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| Tuesday, 17 November, 2009, 0:00 GMT 05:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | UN presses Iran on nuclear site The UN's nuclear watchdog says Iran must answer more questions about a recently declared nuclear site near the city of Qom. |
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| Brown plans Afghan handover talks Prime Minister Gordon Brown hopes to hold talks in London to discuss a timetable for the handover of security in Afghanistan. | |
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| US shuttle takes worms into space Nasa's Atlantis shuttle blasts off to deliver spare parts - and worms - to the International Space Station. | |
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| GM to start loan repayments early Car company GM says it will start paying back its US government loan earlier than expected as sales stabilise. | |
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| Historic flight leaves Chechnya The first international flight for 15 years leaves the Russian region of Chechnya with pilgrims bound for Saudi Arabia. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Zambia 'porn' reporter acquitted A Zambian journalist is acquitted of pornography charges after sending top officials pictures of a woman giving birth. |
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| Rwanda genocide ruling overturned The UN Rwandan genocide tribunal frees a man who had been sentenced to 22 years. | |
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| Kenya combs forest for squatters Officials comb Kenya's largest forest to ensure squatters have obeyed a deadline to leave so trees can be replanted. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Summit talks for Obama in Beijing Barack Obama is set for a summit with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing as he continues his first presidential tour of Asia. |
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| Fed 'attentive' to US dollar drop Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke, in rare remarks, says the central bank is mindful of the sliding US dollar. | |
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| US shuttle takes worms into space Nasa's Atlantis shuttle blasts off to deliver spare parts - and worms - to the International Space Station. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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| Summit talks for Obama in Beijing Barack Obama is set for a summit with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing as he continues his first presidential tour of Asia. |
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| China joins supercomputer elite China becomes one of a handful of nations to own one of the top five fastest supercomputers in the world. | |
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| Bid to separate conjoined twins Doctors in Australia operate on Bangladeshi twins joined at the head in a delicate attempt to separate them. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Historic flight leaves Chechnya The first international flight for 15 years leaves the Russian region of Chechnya with pilgrims bound for Saudi Arabia. |
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| Monitors positive on Kosovo vote Election monitors say the conduct of Kosovo's first elections since it declared independence last year was generally fair. | |
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| Summit disappoints UN food chief The head of the UN food agency says he is not satisfied with the final declaration of the UN world food summit in Rome. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| UN presses Iran on nuclear site The UN's nuclear watchdog says Iran must answer more questions about a recently declared nuclear site near the city of Qom. |
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| Gunmen kill 12 in Iraqi village At least 12 Iraqis are shot dead by gunmen wearing army uniforms in a village west of Baghdad, while a bomb in Kirkuk kills six. | |
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| Algeria secures Egyptian embassy Security forces are deployed to protect Egypt's embassy in the Algerian capital after Egyptian businesses are attacked. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Brown plans Afghan handover talks Prime Minister Gordon Brown hopes to hold talks in London to discuss a timetable for the handover of security in Afghanistan. |
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| Four dead in Peshawar explosion Four people are killed and a number injured in an explosion outside a police station in the Pakistani city of Peshawar. | |
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| Bid to separate conjoined twins Doctors in Australia operate on Bangladeshi twins joined at the head in a delicate attempt to separate them. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Officer 'abused Iraqi prisoners' A British army officer was among a group of soldiers who kicked and punched Iraqi detainees, a public inquiry hears. |
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| UK soldier killed in Afghanistan A soldier from 33 Engineer Regiment has died in a blast in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says. | |
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| Tory woman wins selection battle A Tory parliamentary candidate who had an affair with an MP fights off a bid by a Norfolk constituency association to deselect her. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | 'Tough decisions' on weak schools Children's Secretary Ed Balls wants rapid action to improve 50 struggling secondary schools in England. |
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| £2m bonuses for loans firm staff Newly released figures show Student Loans Company staff were paid nearly £2m in bonuses last year. | |
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| Bitter divorcees 'using children' Children in England are often caught up in vindictive legal action by divorcing parents, a survey suggests. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Drink binge mother left children A mother who left her four children, one aged three months, for a drink and drugs binge, is given a suspended sentence after admitting child cruelty. |
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| Tory woman wins selection battle A Tory parliamentary candidate who had an affair with an MP fights off a bid by a Norfolk constituency association to deselect her. | |
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| Two kite surfers jump over pier Two kite surfers from West Sussex take advantage of strong winds to realise an ambition to jump over Worthing pier. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | GM to start loan repayments early Car company GM says it will start paying back its US government loan earlier than expected as sales stabilise. |
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| UK stocks surge in global rally World stocks gained on optimism about a global economic recovery, with UK shares touching a 14-month high. | |
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| Fed 'attentive' to US dollar drop Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke, in rare remarks, says the central bank is mindful of the sliding US dollar. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Actor Edward Woodward dies at 79 Actor Edward Woodward dies aged 79, his agent says. |
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| Honorary Oscar for actress Bacall Hollywood actress Lauren Bacall receives an honorary Oscar on Saturday in front of stars including Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty. | |
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| Lewis to sing Avatar theme song Leona Lewis will sing the signature song to the much-anticipated James Cameron sci-fi movie Avatar, it's been announced. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | US shuttle takes worms into space Nasa's Atlantis shuttle blasts off to deliver spare parts - and worms - to the International Space Station. |
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| Tuna body shies from fishing ban The body responsible for managing Atlantic bluefin tuna has decided not to suspend the fishery in response to concerns over dwindling stocks. | |
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| Starvation 'wiped out' giant deer A study of ancient teeth provides new clues as to what caused the demise of one of the largest ever species of deer. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | China joins supercomputer elite China becomes one of a handful of nations to own one of the top five fastest supercomputers in the world. |
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| Net gets set for language changes Net addresses written entirely in non-Latin characters will make their official debut in 2010. | |
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| UN slated for stifling net debate The UN draws criticism for stifling debate about net censorship after it disrupted a meeting of free-speech advocates in Egypt. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Plastic chemicals 'feminise boys' Chemicals in plastics alter the brains of baby boys making them "more feminine" and uninterested in rough games, say researchers. |
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| Bid to separate conjoined twins Doctors in Australia operate on Bangladeshi twins joined at the head in a delicate attempt to separate them. | |
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| Hypnosis has 'real' brain effect Hypnosis has a "very real" effect that can be picked up on brain scans, say Hull University researchers. | |
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| 1983: England fans rampage in Luxembourg More than 20 English football supporters are arrested in Luxembourg after a night of violence. | |||
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| 1979: Blunt revealed as 'fourth man' Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher names Sir Anthony Blunt, a former security service officer, as the "fourth man" in the Philby affair. | |||
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| 1976: Bank robbers jailed for 100 years Seven men who took part in an £8m bank robbery receive jail terms totalling nearly 100 years. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Burley sacked as Scotland manager George Burley is fired as manager of Scotland after a poor sequence of results. |
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| Mercedes takes over Brawn F1 team Mercedes buys and renames the Brawn F1 team in a deal that is likely to see Jenson Button partner Lewis Hamilton at McLaren in 2010. | |
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| Training great Frankel dies at 68 American trainer Bobby Frankel, the winner of six Breeders' Cup races, dies aged 68. | |
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| India v Sri Lanka latest score India take on Sri Lanka in the first match of a three-Test series. | |
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| Nadal returns to boost Spain team World number two Rafael Nadal is included in Spain's squad for the Davis Cup final against the Czech Republic. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Maradona banned for lewd outburst Argentina coach Diego Maradona is banned from football for two months by Fifa for his furious outburst after last month's victory over Uruguay. |
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| Van Persie faces six-week lay-off Arsenal expect Robin van Persie to be out of action for 'approximately six weeks' with ankle ligament damage. | |
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| Thousands attend Enke's memorial Tens of thousands of fans pay tribute to Germany's goalkeeper Robert Enke, who committed suicide earlier this week. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | India v Sri Lanka latest score India take on Sri Lanka in the first match of a three-Test series. |
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| Langer joins Australia backroom Australia draft in former batsman Justin Langer as assistant coach of their Test team. | |
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| Dravid steals Tendulkar limelight India legend Sachin Tendulkar is overshadowed on day one of his 20th anniversary Test as Rahul Dravid and Mahendra Singh Dhoni steal the show against Sri Lanka. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Nadal returns to boost Spain team World number two Rafael Nadal is included in Spain's squad for the Davis Cup final against the Czech Republic. |
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| Djokovic wins superb Paris final World number three Novak Djokovic survives a brilliant fightback from Gael Monfils to win the Paris Masters. | |
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| Djokovic and Monfils reach final Novak Djokovic hammers Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-3 in the Paris Masters semi-finals to set up a clash with home favourite Gaels Monfils. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Mercedes takes over Brawn F1 team Mercedes buys and renames the Brawn F1 team in a deal that is likely to see Jenson Button partner Lewis Hamilton at McLaren in 2010. |
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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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