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Global News Archive for March 2006:
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U.S. Indicts 50 Colombians for Drug Trafficking
The largest narcotics trafficking indictment ever filed in the U.S. targeted members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC...
New York Times - March 22, 2006
Iraqi Insurgents Attack Police Paramilitary Unit
The police fought back, killing at least five insurgents. By nightfall, the police were holding at least 76 people for questioning...
New York Times - March 22, 2006
Accused Wanted to Buy Atomic Bomb, British Jury Hears
The claim was made by the prosecutor in the trial of seven men accused of having links to Al Qaeda and plotting to carry out bomb attacks...
New York Times - March 22, 2006
French Leader's Rival Submits Own Labor Solution
Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin distanced himself for the first time from his boss over the new labor law...
New York Times - March 22, 2006
In All-Night Vigils, Opposition in Belarus Demands a New Dawn
For four consecutive days, protestors have defied warnings of arrest and bloodshed to demand another voting day...
New York Times - March 22, 2006
Women rescued in trafficking op
A UK-wide police operation against sex trafficking says it has rescued 14 women and made more than 50 arrests...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Pension action to 'hit transport'
Bus and rail services will be severely disrupted by a strike called for next Tuesday, Translink says...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
TB doctor recognition call by MP
An MP wants greater recognition for a doctor whose team found an effective treatment for tuberculosis...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Spanish PM cautious on Eta truce
Spain's PM cautiously welcomes Basque separatist group Eta's declaration of a permanent ceasefire...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Bush calls for Iraqi government
US President Bush urges Iraqi leaders to form a government of national unity, to end months of uncertainty...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Sum up the Budget in 50 words
Sum up Gordon Brown's Budget speech in 50 words or less and win a bottle of champagne...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Chelsea through to last four
John Terry's first-half goal takes Chelsea into the last four of the FA Cup at the expense of Newcastle...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Drought-hit Eritrea expels NGOs
Eritrea expels at least three aid agencies, despite the country being in the grip of a serious drought...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
EU issues 'unsafe' airlines ban
The European Union bans more than 90 airlines which fail to meet safety standards from operating in the region...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Insurgents Captured in New Assault on Iraqi Police
Four officers were killed and more than 50 suspects captured in the second assault on a police station in two days...
New York Times - March 22, 2006
P.L.O. Rejects Platform Proposed by Hamas
The development reflects the internal Palestinian political tensions as Hamas prepares to assume power...
New York Times - March 22, 2006
After 40 Years, Separatists in Spain Declare Cease-Fire
After 40 years, ETA said it would turn its attention to achieving independence for the Basque region through politics...
New York Times - March 22, 2006
Apple attacks plan to open iTunes
Apple strongly criticises a French law that could force it to open up music from iTunes to all MP3 players...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Budget 'a missed opportunity'
Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell says Gordon Brown has failed to "show his worth" in the Budget...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Brown sets private schools target
Chancellor Gordon Brown aims to fund state school pupils at the same level as those in private schools...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Sinister secret of snail's escape
Having a shell with a left-handed coil helps marine snails escape death by crab, new research shows...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Producers warn over film tax move
The chancellor confirms new tax relief rules for film funding - but some producers fear they may backfire...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
MRSA riskier 'in NI's busy wards'
Overcrowding in NI hospitals is leading to an increased risk of the potentially fatal infection MRSA, says a study...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
UK panel fixes BAA bid deadline
The UK's Takeover Panel gives Spain's Grupo Ferrovial until 24 April to bid for British airports operator BAA...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Ecuador forces remove roadblocks
Ecuadorean security forces begin clearing roads blocked by indigenous groups protesting against trade talks with the US...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
France PM 'flexible' on job law
The French PM says he is willing to be flexible on at least one key element of a controversial youth jobs law...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Afghan foreign minister loses job
Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah is dropped in the first reshuffle since general elections last year...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
What did you think of Budget?
Chancellor Gordon Brown has revealed details of this year's budget. What's your reaction? How will you be affected?...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
England feat 'close to Ashes win'
Coach Duncan Fletcher says injury-hit England's achievement in tying the Test series in India is almost as big as the Ashes win...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Football: Fan predicted 7-0 win
A user on the BBC 606 message boards predicts Liverpool's stunning 7-0 win over Birmingham in the FA Cup...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Fighting flares in Somali capital
At least 23 people die as clashes erupt between militias and Islamic courts in the north of the Somali capital...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Analysis: Brown's schools rhetoric
Is Gordon Brown's Budget rhetoric on education borne out?...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
The new car tax bands
Table showing the new vehicle excise duty bands announced in the Budget of March 2006...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Cameron attacks 'past it' Brown
The Tory leader attacks Gordon Brown's Budget speech, describing him as being stuck in the past...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Shopping centre 'was terror target'
A UK group with links to al-Qaeda discussed bombing shopping centres and nightclubs, a court hears...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Eta in permanent ceasefire
Basque separatist group Eta announces a permanent end to its four-decade campaign of violence in Spain...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Lords back down on glorification
The government wins its battle of wills with the House of Lords over proposals to outlaw the "glorification" of terrorism...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Brown hails 'Budget for schools'
Chancellor Gordon Brown unveils plans for a big boost in schools spending - but the Tories say he is "the past"...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Radiohead singer 'snubbed Blair'
Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke says he turned down a meeting with Tony Blair to discuss climate change...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Charity gets cash for web clicks
The NSPCC is to receive cash donations when computer users search using a special search portal...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Inspectors warn over NHS hygiene
Nearly 40% of NHS staff do not have access to basic hygiene measures, health inspectors find...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Hoax device at SDLP man's house
A hoax device is discovered outside the home of an SDLP assembly member in Londonderry...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Hammer attack probe finds failure
An inquiry finds failures in the treatment of a man who killed when freed from a psychiatric hospital...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
'High violence' against NHS staff
People working in the health service still face unacceptably high levels of violence and aggression, according to a report...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Estrada denies corruption charge
Philippine ex-President Joseph Estrada gives evidence at his corruption trial, saying the charges are 'a frame-up'...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Ecuador clamps down on protests
Ecuador declares a state of emergency in five provinces as protests against free trade talks with the US continue...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
EU puts out air safety blacklist
The European Union issues a blacklist banning more than 90 airlines from operating in the region...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
What would you like to see in Budget 2006?
Chancellor Gordon Brown reveals his 10th budget on Wednesday. What would you like to see in this year's statement?...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Football: Hearts sack Rix
Hearts sack head coach Graham Rix after only four months in the job...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
England beat India to tie series
Andrew Flintoff and Shaun Udal are the heroes as England thrash India by 212 runs to square the series 1-1...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Fears over renewed Sudan violence
The UN warns of rising violence across Sudan as it suspends refugee repatriation in the south...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Iraq refusal officer facing trial
An RAF doctor who refused to serve in Iraq because he thought the war was illegal will face a court martial...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Supervised self-harm in hospital
Patients who self-harm are being allowed to do so under supervision in hospital in an innovative scheme...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Analysis: Brown's cautious Budget
Chancellor Gordon Brown is not expected to deliver one of his big budgets when he faces David Cameron for the first time over the despatch box...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
E-fit in model murder probe
Police release a second e-fit of a man suspected of the sexual assault and murder of Sally Anne Bowman...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
School wins Muslim dress appeal
Law Lords say a school acted lawfully in refusing to let a girl wear the jilbab, a traditional Muslim dress...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Salt reduction targets 'too soft'
Campaigners say revised targets set by a government watchdog for cutting salt in food do not go far enough...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Eta in 'permanent ceasefire'
The Basque separatist group Eta has declared a permanent ceasefire, according to reports on Spanish radio...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Group 'planned to bomb nightclub'
British citizens with alleged links to al-Qaeda plotted to kill revellers at a London nightclub, a court hears...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Army Dog Handler Convicted of Abuse at Abu Ghraib Prison
Sgt. Michael J. Smith was found guilty of tormenting detainees with his snarling Belgian shepherd for his own amusement...
New York Times - March 22, 2006
Arrests Hold Down Protests on Belarus Vote
The arrests in Minsk appeared to have the effect the authorities intended as the size of the protests dwindled considerably...
New York Times - March 22, 2006
Darfur Attacks Overwhelm Peace Force, U.N. Reports
A U.N. envoy said that lack of progress in the south jeopardized a peace agreement that ended a separate conflict there...
New York Times - March 22, 2006
Iraqi Official, Paid by C.I.A., Gave Account of Weapons
Saddam Hussein's foreign minister provided information that raised questions about the scale of Iraq's weapons programs...
New York Times - March 22, 2006
Bush Concedes Iraq War Erodes Political Status
Analysts said that with President Bush's message now familiar to the nation, it was not clear whether people were listening...
New York Times - March 22, 2006
No Breach Seen in Work in Iraq on Propaganda
An inquiry found that a U.S. public relations firm did not violate military policy by paying Iraqi news outlets to print positive articles...
New York Times - March 22, 2006
Pipe network to be mapped in 3D
The maze of pipes and cables that snake beneath UK streets is to be mapped in a £2.2m pilot project...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Fish oils 'block prostate cancer'
A diet rich in a fat found in oily fish may help prevent the spread of prostate cancer, research suggests...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
State 'must meet water needs'
Governments, not private companies, must be responsible for water services, a new report argues...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
BT home call price curbs face axe
Price controls on residential BT services could end after 22 years, under proposals set out by telecoms regulators...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Improved probation 'top priority'
The Mary-Ann Leneghan case prompts the home secretary to say improving probation services is his main target...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
MSPs to vote on McKie inquiry
A committee of MSPs is to consider whether to hold an inquiry into the Shirley McKie fingerprint case...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Explosion in Nepal nature office
Suspected Maoist rebels bomb a nature conservation office run by the royal family, Nepalese police say...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Palestinians 'in al-Qaeda plot'
An Israeli military tribunal charges two Palestinians with planning bomb attacks for the al-Qaeda network...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Estrada appears in plunder trial
Philippine ex-President Joseph Estrada takes the witness stand for the first time in his plunder trial...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Annual TB cases top 7,000
More than 7,000 people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland were diagnosed with TB in 2004, figures show...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Afghan convert 'faces execution'
The US leads appeals to Afghanistan over a Muslim convert to Christianity who could be sentenced to death...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Muslim schools 'abuse' warning
Muslims could face a child abuse scandal on a par with the Catholic Church, a report has warned...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Clarke accused in £14m loans row
Labour's NEC chairman accuses the home secretary of speaking out of turn in the row over loans to the party...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
US-held men seek UK court order
Three UK residents held at Guantanamo Bay seek a High Court order forcing ministers to petition for their release...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Back treatment 'has no benefit'
Spinal manipulation - used by UK chiropractors to treat neck and back pain - does not help, researchers say...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Brown gearing up for 10th Budget
Making the UK more competitive and tax breaks for small firms are expected to be the themes of the Budget...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
Iran leader backs talks on Iraq
Iran's supreme leader endorses talks with the US on Iraq but rejects UN action over its nuclear programme...
BBC News - March 22, 2006
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