Sunday, November 8, 2009

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Monday, 09 November, 2009, 4:00 GMT 04:00 +00:00:Europe/London
TOP STORIES
Claims of sex abuse by women grow
Calls to ChildLine reporting sexual abuse by woman is rising five times faster than calls about male attackers, the charity reveals.
  Berliners to mark demise of Wall
World leaders are due to join thousands of Berliners marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
  Mother attacks PM sympathy letter
No 10 defends the way Gordon Brown writes to bereaved families after a dead soldier's mother said he misspelled her son's name.
  Scores die in El Salvador floods
El Salvador declares a national emergency after at least 124 people die in floods and landslides after days of heavy rain.
  Watchdog rejects paper hack claim
The Press Complaints Commission rejects allegations of widespread phone-tapping at the News of the World.
WORLD
Scores die in El Salvador floods
El Salvador declares a national emergency after at least 124 people die in floods and landslides after days of heavy rain.
  Chavez steps up Colombia rhetoric
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez urges his armed forces to be prepared for a possible war with Colombia.
  Free market flawed, says survey
A BBC World Service poll on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall finds global dissatisfaction with capitalism.
AFRICA
Bashir cancels visit to Istanbul
Sudan's President Bashir, indicted for war crimes in Darfur, pulls out of a summit in Istanbul, following pressure from the EU and US.
  China pledges $10bn Africa loans
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pledges $10bn in loans to Africa over the next three years, reports say.
  ICC seeking speedy Kenya trials
The ICC's top prosecutor says perpetrators of Kenya's post-poll violence could face trial as early as next July.
AMERICAS
Scores die in El Salvador floods
El Salvador declares a national emergency after at least 124 people die in floods and landslides after days of heavy rain.
  Chavez steps up Colombia rhetoric
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez urges his armed forces to be prepared for a possible war with Colombia.
  US Senate may probe army shooting
A top US senator says he is planning to investigate whether last week's deadly army base shooting was a terror attack.
ASIA-PACIFIC
Dalai Lama in Tibet border visit
Thousands turn out to welcome the Dalai Lama on his controversial visit to a monastery close to the Tibetan border.
  Japanese protest against US base
Thousands of people attend a rally to demand the removal of a US military base on the Japanese island of Okinawa.
  China pledges $10bn Africa loans
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pledges $10bn in loans to Africa over the next three years, reports say.
EUROPE
Berliners to mark demise of Wall
World leaders are due to join thousands of Berliners marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
  Bashir cancels visit to Istanbul
Sudan's President Bashir, indicted for war crimes in Darfur, pulls out of a summit in Istanbul, following pressure from the EU and US.
  Camorra boss arrested in Naples
Italian police arrest influential mafia boss Luigi Esposito - the latest in a string of Camorra bosses held recently.
MIDDLE EAST
Iraq MPs approve election reform
The Iraqi parliament approves a crucial election law ahead of national polls due to be held in January 2010.
  Saudis 'push back Yemen rebels'
Saudi Arabia says it has regained control of territory seized by Yemeni rebels in a cross-border incursion.
  Lebanon government accord reached
Lebanon's Hezbollah says its opposition alliance has agreed to join a national unity government under PM-designate, Saad Hariri.
SOUTH ASIA
Deadly suicide attack in Pakistan
At least 12 people, including an anti-Taliban mayor, die in a suicide attack near Pakistan's north-western city of Peshawar.
  Dalai Lama in Tibet border visit
Thousands turn out to welcome the Dalai Lama on his controversial visit to a monastery close to the Tibetan border.
  Afghans die in 'Nato air strike'
Nato officials investigate whether the death of eight Afghans working with US troops was a "friendly-fire" incident.
UK
Claims of sex abuse by women grow
Calls to ChildLine reporting sexual abuse by woman is rising five times faster than calls about male attackers, the charity reveals.
  Mother attacks PM sympathy letter
No 10 defends the way Gordon Brown writes to bereaved families after a dead soldier's mother said he misspelled her son's name.
  Watchdog rejects paper hack claim
The Press Complaints Commission rejects allegations of widespread phone-tapping at the News of the World.
ENGLAND
Web may hold firework murder clue
Police are to examine social networking sites on the internet as part of investigations into the murder of a mother-of-nine from Cornwall.
  Families remember fallen soldiers
Wreaths are laid by the families of the two soldiers from North East Lincolnshire who were killed in Afghanistan.
  Twitchers flock to see rare bird
A bird which is rarely seen in the UK is spotted on the River Severn at a nature reserve in Gloucestershire.
NORTHERN IRELAND
Road hole 'caused by air pocket'
The collapse of one of Belfast's busiest roads was caused by an air pocket rising to the surface, an NI Water spokesman says.
  Arrests after £500,000 drugs find
Police on both sides of the Irish border arrest three men as they uncover a "substantial" amount of cannabis and cash.
  Parade postponed amid PSNI search
A Remembrance Day parade is postponed as police receive information a device may have been left in County Londonderry.
SCOTLAND
Car jobs saved following buy-out
A car parts company, which went into administration in September, is bought by members of its former management team.
  Missing boy found safe and well
A 15-year-old boy who went missing is found by police in Glasgow - but the search is still on for another teenager.
  Dounreay 50th anniversary marked
The moment a Scottish nuclear power complex began generating energy from uranium 50 years ago is recalled.
POLITICS
Mother attacks PM sympathy letter
No 10 defends the way Gordon Brown writes to bereaved families after a dead soldier's mother said he misspelled her son's name.
  PM at Berlin Wall commemoration
Gordon Brown will pay tribute to "men and women who dared to dream" at an event marking 20 years since the Berlin Wall fell.
  UK 'not convinced' by Afghan goal
The public are not convinced by the Afghan war, the head of the UK's armed forces says, as a poll suggests support is ebbing away.
BUSINESS
Bad credit card debts 'will soar'
Bad credit card debts may reach as much as 9% of all outstanding balances by end the of next year, an accountancy firm says.
  Small firms 'surviving' recession
A study shows almost half of small businesses have maintained profitability, refuting criticism by Lord Sugar.
  Cadbury awaits latest Kraft move
UK confectioner Cadbury will soon find out if it will be the target of a hostile bid by would-be US suitor Kraft Foods.
ENTERTAINMENT
Greatest day for Take That singer
Take That singer Mark Owen marries his fiancee Emma Ferguson at an intimate ceremony at a parish church in the Highlands.
  Morrissey stops show over missile
Morrissey walks off stage in Liverpool after he is hit on the head by a plastic drinks container.
  JLS oust Cole from top of chart
Former X Factor contestants JLS oust show judge Cheryl Cole from the top of the singles chart.
SCIENCE/NATURE
Nasa and Esa sign Mars agreement
The US and European space agencies sign the "letter of intent" tying together their Mars exploration programmes.
  Early life stress 'changes' genes
A study in mice has shown how stress in early life can have a long-term impact on genes and on behaviour.
  Niger's giraffes stage a comeback
The giraffe population of Niger, on the edge of extinction 10 years ago, is on the rise and moving to new habitats.
TECHNOLOGY
Play.com hit by ordering glitch
Customers of online shop Play.com contact the BBC to report problems with its ordering system.
  Gadget problems divide the sexes
A technology helpline claims that there are significant differences between the types of calls it receives from men and women.
  Early origins for uncanny valley
Human suspicion of realistic robots and avatars may have earlier origins than previously thought.
HEALTH
Stroke campaign boosts awareness
The number of 999 calls about stroke symptoms has risen 70% in England since the launch of an awareness campaign.
  Report dismays breastmilk lobby
Breastfeeding campaigners express dismay at a watchdog's report on advertising for follow-on formula.
  US House backs healthcare reforms
A landmark bill that could extend healthcare coverage to tens of millions passes in the US lower House after a tense vote.
EDUCATION
Many 'against student fee rise'
Most people are opposed to raising the fees students in England pay for their university tuition, a survey suggests.
  Claims of sex abuse by women grow
Calls to ChildLine reporting sexual abuse by woman is rising five times faster than calls about male attackers, the charity reveals.
  University fee review date set
The terms of a planned review into fees paid by England's university students will be announced on Monday.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1985: America welcomes Charles and Diana
The royal couple end their first day of a four-day visit to the States at a gala dinner in Washington hosted by President Reagan.
  1960: Narrow victory for John F Kennedy
Senator John F Kennedy has won the election to become the youngest elected president of the United States.
  1979: Paperboy's killers convicted
Four men are found guilty of killing paperboy Carl Bridgewater. <I>Eighteen years later their convictions were quashed. </I>
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