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| Thursday, 03 December, 2009, 0:00 GMT 05:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Taliban defiant over Obama surge The Taliban say they will step up the fight in Afghanistan, after the US pledges to send substantial reinforcements. |
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| World Bank in India Ganges loan The World Bank agrees to loan India $1bn (£600m) to clean up the Ganges, one of the world's most polluted rivers. | |
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| Woods admits letting family down Golf star Tiger Woods apologises to his family for his "transgressions" amid continuing speculation about his private life following a car crash. | |
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| Yacht skipper speaks of 'mistake' One of the British yachtsmen detained in Iran has admitted they strayed into Iranian waters by "mistake". | |
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| L'Oreal family fight over fortune The daughter of Europe's richest woman asks a court to stop her giving away her money. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Nigeria leader faces call to quit An influential group of Nigerians urge the president to resign on the grounds of ill-health, but ministers reject the call. |
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| Mauritanian police chief sacked Mauritania sacks its police chief days after three Spanish aid workers were kidnapped by gunmen. | |
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| Zimbabwe predicts economic upturn Zimbabwe's first budget since its unity government began sharing power 10 months ago predicts a healthy economic future. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Woods admits letting family down Golf star Tiger Woods apologises to his family for his "transgressions" amid continuing speculation about his private life following a car crash. |
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| Taliban defiant over Obama surge The Taliban say they will step up the fight in Afghanistan, after the US pledges to send substantial reinforcements. | |
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| Bank of America to repay bail-out Bank of America says it plans to repay its $45bn (£27bn) US government bailout and raise capital in the next few days. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Manila pulls massacre area police The Philippine government moves to replace the entire police force of a southern province where 57 people were massacred. |
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| Indonesia 'bans' East Timor film Indonesia bans the film Balibo, which depicts the deaths of six foreign journalists in Indonesia's 1975 invasion of East Timor. | |
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| Marcos to run in Philippine poll The former first lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos, registers as a candidate for congress in next year's elections. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Nato pledges 5,000 Afghan troops Nato's secretary general says members will do "substantially more" to fight against al-Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan. |
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| New EU regulation deal agreed European Union finance ministers agree plans for a new Europe-wide system of financial regulation, despite UK concerns. | |
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| L'Oreal family fight over fortune The daughter of Europe's richest woman asks a court to stop her giving away her money. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Yacht skipper speaks of 'mistake' One of the British yachtsmen detained in Iran has admitted they strayed into Iranian waters by "mistake". |
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| Iran to enrich uranium 'to 20%' Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the country will enrich its uranium to higher levels, despite international pressure to stop. | |
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| Jerusalem residency losses rise Israel stripped a record number of Palestinians of their right to live in East Jerusalem last year, an Israeli rights group says. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| Taliban defiant over Obama surge The Taliban say they will step up the fight in Afghanistan, after the US pledges to send substantial reinforcements. |
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| World Bank in India Ganges loan The World Bank agrees to loan India $1bn (£600m) to clean up the Ganges, one of the world's most polluted rivers. | |
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| Bomber targets Pakistan navy HQ A suicide bomber blows himself up outside the Pakistani navy headquarters in Islamabad, killing a security officer. | |
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| UK | |
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| Yacht skipper speaks of 'mistake' One of the British yachtsmen detained in Iran has admitted they strayed into Iranian waters by "mistake". |
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| MPs given fresh expenses appeal MPs will be allowed to appeal against repaying expenses judged to have been overclaimed, says a Commons committee. | |
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| Tories accused of prisons U-turn The Conservatives are accused of a U-turn on their pledge, made last March, to build 5,000 new prison places. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | UK 'behind in qualification race' The UK is being overtaken in the international race for a well-qualified workforce, a report from a lecturers' union says. |
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| Co-op network set for 200 schools A network has been created to connect the growing number of co-operative school trusts in England. | |
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| Demonstration for sacked lecturer University lecturers protest about the sacking of a colleague, who they claim exposed alleged bullying. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Drug convict held at Thai airport Sandra Gregory, the Briton who was jailed in Thailand for drug smuggling, is held at Bangkok airport after trying to return to the country. |
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| Labour man dropped for Queen slur A Labour Party panel removes from a list of candidates a would-be local councillor who called the Queen "vermin". | |
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| TV lies expert fibbed to police A lie detector expert on the Jeremy Kyle Show is given a suspended prison sentence - for lying to police in a speeding case. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Bank of America to repay bail-out Bank of America says it plans to repay its $45bn (£27bn) US government bailout and raise capital in the next few days. |
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| Fritz Henderson resigns from GM Fritz Henderson is to step down as chief executive at General Motors, having only been in the post for eight months. | |
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| Google to limit free news access Google will let newspaper publishers limit the number of articles people can read free through its search engine. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Street actress Jones dies aged 75 Coronation Street actress Maggie Jones - Blanche Hunt in the soap - dies in hospital at the age of 75. |
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| Susan Boyle sets US chart record Susan Boyle tops the US charts with I Dreamed A Dream, setting a first-week sales record for a female debut album. | |
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| Cowell plans global X Factor show Simon Cowell and Sir Philip Green plan to take the X Factor format to Las Vegas as part of a global internet venture, they tell GQ. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Dream space missions' cost alert Europe's scientists pitching ideas for their ideal space missions are warned about likely cost overruns. |
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| Pandas 'chirp' to get pregnant Female giant pandas make chirping sounds to advertise their fertility to males, a study finds. | |
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| Senate rejects Rudd climate plan Australia's Senate has voted down Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's flagship policy on climate change for a second time. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Web giants oppose copyright plans Web firms including Facebook and Google write to Peter Mandelson, objecting to elements of the Digital Economy bill. |
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| Google to limit free news access Google will let newspaper publishers limit the number of articles people can read free through its search engine. | |
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| Malware 'behind Windows problem' Microsoft says that a problem with its Windows operating system, dubbed the 'Black Screen of Death' is not due to its latest security update. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | US approves 'ethical' stem cells US regulators approve 13 new lines of human embryonic stem cells for use in federally funded scientific research. |
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| Men's genes 'may limit lifespan' Men carry a gene that allows them to grow bigger than women, but limits their lifespan, research on mice suggests. | |
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| Glue injections help sick babies The mother of a toddler born with a rare condition has described life-saving glue injections as "amazing". | |
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| 1977: South African police cleared of Biko death A demonstration erupts outside a South African court as a magistrate rules no police are to blame for the death of the leader of the black consciousness movement. | |||
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| 1954: US pledges to defend Nationalist China US President Eisenhower announces the signing of a pact of mutual security with the Nationalist Chinese Government. | |||
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| 1988: Bangladesh cyclone 'worst for 20 years' A search is under way for thousands of people feared dead after a devastating cyclone in Bangladesh. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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| Woods admits letting family down Golf star Tiger Woods apologises to his family for his "transgressions" amid continuing speculation about his private life following a car crash. |
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| Blackburn 3-3 Chelsea Gael Kakuta misses a decisive kick as Blackburn knock Chelsea out of the Carling Cup after a penalty shoot-out. | |
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| Manchester City 3-0 Arsenal Carlos Tevez and Shaun Wright-Phillips' goals help Man City beat Arsenal and book a place in the Carling Cup semi-finals. | |
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| AEK Athens 0-1 Everton Diniyar Bilyaletdinov proves the match-winner as Everton overcome a host of injury problems and a sodden pitch to reach the last 32 of the Europa League. | |
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| Henry faces inquiry over handball France striker Thierry Henry is to be investigated by Fifa's disciplinary committee over his handball against the Republic of Ireland. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Blackburn 3-3 Chelsea Gael Kakuta misses a decisive kick as Blackburn knock Chelsea out of the Carling Cup after a penalty shoot-out. |
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| Manchester City 3-0 Arsenal Carlos Tevez and Shaun Wright-Phillips' goals help Man City beat Arsenal and book a place in the Carling Cup semi-finals. | |
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| AEK Athens 0-1 Everton Diniyar Bilyaletdinov proves the match-winner as Everton overcome a host of injury problems and a sodden pitch to reach the last 32 of the Europa League. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Dilshan ton gives Sri Lanka hope Tillakaratne Dilshan's superb 109 helps Sri Lanka reach 366-8 at the end the opening day of the third and final Test against India in Mumbai. |
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| Kallis in South Africa Test squad South Africa include injury doubt Jacques Kallis and four uncapped players in their 15-man squad for the first Test against England. | |
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| Pietersen to come good - Stewart Former England captain Alec Stewart tells BBC London 94.9 Kevin Pietersen will return to his best form soon. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Wada questions Belgian pair's ban The World Anti-doping Agency is to appeal against the bans given to Belgian tennis players Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse. |
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| Mauresmo set for retirement call Amelie Mauresmo is expected to announce on Thursday whether she has decided to retire. | |
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| Serena given fine & suspended ban Serena Williams is fined and given a suspended three-year ban from the US Open for her verbal tirade at a line judge at Flushing Meadows. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Di Resta impresses in Jerez test Scottish driver Paul di Resta finishes with the second-fastest time in the first day of Formula 1's young driver test in Spain. |
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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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