Wednesday, June 10, 2009

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TOP STORIES
Iran's Ahmadinejad lambasts opponents
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ends his re-election campaign with a TV appearance accusing his rivals of trading in lies and insults.
  Shooting at US Holocaust museum
An elderly man said to be a white supremacist shoots dead a guard at Washington's Holocaust museum before being wounded.
  Fire forces Australia jet to land
An Australian plane operated by Jetstar with 203 people on board lands in Guam after a fire broke out in the cockpit.
  N Korea draft resolution agreed
Key UN Security Council members agree a draft resolution to expand sanctions on North Korea over its latest nuclear test.
  Disputed Peru land laws suspended
Peru's parliament suspends two land laws that triggered deadly clashes between police and indigenous Amazonian protesters.
AFRICA
Gabon's interim leader sworn in
The speaker of the senate in Gabon is sworn in as interim head of state, following recent the death of President Omar Bongo.
  Gaddafi begins first Italy visit
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has arrived in Rome on his first visit to Italy, Libya's former colonial ruler.
  African leaders 'must shape up'
African leaders must shape up to their responsibilities in the face of the global recession, says former UN boss Kofi Annan.
AMERICAS
Shooting at US Holocaust museum
An elderly man said to be a white supremacist shoots dead a guard at Washington's Holocaust museum before being wounded.
  Disputed Peru land laws suspended
Peru's parliament suspends two land laws that triggered deadly clashes between police and indigenous Amazonian protesters.
  Chrysler and Fiat complete deal
Chrysler and Fiat seal a deal that will leave Fiat owning 20% of a new Chrysler Group, overcoming a last-minute objection.
ASIA-PACIFIC
N Korea draft resolution agreed
Key UN Security Council members agree a draft resolution to expand sanctions on North Korea over its latest nuclear test.
  Fire forces Australia jet to land
An Australian plane operated by Jetstar with 203 people on board lands in Guam after a fire broke out in the cockpit.
  China's computers at hacking risk
The first independent tests of screening software that will be installed on all Chinese computers finds it opens users to serious security risks.
EUROPE
Chrysler and Fiat complete deal
Chrysler and Fiat seal a deal that will leave Fiat owning 20% of a new Chrysler Group, overcoming a last-minute objection.
  Gaddafi begins first Italy visit
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has arrived in Rome on his first visit to Italy, Libya's former colonial ruler.
  Court curbs French net piracy law
A French court blocks a new provision that would have allowed authorities to disconnect those who download illegally.
MIDDLE EAST
Iran's Ahmadinejad lambasts opponents
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ends his re-election campaign with a TV appearance accusing his rivals of trading in lies and insults.
  Deadly blast hits southern Iraq
A car bomb kills at least 28 people in southern Iraq, just weeks before US troops are due to withdraw from city centres.
  US envoy backs 'Palestinian aspirations'
US Middle East envoy George Mitchell says the creation of a Palesitian state is the only viable solution to the conflict.
SOUTH ASIA
Search for Pakistan blast victims
Rescuers search for victims of a suicide attack on a luxury hotel in the Pakistani city of Peshawar which killed at least 18 people.
  India military air crash kills 13
The Indian Air Force says no one survived when a transport plane carrying 13 people crashed near the border with China.
  Girl 'identifies Mumbai gunman'
A 10-year-old girl gives evidence in the trial of the man alleged to be the sole surviving gunman from the Mumbai attacks.
UK NEWS
Woman charged with sexual assault
A nursery worker is charged with four counts of sexual assault and three counts relating to the distribution of indecent images of children.
  Floods hit transport and schools
Flash floods caused by heavy rain in bring disruption to South Yorkshire and Derbyshire with schools closed and workers stranded.
  Ann Widdecombe seeks Speaker role
Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe announces that she is to stand for election to be Commons Speaker.
UK EDUCATION
Register call for home educators
A review of home education legislation will recommend that parents who home educate are registered annually.
  Call for student tax - not fees
Students are calling for the abolition of tuition fees and their replacement with a graduate tax.
  Child carers 'without a voice'
Children with caring responsibilities are often "unidentified, unsupported and without a voice", Ofsted says.
ENGLAND
Floods hit transport and schools
Flash floods caused by heavy rain in bring disruption to South Yorkshire and Derbyshire with schools closed and workers stranded.
  Woman charged with sexual assault
A nursery worker is charged with four counts of sexual assault and three counts relating to the distribution of indecent images of children.
  Ospreys return to Northumberland
Ospreys nest in Northumberland for the first time since being hunted to extinction in the 18th Century.
BUSINESS
US appoints executive paymaster
The US appoints a "pay czar" to review executive compensation packages for firms that have received government bail-outs.
  Chrysler and Fiat complete deal
Chrysler and Fiat seal a deal that will leave Fiat owning 20% of a new Chrysler Group, overcoming a last-minute objection.
  US economic activity 'still weak'
US economic activity remains weak but some areas saw signs the decline was beginning to ease, the Federal Reserve says.
ENTERTAINMENT
Hollywood actors agree pay deal
US actors agree to a pay deal after a year of tortuous negotiations with the major Hollywood studios.
  Britney announces Australian tour
Pop star Britney Spears announces she will tour Australia in November for the first time in her career.
  Ramsay sorry over Grimshaw insult
Chef Gordon Ramsay says he is "deeply mortified" by the row over insulting remarks made about presenter Tracy Grimshaw.
SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT
Japan sets 'weak' climate target
Japan's prime minister plans to cut greenhouse emissions by 15% by 2020, a target slammed as "appalling" by environmentalists.
  'Tiny chance' of planet collision
Astronomers calculate there is a tiny chance that Mars or Venus might collide with Earth - though not for at least a billion years.
  Periodic table gets a new element
Element 112 has become the latest and heaviest addition to the periodic table, but it doesn't yet have a name.
TECHNOLOGY
China's computers at hacking risk
The first independent tests of screening software that will be installed on all Chinese computers finds it opens users to serious security risks.
  Free broadband won't entice all
Even the offer of a free PC and broadband access is not enough to persuade some people online
  HP test mobile social network
Tech firm Hewlett Packard is testing an intelligent social network for mobile phones.
HEALTH
Road particles pose 'higher risk'
Children may be at greater risk from the microscopic particles in traffic pollution than previously thought.
  Australia flu 'may tip pandemic'
A four-fold jump in Australia's swine flu infections could spark a WHO pandemic announcement, experts warn.
  Way to stop cancers seed in brain
Scientists believe they have found a potential way to stop cancers establishing themselves in the brain.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1967: Israel ends six-day war
Israeli forces stop their advance into Syria and comply with a UN ceasefire bringing to an end six days of fighting on three fronts.
  1986: Magee convicted of Brighton bombing
Patrick Joseph Magee is found guilty of planting the Brighton bomb which killed five people two years ago.
  1999: Nato calls off air war on Kosovo
Nato suspends its 11-week aerial war on Kosovo as Serb troops begin to withdraw.

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TOP STORIES
Ruthless India outclass Ireland
Defending champions India beat Ireland by eight wickets in the final match of the group stages at the World Twenty20.
  England 6-0 Andorra
England move a step closer to World Cup qualification with a thumping win over hapless minnows Andorra at Wembley.
  Sri Lanka secure win over Windies
Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 15 runs in their World Twenty20 group match at Trent Bridge.
  Sharks 3-39 Lions
The Lions continue their unbeaten start to the tour of South Africa with a five-try win over the Sharks in Durban.
  Bolt runs off with Laureus award
Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt is named the 2009 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year.
FOOTBALL
England 6-0 Andorra
England move a step closer to World Cup qualification with a thumping win over hapless minnows Andorra at Wembley.
  Wigan poised to appoint Martinez
Wigan expert to confirm Swansea boss Roberto Martinez as their new manager in the next 24 hours.
  Benitez rules out Mascherano sale
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez insists Argentina midfielder Javier Mascherano, who has been linked to Barcelona, is not for sale at any price.
CRICKET
Ruthless India outclass Ireland
Defending champions India beat Ireland by eight wickets in the final match of the group stages at the World Twenty20.
  Sri Lanka secure win over Windies
Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 15 runs in their World Twenty20 group match at Trent Bridge.
  Karthik to replace injured Sehwag
Defending champions India will bring in Dinesh Karthik for injured batsman Virender Sehwag at the World Twenty20.
TENNIS
Haas ends Tsonga's Halle campaign
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was the biggest name to fall on a day of upsets at the Gerry Weber Open as he was knocked out by Germany's Tommy Haas.
  Monfils and Safin out of Queen's
France's Gael Monfils and Russia's Marat Safin withdraw from the Aegon Championships at Queen's Club.
  Roddick eases through at Queen's
Andy Roddick continues his dominance at Queen's Club with a second-round 6-1 6-4 over Kristof Vliegen at the Aegon Championships at Queen's Club.
MOTORSPORT
Dunlop clinches first TT triumph
Michael Dunlop takes his first Isle of Man TT victory in masterful fashion as he leads all the way in Wednesday's Supersport race on the island.
  Double TT success for Hutchinson
Ian Hutchinson makes it two wins out of two on Tuesday by adding a Superstock victory to his earlier Supersport race success.
  Molyneux equals Hailwood's record
Manxman Dave Molyneaux equals Mike Hailwood's record of 14 TT wins following victory in the three-lap Sure Sidecar race 1 on Monday.

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