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Global News Archive for May 2007:
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Israel Strikes Home of Palestinian Lawmaker
The attack came hours after Israel announced that it would intensify military operations in Gaza...
New York Times - May 20, 2007
Roadside Bombs Kill 7 U.S. Soldiers in Iraq
A bombing in Baghdad killed six soldiers and an interpreter; another soldier died in a separate attack...
New York Times - May 20, 2007
Animation record for third Shrek
Shrek the Third, featuring the voices of Mike Myers and Cameron Diaz, makes $120m at North American box offices...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
City moves to curb noise nuisance
Scotland's largest local authority launches a campaign to curb anti-social noise...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Italian deal creates bank giant
A merger between Italian bank Unicredit and Capitalia creates Europe's second-largest bank by stock market value...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Hospital oxygen 'tampered with'
Police investigate a hospital's claim that oxygen cylinders may have been maliciously tampered with...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Seven US soldiers killed in Iraq
Seven US soldiers and an interpreter have been killed in insurgent attacks in Iraq, the US military says...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Cricket: England push for victory
England need 10 West Indies wickets on the final day after Kevin Pietersen's century helps set a target of 401...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Israel hits Hamas politician home
Israel launches a new air strike in Gaza, hitting the home of a Hamas leader and reportedly killing eight people...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Madeleine's father returns to UK
Gerry McCann is making a brief visit to the UK from Portugal to meet organisers of the campaign to find his daughter...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Man charged over terror manual
A 34-year-old man from Leeds is charged with possessing an al-Qaeda training manual...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Soldier dies in Afghan accident
A British soldier has died after "a tragic accident" in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Scores killed in Lebanon fighting
At least 40 people have died in a battle between troops and Palestinian Islamist militants in north Lebanon...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Victoria Wood scoops Bafta double
Victoria Wood, Ricky Gervais and The X Factor are among the winners at this year's Bafta TV Awards in London...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
BMA chairman quits over jobs row
The British Medical Association's head resigns in a row over a controversial doctors' jobs system...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Lebanese Troops Clash With Islamic Militants
A daylong battle left at least seven soldiers and four militants dead and set off a campaign to root out militants from inside Lebanon?s Palestinian refugee camps...
New York Times - May 20, 2007
Third Pirates film in LA premiere
Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom join the world premiere of the third film in the Pirates of the Caribbean series...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Nuclear cooling towers demolished
Landmark cooling towers at Chapelcross nuclear power station are demolished in a controlled explosion...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Labour 'wanted vote change talks'
Rhodri Morgan hints he was prepared to discuss voting system changes to secure a coalition with the Lib Dems...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Branson's US airline to take off
The Virgin Group wins final approval to launch a US budget airline after agreeing to a number of concessions...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Third man sought in stab murder
Police appeal for an 18-year-old wanted in connection with the murder of a father-of-one to give himself up...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Building cheque scam investigated
Allegations of cheque fraud at a Belfast City Council department are being investigated by the police...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Suicide attack on Afghan market
A suicide bomber kills 10 civilians and injures more than 30 in a town in the south-east of Afghanistan...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
New rally for Turkish secularism
Tens of thousands of Turks mass in the city of Samsun in the latest demonstration supporting secularism...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
US troops killed by Baghdad bomb
Six US soldiers and their interpreter are killed by a roadside bomb in the west of Baghdad, the US military says...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Football: Hargreaves sale on
Bayern Munich agree to sell Owen Hargreaves to Man Utd for "around" £17m...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Spain sends African migrants home
Spain repatriates
more than 750 African migrants who were caught trying to enter the Canary Islands...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Wasps claim European Cup
Wasps pull off a stunning victory against Premiership champions Leicester to win the Heineken Cup at Twickenham...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Oxygen supplies 'tampered with'
Police investigate after a hospital says oxygen cylinders may have been deliberately tampered with...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Israel backs tougher Gaza action
Israel's security cabinet backs plans to step up Gaza operations in response to Palestinian rocket attacks...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Iraq decision was right - Brown
Gordon Brown defends the decision to go to war in Iraq, as protesters gather outside a Labour leadership hustings...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
BMA chairman quits in letter row
The British Medical Association head resigns after a row over a letter he wrote to a national newspaper...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Stars gather for Bafta ceremony
Celebrities are arriving for this year's Bafta TV Awards in London, where Victoria Wood is among the nominees...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Housing 'should favour UK citizens'
British families should be given priority over economic migrants for council housing, says minister Margaret Hodge...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Israeli Army Strikes Cell in Northern Gaza as Palestinian Factional Fighting Persists
The Israeli Army struck a three-member Palestinian rocket-launching cell in the northern Gaza Strip...
New York Times - May 20, 2007
Tories 'out of touch' on grammars
UKIP leader Nigel Farage tells the BBC the Tories are out of touch on grammar schools...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Rail passengers face higher fares
New increased fares on many services being run by one of Wales's main train operators come into effect...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Mock plane crash tests NI crews
The emergency services are to be tested in a simulated disaster involving a mock plane crash and 1,200 people...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Salmond backs Scots Olympic team
The newly installed first minister is to give his backing to a separate Scottish Olympics team...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Romania president survives vote
Romanians overwhelmingly voted against impeaching suspended President Traian Basescu, results show...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
E Timor's new president sworn in
Nobel Peace Prize winner Jose Ramos-Horta is sworn in as president of East Timor, five years after independence...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Football: Hargreaves deal near
Man Utd are set to seal the £18m capture of England midfielder Owen Hargreaves, BBC Sport understands...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Labour candidates face hustings
The six candidates standing for the position of Labour deputy leader speak at a hustings session...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Call for migrant housing rethink
Minister Margaret Hodge says UK families should be given priority over immigrants for council housing...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Nuclear towers demolished
The landmark cooling towers at Chapelcross nuclear power station are demolished in a controlled explosion...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Gunmen in Iraqi Army Uniforms Kill 15
Gunmen wearing Iraqi Army uniforms dragged 15 Shiite Kurds into the street in an eastern Iraqi village and shot them dead...
New York Times - May 20, 2007
Immigrants Reject Quebec?s Separatists
The growing number of immigrants in Quebec point to a shift that is forcing political parties, separatist and federalist, to rethink their political foundations...
New York Times - May 20, 2007
Solar Flashlight Lets Africa?s Sun Deliver the Luxury of Light to the Poorest Villages
Mark Bent has spent $250,000 to develop and manufacture a solar-powered flashlight that gives up to seven hours of light on a daily solar recharge...
New York Times - May 20, 2007
Childhood years impact fertility
Women who spend their childhood in healthier conditions could have better fertility later in life...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Two boys held over man's murder
Police arrest two teenage boys after a father-of-one is stabbed to death outside his home in Sunderland...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Lebanese troops battle militants
Fighting erupts between Lebanese troops and militants at a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Venezuelans rally for TV station
Thousands of people in Venezuela protest against the president's decision to shut down a private TV station...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Vietnam votes for fresh assembly
Vietnamese voters are choosing new members to the National Assembly in a Communist-controlled election...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Stars gear up for Bafta ceremony
Victoria Wood and Jim Broadbent are among the stars expected to attend Sunday's TV Baftas in London...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Charities back Remploy closures
Trade unions are furious at six leading charities for backing the closure of factories which give jobs to disabled people...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Three held after teenager killed
Three teenagers are arrested after an 18-year-old man dies of stab wounds following a street fight...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Aussie home from Guantanamo
David Hicks, the Australian convicted of supporting terrorism, returns home to serve his prison sentence...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Police chief's 'Orwellian' fears
A senior police officer tells the BBC he fears the spread of CCTV cameras is leading to "an Orwellian situation"...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Mars bars get veggie status back
Mars abandons plans to use animal products in its chocolate bars, apologising to "upset" vegetarians...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
McCanns keep smiling for twins
Madeleine McCann's parents are pictured laughing and playing with their two-year-old twins despite their ordeal...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Israeli jets strike Hamas in Gaza
Israeli aircraft fire missiles at a car in Gaza City, killing three people, at least two said to be Hamas fighters...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
Steroid use 'on par with heroin'
Steroid use may be more than twice as common as official figures suggest, a leading expert tells the BBC...
BBC News - May 20, 2007
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