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Global News Archive for May 2008:
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Amid Memoirs and Missteps, Britain?s Prime Minister Teeters On
With dismal poll ratings, Gordon Brown is drawing comparisons to the hapless John Major, Britain?s last Conservative prime minister, ousted in the Labor landslide of 1997...
New York Times - May 13, 2008
Blair Unveils Proposals Aimed to Better Life on West Bank
On the eve of President Bush?s visit, Tony Blair, envoy of the so-called quartet of Middle East peace makers, announced plans for economic, social and security measures...
New York Times - May 13, 2008
U.S. Attachés Expelled by Russia Tried to Visit Military Factory, Officials Say
Two U.S. military officers were questioned at the factory?s gates by local authorities, American officials said, and were later asked to leave the country...
New York Times - May 13, 2008
No lazy bones? Sloth's sleepy image a myth, say researchers
The sloth's popular image as a lazy creature that sleeps for most of the day has been called into question...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
PM approached as TV show judge, minister's papers reveal
Producers have apparently approached Gordon Brown to star in an Apprentice-style TV show, it emerges...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Bristol City reach play-off final
Extra-time goals from Lee Trundle and Michael McIndoe help Bristol City beat Crystal Palace 4-2 on aggregate and reach the Championship play-off final...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Hospitals' care standards 'vary'
Most hospital inpatients are satisfied with their care, but there are problems in certain areas, a survey suggests...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Europe could get manned spaceship
EADS Astrium plans a variant of its space station truck, the ATV, that could fly European astronauts...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Government in turmoil for Pakistan
Ministers from one of Pakistan's main parties, the PML-N, resign, just months after elections...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Lodger 'watched father stab son'
A woman watched a drunken man repeatedly stab his son following a row over chips, a murder trial hears...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
SDLP hits out at new exam plans
A new post-primary transfer test for schoolchildren in NI would be a "climbdown", according to the SDLP...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
UK tourists 'turn up' after quake
A group of 31 British tourists have turned up unharmed after the earthquake in south-western China, the government says...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Vatican says aliens could exist
The chief astronomer of the Roman Catholic Church says intelligent beings created by God could exist in outer space...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
'20th hijacker'
Why were 9/11 charges dropped against a suspect?...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Ties to Turkey
Nicholas Witchell on the background to the Queen's visit...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Sadness but hope
London's Chinese community praises quake aid efforts...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Pair arrested over Oxford St murder
Two teenagers are arrested by police investigating the fatal stabbing of a man on London's Oxford Street...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Rescuers reach Chinese epicentre
Rescue teams finally break through to the epicentre of China's earthquake, where an estimated 60,000 are missing...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Colombia Extradites 14 Paramilitary Leaders
The unprecedented move marks an effort by President Álvaro Uribe to take a hard line against the warlords and defuse a scandal that has tied them to his government and his own family...
New York Times - May 13, 2008
Four artists up for Turner Prize
The four artists nominated for 2008's Turner Prize are revealed, with sculpture and film dominating the line-up...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Who grassed? Sixth formers turfed out for common room prank
The entire sixth year of a school is sent home after pupils turfed over the floor of their common room...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Smith urging Rangers final push
Rangers manager Walter Smith says his side have the firepower to beat Zenit St Petersburg in the Uefa Cup final...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Students claim survey dishonesty
League tables intended to help youngsters to choose universities are being falsified, claim students...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
UN calls for Burma aid corridor
The UN urges the setting up of an air or sea corridor to channel aid to the victims of the cyclone in Burma...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
EU top aid man granted Burma visa
EU Aid Commissioner Louis Michel is to travel to Burma after ministers called for free access for relief workers...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Cameras to cover Mitchell appeal
BBC Scotland will film the decision of judges in Luke Mitchell's appeal against his conviction for murder...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Cigarettes seized in docks swoop
More than eight million cigarettes worth £2.4m are found under a load of tyres at Belfast docks...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Arrests follow Malawi 'coup plot'
Malawian police arrest four opposition officials and ex-security chiefs, after claims of a plot against the president...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Successful return
Rangers' Smith on verge of history...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
'Last breath' heard over mobile
A woman tells a court she heard her sister dying after she was shot in the head as they spoke on a mobile...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Disasters reaction
Bridget Kendall assesses contrasts in Burma and China...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Jury shown airline 'bomb impact'
Jurors see a video showing the likely impact of materials it is alleged eight men wanted to use to blow up transatlantic planes...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Boy detained after 110mph chase
A 14-year-old boy is sentenced after stealing a car and driving it at more than 110mph in a police pursuit...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Military aid 'an option' in Burma
Military action on humanitarian grounds is an option to get more aid to Burma's cyclone survivors, David Miliband says...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Bombings rock Indian tourist city
At least 60 people are killed after a series of bomb blasts in the historic city of Jaipur in western India, police say...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Basic rate taxpayers to get £120
The Tories accuse the chancellor of "panicking" as he announces a tax change which will see basic rate payers gain £120 this year...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Man arrested over bakery killing
A teenager is arrested over the murder of 16-year-old Jimmy Mizen, who was attacked in a south-east London bakery...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Dozens Die in Bangladesh Ferry Sinking
A crowded ferry sank during a tropical storm in northern Bangladesh, killing at least 36 people and leaving 50 more missing, officials said Tuesday...
New York Times - May 13, 2008
Rocket Fired From Gaza Kills Woman in Southern Israel
An elderly woman was killed Monday as Israeli officials mulled an Egyptian-brokered proposal for a temporary cease-fire in the south...
New York Times - May 13, 2008
Fighting Erupts in Sadr City Despite Truce
Clashes in Baghdad?s Sadr City between Shiite extremists and U.S.-backed Iraqi forces killed 11 men and wounded 19, Iraqi hospital officials said Tuesday...
New York Times - May 13, 2008
12 Militants Killed in Southern Afghanistan
U.S.-led coalition forces called in airstrikes against the Taliban, killing a dozen militants during fighting in southern Afghanistan that has displaced many families, officials said Tuesday...
New York Times - May 13, 2008
Does 6ft 6in Friesian measure up as Britain's tallest cow?
An animal sanctuary in Somerset has high hopes a bullock may be named as Britain's tallest cow...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Australian driver fined after buckling up beer but not child
A driver in Australia is fined for strapping down a pack of beer in his car rather than his young child...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Borthwick to lead England in NZ
New England manager Martin Johnson names Bath lock Steve Borthwick as skipper for next month's two-Test tour of New Zealand...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Drogba & Terry recover for final
Didier Drogba says he and Chelsea team-mate John Terry will be fit for the Champions League final against Manchester United...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
'Come clean' call on Diploma plan
MPs say the government should clarify its intentions on the future of Diplomas, GCSEs and A-levels...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Ukraine leader's speech blocked
MPs loyal to the Ukrainian prime minister prevent President Yushchenko making his annual address to parliament...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Pakistan's government in turmoil
Ministers from one of Pakistan's main parties hand in their resignations, just three months after elections...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Ministers' housing fears revealed
Ministers "can't know how bad it will get" for home buyers, a photo of briefing papers for the Cabinet reveals...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Police hurt in stolen car crash
Two police officers are injured in a collision with a stolen car in south Belfast, the police say...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Fear after mass arrests in Sudan
A human rights group says it fears for the safety of those arrested after a rebel raid near Sudan's capital...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
West Virginia voters go to polls
West Virginia holds its Democratic presidential primary, with Hillary Clinton aiming for a big win...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Lebanon army 'ready to use force'
The Lebanese army says it is prepared to use force to disarm gunmen and restore order across the country...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Australian bank accepts takeover
Australian bank St George accepts a 19bn Australian dollar takeover offer from its larger rival Westpac...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Strike bowler
Sidebottom looks back on his year...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Chief executive stands down early
Aberdeen City Council's chief executive says he is to retire early, as a finance probe gets under way...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Drunk 'Darth Vader' spared jail
A man dressed as Darth Vader gets a suspended jail sentence for attacking the founder of a Jedi Church...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Virtual telescope opens night sky
Microsoft launches a free tool that allows amateur star-gazers to explore the universe from their computers...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Classics lessons
What can the Spartans teach Boris about politics?...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Recognise this?
How Wembley's twin towers got turned into hills...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
From set to studio
Can Hollywood stars become musical successes?...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Cannes log
Our reporter gets set for the world's top film festival...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Burma continues to reject help
The military junta in Burma says it remains opposed to letting in foreign aid workers to help victims of the cyclone...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Heathrow T5 boss leaves BAA job
The Heathrow airport boss who oversaw the opening of Terminal 5 is to leave his role, BAA says...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Darling to set out 10p tax plans
Alistair Darling is to make a statement to MPs on compensation for losers from the 10p tax rate's scrapping...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
UK inflation jumps to 3% in April
UK consumer inflation hit its highest level in 13 months, up to 3% in April, on food and fuel costs, official figures show...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Dissidents blamed for car attack
Dissident republicans are blamed for a booby-trap car bomb attack on an off-duty police officer in County Tyrone...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
House price falls 'are spreading'
The number of UK surveyors reporting falls in property prices has risen for the ninth month in a row, a report says...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Search for China quake survivors
A massive search and rescue operation is under way in China, after an earthquake in which at least 12,000 died...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
World Brief | Europe: Russia: Chechen Fugitive Chargedas Killer of Journalist in 2006
Investigators in Moscow said they had charged a man with killing Anna Politkovskaya, the independent journalist shot in a contract-style killing in 2006...
New York Times - May 13, 2008
World Brief | Asia: Bangladesh: Elections Plan Announced
Signaling an end to military-backed emergency rule in Bangladesh, the caretaker administrator announced that the country would hold elections in December...
New York Times - May 13, 2008
World Brief | Africa: Liberia: Ban Imposed on Food Exports
Liberia banned all food exports on Monday, saying profiteers had been taking advantage of its cheap rice prices to truck the grain to neighboring countries to sell at higher prices...
New York Times - May 13, 2008
World Brief | Middle East: Iran: U.S. and Britain to Be Sued
Iran?s judiciary said it would file lawsuits against the U.S. and Britain, accusing them of providing support to those behind a blast in a mosque that killed 14 people...
New York Times - May 13, 2008
World Brief | Asia: Australia: Swimmer, 1; Shark, 0
An Australian swimmer says he survived a mauling by a 16-foot shark by wrestling with the beast, finally getting free by poking it in the eye...
New York Times - May 13, 2008
Global Update: Fake Malaria Drugs Emerging in Vulnerable Countries in Africa
A recent study suggests that an epidemic of fake malaria drugs are spreading to Africa...
New York Times - May 13, 2008
Tv Sports: Images of a Familiar Face Smiling in a Foreign Land
The Bobby Valentine on view in the documentary ?The Zen of Bobby V? is both familiar and alien to those who recall him managing the Mets and the Texas Rangers...
New York Times - May 13, 2008
World Brief | Americas: Haiti: At Least 12 Dead as Ferry Sinks
At least 12 people drowned and others were missing and feared dead after a packed ferry sank off the southern coast of Haiti, the authorities said...
New York Times - May 13, 2008
World Brief | Europe: Georgia: Abkhaz Separatists Say They Shot Down More Drones
The de facto government of Abkhazia claimed to have shot down two of Georgia?s remotely piloted aerial reconnaissance planes in a day...
New York Times - May 13, 2008
Disaster Set Off by Colliding Land Masses
As a result of a continuing collision between India and Asia, an upward thrust fault broke on Monday afternoon, generating an earthquake in the Sichuan Province of China...
New York Times - May 13, 2008
Paul Haeberlin, 3-Star Chef, Dies at 84
Mr. Haeberlin?s innovative spin on classical French cuisine helped transform his family?s modest restaurant on the Ill River in Alsace into a culinary powerhouse...
New York Times - May 13, 2008
Irena Sendler, Lifeline to Young Jews, Is Dead at 98
Mrs. Sendler created a network of rescuers in Poland who smuggled about 2,500 Jewish children out of the Warsaw ghetto in World War II...
New York Times - May 13, 2008
Missile Is Fired at Copter Over Baghdad, U.S. Says
The attack represents the first time that a helicopter has come under missile attack in Sadr City since fighting erupted in the Shiite enclave in March...
New York Times - May 13, 2008
Lebanese Army Says It Will Use Force to Quell Fighting
The announcement was made as violence eased across Lebanon, despite some renewed street battles in the north...
New York Times - May 13, 2008
6 Charged in Shooting of Officer in Mexico
Investigators said the group that carried out the assassination was led by a federal police officer, José Antonio Montes Garfias, who was arrested with several incriminating documents...
New York Times - May 13, 2008
San Isidro Tilantongo Journal: Ways of Ancient Mexico Reviving Barren Lands
Jesús León Santos?s fight to keep farmers from abandoning their parched land is much more than a refusal to give up a millennial way of life...
New York Times - May 13, 2008
Google helps the web to go social
The search giant Google is the latest company to launch a service aimed at making the web more social...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Cheeky crime: Venice man suspected of photographing women's bottoms
A man who allegedly photographed more than 3,000 women's bottoms as they toured Venice has been arrested by Italian police...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Pakistan ministers set to resign
One of the main Pakistan parties, the PML-N is due to pull out of the government, three months after elections...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Second negative month for sales
UK retail sales fall for the second month in April, according to the British Retail Consortium...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Haiti MPs reject new PM candidate
Haiti's parliament rejects the president's choice for a new PM after the last one was sacked over food riots...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Israel police seize Olmert papers
Israeli police seize papers from PM Ehud Olmert's time as Jerusalem mayor as part of a corruption investigation...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Friends remember murdered Jimmy
Friends of murdered schoolboy Jimmy Mizen pay tribute to him at a mass in south-east London...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Card fraud 'runs into millions'
Credit card fraud alone cost Scotland a total of £11.5m in the year 2006 to 2007, it has been warned...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Comedian Brand wins radio prize
BBC Radio 2 DJ Russell Brand is among the winners at this year's Sony awards...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
In the bag
Hillary Clinton will win West Virginia - but what then?...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
More reports of house price falls
The number of UK surveyors reporting falls in property prices has risen for the ninth month in a row, a report says...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Queen embarks on Turkey visit
The Queen and Prince Philip are travelling to Turkey for a four-day state visit, their first to the country since 1971...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Death toll rises in China quake
The death toll after a 7.8-magnitude quake in south-western China rises to at least 10,000, state media says, with rescuers yet to reach victims at the epicentre...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
Hi-tech tool spots child drinkers
The supermarket chain Budgens installs face recognition cameras to stop children buying alcohol and cigarettes...
BBC News - May 13, 2008
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