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Global News Archive for December 2006:
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Pinochet death 'saddens' Thatcher
Former prime minister Baroness Thatcher is "greatly saddened" by the death of Augusto Pinochet...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Car recovered in shooting probe
Police investigating a triple shooting which left one man dead trace a car they believe is linked to the crime...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
High turnout in Nagorno-Karabakh
People in the former Soviet territory of Nagorno-Karabakh vote in a referendum on a proposed constitution...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Gulf states consider nuclear plan
Gulf states say they are considering a shared nuclear energy programme for peaceful purposes...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Aceh ready for landmark elections
People in the Indonesian province of Aceh are to vote in elections as part of a peace deal with separatist rebels...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Algeria bomb targets oil workers
A roadside bomb targets a bus in Algeria, killing one man and injuring nine others, all staff of a US firm...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Sports Personality: The winners
Equestrian star Zara Phillips is named BBC Sports Personality of the Year with a victory in a public vote...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
5.5m Britons opt to live abroad
One in 10 British citizens may now live overseas, according to a study of people coming in and out of the UK...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Body of third prostitute found
The body of a third prostitute is found after the murder of two women sex workers near to Ipswich...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Lewis favourite to win X Factor
Leona Lewis is favourite to win next week's X Factor final, following Ben Mills's departure...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Hutton rejects family tax breaks
Work and pensions secretary John Hutton says the claim tax breaks could keep families together is "nonsense"...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Tanker collision near LNG berth
A tanker runs into a jetty as it tries to dock near the site of a liquefied natural gas berth in Milford Haven...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Second arrest over street murder
A second teenager is held on suspicion of murder after a man was kicked to death by a gang in Henley-on-Thames...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Post-coup Fiji warns dissenters
Fiji's military, which seized power in a coup, warns it will not accept criticism of the new leadership...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Football: Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal
Champions Chelsea go eight points behind leaders Manchester United as Arsenal come away from Stamford Bridge with a draw...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Civilians killed in Darfur attack
About 30 civilians are killed in an attack on a relief convoy in the Darfur region of
western Sudan...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
New payouts for injured soldiers
Troops injured in Iraq and Afghanistan by criminals are to get compensation, says the MoD...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Cameron seeks to back families
David Cameron says the Tories must look at ways to encourage couples to "get together and stay together"...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Beirut rally attracts huge crowd
Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese take part in a Hezbollah-led protest against the West-backed government...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Chile's Gen Pinochet dies at 91
Chile's former military ruler General Augusto Pinochet has died at the age of 91, a Santiago hospital announces...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Papers battle online news sites
BBC Click reports on papers' fight to keep their readers as increasing numbers turn to the web for news...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Axe Labour deputy post, MP says
A Labour MP urges the party to scrap the post of deputy leader because of the cost of an election contest...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Man arrested in fire deaths probe
A 24-year-old man is arrested by police investigating the murders of Thomas O'Hare and Lisa McClatchey...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Probe into fire near death scene
Police investigate a fire which broke out near to the scene of a fatal shooting in Glasgow...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Hospices warn of 'funding crisis'
Welsh hospices say they are facing a financial crisis which threatens the future of their services...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Security tight for Beirut rally
Troops are deployed in Beirut ahead of a mass opposition rally calling for the Lebanese government to quit...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Bangladesh troops take to streets
Bangladesh's government deploys troops across the country to curb unrest ahead of elections...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Thousands flee Philippines storm
Tens of thousands of people in the Philippines are moved to emergency shelter to escape Typhoon Utor...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Cook hits century in warm-up draw
Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook share 183 as England post 356-5 and draw the tour game with Western Australia...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Boxing: Williams may retire
Former British heavyweight champion Danny Williams ponders retirement after losing to Audley Harrison...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Gunmen 'kill 20 Darfur civilians'
At least 20 civilians have been killed in an attack in the Darfur region of
western Sudan, the AU and UN say...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Christmas attack 'highly likely'
The chances of an attempted terror attack over the Christmas period are "highly likely", says the home secretary...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Rabbits 'now the most abused pet'
Rabbits are the most abused pet in England and Wales, with 35,000 abandoned every year, says the RSPCA...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
'Fat scan' shows up health risk
A scan can reveal which people harbour dangerous levels of fat around their internal organs, work shows...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Iraqi leader criticises US report
Iraq's president rejects a high-level US report calling for changes in American strategy in Iraq...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Reid targets online paedophiles
John Reid says new measures to protect children online - including a parental alarm - are to be unveiled...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Iran Ties Role in Iraq Talks to U.S. Exit
Iran’s foreign minister said his country would enter discussions on stabilizing Iraq only if the U.S. commits to a troop withdrawal...
New York Times - December 10, 2006
News Analysis: Interests Drive U.S. to Back a Nuclear India
Unique commercial and strategic imperatives have driven a bipartisan swell of support for a deal to allow India into the world’s nuclear club...
New York Times - December 10, 2006
Shiites Rout Sunni Families in Mixed Area of Baghdad
Armed Shiite militiamen stormed through a Sunni neighborhood, driving hundreds from their homes, an Iraqi Army officer said...
New York Times - December 10, 2006
Lamps 'used for cancer surgery'
Off-the-shelf lamps can be used as a cheap alternative to laser surgery, Israeli researchers claim...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Three die in Hajj coach crash
A coach thought to be carrying Hajj pilgrims from Bolton and London crashes killing three and injuring 34...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
HK voters begin choosing a leader
Voters in Hong Kong start the process of electing a new leader, with pro-democrats hoping for gains...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Lat-Am leaders end second summit
Latin American leaders wrap up a summit in Bolivia with a call for more regional initiatives and integration...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Khan tested on way to first title
Amir Khan wins his first professional title as he beats Rachid Drilzane for the IBF inter-continental light welterweight title in London...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Cannabis 'affecting young minds'
Half of young people using cannabis experience nasty side effects including paranoia and blackouts, a UK survey suggests...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Met tapped senior officer's calls
The Met Police unlawfully tapped phonecalls of one of its most senior ethnic minority officer, a tribunal finds...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Further tests on murdered women
Police investigating the murder of two prostitutes in Suffolk are to carry out more tests to see how they died...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Website to 'shame' absent parents
Absent parents refusing to support their children could be 'named and shamed' on a UK government website...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
Shuttle lifts off in night launch
Nasa launches the space shuttle Discovery after bad weather delayed the event by two days...
BBC News - December 10, 2006
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