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Global News Archive for March 2008:
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Untested drugs for terminally ill
Cancer drugs untested on humans are to be given to terminally ill patients by the NHS...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Live - New Zealand v England
England lose four wickets before lunch on day one of the third Test against New Zealand in Napier...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Labour MPs may rebel on embryos
Many Labour MPs may defy the government over embryo laws if Gordon Brown does not allow a free vote, an MP says...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Hunt continues for boy's family
Police are continuing to appeal for information about a nine-year-old boy left at a bus stop in London...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Rail boss promises no over-run
Network Rail promises work which has disrupted journeys over the Easter weekend will be finished by Tuesday...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
War trials calls in Bangladesh
Veterans of Bangladesh's 1971 war call for countrymen who collaborated with Pakistan to face war crimes trials...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Ferry action avoids QE2 collision
A cross-Channel ferry is forced to reduce its speed to avoid a collision with the QE2 in the Dover Strait...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Lough rescue woman critically ill
A woman is critically ill in hospital after falling into the water at Lough Erne in County Fermanagh...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Drink age 'could be raised to 21'
The legal age for buying alcohol could rise to 21 under proposals being examined by the Scottish Government...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Central US braced for more floods
Flood waters continue to rise in the central US, after at least 16 people died in storms earlier in the week...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
France to reduce nuclear warheads
President Nicolas Sarkozy has said France will reduce its number of airborne nuclear warheads by one third...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Cheney seeks Saudi oil increase
US Vice-President Dick Cheney arrives in Saudi Arabia for talks focusing on security and the oil market...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Tumour woman's death unnatural
A French woman with a face tumour who lost a right-to-die case did not die naturally, an autopsy finds...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Ex-Beach Boys end name row
A five-year legal dispute over the use of the Beach Boys' name is settled by two former band members...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Leaping stingray kills US woman
A woman on a boat off the Florida coast dies after being hit in the face by a jumping stingray...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Cameron 'sorry for bike mistakes'
Tory leader David Cameron apologises for ignoring red lights and cycling the wrong way up a one-way street...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Tomlinson husband feels let down
The husband of fund-raiser Jane Tomlinson says he feels let down by the government over cancer drug provision...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Jersey hostel closing for a year
Jersey's Youth Hostel is expected to be closed for about a year as police investigate the site, the Youth Hostel Association says...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Peace talks on Cyprus to restart
Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders agree to restart peace talks on reunifying the island, divided since 1974...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Brown criticised over embryo bill
A senior Catholic clergyman urges Gordon Brown to rethink "monstrous" plans to allow hybrid human-animal embryos...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
US election rivals files breached
Passport files of the three main US presidential hopefuls have been improperly accessed, officials confirm...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Study unlocks Latin American past
The arrival of European settlers triggered a dramatic shift in the genetic profile of South America's population, a study says...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
TV stars Kym and Jack Ryder split
Coronation Street star Kym Ryder separates from her husband, ex-EastEnder Jack Ryder, in an "amicable" split...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Call for clarity on code patents
A legal row between the UK government and Symbian has revived the issue of whether computer programs can be patented...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Three men die in road accidents
Three men die following two separate road accidents in the past 24 hours in Northern Ireland...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Valleywood studio is £15m in red
The administrator called in to tackle problems at the Valleywood film studios says it owes £15m to creditors...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Cyprus leaders begin peace talks
The new Cyprus President, Demetris Christofias, holds peace talks with the Turkish Cypriot leader...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Nato soldier dies in Afghan blast
A soldier with the Nato-led force is killed in a blast in southern Afghanistan, the alliance says...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Basil Brush show racism row ends
Police investigating an allegation of racism in The Basil Brush Show say no further action will be taken...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Toxin scare hits mozzarella sales
Sales of buffalo mozzarella slump after milk is found to contain dioxins, possibly as a result of waste dumps by the Mafia...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Hamilton on top form in Malaysia
Lewis Hamilton is fastest in Friday practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix as David Coulthard suffers a worrying car failure...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Cricket: Injury fears played down
England look set to remain unchanged for the decisive third Test against New Zealand despite injury scares for Paul Collingwood and James Anderson...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Liberians stand up to be counted
Liberia is conducting its first national population count for more than two decades after years of civil war...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Tibet focus for Taiwan election
Presidential rivals campaign ahead of Saturday's polls, with Tibet protests focusing attention on ties with China...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Teachers to vote on class sizes
Teachers are to vote on whether to demand the government reduces class sizes to 20 pupils...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
EU 'committed' to stiff CO2 cuts
Europe is still committed to ambitious cuts in CO2 emissions, the EU environment chief tells the BBC...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Polyclinic plans 'flawed'
The government's drive to push care out of hospitals and into polyclinics is flawed, an expert says...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Missing girl search scaled down
Search efforts are reduced at a country park in Devon, where police initially believed a distressed teenage girl had gone missing...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Speak out on Tibet, says US politician
A senior US lawmaker calls for a probe into China's claims that the Dalai Lama instigated violence in Tibet...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Easter disruption hits passengers
Train services in the UK are disrupted as major works are carried out on key routes over the Easter weekend...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Drug-resistant TB case confirmed
Doctors in Glasgow treat the UK's first diagnosed case of the drug-resistant XDR tuberculosis strain...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Mobile calls on Emirates flights
Emirates says it is the first airline to allow a mobile phone call to be made on a commercial fight...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Massage illusion helps amputees
Amputees can feel relief from phantom limb pain just by watching someone else rub their hands, a study says...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Speech problems 'need attention'
Facilities for children with speech and language difficulties are "patchy" in England, a report says...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Meeting held on council cutbacks
A controversial meeting on £27m of Aberdeen City Council cutbacks is being held on Good Friday...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Strong quake hits western China
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 occurs in Xinjiang province in the northwest of China...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Genes show Latin America's past
Genetic study suggests Latin Americans are descended from European men and Native American or African women...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Hospital and GP reforms 'flawed'
The government's drive to push care out of hospitals and into polyclinics is flawed, a leading expert says...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Police hunt for missing teenager
Police and rescue teams search a country park in Devon for a missing teenage girl...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Good Friday opening for bookies
Thousands of betting shops in England, Scotland and Wales are opening for the first time on a Good Friday...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Archbishop performs feet washing
The Archbishop of Canterbury takes part in the ancient Maundy Thursday ceremony of feet washing...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
China locks down restive regions
China ups security in restive areas after Tibetan protests, as a top US lawmaker heads to meet the Dalai Lama...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Private funeral for police chief
A private family funeral for chief constable Michael Todd takes place later in Nottinghamshire...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Firings over Obama file breach
US state department fires two people and disciplines a third for accessing Barack Obama's passport file...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Rail delays expected over Easter
Disruption is expected on the UK rail network over Easter as major works are carried out on key routes...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
Pressure for MP expenses overhaul
Calls grows for an overhaul of MPs' expenses after police say they cannot investigate disgraced MP Derek Conway...
BBC News - March 21, 2008
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