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Global News Archive for June 2005:
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Caustic Turn Jolts Europe
A failed summit meeting of the 25 European Union nations stripped away all pretense of an organization with a common vision...
New York Times - June 18, 2005
Capture of Foreign Fighters Reveals Their Role in Iraq
Senior military officials say the foreigners play an important role, particularly in carrying out suicide bombings, which have sharply increased in the past two months...
New York Times - June 18, 2005
Sun 'cuts prostate cancer risk'
Exposure to sunlight can reduce a man's risk of contracting prostate cancer, a study suggests...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Crucified nun dies in 'exorcism'
A nun dies after being left bound to a cross for three days by convent members who say she was possessed...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Temperatures soar across Britain
The UK is hotter than the Costa del Sol on Saturday, with temperatures due to climb higher on Sunday...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Goosen builds US Open lead
Defending champion Retief Goosen leads the 105th US Open by three shots going into the final day at Pinehurst...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Cricket: Australians shocked
Bangladesh pull off a huge shock with a five-wicket win over Australia...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
F1: US GP facing boycott
The US Grand Prix could be cancelled after Michelin advises teams using its tyres not to take part...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Sinn Fein lifts five suspensions
Sinn Fein lifts its suspension of five party members following the murder of Robert McCartney...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Eta 'ends attacks' on politicians
The Basque militant group Eta will no longer attack Spanish politicians, according to a Basque newspaper...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Rice demands Palestinian reform
The US secretary of state urges Palestinians to do more to reform security forces to combat violence...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
New arrest in Hayley murder hunt
Police investigating the murder of pregnant Hayley Richards arrest an unnamed man...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Wales enjoys year's hottest day
The year's warmest temperatures are recorded across Wales as crowds head for the coast...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Thousands enjoy success of Ascot
Royal Ascot is declared a great success after the meet is held in York for the first time...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
'Disappeared' plea during funeral
A priest at the funeral of Gareth O'Connor makes a plea over IRA murder victims' bodies...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Sudan 'foes' sign landmark deal
The Sudanese government and the biggest opposition grouping sign a landmark reconciliation agreement...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Spaniards to stage anti-gay rally
Catholic bishops are due to lead a mass protest in Madrid against gay couples being allowed to marry and adopt...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Iran hardliner to contest run-off
The ultra-conservative mayor of Tehran - in a surprise result - reaches the run-off in Iran's presidential election...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Police probe 'filmed rape' claim
Detectives look at claims a girl was raped in north London by teenage boys who filmed it on a mobile phone...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Pair tie knot at humanist wedding
Britain's first legally recognised humanist wedding takes place in Edinburgh, at the city's zoo...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
UK temperatures 'rival Caribbean'
Parts of the UK are set to be as hot as the Caribbean, with a high of around 31C (87.8F) expected around London...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Bangladesh humble sorry Australia
Bangladesh pull off one of the biggest shocks in history with a five-wicket win over Australia...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Shankill bomber returned to jail
An IRA man convicted of the Shankill bombing in 1993 in which 10 people died has been returned to prison...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
EU in 'deep crisis': Your views
The EU is in "deep crisis", says the current president, after a bitter Anglo-French row derails budget talks. Send us your comments...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Straw sees new opportunity for EU
The foreign secretary says the failure of the EU's budget talks marks a turning point for the future of the body...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Are city academies the answer?
The BBC's Mike Baker looks at the record of the main vehicle for the reform of inner-city schools...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Seismic sensors count elephants
American scientists survey elephants, using military-designed seismic sensors to detect their footsteps...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Jackson prosecutor 'had vendetta'
Jackson prosecutor Tom Sneddon "had a personal vendetta" against the singer, says his defence lawyer...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Deal ends Reliance brothers' feud
The Ambani brothers "amicably" end a damaging public feud over control of India's industrial giant Reliance...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Two killed in overnight accidents
Two men are killed in separate overnight traffic accidents on the roads of County Antrim and County Down...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Detectives uncover drugs factory
Police in Edinburgh arrest two people from Colombia after finding what they say is a major drugs factory...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
China facing obesity time-bomb
At least 200m Chinese will be obese within 10 years if unhealthy trends continue, a top medical expert warns...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Scream theft museum reopens
The Munch Museum reopens, 10 months after Edvard Munch's iconic painting The Scream was stolen...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Rugby: Lions star Jones seals win
Number eight Ryan Jones stars for the Lions as they beat Otago in Dunedin...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Sailing: MacArthur set for record
Dame Ellen MacArthur will compete in the Round The Island race on Saturday...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Rice to push Mid-East peace
The US secretary of state begins her Middle East tour to boost the Israeli-Palestinian peace process...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Dozens hurt in parade violence
Police look into alleged breaches of a march ruling after violence at an Orange Order parade...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
US claims success in Iraq raids
About 50 rebels have been killed in a major offensive in western Iraq, the US military says...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Brain scan woman told wait months
A hospital tells a patient she has to wait 18 months for an NHS scan, but its private unit can do it in two weeks...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Anger erupts as EU summit fails
Bitter recriminations fly between EU states after their failure to reach a deal on the union's future budget...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Top Aide to Brazil's Leader Quits After Scandal Charge
The chief of staff to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva stepped down after allegations that he knew of a scheme to buy votes in Congress...
New York Times - June 18, 2005
Uzbek Ministries in Crackdown Received U.S. Aid
Uzbek ministries implicated in the deadly crackdown in Andijon have for years received training from U.S. agencies...
New York Times - June 18, 2005
North Korea's Leader Says He's Ready to Resume Talks to End Nuclear Standoff
Kim Jong Il said six-party talks could resume if the U.S. treated his nation with respect, South Korea's government said...
New York Times - June 18, 2005
European Union's Heated Budget Negotiations Collapse
A E.U. summit meeting ended in failure and mutual recriminations after the collapse of negotiations over plans for a budget...
New York Times - June 18, 2005
No Candidate Wins Majority in Iranian Presidential Election, Forcing a Second Round
Iran will have a runoff election to chose a president after voters failed to give any of the seven candidates the 50 percent of the vote needed to win...
New York Times - June 18, 2005
U.S. Troops Begin New Offensive in Iraqi Desert Near Syrian Border
About 1,000 marines began the third major offensive over the last two months in Iraq's western desert frontier...
New York Times - June 18, 2005
School heads seek bigger pay rise
Head teachers' unions say their members in England and Wales deserve a bigger pay rise than teachers...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Holyrood gets architecture award
The Scottish Parliament building is given a major accolade by the Royal Institute of British Architects...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Eurotunnel chairman wins battle
Eurotunnel chairman Jacques Gounon wins the battle to lead the heavily-indebted Channel Tunnel operator, after his challenger concedes defeat...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Blair defiant on EU talks failure
Tony Blair remains defiant over his refusal to compromise on Britain's EU rebate, and is condemned by France...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Dummy drugs 'can relieve anxiety'
Swedish scientists say they have discovered that dummy drugs can relieve anxiety as well as pain...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Coastguards warn on sea safety
Soaring temperatures this weekend could lead to a spate of accidents at the seaside, coastguards warn...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Trio in front at US Open
Retief Goosen, Olin Browne and Jason Gore share the lead after two punishing rounds of the US Open at Pinehurst...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
F1: Schumacher escapes crash
Ralf Schumacher emerges unscathed from a crash as Juan Pablo Montoya is quickest in Indianapolis practice...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
New al-Qaeda video broadcast
Ayman al-Zawahri, Osama Bin Laden's suspected right-hand man, warns against change through peaceful protests...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Couple set for humanist wedding
Britain's first legally recognised humanist wedding is set to take place in Edinburgh...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Chancellor aims to join G8 rally
Gordon Brown says he hopes to take part in a mass anti-poverty rally in Edinburgh during the G8 summit...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Non-teaching staff 'suffer abuse'
Support staff at universities and colleges are shown a lack of respect by academics and students, a report suggests...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Police injured in march trouble
Eleven police officers are hurt as stones and petrol bombs are thrown during an Orange Order parade in north Belfast...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
US father murdered nine children
A California court convicts a religious zealot of killing nine of his children, several fathered incestuously...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
Second round in Iran vote
Iran's presidential election will go to a second round, after voting on Friday failed to produce a clear winner...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
EU 'in crisis' over talks failure
The EU is in "deep crisis", says its president, after a bitter Anglo-French row derails budget talks...
BBC News - June 18, 2005
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