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Global News Archive for January 2007:
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Army Says Improper Orders by Colonel Led to 4 Deaths
A decorated combat veteran and brigade commander in Iraq issued improper orders to his soldiers that contributed to the deaths of four unarmed Iraqi men...
New York Times - January 20, 2007
At Border, Signs of Pakistani Role in Taliban Surge
Western diplomats and Pakistani opposition figures say that Pakistani intelligence agencies have been supporting a Taliban restoration...
New York Times - January 20, 2007
Racial Subplot on British ?Big Brother? Grabs Nation and Ratings
In what has possibly been one of the most bizarre weeks in British television, ?Celebrity Big Brother? set off a soul-searching debate about Britain?s broader social failings...
New York Times - January 20, 2007
Banned Station Broadcasts Voice of Rebels in Iraq
Images of American soldiers being gunned down are being broadcast by a banned Iraqi satellite television station...
New York Times - January 20, 2007
U.S. Copter Goes Down in Iraq, Killing 13
BAGHDAD, Jan. 20 ? An American helicopter crashed in a Sunni area north of Baghdad on Saturday, killing all 13 passengers and crew members, the United States military said. Iraqi officials in the area said it had been shot down, though there was no immediate confirmation from the Americans...
New York Times - January 20, 2007
Suspect Named in Killing of Journalist in Turkey
Authorities said they had detained the suspect?s father with nine other people, but had not captured the suspect himself...
New York Times - January 20, 2007
Dog-owners 'lead healthier lives'
The health benefits of owning a dog outstrip those enjoyed by cat owners, according to research...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Key Palestinian meeting postponed
Talks between Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and factional rival Khaled Meshaal of Hamas are postponed...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
US suffers heavy losses in Iraq
US forces in Iraq suffer some of their heaviest casualties in recent months, with 18 personnel killed...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Appeal for attack phone footage
Police appeal for mobile phone footage of an alleged attack on a 15-year-old boy at a Wiltshire secondary school...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Jade 'donating TV fee to charity'
Jade Goody will be donating her fee from Celebrity Big Brother to charity, according to the News Of The World...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Pollution watch as ship beaches
Salvage teams ground a damaged ship, carrying potentially dangerous chemicals, off the Devon coast...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Arrest over Turkey author murder
Turkish police have arrested the main suspect in the killing of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, officials say...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Home Office could be split in two
Home Secretary John Reid suggests the Home Office be split into separate justice and security departments...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Mamas and Papas singer dies
Canadian singer-songwriter Denny Doherty from the 60s group the Mamas and the Papas dies, aged 66...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Family members die in car crash
A couple and their son, aged 19, are killed and a pregnant woman loses her unborn child in two-car collision in Caerphilly county...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
City restaurateur beaten at home
One of Belfast's leading restaurateurs is in hospital after being assaulted outside his home...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Genoa riot evidence 'disappears'
Key evidence vanishes in the trial of Italian policemen over violence at the G8 summit in 2001, police say...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Palestinian faction heads to meet
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is to hold talks in Syria soon with Khaled Meshaal of rival faction Hamas...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Four arrested with TNT in Mumbai
Police in Mumbai say they have arrested four people carrying explosives at a busy suburban railway station...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Somalis urged to meet Islamists
The US ambassador to Kenya calls on Somalia's interim government to talk to Islamic moderates in the country...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Pope offers olive branch to China
Pope Benedict XVI is to write a letter to China's 10 million Catholics and push for full diplomatic ties with Beijing...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Football: Chelsea's hopes dented
Chelsea's title challenge suffers a blow as Liverpool beat them at Anfield...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Tennis: Murray to face Nadal
British number one Andy Murray defeats Juan Ignacio Chela to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Jade 'faces fight to save career'
Jade Goody faces an "uphill struggle" to rescue her career after a TV racism row, PR guru Max Clifford says...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Dink suspect's picture released
Turkey releases CCTV images of a man suspected of involvement in the murder of journalist Hrant Dink...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Cold spell set to follow storms
Wintry weather is forecast to follow the storms which killed 11 people and left thousands of homes with no power...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Pollution watch as ship beaches
Anti-pollution teams stand by as a ship carrying potentially dangerous chemicals beaches one mile off Devon...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
US Iraq helicopter crash kills 13
The US military says one of its helicopters has come down north-east of Baghdad, killing all 13 people aboard...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Hillary Clinton joins 2008 race
Hillary Clinton confirms she is forming a committee to consider a 2008 presidential bid, saying "I'm in to win"...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Police defend role in Turner case
Police warn senior Labour figures to stop putting "undue pressure" on officers probing "cash-for-honours" claims...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
In-car technology drives forward
BBC Click's Ian Hardy looks at the latest motoring technology available in the United States...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Report to confirm collusion: SDLP
A report on a UVF murder will confirm collusion was a reality during the Troubles, Mark Durkan says...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Man's body found in Netherlands
The body of a man has been discovered in Holland, Strathclyde Police have confirmed...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Race probe into hostel Brits ban
A Cardiff hostel which bans British people from staying there is being investigated under race laws...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Murders probe 'could cost £19m'
The police inquiry into the murders of five women in Suffolk could cost the taxpayer £19m...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Peruvians march for death penalty
Thousands of Peruvians march in favour of the death penalty for members of the Shining Path rebel group...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Football: Benitez wary of Chelsea
Liverpool v Chelsea match reaction will follow later...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Civilians die in Somali crossfire
Four people thought to be civilians are killed as Ethiopian troops clash with gunmen in Somalia's capital...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Mobile risks 'need further study'
A radiation expert is calling for more research into the long-term effects of using mobile phones...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
'Green' Charles cancels ski trip
Prince Charles has cancelled a skiing trip to Switzerland in an effort to reduce his "carbon footprint"...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Armenian anger at Dink murder
Armenia's government angrily condemns the murder of a Turkish journalist of Armenian descent...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Gale warnings across northern UK
Severe gales are continuing across Scotland and north-east England and several flood warnings are in place...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Pollution alert as ship beached
A stricken container ship carrying potentially dangerous chemicals has been beached off the Devon coast...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Chavez admits Castro gravely ill
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez says that Cuban leader Fidel Castro is "battling for his life"...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
U.N. to Audit Its Activities After Reports on North Korea Program
Ban Ki-moon, the new secretary general, appeared to be making efforts to head off the kind of problems his predecessor faced...
New York Times - January 20, 2007
Israel Releases $100 Million Withheld From Palestinians
Israel transferred $100 million in Palestinian tax revenues to the office of the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas...
New York Times - January 20, 2007
Draft Law Keeps Central Control Over Oil in Iraq
The law would distribute all oil revenues through the federal government and grant Baghdad wide powers...
New York Times - January 20, 2007
Armenian Editor Is Slain in Turkey
Hrant Dink, who was convicted last year of insulting the Turkish state, was assassinated outside his office...
New York Times - January 20, 2007
News Analysis: China Shows Assertiveness in Weapons Test
China?s success in destroying one of its own orbiting satellites signals its intention to contest U.S. supremacy in space...
New York Times - January 20, 2007
Leading Senator Assails President Over Iran Stance
Senator John D. Rockefeller IV said that the White House portrayal of Iran was reminiscent of rhetoric about Iraq...
New York Times - January 20, 2007
Tory peer defects to UKIP
Former Tory candidate the Earl of Dartmouth announces his defection to the UK Independence Party...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
PFI firms 'make £23bn NHS profit'
The private sector will make £23bn over the next 30 years by building NHS hospitals, calculate campaigners...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Jose Mourinho for head teacher?
BBC education correspondent Mike Baker wonders whether school leaders need to be teachers...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Venezuela democratic, says Chavez
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez defends his country is "fully democratic" at a Latin American summit...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Hezbollah head hails resignation
Hezbollah head Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah welcomes the resignation of Israeli army chief Lt-Gen Dan Halutz...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Tennis: Sharapova through
Maria Sharapova beats Tathiana Garbin 6-3- 6-1 to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Warning over Canaries migration
An internal Home Office report warns of a threat to UK border controls from migrants arriving in the Canary Islands...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Sub chief removed over deaths
The commander of a US submarine is dismissed from his post over the deaths of two sailors off southern England...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Tory rebuked for 'cripple' e-mail
A Tory activist was rebuked by his council leader after calling a Labour politician "the cripple", it emerges...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Bird flu prompts cull in S Korea
South Korea prepares to destroy almost 300,000 poultry after a fresh outbreak of a virulent strain of bird flu...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Five terror suspects to leave UK
Five Algerian terror suspects held in the UK have agreed to be deported, the BBC has learned...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Armenian anger at Turkish murder
Armenia's government angrily condemns the murder of an outspoken Turkish journalist of Armenian descent...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
Labour anger over honours arrest
Labour politicians question police tactics in arresting a senior aide to Tony Blair in the "cash-for-honours" probe...
BBC News - January 20, 2007
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