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Global News Archive for Octomber 2004:
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Relief Agency Official Is Kidnapped in Baghdad
Margaret Hassan, who married an Iraqi and has lived in Iraq for more than 30 years, has been involved in aid work for 25 years...
New York Times - October 19, 2004
Irish-born aid worker kidnapped
A charity worker kidnapped in Baghdad on her way to work was born in Ireland, officials confirm...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Prisoner slashed in court cells
Detectives investigate an attack on a prisoner in the cells below the High Court in Glasgow...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Saddam mask robbers face sentence
Three 'extremely dangerous' armed robbers carried out 21 armed raids while wearing Saddam Hussein masks...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Tomlinson: Exam labels irrelevant
The author of a report on England's exams says it does not matter whether A-levels and GCSEs remain as "labels"...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
French drink-drive hosts cleared
A French court clears a couple who failed to stop a drunk friend driving home and killing a family in a crash...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Liverpool fails to shine
Liverpool are held to a goalless draw by Deportivo La Coruna in their Champions League group game...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Peruvians face hunger, UN warns
Thousands are going hungry in the Andean mountain region of southern Peru, says the World Food Programme...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
UN urges Syria to leave Lebanon
The United Nations Security Council has called on Syria to pull its remaining 14,000 troops out of Lebanon...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Questions asked over bandit death
A leading human rights group in India questions why police had to kill the country's most notorious bandit, Veerappan...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Bush and Kerry clash on flu jabs
George W Bush and John Kerry launch new attacks on each other about flu vaccine shortages...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Labour MPs urge Iraq troop vote
Forty-five backbenchers demand a vote on a US request for UK troops to be sent to an area near Baghdad...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Hollinghurst takes Booker Prize
Writer Alan Hollinghurst wins the £50,000 Booker Prize for his novel The Line of Beauty...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Hamza faces 16 criminal charges
Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri is charged with 16 offences including 10 of soliciting murder...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Sharon 'at risk of assassination'
Israel's opposition leader warns that the prime minister risks being assassinated over his Gaza disengagement plan...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Indian bandit dies in police trap
Police say India's most wanted man, the bandit Veerappan, was killed in a well-planned operation...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Accused 'tied girl up on a bed'
A girl claims a teenager accused of murder had previously blindfolded her and tied her up...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Raids linked to fair seizures
Police raids in three parts of NI are linked to the seizure of £100,000 worth of counterfeit goods at a fair...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
MP's fury at rail 'cattle truck'
An MP who uses a wheelchair is angry after being forced to travel in the guard's van of a train from London...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Commons to get new security chief
A new security chief is to be appointed to parliament, after pro-hunt protesters stormed the commons...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Ancient fungus 'revived' in lab
Fungus from a deep-sea sediment core that is hundreds of thousands of years old will grow when placed in culture, scientists discover...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Watchdog takes on rogue diallers
Eleven firms are barred as part of action against scams which left dial-up net users in the UK with big bills...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Aid worker kidnapping: Your reaction
A video of senior charity worker Margaret Hassan who has been kidnapped in the Iraqi capital has been shown on Al-Jazeera television. Send us your reaction...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Congolese shock at 'fat cat' pay
There is widespread shock in DR Congo after an audit revealed that managers of state companies earn up to $25,000 a month...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Thousands protest at GM job cuts
Staff at General Motors hold protests across Europe at the company's plans to cut 12,000 jobs...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Burma confirms replacement of PM
Khin Nyunt leaves the post of Burmese prime minister "for health reasons", amid reports of a power struggle...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Kilroy: 'I will not be 'bought'
Robert Kilroy-Silk says he will not be "bought" as a UKIP donor urges him to drop his leadership ambitions...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Boris sorry for Scouse stereotype
Tory MP Boris Johnson says sorry for portraying Liverpudlians in an outdated stereotype before travelling to the city...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Straw tries to quell Iraq dissent
The foreign secretary tries to quell MPs' new fears that UK troops risk getting "bogged down" in Iraq...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Early problems hit Florida voting
Technical glitches and queues tarnish Florida's new early voting system, brought in after the 2000 election fiasco...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Major attack on Iraq guards' HQ
Four Iraqis are killed and scores injured in a mortar attack on a National Guard HQ, Iraqi officials say...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Hamza accused of soliciting murders
Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri is charged with 16 offences including 10 of soliciting to murder...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Shake-up in gambling laws
Proposals to radically change the gambling industry in Britain are published by the government...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Video of kidnapped aid worker aired
A video of a senior charity worker kidnapped in Baghdad is broadcast on al-Jazeera television...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Relishing Victory at Polls, Belarus Leader Denounces Critics
President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko denounced his opponents and election observers as agents of the West...
New York Times - October 19, 2004
Kennedy demands 'smear' apology
Charles Kennedy accuses the foreign secretary of insulting millions of people with his attack on the Lib Dem anti-war stance...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Diplomas 'must end funding gap'
Colleges demand the same money as schools to teach 14 year olds under a proposed new exams system...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Scientists maintain fish concern
Fisheries scientists urge zero catches for cod in 2005 in the North Sea, the Irish Sea and west of Scotland...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Half-Life 2 set for mid-November
The sequel to one of the most lauded computer games ever, Half-Life 2, is to go on sale in mid-November...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Turner hopefuls unveil their work
The four shortlisted artists for the Turner Prize put their work on display to the public at London's Tate Britain...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Should UK redeploy troops to back-up US?
UK Defence Minister Geoff Hoon told MPs that the US request for help in Iraq is a military one and nothing to do with politics. Should they redeploy?...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Newmont cleared in Indonesia
Indonesian authorities find no traces of mercury pollution near US mining firm Newmont's Buyat Bay site...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Hosts await drink-drive verdict
A French court is to rule on a couple accused of failing to stop a drunk friend driving home and killing a family in a crash...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Falluja hit by new air strikes
US warplanes pound targets in the Iraqi city of Falluja in a continuing campaign against militants...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Air India trial enters last phase
Lawyers are to sum up in a long-running trial of two Canadian Sikhs accused of bombing an Air India jet in 1985...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Commuters escape from train blaze
At least 20 passengers flee from a train on to the tracks after a carriage catches fire on the outskirts of Bristol...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Prison conditions 'disturbing'
Cases of human rights abuses of some Northern Ireland women prisoners are revealed in a new report...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Firms deny 'blocking' oil schemes
Oil companies reject a union's claim that they are blocking investment in North Sea developments...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Sperm donor shortage hits clinic
New rules allowing sperm donors to be identified mean a south Wales fertility clinic may have to scrap its service...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Protests at GM job cuts to spread
Staff at General Motors are to hold protests across Europe at the company's plans to cut 12,000 jobs...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Four arrests in Danielle inquiry
Four people are arrested in connection with the shooting of teenager Danielle Beccan in Nottingham...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Football: Ferguson admits errors
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson admits he has made mistakes over team selection this season...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Sainsbury's in recovery bid
Supermarket giant Sainsbury's creates 3,000 shopfloor jobs as chief executive Justin King unveils his strategy to revive the business...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Matrons 'to lead superbug fight'
The government launches a 'matron's charter', based on the ideas of Florence Nightingale, to improve hospital cleanliness...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Burma's prime minister 'arrested'
Thailand's government says Burma's PM Khin Nyunt has been accused of corruption and removed from office...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Shake-up in gambling laws unveiled
Proposals to radically change the gambling industry in Britain are published by the government...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Mutu admits cocaine test failure
Chelsea star Adrian Mutu admits to testing positive for cocaine, the Professional Footballers' Association says...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Church Is Rebuked Over Gay Unions and a Gay Bishop
An Anglican Church commission rebuked the Episcopal Church USA for ordaining a gay bishop and blessing same-sex unions...
New York Times - October 19, 2004
Blast in Jeep of Vote Board Leaves 5 Dead
The deaths were a reminder that although the Afghan presidential election passed without any major attacks, insurgents remain a threat...
New York Times - October 19, 2004
Secret Papers About China Are Released by the C.I.A.
The rich trove of documents include the National Intelligence Estimates issued over the 30-year period of Mao Zedong's rule...
New York Times - October 19, 2004
Iraqi Government's Peace Talks With Falluja Break Off
The latest development seemed to signal the likelihood of an all-out offensive by the U.S. and the Iraqi government to retake the city...
New York Times - October 19, 2004
Air fresheners harm mum and baby
Air fresheners and aerosols can damage of the health of babies and their mothers, warn researchers...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Doorstep selling 'must be banned'
Firms should be banned from cold calling door to door the Trading Standards Institute (TSI), says...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Australian reporter freed in Iraq
An Australian journalist was seized by militants in Iraq for nearly 24 hours, but then released unharmed...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
US law to help to N Koreans
President Bush signs a law offering support for human rights groups in North Korea and refugees who leave...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
High hopes for fridge-free jabs
Vaccine programmes could be revolutionised by a new storage technique eliminating the need for refrigeration...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
'Ignorance' over identity theft
Identify fraud has risen by 400 percent in the last 5 years but the majority of Britons would not know who to contact...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Focus on Florida as voting begins
The US presidential rivals head to Florida to campaign in this key state, as early electronic voting begins...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Gaming law changes unveiled
Proposals for changing the gambling industry in Britain are to be published by the government...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
Business 'breaking pensions pact'
Employers have reneged on their promise to share the pensions burden with workers, the TUC says...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
British team to assess troop move
A reconnaissance team is to visit the area around Baghdad where UK forces could be sent to provide US back-up...
BBC News - October 19, 2004
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