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Global News Archive for March 2008:
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Robinson returns to England squad
England coach Fabio Capello brings in Spurs goalkeeper Paul Robinson for the injured Scott Carson for Wednesday's friendly in France...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
Football: Keegan celebrates win
Goals from Mark Viduka and Michael Owen hand Newcastle their first win in 14 league games and Kevin Keegan's first in 10 matches since his return to Tyneside...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
Man sought over Jamaica death
Police investigating the death of a British woman in Jamaica are looking for a 30-year-old man...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
Scarlett 'was held under water'
British teenager Scarlett Keeling was killed after being held under water, a new report is expected to say...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
Three Welsh girls bid to be Nancy
Would-be stars from Wales are among the 12 finalists in the BBC's new musical talent show I'd Do Anything...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
Prison driving ban shake-up urged
The Tories back a campaign calling for driving bans for jailed motorists to begin after their release...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
Ten missing after S Lanka sinking
Ten crew are missing after a Sri Lankan naval vessel is sunk by the Tamil Tigers, the second such attack this year...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
Funeral for man beaten to death
Gerry Adams speaks at the funeral of a 51-year-old man who died after he was beaten in west Belfast...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
Two dead after car canal plunge
The bodies of a man and woman are found after their car plunges into the Caledonian Canal...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
F1: McLaren duo punished
McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen are penalised five grid places for impeding rivals during qualifying in Malaysia...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
Sudan rejects Darfur rape charges
Sudan's army rejects charges in a UN report it was implicated in the rape of Darfur women last month...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
Opposition's Ma wins Taiwan poll
Official results give opposition leader Ma Ying-jeou a large victory in Taiwan's presidential poll...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
Turkish police clash with Kurds
Clashes erupt in Turkey between police and protesters marking the Kurdish spring festival...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
Pressure mounts over embryo bill
The government faces mounting pressure to call for a free vote on controversial new embryo legislation...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
Sci-fi writer Clarke laid to rest
The funeral of Sir Arthur C Clarke, the British science-fiction writer who died aged 90, takes place in Sri Lanka...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
Probe after second burka robbery
Police look at possible links after a second robbery is carried out by a man thought to be wearing a burka...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
Charity criticises sex case judge
A children's charity expresses concern after a second child sex case involving a judge is referred to the Court of Appeal...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
Trescothick ends England career
Former England opener Marcus Trescothick calls an end to his international career...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
Teachers to ballot on pay strikes
Teachers at the NUT conference vote to ballot on a series of one-day strikes as they call for a 10% pay rise...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
Pakistan's PPP nominates new PM
The party of the assassinated opposition leader Benazir Bhutto names its candidate as next Pakistan PM...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
British woman killed in Jamaica
Police in Jamaica are investigating the discovery of the body of a 61-year-old British woman...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
UK protest calls for Tibet action
Hundreds of people march through central London to protest against China's violent crackdown against demonstrators in Tibet...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
Wild weather for Easter weekend
Storms, gale force winds, sleet and snow are making for one of the dreariest Easter weekends in years...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
Anderson wants to annul marriage
Ex-Baywatch star Pamela Anderson and her husband, Rick Salomon, seek to declare their brief marriage void...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
Concert helps Ama Sumani orphans
A benefit concert for a woman who died in Ghana after she was removed from a Welsh hospital will go ahead - for her two children...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
Pakistan awaits naming of new PM
The Pakistan People's Party is to put forward the name of the candidate it expects to become PM...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
Man in court over student murder
A man accused of murdering a student found beaten to death in his home is due in court...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
Listed building damaged by blaze
A fire badly damages a listed building in south Belfast, with gas cylinders preventing investigators from entering...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
Search on after car canal death
A man dies and a search is under way after a vehicle plunges into the Caledonian Canal in the Highlands...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
Northern England hit by gales
High winds and snow bring chaos to the North East and Cumbria, with roads closed and buildings damaged...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
Massa on pole as Ferrari dominate
Felipe Massa secures pole position for the Malaysian Grand Prix ahead of team-mate Kimi Raikkonen, with Lewis Hamilton fourth...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
Government 'right' on embryo bill
The government is right to try to push through controversial embryo laws, Health Minister Ben Bradshaw says...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
British woman killed in Jamaica
Police in Jamaica are investigating the discovery of the body of a 61-year-old British woman...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
Opposition's Ma claims Taiwan win
Opposition leader Ma Ying-jeou claims victory in Taiwan's presidential poll with most votes counted...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
China issues Tibet wanted list
Chinese authorities issue photos of 21 people wanted for anti-China riots in Tibet last week...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
Writing 'eases stress of cancer'
Getting cancer patients to write about their fears may improve their quality of life, according to a US study...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
Factions fight in Lebanese camp
Rival Palestinian factions clash in Lebanon's biggest refugee camp a day after the arrest of a militant commander...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
Taiwan votes in presidential poll
Taiwan votes for a new president with both candidates favouring closer economic ties with China...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
US military 'holds Japan suspect'
The US military in Japan detains a sailor wanted in connection with a taxi driver's murder, reports say...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
Pietersen ton gives England hope
Kevin Pietersen hits a century as England struggle to 240-7 on day one of the third Test against New Zealand...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
Women drinkers 'face cancer risk'
Women who drink above official guidelines are 50% more likely to develop breast cancer, say health chiefs...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
Prison driving ban change urged
Road safety campaigners call for driving bans given to jailed motorists to begin after their release...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
Call to co-ordinate school terms
A leading childcare charity urges the government to force schools to make term times more co-ordinated...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
Judge's second sex case referred
A second child sex case involving the judge accused of leniently sentencing a child rapist is referred to the Court of Appeal...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
Spoilt children 'disrupt schools'
Primary schoolchildren spoilt at home can disrupt classes with behaviour such as tantrums, a report says...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
US probes passport file breaches
The US Department of State launches an investigation into breaches of presidential candidates' passport files...
BBC News - March 22, 2008
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