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Global News Archive for September 2006:
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Musharraf, Meeting With Bush, Defends Deal With Tribal Leaders
Pakistan’s president tried to convince President Bush that he was not backing away from fighting the Taliban...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Low lead levels 'still harmful'
Lead may raise the risk of death at levels much lower than those widely thought as safe, research suggests...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Bangladesh searches for officer
Bangladesh goes all out to find a naval officer missing after a storm kills at least 64 people in the Bay of Bengal...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Drumcree ruling will be reviewed
The Parades Commission must reconsider its decision not to restrict an Orange Order parade at Drumcree...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Europe claim Ryder Cup advantage
Europe will go into day two of the Ryder Cup with a 5-3 lead over the United States...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Hewlett-Packard chairman quits
Hewlett-Packard's chairman Patricia Dunn resigns amid allegations of illegal spying by the firm...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Video shows judge 'using cocaine'
A judge was filmed apparently taking cocaine while with her lover, a Brazilian cleaner accused of blackmail alleges...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Japan launches Sun 'microscope'
Scientists have high hopes for a new mission to investigate colossal explosions on the surface of the Sun...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Army chief backs RAF Afghan role
The head of the British Army defends the "exceptional" RAF after an e-mail criticises its performance in Afghanistan...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Deadly crash on German monorail
A magnetic levitation train crashes at high speed in northern Germany, killing 23 people...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Memo From Iran: At Home, Tehran Deals With a Restive Arab Minority
Iran wants to be a leader in the Islamic world, but it has often had to labor to unify its own people under one national identity...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
In Northern Italy, the Agony of Aging Not So Gracefully
Genoa, Italy, provides a vision of Europe’s aging future, displaying the challenges that face a society with more old than young...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Chinese Children Learn Class, Minus the Struggle
In China, affluent parents are planning ways to cement their children’s place in a fast-emerging elite...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
'Alternate' Maria quits musical
The actress due to share the role of Maria in The Sound of Music leaves the Andrew Lloyd Webber production...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
A-level coursework change set out
Changes are being made to the amount of coursework in A-level exams, as part of a review of the qualifications...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
New Saturn ring discovered
The Cassini spacecraft reveals a faint, previously unknown ring around the giant planet Saturn...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
School to face court over death
A private school will be prosecuted over the death of a three-year-old pupil who died after a fall at school...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Afghan workers killed in ambush
Nineteen workers are killed as their bus is hit by a bomb and then attacked by militants in southern Afghanistan...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Power being restored after storms
About 15,000 households are still without power following strong winds across Northern Ireland...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Hamas rejects Abbas unity pledge
Palestinian militant group Hamas says it will not join a unity government if it means recognising Israel...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Cricket: Sussex seal title
Sussex win the County Championship as Mushtaq Ahmed bowls them to an innings win over Notts...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Tennis: Rusedski/Murray lead
Greg Rusedski and Andy Murray give Great Britain a commanding 2-0 lead over Ukraine in their Davis Cup clash...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Somali Islamists stage execution
Somalia's Islamic courts execute a 25-year-old man and ban the stimulant khat for the holy month of Ramadan...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Cleaner denies judges blackmail
A Brazilian cleaner denies blackmailing two judges who employed her illegally...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
'Pirates' behind couple's death
A UK couple wanted for stealing a yacht in Cornwall may have been shot dead by pirates off the African coast...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Ryder Cup - Europe 4-2 USA
Europe's Luke Donald and Sergio Garcia earn a two-hole win over Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk in the Ryder Cup fourballs...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Bush 'unaware' of Pakistan threat
President Bush says he was "taken aback" by reports that the US threatened to bomb Pakistan in 2001...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Hezbollah head praises 'victory'
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah hails the militant group's self-proclaimed "victory" over Israel...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Inspire people, says Plaid leader
Plaid Cymru leader Ieuan Wyn Jones urges his party to fight the assembly election with radical and positive politics...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
German monorail accident kills 15
A magnetic levitation train crashes at high speed in northern Germany, killing at least 15 people...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Hammond talks to Top Gear co-star
Top Gear's James May says fellow presenter Richard Hammond is "perfectly intact" despite his high-speed crash...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Major calls RAF support 'useless'
The RAF in Afghanistan are "utterly useless", a British major says in a leaked e-mail seen by the BBC...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
James Bond stage rebuild begins
Work begins on a new James Bond stage at Pinewood Studios after a fire destroyed the last one in July...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Sony cuts price of PlayStation 3
Sony is to cut the Japanese launch price of its forthcoming PlayStation 3 console by 20%, the firm says...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
The Green Room
Biofuels are touted as a green way of powering the future, but could cause more damage if they are not brought in carefully...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Fears over hospital bed occupancy
Hospital bed occupancy rates are falling but are still near risky levels, figures show...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Plaid leader urges radical agenda
Plaid Cymru leader Ieuan Wyn Jones will urge his party to fight the assembly elections with radical and positive politics...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
MFI sells store chain in £1 deal
Furniture business MFI sells its loss-making store chain to private equity group Merchant Equity Partners...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Blears calls for Labour 'unity'
Labour chairwoman Hazel Blears urges the party to regain its "unity" ahead of its annual conference...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Ex-nurse wins wards legal battle
A former nurse wins a High Court battle to stop the "unlawful" closure of two hospital wards...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
High winds knock out electricity
More than 40,000 households are still without power after high winds damaged the electricity network...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Mother appeal after foetus find
A foetus is found in a sewage drain, prompting a search for the mother by health officials and police...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Pope to meet Muslim envoys
The Pope invites Muslim envoys for talks to try to smooth relations after a speech that offended the Islamic world...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Hezbollah to hold 'victory' rally
Hezbollah is to hold a rally in southern Beirut, to celebrate what it describes as its victory over Israel...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Football: Agent ready to sue BBC
Peter Harrison says he will sue the BBC after being secretly filmed making claims about managers accepting 'bungs'...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Gambia votes in presidential poll
A unique voting system using marbles and drums is being used in Gambia's presidential election...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Executions spark Indonesian riots
Protesters torch cars and loot shops after three Christian militants are executed in religiously split Sulawesi...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Palestinians split on unity plan
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says a new government will recognise Israel, but Hamas rejects the plan...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Ryder Cup live - Europe 0-0 USA
Colin Montgomerie and Padraig Harrington battle back into contention in the Ryder Cup fourballs...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Thai king backs coup leadership
The leaders of Thailand's military coup are given formal royal endorsement in a televised ceremony...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
VAT cheats steal £8.4bn
The UK loses five times more money to VAT cheats than any other EU country, a report claims...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Head teacher assaulted two pupils
An Aberdeen primary school head teacher is found guilty of assaulting two pupils and cleared of eight other charges...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
EU approves cervical cancer jab
The EU approves cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil which could prevent 3,000 cancers a year in the UK...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Top Gear star 'making progress'
TV presenter Richard Hammond is moved out of intensive care after high-speed crash, say doctors...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Days Before Brazil Votes, New Scandal for Leader
Mysterious money for crooked dealings has again been found in the hands of people close to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Thai Junta Imposes Curbs on News Media
The junta said investigations were possible against Thaksin Shinawatra, the deposed prime minister with a large fortune...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Despite Plea, Indonesia Executes 3 Christians
Three Christians convicted in connection with violence in the province of Central Sulawesi were executed in spite of a last-minute appeal from the European Union...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Iran’s Leader Skirts Issue of Disbanding Hezbollah
Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, refused to say if he would meet a Security Council demand to disarm and disband Hezbollah...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Istanbul Court Clears Author of Insulting Turkish Identity
In a case monitored by the European Union, the court dropped charges against Elif Shafak because of a lack of evidence...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Strained, Army Looks to Guard for More Relief
Army officials say they may be forced to make greater use of the National Guard to provide enough troops for overseas deployments...
New York Times - September 22, 2006
Many Caesareans 'unnecessary'
Senior doctors are warning that emergency Caesareans are often not needed...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Children eating 'too many' crisps
Scottish children are putting their long term health at risk by eating too many crisps, a leading charity claims...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Pakistan clerics say Pope must go
Radical Muslim clerics and scholars in Pakistan demand the Pope's removal for what they call insults against Islam...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Riots after Indonesia executions
Protesters riot in the Indonesian province of Sulawesi, after the execution of three Christians...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Woman killed during police chase
A 32-year-old woman dies after she is hit by a car being followed by a police patrol in Sunderland...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Abbas vow on Israel recognition
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas tells the UN that any new Palestinian government would recognise Israel...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Doctors' concern for TV presenter
Doctors continue to monitor the condition of Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond following a high-speed crash...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
Scams steal £8.4bn from taxpayer
The UK loses five times more to VAT cheats in one year than any other EU country, according to a report...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
London bombing victims 'let down'
Victims of the 7 July bombings suffered from poor emergency planning, according to a government report...
BBC News - September 22, 2006
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