|
|
|
|
Global News Archive for May 2005:
|
 |
Germany Opens Holocaust Memorial in Berlin
Germany's much debated and long-awaited Holocaust Memorial was officially opened today in Berlin...
New York Times - May 10, 2005
China Rejects Sanctions as Way to Restart Korean Nuclear Talks
The comments suggest that China's strategy for dealing with North Korea remains unchanged despite U.S. assertions that Pyongyang may be preparing a nuclear test...
New York Times - May 10, 2005
U.S. Says Fighting Pauses in Western Iraq as Rebels Regroup
Insurgents who control parts of the western Iraqi desert appeared to have fallen back as the Marines prepared a new assault...
New York Times - May 10, 2005
Egypt Approves Election Law That Critics Say Favors Mubarak
The vote comes at a time of political agitation in Egypt, with small but vocal demonstrations demanding greater democracy and an end to President Hosni Mubarak's 24-year rule...
New York Times - May 10, 2005
Putin Offers Criticism Even as He Signs Pact with Europe
Russia and the E.U. signed an agreement today, but the Russian president criticized Baltic nations for clinging to historic grievances over Soviet domination...
New York Times - May 10, 2005
UUP defeat due to public 'shift'
Outgoing UUP leader David Trimble said his party did so badly in the elections because of a shift in public opinion...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Factory blast anniversary marked
Ceremonies are to be held on Wednesday to mark the first anniversary of the explosion at a plastics factory which killed nine people...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Witchcraft case halted over tears
A girl who was allegedly tortured after being accused of being a witch breaks down in court...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Football: Man Utd 1-3 Chelsea
Chelsea comfortably beat Man Utd to set a new Premiership points record...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Harry teacher tried 'to save job'
Prince Harry's former art teacher admits making claims about giving him "improper assistance" as a final attempt to save her job...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
New Tory leader 'in by Christmas'
Michael Howard will quit as Tory leader in the autumn, enabling his successor to be in place by Christmas...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Meeting Resistance, Marines Continue Sweep in Western Iraq
The insurgents used small-arms fire, rockets, roadside bombs and two suicide car bombers to attack a Marine convoy...
New York Times - May 10, 2005
In Pointed Message to Putin, Bush Hails Freedom in Georgia
On the last stop of a five-day trip, the president asserted that the sovereignty of Georgia "must be respected by all nations."...
New York Times - May 10, 2005
Students 'confused about fees'
Universities say the government must act to clear widespread confusion over student finance...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Python show tops stage shortlist
Monty Python stage musical Spamalot receives 14 nominations for Broadway's main awards, the Tonys...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
India resumes Nepal military aid
India lifts a ban on military aid imposed after Nepal's royal coup as 30 rebels and troops are reported dead in violence...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Police hurt in funeral wake fight
Five police officers are injured and 19 people arrested when fights break out at a funeral wake in Barnsley...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Police pledge in vice murder hunt
Detectives say they will "turn over every stone" in the hunt for the person who murdered a Glasgow prostitute...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Canada PM faces resignation vote
Canadian MPs are to vote on a motion calling on the government to quit, which the ruling party says it will ignore...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Egypt approves new electoral law
Egypt MPs have backed a constitutional amendment that will allow presidential elections to be contested...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Cloak protects glacier from sun
A Swiss ski resort wraps part of a glacier in a reflective cloak to ward off the sun's melting powers...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Rugby: St Helens axe Millward
St Helens sack head coach Ian Millward for gross misconduct...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Harry teacher in pay-off claims
Prince Harry's former teacher tells a tribunal she wanted a bigger pay-off to conceal "improper" help she gave him...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Berlin Holocaust memorial opens
Germany unveils a new Holocaust memorial in Berlin, after years of controversy over its construction...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
French surgeons begin UK 'exile'
Hundreds of French surgeons begin a symbolic "exile" in Britain to demand the right to charge higher fees...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Iraq rebels kidnap province chief
Insurgents in Iraq seize the governor of Anbar province, demanding that the US ends an operation against rebels...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Fifth man held in Mary-Ann murder
Police arrest a fifth man over the torture and murder of 16-year-old Mary-Ann Leneghan, found in a Reading park...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
MEPs back McCartney fight
The sisters of stabbed Belfast man Robert McCartney win unprecedented financial backing from MEPs...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Howard reshuffles top Tory team
George Osborne, 33, is named shadow chancellor as Tory leader Michael Howard gives his top team a youthful look...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
No. 2 at State Dept. Was Said to Put Restrictions on Bolton
Richard Armitage was said to have ordered that John Bolton be blocked from delivering speeches and testimony unless they were personally approved...
New York Times - May 10, 2005
Fish is shortest-lived vertebrate
A tiny coral reef-dwelling fish called the pygmy goby has taken the record as the shortest-lived vertebrate...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Critical flaws found in Firefox
The makers of Firefox say they are working to fix two flaws in the open source browser...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Are you worried about the economy?
Retail and housing sales have dipped but the Bank of England have held rates at 4.75%. Are you worried that Britain is heading towards a recession?...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Murder victim was missing person
The 27-year-old woman whose body was found in woods in South Lanarkshire had been reported missing a month ago...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Police punished for party brawl
Two officers who knocked a man unconscious during a Christmas party brawl are ordered to pay him £1,000 compensation...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Abbey set to cut 1,000 more jobs
Abbey bank will cut an extra 1,000 posts, bringing the number of planned job losses since its takeover by Spain's BSCH to 4,000...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Adviser Adonis made a minister
The Department for Education and Skills has an entirely new ministerial line-up, including a Number 10 adviser...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
EU and Russia forge closer ties
The EU and Russia agree a new pact to boost co-operation in key areas such as the economy and security...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Egypt votes on new electoral law
Egypt MPs are to vote on a constitutional amendment that would allow presidential elections to be contested...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Rebels raid Nepal security posts
Twenty-six Maoists and four soldiers are killed as rebels launch three simultaneous attacks, the army says...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Council elections count resumes
Counting of ballot papers in the local government elections in NI enters its second day...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Football: Edu 'will leave Arsenal'
Edu insists he will leave Arsenal and that Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus are interested in signing him...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Somali warlords 'to merge forces'
The main warlords in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, agree to set up a single force, which they say will restore security to the lawless city...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Haiti murder verdicts 'quashed'
Haiti has overturned 38 military leaders' convictions for murder and torture, reports say, sparking anger...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Blair under fire over reshuffle
Tony Blair is facing criticism for using his reshuffle to appoint one of his policy advisors as a minister...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Man Utd unveils casino bid
Manchester United unveils ambitious plans to build a Las Vegas-style "super casino" close to Old Trafford...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Snooker: Hann 'match-fix' probe
World Snooker will investigate allegations Quinten Hann offered to lose a match in return for money...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Agent valuations 'are a lottery'
Estate agents' valuations of flats and houses are a lottery with vast differences on the same home, Which? says...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Omagh bomb charges confirmed
A man is to be charged with murdering the 29 people killed in the 1998 Omagh bombing, it has been confirmed in court...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
April slowdown hits retail sales
UK retail sales fell to their lowest level in a decade during April, figures from the British Retail Consortium show...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Bomb blasts hits central Baghdad
Car bombs explode in the centre of Baghdad, killing at least six people and wounding scores of others...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Bush praises Georgian democracy
President Bush hails Georgia's peaceful revolution on the first visit to the ex-Soviet republic by a US leader...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
'Lame duck' Howard urged to go
Michael Howard is now a lame duck leader and should quit, says one of the Tories' chief financial backers...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Putin, Bush at His Side, Celebrates War's End and New Russian Pride
Russia's president did not express contrition for the Soviet domination of Eastern and Central Europe that followed World War II...
New York Times - May 10, 2005
100 Rebels Killed in U.S. Offensive in Western Iraq
The attack appears to be the largest combat offensive in Iraq since the Marines invaded Falluja six months ago...
New York Times - May 10, 2005
Top Suspects in Afghanistan Are Included in Amnesty
The head of Afghanistan's peace and reconciliation commission held out an amnesty for all rebels fighting U.S. and government forces...
New York Times - May 10, 2005
It's Official: Gaza Pullout Is Delayed
The prime minister announced that Israel would delay its plan to dismantle settlements in the Gaza Strip for three weeks...
New York Times - May 10, 2005
Iran Confirms Processing Tons of Uranium Ore
Iran's announcement was its first acknowledgment of advances made in the production process for enriched uranium before it formally suspended nuclear activity...
New York Times - May 10, 2005
The Oh-So-French Bistro Is Acquiring a New Accent
Ethnic Chinese, hailing from China, Cambodia or Vietnam, are fast replacing the French as proprietors of neighborhood bistros...
New York Times - May 10, 2005
Exercise 'slows prostate cancer'
Regular vigorous physical activity could slow the progression of prostate cancer in older men, a study suggests...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Japan vows firm stand on 'kidnap'
Japan says the apparent kidnapping of one of its nationals in Iraq will not affect its troop deployments there...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Jackson employees defend singer
Staff at Michael Jackson's ranch testify in defence of the singer as his child molestation trial continues...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Vatican Radio officials convicted
A Roman Catholic cardinal and a priest are convicted over possible risks to health from Vatican Radio antennas...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Bush pays historic Georgia visit
George Bush becomes the first US leader to visit Georgia, as the former Soviet republic distances itself from Russia...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
BMA backs Hep B jab for children
All children in the UK should be immunised against the hepatitis B virus, doctors' leaders say...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Iraq reservists 'need more help'
Reserve soldiers account for a disproportionate number of Iraq veterans with mental health problems, a charity says...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
House sales down by a third
The number of properties sold in England and Wales is down by more than a third on 12 months ago, Land Registry figures show...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
Howard faces fresh Tory criticism
A leading Tory moderniser calls for the party to be reformed as "effectively" as Tony Blair reformed Labour...
BBC News - May 10, 2005
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
| Keep up with Steve, join our G-Mail List to receive Gill Show updates and Steve's weekly column... |
|
|
|
 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
