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Global News Archive for April 2005:
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In Grim Update, Vatican Says Pope's Condition 'Very Grave'
Pope John Paul II's health was declining significantly, the Vatican announced and his papacy appeared to be nearing its end...
New York Times - April 1, 2005
Returns in Zimbabwe Election Point to Victory for Mugabe
Nearly complete results in parliamentary elections pointed today to a victory for President Robert G. Mugabe's party...
New York Times - April 1, 2005
Clerics Urge Sunni Arabs to Join Iraq's Police and Army
A group of Sunni clerics issued a statement today urging Iraq's Sunni Arabs to join the Iraqi army and the police...
New York Times - April 1, 2005
30 Killed on Rio Streets and Rogue Police Officers Are Implicated
At least 30 people were killed in drive-by shootings in a pair of gritty, working class suburbs...
New York Times - April 1, 2005
Hope for new arthritis treatment
Inhibiting a single enzyme may be enough to block the development of arthritis, research suggests...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Police seize 13 Madrid suspects
Spanish police arrest 13 more people in connection with the Madrid train bombings in March 2004...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Government loan could help Rover
The UK government offers a bridging loan to help MG Rover's proposed deal with China...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Serial sex attacker's life term
A man who committed rapes, sex assaults, attempted murder and blackmail over four decades is jailed for life...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Oil prices surge to new records
Oil prices hit new records, with investment bank Goldman Sachs forecasting that the cost of a barrel may top $100...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Darfur war crimes vote 'unjust'
Sudan's ruling party urges the country to reject a UN vote to refer Darfur war crimes suspects to The Hague...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
IAAF to contest Greek acquittals
The IAAF will appeal against the acquittal of Greek sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Angola epidemic worst recorded
The Ebola-like Marburg virus claims nine more victims in Angola, making it the worst ever recorded...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Mother-in-law's killer jailed
A French court finds Cherif Doua guilty of murdering his British mother-in-law in West Bromwich five years ago...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Flight appeal rejected by leader
Michael Howard rejects a plea by sacked deputy chairman Howard Flight to remain as a Tory candidate...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Early Results in Zimbabwe Point to a Mugabe Victory
First results appared to dash predictions by the political opposition that it would claim a large share of the 150-seat legislature...
New York Times - April 1, 2005
Bush Panel Finds Big Flaws Remain in U.S. Spy Efforts
The report by a presidential commission said that systemic changes are needed in the American intelligence system...
New York Times - April 1, 2005
Pope's Condition Worsens as World Prepares for Papacy's End
The Vatican announced today that Pope John Paul II's breathing was shallow and his kidneys were failing to function properly...
New York Times - April 1, 2005
Net groomer jailed for sex abuse
An ex-child psychiatrist is jailed for four years for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl he met on the internet...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Oil prices may see 'super spike'
Oil prices rise after Goldman Sachs says strong demand and instability in oil producing countries could push prices above $100 a barrel...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Viagra linked to blindness risk
Anti-impotence drug Viagra increases the risk of blindness, doctors believe...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Darfur war crimes vote 'unfair'
Sudan criticises a UN Security Council vote to refer Darfur war crimes suspects to The Hague, as "narrow minded"...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Disease fears on quake-hit island
Health workers are battling diarrhoea and malaria on the Indonesian island of Nias...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Ex-Clinton aide took secret files
Former US national security adviser Samuel Berger is to plead guilty to taking classified documents...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Israel to leave Gaza homes intact
Israel will not demolish homes vacated by settlers when it withdraws from Gaza, Ariel Sharon says...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Ex-Nepal prime minister released
One of Nepal's most influential politicians, GP Koirala, is freed from house arrest two months after the royal coup...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Girl disappears while walking dog
A teenage girl from Cornwall fails to return home after walking a dog while visiting her grandparents in Plymouth...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Ancient minaret damaged in Iraq
Iraqi police say an explosion has damaged one of the most important Islamic architectural monuments...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Mugabe's party sweeps to victory
President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF party wins enough seats to control Zimbabwe's parliament...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Drivers call off railway action
Rail union Aslef calls off a strike by drivers which threatened "chaos" on the railways next week...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Brown's home ownership plan
The government will create one million new homeowners by 2010 if re-elected, Gordon Brown promises...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Pope's condition 'has worsened'
Pope John Paul II's breathing has become shallow and he is suffering from organ failure, the Vatican says...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Pope in 'Very Grave' Condition After Suffering a Heart Attack
The Vatican said today that Pope John Paul II had been given last rites, but decided himself not to go to the hospital...
New York Times - April 1, 2005
Sperm donor anonymity right ends
People donating sperm and eggs will no longer have the right to remain anonymous, as a new law comes into force...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Teachers call for protection
Schools should have CCTV and metal detectors to counter a rise in weapon use, teachers say...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
UK could 'miss Kyoto gas target'
The UK's emissions of greenhouse gases rose between 2003 and 2004, according to provisional government data...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Anti-spam laws bite spammer hard
Legal action has driven one of the net's biggest spammers to declare bankruptcy protection...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Court battle over Oscars tickets
Oscars organisers sue three companies over claims they sold tickets to the ceremony without permission...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Pope given last rites: Your reaction
The health of Pope John Paul II has worsened and the Vatican says he is in a grave condition. Send us your reaction...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
New call centre brings jobs boost
The announcement of a new call centre is expected to bring hundreds of jobs to west Belfast...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Scots cardinal speaks of sadness
The leader of Scotland's Catholics says there is great sadness at news that the Pope is gravely ill...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Man arrested over takeaway murder
Cardiff's Afghan community is asked to help identify a man arrested over the murder of a man in a city takeaway...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Wolfowitz sets Africa poverty aim
Paul Wolfowitz, the new head of the World Bank, says he wants to focus on poverty reduction, particularly in Africa...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
'Slim hopes' for ailing Rainier
Monaco says Prince Rainier's health is "precarious" and there are slim hopes that he will recover...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Six killed in attacks across Iraq
Six Iraqis, including three policemen, are killed in violence in various parts of Iraq...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
India launches VAT amid protests
A new value added tax takes effect in India despite widespread opposition from traders...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Man sought in 'abduction' probe
A 23-year-old man is sought in the Irish Republic after a 14-year-old Teesside girl is reunited with her family...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Congestion charge rises to £8
The congestion charge is to rise from £5 to £8 from July, mayor Ken Livingstone announces...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Prince 'should work with media'
Prince Charles' handling of the press should involve more "give and take", publicist Max Clifford says...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Shearer plays on with coach role
Alan Shearer confirms he will not retire and will stay at Newcastle as player-coach next season...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Rugby hit by injury epidemic
An exclusive BBC Sport survey reveals the full extent of the injury epidemic in the Zurich Premiership...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Football: Premiership picks
Mark Lawrenson's verdict on this weekend's Premiership games...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Anger grows over Schiavo death
A war of words escalates between politicians and family members after brain-damaged Terri Schiavo dies...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Zimbabwe awaits election verdict
The opposition retains its seats in its urban strongholds in the first results declared in Zimbabwe's election...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
US finds Albania air crash bodies
Bodies are recovered from a US military plane that crashed in central Albania with nine people on board...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
'Chaos' threat in rail safety row
Thousands of train drivers are to take action that could cause "chaos" in a protest at safety levels, a union says...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Gravely ill Pope remains 'serene'
Pope John Paul is conscious but in a serious condition after developing heart problems, the Vatican says...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
U.N. Votes to Send Any Sudan War Crime Suspects to World Court
The withdrawal of American opposition to sending the cases to the court represented a significant diplomatic change of course for the Bush administration...
New York Times - April 1, 2005
Turnout Is Heavy for Zimbabwe's Heady Election
Zimbabwe's national legislative election drew a turnout that may bode well for opposition forces' campaign to challenge President Robert Mugabe's 25-year grip on power...
New York Times - April 1, 2005
If 22 Million Chinese Prevail at U.N., Japan Won't
A grass-roots Chinese campaign to keep Japan out of the U.N. Security Council has gathered some 22 million signatures...
New York Times - April 1, 2005
Bombs Kill 5 in Iraq Cities at Holy Time for the Shiites
Two suicide car bombers struck in central and northern Iraq while Shiites gathered around the country to celebrate a religious festival...
New York Times - April 1, 2005
A Final Verdict on Prewar Intelligence Is Still Elusive
The commission left unresolved the question of who was accountable for one of the worst intelligence failures of modern times...
New York Times - April 1, 2005
Pope Develops Complications With Infection
The health of Pope John Paul II hit another serious crisis when he developed a high fever because of a urinary tract infection...
New York Times - April 1, 2005
Hijacker drags driver out of car
A motorist sustains cuts and bruises after being dragged from his car during a hijacking in north Belfast...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Hospitals warned over long hours
Junior doctor posts could be cut in NHS trusts as part of new penalties to prevent them from being overworked...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Welsh beaches dominate guide book
Wales has more beaches recommended by an official guide to award-winning sites than any other part of the UK...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Somerfield in talks with suitors
UK supermarket chain Somerfield is in takeover talks with a number of potential buyers, setting the scene for a £1bn bidding war...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Britons told to leave Ivory Coast
The UK Foreign Office urges Britons to leave the Ivory Coast immediately, because of security fears...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
UN backs Darfur war crimes move
The UN Security Council votes to refer Darfur war crimes suspects to The Hague, as the US drops its veto threat...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Homes reassessed for council tax
The value of every home in England is being reassessed from Friday to calculate new council tax payments...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
First win to Zimbabwe opposition
The first results in Zimbabwe's elections give nine out of 10 seats to the Movement for Democratic Change...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Centre to tackle net paedophiles
Police, customs officers and child welfare experts will join a unit to help protect children from online paedophiles...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
US forces 'holding Zarqawi aide'
US troops in Iraq are holding a top aid to the most wanted rebel there, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, US officials say...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Labour 'to boost homeownership'
The government will create one million new homeowners by 2010 if re-elected, Gordon Brown will pledge...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Bad weather hits quake work
Storms hamper efforts to bring relief to those hit by Monday's earthquake on the Indonesian island of Nias...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
Frail Pope suffers heart failure
Pope John Paul II develops heart problems and is in a grave condition, the Vatican announces...
BBC News - April 1, 2005
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