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Global News Archive for June 2007:
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Lieberman Backs Limited U.S. Attacks on Iran
Senator Joseph I. Lieberman said today that unless Iran stops training Iraqis to carry out anti-coalition attacks, the U.S. should launch cross-border attacks into Iran...
New York Times - June 10, 2007
Israeli Air Force Strikes Back Against Palestinians
The Israeli air force struck at least two buildings in Gaza City in the early hours this morning in an apparent response to a raid by Palestinian militants on Saturday...
New York Times - June 10, 2007
Sarkozy?s Party on the Way to a Big Victory
President Nicolas Sarkozy?s center-right camp was on course to win a landslide victory after the first round of France?s legislative elections...
New York Times - June 10, 2007
Success for Mars rover bag test
Engineers test an airbag system that could be used to cushion a European rover's landing on Mars...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Stones take to the festival stage
The Rolling Stones play their first British festival date in more than 30 years at the Isle of Wight...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Thomas Cook Welsh 'ban' concerns
Thomas Cook is being asked to explain why it has asked staff to speak only English in business dealings...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Venice Biennale opens to public
The 52nd Venice Biennale, the world's oldest art exhibition, opens to the public in northern Italy...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Sao Paulo holds Gay Pride parade
Hundreds of thousands take part in a vast and colourful Gay Pride rally in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Hamilton takes maiden F1 victory
Lewis Hamilton wins the Canadian Grand Prix, taking his maiden victory in only his sixth race...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Tennis: Nadal beats Federer
Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer in four sets to win a third straight French Open title at Roland Garros...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Cathedral to seek Sony apology
The Church of England will ask Sony to apologise over the use of Manchester Cathedral in a violent game...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Shuttle docks with space station
Space shuttle Atlantis links up with the International Space Station, where astronauts will carry out maintenance...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Soldier killed by Taleban named
A British guardsman killed in an ambush by the Taleban in Afghanistan is named as Neil Downes...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Prescott discharged from hospital
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott is released from hospital after being treated for pneumonia...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Olympic firms 'abusing workers'
Makers of official 2008 Beijing Olympics merchandise are using child labour and abusing workers, campaigners say...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Johnson rejects tests scrap call
Calls to stop national exams sat by under-16s in England are rejected by the education secretary...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Sarkozy party 'set for landslide'
Projections suggest President Sarkozy's party is set for a big win after the first round of France's parliamentary poll...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Bush Is Greeted Warmly in Albania
His poll numbers may be in the tank at home, but when he zipped through Albania today, President Bush was received like a rock star...
New York Times - June 10, 2007
Taskforce to cut 'cyber warming'
Reducing carbon dioxide emissions from computers will be the aim of a new government taskforce...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Labour must modernise - Brown
Labour must reform again to involve people in tackling the big challenges Britain faces, Gordon Brown says...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
BAE 'to appoint ethics committee'
BAE Systems is reported to be planning to set up an external ethics committee to look into its arms deals...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Games inspectors praise Glasgow
Commonwealth Games officials hail Glasgow as "wonderful" as they arrive to evaluate the city's 2014 bid...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Thieves douse manager with petrol
Thieves pour petrol over an off-licence manager and threaten to set him on fire if he does not get them money...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Games 'may need foreign police'
The Met Police says it may need the help of foreign armed officers to police the 2012 London Olympic Games...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Sao Paulo prepares for Gay Pride
Brazil's city of Sao Paulo prepares to host its Gay Pride rally, with an estimated three million people set to attend...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Chinese floods leave dozens dead
Torrential rains in southern China trigger floods and landslides, killing 66 people and leaving many homeless...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Cricket: West Indies fight back
Shivnarine Chanderpaul is 81 not out as West Indies end day four on 301-5 needing 455 runs to win the Old Trafford Test...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Nadal victory ends Federer dream
Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer in four sets to win a third straight French Open title...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Shuttle speeds to space station
Space shuttle Atlantis nears the International Space Station, where it will dock for a maintenance mission...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
SNP looks at 'rendition' evidence
First Minister Alex Salmond says he is prepared to investigate whether rendition flights landed in Scotland...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Prescott discharged from hospital
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott is released from hospital after being treated for pneumonia...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Bush greeted as hero in Albania
Albania lays on a hero's welcome for George Bush, the first US president to visit what is now a staunch ally...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Translation help 'should be cut'
The amount of official material translated should be cut to encourage people to learn English, Ruth Kelly says...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Britons injured in Belgian crash
A coach carrying UK tourists crashes into a house in Belgium, leaving four people seriously injured...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Deprived areas' funds 'unused'
Millions of pounds of public money aimed at helping the most deprived areas of Wales is being sent back unused, it has emerged...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Games inspection gets under way
Inspectors arrive in Glasgow to assess whether the city should host the 2014 Commonwealth Games...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Couple well after Atlantic ordeal
A couple are in good health after being rescued from their yacht found drifting in the Atlantic Ocean...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Priest kidnapped in Philippines
An Italian priest is abducted by armed men near a coastal village in the southern Philippines...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
DR Congo's Bemba to stay abroad
Congo's opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba will not be returning from Portugal due to safety concerns, aides say...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Football: Wenger will stay on
Manager Arsene Wenger says he will be at Arsenal next season but he stops short of committing his long-term future to the club...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Live - England v West Indies
England's Steve Harmison finds some form to remove Chris Gayle early on day four at Old Trafford...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Tennis: Federer faces Nadal
Roger Federer will try and complete his Grand Slam set against defending champion Rafael Nadal in Sunday's French Open final...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Man dies at Ness music festival
A man dies after being found unconscious in his car at the Rock Ness festival in the Highlands...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Migrant cap 'will hit fruit crop'
Much of this summer's strawberry crop will be left to rot because of a shortage of pickers, it is warned...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Karzai unhurt in Taleban attack
Afghan President Hamid Karzai escapes unhurt after the Taleban fire rockets at a meeting he was addressing...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Davis warning on anti-terror law
David Davis says it would be an "error" to scupper terror law consensus by seeking to extend detention limits...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Trinidad Group Denies Link to New York Bomb Plot
Members of Jamaat al-Muslimeen, denying their group was tied to any plot to bomb a New York City airport, portrayed themselves as both Islamists and islanders...
New York Times - June 10, 2007
Police supported over CIA inquiry
A police investigation which found no evidence of UK collusion with the CIA is backed by the government...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Sheffield hails Bollywood stars
Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan join Indian stars in Sheffield for Bollywood's biggest awards ceremony...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Pair charged over dolphin actions
Two men are charged with disturbing an animal after reports Dave the dolphin was being harassed...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
France holds parliamentary vote
French voters are electing a new parliament, with President Sarkozy's UMP party expected to make gains...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Bush in landmark Albania visit
George Bush travels to Albania - the first US president to visit a country that has become a staunch ally...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
UK soldier dies in Taleban ambush
A British soldier dies after a patrol is ambushed by the Taleban in Afghanistan, defence officials say...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Downing St security breached
A couple managed to bypass tight security and walk straight into Downing Street, it emerges...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
Call to scrap tests for under-16s
The national exams sat by pupils in England before they are 16 should be scrapped, a watchdog urges...
BBC News - June 10, 2007
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