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Global News Archive for July 2006:
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Rumsfeld Says Drug Trade Aids Afghan Insurgency
Taliban militants are offering protection to Afghan drug traffickers in return for funds, the defense secretary said today...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
Brazen Daytime Violence Continues in Baghdad
At least 30 people died today, even after a plea from Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki for Iraqis to “unite as brothers.”...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
BBC 'risks causing pay inflation'
Pay rises for BBC chiefs risk triggering media "super inflation", say the Conservatives...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Record complaints against doctors
A record number of complaints are being made against doctors, according to the General Medical Council...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Extinction fear for black rhino
Black rhinoceros appear to have become extinct in West Africa, the world's conservation body says...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Reporter claims Sheridan affair
A freelance journalist claims in court to have had an eight-year affair with SSP MSP Tommy Sheridan...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
'Race' attack on imam near mosque
An assistant imam is in hospital after what Muslim leaders describe as a racist attack near a mosque...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
France urges action for migrants
French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy says Europe must not turn into a fortress against African migrants...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Cricket: Hoggard 50-50 for Test
Matthew Hoggard believes he has only a 50-50 chance of being able to play in the first Test against Pakistan...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
UN delays N Korea sanctions vote
A UN Security Council vote on sanctions over North Korea's missile tests is postponed to give diplomacy more time...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Chechen rebel chief Basayev dies
The most wanted Chechen rebel warlord, Shamil Basayev, dies in what Russia says was a "special operation"...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Levy's advice to donor revealed
Labour fundraiser Lord Levy told a businessman he need not disclose his £250,000 loan to the party, the BBC learns...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
After Deadly Crash in Russia, a Spate of Incidents
Three emergency landings followed a day after a Russian passenger jet crashed in Siberia, killing at least 124...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
Chechen Rebel Chief Is Killed, Russia Says
Shamil Basayev claimed responsibility for some of Russia's worst terror attacks, including the Beslan school siege...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
Blast Kills 10 as Violence Flares in Baghdad
After one of the worst weekends of violence in weeks, a bomb killed 10 people and wounded at least 49 in a Shiite section of Baghdad...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
Wendy Richard to leave EastEnders
Actress Wendy Richard is to leave TV soap EastEnders at Christmas after almost 22 years as Pauline Fowler...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Industry to stop 'music cheats'
The British recorded music industry tells ISPs to freeze accounts of customers illegally sharing files...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Expert witness immunity 'wrong'
The Attorney General challenges the concept of immunity for expert witnesses whose evidence is flawed...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Elderly man dies after house fire
A 90-year-old man dies following a house fire in County Fermanagh, police have confirmed...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Stag party in 'night of madness'
The Tommy Sheridan defamation case hears about a stag night party held for the MSP's brother-in-law...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Paedophile sentence will remain
The mother of Craig Sweeney's abuse victim is "sick" at the decision not to challenge his minimum sentence...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Saddam boycotts 'malicious' trial
Ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and his lawyers say they will boycott his trial as closing arguments begin...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Zidane 'provoked by comment'
Zinedine Zidane headbutted an opponent in the World Cup final after a very serious remark, his agent says...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Bloody battle in northern Darfur
Some 80 people die in intense clashes between Sudanese rebel groups in Darfur, says the African Union...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
UN council set for N Korea talks
Diplomatic efforts continue on the North Korea crisis ahead of a key meeting of the UN Security Council...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Astronauts on second spacewalk
Astronauts on the shuttle Discovery conduct their second spacewalk of the mission...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
BBC staff to vote over strike
Unions are to ballot 10,000 BBC employees on strike action over wages and pensions at the corporation...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Italy squad given heroes' welcome
Italy's World Cup- winning squad have returned to Rome with the World Cup trophy...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Family 'sick' at Sweeney ruling
The decision not to refer a paedophile's sentence to the Court of Appeal is condemned by the mother of his victim...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Chechen warlord Basayev 'killed'
The most wanted Chechen rebel warlord, Shamil Basayev, has been killed, according to Russian media reports...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Building collapses in Manhattan
A building collapses in Manhattan after what may have been an explosion, New York fire officials say...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Man charged over shooting deaths
A former serviceman is charged with murder after four members of his family are found shot dead...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
'Lab-made sperm' fertility hope
Scientists have proved for the first time that sperm grown from embryonic stem cells can be used to produce offspring...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Terror warnings to be public
A new online warning system is to alert the public to the threat of attacks by terror groups...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Extra UK troops for Afghanistan
Nearly 900 extra military personnel are to be sent to Afghanistan, says Defence Secretary Des Browne...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
'Magnetic memory' chip unveiled
A microchip which can store information like a hard drive has been unveiled by a US company...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Heritage body 'no' to carbon cuts
The World Heritage Committee looks set to reject calls to protect special sites through cuts in greenhouse emissions...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Beatle's first guitar auctioned
The first guitar owned by Sir Paul McCartney goes up for auction at Abbey Road Studios later this month...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Dyson school 'to boost engineers'
Bagless vacuum cleaner inventor James Dyson plans to start a school aimed at creating more UK engineers...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Cameron defends 'hoodie' speech
David Cameron urges more understanding of young criminals - but rejects suggestions that he wants people to "hug a hoodie"...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Ex-recruit claims 'I was bullied'
An ex-army recruit, who trained at the same barracks as Private Gavin Williams, claims he was bullied there...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Council tax collection improves
Most local authorities across Scotland have improved their council tax collection rates, figures show...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Community art project awarded £3m
The government announces a £3.3m grant to help replace paramilitary wall murals in Protestant areas...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Indian missile test 'was failure'
India says that a test of its longest-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile on Sunday failed...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Top Serbs tried for Kosovo crimes
The trial of six top Serbian officials accused of war crimes against Kosovans gets under way in The Hague...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Saddam's lawyers boycott trial
Defence lawyers for ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein say they will boycott his trial as closing arguments begin...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Court examines Mexico poll result
Defeated Mexican presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador files a legal challenge to the poll...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Somalia PM snubs Islamist talks
Somalia's government will not take part in peace talks with Islamists, after fighting in Mogadishu, the PM says...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
US seeks unity over N Korea tests
A US envoy calls for a united response to North Korea's missile tests, as Chinese delegates visit Pyongyang...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Astronauts prepare for spacewalk
Astronauts on the shuttle Discovery prepare for their second spacewalk of the mission...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Italy heroes set for homecoming
Thousands of people are expected to line the streets of Rome on Monday to welcome home World Cup winners Italy...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
House price inflation picks up
The rise in house prices is continuing to accelerate, government figures indicate...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
NHS trusts admit to care failings
Many NHS trusts admit to failing to meet basic standards of safety and quality of care, the Healthcare Commission reveals...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Terror warnings to be published
A system that will warn the public about the threat of a terrorist attack is to be announced by the government...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
'No survivors' in Pakistan crash
A passenger plane crashes near the Pakistani city of Multan killing all 45 people on board, officials say...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Further Afghan deployment expected
The deployment of more British soldiers to Helmand province in Afghanistan is expected to be confirmed...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Second inquiry into terror raid
A second independent inquiry is to be conducted into last month's anti-terror raid in Forest Gate, east London...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Dismissed Zidane named best player
France captain Zinedine Zidane wins the World Cup's Golden Ball award, despite being sent off in the final...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Daily Life: In Iraq's Mayhem, Town Finds Calm Through Its Tribal Links
Amara, the capital of Maysan, came to be relatively safe through small-town camaraderie, fierce independence and, above all, tribal power...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
Sectarian Clashes: Baghdad Erupts in Mob Violence
The Sunni-Shiite bloodletting was frightening even by recent standards. Also, five more U.S. soldiers were accused in a rape and murder case...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
India Reports a Long-Range Missile Test
It was unclear if the test was successful, with at least one report saying that the missile had failed in its flight...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
At Least 122 Dead in Russian Plane Crash
A plane with 204 aboard careened off a rain-slicked runway in Siberia, broke up and burst into flames...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
Polish President to Appoint His Twin as Prime Minister
President Lech Kaczynski will appoint his twin brother and longtime political partner as Poland's Prime Minister on Monday...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
U.S. Wants North Korea to Return to Talks
The move signals that the U.S. wants to address North Korea's launch of seven missiles with diplomacy, not sanctions...
New York Times - July 10, 2006
Food recall after rat infestation
Hundreds of schools must return food used in school dinners after rats were found in a supplier's warehouse...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
'Lab-made sperm' fertility hope
Scientists have proved for the first time that sperm grown from embryonic stem cells can be used to produce offspring...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Fresh Israeli strikes target Gaza
Israel launches fresh strikes on Gaza after its prime minister vows the military offensive will continue...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Nine due in court over Securitas raid
Nine people are to appear via video link at the Old Bailey charged over the £53m Securitas depot raid...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Standard Life shares set to float
Shares of insurer Standard Life are due to start trading in London on Monday, ending 80 years of mutual ownership...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Ramos-Horta becomes E Timor's PM
East Timor's new Prime Minister, Jose Ramos-Horta, is sworn into office, amid hopes he can restore calm...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
US urges unity over N Korea tests
The US envoy to North Korea calls for a united response to Pyongyang's missile tests, as he holds talks in Japan...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Serbians set for war crimes trial
The trial of six top Serbian officials accused of war crimes is to get under way in The Hague...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Cameron to question police role
David Cameron urges police forces to show they are crime fighters, not form fillers, in a speech on law and order...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Man quizzed over four shot dead
A former serviceman is questioned over the deaths of four people found shot dead at a house in Newcastle...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
GMC expert witness challenge
The General Medical Council challenges a High Court ruling protecting expert witnesses from disciplinary action...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Italian joy at World Cup victory
Jubilant Italians take to the streets to celebrate their football team's World Cup final win over France...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Further Afghanistan deployment expected
The defence secretary is expected to announce reinforcements for the British task-force in Helmand...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
Paedophile jail term 'to remain'
The attorney general is expected to leave paedophile Craig Sweeney's minimum sentence unchanged...
BBC News - July 10, 2006
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