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Global News Archive for May 2006:
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Debate Over Condoms and AIDS Tests the Pope
At the Vatican, a clash is shaping up between the church's ban on condom use and its advocacy of human life...
New York Times - May 1, 2006
Bolivia Nationalizes Natural Gas Industry
The move by President Evo Morales highlights Latin America's struggle over control of energy resources...
New York Times - May 1, 2006
American Returning Home After Two Years in Afghanistan Jail
Edward Caraballo, a Bronx-born television cameraman, was released on a presidential pardon...
New York Times - May 1, 2006
9/11 film makes number two in US
United 93, the first Hollywood film dealing with the 2001 terror attacks, enters the US movie chart at number two...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
More species slide to extinction
The polar bear, hippo and many sharks are among species newly listed as threatened with extinction...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
Teenager held over death of man
A teenager is arrested in connection with the death of a man in Port Glasgow in the early hours of Sunday...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
Darfur rebels frustrate mediator
Sudanese rebel demands at Darfur talks frustrate the African Union's mediator as a deal deadline is extended...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
Workers in May Day march
Thousands of workers from across the UK march to the traditional May Day trade union rally in central London...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
Rooney pressure angers Ferguson
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson criticises England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson over his view Wayne Rooney can play in the World Cup...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
Football: Man Utd 0-0 Middlesbro'
Ruud van Nistelrooy's missed penalty proves costly for Man Utd as they are held to a draw by Middlesbrough...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
Iran hits out at 'dangerous' US
Iran rebukes the US in a letter to UN Secretary General, accusing Washington of plotting illegal military attacks...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
Bolivia gas under state control
Bolivia's president orders foreign firms to hand over control of gas and oil sales as troops move into installations...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
Parliament in Nepal Calls for Cease-Fire and Elections
The new prime minister urged negotiations with Maoist rebels who supported protests that forced the king to give up power...
New York Times - May 1, 2006
Three quarters 'back climate law'
A survey reveals three quarters of the UK population would back a new law to combat climate change...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
Victim's mother enters Clarke row
The mother of a man killed by a convicted drug dealer who was not deported calls for the Home Secretary to resign...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
Man arrested over fatal shooting
A man is arrested in connection with a fatal shooting at the Marmion pub in Edinburgh...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
Girl death road 'needs crossing'
The road where an eight-year-old girl died at the weekend needs a pedestrian crossing, a councillor says...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
Crisis shuts Puerto Rico government
Puerto Rico's schools and government offices are shut down as the administration's budget runs out...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
Olmert appoints Israeli cabinet
Interim Israeli PM Ehud Olmert makes cabinet appointments, as his Kadima party secures a parliamentary majority...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
Rebels 'would respect' Nepal vote
Nepal's rebels says they will respect the decisions of a constituent assembly if its elections are "free and fair"...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
Court win for ex-Playmate Smith
The US Supreme Court clears the way for ex-Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith to claim her late husband's fortune...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
Rooney not worth gamble - Butcher
Former England captain Terry Butcher says Sven-Goran Eriksson must not take injured striker Wayne Rooney to the World Cup...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
UK takes over Afghan duties
British forces take over security duties in one of Afghanistan's most dangerous provinces...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
Peugeot workers at May Day rally
Workers from the Ryton Peugeot plant earmarked for closure take their protest to the May Day trade union rally...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
Bidder eyes House of Fraser
Department store chain House of Fraser confirms it has received a takeover approach from a potential buyer...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
Clarke urged to address Commons
Charles Clarke must update the Commons on the hunt for 1,023 foreign criminals, the Conservatives say...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
US immigrants stage boycott day
Immigrant workers in the US begin a special day of protests to show how much they matter to the economy...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
Prescott 'causing huge problems'
John Prescott should "consider his position" after revelations about an affair with his secretary, a Labour MP says...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
Egypt Renews Emergency Detention Law
For 25 years the measure has effectively allowed the Egyptian government to detain prisoners indefinitely and without charge...
New York Times - May 1, 2006
Ultra-Orthodox Party Joins Israeli Coalition, Giving Olmert Majority Needed to Take Power
The ultra-Orthodox Shas party gives Ehud Olmert and his partners a solid majority, with 67 of the 120 seats in the Parliament...
New York Times - May 1, 2006
Ageing PCs 'problem' for schools
UK schools and colleges have more computers but renewing them is a growing problem, a report says...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
Heads want action on false claims
Pupils and parents who make false allegations against teachers should face legal action, head teachers say...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
Teenager's body left in suitcase
The body of teenager Terry Edmonds was dumped in a suitcase after she was suffocated, police reveal...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
Man charged with pensioner murder
A man is charged with murder over the death of a pensioner who died after being mugged in Belfast...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
Israel kills woman in W Bank raid
Israeli soldiers kill a Palestinian woman during a raid in the West Bank town of Tulkarm...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
Sri Lanka explosion 'kills five'
At least five people die in a mine attack in north-eastern Sri Lanka, sparking fresh fears for the peace process...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
Asia's May Day sparks high alerts
May Day rallies are held across Asia, with police on high alert in the Philippines and Indonesia...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
Immigrants to stage boycott in US
Immigrant workers in the US prepare for a special day of protests to show how much they matter to the economy...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
EU split over easing job access
Several older EU member states are opening up their labour markets to workers from eastern Europe...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
Snooker: Dott takes control
Graeme Dott dominates an out-of-form Peter Ebdon to build an 11-5 lead after two sessions of a lacklustre World Championship final...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
Football: Papers tip McClaren
The FA will appoint Steve McClaren as the next England manager, according to newspaper reports...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
Britain 'needs compulsory voting'
People should be forced to vote in UK elections to combat low turnout, a think-tank suggests...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
Shopkeepers warned over arson
Shop owners are advised to plan escape routes from their premises as police continue to hunt a serial firebomber...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
Clarke took weeks to tell Blair
Charles Clarke took three weeks to tell Tony Blair that serious criminals were among the foreign prisoners released, it emerges...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
China's Naming of New Bishop Irks the Vatican
Father Ma Yinglin was consecrated by the state-controlled Catholic church despite a warning from the cardinal in Hong Kong...
New York Times - May 1, 2006
Deadline Passes Without Darfur Accord
The talks were extended 48 hours after Sudan's government accepted a peace agreement, but two of Darfur's three main rebel groups raised last-minute objections...
New York Times - May 1, 2006
Genetic breast cancer drug hope
Women with hereditary breast cancer who have seen the disease return are to take part in a ground-breaking study...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
Drivers paid to foil fare dodgers
Lothian Buses pay up to £25 to drivers when they catch fraudulent ticket holders...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
'Militants' kill Kashmir Hindus
Suspected Islamic militants kill 22 Hindus in a raid in Indian-administered Kashmir, police say...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
EU deadline on Mladic has passed
A European Union deadline for Serbia to hand over war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic expires...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
Football: Big Sam hopeful
Bolton manager Sam Allardyce is hopeful he could still be appointed the next England manager...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
White 'ingratitude' worries Tutu
Desmond Tutu says whites are not grateful enough for the magnanimity of black South Africans...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
Wild goose in China has bird flu
A goose in north-west China tests positive for bird flu, raising fears of transmission along migration routes...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
US tops 'congestion charge debt'
The United States Embassy owes £271,000 in unpaid congestion charge fees, new figures reveal...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
Extension for Darfur peace talks
Warring parties in Sudan's Darfur region have been given another 48 hours to reach agreement on a peace deal...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
£1bn windfall for carbon traders
Power firms stand to make a £1bn profit from the EU Carbon Emissions Trading Scheme, the BBC has learned...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
Clarke 'took weeks to tell Blair'
Charles Clarke's future is uncertain after it emerged he took three weeks to tell the prime minister of the prisoner crisis...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
Prescott faces more calls to quit
Pressure is mounting on John Prescott to quit over his relationship with his secretary...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
UK troops take over Afghan duties
British forces are taking over security duties in one of Afghanistan's most dangerous provinces...
BBC News - May 1, 2006
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