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Global News Archive for February 2007:
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Iraqi Militants Launch Attack on U.S. Base
In a rare coordinated assault on a U.S. combat outpost north of Baghdad, insurgents killed two American soldiers and wounded at least 17 more...
New York Times - February 19, 2007
Escaped hostage named Colombia FM
Colombia's president names a new foreign minister, who recently escaped six years as a hostage of Farc guerrillas...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Royal seeks to revive French bid
France's Socialist candidate Segolene Royal tries to revive her presidential bid in a televised appearance...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Iran, Russia in nuclear plant row
Tehran denies Russian claims it is late on payments for work on a nuclear reactor in southern Iran...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Five US troops die in Iraq raids
Five US soldiers die in two attacks in Iraq on a day violence claims more than 25 lives across the country...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
NHS paying too much to drug firms
An OFT probe finds the NHS is paying hundreds of millions of pounds too much for branded drugs, the BBC learns...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
US 'Iran attack plans' revealed
US contingency plans for possible air strikes on Iran include most of its military infrastructure, the BBC learns...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
No Progress in Middle East Talks
The first peace talks in six years between the leaders of Israel and the Palestinians took place today without any apparent progress beyond an agreement to meet again...
New York Times - February 19, 2007
Militants Attack U.S. Base in Iraq
In a coordinated assault on an American combat outpost north of Baghdad, suicide bombers killed two American soldiers and wounded at least 17 more...
New York Times - February 19, 2007
Take That offer support to Robbie
Take That reach out to Robbie Williams, with Mark Owen saying he is "so worried" about his former bandmate...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Hard disk test 'surprises' Google
The impact of heavy use on hard disk drive failure may be overstated, says a report by three Google engineers...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Teachers back TV viewing concerns
Some children come to school "tired and exhausted" from watching too much television, say teachers...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Straw U-turn on Lords vote plans
Commons leader Jack Straw abandons plans for MPs to vote on Lords reform using a preferential voting system...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Computer games 'burn up calories'
Playing new style computer games can help people burn up a significant amount of calories, research has found...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Sex attack on woman at university
A woman is sexually assaulted by a man armed with a knife on the grounds of Queen's University in Belfast...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Boy, three, dies after vase fall
A "beautiful" three-year-old boy dies after falling on a vase and cutting his neck in Aberdeenshire...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Fire engine takes man to hospital
An investigation is underway after a stabbed man had to go to hospital in a fire engine because no ambulance was available...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Gang jailed after 150 robberies
An armed gang led by murderers Donnel Carty and Delano Brown is jailed after a campaign of 150 robberies...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Colombian foreign minister quits
Colombia's foreign minister resigns after the arrest of her brother on suspicion of links with paramilitary groups...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Priest jailed for exorcism death
A Romanian priest who caused the death of a nun during an exorcism ritual is jailed for 14 years...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
'Anti-terror force' for Somalia
Somalia's government sets up a joint police and military unit to counter attacks by suspected Islamists...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Football: Big guns kept apart
Chelsea, Man Utd and Arsenal will avoid each other if they all reach the FA Cup quarter-finals...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Ministers lose mental health vote
The government is defeated in the Lords over plans to detain mental health patients who have not committed an offence...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
More than 20 die in Iraq attacks
A number of attacks in Iraq leave more than 20 dead, despite a security operation across the country...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Richard and Judy in quiz apology
TV hosts Richard and Judy Finnegan apologise to viewers over problems with a quiz on their Channel 4 show...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Bernard Matthews staff laid off
At least 130 Bernard Matthews workers are being laid off in the wake of the bird flu outbreak, the firm says...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
21 July suspect 'almost shot'
Police armed with sub-machine guns almost killed one of the 21/7 bomb suspects, a court is told...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
London congestion zone expands
London's congestion charge zone roughly doubles in size with a controversial expansion westwards...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Leaders condemn India train blast
India and Pakistan say a train bombing that killed at least 66 people will not disrupt their peace process...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Letter bomb suspect arrested
A school caretaker is held over a series of letter bomb attacks that injured nine people...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
65 Die in India Train Blast
The attack on a train bound for Pakistan complicates anew the strained relations between the two countries...
New York Times - February 19, 2007
Sondheim show wins theatre awards
Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George and actress Tamsin Greig are winners at the Olivier Awards...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Mental health law plan challenged
The government is facing the prospect of House of Lords defeat over plans for changes to mental health laws...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Wrangling hits Airbus restructure
Airbus shelves a key decision on a major overhaul of the business, amid strife between its European partners...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Grey vote 'will decide election'
Help the Aged warns Welsh assembly election candidates not to ignore the voting muscle of the over-55s...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Campaigners make road charge call
Environmentalists call for congestion charging to be considered to tackle Scotland's transport problems...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Tandoor killer's sentence upheld
A court upholds the death sentence on an Indian who killed his wife and burned her body in an oven...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Driving ban for England cricketer
England fast-bowler Liam Plunkett is banned from driving for 20 months after admitting drink-driving...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Airlift baby in stable condition
A critically ill baby airlifted to hospital in Liverpool because of a lack of beds in NI is showing signs of improvement...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Nosebleed triggers embassy alert
An alert at a Paris embassy, after an employee suffered a nosebleed on opening a suspicious package, is over...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Iraqi bombings kill at least 18
Bombings kill 18 people and wound many others in Iraq, despite a security operation across the country...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
ANC condemned for business fees
South Africa's ruling ANC is criticised for a scheme charging business leaders to meet government officials...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Thailand PM holds security talks
Thailand's PM holds a security meeting after a string of bombs kills at least seven people in the restive south...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Murray aims to maintain top form
Britain's Andy Murray believes he can avoid the sort of slump that followed his first ATP title in San Jose last year...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Football: Chelsea lose £80.2m
Chelsea announced losses of £80.2m for the financial year to June 2006 - down from £140m in 2004-05...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Football: FA Cup draw
The draw for the quarter-finals of the FA Cup takes place on Monday at 1330 GMT...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Rice holds key Middle East talks
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice holds her first joint summit with Israeli and Palestinian leaders...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Virtual treatment for US troops
US soldiers returning from Iraq with post-traumatic stress disorder are being treated with virtual reality...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Inquiry into contaminated blood
An independent public inquiry is to be held into the supply of contaminated
NHS blood to haemophilia patients...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Minister quits in Anna Nicole row
The Bahamian immigration minister resigns over claims he abused his position to help Anna Nicole Smith...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
PM pledges 'eight-week op waits'
Patients are set to wait an average of eight weeks from GP referral to treatment, Tony Blair says...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Letter bomb suspect is arrested
A man is held in connection with letter bomb attacks in recent weeks which injured nine people...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Iran Says Sunnis, Using Pakistan as Base, Planned Fatal Bombing
Iran has accused the United States and Britain of provoking the Sunni insurgents who claimed responsibility for last week?s attack...
New York Times - February 19, 2007
2 Car Bombs Explode in Busy Baghdad Market, Killing at Least 60 People
The blasts come two days after Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki called the opening steps of a security crackdown here a ?dazzling success.?...
New York Times - February 19, 2007
Draft Law on Oil Money Moves to Iraqi Cabinet
The first step has been taken toward approving legislation that would govern the development of Iraqi oil fields and the distribution of oil revenues...
New York Times - February 19, 2007
Al Qaeda Chiefs Are Seen to Regain Power
American officials say Al Qaeda has re-established significant control over its once battered worldwide terror network...
New York Times - February 19, 2007
Iraqi Sunni Lands Show New Oil and Gas Promise
New estimates of the amount of oil and natural gas on Sunni lands are likely to have significant political effects...
New York Times - February 19, 2007
Rice Tries to Hold Together Plan for Mideast Talks
The secretary of state pushed a peace plan as arguments continued over a new Palestinian unity government...
New York Times - February 19, 2007
Breakthrough in autism hailed
Scientists are praised for finding new autism genes by scanning families with the condition...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
University discusses cutback plan
Dundee University court is to decide whether to accept a plan to reduce some departments and cut jobs...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Npower latest to cut fuel prices
Npower becomes the latest firm to announce cuts to residential fuel prices after the fall in wholesale gas prices...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Thailand PM calls security talks
Thailand's PM calls a security meeting after a string of bombs kills at least six people in the restive south...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Murray fights back to keep title
Britain's Andy Murray beats Ivo Karlovic in a final set tie-break to retain his SAP Open title in San Jose...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Snooker: Robertson wins Open
Australia's Neil Robertson beats Andrew Higginson 9-8 in the Welsh Open final...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
UK considered Iraq arrest plan
The government considered a UK operation to arrest those suspected of killing six Red Caps in Iraq, papers reveal...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Holiday staff win £1m refund
Thousands of ex-holiday camp workers stand to receive a refund because they had to pay for their own electricity...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Poll sees hope in West-Islam ties
A majority of people in the West and Islamic world do not believe violent conflict is inevitable, a BBC survey finds...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Thieves 'targeting bull terriers'
Thieves may be targeting Staffordshire Bull Terriers and using them to guard stolen property, a police report says...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
PM outlining '24/7 surgery' plans
Operating theatres could be kept open longer to help hospitals cut waiting times, Tony Blair is to say...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
Dozens dead in India train blasts
At least 64 people are killed in a series of blasts on a Pakistan-bound train in northern India, officials say...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
London congestion zone expanding
London's congestion charge zone is to roughly double in size with an expansion starting later...
BBC News - February 19, 2007
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