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Global News Archive for February 2007:
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Iraqi Militants Use Bomb With Chlorine Gas
Officials said it may represent a new and deadly tactic by insurgents against Iraqi civilians. It was at least the third such attack in a month...
New York Times - February 21, 2007
Iraqi Official Fired for Criticizing Maliki in Rape Case
It was the third day that Sunni and Shiite leaders bitterly debated the handling of the woman?s charges...
New York Times - February 21, 2007
Fed 'uncertain' about inflation
The US Federal Reserve left rates on hold in January amid uncertainty about the future path of inflation, minutes show...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Soldiers sacked over drug taking
A total of 10 soldiers from a Scots regiment are to be dismissed from the Army after failing drug tests...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Iraq PM sacks 'rape case' critic
Iraq's prime minister moves to put an end to disquiet about an alleged rape of a Sunni women by police...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Deadlock over UN plan for Kosovo
Serbian and ethnic Albanian leaders fail to make headway at talks in Vienna on the future status of Kosovo...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Football: Hornets close gap
Watford miss a golden chance to climb off the bottom of the Premiership as they are held by 10-man Wigan...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Football: Chelsea draw at Porto
Andriy Shevchenko's goal earns Chelsea a draw, but the Blues lose John Terry to an ankle injury in Porto...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Bellamy and Riise sink Barcelona
Craig Bellamy and John Arne Riise both score as Liverpool beat holders Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League tie...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Spears 'leaves rehab after a day'
Pop star Britney Spears has left a rehab centre after just one day for the second time, according to US reports...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Anti-doping under fire from MPs
Britain's anti-doping chiefs hit back after an influential group of MPs said that an independent agency should take control of UK drugs testing...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
US wants tougher Iran sanctions
Washington says it will now push for tougher sanctions against Iran over its nuclear activities...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Most-premature baby goes home
The world's most-premature baby leaves a Miami hospital, four months after weighing in at just 280 grams...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Italian PM hands in resignation
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi offers to resign after the loss of a key foreign policy vote in the Senate...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Prince Harry 'to be sent to Iraq'
Prince Harry's regiment, the Blues and Royal, is to be deployed to Iraq, according to Whitehall sources...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
India and Pakistan Say They Will Fight Terrorism Together In Spite of Deadly Train Bombing
The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan pledged to work together to fight terrorism, following a bomb attack late Sunday that killed 68 people...
New York Times - February 21, 2007
News Analysis: The New Somalia: A Grimly Familiar Rerun
For a country that had seemed on the verge of ending 16 years of chaos, violence is the new status quo...
New York Times - February 21, 2007
Lisbon Journal: A Song Form Is Updated, but Not in the Alleys of Its Origin
The traditional music known as fado, which means fate, has been reinvented to become Portugal?s most successful cultural export...
New York Times - February 21, 2007
Britain to Cut 1,600 Troops in Iraq, Blair Says
In contrast to the U.S. troop buildup, Prime Minister Tony Blair said today that Britain will withdraw up to 1,600 troops from southern Iraq in the coming months...
New York Times - February 21, 2007
Iraqi Official Fired After Seeking Rape Inquiry
The prime minister dismissed a Sunni official who called for an international inquiry into the alleged rape of a Sunni woman by Iraqi forces...
New York Times - February 21, 2007
Hospitals pick hi-tech clipboard
An electronic clipboard could be rolled out across the NHS as pen and paper are phased out on wards...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Mills to star in US dancing show
Heather Mills McCartney is to take part in Dancing with the Stars, the US version of the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Japan may resume whaling voyage
The fire on Japan's ship Nisshin Maru may not have ended its Antarctic whaling operations for this season...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Doctors' regulatory power 'to go'
Government proposals will see regular check-ups for doctors, and a reduced role for the General Medical Council...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Asylum youths face x-ray checks
Dental x-rays could be used to check ages in a clampdown on child asylum seekers, a minister tells MPs...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Bank voted 7-2 to freeze UK rates
The Bank of England's rate-setting body voted 7-2 to hold interest rates at 5.25% in February, minutes show...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Rosepark fire charges dismissed
Charges against three people arising out of a nursing home fire in which 14 people died are dropped...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Man jailed over partner's murder
A 50-year-old man who beat his partner to death with an iron bar in her Belfast flat is jailed for 13 years...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Bogus forensic expert convicted
A fraudster who worked as a forensic psychologist without any qualifications is convicted of deception...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Italian PM faces coalition crisis
Italy's Romano Prodi calls a special cabinet session after his fragile coalition loses a key foreign policy vote...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Asbo pensioner's 'witch' threat
An 81-year-old who denies harassing her neighbours, terrified a girl by telling her she was a witch, a court hears...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Police 'break UK paedophile ring'
An alleged international paedophile ring with more than 300 members is uncovered by British police...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
UK marine killed in Afghanistan
A Royal Marine has been killed by a landmine in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Altruistic egg donation 'allowed'
The UK's fertility regulator says women not undergoing fertility treatment can donate their eggs to research...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Blair announces Iraq troops cut
Tony Blair says he hopes to cut the number of UK troops in Iraq from 7,100 to 5,000 within months...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
21/7 suspects arrest video shown
Footage of two 21 July bombing suspects as they surrendered to police has been shown to jurors...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Government backs digital lockdown
Calls to ban hi-tech locks that limit what people can do with digital media have been rejected...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Natural family planning 'effective'
A natural family planning method is as effective as the contraceptive pill, German research suggests...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Point-by-point: Question time
The key points from prime minister's questions in the House of Commons, from 1200 GMT...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Japan ups interest rates to 0.5%
Japan's central bank shows signs of confidence in the country's economy, raising interest rates to 0.5%...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
North-south airline is revealed
A Scottish airline is unveiled as the planned operator of a new daily return service between Anglesey and Cardiff...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Scots doctors attack 'MOT' plans
Leading medical experts in Scotland criticise a major shake-up of the regulation of doctors...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Airlift baby's condition worsens
The condition of baby Ben Marshall who was airlifted to hospital in Liverpool has deteriorated...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Pc killer in life sentence appeal
A former US Marine jailed for the murder of a police officer in Leeds is to appeal against his "whole life" sentence...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
S Asia rivals sign nuclear pact
India and Pakistan sign an agreement to reduce the risk of accidental nuclear conflict in the region...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Iran 'swiftly seeks nuclear goal'
Iran's president says he wants nuclear power as soon as possible, as critics in Iran urge him to accept UN demands...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Leaders discuss UN's Kosovo plan
Serbian and ethnic Albanian leaders are holding final talks in Vienna on the UN plan for Kosovo's future...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
US probes troops' neglect claims
The US says it is reviewing the way its wounded soldiers are cared for at hospitals, after critical media reports...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Cricket: Coach backs Aussies
Australia coach John Buchanan backs his team to come good in time for the World Cup...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Protests banned in Zimbabwe's capital
Zimbabwe police ban protests as Robert Mugabe marks his 83rd birthday by vowing to stay on as president...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Uefa launches Man Utd crush probe
Uefa investigates the crush scare involving Man Utd fans at the Champions League tie against Lille...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Celebrities give Obama $1.3m
Celebrities donate $1.3m to Democrat Barack Obama's presidential campaign at a lavish Beverly Hills fund-raiser...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
PM denies road toll 'stealth tax'
Road pricing is not a "stealth tax", Tony Blair says in e-mail to 1.8m people who signed an anti-toll petition...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Schoolgirl loses veil legal case
A 12-year-old schoolgirl has failed in an attempted legal challenge to her school's ban on a full-face veil...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Police question Blair aide again
Downing Street aide Ruth Turner is questioned again as part of the police cash-for-honours inquiry...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
High Court victory for pensioners
Four people who lost all or part of their company pensions win their High Court case against the government...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Police to review DNA crime cases
Police chiefs across Britain are to review criminal cases in which DNA samples may have been missed...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
India and Pakistan Talks to Go On Despite Deadly Train Explosions
Indian and Pakistani officials said the train bombings that killed at least 68 people on Sunday would not be allowed to upset planned peace talks...
New York Times - February 21, 2007
Bird Flu Outbreak Shuts Farms Near Moscow
The outbreaks over the weekend were a sign that the virus was moving westward along migratory bird routes, as it did last winter...
New York Times - February 21, 2007
2 Leaders Rebuff Russia?s Nuclear Threats
Officials in the Czech Republic and Poland vowed that they would not be intimidated by Russia, a day after a general in Moscow declared that nuclear weapons could be aimed at their countries...
New York Times - February 21, 2007
Negroponte Advises New Diplomats to Seek Challenging Posts
The new deputy secretary of state said the diplomatic corps was increasing the American presence in world capitals subject to turmoil...
New York Times - February 21, 2007
Rape Accusation Reinforces Fears in a Divided Iraq
The most wicked acts are spoken of openly and without reserve in Iraq. Rape is different...
New York Times - February 21, 2007
Tougher Tactics Deter Migrants at U.S. Border
More agents, increased patrols and new walls and fences have made U.S. borders harder to cross...
New York Times - February 21, 2007
Oscar winners chosen as vote ends
This year's Oscars winners and losers are decided as the voting deadline passes ahead of Sunday's ceremony...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
£33m carer-support plan unveiled
The government unveils a £33m package aimed at supporting carers of elderly or disabled relatives...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Drug 'cuts long-term cancer risk'
Tamoxifen reduces the risk of breast cancer returning long after women stop taking the drug, research suggests...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Pensions case judgement looms
A High Court judgement due on Wednesday is eagerly awaited by 85,000 people who lost company pensions...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Plea on future of ferry services
Unions for Caledonian MacBrayne staff demand Scotland's ferry services remain in public hands...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Pakistan minister in India talks
Pakistan's foreign minister will hold talks in India, vowing that the train attack won't undermine peace efforts...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Leaders to discuss Kosovo future
Final talks between Serbian and ethnic Albanian leaders over Kosovo's future begin on Wednesday...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
DRC troops jailed for war crimes
A military court convicts 13 DR Congo soldiers of war crimes after a mass grave was found in the north-east...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Philippines army is 'in denial'
A UN envoy says the Philippines army is in "almost total denial" about a wave of extra-judicial killings...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Building collapses in Istanbul
A building collapses in the Turkish city of Istanbul, killing at least one and injuring 26 others...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Human egg donation decision due
The UK's fertility regulator is set to rule that stem cell medics can recruit women to donate eggs for research...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Tehran dismisses threat of force
Iran's top nuclear negotiator dismisses threats of force against it, as the UN prepares to make a crucial report...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Armoured vehicle delay criticised
Government attempts to update the UK's fleet of armoured vehicles have been "a sorry story", MPs say...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
No decision on road tolls - Blair
No decision has been made about road pricing, Tony Blair tells 1.8 million people who signed a petition against it...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
Doctor regulation shake-up plan
A major shake-up in the way doctors are regulated in the UK is to be outlined by ministers...
BBC News - February 21, 2007
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