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Global News Archive for July 2005:
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North Korea Ties New Issue to 50's War
North Korea said that the crisis over its nuclear weapons program could be resolved if the U.S. was willing to normalize relations...
New York Times - July 22, 2005
Bafta to honour Elizabeth Taylor
Actress Dame Elizabeth Taylor will be honoured by the Los Angeles branch of Bafta in November...
BBC News - July 22, 2005
NHS 'threatening' private sector
The private healthcare sector is "under threat" from changes to the NHS, a report has warned...
BBC News - July 22, 2005
Five new school diplomas by 2008
England's qualifications watchdog believes the move to a new diploma system can be accelerated...
BBC News - July 22, 2005
Google site 'used by drug gang'
Brazilian police have arrested 10 people accused of selling drugs via Google's community site Orkut...
BBC News - July 22, 2005
New trained teachers out of work
Teacher Training Agency figures confirm the trouble many primary school trainees have had in finding jobs...
BBC News - July 22, 2005
Motorcyclist dies after accident
A motorcyclist dies and an 11-year-old girl is critical after separate road accidents in counties Antrim and Down...
BBC News - July 22, 2005
Green light for Borders rail link
Plans to reopen the Waverley rail line in the Borders are approved by a Holyrood committee...
BBC News - July 22, 2005
One free IVF treatment for all
All patients will get be eligible for a free round of IVF providing they meet certain criteria - previously only available in south Wales...
BBC News - July 22, 2005
Rice in surprise visit to Beirut
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives in the Lebanese capital, Beirut for an unscheduled visit...
BBC News - July 22, 2005
Protests over Pakistan clampdown
Islamic parties in Pakistan hold protests against a crackdown on suspected extremists following bombings in London...
BBC News - July 22, 2005
Soldiers' bodies flown back home
The bodies of three Staffordshire Regiment soldiers are flown back to the UK...
BBC News - July 22, 2005
Rolls Royce to hold strike talks
Rolls Royce and unions are set for talks after staff staged an unofficial walk out to protest the sacking of a union official...
BBC News - July 22, 2005
Coca-Cola still world's top brand
Coca-Cola is the world's top brand for the fourth year in a row, as US firms continue to dominate, a survey says...
BBC News - July 22, 2005
Man 'spoke to Tube bomber'
Witnesses have described seeing one of Thursday's bombers at Shepherd's Bush Tube station...
BBC News - July 22, 2005
Zimbabwe slum blitz condemned
Zimbabwe's urban slum clearance is disastrous and must be stopped, a leaked UN report says...
BBC News - July 22, 2005
Shop slowdown hits UK growth
The UK economy grew at its slowest rate in more than a decade, squeezed by a slowdown in High Street sales...
BBC News - July 22, 2005
Experts hail 'forensic goldmine'
The unexploded devices recovered after London's latest terror attack are expected to provide crucial new clues...
BBC News - July 22, 2005
Defiance of London commuters
BBC News talks to commuters about their thoughts after two bombing attacks in two weeks...
BBC News - July 22, 2005
Man shot dead by police on Tube
A man is shot dead by armed officers at Stockwell station in south London, as police hunt four would-be bombers...
BBC News - July 22, 2005
Echoes and Theories, but No Solid Links in London Bombings
Investigators said their leading theory was that the latest attempted bombings were a copycat-style attack...
New York Times - July 22, 2005
Gunmen Abduct Algeria's Top Diplomat and a Colleague in Baghdad
The kidnappings appeared to be the latest strike in the insurgent campaign to drive Muslim diplomats from the country...
New York Times - July 22, 2005
Israel May Speed Gaza Pullout to Head Off More Protests
Israel may advance its planned mid-August withdrawal of settlers from the Gaza Strip to avoid further protests and attempts to infiltrate Gaza by settler supporters...
New York Times - July 22, 2005
Sudanese Guards Rough Up U.S. Aides and Reporter as Rice Visits
Sudanese security officers pushed and shoved members of the U.S. secretary of state's delegation as they tried to enter the meeting site at the presidential palace...
New York Times - July 22, 2005
Militant London Sheik Had Predicted More Terror Attacks
On the eve of four attempted bombings Thursday, Sheik Omar Bakri Mohammad predicted that another terrorist attack would hit London...
New York Times - July 22, 2005
German President Dissolves Parliament and Calls Early Elections
President Horst Köhler announced that he had dissolved the German Parliament and called for early national elections, moving the vote for chancellor up by a year...
New York Times - July 22, 2005
Tube travel disruption continues
London Underground says commuters face difficult journeys after minor explosions cause disruption to services...
BBC News - July 22, 2005
London Tube incidents: Were you affected?
A series of minor blasts throws London's transport system into chaos as Tube stations are cleared and streets cordoned off. Are you affected?...
BBC News - July 22, 2005
Testicular cancer drug effective
A single dose of a drug is as effective at treating testicular cancer as two to three weeks of radiotherapy, research has found...
BBC News - July 22, 2005
German president backs early poll
German President Horst Koehler agrees to dissolve parliament and allow for early elections in September...
BBC News - July 22, 2005
Algerian diplomats seized in Iraq
Algeria's top diplomat and an aide are abducted in a western district of Baghdad, police say...
BBC News - July 22, 2005
Kenyan MPs approve constitution
Kenyan MPs vote for a controversial draft constitution, which has sparked violent protests...
BBC News - July 22, 2005
N Korea calls for US peace treaty
Pyongyang urges the US to sign a peace treaty to replace a 1953 armistice, ahead of nuclear talks next week...
BBC News - July 22, 2005
Tense funeral for Haiti reporter
Haitian mourners attend a highly charged funeral of a prominent journalist slain by kidnappers...
BBC News - July 22, 2005
Random searches on NY subway
The latest London bombings prompt New York's mayor to approve random searches in the subway system...
BBC News - July 22, 2005
Move to unite Leeds community
Civic leaders in Leeds continue talks to find ways of strengthening links between communities in the city...
BBC News - July 22, 2005
Cuba detainees refuse food
Fifty-two prisoners at the US prison camp in Guantanamo Bay are on hunger strike over their detention treatment...
BBC News - July 22, 2005
Rice seeks to shore up Gaza plan
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visits the Middle East to support Israel's Gaza pullout plan...
BBC News - July 22, 2005
Credit card advice site launched
The credit card industry launches its own website offering advice on card choice and avoiding excessive debt...
BBC News - July 22, 2005
In quotes: World reaction
Leading world figures condemn the bomb attacks on London's public transport network...
BBC News - July 22, 2005
Urgent hunt for London attackers
A huge police search is under way to find four would-be bombers after Thursday's attacks in London...
BBC News - July 22, 2005
New teachers out of work
A growing number of newly-trained primary school teachers are failing to find jobs, figures show...
BBC News - July 22, 2005
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