Saturday, April 3, 2010

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Sunday, 04 April, 2010, 3:00 GMT 04:00 +01:00:Europe/London
TOP STORIES
South African Terreblanche killed
South African President Jacob Zuma calls for calm after white supremacist leader Eugene Terreblanche is beaten to death.
  Pope to speak amid Church crisis
Pope Benedict is set to deliver his key Easter speech amid a child sex-abuse scandal that has engulfed the Catholic Church.
  Haye stops Ruiz to retain title
Britain's David Haye stops John Ruiz in round nine to make a successful first defence of his WBA heavyweight crown in Manchester.
  Gay B&B refusal acceptable - Tory
The shadow home secretary is recorded suggesting people who run bed and breakfasts should be able to reject gay guests.
  Archbishop 'regrets' church row
Dr Rowan Williams expresses "regret" for any difficulties caused by his remarks about child abuse in the Catholic Church in Ireland.
WORLD
South African Terreblanche killed
South African President Jacob Zuma calls for calm after white supremacist leader Eugene Terreblanche is beaten to death.
  Pope to speak amid Church crisis
Pope Benedict is set to deliver his key Easter speech amid a child sex-abuse scandal that has engulfed the Catholic Church.
  Iraq gunmen kill Sunni villagers
Iraqi gunmen disguised as soldiers kill at least 25 people, believed to be al-Qaeda opponents, in a Sunni village, police say.
AFRICA
South African Terreblanche killed
South African President Jacob Zuma calls for calm after white supremacist leader Eugene Terreblanche is beaten to death.
  'No delay' for Sudanese elections
Sudanese officials say this month's national polls will not be delayed, despite boycott threats.
  Senegal unveils $27m giant statue
Senegal inaugurates a $27m monument - higher than the Statue of Liberty - as thousands take to the streets in protest.
AMERICAS
US delays China currency report
The US Treasury delays by several months a report on whether China manipulates its currency, the yuan.
  Apple iPad hits shops in America
New tablet computer device has gone on sale in Apple stores across the US.
  Teenagers 'find body on egg hunt'
Two US teenagers taking part in an Easter egg hunt in the state of Iowa find a body in a park, police say.
ASIA-PACIFIC
Red-shirts occupy central Bangkok
Tens of thousands of Thai protesters occupy central Bangkok in their latest push to topple the government.
  S Korea ends search for sailors
South Korea calls off a rescue operation for more than 40 sailors missing since a warship sank mysteriously last week.
  Alert over Barrier Reef oil leak
A Chinese ship runs aground off north-eastern Australia, sparking an alert of an oil leak into the Great Barrier Reef.
EUROPE
Pope to speak amid Church crisis
Pope Benedict is set to deliver his key Easter speech amid a child sex-abuse scandal that has engulfed the Catholic Church.
  Afghan soldiers killed by Germans
Five Afghan soldiers are killed and three injured by German troops in an incident in northern Afghanistan, Nato says.
  Putin signs key deals with Chavez
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Russian PM Vladimir Putin sign a series of key deals following talks in Caracas.
MIDDLE EAST
Iraq gunmen kill Sunni villagers
Iraqi gunmen disguised as soldiers kill at least 25 people, believed to be al-Qaeda opponents, in a Sunni village, police say.
  'Dead' Gaza youth alive and well
A Palestinian teenager reported to have been shot dead in a clash near the Gaza border returns home alive and well.
  ElBaradei backer 'held in Egypt'
Human rights activists in Egypt say the publisher of a recent book supporting Mohammed ElBaradei has been arrested.
SOUTH ASIA
Afghan soldiers killed by Germans
Five Afghan soldiers are killed and three injured by German troops in an incident in northern Afghanistan, Nato says.
  Karzai seeks to allay US concerns
Afghan President Hamid Karzai calls the US to ease concerns about a speech in which he blamed the UN and EU for fraud.
  Pakistan's attorney general quits
Pakistan's attorney general resigns in a row with the law ministry over the reopening of high-profile corruption cases.
UK
Bishops' sermons to discuss abuse
The heads of the Roman Catholic churches in England, Wales and Scotland are to use their Easter sermons to preach about the sin of sex abuse.
  Girl, 12, found stabbed to death
A 37-year-old man is arrested after a 12-year-old girl was found stabbed to death in Greater Manchester.
  Haye stops Ruiz to retain title
Britain's David Haye stops John Ruiz in round nine to make a successful first defence of his WBA heavyweight crown in Manchester.
ENGLAND
Girl, 12, found stabbed to death
A 37-year-old man is arrested after a 12-year-old girl was found stabbed to death in Greater Manchester.
  Victim stripped naked by robbers
A 17-year-old boy is hit with a metal bar and a chair leg before being stripped naked in an attack in Greater Manchester.
  Haye stops Ruiz to retain title
Britain's David Haye stops John Ruiz in round nine to make a successful first defence of his WBA heavyweight crown in Manchester.
NORTHERN IRELAND
Archbishop 'regrets' church row
Dr Rowan Williams expresses "regret" for any difficulties caused by his remarks about child abuse in the Catholic Church in Ireland.
  Homes powerless for fifth night
About 1,500 households are expected to spend a fifth night without power, Northern Ireland Electricity says.
  Empey mulls Robinson 'liar' claim
Unionist politicians dubbed "liars" by First Minister Peter Robinson in a BBC interview call for him to retract his remarks.
SCOTLAND
Cardinal vows to protect children
The Catholic Church in Scotland is doing "everything it can" to safeguard children from sexual abuse by priests, its leader says.
  CBI calls for 'fair' competition
A leading business group calls on the Scottish government to give private firms the chance to provide public sector services.
  Man dies in hospital after attack
A 23-year-old man dies in hospital after he was injured in an assault in South Lanarkshire, police say.
POLITICS
Gay B&B refusal acceptable - Tory
The shadow home secretary is recorded suggesting people who run bed and breakfasts should be able to reject gay guests.
  Tories tell union to start school
A teachers' union has been challenged to open its own school - in a debate with the Conservatives about their "free school" policy.
  Gene Hunt sparks propaganda war
The Conservatives seize on Labour's use of a cult BBC TV character to put their own spin on the latest election poster.
BUSINESS
Mandelson attacks Barclays head
Lord Mandelson brands the president of Barclays, Bob Diamond, the "unacceptable face of banking".
  Daimler admits worldwide bribery
German carmaker Daimler pleads guilty to US corruption charges and agrees to pay $185m (£121m) to settle the case.
  Bank survey shows customers happy
A high level of satisfaction with the service of the UK's banks is revealed in a survey for the BBC.
ENTERTAINMENT
Dynasty star John Forsythe dies
John Forsythe, the former Dynasty star and voice of Charlie in Charlie's Angels, dies aged 92 after battling cancer.
  Badu charged for nude music video
US neo-soul singer Erykah Badu is charged with disorderly conduct for stripping on a Dallas street for her music video shoot.
  Malkovich objects to fraud award
Actor John Malkovich's lawyers file a legal complaint over the amount he will receive from the bankruptcy of jailed financier Bernie Madoff.
SCIENCE/NATURE
Concern over non-native species
A conservation charity warns a number of non-native mammal species are damaging the UK countryside by eating crops and threatening native wildlife.
  Countdown on for shuttle launch
Nasa has started the countdown to Monday's space shuttle launch that will ferry equipment to the International Space Station.
  Blocking gene boosts radiotherapy
A gene which hinders the ability of radiotherapy to kill cancer cells has been detected by UK researchers.
TECHNOLOGY
Apple iPad hits shops in America
New tablet computer device has gone on sale in Apple stores across the US.
  Tributes to 'father of computing'
Microsoft founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen lead tributes to Edward Roberts, the "father of the PC", who died at the age of 68.
  Facebook duo's fight with founder
Two brothers awarded millions of dollars after claiming they had come up with the idea for Facebook tell BBC News their legal battle isn't over.
HEALTH
Blocking gene boosts radiotherapy
A gene which hinders the ability of radiotherapy to kill cancer cells has been detected by UK researchers.
  Tories urge cancer drugs rethink
Too many new cancer drugs are being turned down or restricted to small groups of NHS patients in England, the Conservatives say.
  Hospital checklists 'cut deaths'
Checklists that spell out how to care for those with common conditions have dramatically reduced deaths, say hospitals.
EDUCATION
Union 'to defend state education'
The NASUWT urges members to "defend state education", saying it is a choice between public services and a free market.
  Older teachers warn of 'ageism'
Older teachers feel they are being pushed aside and treated unfairly, a teachers' conference is to be told.
  Tories tell union to start school
A teachers' union has been challenged to open its own school - in a debate with the Conservatives about their "free school" policy.
ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
  1968: Martin Luther King shot dead
The American black civil rights leader, Dr Martin Luther King, is assassinated.
  1979: Deposed Pakistani PM is executed
Pakistan's former Prime Minister, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, is hanged in spite of international calls for clemency.
  1991: Orkney 'abuse' children go home
The children at the centre of satanic abuse allegations in the Orkney Islands off Scotland are reunited with their families after the case was thrown out of court.

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