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	Wednesday, 20 February, 2008, 5:00 GMT 10:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta

Shopping for jihad How a Birmingham man supported Afghan militants		The N-word Was Thatcher the last person to nationalise a UK firm?

TOP STORIES
	Obama wins Wisconsin primary poll Barack Obama and John McCain are projected to win in Wisconsin, the latest phase of the White House race.
	CPS failed to run suspect checks Fifteen crime suspects whose details were not acted on for a year by the prosecution service are sought by police.
	Northern Rock bill clears Commons Emergency legislation to nationalise Northern Rock is moving to the Lords after being approved by MPs.
	Inmates 'at risk' in police cells Doctors' leaders warn of the potential health risks of putting inmates in police or court cells.
	US urges reform as Castro quits Washington says Cuba should move to democracy after Fidel Castro says he is retiring, but its embargo stands.

WORLD
	Obama wins Wisconsin primary poll Barack Obama and John McCain are projected to win in Wisconsin, the latest phase of the White House race.
	Musharraf rules out resignation Pakistan's President Musharraf says he has no plans to resign, as the opposition seeks an alliance against him.
	Nato troops close Kosovo border Nato troops seal Kosovo's northern borders after Serb protestors torch police posts at crossing points.

AFRICA
	Ugandans reach war crimes accord Ugandan rebels agree to let courts deal with war crimes - one of the obstacles to a peace deal.
	Nigeria denies militant's death The Nigerian government denies claims that militant leader Henry Okah has been killed while in detention.
	Bush urges end to Darfur 'evil' George W Bush says violence in Darfur must be stopped "once and for all", as he continues his tour of Africa.

AMERICAS
	Obama wins Wisconsin primary poll Barack Obama and John McCain are projected to win in Wisconsin, the latest phase of the White House race.
	US urges reform as Castro quits Washington says Cuba should move to democracy after Fidel Castro says he is retiring, but its embargo stands.
	Top US court rejects spying case The US Supreme Court dismisses a legal challenge to an eavesdropping programme started after 9/11.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Curfew for US troops in Okinawa The US military imposes a curfew on its troops in Okinawa, amid outrage over a recent alleged rape.
	Deadly S Korea helicopter crash Seven people are feared dead after an army helicopter crashes in Gyeonggi province in South Korea.
	Burma confirms draft constitution Burma's government says its draft constitution has been completed, paving the way for a referendum in May.

EUROPE
	Nato troops close Kosovo border Nato troops seal Kosovo's northern borders after Serb protestors torch police posts at crossing points.
	Stolen paintings found in Zurich Works by van Gogh and Monet, taken in one of the world's largest art thefts, are found in an abandoned car.
	Soviet prima ballerina dies at 66 Soviet prima ballerina Natalia Bessmertnova dies after a long illness at the age of 66, the Bolshoi announces.

MIDDLE EAST
	US envoy warns over Iraq pullout The US envoy to Iraq warns against an over-hasty pullout of troops amid policy pledges by Democratic hopefuls.
	Gaza boy 'killed in Israeli raid' A 10-year-old boy is shot dead by Israeli troops during a raid into central Gaza, Palestinian medics say.
	Iran allows reformist candidates The Iranian body that vets election candidates reinstates another 251 who had been banned from March's vote.

SOUTH ASIA
	Musharraf rules out resignation Pakistan's President Musharraf says he has no plans to resign, as the opposition seeks an alliance against him.
	Maoists demand Nepal presidency Maoist leader Prachanda says he expects to be Nepal's first president after its monarchy is abolished.
	Ex-Afghan warlord is 'suspended' Afghanistan's attorney general says he has suspended former warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum from the government.

UK
	CPS failed to run suspect checks Fifteen crime suspects whose details were not acted on for a year by the prosecution service are sought by police.
	Northern Rock bill clears Commons Emergency legislation to nationalise Northern Rock is moving to the Lords after being approved by MPs.
	Bid to tackle 'sick-note culture' Health Secretary Alan Johnson is expected to set out how he wants to reform the nation's "sick-note" culture.

ENGLAND
	Murder accused's shame over sex The man accused of killing a teenage model tells a court he is "disgusted" with himself for having sex with her corpse.
	Man guilty of teenager's murder A married man is found guilty of murdering his teenage lover after she started a romance with his older brother.
	'Fire risk' for crowded migrants Immigrants to the UK are living in dangerously overcrowded housing, creating the risk of a major fire disaster, a chief fire officer tells the BBC.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Alcohol treatment for 10-year-old A 10-year-old was treated last year for alcohol-related illness at a Northern Ireland hospital, it has emerged.
	Poots hits out at gay rugby team NI's only gay rugby team is promoting a form of sporting apartheid, Sports Minister Edwin Poots claims.
	Paisley in Scots Government talks Northern Ireland's First Minister Ian Paisley is in Edinburgh for talks with the Scottish Government.

SCOTLAND
	Paisley in Scots Government talks Northern Ireland's First Minister Ian Paisley is in Edinburgh for talks with the Scottish Government.
	Row over 'poll' on EU referendum A row erupts over a private poll to see whether there's demand for a national referendum on reforms to the European Union.
	Decision on animal snares ban due An announcement is due in the Scottish Parliament that could make Scotland the first part of the UK to ban animal snares.

WALES
	Parents attack suicides coverage The parents of a boy who apparently killed himself fear media coverage could prompt others to copy him.
	Corus fined over worker's death Steelmaker Corus is ordered to pay nearly £300,000 after the death of one of its workers at its Trostre plant.
	Pcs' 'squabble' over police van A policeman denies wounding a colleague in a row over who was to drive a force van, a trial hears.

POLITICS
	CPS failed to run suspect checks Fifteen crime suspects whose details were not acted on for a year by the prosecution service are sought by police.
	Northern Rock bill clears Commons Emergency legislation to nationalise Northern Rock is moving to the Lords after being approved by MPs.
	Paisley in Scots Government talks Northern Ireland's First Minister Ian Paisley is in Edinburgh for talks with the Scottish Government.

BUSINESS
	House price 'threat' to economy A downward spiral of falling house prices and reduced lending threatens the economy, an economist warns.
	Oil prices hit record in New York Oil prices surge to record levels as traders bet that the Opec nations will reduce output.
	Barclays boss over 2007 'stress' The chief executive of Barclay's bank, John Varley, tells the BBC that his bank has passed a "stress test".

ENTERTAINMENT
	Radio 1 DJ jailed on drug charge BBC Radio 1 drum 'n' bass DJ Grooverider is jailed for four years in Dubai for possession of cannabis.
	BBC TV programmes put on iTunes Spooks, Life on Mars and other BBC shows are made available to download from digital store iTunes.
	Stolen paintings found in Zurich Works by van Gogh and Monet, taken in one of the world's largest art thefts, are found in an abandoned car.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	'Frog from hell' fossil unearthed A 70-million-year-old fossil of a giant frog has been unearthed in Madagascar by a team of UK and US scientists.
	First stars 'may have been dark' The first stars in the Universe may have been powered by dark matter, according to a new theory.
	Hammerhead in need of protection Over-fishing and demand for shark fins are pushing the scalloped hammerhead towards the brink of extinction, say experts.

TECHNOLOGY
	Brain control headset for gamers Games will soon be able to interact with the virtual world using their thoughts and emotions alone.
	'Hacker' launches iTunes copying A firm run by a notorious Norwegian hacker offers software to make sharing music and films easier.
	Toshiba drops out of HD DVD war Toshiba will stop making its HD DVDs, ending a battle with rival format Blu-ray over which would be the standard.

HEALTH
	Bid to tackle 'sick-note culture' Health Secretary Alan Johnson is expected to set out how he wants to reform the nation's "sick-note" culture.
	Inmates 'at risk' in police cells Doctors' leaders warn of the potential health risks of putting inmates in police or court cells.
	Music 'can aid stroke recovery' Listening to music in the early stages after a stroke can improve a patient's recovery, research suggests.

EDUCATION
	£800m 'not cutting drop-out rate' A fifth of students are still dropping out of their university courses despite millions spent on the issue.
	Pilot test rogue results revealed The government explains some of the "unusual" results in a pilot of tests that might replace England's Sats.
	Schoolboy killed in mountain fall A 12-year-old boy from Kent falls to his death while trekking on a school trip in southern Austria.

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