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Global News Archive for May 2007:
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Democrats and White House Remain at Odds on Iraq Bill
A crucial negotiating session ended with both sides expressing disappointment and accusing the other of being intractable...
New York Times - May 18, 2007
President Bush to Replace Wolfowitz Quickly
The Bush administration said it would bring management skills to the job of healing an institution battered by the turmoil over Paul D. Wolfowitz?s tenure...
New York Times - May 18, 2007
'Chemo' gene helps cancer thrive
A gene thought to be crucial for chemotherapy to work may instead help cancer survive, scientists fear...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Deadlock for UN climate meeting
UN-hosted talks on climate change aimed at paving the way for a climate summit in December end in deadlock...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Republican arrest in crime probe
A prominent republican is arrested in connection with an investigation into organised crime...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
US to replace Wolfowitz 'swiftly'
The US says it will move "swiftly" to find a replacement for Paul Wolfowitz, the outgoing World Bank head...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Cricket: Prior shines for England
Matt Prior becomes the first England wicket-keeper to hit a century on Test debut as England reach 553-5 against West Indies...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Football: Yeovil overpower Forest
Yeovil produce a memorable performance to beat Nottm Forest and reach the League One play-off final...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Shipwreck yields record treasures
US treasure hunters salvage silver and gold coins in a record find aboard a colonial-era shipwreck in the Atlantic...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Sambor Journal: How to Survive in Cambodia: For a Turtle, Beneath Sand
Last spotted in Cambodia in 2003, nobody knew until now that members of an endangered species from Cantor?s giant soft-shelled turtles still existed...
New York Times - May 18, 2007
North and South Send Trains Across the Korean Frontier
For the first time in 56 years, trains crossed the border between North and South Korea, an event described by both sides as a milestone for reconciliation...
New York Times - May 18, 2007
Violence Continues in Gaza
Fighting between Palestinian factions and rocket exchanges between Israel and Hamas continued today...
New York Times - May 18, 2007
Tarrant jokes about curry arrest
Chris Tarrant laughs off his recent arrest as he appears as the guest presenter on Have I Got News for You...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Suitors raise Clear Channel bid
The suitors chasing Clear Channel Communications, the owner of US radio stations, increase their bid to woo key investors...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Blair's favoured schools rejected
The first competition to build a new school in England is won by a council comprehensive...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Tartan Army dreams of Euro 2016
The Tartan Army says it would be a "dream come true" if Scotland was to host the European 2016 finals...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Labour could be left out in cold
Labour faces the prospect of opposition in Wales as Plaid Cymru, the Lib Dems and Tories discuss a 'rainbow coalition.'...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Sarkozy brings socialist to team
France's right-wing president names a socialist foreign minister in a cabinet that also includes seven women...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Fresh violence hits Gaza Strip
Clashes between Palestinian groups in Gaza continue for a sixth day, as Israel hits a new Hamas target...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Microsoft buys ad firm for $6bn
Microsoft says it will pay $6bn to buy digital marketing firm Aquantive in its biggest ever acquisition...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Money pours in to Madeleine fund
A fund set up to help find missing Madeleine McCann has received donations totalling more than £73,000...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Unleaded fuel at nine-month high
The average price of a litre of unleaded petrol in the UK rises above 96 pence for the first time since August last year...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
EU-Russian talks end in acrimony
The leaders of the EU and Russia trade sharp criticism over human rights as a summit ends without agreement...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
21/7 accused 'is absolute liar'
A defendant is described as an "absolute liar" during heated exchanges in the 21 July bomb plot trial...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Brown will not block secrecy bid
Gordon Brown rejects calls to block a controversial move by MPs to get out of freedom of information laws...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Five victorious in Neighbours fight
Australian soap opera Neighbours will move to Five after the BBC pulls out of bidding for the programme...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Yahoo 'censored' Flickr comments
Yahoo is accused of censorship on photo site Flickr in a row over an online gallery selling pictures...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Frasier star makes sitcom return
Kelsey Grammer, who played Dr Frasier Crane for 22 years, is to star in a new sitcom for the US TV network Fox...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Wife cleared of barbecue murder
A jury finds a woman not guilty of murdering her husband at a family barbecue at their house in Neath...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Cadbury shares rise on bid talk
Shares in Cadbury Schweppes rise on speculation that a bidding war could break out for the group's drinks arm...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Victim 'worth more dead' to wife
Murderer Jacqueline Crymble told her husband Paul several times he was worth more to her dead than alive...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Council election hailed a success
The Electoral Reform Society describes Scotland's council election as a resounding success...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Bomb hits historic India mosque
At least five people die in a bomb blast at a historic mosque in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, police say...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Sarkozy's cabinet team announced
France's President Sarkozy names a slimmed-down government of 15, half of whom are women...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Olympic boycott calls 'will fail'
China warns its critics that attempts to boycott the 2008 Beijing Olympics over its Sudan policy will fail...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Sudan accused on Darfur killings
Sudanese security forces took part in the killing of some 100 people in its war-torn Darfur region, the UN says...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Curtain rises on new Wembley
Wembley stages a star-studded opening ceremony before Saturday's FA Cup final between Chelsea and Man Utd...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
De Niro and Pacino pair up
Movie legends Al Pacino and Robert De Niro are to share the big screen for the second time in their careers, it is reported...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Live - England v West Indies
West Indies begin impressively on day two at Lord's, and collect the early wicket of Alastair Cook...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Millions visit Madeleine website
A website set up to find missing Madeleine McCann has had more than 50 million views, its organisers say...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Damilola mistakes 'human error'
Three forensic scientists made "regrettable human errors" after the murder of Damilola Taylor, an inquiry finds...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
UK sales robust despite April dip
UK retail sales remain robust, despite a slight dip in April, the Office for National Statistics says...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Funeral service for shot officer
The funeral is taking place of police officer Richard Gray who was shot while attending a domestic dispute...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
UK agency seizes £3bn of cocaine
The UK's new nationwide law enforcement agency says it seized a fifth of Europe's cocaine in its first year...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
BA ready for £350m fuel fine
British Airways says it has put aside £350m to cover possible fines over breaches of competition law...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Russia warned over EU unity
The European Commission chief tells Russia a problem with one EU nation is a problem with the whole bloc...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Labor Party Picks Brown to Succeed Blair in Britain
Gordon Brown, the chancellor of the Exchequer, will be installed as the prime minister next month without either a formal contest in the Labor Party or a national vote...
New York Times - May 18, 2007
Sarkozy Chooses Campaign Aide as New French Premier to Help Smooth Way for Reform Plan
François Fillon is a close confidant of Nicolas Sarkozy and has a strong record of promoting economic change and successful negotiations with unions...
New York Times - May 18, 2007
How Battles at Bank Ended ?Second Chance? at a Career
Friends and critics wonder if Paul D. Wolfowitz?s tenure at the World Bank was doomed from the outset...
New York Times - May 18, 2007
Hunt for 3 G.I.?s in Iraq Slowed by False Trails
Thousands of soldiers, sifting through hundreds of tips, are searching for the three missing Americans...
New York Times - May 18, 2007
8 Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza Kill at Least 7
The airstrike on Thursday was a retaliation for rocket attacks on Israel fired by Palestinian militants in Gaza...
New York Times - May 18, 2007
Global net censorship 'growing'
The level of state-led censorship of the net is growing around the world, according to a survey...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
'500,000 fewer' adults learning
Half a million fewer adults than last year are taking part in education courses, a poll suggests...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
'Functional foods' prompt warning
Foods claiming to improve health and well-being should be subjected to tougher checks, say scientists...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Baby issue for fledgling Holyrood
The Scottish National Party is to temporarily lose its one seat advantage at Holyrood...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Bomb plotters due to be sentenced
A court in Mumbai is due to begin sentencing around 100 people for their role in the city's 1993 blasts...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Water 'excellent at most beaches'
Eighty five beaches in England win Blue Flag awards, as lists of the best and cleanest are published...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Rows overshadow EU-Russia talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets European Union leaders to try to tackle sharp differences...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Bomb kills child in Philippines
A bomb at a bus station in the southern Philippines kills a five-year-old boy and injures at least 20 people...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
SA braced for big Zimbabwe influx
South Africa says it will have to live with a huge influx of poor people from neighbouring Zimbabwe...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Gaza hit by fresh Israeli strikes
Israel launches new air strikes on what it calls Hamas targets near Gaza city, killing at least four people...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Polar ocean 'soaking up less CO2'
Antarctica's Southern Ocean carbon "sink" is failing to soak up as much CO2 as it was expected to, scientists say...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Woman faces teen death charge
A 22-year-old woman is charged with the murder of a pregnant teenager from Bury in Greater Manchester...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Brown promises to 'build trust'
Gordon Brown vows to build trust in politics, as he accepts his nomination to be the new Labour leader and PM...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Charity urging help for runaways
The Children's Society calls for a national strategy to support the 100,000 children who run away every year...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
Hormone blocker 'fights cancer'
Adding an extra ingredient to breast cancer treatments may make them more effective, a study suggests...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
GPs 'wasting millions' on drugs
The NHS could save over £300m a year by being more efficient with prescription drugs, watchdogs say...
BBC News - May 18, 2007
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