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| Monday, 16 November, 2009, 4:00 GMT 04:00 +00:00:Europe/London |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Man on serial sex attack charges A man is charged with 22 rapes, assaults and burglaries by police investigating attacks on elderly people in London over 17 years. |
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| Australia 'sorry' for child abuse Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologises to the hundreds of thousands of children abused or neglected in state care. | |
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| PM to defend UK's Afghan policy Gordon Brown will vigorously defend Britain's military policy in Afghanistan by warning al-Qaeda is the UK's biggest threat. | |
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| BA strike ballot papers sent out The Unite union is to ballot British Airways workers on strike action, although a legal challenge to new schedules is still in the courts. | |
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| British troops get delayed Merlin The first RAF Merlin helicopter arrives in Afghanistan to provide long-awaited extra air transport for British forces. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Australia 'sorry' for child abuse Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologises to the hundreds of thousands of children abused or neglected in state care. |
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| Obama set for China youth meeting President Obama begins his China visit with a town hall style meeting with young people in Shanghai. | |
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| Kosovo PM claims election victory Kosovo's ruling PDK claims victory in the territory's first local elections, with official results due within hours. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Nigeria peace talks 'fruitful' Peace talks between President Yar'Adua and the main militant group in the oil-producing Niger delta are praised by both sides. |
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| Mozambique police 'kill freely' Amnesty International accuses the police in Mozambique of killing people with impunity, but the police deny this. | |
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| 'Africa must think big to thrive' Many African countries are too small to continue to exist independently, Sudan-born magnate Mo Ibrahim says. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Colombia frees Venezuelan guards Colombia releases four Venezuelan national guard members who crossed the border into Colombian territory. |
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| US jail 'may take Guantanamo men' The Obama administration is considering moving Guantanamo detainees to a near-empty jail in north Illinois, US officials say. | |
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| Maradona banned for lewd outburst Argentina coach Diego Maradona is banned from football for two months by Fifa for his furious outburst after last month's victory over Uruguay. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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| Australia 'sorry' for child abuse Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologises to the hundreds of thousands of children abused or neglected in state care. |
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| Obama set for China youth meeting President Obama begins his China visit with a town hall style meeting with young people in Shanghai. | |
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| Apec leaders drop climate target Asia-Pacific leaders say it will not be possible to reach a climate change deal ahead of the UN conference in Copenhagen. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Kosovo PM claims election victory Kosovo's ruling PDK claims victory in the territory's first local elections, with official results due within hours. |
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| Serbian Orthodox patriarch dies The head of the influential Serbian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Pavle, dies aged 95 in Belgrade, the Church says. | |
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| Sicilian police arrest Mafia boss A Mafia boss is arrested after 15 years on the run, in what police describe as "one of the hardest blows" to the Sicilian crime group. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Time 'running out' on Iran talks US President Obama says time is running out for talks over Iran's nuclear plans, and Russia says "other means" could be used. |
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| Israel rejects Palestinian move Israel rejects a Palestinian plan to seek recognition for an independent state, saying talks are the only solution. | |
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| Egypt launches Arabic web domain Egypt establishes the world's first internet domain name written in Arabic, its communications minister says. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Two killed in Peshawar explosion Two people are killed and a number injured in an explosion outside a police station in the Pakistani city of Peshawar. |
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| US demands Afghan 'bribery court' Afghan President Hamid Karzai must set up major bodies to fight crime and corruption, the US secretary of state says. | |
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| Ponds 'caused Bangladesh arsenic' Man-made ponds may cause arsenic contamination of ground water affecting thousands in Bangladesh, a new study says. | |
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| UK | |
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| Man on serial sex attack charges A man is charged with 22 rapes, assaults and burglaries by police investigating attacks on elderly people in London over 17 years. |
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| PM to defend UK's Afghan policy Gordon Brown will vigorously defend Britain's military policy in Afghanistan by warning al-Qaeda is the UK's biggest threat. | |
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| BA strike ballot papers sent out The Unite union is to ballot British Airways workers on strike action, although a legal challenge to new schedules is still in the courts. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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| Man on serial sex attack charges A man is charged with 22 rapes, assaults and burglaries by police investigating attacks on elderly people in London over 17 years. |
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| Gangs eradicated 'in three years' Street gangs in Birmingham will be eradicated within two to three years, the police officer in charge of tackling the problem says. | |
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| JLS 'devastated' over crowd surge Boy band JLS say they are "devastated" over a crowd surge during a gig in Birmingham which left 60 people injured. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Bomb parts found in jail search Wires, batteries and piping which could have been used in a crude bomb are found buried in a garden at Maghaberry jail. |
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| Man freed in army shooting probe A 51-year-old man arrested in connection with the murders of two soldiers at Massereene barracks is freed without charge. | |
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| Pensioner battles men with brush An 82-year-old woman uses a floor brush to fend off two would-be robbers at her east Belfast home on Saturday. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Nursing home blaze inquiry opens A fatal accident inquiry into a nursing home fire in Lanarkshire, in which 14 elderly residents died, will get under way later. |
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| House prices 'begin to recover' The average price of a house in Scotland rose slightly in the last quarter, a new report suggests. | |
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| Forest park given Dark Sky honour Galloway Forest Park is officially unveiled as the first Dark Sky Park for stargazers in the UK. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | PM to defend UK's Afghan policy Gordon Brown will vigorously defend Britain's military policy in Afghanistan by warning al-Qaeda is the UK's biggest threat. |
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| MoD sorry for soldier medal error The Ministry of Defence apologises for making a mistake in the inscription on a posthumous medal for a soldier killed in Iraq. | |
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| Media praised for expenses scoop The head of the Press Complaints Commission praises the expenses coverage, saying it showed the vital need for press freedom. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | BA strike ballot papers sent out The Unite union is to ballot British Airways workers on strike action, although a legal challenge to new schedules is still in the courts. |
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| Rolls-Royce in $2bn engine orders UK engineering firm Rolls-Royce wins orders to supply jet aircraft engines to Air China and to Ethiopian Airlines. | |
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| 'Reckless' bankers face bonus cut Bankers who take "reckless" and "excessive" risks could be stripped of future bonuses, the government says. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Brand says Sachs row was 'funny' Comedian Russell Brand says he found the scandal which followed the prank calls he made to actor Andrew Sachs last year "funny". |
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| JLS beat Robbie in album battle Robbie Williams' comeback album is beaten to the top of the album chart, with boy band JLS going straight in at number one. | |
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| McKellen wins Variety Club award Veteran actor Sir Ian McKellen is honoured for his outstanding contribution to showbusiness at the Variety Club Awards. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Apec leaders drop climate target Asia-Pacific leaders say it will not be possible to reach a climate change deal ahead of the UN conference in Copenhagen. |
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| Mutant genes 'key to long life' US scientists link long life with those people who have inherited a particular enzyme which prevents cells from ageing. | |
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| Atlantis shuttle set to blast off The space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to blast off from Florida to deliver equipment to the International Space Station. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Warning for online money mules Police warn job hunters they could unwittingly become "money mules" laundering cash stolen in banking fraud. |
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| Net talking shop kicks off debate Egypt should not have been picked as the venue for a key net talking shop, say human rights activists. | |
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| BBC iPlayer launches Wii channel The BBC iPlayer will be available on the Nintendo Wii as a dedicated channel from 18 November. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Warning over 'cosmetic ops risk' Lack of regulation and "professional greed" puts cosmetic surgery patients at more risk than ever, a doctor warns. |
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| Gut disorder 'blamed on leaks' Genetic research suggests that a leaky gut is a key cause of the inflammatory disorder ulcerative colitis. | |
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| Hypnosis has 'real' brain effect Hypnosis has a "very real" effect that can be picked up on brain scans, say Hull University researchers. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Cyberbullies hit primary schools Cyberbullying is becoming a problem in primary schools, according to the Anti-Bullying Alliance. |
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| Bitter divorcees 'using children' Children in England are often caught up in vindictive legal action by divorcing parents, a survey suggests. | |
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| 11-plus replacement tests taken More than 7,000 primary school pupils in Northern Ireland have sat new grammar school entrance tests. | |
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| 1983: England fans rampage in Luxembourg More than 20 English football supporters are arrested in Luxembourg after a night of violence. | |||
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| 1979: Blunt revealed as 'fourth man' Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher names Sir Anthony Blunt, a former security service officer, as the "fourth man" in the Philby affair. | |||
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| 1976: Bank robbers jailed for 100 years Seven men who took part in an £8m bank robbery receive jail terms totalling nearly 100 years. | |||
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