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| Wednesday, 11 November, 2009, 0:00 GMT 05:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Obama sorrow at Fort Hood service US President Barack Obama says "no faith justifies" the killings at Fort Hood army base, as he attends a memorial service. |
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| Deadly blast hits Pakistani town At least 24 people are killed and more than 100 injured in a bomb blast in the north-west Pakistani town of Charsadda. | |
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| Washington sniper faces execution Washington sniper John Allen Muhammad faces execution in hours, after Virginia's governor rejected a last-ditch appeal. | |
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| Russia admits police corruption The Russian government admits that parts of the police have been turned into what the interior minister has described as criminal businesses. | |
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| Germany keeper dies in 'suicide' Germany goalkeeper Robert Enke dies after being hit by a train in an apparent suicide, police confirm. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Charles Taylor 'duped' by Nigeria Former Liberian President Charles Taylor tells his war crimes trial he was duped by Nigeria into being arrested there in 2006. |
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| SA police 'kill boy aged three' South Africa's police watchdog condemns the "shooting of innocent people" after a policeman allegedly killed a three-year-old boy. | |
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| UN gives backing to 'Mandela Day' The UN General Assembly declares 18 July Nelson Mandela Day to mark his contribution to freedom. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Obama sorrow at Fort Hood service US President Barack Obama says "no faith justifies" the killings at Fort Hood army base, as he attends a memorial service. |
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| Washington sniper faces execution Washington sniper John Allen Muhammad faces execution in hours, after Virginia's governor rejected a last-ditch appeal. | |
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| El Salvador facing food shortage About 10,000 people in El Salvador are in need of food aid after devastating floods washed away crops, a UN agency says. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | US warns over Koreas naval clash The White House and the UN appeal for restraint after a maritime clash between North and South Korea. |
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| Ex-Thai PM arrives in Cambodia Ousted Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra lands in Cambodia to work as an adviser, in a move likely to annoy Thailand. | |
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| Koalas 'could face extinction' Australia's koalas could be wiped out within 30 years unless the government takes urgent action, conservationists warn. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Turkey's PKK peace plan delayed Turkey's opposition delays the government's announcement of its plan to end a conflict in the mainly Kurdish south-east. |
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| UK renews offer over Cyprus land Britain is "formally renewing" an offer to hand over half of its sovereign territory in Cyprus to facilitate a peace deal, the United Nations said. | |
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| Germany keeper dies in 'suicide' Germany goalkeeper Robert Enke dies after being hit by a train in an apparent suicide, police confirm. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iran warning over Yemen conflict Iran's foreign minister warns against foreign intervention in the conflict between Yemeni government and rebels. |
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| Hezbollah 'could strike Tel Aviv' The Lebanese Shia Islamist group, Hezbollah, has rockets capable of reaching Tel Aviv, Israel's military chief warns. | |
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| Iran 'frees Danish media student' The authorities in Iran have released a Danish media student arrested earlier this month, Iranian state media say. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Deadly blast hits Pakistani town At least 24 people are killed and more than 100 injured in a bomb blast in the north-west Pakistani town of Charsadda. |
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| 'Toxic' US ship banned in India India blocks entry to a former US naval ship heading for break-up at a scrap yard on its west coast, citing environmental concerns. | |
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| Train family in India cash row A Pakistani couple given compensation by India for the loss of five children in a bomb attack cannot cash the cheque. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Three more drugs advisers resign Three more drug advisers have quit after Home Secretary Alan Johnson's sacking of his chief drugs adviser. |
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| Soldiers' bodies are repatriated Six fallen UK servicemen - five of whom were shot by a "rogue" Afghan policeman - have passed through the streets of Wootton Bassett. | |
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| 'Drunk' pilot is held at Heathrow A United Airlines pilot is arrested on suspicion of being drunk before boarding a plane at Heathrow Airport. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Students still await loan money Thousands of students in England have still not received their loans and grants weeks after the start of term, figures show. |
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| Training places face spending axe England's further education and skills budget could lose tens of thousands of training places under money saving plans. | |
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| Ofsted admits Baby P report error Ofsted admits making a "deeply regrettable error" by not disclosing a report to the court reviewing Sharon Shoesmith's sacking. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Killer slept beside dead partner A man who strangled his girlfriend with a dog lead before sleeping next to her body at their home in Leeds, is jailed. |
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| Boss 'took escorts to meetings' A City executive tells a tribunal she was sexually harassed by her boss who brought high-class escort girls to business meetings. | |
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| 'Drunk' pilot is held at Heathrow A United Airlines pilot is arrested on suspicion of being drunk before boarding a plane at Heathrow Airport. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Bear Stearns ex-managers cleared Two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers charged with fraud are found not guilty by a New York jury. |
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| 'Banks on steroids' worry France French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde warns the bailed-out banks created by the financial crisis could abuse their power. | |
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| Lloyds announces 5,000 job cuts Lloyds Banking Group says it is cutting 5,000 jobs, a move described by unions as "corporate arrogance". | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Timberlake stalker must stay away A US judge orders a woman to keep away from singer Justin Timberlake for the next three years. |
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| 'Carol' ends Jackson's UK reign Disney's A Christmas Carol enters the UK box office chart at number one, displacing Michael Jackson's This Is It. | |
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| Oprah settles 'aha moment' case Oprah Winfrey and a US insurance firm reach an amicable settlement over the rights to the phrase "aha moment". | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Plant experts unveil DNA barcode Experts agree on a "DNA barcode" system that gives every plant on Earth a unique genetic fingerprint. |
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| 'Last chance' for tuna authority The organisation charged with conserving Atlantic tuna has a "final chance" to get things right at its meeting this week. | |
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| Koalas 'could face extinction' Australia's koalas could be wiped out within 30 years unless the government takes urgent action, conservationists warn. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Modern Warfare 'set for record' Analysts predict that first week sales of computer game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will break current records in the UK. |
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| Live UK football for iPhone users Pay-TV provider BSkyB is to show live Premier League matches and other sports on Apple's iPhone for £6 a month. | |
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| Ofcom knocks back BBC DRM plans Critics argue that a BBC request to offer copy protection on set-top boxes is 'DRM by the backdoor'. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Drug 'shrinks lung cancer tumour' A potential new drug for a particularly deadly form of lung cancer has eliminated tumours in 50% of mice, research shows. |
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| Penis tissue replaced in the lab Tissue created in a laboratory has been used to completely replace the erectile tissue of the penis in animals. | |
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| Retiring 'is new lease of life' Retirement automatically makes most people feel younger and healthier, a study has found. | |
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| 1995: Nigeria hangs human rights activists The writer and human rights activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa, is executed in Nigeria despite worldwide pleas for clemency. | |||
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| 1997: British au pair freed after appeal A British child-minder is freed from jail in the United States after her conviction for murdering a baby is reduced to manslaughter. | |||
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| 1980: Michael Foot is new Labour leader Outspoken left-wing MP Michael Foot defeats Denis Healey in a shock result to the Labour leadership contest. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Germany keeper dies in 'suicide' Germany goalkeeper Robert Enke dies after being hit by a train in an apparent suicide, police confirm. |
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| Ronaldo out of World Cup play-off Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo is ruled out of his country's 2010 World Cup play-off ties against Bosnia-Hercegovina. | |
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| Duminy ton leads SA to series win JP Duminy warms up for the first Twenty20 international against England with a maiden one-day century as South Africa beat Zimbabwe by 212 runs. | |
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| Doping rules too strict - Nadal World number two Rafael Nadal again criticises anti-doping regulations in the wake of bans handed to Xavier Malisse and Yanina Wickmayer. | |
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| Minnows humble Real Madrid in Cup Real Madrid are knocked out of the Copa del Rey after crashing to a 4-1 aggregate defeat at the hands of village side Alcorcon. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Minnows humble Real Madrid in Cup Real Madrid are knocked out of the Copa del Rey after crashing to a 4-1 aggregate defeat at the hands of village side Alcorcon. |
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| Ronaldo out of World Cup play-off Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo is ruled out of his country's 2010 World Cup play-off ties against Bosnia-Hercegovina. | |
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| US striker Davies leaves hospital US striker Charlie Davies is released from hospital almost a month after being seriously injured in a car crash in which another passenger died. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Duminy ton leads SA to series win JP Duminy warms up for the first Twenty20 international against England with a maiden one-day century as South Africa beat Zimbabwe by 212 runs. |
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| England slide to warm-up defeat England lose their Twenty20 warm-up match against South Africa A by four wickets after being bowled out for only 89. | |
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| England Women suffer series loss England go 2-0 down in their best-of-three match Twenty20 series against the West Indies. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Davydenko closes on London place Nikolay Davydenko is on the verge of qualifying for the ATP World Tour Finals in London after winning his opening match at the Paris Masters 1000. |
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| Gasquet awaits doping ban verdict Richard Gasquet will learn within four weeks whether the Court of Arbitration for Sport will uphold a decision that he "took cocaine inadvertently". | |
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| Safin starts final event with win Marat Safin begins the final tournament of his career in dramatic style by saving three match points as he beats Thierry Ascione at the Paris Masters. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | F1 gossip column Sebastian Vettel hints Red Bull will stick with Renault engines, the future of Virgin in F1, plus other rumours. |
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| New date for Silverstone MotoGP The 2010 British MotoGP at Silverstone is put back two weeks and will now be staged on Sunday, 20 June. | |
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| Loeb secures sixth title in a row France's Sebastien Loeb claims a record sixth successive world rally title with victory at the Rally GB. | |
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