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Global News Archive for April 2007:
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Name of High-Pressure Washers Maker Is Drawn Into French Politics
Karcher, the company?s brand name is becoming a French political verb, to Karcher. And the context is explosive...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
UK exports get beef and beer lift
UK food and drink exports hit a record in 2006, the first time they have hit such levels since the BSE crisis...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Irish give DNA to Woolmer police
The Irish cricket squad supplies DNA to Jamaican police investigating Bob Woolmer's murder...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Party suspends BNP row councillor
The Liberal Democrats suspend a councillor who nominated a BNP candidate for May's elections...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Cuba militant freed on bail in US
An anti-Castro Cuban militant in the US is released on bail ahead of his trial on immigration fraud charges...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Nato chief dismisses Russia fears
The head of Nato says a US missile defence system in Europe would not lead to an arms race with Russia...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Legend Lara ends Windies career
Brian Lara announces he will retire from all forms of international cricket after the World Cup...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Final poll rallies held in France
The main candidates in the French presidential election hold their final campaign rallies ahead of Sunday's poll...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Maradona 'needs psychiatric help'
Argentine ex-football star Diego Maradona may move to a psychiatric clinic for alcohol abuse treatment, doctors say...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Major attacks chancellor's record
Former prime minister Sir John Major launches a scathing attack on Chancellor Gordon Brown...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
MPs debate info exemption plan
The Commons will discuss a bill to exempt MPs and peers from freedom of information inquiries...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Bangladesh Says It Won?t Let an Ex-Leader Re-enter the Country
The action was taken amid a crackdown on political parties as the government prepares for new elections...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
Gates Reassures Israel About Arms Sales in Gulf
The defense secretary said today that arms sales to Persian Gulf countries would not threaten Israeli security...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
Wave of Bombings Continues in Iraq
A suicide bomber killed 10 people in a religiously mixed neighborhood today, the day after attacks killed 171...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
Top London school adopts lottery
A girls' school in London will select some pupils by lottery after being fined over its admissions scheme...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Tiny fossils reveal ice history
Microscopic fossils discovered deep under the ocean floor reveal new details about Antarctica's warmer past...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Dental tools must not be re-used
Dentists are told not to re-use root canal work instruments to prevent any risk of transmission of vCJD...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Grandmother tells of rape ordeal
A grandmother who was raped at knifepoint speaks out about the brutal attack in which she thought she was going to die...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
'Jealous wife's barbecue murder'
A jealous wife stabbed her husband to death after a barbecue at their home, it is claimed at the start of a trial...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Afghanistan 'border fence' clash
Afghan and Pakistani troops exchange fire over the latter's new anti-Taleban border fence, officials in Kabul say...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Hepatitis doctor given jail term
A doctor who put thousands of patients at risk by working in hospitals with hepatitis B is jailed for 18 months...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
UUP man 'turned down health role'
Ulster Unionist Alan McFarland turned down a chance to be health minister after a row with his party leader...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
US argues case for missile shield
US officials seek to convince Nato allies and Russia that a missile defence shield is needed in Europe...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
US defence secretary visits Iraq
US defence chief Robert Gates is in Iraq, as violence in Baghdad claims more lives after a day of carnage...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Heavy shelling in Somali capital
At least 15 people are killed in the Somali capital during clashes between Ethiopian troops and insurgents...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Fletcher to quit after World Cup
Duncan Fletcher resigns as England coach and will leave the job after their last World Cup match on Saturday...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Football: Owen may delay return
Newcastle striker Michael Owen admits he may delay his comeback from a 10-month injury lay-off...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Police call to boost ethnic quota
Chief constables in England and Wales say laws need to be changed to boost numbers of black and Asian officers...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Gonzales faces Senate panel
A key Senate panel questions US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales about the sacking of prosecutors...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Two UK soldiers killed in Iraq
Two British soldiers have been killed and three injured in south-east Iraq, the Ministry of Defence says...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Missing BBC reporter 'alive'
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says his security forces have confirmed the BBC's Alan Johnston is alive...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
'Sadistic' foster mother jailed
A woman who punished three children by ramming sticks down their throats is sentenced to 14 years in jail...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Police 'regret' at killer's video
Officers probing the shootings at Virginia Tech say footage of killer Cho Seung-hui should not have been broadcast...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Global Effort to Save Endangered Crops Gets $37.5 Million Infusion
Repositories of endangered crops are eroding, as war, storms or bad management cause unique seed stores to deteriorate...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
Universities mount Lords campaign
Universities contribute £45bn to the UK economy and deserve continued investment, the House of Lords will hear...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Tarantino up for top Cannes prize
Quentin Tarantino and Gus Van Sant are among the directors vying for the Cannes Film Festival's top prize...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
'Political paralysis' over Iraq
The government is gripped by "political paralysis" on Iraq, Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell has told the BBC...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
More join coastguards' 'strike'
Coastguard officials are to meet volunteers for talks, as more crews withdraw services in an insurance dispute...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
In-store post offices at WH Smith
WH Smith says it is to open Post Office franchises within 70 of its 540 UK High Street stores...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Man denies 1975 schoolgirl murder
A market trader pleads not guilty to the murder of 11-year-old Lesley Molseed more than 30 years ago...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Appeal over missing 11-year-old
An 11-year-old Lurgan girl missing for 24 hours, may be in the company of a man, say police...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Motion to strip Mugabe of degree
A campaign is launched to remove a honorary degree presented to Robert Mugabe by Edinburgh University...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
France set for final poll rallies
The main candidates in the French presidential election are holding their final campaign rallies...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Taleban 'war crimes' on Afghans
Afghans face suicide attacks, beheadings and abductions by the Taleban, says an Amnesty International report...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Australians warned of water cuts
Australia's PM says irrigation of much of the country's farmland will be banned unless heavy rains come soon...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Ice traps Canadian seal hunters
Canadian coastguards try to rescue boats carrying seal hunters trapped by pack ice off the eastern coast...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Football: Chelsea bus attacked
Frank Lampard reveals a brick was thrown at the Chelsea coach as it arrived at Upton Park for the game against West Ham on Wednesday...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Nigeria parties mull poll boycott
Nigeria opposition party leaders are due to discuss whether to boycott Saturday's presidential polls...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Cowell denies massacre insult
American Idol judge Simon Cowell says he did not roll his eyes at comments about the Virginia shootings...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Football: Wenger 'will stay'
Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood says Arsene Wenger will stay at the club despite David Dein's departure...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Microsoft aims to double PC base
Microsoft software will sell for just $3 in some parts of the world in an attempt to double the number of global PC users...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Lenders pull fixed-rate mortgages
Lenders start to withdraw their fixed-rate mortgage products ahead of a possible interest rate rise...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Bird flu firm gets compensation
Bernard Matthews will receive nearly £600,000 compensation for healthy birds killed following a bird flu outbreak...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Iraq suicide bomb hits fuel lorry
At least 11 people die in a suicide attack on a fuel lorry in Baghdad, a day after a wave of deadly bombs...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Virginia gunman sent final video
The student who killed at least 30 people in Virginia sent letters and photos to NBC News the day of the killings...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Iraq crash blamed on helicopter
The death of eight UK servicemen at the start of the Iraq conflict was due to mechanical failure, a coroner rules...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Before French Vote, Candidate Asks Women to Pick Her
Ségolène Royal?s plea has been seen as ill-advised, even desperate, to win votes by stressing gender over competence...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
Global Effort to Save Endangered Crops Gets $37.5 Million Infusion
Repositories of endangered crops are eroding, as war, storms or bad management cause unique seed stores to deteriorate...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
No Solution in Sight as Bush and Lawmakers Discuss Iraq Spending Measure
President Bush and Congressional leaders failed to resolve their differences over a timeline for removing most U.S. combat troops from Iraq next year...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
Iran Exonerates Six Who Killed in Islam?s Name
Members of a prestigious state militia killed five people they considered ?morally corrupt.?...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
Bombs Rip Through Baghdad, Killing 171
It was the deadliest day in the capital since the American-led security plan took effect two months ago...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
Bush Presses Sudan on Darfur, Citing Possible U.S. Sanctions
President Bush warned that the U.S. would impose stiff economic sanctions if Sudan does not end the violence in Darfur...
New York Times - April 19, 2007
Exams cost too much, say colleges
Colleges complain they are spending more money on exam entries than on heating or cleaning...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
HRT linked to ovarian cancer risk
A large UK study has found using HRT significantly increases the risk of women developing ovarian cancer...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Cameron returns to campaign trail
Conservative leader David Cameron will stress his party's commitment to the Union on a visit to Gretna Green...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Boy, 10, shot dead during holiday
A 10-year-old boy from Bradford has been shot dead while on holiday with his family in Pakistan...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
US set for Russia missile talks
The US steps up efforts to allay Russian concerns over its plan to deploy a missile defence system in Europe...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Peru coca farmers warn government
Striking coca farmers in Peru give the government a 24-hour ultimatum to negotiate with them...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Camera-caught drivers not fined
Many drivers caught on camera breaking the law are not being prosecuted, the BBC learns...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Coastguard volunteers on 'strike'
Volunteer coastguard teams withdraw from responding to call-outs in a row over injury compensation...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Iraqi PM condemns latest attacks
Iraq's PM condemns Baghdad bombings that killed nearly 200, the worst violence since a US security drive began...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Iraq not war on terror - UK envoy
Comments by Britain's envoy in Canberra on the Iraq conflict are at odds with PM John Howard's statements...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
NHS consultant contract attacked
Patients have not seen any improvement in the care they get under the new consultant contract, a watchdog says...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Tag dementia sufferers - minister
Elderly people with dementia could be tagged to make it easier to trace them, a minister suggests...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
Police heads debate ethnic quotas
Police chiefs are to consider positive discrimination to give preference to recruits from ethnic minorities...
BBC News - April 19, 2007
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