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Monday, 30 November, 2009, 0:00 GMT 05:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta
TOP STORIES
Iran 'plans new enrichment sites'
Iran's government approves a big expansion in its uranium enrichment programme, after a rebuke from the UN watchdog.
  Swiss voters back ban on minarets
More than 57% of Swiss voters back a referendum proposal to ban the building of minarets, official results show.
  Woods hits out at 'false rumours'
Tiger Woods hits out at "unfounded rumours" circulating since he was involved in a car accident early on Friday.
  Voting ends in Honduras election
Voting ends in presidential elections in Honduras, where neither the ousted president nor interim president were candidates.
  US police 'shot dead in ambush'
Four police officers have been shot dead in an ambush at a coffee shop in Washington State, US media report.
AFRICA
Rwanda admitted to Commonwealth
Rwanda is admitted as the 54th member of the Commonwealth group of nations.
  E Guinea opposition rejects poll
Equatorial Guinea's main opposition candidate says he will not accept Sunday's election result because polls were not fair.
  Concert backs 'Gandhi of Sahara'
Spanish singers stage a concert in support of a Western Sahara activist on hunger strike in the Canary Islands.
AMERICAS
Voting ends in Honduras election
Voting ends in presidential elections in Honduras, where neither the ousted president nor interim president were candidates.
  Woods hits out at 'false rumours'
Tiger Woods hits out at "unfounded rumours" circulating since he was involved in a car accident early on Friday.
  US police 'shot dead in ambush'
Four police officers have been shot dead in an ambush at a coffee shop in Washington State, US media report.
ASIA-PACIFIC
Commonwealth urges reform in Fiji
Commonwealth leaders urge Fiji's military rulers to restore democracy and ensure human rights are protected.
  Pirates jailed for yacht murder
The wife of a yachtsman from East Sussex killed off the coast of Thailand welcomes sentences handed to his murderers.
  Australia aims for 'green' sheep
Australian scientists are hoping to breed sheep that burp less as part of efforts to tackle climate change.
EUROPE
Swiss voters back ban on minarets
More than 57% of Swiss voters back a referendum proposal to ban the building of minarets, official results show.
  Russia steps up train blast probe
Russian police appeal for witnesses following a bomb blast that derailed a high-speed train, killing 25 people.
  Spaniards kidnapped in Mauritania
Three Spanish citizens have been kidnapped in the West African country of Mauritania, according to reports.
MIDDLE EAST
Iran 'plans new enrichment sites'
Iran's government approves a big expansion in its uranium enrichment programme, after a rebuke from the UN watchdog.
  Yemeni rebels 'cleared' by Saudis
Saudi Arabia says it has captured a strategic mountain area near its border with Yemen from Yemeni Shia rebels.
  Dubai banks given extra liquidity
The central bank of the United Arab Emirates says it is setting up a facility to provide banks with extra liquidity.
SOUTH ASIA
Bin Laden was 'within US grasp'
The US failure to capture Bin Laden in Afghanistan in late 2001 inflamed regional insurgency, a US Senate report says.
  Bangladesh ferry rescue attacked
Rescuers at a ferry on which 56 people drowned in Bangladesh were pelted with stones by relatives angry at delays.
  Indian nuclear plant leak probed
Indian officials investigate the leak of a radioactive substance into drinking water at an atomic power plant.
UK
Find Bin Laden, PM tells Pakistan
Gordon Brown tells the BBC that Pakistan must do more to "break" al-Qaeda and find Osama Bin Laden.
  Dispute over NHS hospital ratings
Twelve hospital trusts are "significantly underperforming", a report says, contradicting the official regulator's ratings.
  BNP leader at climate conference
Nick Griffin, who has said global warming is "essentially a hoax", will be at the Copenhagen climate conference.
UK EDUCATION
New teachers 'lack secure jobs'
A survey suggests many newly trained teachers are struggling to find secure positions in England's schools.
  Faith schools 'good on cohesion'
Faith group-run secondary schools are better at building community relations than non-religious ones, research suggests.
  Drop in teachers 'unacceptable'
The total number of teachers in Scotland falls by 1,348 over the past year, according to Scottish government statistics.
ENGLAND
Pirates jailed for yacht murder
The wife of a yachtsman from East Sussex killed off the coast of Thailand welcomes sentences handed to his murderers.
  Fatal flat fire 'not suspicious'
Police investigating the cause of a fire in a south-west London flat which killed a mother and her daughter say it is not suspicious.
  People rescued as floods strike
Motorists are rescued from their vehicles and homes are damaged after torrential rain causes flooding in Devon.
BUSINESS
Dubai banks given extra liquidity
The central bank of the United Arab Emirates says it is setting up a facility to provide banks with extra liquidity.
  Euro train booking system shelved
Plans for a system that would have made it simpler to book tickets for rail travel across Europe are shelved.
  Recession 'worse than estimated'
Chancellor Alistair Darling is expected to say that the economy performed worse in 2009 than he predicted.
ENTERTAINMENT
Robbie Williams denies engagement
Robbie Williams says he is not engaged to his girlfriend, a day after his mother appeared to confirm the news.
  Fifties pop star Al Alberts dies
US singer Al Alberts, a former member of the hit 1950s pop group The Four Aces, dies at the age of 87.
  Polanski awaits house arrest move
Film director Roman Polanski will not be released from prison until Monday at the earliest, the Swiss justice ministry confirms.
SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT
Commonwealth backs climate fund
Commonwealth leaders pledge backing for a multi-billion-dollar fund to help developing nations cope with climate change.
  Herschel 'fingerprints' huge star
The death throes of one of the biggest stars known to science are observed by Europe's Herschel space telescope.
  Indian nuclear plant leak probed
Indian officials investigate the leak of a radioactive substance into drinking water at an atomic power plant.
TECHNOLOGY
Lawyers target 'pirates' for cash
Around 15,000 suspected pirates may soon get letters accusing them of illegally sharing movies and games and asking for cash.
  Web 'threatens' public services
The NHS and other public services must re-organise themselves around the needs of users, say social media activists.
  Wikipedia denies editors' exodus
The online encyclopaedia disputes claims that the numbers of people editing Wikipedia are in sharp decline.
HEALTH
Cell discovery hope for jet lag
Researchers find a group of cells that may hold the key to how the body clock works and could provide clues to fight jet lag.
  Jump in global swine flu deaths
The global number of swine flu deaths jumps by over 1,000 in a week, with an 85% rise in Europe, according to new figures.
  MS 'blood blockage theory' tested
US scientists are testing a radical new theory that MS is caused by blockages in the veins that drain the brain.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1963: Canadian air disaster kills 118
More than 100 people are killed when a Canadian jet crashes into a field minutes after take-off.
  1975: Graham Hill killed in air crash
One of Britain's greatest motor racing drivers is killed in a plane crash in south-east England.
  1993: Secret meetings with IRA revealed
The government comes under attack in the Commons over revelations that it has had secret contacts with the IRA.

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TOP STORIES
Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid
Barcelona beat Real Madrid to leapfrog their arch rivals and move to the top of La Liga.
  Woods hits out at 'false rumours'
Tiger Woods hits out at "unfounded rumours" circulating since he was involved in a car accident early on Friday.
  Davydenko takes World Tour title
Nikolay Davydenko wins the ATP Tour World Finals title with a 6-3 6-4 win against Juan Martin del Potro at the O2 Arena in London.
  Arsenal 0-3 Chelsea
Premier League leaders Chelsea left Arsenal's title challenge reeling by beating the Gunners to increase the gap to 11 points on their London rivals.
  Everton 0-2 Liverpool
Goals by Javier Mascherano and Dirk Kuyt hand Liverpool the spoils against luckless Everton.
FOOTBALL
Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid
Barcelona beat Real Madrid to leapfrog their arch rivals and move to the top of La Liga.
  Arsenal 0-3 Chelsea
Premier League leaders Chelsea left Arsenal's title challenge reeling by beating the Gunners to increase the gap to 11 points on their London rivals.
  Everton 0-2 Liverpool
Goals by Javier Mascherano and Dirk Kuyt hand Liverpool the spoils against luckless Everton.
CRICKET
Anderson leads England to victory
James Anderson takes 5-23 as England bowl out South Africa for 119, winning by seven wickets to lead the one-day series 2-1.
  Anderson wickets thrill Strauss
Andrew Strauss is "delighted" for James Anderson as England go 2-1 up in the one-day series in South Africa.
  South Africa v England 4th ODI as it happened
England beat South Africa by seven wickets with 18.4 overs to spare to take a 2-1 lead in the series.
TENNIS
Davydenko takes World Tour title
Nikolay Davydenko wins the ATP Tour World Finals title with a 6-3 6-4 win against Juan Martin del Potro at the O2 Arena in London.
  Bryan twins finish season on high
Mike and Bob Bryan win the season-ending World Tour Finals title, and with it claim the year-end doubles number one ranking.
  Davydenko thrilled to join greats
Nikolay Davdenko was delighted to see his name alongside the greats who have won the season-ending tournament.
MOTORSPORT
Massa drives in charity kart race
Ferrari driver Felipe returns to racing for the first time since his life-threatening accident last season.
  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.
  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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