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Global News Archive for March 2007:
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Hungary Coalition Stays the Austerity Course Despite Huge Protests
Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany has to convince the Hungarian electorate he can be trusted again after a rocky start since taking office...
New York Times - March 10, 2007
Eight Iraqi Soldiers and Three Pilgrims Are Killed
The attack marred what had been a relatively peaceful day for pilgrims on one of the holiest days in the Shiite calendar...
New York Times - March 10, 2007
Bush Heads to Colombia as Scandal Taints Key Alliance
A widening scandal tying paramilitary death squads and drug traffickers to close supporters of President Įlvaro Uribe of Colombia is clouding President Bush?s brief visit...
New York Times - March 10, 2007
To Karbala They Traveled By Foot, Donkey and Truck
Millions of Shiites are making a pilgrimage to Karbala, Iraq, this weekend, despite threat of snipers and suicide bombers...
New York Times - March 10, 2007
In Uruguay, Bush Finds a Friendly Ear
ESTANCIA ANCHORENA, Uruguay, March 10 ? Of all of the Latin American nations President Bush is visiting this week, this one is the smallest, with a population that is roughly half that of New York City...
New York Times - March 10, 2007
Iraq Leader Asks for Region?s Aid in Curbing Strife
Envoys for the U.S. and Iran avoided direct talks at the conference as two shells landed near the 13-nation meeting in Baghdad...
New York Times - March 10, 2007
Light to detect wound infection
UK researchers have developed a way of using light to detect the presence of bacteria...
BBC News - March 10, 2007
Zambia demolition campaign begins
Police knock down some 250 houses in Zambia's capital at the start of a major demolition campaign...
BBC News - March 10, 2007
Ronaldo earns cup replay for Man Utd
Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty earns Man Utd an FA Cup quarter-final replay after a draw at Middlesbrough...
BBC News - March 10, 2007
Shot boy's family in new appeal
Police and relatives of a 16-year-old boy shot dead at a London ice rink renew witness appeals...
BBC News - March 10, 2007
Skynet satellite launch postponed
The launch of the UK military's first Skynet 5 spacecraft is postponed due to technical problems...
BBC News - March 10, 2007
How the Young Poor Measure Poverty in Britain: Drink, Drugs and Their Time in Jail
A housing project near Manchester represents a pocket of poverty, social deprivation and alienation that is common across Britain...
New York Times - March 10, 2007
Iraq's Premier Pleads for Help to Curb Violence
Addressing representatives of 13 nations and 3 international groups, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki opened a regional conference in Baghdad...
New York Times - March 10, 2007
Men remanded on blackmail charges
Two Belfast men are remanded in custody charged in connection with blackmail and other offences...
BBC News - March 10, 2007
Final Kosovo talks end deadlocked
Serbian and ethnic Albanian leaders fail to reach an agreement at a summit on the future status of Kosovo...
BBC News - March 10, 2007
Bush promotes trade with Uruguay
US President George Bush meets the Uruguayan president as part of his five-nation Latin American tour...
BBC News - March 10, 2007
Rugby: Ireland win Triple Crown
Ireland clinch rugby's prized Triple Crown again with a scrappy win over Scotland at Murrayfield...
BBC News - March 10, 2007
FA Cup live: Boro v Man Utd
Middlesbrough are holding Man Utd thanks to Lee Cattermole's fine finish...
BBC News - March 10, 2007
Italy's late try humbles Wales
Mauro Bergamasco's late try gives Italy an historic, but controversial, Six Nations victory over Wales in Rome...
BBC News - March 10, 2007
Iraq plea to help tackle violence
Iraq's PM calls for support in ending violence, as world powers including the US, Syria and Iran attend key talks...
BBC News - March 10, 2007
Neighbors and Others Arrive in Iraq Seeking Peace
A crucial meeting brings together the two countries with the most influence in Iraq: the United States and Iran...
New York Times - March 10, 2007
U.S. Soldiers Accused of Shooting Civilians in Sadr City
The American military said it was investigating an episode involving ?an escalation of force,? but could not confirm any details of the alleged shooting...
New York Times - March 10, 2007
Drug centre suing Courtney Love
A drug treatment centre in California is suing Courtney Love over an alleged unpaid bill...
BBC News - March 10, 2007
Child killer's jail 'surprising'
A mental health charity says it expected a father who killed his children to be sent for treatment, not to prison...
BBC News - March 10, 2007
Youth charged over city violence
Petrol bombs are thrown during a disturbance in north Belfast involving two groups, police say...
BBC News - March 10, 2007
Rail strike hope as sides to talk
Network Rail and the RMT union agree to attend talks in a bid to avert two more 48-hour strikes...
BBC News - March 10, 2007
Civilians flee Sri Lanka fighting
Thousands abandon their homes as fighting between Tamil Tigers and the army worsens in eastern Sri Lanka...
BBC News - March 10, 2007
Five-week-old baby killed in fire
A five-week-old baby girl is killed and a three-year-old boy seriously injured in a house fire in Bradford...
BBC News - March 10, 2007
Leaders hold final Kosovo talks
Serbian and ethnic Albanian leaders meet in Vienna for a last summit on the future status of Kosovo...
BBC News - March 10, 2007
Insurgent 'leader' held in Iraq
A "senior leader" of an al-Qaeda linked insurgent group is held in Iraq, an Iraqi military spokesman says...
BBC News - March 10, 2007
Howard backs Japan security deal
Australian PM John Howard dismisses suggestions a security declaration with Japan could strain China ties...
BBC News - March 10, 2007
Roman clues found at ancient hill
Archaeologists find evidence that Romans settled at a 5,000-year-old landmark man-made hill...
BBC News - March 10, 2007
Wembley keys handed over
The Football Association takes control of the new Wembley Stadium, more than a year later than scheduled...
BBC News - March 10, 2007
Labour MP to resign over Trident
The Livingston MP Jim Devine is to step down from his government post in protest over Trident nuclear...
BBC News - March 10, 2007
Boston vocalist Delp found dead
Boston lead singer Brad Delp is found dead at his home by police in New Hampshire...
BBC News - March 10, 2007
BT payment charge 'unjustified'
British Telecom is criticised for charging customers £4.50 extra each quarter if they do not pay by direct debit...
BBC News - March 10, 2007
Public assist in Napoli clean-up
Volunteers are brought in to help clean beaches littered with debris from a grounded ship off the Devon coast...
BBC News - March 10, 2007
Iraq hosts key security meeting
Iraq's PM urges an end to support for the insurgency in his country, as foreign envoys discuss restoring stability...
BBC News - March 10, 2007
German Bishops? Remarks on West Bank Are Denounced
Jewish groups are condemning comments that drew a link between the plight of Palestinians in the West Bank and Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II...
New York Times - March 10, 2007
Europe Sets Ambitious Limits on Greenhouse Gases
The European Union approved a compromise agreement on Friday that would make Europe the world leader in the fight against climate change...
New York Times - March 10, 2007
Neighbors and Others Arrive in Baghdad Seeking Peace
A crucial meeting on Saturday will bring together the two countries with the most influence in Iraq: the United States and Iran...
New York Times - March 10, 2007
Hard-Line Parties Gain in Northern Ireland Vote
The Democratic Unionists, the Protestant party led by the Rev. Ian Paisley, may decide to share power with the Roman Catholic Sinn Fein...
New York Times - March 10, 2007
U.S. Soldiers Accused of Shooting Civilians in Sadr City
The American military said it was investigating an episode involving ?an escalation of force,? but could not confirm any details of the alleged shooting...
New York Times - March 10, 2007
Giving children the right start
BBC education correspondent Mike Baker considers whether early years pressures can be counter-productive...
BBC News - March 10, 2007
Shows 'encourage teen drinking'
The use of alcohol in TV soap operas could be desensitising teens to the dangers of alcohol, a report suggests...
BBC News - March 10, 2007
Insurgent leader 'held' in Iraq
The head of a Sunni insurgency umbrella group is captured in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, media reports say...
BBC News - March 10, 2007
Climbdown in doctors recruitment row
The government changes a selection system for young doctors after complaints from the medical profession...
BBC News - March 10, 2007
US attends major Iraq conference
The US is attending Baghdad talks, along with Iran and Syria, to try to win regional support to stabilise Iraq...
BBC News - March 10, 2007
Wembley keys handed over to FA
The keys to the new Wembley Stadium are officially handed to the FA after £757m of building work...
BBC News - March 10, 2007
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