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Global News Archive for July 2005:
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Pakistan Detains 25 for Links to London Attackers
The detentions were made in the most populous province, Punjab, and included members of outlawed Islamist groups...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
On White House Visit, Australian Vows to Stand Firm on Iraq
The prime minister of Australia today reasserted his country's commitment to helping the United States-led war in Iraq...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
Blair Meets With Muslim Leaders, Seeking Aid Against Extremism
Prime Minister Tony Blair sought to enlist the support of moderate Muslim leaders in a meeting at 10 Downing Street today...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
Britain to Try 3 Soldiers on War Crimes Charges
Britain's attorney general announced that three British soldiers would be tried on war crimes charges for the inhumane treatment of Iraqi detainees...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
Skippers' fears over fuel rules
Fishing leaders say boats could be forced out of business if they do not get help to meet new European rules...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Gran's plea over missing girl, 13
A missing teenager is urged to let her family know she is safe as police say they are becoming more anxious...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
CBI accused over climate strategy
A row has broken out between business leaders and green campaigners as Friends of the Earth accuse the CBI of derailing environmental regulations...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Palestinians agree to end clashes
Palestinian governing party Fatah and Hamas agree to end several days of fighting in northern Gaza...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Mobiles head for sales milestone
Mobiles could be everywhere within a few years, with analysts predicting a billion handsets will be sold in 2009...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
'Repeat-free zones' aim for BBC
BBC chairman Michael Grade aims to end repeats on BBC One and BBC Two, as he fields licence payers' questions...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Football: Liverpool stroll past TNS
Steven Gerrard scores twice late on as Liverpool beat TNS in the first Champions League qualifying round...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Supreme Court choice due
The US president is due to announce his choice to fill a key vacancy in the US Supreme Court...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Blair seeks to curb barred pupils
The prime minister suggests forcing parents to stay home to supervise children suspended from school...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
UK soldiers face war crimes trial
Three UK servicemen face courts martial for alleged war crimes against detainees in Iraq in 2003...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Trident to get £1bn boost - Reid
The UK's nuclear arsenal is to get a £1bn investment over the next three years to ensure it is safe for its final two decades...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Hospital patient safety warning
Patients are being put at risk because the NHS has not fully embraced a culture of patient safety, the chief medical officer says...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Cash offer to return to education
Teenagers who have dropped out of education will be offered up to £40 to return, in 12 pilot projects...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Engineers still chase shuttle fix
Continued work on a troublesome fuel sensor means the space shuttle Discovery will now fly no earlier than 26 July, Nasa says...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
UK prefers broadband to dial-up
Broadband services now account for majority of net connection in UK, according to government figures...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Fee-charging ATMs given all-clear
The introduction of over 20,000 fee-charging cash machines into the UK has aided consumer choice, the government says...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Worry growing over missing girl
Detectives say they are "increasingly anxious" over the safety of a 13-year-old who has not been seen for almost four weeks...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Sniffer dogs to detect Tube bombs
Sniffer dogs begin patrolling the Tube network as bosses prepare to reopen most services after the bomb attacks...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Party is urged to sever UVF link
The Progressive Unionist Party is urged to disown the UVF as the funeral of a man shot in a loyalist feud takes place...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Sarwar in talks after city bombs
Glasgow MP Mohammed Sarwar tells the prime minister that more must be done to engage young Muslims...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Israeli police encircle marchers
Israeli police encircle thousands of pro-settlement activists trying to reach Gaza, as scuffles break out...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
India assures US over nuclear aid
Indian PM Manmohan Singh tells the US Congress his country can be trusted with nuclear technology...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Hewlett-Packard cuts 14,500 staff
US computer and IT giant Hewlett-Packard says it will get rid of 14,500 jobs as it strives to cut costs...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Boost for Franco-German 'engine'
Angela Merkel - tipped to be the next German chancellor - sees ties with France as key to EU progress...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Football: Crouch in L'pool move
Southampton's Peter Crouch will complete a £7m move to Liverpool on Wednesday, subject to a medical...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Cricket: Australia 'are bullies'
Rising star Kevin Pietersen says England will not be intimidated by Australia in the Ashes series...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Kenya police disperse protesters
Police use water cannon and tear gas in Kenya's capital, to stop banned protests over a new constitution...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Blair, Karzai in plea on terror
UK PM Tony Blair and Afghan President Hamid Karzai pledge to defeat "terrorists" blamed for attacks in both countries...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Extremism task force to be set up
UK Muslim leaders agree to set up a task force to dissuade youngsters from turning to Islamic extremism...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
'25,000 civilians' killed in Iraq
Nearly 25,000 civilians have met violent deaths in Iraq in the first two years following the invasion, a report says...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Brown 'cheating' claim on budget
Opponents cry foul as Chancellor Gordon Brown changes the dates of the economic cycle...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Kaiser Chiefs tipped for Mercury
Bookmakers choose Kaiser Chiefs from the Mercury Music Prize shortlist as favourites to win...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
What will Muslim meeting achieve?
Tony Blair is to meet senior UK Muslims at Downing Street today. He'll be asking how to tackle extremism. But what will the meeting achieve?...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
New talks over school closures
Months after a plan to close 14 schools was scrapped, Denbighshire council will discuss new reorganisation proposals...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Healthy appetite for Hovis firm
Shares rise in RHM, the owner of Hovis and Mr Kipling's cakes, after the company makes its stock market debut...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Tory urges talks with extremists
Tony Blair needs to consider talks with Islamic extremists in the wake of the London bombings, a senior Tory says...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
India praises 'historic' US deal
India hails a nuclear co-operation deal with the US, sealed during a visit by premier Manmohan Singh...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Baby 'Lara' finally laid to rest
A baby whose body lay entombed in a concrete block for 15 years in Cumbria is to be buried...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
UVF linked to gun attack on house
The Ulster Volunteer Force paramilitary grouping is being linked to a gun attack in east Belfast...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Ferry link contract details due
Details of the new ferry contract for Orkney and Shetland are to be announced by the Scottish Executive...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Merkel to forge new French ties
Conservative Angela Merkel - tipped to be the next German chancellor - meets French leaders in Paris...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Israel raid kills 'two militants'
Israeli force in the West Bank shoot dead two Palestinians, as Palestinian forces and Hamas clash in Gaza...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Cricket: England 'no hope'
Opening batsman Matthew Hayden says England have no chance of winning the Ashes if Australia hit top form...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Arroyo announces poll fraud probe
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo says a commission will investigate vote-rigging claims made against her...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
EastEnders' Wallace to leave soap
Actress Jessie Wallace - Kat Moon in EastEnders - is to leave the BBC One show at the end of 2005...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Brown rejigs rules to help budget
Chancellor Gordon Brown wants to change the dates of the economic cycle to avoid breaching his budgetary Golden Rule...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
James poised to launch Rover bid
A group led by businessman David James is expected to make a bid for the assets of MG Rover within the next 48 hours...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Police murderer appeal dismissed
Al-Qaeda suspect Kamel Bourgass fails in his appeal against a conviction for murdering a policeman...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Afghan Zardad jailed for 20 years
A UK court jails Afghan Faryadi Zardad for 20 years for torture and kidnappings in his home country...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Gaza protest march 'will go on'
Thousands of Israelis vow to resume their march in protest at plans to dismantle Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
June Report Led Britain to Lower Its Terror Alert
Less than a month before the London bombings, an intelligence memo said no group had the intent or the ability to strike...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
U.S. to Broaden India's Access to Nuclear-Power Technology
President Bush reached an agreement with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to let India secure international help for its civilian nuclear reactors...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
Iraqis Press Donors for Billions More in Reconstruction Aid
Iraqi officials pressed a major meeting of donor nations for billions to repair a country that remains in a state of physical and economic collapse...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
German High Court Blocks Qaeda Suspect's Extradition
Germany's highest court refused to turn over a German citizen suspected of aiding Al Qaeda to Spain...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
Israeli Troops and Police Block March by Opponents of Gaza Pullout
The rally was seen as a show of strength for both the demonstrators and the security forces in advance of the withdrawal...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
Top Vietnam General William Westmoreland Dies at 91
Gen. William C. Westmoreland oversaw the vast troop buildup and the height of the fighting in Vietnam...
New York Times - July 19, 2005
Base on skis wins polar contract
The British Antarctic Survey's new moveable Halley research station will be lifted above the ice and snow on tall skis...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Warning over cancer travel costs
A charity claims cancer patients pay a "stealth tax" for their treatment owing to transport and parking costs...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Tory MPs to vote on leader rules
Tory MPs are to give their views on how the successor to Michael Howard should be elected...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Afghan warlord awaits sentencing
An Afghan warlord convicted in the UK over a campaign of torture and kidnap in his home country faces sentence...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Football: Jakobsson goes home
Southampton defender Andreas Jakobsson re-signs for Helsingborg...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Niger children starving to death
Children are dying of hunger in feeding centres in Niger where 3.6m people face food shortages, aid agencies warn...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Anger over Alzheimer drugs delay
Charities accuse government body of stalling over whether to restrict controversial dementia drugs...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Hodge urges job help for Muslims
Employment Minister Margaret Hodge is to call for more help to get Muslim graduates jobs...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
Afghan leader in visit to London
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is on a visit to London in which he plans to speak out against militant Islam...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
PM set to meet senior UK Muslims
Tony Blair meets religious leaders to discuss responses to the London bomb attacks...
BBC News - July 19, 2005
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