| Sri Lankan parliament dissolved Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa dissolves parliament to set up early elections, a day after his main rival was arrested.  Toyota in global recall of Prius Toyota recalls 436,000 hybrid cars in the US, Japan and Europe, including the flagship Prius, in a new setback over brake problems. First Lady tackles child obesity First Lady Michelle Obama launches a nationwide campaign to tackle child obesity, which she says threatens America's future. Assembly backs Yar'Adua step-down Both houses of Nigeria's National Assembly pass a motion for sick President Yar'Adua to hand power to his deputy. India defers first GM food crop India defers the cultivation of what would have been its first genetically modified vegetable crop because of safety concerns. Euro bounces back against dollar The euro strengthens against the pound and the dollar ahead of a meeting of EU leaders later this week. Move to contest Ukrainian result Supporters of defeated Ukrainian election candidate Yulia Tymoshenko say they want to challenge the results in court. Iran 'ups nuclear fuel enriching' Iran has begun the process of enriching uranium to 20% at its plant at Natanz in defiance of the West, state media says. Fertile forties pregnancy warning Experts fear older women are ditching contraception in the mistaken belief that fertility inevitably wanes at a certain age. Sarah Palin's 'helping hand' of crib notes for speech Sarah Palin is criticised for writing crib notes on her hands for Saturday's high-profile Tea Party speech. Super Bowl becomes US TV's most watched programme The New Orleans Saints' victory over Indianapolis in the Super Bowl is the most-watched programme in US TV history, early figures show. Live - Tuesday football Man City entertain Bolton at Eastlands in one of four Premier League games and there are a whole host of Football League fixtures too. South Africa complete India rout Dale Steyn secures match figures of 10-108 as South Africa beat India by an innings and six runs in the first Test in Nagpur. How should the world react to Iran? Iran has started the process of enriching uranium to 20% in defiance of the West. What is your reaction? BBC World News News Wizard |