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Global News Archive for March 2007:
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Lords defeat no-jury trials plan
The House of Lords votes to block plans to end the right to trial by jury in complex fraud cases...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Hospital blamed for man's death
A hospital is condemned for ignoring guidance which led to a man dying from a disease caught from a dirty shower...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
'Children used' in Iraq bombing
A US military official says insurgents in Iraq used children in a bomb attack, raising fears of new tactics...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
UN warns of Sri Lanka food crisis
The UN's World Food Programme warns that it is running out of money to feed displaced people in Sri Lanka...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Ecuador ends Congress stalemate
Ecuador's President Correa wins a small victory over opposition as substitute lawmakers allow Congress to sit...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Cricket: Scotland's hopes end
South Africa skipper Graeme Smith hits 91 to end Scotland's hopes of reaching the World Cup Super 8s...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Security struggle in Iraq's south
The BBC's Paul Wood visits Dhi Qar, one of the first Iraqi provinces to assume control of its own security...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Grand Canyon Skywalk opens
A glass walkway is unveiled at the Grand Canyon which will give tourists stunning views deep into the chasm...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Carer guilty of abusing children
A carer who rammed sticks down the throats of children as a punishment is found guilty of child cruelty...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Iraqi police disloyal, says chief
An Iraqi police chief tells the BBC he cannot trust one third of his officers because they are loyal to militias...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Shymkent Journal: Doctors, and a Medical Procedure, on Trial in Kazakhstan
One hundred children have tested positive for H.I.V. after being given blood transfusions they might not have needed...
New York Times - March 20, 2007
Sniper Wounds a Utility Worker in Israel
The armed wing of Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack, its first since a shaky cease-fire came into effect last November...
New York Times - March 20, 2007
Don?t ?Pack Up,? Bush Says After 4 Years of War
President Bush marked the fourth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq by warning that hard days lie ahead...
New York Times - March 20, 2007
Virtual worlds are 'worth $1bn'
Millions of people are flocking to inhabit virtual online worlds, says research by analysts Screen Digest...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Judge rules against cheap CD site
Online retailer CD-Wow is found in contempt of court for breaking a deal to stop selling cheap imported CDs...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Teens 'could get range of jabs'
Teenagers could be given a raft of vaccines to protect them against conditions ranging from chicken pox to cancer, experts say...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Budget plea for more poverty cash
Child poverty campaigners say the Chancellor should use his Budget to spend more on reducing child poverty...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Faberge eggs snatched in robbery
Masked thieves smash a jewellers' window with sledgehammers and grab Faberge eggs among a haul worth £250,000...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Prisoner wins phone rights case
A judge rules a recorded message on phone calls from jails is a breach of prisoners' human rights...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Airport 'to ban CIA renditions'
A Northern Ireland airport may be the first in Europe to ban the CIA's controversial "rendition" flights...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Lords criticise casino criteria
The selection criteria by which 17 new casino sites were recommended is criticised...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Rival militants clash in Pakistan
At least 46 people have been killed in fierce fighting between rival militants in Pakistan, officials say...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
World 'ignoring Iraqi refugees'
The UN refugee agency says there is an "abject denial" of the humanitarian impact of the Iraq war...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Ecuadorean police ring Congress
Police ring Ecuador's Congress to stop sacked lawmakers at odds with the president from entering the building...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
N Korea boycotts talks session
North Korea reportedly refuses to attend talks over its nuclear plans until $25m of its funds is freed...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Somalia tops minority threat list
Somalia overtakes Iraq as the most dangerous country for minority groups, a rights group says...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Live - South Africa v Scotland
Scotland manage 186-8 in their World Cup clash with South Africa in St Kitts...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
ITV's Ice final hit by vote fault
About 11,500 text votes for the final of ITV1's Dancing on Ice on Saturday were not counted, Vodafone admits...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
21/7 device 'set off by accident'
One of the alleged 21 July bombers detonated a device in his rucksack by accident, a court hears...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
BP 'is to blame for Texas blast'
BP is heavily criticised by US safety investigators over a refinery disaster that killed 15 of the UK oil firm's workers...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
EU working to find BBC reporter
The EU says it is doing all it can to find the BBC's Alan Johnston believed to have been abducted in Gaza...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Man guilty of killing teenagers
A 20-year-old man addicted to cannabis and obsessed with violent films is convicted of murdering two friends...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
'Stalinist' Brown attack rebuffed
Senior ministers defend Gordon Brown after an ex-top civil servant says he operates with "Stalinist ruthlessness"...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Foster mother guilty of cruelty
A foster mother who rammed sticks down the throats of children as a punishment is found guilty of child cruelty...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Explosion Kills at Least 78 in Siberia Mine
The explosion, one of the most deadly in recent years, occurred in a region notorious for mine accidents...
New York Times - March 20, 2007
GPS navigation plan to help blind
A satellite navigation system is being tested in northern Italy to help blind people find their way...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Rivers run towards 'crisis point'
Dams, shipping, pollution and climate change are among the threats to major rivers, a report concludes...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Mills foxtrots onto US dance show
Heather Mills McCartney performs the foxtrot in her first appearance on US TV show Dancing With The Stars...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Ofcom looks into pay TV industry
The media watchdog Ofcom is to investigate the pay TV industry following requests from several firms...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Family's grief at RAF fire deaths
The family of an RAF serviceman who died in fire with his two children in Cyprus say they are "completely devastated"...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
School cash spent on day at races
An inquiry is ordered after a group of teachers from Cheltenham use public money for a day out at the Gold Cup...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Double murder police arrest two
Detectives investigating a double murder linked to dissident republicans arrest two people...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Ecuador set for Congress showdown
The row between Ecuador's president and Congress is set to deepen as sacked MPs vow to reclaim their seats...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Sudan Darfur camps 'almost full'
Some camps for those fleeing fighting in Darfur are full and have to turn away new arrivals, the UN says...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Japan row threat to N Korea talks
North Korea accuses Japan of trying to scuttle the six-party talks in Beijing on its nuclear programme...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Probe after fan attacks Lampard
The FA will contact Tottenham after a fan ran on to the pitch at White Hart Lane and aimed a punch at Chelsea's Frank Lampard...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
My Iraq: Bereaved fathers
The fathers of two British soldiers killed in the Iraq war discuss their stand for and against the US-led invasion and subsequent war...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Margaret Thatcher movie planned
A film about former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the run-up to the 1982 Falklands War is to be made...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Third 'think Iraq war was right'
A third of UK people think the Iraq war was justified but six in 10 believe it was a mistake, a BBC survey suggests...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
UK inflation rate rises to 2.8%
The UK's main inflation rate rose to 2.8% in February, pushed up by an increase in taxes on flying...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Saddam aide executed in Iraq
Former Iraq Vice-President Taha Yassin Ramadan has been executed, an Iraqi government official says...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Search at stricken Siberian mine
Rescuers are still trying to reach four trapped Russian coal miners after a blast killed 106 people at a Siberian pit...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
10,000 passports go to fraudsters
An estimated 10,000 passports were issued to fraudulent applicants in a year, the Home Office says...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Teenager arrested over Adam death
A teenager is arrested in connection with the murder of 15-year-old schoolboy Adam Regis in east London...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Zimbabwe?s Crackdown Widens to Reach Opposition Grass Roots
A civic group reported a series of attacks on neighborhood activists and local leaders of the nation?s main opposition party...
New York Times - March 20, 2007
Top U.S. Official at Unesco Resigns Before Audit?s Release
An official audit made public on Monday reported that the official, Peter Smith, had violated Unesco?s rules by granting contracts without an open bidding procedure...
New York Times - March 20, 2007
Russia Objects to U.N. Plan for Kosovo as ?One-Sided?
Russia signaled its opposition to the United Nations proposal to settle the status of Kosovo and said a new negotiator should be appointed and fresh talks started...
New York Times - March 20, 2007
Detainee Says He Was Abused While in U.S. Custody
David Hicks, an Australian detainee, alleged that during more than five years in American custody he was beaten several times and witnessed the abuse of other prisoners...
New York Times - March 20, 2007
Hussein?s Former Vice President Is Hanged
He was the highest-ranking official from the former Iraq government to be executed after Saddam Hussein himself...
New York Times - March 20, 2007
Russia Gives Iran Ultimatum on Enrichment
Russia said it will withhold nuclear fuel unless Iran suspends its uranium enrichment as demanded by the Security Council...
New York Times - March 20, 2007
Labour to debate leader elections
A timetable for leadership elections after Tony Blair quits is due to be agreed by Labour's ruling NEC...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Inactivity 'costs NHS £1 billion'
Physical inactivity costs the health service more than £1 billion a year, research suggests...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Expert teachers 'key to physics'
The decline in school physics can be reversed by having experts teach it as a separate subject, a study says...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Inspectors give school top marks
A primary claims the title of
Scotland's best school after inspectors deliver its report card...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Captive speaks of Taleban horror
An Italian journalist freed by the Taleban in Afghanistan says his captors cut off an Afghan companion's head...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Russian elderly die in home fire
At least 63 are killed when a fire breaks out at night in an old people's home in southern Russia...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Palestinian sanctions to remain
The EU and US withhold recognition for the new Palestinian unity government, sworn in on Saturday...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Women 'left alone during labour'
Thousands of women are being left alone and frightened during labour, a survey suggests...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Brown accused of 'ruthlessness'
Chancellor Gordon Brown's Treasury operates with "Stalinist ruthlessness", a former top civil servant says...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Tax review backs new price bands
A review of local government funding will call for two extra council tax bands, the BBC learns...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Warning over 'legal high' pills
The UK medicines regulator warns people to stay clear of pills called BZP, the BBC learns...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Schools allowed to ban face veils
Schools in England will be able to ban pupils from wearing full-face veils under new guidance being issued...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
Saddam aide is executed in Iraq
Former Iraq Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan has been hanged, an Iraqi government official says...
BBC News - March 20, 2007
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