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Global News Archive for May 2005:
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Laura Bush Faces Jewish and Muslim Protesters in Jerusalem
Laura Bush's visit to places holy to both Muslims and Jews attracted small numbers of emotional demonstrators today...
New York Times - May 22, 2005
Schröder Calls for National Elections
BERLIN, May 22 - In a surprise move, Chancellor Gerhard Schröder called for national elections to be held a year earlier than scheduled, after a shattering defeat today for his Social Democratic Party in local elections in Germany's biggest state, North Rhine-Westphalia...
New York Times - May 22, 2005
What is your reaction to Saddam photos?
A British tabloid has published pictures of a half-naked Saddam.
Send us your comments...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
Two held after 'sectarian' attack
Two men are questioned over what police said was a sectarian attack on a Catholic family's house...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
Fox in new bid to end US race row
Mexican President Vicente Fox says he regrets the "misinterpretation" of remarks he made about US black people...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
Iran 'bars pro-reform candidates'
Iran's election watchdog rejects reformists registered to run in June's presidential poll, state TV says...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
Policeman charged with rape bid
A 47-year-old Surrey Police officer is charged with attempting to rape a girl under the age of 16...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
One killed in India cinema blasts
Bomb blasts at two cinemas in Delhi showing a controversial film kill one person and injure least 49, officials say...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
Oasis get seventh UK number one
Oasis return to the top of the UK singles chart with Lyla, ending Akon's two-week reign at number one...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
Football: Rangers' title triumph
Rangers pip rivals Celtic to become SPL champions...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
Tories 'need to emphasise reform'
The Tories should describe themselves as the Reform Conservatives to show the country that the party has reformed, a possible leadership contender says...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
BBC staff strike over job cuts
Journalists and technicians at the BBC begin a 24-hour strike over plans to axe nearly 4,000 jobs...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
EastEnders comeback for Ross Kemp
Actor Ross Kemp is to reprise his role as Grant Mitchell in EastEnders this autumn, the BBC confirms...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
EU and UK may clash over rebate
The UK and European Union appear to be heading for a clash over Britain's £3bn contribution rebate...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
Lib Dem's poll 'disappointment'
A senior Liberal Democrat admits his party was disappointed with its showing in the general election...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
Antarctic buffers sea level rise
The ice sheet covering the interior of Antarctica is thickening, researchers report in the journal Science...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
British game makers saved by Sony
A team of indie UK game developers land a major deal with one of the biggest names in entertainment...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
Police attacked in city clashes
Police officers in riot gear move in to separate rival gangs clashing in north Belfast...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
Swedish PM blasts media over sex
Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson threatens to pass legislation against the media's growing focus on sex and nudity...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
Top Iraq trade official shot dead
A senior Iraqi trade ministry official is shot dead in Baghdad, the latest in a series of assassinations...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
Pakistan put pressure on Windies
West Indies must score 304 in St Lucia to avoid losing the series to Pakistan 3-0...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
Rugby: Millward appointed coach
Sacked St Helens coach Ian Millward takes over from Denis Betts at Wigan...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
China in national bird flu alert
China introduces emergency measures amid fears that wild geese have brought virulent bird flu to the country...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
F1: Raikkonen cruises to win
McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen wins the Monaco GP ahead of Nick Heidfeld...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
UN joins row over Afghan abuse
The UN calls on the US to open up its controversial Bagram air base to Afghan human rights investigators...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
Sith breaks one-day record in US
Revenge of the Sith, the final Star Wars film, takes $50m (£27.3m) on its first day of release in the US...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
Romanian hostages freed in Iraq
Three Romanian journalists and their guide are released by kidnappers in Iraq, Romanian officials say...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
Explosions hit India cinema halls
At least 16 people are injured in bomb blasts at two cinema halls in the Indian capital, officials say...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
Rangers in dramatic title triumph
Rangers win the Scottish Premier League title as rivals Celtic lose in a dramatic final few minutes of the season...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
Germany 'set for early election'
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is to seek early elections after a historic loss for his party in local polls...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
Marconi meets DTI before job cuts
Marconi will meet the UK Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Monday as telecoms equipment maker prepares to cut 800 jobs...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
Bangladesh river toll reaches 148
The number of dead in three river disasters in Bangladesh since last Sunday rises to nearly 150...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
Wheelchair-bound pensioner robbed
An elderly wheelchair-bound woman is robbed in her west Belfast home by two men who kicked open her house door...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
Web search in Nairn murder case
Police hunting the killer of banker Alistair Wilson search the internet for clues to the gun used in the shooting...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
Leaked report attacks film agency
A report leaked to the BBC claims the Welsh film agency Sgrîn lacks industry 'savvy' needed to secure projects...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
Mongolia votes to elect new head
Mongolians are electing a new president, with a candidate of the ex-Communist party tipped to win...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
Schroeder faces key election test
Germany's leader faces a tough poll in an industrial bastion which could dent his 2006 general election hopes...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
Wenger may quit Arsenal in 2006
Boss Arsene Wenger admits he may leave Arsenal when the FA Cup winners move to a new stadium...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
F1: Raikkonen takes GP pole
Kimi Raikkonen edges out Fernando Alonso for pole in Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
Davis yet to decide on leadership
David Davis says he will not make his mind up about whether to stand for the Tory leadership for months...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
China declares alert on bird flu
China introduces emergency measures after avian flu kills migratory geese in the west of the country...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
Seven teenage girls drown in SA
Seven teenage girls have drowned off eastern South Africa while on a school trip, rescue officials say...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
Charter for the European Union Meets Resistance
In France and the Netherlands, ratification of the 450-page draft of the new European Union constitution has run into a grass-roots opposition...
New York Times - May 22, 2005
Two Belgians Win Top Prize at Cannes for Second Time
The Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival went to "The Child," by the brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne of Belgium...
New York Times - May 22, 2005
Earth's species feel the squeeze
Current rates of species extinction will make it more difficult to roll back poverty, a major report says...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
German head at risk in key state
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's stronghold of North Rhine-Westphalia could fall in Sunday's poll...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
Afghan president pressed on opium
President Karzai is attacked over Afghanistan's continuing opium production, as he starts a visit to the United States...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
Met officers in corruption charge
Two Metropolitan police officers face are charged with corruption offences, say Scotland Yard...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
Pope honours Maguire Seven gran
A woman wrongly imprisoned for involvement in two IRA bomb attacks receives a papal honour...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
Missing girl's body found in wood
Police searching for a missing teenager confirm they have found her body in woodland...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
French thinker Paul Ricoeur dies
The French phenomenologist, humanist and philosopher Paul Ricoeur, dies aged 92 after a long illness...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
Reeve reveals cocaine addiction
Former England cricketer and television commentator Dermot Reeve admits he is addicted to cocaine...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
Two-tier pensions plan suggested
Graduates might have to wait until they are 70 before drawing a state pension, the head of the government's Pension Commission suggests...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
Eurovision win for Greek singer
Greece's Helena Paparizou wins the Eurovision Song Contest amid disappointment for the UK's Javine...
BBC News - May 22, 2005
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