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Global News Archive for February 2006:
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Danish Editor Responsible for Cartoons to Take Indefinite Leave
Flemming Rose declined to apologize for the drawings, but will leave his newspaper on indefinite vacation following a series of recent mistakes...
New York Times - February 10, 2006
Iraqis Certify Election Results; Violence Flares
Iraqi officials certified the final results of parliamentary elections today, setting Iraq on a timeline for forming a new, permanent government...
New York Times - February 10, 2006
U.S. Archaeologists Find New Tomb Close to King Tut
The first intact tomb discovered in 84 years at the Valley of the Kings near Luxor, Egypt, was formally opened today...
New York Times - February 10, 2006
How sperm can go into overdrive
Researchers have identified a key component of the mechanism sperm use to speed up their progress to the egg...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Universities face foreign slump
The BBC's Mike Baker warns UK universities might face problems in the lucrative market of foreign students...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
England: Worsley wary of Italians
England flanker Joe Worsley will put his love of Italy aside as he prepares for a fiery Six Nations clash in Rome...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
UN urges Nigeria bird flu action
Nigeria must intensify measures to control the spread of the deadly bird flu virus, the UN warns...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
French papers in cartoon lawsuit
A French Muslim group says it will take to court French papers that published the Prophet Muhammad cartoons...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Gaza kidnappers make demands
A militant group in Gaza says Egypt must release Palestinian prisoners in return for a kidnapped diplomat...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Fossett approaches decision time
Steve Fossett will soon have to decide whether his GlobalFlyer jet has sufficient fuel to complete its latest aviation challenge...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Egypt win Cup after penalty drama
Egypt win the African Cup of Nations, beating Ivory Coast 4-2 on penalties after a goalless draw in Friday's final...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Royal Mail to appeal against fine
Royal Mail is to appeal against a £11.4m fine imposed by the regulator Postcomm for lost and stolen post...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Brown vows war on terror funding
Chancellor Gordon Brown is to create a "modern Bletchley Park" to crack terror finance networks...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Prescott speech to attack Cameron
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott is to launch Labour's first direct attack on Tory leader David Cameron...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Opening spectacle launches Games
The 20th Winter Olympics are under way with an opening ceremony in Turin...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Tehran Journal: In Iranian Eyes, the 'Cross-Eyed British' Are to Blame
In Iran, America — the Great Satan itself — is often portrayed as a hapless child, manipulated by craftier, more deceitful forces in London...
New York Times - February 10, 2006
Calm Ends in Iraq as Bomb Kills 8 at Baghdad Mosque
The violence included the kidnapping of a Sunni preacher, and the American military announced the deaths of two Marines...
New York Times - February 10, 2006
Clooney modest about Oscar hopes
Hollywood star George Clooney has talked down his Oscar prospects for his role in the political drama Syriana...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Whale meat 'made into dog food'
Meat from whales caught under Japan's research programme ends up in dog food, say conservationists...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Search site retires iconic Jeeves
Iconic valet Jeeves is set to disappear from the Ask search site by the end of February...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Lib Dems glory in Labour defeat
Local issues helped the Liberal Democrats to cause a major by-election shock in a safe Labour seat, the new MP says...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Volkswagen to cut 20,000 workers
German carmaker Volkswagen will cut up to 20,000 jobs as part of restructuring plans that are set to run until 2009...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Ministers compromise on ID cards
Ministers have compromised on plans to introduce identity cards in an effort to head off a Commons defeat...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Free child dental care 'threat'
Dentists in some parts of England are telling parents they will no longer offer free treatment for children...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Eight killed by Baghdad car bomb
At least eight people are killed and 17 wounded by a car bomb in southern Baghdad, Iraqi police say...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Life for killer who left toddler
A man who murdered a father and then left his victim's toddler son alone with the body is jailed for life...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Live: Egypt 0-0 Ivory Coast
Hosts Egypt face Ivory Coast in the final of the African Cup of Nations at the Cairo International Stadium...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Olympics: Turin set for Games
The Olympic flame will burn again when the 20th Winter Games begins in Turin, Italy, on Friday...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Row rages over Katrina response
The former Fema chief says officials knew levees were breached in New Orleans earlier than admitted...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Heroin gang leader admits crimes
A gang leader who intimidated Kurds in London is convicted of conspiracy to blackmail...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Judge blocks Barrymore case
There is insufficient evidence to prosecute Michael Barrymore following a man's death at his former home, a judge rules...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Panel to review Billie-Jo inquiry
A police review panel is to be set up to look at the Billie-Jo Jenkins murder investigation, the BBC learns...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Prison for anti-freeze drink man
A man who spiked his work colleague's cola drink with anti-freeze, leaving him severely disabled, is jailed for 15 months...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Blair delivers security laws plea
Security is as an important to Labour as fairness, Tony Blair tells the party's spring conference...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Lotto millionaire jailed for affray
Lottery millionaire Michael Carroll is sentenced to nine months in prison after pleading guilty to affray...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Labour defiant after shock defeat
John Prescott admits Labour's Dunfermline by-election loss was disappointing but says the party must fight on...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Pharaonic tomb find stuns Egypt
An ancient tomb is discovered in the Valley of the Kings, the first since Tutankhamun's was found in 1922...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Dane Sees Greed and Politics in the Crisis
The prime minister blamed Iran and Syria for inciting the strife over Muhammad cartoons and decried European companies' attempts to gain commercial advantage from it...
New York Times - February 10, 2006
Has your child been refused NHS treament?
Dentists in Leeds say new contracts will prevent them from treating children on the NHS. Send us your views and experiences...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Call to let doctors have work nap
Doctors should be able to nap on shift to help them cope with the shift work, the Lancet journal says...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Pledge on ability sets 'missed'
Most secondary pupils are not taught in ability sets, figures show, even though ministers pledged to increase setting...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Halfway point passed by Fossett
The US aviator passes the midpoint of the solo bid to make longest non-stop, non-refuelled flight in history...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Spyware warriors call for action
People with PCs infected by potentially dangerous software are being urged to back an online campaign...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Spears admits baby driving error
Pop star Britney Spears admits she made a mistake by driving with her baby son sitting on her lap...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Market debut for Qinetiq shares
Shares in Qinetiq, the defence firm being floated by the UK government, make their debut on the London market...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Lib Dem's bombshell by-election
Scotland's newest MP takes stock after overturning a Labour majority of 11,000 to win Dunfermline and Fife West...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
L-driver's crash killed teenagers
A teenage learner driver who was killed along with two young friends had failed his test a month before the crash, an inquest hears...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Pakistan clashes claim more lives
More people die in Shia-Sunni violence in Pakistan a day after more than 30 people died...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Lawyer cleared of wife's murder
A lawyer who stabbed his wife to death after she told him she was leaving him for a family friend is convicted of manslaughter...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Suspended Berry resigns from DUP
Assembly member Paul Berry announces his resignation from the DUP as his court action against the party ends...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Cartoon row editor sent on leave
The Danish editor who commissioned the Muhammad cartoons at the centre of a global row is sent on leave...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Four killed by Baghdad car bomb
At least four people are killed and 17 wounded by a car bomb in southern Baghdad, Iraqi police say...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Japan PM 'suspends' royal plans
Japan's PM Junichiro Koizumi reportedly suspends plans to introduce a bill allowing women on the throne...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Nigeria confirms bird flu spread
The deadly strain of bird flu is confirmed on three more farms in Nigeria, where thousands of poultry have died...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Privacy fears hit Google search
A US digital rights group has warned against using Google's desktop search, saying it poses a risk to privacy...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Olympics: Security tight in Turin
A massive security operation is under way ahead of the opening of the Winter Olympic Games in Turin...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Royal Mail fined for missing post
Royal Mail faces a £11.4m fine after regulators said it had failed to adequately protect mail from theft and damage...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Briton agrees to US extradition
A Briton wanted in the US over the deaths of his wife and daughter agrees to be extradited...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Islam-West divide 'grows deeper'
Malaysia's PM speaks of a chasm between Islam and the West, as the cartoon row shows no sign of abating...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Lib Dems deliver blow to Labour
Labour suffers a major poll upset, losing the Dunfermline and West Fife seat to the Liberal Democrats...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Debate on Abortion Pill in Australia Becomes Personal
Two senators revealed personal abortion experiences during a debate preceding the Australian Senate's vote to make it easier to get an abortion pill...
New York Times - February 10, 2006
Candidate of Haiti's Poor Leads in Early Tally With 61% of Vote
Unofficial results give the lead to René Préval, a former president supported by Haiti's desperately poor masses...
New York Times - February 10, 2006
Danger? Drabness? No Date? Iraqis Find an Outlet Online
Internet cafes and companies that install wireless networks and satellite dishes are thriving in Baghdad...
New York Times - February 10, 2006
Putin Considers Inviting Hamas Leaders to Moscow
Breaking ranks with America and Europe, the Russian president said he is considering inviting Hamas to Moscow to discuss the conflict in the Middle East...
New York Times - February 10, 2006
Sectarian Strife Kills 31 in Pakistan and 6 in Afghanistan
Violence exploded in Pakistan and Afghanistan Thursday during processions by Shiite Muslim worshipers observing the holy day of Ashura...
New York Times - February 10, 2006
No evidence jet lag remedy works
There is no evidence the hormone melatonin is effective in preventing jet lag or treating sleep disorders, research says...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Climate 'makes oil profit vanish'
Oil company profits are dwarfed by the costs of greenhouse gas emissions, new research suggests...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Drivers warned over motorway work
Roadworks on the M8 motorway could cause major problems for people trying to get to Glasgow Airport...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Afghan soldiers killed by bombs
At least six Afghan soldiers are killed by two roadside bombs in the restive Kunar province, officials say...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
US shooting suspect faces court
A Briton wanted in the US over the deaths of his wife and daughter faces a second UK court appearance...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Sam Rainsy returns to Cambodia
Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy returns home, following a year of self-imposed exile in France...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Deal struck on US anti-terror law
US Congress reaches agreement with the White House to extend the Patriot Act anti-terror legislation...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
MSF workers freed in Colombia
Two staff members of the charity Medecins Sans Frontieres held by gunmen in Colombia are freed...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Ex-Aristide ally leads Haiti poll
Rene Preval, former ally of ousted president Jean-Bertrand Aristide, leads Haiti's elections, early results show...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Football: Backing for British boss
One of the committee members who will choose the next England boss says the new man should be British...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Air legend Sir Freddie Laker dies
Sir Freddie Laker, the Briton who pioneered cheap air travel in the 1970s, has died in Miami aged 83...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Blair to make security laws plea
Security is as an important to Labour as fairness, Tony Blair will tell party delegates ahead of key Commons votes...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
Lib Dems deliver blow to Labour
The Lib Dems overturn an 11,500-vote Labour majority to win the Dunfermline and West Fife by-election...
BBC News - February 10, 2006
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