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Global News Archive for February 2007:
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Turkmenistan Holds Carefully Managed Election
The arefully choreographed vote was almost certain to be won by a confidante of the reclusive nation?s former autocratic leader, who died seven weeks ago...
New York Times - February 11, 2007
U.S. Troops Lock Down Much of East Baghdad
U.S. commanders described the operation as a taste of large-scale sweeps intended to take back some measure of control from militias...
New York Times - February 11, 2007
U.S. Presents Evidence of Iranian Weapons in Iraq
Senior U.S. military officials presented their first public evidence for the assertion that Iran is supplying Shiite extremists in Iraq with weaponry...
New York Times - February 11, 2007
Pop star Mika scores chart double
Mika spends his fourth week on top of the singles chart as his debut album enters at number one...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
Public 'lack knowledge about sex'
The public have a lack of knowledge and understanding about reproduction and sex, a survey finds...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
Vodafone buys Indian mobile firm
Vodafone buys a controlling stake in Indian mobile phone firm Hutchison Essar for $11bn (£5.7bn)...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
Israeli missile test 'successful'
Israel carries out a successful test of its Arrow anti-ballistic missile system, the defence minister says...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
Harvard names first female head
Harvard University names Drew Gilpin Faust as its first female president in its 371-year history...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
Stricken migrant ship due to dock
A ship carrying hundreds of migrants, which has spent a week off the coast of Mauritania, is due to dock...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
Grammys honour music stars
Mary J Blige, James Blunt and Justin Timberlake are among the stars doing battle at the Grammy Awards...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
Three killed in French air crash
A couple and their child are killed when a plane that took off from Shoreham Airport crashes in the French Alps...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
Call for flexible working for all
Non-parents should have the same right to flexible hours as those with children, minister Beverley Hughes urges...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
Allies back Cameron on drugs
Tory frontbenchers rally round their leader, David Cameron, who has refused to deny claims of drug-taking...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
Portugal will legalise abortion
Portugal's prime minister says the country's parliament will legalise abortion despite a low referendum turnout...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
Mirren adds Bafta to awards haul
Dame Helen Mirren adds the best actress Bafta to her awards for The Queen, also named the year's best film...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
Gates Disputes Putin?s Criticisms of U.S. Power
?One Cold War was quite enough,? the defense secretary said today at a conference in Munich...
New York Times - February 11, 2007
Shameless writer's suicide battle
Shameless creator Paul Abbott says he has constant thoughts of suicide in an interview with BBC Radio 4...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
Man dies following cooking fire
A man dies in a house fire which is believed to have been caused by cooking being left unattended...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
LSE woos Tokyo after US bid fails
The LSE pushes for closer ties in Japan, following a failed bid for the UK market by US rival Nasdaq...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
Teenager appears on murder charge
A teenager is remanded in custody charged with murder following the fatal stabbing of a father-of-four...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
Eight found in mountain searches
Rescuers locate three separate groups of walkers and climbers missing overnight on mountains in Scotland...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
Israel to continue holy site work
The Israeli cabinet orders construction work near a contested Jerusalem holy site to proceed...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
France's Royal unveils manifesto
France's Socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal unveils a 100-point manifesto, stressing social programmes...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
Football: Arsenal stun Wigan
Tomas Rosicky caps a stunning late comeback from Arsenal as Wigan hearts are broken at the Emirates...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
Late France try stuns Ireland
A late try gives France a 20-17 victory over Ireland in Sunday's historic RBS Six Nations match at Croke Park...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
Cricket: England seal historic win
England beat Australia again to claim their first major overseas one-day cricket trophy since 1997...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
Type 2 diabetes genes mapped
Scientists say they have mapped the most important genes that put people at risk of type 2 diabetes...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
Helmand 'seeing insurgent surge'
The governor of Helmand province in Afghanistan says up to 700 insurgents have crossed over from Pakistan...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
Stars arrive for Baftas ceremony
Stars including Dame Helen Mirren, Daniel Craig and Penelope Cruz arrive for the Baftas ceremony in London...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
US accuses Iran over Iraq bombs
The US accuses the "highest levels" of Iran's government of supplying sophisticated bombs to Iraq's insurgents...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
After String of Disasters, Indonesians Ask: Why Us?
Over the past two years, Indonesia has suffered a constant pounding of catastrophes that has worn down the national psyche and convinced many that something supernatural is going on...
New York Times - February 11, 2007
The Doors celebrate Grammy honour
Iconic rock group The Doors and folk singer Joan Baez win Grammy awards for lifetime achievement...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
Pair arrested over body in boot
Police arrest two men after finding a woman's body in the boot of a car outside a police station...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
Gang robs elderly couple in home
A couple in their 80s are recovering after an aggravated burglary at their home near Larne...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
Israeli PM's aide in graft probe
A top aide to Israeli PM Ehud Olmert is suspended for six months as part of a growing corruption scandal...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
High turnout for Turkmen election
Turkmenistan is seeing a high turnout as voters choose a successor to the late autocratic president...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
Rugby: Ireland v France
Injury-hit Ireland face a tough task against France in Sunday's historic Six Nations clash at Croke Park...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
Miliband defends bird flu moves
Environment Secretary David Miliband defends the government's stance on Hungarian poultry imports...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
Police die in Iraq suicide attack
A suicide bomber drives a vehicle laden with explosives into a police station near Tikrit, killing at least 15...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
Iran insists on nuclear programme
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vows to maintain Iran's nuclear activities but within international rules...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
England seal historic win
England beat Australia again to claim their first major overseas one-day trophy since 1997...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
Cameron defiant over drug claims
Conservative leader David Cameron refuses to deny claims he smoked cannabis while at Eton College...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
New Boss Takes Reins of U.S. Forces in Iraq
Gen. David H. Petraeus declared that the mission for American troops in Iraq is hard but not hopeless...
New York Times - February 11, 2007
Over-the-counter Viagra piloted
The anti-impotence drug Viagra is to be made available without a prescription in some Manchester pharmacies...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
Turkmens elects new president
Turkmenistan's voters choose a successor to the late autocratic president in the gas-rich Central Asian nation...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
Protesters shot on Guinea streets
Security forces in Guinea kill at least eight people protesting against the president's choice of PM...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
Hain's charity plea to City firms
Companies should consider giving more to charity rather than giving employees huge bonuses, Peter Hain says...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
Murder suspect found dead in cell
A man due to go on trial for the murder of a restaurant owner is found dead in his prison cell...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
Portugal votes on abortion reform
Portuguese voters will decide on Sunday whether the country's strict laws on abortion should be relaxed...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
Security meeting to focus on Iran
Controversy surrounding Iran's nuclear programme is set to dominate a security conference in Munich...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
N Korea talks 'stall over energy'
Talks on North Korea's nuclear programme face problems over Pyongyang's energy demands, Japan says...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
Actors prepare for Baftas
Dame Helen Mirren is among the favourites to pick up an award at the Bafta ceremony in London later...
BBC News - February 11, 2007
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