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Global News Archive for March 2008:
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Imelda Marcos Acquitted, Again
A Manila court acquitted the flamboyant former first lady Imelda Marcos of 32 counts of illegal money transfers, in the latest of a series of corruption trials...
New York Times - March 10, 2008
Cases of whooping cough 'treble'
Cases of whooping cough have gone up threefold since 2003, according to figures from the Department of Health...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Teachers call for ban on homework
A union conference motion proposes that homework be abolished for primary school age children...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Space truck orbits despite fault
Europe's new ATV space vehicle is in orbit following Sunday's launch, but has one glitch to deal with...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Radiohead to play free radio gig
Radiohead are to play a free concert for BBC Radio 2 in April, ahead of their UK tour...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Camera 'looks' through clothing
A camera that can "see" explosives, drugs and weapons hidden under clothing is invented...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Heavy storms cause travel chaos
Heavy seas and winds of up to 80mph batter parts of England, causing disruption to shipping and overland travel...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Butcher gang survivor found dead
A man who survived the Shankill Butchers gang and helped put them in jail has been found dead in his home...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
No agreement in local tax talks
Talks between the government and the Lib Dems over plans to replace council tax end without agreement...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Winds bring power cuts to homes
High winds bring power cuts to hundreds of homes and disruption across Wales during storms...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Major boardroom shake-up at M&S
Marks & Spencer makes major management changes, with an extended stay for chief executive Sir Stuart Rose...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Labour's general secretary named
City fund manager David Pitt-Watson is to be the new general secretary of the Labour Party...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Burmese leader shuns UN envoy
UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari ends his latest visit to Burma without meeting military leader Than Shwe...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Shuttle Endeavour set for launch
The US shuttle Endeavour is set to take astronauts and equipment to the International Space Station...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Saudis mend fences with neighbour
Saudi Arabia's crown prince heads to Qatar for the first official visit after a five-year hiatus...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
India stops Tibet protest march
Indian police say that have banned exiles from marching to Tibet in protest against China holding the Olympics...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Jersey police search second room
Police investigating suspected child abuse in Jersey gain access to a second underground chamber...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Hicks ends talks with Dubai group
Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks terminates talks with Dubai International Capital (DIC) over acquiring a 49% stake in the club...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Football: Owen tells of fears
Michael Owen believes he could miss out on Fabio Capello's England squad to face France on 26 March if Newcastle's miserable run continues...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Football: Ex-boss sad over Gretna
Former Gretna manager Davie Irons says the club is not equipped for the SPL after it confirmed plans for administration...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Army offensive on Kenya militia
Kenya's army starts a major operation against an ethnic militia using heavy artillery and helicopter gunships...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Scandal-hit NY governor 'sorry'
New York State Governor Eliot Spitzer apologises amid allegations that he used a prostitution service...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Man admits owning al-Qaeda text
A man pictured with some of the 7/7 bombers on a rafting trip pleads guilty to possessing an al-Qaeda training manual...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Man in US court on plane charges
A US judge refuses bail to a Northern Ireland man who allegedly told a flight attendant he was a terrorist...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
US talks push for Mid-East peace
The US secretary of state holds talks with her Israeli counterpart, amid fresh moves to advance Mid-East peace...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
UK storm causes 14 flood warnings
Forecasters warn of more strong winds and heavy rain to come as storms lash parts of the UK...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Iraq and Afghan costs 'to double'
The costs of military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq this year are likely to almost double, MPs warn...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Police 'covered up' Goa murder
A government official in Goa accuses Indian police of trying to cover up the murder of a British girl...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
China Sticking With One-Child Policy
China?s top population official has ruled out changing the country?s one-child family planning policy for at least another decade...
New York Times - March 10, 2008
South Korea Announces Woman as Its First Astronaut
Women?s groups said Yi So-yeon?s participation was likely to boost the rising status of women in South Korea?s traditionally male-dominated society...
New York Times - March 10, 2008
Five American Soldiers Killed in Baghdad
The blast was one of the worst single attacks on the U.S. military in months. An attack earlier in the day killed an important Sunni Arab leader...
New York Times - March 10, 2008
Israel Reduces Activity in Gaza Strip
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has instructed the army to halt air strikes and raids into the Gaza Strip in response to a serious drop in rocket fire from the territory, officials in his office said Monday...
New York Times - March 10, 2008
No compromise on reform - Brown
Gordon Brown says there will be no going back on the public sector changes introduced by Tony Blair...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Thousands of fish killed in river
An investigation is under way after thousands of fish are killed by pollutants in a County Antrim river...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Winds brings power cuts to homes
Around 3,000 homes in south Wales lose their power and a caravan park is evacuated as high winds hit...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
BAA sells World Duty Free shops
BAA, owned by Spain's Ferrovial, sells World Duty Free, its network of airport shops, to Italy's Autogrill...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Sarkozy's reforms 'to go ahead'
France's prime minister vows to continue President Nicolas Sarkozy's reforms despite setbacks in local polls...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Bomber kills Iraqi tribal leader
A Sunni Arab tribal leader dies in a suicide bombing at his house near Baquba, Iraqi police say...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Tibet exiles begin protest march
Tibetan exiles start a march from India to Tibet to pressurise China over human rights ahead of the Olympics...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Rare pygmy hippos caught on film
Researchers capture pygmy hippos on film in Liberia, despite fears they had been wiped out...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Football: FA Cup semi-final draw
Barnsley, Cardiff, West Brom and Portsmouth await the draw for the FA Cup semi-finals after a weekend of upsets...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
F1: Raikkonen wants second title
F1 champion Kimi Raikkonen says he is determined to clinch the title again as he prepares for the new season...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Deadly cyclone ravages Mozambique
At least seven people reportedly die and thousands are left homeless as Cyclone Jokwe hits Mozambique...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Death crash children 'critical'
Two children remain seriously ill in hospital after a crash in the Cotswolds, which claimed seven lives...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Boardroom shake-up at M&S
Marks & Spencer makes major management changes, with chief executive Stuart Rose to take over as chairman...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Israel scales back Gaza operation
Israel orders its military to reduce operations in Gaza after a sharp drop in rocket fire from the territory...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
CBI pressures Darling on tax cuts
Chancellor Alistair Darling faces calls from the CBI and Conservative Party to cut corporation tax...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Five injured in building collapse
At least five people are injured after part of a building in Belfast city centre's Victoria Street collapses...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Rain and high winds battering UK
Stormy weather lashes parts of the UK, leaving homes without power and disrupting travel...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Victorious Spanish PM urges unity
Spain's PM Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero promises a new era in politics after his Socialist Party is re-elected...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Zimbabwe Enacts Ownership Law
President Robert G. Mugabe?s new law requires that foreign- and white-owned businesses to hand over 51 percent control of their operations to black people...
New York Times - March 10, 2008
In Tanker Bid, It Was Boeing vs. Bold Ideas
Boeing must decide by Wednesday whether to file an appeal on the Pentagon?s contract with Airbus...
New York Times - March 10, 2008
Zapatero: Spain?s Bold Liberal
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, 47, seized the narrow mandate he won at the polls four years ago to propel his country into the liberal vanguard of Europe...
New York Times - March 10, 2008
Citywide: In New York, With Beliefs That Still Challenge Cuba
?Rum & Coke? is one Cuban-American?s retort to the fascination with Che T-shirts, solidarity tours to Cuba and the endless praise of the revolution?s twin pillars of health and education...
New York Times - March 10, 2008
French Socialists Appear to Make Gains in Local Elections
Paris and Lyon were expected to remain in Socialist hands, and, in a blow to President Nicolas Sarkozy, the party appeared well placed to win control of other emblematic cities...
New York Times - March 10, 2008
Sri Lanka?s Wild East Plans First Vote in Over 10 Years
On Monday, the country will vote in the first local elections in a dozen years, testing the question of whether, after 25 years of civil war, a semblance of normality could be restored...
New York Times - March 10, 2008
China Says Plane and Olympic Plots Halted
Terrorism is not usually a significant threat in China but officials have become concerned as Beijing prepares for the Olympic Games...
New York Times - March 10, 2008
A Fading Sound Spreads Echo Far From Indonesia
The Gong Factory is one of Indonesia?s few surviving workshops producing the xylophones, gongs, drums and strings that make up the country?s traditional gamelan orchestras...
New York Times - March 10, 2008
India Nurtures Business of Surrogate Motherhood
Reproductive outsourcing is a new but rapidly expanding business, as word spreads of India?s mix of skilled medical professionals, relatively liberal laws and low prices...
New York Times - March 10, 2008
Toddler Returns to Iraq After Life-Saving Surgery
The homecoming was a public relations coup for the Marine Corps, which has been eager to show that its efforts to win over Iraqis in Anbar Province were succeeding...
New York Times - March 10, 2008
Bloemfontein Journal: On Campus, a Video Reminder of Apartheid?s Pain
A homemade video ? a crude protest against the racial integration of student housing at a South African university ? has provoked soul-searching across the country...
New York Times - March 10, 2008
Take Aid From China and Take a Pass on Human Rights
When the West cites abuses, Sri Lanka may not have to listen...
New York Times - March 10, 2008
The World: Look Out Below. The Arms Race in Space May Be On.
America is committed to having the capacity to wage war in space. What do others do?...
New York Times - March 10, 2008
Pakistan Rivals Join to Fight Musharraf
The leaders of the two major political parties agreed that they would reinstate the judges the Pakistani president fired, which may subsequently create a direct challenge to his presidency...
New York Times - March 10, 2008
Israel Approves Home Building in West Bank
The move, which eased political pressure from the right wing of the government after a deadly shooting on Thursday, could further complicate peace efforts...
New York Times - March 10, 2008
Socialists Re-elected in Spain, After a Bitter Campaign
The victory gives Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero a second four-year mandate to pursue his agenda of sweeping social liberalization...
New York Times - March 10, 2008
Retired 'winning smoking fight'
The end of a person's working life is a golden opportunity to finally kick the smoking habit, research suggests...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Hairspray collects four Oliviers
West End musical Hairspray wins four Oliver Awards, with honours for stars Michael Ball and Leanne Jones...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Giant schnauzer wins Crufts show
Three-times finalist Philippe, a giant schnauzer, scoops the best in show title at the 117th Crufts...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Police accident figures revealed
Newly released figures reveal police vehicles have been involved in more than 5,000 accidents in the past five years...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Jones delight at Cardiff victory
Boss Dave Jones wants to make history as Cardiff City reach the FA Cup semi-final for the first time since 1927...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Malaysian prime minister sworn in
Malaysian PM Abdullah Badawi is sworn in, two days after his coalition's worst election result in over 50 years...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
German train strike is called off
Germany's train drivers' union says it will not strike on Monday after reaching a deal with the railway operator...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Key local polls held in Sri Lanka
People in parts of Sri Lanka that were held by Tamil Tiger rebels for more than a decade vote in local elections...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Poll setback for Sarkozy's party
Early results in local elections put France's opposition socialists ahead of President Nicolas Sarkozy's UMP party...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Mugabe approves ownership law
Robert Mugabe approves a law giving local owners the right to take a majority share of foreign companies...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
'Swirl' abuse suspect trial due
A child sex abuse suspect arrested after police unscrambled an online image is due on trial in Thailand...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Teenage girl dies at Marine base
A 14-year-old female cadet collapses and dies during a training exercise at a Royal Marine base...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Business tax levels 'damaging UK'
High taxes on business are damaging the UK economy, the Confederation of British Industry says...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
Goa rape suspect due before court
A man suspected of the rape of a British girl found dead on a beach in India is due to appear due in court...
BBC News - March 10, 2008
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