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Global News Archive for May 2005:
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U.S. Denounces Release of Candid Hussein Photos
President Bush doubted that the photos would inflame Iraqis, but the White House press office was taking no chances...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
Lawyers reject Iraq inquiry call
Government lawyers reject bereaved relatives' calls for Iraq inquiry...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Money squeeze hits adult learners
Colleges say competing demands for funding mean there will be fewer courses for adults seeking new skills...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Star Wars US debuts take $16.5m
The final Star Wars film takes an estimated $16.5m (£9m) at debut screenings across the US...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Karzai angry at US Afghan 'abuse'
Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemns alleged abuse of prisoners by US troops, as he prepares to visit Washington...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Police prepare for FA Cup protest
As Man United fans threaten protests over the club's takeover, police complete FA Cup final preparations...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Exxon facing overcharge payouts
Oil giant Exxon Mobil is ordered to pay damages to more than 10,000 petrol station owners for overcharging on the cost of its fuel...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Football: Baggies chase Johnson
West Brom are reported to have offered £2m plus Robert Earnshaw for Crystal Palace striker Andy Johnson...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Ethiopia call for unity goverment
An Ethiopian opposition group calls for a government of national unity after Sunday's disputed elections...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Bush 'would veto' stem cell bill
President Bush says he will veto a bill to ease restrictions on stem cell research a day after a major breakthrough...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Football: Cardiff ready for final
Thousands of fans will descend on Cardiff on Saturday for the FA Cup final between Arsenal and Man Utd...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Jackson ex-lawyer tells of 'plot'
Michael Jackson's former lawyer tells his child abuse trial he feared an extortion plot by the accuser's family...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
WHO agrees to smallpox research
The World Health Organisation agrees to further research on smallpox despite pressure to have stocks destroyed...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Saddam to sue over prison photos
Saddam Hussein plans to sue after a British newspaper publishes photos of him half-naked in his prison cell...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Soon to Be Uprooted, Gaza Settlers Plant for Final Season
A farming community of 26 Israeli families do not know where they will go...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
Strike ballot for 'fear' school
Teachers at a city academy on Teesside are balloted for strike action amid claims many are too afraid to go to work...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Broadband telephony gets a boost
Vonage is hoping that selling its kits in the shops will help sell the idea of web telephony to customers...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
400 jobs cut at furniture plants
A furniture company whose customers include Marks & Spencer closes two north Wales factories to move work to south Wales...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Defiant Uzbeks stage new protest
Hundreds of people rally in the Uzbek town of Korasuv, defying government attempts to curb street protests...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
US report reveals Afghan abuses
Fresh details emerge of the abuse of prisoners in Afghanistan by US soldiers...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Dutch No camp takes strong lead
Opinion polls indicate the Netherlands is set to vote No in a 1 June referendum on the EU constitution...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Loyalist jailed over press event
A 52-year-old loyalist is jailed for two-and-a-half years for fronting a paramilitary press conference...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Judge gives gang 56 years in jail
Members of a Glasgow drugs gang which terrorised part of the city are jailed for a total of 56 years...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Baby died after 'decimal' error
A coroner rules a 15-day-old baby died after nurses made an error in calculation when measuring his heart medication...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
'Outside chance' of Rover revival
Administrators for MG Rover consider offers from five possible buyers and say there is a slim chance that car production could resume at Longbridge...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Oldest WWI cavalryman dies
The oldest cavalryman to have served in the First World war has died aged 108...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Novel view of Martian spacecraft
US spacecraft turns its camera on other probes visiting Mars...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Football: Neville boost for Man U
Latest team news and big-match stats ahead of Saturday's FA Cup final...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
'Happy slapping' teenager bailed
A 16-year-old girl arrested after an attack on a teenager which was filmed on a mobile phone is bailed by police...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Task force to tackle unruly pupils
Education ministers have begun a new drive to stamp out bad behaviour in schools in England...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
UK police say Calvi murdered
London police officially conclude Italian banker Roberto Calvi was murdered in the city in 1982...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
EU says UK rebate 'not justified'
EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso says the UK's multi-billion pound EU rebate is no longer "justified"...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Would-be suicide bomber jailed
A man who brought a hand grenade in his luggage to Gatwick Airport with intent to endanger life is jailed...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
British Memo on U.S. Plans for Iraq War Fuels Critics
Critics of the Bush administration are portraying a British government memo as evidence that the president was intent on war with Iraq earlier than acknowledged...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
Football kit 'price-fixers' fined
An appeals tribunal upholds fines imposed on Man Utd and leading sportswear firms for price fixing on football shirts...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Long wait for Nintendo Revolution
Nintendo says the first chance for gamers to try out its new Revolution console could be at next year's E3 games expo...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Tailored stem cells: Your views
Scientists in South Korea say they have made stem cells genetically tailored to match the individual for the first time. Send us your reaction...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Board bids to restore confidence
Management at a troubled health trust say they are determined to restore public confidence in their services...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
'Crisis' over bail offence rates
The bail system is in crisis with thousands of people offending while on release, police chiefs warn...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Academic sparks top-up fees row
An expert says it is 'bonkers' if assembly politicians debate student top-up fees two days before her report is released...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
EU politicians expelled from Cuba
Cuba expels two European politicians planning to attend a meeting organised by anti-Castro dissidents...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Chappell named as new India coach
Former Australian captain Greg Chappell becomes India's new coach after being turned down for the job in 2000...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Football: Ferguson 'wants to stay'
Ryan Giggs reveals Sir Alex Ferguson intends to remain Man Utd's manager until at least 2008...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Football: Cardiff ready for FA final
Thousands of fans will descend on Cardiff on Saturday for the FA Cup final between Man United and Arsenal...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Ethiopia probes 'huge poll fraud'
Ethiopia's national electoral board is investigating allegations of widespread fraud in last Sunday's general elections...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Jackson 'praised by boy's mother'
The mother of the boy who accuses Michael Jackson of molesting him called the singer an "angel", his trial hears...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
'Drugs queue' warder suspended
A prison guard is suspended after claims that he disguised himself as a prisoner and joined a queue for methadone...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Advisers to tackle unruly pupils
A working group of experts on school discipline is being set up to try to improve behaviour in the classroom...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Watchdog against all-postal vote
The UK's elections watchdog says all-postal ballots should be ruled out in the future and calls for a number of reforms...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
US anger at Saddam photo
The US military launches an "aggressive" investigation after British media show Saddam Hussein half naked...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Stem cells tailored to patients
South Korean scientists create the first human embryonic stem cells which match patients exactly...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Iraqi Government, in Statement With Iran, Admits Fault for 1980's War
The Iraqi government publicly acknowledged for the first time that Iraq was the aggressor in 1980 when it touched off war with Iran...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
Uzbek Government Restores Authority in Area of Revolt
The government of Uzbekistan restored authority to the small swath of eastern territory from which its police forces withdrew last weekend...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
A Tie-Breaking Vote Saves Liberal Leader in Canada
Prime Minister Paul Martin and his Liberal government survived on Thursday evening by a single vote in the House of Commons...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
End to Boycott of Israeli Universities Is Urged
Two university presidents, one a Palestinian and the other an Israeli, urged an end to an academic boycott of Israeli universities by Britain's leading higher education union...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
In Rare Talks, the 2 Koreas Agree to Talk Again Next Month
Four days of talks ended with the North resisting pressure to resume negotiations over its nuclear program, but agreeing to cabinet-level meetings with the South next month...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
Israel Vows Tough Stance, With Restraint, in Gaza
Israel will use "all necessary means" to stop mortars and rockets fired from Gaza at Israeli towns and settlements, Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said...
New York Times - May 20, 2005
Iraq PM makes first foreign trip
Iraq's Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari is in Turkey for his foreign trip since the new government was formed...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Osborne will not enter Tory race
Shadow chancellor George Osborne rules himself out of standing to be Conservative leader...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Aspirin for over 70s in question
People aged 70 and over should ditch taking aspirin to avoid heart disease because of serious side effects, say researchers...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Togo crisis talks fail in Abuja
Talks to resolve a crisis in Togo after April's disputed presidential poll end in Nigeria without a deal...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
UN peacekeepers leave East Timor
United Nations peacekeepers are leaving East Timor, six years after its vote for independence...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
US accused of 'terror hypocrisy'
Venezuela says the US will be protecting terrorism if it does not hand over a Cuban exile wanted over a 1976 plane bombing...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
'Few payouts' for work injuries
Fewer than one in 10 people injured at work receive payouts, casting doubt on claims that business is burdened by a compensation culture, the TUC says...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Ireland in shock Eurovision exit
Seven times Eurovision winners Ireland are knocked out of this year's contest in Ukraine at the semi-final stage...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Group to advise on pupil respect
The education department asks heads and teachers to advise it on how to improve classroom behaviour...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Uzbekistan rejects deaths probe
Uzbekistan's leader rejects calls for an international inquiry into last week's bloody crackdown, the UN says...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
Postal vote checks to be unveiled
The UK's elections watchdog is to give its verdict on what new safeguards are needed to stop voting abuse...
BBC News - May 20, 2005
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