| Cambodia in Rainsy arrest warrant December 31, 2009 at 11:13 pm |
| The Cambodian government issues an arrest warrant against opposition leader Sam Rainsy over a border dispute. |
| DNA analysed from early European December 31, 2009 at 10:40 pm |
| Scientists have analysed DNA extracted from the remains of a 30,000-year-old European hunter-gatherer. |
| Devil cancer source 'identified' December 31, 2009 at 10:34 pm |
| Researchers say they have identified the genetic source of fatal tumours that are driving Tasmanian devils towards extinction. |
| Obama lauds CIA after bomb strike December 31, 2009 at 10:29 pm |
| Barack Obama praises the CIA after seven staff were killed by an Afghan bomber - one of the worst attacks in its history. |
| Crowds enjoy Hogmanay fireworks December 31, 2009 at 10:18 pm |
| Thousands of people defy sub-zero temperatures to attend new year street parties in Edinburgh and Glasgow. |
| Education 'key' to Wales' success December 31, 2009 at 10:08 pm |
| Skills and education are the key for Wales to succeed, says the first minister in his new year message. |
| Fresh hope for Tasmanian devils December 31, 2009 at 10:05 pm |
| Scientists fighting a cancer that threatens to wipe out Australia's Tasmanian devils say they have made a breakthrough |
| Ministers attacked over Bovine TB December 31, 2009 at 9:30 pm |
| The NFU accuses ministers of doing nothing to stop thousands of cattle being slaughtered because of Bovine TB. |
| Liverpool 'outperforming' rivals December 31, 2009 at 9:01 pm |
| Liverpool is outperforming the rest of the UK in weathering the recession, the city's council leader says. |
| Two more on father murder charge December 31, 2009 at 8:59 pm |
| Two men are charged with murdering a father-of-five who died from multiple injuries after being hit by a vehicle in Kent. |
| Domestic abuse warning for fans December 31, 2009 at 8:31 pm |
| Police are to send football fans text messages urging them to avoid violent behaviour after major matches. |
| N Korea urges 'end to hostility' December 31, 2009 at 8:23 pm |
| North Korea issues a New Year message calling for an end to hostile relations with the US, and peace on the Korean peninsula. |
| Recession 'threat' to education December 31, 2009 at 8:20 pm |
| Teachers' leaders claim education funding is under a "very real" threat amid the recession. |
| Williams urges suffering action December 31, 2009 at 8:19 pm |
| The Archbishop of Canterbury has called on people to respond to the suffering of those in distant countries as if it involved a member of their own family. |
| Aboriginal Canadians divided over Olympics December 31, 2009 at 8:08 pm |
| Aboriginal Canadians are divided over the upcoming Vancouver Winter Olympics that are set to take place on their traditional ancestral land, Brandy Yanchyk finds. |
| Swat diary: 'A new beginning' December 31, 2009 at 7:58 pm |
| Munir (not his real name), an administrator in the Swat region of Pakistan, reflects on the events of a difficult year and looks ahead to a new beginning in the new 2010. |
| French online piracy law in force December 31, 2009 at 7:45 pm |
| The first effects of France's controversial new law against internet piracy will begin to be felt as the new year starts. |
| China and Asean trade deal begins December 31, 2009 at 7:33 pm |
| A new free trade area incorporating China and the six founding Asean members is coming into effect. |
| City's Hogmanay event cancelled December 31, 2009 at 7:24 pm |
| Heavy snow cancels the Inverness New Year party but celebrations elsewhere in Scotland go ahead as planned. |
| PM orders airport security review December 31, 2009 at 7:22 pm |
| Gordon Brown has ordered an airport security review after the "wake-up call" of the alleged failed US plane attack. |
| Do you know where your pancreas is? December 31, 2009 at 7:13 pm |
| People are being urged to notice warning signs from their body in an attempt to cut pancreatic cancer deaths. |
| Eye damage from pet tarantulas December 31, 2009 at 7:06 pm |
| A man suffered severe eye inflammation after cleaning out his pet tarantula spider's cage, doctors say. |
| 'Lifeless' prions can 'evolve' December 31, 2009 at 7:06 pm |
| Scientists show for the first time that 'lifeless' prion proteins, devoid of DNA and RNA, can evolve like higher forms of life. |
| Alcohol toll 'could cripple NHS' December 31, 2009 at 7:05 pm |
| The cost of treating increasing numbers of people drinking heavily threatens to cripple NHS hospitals, warn experts. |
| Timeline: Lithuania December 31, 2009 at 6:59 pm |
| A chronology of key events |
| Irish cardinal Cahal Daly dies December 31, 2009 at 6:04 pm |
| Cardinal Cahal Daly, the former Primate of All Ireland, has died in Belfast at the age of 92, it has been announced. |
| US radio star Limbaugh taken ill December 31, 2009 at 5:57 pm |
| Right-wing US talk show host Rush Limbaugh undergoes tests in hospital in Hawaii after suffering chest pains. |
| Rail users facing fare increases December 31, 2009 at 5:57 pm |
| Rail tickets will rise by an average of 1.1% on Saturday - the lowest rate since rail privatisation in the mid-1990s. |
| Woman held over killing at flat December 31, 2009 at 5:38 pm |
| A 28-year-old woman is arrested in connection with the death of a grandmother "brutally attacked" in her Glasgow flat. |
| In pictures: New Year celebrations December 31, 2009 at 5:37 pm |
| Images as cities around the world, from Sydney to Baghdad, prepare to welcome in 2010. |
| Montana rules on assisted suicide December 31, 2009 at 4:57 pm |
| The Supreme Court in the US state of Montana rules that doctor-assisted suicide does not clash with state law. |
| US men face court in Pakistan December 31, 2009 at 4:54 pm |
| Pakistan police say they are seeking to charge five Americans arrested in the country in December with terrorism. |
| Judge dismisses Blackwater case December 31, 2009 at 4:50 pm |
| A US judge dismisses all charges against five guards from US security firm Blackwater over the killing of 17 Iraqis in 2007. |
| Full text: Obama statement to CIA December 31, 2009 at 3:46 pm |
| Full text of US President Barack Obama's letter to CIA staff following Wednesday's suicide bomb attack on an agency base in Afghanistan. |
| Cardinal had 'gift of intellect' December 31, 2009 at 3:38 pm |
| Cardinal Cahal Daly was an intellectual heavyweight who presided over some of the most testing times the Catholic Church in Ireland has faced. |
| Drivers' road temperature warning December 31, 2009 at 3:38 pm |
| With road surface temperatures expected to fall to as low as -5C in Devon and Cornwall, drivers are told to drive with extreme care. |
| Fatal crash man was 'in a fight' December 31, 2009 at 3:33 pm |
| A man who died of head injuries after being hit by a car in east London could have been involved in a fight shortly before the crash. |
| Four wards shut due to norovirus December 31, 2009 at 3:06 pm |
| Four wards at Good Hope Hospital are closed to new admissions because of an outbreak of norovirus. |
| Major rescue after trawler fire December 31, 2009 at 2:59 pm |
| Four crewmen from a Cornish trawler are airlifted to hospital after their fishing boat caught fire off the Isles of Scilly. |
| Tributes paid to avalanche victim December 31, 2009 at 2:55 pm |
| A Wiltshire teacher killed in an avalanche was preparing to move to Switzerland to become a mountain guide, it emerges. |
| Air passengers stranded by snow December 31, 2009 at 2:49 pm |
| Hundreds of air passengers are spending the night in Inverness after the weather conditions closed the city's airport. |
| Politicians outline aims for 2010 December 31, 2009 at 2:29 pm |
| NI's politicians have been giving their verdicts on 2009 and expressing their hopes for 2010 in a series of New Year messages. |
| Sweden culls its resurgent wolves December 31, 2009 at 1:48 pm |
| Sweden is launching its first wolf cull in 45 years, following a decision by parliament to control the species' numbers. |
| Day in pictures December 31, 2009 at 1:43 pm |
| Images from around the world on Thursday 31 December. |
| Missing man search is called off December 31, 2009 at 1:39 pm |
| A major air and sea search for a missing vulnerable man after his canoe was found abandoned is called off because of failing light. |
| Van had 'bomb-making components' December 31, 2009 at 1:17 pm |
| The police have said they believe items recovered from a van which caused a security alert near the border could have been used in bomb making. |
| Storms kill at least 18 in Brazil December 31, 2009 at 1:13 pm |
| At least 11 people die in Brazil as flooding and landslides hit Rio de Janeiro state after heavy rains. |
| Body found in missing man search December 31, 2009 at 1:06 pm |
| Police divers find the body of a man in a river in Essex 12 days after a 22-year-old local footballer went missing. |
| Attacks on Israelis fall in 2009 December 31, 2009 at 1:05 pm |
| The number of attacks on Israelis in 2009 fell sharply to its lowest level since 2000, says the country's intelligence agency. |
| Marine amputee's marathon pledge December 31, 2009 at 1:03 pm |
| Royal Marine double amputee Ben McBean vows to run the London Marathon again - in a faster time - to raise cash for Help for Heroes. | |
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