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| Monday, 18 May, 2009, 0:00 GMT 05:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Sri Lanka battles Tiger remnants International concern grows over civilians in northern Sri Lanka as fighting rages on after a Tamil Tiger ceasefire offer. |
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| EU official claims Lithuania win EU budget commissioner Dalia Grybauskaite claims victory in Lithuania's presidential poll, after the first round of voting. | |
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| Obama faces down abortion heckles President Obama is heckled as he speaks to graduates at an Indiana Catholic university amid a row over abortion rights. | |
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| Under-fire Speaker to address MPs Commons Speaker Michael Martin is to make a statement to MPs amid growing calls for him to quit over the expenses scandal. | |
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| Somali militants capture key town Hardline Islamist militants capture a strategically important town north of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, eyewitnesses say. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Somali militants capture key town Hardline Islamist militants capture a strategically important town north of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, eyewitnesses say. |
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| Zimbabwe's MDC seeks African help The party of Zimbabwean PM Morgan Tsvangirai asks African leaders to help settle disputes with President Robert Mugabe. | |
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| Second hostage death in Nigeria Militants in Nigeria's Delta State say a second hostage they were holding has been killed in an attack by the military. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Obama faces down abortion heckles President Obama is heckled as he speaks to graduates at an Indiana Catholic university amid a row over abortion rights. |
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| Guatemala rally targets president Protesters against Guatemala's President Alvaro Colom demand his resignation over his alleged approval of the murder of a lawyer. | |
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| Peru army call for Amazon protest Peru authorises the temporary use of the armed forces to support police over protests by indigenous tribes in the Amazon. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Obama names ambassador to China US President Barack Obama names the Republican Governor of Utah, Jon Huntsman, as his ambassador to China. |
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| Travel costs row hits Australia The Australian government comes under fire for the $1.5m travel expenses it racked up during parliament's 10-week break. | |
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| Taiwanese march against president Thousands of opposition supporters protest against the Taiwan president's policies of engagement with China. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | EU official claims Lithuania win EU budget commissioner Dalia Grybauskaite claims victory in Lithuania's presidential poll, after the first round of voting. |
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| Under-fire Speaker to address MPs Commons Speaker Michael Martin is to make a statement to MPs amid growing calls for him to quit over the expenses scandal. | |
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| Norway voted Eurovision winners Norway emerges as the winner of the Eurovision Contest, while the UK's Jade Ewen comes a respectable fifth. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Kuwait votes for first female MPs Kuwaiti voters elect their first female MPs in early elections called after the emir dissolved parliament two months ago. |
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| Israel PM 'may back two states' PM Benjamin Netanyahu could endorse a peace process leading to a Palestinian state, Israel's defence minister says. | |
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| Iraq deal to revive gas pipeline A consortium of oil companies plans to revive a project to supply gas from Iraq's Kurdish region to Europe. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| Sri Lanka battles Tiger remnants International concern grows over civilians in northern Sri Lanka as fighting rages on after a Tamil Tiger ceasefire offer. |
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| Congress plots Indian way forward India's Congress party holds meetings to decide on its ruling coalition a day after a decisive victory in the election. | |
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| Nepal groups 'to form government' An alliance of 22 parties in Nepal says it has enough support to form a coalition government. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | 'Mortgage agreement' claim probed Labour launches an inquiry into allegations an MP was allowed to claim on a mortgage he had partly paid off. |
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| Scrappage deal 'will boost sales' A scheme to give the owners of old cars £2,000 off a new one in an attempt to boost the UK car industry is launching. | |
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| Keep working 'to avoid dementia' Keeping the brain active by working later in life may help ward off Alzheimer's disease, research suggests. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Database of all children launched A delayed database holding information about every child in England goes live, with the aim of improving child safety. |
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| Schools switching to clip-on ties Clip-on ties are replacing real school ties, as schools worry about health and safety, says a survey of school uniform suppliers. | |
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| Primary pupils caught with knives Seven primary school children are among 31 under-16s charged after being caught carrying knives. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Pregnant crash woman photo issued Police release a photograph of a pregnant woman who died after a car mounted a pavement in Cumbria. |
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| Database of all children launched A delayed database holding information about every child in England goes live, with the aim of improving child safety. | |
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| Teenager arrested after car death A 15-year-old boy is arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of a man who was hit by a car. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Lloyds Bank chairman to step down Sir Victor Blank will retire as chairman of Lloyds by June 2010 following criticism over the purchase of troubled bank HBOS. |
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| Iraq deal to revive gas pipeline A consortium of oil companies plans to revive a project to supply gas from Iraq's Kurdish region to Europe. | |
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| GM to close up to 1,100 dealers Troubled US carmaker General Motors announces plans to close up to 1,100 of its US dealerships in a bid to avoid bankruptcy. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Norway voted Eurovision winners Norway emerges as the winner of the Eurovision Contest, while the UK's Jade Ewen comes a respectable fifth. |
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| Black Eyed Peas blast onto chart Hip-hop group Black Eyed Peas go straight to number one with their comeback single, Boom Boom Pow. | |
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| TV's Scrubs brought back to life Medical comedy Scrubs is renewed for a ninth series, despite low ratings and the loss of star Zach Braff. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Space station module handed over Europe completes its last major space station module and will now ship it to the Kennedy Space Center in the US for launch. |
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| Spacewalk gives Hubble new life Astronauts upgrading the Hubble telescope install a new spectrograph and perform repairs to its camera. | |
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| Ice sheet melt threat reassessed The collapse of a major Antarctic ice sheet will not raise sea levels as much as previously projected, scientists say. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Google apology for slow service The search giant says slow service and interruptions were down to a "traffic jam" following an error in one of its systems |
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| Spotify spells out expansion plan Online music service Spotify is hoping to launch a mobile version and expand to the US by the end of the year. | |
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| EU proposal could 'stifle' games Brussels calls for better consumer protection when it comes to sales of music, video and games online. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Keep working 'to avoid dementia' Keeping the brain active by working later in life may help ward off Alzheimer's disease, research suggests. |
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| Women's menstruation genes found Scientists say they have begun to crack the genetic code that helps determine when a girl becomes a woman. | |
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| Elderly need more 'sun vitamin' Spending more time in the sunshine could help older people cut their risk of developing heart disease and diabetes, say scientists. | |
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| 1943: RAF raid smashes German dams An audacious raid into the industrial heartland of Germany uses revolutionary bombs to flood the Ruhr valley. | |||
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| 1974: Bombs devastate Dublin and Monaghan Four car bombs explode in the Irish capital, leaving at least 23 dead and more than 100 injured. | |||
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| 1960: East-West summit in tatters after spy plane row The much-heralded Big Four summit in Paris fails after U2 spy plane recriminations. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | West Brom 0-2 Liverpool West Brom are relegated from the Premier League after being beaten by Liverpool at the Hawthorns. |
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| Buoyant England scenting victory West Indies close day four of the final Test at the Riverside on 115-3 in their follow-on, still 144 behind England. | |
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| Federer ends Nadal run in Madrid Roger Federer beats world number one Rafael Nadal beats to win the Madrid Open and extend his unbeaten run on clay. | |
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| Chelsea 2-0 Blackburn Nicolas Anelka sets up one goal and scores another as Chelsea strolled past Blackburn in manager Guus Hiddink's final match at Stamford Bridge. | |
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| Hibernian 0-0 Celtic Celtic hand the championship initiative back to Rangers as they fail to break down a stubborn Hibs side at Easter Road. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| West Brom 0-2 Liverpool West Brom are relegated from the Premier League after being beaten by Liverpool at the Hawthorns. |
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| Hibernian 0-0 Celtic Celtic hand the championship initiative back to Rangers as they fail to break down a stubborn Hibs side at Easter Road. | |
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| Chelsea 2-0 Blackburn Nicolas Anelka sets up one goal and scores another as Chelsea strolled past Blackburn in manager Guus Hiddink's final match at Stamford Bridge. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Buoyant England scenting victory West Indies close day four of the final Test at the Riverside on 115-3 in their follow-on, still 144 behind England. |
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| Latest county cricket scores Latest scores from the current round of Friends Provident Trophy games. | |
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| Essex edge towards quarter-finals Essex edge closer to clinching a place in the quarter-finals of the FP Trophy after their game against Northants at Northampton is abandoned. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Stars play under Wimbledon roof Andre Agassi, Steffi Graf, Tim Henman and Kim Clijsters return to action at Wimbledon as the Centre Court's new roof is unveiled. |
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| Federer ends Nadal run in Madrid Roger Federer beats world number one Rafael Nadal beats to win the Madrid Open and extend his unbeaten run on clay. | |
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| Safina powers to Madrid victory World number one Dinara Safina beats Danish teenager Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets to win the Madrid Open. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | North West 200 Live Watch Thursday's NW 200 practice session live on BBC Northern Ireland's event website from 1900 BST |
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| Franchitti starts third at Indy Scotland's Dario Franchitti will start the 2009 Indianapolis 500 in third place after a fine display in qualifying. | |
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| F1 chiefs stay firm on budget cap Formula 1 teams and governing body the FIA fail to emerge with a concrete solution to the ongoing budget cap row after a day of talks. | |
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