Thursday, December 31, 2009

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TOP STORIES
PM orders airport security review
Gordon Brown has ordered an airport security review after the "wake-up call" of the alleged failed US plane attack.
  Obama lauds CIA after bomb strike
Barack Obama praises the CIA after seven staff were killed by an Afghan bomber - one of the worst attacks in its history.
  Revellers mark the start of 2010
Hundreds of thousands of UK revellers greet the new year against a backdrop of musical events and firework displays.
  Alcohol toll 'could cripple NHS'
The cost of treating increasing numbers of people drinking heavily threatens to cripple NHS hospitals, warn experts.
  Williams urges suffering action
The Archbishop of Canterbury has called on people to respond to the suffering of those in distant countries as if it involved a member of their own family.
WORLD
Obama lauds CIA after bomb strike
Barack Obama praises the CIA after seven staff were killed by an Afghan bomber - one of the worst attacks in its history.
  N Korea urges 'end to hostility'
North Korea issues a New Year message calling for an end to hostile relations with the US, and peace on the Korean peninsula.
  New Year seen in around the world
Thousands of people around the world hold celebrations and fireworks displays to welcome the 2010 new year.
AFRICA
Ethiopia rejects hunger warning
An Ethiopian minister denies reports that millions of people need urgent food aid after years of drought.
  Nigeria doctor 'sold own babies'
Police in south-eastern Nigeria arrest a doctor suspected of impregnating girls and selling their babies.
  Senegal apology for Christ 'slur'
Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade apologises after comparing a controversial statue to Jesus Christ.
AMERICAS
Obama lauds CIA after bomb strike
Barack Obama praises the CIA after seven staff were killed by an Afghan bomber - one of the worst attacks in its history.
  Obama briefed on plane bomb probe
US President Obama is briefed on security lapses that allegedly allowed a Nigerian man to smuggle a bomb onto a plane.
  Montana rules on assisted suicide
The Supreme Court in the US state of Montana rules that doctor-assisted suicide does not clash with state law.
ASIA-PACIFIC
N Korea urges 'end to hostility'
North Korea issues a New Year message calling for an end to hostile relations with the US, and peace on the Korean peninsula.
  China and Asean trade deal begins
A new free trade area incorporating China and the six founding Asean members is coming into effect.
  New Year seen in around the world
Thousands of people around the world hold celebrations and fireworks displays to welcome the 2010 new year.
EUROPE
Finland shootings leave six dead
Police in Finland find the body of a man who killed five people in a shooting rampage in the southern city of Espoo.
  Lithuania shuts nuclear generator
Lithuania shuts down Ignalina, its only nuclear power station - a condition of its European Union membership.
  French online piracy law in force
The first effects of France's controversial new law against internet piracy will begin to be felt as the new year starts.
MIDDLE EAST
Judge dismisses Blackwater case
A US judge dismisses all charges against five guards from US security firm Blackwater over the killing of 17 Iraqis in 2007.
  Freed hostage tells of captivity
Freed Briton Peter Moore says he was roughly treated after being kidnapped in Iraq but conditions improved in the last few months.
  Protests against blockade of Gaza
Several hundred people join protests in Gaza, Israel and Egypt against the blockade of the Gaza Strip.
SOUTH ASIA
CIA chief confirms Afghan deaths
The CIA chief confirms seven officers - reportedly including a mother-of-three who was station chief - were killed in Afghanistan.
  US men face court in Pakistan
Pakistan police say they are seeking to charge five Americans arrested in the country in December with terrorism.
  Delhi resumes Pakistan sport ties
India sends its first sports team to Pakistan since the November 2008 Mumbai (Bombay) bombings which killed 174 people.
UK
PM orders airport security review
Gordon Brown has ordered an airport security review after the "wake-up call" of the alleged failed US plane attack.
  Alcohol toll 'could cripple NHS'
The cost of treating increasing numbers of people drinking heavily threatens to cripple NHS hospitals, warn experts.
  Revellers mark the start of 2010
Hundreds of thousands of UK revellers greet the new year against a backdrop of musical events and firework displays.
ENGLAND
Fireworks show attracts thousands
More than 200,000 people line the banks of the River Thames in London to welcome in 2010 with a fireworks display.
  Two more on father murder charge
Two men are charged with murdering a father-of-five who died from multiple injuries after being hit by a vehicle in Kent.
  Major rescue after trawler fire
Four crewmen from a Cornish trawler are airlifted to hospital after their fishing boat caught fire off the Isles of Scilly.
NORTHERN IRELAND
Irish cardinal Cahal Daly dies
Cardinal Cahal Daly, the former Primate of All Ireland, has died in Belfast at the age of 92, it has been announced.
  Shots are fired at police station
A number of shots are fired at Crossmaglen police station in south Armagh on Wednesday night.
  Medical staff 'at breaking point'
Medical staff at Antrim Area Hospital are at breaking point because of a lack of resources, a doctor there claims.
SCOTLAND
Crowds enjoy Hogmanay fireworks
Thousands of people defy sub-zero temperatures to attend new year street parties in Edinburgh and Glasgow.
  Recession 'threat' to education
Teachers' leaders claim education funding is under a "very real" threat amid the recession.
  Domestic abuse warning for fans
Police are to send football fans text messages urging them to avoid violent behaviour after major matches.
POLITICS
PM orders airport security review
Gordon Brown has ordered an airport security review after the "wake-up call" of the alleged failed US plane attack.
  Ministers attacked over Bovine TB
The NFU accuses ministers of doing nothing to stop thousands of cattle being slaughtered because of Bovine TB.
  Straw sparks row over police work
Justice Secretary Jack Straw says he is "sceptical" about police claims they are overworked saying some prefer staying "in the warm".
BUSINESS
Stock markets recover in 2009
Stock markets recover in 2009, with Shanghai among the best performers as the index rises 80% over the course of the year.
  Tiger Woods loses AT&T as sponsor
Golf star Tiger Woods' fall from grace continues as the US phone giant becomes the latest to end its sponsorship.
  China and Asean trade deal begins
A new free trade area incorporating China and the six founding Asean members is coming into effect.
ENTERTAINMENT
Parfitt and Rossi appointed OBEs
Status Quo rockers Rick Parfitt and Francis Rossi are appointed OBEs for services to music and charity.
  Singer Morrison denies baby story
Veteran singer Van Morrison denies reports he has become a father again, saying they are "utterly without foundation".
  U2 tour hottest US ticket of 2009
Irish rock band U2 had the most successful North American tour of 2009, according to music trade publication Pollstar.
SCIENCE/NATURE
Devil cancer source 'identified'
Researchers say they have identified the genetic source of fatal tumours that are driving Tasmanian devils towards extinction.
  DNA analysed from early European
Scientists have analysed DNA extracted from the remains of a 30,000-year-old European hunter-gatherer.
  'Lifeless' prions can 'evolve'
Scientists show for the first time that 'lifeless' prion proteins, devoid of DNA and RNA, can evolve like higher forms of life.
TECHNOLOGY
New Year Honours for game makers
Four veterans of the UK's computer game industry have been given New Year Honours.
  'Start-up' visas to boost US tech
Plans to create "start-up" visas in the US for foreign entrepreneurs with hi-tech business ideas will be debated in 2010.
  French online piracy law in force
The first effects of France's controversial new law against internet piracy will begin to be felt as the new year starts.
HEALTH
Alcohol toll 'could cripple NHS'
The cost of treating increasing numbers of people drinking heavily threatens to cripple NHS hospitals, warn experts.
  'Lifeless' prions can 'evolve'
Scientists show for the first time that 'lifeless' prion proteins, devoid of DNA and RNA, can evolve like higher forms of life.
  Eye damage from pet tarantulas
A man suffered severe eye inflammation after cleaning out his pet tarantula spider's cage, doctors say.
EDUCATION
UCL rejects bomb suspect reports
A London university rejects claims the Christmas Day airline bomb suspect was radicalised while studying there.
  Assaults by young pupils 'rising'
Assaults by children aged five or under led to 2,600 suspensions from schools in England in 2007-8, figures show.
  Recession 'threat' to education
Teachers' leaders claim education funding is under a "very real" threat amid the recession.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1995: Serial killer West found hanged
Fred West, the Gloucestershire builder charged with 12 murders, is found dead in his prison cell.
  2000: World celebrates New Millennium
Billions of people around the world welcome in the New Millennium with some of the most spectacular celebrations ever seen.
  1973: Britain joins the EEC
The United Kingdom becomes a fully-fledged member of the European Economic Community.
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