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Global News Archive for May 2006:
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Bush Says Iranian's Letter Misses the Point
President Bush said President Ahmadinejad's letter failed to say when Iran would "get rid of" its nuclear program...
New York Times - May 10, 2006
China Not Manipulating Currency, U.S. Says
The finding is likely to prompt a strong response from groups that consider China's trading practices unfair...
New York Times - May 10, 2006
British Official Calls for Guantánamo to Be Closed
Lord Peter Goldsmith, the attorney general, said today that the detention camp's existence was "unacceptable."...
New York Times - May 10, 2006
Baghdad Force to Be Unified to Stem Militias
Iraqi leaders are preparing a major restructuring of the capital's security brigades in hopes of curtailing sectarian tensions...
New York Times - May 10, 2006
Russian Leader Urges Steps to Lift Birthrate
President Vladimir V. Putin wants to offer financial incentives and subsidies to encourage Russian women to have more children...
New York Times - May 10, 2006
US rates raised to five-year peak
The US central bank raises interest rates for a 16th time lifting them to five year highs of 5%...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Tiny tags trace dragonfly paths
The migratory behaviour of dragonflies is studied with the use of miniaturised radio transmitters...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Teens charged with murdering boy
Five teenagers are charged with the murder of 15-year-old Ballymena schoolboy Michael McIlveen...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Radioactive waste disposal fears
A company which operates near Aberdeen Beach is asked not to discharge radioactive waste into the sea...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Planners back cricket development
Glamorgan Cricket Club passes the first planning hurdle of its expansion plan to bring the Ashes to the city...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
US sees ethnic minority baby boom
Nearly half of Americans under five are from an ethnic minority, according to the US Census Bureau...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Lotto results: Are you a winner?
Check the winning numbers in Wednesday's National Lotto draw...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Middlesbrough 0-4 Sevilla
Sevilla thrash Middlesbrough in the Uefa Cup final as Steve McClaren's final game in charge ends in misery...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
GM considers 1,000 job cuts in UK
General Motors has confirmed it is examining plans to axe 1,000 jobs at its UK plant in Ellesmere Port, Merseyside...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Ex-cashier wins TV's Apprentice
Former supermarket check-out worker Michelle Dewberry wins the second series of BBC Two's The Apprentice...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Blair dismay over hijack Afghans
The PM expresses dismay after nine men who hijacked a plane win a court ruling against the government...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Archbishop fears for patient care
The Archbishop of Canterbury has warned NHS cuts could compromise the quality of patient care...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Suicide Bomber Kills 30 in a Shiite Marketplace in Northern Iraq
The bomber struck as Iraqis were finishing their evening shopping shortly before sundown. Reuters reported that the police today raised the death toll to 24...
New York Times - May 10, 2006
Rice Sees Small Differences With Allies on Iran
Negotiators would take several weeks to design an offer that would allow the Iranians to have a civil nuclear program, she said...
New York Times - May 10, 2006
Relic of ancient asteroid found
A big fragment of an asteroid that punched a hole at least 160km wide (100 miles) in the Earth's surface is discovered by scientists...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Queen hands OBE to comic Bhaskar
Comic actor Sanjeev Bhaskar jokes he will put his OBE for sale online after receiving it from the Queen...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Blair government 'is paralysed'
David Cameron claims the government is "paralysed" but Tony Blair shrugs off calls to step down soon...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Watchdog backs more embryo checks
The UK fertility watchdog approves the extension of embryo screening to cover a wider range of diseases...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
University offer 'will cost jobs'
Many universities will struggle to honour a pay offer to staff of 12.6% over three years, a vice-chancellor says...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
University in wage docking threat
Staff at the University of Strathclyde could be docked 30% of their pay during industrial action...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Outrage at NHS waiting list party
There is stinging criticism from opposition parties over an assembly government party to celebrate a fall in hospital waiting times...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Jobs go as NI Army bases to close
About 1,100 civilian jobs are to be lost as part of the government's demilitarisation plans in NI...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
France remembers slavery victims
France becomes the first European country to hold a national day of remembrance for the victims of slavery...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Iraq head urges end to bloodshed
Iraq's president calls for an end to sectarian violence after figures show it claimed 1,091 lives in Baghdad in April...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Cricket: England upbeat for Test
Andrew Flintoff urges England fans to forget last summer's Ashes triumph ahead of the first Test against Sri Lanka...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Truce collapses in Somali capital
Heavy fighting reignites in Somalia's capital with almost 100 people dead and hundreds more wounded over the past four days...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Apprentice duo do battle in final
The Apprentice contestants Ruth Badger and Michelle Dewberry compete to win The Apprentice...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Countdown to Boro v Sevilla
Fans are gearing up in Eindhoven ahead of Wednesday's Uefa Cup final between Middlesbrough and Sevilla...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Tennis: Rusedski marches on
Greg Rusedski beats Italy's Stefano Galvani to reach round three of the Rome Masters...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Fourth child in 'E.coli outbreak'
A fourth child is seriously ill in hospital with a suspected case of E.coli 0157, NHS Fife confirms...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
New bullies are 'indulged brats'
Indulged children from middle class homes form a new breed of bullies, MPs have been told...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Palestinian fuel crisis looming
Palestinian fuel supplies are set to be cut off over unpaid debts, hours after Mid-East mediators backed an aid plan...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Police rule out Prescott inquiry
John Prescott will not face a criminal investigation over allegations he had sex in his office with Tracey Temple...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Hacker supporters to 'fight on'
Friends of Gary McKinnon vow to keep up the fight to make sure he is tried in the UK for his crimes...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Killer 'should not have been free'
A man who killed a mother-of-one while out of jail on licence should not have been freed, a watchdog says...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
UK calls for Guantanamo end
The Attorney General, Lord Goldsmith, calls for the closure of the US detention camp at Guantanamo Bay...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Venus probe makes science orbit
The European probe sent to Venus has put itself in the orbit from which it will make scientific observations...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Blaine rescued 'in nick of time'
David Blaine was unconscious and having convulsions when he was rescued from a water tank, his trainer says...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Nintendo shows new games console
Japanese games giant Nintendo shows off its new Wii games console, but does not set a launch price...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
London to host skills 'Olympics'
The UK beats off bids from Sweden and Australia to host the 2011 World Skills games...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Talks over cup final ticket theft
Liverpool Football Club officials try to resolve the dispute over 1,600 stolen tickets for the FA Cup final in Cardiff on Saturday...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
UK trade deficit narrows sharply
The UK's goods trade gap with the rest of the world narrows sharply after exports outstrip imports, fresh data shows...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Bug scare nursery advised earlier
The nursery attended by toddlers being treated for a suspected E.coli bug had been told to improve infection control...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Job cuts with Army base closures
Three more military bases in Northern Ireland are to close, with the loss of more than 1,100 jobs...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Beckham party tickets auctioned
The Beckhams are auctioning two tickets for their star-studded pre-World Cup party in Hertfordshire...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Putin warns on population decline
Russia's falling population is the biggest problem the nation faces, President Putin warns in a national address...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Violence level 'shocks' Iraq leader
The Iraqi president says he is shocked by sectarian killings amid news that more than 1,000 died in Baghdad in April...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Nepal to probe 'royal excesses'
Nepal is to investigate alleged excesses committed during a crackdown on anti-king protests last month...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Indonesia offers Iran mediation
Indonesia's president offers to mediate with the West over Iran's controversial nuclear programme...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Football: Roeder Newcastle nod
The Premier League gives Newcastle dispensation to appoint Glenn Roeder as manager...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Somali militia declares ceasefire
Fighting subsides in Somalia's capital after a unilateral ceasefire following at least 75 deaths...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Bullying bosses 'rife across UK'
Bullying bosses are rife across the UK with 90% of employees saying they have worked for a bad boss, a survey finds...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Football: Boro Euro countdown
Latest news, comments and opinions ahead of Wednesday's Uefa Cup final in Eindhoven...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Nine Afghans win court challenge
Nine Afghan asylum seekers who hijacked a plane to Britain win a High Court challenge against the government...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Killer nurse given 17 life terms
A nurse who murdered two patients and caused grievous bodily harm to 15 must serve at least 30 years...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Walker killers' 'helpers' jailed
Two men are jailed for helping the racist killers of black Liverpool teenager Anthony Walker attempt to escape justice...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Women rescued in sex traffic raid
Nineteen women are rescued across England in the biggest operation so far to target sex traffickers...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
UK hacker 'should be extradited'
Briton Gary McKinnon should be extradited to the US to face trial on computer hacking charges, a judge says...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
New U.N. Rights Group Includes Six Nations With Poor Records
Six nations with poor human rights records were among those elected to the new Human Rights Council on Tuesday...
New York Times - May 10, 2006
U.S. Softens Position on Palestinian Aid
The Bush administration endorsed a European proposal on Tuesday to increase aid to the Palestinian territories...
New York Times - May 10, 2006
News Analysis: Laborites: Their Own Worst Enemies
Facing scandals and a Tory siege, Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Labor Party rival, Gordon Brown, once again eye each other warily...
New York Times - May 10, 2006
Alarmed by Raids, Neighbors Stand Guard in Iraq
Sunni Arab neighborhoods in Baghdad have begun forming citizen groups to keep Shiite police forces out of their areas...
New York Times - May 10, 2006
Iranian Letter: Using Religion to Lecture Bush
Iran's president wrote to President Bush that the invasion of Iraq could not be reconciled with Christian values...
New York Times - May 10, 2006
Romania's Orphans Face Widespread Abuse, Group Says
Thousands of children in government-run institutions are living in appalling conditions, investigators found...
New York Times - May 10, 2006
Microsoft ramps up Xbox 360 plans
Microsoft says it will sell 10 million Xbox 360s by the time rivals Sony and Nintendo launch their new consoles...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Women 'sense qualities in a man'
Women are fine tuned to detect qualities they are looking for in a man, US research suggests...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Putin to push foreign policy aims
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to put an emphasis on foreign policy in his seventh annual address...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Tennis: Murray out, Henman thro'
Andy Murray loses 6-4 6-4 to Filippo Volandri in the first round of the Rome Masters but Tim Henman advances...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
UN urged to hasten Darfur force
The US urges the UN Security Council to speed up the deployment of peacekeepers to Sudan's Darfur region...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Unions halt Puerto Rico protests
Unions suspend protests over the government's fiscal record, as a commission aims to find a solution...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
US criticises new UN rights body
The US attacks the UN Human Rights Council as nations it considers to have poor rights are elected to join it...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
New games console for Nintendo
Nintendo shows off games for its new Wii console, but does not set a launch date or price for the system...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Watchdog to rule on embryos
The UK fertility watchdog is due to make a crucial decision on the future role of embryo screening...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Lib Dem backer extradited to UK
A millionaire businessman who gave £2m to the Lib Dems will appear in court over allegations of fraud...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
Handling of Naomi killer 'flawed'
The assessment of dangerous prisoners is expected to be criticised in a report into the murder of Naomi Bryant...
BBC News - May 10, 2006
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