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Global News Archive for May 2005:
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Army Faltered in Investigating Detainee Abuse
Investigators initially advised closing the case of two deaths at Bagram, Afghanistan, without bringing any criminal charges...
New York Times - May 21, 2005
Palestinian Militants Agree to Restore Truce in Gaza
Palestinian militants of Hamas have agreed in talks with the Palestinian Authority to stop mortar and rocket attacks on Israeli settlements and towns near the Gaza Strip...
New York Times - May 21, 2005
Laura Bush Urges Rights for Women
Laura Bush called for greater rights for women in the Middle East on Saturday and said the United States respected all faiths during a tour to counter anti-American sentiment in the region...
New York Times - May 21, 2005
Teen search detectives find body
Police searching for a missing teenager find a body in woodland...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Court reform 'making difference'
Changes introduced last month to streamline High Court procedures are proving successful, figures suggest...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Rainy FA Cup final dampens demos
The rain-soaked FA Cup final passes without the disruption and demonstrations that were feared...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Lib Dems name by-election choice
The Lib Dems choose Jo Crotty as their candidate at the postponed general election poll for Staffordshire South...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Liver cells 'could beat diabetes'
Scientists have turned adult liver cells into insulin-producing cells able to treat diabetes when transplanted into mice...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Chile relatives rage against army
Angry relatives of 45 Chilean soldiers missing in the Andes accuse army officers of neglecting their loved ones...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Attacks 'delay' Iraq rebuilding
Too much money earmarked for rebuilding Iraq is having to be spent on boosting security, a US official says...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Western donors urge Ethiopia calm
Donors from 21 countries urge Ethiopian politicians to remain calm as they await results from Sunday's vote...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Uzbek town protesters stand firm
Hundreds of residents of an Uzbek border town return to the streets to demand the release of a rebel leader...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Belgian drama wins Palme d'Or
Belgium's L'Enfant wins the Palme d'Or, the top prize at the Cannes film festival...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Eurovision win for Greek singer
Greece's Helena Paparizou wins the Eurovision Song Contest amid disappointment for the UK's Javine...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Cuba dissidents talk democracy
Cuban dissidents debate freedom bills and elect leaders at their Havana rally, in defiance of a ban...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Brown unveils cheap mortgage plan
Struggling first-time home buyers could gain cheap mortgages funded by public money, Gordon Brown says...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
U.S. Memo Faults Afghan Leader on Heroin Fight
A memo warns that an American-financed poppy eradication program has been ineffective, in part because President Hamid Karzai "has been unwilling to assert strong leadership."...
New York Times - May 21, 2005
Abuse Inquiry Bogged Down in Afghanistan
Investigators recommended closing the case of two prisoners who died after being struck by guards at an American military detention center, without bringing criminal charges...
New York Times - May 21, 2005
Sunni Arabs Are Uniting to Compete With Shiites
Sunni Arab political leaders, sheiks and clerics pledged Saturday to come together in a broad Sunni political alliance to compete with the dominant Shiites in the next election...
New York Times - May 21, 2005
Hints of Thaw Between China and Vatican
The Roman Catholic Church and the Chinese government are actively exploring the re-establishment of diplomatic relations...
New York Times - May 21, 2005
Actor Freeman in anti-piracy move
Film-makers must act quickly to tackle online piracy, actor Morgan Freeman says in Cannes...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Women defy Pakistan road race ban
Pakistani human rights activists hold a mixed-sex road race in Lahore, in protest at a ban...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Protest held before FA Cup final
Manchester United fans hold a protest against the take-over of the club ahead of their FA Cup final against Arsenal...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Elderly targeted in robbery spate
Intruders force their way into a 100-year-old woman's home in a spate of burglaries of pensioners' homes...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Football: Dundee go down
Dundee are relegated from the SPL after failing to win a nervous final day match...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Rugby: Sale win Challenge Cup
Charlie Hodgson scores two tries as Sale win the European Challenge Cup...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Azeri opposition rally thwarted
Police in Azerbaijan prevent hundreds of opposition protesters from staging an unauthorised rally...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Laser warning protects US capital
A laser warning system goes into operation to prevent planes straying into Washington's no-fly zone...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Angry Sunnis shut Iraq mosques
Sunni mosques in Baghdad are closed for worship in protest against a spate of recent killings of Sunni Arabs...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Arsenal win Cup in penalty drama
Arsenal win the FA Cup after beating Man Utd 5-4 on penalties after extra-time...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Teacher marries boy she raped
A former US schoolteacher marries an ex-pupil 10 years after she raped him when he was just 12...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Warning over NHS baby care cash
Cash aimed at improving care for sick babies is not reaching NHS units, a new survey suggests...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Clarke 'anguish' over leader race
Ken Clarke is "anguishing" over whether to stand as Tory Party leader, according to Michael Heseltine...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
W.H.O. Moves Toward Allowing Smallpox Gene Experiment
The World Health Organization moved closer to approving an experiment to manipulate the genes of the smallpox virus for the first time since the disease was eradicated 25 years ago...
New York Times - May 21, 2005
E3 expo marks new dawn for games
The E3 games expo in Los Angeles wraps up with fans tantalised by the prospect of new games consoles...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Cannes films vie for Palme d'Or
The annual Cannes film festival draws to a close on Saturday when the winner of the top prize is named...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Police probe 'sectarian' attacks
Homes and cars have been damaged in attacks in north Belfast, which police say were sectarian and connected...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Mother's pleas on heart condition
A mother pleas for more awareness after her daughter is diagnosed with a heart condition that killed son...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Hoon's voter 'alienation' fears
A gulf between politicians and the public is widening, the Commons leader Geoff Hoon warns...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Lahore tense ahead of road race
Pakistani human rights activists gather in Lahore to hold a mixed-sex road race, despite a ban...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Live: FA Cup final 2005 build-up
Latest updates as the countdown continues to kick-off between Arsenal and Man Utd in Cardiff...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
F1: Renault dominate practice
Giancarlo Fisichella edges team-mate Fernando Alonso in Saturday's second session...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
PNG island vote tests peace deal
An election taking place on the Papua New Guinea island of Bougainville is a key test of a UN peace deal...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Push button plane landing hailed
Landing Harrier jump jets on ships in bad weather can now be done at the touch of a button...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Competitors ready for Eurovision
Twenty-four nations prepare to do battle in the 50th Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev on Saturday...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Karzai shock at US Afghan 'abuse'
Afghan President Hamid Karzai demands action after reports of US prisoner abuse, as he leaves for Washington...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Sun defends Saddam photos
More photos of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in prison are published by the Sun, which says it will fight any legal action...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Kylie 'fine' after cancer surgery
Singer Kylie Minogue is feeling fine after successful surgery in Australia for breast cancer, doctors say...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Police warn over FA Cup protests
Man United fans' protests at the FA Cup final should be legal and outside the stadium, police warn...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Tory MPs 'must pick party leader'
Most Tory Party constituency chairmen want MPs to be able to choose the new leader, a BBC survey suggests...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Kabul Doubts Report of Death of Abducted Italian
A man claiming to have kidnapped an Italian aid worker in the Afghan capital announced that he had killed her, but a government spokesman said that she was still alive...
New York Times - May 21, 2005
U.S. Is Seeking to Speed Up Talks on Kosovo's Status
The Bush administration is opening the initiative in hopes of stabilizing the troubled Balkan states...
New York Times - May 21, 2005
Qaeda Letters Are Said to Show Pre-9/11 Anthrax Plans
The letters are among the documents that U.S. intelligence officials have cited as evidence that Al Qaeda was working to develop biological weapons...
New York Times - May 21, 2005
Guantánamo Comes to Define U.S. to Muslims
For many Muslims, accusations of abuses at Guantánamo Bay confirm the low regard in which they believe the U.S. holds them...
New York Times - May 21, 2005
Hussein Photos in Tabloids Prompt U.S. Call to Investigate
The Bush administration opened an investigation into how photographs of Saddam Hussein in his underwear made their way into tabloids in London and New York...
New York Times - May 21, 2005
Palestinian Attack Hardens Israeli Settlers' Resistance
The attack on Friday was a breach of the cease-fire that Palestinian militants had negotiated with their new president, Mahmoud Abbas...
New York Times - May 21, 2005
Houses 'too expensive for nurses'
A study says that housing is becoming increasingly unaffordable for Scotland's public sector workers...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Tories appear distant - Heseltine
Ex-deputy premier Lord Heseltine says the Tories seem "privileged and distant" to many voters...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Drugs boost lung cancer survival
A cocktail of drugs could boost the survival rate of some lung cancer patients by a third, research suggests...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Royal Mail trains back on track
The Royal Mail brings back trains to deliver one million letters a day between Scotland and London...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Olympians gather to support bid
Hundreds of Olympians are to show their support for London's 2012 bid, as East London businesses withdraw support...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Inquiry as bodies found in house
The bodies of a man and a woman are discovered in a house in Norfolk, police have revealed...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Child abuse taboos 'coming down'
Taboos surrounding violence against children in south Asia are breaking down, says a senior Pakistani minister...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
US probes Saddam's prison photos
The US investigates how photos of Saddam Hussein were leaked to the Sun, as it publishes more pictures...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Pressure grows for Uzbek inquiry
The US, UN, EU and Nato continue to press, so far in vain, for an international inquiry into Uzbek unrest...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Police warn over FA Cup protests
Man United fans' protests at the FA Cup final should be legal and outside the stadium, police warn...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
Kashmir solution 'within grasp'
Pakistan's president says a solution to the Kashmir dispute is within the grasp of himself and the Indian leader...
BBC News - May 21, 2005
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