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Global News Archive for February 2005:
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Former Iraqi Exile Firming Up Support in Bid to Be Premier
Ibrahaim Jaafari, a physician, still faced opposition within the Shiite alliance that seems likely to form the government...
New York Times - February 15, 2005
Sharon Says Israel Is Coordinating Gaza Withdrawal
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon expressed eagerness today to work with Mahmoud Abbas on returning Gaza to Palestinian control...
New York Times - February 15, 2005
U.S. Recalls Envoy to Syria Following Blast in Lebanon
The gesture was meant to reflect "profound outrage" over the assassination of Lebanon's former prime minister...
New York Times - February 15, 2005
T in the Park sells out in days
Tickets for Scotland's biggest music festival sell out in record time, five months before the event is held...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Boeing unveils new 777 aircraft
Boeing unveils its new long-distance 777 plane, as it tries to regain its position as the industry's top manufacturer...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Israel to 'coordinate' withdrawal
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says Israel's pull-out from Gaza will be coordinated with the Palestinians...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
India upbeat over Pakistan talks
India's foreign minister arrives in Pakistan for key peace talks with hopes high for a landmark Kashmir bus deal...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Homes may be near polluted land
About 200 homes in County Antrim may have been built near contaminated land on a former textiles factory...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Chertoff voted US security chief
Judge Michael Chertoff is unanimously confirmed by the US Senate as the new homeland security chief...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Cyclones swoop on South Pacific
Two tropical cyclones on a converging path in the South Pacific batter several island states...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Blast in Lebanon May Have Been Suicide Bomber, Officials Say
The inquiry into the death of an ex-prime minister progressed as the Lebanese Army went on alert and the country mourned...
New York Times - February 15, 2005
Beirut Car Bomb Kills Ex-Premier; Stability at Risk
The murder of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri dealt the most serious blow to the stability of Lebanon in more than a decade...
New York Times - February 15, 2005
Arms Buying by Venezuela Worries U.S.
Venezuela is moving toward purchasing combat planes, the latest step in what the Bush administration has cast as a worrisome arms buildup...
New York Times - February 15, 2005
At Least 3 Are Killed in Togo in Protests Over Power Grab
Soldiers clashed with demonstrators as supporters of opposition groups protested the installation of the son of Togo's longtime dictator as president...
New York Times - February 15, 2005
Kyoto Protocol set to take effect
The Kyoto Protocol, which aims to slow down global warming, will come into effect on Wednesday...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Enron-charge bankers seek ruling
Three UK bankers facing US fraud charges relating to Enron ask to know why the Serious Fraud Office will not prosecute them...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Iraq date 'should be published'
Parliament's watchdog says ministers are wrong to withhold the first date it asked for legal advice on the Iraq invasion...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
School trip supervisors reassured
The education secretary is reassuring teachers they will not be sued over school trip accidents...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Paris collapse 'due to structure'
The collapse of a terminal at Charles de Gaulle airport last year was due to structural flaws, a report says...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Dispute delays Jericho handover
The planned transfer of Jericho from Israeli to Palestinian control is held up by disagreements...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Clydach lawyer 'refutes' conflict
A solicitor tells the appeal court he did not act improperly in the case of man convicted of murdering an entire family...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Talks in Togo as deadline expires
West African diplomats arrive in Togo on the day their ultimatum threatening sanctions expires...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Weather hampers China mine rescue
Low temperatures complicate efforts to reach trapped miners after a blast kills at least 203 in China...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Scores killed in S America floods
Colombia and Venezuela are hit by floods and landslides that kill more than 86 and leave thousands homeless...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Portuguese mourn Fatima witness
Portugal buries Sister Lucia, whose visions of the Virgin Mary made Fatima a top pilgrimage site...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
New DVDs 'harder' to pirate
DVDs will be harder to pirate thanks to new copy protection measures by Macrovision...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
London welcomes IOC team
The IOC's evaluation team are in London to begin inspecting its Olympic bid...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Football: Salary cap rise queried
English club bosses says the salary-cap rise must be spent on increasing the player pool not stars' salaries...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Football: Gerrard welcomes Owen
Steven Gerrard says he would love to team up with Michael Owen again - if the striker returns to England...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Beirut blast 'was suicide attack'
Lebanon's ex-Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was "almost certainly" killed by a suicide bomb, initial inquiries show...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Jackson in hospital 'with flu'
Michael Jackson is rushed to hospital with "flu-like symptoms" and his trial is postponed for a week...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Tories plan migrant health checks
Foreigners wanting to work in the UK will face mandatory HIV and TB tests under plans unveiled by the Tories...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Key to intelligence questioned
Maths is processed independently of language, according to new research published in the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Apple attacked over sources row
A civil liberties group steps into a legal fight between three US online journalists and Apple...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
More current affairs for BBC One
The BBC announces a £3 million package of investments to raise the profile of current affairs on BBC One...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Should immigrants have health checks?
Michael Howard is set to unveil plans for HIV and TB tests on foreigners seeking to work in the UK. Send us your views...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
North Wales shaken by earthquake
Parts of north Wales are rocked by an earth tremor measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Energy price rises boost BG Group
UK energy exploration firm BG Group posts a 22% rise in annual profits on the back of strong gas and oil prices...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Mayor will not retract Nazi jibe
Ken Livingstone refuses to retract a comment made to a Jewish reporter which likened him to a concentration camp guard...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
NHS 'facing surgeons shortfall'
Thousands of extra surgeons are going to be needed over the next few years to meet demand, a report warns...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Nepal shrugs off foreign critics
The Nepalese authorities defend the royal coup after the US and EU nations recall their ambassadors in protest...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Ex-Pc jailed for child abduction
A former Pc who seduced a 15-year-old girl two weeks before his wedding, is jailed for 18-months...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Real IRA leader challenges fund
Michael McKevitt is to challenge the government's decision to give the Omagh bomb relatives £750,000...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Some schools face staff 'crisis'
Staff shortages has reached crisis point in some schools despite an increase in teacher training, a union claims...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Chinese mine explosion kills 203
At least 203 miners are killed in China's worst reported mining disaster since 1942, state media says...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Football: Arsene defends squad
Arsene Wenger defends his decision to pick an entirely foreign squad in the win against Crystal Palace...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Rugby: Wilkinson backs kickers
Jonny Wilkinson defends under-fire England kickers Charlie Hodgson and Olly Barkley...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
US urges large UN force in Sudan
A draft US resolution at the UN could send 10,000 peacekeepers to Sudan and impose sanctions...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Paris airport collapse report due
An inquiry into the collapse of a roof at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, killing four last May, is to publish its findings...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Army 'on alert' after Beirut bomb
Lebanon's army is put on high alert after a massive explosion in Beirut kills former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Ugandan army recruiting children
Hundreds of former child soldiers abducted by rebels are being signed up by the Ugandan army...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Blair to stress education message
Education remains Labour's top priority, Tony Blair is expected to saying during a West Midlands visit...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Clergy face end to 'job for life'
The General Synod of the Church of England is to discuss a move to allow the sacking of incompetent or lazy priests...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Aurora cruise fiasco to cost £26m
The cost of scrapping the world cruise of P&O's troubled ship Aurora rises to £26.25m...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
No passports for Guantanamo pair
The government tells two UK men freed from Guantanamo Bay they are not allowed passports, the BBC learns...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
'McLibel' pair win legal aid case
Two campaigners should have had access to legal aid when McDonald's sued them for libel, a court rules...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Tories urge migrant health checks
Michael Howard is to unveil plans for HIV and TB tests on foreigners wanting to live and work in Britain...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Fire Kills 59 and Injures 200 in Crowded Mosque in Tehran
The fire was ignited by an oil heater that had been used to combat the bitingly cold weather that has recently gripped Iran...
New York Times - February 15, 2005
China Mine Accident Kills More Than 200
A gas explosion in a coal mine in China's northeast killed at least 203 miners in the deadliest such disaster reported since Communist rule began in 1949...
New York Times - February 15, 2005
U.S. Seems Sure of the Hand of Syria, Hinting at Penalties
The White House suggested that Syria was to blame for the Lebanon bombing and was studying the possibility of tougher sanctions...
New York Times - February 15, 2005
Bush Seeks $81.9 Billion More, Mostly for Forces in Iraq
Members of Congress have criticized the administration for using the supplemental budget request to finance the war...
New York Times - February 15, 2005
U.N. Oil-for-Food Chief Faces Fresh Charges
New documents may show that the former head of an aid program made as much as $1.2 million personally from illegal oil shipments by Iraq...
New York Times - February 15, 2005
Rice Assures South Korean of U.S. Pressure on North
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pledged on Monday to continue using diplomatic means to pressure North Korea to end its nuclear program...
New York Times - February 15, 2005
Sexism 'damaging heart treatment'
A lack of women in cardiology is damaging the quality of treatment and research, a report warns...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Arroyo vows to 'wipe out' bombers
Philippines leader Gloria Arroyo vows to hunt down a group which claimed a trio of deadly bomb attacks...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Iraq agency 'run like Wild West'
The US-led authority which ran Iraq after the war wasted millions of dollars, says a former official...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Aceh refugees wary of camps
Tsunami survivors in Aceh are reluctant to move into newly-built camps because they fear they may not leave...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
School trip teachers 'reassured'
The education secretary is expected to reassure teachers they will not be sued over school trip accidents...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
China mine explosion 'kills 203'
At least 203 miners are killed, 22 hurt and 13 trapped in a gas blast at a coal mine, Chinese state media says...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Workers' skills 'frustrate' firms
The number of companies having trouble recruiting adequately skilled staff has risen, a survey says...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
London braced for 2012 inspection
The IOC's evaluation team arrives in London on Tuesday to inspect its 2012 Olympic bid...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Judges to make 'McLibel' ruling
A ruling is expected in the final round of a legal wrangle between McDonald's and two environmental campaigners...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Tories urge foreign workers' health checks
Michael Howard is to unveil Tory plans for health checks on foreigners wanting to come and work in Britain...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
Army 'on alert' after Beirut bomb
Lebanon's army is put on high alert after a massive explosion in Beirut kills former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri...
BBC News - February 15, 2005
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