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	Tuesday, 17 November, 2009, 4:00 GMT 04:00 +00:00:Europe/London

TOP STORIES
	Brown plans Afghan handover talks Prime Minister Gordon Brown hopes to hold talks in London to discuss a timetable for the handover of security in Afghanistan.
	UK children 'trafficked for sex' Barnardo's says councils are failing girls and boys as young as 10 who are moved around the country by paedophile gangs.
	Dementia patient care criticised People with dementia stay too long in hospital when being treated for injuries and illnesses, the Alzheimer's Society says.
	Summit talks for Obama in Beijing US President Barack Obama begins a summit with Chinese leader Hu Jintao in Beijing, as he continues his first tour of Asia.
	New talks set on Vauxhall future The head of General Motors' operations in Europe is set to meet the UK government and unions to talk about Vauxhall.

WORLD
	Brown plans Afghan handover talks Prime Minister Gordon Brown hopes to hold talks in London to discuss a timetable for the handover of security in Afghanistan.
	Summit talks for Obama in Beijing US President Barack Obama begins a summit with Chinese leader Hu Jintao in Beijing, as he continues his first tour of Asia.
	Iran plays down UN nuclear report Iran plays down a report by the UN's nuclear watchdog that raised concerns about a nuclear site near the city of Qom.

AFRICA
	Zambia 'porn' reporter acquitted A Zambian journalist is acquitted of pornography charges after sending top officials pictures of a woman giving birth.
	Rwanda genocide ruling overturned The UN Rwandan genocide tribunal frees a man who had been sentenced to 22 years.
	Kenya combs forest for squatters Officials comb Kenya's largest forest to ensure squatters have obeyed a deadline to leave so trees can be replanted.

AMERICAS
	Summit talks for Obama in Beijing US President Barack Obama begins a summit with Chinese leader Hu Jintao in Beijing, as he continues his first tour of Asia.
	Fed 'attentive' to US dollar drop Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke, in rare remarks, says the central bank is mindful of the sliding US dollar.
	Palin says 2012 run not on radar Former US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin tells Oprah Winfrey a White House run is "not on my radar screen right now".

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Summit talks for Obama in Beijing US President Barack Obama begins a summit with Chinese leader Hu Jintao in Beijing, as he continues his first tour of Asia.
	Conjoined twins op 'successful' Doctors in Australia say a 25-hour operation to separate conjoined twins has been successful.
	China joins supercomputer elite China becomes one of a handful of nations to own one of the top five fastest supercomputers in the world.

EUROPE
	Historic flight leaves Chechnya The first international flight for 15 years leaves the Russian region of Chechnya with pilgrims bound for Saudi Arabia.
	Monitors positive on Kosovo vote Election monitors say the conduct of Kosovo's first elections since it declared independence last year was generally fair.
	Summit disappoints UN food chief The head of the UN food agency says he is not satisfied with the final declaration of the UN world food summit in Rome.

MIDDLE EAST
	Iran plays down UN nuclear report Iran plays down a report by the UN's nuclear watchdog that raised concerns about a nuclear site near the city of Qom.
	Iraq election is 'Herculean task' The UN's top envoy to Iraq says it will be a "Herculean task" to ensure basic standards are met for January's planned elections.
	Algeria secures Egyptian embassy Security forces are deployed to protect Egypt's embassy in the Algerian capital after Egyptian businesses are attacked.

SOUTH ASIA
	Brown plans Afghan handover talks Prime Minister Gordon Brown hopes to hold talks in London to discuss a timetable for the handover of security in Afghanistan.
	Conjoined twins op 'successful' Doctors in Australia say a 25-hour operation to separate conjoined twins has been successful.
	Four dead in Peshawar explosion Four people are killed and a number injured in an explosion outside a police station in the Pakistani city of Peshawar.

UK
	Dementia patient care criticised People with dementia stay too long in hospital when being treated for injuries and illnesses, the Alzheimer's Society says.
	UK children 'trafficked for sex' Barnardo's says councils are failing girls and boys as young as 10 who are moved around the country by paedophile gangs.
	New talks set on Vauxhall future The head of General Motors' operations in Europe is set to meet the UK government and unions to talk about Vauxhall.

ENGLAND
	Tory woman wins selection battle A Tory parliamentary candidate who had an affair with an MP fights off a bid by a Norfolk constituency association to deselect her.
	Drink binge mother left children A mother who left her four children, one aged three months, for a drink and drugs binge, is given a suspended sentence after admitting child cruelty.
	Voters' details on stolen laptop Names, addresses and signatures of 14,000 voters are on a laptop stolen from a council's offices in Hertfordshire.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Concerns over bridge structure A major gas leak in south Belfast which caused more than 50 homes to be evacuated is repaired.
	Call for end to secret donations A watchdog will tell NI politicians they must be more transparent about their sources of funding if they are to win back public trust.
	NI house price recovery 'patchy' The downturn in the Northern Ireland housing market may have run its course, a survey by the University of Ulster suggests.

SCOTLAND
	Runaways 'at risk of sex abuse' A high proportion of children at risk of sexual exploitation have run away from home or council care, a charity says.
	Forth bridge bill to be unveiled Scottish ministers are unveiling the legislation needed to build the new Forth road bridge, amid a row with Westminster.
	Burley sacked as Scotland manager George Burley is fired as manager of Scotland after a poor sequence of results.

POLITICS
	Brown plans Afghan handover talks Prime Minister Gordon Brown hopes to hold talks in London to discuss a timetable for the handover of security in Afghanistan.
	Tory woman wins selection battle A Tory parliamentary candidate who had an affair with an MP fights off a bid by a Norfolk constituency association to deselect her.
	10% tax on bank profits proposed Banks should pay a new 10% tax on their profits in return for their taxpayer bail-out, the Liberal Democrats say.

BUSINESS
	UK public 'favours spending cuts' The UK public favours tackling the ballooning public deficit with cuts in spending and tax credits, a BBC poll suggests.
	New talks set on Vauxhall future The head of General Motors' operations in Europe is set to meet the UK government and unions to talk about Vauxhall.
	UK stocks surge in global rally World stocks gained on optimism about a global economic recovery, with UK shares touching a 14-month high.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Actor Edward Woodward dies at 79 Actor Edward Woodward dies aged 79, his agent says.
	Moorcock set for Doctor Who story The BBC confirms it is in talks with the fantasy author Michael Moorcock to write a Doctor Who novel.
	Honorary Oscar for actress Bacall Hollywood actress Lauren Bacall receives an honorary Oscar on Saturday in front of stars including Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	US shuttle takes worms into space Nasa's Atlantis shuttle blasts off to deliver spare parts - and worms - to the International Space Station.
	Tuna body shies from fishing ban The body responsible for managing Atlantic bluefin tuna has decided not to suspend the fishery in response to concerns over dwindling stocks.
	Starvation 'wiped out' giant deer A study of ancient teeth provides new clues as to what caused the demise of one of the largest ever species of deer.

TECHNOLOGY
	China joins supercomputer elite China becomes one of a handful of nations to own one of the top five fastest supercomputers in the world.
	Net gets set for alphabet changes Net addresses written entirely in non-Latin characters will make their official debut in 2010.
	UN slated for stifling net debate The UN draws criticism for stifling debate about net censorship after it disrupted a meeting of free-speech advocates in Egypt.

HEALTH
	Dementia patient care criticised People with dementia stay too long in hospital when being treated for injuries and illnesses, the Alzheimer's Society says.
	Ketamine drug use 'harms memory' Frequent use of ketamine - a drug which is becoming increasingly popular with clubbers - is being linked with memory problems.
	Conjoined twins op 'successful' Doctors in Australia say a 25-hour operation to separate conjoined twins has been successful.

EDUCATION
	'Tough decisions' on weak schools Children's Secretary Ed Balls wants rapid action to improve 50 struggling secondary schools in England.
	£2m bonuses for loans firm staff Newly released figures show Student Loans Company staff were paid nearly £2m in bonuses last year.
	Bitter divorcees 'using children' Children in England are often caught up in vindictive legal action by divorcing parents, a survey suggests.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1997: Egyptian militants kill tourists at Luxor More than 60 people die in an attack on a group of foreign tourists visiting a temple in southern Egypt.
	1989: Police crush Prague protest rally Riot police arrest hundreds of people taking part in the biggest show of public dissent in Czechoslovakia for 20 years.
	2003: Washington sniper convicted An ex-soldier who served in the Gulf War is found guilty of at least one of the Washington sniper killings in October 2002.

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