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Global News Archive for January 2008:
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Gang Blamed as 10 Are Killed in Attacks at Nigerian Oil Port
Coordinated assaults on two police stations, a hotel and a restaurant early Tuesday killed at least 10 people, the authorities said...
New York Times - January 1, 2008
Tehran Journal: Designer?s Rainbow Brightens Iranian Women?s Look
A fashion line in Iran offers chic and well-to-do women clothes that are elegant, luxurious, expensive and within the strictly enforced boundaries of religious propriety...
New York Times - January 1, 2008
Saudis Confirm Detention of Blogger
An outspoken Saudi blogger is being held for ?purposes of interrogation,? the Saudi Interior Ministry confirmed...
New York Times - January 1, 2008
Gaza Tense as It Tallies Casualties
After a night of violent clashes between Hamas and Fatah gunmen, leaders on each side called for renewed dialogue...
New York Times - January 1, 2008
For Pakistanis, Days of Rage and Uncertainty
(Salman Masood contributed reporting from Karachi)...
New York Times - January 1, 2008
Man dies in embankment car plunge
A man is killed after his car plunges off a road and down a steep embankment in Cushendall, County Antrim...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
Iowa rivals battle for votes
Would-be US presidential nominees see in 2008 on the stump in Iowa as the first caucuses beckon...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
Darts: Part storms to PDC title
John Part becomes the fifth man to win a version of the world title more than twice after beating Kirk Shepherd 7-2 in the PDC World Championship final...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
Death row Scot 'free in a week'
Kenny Richey, who has been on death row for 21 years, is expected to be set free in a week, his lawyer says...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
League tables for gifted pupils
The number of gifted and talented pupils in secondary schools is to be included in league tables in England...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
NHS 'now four different systems'
Patients in the UK's four nations are getting different services following devolution, say health chiefs...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
North Korea Calls for End to ?Hostile? U.S. Policies
Kim Jong-il made no mention of the Dec. 31 deadline the country missed to declare all its nuclear activities...
New York Times - January 1, 2008
U.S. Diplomat Killed in Sudan
An American diplomat in Sudan was shot and killed as he was returning from a New Year?s Eve party, officials said...
New York Times - January 1, 2008
30 Killed in Baghdad Funeral Bombing
In one of the most brazen and deadly attacks in many weeks, a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-packed vest at a home in eastern Baghdad...
New York Times - January 1, 2008
Mob Burns Church in Kenya, Killing Dozens
An escalation of ethnic violence is threatening to plunge the country into chaos...
New York Times - January 1, 2008
Pakistan Vote Delayed to February
The timing of the election and how the news of the delay is received could be critical to Pakistan?s stability...
New York Times - January 1, 2008
Technologies on the rise in 2008
The BBC News website gives its predictions for five technologies that could start to become big in 2008...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
Kenyan violence must end - Brown
Gordon Brown renews his plea for Kenya's political leaders to enter talks aimed at ending the violence...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
Drink fuels record 999 call-outs
A record number of emergency calls were made to the ambulance service over Hogmanay, figures show...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
Drugs 'legal in 10 years' claim
The chief of North Wales Police says he believes it is "inevitable" that all drugs will be legalised within a decade...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
West Coast delays set to continue
Disruption on the West Coast Mainline looks set to continue with normal services not expected to resume until Thursday...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
Man injured in city stab attack
A 22-year-old man is in hospital after he was stabbed in south Belfast on new year's morning...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
Eight dead in Gaza faction clash
Eight people are killed in continuing clashes between Palestinian rivals Fatah and Hamas in Gaza...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
Football: O'Donnell's heart failed
A post-mortem examination finds that Motherwell footballer Phil O'Donnell died from heart failure...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
US diplomat dies in Sudan attack
A US diplomat in Sudan is killed in a shooting in the capital, Khartoum, US embassy officials say...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
Man stabbed to death in argument
An 18-year-old man is stabbed to death as he makes his way home after celebrating the New Year in central London...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
Football: Arsenal maintain lead
Arsenal hold off West Ham comfortably to maintain their two-point lead at the top of the Premier League table...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
Four quizzed over teenager death
Police begin a murder inquiry after the death of a teenager in Leicester in the early hours of New Year's Day...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
Iraq suicide bomber hits funeral
A suicide bomber kills 30 people at the funeral of a bomb victim as new data suggest a fall in Iraq violence...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
'No two-tier NHS' under reforms
Patients who fail to follow medical advice will not be penalised under a reformed NHS, a health minister says...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
Kenyans burned to death in church
At least 30 people, including many children, burn to death in a Kenyan church amid mounting post-poll violence...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
Sudan Investigating Attack on Diplomat?s Car
Officials said they were investigating a shooting attack on a vehicle carrying at least one diplomat in the capital...
New York Times - January 1, 2008
U.S. Diplomat Hurt in Sudan Shooting
An American diplomat in Sudan was shot and critically wounded while he was coming home from a New Year?s Eve party, witnesses said...
New York Times - January 1, 2008
Delay Expected in Pakistani Elections
Officials said a decision on a date for elections would be announced Wednesday, as an opponent of President Pervez Musharraf called for him to resign immediately...
New York Times - January 1, 2008
Comedy veteran Dodd in hospital
Two planned shows by comedian Ken Dodd are postponed after the 80-year-old is admitted to hospital...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
PM signals first NHS constitution
Prime Minister Gordon Brown says NHS reforms could be enshrined in a new constitution...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
Car falls down bank onto railway
Three men are rescued after their car fell down an embankment onto a railway line...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
Pensioner escapes from house fire
A 90-year-old man is taken to hospital following a fire at his home in Isoline Street, east Belfast...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
Leading Sri Lanka Tamil MP killed
A leading Tamil opposition MP is Sri Lankan is shot dead at a Hindu temple in the capital Colombo, officials say...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
Cyprus and Malta adopt the euro
Cyprus and Malta join the eurozone, making the single-currency area a club of 15...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
Football: Leicester sign Howard
Championship side Leicester agree to sign Derby striker Steve Howard on a three-and-a-half year deal...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
US diplomat shot in Sudan attack
A US diplomat is wounded and his Sudanese driver killed in an attack in the capital Khartoum, reports say...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
Murder probe into teenager death
Police start a murder investigation after the death of a teenager in Leicester in the early hours of New Year's Day...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
Watchdog attacks rail fare hikes
Consumer groups say above-inflation rises in rail fares are unfair, unjustified and bad for the environment...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
Sharp increase in prison suicides
The number of inmates killing themselves in prisons in England and Wales rose significantly in 2007, figures show...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
Three dead as bus and car collide
Three people die and two are seriously injured when their car collides with a bus in south-east London...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
Pakistan early poll 'impossible'
Pakistan's election body says a 8 January poll "looks impossible" but the decision will be made on Wednesday...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
Second arrest over police shooting
A second man is arrested following a robbery in which a policewoman was shot in Lancashire...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
EU casts doubts over Kenyan poll
Kenya's re-election of President Kibaki was "flawed", say EU election monitors in an interim report...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
World Briefing | Europe: Slovenia Taking Over European Presidency
Slovenia is set to become the first former Communist state to hold the European Union?s rotating presidency as it takes over the six-month post from Portugal on Tuesday...
New York Times - January 1, 2008
World Briefing | Europe: France: Smoking, C?est Fini
A ban on smoking in hotels, bars, restaurants and cafes went into effect at the start of the new year on Tuesday. Smoking was already banned in offices, schools, airports, hospitals, train stations and other public places. Health Minister Roselyn Bachelot has repeatedly warned that the cafe ban will be strictly enforced...
New York Times - January 1, 2008
World Briefing | Middle East: Israel: Olmert Curbs Settlements
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has sent a letter to defense, housing and agriculture ministers, saying that his and the defense minister?s authorization would be required for any new building, planning or land expropriation for Jewish settlements in the West Bank...
New York Times - January 1, 2008
World Briefing | Middle East: Gaza: 5 Dead in Hamas-Fatah Clashes
Five Palestinians were killed and about 30 were wounded in armed clashes between Fatah supporters and Hamas policemen, according to news agency reports...
New York Times - January 1, 2008
World Briefing | Asia: Bhutan: The Real Thing
Bhutan held its first elections as part of its transition from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional democracy. The vote was for 15 of the 25 seats of the upper house of Parliament...
New York Times - January 1, 2008
World Briefing | Asia: North Korea: Nuclear Deadline Missed
North Korea remained silent as the last hours of 2007 passed and it missed a year-end deadline to give a full accounting of its nuclear weapons...
New York Times - January 1, 2008
World Briefing | Asia: Afghanistan: 110 G.I.?s. Killed in 2007
United States military deaths reached 110 in 2007, the highest since the American-led invasion in 2001, according to a count by The Associated Press...
New York Times - January 1, 2008
Charges Fly Over Failure to Release 3 in Colombia
A Venezuelan-led mission to release three hostages held by a Colombian rebel group seemed to be breaking down with accusations of sabotage on both sides...
New York Times - January 1, 2008
Serigne Saliou Mbacké, Leader of Senegal?s Muslims, Dies at 92
Serigne Saliou Mbacké was the last surviving son of Ahmadou Bamba Mbacké, who founded the sect in 1883...
New York Times - January 1, 2008
Berlin Journal: Gay Muslims Pack a Dance Floor of Their Own
The monthly club night known as Gayhane is an all-too-rare opportunity for gay Muslims to merge their immigrant cultures and their sexual identities...
New York Times - January 1, 2008
2 More Marine Trials in Killings of 17 Iraqis
A Marine infantryman accused of killing 17 Iraqi civilians during a combat maneuver in Haditha in late 2005 will be tried by court-martial on charges of voluntary manslaughter...
New York Times - January 1, 2008
In Reversal, Pakistan Welcomes Outside Help With Inquiry on Bhutto
Pakistan?s ambassador to the U.S. said his government would not endorse a separate inquiry modeled after one carried out by the U.N. after the assassination of Rafik Hariri of Lebanon in 2005...
New York Times - January 1, 2008
Reporter?s Notebook: A Complex Family History, Unfolding in Public
In the front courtyard of the Bhutto Naudero House, a mansion filled with mementos of Benazir Bhutto?s legendary father, supporters speculated on the future of the party...
New York Times - January 1, 2008
Bush Signs Bill Allowing Sudan Divestment
The legislation allows state and local governments to cut investment ties with companies doing business in Sudan. The bill is aimed at pressuring Sudan to end the violence in the Darfur region...
New York Times - January 1, 2008
Fighting Intensifies After Election in Kenya
Kenya sank deeper into trouble, with a curfew imposed in Kisumu, the country?s third largest city, ethnic fighting intensifying and more than 100 people killed in election-related violence...
New York Times - January 1, 2008
Iraqi Revelers Embrace the New Year
Partygoers put aside fears despite it being one of the most violent days in recent weeks even as Iraqi forces stepped up operations against insurgents...
New York Times - January 1, 2008
Pakistan Seen as Likely to Delay Elections
Officials said next week?s elections would probably be delayed, while the opposition politician Nawaz Sharif called for President Pervez Musharraf to resign...
New York Times - January 1, 2008
Bhutto Spouse, Divisive Figure, Asserts Himself
While Bilawal Bhutto Zardari brings the much-needed continuity of the family name, it is his father who will be the critical figure over the next several years...
New York Times - January 1, 2008
Disturbed sleep link to diabetes
An interrupted night's sleep may increase the risk of developing diabetes, a US-based study suggests...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
PM thanks staff as NHS turns 60
Prime Minister Gordon Brown pays tribute to NHS staff and hints at a new constitution for the health service...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
Huge crowds in London see in 2008
An estimated 700,000 people gather in London as revellers across England see in the New Year...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
N Korea quiet on nuclear deadline
Pyongyang makes no mention of a missed deadline to disclose its nuclear activities in its New Year editorial...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
Football: Fulham 'can survive'
New boss Roy Hodgson is optimistic he can haul Fulham out of the relegation zone as he returns to the Premier League after nearly a decade away...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
Wood pigeons 'flocking to towns'
Wood pigeons are flocking to urban areas because of changes in farming, the British Trust for Ornithology says...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
Paris and Berlin ban cafe smoking
Smoking bans come into effect in pubs and restaurants in much of Germany and all of France...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
Ban on junk food ads introduced
A ban on adverts for junk food during television programmes aimed at children under 16 comes into force...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
Calls for early polls in Pakistan
Opposition parties urge Pakistan's government to go ahead with 8 January polls, despite an expected delay...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
Business 'faces difficult year'
British firms face a tough 2008 as they grapple with the credit crunch and high energy costs, the CBI warns...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
Fears mount over Kenya violence
Diplomatic pressure mounts on Kenya's leaders to end violence over the country's disputed presidential election...
BBC News - January 1, 2008
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