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Global News Archive for Octomber 2006:
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Bombs Explode in Baghdad Ahead of Muslim Festival
The blasts punctuated what had already been one of the bloodiest stretches for Iraq since the American-led invasion...
New York Times - October 22, 2006
Brain warning in cannabis TV ad
A new sci-fi TV advertisement aims to alert young people of the damage cannabis can do to the brain...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Row over SNP's education policy
Higher education minister accuses the Scottish National Party of getting its figures wrong over its grant plans...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Four assaulted in mosque attack
Two men are held on suspicion of racially aggravated assault after four were attacked at a mosque...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Football: Classy Arsenal shine
Arsenal move up to fourth in the Premiership after a sparkling display at Reading...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
UN envoy ordered to leave Sudan
The UN's envoy to Sudan, Jan Pronk, is recalled following Khartoum's demand that he leave within three days...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Schumacher title bid fails in last race
Michael Schumacher bids farewell to Formula One saying he was never destined to win this year's title...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Father queries Madonna adoption
The father of the Malawian boy adopted by Madonna says he did not know he had to give up his son "for good"...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
US 'cannot stay course' in Iraq
A US state department insider says America will not be able to stay the course in Iraq over the long-term...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Israel admits phosphorous bombs
Israel admits for the first time it used controversial phosphorus bombs during fighting in Lebanon...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Iraq police bus attack kills 13
At least 13 police recruits are killed in an attack on two buses near the northern Iraqi city of Baquba...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Panamanians 'back canal project'
Voters in Panama have approved an ambitious project to expand the famous canal, early results suggest...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Actor Ford 'fit' to play Indiana
Film star Harrison Ford says he feels fit enough at the age of 64 to return to the role of Indiana Jones...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Tory tax proposals 'don't add up'
Chancellor Gordon Brown accuses the Conservatives of failing to learn the economic lessons of the past...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Hostage wife speaks of her relief
The wife of a freed Scots hostage, who had been feared dead, speaks of her relief at finding out he was alive...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Plane makes emergency landing
A Boeing 757 is evacuated after the captain said there was a misty haze inside the cockpit...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Shock at bomb memorial vandalism
A survivor of the 1972 Claudy bombing which killed nine people condemns vandals who damaged a memorial...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Italy holds fishing boat migrants
More than 400 suspected illegal immigrants are held off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Israel admits phosphorous bombing
Israel admits for the first time it used controversial phosphorous bombs during fighting in Lebanon...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
N Korea links tests to 'pressure'
North Korea will only carry out a second nuclear test if "harassed" by the US, media reports in Asia say...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Football: Man U move back top
Paul Scholes scores on his 500th appearance as Man Utd move back to the top of the Premiership after a 2-0 win over Liverpool...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Travel writer Newby dies aged 86
Travel writer Eric Newby, whose works include A Short Walk In The Hindu Kush, dies at the age of 86...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Prince Philip makes Basra visit
The Duke of Edinburgh has visited UK soldiers in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, says Buckingham Palace...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
UN envoy is told to leave Sudan
Sudan gives the UN envoy Jan Pronk three days to leave after he speaks of Darfur losses...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Knox-Johnston begins solo race
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston sets sail in the 5 Oceans solo round-the-world yacht race on Sunday...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Review Iraq strategy - Hague
UK plans in Iraq should be reviewed to match the US strategy rethink, says the shadow foreign secretary...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Singer Urban enters rehab clinic
Country singer Keith Urban, husband of actress Nicole Kidman, checks into a clinic to be treated for alcohol abuse...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Mobiles have 'key role for young'
Despite fears over text bullying, parents think young people are safer with mobiles than without, research finds...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Brazil firm 'may make Corus bid'
Brazilian steel group CSN is preparing to make a rival takeover bid for Anglo-Dutch firm Corus, a report says...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Iraqis 'to take charge next year'
The Iraqi army and police should be able to take charge of security in their country within a year, say British ministers...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Priest tells of sex abuse horror
A priest based in NI outlines why he wrote about the sexual abuse he suffered as a child and a trainee priest...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Hostages prepare to return home
Four kidnapped Scottish oil workers who were released in Nigeria could return home as early as Sunday evening...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Search widens after girl's kidnap
Police broaden the hunt for a van driver as an "extremely traumatised" kidnapped teenager is comforted by her family...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Gunmen kill leading Fatah figure
Gunmen in the Gaza Strip shoot dead a well-known Fatah militant during a clash at the Bureij refugee camp...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Pakistan and India in spying row
A row erupts after Indian officials detain a Pakistani diplomatic driver for allegedly receiving secret files...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Troops massing around Somali town
Government troops and Islamist fighters mass on Burhakaba town in Somalia, as rebels vow to retake it...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
BP attacked on safety standards
The US body that investigates major industrial accidents has attacked safety standards at oil giant BP, the BBC learns...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
More remains found at 9/11 site
Workers find more human remains at Ground Zero as a new search for victims of the 9/11 attacks gets under way...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Football: Rio tips Rooney
Man Utd's Rio Ferdinand is tipping Wayne Rooney to end his scoring drought against Liverpool on Sunday...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
F1: Schumi in daunting task
Michael Schumacher admits he faces a daunting task in Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix after his Ferrari failed in qualifying...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Faith call for Charles coronation
Prince Charles should be called defender of Christianity, not all faiths, at his coronation service, a Christian group says...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Straw 'planning Lords overhaul'
The House of Lords could be overhauled, with life peerages going and numbers dropping, a leaked document says...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Warning over UK race riot danger
The polarised debate over Muslim veils could spark race riots, the head of the UK race relations watchdog warns...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Hungary set to mark uprising
International dignitaries are arriving in Hungary to mark the 50th anniversary of the uprising against Soviet rule...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Immune alarm 'will help fight TB'
A key way that the body fights back against tuberculosis has been identified by scientists...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Iceland 'breaks ban on whaling'
Iceland reportedly breaks a 21-year-old international ban on commercial whaling by killing its first fin whale...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Bulgarians vote for a president
Bulgarians are going to the polls to elect a president, with incumbent Georgi Parvanov facing a far-right challenge...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
'40% of ADHD pupils' excluded
40% of pupils with ADHD have been excluded - 10 times the figure for other schoolchildren, a survey suggests...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
US 'concern' over Russia reporter
The US secretary of state meets relatives of murdered Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Iraqis 'to take charge next year'
The Iraqi army and police should be able to take charge of their country within a year, says a Foreign Office minister...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Panama votes on expanded canal
The people of Panama are due to vote in a referendum on an ambitious plan to expand the country's famous canal...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
UK troops to get dedicated ward
Injured troops will be treated on a separate military ward at an NHS hospital in Birmingham, Tony Blair pledges...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
US 'arrogant and stupid' in Iraq
A senior US state department official tells al-Jazeera TV the US has shown "arrogance and stupidity" in Iraq...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
Future King's faith role queried
Prince Charles should become defender of the Christian faith and not all religions on his coronation, a report says...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
British adults 'fear youngsters'
Britain is in danger of becoming a nation fearful of its young people, new research claims...
BBC News - October 22, 2006
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