|
|
|
|
Global News Archive for August 2004:
|
 |
Iraqi Government Gives Sadr a Final Chance to End Uprising
Iraq's government warned Moktada al-Sadr today that he would face a military strike unless he met several conditions...
New York Times - August 19, 2004
Explosions shake Iraqi holy city
Heavy blasts rock Najaf hours after the prime minister issues a "final call" to Moqtada Sadr to end his insurgency...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Google shares rocket on first day
Shares in internet giant Google shoot up 18% in the first day of trading after a cut-price start...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Abu Ghraib probe 'spreads blame'
A report on the prisoner abuse scandal in Iraq will blame at least two dozen more people, say US defence officials...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Mandelson meets Brussels team
Britain's new EU commissioner Peter Mandelson joins a "bonding session" with his new colleagues in Brussels...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Golden day for Brit sailors
Britain's Yngling crew win gold on day six and Team GB's overall medal tally rises to eight after badminton silver...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Cricket: Bell boosts England
Ian Bell hits 70 on debut as England reach 313-5 after day one of the final Test against West Indies at The Oval...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Football: Woodgate set for Real
Newcastle's Jonathan Woodgate could move to Real Madrid for £13.4m on Friday...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Georgia offers S Ossetia pull-out
Georgia offers a partial troop withdrawal from South Ossetia after heavy fighting with separatist rebels...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Worker guilty of burger bar arson
A fast food worker faces a lengthy jail term for burning down the restaurant where he worked after an argument with his boss...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
A-level students consider future
Northern Ireland's A-level students consider their futures as results prove to be better than ever...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Talks over BA pay row adjourned
Talks to avoid a crippling strike at British Airways are adjourned until Friday morning, but unions are "hopeful" of reaching a deal...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
'Mental health plan watered down'
NHS management and psychiatrists have combined to attack proposals to reform mental health laws...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Physics A-level loses momentum
There are worries about the economic consequences of a decline in students taking science subjects...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Apple warns about bad batteries
Apple is recalling 28,000 faulty batteries for its 15-inch Powerbook G4 laptops...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Iraqi Government Threatens to Use Force Unless Sadr Settles
Iraq's government warned Moktada al-Sadr today that he would face a military strike unless he met conditions for ending his uprising...
New York Times - August 19, 2004
Despite Setback, Sharon to Proceed With Withdrawal
The Israeli prime minister expressed his determination after he lost a nonbinding vote in his Likud Party on Wednesday...
New York Times - August 19, 2004
Flood villagers return to homes
Property owners in the Cornish village of Boscastle allowed to return home to inspect damage caused by Monday's flash flood...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Shotgun robber, 12, avoids jail
A 12-year-old who attempted to hold up a store with a sawn-off shotgun avoids detention because of his age...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
999 ambulance guarantee 'to end'
Not all 999 calls will be dealt with by ambulances under changes aimed at eliminating misuse of the service...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Locusts ravage northern Nigeria
The locusts swarming across West Africa reach northern Nigeria, devastating fields of crops...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Iranian cleared of judo 'boycott'
Iran escapes censure over the failure of its judo world champion to fight an Israeli at the Olympics...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
India weightlifter tests positive
Pratima Kumari becomes the first Indian athlete to fail a drugs test at an Olympics competition...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Cambridge for triple A triplets
Sisters from Truro gain three A grades to become the first identical triplets to study at Cambridge University...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Hoax bomb delays A-level results
NI A-level students face a nail-biting wait after a security alert affects the delivery of some results...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Life for officer's gun attacker
A man who shot and seriously injured a policeman has his 10-year sentence increased to life imprisonment...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Soldier's mum's anger at Prescott
The mother of a British soldier killed in Iraq storms out of a surprise meeting with Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Fall in sudden infant death rate
There were 175 sudden infant deaths in England and Wales last year, down from 192 in 2002...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
'Super essay' plan for brightest
High-performing A-level students could have to submit a 4,000-word essay to get into top universities...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Net firms set sights on spammers
British net firms are starting to get tough with firms that drum up trade using junk e-mails...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Iraq cleric given 'final' chance
Iraq's prime minister issues a "final call" to cleric Moqtada Sadr to end the stand-off in Najaf as new clashes erupt...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Robertson crew clinch gold
Shirley Robertson's Yngling crew win gold while Britain clinch two other sailing medals...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Crews work on landslides debris
A clear-up operation is under way in central Scotland after landslides blocked a road and trapped 57 motorists...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Rising results in A-level passes
The A-level pass rate in Wales is higher than the UK average, the 2004 A-level results reveal...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Trading in Google ready to begin
Shares in Google are set to begin trading later on Thursday, after the stock was priced at $85, the bottom of its projected range...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Black economy 'not all bad thing'
Parts of the UK's black economy should be encouraged as it can boost deprived areas, says a study for ministers...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Exam cynicism 'national disease'
The schools minister says students should be praised for improved A-level results and not undermined...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
TV project aims to kick-start 3G
High-quality, affordable TV on mobiles could be just what 3G operators are looking for, say researchers...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Great Escape composer dies at 82
Movie composer Elmer Bernstein, creator of The Magnificent Seven and The Great Escape, dies aged 82...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Are A-level standards slipping?
A record number of students have passed their A-levels this year with nearly a quarter of students getting an A-grade. Are standards going up or down?...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
US pushes into Baghdad Shia area
US forces fight street battles in a mainly Shia suburb of Iraq's capital, as a stand-off continues in Najaf...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Crunch time for BA strike talks
Union leaders are meeting British Airways managers for talks in a bid to prevent strikes at airports in the UK...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Flooded villagers wait to go home
Emergency services are working to restore power to Boscastle after flash floods wrecked the Cornish village...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Israeli PM defies party rebellion
Israel's Ariel Sharon says he will push ahead with plans for Gaza disengagement, despite a rebuke from his Likud party...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Teenage terror suspect arrested
A 19-year-old man is arrested in Birmingham under the Terrorism Act...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Hong Kong chokes under smog
Hong Kong's government warns people with heart and respiratory problems to stay in as smog chokes the territory...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
UK mortgage lending record
Home loan borrowing continued to surge in July driven by record loans for purchases, the Council of Mortgage Lenders says...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Live: Olympics day six
Pieter van den Hoogenband and Alex Popov fail to make the 50m freestyle semis...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
GB eventers launch gold appeal
Great Britain joins France and the USA in contesting the results of the three-day eventing...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Rebel threatens DR Congo peace
A DR Congo rebel leader says he will resume hostilities if the government does not protect ethnic Tutsis...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Disgraced Seoul party boss quits
The chairman of South Korea's ruling Uri Party admits his father worked for Japan's military, and resigns...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Fighting intensifies in S Ossetia
Heavy shelling again rocks Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region, delivering a fresh blow to peace efforts...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Nepal seeks talks with rebels
The authorities seek talks with the Maoists as an indefinite rebel blockade of the capital, Kathmandu, enters a second day...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
GP accused of murdering patient
A family GP will appear in court on Thursday charged with murdering a 74-year-old cancer patient in January...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
A-levels 'better than ever'
Northern Ireland's latest A-level results are revealed and, as predicted, they are better than ever...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Babies' deaths were 'unavoidable'
The majority of deaths of newborn babies in Scotland could not have been
avoided, a study finds...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Rebel Cleric in Najaf Sends Messages of Conciliation
Moktada al-Sadr suggested he would vacate a shrine in Najaf, disband the Mahdi Army and transform it into a political party...
New York Times - August 19, 2004
Abuse Inquiry Faults Officers on Leadership
An Army inquiry has found that senior American commanders created conditions that allowed abuses at Abu Ghraib prison...
New York Times - August 19, 2004
Sharon Rebuffed by Party, as Arafat Admits Making Mistakes
Yasir Arafat made an admission of personal error to those seeking change and Ariel Sharon suffered a rebuff from his own party...
New York Times - August 19, 2004
London Court Is Told of Wide Investigation
British authorities seized 100 computers in the investigation that led to charges against eight men in conspiracy to commit murder...
New York Times - August 19, 2004
Opposition Rejects Audit Plan in Venezuela Recall Dispute
Venezuela's opposition movement asserted that the audit would fail to detect the deception that they insist took place...
New York Times - August 19, 2004
A-levels show rise in top grades
A-level results show more students passing and boys closing the achievement gap with girls...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
BA strike crisis talks to resume
Union leaders will meet British Airways managers for crunch talks in a bid to prevent strikes at airports in the UK...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Clean-up begins after landslides
A huge clear-up operation is starting in Scotland after landslides blocked a road and trapped 57 motorists...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Third of abused babies hurt again
One in three abused babies who return to their families is harmed again, say experts...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Five new moons for Neptune
Five new moons have been discovered orbiting the giant planet Neptune...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Football: Eriksson hails Beckham
Sven-Goran Eriksson praised David Beckham after England's 3-0 win against Ukraine...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Typhoon Megi reaches South Korea
More than 2,400 people are evacuated as Typhoon Megi lashes the southern shores of South Korea...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Colombia reverses hostages stance
Colombia offers to exchange jailed rebels for hostages held by Farc militants - a reversal of earlier policy...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Israel hits two Gaza City targets
An Israeli helicopter fires two missiles at buildings in Gaza City in the second attack on Palestinian targets in 24 hours...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Fire at sheltered housing complex
Firefighters tackle a blaze in Edinburgh and evacuate the building, as 20 residents need new accommodation...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Google will float at $85 a share
Google's IPO share price is set at $85, the bottom of its projected range, as the Internet search engine goes public...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
'Better' head injury test devised
Scientists develop an electronic device to test for serious head injuries...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
Boys 'fighting back' in A-levels
A-level results show that boys are improving their exam performance more rapidly than girls...
BBC News - August 19, 2004
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
| Keep up with Steve, join our G-Mail List to receive Gill Show updates and Steve's weekly column... |
|
|
|
 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
