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Global News Archive for Octomber 2006:
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Israeli Adds Far-Right Party to Coalition
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel reached a deal today to broaden his shaky coalition by adding a far-right party that seeks to reduce Israel’s Arab population...
New York Times - October 23, 2006
White House Looks for Iraq Options
The Bush administration said today that it was working “collaboratively” with Iraqi leaders and had issued them no ultimatums...
New York Times - October 23, 2006
Scam 'may have swayed poll'
Vote-rigging may have influenced the results of the local elections in London, police say...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Gene 'doubles risk of diabetes'
Carrying a common variant of a gene can dramatically boost the risk of developing diabetes, scientists say...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Union in bus strike action threat
Translink bus drivers say they may go on strike unless the company withdraws its new policy on attendance...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Protection for Italy veil row MP
Italian police protect an MP branded an infidel by an imam after she made comments about the Islamic veil...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
'No building halt' at Ground Zero
Building at Ground Zero will not stop, despite recent finds of human remains at the 9/11 site, New York's mayor says...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Football: Defoe bite 'overblown'
The Football Association will take no action against Spurs' Jermain Defoe over the biting incident against West Ham...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Football: Wise deal agreed
Leeds are given permission to speak to Dennis Wise after agreeing a compensation package with Swindon...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Sir Menzies calls for Iraq debate
UK troops should not remain in Iraq indefinitely, the Liberal Democrat leader says, as he calls for a Commons debate...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
'Kylie effect' skews cancer fears
The focus on young celebrities' breast cancers means women wrongly think age is linked to decreased risk...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Nurse shortage 'boosts deaths'
Nursing shortages are linked to an increase in patient death rates, research suggests...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Howard quizzed in honours probe
Former Tory leader Michael Howard is questioned by police as part of the cash-for-honours investigation...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Enron boss gets 24-year sentence
Former Enron boss Jeffrey Skilling gets 24 years for his role in the fraud that led to the US energy firm's collapse...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Man arrested in abduction case
Officers investigating the abduction of a 15-year-old old girl in Wrexham, north Wales, arrest a man...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Torchwood scores record audience
The opening episodes of Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood earn BBC Three its largest audience...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Oil price dips below $59 a barrel
Oil prices fall despite Saudi Arabia's announcement that it will cut its output by 380,000 barrels per day...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Adams and Eames talks 'positive'
Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams and Church of Ireland leader Lord Eames hold their first formal meeting...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Sacrifice fear of freed hostages
Scottish oil workers held hostage for nearly three weeks in Nigeria said they feared being "sacrificed"...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Widow wins nursing costs battle
An 85-year-old with Alzheimer's is awarded £42,000 after a two-year battle over residential care...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Iraqi officials 'stole millions'
A former Iraqi minister says officials in the former interim government stole $800m meant for buying weapons...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Pro-Taleban militants in tax move
Pro-Taleban militants in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region will raise their own taxes, reports say...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Woman, 26, admits killing mother
A woman is detained indefinitely under the Mental Health Act after stabbing her mother to death...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Losses increase 30-fold at Ford
Struggling US car firm Ford sees its latest losses soar dramatically, hit by the expense of cost cuts...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
UN envoy leaves after Sudan row
The UN envoy to Sudan, Jan Pronk, leaves Khartoum, following the government's decision to expel him...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Football: Wise talks on hold
Swindon withdraw permission for Dennis Wise to hold talks with Leeds over their vacant managerial post...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
UK 'tops energy wasters league'
British people are Europe's worst energy wasters, a survey of the continent's five most populous nations claims...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Madonna to defend adoption
Pop star Madonna will appear on Oprah Winfrey's US TV show to discuss her planned adoption of a Malawian baby...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Seven dead 'in Israeli Gaza raid'
Seven Palestinians die in clashes with Israeli troops in northern Gaza, Palestinian officials say...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Sex offenders register increase
The number of people on the sex offenders register has increased by nearly 4%, according to the Home Office...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Two held in abduction manhunt
Police hunting a convicted rapist thought to have abducted a girl from a Wrexham street, arrest a man and a woman...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Rubber bullets at Hungary protest
Police use rubber bullets and tear gas to break up protests as Hungary marks 50 years since the anti-Soviet uprising...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Mother spared jail for baby death
A mother who admitted starting a fire in which her baby son died is given a community sentence...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
This Life's Ferdy not coming back
Actor Ramon Tikaram says he was not asked back for the return of This Life but his character will play a part in it...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Sony to 'block PS3 Euro imports'
Sony says it will use the "full scope of the law" to block the importing of PlayStation 3s into Europe...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Johnson in faith schools summit
Alan Johnson meets the UK's major religious groups to discuss how schools can help relations between faiths...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Iceland violates ban on whaling
Iceland kills its first fin whale since the 1980s, breaking a 21-year-old international ban on commercial whaling...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Doctors' concern over cocaine use
More patients are coming to Wales' largest casualty unit because of cocaine use problems, a BBC investigation finds...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Cameron sees 'ageing UK' benefits
The ageing population should be seen as a boost not a burden to the UK economy, says David Cameron...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Primary pupils 'need sex lessons'
Children as young as 10 should be taught about contraception while at primary school, a report suggests...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Catholic school cuts are examined
A Catholic schools body is examining how many of its schools should be closed in the future...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Kriss 'was alive' while on fire
A court hears that schoolboy Kriss Donald may have tried to extinguish flames by rolling in mud while on fire...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Mosque assault 'fuelled by MPs'
An attack at a Salford mosque was fuelled by ministers' comments about Muslim veils, it is claimed...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Oil discovered in Zambia
Oil is discovered in north-western Zambia, the president announces, after tests come back from Germany...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Shanghai scandal 'implicates 50'
More than 50 people have been held over Shanghai's corruption scandal, a Beijing-funded newspaper reports...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Football: Leeds talk to Wise
Leeds have held talks with Swindon boss Dennis Wise and his assistant Gus Poyet over the vacant manager's post at Elland Road...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
S Africa singer dies in car crash
One of South Africa's most popular singers, Lebo Mathosa, has died in a car crash, her manager says...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Defoe hits back at 'bite' reports
Jermain Defoe says the incident surrounding his apparent bite on Javier Mascherano has been "blown out of all proportion"...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
NHS trusts 'can save £2bn a year'
The government tells NHS trusts they could save more than £2bn by being more efficient...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
UN envoy set to leave Sudan
UN envoy to Sudan Jan Pronk is expected to leave following Khartoum's decision to order his expulsion...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Freed oil hostages tell of relief
Scottish oil workers held hostage in Nigeria speak of their ordeal as they arrive back home...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Top Gear presenter 'nearly died'
TV star Richard Hammond reveals his terror as he fought for his life after his 300 mph crash in a jet-powered car...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Older mothers 'just as capable'
Women who give birth over the age of 50 are as "capable" as younger women of being good mothers, US research finds...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
We'll hold Iraq nerve, says Blair
Britain will "hold its nerve" in Iraq, Tony Blair tells Iraq's deputy leader in a Downing Street meeting...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
UK 'broke pledges' on Afghan aid
The governor of Afghanistan's southern Helmand province says the UK has broken promises on aid...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Tensions Rise Between Palestinian Factions
Tensions between rival Fatah and Hamas loyalists continued to smolder in the form of more violence and protests...
New York Times - October 23, 2006
Military Analysis: To Stand or Fall in Baghdad: Capital Is Key to Mission
The Iraqi capital, American generals like to say, is the center of gravity for the larger U.S. mission in Iraq...
New York Times - October 23, 2006
13 Police Recruits Among 18 Iraqis Killed in Violence
The U.S. military also reported five more combat deaths, bringing the month’s total of lost American lives to at least 83...
New York Times - October 23, 2006
Panamanians Vote to Expand Canal
The $5.25 billion overhaul, set to begin next year, will double the capacity of the aging canal...
New York Times - October 23, 2006
Grim New Turn May Harden Darfur Conflict
For the first time in more than two years, Darfur rebels are brazenly attacking government soldiers and rejecting all previous cease-fires...
New York Times - October 23, 2006
Khartoum Expels U.N. Envoy Who Has Been Outspoken on Darfur Atrocities
Sudan ordered the chief U.N. envoy to leave, saying he was an enemy of the country and its armed forces...
New York Times - October 23, 2006
School expels five-year-old girl
A five-year-old girl is expelled from a school in Greater Manchester for allegedly attacking staff and a pupil...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Enron's boss due to be sentenced
Former Enron boss Jeffrey Skilling is to be sentenced for his role in the fraud which led to the firm's 2001 collapse...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
PM champions new DNA technology
The Prime Minister calls on the UK's police force to use of the latest DNA methods to solve "cold cases"...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Too many elderly 'left in pain'
Poor pain management is failing the elderly, a charity says after carrying out a survey of 3,000 carers...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
UN warns of Afghan food shortage
Nearly two million people in southern Afghanistan will need food aid this winter, the UN and Afghan government say...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
US official retracts Iraq remarks
A US official who said the US had shown "arrogance and stupidity" in Iraq apologises for his comments...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
EU spending faces fresh criticism
European Union auditors are expected to highlight irregularities in EU spending for the 12th year running...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Howard to launch new climate plan
Australian PM John Howard is set to unveil a major new initiative aimed at preventing global warming...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
OU offers free learning materials
The UK's Open University is making educational resources available free on the net for anyone to adapt and use...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Bid to attract scientists to UK
A Rhodes scholarship-type scheme will attract the world's best scientists to the UK, the government says...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
UK 'has squandered oil revenues'
The UK has "squandered" the windfalls of the country's now dwindling North Sea oil and gas reserves, a report claims...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Bulgarian president faces run-off
Georgi Parvanov has a large lead in Bulgaria's presidential poll but still faces a run-off, partial results indicate...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Panama backs canal expansion
Voters in Panama overwhelmingly endorse an ambitious project to expand the famous shipping canal...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Hungary marks 1956 uprising
Hungary begins commemorative events for the 50th anniversary of the uprising against Soviet rule...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Call for lessons on contraception
Primary school pupils in the UK should be taught about contraception, a report suggests...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
Britain tops energy waste league
The UK is Europe's worst energy waster, with the problem to cost £11bn by 2010, a study says...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
We'll hold nerve, Blair to tell Iraqi deputy PM
Tony Blair is to have talks with Iraq's deputy prime minister amid speculation over Britain's exit strategy...
BBC News - October 23, 2006
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