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Global News Archive for Octomber 2004:
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After Terror, a Secret Rewriting of Military Law
The story of how Guantánamo and the new military justice system became an intractable legacy of Sept. 11 has been largely hidden from public view...
New York Times - October 23, 2004
Rebel Attacks Kill 12 Iraqis; G.I.'s Injured
Insurgents launched several strikes on Saturday, with the deadliest attack occurring outside a Marine base in western Iraq...
New York Times - October 23, 2004
Afghan Bomber Kills Girl, 12, in Attack That Wounds 6 Others
A suicide bomber killed himself and a 12-year-old girl on a busy street on Saturday, apparently in an attempt to attack international peacekeepers...
New York Times - October 23, 2004
Mobile aid for diabetes patients
A UK team is developing a way to use mobile phones to make lives of diabetics easier...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
Agency appeals to kidnappers
Aid agency Care International makes a televised appeal asking the kidnappers of its Iraq director Margaret Hassan to release her...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
Brown 'to keep grip on spending'
Chancellor Gordon Brown has insisted he will stick to his 'golden rule' on spending, despite calls from the City and unions...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
Crew's craft leaves space station
Russian and US crew members begin their return to Earth, leaving two men on the International Space station...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
Football: Liverpool 2-0 Charlton
Goals from John Arne Riise and Luis Garcia give Liverpool the win over Charlton and fifth place in the Premiership...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
F1: Barrichello in pole position
Ferrari's Rubens Barrichello sets pole position at the Brazilian Grand Prix...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
Somalia asks AU for peacekeepers
Somalia's new president asks the African Union to send 20,000 peacekeepers to secure the country...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
Italy U-turn over Kurd refugees
The UN says Italy has changed its mind and agreed to accept an asylum request from 13 Turkish Kurds...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
Husband in TV plea to kidnappers
The husband of kidnapped aid worker Margaret Hassan appears on Arabic television to beg for her release...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
Powell Rejects North Korean Demand on U.S.
North Korea's latest demand was that the United States drop its "hostile" policy toward that nation and agree to other steps before the stalled regional talks on its nuclear weapons program resume...
New York Times - October 23, 2004
Strong Quake Kills at Least 3 in Northern Japan
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 and several aftershocks hit northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least three people and injuring more than 250 others...
New York Times - October 23, 2004
Iraqi Policemen Killed in Car Bomb Blast
A car bomb exploded near a U.S. marine base in western Iraq on Saturday, killing more than a dozen Iraqi policemen and wounding up to 40 other people...
New York Times - October 23, 2004
Zeta sues US cabaret over photos
Actress Catherine Zeta Jones is suing a US topless club which she says displayed her picture on its website...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
Brown 'to keep grip on spending'
Chancellor Gordon Brown has insisted he will stick to his 'golden rule' on spending, despite calls from the City and unions...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
Hamas kills alleged Gaza informer
The Palestinian militant movement Hamas says it killed a Gaza man it suspected of collaborating with the Israelis...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
New hunt for Pakistan militants
Pakistani troops in Waziristan begin a new search for Islamic militants, among them a former US detainee...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
Plane makes emergency landing
A six-seater aircraft carrying four passengers makes an emergency landing at City of Derry airport...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
Body recovered in aircraft search
Rescuers searching for an aircraft which went missing on a flight from Stornoway to Inverness recover the pilot's body...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
Fire crews battle against floods
People are warned to prepare for more rain as flooding continues to cause problems in many parts of Wales...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
Boycott mars Kosovo election
Kosovo votes in the second assembly elections since 1999, with most Serbs observing a boycott...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
F1: Schumacher suffers penalty
Michael Schumacher is penalised 10 places on the grid in Brazil after a crash...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
Reeve stem cell appeal airs in US
A TV appeal on stem cell research recorded by Christopher Reeve begins airing in the US...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
Iceman's discoverer dead in Alps
The German man who found the remains of a 5,300-year-old frozen mummy in 1991 is found dead in the Alps...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
Early ballots flood in across US
Millions in the US have already cast their ballots under early vote programmes that could attract one in five...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
Suicide bomber hits Kabul street
At least seven people, including three peacekeepers, are hurt in a blast in a popular Kabul shopping area...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
Husband in TV plea to kidnappers
The husband of kidnapped aid worker Margaret Hassan appears on Arabic television to beg for her release...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
Powerful quake shakes Japan
At least four people die and more than 400 are injured in a series of earthquakes in northern Japan...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
Abbey withdraws leading mortgage
Abbey unexpectedly withdraws a top mortgage shortly before new rules come into force which are designed to protect consumers...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
Diabetes link to child mind drugs
Treating children with anti-psychotic drugs may increase the risk of a condition which leads to diabetes, research suggests...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
What future for the diploma plans?
The BBC's Mike Baker wonders what will become of the Tomlinson school diploma proposals...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
'Environment threat' to Caucasus
Damage to the environment could make existing tensions in the southern Caucasus even more intractable, researchers say...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
Game appeal for Uruguay's voters
A leftist party in Uruguay is hoping an online game will help it attract young voters...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
France considers Pinochet trial
French prosecutors want Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet tried over the disappearance of four people...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
Mid-East 'drifting towards chaos'
A top UN official warns the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will not end without international involvement...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
Arrests made in gun crime raids
Hundreds of police officers are involved in a major anti-gun crime operation, leading to the arrest of 50 people...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
DUP 'wants to humiliate IRA'
The DUP wants to humiliate the IRA over its demand for visible decommissioning, Sinn Fein's chairman says...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
Search resumes for missing plane
A search is to resume at first light for a plane which disappeared from the radar on a flight from Stornoway to Inverness...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
Cardiff City tops arrest lists
The number of Cardiff City football fans arrested last season falls, but the club still has one of the UK's worst records...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
Rally to save Scottish regiments
Hundreds of people are expected to join forces in Dundee to voice opposition to plans aimed at merging Scotland's regiments...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
Fresh strike under way at Gatwick
A strike among baggage handlers at Gatwick Airport starts after hopes of a deal collapse...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
Kosovo voting starts in key poll
Kosovo votes in the second assembly elections since the province came under UN control in 1999...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
Surge in £1m homes sales
The number of luxury homes sold in Britain has risen by more than 60%, with some areas recording their first £1m sale...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
Football: Tottenham legend dies
Former Spurs manager Bill Nicholson dies aged 85...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
Rugby: Wilkinson hopes for return
England captain Jonny Wilkinson is still hoping to be fit in time for the world champions' three autumn Tests...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
Bakassi handover talks deadlocked
Talks on the overdue handover of an oil-rich peninsula from Nigeria to Cameroon find no agreement...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
Death toll up in China mine blast
Rescuers express fears for 86 people still missing after a gas explosion in a China coal mine killed 66 people...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
Agency pleads for hostage release
Care International appeals on Arabic television for the release of its Iraq director, Margaret Hassan...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
Iraq rocked by multiple bombings
At least ten people die when bombers strike an Iraqi military base, and four more are killed in a suicide bombing...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
No Harry apology to photographer
Prince Charles' spokesman says Prince Harry will not apologise to a photographer after a scuffle outside a club...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
Powerful quake shakes Tokyo
A strong earthquake hits Tokyo, shaking the Japanese capital for more than a minute...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
Fall in football hooligan arrests
Arrests at football games are down by 10% as more fans are subjected to banning orders, the Home Office says...
BBC News - October 23, 2004
Memos Warned of Billing Fraud by Firm in Iraq
The memorandums charge that Custer Battles repeatedly billed occupation authorities for nonexistent services...
New York Times - October 23, 2004
Officials Fear Iraq's Lure for Muslims in Europe
Officials fear that for a new generation of disaffected European Muslims, Iraq has become the crux of a new holy war...
New York Times - October 23, 2004
Russia's Lower House Approves Kyoto Treaty on Emissions
The vote set the stage for enactment of the international treaty aimed at reducing emissions blamed for global warming...
New York Times - October 23, 2004
Europeans Offer Plan to Ease Dispute on Iran Nuclear Issue
Britain, France and Germany are offering Iran incentives to curtail the most disputed activities of its nuclear program...
New York Times - October 23, 2004
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