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	Saturday, 15 March, 2008, 1:00 GMT 09:00 +08:00:Asia/Shanghai

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TOP STORIES

	Missing girl Shannon found alive A man is arrested after nine-year-old Shannon Matthews is found hidden in the base of a divan bed in West Yorkshire.

	Deaths reported in Tibet protests At least two people are reported killed in clashes between protesters and police in Tibet's main city of Lhasa.

	Police summon Goa girl's mother The mother of a British teenager murdered in Goa is issued with a summons to appear before police.

	Queen opens new Heathrow terminal The controversial Terminal 5 at London's Heathrow airport is officially opened by the Queen.

	Cameron vows more health visitors David Cameron pledges to double the number of health visitors, in a speech to the Tory spring forum in Gateshead.




WORLD

	Deaths reported in Tibet protests At least two people are reported killed in clashes between protesters and police in Tibet's main city of Lhasa.

	Bear Stearns gets emergency funds US bank Bear Stearns gets emergency funding, raising fears that one of Wall Street's biggest names may collapse.

	EU agrees climate plan deadline EU leaders agree to wrap up talks by the end of the year on an ambitious plan to fight climate change.




AFRICA

	Nigerian deals 'wasted billions' Some $2.2bn-worth of Nigerian energy contracts were awarded without bids by the ex-president, officials say.

	Chad rebels dismiss peace accord Chadian rebels dismiss a peace deal between Sudan and Chad aimed at ending hostilities between the two countries.

	Kenya leak 'not company's fault' A Ugandan mining company implicated in the Kenya toxic leak denies responsibility in the incident.




AMERICAS

	Bear Stearns gets emergency funds US bank Bear Stearns gets emergency funding, raising fears that one of Wall Street's biggest names may collapse.

	Colombia to pay ex-rebel reward The Colombian government is to pay a $2.5m reward to a Farc rebel who killed his boss, the defence minister says.

	US detains 'top al-Qaeda figure' A top al-Qaeda figure who the Pentagon says has close ties to Osama Bin Laden is taken to Guantanamo Bay.




ASIA-PACIFIC

	Deaths reported in Tibet protests At least two people are reported killed in clashes between protesters and police in Tibet's main city of Lhasa.

	US envoy urges N Korea progress Some progress was made at North Korea nuclear talks but more is needed, US negotiator Christopher Hill says.

	Blair in Japan for climate talks Ex-prime minister Tony Blair is in Japan for talks aimed at ending "deadlock" over greenhouse gas targets.




EUROPE

	EU agrees climate plan deadline EU leaders agree to wrap up talks by the end of the year on an ambitious plan to fight climate change.

	Move to ban ruling Turkish party A Turkish state prosecutor asks the country's top court to ban the ruling AK Party for anti-secular activities.

	Kosovo Serbs seize UN courthouse Hundreds of Kosovo Serbs take over a UN courthouse in the northern town of Mitrovica, officials say.




MIDDLE EAST

	Iranians vote in general election Iranians vote in an election with many opponents of President Ahmadinejad barred from running for parliament.

	Funeral Mass for Iraqi archbishop Iraqi Christians attend the funeral of an archbishop whose body was found two weeks after his kidnap.

	Yemeni describes CIA secret jails A Yemeni says he was held for nearly three years in secret CIA prisons and accuses the US of torture.




SOUTH ASIA

	Last case against Zardari dropped A Pakistani court quashes the last corruption case against Asif Zardari, the widower of Benazir Bhutto.

	Nepal agrees to China Everest ban Nepal agrees to China's request to block access to Mt Everest, amid fears of a protest by Tibetan activists.

	Police summon Goa girl's mother The mother of a British teenager murdered in Goa is issued with a summons to appear before police.




UK

	Missing girl Shannon found alive A man is arrested after nine-year-old Shannon Matthews is found hidden in the base of a divan bed in West Yorkshire.

	Cameron vows more health visitors David Cameron pledges to double the number of health visitors, in a speech to the Tory spring forum in Gateshead.

	Police summon Goa girl's mother The mother of a British teenager murdered in Goa is issued with a summons to appear before police.




ENGLAND

	Missing girl Shannon found alive A man is arrested after nine-year-old Shannon Matthews is found hidden in the base of a divan bed in West Yorkshire.

	No action on Man Utd rape claim Manchester United's Jonny Evans will face no action over allegations of rape at a city centre hotel.

	Police summon Goa girl's mother The mother of a British teenager murdered in Goa is issued with a summons to appear before police.




NORTHERN IRELAND

	Fishing boat crewmen found in sea Two fishing boat crewmen are taken to hospital after being pulled from the sea off County Donegal.

	Serial sex offender gets 24 years A sex offender described as "every parent's worst nightmare" is jailed for 24 years for raping young girls.

	Man jailed over schoolboy crash A County Down man who admitted causing the death of a schoolbopy through dangerous driving is jailed.




SCOTLAND

	Alexander donation probe 'robust' The Electoral Commission defends the way it handled its inquiry into Wendy Alexander's leadership campaign.

	Memorial for cadet boat tragedy A memorial service for a teenage Army cadet who died in a boating accident is to be held on Saturday.

	War rally marks Iraq anniversary Anti-war protestors will be converging on Glasgow to mark five years since the start of the war in Iraq.




WALES

	Ex-pop star jailed for child sex A member of the band which had a hit with 'Build Me Up Buttercup' is jailed for child sex offences.

	'Cat confession' man not guilty A man is cleared of murdering his partner in her bed as jurors reject claims that he confessed to his cats.

	Bomb 'used as doorstop' detonated An unexploded bomb, which had been used as a doorstop by a late villager, is blown up by the Army.




POLITICS

	Cameron vows more health visitors David Cameron pledges to double the number of health visitors, in a speech to the Tory spring forum in Gateshead.

	All MPs' claims may be published Detailed expenses claims of all MPs dating back to 2004 look set to be published, the BBC has learned.

	Cameron defends filming of family Conservative leader David Cameron defends his decision to allow a TV news crew to film his family at home.




BUSINESS

	Bear Stearns gets emergency funds US bank Bear Stearns gets emergency funding, raising fears that one of Wall Street's biggest names may collapse.

	'Callous' shares scam condemned A father and daughter showed "callous disregard" for the British victims of their share scam, US investigators say.

	Fresh banking fears knock shares US shares fall sharply on renewed fears about the impact of bad mortgage debt and the wider credit squeeze.




ENTERTAINMENT

	Opera star Watson plans UK tour Opera star Russell Watson is to go on a UK tour later this year after ending treatment for a brain tumour.

	Doctors cleared in Ritter death A US court clearns two doctors of negligence in the 2003 death of actor John Ritter.

	Channel 4 'will cut US imports' Channel 4, home to Desperate Housewives and Ugly Betty, says it will buy fewer US shows in the future.




SCIENCE/NATURE

	Saturn moon 'once had ocean' The Saturnian moon Tethys may once have harboured a liquid ocean beneath its icy surface, scientists tell a planetary conference.

	Property plan's 'low carbon' goal Reducing buildings' energy use in North America is the quickest and cheapest way to cut emissions, a study says.

	Europe develops Moon rover plan The European Space Agency could send a robot rover to the Moon in order to carry out lunar science and test important technologies for the future.




TECHNOLOGY

	Manhunt 2 wins battle for release The ban on controversial video game Manhunt 2 in the UK is lifted and the game will now go on sale.

	Yahoo makes semantic search shift Yahoo is starting to use key elements of next generation net technology known as the "semantic web".

	BBC releases fix for iPlayer hack The BBC issues a fix to stop people downloading streamed programmes from the iPlayer website.




HEALTH

	Junk food advert code launched A global campaign aimed at reducing the marketing of unhealthy food to children is launched.

	Medics taught to spot drink abuse Doctors are to be given special training to spot people who drink too much, the government has said.

	More doctors and nurses in NHS The number of doctors and nurses in the NHS has increased in the past year, but there are fewer support staff, official figures reveal.




EDUCATION

	Cambridge drops language demand Cambridge says students no longer need a language GCSE as it tries to boost state school applications.

	Celebrity culture 'harms pupils' The cult of celebrity is damaging children's educational aspirations, a teaching union warns.

	Female heads 'at all-time high' The number of women becoming head teachers is rising but more should be encouraged, says a study.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES

1990: Observer journalist executed in Iraq
Iraqi authorities execute The Observer journalist Farzad Bazoft in Baghdad bringing strong condemnation from Britain.

1976: Tube driver shot dead
The driver of a London Underground train is shot dead as he chases a gunman after a bomb exploded on his train.

1981: Pakistani jet hostages released
The passengers and crew of a Pakistan Airways plane held hostage for nearly two weeks have been released in Syria.




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