Wednesday, January 27, 2010

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TOP STORIES
Obama speech focus 'on economy'
President Barack Obama is set to focus on the economy and jobs in his first State of the Union address to Congress.
  Honduras' Zelaya heads to exile
Deposed Honduran leader Manuel Zelaya flies into exile, ending a months-long political crisis in the country.
  Apple unveils iPad tablet device
Apple chief Steve Jobs takes the wraps off its long-awaited touchscreen device, which the firm has called the iPad.
  Haiti girl rescued after 15 days
A teenage girl is pulled from the rubble of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, 15 days after the earthquake struck, rescuers say.
  Brown supports Taliban talk offer
UK PM Gordon Brown backs Afghan plans to talk to moderate Taliban as he takes part in a BBC-organised debate.
AFRICA
Beirut crash jet recorders found
Flight recorders from an Ethiopian Airlines jet which crashed off the coast of Lebanon have been located, officials say.
  Sick leader splits Nigeria elite
The Senate says hospitalised President Umaru Yar'Adua should cede power, but Nigeria's cabinet insists he is still fit to govern.
  S Leone leader lambasts ministers
Sierra Leone's president dresses down his top ministers, detailing a long list of corruption allegations against them.
AMERICAS
Obama speech focus 'on economy'
President Barack Obama is set to focus on the economy and jobs in his first State of the Union address to Congress.
  Honduras' Zelaya heads to exile
Deposed Honduran leader Manuel Zelaya flies into exile, ending a months-long political crisis in the country.
  Haiti girl rescued after 15 days
A teenage girl is pulled from the rubble of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, 15 days after the earthquake struck, rescuers say.
ASIA-PACIFIC
N Korea exchanges fire with South
South Korea returns fire after the North fires artillery shells near their disputed sea border, reportedly as part of a military drill.
  Pig head find at Malaysia mosques
Severed pigs heads are left at two Malaysian mosques following a row over the use of the word "Allah" by non-Muslims.
  Google 'sister' launches in China
A search engine called "Goojje" has come online in China, in an apparent plea to Google not to end operations in the country.
EUROPE
Soros calls for big bank break-up
Legendary investor George Soros says it is necessary to break up banks and create global rules to prevent another crisis.
  Holocaust Day marked at Auschwitz
Events are held at Auschwitz to mark the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp on Holocaust Memorial Day.
  Norway helicopter crash in fjord
Rescuers search for four people in icy Norwegian waters after the helicopter they were flying in crashed, officials say.
MIDDLE EAST
Beirut crash jet recorders found
Flight recorders from an Ethiopian Airlines jet which crashed off the coast of Lebanon have been located, officials say.
  Partners agree Yemen terror plan
Yemen and its foreign partners agree a plan to fight the threat of al-Qaeda at an international conference in London.
  Dubai to execute child's killer
A man convicted of raping and murdering a four-year-old boy in a Dubai mosque is sentenced to death.
SOUTH ASIA
Sri Lanka poll victory challenged
President Mahinda Rajapaksa is declared winner of Sri Lanka's presidential poll, but the outcome is rejected by his challenger.
  Bangladesh hangs Mujib killers
Bangladesh executes ex-army officers convicted of killing the country's independence leader in 1975.
  Brown supports Taliban talk offer
UK PM Gordon Brown backs Afghan plans to talk to moderate Taliban as he takes part in a BBC-organised debate.
UK
Goldsmith admits Iraq legal shift
Lord Goldsmith admits he changed his mind on the legality of the Iraq war - but denies he was pressured into doing so.
  Brown supports Taliban talk offer
UK PM Gordon Brown backs Afghan plans to talk to moderate Taliban as he takes part in a BBC-organised debate.
  Bodies of children found in car
A 43-year-old woman is arrested following the discovery of two children's bodies in a car in Heathfield.
UK EDUCATION
A-level Facebook protest widens
Facebook protest groups against A-level exams have spread - with the watchdog calling for a report.
  Many more students without grants
Statistics reveal far more students in England got no grants at all this year after ministers cut income thresholds.
  Family rows 'threat to childhood'
Unhappiness in children is more likely to be influenced by conflict in their family than the family's structure, research suggests.
ENGLAND
Bodies of children found in car
A 43-year-old woman is arrested following the discovery of two children's bodies in a car in Heathfield.
  Thirteen fans arrested at derby
Officers policing the derby match between Manchester United and Manchester City arrest 13 people on suspicion of various offences.
  Fire death officers 'face arrest'
Three firefighters face arrest over a Warwickshire warehouse fire in which four colleagues were killed, a union says.
BUSINESS
Sarkozy calls for global revamp
French President Nicolas Sarkozy calls for a fundamental rethink of capitalism in the aftermath of the financial crisis.
  Apple unveils iPad tablet device
Apple chief Steve Jobs takes the wraps off its long-awaited touchscreen device, which the firm has called the iPad.
  Fed maintains low interest rates
The US Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged at their range of between zero and 0.25%.
ENTERTAINMENT
Avatar is top-grossing film ever
Sci-fi epic Avatar sinks Titanic to become the highest grossing film of all time, making $1.86bn since its release.
  Hathaway to announce Oscar nods
Actress Anne Hathaway will help announce the nominees for this year's Oscars, it has been announced.
  Hopper 'pressured' into divorce
Hollywood actor Dennis Hopper is being "pressured by his advisors and adult children" into filing for divorce, his wife claims.
SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT
Dinosaur had ginger feathers
Scientists reveal that the bristles of a small, 125 million-year-old dinosaur were in fact ginger-coloured feathers.
  Shoes may have changed how we run
Barefoot runners may be at less risk of injury than those who wear cushioned running shoes, new research suggests.
  Runaway CO2 rise 'could be lower'
The feedback between CO2 level and temperature may be too high, but overall temperature predictions are not affected.
TECHNOLOGY
Apple unveils iPad tablet device
Apple chief Steve Jobs takes the wraps off its long-awaited touchscreen device, which the firm has called the iPad.
  Piracy campaign 'nets innocents'
More than 150 people have come forward claiming to be wrongly accused of illegal file-sharing, a consumer group reveals.
  EU to monitor anti-piracy trial
The European Commission agrees to monitor Virgin Media's trial of anti-piracy software after a complaint from privacy activists.
HEALTH
WHO defends its swine flu warning
The World Health Organization (WHO) defends its handling of the swine flu pandemic last year, saying drug firms did not influence it.
  C-sections 'do not harm feeding'
A Caesarean or instrumental birth does not impact upon how long a mother breastfeeds, research suggests.
  Diabetes sugar 'can go too low'
Intense treatment to lower blood sugar in diabetes patients may prove nearly as harmful as leaving glucose levels high, study finds.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1945: Auschwitz death camp liberated
The Red Army liberates the Nazi's biggest concentration camp at Auschwitz in southern Poland.
  1967: Three astronauts die in Apollo 1 tragedy
Three American astronauts die when fire engulfs the Apollo capsule on its launch pad at Cape Kennedy.
  1944: Leningrad siege ends after 900 days
A successful Soviet offensive drives German troops away from the Leningrad which has been besieged since September 1941.

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TOP STORIES
Man Utd 3-1 Man City (agg 4-3)
Wayne Rooney's injury-time header puts Manchester United into the Carling Cup final against Aston Villa after a scintillating second leg tie.
  Chelsea 3-0 Birmingham
Chelsea storm back to the top of the Premier League with another superb home performance as they end Birmingham's 15-match unbeaten run.
  Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal
Arsenal miss the chance to return to the top of the Premier League as they are held to a goalless draw by Aston Villa at Villa Park.
  Murray ready for semi-final clash
Britain's Andy Murray insists revenge will not be on his mind when he faces his US Open nemesis Marin Cilic for a place in the Australian Open final at 0830 GMT on Thursday.
  St Mirren 0-2 Rangers
Rangers extend their lead at the top of the Scottish Premier League with victory in Paisley.
FOOTBALL
Man Utd 3-1 Man City (agg 4-3)
Wayne Rooney's injury-time header puts Manchester United into the Carling Cup final against Aston Villa after a scintillating second leg tie.
  Chelsea 3-0 Birmingham
Chelsea storm back to the top of the Premier League with another superb home performance as they end Birmingham's 15-match unbeaten run.
  Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal
Arsenal miss the chance to return to the top of the Premier League as they are held to a goalless draw by Aston Villa at Villa Park.
CRICKET
Zaheer inspires India to victory
Seamer Zaheer Khan rips through Bangladesh as India secure a 2-0 series win following a comprehensive 10-wicket victory in Mirpur.
  Arthur explains decision to quit
Mickey Arthur says "differences" between himself and Cricket South Africa forced him to step down as coach of the national team.
  Tremlett completes Surrey switch
Surrey sign Hampshire and England fast bowler Chris Tremlett on a three-year-deal.
TENNIS
Federer roars back to reach semis
Roger Federer wins 13 games in a row as he recovers to beat Nikolay Davydenko and reach the Australian Open semi-finals, where he will face Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
  Serena battles through to face Li
Victoria Azarenka powers past champion Serena Williams to join China's Li Na in the semi-finals of the Australian Open.
  Murray ready for semi-final clash
Britain's Andy Murray insists revenge will not be on his mind when he faces his US Open nemesis Marin Cilic for a place in the Australian Open final at 0830 GMT on Thursday.
MOTORSPORT
Power of Argentina behind Lopez
How US F1's new driver became the first to be backed by a country
  Rossi tries his hand at F1 with Ferrari
MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi switches from two wheels to four as he takes the wheel of a Ferrari F2008 Formula 1 car at the Circuit de Catalunya racetrack near Barcelona.
  Raikkonen agrees rallying switch
Former Formula 1 champion Kimi Raikkonen agrees to race for Citroen's junior team in the 2010 World Rally Championship.

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