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Global News Archive for May 2005:
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Canada Government Survives Confidence Vote
Prime Minister Paul Martin and his Liberal government managed to hold power by a single vote in the House of Commons...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
Koreas End Talks, Resuming High-Level Ties
North Korea did not promise to return to six-nation talks aimed at ending the Communist state's nuclear weapons program...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
Russia Challenges U.S. Effort to Take Custody of Ex-Nuclear Minister
Russia has asked Switzerland to return a former atomic energy minister to Moscow rather than the United States...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
First UK cloned human embryo: Your views
Scientists in the UK have cloned the country's first human embryo as part of a stem cell research programme. Send us your reaction...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Tories should be hopeful - Crosby
Conservative election strategist Lynton Crosby says the election shows the party is the "clearly back in business"...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
TV 'increases child obesity risk'
Three-year-old children who watch more than eight hours of TV a week are at a higher risk of obesity, a study says...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
New questions over school tests
A union leader says ministers should trust teachers to oversee an improvement in school standards...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
New African monkey discovered
A new monkey is found living in the remote forests of southern Tanzania...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Wave energy contract goes abroad
A firm which has won a major contract overseas warns that Scotland is falling behind in the wave energy sector...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Tribunal backs price-fix ruling
An appeal tribunal orders Manchester United and top sports firms to pay more than £16m ($29m) for fixing the price of football shirts...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Pinochet 'has suspected stroke'
The former Chilean military ruler is treated in hospital after suffering what aides say was a minor stroke...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Eight killed in battle in Mosul
Eight people die in a battle in the Iraqi city of Mosul, while a senior Shia cleric is buried in Baghdad...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
London Eye given eviction notice
The London Eye on the South Bank could be forced to close down in a month's time after receiving a £1m demand for rent...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Rugby: Back to miss Lions games
Neil Back will miss the first three Lions matches in New Zealand after receiving a four-week ban...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Football: Preston in play-off final
Preston book their place in the Championship play-off final after drawing at Derby...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Troops cleared of Chechen deaths
A Russian court acquits a group of elite soldiers who admitted killing six Chechen civilians at a checkpoint...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Blair treated for a slipped disc
The prime minister has been treated in hospital for a slipped disc, says Downing Street...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Callers seek to name 'Piano Man'
Social workers are trying to identify a mystery pianist after a helpline receives more than 800 calls...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
UK insists EU rebate is justified
Downing Street says the UK's European Union rebate is still justified after France calls for it to be renegotiated...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Canada PM wins no-confidence vote
Canadian PM Paul Martin's government narrowly wins a confidence vote in parliament over a financial scandal...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
UK scientists clone human embryo
British scientists say they have successfully cloned a human embryo - the country's first...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Generals Offer a Sober Outlook on Iraqi War
The generals pulled back from suggestions that positive trends in Iraq could allow a drawdown of U.S. troops late this year...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
Israel Vows to Counter Artillery Attacks but Also to Preserve Cease-Fire
Israel said it will use "all necessary means" to stop mortars and rockets fired from Gaza at Israeli towns and settlements, but Israel also promised restraint...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
Are video games only for men?
Video game makers need to encourage more women to play and move away from being a 'testosterone hobby', the industry says. Send us your views...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Eurovision Song Contest kicks off
This year's Eurovision song contest begins in Ukraine with the semi-final, when 25 countries compete...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
High Street trend remains gloomy
UK High Street retail sales are still in the doldrums with the latest figures showing year-on-year growth slipping to its weakest in two years...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
MPs' bumper 80-day summer break
MPs hear that their summer break from the Commons will stretch this year from 21 July to 10 October...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
'Make IVF genetic screen routine'
All IVF embryos should be checked for genetic abnormalities before the pregnancy is allowed to go ahead, say experts...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Exam results change after queries
More than 18,000 A-level and GCSE exam grades were changed after being queried last year, figures reveal...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Beslan suspect pleads not guilty
The only man to go on trial for the Beslan school siege in southern Russia says he is not guilty of all the charges...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Seven killed in battle in Mosul
At least seven people die in a battle in the Iraqi city of Mosul, while a senior Shia cleric is buried in Baghdad...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Maldives dissident denies crimes
Maldives dissident Fathimath Nisreen denies government claims she was involved in "criminal activities"...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
'£100m' G8 police cost rejected
The first minister dismisses speculation that the cost of policing the G8 summit could reach £100m...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Billie-Jo 'died instantaneously'
The Sion Jenkins murder retrial is told that his foster daughter's scalp was hit so hard that it split...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Jackson judge shuns Larry King
The judge in the Michael Jackson abuse trial says the planned testimony of CNN's Larry King is "not relevant"...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Football: Cole 'wanted treble pay'
Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood claims Ashley Cole wants his salary tripled to stay with the club...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Boxing: Khan to debut in Bolton
Amir Khan will make his professional debut in his home town of Bolton after a switch of venues...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Canada set for no-confidence vote
The Canadian parliament is to hold a confidence vote in PM Paul Martin's government over a financial scandal...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Shadow Scottish secretary quits
Shadow Scottish Secretary James Gray resigns after suggesting that MSPs should be abolished...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Diet craze 'good for the heart'
Doctors are praising a new diet craze for its benefits for helping the heart and controlling diabetes...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
DUP 'will not share NI power'
The DUP will not share power with Sinn Fein because the party cannot be trusted, Ian Paisley insists...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Mother rages at 'slap attackers'
The mother of a victim of the "happy slapping" craze criticises youths who knocked her daughter unconscious as they filmed their attack...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Police killer held indefinitely
A paranoid schizophrenic is detained indefinitely after stabbing a police officer to death in Birmingham...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Leaders call for French 'Yes'
French leader Jacques Chirac calls in German and Polish colleagues to help win support for the EU constitution...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Star Wars film leaked online
Copies of the final Star Wars film appear on an internet file-sharing network hours after it went on release...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Call for radical rethink of games
Video games must change if they are to be mainstream, a leading industry figure warns...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Sin City writer defends violence
Cult comic book writer Frank Miller defends the violence in the film Sin City, which is in competition in Cannes...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
PS3, Xbox 360, Revolution: Which is best?
Nintendo has offered gamers a first looks at its new home console, the Revolution. Which of the three consoles would you be tempted to buy?...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Minister's 10-year plan for NHS
Health Minister Brian Gibbons is to describe his vision of how health care in Wales should improve by 2015...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
'Tough trading' hits Boots profit
UK health and beauty retailer Boots experiences a rise in sales during 2004/05 but sees an 11% fall in profits...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Fresh moves to break NI deadlock
The DUP and Sinn Fein will hold separate meetings with Tony Blair as efforts begin to break NI's political deadlock...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
New Gaza violence threatens truce
The fragile Israeli-Palestinian truce faces its biggest threat
as militants fire rockets and
Israel pledges tougher action...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Missionary killer's sentence cut
An Indian court commutes a death sentence handed down to a man convicted of murdering an Australian missionary and his two sons...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Girl escapes injury in gun attack
A seven-year-old girl and three adults escape injury in a gun attack on a house in Londonderry...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Star Wars finale opens worldwide
Star Wars fans finally get to see the end of the saga as The Revenge of the Sith hits cinemas...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Football: Lauren sees 'clean' final
Lauren insists Arsenal's FA Cup final against Man Utd will not be marred by the controversy of past meetings...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
F1: Montoya fastest in Monaco
Juan Pablo Montoya is fastest in Thursday's first free practice for the Monaco Grand Prix...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Push for Togo unity government
Togo's opposition and government meet in Nigeria to discuss the crisis and a possible unity administration...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
China stands firm in textiles row
China says it will not cut textile exports to the US and Europe, amid mounting EU and US concerns...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
French non 'could kill UK poll'
A French no vote would have "serious consequences" for a UK referendum on the EU constitution, a minister says...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Man faces new Omagh charges
A south Armagh man hears he is to face 61 new charges linked to the 1998 Omagh bombing...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
High Street sees surprise boost
UK retail sales unexpectedly rise 0.5% on the month in April, though the year-on-year growth rate slips to its weakest in two years...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Two major leads in Abigail appeal
Two callers with significant information about the Abigail Witchalls attack comeforward after a Crimewatch appeal...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Kylie 'facing surgery this week'
Kylie Minogue is set for breast cancer surgery later this week, as her manager says the disease has not spread...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Police killer cleared of murder
A murder charge is dropped against a paranoid schizophrenic who stabbed a detective...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Uzbek troops retake rebel town
Uzbek troops retake the border town of Korasuv, where locals threw out their leaders in a popular protest...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Grenade Near Bush in Tbilisi Now Found to Be Live
A hand grenade found in the crowd 100 feet from President Bush as he gave a speech in Georgia posed a greater threat than officials first suggested...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
Generals Offer Sober Outlook on Iraqi War
The generals pulled back from suggestions that positive trends in Iraq could allow a drawdown of U.S. troops late this year...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
Tales of Uzbek Violence Suggest Larger Tragedy
Survivors told of fleeing Uzbek violence only to have gunfire aimed at women and children. The reports challenged the country's hard-line leader...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
Iran Seeks Incentives From Europe in Nuclear Impasse
A top Iranian negotiator said, however, that no incentives will persuade Iran to abandon its plans to enrich fuel...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
2 Sides in Bolton Debate Take Positions for Next Stage of Fight
Republicans and Democrats are staking out their positions for the next stage of the debate over John Bolton's nomination to become ambassador to the United Nations...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
Russian Denies Receiving Rights to Sell Oil From Saddam Hussein
A former senior aide said that neither he nor anyone else in the Kremlin had received the rights from Saddam Hussein to sell Iraqi oil under a U.N. program...
New York Times - May 19, 2005
Clarke urges police collaboration
Police forces should work more closely together, Home Secretary Charles Clarke is set to say...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Amazon destruction accelerating
The Amazon rainforest is being destroyed at near record levels, new figures reveal...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
No green winner in nappy debate
A study finds little difference in the impact of cloth and disposable nappies on the environment...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
'Fifty trapped' in Chinese mine
About 50 people are trapped after a gas blast in a coal mine in northern China, officials say...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Officer suspended in racism probe
A police officer is suspended from duty over allegations of racial abuse towards a teenager he was arresting...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Ex-French head defends EU treaty
Former French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing defends the EU constitution, saying it cannot be renegotiated...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
US joins push for Uzbek inquiry
The US adds its voice to calls for an inquiry into last week's crackdown on a protest in Uzbekistan...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
Wind farms 'must take root in UK'
Wind power must be made to work in the UK to help combat climate change, a report says...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
'No confusion' on EU referendum
Downing Street insists there is no confusion over the government's position on the European Constitution...
BBC News - May 19, 2005
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