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Global News Archive for Octomber 2007:
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Kyrgyzstan?s Leader Dissolves Parliament
President Kurmanbek Bakiyev called for snap parliamentary elections after Kyrgyz voters overwhelmingly approved a controversial new constitution and election law...
New York Times - October 22, 2007
$5 Million Prize to Mozambican
A new foundation devoted to improving African governance awarded an audacious inaugural prize to Joaquim A. Chissano, Mozambique?s second president...
New York Times - October 22, 2007
Organized Crime Takes Lead in Italy?s Economy
Organized crime represents the biggest segment of the Italian economy, accounting for more than $127 billion in receipts, according to a report issued on Monday...
New York Times - October 22, 2007
Young Resistance Fighter Becomes Icon of France?s Center-Right
On Monday, France paid tribute to Guy Môquet, who was executed by the Nazis in 1941, despite protests that the center-right government was appropriating a Communist hero...
New York Times - October 22, 2007
2 Men Attacked Bhutto Parade, Official Says
The bombers have not yet been identified, but an investigator said that the men were Pakistani...
New York Times - October 22, 2007
In Iraq, Conflict on a Second Kurdish Front
Kurdish guerrillas have been waging a deadly insurgency in Iran and have links to the group that fights Turkey...
New York Times - October 22, 2007
8 Turkish Soldiers Are Missing in Ambush
Turkey continued to bolster its forces at the Iraqi border after a deadly attack by Kurdish militants...
New York Times - October 22, 2007
Iraqi Radio Reporter Is Missing
An Iraqi journalist working in Baghdad for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty was reported missing on Monday morning after police officers found the body of her driver...
New York Times - October 22, 2007
Shuttle launch is key for Europe
Tuesday's shuttle launch marks the beginning of an intense period of space activity for Europe...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Union endorses mail dispute deal
Postal union leaders agree to a deal aimed at solving a bitter dispute over pay and conditions...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Paisley warning over Quinn murder
Ian Paisley asks the prime minister for his full support if it turns out the IRA were involved in a man's murder...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Groom-to-be is killed in M6 crash
A groom-to-be is killed in a crash on the M6 in Cumbria which closed the motorway for eight hours...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Palestinians riot in Israel jail
Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners clash with Israeli guards at a prison in the Negev desert...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
F1: Hamilton keen to win 'fair' title
Lewis Hamilton tells the BBC he does not want to win a world title through disqualifications for other drivers...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Football: Defeat for slack Spurs
Tottenham stay in the bottom three of the Premier League after some slack defending gives Newcastle victory...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
'Bin Laden call' to Iraq fighters
In a tape said to be from Osama Bin Laden, the al-Qaeda leader appeals for unity among Iraqi insurgents...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Supermarkets 'still not green enough'
Leading food retailers use too much packaging, with up to 40% unable to be recycled, a report suggests...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Mac sales core to Apple profits
Apple sees profits surge 67% in the three months to September, thanks to demand for computers and iPods...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Britons drown off Portugal coast
Three Britons and a German have drowned off the Algarve coast after reportedly trying to help children in difficulty...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Hu Stronger as China Communists Regroup
President Hu Jintao emerged politically stronger after the Communist Party handed him a second five-year term on, but the party also also promoted two potential successors...
New York Times - October 22, 2007
Sidebar: Say What You Like, Just Don?t Say It Here
Two federal cases will soon test how far the government can go in keeping Americans safe from what a State Department manual calls the ?irresponsible expressions of opinion by prominent aliens.?...
New York Times - October 22, 2007
News Analysis: In China, the More Things Change . . .
At the just completed 17th National Congress, the message of China?s Communist Party was continuity...
New York Times - October 22, 2007
8 Turkish Soldiers Are Missing in Kurdish Attack
Turkey continued to bolster its forces at the Iraqi border after an ambush that left at least 12 Turkish soldiers dead and touched off an escalation in tensions...
New York Times - October 22, 2007
Talks Begin on New Polish Coalition
The pro-business party, Civic Platform, is opening talks on forming a new government after a strong showing in parliamentary elections Sunday...
New York Times - October 22, 2007
Abuse fight targets social sites
Social network sites are being urged to do more to help young users report online abuse...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Festival set for Cruise premiere
Actor Tom Cruise will hit the red carpet later for the world premiere of his new movie, Lions for Lambs...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Diabetes up amid rising obesity
Rates of obesity and diabetes are rising across England, government data reveals...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Darling tax talks 'constructive'
Chancellor Alistair Darling is meeting business groups for talks on his planned changes to capital gains tax...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Man is charged over Devlin attack
A man is remanded in custody in relation to the attack which led to the murder of schoolboy Thomas Devlin...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Driver charged over child's death
A 34-year-old driver is charged with failing to stop following the death of a seven-year-old boy in West Lothian...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Motorway chaos after fatal crash
A stretch of the M6 in Cumbria is closed after a man is killed when a vehicle transporter crashes...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Massive win for Polish opposition
Poland's liberal, pro-EU Civic Platform wins a massive poll victory, ousting PM Jaroslaw Kaczynski's conservatives...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Congo warlord appears before ICC
Congolese warlord Germain Katanga faces the International Criminal Court, the second suspect to do so...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
F1: Alonso questions appeal
Fernando Alonso says he would be "embarrassed" if his McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton won the world title on appeal...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
No jail for attacker of man, 96
A man who punched a 96-year-old war veteran on a packed tram in south London has been given a supervision order...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Rise in repeat violence charges
The number of violent criminals freed under supervision who are charged with a further offence has increased by 36%...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Man dies after Time Team joust
A man dies after a splinter enters his eye during a mock jousting for Channel 4 series Time Team...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Turkish troops missing after raid
Eight Turkish troops are still missing after a deadly attack by PKK rebels on Sunday, the Turkish military confirms...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Union backs mail dispute deal
Postal union leaders endorse a deal with Royal Mail aimed at solving a bitter dispute over pay and conditions...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
TV told father of son's drowning
The estranged father of a 10-year-old boy says he did not learn of his death by drowning until four months later...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Science chief urges badger cull
The UK chief scientist tells ministers badgers should be killed to stop the spread of TB in cattle...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Brown defends EU treaty position
Gordon Brown defends the government's stance on the EU Reform Treaty, but faces Tory calls for a referendum...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Mozambique Ex-President Wins $5 Million Prize
LONDON (AP) -- Mozambique's former President Joaquim Chissano, who brought peace and democracy to his country, won the first Mo Ibrahim Prize for achievement in African leadership...
New York Times - October 22, 2007
Kyrgyz President Dissolves Parliament
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) -- Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev signed a decree dissolving parliament Monday, a day after voters overwhelmingly approved a referendum on constitutional changes that his critics called a power grab...
New York Times - October 22, 2007
2 U.S. Sailors Shot to Death in Bahrain
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) -- Two U.S. Navy sailors were killed and a third was critically wounded early Monday in a shooting incident on a U.S. military base in Bahrain, the U.S. Navy said...
New York Times - October 22, 2007
Politburo in China Gets Four New Members
The changes in the Communist Party?s leadership lineup modestly enhance the authority President Hu Jintao...
New York Times - October 22, 2007
Games event highlights positives
The UK games industry is celebrating all that is positive in gaming in a week-long event taking place in London...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Spears is allowed to see children
Pop star Britney Spears is granted temporary visitation rights to see her sons, her lawyer says...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Bi-lingual plan to rescue school
A west London comprehensive could become bi-lingual, with funding from the French government...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Bug blunders 'known for months'
Ministers knew of the botched handling of a C. Difficile outbreak at an NHS trust five months ago and should have acted then, the Conservatives say...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Microsoft to carry out EU ruling
Microsoft has agreed to comply with the European Commission's 2004 anti-monopoly ruling against it, Brussels says...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Leader ousted after school report
Denbighshire Council's leader and her cabinet are voted out of office following damning reports into local education...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Salmond wants nuclear treaty role
The first minister seeks support from the international community in his bid to rid Scotland of nuclear weapons...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Murdered man in IRA-linked fights
A man savagely beaten to death was "involved in two fights with people linked to high-ranking republicans"...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Cheney: No nuclear arms for Iran
The US Vice-President, Dick Cheney, warns Iran it will not be allowed to obtain a military nuclear capability...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
US sailors shot dead in Bahrain
Two US sailors are shot dead in their barracks in the Gulf state of Bahrain - sources say it was not terror related...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Asylum for Eritrean gospel singer
An Eritrean Christian singer, held without charge for two years before fleeing into exile, takes asylum in Denmark...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Rugby U: Ashton future uncertain
England arrive home after the World Cup on Monday with coach Brian Ashton's future in the balance...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
F1: McLaren set for appeal
Lewis Hamilton still has a slim chance of taking the F1 title after McLaren say they will contest a decision not to punish two other teams in Brazil...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Four arrests after fatal shooting
At least four people are arrested following a fatal shooting on a high street in the early hours...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Business to lobby Darling on tax
Chancellor Alistair Darling is due to meet business groups for talks on his planned changes to capital gains tax...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Wildfires blaze across California
At least one person is killed and thousands evacuated as several wildfires rage in the US state of California...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Drowned boy's father speaks out
The father of a boy who drowned in a pond speaks of his heartache at finding out the news on television...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Mozambique ex-leader wins prize
Former Mozambique President Joaquim Chissano wins a new £2.5m prize for African excellence in leadership...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Free school meals trial in Scotland
Primary school children in parts of Scotland are being given free school meals as part of a healthy eating drive...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Global stocks see sharp declines
European shares fall heavily, mirroring East Asian declines, as fears over the US economy continue...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
A Protector as a Child, Honored as a Hero
Two years after being killed in battle, Lt. Michael P. Murphy will become the first recipient of the nation?s highest military award for service in Afghanistan...
New York Times - October 22, 2007
Names of the Dead
The Department of Defense has identified 3,823 American service members who have died since the start of the Iraq war. It confirmed the deaths of the following Americans over the weekend:...
New York Times - October 22, 2007
Bhutto Seeks Foreign Help to Find Attack Plotters
Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan?s former prime minister, on Sunday urged Pakistan to enlist international help to find those behind the suicide attack last week...
New York Times - October 22, 2007
Sarkozy Plan to Honor Communist Hero Creates a Stir
Some teachers in France have been angered by what they say is presidential interference in the classroom in reaction to a plan to commemorate an anti-Nazi hero...
New York Times - October 22, 2007
Iran?s Former Nuclear Envoy to Aid Successor
Iran?s chief nuclear negotiator, who resigned Saturday, will accompany his replacement to nuclear talks in Europe...
New York Times - October 22, 2007
Far-Right Party Posts Gains in Voting for Swiss Parliament
After a campaign widely criticized as racist, Switzerland?s far-right strengthened its position as the biggest single party in Parliament in a general election on Sunday...
New York Times - October 22, 2007
5 Arrested in Killing of Reggae Star
The arrests come three days after the reggae star, Lucky Dube, was shot in a botched attempt to steal his late-model Chrysler...
New York Times - October 22, 2007
Chávez?s Plan for Development Bank Moves Ahead
Doubts persist about the need for a bank to finance regional development projects, a plan advanced by Hugo Chávez, Venezuela?s president...
New York Times - October 22, 2007
Plot to Kill Olmert Foiled, Israeli Says
Israel?s chief of internal security said that Palestinian gunmen had plotted to kill Prime Minster Ehud Olmert in June, but intelligence officials had foiled the plan...
New York Times - October 22, 2007
Calcutta Journal: A 10-Armed Goddess Charms a Frenetic Megalopolis
Half Mardi Gras, half Christmas, Durga Pujo, a five-day festival dedicated to the Hindu goddess Durga, is the most important religious event for Hindus in Calcutta...
New York Times - October 22, 2007
Cheney, Like President, Has a Warning for Iran
Vice President Dick Cheney on Sunday said Iran would face ?serious consequences? if the government there does not abandon its nuclear program...
New York Times - October 22, 2007
Afghanistan Seeks Review of Herbicides in Poppy War
Under pressure from the U.S., Afghanistan appears to be seriously considering employing chemical herbicides to combat its opium poppy crop...
New York Times - October 22, 2007
Politburo in China Gets 4 New Members
The changes came as a leadership shuffle in the Communist Party continued, and seemed to give a modest advantage to President Hu Jintao...
New York Times - October 22, 2007
Confusion on Deaths After Fighting in Sadr City
American forces say they killed 49 militants after coming under heavy fire in Sadr City, but there were conflicting reports from Iraqi witnesses...
New York Times - October 22, 2007
Polish Premier Is Routed, Polls Show
The challenger, Donald Tusk, declared victory for his pro-business party, Civic Platform, after high voter turnout in parliamentary elections...
New York Times - October 22, 2007
Joint Chiefs Chairman Looks Beyond Current Wars
Adm. Mike Mullen, the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, plans to push to sustain the current high levels of military spending ? even after the Iraq war ends...
New York Times - October 22, 2007
Iraq and Turkey See Tensions Rise After Ambush
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice intervened to ward off a strike by Turkey on northern Iraq after an ambush by Kurdish rebels left at least 12 Turkish soldiers dead...
New York Times - October 22, 2007
Experts bid to help birds of prey
Experts from around the world attend a conference at Loch Lomond to save endangered birds of prey...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Young 'missing out on eye tests'
Eye problems are going undiagnosed in some children, partly because of a low uptake of free tests, a report says...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
'Cash crisis' for science centres
Science education centres around the UK are facing serious financial threats, MPs are warning...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Commons to begin EU treaty debate
Gordon Brown is due to report to MPs on the Lisbon summit at which EU leaders agreed a new reform treaty...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Arrest following 'siege' incident
Police detain a man after officers were called to a house in a West Lothian village amid reports of a siege in a flat...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Rebels attack Sri Lanka air base
Tamil Tiger rebels launch an air and ground attack an air force base in the north of Sri Lanka...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Three held over fight death
Three teenagers are held on suspicion of murder after a sailor dies in a fight outside a Hampshire hotel...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Asia stock markets in early slide
Asian stock markets fall more than 3% in early trading as investors' worries about the US economy continue...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Prize to honour Africa statesman
The Mo Ibrahim Prize - worth $5m - will be awarded in London to a former African head of state...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Hosepipe ban changes unveiled
Washing windows in a drought could be forbidden under plans for tougher hosepipe bans due to be announced...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Gay adoption tribunal appeal due
An ex-magistrate is appealing after he was refused an exemption from hearings in which he might have to place children with gay couples...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Schools begin free meals scheme
Pupils in Glasgow and West Dunbartonshire are the first in Scotland to take part in a free school meal pilot...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Polish opposition set for big win
The centre-right Civic Platform is heading for victory in the Polish general election, partial results suggest...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Raikkonen F1 title confirmed
Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen's world title is confirmed after an inquiry into the cars of Williams and BMW Sauber...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Child obesity alert plan pondered
The government says it may begin warning parents of school pupils if their child is found to be overweight...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
Chinese party unveils new leaders
China's Communist Party unveils its new leadership line-up, with new faces joining its top decision-making body...
BBC News - October 22, 2007
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