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Global News Archive for March 2005:
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Rumsfeld Cautions Iraqis on New Government
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld warned Iraqi politicians to be "darned careful" in forming a new government that they not weaken Iraqi security forces...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
Insurgent Attacks Flare on a Violent Day in Iraq
Insurgents and U.S. forces fought on the outskirts of Baghdad, and the American military said that 24 insurgents were killed...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
Annan Will Recommend Sweeping Reforms for the U.N.
The secretary general's proposed changes include expanding the Security Council and restructuring the Human Rights Commission...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
In Beijing, Rice Seeks China's Help on North Korea
After a meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao in which the primary subject was North Korea, the secretary of state attended Palm Sunday services...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
Peres, Worried Yet Optimistic, Chooses Subjects One at a Time
Shimon Peres, Israel's vice prime minister, said that he is worried about the survival of the government in a vote on the state budget that must take place before the end of March...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
Pre-school autism study to start
The first large-scale intervention study to tackle autism in pre-school children is to be carried out...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
Top UK directors award for Kinsey
Kinsey director Bill Condon wins the top prize at the Directors Guild of Great Britain awards...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
Palm Sunday pilgrims cheer Pope
Pope John Paul II greets Palm Sunday pilgrims from his window as he continues to recover from surgery...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
Shamed US car maker DeLorean dies
Former car maker John DeLorean whose factory in Belfast went bust in 1983 dies after a stroke...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
US deadlock in right-to-die case
Political wrangling in the US Congress delays efforts to force doctors to keep a terminally-ill woman alive...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
Peugeot cuts 850 jobs at UK plant
French car-maker Peugeot announces the loss of 850 jobs at its Ryton plant in the West Midlands...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
Baghdad firefight leaves 24 dead
An attack on coalition troops outside Baghdad leaves 24 insurgents dead and six coalition soldiers injured...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
Israel 'to withdraw from Tulkarm'
Israel says it will hand control of Tulkarm to Palestinian forces on Monday, but talks hit a last-minute snag...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
Police dissident terror warning
Anti-terrorism police say dissident Irish republicans may be planning attacks in Britain ahead of a general election...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
U.S. Avoids Role of Mediator as Iraqis Remain Deadlocked
Officials said that any attempt by the U.S. to mediate among Sunni, Shiite and Kurdish factions would be likely to backfire...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
Pope Misses Palm Sunday Services for First Time
Pope John Paul II sat out Palm Sunday Mass for the first time in his 26 years as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, appearing only briefly at his window...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
Wales team could have bus parade
The Welsh assembly and WRU are in talks to hold an open-top bus parade to honour rugby's Grand Slam team...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
EU ministers mull stability pact
European finance ministers are meeting in Brussels on Sunday to discuss changes to the Growth and Stability Pact governing the euro...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
Blair supports TV chef's campaign
Tony Blair backs TV chef Jamie Oliver's campaign to improve school dinners across the UK...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
Has the peace process been damaged?
The Northern Ireland secretary has said the peace process is on hold until IRA criminal activity is resolved. What is your reaction?...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
Sarin attack remembered in Tokyo
Railway staff and survivors pay their respects 10 years after the sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
Iraq and Jordan withdraw envoys
Iraq pulls its ambassador out of Jordan in an escalating row over an alleged Jordanian suicide bomber...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
Pakistan police hunt bomb clues
Pakistani police search for clues after 30 people die in a bomb attack on pilgrims at a Muslim shrine...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
China head warns Rice on Taiwan
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives in Beijing for talks over North Korea's nuclear ambitions...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
Church abortion move criticised
Pro-choice groups have criticised the Church for joining the debate on abortion...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
Paperwork 'slowing crime fight'
Police officers are being kept off the streets by tasks which should go to support staff, Surrey Police says...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
Straw plays down Iraqi deadlock
Jack Straw predicts Iraq will soon be able to form a government as he plays down the political impasse...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
UK debt is at 'time bomb' levels
Personal debt levels are a "time bomb" that pose a threat to millions of households, a report says...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
Football: Reds overcome Everton
Liverpool beat Everton to close the gap to four points on their Merseyside rivals...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
Football: Birmingham beat Villa
Emile Heskey and Julian Gray score as Birmingham beat Aston Villa...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
Probe into fatal Qatar bomb blast
An investigation begins into a suicide car bombing in Qatar that killed a British man and injured 12 other people...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
Escapes Lead Sweden to Rethink Liberal Prison System
Several audacious escapes by dangerous criminals last year has plunged Sweden into a debate about its penal policies...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
Israel to cede second W Bank city
Israel says it will hand control of the West Bank town of Tulkarm to Palestinian forces on Monday...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
Afghan floods kill more than 200
More than 200 people are now known to have been killed by severe flooding in Afghanistan...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
Milly family want to know killer
Milly Dowler's family say they still need to know the name of her murderer, three years after she disappeared...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
Disabled woman beaten in robbery
Robbers threaten a disabled woman in County Antrim and threaten to nail her hand to a table...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
Court process to be streamlined
Justice Minister Cathy Jamieson is to unveil proposals aimed at speeding up the work of Scotland's courts...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
Wales wakes to Grand Slam glory
Welsh rugby fans who partied into the night after a Grand Slam win wake to their first full day a champion nation...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
Couple held over 'child sale bid'
A Devon couple are arrested over an alleged attempt to "sell" a girl to an undercover reporter...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
F1: Alonso dominates Grand Prix
Renault's Fernando Alonso beats Jarno Trulli of Toyota in the Malaysian Grand Prix...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
Rice to lobby China over N Korea
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is due to have talks in Beijing, with North Korea's nuclear ambitions high on the agenda...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
'Silence over killing must end'
The family of murder victim Robert McCartney says the 'wall of silence' surrounding his death must be broken...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
Red Cap's father to take on Blair
The father of a soldier killed in Iraq says he will stand against Prime Minister Tony Blair at the general election...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
Madrid bombing suspect held
A Spanish man accused of involvement in the 2004 Madrid bombing that killed 191 people is arrested in the UK...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
Tories deny Gypsy race row claim
The Tories deny playing the race card over their plans to tackle illegal traveller sites...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
Japan struck by earthquake
At least 250 people in Japan are injured and at least one killed by a powerful earthquake, reports say...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
Bomb Kills 3 Iraqi Policemen in Procession
The attack came on the second anniversary of the U.S. invasion, as political protests and violence underscored Iraq's instability...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
Annan Plans to Propose Sweeping Changes to U.N., Report Says
U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan's proposal is expected to include the expansion of the Security Council and changes to a human rights panel...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
Putin Makes Good-Will Visit to Ukraine President
President Vladimir Putin of Russia promised European powers that he would support Ukraine's new president...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
Bomb Kills a Briton at a Theater in Qatar
An explosion at a theater complex in Qatar's capital killed at least one British citizen and injured dozens of others...
New York Times - March 20, 2005
Crohn's 'mistaken for anorexia'
Some children who are very thin are being diagnosed as anorexic when they have Crohn's, an expert warns...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
McCartney family returns from US
The family of murder victim Robert McCartney returns to Dublin after meeting President Bush in Washington...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
Stars perform in benefit concert
Nelson Mandela's charity holds a star-studded concert in South Africa to raise money for HIV/Aids sufferers...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
F1: Alonso in Malaysia GP pole
Renault's Fernando Alonso is on pole position for the Malaysian Grand Prix...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
Congress to debate patient's fate
US legislators seek new ways to keep alive a brain-damaged woman whose feeding tube has been removed...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
Williams urges debate on abortion
The Archbishop of Canterbury joins the debate on abortion, calling for an urgent review of the current law...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
Howard promises traveller action
Michael Howard promises a package of measures to stop illegal traveller camps and unauthorised developments...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
Call to improve STI clinic access
Access must be improved to sexual health clinics if the rise in infection rates is to be stopped, MPs say...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
Rice warns N Korea on deadlock
The US secretary of state says delays in talks about North Korea's nuclear programme cannot go on forever...
BBC News - March 20, 2005
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