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Global News Archive for Octomber 2007:
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Bomb Attack Kills Scores in Pakistan as Bhutto Returns
Local news stations said today that 134 were killed and about 400 wounded when two bombs exploded Thursday near a truck carrying the opposition leader Benazir Bhutto...
New York Times - October 19, 2007
2 Leaders Back Blair as European Union President
President Nicolas Sarkozy of France and Prime Minister Gordon Brown of Britain endorsed Tony Blair to be the first to fill a recreated European Union presidency...
New York Times - October 19, 2007
Pipeline Attack in Northern Iraq
In the latest bout of violence around the contested northern oil city of Kirkuk, suspected insurgents today blew up a pipeline carrying oil to the Bayji refinery and ambushed a police patrol...
New York Times - October 19, 2007
Cecilia Sarkozy Speaks Out on Marriage
The day after an announcement that President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife had divorced, Mrs. Sarkozy was on the front-page of a French regional newspaper telling her side of the story...
New York Times - October 19, 2007
Reggae Star Killed in South Africa Carjacking
A team of gunmen shot and killed Lucky Dube in an apparent carjacking attempt that underscored the continuing peril of violent crime in South Africa...
New York Times - October 19, 2007
Dow Jones tumbles on credit fears
The Dow Jones share index tumbles more than 360 points, amid concerns over the state of the economy...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Three arrested in murder inquiry
A man and two women are questioned by police investigating the murder of north Belfast schoolboy Thomas Devlin...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Protesters storm Bolivia airport
Residents in Bolivia's Santa Cruz province seize the country's busiest airport after troops withdraw...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Rugby: Argentina take third
Argentina power to a convincing victory over France to claim third place in the Rugby World Cup...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Rugby: Countdown to final
Around 50,000 England fans are gathering in Paris ahead of Saturday's Rugby World Cup final against South Africa...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Hamilton avoids tyre rule penalty
Lewis Hamilton escapes punishment but his McLaren team are fined after breaking a tyre rule in practice for the title-deciding Brazilian Grand Prix...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
FBI raids Copperfield warehouse
FBI agents take items including a computer from the warehouse of magician David Copperfield, US reports say...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Husband jailed for wife's killing
A 55-year-old man is found guilty of killing his wife and dumping her body in a lake in south-west France...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Two dead in five-vehicle accident
Two people are killed and six others taken to hospital after a five-vehicle crash on the M62 in Humberside...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Thai Police Arrest Pedophile Suspect
The suspect, Christopher Paul Neil, 32, was caught after Interpol issued an unusual international appeal...
New York Times - October 19, 2007
Blast Kills at Least 8 in Manila Mall
The explosion in the Philippine capital?s financial district was caused by a bomb, the country?s police chief said...
New York Times - October 19, 2007
Bhutto Says She Warned of Plotting Days Before Attack
Benazir Bhutto said she had given Gen. Pervez Musharraf names of people in his government who were plotting against her prior to the attack that killed 134 people yesterday...
New York Times - October 19, 2007
Europe floats future space ideas
A balloon on Titan, the hazy Saturnian moon, is an idea being discussed by the European space agency...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Muscular dystrophy trial to start
Scientists are beginning a gene therapy trial which they hope will extend the lives of patients with muscular dystrophy...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
29 schools 'to close' in shake-up
The biggest school closure programme so far in Wales is proposed in response to falling pupil numbers...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Shooting rioters given 27 years
Two men who fired on police after a controversial Orange parade was banned are jailed for a total of 27 years...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Teenager jailed for gang killing
A teenager is jailed for nine-and-a-half years for stabbing one youth to death and attacking another with a hammer...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Pair admit fraud over fake statue
A couple in their 80s admit their part in a fraud involving the sale of a fake Egyptian statue for £440,000...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
EU eyes new priorities after deal
EU leaders say they should turn to new priorities now that they have agreed on institutional reforms...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Shock at SA reggae star shooting
Fans across the world express their shock at the shooting of South African reggae star Lucky Dube...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Live - Brazilian GP build-up
Championship leader Lewis Hamilton faces a possible penalty after a technical mistake during practice at the Brazilian Grand Prix...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Prince joins Marines at Faslane
Prince William takes part in manoeuvres on a visit to Faslane Naval Base on the Clyde...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Menezes chief denies shoot order
The police chief in charge of officers who killed Jean Charles de Menezes did not order his shooting, she tells a jury...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Northern Rock chairman resigns
Northern Rock Chairman Matt Ridley has resigned from his post and will be replaced by Bryan Sanderson...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Bhutto points finger over blasts
Ex-Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto accuses former army officials of being behind bomb attacks on her convoy...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Girl 'fought off bus stop killer'
A teenage girl fought off and escaped from a man accused of killing other women near bus stops, a court hears...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Fraud inquiry over GMTV phone-ins
The Serious Fraud Office reviews evidence in the GMTV phone-in scandal that may lead to criminal proceedings...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Gambler wins appeal on £2m debt
A businessman wins an appeal against a High Court ruling to pay back £2m he lost in one night...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Boys locked up for stoning death
Five boys are given custodial sentences for stoning a father who collapsed and died from a heart attack...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
U.S. Jailer in Iraq Avoids Life Sentence
A former U.S. commander at the jail that held Saddam Hussein was found not guilty Friday of aiding the enemy by loaning an unmonitored cell phone to an inmate, but a military judge convicted him on three lesser charges, including unauthorized possession of classified documents...
New York Times - October 19, 2007
Pedophile Suspect Is Held in Thailand
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Canadian pedophile suspect Christopher Neil, focus of a global hunt that ended in rural Thailand on Friday, will be charged with molesting underage children after being tracked down through his boyfriend's phone...
New York Times - October 19, 2007
Blast Kills at Least 8 in Manila Mall
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- A powerful blast rocked a crowded shopping mall in Manila's financial district Friday, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens. Police in the capital declared the highest state of alert and did not rule out a bomb...
New York Times - October 19, 2007
Bomb Attack Kills Scores in Pakistan as Bhutto Returns
Local news stations said today that 134 were killed when two bombs exploded Thursday near a truck carrying the opposition leader Benazir Bhutto...
New York Times - October 19, 2007
Creating life in the laboratory
The race to create life from scratch is underway. But how close are scientists to making a synthetic organism?...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
EA wants 'open gaming platform'
Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo should abandon the console wars, says a senior executive at Electronic Arts...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Tories warn on achievement gap
Independent schools are stretching their lead among the top-performing A-level students, say the Tories...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Oil prices touch above $90 level
Oil prices breach $90 a barrel in New York amid ongoing supply concerns and after the dollar hits a new low...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
MPs get four more days of holiday
The Commons will close for 91 days - or 18 working weeks - in 2008, an extra four days compared to this year...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Blaze wrecks town's historic hall
Fire destroys the landmark Gwyn Hall Theatre in Neath, which was undergoing a £4m restoration...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Langham loses child pornography appeal
Actor Chris Langham loses his appeal against a 10-month jail sentence for downloading child abuse videos...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Man rescued from river mud ordeal
A man is rescued after being stuck up to his neck in mud after falling into a river in County Fermanagh...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Guards 'undermine' US Iraq aims
The activities of security guards are "in conflict" with the US mission in Iraq, says the US defence secretary...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
India PM rejects resignation call
India's PM says he will not quit, after his government appeared to backtrack on the nuclear deal with the US...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Lab suspends DNA pioneer Watson
Nobel Prize-winner James Watson is suspended by his institution after comments on race and intelligence...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
S African reggae star shot dead
South African reggae musician Lucky Dube is shot dead by armed robbers in Johannesburg...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Philippine mall blast kills eight
At least eight people are killed and dozens injured in a blast at a shopping centre in the Philippine capital, Manila...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
England v South Africa countdown
The Queen sends her best wishes to the England squad as the build-up to the Rugby World Cup final on Saturday continues...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
F1: Hamilton ready for Brazil
Lewis Hamilton's attempt to win the Formula One drivers' championship at the Brazilian Grand Prix begins in Friday's practice session...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Wi-fi security system is 'broken'
Wi-fi users could be at risk as researchers reveal another attack on the security built into networks...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Winehouse arrested in Norway
Singer Amy Winehouse is fined about £350 after being held overnight in Norway for possession of cannabis...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Broadcaster Alan Coren, 69, dies
Humourist and broadcaster Alan Coren, star of Radio 4's The News Quiz, dies at the age of 69...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Thais arrest paedophile suspect
A Canadian paedophile suspect at the centre of a global manhunt is arrested in north-east Thailand, police say...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
England rugby fans head to Paris
Thousands of England rugby fans head to Paris hoping for World Cup victory against South Africa...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Clegg joins Lib Dem leader race
Nick Clegg launches his bid for the Lib Dem leadership by warning the party it must broaden its appeal...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Police may probe ITV's phone-ins
Police could investigate ITV over the latest series of premium rate phone-in scandals, Scotland Yard says...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Diesel costs more than £1 a litre
Average diesel prices rise to a record high above £1 a litre as the price of crude oil continues its ascent...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Bhutto hits out over bomb attack
Benazir Bhutto says supporters of Pakistan's ex-ruler General Zia were behind the bomb attack against her...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Commons battle looms on EU treaty
Ministers prepare for a battle in Parliament on the EU treaty, after it was agreed by EU leaders in Lisbon...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Neanderthals Had Important Speech Gene, DNA Evidence Shows
New evidence that Neanderthals possessed a critical gene known to underlie speech, stems from analysis of a gene called FOXP2, which is associated with language...
New York Times - October 19, 2007
Sexy Corals Keep ?Eye? on Moon, Scientists Say
After the full moon, corals dissolve in an orgy of reproduction. Scientists say primitive photoreceptors drive the process...
New York Times - October 19, 2007
Armenian Issue Presents a Dilemma for U.S. Jews
American Jews are trying to reconcile their support of Israel, a Turkish ally, with their commitment to fighting genocide...
New York Times - October 19, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Britain: $204 Million for Safe Births
The government announced that it would give the United Nations Population Fund $204 million over the next five years to improve the health of mothers and reduce their odds of dying in childbirth...
New York Times - October 19, 2007
World Briefing | Middle East: Gaza: 4 Die in Palestinian Infighting
A Hamas policeman and three members of a Fatah-affiliated clan were killed in an armed clash in Gaza City, according to medical officials and the independent Palestinian Center for Human Rights...
New York Times - October 19, 2007
World Briefing | Africa: Congo: War Crimes Suspect in the Hague
A former Congolese general, Germain Katanga, arrived at the prison of the International Criminal Court in The Hague...
New York Times - October 19, 2007
World Briefing | Middle East: Israel: Rebuke Over ?Human Shield?
The former Israeli commander of the West Bank, Brig. Gen. Yair Golan, was reprimanded after an investigation of a ?human shield? episode in Nablus, in the West Bank...
New York Times - October 19, 2007
World Briefing | Asia: North Korea: Kim to Visit Hanoi
North Korea?s leader, Kim Jong-il, has accepted an invitation to visit Hanoi from the Vietnamese leader, Nong Duc Manh...
New York Times - October 19, 2007
World Briefing | The Americas: Bolivia: Soldiers Take Over Main Airport
Air Force troops seized control of the nation?s busiest international airport, in the eastern city of Santa Cruz, after the airport?s managers detained several planes on the runway...
New York Times - October 19, 2007
World Briefing | Asia: New Zealand: Beer Reward for Laptop
The Croucher Brewing Company is offering a ?lifetime supply? of beer as a reward for the return of a stolen laptop...
New York Times - October 19, 2007
Envoy Stresses Incentives to Sway Myanmar
The United Nations envoy to Myanmar said Thursday that the country?s military rulers could be offered incentives to move toward democratic reforms...
New York Times - October 19, 2007
Security Contractors Shoot at Taxi, Wounding 3 Iraqis
Private security contractors fired into a crowded taxi as it approached their convoy of sport utility vehicles in northern Iraq on Thursday...
New York Times - October 19, 2007
News Analysis: U.S.-India Nuclear Pact Runs Into (Surprise!) Politics
The United States-India nuclear deal, the centerpiece of new bilateral relations, may be in trouble, but it is not dead yet...
New York Times - October 19, 2007
Head of Reconstruction Teams in Iraq Reports Little Progress Throughout Country
Attempts by American-led reconstruction teams in Iraq to forge political reconciliation, foster economic growth and build an effective police force and court system have failed to show significant progress...
New York Times - October 19, 2007
Argentina Starts ?Dirty War? Trial of an Ex-Officer
The first trial involving charges of torture at a notorious military prison during Argentina?s ?dirty war,? when the government seized, tortured and killed thousands of suspected leftists, began Thursday...
New York Times - October 19, 2007
Leaders of Venezuela and Colombia, Ideological Opposites, Are Tightening Ties
Colombia and Venezuela are rapidly moving to strike energy deals, resolve a boundary dispute and increase trade...
New York Times - October 19, 2007
European Leaders, Trying to Rebuild Cohesion, Approve Pact That Faces Future
European Union leaders gathering here late Thursday night agreed on a treaty that they hoped would end the drift plaguing the bloc since the French and the Dutch rejected a European constitution two years ago...
New York Times - October 19, 2007
Memo From Tokyo: Japan Wrings Its Hands Over Sumo?s Latest Woes
A debate over whether, and how, the ancient sport of sumo should change is rooted in a quintessentially Japanese conflict between tradition and modernity...
New York Times - October 19, 2007
Turkish Bid to Pursue Kurds Poses Quandary for Iraq
Turkey?s decision to allow the dispatch of troops over Iraq?s border in pursuit of Kurdish guerrillas throws into relief a troubling quandary for Iraq?s leaders...
New York Times - October 19, 2007
Shiite Refugees Feel Forsaken in Their Holy City
A visit to Najaf lays bare the needs of displaced Iraqis and the rough road ahead for national reconciliation...
New York Times - October 19, 2007
Bomb Attack Kills Scores in Pakistan as Bhutto Arrives
Two bombs exploded Thursday just seconds apart and feet from a truck carrying the returning opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, missing her but killing scores of people...
New York Times - October 19, 2007
Brown welcomes deal on EU treaty
Gordon Brown says Britain's national interest has been protected as EU leaders agree a deal on a new treaty...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
'Support' for organ donor opt-out
Public support grows in Scotland for a radical change to organ donation, the British Medical Association says...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
NZ protest against terror raids
About 1,000 people take part in a protest in the New Zealand town of Whakatane against anti-terror raids...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Ships' CO2 'twice that of planes'
Global emissions of carbon dioxide from shipping are twice the level of aviation, new maritime research says...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Unions issue BBC strike deadline
Union leaders give the BBC until noon to drop redundancy plans or they will ballot their members for strike action...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Strike misery in France drags on
French workers face more misery as transport struggles to return to normal following a nationwide strike...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Hain wades into phone-ins row
Government minister Peter Hain describes the phone-in activities at ITV as 'almost daylight robbery'...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Paedophile suspect Neil arrested
A Canadian paedophile suspect who sparked a global manhunt is arrested in north-east Thailand, police say...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
EU leaders agree new treaty deal
EU leaders at a summit in Lisbon reach a deal on a landmark treaty to reform the 27-member bloc...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
Attack on Bhutto convoy kills 120
Returning Pakistan ex-PM Benazir Bhutto survives an attack on her convoy that kills more than 120 people...
BBC News - October 19, 2007
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