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Global News Archive for Octomber 2005:
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Angela Merkel Followed a Political Path Less Traveled
Angela Merkel's journey has left political analysts grasping for what she might do as chancellor...
New York Times - October 10, 2005
Sharon and Abbas Delay Meeting Because of Disagreements
The two sides could not agree on the release of Palestinian prisoners and Israeli troops pullbacks in the West Bank...
New York Times - October 10, 2005
Iraqis Discuss Late Changes to Draft Charter
The changes might persuade more Sunni Arabs to vote for the draft constitution in next Saturday's referendum...
New York Times - October 10, 2005
EU move to match US farm aid cuts
EU will match a US offer to cut farm subsidies as the two set out to revive stalled World Trade Organization talks...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Parents blamed for unruly pupils
Teachers say parents are to blame for badly-behaved pupils - and call for a tougher line on discipline...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
UK team pulls child from rubble
British rescuers save a child from the rubble of a collapsed building, in the hunt for survivors of South Asia's earthquake...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Former Ugandan leader Obote dies
Former Ugandan President Milton Obote dies at the age of 80 in hospital in South Africa...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Banville's Sea takes 2005 Booker
Irish author John Banville wins the UK's leading literary award, the Man Booker Prize, for his novel The Sea...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
£4bn revamp for UK rail stations
Network Rail announces plans for improvement works costing £4bn to railway stations across Britain...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Guatemala aid appeal launched
The UN launches an appeal in aid of Guatemalan survivors of the destruction caused by Tropical Storm Stan...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Massive earthquake appeal in UK
The UK's Disasters Emergency Committee launches a major appeal for victims of the South Asia earthquake...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Blunkett hits 'crackers' benefits
The pensions minister criticises the current disability benefits system, and says work is the best rehabilitation...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Merkel to Succeed Schröder as Chancellor of Germany
The agreement will end Gerhard Schröder's leadership, but will apparently give his party a majority of cabinet posts...
New York Times - October 10, 2005
Violence in Baghdad Includes Another Blast at Green Zone
Authorities have been predicting an upsurge in attacks in the days leading up to the Oct. 15 constitutional referendum...
New York Times - October 10, 2005
Health Secretary to Emphasize Urgency of Avian Flu in Asia
Michael O. Leavitt, the secretary of health and human services, began a four-nation tour of Southeast Asia today...
New York Times - October 10, 2005
Rescuers Reach Pakistani City Destroyed by Huge Earthquake
Crews from Russia, Japan, Great Britain and Turkey used dogs to sniff for survivors and heavy equipment to clear debris...
New York Times - October 10, 2005
Podcasts catch Yahoo's interest
Yahoo has created a website that lets people find and rate podcasts as it tunes into the latest web trend...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Are you going to Asia quake region?
The Pakistan High Commission has been providing emergency visa services for people from the UK wishing to get to the region. Are you affected?...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Scotland answers quake aid appeal
People across Scotland hand over cash and donations for the survivors of the South Asia earthquake...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
NHS review of E.coli boy's care
The treatment of Mason Jones who died of E.coli poisoning, is to be reviewed after his parents say they did not get the help they needed...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Fewer UK soldiers to be in Iraq
There will be 500 fewer UK soldiers in Iraq after a shake-up due next month, says the defence secretary...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
EU bans Turkish live bird imports
The European Commission says it will ban all imports of Turkish live birds and feathers after the bird flu outbreak...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Abbas-Sharon summit 'postponed'
A Middle East summit is delayed after the failure of talks to agree an agenda, say Palestinian officials...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Pier to cost millions to restore
Southend Pier is to be rebuilt after a "huge inferno" gutted a long section of the world's longest pleasure pier...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Man is jailed over 'killer punch'
A 23-year-old man from County Tyrone is sentenced to four years in jail for manslaughter...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Going home to quake zone
The BBC's Zulfikar Ali tells how the Kashmir quake destroyed his house, but spared his family...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Tennis: Henman back with win
Tim Henman makes his comeback from injury with a straight-sets win over Antony Dupuis in Vienna...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Cricket: Pakistan tour still on
England's tour of Pakistan is set to go ahead despite Saturday's earthquake...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Morocco flies out dumped migrants
The first of several planes carrying illegal West African migrants leaves Morocco for Senegal...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Developer denies IRA asset link
A businessman investigated over property assets denies knowing the man widely considered to be the IRA leader...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Merkel named German chancellor
Angela Merkel is to become Germany's first woman chancellor under a deal between the main parties...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Rethink on smoking ban plans
Plans for a partial ban of smoking in pubs, cafes and restaurants in England are set to be dropped...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Madonna 'upsets Israeli rabbis'
A group of rabbis is upset at Madonna using the name of a Jewish mystic on her forthcoming album...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
British quake relief exceeds £1m
More than £1m worth of relief for quake-hit areas in Pakistan has been pledged so far by the UK, says Hilary Benn...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Aid begins arriving in quake zone
Trucks carrying food and medicines start to arrive in the Kashmiri city worst hit by the devastating earthquake...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Ministers ban 15 'terror groups'
Fifteen international groups believed to be terrorist organisations are set to be banned by the Home Office...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Guatemalans Dig for Bodies Buried in Mud
Residents of Panabáj, Guatemala, worked through the weekend to dig out bodies from the mudslide that engulfed their village in the wake of Hurricane Stan...
New York Times - October 10, 2005
Barnes favourite for Booker win
Julian Barnes is the hot favourite to win the 2005 Man Booker Prize with his novel Arthur and George...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Cryosat team desperate to rebuild
Duncan Wingham, the chief scientist on Europe's lost Cryosat satellite, says its ice monitoring mission is so important it needs to be rebuilt...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Robotic racers achieve milestone
Scientists hail a technological milestone after four robotic self-drive vehicles complete a desert race in the US...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Salt campaign targets ready meals
A food watchdog is urging people to cut their daily salt intake by choosing healthier ready meals...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Indian Kashmir quake toll rises
The toll in Saturday's earthquake in Indian-administered Kashmir rises to 750, officials say...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Arson suspected over pier blaze
Part of Southend Pier is destroyed in a blaze which the fire service says may have been started deliberately...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Pensioner shaken after gun attack
A 70-year-old man escapes injury as a gunman fires three shots as he answers the door of his home in Downpatrick...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Celebrities back anti-bully plans
Respecting Others, a week of events tackling bullying, is supported by Charlotte Church and Colin Jackson...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Equitable drops directors action
The Equitable Life insurance company has abandoned its remaining damages claim against some former directors...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Blunkett's work cure for welfare
Having a job tackles stress and depression much better than watching daytime TV, minister David Blunkett says...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Tennis: Henman in comeback
Tim Henman faces a battle to keep his British number one ranking as he makes his comeback in Vienna...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Darfur rebels release AU hostages
Rebel forces in Sudan's Darfur region free most of a group of African Union peacekeepers taken hostage...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Chinese activist attacked by mob
A Chinese activist is missing after being beaten as he tried to enter a village involved in a corruption dispute...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
EU and US offer big farm aid cuts
EU says it will match a US offer to cut farm subsidies as the two set out to revive stalled World Trade Organization talks...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Middle East summit now 'in doubt'
An Israeli-Palestinian summit due on Tuesday is in doubt after the failure of preparatory talks...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Top state schools 'serve wealthy'
The most successful state schools provide few places for children from poor families, says research...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
UK charities rally to help
Rescue efforts continue as a group of key UK charities discuss their response to the South Asia earthquake...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Reporters' log
BBC correspondents in India and Pakistan report on the powerful earthquake that hit the region early on Saturday...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Football: Sven defends England
Sven-Goran Eriksson and Michael Owen believe England will have one of the best squads in the World Cup...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
'Whole generation' lost in quake
Children make up many of the 20,000 victims killed in the huge quake in Pakistan, a military spokesman says...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Breast cancer survival rates soar
Almost two thirds of women diagnosed with breast cancer are likely to survive for at least 20 years, experts say...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Fire hits Wallace and Gromit sets
Priceless Wallace and Gromit props are believed lost in a blaze on the day the movie tops the US box office...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Merkel 'to be German chancellor'
Germany's Social Democrats agree that rival conservative leader Angela Merkel can be chancellor...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Polish Election Appears Headed for a Runoff
A former labor activist appeared to have come in first in Poland's presidential election, but exit polls indicated that he would not win the majority he would need to avoid a runoff...
New York Times - October 10, 2005
3 Palestinians Killed by Israeli Soldiers
Israeli soldiers shot three Palestinians to death near the Israel-Gaza border. The incident could cloud prospects for an Israeli-Palestinian summit meeting this week...
New York Times - October 10, 2005
Showing Speed And Loyalty, Bush Mobilizes Aid to Pakistan
Eager to show it has learned from previous slow responses, the White House announced an "initial contribution" of $50 million for relief efforts in Pakistan...
New York Times - October 10, 2005
Pakistan Appeals for Help as Rescuers Dig by Hand
Aftershocks rattled survivors of Saturday's earthquake in Pakistan as the country's president appealed for aid and rescue crews dug for signs of the living and the dead...
New York Times - October 10, 2005
As Polar Ice Turns to Water, Dreams of Treasure Abound
With the thawing of the polar ice caps, the Arctic is undergoing a great rush for virgin territory and natural resources...
New York Times - October 10, 2005
Belgium Is Trying to Unravel the Threads of a Terror Web
The case of 18 suspected terrorist sympathizers in Belgium underscores the radicalization of young Muslims in Europe...
New York Times - October 10, 2005
Poland election set for run-off
With almost all votes counted, it is clear Poland's presidential election will go to a second round of voting...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Scottish appeal for quake victims
A Scottish appeal to raise funds for the victims of the South Asia earthquake is due to be launched...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Quake tragedy felt in Britain
John Thorne reveals how Kashmiri communities in Bradford are coping in the wake of the Pakistan earthquake...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Woods pips Daly in play-off drama
Tiger Woods wins the WGC American Express for the fourth time after a sudden death play-off with John Daly...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
China activist is attacked by mob
A Chinese activist is missing after being beaten as he tried to enter a village at the centre of a graft dispute...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
New Orleans policemen suspended
Three New Orleans police officers are suspended, after a TV tape shows them beating a man in the street...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Lords debate euthanasia issue
Peers are to debate controversial proposals to allow doctors to help terminally ill people to die...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Southend Pier devastated by blaze
Southend Pier is destroyed in a blaze which the fire service believes may have been started deliberately...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
Opposition bid to stop drink laws
The Tories and Lib Dems are due to launch a last-ditch challenge to 24-hour drinking laws coming in next month...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
UK charities plan response
A group of UK charities is to meet to consider a co-ordinated response to the South Asia earthquake...
BBC News - October 10, 2005
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