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Global News Archive for August 2004:
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Rebel Cleric Accepts Truce Terms, Iraqi Conference Is Told
It was unclear whether the announcement signaled an end to the fighting or if Moktada al-Sadr's intentions to end the standoff would be carried out...
New York Times - August 18, 2004
8 Suspects in Terror Plot Appear in British Court
A prosecutor said today that authorities had seized 100 computers in the inquiry that led to charges against eight men...
New York Times - August 18, 2004
Medal haul boosts Britain
Leslie Law heads Britain's four-medal haul on a hectic day of Olympic action with eventing silver...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Football: England crush Ukraine
Shaun Wright-Phillips scores on his debut as England cruise to victory against Ukraine...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Swiss to return more Abacha funds
Switzerland says it will hand back to Nigeria $500m allegedly embezzled by the late military ruler Sani Abacha...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Kerry blasts troop pullout plan
Democratic challenger John Kerry says President Bush's plan to recall US troops from Europe and Asia is misguided...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Sharon's Likud bars coalition bid
Opponents of Israeli PM Ariel Sharon's Gaza pullout plan reject a coalition with the Labour party...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Universities 'must sell expertise'
UK higher education is not doing enough to sell its technology and ideas around the world, a report says...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Teleportation goes long distance
Physicists have successfully teleported particles of light over a distance of 600m across the River Danube in Austria, the journal Nature reports...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Million more in broadband's reach
BT is lifting distance limits on broadband enabled exchanges, so that 1m more can get high-speed net...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Iraq cleric offers to end revolt
Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr agrees to end an uprising in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf, but says a truce must come first...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Motorists rescued from landslide
Rescue helicopters airlift 57 people trapped by a landslide just north of Lochearnhead in Central Scotland...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Union backs BA strike bid
Members of the T&G union vote to strike after a ballot of members in a British Airways pay row...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
UK soldier killed in Basra named
A British soldier killed after clashes with militants in Basra, Iraq, is named as Lance Corporal Paul David Trevor Thomas...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Athletics: Greek duo pull out
Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou pull out of the Games as their case is referred to athletics' governing body...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Equestrian: Eventers win brace
Britain's three-day eventers win silver and bronze after a chaotic final day but an appeal could yet upgrade the medals...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Iraqis Decline to Send 2nd Peace Mission to Najaf
The Iraqi assembly made the decision after Moktada al-Sadr refused to meet with its first peace team on Tuesday...
New York Times - August 18, 2004
Rumsfeld Wary About Shuffling Spy Duties
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and the acting director of the C.I.A. suggested that they now supported, however warily, a new national director to oversee intelligence...
New York Times - August 18, 2004
Arafat Admits Palestinians Made Mistakes
The admission appeared to be aimed more at deflecting criticism about Yasir Arafat's government than making real changes...
New York Times - August 18, 2004
Prince sees Boscastle devastation
Prince Charles praises the "astonishing resilience" of the residents of a Cornish village hit by flash floods...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Iraq cleric 'to end Najaf revolt'
Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr reportedly agrees to end an uprising in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Terror suspects appear in court
Eight men charged with conspiracy to murder and plotting to use toxic materials or explosives appear in court...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
More workers join BA strike bid
The industrial dispute at British Airways escalates, as 8,000 members of the T&G union threaten to go on strike...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Woman 'awake' during Caesarian
A hospital admits making a mistake after a woman was given a Caesarean section without an anaesthetic...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Badminton: GB duo make final
Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms become the first Britons to reach the final of the badminton mixed doubles...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Reeves wins kayak bronze
Britain's Helen Reeves claims bronze in the women's K1 kayak - after fearing she had just missed out...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Rights Managed Pairing :Puffbox - Olympics live for news front page & Live: Olympics day five
Rights Managed Pairing :Puffbox - Olympics live for news front page & Live: Olympics day five...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Huge boost to Darfur aid effort
The World Food Programme is starting to airlift almost 100 more tons of food a day to Sudan's troubled Darfur region...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
N Korea food prices 'rocket'
Changes in North Korea's economy have led to spiralling food prices many people cannot afford, the UN says...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Georgia blames Russian Cossacks
The Georgian government says separatist forces in South Ossetia are being backed by Cossack fighters from Russia...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Arafat admits 'mistakes' to MPs
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat makes a rare admission that "unacceptable mistakes" have been made under him...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Murder charge father at funeral
A man charged with his terminally ill son's murder is given permission to attend the boy's funeral...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Help pledge for flood buildings
The government promises to do all in its power to help businesses affected by flash floods in Londonderry...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Irritable pensioner causes crash
An angry 72-year-old forced a young couple off the road and left them for dead in the wreckage, a court hears...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Welsh soldier killed in Iraq
Tributes are paid to a soldier from mid Wales, who was killed in an attack in the Iraqi city of Basra...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Supply worries push oil to record
Oil prices continue their record-breaking run as fresh threats of sabotage in Iraq boost concerns that demand may outstrip supply...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Troops' families unite in anger
Families of soldiers who died at Deepcut and in Iraq unite to call for changes in how the army handles deaths...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Sex spam clogs summer in-boxes
Summer is traditionally associated with romance and spammers are trying to cash in by bombarding inboxes with porn...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Terror suspects due in court
Eight men charged with conspiracy to murder and launch radioactive or chemical attacks are due in court...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Father charged with bride murder
The father of a newly-wed bride found shot at her home in Nottinghamshire is charged with her murder...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Bomb found near Blair villa
Italian police defuse a bomb near Silvio Berlusconi's holiday villa, hours after a visit by Tony Blair...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Iraqis aim to decide new assembly
The Baghdad conference on Iraq's future goes into an unscheduled fourth day as a peace bid fails in Najaf...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Internet pharmacies get go-ahead
The government gives the green-light to internet-only pharmacies in England...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Pay-as-you-drive car cover tested
A UK insurer is fitting mobile technology to some policyholders cars to track their journeys as part of pay per mile motor insurance pilot...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Greek duo out of Olympics
Controversial sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou withdraw from the Olympics...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Live: All the action on day five
Latest as Britain win a third medal at the Games...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Football: Eriksson backs Beckham
England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson says David Beckham will prove his critics wrong...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Invasion alert in DR Congo town
Security is stepped up in the border town of Bukavu after Rwanda and Burundi said they could send troops into Democratic Republic of Congo...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Execution for China relics theft
A Chinese curator faces the death penalty for stealing more than 250 antiques, including national treasures...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Europe 'must adapt on climate'
Europe must find ways of adapting to a climate that may change drastically by mid-century, the European Environment Agency says...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Najaf clashes as truce talks fail
Fighting resumes in the Iraqi city of Najaf between US troops and Shia militias after an abortive peace bid...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Rebels' blockade disrupts Nepal
An indefinite blockade by Maoists of Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, hampers food and other supplies to the city...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Inquest hears of ambulance delays
An ambulance service is offering its condolences after a family dials 999 three times and wait an hour for an ambulance to arrive...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Clean-up after flash floods
Business owners in Londonderry clean up after flooding, as a severe weather warning is issued for NI...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Move to tackle school run parking
Parents in Glasgow are warned they will be fined if they ignore "Keep Clear" markings outside schools...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Army death families to attack MoD
The family of three Welsh soldiers killed in service - two of them in training - are set to attack what they say is the MoD's secrecy...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Google cuts IPO share price range
Google lowers the price range of its planned share sale to $85-$95, as it awaits approval from regulators...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Tories pledge to cut EU red tape
Britain needs to stop implementing EU business rules more strictly than its competitors, say the Tories...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Many doctors 'prone to stress'
Many doctors may be prone to stress because of their personalities, a study suggests...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Virtual 3D heart to treat babies
Virtual reality techniques are helping Danish doctors diagnose heart defects in newborn babies...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
More rain due for flood village
The Cornish village of Boscastle faces another soaking as it struggles to clear up after a flash flood...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
British Charge 8 on Counts of Conspiring in Terrorism
Police said the men had reconnaissance information on financial centers in the U.S. that were the subject of a terror alert...
New York Times - August 18, 2004
Cleric Rebuffs Iraqi Mediators; Battle in Najaf Continues
The delegation hoped to convince Moktada al- Sadr to disarm his militia, to leave the shrine and to join the political process...
New York Times - August 18, 2004
Foes Press Audit of Venezuela Recall Vote
Venezuela's opposition movement pressed ahead with efforts to delegitimize the results of an election it insisted was fraudulent...
New York Times - August 18, 2004
Sharon Issues Bids for New Housing Units for Settlers
The move came a day before the Israeli prime minister faces sharp debate about his policies at his Likud Party convention...
New York Times - August 18, 2004
Flood villagers hope to return
Residents of the Cornish village devastated by floods are hoping to return to their homes to assess the damage...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Falconio suspect to face trial
The man accused of killing British tourist Peter Falconio is to stand trial for his murder, an Australian court has ruled...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Greek duo to learn fate
Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou will find out on Wednesday if they are to be banned from the Olympics...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Terror suspects due in court
Eight men charged with conspiracy to murder and plotting to use toxic materials or explosives are due in court...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Israel strikes at Hamas activist
Five people are killed in a mystery Israeli bomb attack that targeted a Hamas activist in Gaza City...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Michael Jackson in legal setback
Michael Jackson's lawyers fail in their attempt to have evidence seized in a raid on his ranch thrown out...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Fox-Pitt forced to withdraw
William Fox-Pitt pulls out of the GB eventing team after his horse Tamarillo is injured...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Annan demands Suu Kyi's release
The UN secretary general calls for Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to be freed from house arrest...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Venezuela to audit ballot result
Venezuela is to take an audit of the vote which has kept President Chavez in office, after charges of fraud...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
Rules on new pharmacies 'eased'
The government is set to announce plans to ease the rules on the opening of new pharmacies...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
A-level wait 'threatens health'
The wait for exam results is causing problems like insomnia, depression and panic attacks, a report says...
BBC News - August 18, 2004
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