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Global News Archive for July 2005:
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Three London Bombing Suspects Visited Pakistan Last Year
Pakistan government officials confirmed that three of the four London bombing suspects visited the country last year. Two arrived together and stayed for three months...
New York Times - July 18, 2005
German Court Refuses to Extradite Terror Suspect to Spain
The ruling was seen as a sharp blow to coordinated counterterrorism efforts in Europe...
New York Times - July 18, 2005
Thousands of Israelis Stage Rally Against Gaza Withdrawal
The rally was seen as a show of strength for both the demonstrators and the security forces in advance of the withdrawal...
New York Times - July 18, 2005
Indian Leader Is Warmly Welcomed at White House
President Bush and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pledged closer ties, but failed to settle some key issues...
New York Times - July 18, 2005
Red Planet scientist battles MS
The man who led Britain's Beagle 2 mission to Mars, Colin Pillinger, tells BBC News of his battle with multiple sclerosis...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Woman infected partner with HIV
An HIV positive woman is sentenced to two years' detention for deliberately infecting her boyfriend...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Equitable slashes auditor claim
Equitable Life slashes its claim for damages from former auditor Ernst & Young to £700m from £2.05bn...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Guantanamo trials to resume soon
Military trials of two inmates at Guantanamo are to resume as soon as possible, the US defence secretary says...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Israeli protesters defy rally ban
Thousands hold a rally in southern Israel against the Gaza pullout plan, defying a government ban...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Asylum removals 'falling short'
Over 280,000 failed asylum seekers may still be in the UK despite Tony Blair's call for removals to be speeded up...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Iraqis Stunned by the Violence of a Bombing
Senior elected officials and civic and religious leaders in Iraq condemned the suicide attack that killed at least 71 people...
New York Times - July 18, 2005
UN at odds over internet's future
A UN group set up to debate how to run the net has failed to reach a reach a decision...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
'Authentic' Shakespeare on stage
The Globe Theatre in London is to stage an entire Shakespeare play in the original pronunciation...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
UK Muslims issue bombings fatwa
A group of 500 British Muslim leaders have issued a fatwa condemning the London bombings...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
NHS 'not putting patients first'
The NHS is still not putting patients first despite improvements in several services, a report says...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
£12 credit for well-behaved teens
Children from low-income families will receive money for sports and arts - if they behave well...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
CalMac tendering 'must go ahead'
The EU's transport commissioner says the Scottish Executive must put ferry routes out to tender...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
NHS 'turns corner' on wait times
Hospitals in Wales claim to have 'turned the corner' on long waiting lists, following a report into NHS performance...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Two MG Rover bids 'on the table'
Administrators for stricken MG Rover are understood to be studying two firm bids, both involving restarting car production at Longbridge...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Three UK bombers visited Pakistan
Three of the four London suicide bombers visited Pakistan last year, immigration officials there confirm...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Bomb victims' fund reaches £4.5m
The London Bombings Relief Fund is boosted with a £1m government donation...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Concern at 'Coastguard downgrade'
Unions express concern at reports that the Coastguard Agency plans to downgrade its NI rescue centre...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Israelis block pro-settler rally
Israeli protesters vow to go ahead with a march against disengagement from Gaza, despite a police blockade...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Zimbabwe seeks South African aid
Amid pressure on Zimbabwe over housing evictions, South Africa considers a request for financial assistance...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Football: Wright-Phillips signs
Shaun Wright-Phillips joins Chelsea on a five-year contract...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Football: Spurs want Baptista
Sevilla claim Spurs have offered £14m for Arsenal target Julio Baptista...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Hurricane Emily hits Mexico coast
Hurricane Emily fells trees, floods streets and knocks out power along parts of Mexico's Caribbean coast...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Polanski 'in shock' over article
Filmmaker Roman Polanski was in a "state of shock" when he read the article at the centre of a London libel case...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Potter smashes sales records
The new Harry Potter book sells almost 9 million copies in the UK and US in 24 hours, beating sales records...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Blair praises 'magnificent' Heath
Tony Blair leads House of Commons tributes to ex-prime minister Sir Edward Heath, who has died aged 89...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Afghan warlord guilty of torture
An Afghan warlord is convicted by a British court of torture and kidnapping in Afghanistan in a historic case...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Terror laws talks reach consensus
The three main parties reach agreement on new terror laws in the wake of the London bombs...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Quit smoking to save your teeth
Smokers who give up are much less likely to lose their teeth prematurely than those who do not, research shows...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Pushing for the next giant leap
X-Prize founder Peter Diamandis says space exploration will help drive the future of mankind...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Singer launches career on eBay
Indian singer Shayan raised money to release his debut album by selling shares in his future royalties on eBay...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Potter book beats US sales record
The new Harry Potter book sells 6.9 million copies in the US in 24 hours, beating sales records...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Sir Edward Heath: Your tributes
Sir Edward Heath, the Conservative prime minister who took Britain into Europe, has died aged 89. Send us your tributes...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Four men are injured in shooting
Police appeal for information after four men are injured in a shooting incident in County Down...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Law chief orders rig deaths probe
The decision not to hold a fatal accident inquiry into the deaths of two men offshore is overturned by the Lord Advocate...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Couple's 'suicide' after son dies
A couple appear to have committed suicide after being told their only son had taken his life...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Key figure quits Marks & Spencer
Charles Wilson, a senior director at Marks & Spencer, leaves the firm to become chief executive of Booker...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Duncan criticises 'Tory Taleban'
Alan Duncan pulls out of his party's leadership race - warning the "Tory Taleban" could condemn it to oblivion...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
SA church team back in Zimbabwe
Church leaders look at ways of bringing relief to homeless Zimbabweans, as pressure grows on President Mugabe...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Aceh deal gets cautious welcome
Aceh's people cautiously welcomes a peace deal, but Indonesia warns it will require a change in the law...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
'Al-Qaeda man' wins German appeal
Germany's top court orders the release of a suspected al-Qaeda financier, defying an EU arrest warrant...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Hamas 'still committed' to truce
Palestinian militants say they are committed to an unofficial truce, as Israeli forces remain poised on the Gaza border...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
India PM begins landmark US visit
Indian PM Manmohan Singh is due to hold talks with US President George W Bush at the start of a key visit...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
UK bombers visited Pakistan
Three of the four London bombers visited Pakistan last year, immigration officials there confirm...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Police officers sent racist texts
Four Greater Manchester Police officers who admitted exchanging racist text messages are sacked...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Football: Cole signs new contract
Ashley Cole completes a contract U-turn by signing an extension to his Arsenal deal...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Football: Mourinho delight at star
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho hails Shaun Wright-Phillips as "one of the best players in England"...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Girl admits woods assault on boy
A schoolgirl admits assaulting a five-year-old boy who was left injured after allegedly being hanged from a tree...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Tributes paid to Sir Edward Heath
Politicians from all parties pay tribute to ex-Conservative prime minister Sir Edward Heath, who has died aged 89...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Firm admits Hatfield breaches
Engineering firm Balfour Beatty admits that it breached safety standards before the Hatfield train disaster...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Key terror law talks set to start
Cross-party talks to win support for new terror laws in the wake of the London bombings are beginning...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Edward Heath, Former British Leader and Advocate of European Unity, Dies at 89
Sir Edward Heath for decades was the Conservative Party's leading advocate of European unity...
New York Times - July 18, 2005
Iraqis Stunned by the Violence of a Bombing
Senior elected officials and civic and religious leaders in Iraq condemned the suicide attack that killed at least 71 people...
New York Times - July 18, 2005
First Case Against Hussein, Involving Killings in 1982, Is Sent to a Trial Court
The date for Saddam Hussein's trial will be determined in a few days. If convicted, he could face the death penalty...
New York Times - July 18, 2005
Investigators Are Clear Who Carried Bombs, but Have Far to Go to Explain More
British officials are trying to determine whether four men believed to have carried out the bombings had financial or logistical assistance from inside Britain or elsewhere...
New York Times - July 18, 2005
Heavy Israeli Armor Presses Gaza Border
Ariel Sharon told his cabinet ministers there would be "no restriction on our activities to halt the attacks at communities both inside and outside the Gaza Strip."...
New York Times - July 18, 2005
Official Says Turkish Blast Was Not by Suicide Bomber
The explosion that killed five people in a Turkish resort town was set off by a timer or remote control, not a suicide bomber, an official said...
New York Times - July 18, 2005
DNA test for diabetes and obesity
Scientists say they have discovered a gene linked to diabetes and obesity, offering hope for a diagnostic test...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Resistance in Iraq 'legitimate'
Radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr tells the BBC Iraqi resistance to foreign troops is legitimate...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
City poised for bus driver action
A walkout by bus drivers in Edinburgh is expected to cause major disruption to transport in the capital...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
'MPs must back' Aceh peace deal
Indonesia's vice president says constitutional change is needed to fulfil the Aceh peace deal...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Magic mushroom ban made law
Magic mushrooms become illegal after the government classifies them as a class A drug...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Warning over maternity care risk
The lives of new mothers and babies are at risk from poor conditions in many maternity wards, a report warns...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Iraq war support 'put UK at risk'
A report says Britain's support of the invasion of Iraq put the UK more at risk from terrorist attack...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Spain fire kills 14 firefighters
At least 14 volunteer firefighters are killed as they battle a forest blaze in central Spain, officials say...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
Key terror law talks set to start
Cross-party talks to win support for new terror laws in the wake of the London bombings are beginning...
BBC News - July 18, 2005
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