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Global News Archive for Octomber 2007:
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A Roman Icon, Red for a Day
After an initial burst of anger, intellectuals and art critics have praised a culprit who dyed Rome?s Trevi Fountain...
New York Times - October 23, 2007
India Promises to Help Reconciliation in Myanmar
The Indian government described Myanmar as its ?close and friendly neighbor? and said it would aid in its national reconciliation...
New York Times - October 23, 2007
Hiriya Journal: Recycling in Israel, Not Just Trash, but the Whole Dump
A former garbage dump on the outskirts of Tel Aviv will be named Ariel Sharon Park, after the former prime minster who fought to reclaim the land as open green space...
New York Times - October 23, 2007
New Threat Reported Against Bhutto
Just days after Benazir Bhutto escaped a double bombing, her lawyer said that a threatening letter was received...
New York Times - October 23, 2007
Israeli Strikes Kill 3 Palestinian Militants
Three Palestinian militants were killed by Israeli Army fire on Tuesday and a Palestinian prisoner died of wounds sustained Monday during the quelling of a riot in an Israeli prison...
New York Times - October 23, 2007
Iran Limits New Nuclear Negotiator
The tone for international talks including the new Iranian envoy were set when President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced, ?Iran will not retreat one iota.?...
New York Times - October 23, 2007
U.S. Considering Missile Defense Delay
Defense Secretary Robert Gates, clearly seeking to mollify Moscow, said that the United States might delay activating its planned East European missile defense sites...
New York Times - October 23, 2007
Turkish Premier Renews Warning Over Rebels
?We cannot wait forever? for the Iraqi government to curb Kurdish militants, Turkey?s prime minister said...
New York Times - October 23, 2007
Shaken Traditions: The Crushing of Myanmar?s Monks
The violent suppression of protests has shattered the uneasy coexistence of the Buddhist clergy and the military junta...
New York Times - October 23, 2007
Man jailed for terrorism offences
A 21-year-old man convicted of three terrorism offences is ordered to serve eight years in prison...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Football: Easy win for Man Utd
Two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo helps a dominant Manchester United to a comfortable victory at Dynamo Kiev...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Football: Arsenal crush Slavia
Theo Walcott and Cesc Fabregas each score twice as Arsenal crush Slavia Prague to close in on the Champions League knockout stages...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
French parliament adopts DNA bill
France's parliament passes a new bill introducing possible DNA tests for foreign migrants joining relatives...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Khan banned for careless driving
Boxer Amir Khan is convicted of careless driving after going through a red light, injuring a pedestrian...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
California fires affect 500,000
More than 500,000 people are ordered to evacuate areas being engulfed by wildfires in California...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Politicus: From a Good German, a Different Kind of Story
?Ich Nicht,? a memoir by the late Joachim Fest, author of the best-known German study of Hitler, describes his father, his family and growing up in Nazi Germany...
New York Times - October 23, 2007
Gas Leak Likely Caused Manila Mall Blast
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Leaking gas most likely caused the blast that killed 11 people and injured more than 100 others in a popular Manila shopping mall, police said Tuesday while dismissing the original theory of a terrorist attack...
New York Times - October 23, 2007
U.S. Considering Missile Defense Delay
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the U.S. would proceed with plans to build missile defense sites in Europe but might wait until it has '?definitive proof?' of a missile threat from Iran to activate them...
New York Times - October 23, 2007
New Bhutto Death Threat Reported
The Pakistani opposition leader received a death threat today, her lawyer said, just days after she narrowly escaped explosions detonated close to her fortified truck...
New York Times - October 23, 2007
Iraq Says It Will Cooperate With Turkey on Kurds
Iraq tsaid it would send a military delegation to Turkey to discuss settling a dispute with a Kurdish separatist group...
New York Times - October 23, 2007
Super-strong body armour in sight
A type of carbon fibre could be woven into super-strong body armour for the army and police...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Obesity 'epidemic' turns global
People are getting fatter in all parts of the world, with the possible exception of south and east Asia, a global snapshot shows...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Clegg 'will give Lib Dems verve'
Lib Dem leadership hopeful Nick Clegg promises to bring "ambition, verve and self-confidence" to the party...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Hygiene inspectors sent onto wards
Cleanliness inspectors are sent into two hospitals for spot checks following concerns over poor hygiene...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Developer denying 'special link'
Property developer Seymour Sweeney denies any special relationship with DUP leader Ian Paisley or his son...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
'Ban on Bhutto' leaving Pakistan
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has been banned from leaving the country, her party says...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
UN envoy set to return to Burma
UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari will return to Burma in early November after the date of his visit is moved forward...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Football: Drogba 'committed'
Chelsea striker Didier Drogba reiterates his commitment to the club after going back on comments suggesting he was seeking a move...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Football: Bolton want Megson
Leicester's Gary Megson is the front-runner to become the new Bolton manager, BBC Sport understands...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Diplomas 'could replace A-levels'
Diplomas could become the "qualification of choice" in England, says the Schools Secretary Ed Balls...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Khan cleared of driving charge
Boxer Amir Khan is found not guilty of dangerous driving after he struck a pedestrian on a pelican crossing...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Tributes paid to drowned Britons
Tributes have been paid to three Britons who drowned off the Algarve coast while trying to save their children...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
DNA 'match' in 1975 murder case
The DNA of a man accused of murdering an 11-year-old child in 1975 matched that found on her body, a court hears...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Shuttle heads for space station
The crew of Discovery begins a 14-day mission to the space station, after a successful launch from Florida...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Iraq to ban Kurd rebel operations
Iraq is to ban operations of the Kurdish PKK rebel group amid Turkish threats of a military incursion inside Iraq...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Honours officer defends inquiry
The cash-for-honours police chief defends his probe - but says he received "less than full co-operation" from some...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Manila Blast Not Likely a Bomb, Police Say
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine police said on Tuesday it was unlikely a bomb caused last week's explosion that killed 11 people and wounded more than 100 at an upscale shopping mall in Manila's financial district...
New York Times - October 23, 2007
Somalia Releases U.N. Official
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- The government on Tuesday freed a top U.N. food-aid official for Somalia after holding him for nearly one week in detention, granting the man bail but maintaining allegations he committed unspecified crimes, officials said...
New York Times - October 23, 2007
Bomber Blows Up Taxi in Southern Russia, Police Say
MAKHACHKALA (AP) -- A suicide bomber blew up a taxi in Russia's Dagestan region Tuesday, killing herself and wounding five others, police officials said...
New York Times - October 23, 2007
Italy Arrests 5 Over Letter Bombs
ROME (Reuters) - Italian police arrested five suspected militant anarchists they believe were part of a group that sent letter bombs to establishment officials including Prime Minister Romano Prodi, they said on Tuesday...
New York Times - October 23, 2007
In Iraq, Conflict Simmers on a 2nd Kurdish Front
Kurdish guerrillas are ambushing Iranian forces in battles chillingly similar to the raids into Turkey by militants in northern Iraq...
New York Times - October 23, 2007
2 Reports Assail State Dept. Role in Iraq Security
The reports have delivered sharply critical judgments about the department?s performance in overseeing private security contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan...
New York Times - October 23, 2007
Tiny chips flash memory advance
Electronics giant Samsung shows off what it claims is the world's most powerful flash memory chip...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Cruise worry over California fire
Actors Tom Cruise and John Travolta speak of their anguish as fires sweep through California...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Nike to buy Umbro in £285m deal
Umbro, the maker of the England football team's kit, agrees to be bought by US sportswear giant Nike...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Probe says May poll failed voters
Scotland's voters were "treated as an afterthought" in the planning of May's elections, a report says...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
New Stradey homes inquiry
A second public inquiry into controversial plans to build homes on Llanelli's rugby ground is set to begin...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Huge pirate music site shut down
Police in the north-east of England and Amsterdam close one of the world's biggest sources of illegal music...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Barn murder an evil deed - Brady
The murder of Paul Quinn was a barbaric deed which was evil and inexcusable, Archbishop Sean Brady says...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Nato air raid 'kills civilians'
At least 13 Afghan civilians have been killed in a Nato air strike near Kabul, a provincial official says...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
'Volkswagen law' is ruled illegal
A German law that prevents a foreign takeover of carmaker Volkswagen is ruled illegal by the top EU court...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
US-Iraqi contract 'in disarray'
A US contract for training Iraqi police was so badly managed that auditors do not know how funds were spent...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Heroes' welcome for SA Springboks
Thousands of South Africans turn out at the airport to welcome home their Rugby World Cup-winning team...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Football: Spurs 'can recover'
Boss Martin Jol still believes he can turn around Tottenham's season, despite the loss at Newcastle leaving his side in the drop zone...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
EU 'blue card' to tempt skilled
The European Commission is to propose a Blue Card to attract skilled immigrants, and rival the US Green Card...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
News at Ten 'will return to ITV1'
News at Ten is to return to ITV1, presented by Sir Trevor McDonald, it has been reported...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Hunt for hotel fall girl's mother
Airports and ports are alerted as police search for the mother of a seven-year-old girl hurt in a fall from a hotel balcony in Majorca...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Turkey wins Iraq backing on PKK
Turkey and Iraq agree to work together to deal with the problem of Kurd rebels in northern Iraq...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
UK population '65m by 2016'
The population of the UK will increase by 4.4 million over the next nine years, according to new estimates...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Diplomas to challenge A-levels
Diplomas could become the "qualification of choice", says the Schools Secretary Ed Balls...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Charities compete for £50m award
Four schemes, including the Eden Project and a cycle network, go head to head to win £50m of lottery cash...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
World Briefing | Asia: Myanmar: Junta Agrees to Visit by U.N. Rights Official
Myanmar has given the green light for a visit by Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, the United Nations special rapporteur, or investigator, on human rights in the country...
New York Times - October 23, 2007
World Briefing | The Americas: Brazil: Retrial in U.S. Nun?s Killing
The retrial of Rayfran das Neves Sales, sentenced to 27 years in prison in 2005 for the shooting death earlier that year of Dorothy Stang...
New York Times - October 23, 2007
World Briefing | Asia: Sri Lanka: Rebels Attack Government Base
A group of Tamil Tiger fighters, backed by the rebel group?s tiny air force, carried out a surprise predawn attack on the government?s air base at Anuradhapura, north of Colombo...
New York Times - October 23, 2007
World Briefing | Middle East: Israel: Hezbollah Turns Over 1986 Letter From Missing Airman
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert confirmed that the Lebanese group Hezbollah had handed Israel a letter written by the long-missing Israeli airman Ron Arad as part of a prisoner-exchange deal last week...
New York Times - October 23, 2007
World Briefing | Asia: China: Factory Fire Kills 37
A fire at a shoe factory in Putian, a small export manufacturing city in Fujian Province, killed 37 people and injured more than a dozen...
New York Times - October 23, 2007
World Briefing | Middle East: Lebanon: Presidential Election Postponed
Lebanon delayed the election of a successor to the pro-Syrian president Émile Lahoud by members of Parliament by almost three weeks...
New York Times - October 23, 2007
U.S.-India Nuclear Deal Still Stalled
Indian officials failed to iron out differences with their Communist allies over the India-United States nuclear deal...
New York Times - October 23, 2007
World Briefing | Middle East: Bahrain: 2 U.S. Sailors Dead in Barracks Shooting
A United States Navy sailor shot and killed two female sailors in the barracks of an American military base in Bahrain, officials said...
New York Times - October 23, 2007
Canadian Engines Turn Up in Chinese Military Copter
Ten engines sent by a Pratt & Whitney subsidiary in Canada and licensed for use in civilian helicopters turned up in Chinese attack copters, designed to carry guided antitank missiles...
New York Times - October 23, 2007
A Caretaker for Kenya, Pending a Vote
President Mwai Kibaki dissolved Parliament on Monday, starting the countdown to elections that promise to be the most closely contested ever in Kenya...
New York Times - October 23, 2007
Bush Asks Congress for $1.4 Billion to Fight Drugs in Mexico
President Bush asked Congress on Monday to approve a $1.4 billion aid package over the next two years to help the Mexican government fight narcotics traffickers...
New York Times - October 23, 2007
Bush?s Request for Wars Increases to $196 Billion
President Bush?s request increased the amount of the proposed spending by $46 billion over the amount already requested this year...
New York Times - October 23, 2007
Afghan Security Concerns Rise With Strife, Poll Finds
In a new poll, Afghans said security issues, including terrorism and violence, were the single biggest problem in Afghanistan, a significant increase from a similar poll last year...
New York Times - October 23, 2007
Students in Iran Protest Sentences for 3 Activists
Students from different universities gathered amid high security to protest jail terms for three student activists, accused of publishing articles insulting to Islam...
New York Times - October 23, 2007
Qaeda Link Suspected in Pakistan Blasts
The explosions aimed at the opposition leader Benazir Bhutto last week resembled attacks by Al Qaeda and their allied Pakistani militants, the provincial governor said...
New York Times - October 23, 2007
Politicus: From a Good German, a Different Kind of Story
?Ich Nicht,? a memoir by the late Joachim Fest, author of the best-known German study of Hitler, describes his father, his family and growing up in Nazi Germany...
New York Times - October 23, 2007
Kurdish Rebels Ask for Cease-Fire and Talks With Turkey, Which Continues Shelling
The Kurdish separatist group that is fighting Turkey from hide-outs in northern Iraq has declared its willingness for a cease-fire, according to a statement...
New York Times - October 23, 2007
Iraqi Journalist Reported Missing After Driver?s Body Found
An Iraqi journalist working in Baghdad for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty was reported missing on Monday morning after police officers found the body of her driver...
New York Times - October 23, 2007
Bush Administration Urges Iraqi Kurds to Help End Raids Into Turkey
American officials acknowledged that neither the United States nor Iraq had done much recently to constrain the Kurdish group whose raids into Turkey have heightened tensions along the border...
New York Times - October 23, 2007
Audit Assails State Dept. Role on Iraq Security
A pair of new reports have delivered scorching judgments about how the State Department oversees work done by private contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan...
New York Times - October 23, 2007
NHS finances improving but patchy
Despite marked improvements in NHS finances nearly one-third of NHS bodies are still in the red, a report finds...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Grocers 'still not green enough'
Leading food retailers are using too much packaging, with up to 40% of it unable to be recycled, a report suggests...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Postal closures to be announced
A major programme of post office branch closures is set to be announced in parts of Scotland...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Winchester named worst green city
A study places Winchester at the bottom of an environmental performance league table of UK cities...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Bush seeks new Afghan war funds
US President George W Bush asks Congress for an extra $46bn (£23bn) to fund the Iraq and Afghanistan wars...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Italian Mafia turnover '$120bn'
Italian retailers denounce Mafia rackets and say it is a business enterprise with an annual turnover of $120bn...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Burma allows human rights visit
The Burmese regime agrees to let the UN's human rights expert visit after refusing permission for four years...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Online safety push for children
Primary schools and parents are to be given advice on how to help young children stay safe online...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
UK population projections due out
The latest predictions of the scale of Britain's population growth are published, including increased immigration estimates...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Search for murder suspect body
Police prepare to search a field in Leicestershire where they believe the body of a suspect in a murder inquiry may be buried...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Turkish diplomatic bid on Kurds
Ankara's foreign minister heads to Baghdad as part of intense efforts to avert Turkish military action in Iraq...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Girl critical after balcony fall
A seven-year-old British girl is critically ill after falling from a hotel fifth-floor balcony on the island of Majorca...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Honours probe chief to face MPs
The police officer who led the inquiry into cash-for-honours allegations against parties is to be grilled by MPs...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
Californians flee as fires rage
California evacuates a quarter of a million people as fierce winds fan wildfires in the Los Angeles region...
BBC News - October 23, 2007
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