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Global News Archive for August 2007:
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In Africa, China Is Both Benefactor and Competitor
Manufacturing has suffered in Africa as cheap Chinese goods flood the market, eliminating needed jobs...
New York Times - August 20, 2007
Mexico Braces as Hurricane Strengthens
Hurricane Dean gained strength today as it surged past the Cayman Islands and directly toward Mexico after battering Jamaica...
New York Times - August 20, 2007
Music mogul Wilson remembered
Mourners pay their respects at the funeral of Manchester music pioneer and broadcaster Tony Wilson...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Health fears as waistlines expand
Experts warn of heart disease and diabetes dangers as more than 1.2 million Scots are classed "abdominally obese"...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Search after boy falls in river
Rescue teams are searching for a nine-year-old boy believed to have fallen into a Snowdonia river...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Police investigate city body find
The circumstances surrounding the discovery of a body in the Mount area of east Belfast are investigated...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Rare dead star found near Earth
Astronomers spot a space oddity in Earth's cosmic neighbourhood - a dead star with some unusual characteristics...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Editor speaks out on Diana crash
A former tabloid editor says he felt "huge responsibility" for the accident which killed Princess Diana in 1997...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Postage-free packages for troops
The Royal Mail announces postage is to be free for parcels sent to British troops in Afghanistan and Iraq...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
South Korean Opposition Picks Candidate
A former mayor of Seoul, Lee Myung-bak, immediately became the front-runner in the South Korean presidential election...
New York Times - August 20, 2007
Iraqi Governor Is Assassinated
It was the second time this month that a provincial governor was killed, as violence escalates among Shiites...
New York Times - August 20, 2007
China?s Investment in Africa Comes With a Price
Manufacturing has suffered in Africa as cheap Chinese goods flood the market, eliminating much-needed jobs...
New York Times - August 20, 2007
Border Crossings: Rising Breed of Migrant: Skilled and Welcome
As legions of workers across the globe face new barriers to migration, professionals find more welcome mats...
New York Times - August 20, 2007
Caymans and Mexico Brace for Hurricane
Hurricane Dean was gaining strength today after battering Jamaica and leaving a trail of destruction across the Caribbean...
New York Times - August 20, 2007
Talksport rapped over gay jibes
Radio station Talksport is censured after two presenters made derogatory comments about homosexuality...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Uncertainty for 400 computer jobs
The future of 400 IT jobs in Flintshire is uncertain as food and household products giant Unilever considers outsourcing its IT work...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
False alibi lawyer sent to jail
A Glasgow lawyer is sentenced to more than five years in jail after he admits providing a false alibi...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Man charged in paramedic attack
A man is charged with assaulting a paramedic who tried to help him after he lost consciousness...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Vibrator robber jailed over raid
A robber who carried out a raid pretending his girlfriend's vibrator was a gun is jailed for five years...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Pakistan frees 'al-Qaeda suspect'
A Pakistani computer expert alleged to have had al-Qaeda links is freed without charge after three years in custody...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
France announces paedophile curbs
France's president announces new measures to deal with sex offenders in response to a paedophile scandal...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
US officer tried over Abu Ghraib
The court martial starts of the only US Army officer charged over the abuse scandal at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Tennis: Henman to retire
Tim Henman is expected to confirm he is calling time on his career at a news conference in New York on Thursday...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Taylor trial delayed until 2008
The trial of ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor for war crimes is postponed until January 2008...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Trio pull out of England friendly
England will be without Steven Gerrard, Owen Hargreaves and Darren Bent for the friendly against Germany on Wednesday...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Mourners remember Tony Wilson
Mourners gather for the funeral of Manchester music mogul and broadcaster Tony Wilson...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Protesters leave Heathrow camp
Climate change protesters leave their camp at Heathrow Airport on a day of direct action against firms around the UK...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Postage-free packages for troops
Postage is to be free for parcels sent to British troops in Afghanistan and Iraq, the BBC has learnt...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Mexico resorts braced for hurricane
Hurricane Dean moves towards Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula after battering Jamaica...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Lawrence killer to remain in UK
The man who killed head teacher Philip Lawrence wins his appeal against deportation...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Iraqi Governor Killed in Bombing
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi provincial governor was blown up by a roadside bomb on Monday in what appeared to be an escalation of a power struggle between rival Shi'ite factions that threatens to destabilize the country's oil-producing south...
New York Times - August 20, 2007
All Passengers Escape as Jetliner Bursts Into Flames in Japan
TOKYO (AP) -- Passengers used emergency slides to evacuate a China Airlines jet just minutes before the plane burst into a fireball Monday after arriving in Okinawa from Taiwan. All 165 people aboard escaped unhurt, officials said...
New York Times - August 20, 2007
Caymans Brace as Hurricane Dean Nears
The hurricane left a trail of destruction across the Caribbean, flooding streets as it passed Jamaica...
New York Times - August 20, 2007
Skype issues apology for 'outage'
Skype claims its net-phone service is back to normal following days of disruption...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Teens 'cannot function in work'
School leavers do not have the skills to allow them to function in the workplace, a poll of bosses suggests...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Eleven injured on Cruise film set
Eleven extras are injured after falling off a truck on the set of Tom Cruise's latest movie, Valkyrie, in Germany...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Crew rescued as ship hits rocks
A major rescue operation is under way off Anglesey after a ship hits rocks...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Mortgage lending still 'robust'
Mortgage lending is still rising at a "robust" rate despite hikes in the cost of borrowing, says the Council of Mortgage Lenders...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Tourist told city 'doesn't exist'
A tourist is told by Translink 'Derry does not exist' when she asks about a bus to NI's second city...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
India's political impasse deepens
Political uncertainty deepens in India with the government's communist allies opposing the nuclear deal with the US...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Iraqi PM makes first Syria visit
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki is in Damascus for his first visit to Syria since taking office last year...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Mother loses fight to stay in US
A Mexican woman whose battle to stay in the US with her US-born son attracted national attention is deported...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Turkey holds new presidency vote
Turkey's parliament is to start voting for a new president with Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul standing again...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Thai voters approve new charter
Thailand's military-backed government wins 58% of the vote on a new constitution, final results show...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Tennis: Henman 'set to retire'
Tim Henman is expected to end his 14-year career after Britain's Davis Cup tie against Croatia next month...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Uganda considers war crimes court
Uganda asks for the views of victims on the setting up of war crimes courts to deal with atrocities in the north...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Pet camel kills Australian woman
An Australian woman is killed by her pet camel when the animal apparently tried to have sex with her, police say...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Referee Styles dropped over error
The Premier League drops referee Rob Styles for next weekend following his performance in the Liverpool-Chelsea game on Sunday...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Microsoft cuts Europe Xbox price
Microsoft cuts the price of its Xbox 360 video game console in Europe, weeks after doing the same in the US...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Climate change protests spread
Climate change campaigners stage a series of direct action protests against firms around the UK...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Bomb kills Iraq governor
The governor of Iraq's southern Muthana province is killed by a roadside bomb in the capital, Samawa...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
World stocks boosted by US move
World stocks rise, regaining some ground after the US Federal Reserve cut a key bank lending rate...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Cameron launches Tory fightback
Tory leader David Cameron campaigns to save local NHS services as he seeks to regain the political initiative...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Biker murder police release CCTV
Police release CCTV footage showing Hells Angel Gerry Tobin just minutes before he was murdered...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
At Least 9 Drown While Camping in Mexico
A rapid river current swept away 15 members of a religious group in western Mexico on Sunday, drowning at least nine...
New York Times - August 20, 2007
Names of the Dead
The Department of Defense has identified 3,694 American service members who have died since the start of the Iraq war. It confirmed the death of the following American yesterday:...
New York Times - August 20, 2007
Party of Kazakh President Sweeps Seats in Parliament
President Nursultan Nazarbayev?s governing party won all of the 98 contested seats in an election that drew criticism from international observers...
New York Times - August 20, 2007
La Turballe Journal: Anchovy War?s Collateral Damage: Idle Fishermen
Amid a temporary ban, a battle over fishing rights pits a French village against an industrial Spanish fleet in the Bay of Biscay...
New York Times - August 20, 2007
Prime Minister Plays Down Pakistani Rivals? Talks
Pakistan?s prime minister said American involvement in negotiations between the president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, and the opposition politician Benazir Bhutto, could hurt the parties involved...
New York Times - August 20, 2007
Afghan Raid Frees Kidnapped German Aid Worker
The German woman was kidnapped Saturday in Kabul and freed early Monday in a joint raid by Afghan intelligence services and the police...
New York Times - August 20, 2007
Israel Returns Illegal African Migrants to Egypt
Israeli human rights groups condemned the deportation of the migrants, many of whom were said to be Sudanese refugees...
New York Times - August 20, 2007
Hurricane Pounds Jamaica as It Crosses Caribbean
Hurricane Dean left a trail of destruction as it surged across the Caribbean on Sunday, toppling buildings on islands along its periphery and taking at least eight lives...
New York Times - August 20, 2007
French Official?s Iraq Visit Offers Lift, U.S. Says
The visit by the French foreign minister, Bernard Kouchner, was the highest level visit by a French official to Iraq since the 2003 invasion...
New York Times - August 20, 2007
In a Place of Solace, Finding Faith Among the Sorrow
After more than 60 worshipers were killed in the Church of San Clemente in Pisco, Peru, the single deadliest spot in last week?s earthquake, the town?s residents have drawn faith from what they see as small miracles...
New York Times - August 20, 2007
Border Crossings: Rising Breed of Migrant Worker: Skilled, Salaried and Welcome
While many countries are seeking to restrict immigration by low-skilled migrants, they are increasingly working to attract those with advanced degrees and scarce skills...
New York Times - August 20, 2007
Shuttle undocks for early return
The space shuttle begins its return to Earth a day early, amid fears Hurricane Dean could threaten Mission Control...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Market volatility 'to continue'
Global stock markets will continue to be volatile, analysts say, with pressure on the Fed to cut interest rates...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Forth crossing options go public
Members of the public will have a chance to see the two final options for a new Forth crossing...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Fire cuts 'hindered hotel effort'
Cuts to the fire service compromised efforts to tackle a fatal hotel blaze in Cornwall, unions claim...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Plane gutted at Japanese airport
A Taiwanese China Airlines plane is destroyed by fire at an airport on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Foot-care failure 'causes misery'
Older people are being left housebound by a lack of NHS foot-care services in England, Age Concern says...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Tories launch hospital campaign
Tory leader David Cameron launches a campaign to fight plans to downgrade district general hospitals in the NHS...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
Hurricane batters Jamaica's south
Hurricane Dean pounds Jamaica's south coast, as it continues its path of destruction in the Caribbean...
BBC News - August 20, 2007
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