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Global News Archive for March 2005:
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U.N. Says Iran Blocked Investigation of Nuclear Program
The U.N. nuclear watchdog listed several instances where Iran has blocked investigation of its nuclear development program or failed to provide information sought by the agency...
New York Times - March 1, 2005
Leaders Sharpen the Call for Syrian Troops to Leave Lebanon
The turmoil in Beirut overshadowed a conference in London today called to support the Palestinian Authority...
New York Times - March 1, 2005
French Reporter Being Held Hostage Is Shown on Videotape
Looking gaunt and exhausted as she stared into the camera, a French newspaper reporter being held hostage said her health was "very bad" and pleaded for help...
New York Times - March 1, 2005
Gender savings gap is 'growing'
Women put away far less money for a rainy day than men do, a National Savings and Investments' survey suggests...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Muslim police stops 'more likely'
UK Muslims should accept that people who look Islamic are more likely to be stopped by police, a minister says...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Half-Life 2 sweeps Bafta awards
PC first person shooter Half-Life 2 wins six Bafta Awards, including best game and best online...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Canada expels Holocaust denier
A German citizen who denies the Holocaust occurred is expelled from Canada after a two-year legal battle...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
French hostage in 'second tape'
France's government says a new tape of a journalist held in hostage in Iraq is the second it has received...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Rice urges 'fair' Lebanese polls
The US Secretary of State calls for fair elections in Lebanon, where the Syrian-backed government has quit...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Jail for drink-driving footballer
Premiership footballer Jermaine Pennant is given a three-month jail term for drink-driving while banned from the road...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Married man ordained as priest
A married man is to be ordained as a Roman Catholic priest for the first time in Scotland...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Europe investigates iTunes prices
Apple Computers is under investigation by the European Commission for charging its UK iTunes customers more than users in France or Germany...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Football: Arsenal win on penalties
Arsenal will travel to Bolton in the FA Cup quarter-final after beating Sheff Utd on penalties...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Hong Kong head 'stepping down'
Hong Kong's chief executive Tung Chee-hwa will leave his post for personal reasons, local media reports say...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Bashir testifies at Jackson trial
The reporter behind the TV documentary at the heart of the Michael Jackson case testifies for the prosecution...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Time limit plan for terror laws
The Tories seek to set a time limit on the government's planned terror laws as peers debate the plans...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Immigrant abuse claims spark probe
Fifteen staff at a firm handling detainees in the immigration system are suspended over claims of racism and violence...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Conference on Palestinians May Be Overshadowed by Lebanon
A conference on the dispute between Palestinians and Israelis opened today, but the collapse of Lebanon's Syria-backed government was also a topic of discussion...
New York Times - March 1, 2005
Lee to create new film superhero
Comic book veteran Stan Lee is to bring a new superhero, Foreverman, to the big screen...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Man held over McCartney killing
A 29-year-old man is held for questioning over the murder of Belfast man Robert McCartney...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Men convicted of pensioner murder
Two men are ordered to serve at least 25 years in jail for the murder of a 91-year-old woman in her home...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Boots warns of profit shortfall
Health and beauty retailer Boots says trading has "deteriorated" since January and annual profits will fall short of expectations...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Goldsmith: 'I was not leant on'
The attorney general insists a written answer on the legality of the Iraq war represented his "genuinely held view"...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Dead heat for Galileo companies
A bidding process to find an operator for Europe's new sat-navigation system fails to separate the leading consortia...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Venezuela arrests key Chavez foe
Venezuelan police say they have arrested a key player in strikes against President Hugo Chavez two years ago...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
'Gongadze killers' held by police
The suspected killers of a prominent Ukrainian journalist have been arrested, President Yushchenko says...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Crisis-hit Lebanon seeks new PM
Lebanese MPs seek a new prime minister after the cabinet of Omar Karami resigns amid street rallies...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Dostum gets Afghan military role
Controversial Afghan militia leader Abdul Rashid Dostum is given a new job in the country's armed forces...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Rugby: England complaint denied
South African referee Jonathan Kaplan insists he made the correct decisions in England's defeat to Ireland...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Football: Jol rejects Ajax move
Spurs boss Martin Jol laughs off suggestions he has fallen out with Frank Arnesen...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Warlord 'arrest' for UN killings
A DR Congo militia leader is reportedly arrested over the killing of nine UN peacekeepers last week...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Research will assess CJD drug
The parents of a young woman with vCJD persuade government researchers to study the drug she is taking...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Father 'spoke of suffocating son'
The wife of a man accused of smothering their terminally ill son tells a court he once spoke of suffocating him...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Pennant jailed for drink-driving
Footballer Jermaine Pennant is given a three-month jail term for drink-driving while banned from the road...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
US court bans juvenile executions
The US Supreme Court abolishes the death penalty for those who commit crimes when under the age of 18...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Recovering Pope begins speaking
The Pope conducts a "working meeting" in German and Italian inside Rome's Gemelli hospital, the Vatican says...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Lords join battle on terror bill
Peers begin debating anti-terror legislation, including plans to hold suspects under house arrest...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Palestinians agree steps forward
The Palestinians and the international community agree "practical steps" to create a viable Palestinian state...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Bin Laden Aide Urged to Attack Outside Iraq, U.S. Reports
Osama bin Laden asked Musab al-Zarqawi to consider planning attacks outside Iraq and possibly on American soil, a U.S. intelligence official said...
New York Times - March 1, 2005
UK sea life 'in peril' - report
Fishing and climate change are harming marine life in British waters, a government report claims...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Kenyan school turns to handhelds
A scheme in Kenya aims to replace school textbooks with handheld computers called E-slates...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Pinter 'to give up writing plays'
Writer Harold Pinter tells BBC Radio 4's Front Row that he has stopped writing plays...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Children hurt in school bus crash
Twenty children and a lorry driver are in hospital after a school bus with 30 pupils aboard is in a crash...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
House prices show slight increase
UK house prices rose 0.5% in February with the annual rise slowing to its lowest level since June 2001, says Nationwide...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Tory work permit plans detailed
Conservative leader Michael Howard is to unveil details of his party's proposals to reform the immigration system...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
CJD drug 'excluded from research'
The parents of a woman with CJD claim a drug that could be extending her life is being excluded from research...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
College lecturers strike over pay
Lecturers at six colleges across England stage a one-day strike over pay...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
German jobless rate at new record
More than 5.2 million people are out of work in Germany according to new figures, sparking anger at the government...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Player jailed for drink-driving
Premiership footballer Jermaine Pennant is given a three-month jail term for driving whilst drunk...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
IRA expulsions 'are not enough'
The expulsion of three IRA members over a Belfast murder is not enough, the NI secretary says...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Health chief's flu deaths warning
A worldwide flu epidemic could claim up to 50,000 lives in Scotland, the chief medical officer estimates...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Rugby: Wilkinson concedes defeat
England captain Jonny Wilkinson says he is likely to miss the whole of the 2005 Six Nations...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Football: Keegan hails Fowler
Manchester City boss Kevin Keegan praises striker Robbie Fowler after his landmark return to form...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Burundi votes in new constitution
Voters in Burundi back a new power-sharing constitution, designed to end years of ethnic conflict...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Alzheimer drugs may be axed
Three key Alzheimer's drugs may be withdrawn after a clinical and cost effectiveness assessment...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Jackson 'showed porn to victim'
Pop star Michael Jackson showed a boy porn and plied him with wine in order to molest him, a US court hears...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Yahoo celebrates a decade online
Web portal Yahoo, one of the survivors of the dot-com age, has reached the grand old age of 10...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
'No more terror concessions'
Charles Clarke says he will give no more concessions in order to get his anti-terror plans through the Lords...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Asylum falling around the world
The number of asylum seekers continues to drop around the industrialised world, says the UN's refugee agency...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Britain reveals flu pandemic plan
Millions of doses of drugs to ward off a flu pandemic are to be stockpiled, the government announces...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Passengers escape aircraft fire
A plane carrying more than 200 passengers is evacuated when it catches fire at Manchester Airport...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Palestinians seek world support
Envoys from around the world meet in London to show their support for the Palestinian leadership...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Lebanon's Pro-Syria Government Is Dissolved After Protests
The dissolution of Lebanon's government sets the stage for an intense struggle over the relationship between Syria and Lebanon...
New York Times - March 1, 2005
Blast Kills 122 at Iraqi Clinic in Attack on Security Recruits
The suicide attack in Hilla was the deadliest single bombing since the American invasion nearly two years ago...
New York Times - March 1, 2005
U.N. Nuclear Chief Says Iran Must Cooperate
The chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency said that Iran must be more forthcoming with inspectors looking into its nuclear program...
New York Times - March 1, 2005
With New Chief, Uruguay Veers Left, in a Latin Pattern
After 150 years in which two moderate parties alternated in power, Uruguay's five million people will have turned decisively to the left...
New York Times - March 1, 2005
World Briefing
ASIA...
New York Times - March 1, 2005
Indonesia Welcomes U.S. Plan to Resume Training Its Military
Indonesia said the plan by the Bush administration opened the door to a new era between the nations...
New York Times - March 1, 2005
Rebels die in Nepal gun battles
At least 28 Maoist rebels are killed in clashes with government forces in Nepal, the army says...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Scots gender pay gap 'scandalous'
Scottish employers are urged to close the pay gap, which sees women earn on average 15% less...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Drug 'doubles mental health risk'
Smoking cannabis virtually doubles the risk of developing a mental illness, researchers suggest...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Languages in schools 'in decline'
Too many students are dropping foreign languages because of poor courses, a study warns...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Burundi referendum votes counted
Burundi awaits the results of a vote on a new power-sharing constitution - its first national vote since 1993...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Malaysia begins migrant round-up
Malaysian police launch a round-up of illegal migrants after a four-month amnesty expires...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Zarqawi 'urged to attack the US'
US intelligence officials say a senior al-Qaeda leader tried to enlist Zarqawi to launch attacks on the US...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Schools 'in fear of gang culture'
One in five secondary schools in England believes it has a problem with gang culture, a report suggests...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
US considers incentives for Iran
The US is mulling a plan to offer incentives to Iran in exchange for abandoning its nuclear ambitions...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Cricket: Australia hammer Kiwis
Australia crush New Zealand by seven wickets to go 4-0 up in the one-day series...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Fossett launches record attempt
US adventurer Steve Fossett launches a bid to be the first to fly non-stop around the world without refuelling...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
UK revealing flu pandemic plans
The government is expected to announce the stockpiling of millions of doses of drugs to ward off a flu pandemic...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Lebanese turn protests on Syria
Lebanon's opposition calls for protests to continue after they topple the pro-Syrian government...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Call to name Asbo accused
Police and local authorities are urged to publicise the names of people issued with anti-social behaviour orders (Asbos)...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Leaders vow Palestinian support
International leaders gather in London for a conference on reform and aid in the Palestinian Authority...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
Terror order plans pass to Lords
Plans to allow the house arrest of terror suspects move to the Lords after surviving a rebellion by Labour MPs...
BBC News - March 1, 2005
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