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Global News Archive for May 2006:
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Tories up school reform pressure
The Tories urge ministers to back Education Bill changes to reverse concessions made to Labour MPs...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Evolution's human and chimp twist
The human-chimpanzee evolutionary split may have been more recent than first thought, a study suggests...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
'Twisted' Brother opens its doors
This year's Big Brother contestants are in the reality TV house, hoping to last 13 weeks and win £100,000...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Call for debate on public health
Experts are calling for a debate about whether tough new measures are needed to protect public health...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
'Hate campaign' woman gets Asbo
A retired businesswoman accused of turning a rural community into a hamlet of horrors is given an Asbo...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Football: Cheltenham play-off joy
Cheltenham reach the League Two play-off final after a draw secures a 2-1 aggregate win over Wycombe...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Racing: Septimus wins the Dante
Septimus, ridden by Kieren Fallon, wins the Dante Stakes at York...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Royal Mail pensions deal 'murky'
The government package to plug Royal Mail's pension hole and help it modernise has been criticised by a competitor as being unfair...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
'Clear threats' to new Oxford lab
A lawyer says animal rights protesters presented "clear threats" against Oxford University...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Illegals arrested at Home Office
Five illegal Nigerian workers were detained after turning up for work as cleaners at a Home Office buildings...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
'New lead' in Jimmy Hoffa hunt
The FBI is searching a farm after what it says is a lead on the 1975 disappearance of union boss Jimmy Hoffa...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Junk food banned in school meals
Chocolate, crisps, fizzy drinks and "low-quality" meat will be banned from school dinners, the government says...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Family welcome jail for killers
Two men are jailed for over 50 years each for kidnapping and murdering a British couple house-hunting in Spain...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Boy stabbed to death near school
A 15-year-old boy is stabbed to death outside the gates of his north-west London school in front of terrified pupils...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Bird Flu Deaths in Indonesia Raise Concerns
A cluster of avian flu deaths in an Indonesian extended family could indicate that the virus there can be passed between people...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
No Letup in Violence as Iraqis Prepare New Government
Iraqi political leaders struck tentative agreements on candidates for several cabinet ministries...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Egypt Riot Police Beat and Arrest Hundreds of Demonstrators
The demonstrators had gathered to support two judges facing disciplinary charge for charging publicly that parliamentary elections were fixed...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Arsenal defeat gets 12m viewers
The Champions League final was the most-watched TV sporting event of the year so far, ratings show...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Wireless boost for British cities
A dozen UK cities are getting wireless internet zones as part of a project by telecoms giant BT...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Your news, your say, your pics
Did you witness a news event? Got a good story idea?...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Lib Dems plan a £2,000 road tax
The Lib Dems are proposing an annual road tax of £2,000 for owners of the most polluting motor vehicles...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Catholic schools 'provide values'
Catholic schools provide children with a strong sense of "values", education minister Lord Adonis says...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Price fixed for South Uist Estate
A community bidding to buy out a Western Isles estate is told that the price has been set at £4.5m...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
US stocks open ahead after losses
Wall Street bounces back and European shares fluctuate sharply after Wednesday's big US and European falls...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Report prompts cancer tests move
Action is being taken to increase the number of radiologists in NI's hospitals, the government says...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Eleven die as typhoon hits China
Typhoon Chanchu leaves at least 11 people dead and forces the evacuation of one million others in China...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
CIA nominee defends wiretapping
President Bush's choice for CIA chief defends a controversial domestic eavesdropping programme...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Mittal Steel in Arcelor bid
Mittal Steel has launched its 19.7bn euro bid for rival Arcelor following the go-ahead from key regulators...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Football: Referee red card regret
Referee Terje Hauge says he acted too quickly in sending off Arsenal keeper Jens Lehmann against Barcelona...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Sailing: Solo Caffari nears home
A yachtswoman is only hours away from becoming the first woman to sail around the globe the "wrong way"...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Nigerian president will step down
Nigeria's president accepts the Senate vote against a third term bill as he urges healing in his divided party...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
'New deal' for women on pensions
The government promises to find a way to boost women's pensions when it reveals plans for pension reform...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Vote to curb Nepal king's powers
Nepalese MPs approve a plan to drastically cut the king's powers, including stripping him of control of the army...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Scores killed in Afghan violence
Up to 100 people die as Afghanistan sees some of its heaviest fighting since the Taleban were ousted in 2001...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Airbus A380 jet lands at Heathrow
The world's largest passenger jet, the Airbus A380, lands at London's Heathrow Airport for the first time...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
War vets feature in US army game
The US Army is putting soldiers who fought in Iraq into its game in a bid to put a human face on its operations...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Ex-Tory minister Eric Forth dies
The former Conservative minister Eric Forth, MP for Bromley and Chislehurst, has died...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Airbus greets workers with fly-by
Workers welcome the Airbus A380 as it passes Flintshire - where its wings are made - on its maiden UK flight...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Vauxhall unions vow to fight cuts
Unions at the Vauxhall car plant at Ellesmere Port have rejected a redundancy package put forward by GM...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Court delays 'clog legal system'
Some criminal cases in NI take almost twice as long to reach court as in England and Wales, according to a report...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
'New home' for sports agency HQ
Ministers confirm that Scotland's national sport agency will be relocated from Edinburgh to Glasgow...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Indian shares suffer record drop
Shares on India's Bombay Stock Exchange suffer their biggest one day fall in value in its history...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Jamie to open third restaurant
TV chef Jamie Oliver's third Fifteen restaurant opens near Newquay in Cornwall on Thursday...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Turks protest over judge shooting
Thousands of people march through the Turkish capital Ankara, protesting over an attack on judges...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Violence mars Cairo court hearing
Egyptian police attack activists in Cairo as a top judge is reprimanded for criticising election fraud...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Sailing: Man killed in Volvo race
A crew member on Volvo Ocean Race yacht ABN Amro Two dies after being swept overboard...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Uganda 'must arrest' rebel leader
The world court says Uganda is obliged to arrest LRA leader Joseph Kony, who has been offered a peace deal...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Eight die as typhoon pounds China
Typhoon Chanchu leaves at least eight people dead and forces the evacuation of 900,000 others in China...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
One dead in kebab shop blast
At least one person dies following a gas explosion in Hull, and a fire official warns of further possible casualties...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Football: Wenger's Henry hopes
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger believes Thierry Henry will be at the club next season...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Oxford seeks animal protests ban
Oxford University will seek an injunction against animal rights protesters who campaign against biomedical research...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Rally starts for European stocks
European markets are rising again after dramatic falls in the US and Asia, but remain jittery in the face of inflation fears...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
'Hate crusade' woman gets Asbo
A retired businesswoman accused of turning a rural community into a hamlet of horrors is given an anti-social behaviour order...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Basra crash victims brought home
The bodies of five British military personnel killed when their helicopter went down in Iraq are flown home...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Afghanistan sees violence upsurge
Afghanistan sees some of the heaviest fighting since the 2001 US-led invasion as police clash with Taleban militants...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Men jailed for Spanish murders
Two Venezuelan men are jailed for over 40 years each for killing a UK couple house hunting on the Costa Blanca...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
U.N. Council Urges Syria to Set Ties With Lebanon
The resolution aims to re-establish the political and territorial independence of Lebanon, which was virtually occupied by Syria for three decades...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
U.S. Said to Weigh a New Approach on North Korea
The new plan would start negotiations on a peace treaty in parallel with efforts to dismantle the country's nuclear program...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Hamas-Led Government Deploys Security Force, Defying Abbas
The deployment is a direct challenge to President Mahmoud Abbas's authority. He vetoed the creation of the force last month...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Muslim's Loss of Dutch Citizenship Stirs Storm
The case of the Somali-born Dutch legislator is the latest in a series of tough decisions involving violations of Dutch immigration rules...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Iran Snubs Europe's Nuclear Plan
Iran's president today rejected the latest offer from Europe to quit uranium enrichment in exchange for incentives...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
Iraqis Expect to Finish List for Cabinet This Week
Iraqi political leaders said the list would be put to a vote Saturday. Under Iraqi law, they have until Monday to form a government...
New York Times - May 18, 2006
'Big brother' informs baby talk
A newborn baby is being filmed for the next three years to understand how he learns to talk...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Oxford seeks animal protests ban
Oxford University will seek an injunction against animal rights protesters who campaign against biomedical research...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Pakistan accused of aiding rebels
An Afghan provincial governor accuses Pakistan of helping Islamic fighters cross the border...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Unions fight car-makers' job cuts
Unions launch a campaign to save thousands of jobs under threat at car manufacturers in Coventry and Ellesmere Port...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Call for mobile armed police unit
Fife Constabulary must establish an armed response unit as a matter of urgency, a watchdog says...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Canada's Afghan mission extended
Canadian lawmakers narrowly vote to extend the country's combat mission in Afghanistan by two years...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Boxing: Khan wary of pitfalls
Amir Khan vows to learn from the mistakes of Scott Harrison and Naseem Hamed ahead of his latest fight...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Typhoon Chanchu hits south China
A strong typhoon makes landfall in southern China, battering coastal Guangdong province...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
'10 years' to deport all illegal immigrants
The immigration minister says it could take 10 years to deport all the illegal immigrants living in the UK...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
Airbus A380 makes first UK visit
The world's largest passenger jet, the Airbus A380, is to visit London's Heathrow Airport for the first time...
BBC News - May 18, 2006
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