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Global News Archive for February 2008:
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Israelis Urge Tougher Action in Gaza
Israeli cabinet ministers urged sharper military action in Gaza after a rocket attack by Palestinian militants seriously wounded two brothers...
New York Times - February 10, 2008
Car Bombing Outside Market in Iraq Kills 23
The blast near Balad, north of Baghdad, was one of the deadliest this year. At least 40 people were wounded...
New York Times - February 10, 2008
Writers' leaders back strike deal
Leaders of striking US film and TV writers vote in favour of a deal that will end their three-month strike...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Prostate cancer screening 'hope'
Genes associated with prostate cancer have been discovered, which could be used to spot future sufferers...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Fans respect silence for Munich
A minute's silence commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Munich air crash is observed by fans...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Japan MPs moot halt to executions
A cross-party group of Japanese MPs drafts a bill proposing a four-year halt to the death penalty...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Police name headless corpse man
Police have named the headless corpse that was found dumped in north London...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Fire crew attacks 'on the rise'
The Fire Brigades Union rejects official statistics which suggest attacks on crews have fallen...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Oil platform woman to face court
A female worker on a North Sea oil platform at the centre of a security alert is to appear in court, police say...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Obama set for clear Maine victory
Barack Obama is projected to win the Maine contest to choose a Democratic presidential candidate...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Atonement lands top Bafta Award
British drama Atonement, starring Keira Knightley, wins best film at the Baftas - but there are some surprises...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
East Timor president shot at home
The president of East Timor. Jose Ramos-Horta, is shot in the stomach during an attack by a rebel soldier...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Sharia row persists for Williams
The Archbishop of Canterbury's Sharia law comments attract criticism from senior Anglicans...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
U.S. Soldier Convicted of Killing Iraqi
BAGHDAD (AP) -- A U.S. Army sniper convicted of killing an unarmed Iraqi civilian and planting evidence on his body was sentenced Sunday to 10 years in prison...
New York Times - February 10, 2008
Straw pressed on jail 'bugging'
Justice Secretary Jack Straw is facing fresh demands to give details of alleged regular bugging operations in prisons...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Footbridge jump teenager critical
A teenager who jumped from a footbridge in Belfast to escape a fight is critically ill with head injuries...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Man in custody over baby's death
A 28-year-old man is arrested following the death of a four month-old baby girl in Glasgow...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Police pursuit crash boy was 17
The victim of a fatal crash in which a car hit a wall after a police pursuit was a teenage boy, investigators say...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Germany fire victims remembered
Hundreds of people, mostly Turks, gather at a service for nine people who died in a fire in southern Germany...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Democratic battle moves to Maine
Maine Democrats get their say in the White House race as Barack Obama narrows the gap on Hillary Clinton...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Athletics: Chambers wins title
Dwain Chambers wins the 60m title at the world indoor trials to guarantee a place in the Great Britain squad...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
England scrape to victory
England scrape to victory thanks to first half tries from Paul Sackey and Toby Flood...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Football: Man City stun United
Manchester United suffer a setback to their title hopes as they are beaten by derby rivals Manchester City...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Work starts on Gulf 'green city'
The Gulf emirate of Abu Dhabi starts building what it says is the world's first zero-carbon, zero-waste car-free city...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Stars arrive for Bafta ceremony
Celebrities descend on the Royal Opera House in London for this year's Bafta film awards...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Birth defects warning sparks row
A minister who warned about birth defects among children of first cousin Asian marriages sparks anger among critics...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Iraq town hit by deadly car bomb
At least 23 people die in a car bombing in the Iraqi town of Balad, as the US defence secretary arrives in Baghdad...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
'No talking ban' for UK Olympians
British athletes will not be banned from commenting on political issues at the Beijing Olympics, the British Olympic Association says...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Source of market blaze identified
Fire officials say they have pinpointed the seat of a huge blaze which ripped through London's Camden market...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Woman detained after oil platform alert
Police arrange for a woman to be flown from a North Sea oil platform at the centre of a security alert...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Fire Hits Market Popular in London
A huge fire swept through the Camden market in London on Saturday, damaging shops and a famous nightspot in one of the British capital?s most popular tourist districts...
New York Times - February 10, 2008
Sudan Arrests 2 in U.S. Aide?s Death
Sudanese security forces on Saturday arrested two suspects in the killing of an American diplomat, the official state news agency announced...
New York Times - February 10, 2008
Gates Warns Europe on Afghan Danger
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said that Europe?s security is directly tied to NATO?s success in Afghanistan...
New York Times - February 10, 2008
Film world awaits Bafta ceremony
A host of celebrities are expected to grace the red carpet at this year's Bafta awards in London...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Leaders discuss Northern Ireland
Gordon Brown and Bertie Ahern are holding talks about political progress made in Northern Ireland...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Man and teenager on murder charge
Police charge a man and a 17-year-old youth with murder after a man's body was found in a house...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Teenager hurt in footbridge jump
A teenager suffers serious head injuries after jumping from a footbridge in Belfast to escape a fight...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Abuse numbers rose on Euro night
Domestic abuse rose on the night Scotland lost to Italy in the Euro 2008 championship qualifier, figures reveal...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Olmert urges calm after strikes
Israel's PM says anger is understandable amid Palestinian rocket attacks, but it is not a plan of action...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Refugees flee from Darfur to Chad
At least 4,000 refugees flee from Sudan to Chad after attacks on Darfur villages, according to the UN...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Rugby U: England face Italy
Captain Phil Vickery is ruled out of today's game against Italy with a stomach bug...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Crew illness delays spacewalk
A crew member's medical problem delays the first spacewalk of the shuttle mission to the ISS...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Munich date derby angers Ferguson
Sir Alex Ferguson criticises the decision to stage Sunday's Manchester derby in the same week as the Munich air crash 50th anniversary...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Yahoo 'to reject Microsoft offer'
Yahoo's board is reported to be planning to reject Microsoft's unsolicited offer as being too low...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Firms call for further rate cuts
Business leaders are calling for more interest rate cuts after the Bank of England cut the cost of borrowing to 5.25%...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
US warning on Nato's Afghan role
Europe needs convincing that Nato's Afghan mission is part of a wider war on terror, says the US defence secretary...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Police probe market blaze
Police say it is too early to tell the cause of a huge fire which ravaged part of London's Camden market...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Rig evacuated in security alert
An operation is under way to evacuate an oil rig off Aberdeen in the North Sea, following a security alert...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Politics Issue: Europeans Are From Venus
This scintillating tour d?horizon ? and de force ? explains how the Continent has achieved six decades of peace...
New York Times - February 10, 2008
The World: Some Killings Don?t Get Solved
Britain, needing Pakistan, gets snarled in its web of suspicions...
New York Times - February 10, 2008
Ideas & Trends: The Beautiful Duckling Gets the Presidents and the Poets
Carla Bruni, the muse of President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, appears to have some of her own in Emily Dickinson, W. H. Auden and Dorothy Parker...
New York Times - February 10, 2008
Global Classrooms: Universities Rush to Set Up Outposts Abroad
The American system of higher education, long the envy of the world, is starting to become an important export...
New York Times - February 10, 2008
Terror Threat From Pakistan Said to Expand
A suspected bombing plot in Spain is indicative of an important threat coming from Pakistan, officials said...
New York Times - February 10, 2008
Gaza rockets injure two Israelis
Israel threatens to retaliate after two brothers are injured by rockets fired from Gaza by Palestinian militants...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Nato's Afghan strategy 'working'
A senior British diplomat defends Nato's operation in Afghanistan, saying the overall strategy is working...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Asbos for very young questioned
An urgent review of the use of Anti-Social Behaviour Orders on young children is needed, a report suggests...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Man charged over headless body
A man is charged with murder by detectives investigating the discovery of a headless corpse in London...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Row over UK Olympians' contract
The British Olympic Association has defended an athletes' contract curbing political activity at the Beijing games...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Obama takes US poll clean sweep
Barack Obama closes the gap on Hillary Clinton in the race to become the Democrats' presidential candidate...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
Residents given refuge after fire
Some 20 people have stayed in temporary shelter after fire devastated the markets area of Camden, north London...
BBC News - February 10, 2008
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