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| Tuesday, 18 May, 2010, 0:00 GMT 05:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Thais 'must step back from brink' The UN urges Thai protesters and the government to negotiate an end to the political crisis which has claimed dozens of lives. |
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| Cool world response to Iran deal There is a cautious international response to Iran's announcement it will send uranium abroad for enrichment. | |
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| US missionary convicted in Haiti A US missionary is convicted of trying to take children out of Haiti, but told she can leave the country after serving her sentence. | |
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| New rules to aid ash flight chaos New rules to allow planes to fly at higher ash densities for a limited time will be introduced at midday on Tuesday, the CAA says. | |
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| BA wins court bid to stop strikes British Airways wins an injunction to stop the latest strikes by its cabin staff, due to begin on Tuesday. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | 'Porous' SA air security exposed South Africa journalists claim to have smuggled knives, syringes and razors onto planes before the World Cup. |
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| Somalia president to replace PM Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed says he will name a new prime minister to quell recent political infighting. | |
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| Nigeria politician in drugs probe A Nigerian politician is arrested at Lagos airport on suspicion of smuggling nearly 2kg of cocaine in his stomach. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Oil slick 'may hit Florida coast' The US coast guard warns the Gulf of Mexico spill may reach Florida while a top offshore drilling official resigns. |
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| US changes rule on youth convicts The US Supreme Court bans life sentences with no parole for young criminals who have not committed murder. | |
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| US missionary convicted in Haiti A US missionary is convicted of trying to take children out of Haiti, but told she can leave the country after serving her sentence. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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| Thais 'must step back from brink' The UN urges Thai protesters and the government to negotiate an end to the political crisis which has claimed dozens of lives. |
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| Gay Asian men 'denied HIV care' Some 90% of gay men in the Asia-Pacific region lose access to HIV/Aids help because of discriminatory laws, a UN-backed report says. | |
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| Poor weather halts Venus mission Japan's space agency postpones the launch of a Venus probe because of bad weather at its Tanegashima base. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | New rules to aid ash flight chaos New rules to allow planes to fly at higher ash densities for a limited time will be introduced at midday on Tuesday, the CAA says. |
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| Many missing in Turkey mine blast Up to 25 miners are missing after an explosion in a state-run coal mine in northern Turkey, reports say. | |
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| Portugal backs same-sex marriage Portugal's president says he will ratifiy a law to legalise same-sex marriage, after the bill was passed by parliament. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Cool world response to Iran deal There is a cautious international response to Iran's announcement it will send uranium abroad for enrichment. |
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| Hamas wrecks 'illegal' Gaza homes Hamas demolishes dozens of homes in the southern Gaza town of Rafah, saying they were built on government land. | |
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| Top Saudi Arabian editor resigns A leading Saudi Arabian journalist resigns from his post as editor-in-chief of one of the country's more progressive newspapers. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | 'Many dead' in India bus attack Maoist rebels detonate a landmine under a bus in India, killing police officers and civilians, officials say. |
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| Afghan passenger aircraft crashes An Afghan passenger plane carrying about 40 people crashes between Kunduz and Kabul, officials say. | |
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| Obama signs US media freedom law US President Barack Obama signs into law a bill intended to protect press freedom, named after murdered journalist Daniel Pearl. | |
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| UK | |
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 | BA wins court bid to stop strikes British Airways wins an injunction to stop the latest strikes by its cabin staff, due to begin on Tuesday. |
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| New rules to aid ash flight chaos New rules to allow planes to fly at higher ash densities for a limited time will be introduced at midday on Tuesday, the CAA says. | |
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| Speaker Bercow to face critics John Bercow will become the first Speaker in living memory to have his re-appointment challenged by a Commons vote. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Parents 'exaggerate murder fear' A survey suggests parents worry more about their children being murdered than the health threat caused by obesity. |
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| Top universities want higher fees Students should pay more in tuition fees and repayments , says the Russell Group of leading universities. | |
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| Young carers 'bullied at school' Two out of three young carers are bullied at school, according to a study by children's charity. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Dog rescue girl killed by train A 16-year-old girl dies when she is hit by a train in Leeds while trying to retrieve her dog from the tracks. |
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| Prince blamed in £81m court claim London's Chelsea Barracks developers are making a £81m claim at the High Court and blame Prince Charles for the withdrawal of a planning application. | |
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| Magistrate warned for scum jibe A magistrate who described two boys as "absolute scum" after they vandalised Blackburn Cathedral is warned he could face disciplinary action. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| BA wins court bid to stop strikes British Airways wins an injunction to stop the latest strikes by its cabin staff, due to begin on Tuesday. |
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| Euro MPs back hedge fund measures A key committee of Euro MPs has backed a directive that may lead to greater supervision of the hedge fund industry. | |
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| GM sees first profit since 2007 US car giant General Motors made $865m in the first three months of 2010, its first quarterly profit in nearly three years. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Heroes ditched by US TV network Sci-fi series Heroes is dropped by US TV, while FlashForward and Law and Order are also cancelled. |
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| Robin Hood misses cinema target Robin Hood fails to hit number one at the North America box office as Iron Man 2 retains the top spot. | |
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| Michaels set for Apprentice final Rock singer Bret Michaels will appear in the live final of The Celebrity Apprentice in the US less than a month after suffering a brain haemorrhage. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | LHC's particle search 'nearing' The Large Hadron Collider could soon be exploring a domain where new sub-atomic particles are predicted to exist. |
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| UN picks new climate change chief Costa Rican diplomat Christiana Figueres is to be the new head of the UN climate convention, BBC News understands. | |
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| Poor weather halts Venus mission Japan's space agency postpones the launch of a Venus probe because of bad weather at its Tanegashima base. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Car control systems 'vulnerable' Researchers reveal how easy it is to subvert the control systems found in modern cars. |
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| YouTube at five- 2 bn views a day YouTube said it now gets over two billion hits a day, as the popular video site celebrates its fifth anniversary. | |
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| Crimeware gangs knocked offline A Russian crimeware-friendly network has been knocked offline, in a blow to criminal gangs reliant on its services. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Sausage a day 'raises heart risk' Small amounts of processed meat increases the risk of developing heart disease, while steak does not, research suggests. |
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| Urine infections 'turn resistant' Urinary tract infections are becoming harder to treat because of emerging resistance to current antibiotic drugs, experts warn. | |
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| Smallpox demise link to HIV boom The worldwide eradication of smallpox may, inadvertently, have helped spread HIV infection, scientists believe. | |
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| 1943: RAF raid smashes German dams An audacious raid into the industrial heartland of Germany uses revolutionary bombs to flood the Ruhr valley. | |||
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| 1974: Bombs devastate Dublin and Monaghan Four car bombs explode in the Irish capital, leaving at least 23 dead and more than 100 injured. | |||
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| 1960: East-West summit in tatters after spy plane row The much-heralded Big Four summit in Paris fails after U2 spy plane recriminations. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Banned Ribery loses final appeal Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery will miss the Champions League final after the Court of Arbitration for Sport turns down his appeal against a ban. |
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| Injured Ballack out of World Cup Germany and Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack is ruled out of this summer's World Cup because of an ankle injury. | |
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| Sharapova returns to winning ways Former world number one Maria Sharapova gets a much needed victory at the Strasbourg International but is made to work hard by Regina Kulikova. | |
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| Fifa probes Triesman bribe claim Fifa is to probe ex-Football Association chairman Lord Triesman's "bribery" comments over the bidding process for the 2018 World Cup. | |
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| Charlton 2-1 Swindon (pens 4-5) Stephen Darby strikes the winning penalty in a dramatic shoot-out to put Swindon in the League One play-offs final at the expense of Charlton. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Fifa probes Triesman bribe claim Fifa is to probe ex-Football Association chairman Lord Triesman's "bribery" comments over the bidding process for the 2018 World Cup. |
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| Injured Ballack out of World Cup Germany and Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack is ruled out of this summer's World Cup because of an ankle injury. | |
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| France keep uncapped duo in squad France retain uncapped pair Mathieu Valbuena and Marc Planus in their World Cup squad after trimming it from 30 to 24 players. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Coach Flower urges perspective England coach Andy Flower insists his team "have a long way to go" despite becoming World Twenty20 champions. |
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| England 'deserve' world triumph Captain Paul Collingwood says England's World Twenty20 triumph rivals the 2005 and 2009 Ashes Test series successes over Australia. | |
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| Australia win women's T20 final Australia beat New Zealand by three runs in the Women's World Twenty20 final in Barbados. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Sharapova returns to winning ways Former world number one Maria Sharapova gets a much needed victory at the Strasbourg International but is made to work hard by Regina Kulikova. |
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| Nalbandian will miss French Open Argentina's David Nalbandian is the latest player to pull out of the French Open, which gets under way on Sunday. | |
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| Nadal defeats Federer in Madrid Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer to win the Madrid Open and make himself red hot favourite for the French Open. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Webber plays down F1 title talk Mark Webber says it is too early to talk about winning the world title despite going top of the standings with victory at the Monaco Grand Prix. |
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| Bautista suffers broken shoulder Suzuki MotoGP rider Alvaro Bautista has surgery on a broken shoulder after a motocross crash. | |
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| Raikkonen buoyed by rally debut Former Formula 1 world champion Kimi Raikkonen says he is encouraged by his World Rally Championship debut for Citroen after finishing 30th in Sweden. | |
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