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Global News Archive for May 2005:
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Ex-Aide to Putin Denies Russians Profited From Iraqi Oil
A Senate panel said that he had profited handsomely from the deals in exchange for political support for Iraq in its fight with the U.S. before the war...
New York Times - May 18, 2005
F.B.I. Says Grenade Found Near Bush Podium Was Live but Misfired
The new details suggested that the May 10 incident was more serious than first thought, and raised questions about the adequacy of security at the event...
New York Times - May 18, 2005
Reds have a sporting advantage
Wearing red can give competitors in sporting contests the winning edge, scientists claim...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Dentists 'failing on toothache'
Half of England's dentists are unable to see unregistered patients urgently for toothaches, a report reveals...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Health board goes under the knife
A debt-ridden health board looks set to be scrapped when the executive makes an announcement on its future...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
More charges over Mary-Ann death
Two more men are charged over the death of a 16-year-old found stabbed in a Reading park...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Man accused of car dealer murder
A 34-year-old man is charged with murdering a car dealer found dead at his Newry home in June, 2004...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Football: CSKA Moscow through
CSKA Moscow come from behind to beat favourites Sporting Lisbon to win the Uefa Cup...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Football: West Ham into final
Bobby Zamora scores twice to send West Ham into the Championship play-off final...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
US mulls ban on women in combat
A US Congress panel debates a controversial proposal to keep women soldiers out of combat...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Fee-charging ATM numbers surge
The number of cash machines rose by nearly 8,000 to 54,000 across the UK but most of the new ATMs charge, a banking body says...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
CS gas set off at Tube station
Commuters face chaos after gas is let off in a busy Underground ticket hall in west London...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Galloway: I will be enemy within
George Galloway returns from his showdown in the US to pledge his party will be an "enemy within" to Tony Blair...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
New witness after Abigail appeal
A possible new witness to the Abigail Witchalls attack in Surrey has come forward after a TV appeal...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Teenagers 'still avoid condoms'
Teenagers are putting themselves at risk by inconsistent and incorrect use of condoms, a study says...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Barroso warns France over No vote
The EU Commission president warns France that a No vote on the constitution would be "bad news" for the economy...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Europeans Schedule New Talks With Iran on Its Nuclear Plans
Europe's foreign ministers hope to put off a confrontation over Iran's suspected nuclear program until elections next month...
New York Times - May 18, 2005
British Lawmaker Scolds Senators on Iraq
A British member of Parliament denied charges that Saddam Hussein's government gave him the rights to buy 20 million barrels of oil to sell at a profit...
New York Times - May 18, 2005
'We will cut police bureaucracy'
Charles Clarke tells representatives of Britain's rank and file police that he will cut bureaucracy...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Right-to-life man's dignity plea
Seriously-ill Leslie Burke wants a dignified death without the pain of being starved, the Court of Appeal has heard...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Call to scrap school entry system
A government adviser says changes to the admissions system have meant less choice for poorer families...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Motorist dies in school bus crash
A man dies in County Armagh after his car is in collision with a bus taking children to secondary school...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Billie-Jo body 'had 20 injuries'
The Sion Jenkins murder retrial is told 20 separate injuries were found on his foster daughter's body...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Opponents denounce Musharraf move
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf is attacked by the opposition for seeking to stay in power beyond 2007...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Worldwide response to 'Piano Man'
Appeals to name a mystery man found on a street in a rain-soaked suit prompt calls from around the world...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Iran vows secure border with Iraq
Iran's foreign minister promises to tighten border security in his first visit to post-Saddam Iraq...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Football: Villa deny double swoop
Aston Villa say they have agreed a fee for Craig Bellamy and Aaron Hughes - but Newcastle deny this...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Aids 'kills one in three' in SA
Almost a third of deaths in South Africa are caused by Aids, according to a leaked report...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Aboriginal outcry over noose case
Australia's indigenous leaders are furious after two men are given a small fine for assaulting an Aboriginal boy...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Man held over Lampard burglary
A man is arrested after a raid at the home of Chelsea and England footballer Frank Lampard...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Rugby: Wilkinson picked for Lions
Jonny Wilkinson is named in the Lions team to face Argentina on Monday...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Solway Harvester trial collapses
The Solway Harvester's owner is cleared of manslaughter after a court rules he has no case to answer...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Woman 'kept 271 animals'
A woman who was obsessed with collecting animals kept 271 in her cottage in Lancashire, a court hears...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Fans braced for Star Wars finale
Star Wars fans prepare for the end of the saga as The Revenge of the Sith hits cinemas...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
French no vote 'problem' for UK
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw admits it would be a "problem" if France votes against the European constitution...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
159mph speeding charge Pc cleared
A police constable who drove at 159mph in a new patrol car is cleared of speeding and dangerous driving...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
UN calls for Uzbek deaths inquiry
The UN's top human rights official calls for an inquiry into last week's bloody crackdown on a protest in Uzbekistan...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Are there enough police in your area?
The Police Federation has warned that the government's law and order targets mean that too many officers are being forced off the beat. Do you agree?...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
McCartney breakthrough 'closer'
A sister of Robert McCartney claims police say they are 'closer to a breakthrough' in the murder investigation...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
'Action' call over climate change
Scotland is behind the rest of the UK in the fight against climate change, it is claimed...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Welsh tourist gang rape inquiry
Police in Majorca are investigating after a Welsh tourist was gang raped on the last night of her holiday...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Glazer set to unveil United offer
US millionaire Malcolm Glazer is expected to set out his offer to Manchester United's remaining shareholders...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Kidnap gang jailed for 28 years
Three men and a woman are jailed for a total of 28 years for kidnapping a boy and demanding a ransom...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Latino challenger is new LA mayor
A son of a Mexican immigrant is elected to become the first Hispanic mayor of Los Angeles in more than 100 years...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Yukos verdict drags into Thursday
The verdict in the trial of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once the richest man in Russia and ex-boss of oil firm Yukos, is adjourned until Thursday...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Abducted Italian 'makes contact'
Afghan officials say they have spoken to an Italian aid worker kidnapped in the Afghan capital on Monday...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Football: Ferguson Cup plea
Sir Alex Ferguson urges Man Utd's fans not to disrupt Saturday's FA Cup final...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Kenya's first lady case blocked
A Kenyan cameraman slapped by the president's wife is prevented from going ahead with a private prosecution...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
'Fresh query' over Galloway fund
UK MP George Galloway may face a new inquiry into an appeal fund he set up, the Charity Commission says...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
3G advert to break new ground
As the first advert is displayed on a UK 3G phone network, analysts are divided on how lucrative selling space could be for phone companies...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Wilkinson picked for Lions warm-up
Jonny Wilkinson is named in the Lions team to face Argentina in Cardiff on Monday...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Kylie to start cancer treatment
Singer Kylie Minogue is to begin treatment for breast cancer amid an outpouring of support...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Profits collapse at Sainsbury's
UK supermarket group Sainsbury's says profits for the year to March fell steeply from 2004, but added that sales were improving...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Care home support 'lacking'
The care homes industry suffers from a lack of information about pricing, access and complaints procedures, a 10-month study says...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Foreign envoys visit Uzbek town
A group of foreign diplomats visited the Uzbek town where hundreds are feared dead after a bloody crackdown...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Magazine wins £1m damages challenge
Hello! overturns a court order to pay OK! £1m in damages for using pictures of Catherine Zeta Jones' wedding...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
I am regaining feeling - Abigail
Stabbing victim Abigail Witchalls talks of "sensation over most of my body" as she recovers in hospital...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
2 Officers Punished in 2003 for Abusing Iraqi Detainees
Two Army officers staged mock executions of Iraqi prisoners in 2003 and were given career-ending punishments...
New York Times - May 18, 2005
Under Pressure, Uzbek President Raises Death Toll From Clashes
President Islam Karimov said that 169 people had been killed in the crackdown on an antigovernment demonstration...
New York Times - May 18, 2005
Registering New Influence, Iran Sends a Top Aide to Iraq
The visit of Iran's foreign minister to Baghdad underscored changes in the political landscape that many Iraqis find dizzying...
New York Times - May 18, 2005
A French Region Considers the Costs of a New Europe
Opponents of the European Union's draft constitution have seized on a small French town as an example of everything that is wrong with the new Europe...
New York Times - May 18, 2005
China Calls Off Rights Conference
China canceled an international conference on human rights, disappointing scholars who had hoped the event would help spur openness in the one-party state...
New York Times - May 18, 2005
Sales growth continuing to slow
Retail sales in Scotland have seen their slowest rate of growth for more than a year, new figures say...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Film tobacco promotion 'warning'
Tobacco brand appearances in US films aimed at children have not fallen much despite a deal to stop them, a study says...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Koreas to continue two-way talks
The first talks between North and South Korea for 10 months are extended for an extra day...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Asylum removal centres criticised
The chief inspector of prisons tells the Home Office to do more for children at two immigration detention centres...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Piano Man 'identified' in Italy
A Polish man in Rome says the mysterious "Piano Man" is a French street musician called Steven Villa Masson...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Football: Cole due to be quizzed
Ashley Cole is ordered to attend the second day of the two-day inquiry into his alleged meeting with Chelsea...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Foreign nurse 'exodus' concern
The NHS faces a nursing crisis as two in five overseas nurses in London plan to leave the UK, a survey says...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Abu Ghraib soldier gets jail term
An army jury sentences Sabrina Harman to six months in jail for abusing Iraqi prisoners...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Galloway claims Iraq oil victory
UK MP George Galloway claims victory in his fight to clear his name at a US Senate hearing over Iraqi oil...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
US appeals for Uzbek 'openness'
The US calls on the Uzbek government to reform its political system following bloody clashes in Andijan...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
EU 'vote no' campaign starts
Opponents of the new EU constitution begin their campaign for a "no" vote in the referendum...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
Abigail husband speaks of attack
The husband of stabbing victim Abigail Witchalls says she still has her smile, ahead of a BBC Crimewatch appeal...
BBC News - May 18, 2005
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