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Global News Archive for February 2007:
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New Setback in North Korean Nuclear Talks
Negotiations stalled as disagreements arose about the size and timing of the aid package that would be provided in exchange for shutting down nuclear weapons facilities...
New York Times - February 10, 2007
Calm Prevails in Jerusalem on Day After Excavation Clashes
Jerusalem streets were largely quiet a day after the police clashed with Palestinian protesters near a sensitive religious compound...
New York Times - February 10, 2007
In Niger, Trees and Crops Turn Back the Desert
Poor farmers? simple methods have helped lead to millions of newly tree-covered acres in a dust-choked region...
New York Times - February 10, 2007
Portugal?s Vote on Abortion Ban Stirs Emotions
A referendum on loosening restrictive abortion laws has pitted the Socialist government against Roman Catholics...
New York Times - February 10, 2007
'Old' music's digital comeback
Click presenter Spencer Kelly looks at how digital downloading is changing the UK's music charts...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
Stillbirth risk for women over 40
Women who have a baby aged 40 or over are at an increased risk of stillbirth, US researchers have warned...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
Actor Sheen backs Burberry fight
Actor Michael Sheen is the latest celebrity to oppose the closure of Burberry's south Wales factory...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
Call for end to double jeopardy
The Scottish Tories call for the law on double jeopardy to be changed so a person can be tried again for the same crime...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
Man ruled out of letter bomb probe
A man held by police probing letter bombs sent to UK businesses is eliminated from the investigation...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
Turkmenistan elects new president
Turkmenistan's voters are choosing a successor to the late autocratic president amid hopes of a political thaw...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
Football: Man Utd ease to win
Ji-Sung Park and Darren Fletcher score a goal each as Man United beat Charlton...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
Putin attacks 'very dangerous' US
Russia's president says America's "almost uncontained" use of force is fuelling a nuclear arms race...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
Cameron 'smoked drugs at school'
Allegations that Tory leader David Cameron took drugs at school are made in a new biography of the politician...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
U.N. Troops Fight Haiti Gangs One Street at a Time
In a risky move that will determine the security of the country, U.N. forces are taking on powerful gangs...
New York Times - February 10, 2007
TV chief quits over terror scare
The head of the Cartoon Network resigns after a marketing stunt causes a terror alert in Boston...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
Snow thaw eases travel problems
Transport in Wales returns to normal after a day of unforecast heavy snow caused widespread problems...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
Teenager charged with stab murder
A teenager is charged with murder following a stabbing in a Newry estate on Thursday night...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
UN police break up Kosovo protest
UN police in Kosovo fire tear gas to disperse some 2,000 ethnic Albanians staging a protest rally in Pristina...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
New command for US Iraq forces
The new head of US forces in Iraq, Lt Gen David Petraeus, formally takes charge ahead of a big security push...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
Uninspiring England beat Italy
England win in uninspiring fashion against Italy at Twickenham...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
Guinea street demonstrators shot
Security forces in Guinea kill at least seven people protesting against the president's choice of PM...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
Iraq bomb attack soldier is named
A British soldier killed by a bomb near Basra in southern Iraq on Friday is named as Private Luke Daniel Simpson...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
Man remanded over terror charge
A man is remanded after appearing in court charged with withholding information about a kidnap plot...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
Obama launches presidential bid
Democratic Senator Barack Obama formalises his bid for the White House, calling for US troops to leave Iraq...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
Drop in poultry sales denied
Supermarkets say fears that turkey in shops could be infected with bird flu have not hit sales...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
U.N. Troops Fight Haiti?s Gangs One Street at a Time
In a risky move that will determine the security of the country, U.N. forces are taking on the gangs that have run Haiti for years...
New York Times - February 10, 2007
James Brown's widow returns home
The partner of late soul star James Brown is allowed back into their shared home to collect her belongings...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
Scottish couple killed in Germany
The owners of a Chinese restaurant who were shot dead in Germany were Scottish...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
OAP care home 'closure' attacked
Campaigners claim a threatened care home has been "deliberately run down" by a council...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
Jowell backs thin models stance
The culture secretary says models should have a medical before taking to the catwalk at London Fashion Week...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
60-year-old dies following crash
A 60-year-old woman dies in hospital following a two-car collision in Lisburn, County Antrim...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
Hungary denies UK bird flu link
Hungary says there is no evidence a UK bird flu outbreak was caused by poultry from the country...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
Guinea protests over PM nominee
Demonstrators take to the streets in Guinea in protest at President Lansana Conte's choice of prime minister...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
Rugby: Scotland v Wales
Preview of Saturday's clash at Murrayfield as both sides seek their first RBS Six Nation win...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
Thaw sets in after snow problems
Major transport problems caused by snow in parts of England are expected to ease as a thaw begins...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
Rugby: England v Italy
Jonny Wilkinson can set a Six Nations points record when England take on Italy at Twickenham on Saturday...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
Roads petition breaks a million
An online petition calling for road charge plans to be scrapped attracts more than one million signatures...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
Iran warned on nuclear demands
Russia's president says America's "almost uncontained" use of force is fuelling a nuclear arms race...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
Man in court over terror charge
A sixth man held after terror raids in Birmingham is in court charged in connection with an alleged kidnap plan...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
Apology for pension letter mix-up
The pensions department apologises for sending financial details to thousands of wrong addresses...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
Cadbury begins Easter egg recall
Cadbury recalls some of its Easter eggs because they do not carry the correct nut allergy labelling...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
Paternity row over model's baby
Three men claim to have fathered the baby daughter of former top model Anna Nicole Smith...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
Arab Protesters in Jerusalem Clash With Israeli Forces
Israeli troops fired tear gas and stun grenades at stone-throwing Palestinian protestors on the fourth straight day of clashes...
New York Times - February 10, 2007
World Atomic Agency Suspends 22 Programs of Aid to Iran
Washington objected to the programs and projects as aiding Tehran?s nuclear efforts...
New York Times - February 10, 2007
Deal to Shut Major North Korean Nuclear Facilities Appears Closer
Despite cautious words from an American envoy, North Korea appeared closer to agreeing to a deal on Friday...
New York Times - February 10, 2007
In Palestinian Peace Deal, Hope and a Political Snare
The agreement between Fatah and Hamas on how to form a unity government was greeted by many Palestinians as their best hope to end the fighting among them...
New York Times - February 10, 2007
Deadliest Bomb in Iraq Is Made by Iran, U.S. Says
The assertion of an Iranian role in supplying the device to Shiite militias reflects broad agreement among American intelligence agencies...
New York Times - February 10, 2007
U.N. Peacekeepers Fight Gangs in Haiti, One Street at a Time
In a risky move that will determine the security of the country, U.N. forces are taking on the street gangs that have run Haiti for years...
New York Times - February 10, 2007
Keeping secrets from web spies
BBC Click's Dan Simmons looks at the products offering our passwords protection from hackers...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
Union demands Tube death probe
A union demands an inquiry into the deaths of two men hit by a train, apparently after spraying graffiti...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
Missing girl anniversary marked
Police mark the 16th anniversary of the disappearance of a schoolgirl with a fresh appeal for information...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
Doors locked for many Italy games
Italian football will resume, a week after a policeman was killed, but many stadiums remain closed...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
New bird flu outbreak in S Korea
South Korea culls thousands of chickens after its sixth bird flu outbreak in three months near the capital, Seoul...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
Peru leader quizzed over killings
The Peruvian president denies responsibility for the deaths of over 100 inmates during a 1986 jail riot...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
Pensioner fuel bills 'a disgrace'
Half of Britain's pensioners are cutting back on other things to pay annual fuel bills averaging £1,100, a survey indicates...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
IAEA suspends Iran aid projects
The UN nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, says it has frozen almost half its technical aid projects involving Iran...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
Obama to launch White House bid
Democrat Senator Barack Obama is to formalise his bid for the US presidency with a speech in Illinois...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
Man due in court on terror charge
A sixth man held after terror raids in Birmingham is due in court charged in connection with an alleged kidnap plan...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
Apology for pension letter mix-up
The pensions department apologises for sending thousands of personal letters to the wrong addresses...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
Control turkey meat imports, urges union
Ministers are facing pressure to control imports of foreign turkey meat following the UK outbreak of bird flu...
BBC News - February 10, 2007
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