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Global News Archive for January 2007:
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U.S. Death Toll in Iraq Hits 27 for Weekend
The deaths of two marines today followed 25 deaths on Saturday, the third deadliest day for U.S. forces since the war began...
New York Times - January 21, 2007
Iran?s Leader Stands by Nuclear Plans; Military Plans Exercises
Iran?s president repeated his vow to ignore international sanctions, while the military planned to test fire missiles in a three-day exercise...
New York Times - January 21, 2007
Teenage pregnancy myth dismissed
The notion teens with unwanted pregnancies have been less careful about contraception than older women is by research...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
Family bid to aid young addicts
Glasgow is to adopt family therapy from America to help teenagers with alcohol and drug addictions...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
Libya to axe public sector staff
The Libyan government is to lay off more than a third of its workforce to help to ease public spending...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
Snooker: Ronnie wins Masters
Ronnie O'Sullivan produces a superb display to beat a stunned Ding Junhui 10-3 and win his third Masters title...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
Chinese tycoon arrested over tax
A Chinese property tycoon is arrested on charges of bribery and forging tax receipts in a corruption crackdown...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
No agreement in Palestinian talks
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas' exiled political chief fail to agree on a unity government...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
More troops in bomb-hit Baghdad
The first wave of extra US troops arrive in Baghdad to boost security, a day after 25 US troops are killed in Iraq...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
Film of marines' daring mission
Video has been released of an Afghan rescue mission where Royal Marines strapped themselves to a helicopter...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
Nationalists 'lead Serbia poll'
The nationalist Serbian Radical Party has a clear lead in the country's elections, early projections suggest...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
On the Air, the Voice of Sunni Rebels in Iraq
Images of American soldiers being gunned down are broadcast by a banned Iraqi satellite television station...
New York Times - January 21, 2007
Cameron hint on cannabis medicine
The Conservative leader is "relaxed" about legalising cannabis for health use if there is evidence of benefits...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
Wales' children's 'champion' dies
Peter Clarke, who pioneered the role of a commissioner for children when he was appointed in 2001, has died aged 58...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
Airbus solves A380 wiring glitch
Airbus says it has resolved wiring problems with the A380 superjumbo which have severely plagued production...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
SNP unveils 'Trident toll' plans
Proposals to tax Trident warheads as they move through Scotland are attacked by Labour...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
Muslim Pc refused to shake hands
A Muslim woman police officer refuses to shake the hand of Sir Ian Blair on religious grounds...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
Merkel raps Putin over energy row
Germany's Angela Merkel urges Russia to improve communications with the EU after the latest energy crisis...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
Palestinian talks get under way
Talks between Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and exiled Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal are under way...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
Channel 4 denies coaching Goody
Jade Goody, at the centre of a Big Brother racism storm, was not coached before her eviction, Channel 4 says...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
Football: Arsenal beat Man U
Late goals from Robin van Persie and Thierry Henry give Arsenal a dramatic win over Man Utd...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
BA staff to strike as talks fail
British Airways cabin crew are to stage a three-day strike following a breakdown in talks with management...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
Democrat Richardson seeks office
Bill Richardson, governor of New Mexico, becomes the latest Democratic hopeful for the White House...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
Fight to stem cargo ship oil leak
An anti-pollution operation is under way after a stricken cargo ship started leaking oil off the coast of Devon...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
Helicopter Crash Claims 12 on Deadly Day for U.S. in Iraq
Seven other U.S. soldiers were killed in separate incidents on one of the deadliest days of the war...
New York Times - January 21, 2007
LA Times owner examining offers
The owner of the Los Angeles Times and other major US newspapers confirms it is reviewing potential offers...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
Youth dies after being hit on M8
A 14-year-old boy dies after being struck by a car on the M8 in West Lothian just before midnight...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
Tom Jones blasts Burberry closure
Pontypridd-born star Sir Tom Jones joins the calls for Burberry not to shut its production plant in Rhondda...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
Man arrested over suspicious fire
Police arrest a man over a suspicious house fire which has left a man critically ill in hospital with 80% burns...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
Man killed in quad bike accident
A 23-year-old man dies following a quad bike accident in County Londonderry, the police say...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
Troops in as bombs strike Baghdad
The first extra US troops arrive in Baghdad as the city is rocked by twin bombs that kill seven people...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
Palestinian talks 'will go ahead'
Palestinian rival groups Fatah and Hamas break a two-day deadlock and prepare for talks, a top official says...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
Cricket: Aussies beat Kiwis
Two fielding errors cost New Zealand as Australia edge to victory in the CB Series match in Sydney...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
Filipino workers seized in Nigeria
Six Filipino workers are seized by gunmen from a cargo ship in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta region...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
Schools 'must act on Brother row'
Schools should do more to teach core values in light of the row over Celebrity Big Brother, Alan Johnson says...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
British soldier killed in Basra
A British soldier is killed in Basra after the patrol vehicle he was travelling in was hit by a roadside bomb...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
Sadr group ends political boycott
Politicians loyal to radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr end a boycott of Iraq's parliament and government...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
Beached ship sheds chemical cargo
Containers thought to contain hazardous chemicals are washed overboard from a beached cargo ship...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
Quake strikes off Indonesia coast
An undersea earthquake of 7.3 magnitude strikes off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, US experts say...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
Dink killing suspect 'confesses'
Turkish prosecutors say a teenager suspected of murdering journalist Hrant Dink has confessed to the killing...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
Home Office split 'within months'
Splitting the Home Office into separate justice and security departments "would not take long", a minister says...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
Turkish Police Arrest Teenage Suspect in Editor?s Killing
Ogun Samast was captured on Saturday night after his father recognized his images from surveillance video and notified the police...
New York Times - January 21, 2007
Mexico Sends 4 Kingpins to Face Trial in the U.S.
The m0ve was a signal that the newly elected president, Felipe Calderón, is serious about cooperating with the U.S. to dismantle drug cartels...
New York Times - January 21, 2007
Pakistani Role Seen in Taliban Surge at Border
Along the Afghan frontier, there are signs that Pakistani authorities have been encouraging a restoration of the Taliban...
New York Times - January 21, 2007
Helicopter Crash Claims 13 on Deadly Day for U.S. in Iraq
Seven other U.S. soldiers were killed in separate incidents on one of the deadliest days of the war...
New York Times - January 21, 2007
Brain cancers shrink in drug test
A new treatment to starve brain tumours of blood has shown positive results in clinical trials...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
Village leader shot dead in Assam
Separatist rebels shoot dead a village councillor in India's troubled north-eastern state of Assam...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
Spain defies EU on energy deal
Madrid is standing by pre-conditions it placed on Germany's E.ON in its bid for Spanish power group Endesa...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
Tennis: Mauresmo in shock exit
Amelie Mauresmo's defence of her Australian Open title comes to an end in the fourth round as she suffers a shock defeat to Lucie Safarova...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
Boxing: Hatton regains crown
Ricky Hatton recaptures the IBF light welterweight title with a gritty points win over Juan Urango on his Las Vegas debut...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
Tories aim to scrap NHS targets
Tory leader David Cameron is to announce plans to scrap government health targets, the BBC has learned...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
Serbs voting for new parliament
Serbia is holding its first general election since becoming an independent state last year...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
Help US close Guantanamo - MPs
MPs who visited Guantanamo Bay say Britain and the international community should help the US close it...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
Police to question Dink suspects
Turkish police are to question a teenager and six other suspects in the murder of journalist Hrant Dink...
BBC News - January 21, 2007
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