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| Thursday, 15 October, 2009, 0:00 GMT 05:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Dow Jones breaks through 10,000 The Dow Jones index tops the 10,000 mark for the first time in a year, boosted by better-than-expected results from JP Morgan. |
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| Confusion over Honduras agreement There are conflicting claims in Honduras over whether an agreement has been reached to solve the political crisis. | |
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| Obama 'may unveil Afghan surge' US President Barack Obama may announce a substantial surge in US troops to Afghanistan, the BBC learns. | |
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| Israel 'must answer' for Gaza war Palestinians call on the UN to act to punish Israel for its offensive in the Gaza Strip last winter, reversing an earlier decision. | |
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| Iraq says 85,000 violently killed More than 85,000 Iraqis were killed between 2004 and 2008, says Iraq's first official estimate since the conflict began. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Zimbabwe MDC man returned to jail A senior aide to Zimbabwe's PM, Roy Bennett, is ordered back to prison until his terrorism trial starts, a court official says. |
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| Guinea ruler 'must face charges' Guinea's military leader should be tried for the brutal suppression of an opposition rally, an EU official says. | |
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| Mandela notes show 'grave error' A new collection of Nelson Mandela's writings reveals candid moments including him admitting a "grave error" in 1994. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Dow Jones breaks through 10,000 The Dow Jones index tops the 10,000 mark for the first time in a year, boosted by better-than-expected results from JP Morgan. |
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| Confusion over Honduras agreement There are conflicting claims in Honduras over whether an agreement has been reached to solve the political crisis. | |
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| Kidnap victim Dugard speaks out US kidnap victim Jaycee Dugard speaks publicly for the first time since being found living with her alleged abductors for 18 years. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Decline in Chinese trade slowing The decline in Chinese exports slows in September, suggesting improvements in economies elsewhere in the world. |
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| Tsunami drill across Indian Ocean Eighteen countries around the Indian Ocean hold an exercise to evaluate the region's tsunami early warning systems. | |
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| Manila seeks help to find priest The Philippines government asks Muslim rebels to help it locate an Irish priest allegedly kidnapped by pirates. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Russian MPs make election protest Russian opposition parties walk out of parliament and threaten mass protests over local elections they say were rigged. |
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| Diplomatic coup at football match Armenia's president attends a football match in Turkey, in a new step towards reconciliation between the two nations. | |
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| Auschwitz launches Facebook site The Polish authorities in charge of Auschwitz launch an official site for the former Nazi death camp on the social networking website Facebook. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Israel 'must answer' for Gaza war Palestinians call on the UN to act to punish Israel for its offensive in the Gaza Strip last winter, reversing an earlier decision. |
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| Clinton: Russia sees Iran threat US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tells the BBC that Russia now recognises the threat posed by Iran. | |
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| Iraq says 85,000 violently killed More than 85,000 Iraqis were killed between 2004 and 2008, says Iraq's first official estimate since the conflict began. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | 'No change' to Pakistan aid bill A top US senator behind a major aid package to Pakistan says its conditions do not "impinge" on Pakistan's sovereignty. |
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| India rejects Mother Teresa claim India rejects a demand by Albania for the return of the remains of Mother Teresa, currently buried in Calcutta. | |
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| Obama 'may unveil Afghan surge' US President Barack Obama may announce a substantial surge in US troops to Afghanistan, the BBC learns. | |
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| UK | |
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 | UK sends 500 more to Afghanistan Gordon Brown says the UK plans to send 500 more forces personnel to Afghanistan - if key conditions are met. |
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| River pollution 'wipes out' fish Fish stocks along a stretch of the River Trent in Staffordshire appear to have been wiped out following a chemical leak. | |
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| MP paid his company with expenses An MP admits using parliamentary expenses to pay a company he set up to run his office, but has insisted he acted within the rules. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Troubleshooters lead loan review The government has appointed two troubleshooters to lead a review of the problems over student loans. |
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| Home educators' worry at register Groups representing families who home educate tell MPs they would resist calls to register annually with local authorities. | |
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| Child abuse reviews 'inadequate' More than a third of official inquiries into England's most serious child abuse cases are inadequate, Ofsted warns. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | River pollution 'wipes out' fish Fish stocks along a stretch of the River Trent in Staffordshire appear to have been wiped out following a chemical leak. |
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| Woman, 70, held over PM hate mail Police investigating the source of dozens of hate letters, including one to Gordon Brown, arrest a 70-year-old woman and a man. | |
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| Edmonds pictured using bus lanes Television presenter Noel Edmonds admits driving his personal taxi in Bristol bus lanes. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Dow Jones breaks through 10,000 The Dow Jones index tops the 10,000 mark for the first time in a year, boosted by better-than-expected results from JP Morgan. |
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| US retail in sharpest 2009 fall US retail sales fell in September by the largest amount in 2009, as car sales plummeted at the end of the scrappage scheme. | |
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| Decline in Chinese trade slowing The decline in Chinese exports slows in September, suggesting improvements in economies elsewhere in the world. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Leona Lewis 'punched' at signing Police arrest a man in connection with an alleged assault on 2006 X Factor winner Leona Lewis at a book signing in London. |
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| Joker Clooney launches film gala George Clooney walks the red carpet as the premiere of Fantastic Mr Fox launches the London Film Festival. | |
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| Gately funeral set for Saturday Boyzone singer Stephen Gately's funeral will take place on Saturday in Dublin, a lawyer speaking for the family says. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Arctic to be 'ice-free in summer' The Arctic Ocean could be largely ice free and open to shipping in the summer in as little as ten years' time, according to one of Britain's top polar specialists. |
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| 'Magnetic electricity' discovered Researchers discover a magnetic equivalent to electricity: single magnetic "charges" that behave and interact like electrical ones. | |
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| Gene tweak boosts fly sex appeal Removing chemical signals can make fruitflies "irresistible" to other flies - regardless of gender or species, scientists find. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | 'Magnetic electricity' discovered Researchers discover a magnetic equivalent to electricity: single magnetic "charges" that behave and interact like electrical ones. |
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| Wi-fi 'to get a whole lot easier' The world of wi-fi is to become a whole lot easier thanks to a major technology upgrade, says a technology consortium. | |
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| Youth 'cannot live' without web According to a survey released on Wednesday, 75% of 16- to 24-year-olds say they cannot live without internet access. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Complete retirement 'bad for you' Giving up work completely on retirement could be bad for your health, US research suggests. |
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| Move to cut child diarrhoea death An international initiative has been launched to cut the number of children who die from diarrhoea around the world. | |
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| Parents 'doubt cot death risks' Half of cot deaths are linked to bed-sharing, yet many parents remain sceptical about the risk, a poll reveals. | |
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| 1994: Israelis and Arafat share peace prize Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, and two Israelis - the Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Foreign Minister Shimon Peres - are the winners of this year's Nobel peace prize. | |||
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| 1983: Parkinson quits over lovechild scandal The Trade and Industry Secretary resigns after fresh details about his affair with a former secretary are revealed. | |||
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| 1973: Thai army shoots protesters Dozens of people are killed in the Thai capital of Bangkok in street battles between government troops and demonstrators. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Live - Wednesday's football Uruguay play Argentina in a crucial World Cup qualifier at 2300 BST after England beat Belarus, Wales see off Liechtenstein and Northern Ireland draw in Czech Republic. |
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| Swiss & Slovakia make 2010 finals Switzerland and Slovakia clinch Europe's final two automatic European qualifying spots for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa. | |
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| England 3-0 Belarus Peter Crouch scores twice to boost his hopes of playing at next year's World Cup finals and help England beat Belarus in their last qualifying match. | |
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| Pyrenees will star in 2010 Tour The Tour de France celebrates 100 years since it first went into the Pyrenees mountains by including several legendary climbs in the 2010 race. | |
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| Younus to discuss Pakistan future Younus Khan says he stands by his decision to resign as Pakistan captain but will have talks over his future with the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Live - Wednesday's football Uruguay play Argentina in a crucial World Cup qualifier at 2300 BST after England beat Belarus, Wales see off Liechtenstein and Northern Ireland draw in Czech Republic. |
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| Swiss & Slovakia make 2010 finals Switzerland and Slovakia clinch Europe's final two automatic European qualifying spots for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa. | |
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| England 3-0 Belarus Peter Crouch scores twice to boost his hopes of playing at next year's World Cup finals and help England beat Belarus in their last qualifying match. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Younus to discuss Pakistan future Younus Khan says he stands by his decision to resign as Pakistan captain but will have talks over his future with the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board. |
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| Trinidad win keeps Somerset alive Trinidad & Tobago beat Deccan Chargers in a thriller to put Somerset, the last English club left in the Champions League, into the Super Eights. | |
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| Mumbai lands 2011 World Cup final Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium will stage the final of the 2011 Cricket World Cup, which is being co-hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Del Potro forced to quit Shanghai Juan Martin del Potro becomes the latest high-profile player to quit the Shanghai Masters because of injury. |
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| Injured Roddick out of Shanghai Fourth seed Andy Roddick pulls out of the Shanghai Masters after injuring his knee in a second round match against Stanislas Wawrinka. | |
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| Priory keeps pre-Wimbledon event The AEGON Classic will again be played at the Edgbaston Priory club in 2010. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Franchitti regains IndyCar title Dario Franchitti comes from behind to again win the IndyCar series - and intends defending it next season. |
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| Lotus target February car launch Lotus are confident their new car will be ready by mid-February ahead of the start of the 2010 Formula One season. | |
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| Steve Parrish's MotoGP column "We thought the championship was wrapped up, but the fat lady hasn't started singing yet" | |
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