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Global News Archive for February 2007:
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Rape Charge Splits Iraqi Sunnis and Shiites
The most wicked acts are spoken of openly and without reserve in Iraq. Rape is different...
New York Times - February 20, 2007
Freeze 'condemned Neanderthals'
Climate change could have been the killer blow that finished off the Neanderthals, according to a study...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Britney Spears 'back into rehab'
Pop star Britney Spears is back in rehab, days after shaving her head, US media reports say...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Students lobby over equal access
Students urge politicians to safeguard fair and equal access to Britain's elite universities...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Strong demand boosts HP profits
First quarter profits at computer maker Hewlett-Packard jump 26% on strong PC and notebook computer sales...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Hundreds of jobs going at factory
Up to 300 jobs are going at a County Antrim factory which makes cabinets for computers and generators...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Mugabe pledges not to step down
Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe says he will not stand down as president, on the eve of his 83rd birthday...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Football: Celtic hold Milan
Celtic survive a harsh test from AC Milan to draw the first leg of their Champions League tie in Glasgow...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Football: Arsenal beaten
Edison Mendez's second-half strike gives PSV Eindhoven the advantage against a ragged Arsenal side...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Giggs fires Man Utd to stormy win
Ryan Giggs' controversial late winner for Man Utd almost sparks a Champions League walk-out by Lille...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Baby ill after 'swallowing drug'
A baby girl in a stable condition in hospital is thought to have swallowed an ecstasy tablet...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Calls for migrants English debate
Ministers should consider forcing foreign workers or spouses to learn English, an expert body says...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Blair 'to confirm Iraq timetable'
Tony Blair is expected to announce the return of hundreds of troops from southern Iraq to the UK...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
More Iraq Attacks Day After Raid on U.S. Outpost
Violence continued in Baghdad one day after insurgents carried out a brazen attack on American troops...
New York Times - February 20, 2007
Spectrum plan threatens radio mic
Radio microphones used in the entertainment industry could be under threat from plans to sell off airwaves...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Robo-sub takes Antarctic plunge
The UK's first deep-sea remote operated vehicle returns some remarkable images of life on the Antarctic ocean floor...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Traffic chaos follows m-way death
There has been traffic chaos across much of Belfast after a fatal accident involving a bus on the M2 motorway...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
MoD admits 'cancer hug' liability
The Ministry of Defence is to compensate a woman who says she developed cancer from hugging her dockyard worker father...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Pakistan FM visits bomb survivors
Pakistan's foreign minister, in India for peace talks, visits survivors of an attack on a cross-border train...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Rape claim splits Iraq government
Allegations Iraqi police raped a Sunni woman threaten to eclipse the government's new security drive in Baghdad...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Rugby U: Stringer in doubt
Scrum-half Peter Stringer remains a doubt for Ireland's Six Nations clash with England but Brian O'Driscoll returns...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Wembley warm-up delayed
Wembley officials insist this year's FA Cup final will still take place at the new stadium, despite a delay to a planned warm-up event...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Football: Mascherano cleared
Javier Mascherano's move from West Ham to Liverpool is ratified by the Premier League...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
EU deal on emissions cuts
EU environment ministers agree in principle to cut emissions by 20% by 2020, and seek a global 30% cut...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
ID fingerprints plan under fire
Critics attack plans to check all fingerprints taken for the identity card scheme against 900,000 unsolved crimes...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Road fees scheme 'not definite'
Pilot road pricing schemes will not lead automatically to a national strategy, Downing Street says...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Bomb suspect held for extra day
Police are granted an extra day to question a school caretaker over a series of letter bomb attacks...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Men jailed for taxi driver murder
Four white teenagers are jailed over an attack which led to the racially-aggravated murder of an Asian taxi driver...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Tobacco firm wins payout appeal
The US Supreme Court annuls a ruling that Philip Morris must pay $79.5m to a dead cigarette smoker's widow...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Jury sees 21 July 'burka escape'
CCTV images of a 21 July bomb suspect apparently fleeing in women's clothes are seen in court...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Iran defiant on nuclear plan
Iran's president rejects calls to suspend uranium enrichment, a day before a UN deadline runs out...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Britney's hair 'on sale for $1m'
The salon where Britney Spears shaved her head apparently offers her hair for $1m as the star dons a wig...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
NHS 'paying too much for drugs'
The Office of Fair Trading says that the NHS is paying hundreds of millions of pounds too much for branded drugs...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Ending in sight for hedgehog cull
A controversial annual cull of hedgehogs in Scotland may be about to end as wildlife groups withdraw support...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Barclays profits hit record level
Barclays Bank announces a record pre-tax profit of £7.14bn in 2006 - up by 35% on the previous year...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Orkney to get 'biggest' wave farm
The Scottish Executive announces £13m funding for a wave farm which could be the biggest in the world...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Six years for drink-drive killer
A man found guilty of causing the death of an 18-year-old by dangerous driving after drinking is jailed...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Eight-year-olds 'abusing drink'
Children as young as eight years old are being treated for alcohol and substance abuse in Northern Ireland...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Manhunt for train fire suspects
Police in India issue images of two men they believe got off a train minutes before a deadly bomb attack...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Three bodies discovered in flat
Police officers find the bodies of a man, woman and a baby girl at a property in east London...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Fresh violence rocks Iraq capital
Five US soldiers are killed by insurgents in Iraq in the past day, as a series of explosions leave another 11 dead...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Heavy shelling in Somali capital
At least 10 people are killed in the heaviest fighting in the Somali capital Mogadishu this year...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Philippines approves terror bill
The Philippine Congress passes a controversial anti-terror bill aimed at tackling militants in the south...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Football: Bolton in Martin deal
Bolton sign Spanish defender Cesar Martin until the end of the season...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Cricket: NZ whitewash Aussies
Craig McMillan's rapid century eclipses Matthew Hayden's record 181 as New Zealand chase 350 for victory...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Doubts over 2012 transport plans
Transport plans for London's Olympics rely too much on hopes 600,000 will flee the city for the games, MPs warn...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Mac users 'still lax on security'
Apple Mac users are still not taking security issues seriously enough, according to a researcher...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Gay ultimatum for Anglicans in US
The American Episcopal church is given till September to comply with demands on its attitude to homosexuality...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
New footage of JFK's last moments
A previously unreleased film of John F Kennedy's motorcade shows new details of the final moments before his killing...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
75% of people 'oppose road fees'
Nearly 75% of people oppose the idea of charging motorists by the mile, a poll for the BBC finds...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Many NHS trusts face growing debt
Many NHS trusts face debts this year - but the health service as a whole will break even, figures forecast...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Legal review of Southall's cases
The Attorney General is to review cases in which paediatrician David Southall gave evidence...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Mideast Talks Conclude With Little Result
An American-sponsored meeting between Israeli and Palestinian leaders ended with little more than a promise to meet again...
New York Times - February 20, 2007
Taliban Seize Rural District in Southwest as Police Flee
The capture of the district underlines the precarious hold of the government and NATO troops in remote southern Afghanistan...
New York Times - February 20, 2007
North Africa Feared as Staging Ground for Terror
A brutal Algerian group with a long history of violence is suspected of organizing a new force for jihad in Tunisia...
New York Times - February 20, 2007
Anglicans Rebuke U.S. Branch on Same-Sex Unions
The Episcopal Church was told to ban blessings of same-sex unions or risk a reduced role in the denomination...
New York Times - February 20, 2007
Old Foes Join in Anger as Train Bombing?s Toll Rises to 66
The governments of India and Pakistan condemned the attack and pledged that it would not deter their aim of reducing longstanding hostilities on the subcontinent...
New York Times - February 20, 2007
Iraqi Militants Launch Attack on U.S. Outpost
In a rare coordinated assault on a U.S. combat outpost north of Baghdad, insurgents killed two American soldiers and wounded at least 17 more...
New York Times - February 20, 2007
Housing plans set to be unveiled
Council housing report set to recommend ways to create more mixed communities to tackle deprivation...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Sexualisation 'harms' young girls
Sexualised images of girls in advertising and the media harms their mental and physical health, experts warn...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Abduction case frustrates police
A leading detective says the case of an abducted Glasgow accountant is one of the most frustrating of his career...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Key talks follow India train fire
Pakistan's foreign minister is due in Delhi for key talks following a deadly bomb attack on an Indian train...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Ex-hostage is Colombia minister
Colombia's head names a new foreign minister, weeks after he escaped from six years as a captive of Farc rebels...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Nato troops raid Karadzic homes
Nato troops in Bosnia search the homes of the children of indicted war criminal Radovan Karadzic...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Cheney ready for US-Japan talks
US Vice-President Dick Cheney visits Tokyo to discuss regional security issues and Iraq...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Health teams in flu pandemic test
Health officials from all over Britain take part in a trial to see how the country would react to a flu pandemic...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
999 attackers facing £5,000 fine
Anyone who obstructs emergency workers could face a fine of up to E5,000 under new legislation...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Poor basic skills 'costing firms'
Staff admit to widespread mistakes with English and maths - and a growing reliance on spell-checkers...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Leading Republican slams Rumsfeld
Senior Republican John McCain says Donald Rumsfeld was one of the worst US defence secretaries ever...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Young 'hung up on their bodies'
Many young women with a healthy body size worry about how they look, a BBC survey suggests...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
Minister resolute on road tolls
Transport Minister Stephen Ladyman insists the government will win over critics of road-toll proposals...
BBC News - February 20, 2007
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