Sunday, 13 December, 2009, 19:00 GMT 24:00 +05:00:Asia/Karachi | |
ASIA-PACIFIC | |
Jailbreak frees 31 in Philippines Suspected Islamist militants storm a jail in the southern Philippines freeing 31 prisoners, including two rebel commanders. | |
China head opens Kazakh pipeline China's President Hu unveils the Kazakh section of a 7,000km (4,300 miles) natural gas pipeline joining Central Asia to China. | |
'North Korean arms plane' seized Thailand seizes a cargo plane refuelling in Bangkok which it says was carrying weapons from North Korea to an unknown destination. |
TECHNOLOGY | |
Volume turned down on MP3 players The European Commission is calling for a suggested maximum volume to be set on MP3 players, to protect users' hearing. | |
UK trails on super-fast broadband The UK looks healthy when it comes to broadband penetration but OECD figures show it trailing in terms of super-fast access | |
Aid agencies 'must use new tools' The nature of new technological tools is a huge help in disaster management, but aid agencies must change to adopt them. |
DON'T MISS | |
More or Less Are eco-lightbulbs as green as they seem? BBC Radio 4 SUNDAY 20.00 or online |
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