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Global News Archive for May 2006:
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U.S. Assault on Taliban Kills Afghan Villagers
A U.S.-led bombing that killed at least 20 Taliban fighters also left 16 civilians dead, according to local sources...
New York Times - May 22, 2006
Mixed Message on Troops as Blair Visits Iraq
The timetable for troop withdrawal would be much slower than leaders asserted today, a British aide said...
New York Times - May 22, 2006
Ban on volunteers issuing condoms
NHS Lothian bans volunteer workers from issuing condoms to under-16s despite pregnancy rise...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Two arrests after canoeing death
Two men are arrested by police investigating the death of a nine-year-old girl in a canoeing accident...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Israeli PM set for key US talks
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is due to begin a series of talks with US leaders in Washington...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Aziz attackers sentenced to death
Four people gets death sentences in Pakistan for a suicide attack on PM Shaukat Aziz in 2004...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
7 July inquiry talks 'productive'
Talks between survivors of the 7 July London bombs and the home secretary were productive, participants say...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Thai PM set to run cabinet again
The Thai prime minister is set to chair cabinet meetings again - weeks after vowing to step away from politics...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Recount call in Montenegro vote
Montenegro's pro-Serbian bloc demands a recount after voters narrowly opt for independence for the Balkan republic...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Football: Dowie leaves Palace
Iain Dowie confirms he has left his position as manager of Championship side Crystal Palace by mutual consent...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Football: Arsenal in for Rosicky
Czech Republic midfielder Tomas Rosicky is in transfer talks with Arsenal, according to his German club Borussia Dortmund...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Pakistani 'honour victim' dies
A 14-year-old Pakistani girl who was shot five times and left in a ditch dies following an infection, Karachi doctors say...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Life for Birmingham riots murderers
Three Asian men are jailed for life for the murder of a black IT worker during race riots in Birmingham last year...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
W.H.O. Chief Dies After Surgery
Dr. Lee Jong-wook died after undergoing emergency surgery for a blood clot in his brain...
New York Times - May 22, 2006
Montenegrins Elect to End Union with Serbia
55.4 percent of the votes cast in Sunday's referendum were in favor of independence...
New York Times - May 22, 2006
Nairobi Journal: Crisis Swirls in Kenya, and Politicians Reward Themselves
Kenya's per capita income is about $463 a year. Members of Parliament earn $81,000 a year, tax free, plus allowances and perks...
New York Times - May 22, 2006
Plans to change university entry
Ministers want students to apply to university after their exam results - but its ideas are contentious...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Sky HDTV launch runs into trouble
A set-top box shortage means 17,000 Sky HDTV subscribers cannot watch the service, which launches on Monday...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
New DNA holding powers for police
Police are to keep DNA samples from people arrested for serious crimes, even if they are not convicted...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Two charged over city school fire
Two youths of 17 are charged with arson and burglary after a huge blaze at a Swansea comprehensive, say police...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
High earners in debt firing line
The number of high earners struggling to meet debts is on the rise, the Consumer Credit Counselling Service says...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
700 escaped open jails last year
Around 700 prisoners absconded from open prisons last year, according to the head of the Prison Service...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Jordanian dies in Gaza crossfire
Rival Palestinian security factions clash outside Gaza City's parliament leaving a Jordanian dead, reports say...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Taleban chief still at large
A Taleban member caught in Afghanistan last week is not Mullah Dadullah, a US military spokesman says...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
DUP rejects first minister post
DUP leader Ian Paisley refuses Sinn Fein's nomination to be Northern Ireland's first minister...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Football: Rooney scan D-day
England will discover if Wayne Rooney can travel with their World Cup squad after a scan on his foot on Thursday...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Ethiopia party in rebel alliance
Ethiopia's largest opposition party announces it has formed an alliance with four rebel groups...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
'Above normal' hurricanes in 2006
This year's Atlantic hurricane season will be "above normal" but less severe than 2005, the US climate agency says...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Global markets feeling pressure
Global markets keep sliding amid concerns about higher interest rates and slower global economic growth...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Woman in court over recycling
A 30-year-old mother of three appears before magistrates in Devon accused of not recycling household waste properly...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Football: Johnson bid rejected
Crystal Palace say they have turned down an £8m offer from Bolton for England striker Andy Johnson...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Reid swaps immigration ministers
Tony McNulty has been replaced as immigration minister in a reshuffle by new home secretary John Reid...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Error hits 11,000 GCSE students
GCSE humanities students are hit by an error by an exam board at the start of this year's exam season...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Drugs 'blight most parts of UK'
Three quarters of people in the UK say drugs are a problem in their area, according to a BBC survey...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Pro-Independence Movement Leads in Montenegro
If official tallies confirm early results, the vote will break up all that remains of the Communist-era Yugoslavia...
New York Times - May 22, 2006
US challenged over .xxx decision
The backer of the .xxx domain is trying to find out if the US government blocked its plan for an internet home for porn...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
'Millions' flock to Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Code movie has the second biggest worldwide film opening in history, says its distributor...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Strike 'hits 40% of universities'
A marking boycott by lecturers' unions has hit four out of 10 universities, a survey suggests...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
NYSE in $21bn Euronext merger bid
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) unveils plans for a $21bn merger with the pan-European Euronext exchange...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Church anger over asylum poverty
A Church of England report on UK says a "draconian" asylum system is using poverty as a "tool of coercion"...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Obesity tests for four-year-olds
Tests to see if children aged four and 10 are overweight are being introduced in schools...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Inquiry into Gaza family killing
Israel's defence ministry orders an inquiry into the killing of three generations of a Palestinian family in Gaza...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Indian stocks rebound
Indian shares rebound after a drop of more than 10% prompts trading to be suspended for an hour...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Greenhouse gas offenders named
Reading in Berkshire has the
highest carbon dioxide emissions per home, a survey reveals...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Sudan denies breaking peace deal
The Sudanese authorities deny rebel accusations that they have broken this month's peace deal in Darfur...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
WHO chief dies after blood clot
The head of the World Health Organization, Lee Jong-wook, dies after suffering from a blood clot on the brain...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Abu Ghraib dog handler in court
A US Army dog-handler goes on trial in the US charged with abusing detainees at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
French spy chief defies inquiry
A French intelligence officer refuses to give evidence in the Clearstream corruption inquiry...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Cricket: Boycott's Vaughan fears
Geoff Boycott is concerned about how long Michael Vaughan is taking to recover from his knee injury...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Dozens die in Afghan air strike
An air strike by the US-led coalition in southern Afghanistan kills 16 civilians and 60 Taleban, officials say...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Youth in court over Kiyan murder
A 16-year-old boy appears before magistrates charged with the murder of schoolboy Kiyan Prince...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Three guilty of riot night murder
Three Asian men are found guilty of murdering a black IT worker during a riot in Birmingham last year...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Blair welcomes Iraq's 'new start'
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair calls for the violence to end in Iraq on a visit after the approval of a government...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Montenegro 'votes for independence'
Montenegro narrowly votes to secede from its union with Serbia, according to near-complete official results...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
U.S. Exercise With Turkey Is Aimed at Iran
The exercises are part of a U.S. effort to restrict financing and suspect commercial transactions for Iran, North Korea, and other countries seeking nuclear weapons...
New York Times - May 22, 2006
Pro-Independence Movement Leading in Montenegro Vote
If official tallies later Monday confirm the results, the vote will break up all that remains of the Communist-era Yugoslavia...
New York Times - May 22, 2006
On a Violent Day, Iraq's New Leader Unveils Ideas for Tackling Security Challenges
On Sunday, Iraq's prime minister promised to confront terrorists and killers, but 20 deaths showed he has a tough job ahead...
New York Times - May 22, 2006
U.S. Is Proposing European Shield for Iran Missiles
A new U.S. antimissile site in Europe would be designed to stop attacks by Iran against the United States and its European allies...
New York Times - May 22, 2006
Pressed by U.S., European Banks Limit Iran Deals
Even without Security Council sanctions, the U.S. is using antiterrorism and banking laws to pressure Iran and wants Europe to do the same...
New York Times - May 22, 2006
Law and Disorder: How Iraq Police Reform Became Casualty of War
Confidential reports by trainers display a startling mix of heroics and incompetence, dedication and criminality...
New York Times - May 22, 2006
UK heart drug policy 'not enough'
The UK's policy for giving cholesterol-lowering drugs to prevent heart disease is inadequate, experts say...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Stiffer sanctions on knife crime
Scotland's Lord Advocate Colin Boyd is set to announce tough new measures to combat knife crime...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Peru challengers hold TV debate
Neither of Peru's two presidential challengers gets the upper hand in a debate two weeks before the poll...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Anti-pornography rally in Jakarta
More than 10,000 Indonesians march in support of a bill which could make public kissing a criminal offence...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Rooney 'making perfect recovery'
England's team doctor says Wayne Rooney is making huge progress in his recovery from a broken foot...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
University entry change 'by 2012'
Education ministers want a system allowing students to apply to university after getting their exam results...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Flooding traps 57 in China mine
Rescuers in China now believe an estimated 57 coalminers are trapped underground in a flooded mine...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Make people happier - Cameron
Tory leader David Cameron will call for the need to make people happier as well as wealthier in a speech later...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
DUP to reject first minister vote
Sinn Fein's Gerry Adams is to nominate Ian Paisley as NI's first minister - but the DUP leader will refuse...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Beckhams 'may stay on in Spain'
The Beckhams have admitted they may stay in Spain as they hosted a glittering World Cup party...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Goldsmith examines Gaza deaths
The UK attorney general is considering bringing charges against two Israeli soldiers who killed two Britons...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
Fewer NHS beds 'but better care'
People are getting better care despite the number of beds falling by a third in the last 20 years, managers say...
BBC News - May 22, 2006
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