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Global News Archive for January 2005:
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Allawi Says Parts of Iraq Are Not Secure Enough to Vote
The Iraqi premier's statement came as rebels continued their campaign to disrupt the vote, killing at least 15 Iraqis...
New York Times - January 11, 2005
Syrian Prisoner's Account of Abuse Is Heard at Trial
Specialist Charles A. Graner once jumped on a cast on a detainee's wounded leg, a detainee testified today...
New York Times - January 11, 2005
'No election' for parts of Iraq
Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi admits for the first time that violence will prevent parts of Iraq voting in elections...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Driver dies during Scottish storm
A motorist dies after high winds blow a lorry onto his car as severe storms cause chaos across Scotland...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Inquiry call in police 'leak' case
There are calls for an inquiry after the trial of a police authority clerk for leaking information to the press collapses...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
EU-US seeking deal on air dispute
The EU and US agree to start talks on ending subsidies given to aircraft makers, the EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson says...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
UK battered by storm-force gales
Storms are battering north-west England, Northern Ireland and Scotland - with winds reaching 100mph...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Apple unveils low-cost 'Mac mini'
Apple boss Steve Jobs unveils a low-cost, cut-down version of its computers, called 'Mac mini'...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
ID theft fraudster gets 14 years
A British man who led the largest ID fraud case ever is sentenced to 14 years by a US tribunal...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Police to protect tsunami orphans
A child protection unit is to be set up by British police to prevent child trafficking in the wake of the Asian tsunami...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Football: Liverpool edge Cup win
Steven Gerrard scores to hand Liverpool a Carling Cup semi-final first leg-lead over Watford...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Iraq to Increase Size of Army as Violence Continues
The increase from 100,000 to more than 150,000 is aimed at a stepping up efforts to hit back at insurgents...
New York Times - January 11, 2005
Sharon Warms a Bit to New Palestinian Leader
Israel's prime minister telephoned the new Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, today to congratulate him on his election victory...
New York Times - January 11, 2005
U.S. to Release Last 4 Britons Held at Guantanamo
The men, who have been held without charges since the war in Afghanistan three years ago, will return to Britain...
New York Times - January 11, 2005
Rain hampers US mudslide rescue
Bad weather delays the search for survivors, after at least three people die in a California mudslide...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Marathon Milosevic trial resumes
A French nurse testifies as the war crimes trial of ex-Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic resumes...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
At least 15 dead in Iraq attacks
At least 15 Iraqis are killed in a series of bomb attacks across the country, due to hold elections on 30 January...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
North ready for more bad weather
Thousands of people in the north of England remain without water and power as more bad weather is forecast...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Lorry driver dies in bridge fall
A man is killed after an articulated lorry is blown off a bridge amid high winds in Londonderry...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Police clerk 'leak' case collapses
A police authority clerk is found not guilty of leaking information to the press after the case against him collapses...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Bank raid 'damaged' NI process
The impact of the £26.5m bank raid on the political process is "deeply damaging", Paul Murphy says...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Student fee 'will take baby bond'
The Liberal Democrats say university fees will swallow the Child Trust Fund investment...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Nomination quartet for actor Foxx
Jamie Foxx collects four Screen Actors Guild nominations for three different roles...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Did you spend less this Christmas?
British retailers have suffered their worst Christmas in 10 years. Were you cautious with your spending over the festive season?...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Guantanamo Britons will be free in weeks
Four Britons held in Guantanamo Bay will be returned to the UK, the foreign secretary says...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Party shootings witness 'saw gun'
A man claims he saw three men armed with a gun moments before two teenagers were shot dead...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Storm-force gales 'to batter UK'
Parts of the UK are set to be hit by strong winds, days after flooding caused chaos in Carlisle and elsewhere...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Cot death mother's payout battle
A mother who was wrongly convicted of the murder of two of her children will fight for compensation...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
'Let courts decide on hunt ban'
It should be left to the courts to decide whether to delay a hunting ban coming into force, ministers say...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Three largest stars identified
The girths of three red giants are measured - stars which are more than 1.5 billion km across...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Football: Di Canio 'misinterpreted'
Paolo di Canio says an apparent fascist salute he made was misinterpreted...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Rugby: Dawson recalled to squad
Matt Dawson is recalled to England's Six Nations training squad which includes 18-year-old centre Mathew Tait...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Sudan peace deal 'bad' for Darfur
Rebels in western Sudan accuse the government of using the southern peace deal to redeploy troops to Darfur...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Wales 'must learn health lessons'
Wales has to learn from England as it tackles NHS waiting lists, says the new Welsh health minister...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Insurgents Kill Senior Official in Iraqi Police
An hour after the assassination, a suicide bomber killed four policemen and wounded 19 more in southern Baghdad...
New York Times - January 11, 2005
Central Figure in Iraq Abuse Goes on Trial
Prosecutors portrayed the man accused as the ringleader at Abu Ghraib as a thug. His lawyers said he was following orders...
New York Times - January 11, 2005
Mandate in Hand, Abbas Declares He's Ready for Talks
Israel also reiterated its willingness to work with Mahmoud Abbas, though it is calling for a crackdown on militants...
New York Times - January 11, 2005
As U.S. Aids Tsunami Victims, Bush Urges Donors Not to 'Shortchange' Other Parts of World
President Bush pledged that the U.S. would stay committed over the long term to the Asian nations recovering from the tsunami...
New York Times - January 11, 2005
New Coalition Led by Sharon Is Approved in Parliament
The new coalition should allow the prime minister to carry out his plans to dismantle all Israeli settlements in Gaza...
New York Times - January 11, 2005
Smoking Ban Clears the Air, but It Befogs Italians' Mood
Smokers and restaurant owners in Italy were fuming in a rather different way after a tough new law that bans smoking in public places...
New York Times - January 11, 2005
Body confirmed as missing NI man
A body found in Thailand is identified as that of a County Tyrone man missing since the Indian Ocean tsunami...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
McConnell: 'Come to Scotland'
The first minister launches the latest phase in the scheme to bring people from overseas to work in Scotland...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
New health minister goes public
Dr Brian Gibbons faces his first day in the public gaze as the new assembly minister for health and social services...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Apple's Jobs to unveil 2005 plans
Apple fans will find out what the future holds for the firm when boss Steve Jobs unveils his 2005 plans...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
More UK troops set for Iraq poll
About 400 extra UK troops will be sent to Iraq ahead of the elections, announces the defence secretary...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
HIV discrimination 'rife in UK'
Goverment policies have been blamed for fuelling discrimination against people with HIV...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Schools spend more on technology
The amount of money England's secondary schools spend on ICT has risen by a third in a year...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Comet probe prepares for lift-off
Nasa's Deep Impact mission, which will crash a projectile into Comet Tempel 1, is ready for lift-off...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
IBM frees 500 software patents
Computer giant IBM says 500 of its software patents will be released into the open development community...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Franz lead Brit Awards shortlist
Rock band Franz Ferdinand lead the nominations for the 2005 Brit Awards, to be held next month...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Is Blair Brown rift damaging?
Tony Blair and Gordon Brown have been angrily criticised by Labour MPs over their reported rift. Is it damaging the Labour Party?...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Indonesia restricts Aceh aid work
The Indonesian army says aid agencies in tsunami-hit Aceh need permission to travel outside major towns...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Child warning over mobile phones
Parents should ensure their children use mobile phones only when necessary, a leading expert is warning...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Festive sales 'worst in 10 years'
British retailers endured their worst Christmas sales figures for 10 years, a survey says...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Pledge to end NHS discrimination
The government has pledged to "eradicate discrimination" its response to a damning inquiry into the death of a black patient in mental health care...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Abbas in peace offer to Israel
Mahmoud Abbas offers "the hand of peace" to Israel, a day after winning the Palestinian presidential poll...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Storms set to hit Scotland
Scotland braces itself for 100mph winds amid warnings of the most damaging storms for more than a decade...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Football: No Mersey groundshare
Neighbours Everton and Liverpool will not be sharing a new stadium, it is confirmed...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Cricket: Flintoff awaits scan
England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is set to undergo a second scan on his side injury...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
AU urges action on Ivory Coast
A summit of African leaders ends with a series of moves aimed at helping secure a peace deal in Ivory Coast...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Purged Chinese leader in hospital
The Chinese government says detained former Communist Party leader Zhao Ziyang is ill but stable in hospital...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
California mud devastates village
At least three people die as a huge mudslide crashes onto a coastal village in California...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Yushchenko named Ukraine winner
Ukraine's electoral commission formally declares Viktor Yushchenko president after December's re-run poll...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Six Iraqi police killed in Tikrit
A suspected suicide car bombing outside a police station in Tikrit kills six Iraqi police...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Musharraf suspect flees custody
An alleged militant accused of trying to assassinate Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf escapes from jail, the authorities say...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
North still fighting flood effect
Thousands of homes remain without water and power in northern England after the weekend's extreme weather...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Guantanamo Britons 'could be freed'
Britons held in Guantanamo Bay will be returned to the UK, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw is expected to confirm...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Labour seeks to quell feud talk
Labour's leaders put on a show of unity after MPs criticise Tony Blair and Gordon Brown over reports of a rift...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
'No payout' for cot death mother
Angela Cannings, who was wrongly jailed for the murder of two of her children will get no compensation, she claims...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
Eight die in Australia bush fires
At least eight people die in bush fires sweeping through South Australia...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
UN warns over tsunami pledges
Delegates at a UN aid conference will be asked to give firm commitments on helping Asian tsunami victims...
BBC News - January 11, 2005
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