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| Thursday, 21 May, 2009, 0:00 GMT 05:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Irish abused 'cheated of justice' Victims of child abuse at Irish Catholic institutions express anger that a damning report will not result in prosecutions. |
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| Guantanamo detainee move blocked The US Senate overwhelmingly rejects plans to move detainees out of Guantanamo Bay, and refuses funds to close it down. | |
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| Fiennes climbs to Everest summit Veteran British adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes succeeds on his third attempt to reach the summit of Mount Everest. | |
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| Car bomb kills dozens in Baghdad At least 34 people are killed by a large car bomb in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, police say. | |
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| Tamil children 'being abducted' Rights groups ask the UN to investigate reports of children being abducted from Sri Lankan internal refugee camps. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Call to blockade Somali Islamists Somalia's neighbours call for the UN to impose a blockade on air strips and sea ports to stop Islamists getting fighters. |
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| Bid to halt Malawi poll results Malawi's main opposition party calls for the release of election results to be stopped, citing "irregularities". | |
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| Tanzania troops attack policeman An inquiry is set up after Tanzanian soldiers allegedly beat up a policeman who had delayed their convoy at a roadblock. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Guantanamo detainee move blocked The US Senate overwhelmingly rejects plans to move detainees out of Guantanamo Bay, and refuses funds to close it down. |
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| US banks expected to repay $25bn US financial institutions will repay at least $25bn of bail-out funds over the next year, the US Treasury says. | |
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| Biden opens new page with Serbia US Vice-President Joe Biden assures Serbia that the two countries can open a new page in relations, regardless of differences over Kosovo. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Suu Kyi 'composed' at Burma trial Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared composed and energetic at a trial hearing, a diplomat says. |
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| Indonesia air crash kills scores At least 98 people are killed as a military transport plane carrying troops and their families crashes on an Indonesian village. | |
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| Man charged over kangaroo attacks Australian police charge a man with animal cruelty for allegedly shooting two kangaroos and leaving them for dead. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Irish abused 'cheated of justice' Victims of child abuse at Irish Catholic institutions express anger that a damning report will not result in prosecutions. |
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| Biden opens new page with Serbia US Vice-President Joe Biden assures Serbia that the two countries can open a new page in relations, regardless of differences over Kosovo. | |
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| China warns EU not to interfere China warns the EU not to interfere in its affairs, at a summit previously delayed by a row over Tibet. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Car bomb kills dozens in Baghdad At least 34 people are killed by a large car bomb in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, police say. |
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| Iran 'test launches' medium-range missile Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces the successful launch of a surface-to-surface missile. | |
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| Dissident writer Michel Kilo freed in Syria Syrian writer and pro-democracy campaigner Michel Kilo is released from prison after serving a three-year sentence. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Pakistan army struggles in Buner The Pakistani government has not fully asserted control in the district of Buner, military officials tell visiting BBC journalists. |
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| Tamil children 'being abducted' Rights groups ask the UN to investigate reports of children being abducted from Sri Lankan internal refugee camps. | |
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| Fiennes climbs to Everest summit Veteran British adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes succeeds on his third attempt to reach the summit of Mount Everest. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | MP made claim for 'non-mortgage' A Tory whip claimed mortgage interest on his constituency home even though the house had never had a mortgage on it. |
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| Irish church knew abuse 'endemic' An inquiry into child abuse at Irish Catholic institutions finds church leaders knew sexual abuse was "endemic" in boys' institutions. | |
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| Fiennes climbs to Everest summit Veteran British adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes succeeds on his third attempt to reach the summit of Mount Everest. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Exam chief was urged to step down A civil servant admits urging Ken Boston, former head of the exams watchdog, to resign during England's Sats marking fiasco. |
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| Young 'need more than a roof' Councils have a duty to provide young homeless people with more than a roof, the House of Lords has confirmed. | |
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| Student complaints rise sharply The number of student complaints received by the university ombudsman rose by almost a quarter last year. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Drug smuggling cricketer jailed Former England cricketer Chris Lewis and his co-accused are each jailed for 13 years for bringing drugs into the UK. |
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| Expenses row MP is standing down Anthony Steen, the Conservative MP for Totnes in Devon, announces that he will not be standing at the next general election. | |
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| Tube workers stage strike action Workers on one of London Underground's busiest Tube lines begin a 24-hour walkout in a dispute over alleged bullying. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | US economic outlook 'improving' The Federal Reserve sees 'tentative evidence' the US recession is easing despite cutting its growth forecast. |
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| Japan's economy in record plunge Japan's economy in the first three months of 2009 shrinks at its quickest pace since records began, as exports slump. | |
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| Three suitors submit Opel offers Three suitors have submitted bids to acquire or buy a stake in General Motors' Opel unit, the carmaker says. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Jackson delays opening tour dates Pop star Michael Jackson delays the opening four nights of his UK tour. |
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| Tarantino film the talk of Cannes On the eighth day of the Cannes Film Festival, Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds is all anyone is talking about. | |
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| Voice of Mickey Mouse dies at 62 Wayne Allwine, the American actor who was the voice of Mickey Mouse for 32 years, dies at the age of 62. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | How to fit 300 DVDs on one disc A new recording method could allow 300 times the amount of data on a standard DVD to be packed on to a single disc. |
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| Europe unveils British astronaut Timothy Peake, a 37-year-old test pilot, is announced as Britain's first official astronaut. | |
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| UN hopeful about climate change Head of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change says recent negotiations have been "encouraging". | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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| How to fit 300 DVDs on one disc A new recording method could allow 300 times the amount of data on a standard DVD to be packed on to a single disc. |
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| Ofcom to look into mobile charges The UK's telecoms watchdog is to review charges made by mobile phone operators - which it says may lead to cheaper calls. | |
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| Wiping data 'hits flu prediction' Early signs of flu pandemics might be missed if Google is forced to delete user data quickly, warns the search site's co-founder. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | IVF twins 'sicker in early life' IVF twins face more health problems in early life than naturally conceived twins, experts show. |
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| New light on Down's cancer link Scientists may have solved the mystery of why people with Down's syndrome appear to have a lower risk of some cancers. | |
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| HIV's spread around Europe mapped Scientists who have mapped HIV's spread across Europe say holidaymakers are largely to blame. | |
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| 1983: Car bomb in South Africa kills 16 At least 16 people are killed and more than 130 injured when a car bomb explodes in the centre of Pretoria in South Africa. | |||
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| 1965: British police to be issued with tear gas Britain's police are to be armed with tear gas guns and grenades for use against dangerous criminals. | |||
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| 1973: Royal Navy moves to protect trawlers Britain sends in Royal Navy ships to protect fishing boats in the disputed Icelandic 50-mile zone. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | S Donetsk 2-1 W Bremen (aet) Rodrigues Jadson's extra-time winner gives Shakhtar Donetsk victory over Werder Bremen in the last Uefa Cup final. |
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| Ferrari fail in budget-cap appeal A French court dismisses Ferrari's appeal against the FIA, which wants to introduce an optional £40m budget cap from 2010. | |
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| Lions plans rocked by absentees Tom Croft replaces Alan Quinlan on the British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa, while Leigh Halfpenny and Jerry Flannery suffer injuries. | |
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| O'Shea picked to start Euro final Manchester United defender John O'Shea is handed a starting place in next week's Champions League final. | |
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| Pietersen out of one-day series England suffer a huge blow ahead of their one-day series against West Indies with the news Kevin Pietersen will miss out with an Achilles injury. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| S Donetsk 2-1 W Bremen (aet) Rodrigues Jadson's extra-time winner gives Shakhtar Donetsk victory over Werder Bremen in the last Uefa Cup final. |
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| O'Shea picked to start Euro final Manchester United defender John O'Shea is handed a starting place in next week's Champions League final. | |
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| Wenger commits future to Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger pledges his future to Arsenal following speculation linking him with a summer switch to Real Madrid, BBC Sport understands. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Pietersen out of one-day series England suffer a huge blow ahead of their one-day series against West Indies with the news Kevin Pietersen will miss out with an Achilles injury. |
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| Drug smuggling cricketer jailed Former England cricketer Chris Lewis and his co-accused are each jailed for 13 years for bringing drugs into the UK. | |
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| Symonds misses out on Ashes squad All-rounder Andrew Symonds fails to earn a recall as Australia name their 16-man squad for the Ashes series in England. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Keothavong books last eight spot British number one Anne Keothavong comes back from a set down to win at the Warsaw Open as Maria Sharapova continues her winning return after a lengthy injury absence. |
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| Britons stay in French Open hunt British pair Katie O'Brien and Elena Baltacha reach the second round of qualifying for the French Open. | |
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| Nadal qualifies for London finals Rafael Nadal qualifies for the end-of-season ATP World Tour finals being held at the O2 Arena in London in November. | |
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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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| Ferrari fail in budget-cap appeal A French court dismisses Ferrari's appeal against the FIA, which wants to introduce an optional £40m budget cap from 2010. | |
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