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Global News Archive for Octomber 2005:
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Thousands of Quake Survivors Trapped in Himalayan Villages
Pelting hail and rain, and a shortage of copters, prevented rescuers from reaching people, Pakistani officials said today...
New York Times - October 11, 2005
Iraqi Leaders Reach Last-Minute Deal on Charter Revision
The agreement was a major victory for American officials, who have spent weeks trying to soften Sunni opposition...
New York Times - October 11, 2005
China Approves Plan to Ease Wealth Gap
The plan is intended to address the wealth gap and reduce "outstanding contradictions" that have led to outbreaks of social unrest...
New York Times - October 11, 2005
After Years of War, Liberians Embrace Vote
More than 1.3 million people registered to vote in today's election, Liberia's first since Charles Taylor was ousted...
New York Times - October 11, 2005
Rice Reaches Agreement to Maintain Airbase in Kyrgyzstan
The U.S. and allied forces may continue to use the base for servicing military aircraft on missions to Afghanistan...
New York Times - October 11, 2005
IPod helps Apple quadruple profit
Computer and electronics firm Apple quadruples its profits thanks to sales of 6.5 million iPods in three months...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
First arrest over Bali bombings
Indonesian police have made their first arrest in connection with this month's bomb attacks on the island of Bali...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Arrests made over Toni-Ann murder
Three people are arrested in connection with the murder of schoolgirl Toni-Ann Byfield...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Iraq charter talks 'breakthrough'
A key Iraqi Sunni party will back the new constitution, a spokesman says, after a deal is reportedly reached...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Blair takes on judges over crime
Tony Blair confronts judges, saying the legal system is failing to stop crime and nuisance behaviour...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Flooding alerts after heavy rain
Fire crews in Pembrokeshire and Gwynedd are inundated with call outs as heavy rain causes widespread flooding...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Two Suicide Bombs Kill at Least 28 Iraqis
Insurgents appeared to step up a campaign of violence ahead of Saturday's referendum on a new constitution...
New York Times - October 11, 2005
Insurgents Kill 18 Police Officers in Afghanistan
Local officials said it was one of the deadliest attacks so far on the country's rebuilt police force...
New York Times - October 11, 2005
Deal Clears Way for First Woman to Lead Germany
Angela Merkel, the conservative party leader, will become chancellor in a coalition government, succeeding Gerhard Schröder...
New York Times - October 11, 2005
Isolated Villages in Pakistan Still Await Rescuers' Arrival
The Pakistani military said they had still not reached hundreds of isolated villages, where thousands are believed to be trapped...
New York Times - October 11, 2005
Blunkett drama boosts More4 debut
A satire about politician David Blunkett boosts ratings for digital channel More4's first night on air...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Crown accepts murder miscarriage
A man who spent 18 years in jail for murder is told that the Crown will not seek to support the guilty verdict...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
City's apology for drowned valley
Liverpool is preparing to say sorry for flooding a Welsh community in 1965 to create a water supply for the city, the BBC reveals...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Microsoft pays RealNetworks $761m
Microsoft is to pay $761m to software rival RealNetworks to end an anti-competition lawsuit over music players...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Deaths are down to over-heating
Air pollution is wrongly blamed for many of the deaths that occur during spells of hot weather, research suggests...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Blair: 'All schools independent'
Prime Minister Tony Blair promises to give schools more "freedom" and parents more "power"...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
More Flores 'Hobbits' described
Scientists discover more remains of the strange, small people that once lived on Flores island, Indonesia...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Blogs vie with news for eyeballs
Bloggers gain a higher profile alongside professional news sources with Yahoo including blogs in its news search...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Romania culls birds in flu scare
Romania culls thousands of birds in the Danube delta - angering villagers - amid fears of an avian flu outbreak...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Quake a calamity, Indian PM says
India's prime minister says the earthquake in Jammu and Kashmir killed 1,300 and is a "national calamity"...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Shipman doctor 'not good enough'
A doctor accused of failing to report an overdose given by Harold Shipman admits he "could have done more"...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Police fear missing girl abducted
The police have said they are extremely concerned for the safety of a missing County Antrim teenager...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Charity fatigue fear in UK
The head of an appeal for the South Asia quake says he hopes the public will overcome any donation fatigue to help...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Football: Owen backs Eriksson
Michael Owen defends England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson over claims he needs to show more passion...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Cricket: Flintoff shares ICC award
Andrew Flintoff and South African Jacques Kallis share the ICC player of the year award...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Liberians queue for historic vote
Voting is extended to midnight as Liberians form long queues to cast their ballot in post-war elections...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Stem cell heart cure to be tested
Doctors have launched a trail to test whether heart disease can be treated using a patient's own stem cells...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
UK to pay for Basra damage
The government is willing to pay compensation for the storming of a police station in southern Iraq...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Arrests in Toni-Ann murder case
Three people are arrested in connection with the murder of seven-year-old Toni-Ann Byfield...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Rifkind departs Tory leader race
Sir Malcolm Rifkind pulls out of the contest and backs Ken Clarke to be the next Conservative Party leader...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Blair defends anti-terror plans
Tony Blair says it would be "irresponsible" to ignore police calls to increase the time they can hold terror suspects...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Doctor's diary: Lack of supplies
Dr Irfan Noor updates us on the situation in Mansehra in the North West Frontier Province...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Weather hampers quake aid effort
Bad weather and blocked roads impede efforts to bring relief to survivors of the earthquake in Pakistan...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
19 held in people smuggling case
Nineteen people are arrested after a crackdown on one of Europe's biggest alleged illegal immigration rackets...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
E.coli fears at old people's home
As an inquiry is launched into treatment of a boy killed by E.coli, a worker at a home for the elderly tests positive...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
National Express in Spanish deal
UK-based bus and rail operator National Express says it is to buy Spanish transport firm Alsa for £262m...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Warning over NHS funds shake-up
Hospitals could be forced to cut back on services if they do not prepare for a funding shake up, a watchdog says...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Funeral is held for loyalist Gray
The funeral of former Ulster Defence Association leader Jim Gray takes place in Belfast...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Police hold man over Farah death
A man is arrested in connection with the death of a woman whose body was found on a river bank in Glasgow...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Suicide bombs kill dozens in Iraq
Suicide bombers explode cars in a market in north-west Iraq and at an army checkpoint in the capital...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Prayers said for quake-hit school
A Midlands school holds prayers for its twin school which was destroyed by the quake in Kashmir...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
S Africa's Zuma appears in court
Supporters cheer former Deputy President Jacob Zuma as he appears at a Durban court on corruption charges...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
China countdown to space launch
China confirms its second manned space mission is due to launch as early as Wednesday morning...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Deal to end crisis in Nicaragua
Nicaragua's president reaches an agreement with the opposition-controlled Congress to end a deepening political crisis...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Families in UK wait for news
British families of those caught in the South Asian earthquake wait for news, as a new appeal is launched...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Reporters' log
BBC correspondents in India and Pakistan report on the powerful earthquake that hit the region early on Saturday...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Racing: Royal Ascot goes home
Royal Ascot will return to its traditional Berkshire home next summer...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Football: Shearer backs Eriksson
Alan Shearer says critics "should not complain" about Sven-Goran Eriksson's managerial style...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
M&S brings halt to sales decline
High Street giant Marks & Spencer unveils a rise in sales for the July to September period after seven quarters of falling business...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Historic vote begins in Liberia
Huge queues of Liberians wait to vote for a new president and parliament in landmark post-war elections...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Mary Rose anchor raised
The anchor and a section of the bow from the Mary Rose are raised on the anniversary of the recovery of its hull...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
A doctor's diary: Abbottabad
Dr Irfan Noor describes the horror of the aftermath of the earthquake in Abbottabad, in the North West Frontier Province...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Bomb found in primary school
A school in Northern Ireland is evacuated when a bomb is discovered during maintenance work...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
BBC seeks increase to licence fee
The BBC tells government it wants to increase the licence fee by 2.3% above inflation for digital services...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Clarke defends anti-terror plans
Home Secretary Charles Clarke faces questions from MPs over the anti-terrorism bill...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Quake toll soars as aid falters
The South Asia quake death toll rises to 33,000 in Pakistan as heavy rain halts helicopter aid flights...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
19 held in people smuggling probe
Ten people suspected of being involved in one of Europe's biggest immigration rackets are arrested...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Britain May Ban 15 Militant Groups
The British government unveiled plans to outlaw 15 foreign Islamic militant groups as part of its campaign against terrorism following the July bombings...
New York Times - October 11, 2005
An Earthquake's Pain Unites Two Rivals, for the Moment
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Oct. 10 - As a powerful earthquake struck Saturday at the epicenter of one of the world's most stubborn border conflicts, questions emerged about the degree to which it would jolt India and Pakistan into a lasting reconciliation...
New York Times - October 11, 2005
Angela Merkel: Politician Who Can Show a Flash of Steel
Mrs. Merkel is poised to become the first female chancellor of Germany and the first eastern German to lead the reunified nation...
New York Times - October 11, 2005
Kashmiris Pay Heaviest Price in Earthquake
In the hardest-hit area of Kashmir, teams from the world over sought survivors under the rubble, and the first signs of aid arrived...
New York Times - October 11, 2005
Iraqi Rivals Trying to Fine-Tune Charter for Approval
Iraqi political leaders discussed last-minute changes to the draft constitution that might persuade more Sunnis to vote for the document on Saturday...
New York Times - October 11, 2005
U.N. Is Gradually Becoming More Hospitable to Israel
Israel proposed a United Nations resolution, submitted its candidacy for a Security Council seat, and had its prime minister warmly received by the General Assembly...
New York Times - October 11, 2005
BBC sets out licence fee demands
The BBC is opening talks with the Government over the next television licence fee settlement...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Diabetes major risk to the unborn
Babies of women with diabetes are nearly five times as likely to be stillborn, a major study shows...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Net power struggle nears climax
The EU is pressing the US to compromise over the internet's future to prevent the net from fragmenting...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Fan power helps Oasis to Q glory
Oasis defy the critics to win two major prizes at this year's Q Awards - but Coldplay are named best act in the world...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Aid agencies to make quake plea
Aid agencies are set to say what people in Scotland can do to help those affected by the South Asia earthquake...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Charities praise UK quake reply
Charities collecting for the South Asian earthquake fund have praised the UK's 'massive' response...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Liberia poised for historic vote
Liberians are preparing to vote for a new president and parliament in landmark post-war elections...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Japan to vote on postal reforms
Japan's lower house of parliament is to vote on contentious plans to privatise the country's post office...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Benefit losses are 'astronomical'
Fraud and error in benefits are so "astronomical" the figures have to be rounded up to the nearest £500m, say MPs...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Nurses threat in NHS cash crisis
Up to 1,000 nursing posts could be lost as NHS bosses struggle to balance their books, nurse leaders say...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Young 'cannot afford' first homes
More younger UK households than previously thought cannot afford the cheapest local housing, a report says...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Millions 'will flee degradation'
A UN body predicts that 50 million people will flee the impacts of environmental degradation by 2010...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
Anger grows among quake survivors
Pockets of looting are reported in Kashmir as frustration at the pace of earthquake relief increases...
BBC News - October 11, 2005
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