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Global News Archive for January 2007:
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None (But Me) Dare Call It Treason
America will be safe, Dinesh D?Souza claims, if only we get rid of all the leftists...
New York Times - January 19, 2007
Editor of Turkey?s Armenian Paper Is Killed
Hrant Dink, who was convicted last year of insulting the Turkish state, was assassinated outside his office today...
New York Times - January 19, 2007
News Analysis: U.S. Dominance in Space Challenged by China?s Test
The antisatellite test was perceived by regional experts as a provocative signal by China to the United States...
New York Times - January 19, 2007
New Horizons targets Jupiter kick
The New Horizons probe is bearing down on Jupiter and a flyby that will swing the spacecraft out to Pluto...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
World Cup own goal for chancellor
Chancellor Gordon Brown provoked a storm by backing England to host and win the World Cup in 2018 - and not his native Scotland...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
African Union backs Somalia plan
The African Union approves a plan to send African peacekeepers to Somalia to help stabilise the country...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
US demands answers on China test
Washington asks China to explain its intentions after Beijing reportedly carried out an arms test in space...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Mamas and Papas singer dies
Canadian Singer-songwriter Dennis Doherty from the 60s group the Mamas and the Papas dies, aged 66...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Fury in Turkey at editor's murder
Thousands of people rally in Istanbul to protest at the murder of an outspoken Turkish-Armenian writer...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
I'm not racist, says TV's Goody
Jade Goody, who has been voted off Celebrity Big Brother, says she is not racist in a post-show interview...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Deadly Wind and Rain Storm Sweeps Europe
Fierce weather killed at least nine people and forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights at airports from London to Frankfurt...
New York Times - January 19, 2007
Paris Journal: The French Know Where 007 Acquired His Savoir-Faire
James Bond has never seemed fascinated by the French, but the French certainly are fascinated by James Bond...
New York Times - January 19, 2007
Special needs practice 'illegal'
A council is told it is failing to meet its legal duty to children with more serious special educational needs...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Jerry Springer venue 'in danger'
The London venue that first staged Jerry Springer: The Opera says local council cuts will threaten its future...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Call for all-Ireland soccer team
Soccer's governing bodies in N Ireland and the Irish Republic should merge, the Irish foreign minister says...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Brown backs England for World Cup
Chancellor Gordon Brown backs England to host and win the World Cup in 2018 - and not his native Scotland...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Ex-Pc jailed for raping girl, 14
A former policeman cleared of sending indecent texts to a child is jailed for raping another teenager...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Millions of Hindus take holy bath
At least 18 million people bathe in the Ganges on the main day of India's Ardh Kumbh mela, organisers say...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Two-year-old storm victim named
A toddler who died when a wall fell on him during the storms, which claimed 10 lives, is named...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Ethiopia 'set for Somali pullout'
Ethiopian forces are to start leaving Somalia "in the next few days", PM Meles Zenawi has told the BBC...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
BA symbol of faiths allowed
British Airways changes its uniform policy to allow workers to openly wear crosses on chains...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Football: Man U Hargreaves bid
Man Utd have made a fresh offer for Owen Hargreaves, the Bayern Munich midfielder tells BBC Sport...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Football: Uefa expels Feyenoord
Tottenham's next Uefa Cup opponents Feyenoord are banished from the competition because of crowd violence...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Turkish-Armenian writer shot
A prominent Turkish-Armenian editor, convicted in 2005 of insulting Turkish identity, is shot dead in Istanbul...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Bomb jury told of peroxide buying
Two men on trial for involvement in an attempted bomb plot said they were buying chemicals to use in decorating work...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
GP profit cap may be in pipeline
Doctors may be asked to accept a cap on the profits they take from their practices...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Woman jailed for stalking doctor
A woman who terrorised a psychiatrist and his fiancee is jailed for nine years...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Honours police arrest Blair aide
A key Blair adviser is quizzed over honours allegations and suspicion of perverting the course of justice...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Storm clear-up 'to cost millions'
Repairing the damage caused by severe storms across the UK, could cost millions, say insurers...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Big Brother imposes crowd ban
There will be no crowds outside the Celebrity Big Brother house for its eviction show, Channel 4 says...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Storm chaos prompts virus surge
Experts say they are surprised how quickly computer virus writers take advantage of the European storms...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Redford demands apology over Iraq
Actor Robert Redford calls for US leaders to apologise for the war in Iraq at the opening of the Sundance Film Festival...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Conservatives eye northern votes
The Tories form a group to boost campaigning and try to turn around their fortunes in northern England...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Thai murder victim's last hours
The inquest on a student murdered on holiday in Thailand hears from her best friend about their last evening together...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Surprise jump in Christmas sales
Retail sales confound forecasts of a poor Christmas, as official data shows a strong rise in December sales...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Deadly storms claim tenth victim
A man injured by a falling roof dies in hospital, as the clear up following Thursday's storms gets under way...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Hospital's '£30m discharge' costs
About £30m a year is needed to provide care for patients awaiting discharge from an NI hospital, it is claimed...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Poland battered by deadly storm
Poland and the Czech Republic take the full force of a storm that has left at least 33 people dead across Europe...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
US defence chief arrives in Iraq
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates arrives in the Iraqi city of Basra, on a previously unannounced visit...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Somali warlords hand over weapons
One of Somalia's main warlords surrenders "battle wagons" to the government and his militia join the army...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
'Wild Cambodia jungle-girl' found
A Cambodian girl who disappeared aged eight is found after living wild in the jungle for 19 years, police say...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Cricket: Aussies beat England
Australia beat England by four wickets in a surprisingly hard-fought win in Brisbane...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Tennis: Roddick ousts Safin
Sixth-seed Andy Roddick knocks the 2005 champion Marat Safin out of the Australian Open...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Iraq troops 'seize Shia militant'
Security forces in Iraq have seized a high-level militia leader in a raid in Baghdad, the US military says...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Farepak 'faces claims worth £38m'
Collapsed savings club Farepak faces claims from customers and agents worth a total of £38m, a report says...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Brown wants a 'new world order'
Gordon Brown speaks of the need for a "new world order" to deal with security and environmental challenges...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Six British soldiers hurt in Basra
Six soldiers are wounded after a rocket struck a British base in
southern Iraq, the Ministry of Defence says...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Marathon runner jailed for fraud
A man who claimed full disability benefit while running marathons is given a 10-month prison sentence...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Travellers suffer in storms' wake
Rail and air passengers face disruption after severe storms which left 10 people dead across the UK...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Brother profits to go to charity
Profits made from calls to Celebrity Big Brother's eviction vote will be donated to charity, Channel 4 says...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Iraq Signals Changes in Protocols With Iran
Iraq is carrying out an extensive review of its diplomatic protocols with Iran and may place new restrictions on them...
New York Times - January 19, 2007
Amid Chaos, Young Somalis Struggle to Get By
Somalia has a potentially viable government for the first time since 1991. But senseless violence is still the norm...
New York Times - January 19, 2007
Ambush Kills an American Teaching Democracy to Iraqis
Wednesday?s attack underscored why American and Iraqi leaders have turned toward a new military effort to retake Baghdad...
New York Times - January 19, 2007
Military Analysis: In Baghdad, Pressing to Meet, With Iraqi Help, Pentagon?s Own Standard for Force Levels
When the new American commander in Iraq assumes his duties, he will be guided by a new military doctrine that makes the security of the population a chief objective...
New York Times - January 19, 2007
Flexing Muscle, China Destroys Satellite in Test
The successful test of an antisatellite weapon signals China?s resolve to play a major role in military space activities...
New York Times - January 19, 2007
Rebuke in Iran to Its President on Nuclear Role
A public rebuke was seen as a sign that the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, might no longer support Mahmoud Ahmadinejad...
New York Times - January 19, 2007
Ban on home HIV tests 'outdated'
Banning home HIV testing kits is unwarranted and a breach of patient autonomy, a UK health expert argues...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
'Bulldoze' estates, says Blunkett
David Blunkett says problem estates should be "bulldozed", with curfews imposed on youngsters to prevent crime...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Powering on with island wind plan
Shetland bids to become Scotland's renewable energy powerhouse with plans to build one of the world's largest community wind farms...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Northern Europe swept by storms
Hurricane-force winds claim at least 27 lives across north-western Europe as a huge storm front moves east...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Holy men begin Indian Mela bath
Thousands of Hindu holy men plunge into the Ganges river on the main day of India's Ardh Kumbh festival...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
'Progress' in N Korea-US talks
North Korea says there has been progress in talks with the United States over its nuclear weapons programme...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
Tennis: Williams stuns Petrova
Former champion Serena Williams roars back from a set down to knock out fifth seed Nadia Petrova...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
UK facing second day of gales
Parts of Britain are braced for more severe storms a day after gales left nine people dead and homes without power...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
GP pay 'should have been capped'
The government should have capped the money GPs can make from their new contract, the health secretary says...
BBC News - January 19, 2007
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