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| Wednesday, 25 March, 2009, 0:00 GMT 05:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | US to boost Mexico border defence The US unveils a $700m plan to help combat the drugs trade in Mexico, with much of the money going on tighter border security. |
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| Obama to pledge economic recovery US President Barack Obama is to tell Americans he sees signs of economic recovery, while urging them to be patient. | |
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| IPL confirms South Africa switch The Indian Premier League will now be hosted by South Africa following the decision to move it from India. | |
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| Czech MPs oust government in vote The Czech government loses a vote of confidence in parliament midway through the country's six-month EU presidency. | |
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| King warns against more spending Bank of England governor Mervyn King cautions against further significant government spending to stimulate the economy. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | IPL confirms South Africa switch The Indian Premier League will now be hosted by South Africa following the decision to move it from India. |
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| Nigeria's opposition 'to unite' Opposition parties in Nigeria agree to unite to compete against President Umaru Yar'Adua's PDP in polls due in 2011. | |
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| Joint Darfur aid warning issued More than a million people in Darfur risk hunger, a joint Sudanese-UN assessment says. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| US to boost Mexico border defence The US unveils a $700m plan to help combat the drugs trade in Mexico, with much of the money going on tighter border security. |
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| Obama to pledge economic recovery US President Barack Obama is to tell Americans he sees signs of economic recovery, while urging them to be patient. | |
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| Volcano in Alaska blows top again Mount Redoubt volcano in the US state of Alaska erupts for the sixth time in 24 hours, after a 20-year lull. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Dalai Lama ban halts conference A peace conference for Nobel laureates is postponed indefinitely after South Africa refuses the Dalai Lama a visa. |
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| China 'blocks YouTube video site' China reportedly blocks YouTube because of footage that purports to show soldiers beating monks and other Tibetans. | |
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| Japan's Ozawa stays amid scandal Japan's opposition leader says he will not resign despite a close aide being charged in connection with a fundraising scandal. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Czech MPs oust government in vote The Czech government loses a vote of confidence in parliament midway through the country's six-month EU presidency. |
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| Europe 'must lead downturn fight' Gordon Brown tells Euro MPs the EU is "uniquely placed" to combat the downturn, as he begins his pre-G20 summit tour. | |
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| Pilot jailed for Sicily air crash An Italian court jails a Tunisian pilot who paused to pray before ditching his plane off Sicily's northern coast, killing 16 people. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Labour backs Netanyahu coalition Israel's Labour party votes to join a coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu, who leads the right-wing Likud party. |
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| Clash in tense Israeli-Arab town Israeli-Arabs clash with police as Jewish Israeli right-wingers march in the Arab town of Umm al-Fahm. | |
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| Lebanon approves Syria ambassador Beirut approves the appointment of Syria's first envoy, five months after the neighbours set up diplomatic contacts. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| IPL confirms South Africa switch The Indian Premier League will now be hosted by South Africa following the decision to move it from India. |
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| UK 'in Afghanistan for long term' British forces may be in Afghanistan for five years and civilians for 20 years or more, the new UK ambassador to Afghanistan says. | |
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| Taleban tap into Swat's emeralds The Taleban in Pakistan's strife-torn north-western district of Swat take over operations in its emerald mines. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | King warns against more spending Bank of England governor Mervyn King cautions against further significant government spending to stimulate the economy. |
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| Thailand attack man feared dead A British man is missing and feared dead after the boat he was sailing in is attacked off the coast of Thailand. | |
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| UK 'in Afghanistan for long term' British forces may be in Afghanistan for five years and civilians for 20 years or more, the new UK ambassador to Afghanistan says. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Extra marks for exam day 'stress' There has been a sharp rise in the number of pupils being given extra marks due to "special considerations" on the day of their GCSEs or A-levels. |
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| Teacher numbers reduce by 1,000 The number of teachers in Scotland's publicly-funded schools fell by almost 1,000 last year, official figures reveal. | |
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| Call for free degrees for jobless Part-time degree course fees should be waived for those made unemployed in the recession, a think-tank says. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Man found guilty of Pc's murder A man is jailed for life and told he will serve at least 25 years for the murder of a Bedfordshire police officer. |
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| Freed murder accused hit by cab A County Durham man released from prison after serving 27 years for a murder he did not commit, is hurt in a road accident. | |
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| Text plan for morning-after pill A pilot scheme is set up in Oxfordshire where girls as young as 11 can text for the morning-after pill. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | US wants power to seize insurers US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner calls for powers to take control of struggling non-bank financial firms. |
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| China suggests switch from dollar China's central bank calls for a new global reserve currency run by the International Monetary Fund to replace the US dollar. | |
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| Airlines 'to make bigger losses' Airlines will make losses of $4.7bn (£3.2bn) in 2009, far more than an initial forecast, global industry body Iata says. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Comic Williams's heart op success Comedian Robin Williams is expected to make a full recovery after a three hour operation to replace a valve in his heart |
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| Judi Dench returns after injury Dame Judi Dench is to resume her role in the play Madame de Sade after recovering from an ankle injury. | |
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| Court told Spector is 'a maniac' A prosecutor in the Phil Spector murder retrial tells the jury that the music producer is a "demonic maniac" when he drinks. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Briny pools 'may exist on Mars' Pools of salty water might be able to exist just below the surface of Mars, planetary scientists tell a major US conference. |
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| Arctic trek team pushes forward The UK team trying to measure Arctic sea-ice thickness on a trek to the North Pole says the weather is turning in its favour. | |
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| UK ships super-telescope's 'ears' A European-built receiver is to begin its journey to form part of what will become the world's largest radio telescope. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Virgin eyes 150Mb broadband speed Virgin Media says it will start offering 100 to 150Mbps broadband speeds up to two years before BT completes its rival network. |
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| A gaming world without consoles? A new company plans to overturn the way the world plays games and re-write the way the industry makes money | |
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| Call to 'shut down' Street View A formal complaint about Google Street View calls for it to be shut down until it does a better job of protecting personal privacy. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | HIV-TB 'double trouble' warning One in four TB deaths is HIV related, twice as many as previously recognised, experts say. |
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| Death link to too much red meat US scientists have produced new evidence suggesting eating lots of red and processed meat damages health. | |
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| Music therapy 'restores vision' Listening to pleasant music could help restore 'vision neglect' in stroke patients, research suggests. | |
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| 1989: Exxon Valdez creates oil slick disaster An oil tanker, the Exxon Valdez, has run aground off the Alaskan coast, releasing crude oil into the sea. | |||
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| 1978: Tanker Amoco Cadiz splits in two Violent seas split the wreck of the super tanker destroying any hopes of salvaging any remaining oil. | |||
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| 1953: Queen Mary dies peacefully after illness Her Majesty Queen Mary, the Queen's grandmother, dies in her sleep after a lengthy illness. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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| IPL confirms South Africa switch The Indian Premier League will now be hosted by South Africa following the decision to move it from India. |
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| Astana confident over Armstrong Astana team manager Johan Bruyneel believes cyclist Lance Armstrong will be fit in time to race in both the Tour De France and the Giro D'Italia. | |
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| Hughes insists Robinho will stay Manchester City manager Mark Hughes says record signing Robinho will not leave the club in the summer. | |
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| Federer seeking Miami form boost Roger Federer hopes to end a drought of 12 Masters events without a win at this week's Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. | |
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| Deng injury puts season in doubt Great Britain star Luol Deng is battling to save his season with the Chicago Bulls after a course of rest fails to heal a stress fracture in his right leg. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | King leaves England training camp Defender Ledley King returns to Tottenham to continue his rehabilitation from injury and will play no further part in England's training camp for the matches against Slovakia and Ukraine. |
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| Hughes insists Robinho will stay Manchester City manager Mark Hughes says record signing Robinho will not leave the club in the summer. | |
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| Football bodies dismiss Wada code Fifa and Uefa formally reject the World Anti-Doping Agency's 'whereabouts' code. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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| IPL confirms South Africa switch The Indian Premier League will now be hosted by South Africa following the decision to move it from India. |
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| Weather was a major factor - Modi IPL commissioner Lalit Modi says that the "more favourable weather conditions" were the primary reason for relocating the Indian Premier League to South Africa rather than England. | |
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| Flintoff fit for third one-dayer England are boosted by the news that Andrew Flintoff will be fit for the third one-day international with the West Indies. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Federer seeking Miami form boost Roger Federer hopes to end a drought of 12 Masters events without a win at this week's Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. |
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| Women's tennis chief to step down Larry Scott is resigning after six years as chairman and chief executive officer of the WTA Tour. | |
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| Clijsters poised to make comeback Kim Clijsters will hold a news conference on Thursday when she is expected to announce her return to professional tennis. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Formula One news has moved >>>> Click the link above to reach BBC Sport's brand new Formula One website for 2009. |
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| Massa praises Toyota testing form Ferrari's Felipe Massa lauds Toyota's performances in testing ahead of the season's first race in Melbourne on Sunday. | |
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| F1 set to cut super-licence fee Formula 1's governing body, the FIA, will reduce the cost of drivers' mandatory super-licences from the start of the 2010 season. | |
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