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| Wednesday, 03 February, 2010, 0:00 GMT 05:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Iran 'will accept uranium deal' Iran's president says it is ready to send enriched uranium abroad for further enrichment under a deal agreed with the West. |
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| US military gay ban 'should go' Openly gay people should be allowed to serve in the US military, the top commander says, as a review of a ban is declared. | |
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| Jackson's doctor 'to be charged' Michael Jackson's doctor is expected to be charged with involuntary manslaughter of the pop singer, US media reports say. | |
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| French Concorde crash trial opens US airline Continental and five individuals go on trial in France over the Concorde crash of 2000, in which 113 people died. | |
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| LA bomb plot sentence 'too short' A US court rules that a man's 22-year sentence for plotting a millennium eve attack on Los Angeles airport is too short. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | South Sudan hunger rises sharply The number of people needing food aid in south Sudan has quadrupled in a year to more than four million, the UN says. |
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| Guinea aide blamed for massacre An investigation for Guinea's junta blames a former aide for September's massacre, not the military leader. | |
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| UN aiding rebels, says Sudan army Sudan's army says the UN has supplied rebels in Darfur with equipment - a claim dismissed as unfounded by the UN. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | US military gay ban 'should go' Openly gay people should be allowed to serve in the US military, the top commander says, as a review of a ban is declared. |
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| US jet bomb suspect 'co-operates' The Nigerian suspected of trying to blow up a plane on Christmas Day is providing "useful" information, US officials say. | |
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| Jackson's doctor 'to be charged' Michael Jackson's doctor is expected to be charged with involuntary manslaughter of the pop singer, US media reports say. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Obama firm on Dalai Lama meeting US President Barack Obama intends to meet the Dalai Lama despite warnings from China not to, the White House says. |
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| Malaysia's Anwar in sodomy trial Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim denounces "corrupt" sodomy charges against him as he appears in court. | |
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| Feng shui master denied Wang cash A court in Hong Kong rejects a feng shui master's claim to the multibillion dollar estate of Asia's richest woman, Nina Wang. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | French Concorde crash trial opens US airline Continental and five individuals go on trial in France over the Concorde crash of 2000, in which 113 people died. |
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| Ukraine, Russia trade spy charges Ukraine and Russia trade spying accusations as Kiev expels four Russians and detains another on suspicion of espionage. | |
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| Arrest bid over Auschwitz theft Poland issues a European arrest warrant for a Swede allegedly behind the theft of the Arbeit Macht Frei sign from Auschwitz. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Iran 'will accept uranium deal' Iran's president says it is ready to send enriched uranium abroad for further enrichment under a deal agreed with the West. |
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| Hamas: Talks over Shalit stopped Hamas politician Mahmoud Zahar tells the BBC that talks to agree a prisoner swap for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit have collapsed. | |
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| Iran's Mousavi vows to fight on Mir Hossein Mousavi says Iran's opposition will continue its peaceful struggle against the government. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Pakistan 'captures Taliban base' A major Taliban base in a north-western tribal region of Pakistan is captured after days of fierce fighting, officials say. |
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| Sri Lanka leader wins extra year Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa gets an extra year in power after a court rules his new term begins in November 2010. | |
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| Drones 'kill 10' in Pakistan An attack by US drones in northern Pakistan kills at least 10 people near the Afghan border, local officials tell the BBC. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Cabinet misled on war, says Short Ex-cabinet member Clare Short tells the UK's Iraq war inquiry that ministers were misled over the conflict's legality. |
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| MoD names dead British soldiers Two British soldiers killed in Afghanistan have been named as Corporal Liam Riley and Lance Corporal Graham Shaw. | |
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| Mirren and Firth lead Oscar dash Dame Helen Mirren and Colin Firth lead the British nominations at this year's Oscars. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Colleges face adult course cuts Further education colleges in England face an average budget cut of 16% for adult learning, the Association of Colleges claims. |
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| More studying 'on home computers' Pupils are more likely to use computers for their schoolwork at home every day than at school, according to a survey. | |
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| Law 'unfair to blood relatives' English law favours "idle sexual partners over deserving relatives", says one of Britain's most senior family lawyers. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Passenger jailed over death crash A businessman is jailed for four years for causing the deaths of a couple by dangerous driving - despite not being behind the wheel. |
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| Striker's daughter found hanged The daughter of ex Manchester City player Antoine Sibierski is found hanged - a day after being arrested on suspicion of assault. | |
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| Father delivers baby in hospital A Lancashire hospital apologises after a father was forced to deliver his own baby because the midwife left the room. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Kraft completes Cadbury takeover US firm Kraft Foods seals its takeover of Cadbury after shareholders in the UK chocolate maker vote in favour of the deal. |
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| Toyota car recall may cost $2bn Toyota says the recall of its models to fix faults could cost it up to $2bn worldwide, including lost output and sales. | |
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| Boeing predicts recovery in 2010 Aerospace giant Boeing expects a global economic recovery this year to result in renewed demand for aircraft in 2012. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Avatar and Locker lead Oscar nods Science-fiction film Avatar and war movie The Hurt Locker lead the way at this year's Academy Award nominations with nine nods each. |
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| Stars in US record song for Haiti Music stars including Kanye West and Celine Dion re-record the 1985 charity hit We Are the World to raise money for Haiti. | |
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| Jaws producer Brown dies aged 93 David Brown, the producer behind hit films including Jaws and The Sting, dies at the age of 93. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Jason ocean mission secures funds European nations commit to build the next Jason spacecraft, a key mission to monitor the behaviour of the world's oceans. |
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| Lancet accepts MMR study 'false' The medical journal which originally published the discredited research linking autism and MMR has now issue a full retraction of the paper. | |
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| Climate scientist defends results The professor at the centre of a row about climate research conducted by the University of East Anglia defends his work. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Pressure mounts to phase out IE6 A petition calling for the UK government to drop Internet Explorer 6 is the latest move in a campaign to kill off the browser. |
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| Jason ocean mission secures funds European nations commit to build the next Jason spacecraft, a key mission to monitor the behaviour of the world's oceans. | |
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| More studying 'on home computers' Pupils are more likely to use computers for their schoolwork at home every day than at school, according to a survey. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Fish oils 'beat mental illness' Taking a daily fish oil capsule can stave off mental illness in those at highest risk, trial findings suggest. |
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| Lancet accepts MMR study 'false' The medical journal which originally published the discredited research linking autism and MMR has now issue a full retraction of the paper. | |
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| 'Immune jab' blocks chronic pain A treatment already used for immune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis appears to also work for chronic pain, scientists discover. | |
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| 1943: Germans surrender at Stalingrad The half-starved remnants of the German 6th Army give themselves up after five months of bloody fighting for Stalingrad ends in defeat. | |||
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| 1990: De Klerk dismantles apartheid in South Africa The President of South Africa lifts the 30-year ban on leading anti-apartheid group the African National Congress. | |||
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| 1987: Peace envoy imprisoned in Beirut Reports from Lebanon say Church of England envoy Terry Waite has been kidnapped by an Islamic militia group. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Hull 1-1 Chelsea Hull City produce a manful performance to hold Chelsea to a surprise draw as the title hopefuls miss the chance to take their league lead to four points. |
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| Hamilton happy with new McLaren Lewis Hamilton declares himself happy after his first test in McLaren's new car despite lagging behind Felipe Massa's Ferrari. | |
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| Byrne in clear for England game Wales full-back Lee Byrne has a two-match ban overturned, leaving him free to face England on Saturday. | |
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| Kilmarnock 1-0 Celtic Robbie Keane's Celtic debut ends in disappointment as Kilmarnock record their first win at home against the Glasgow side in nine years. | |
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| Benjani granted Sunderland switch Sunderland complete the signing of Manchester City striker Benjani on loan until the end of the season after the Premier League approves the move. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Hull 1-1 Chelsea Hull City produce a manful performance to hold Chelsea to a surprise draw as the title hopefuls miss the chance to take their league lead to four points. |
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| Kilmarnock 1-0 Celtic Robbie Keane's Celtic debut ends in disappointment as Kilmarnock record their first win at home against the Glasgow side in nine years. | |
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| Wigan 0-2 Notts County League Two Notts County stun Wigan with two late goals at the DW Stadium to secure a clash with Fulham in the fifth round of the FA Cup. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Gibson named as new Windies coach Ottis Gibson has been appointed as the new head coach of West Indies after resigning from his post as England bowling coach. |
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| Flintoff loving new life in Dubai England cricketer Andrew Flintoff tells BBC Sport's Olly Foster all about his new life in Dubai after he and his family decided to move there last year. | |
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| Banned Afridi replaced by Malik Pakistan's Shahid Afridi will miss the first of two Twenty20 internationals against England in Dubai after biting a ball as Shoaib Malik is named the new skipper. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Keothavong set for Fed Cup return Anne Keothavong returns to action after injury as Britain's Fed Cup team bids for promotion in Portugal this week. |
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| Murray rises to third in rankings Britain's Andy Murray returns to the top three in the world rankings for the first time since October after reaching the Australian Open final. | |
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| Murray 'hungry' to win first Slam Britain's Andy Murray says his desire to win a Grand Slam title remains undimmed by defeat to Roger Federer in the final of the Australian Open. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Hamilton happy with new McLaren Lewis Hamilton declares himself happy after his first test in McLaren's new car despite lagging behind Felipe Massa's Ferrari. |
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| 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. | |
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| 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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