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Global News Archive for February 2006:
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Blast Destroys Shrine in Iraq, Setting Off Sectarian Fury
Shiite mobs set fire to dozens of Sunni mosques after the golden dome of one of Iraq's most revered shrines was destroyed...
New York Times - February 22, 2006
Pope Names 15 Cardinals, Including Two Americans
The pope also elevated a bishop in Hong Kong, signaling the Vatican's growing interest in China's 1.3 billion people...
New York Times - February 22, 2006
Iran Pledges Money to Hamas-Led Palestinian Authority
Israel said that it would be "entitled to use all legal means" to block the flow of Iranian money to "a terrorist leadership."...
New York Times - February 22, 2006
Bush Urges India to Split Military and Civilian Nuclear Programs
President Bush, who will visit the Asian subcontinent next week, also addressed the outsourcing of U.S. jobs and relations with Pakistan...
New York Times - February 22, 2006
Twins more likely for older mums
Scientists identify why, despite declining fertility, older mothers are likely to have twins...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
'Pharmed' goats seek drug licence
The first medicine to be produced from animals that have been modified to carry human DNA could get the go-ahead this week...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Postal workers to vote on strike
Postal workers are to hold a ballot on whether to take official strike action, their union has annoaunced...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Children airlifted from Snowdon
Rescuers say they were 'horrified' to be called to help a group on Snowdon which included three young children...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
US presses India on nuclear deal
US President George W Bush urges India to separate its civilian and military nuclear programmes, ahead of his visit to Delhi...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Football: Barca beat Chelsea
Chelsea's Asier del Horno is sent off as they lose to Barcelona in the Champions League at Stamford Bridge...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Football: Draw for Rangers
Rangers fight back to draw with Villarreal thanks to a late own goal in the Champions League...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Riots in Nigeria leave many dead
At least 20 Nigerians die in a second day of anti-Muslim attacks in the southern city of Onitsha...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
'Sunni militants' killed in Basra
Gunmen kill at least 11 people seized from a jail in southern Iraq, amid sectarian violence after a Shia shrine is bombed...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Try terror suspects - Goldsmith
The Attorney General says even those people responsible for terrorist outrages are entitled to a fair trial...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
School bully payouts rise sharply
The cost of compensation claims for bullying at school has risen 225% in the past five years, figures suggest...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Family abducted before £25m raid
Armed raiders steal over £25m from a depot after tying up 15 members of staff and kidnapping a security boss, his wife and child...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Blast Destroys Golden Dome of Sacred Shiite Shrine in Iraq
Insurgents detonated powerful explosives inside one of Shiite Islam's most sacred shrines, prompting protests across Iraq...
New York Times - February 22, 2006
Pope Names Two Americans as Cardinals
Two Americans were among 15 Roman Catholic prelates named today to be cardinals by Pope Benedict XVI...
New York Times - February 22, 2006
As Bird Flu Spreads, Officials Shift to Vaccination Campaigns
Vaccination campaigns are so far employed only in a few parts of Asia with deeply entrenched bird flu problems...
New York Times - February 22, 2006
Microsoft rivals in new EU action
A group of Microsoft rivals file a complaint with the EU, saying the firm competes unfairly...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Problem over diploma work stints
England's qualifications regulator says it might not be possible to give teenagers relevant work experience...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Family fury at driver's sentence
The family of a three-year-old girl killed in a hit-and-run crash react angrily to the driver's three-month jail sentence...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Jobs go at medical equipment firm
Seventy six people are losing their jobs at a medical equipment company in west Belfast...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
McKie case inquiry calls rejected
The handling of the Shirley McKie fingerprint case is strongly defended in parliament as pressure mounts for a public inquiry...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Wife denies trying to hire hitman
A woman tried to persuade lovers and a friend to kill her husband so she could inherit his money, a court hears...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Rice concludes talks with Mubarak
The US secretary of state concludes talks with Egypt's president on the second day of her Middle East tour...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Eight claim $365m US lottery win
Eight people share $365m jackpot in the US lottery - the biggest win in the game's history...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Football: Chelsea Euro showdown
Chelsea and Barcelona prepare to meet in the Champions League as the row goes on over the Stamford Bridge pitch...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Rioting in southern Nigerian city
At least 20 Nigerians die in two days of anti-Muslim attacks in a southern city as sectarian violence spreads...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Grandmother dies at tragedy site
A woman is killed by a train at the spot where her daughter and her two children died six months earlier...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
EU to allow bird flu vaccination
EU experts approve limited vaccination of poultry, as Austria confirms a case of H5N1 bird flu in chickens...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Convictions for Diana paparazzi
Paparazzi breached privacy laws after taking pictures of Princess Diana on the night she died, a Paris court rules...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Iraq shrine blast sparks protests
Six Sunni Iraqis are killed as thousands stage protests after a bomb attack on one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
New lease of life for Longbridge
Nanjing Auto, which bought MG Rover in 2005, signs a "landmark" lease which could restart Longbridge production...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Police criticised over BBQ murder
A coroner criticises police for taking an hour to enter a house where three women were shot...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Mail defends Charles revelations
Prince Charles cannot complain about his journal's publication because he airs his views "publicly", it is alleged...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Heart disease 'costs EU billions'
Cardiovascular diseases cost the European Union 169 billion euros in 2003, a study has found...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
More security problems bite Apple
Viruses that attack Apple software and a serious bug in its operating system have been found by security experts...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Fans threaten to boycott 007 film
James Bond fans threaten to boycott new film Casino Royale in protest at the casting of actor Daniel Craig...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Arrests in town murder inquiry
Police investigating the murder of a man in a County Antrim town at the weekend arrest three men...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
McKie inquiry moves a step closer
A Holyrood committee writes to the Scottish Executive over the Shirley McKie fingerprint case...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
MPs attack 'hasty' police merger
A committee of MPs accuse the UK government of rushing ahead with plans to create an all-Wales police force...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Bank voted 8-1 to freeze UK rates
The Bank of England's interest rate-setting committee voted 8-1 in favour of holding rates at 4.5% in February...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Fears raised on ministers' power
Claims that ministers would have a free hand to change laws under new plans are denied by the government...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Austria finds bird flu in chicken
Austria says a chicken has the H5N1 bird flu virus, its first appearance in poultry in the EU...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Rice and Egypt's Mubarak in talks
The US Secretary of State holds talks with Egypt's president on the second day of her Middle East tour...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
New Sri Lanka peace talks begin
Sri Lankan officials and Tamil Tiger rebels meet in Geneva for their first direct talks in three years...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Football: Barca hauled off pitch
Uefa officials intervene after Barcelona players go over their allotted hour training session at Stamford Bridge...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Live: Winter Olympics Day 12
Swiss brothers Philipp and Simon Schoch lead snowboarding's parallel giant slalom, while the great Janica Kostelic prepares for the slalom...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Kenyan VP grilled over corruption
Kenyan Vice-President Moody Awori is questioned by a panel of MPs over his role in a huge corruption scandal...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Japan minister in key China talks
Japan's trade minister meets China's Premier Wen Jiabao for their countries' highest level talks in months...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
'Essex boys' murder appeal fails
Two men serving life for gangland murders lose an appeal against their convictions...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
British expat killed in Cambodia
The British owner of a Cambodia bar is stabbed to death during a robbery attempt, local police say...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
BBC sets aside £100m for films
The BBC plans to invest £100m in the UK film industry over 10 years, with half to be spent on new British films...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Iraqi blast damages Shia shrine
A bomb attack in the Iraqi city of Samarra damages one of Shia Islam's holiest shrines, sparking protests...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Work to restart at Rover plant
Nanjing Auto, which bought MG Rover in 2005, signs a "landmark" lease which will restart Longbridge production...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Ratko Mladic 'is still at large'
The UN's chief war crimes prosecutor denies reports that top suspect Gen Ratko Mladic has been arrested...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Furor Over Cartoons Pits Muslim Against Muslim
There is a rift in the Middle East between those who want to engage in direct dialogue and those who focus on outside enemies...
New York Times - February 22, 2006
Force-Feeding at Guantánamo Is Now Acknowledged
The base's commander confirmed that soldiers force-fed prisoners who were on hunger strikes to protest their incarceration...
New York Times - February 22, 2006
Rice, on Tour, Finds Egypt Unreceptive to Hamas Aid Cutoff
Egypt's foreign minister said countries should keep funding the Palestinian government to give Hamas "time to develop their own ideas."...
New York Times - February 22, 2006
Aristide, in Exile, Suggests a Speedy Return to Haiti
He gave little indication of when he might return or what role he might play, except to say that he would continue to invest in education...
New York Times - February 22, 2006
Uganda's President Lets Challenger Run, Behind Bars
It is never easy to topple an incumbent president, but Kizza Besigye has had an even more challenging time than most...
New York Times - February 22, 2006
Iraqi Leader Scolds U.S. on Politics; Car Bomb Kills 21
The bombing followed numerous attacks on Monday that made it the bloodiest day in almost two months...
New York Times - February 22, 2006
Breast screening 'a life-saver'
The NHS breast cancer screening programme saves 1,400 lives a year, a group of experts says...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Rover site lease 'to be renewed'
Chinese carmaker Nanjing Automobile is expected to renew its lease on the old MG Rover factory at Longbridge...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
MPs criticise police merger plans
The government's plan to merge the four police forces in Wales is condemned by a group of MPs...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Senior Chinese leader 'to quit'
Huang Ju, one of China's most senior leaders, is due to quit politics after contracting cancer, reports say...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
California holds off on execution
California indefinitely postpones an execution over ethical issues surrounding lethal injections...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Sri Lanka set for new peace talks
A Sri Lankan officials and Tamil Tiger rebels are in Geneva for their first direct talks in three years...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Serbian media fan Mladic rumours
The fate of war crimes suspect General Ratko Mladic is unclear amid conflicting reports of his whereabouts...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Cities 'need tax-raising mayors'
Elected mayors with tax-raising powers are needed in England's biggest cities, a think tank says...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Malnutrition test 'must be norm'
All hospital patients should be routinely screened for malnutrition, guidelines recommend...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Bird flu preparations criticised
The government is wrong not to have stocks of the bird flu vaccine, the Soil Association warns...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Faith schools broaden RE teaching
Faith leaders announce a commitment to teaching pupils in faith schools about other major religions...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Prince's diary bid back in court
Prince Charles' attempt to stop further publication of diaries returns to the High Court for a second day...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
Victim families 'need more help'
Families of victims need more support to cope with the aftermath of crime, a survey suggests...
BBC News - February 22, 2006
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