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Global News Archive for Octomber 2005:
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U.S. Forces Strike Iraqi Rebel Stronghold Near Syrian Border
About 1,000 American troops stormed into a village in northwest Iraq near the Syrian border on Saturday in an operation aimed at freeing the area from insurgent control...
New York Times - October 1, 2005
Algerian Rebels Said to Reject Amnesty
An Internet statement attributed to Algeria's largest outlawed Islamic militant group, aligned with Al Qaeda, says that it opposes amnesty in exchange for laying down its arms...
New York Times - October 1, 2005
Iran Hints of Reductions of Oil Sales Over Nuclear Dispute
Iran, the world's fourth biggest oil producer, said it may hold back on oil sales if its nuclear program is referred to the U.N. Security Council...
New York Times - October 1, 2005
Kosovo at a Crossroads: U.N. Sees a Deal Just Ahead
For more than six years, a United Nations mission has been trying to forge a modern democratic system in this region...
New York Times - October 1, 2005
Bali Bombings Kill at Least 23 in Tourist Spots
The authorities suspect that Jemaah Islamiyah, a radical Islamic terrorist group in Indonesia, was behind the attacks...
New York Times - October 1, 2005
Ramblers attack pylon expansion
The Ramblers Association Scotland says a planned major powerline upgrade would be "disastrous"...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Communication aid for paralysed
Japanese scientists have developed a device which allows people with severe paralysis to communicate...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Man Utd recover to beat Fulham
Ruud van Nistelrooy scores twice as Man Utd come from behind to beat Fulham...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Boxing: Jones v Tarver 3
Light heavyweight rivals Roy Jones Jr and Antonio Tarver meet for a third time on Saturday...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Football: Hammers snatch draw
Yossi Benayoun helps West Ham earn a battling draw at Sunderland...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Bali bomb attacks claim 25 lives
At least 25 people die and more than 100 are injured as the Indonesian resort island of Bali is hit by bomb blasts...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Ken 'only middle-ground Tory'
Kenneth Clarke is to say his middle ground views mean he is the only man who can return the Tories to power...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Police appeal over model's murder
Police are appealing for information over the murder of a model in Croydon, south London last week...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Blair condemns Bali bomb attacks
The prime minister pledges his support for Indonesia in the wake of the latest bomb attacks to hit Bali...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Iraqi minister's brother seized
Gunmen kidnap the brother of Iraqi Interior Minister Bayan Jabor Solagh as he drives home in Baghdad...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Tory MP helps save drowning man
A Conservative MP came to the rescue of a drowning man, it has been revealed...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Public 'may want Queen Camilla'
The Duchess of Cornwall may one day become Queen as the public continues to warm to her, says Jonathan Dimbleby...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Middle Class Sees Daily Life Wither in Iraq
Middle-class Iraqis had everything to gain from the American invasion, but they feel increasingly trapped by the forces that are threatening to split the country apart...
New York Times - October 1, 2005
6 Blasts on Bali Kill at Least 11 in Tourist Spots
Six bombs rocked popular tourist areas on the resort island of Bali on Saturday, killing at least 11 people and injuring many others...
New York Times - October 1, 2005
Fatah Retains Dominance as West Bank Elects Councils
In final results of West Bank elections in 104 municipalities, the dominant Fatah faction won control of 51 councils, while the radical Islamic group Hamas won 13...
New York Times - October 1, 2005
Polish Twins Offer Voters a One-Two Political Punch
Lech and Jaroslaw Kaczynski, two childhood movie stars, have grown up to be a political duo, with Lech running for president and Jaroslaw naming the premier...
New York Times - October 1, 2005
Did you witness Bali blasts?
The Indonesian resort island of Bali has been hit by two explosions. Did you see the explosions? Have you been affected?...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Reggae star faces assault trial
Reggae star Buju Banton is to go on trial in Jamaica for his alleged role in an attack on a group of gay men...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Iran denies report of oil threat
Iran's president denies he threatened to withhold oil sales if Tehran was referred to the UN Security Council over its nuclear activities...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Indian curfew after students shot
Soldiers enforce a curfew in India's north-eastern state of Meghalaya after police shot dead 12 protesters...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Kayak and surfboard in sea rescue
Three fishermen whose boat sank are saved by improvising rescuers who used a kayak and a surfboard...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Youths critical after road crash
Two teenagers are in a critical condition in a Belfast hospital following an early morning road accident...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Three in court on brothel charge
Three people arrested during a raid on a massage parlour in Birmingham appear before magistrates...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
EastEnders star in hospital
EastEnders actor Joe Swash, who plays wheeler-dealer Mickey Miller in the BBC soap, is in hospital after falling ill...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Murray reaches maiden final
Andy Murray books a dream first ATP final against Roger Federer by beating Paradorn Srichaphan in Thailand...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Football: Spurs up to third
A second-half treble sees Tottenham battle back to snatch all three points against Charlton at The Valley...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Sudan accused over Darfur attacks
Sudanese forces are backing militia targeting civilians in Darfur, the African Union says...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Bali bombs kill 22, injure many
At least 22 people are killed as the Indonesian resort island of Bali is hit by a series of bomb blasts...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Boots set for merger with rival
Boots is in talks to finalise a merger with Alliance UniChem in a bid to form Britain's largest pharmacy chain...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Mobile games take a step forward
Mobile games are about to get better and cheaper to pay for says an industry expert...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Luxury homes 'killing' community
Residents of Cardiff's former docklands say the original community could go in 20 years because of redevelopment...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Ambulance crew attacked by gang
An ambulance crew lock themselves in their vehicle during an attack by a 20-strong gang in Londonderry...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Austria repeats Turkey objections
Austria urges the EU to offer Turkey less-than-full membership of the bloc, ahead of talks on Turkey's entry...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Indian soldiers seize explosives
Troops in Nagaland in north-eastern India seize a huge cache of explosives from the scene of a deadly explosion last year...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Man in court over Rochelle murder
A man charged with murdering a teenage girl whose dismembered body was found on a housing estate is remanded in custody...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Three charged over 'brothel' raid
Three people arrested during a raid on a massage parlour in Birmingham are to appear in court...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Football: Keane rethink call
Man Utd defender Rio Ferdinand wants captain Roy Keane to stay at Old Trafford...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Rugby U: Cardiff recruit Lomu
Former All Blacks wing Jonah Lomu signs a seven-month deal with the Cardiff Blues...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
US launches assault in west Iraq
US soldiers have begun an assault on al-Qaeda-linked militants in western Iraq, the US military says...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Live: Murray v Srichaphan
All the action as Britain's Andy Murray takes on Paradorn Srichaphan in the Thailand Open semi-finals...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
War crimes warnings over Darfur
The UN and the UK warn of war crimes charges amid renewed violence in Sudan's Darfur region...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Studio searched over Moss claims
Detectives search a recording studio where model Kate Moss is alleged to have snorted cocaine, police say...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
UK backs Afghan troop expansion
Britain's defence minister says Nato troops must be sent to volatile south Afghanistan to boost security...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Council tax doubles in a decade
The average council tax bill paid by householders has doubled since it was introduced 12 years ago...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Major overhaul for gambling laws
New laws on gambling have come into force in the biggest overhaul of gaming industry rules for 40 years...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Israel Kills 2 in Arrest Raid; Hamas Gains in Elections
Israel continued its offensive against Palestinian militants as preliminary results in some municipal elections in the West Bank showed Hamas making gains...
New York Times - October 1, 2005
Japanese Court Rules Premier's Visits to War Shrine Illegal
A court ruled that Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visits to a controversial war shrine violate Japan's Constitution...
New York Times - October 1, 2005
Dengue Virus Is Sweeping Asia, Killing Hundreds, Officials Say
Even as Asia worries about a possible avian influenza pandemic, a much more common disease, the dengue virus, is sweeping the region...
New York Times - October 1, 2005
World Health Agency Tones Down Alarm on Possible Flu Pandemic
The World Health Organization moved to revise what it considered alarming predictions about a possible pandemic from the avian influenza virus ravaging parts of Asia...
New York Times - October 1, 2005
Latest Bombs Aimed at Shiites Kill 8 at Southern Iraq Market
A car bomb detonated near a fruit and vegetable market in southern Iraq, killing at least eight people...
New York Times - October 1, 2005
Algerian Voters Said to Approve President's Postwar Plan
Authorities said voters approved a referendum to get past the violence of a civil war that has spanned more than a decade...
New York Times - October 1, 2005
Council tax 'doubles in 10 years'
The average council tax bill in Scotland doubled in the last decade to an average of £925 per household, figures show...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Rentokil staff unpaid after error
Thousands of cleaners working for Rentokil are left unpaid for their work following a computer glitch...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Single gene 'skin cancer cause'
A single gene may play a major role in nearly all cases of one of the most common human cancers, a study says...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
DR Congo militia deadline expires
A deadline set by the Democratic Republic of Congo for all foreign militias to leave the country passes...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Economy slump 'would help Tories'
Tory leader Michael Howard says the party needs an economic slump to overthrow Labour in the next election...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
'Brothel' women assist detectives
Detectives interview 19 women they rescued from a massage parlour where they believe they were forced to work...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Sex harassment law strengthened
New legislation aimed at tackling sexual harassment in the workplace comes into force, extending the definition of sex discrimination...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
NZ result confirms Labour victory
Final results from New Zealand's general election confirm the Labour Party as the biggest in parliament...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Minimum wage rises to £5.05
The UK minimum wage will rise from £4.85 to £5.05 an hour from Saturday, benefiting more than a million workers...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
Rice warns against quitting Iraq
The secretary of state says the US must not abandon Iraq to "barbaric killers", amid waning support for the war...
BBC News - October 1, 2005
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