Thursday, April 2, 2009

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TOP STORIES
G20 leaders seal $1tn global deal
Leaders of the world's largest economies reach an agreement on how to tackle the global financial crisis.
  Israeli FM questioned over fraud
Israel's new Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, is questioned by police for seven hours over fraud accusations.
  US prosecutors indict Blagojevich
Prosecutors in the US indict former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich on federal corruption charges.
  Nigeria considers rebel amnesty
Nigeria's President Umara Yar'Adua says he is considering offering an amnesty to Niger Delta oil rebels who disarm.
  Mexico arrests 'drug cartel boss'
Mexican police arrest one of the country's most-wanted drug traffickers, authorities say.
AFRICA
ANC condemns Tutu's 'sacrilege'
South Africa's ruling ANC party condemns Archbishop Desmond Tutu's criticism of the organisation as "sacrilege".
  Nigeria considers rebel amnesty
Nigeria's President Umara Yar'Adua says he is considering offering an amnesty to Niger Delta oil rebels who disarm.
  Trio get life for Dube's killing
A South African judge sentences three men to life for shooting dead reggae star Lucky Dube in 2007.
AMERICAS
Mexico arrests 'drug cartel boss'
Mexican police arrest one of the country's most-wanted drug traffickers, authorities say.
  G20 leaders seal $1tn global deal
Leaders of the world's largest economies reach an agreement on how to tackle the global financial crisis.
  US prosecutors indict Blagojevich
Prosecutors in the US indict former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich on federal corruption charges.
ASIA-PACIFIC
N Korea warned over rocket launch
US President Obama and South Korea's Lee Myung-bak agree a "stern, united response" to any North Korea rocket launch.
  Philippines rebels free hostage
Islamist militants release one of three hostages held for more than two months in the southern Philippines.
  China arrest over tainted blood
Police in China arrest the head of a hospital where 64 people were infected with hepatitis C after blood transfusions.
EUROPE
G20 leaders seal $1tn global deal
Leaders of the world's largest economies reach an agreement on how to tackle the global financial crisis.
  Clashes at Nato summit protests
French police clash with hundreds of protesters in Strasbourg ahead of a Nato summit, arresting dozens of people.
  Russia may offer US Afghan access
Russia agrees to discuss the transit of American military supplies to Afghanistan across its territory.
MIDDLE EAST
Israeli FM questioned over fraud
Israel's new Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, is questioned by police for seven hours over fraud accusations.
  Livni condemns new Israel leaders
Israel's former chief peace negotiator Tzipi Livni says the new government's behaviour shows it is not a force for peace.
  Israeli child killed in West Bank
A Palestinian wielding an axe kills an Israeli child and wounds another in an attack on a Jewish settlement in the West Bank.
SOUTH ASIA
Foreign detainees 'have US right'
A US judge rules that suspects held by the US in Afghanistan have the right to challenge their detention in US courts.
  Russia may offer US Afghan access
Russia agrees to discuss the transit of American military supplies to Afghanistan across its territory.
  Bangladesh clamps down on beggars
Bangladesh will vigorously enforce a ban on begging so it can be eliminated within five years, the government says.
UK NEWS
G20 leaders seal $1tn global deal
Leaders of the world's largest economies reach an agreement on how to tackle the global financial crisis.
  Helicopter crash probe continues
Investigations are to resume into the crash of a Super Puma helicopter in the North Sea which killed 16 people.
  NHS warned over infection control
A small group of NHS trusts in England may put patients at risk because of poor infection control, a new super regulator says.
UK EDUCATION
GCSE basic skills pledge scrapped
The government drops a central element of its drive to improve teenagers' functional English and maths skills.
  MPs call for simpler curriculum
The national curriculum for five to 16-year-olds in England is too heavily controlled by government, a committee of MPs says.
  Class equipment 'can be a waste'
Pupils will achieve more if money is spent on teacher training, rather than classroom equipment, an expert finds.
ENGLAND
Mansion fire man spoke of suicide
A businessman thought to have killed his wife and daughter before torching their mansion felt suicidal, an inquest hears.
  Teenager dead after street attack
A teenager dies and a man is arrested after an incident outside a shopping centre in Reading town centre.
  NHS warned over infection control
A small group of NHS trusts in England may put patients at risk because of poor infection control, a new super regulator says.
BUSINESS
G20 leaders seal $1tn global deal
Leaders of the world's largest economies reach an agreement on how to tackle the global financial crisis.
  Global markets rise on G20 deal
World stocks markets enjoy a rally as G20 reaches a $1.1 trillion deal to tackle the global economic crisis.
  Intel works with GE on healthcare
General Electric and chip maker Intel join forces to develop hi-tech health care that will allow patients to be treated at home.
ENTERTAINMENT
Malawi backs Madonna adoption bid
An official of the Malawi government has backed Madonna's bid to adopt a second child from the African country.
  Trio get life for Dube's killing
A South African judge sentences three men to life for shooting dead reggae star Lucky Dube in 2007.
  Knightley in violent charity ad
Keira Knightley suffers a brutal beating in a new advertisement highlighting the issue of domestic violence.
SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT
Robo-scientist's first findings
A UK team unveils the first machine to have independently discovered new scientific knowledge.
  Virus battery could 'power cars'
Scientists genetically engineer viruses to build the crucial components of batteries.
  Signals could be from dark matter
Streams of positron particles detected by a satellite could have been produced by dark matter, say researchers.
TECHNOLOGY
Virus battery could 'power cars'
Scientists genetically engineer viruses to build the crucial components of batteries.
  Piracy law cuts internet traffic
Internet traffic in Sweden falls by a third as the country's new anti-piracy law came into effect, reports suggest.
  Robo-scientist's first findings
A UK team unveils the first machine to have independently discovered new scientific knowledge.
HEALTH
Brain scan 'could diagnose PTSD'
Scientists say they are moving ever closer to being able to diagnose Post Traumatic Stress Disorder with a brain scanner.
  Grapefruit diet 'put leg at risk'
Doctors describe the case of a US woman with a potentially fatal blood clot after grapefruit affected absorption of medication.
  Many over-45s 'ignore STI risks'
Many middle-aged people are still being irresponsible about sexually transmitted infections, warn experts.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1982: Argentina invades Falklands
Argentina has invaded the British territory of the Falkland Islands in the south Atlantic.
  2005: Pope John Paul II dies
Pope John Paul II dies at the age of 84 following heart failure, ending one of the longest pontificates in history.
  1986: Bomb tears hole in airliner over Greece
Four people are killed after they are sucked through a hole blown in the side of a TWA jet flying to Athens.

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TOP STORIES
Eriksson sacked as Mexico coach
Sven-Goran Eriksson is sacked as Mexico boss following Wednesday's World Cup qualifying defeat against Honduras.
  Hamilton loses Aussie GP points
Lewis Hamilton and McLaren are stripped of their podium finish at the Australian Grand Prix and disqualified.
  Angry Bruce lambasts absent Zaki
Wigan boss Steve Bruce questions Amr Zaki's future at the club after the striker fails to report back from international duty for the fourth time.
  Shearer insists role is temporary
New Newcastle United manager Alan Shearer insists he will be at St James' Park only until the end of the season.
  Fabregas returns to Arsenal squad
Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas is set for his first-team return and is included in the squad to face Manchester City on Saturday.
FOOTBALL
Shearer insists role is temporary
New Newcastle United manager Alan Shearer insists he will be at St James' Park only until the end of the season.
  Angry Bruce lambasts absent Zaki
Wigan boss Steve Bruce questions Amr Zaki's future at the club after the striker fails to report back from international duty for the fourth time.
  Eriksson sacked as Mexico coach
Sven-Goran Eriksson is sacked as Mexico boss following Wednesday's World Cup qualifying defeat against Honduras.
CRICKET
One-day decider set to go ahead
West Indies captain Chris Gayle says the fifth and final one-day international against England in St Lucia on Friday will go ahead.
  New Zealand v India live score
New Zealand look to win the final Test in Wellington to stop India clinching an away series victory.
  Smith returns to S Africa squad
Captain Graeme Smith returns as South Africa take on Australia on Friday for the first in a five-game series that will decide the best one-day side in the world.
TENNIS
Azarenka battles through to final
Victoria Azarenka of Belarus reaches the Sony Ericsson Open final after a close-fought win over Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova.
  Murray ready for Verdasco rematch
Britain's Andy Murray will face his Australian Open conqueror Fernando Verdasco at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami on Friday.
  Malmo handed Davis Cup suspension
Malmo is banned from hosting Davis Cup ties for five years after the decision to stage Sweden's Davis Cup clash with Israel behind closed doors.
MOTORSPORT
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  Hamilton loses Aussie GP points
Lewis Hamilton and McLaren are stripped of their podium finish at the Australian Grand Prix and disqualified.
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