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Global News Archive for April 2005:
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Appeal setback for death row Scot
The decision to overturn the conviction of Kenny Richey is to be appealed to the US Supreme Court...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Mice put in 'suspended animation'
Mice are put in a state of near suspended animation, raising the possibility that the same could be done in humans...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
EU snub draws Pakistani protest
Pakistan summons European Union and Belgian ambassadors over EU snub to Islamic senator...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Murder probe police make arrest
Police investigating a possible link between a murder and two shootings in Newry, County Down, arrest a man...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Murder accused 'asked me to kill'
A jury hears how a man asked an associate to kill his girlfriend...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Rice backs Belarusian opposition
Condoleezza Rice meets Belarus dissidents just over the border in Lithuania as the US is accused of meddling...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Four killed in Mecca gun battle
Two suspected militants and two members of the security forces die in a gun fight in the Saudi city of Mecca...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Antarctic glaciers show retreat
The first comprehensive study of marine glaciers on the Antarctic Peninsula shows most are in rapid retreat...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Helicopter shot down in Iraq
A commercial helicopter is shot down near Baghdad, killing all 11 foreigners on board, including six Americans...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Parents fight on for baby's life
Parents of a seriously ill baby vow to continue their court battle after a judge rules she should be allowed to die...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Young mother stabbed in the neck
A young teacher is in a critical condition in hospital after being stabbed in the neck as she walked with her son...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Bush Urges Senate to 'Put Aside Politics' and Confirm Bolton
The president pressured Congress a day after senators said that his nomination for U.N. envoy may fail...
New York Times - April 21, 2005
Helicopter Crashes in Iraq, Killing Nine
Nine people were killed when a commercial helicopter went down north of Baghdad, United States officials and the Bulgarian government said today...
New York Times - April 21, 2005
Italy's Leader Begins Talks on New Government
President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi is expected to give a new mandate to govern to Silvio Berlusconi, who resigned as prime minister...
New York Times - April 21, 2005
Probe into maternity unit deaths
A high number of deaths at a maternity unity leads the government to introduce special measures...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
UK laws are failing to deter spam
With spam set to hit 95% of all e-mail by summer 2006, campaigners want better laws to tackle the problem...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Minister angry at dentist 'stunt'
The deputy health minister accuses a dentist who moved 1,000 patients out of the NHS of staging a "political stunt"...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Plaid pioneer Gwynfor Evans dies
Gwynfor Evans, Plaid Cymru's first MP, and one of Wales' leading political figures of the 20th Century, dies at 92...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Israeli minister backs Gaza delay
Israel's defence minister recommends a delay in withdrawal from Gaza until mid-August, officials say...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Bug death accused breached safety
An architect is found guilty of breaching health and safety laws after a fatal outbreak of Legionnaires' disease...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Snooker: Hendry in command
Stephen Hendry wins five consecutive frames to put Anthony Hamilton under pressure as the second round begins...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
UN body fails to condemn Sudan
The UN Human Rights Commission approves a resolution on Darfur, but fails to criticise Khartoum by name...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Hopes for Japan-China progress
An Asian-African summit in Indonesia could provide a chance for China and Japan to ease tensions...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Ex-Ecuador leader granted asylum
Brazil says it is arranging for Ecuador's ousted President Lucio Gutierrez to seek refuge in Brazil...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Illegal dye found in dinner kits
An illegal dye, chemically similar to Sudan 1, found in batches of the seasoning mix in Old El Paso Dinner Kits...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Sion Jenkins 'kicked Billie-Jo'
A jury is told Sion Jenkins kicked foster daughter Billie-Jo on an injured ankle months before she was murdered...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Pope reappoints Vatican old guard
Benedict XVI retains top Vatican officials who served under his predecessor John Paul II...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Helicopter 'downed' near Baghdad
A commercial helicopter crashes near Baghdad, killing all 11 foreigners on board, including six Americans...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Iraq 'abuse' photos case dropped
The court martial of a soldier accused of faking pictures purporting to show UK troops abusing Iraqi prisoners is discontinued...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Man has control order tag removed
A terror suspect on a government control order has his electronic tag removed during hospital treatment...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Violent crime 'rise' sparks row
The big parties seek to bolster their law and order credentials as figures show overall crime down, but violent crime up...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Shuttle launch put back to 22 May
The launch of the Discovery shuttle slips to 22 May to allow more time to prepare the orbiter...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
File-sharers facing spam attacks
Spammers are scooping up e-mail address lists accidentally shared on peer-to-peer nets, finds research...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Salmon quits as head of BBC Sport
BBC director of sport Peter Salmon, who secured the rights to the FA Cup and the Six Nations, is to leave...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Poll chief on postal scam alert
Scotland's top returning officer says he is on guard against the prospect of postal voting frauds on 5 May...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Four more Lynette officers held
Police arrest four more retired officers over the original inquiry into the murder of Lynette White...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Pernod offers £7.4bn for Allied
French drinks group Pernod Ricard unveils a £7.4bn takeover bid for UK rival Allied Domecq...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Ex-Ecuador president seeks asylum
Ousted Ecuadorian President Lucio Gutierrez takes refuge in the Brazilian embassy and asks for asylum...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Iraqi PM escapes convoy bombing
Iraq PM Iyad Allawi escapes a bomb attack as two foreign contractors die in a bombing near Baghdad airport...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Trains collide in western India
At least 17 people are killed and 73 others hurt in a collision between two trains in Gujarat...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Murder claim in Sally Clark case
A Home Office pathologist claims there was "overwhelming evidence" that Sally Clark's children were murdered...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Murder 'link' to shootings probed
A possible link between the murder of a man in County Down and two other shootings is investigated...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Football: FA clears Todd
Blackburn defender Andy Todd is cleared of elbowing Arsenal's Robin van Persie...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Athletics: Holmes to bow out
Dame Kelly Holmes announces she will end her career in Britain at the Sheffield Grand Prix...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Ivorian weapons pullback to start
Rebels and loyalist forces in Ivory Coast are due to start withdrawing heavy weapons from the frontline under a peace deal...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Vietnamese veterans die in crash
Thirty war veterans are killed in a bus crash on a tour to mark the 30th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Guantanamo man tells of campaign
A freed Guantanamo Bay Briton says pressing for the release of five men still there stops him becoming a recluse...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Architect guilty of safety breach
A council architect is found guilty of breaching health and safety laws after an outbreak of Legionnaires disease...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Driving ban for comic Vic Reeves
Comedian Vic Reeves is given a driving ban and a community punishment order after a drink-drive accident in Kent...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Helicopter crashes near Baghdad
A civilian helicopter has crashed north of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, reportedly killing nine people...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Baby 'should be allowed to die'
A High Court judge rules that doctors do not have to resuscitate a severely brain-damaged premature baby...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Tories plan to cut stamp duty tax
The Conservatives unveil plans to scrap stamp duty on all properties bought for less than £250,000...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Ecuador's Leader Flees and Vice President Replaces Him
President Lucio Gutiérrez of Ecuador fled after the Congress, meeting in special session, voted to remove him...
New York Times - April 21, 2005
Berlusconi Resigns as Italian Premier, but May Not Actually Leave
Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy immediately announced that he would form a new government with the same parties...
New York Times - April 21, 2005
U.N. Nominee's Confirmation Is Seen in Growing Danger
Senators from both parties said that John R. Bolton's nomination as ambassador to the U.N. now appeared to be in some peril...
New York Times - April 21, 2005
Benedict XVI Promises Dialogue and Reconciliation
Pope Benedict XVI said that his "primary commitment" would be to work toward "the full and visible unity of all Christ's followers."...
New York Times - April 21, 2005
Iraq Chief Says a Mass Killing, Under Dispute, Did Take Place
The new Iraqi president said more than 50 bodies had been discovered, and suggested they were victims of a mass kidnapping...
New York Times - April 21, 2005
Rice Tells Putin U.S. Is No Threat in Region
The secretary of state continued to suggest that Russia needed to do more to foster economic and political freedoms...
New York Times - April 21, 2005
Graduate gloom about job chances
Two thirds of UK final year students believe there are not enough suitable jobs, a survey suggests...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
SNP want oil at heart of economy
The Scottish National Party plans to put North Sea oil at the heart of economic regeneration in Scotland...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Lib Dems focus on education plans
The Liberal Democrats will on Thursday highlight plans to scrap university tuition fees and to lower student debt...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Adult stem cells 'cancer threat'
Stem cells from adults can turn cancerous, two research teams find...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Burma 'used chemicals on rebels'
The Burmese military used chemical weapons in an attack on Karen rebels in February, a rights group says...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Arrest order for Ecuador leader
Ecuador's new president orders the arrest of former leader Lucio Gutierrez, who was sacked by Congress...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Italian coalition talks to start
Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is to hold talks on forming a new government after his resignation...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Second Kashmir buses set to roll
Security is stepped up in Indian-administered Kashmir ahead of the second bus service across the state ceasefire line...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Women 'faking cancer histories'
Women are inventing family histories of breast cancer in order to have treatment, doctors have revealed...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Right-to-life baby judgement due
A High Court judgement on whether a severely brain-damaged premature baby should be kept alive is due to be made...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Ancient necropolis found in Egypt
Archaeologists say they have discovered the largest funerary complex yet from pre-Pharaonic Egypt...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Football: Everton 1-0 Man Utd
Gary Neville and Paul Scholes are sent off as Everton stay in fourth by beating Man Utd 1-0...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Rice calls for change in Belarus
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says Belarus is a "last true dictatorship" which must change...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
'Many dead' in Indian train crash
A passenger train collides with a stationary goods train in western India, killing at least 11 people...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
Tory plan to cut stamp duty tax
The Conservatives are expected to unveil plans to devote £1bn to a tax cut on stamp duty...
BBC News - April 21, 2005
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