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Global News Archive for February 2007:
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Report Finds Iran in Breach of U.N. Order
Iran is steadily expanding ? rather than freezing ? its efforts to enrich uranium, the International Atomic Energy Agency reported today...
New York Times - February 22, 2007
Microsoft faces $1.5bn MP3 payout
A US court rules Microsoft must pay phone equipment firm Alcatel-Lucent $1.52bn (£777m) for infringing patents...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Firm set to create 300 new jobs
More than 300 new jobs are being created by an Antrim-based firm which makes double glazing...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Man charged over cannabis plants
A 35-year-old man appears in court on drug charges following the discovery of cannabis plants worth £140,000...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Iran rejects UN's nuclear demand
Iran hits out at UN calls for it to stop uranium enrichment after a report said it had missed a deadline to do so...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Eubank arrested in Iraq demo
Former world champion boxer Chris Eubank is arrested in his truck in Whitehall for an alleged breach of the peace...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Italian parties 'reach agreement'
Parties in Italy's governing coalition reach a deal allowing Romano Prodi to continue as prime minister, reports say...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Wimbledon: Equal pay criticised
Tommy Haas criticises Wimbledon's decision to pay women and men equal prize money for the first time...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Football: Newcastle through
Newcastle labour to victory over Zulte-Waregem to reach the last 16 of the Uefa Cup...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Burial in Bahamas for Anna Nicole
Former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith is to be buried in the Bahamas, her daughter's guardian says...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Ten-man Rangers punish Hapoel
Rangers punish hapless Hapoel defending to book their place in the last 16 of the Uefa Cup...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Afghanistan accident marine dies
A Royal Marine dies from injuries sustained in a road accident earlier this month, says the MoD...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Schools advised on knife searches
Draft guidance advises schools in England how to search pupils for weapons without consent...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Chimpanzees 'hunt using spears'
Chimpanzees have been observed making and using wooden spears to hunt other primates...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Straw promises Iraq war inquiry
Commons leader Jack Straw says an inquiry into the Iraq war will be held "in due course"...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Homebase closure threatens jobs
Almost 40 jobs are under threat with the closure of the Homebase DIY store at Sprucefield near Lisburn...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Asbo OAP 'string of convictions'
An 82-year-old accused of making her neighbours' lives hell has a string of previous convictions, a court hears...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Kashmiri was civilian - DNA tests
DNA tests confirm that a man shot as a militant in Indian-administered Kashmir was in fact a civilian...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Race-hate man guilty of shootings
A former boxer who pledged to "kill all black people" is convicted of attempting to murder two people...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Iraqi soldiers charged with rape
Four Iraqi soldiers are charged with raping a Sunni Muslim woman in Talafar, northern Iraq, officials say...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Four held over Guatemala murders
Four Guatemalan policemen are held over the murders of three Salvadorean politicians in Guatemala City...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Drink 'kills twice as many Scots'
The rate of alcohol-related deaths in Scotland is about double the level of the UK as a whole, figures suggest...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Helicopter rescue marines hailed
Royal Marines involved in a daring rescue mission in Afghanistan are hailed for their bravery...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Meacher enters leader race
Michael Meacher launches bid for the Labour leadership promising a left wing agenda and new foreign policy...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Man charged over letter bombings
A school caretaker has been charged over a series of seven letter bombs sent over a period of three weeks...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Gun crime measures revealed
Home Secretary John Reid outlines measures to tackle gun crime after a summit at 10 Downing Street...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Iran failed to meet UN deadline
Iran has boosted its nuclear
research, defying the latest
UN deadline to halt the work, a key report says...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Iraq Insurgents Employ Chlorine in Bomb Attacks
At least three truck bombs in a month have used the gas, which burns the skin and can be fatal after only a few concentrated breaths...
New York Times - February 22, 2007
Record power for military laser
A laser designed for military use is close to hitting a power threshold thought necessary to turn it into a battlefield weapon...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Jade Goody axed from Comic Relief
Jade Goody is axed from the BBC's Comic Relief charity telethon in the wake of the Celebrity Big Brother race row...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Broadband Britain 'speeding up'
Broadband gets faster in the UK but some customers are not reaching speeds that firms advertised...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
University chiefs got 7.9% rises
Average UK university chiefs' salaries rose 7.9% last year, as staff took industrial action over pay...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Bank penalty fee complaints soar
About 1,000 people a day are calling the Financial Ombudsman to complain about banks' penalty charges...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Brown's Budget due on 21 March
Chancellor Gordon Brown will present what could be his last Budget on 21 March...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Junk food ad ban plans laid out
The broadcasting regulator is sticking to its plans to ban junk food ads during TV shows aimed at under-16s...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Masked gang 'try to abduct man'
A Londonderry teenager says a masked gang tried to abduct him in the city's Gobnascale estate...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Police uncover cannabis factories
Cannabis plants with a street value of up to £3m are seized during raids across the west of Scotland...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Row over immigrant release order
The Home Secretary is asked why police were told to release illegal immigrants and allow them make their way to a screening centre...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Three held over India train blast
Police in India say they are holding three people in connection with the bombing of a train to Pakistan...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Peace march after gun murders
A peace walk is to take place across two London boroughs blighted by a recent spate of fatal shootings...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Russia holds health crisis talks
Russian ministers meet to tackle the problem of falling life expectancy, especially affecting men...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Egypt blogger jailed for 'insult'
An Egyptian court jails an internet blogger for four years for insulting Islam and President Hosni Mubarak...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Cyclone Favio strikes Mozambique
Cyclone Favio hits central Mozambique with strong winds uprooting trees and damaging houses...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Philippine army linked to murders
A Philippines government panel implicates the military in some political killings, backing the findings of a UN envoy...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Fraudulent forensic expert jailed
A bogus forensic psychologist who supplied evidence in hundreds of court cases is jailed for five years...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Wimbledon to pay equal prize money for women
Women competitors at Wimbledon will receive the same prize money as men for the first time this summer...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Iraqi chemical bombs concern
Iraqi insurgents may be turning to chemical attacks, the US says following three bombs involving chlorine...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Hospital bug deaths on the rise
The number of deaths linked to a hospital bug called Clostridium difficile has outstripped those due to MRSA, statistics show...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Blair holding summit on gun crime
Tony Blair is due to host a gun crime summit, following a recent spate of fatal shootings in London...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Italian crisis talks as PM quits
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano begins crisis talks after the resignation of Prime Minister Romano Prodi...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Blair defiant over Iraq security
Tony Blair refuses to apologise for violence in Iraq and says UK troops could return to Basra if needed...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
9/11 accused loses legal battle
A pilot wrongly accused of training the 9/11 hijackers loses his fight for compensation for his ordeal...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Prince Harry will serve in Iraq
Prince Harry's Blues and Royals regiment will be deployed to Iraq, the Ministry of Defence confirms...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Meacher enters Labour leader race
Michael Meacher confirms that he will take on Gordon Brown for the Labour leadership...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Korean Men Use Brokers to Find Brides in Vietnam
Faced with a shortage of potential brides at home, many South Korean men are traveling abroad to pick wives and hold weddings in a matter of days...
New York Times - February 22, 2007
Britain to Trim Iraq Force by 1,600 in Coming Months
Prime Minister Tony Blair?s announcement of a withdrawal in southern Iraq was in sharp contrast to the continuing American troop buildup in Baghdad...
New York Times - February 22, 2007
Italian Premier Resigns After Foreign Policy Loss
Italy?s fragile government snapped over internal divisions and skepticism about Europe?s role in fighting terrorism...
New York Times - February 22, 2007
Bread Scarce in Zimbabwe as Mugabe Holds Party
President Robert G. Mugabe turned 83 as bakeries shut down, saying government price controls were requiring them to sell loaves at a loss...
New York Times - February 22, 2007
Iraq Insurgents Use Chlorine in Bomb Attacks
At least three truck bombs in a month have employed the gas, which burns the skin and can be fatal after only a few concentrated breaths...
New York Times - February 22, 2007
National Guard May Undertake Iraq Duty Early
The Pentagon plans to send more than 14,000 reservists back next year, shortening their off-duty time for President Bush?s buildup, officials said...
New York Times - February 22, 2007
Apple and Cisco share iPhone name
Apple and Cisco Systems agree to share the iPhone trademark, allowing both firms to use the name...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Car company collapse hits science
UK science becomes an unexpected victim of the Rover collapse as funds used to soften the impact of the failure are clawed back from research...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Birth weight pre-eclampsia 'link'
Women who were underweight when they were born have an increased risk of severe pre-eclampsia during pregnancy, a large Swedish study suggests...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Three 'detained' over train blast
Police in India say they are holding three people after Sunday's bomb attack on a train to Pakistan...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
New Thai economic adviser quits
A newly-appointed Thai economics chief resigns after protests over his links to the former prime minister...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Menchu to run in Guatemala
Indigenous activist and Nobel winner Rigoberta Menchu says she will run for president in Guatemala...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Football: Terry will miss final
Chelsea will be without John Terry for Sunday's Carling Cup final against Arsenal after he injured his ankle against Porto...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Six die in Indonesian ferry fire
A ferry carrying 250 catches fire, after sailing from the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, and six are reported dead...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Farm subsidy fiasco fine expected
Ministers farm payment fiasco has told his side of the story in a secret Commons committee hearing...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
English council standards on rise
Nearly 80% of local authorities earn three-star or four-star grades in the Audit Commission's annual ratings of council services...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Court reform 'by the end of year'
Reforms aimed at speeding up hearings in magistrates courts will arrive in England and Wales by the end of the year...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Iraq leader welcomes troops' exit
The Iraqi president welcomes Tony Blair's plans to cut UK troops in Iraq from 7,100 to 5,000 within months...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Blair to hold summit on gun crime
Tony Blair is hosting a gun crime summit on Thursday, following a recent spate of fatal shootings in London...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
Clinton and Obama row over backer
A row erupts between two leading contenders for the US Democratic Party's presidential nomination...
BBC News - February 22, 2007
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