| Plant diseases threaten woodland The government is to spend £25m in a bid to eradicate plant diseases spreading across the country. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Green light for faster broadband Regulator Ofcom has ruled that BT can proceed with the roll-out of a high-speed fibre-optic broadband network. |
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| Pirate radio 'puts lives at risk' Authorities are increasing efforts to crack down on pirate radio stations in the UK, saying they "could put lives at risk". | |
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| Child abuse image trade targeted A pan-European alliance aims to tackle those who profit from the sale of images of child sex abuse. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | TV linked to asthma risk doubling Young children who spend more than two hours a day watching TV double their risk of developing asthma, a study finds. |
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| Sex patch effectiveness doubted A leading medical journal has cast doubt on whether a testosterone patch designed to boost a women's flagging sex drive actually works. | |
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| Experts uncover cause of greyness Scientists at Bradford University believe they have uncovered the root cause of why hair turns grey. | |
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| 1974: Turkish jet crashes killing 345 A Turkish Airlines DC10 crashes near Paris, en route to London, killing all 345 people on board. | |||
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| 1985: Miners call off year-long strike Miners' leaders vote to end the longest-running industrial dispute in Britain without any peace deal over pit closures. | |||
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| 1982: Queen opens Barbican Centre The Queen opens the new £153m Barbican Arts Centre in the City of London. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Pakistan cricket future in doubt The future of international cricket in Pakistan is in doubt following Tuesday's attack, says the International Cricket Council. |
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| Liverpool 2-0 Sunderland David Ngog and Yossi Benayoun score as Liverpool arrest their league decline with a win over Sunderland. | |
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| Hunt for Lahore cricket attackers Pakistani police are hunting gunmen who attacked a convoy carrying Sri Lanka's cricket team in Lahore, killing seven people. | |
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| Portsmouth 0-1 Chelsea Didier Drogba strikes late on to earn title-chasing Chelsea a vital win against Portsmouth in horrendous weather conditions. | |
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| West Brom 1-3 Arsenal An inspired Nicklas Bendtner ends Arsenal's goal drought as bottom-of-the-table West Brom are swept aside. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Liverpool 2-0 Sunderland David Ngog and Yossi Benayoun score as Liverpool arrest their league decline with a win over Sunderland. |
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| Portsmouth 0-1 Chelsea Didier Drogba strikes late on to earn title-chasing Chelsea a vital win against Portsmouth in horrendous weather conditions. | |
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| West Brom 1-3 Arsenal An inspired Nicklas Bendtner ends Arsenal's goal drought as bottom-of-the-table West Brom are swept aside. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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| Pakistan cricket future in doubt The future of international cricket in Pakistan is in doubt following Tuesday's attack, says the International Cricket Council. |
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| Hunt for Lahore cricket attackers Pakistani police are hunting gunmen who attacked a convoy carrying Sri Lanka's cricket team in Lahore, killing seven people. | |
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| Lahore Test scrapped after attack The second Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka has been called off following the attack on the bus carrying the tourists' team in Lahore. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Murray pulls out of Davis Cup tie Andy Murray withdraws from Great Britain's Davis Cup tie against Ukraine this week because of a virus. |
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| In-form Venus seals Mexican title Venus Williams beats Flavia Pennetta to win her second title in a week at the Mexican Open. | |
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| Djokovic battles to Dubai victory Novak Djokovic overcomes David Ferrer to win the Dubai Championship. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Ex-Honda team ready to run F1 car The former Honda team plans to test at Silverstone and Barcelona in the next fortnight, raising hopes it will start the new Formula One season next month. |
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| De la Rosa unhappy with test ban McLaren's Formula One test driver Pedro De la Rosa says the ban on in-season testing could be dangerous. | |
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| Vettel goes fastest in Spain test Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel outpaces last year's championship runner-up Felipe Massa in testing in Jerez. | |
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