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Global News Archive for Octomber 2005:
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Bush and Rice Urge Action on Syria's Ties to Lebanon Killing
Describing the U.N. report as "deeply disturbing," President Bush said the world must "respond accordingly."...
New York Times - October 21, 2005
Clear skies for Virgin spaceliner
Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic collects $10m in deposits from budding space travellers...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Two quizzed over murder on common
Police investigating the death of a gay barman, killed on Clapham Common, arrest two men...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Teenager injured in hammer attack
An 18-year-old woman is in a serious condition in hospital after being hit on the head with a hammer...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Woman charged over store murder
Police charge a 44-year-old woman with the murder of a pensioner in a Cardiff shop on Wednesday...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
DeLay in first court appearance
Leading US Republican Tom DeLay seeks a new judge in his first appearance in court since his indictment...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Commission backs EU-Bosnia talks
The European Commission recommends opening talks with Bosnia-Hercegovina that could lead to EU membership...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Queen lights Trafalgar beacon
The Queen lights the first of a chain of beacons around Britain to mark the Battle of Trafalgar anniversary...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Europe's Venus mission delayed
The launch of Europe's first mission to Venus, due to have taken place next Wednesday, has been postponed...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Avian flu found in parrot in UK
A parrot which died in quarantine in the UK has tested positive for avian flu, the government has said...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
After 60 Years, the Yanks Fly Out, Leaving Just the Ghosts
The U.S. is lowering its profile in a city known for being the most American in Germany...
New York Times - October 21, 2005
Lawyer Representing Defendant in Hussein Trial Is Found Dead
Sa'doun Antar Nsaif Al Janabi was found with a bullet wound to the head in Baghdad, the Iraqi government said today...
New York Times - October 21, 2005
U.S. to Speed Up Talks on South Korea's Military, Rumsfeld Says
The defense secretary and his South Korean counterpart reaffirmed the commitment to "a solid combined defense posture."...
New York Times - October 21, 2005
Are you celebrating Trafalgar Day?
Will you be marking the bicentenary of the battle at Trafalgar? Send us your comments...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Google shares jump on profit rise
Shares in Google leap to record highs after the internet search engine reports bumper quarterly profits...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Adult education costs to rise
Adult learners are going to have to pay more for their courses, as funds are redirected...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Kylie denies 'desperate' reports
Kylie Minogue denies reports of "dramatic weight loss and desperate searches for alternative therapy"...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Musharraf says aid 'inadequate'
President Pervez Musharraf tells the BBC that Pakistan needs billions more dollars in quake reconstruction aid...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Jail term for ex-football chief
Ex-football club chairman George Reynolds is jailed for three years for his part in cheating the taxman...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Sister moves house after killing
Robert McCartney's sister leaves her Belfast home of 40 years in disgust at the treatment of her family...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Police seek shop murder witnesses
Detectives appeal for people who left a Cardiff store in panic after a pensioner was stabbed to come forward...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Ugandans mourn at Obote's funeral
Thousands of Ugandans turn out to mourn former President Milton Obote at his state funeral in the capital...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Indonesia seizes explosives haul
Indonesian police say they have seized a large quantity of explosives being smuggled from Malaysia...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Romania detects new bird flu case
A new case of bird flu is detected in eastern Romania, but tests must determine whether it is deadly strain...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Saatchi Gallery evicted by judge
The landlord of the Saatchi Gallery in London wins a High Court battle to evict collector Charles Saatchi...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
US seeks action against Syria
Syria must be held to account after a UN report links it the death of ex-Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri, the US says...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Ruling lifted on baby Charlotte
A judge lifts an order not to ventilate a brain-damaged baby, but leaves any final decision with doctors...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Hurricane Wilma hits Mexico coast
Hurricane Wilma starts battering deserted tourist resorts on Mexico's Yucatan peninsula...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Slashed pupil 'wants to return'
A 12-year-old girl says she wants to return to the school where she was slashed across the face by another pupil...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Nato agrees to quake deployment
Nato agrees to send between 500 and 1,000 soldiers to help quake relief efforts in Pakistan...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Rumsfeld Tells China Its Military Buildup Worries Neighbors
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld took part in an unusual round table with Chinese officers about the two countries' military abilities and intentions...
New York Times - October 21, 2005
NHS devolution lessons 'missed'
Valuable lessons on NHS policy are being missed as it is nearly impossible to gauge the impact of UK devolution, a report says...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Amazon 'stealth' logging revealed
Deforestation of Brazil's Amazon has been underestimated by at least 60%, satellite research says...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Sony wins major DVD studio ally
Sony's bid to be Hollywood's format of choice for the next generation of DVDs is boosted by studio decision...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Bacharach writes anti-war lyrics
Pop composer Burt Bacharach writes his first song lyrics to express his disillusionment over the war with Iraq...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Extension for shop murder police
Police are given a further 36 hours to question a woman over the stabbing to death of a widow in a city store...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Roche to license bird flu drugs
Swiss drugs giant Roche is in talks with generic drugs makers to boost production of the anti-viral drug Tamiflu...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Short challenges Blair war powers
Clare Short launches a bid to strip Tony Blair - and future prime ministers - of the power to send troops to war...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
WTO tells US and EU to back down
WTO head Pascal Lamy calls on both the US and European Union to make concessions at global trade talks...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
UN Hariri probe implicates Syria
A UN investigation links Syria to the killing of former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri - Damascus denies it...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Hate mail sent to new archbishop
The new Archbishop of York, the first black man to hold the post, reveals he has received racist hate mail...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
McConnell's anger at Malawi call
The first minister attacks the SNP for urging him to suspend the president of malawi's visit to Scotland...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Football: Ronaldo ready for Spurs
Cristiano Ronaldo will feature for Man Utd against Tottenham despite rape allegations against him...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Football: Premiership picks
Mark Lawrenson gives his verdict on the weekend's Premiership games...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
African countries act on bird flu
At least seven African countries ban imports of poultry from parts of Asia affected by bird flu...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Seoul presses US on army control
The US and South Korea agree to speed up talks on giving Seoul greater control over its armed forces...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Saddam trial lawyer is found dead
A lawyer for one of the co-defendants in the trial of Saddam Hussein is found, shot dead in Baghdad...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Parents win baby Charlotte case
The parents of a brain-damaged baby win their fight to have her resuscitated if she falls seriously ill...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Davis 'will not talk about drugs'
David Davis tries to end the Tory drugs debate after rival David Cameron says he has not used cocaine as an MP...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Teachers can restrain pupils
Teachers will have greater powers to restrain pupils and to punish badly behaved children, the government says...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Wreaths mark Battle of Trafalgar
Wreaths are laid at Nelson's tomb and on the deck of HMS Victory to mark the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Pakistan aid 'totally inadequate'
President Pervez Musharraf says his country needs billions more dollars in earthquake reconstruction aid...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Girl slashed in classroom attack
A 12-year-old girl needs 30 stitches in her face after being attacked during a lesson at a Sheffield school...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Prince William to join Army
Prince William will join the Army after being accepted into the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Bush Presses Abbas to Confront Armed Gangs
President Bush and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas promised to push talks with Israel forward, but there were no signs of progress...
New York Times - October 21, 2005
Taliban Step Up Afghan Bombings and Suicide Attacks
U.S. intelligence officials say the escalation is being done in part to attract money from extremist financiers in the Middle East...
New York Times - October 21, 2005
Former Powell Aide Says Bush Policy Is Run by 'Cabal'
Lawrence Wilkerson said that President Bush has made the country more vulnerable, not less, to future crises...
New York Times - October 21, 2005
North Korea Ready for Talks, U.S. Envoy Says
North Korea is also showing "flexibility" on conditions for obtaining a light-water reactor, Bill Richardson said...
New York Times - October 21, 2005
Winter Is the Enemy for Quake's Homeless Millions
The need to shelter up to three million Pakistani quake survivors is threatening to become the toughest relief operation ever...
New York Times - October 21, 2005
Top Syrian Seen as Prime Suspect in Assassination
The U.N. inquiry into the murder of a former Lebanese prime minister is focusing on the brother-in-law of Syria's president...
New York Times - October 21, 2005
NHS data 'impossible' to compare
An "alarming" lack of information makes it almost impossible to tell the impact of devolution on Scotland's health service...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Nato pressed to step up quake aid
The UN's emergency relief chief is to ask Nato to boost its role in helping victims of the South Asia earthquake...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Britain marks Battle of Trafalgar
Thousands are set to mark the anniversary of Nelson's victory over Napoleon at the Battle of Trafalgar...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Saddam trial lawyer taken hostage
A lawyer for one of the co-defendants in the trial of the former Iraqi leader is kidnapped in Baghdad...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Kyrgyz leader orders prison probe
Kyrgyzstan's president orders an inquiry after an MP and two others are killed by inmates during a prison visit...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Football: Bolton held to draw
Bolton recover from a poor start to pick up a point in their opening Uefa Cup Group H game against Besiktas...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
'Pension homes' scheme row
A government row breaks out over plans to let people buy second homes as part of their savings for retirement...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Amazon damage 'underestimated'
Deforestation of Brazil's Amazon has been underestimated by at least 60%, according to new research...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Abramovich aims for 100-year rule
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich pledges to build foundations at the club which will last the next 100 years...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Lees found 'distraught' in road
The girlfriend of missing UK backpacker Peter Falconio was found "shivering" after her 'attack', a court hears...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
'Empower teachers' report urges
Teachers should have the power to restrain pupils and to punish badly behaved children, a report will suggest...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
'Grave' bird flu threat to China
Chinese Vice-Premier Hui Liangyu warns of a dire threat from bird flu, as China takes new steps against the virus...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
Cameron and Davis go head-to-head
David Cameron and David Davis begin their leadership bids among party members, after the final MPs' vote...
BBC News - October 21, 2005
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