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Global News Archive for June 2006:
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Iraqi Leaders Assail U.S. on Civilian Deaths
Iraq's top leaders said today they would demand that America turn over its files on the deaths in Haditha and vowed to conduct their own inquiry...
New York Times - June 1, 2006
Six Nations Agree on Iran Incentives
An agreement was reached tonight on a general formula designed to resolve the nuclear crisis with Iran, the British foreign secretary said...
New York Times - June 1, 2006
Heart attack risk with pain drugs
Almost all painkillers in a class of drugs used to treat arthritis are associated an increased risk of heart attack, say Oxford researchers...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Lawyers to snub sex crime cases
The Glasgow Bar Association will refuse to represent people accused of sex offences in a row over legal aid...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Baghdad mortar barrage kills nine
At least nine people are killed and some 40 injured in a mortar bomb attack in Baghdad, police say...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Police arrests after drug raids
Fourteen people are arrested after 120 police officers carry out early morning raids throughout Northern Ireland...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Pete Doherty in plane drug search
Spanish police meet a flight carrying Pete Doherty after EasyJet allegedly find a syringe on board...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Abu Ghraib dog handler convicted
A US Army dog handler is convicted of abusing prisoners with his dog at Iraq's Abu Ghraib jail...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Powers agree Iran nuclear package
Six key states agree a package of incentives and penalties to urge Iran to stop sensitive nuclear activity...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
New 'Iraq massacre' tape emerges
The BBC obtains new video evidence that US troops may have deliberately killed 11 Iraqi civilians in March...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
In First Comments on Case, Bush Promises Justice in Military Investigation of Civilian Deaths
The president said he was troubled by the allegations and vowed "those who violated the law, if they did, will be punished."...
New York Times - June 1, 2006
Progress Is Seen as U.S. and Iran Trade Offers for Talks
The very act of reaching out may offer a small, if incremental, step toward resolution, political analysts in Tehran said...
New York Times - June 1, 2006
Mobile phone roaming fees slashed
Some of Europe's biggest mobile firms, including Orange and T-Mobile, agree to slash their roaming charges...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Ancient creatures found in cave
Eight unknown species isolated from the outside world for millions of years are found in an underground cave in Israel...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Reporter returns looted portrait
BBC correspondent Charles Wheeler returns a looted painting after it spent 50 years on his bookshelf...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Probe into murder suspect holiday
A decision to allow a teenager accused of murdering Bryan Drummond to go on holiday is to be examined...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Pair remanded on Real IRA charges
Two men are remanded in custody on charges of Real IRA membership and smuggling cigarettes worth £1m...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Man kills attack dog with knife
A man stabs a dog to death after coming to the rescue of two women it attacked outside a house...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Spain halts Senegal deportations
The deportation of illegal migrants from Spain to Senegal is suspended after complaints of mistreatment...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
US sniper gets life for killings
Washington sniper John Allen Muhammad is condemned to life without parole, on top of a death sentence...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
German convicted over baby deaths
A German woman gets 15 years in prison for the manslaughter of eight of her newborn babies...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Extortion virus code gets cracked
Anti-virus companies have discovered the password inside a virus used to extort cash from victims...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Lampard keeps penalty-taking role
Frank Lampard says he will take England's penalties at the World Cup despite missing in the friendly with Hungary...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Tennis: Henman out of Open
Tim Henman goes out of the French Open in four sets to Dmitry Tursunov...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Ripper 'committed more crimes'
A report into the Yorkshire Ripper police investigation says he probably committed more attacks...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Arsenal face Fifa investigation
Fifa will investigate Arsenal after Newsnight uncovers claims of secret payments to control another football club...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Powers mull Iran nuclear crisis
Six key states are discussing Iran's nuclear programme, a day after a US offer to join talks with Tehran...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Labour MPs hail Prescott move
John Prescott's decision to give up his grace-and-favour home is welcomed by some of his Labour critics...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Ethics lessons for US Iraq troops
US-led troops in Iraq are to undergo ethical training after an alleged massacre of civilians at Haditha...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Action pledge over insurance loophole
Ministers promise to close a loophole allowing suspected illegal immigrants to get National Insurance numbers...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Versailles Journal: Marie Antoinette's Devotees, Including Bakers, Celebrate
Last week's release of Sofia Coppola's "Marie Antoinette" in France has revived a centuries-old fascination with the country's last queen...
New York Times - June 1, 2006
Comedian in charity swim attempt
Little Britain star David Walliams will try to swim the English Channel to raise money for Sport Relief...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Police hit major BitTorrent site
Swedish police have shut down a site accused of being a major source of pirated films, music and software...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
UK among worst 'binge drinkers'
UK adults and adolescents are among the worst binge drinkers in Europe, a report says...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Oxford colleges keep student say
Oxford's colleges reject plans to deprive them of the final say over which students to admit...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
New twist in 'hobbit' human story
The ancient human species nicknamed the "hobbit" was smart enough to make stone tools, say scientists...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Farmer is mauled by 47-stone pig
A farmer is in hospital recovering from seven hours of surgery after being attacked by his own boar...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Banks to cut credit card charges
Three of the country's biggest banks are going to cut their credit card penalty charges...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Water summit amid drought concern
The environment secretary holds talks with the water industry over fears of a drought in England...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Rise in charges over patient deaths
The number of doctors charged with manslaughter has risen substantially since the 1990s, a study finds...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Hospital wait lists drop by 6,000
Hospital waiting lists in Northern Ireland fall by almost 6,000 in a year, according to the latest figures...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Murder suspect holiday 'outrage'
A court decision to allow a teenage murder suspect to go on holiday while on bail is strongly criticised...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Security men demonstrate in Gaza
Hundreds of Palestinian security men throw stones at the Gaza parliament building in a protest about unpaid wages...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Three 'militants' killed in India
Police in India say they have killed three suspected militants planning an attack on a Hindu organisation...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Chile sees more student clashes
Chile police break up a second day of student protests as the government rejects ultimatums on school reform...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
'Gas blast' hits Turkey building
A blast hits a five-storey building in the Turkish city of Istanbul, causing more than a dozen injuries, reports say...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Darfur peace deal deadline passes
Two rebel groups in Sudan's Darfur region reportedly refuse to sign a peace deal, as a deadline expires...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Taiwan leader surrenders powers
Taiwan's president gives up some of his powers amid a growing corruption row implicating a family member...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
First fall in Premiership wages
Top English football club wages drop for the first time in the Premier League's history, a report says...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Neville misses training session
A hamstring injury keeps Gary Neville out of Thursday's training session ahead of England's World Cup warm-up match against Jamaica...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
New Orleans 'sinking even faster'
Parts of New Orleans are sinking more rapidly than first thought and could become "death traps", a study says...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Tories warn against tax pledges
The Conservatives give their strongest signal yet that they will not promise tax cuts at the next election...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Hospices 'face financial deficit'
A quarter of hospices in England are facing financial deficit, the charity Help the Hospices says...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Critics welcome Dorneywood move
Labour MPs who criticised John Prescott for keeping his grace-and-favour home are "glad" he is giving it up...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Inquiry into chemical plant blast
Investigations begin into a massive explosion and fire which rocked a chemical plant on Teesside...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Lecturers stage march over pay
Academics from around the UK are to demonstrate in London against what they call a "miserly" pay offer...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Iran cautious over US talks offer
Iran says it is ready to talk to the US but rejects Washington's call for it to first halt uranium enrichment...
BBC News - June 1, 2006
Americans Fired Into Crowd, Afghan Says
The chief of the highway police in Kabul said soldiers fired into the crowd, but the crash was not deliberate...
New York Times - June 1, 2006
News Analysis: Bush's Realization on Iran: No Good Choice Left Except Talks
Some questioned whether President Bush's bid to join talks with Iran over its nuclear program was an offer intended to fail...
New York Times - June 1, 2006
Lebanon Seeks Way to Disarm Palestinian Militia Groups
Lebanese politicians are focusing on the Palestinian militias as a critical security issue and have vowed to disarm them...
New York Times - June 1, 2006
U.S. Is Now Ready to Meet Iranians on Nuclear Plan
The Bush administration is willing to join Europeans in talks with Iran over its nuclear program if it suspends all nuclear activities...
New York Times - June 1, 2006
Politics: Iraq's Premier Seeks to Control a City in Chaos
Once seemingly immune to the violence that has plagued the rest of the country, Basra Province has sunk into chaos...
New York Times - June 1, 2006
Quake Upsets the Cradle of Indonesian Culture
The region affected by the quake is part of the ancient kingdom of Yogyakarta, making it a popular destination...
New York Times - June 1, 2006
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