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	Sunday, 16 March, 2008, 1:00 GMT 09:00 +08:00:Asia/Shanghai

10 things
Toasters are banned in Cuba + 9 other newsy nibbles from the week

Next move
Shannon is safe but the investigation is far from over




TOP STORIES

	Mother's joy at Shannon reunion Shannon Matthews' mother says she is "overwhelmed" at being reunited with her daughter, who is now in care.

	Crane collapses on NYC apartments Four people die as a 19-storey crane topples into apartment buildings in New York, Mayor Michael Bloomberg says.

	Albania rocked by huge explosions At least five people are killed and 243 are injured in a series of blasts at an arms depot near Tirana.

	China sets Tibet protest deadline Tibetan officials give anti-China protesters until Monday to surrender after riots left at least 10 people dead.

	House trashed after radio 'shout' Hundreds of gatecrashers trash a house after a birthday party was mentioned on BBC Radio 1.




WORLD

	Albania rocked by huge explosions At least five people are killed and 243 are injured in a series of blasts at an arms depot near Tirana.

	China sets Tibet protest deadline Tibetan officials give anti-China protesters until Monday to surrender after riots left at least 10 people dead.

	Pakistan restaurant hit by blast A bomb blast at a restaurant popular with foreigners in Pakistan's capital kills at least one person.




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.

	Crane collapses on NYC apartments Four people die as a 19-storey crane topples into apartment buildings in New York, Mayor Michael Bloomberg says.

	Severe wind storm strikes Atlanta A severe wind storm hits the US city of Atlanta, damaging skyscrapers, hotels and two sports arenas.




ASIA-PACIFIC

	China sets Tibet protest deadline Tibetan officials give anti-China protesters until Monday to surrender after riots left at least 10 people dead.

	China leaders confirmed in office China's leader Hu Jintao is elected for another five-year term as president, after a near-unanimous vote.

	Blair wants 'climate revolution' Ex-prime minister Tony Blair has called for "global environment revolution" during a trip to Japan.




EUROPE

	Albania rocked by huge explosions At least five people are killed and 243 are injured in a series of blasts at an arms depot near Tirana.

	Turkish PM attacks proposed ban A surprise proposal to ban Turkey's ruling AK party is against the "national will", says the Prime Minister.

	Ukraine journalist killers jailed A Ukrainian court jails three former policemen over the murder of investigative journalist Georgiy Gongadze.




MIDDLE EAST

	Hard-liners 'dominate Iran poll' President Ahmadinejad's allies lead in parliamentary polls as Iran's reformists struggle, early results show.

	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

	Pakistan restaurant hit by blast A bomb blast at a restaurant popular with foreigners in Pakistan's capital kills at least one person.

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

	Police question Goa girl's mother The mother of Scarlett Keeling, the British teenager murdered in Goa, is questioned by police.




UK

	Mother's joy at Shannon reunion Shannon Matthews' mother says she is "overwhelmed" at being reunited with her daughter, who is now in care.

	Boys charged over attack on Pcs Two teenagers are charged with attempted murder after a car was driven at armed police officers in south London.

	House trashed after radio 'shout' Hundreds of gatecrashers trash a house after a birthday party was mentioned on BBC Radio 1.




ENGLAND

	Mother's joy at Shannon reunion Shannon Matthews' mother says she is "overwhelmed" at being reunited with her daughter, who is now in care.

	More arrests over cyclist murder Two more women are arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman cyclist is stabbed to death in Liverpool.

	Police probe headless body link Police investigate whether the discovery of a headless and handless body could be linked to the disappearance of a traveller.




NORTHERN IRELAND

	Hume and wife hurt in car crash Former SDLP leader John Hume and his wife are injured in a collision in County Donegal.

	Two fishermen die in sea tragedy Two fishermen have died after their boat got into difficulties off the coast of County Donegal.

	School E. coli probe widens again An investigation into an outbreak of the E. coli infection extends to a third nursery school.




SCOTLAND

	Monitored sex offenders 'missing' A total of 27 convicted sex offenders are missing from Scotland's monitoring regime, it emerges.

	Noxious substance released in pub Two women are treated for breathing difficulties after a "noxious substance" was released in a pub.

	War rally marks Iraq anniversary Anti-war protesters converged on Glasgow to mark five years since the start of the war in Iraq.




WALES

	Welsh joy over Grand Slam victory Rugby fans across Wales are celebrating after Wales' Grand Slam victory over France in the climax of the Six Nations tournament.

	Probe launched into fatal blaze An investigation is launched into a fire at a property in Cardiff after which a man was declared dead.

	Inquiry into police chief's death The circumstances around the death of Manchester's chief constable are to be investigated by another force.




POLITICS

	Cameron in 'family friendly' push David Cameron vows to protect children from "ruthless marketers" in a speech to the Tory spring forum.

	UK dismisses al-Qaeda talks call The government rejects a call by a former senior aide to Tony Blair for the UK talk to al-Qaeda and the Taleban.

	Hague woos north with road pledge William Hague launches a review of transport links in northern England as part of a Tory bid to win back voters in the region.




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.

	MPs call for BAA to be broken up MPs call for the break-up of airport operator BAA, saying its dominance is stifling competition.

	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

	Ice stars gear up for final show The last three contestants in ITV skating competition Dancing On Ice prepare for the show's grand finale.

	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.

	£5m mystery gift to Sport Relief A mystery donor gives £5.5m to the BBC's Sport Relief appeal, pushing the total to more than £19m.




SCIENCE/NATURE

	Crashed probe yields Sun secrets Scientists use samples from the crashed Genesis probe to measure the composition of oxygen at the birth of the Solar System.

	Nasa's chief talks new approach US space agency boss Mike Griffin says Nasa will do a little less Mars exploration in future and more in the outer Solar System.

	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.




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

	Tumour growth block hopes raised Tampering with a key enzyme may enable scientists to stop cancer growth in its tracks.

	Cameron vows more health visitors A Conservative government will double the number of health visitors, the Tory leader has pledged.

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




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

1988: Three shot dead at Milltown Cemetery
A gunman kills three mourners and injures at least 50 people attending a funeral for IRA members shot dead in Gibraltar.

1988: Thousands die in Halabja gas attack
Thousands of people die in a poison gas attack in the northern Iraqi town of Halabja.

1978: Aldo Moro snatched at gunpoint
Former Italian premier Aldo Moro is kidnapped at gunpoint in Rome by a gang believed to be from the Red Brigade.




DON'T MISS

Cooking in the Danger Zone
Food writer Stefan Gates looks at Cameroon's bushmeat trade which is threatening endangered wildlife.
Sunday, 1900 GMT, BBC Two.

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