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Global News Archive for January 2005:
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Celebrity Big Brother won by Bez
Happy Mondays dancer Bez wins the third series of Channel 4 reality show Celebrity Big Brother...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
Aceh talks to begin 'within days'
The Indonesian government is to resume talks with Aceh separatist rebels within days, Finnish mediators say...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
US TV legend Johnny Carson dies
Legendary TV star Johnny Carson dies at the age of 79, after battling the respiratory disease emphysema...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
Trace gun exports, charities urge
British charities urge the UN to adopt a new system to trace weapons exports to hold countries to account...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
Israeli and Palestinian Officials Sound Hopeful Notes
Israeli and Palestinian officials welcomed today a period of quiet in Gaza and spoke hopefully of a cease-fire that would last at least a month...
New York Times - January 23, 2005
Survivors of Tsunami Live on Close Terms With Sea
A group who has lived in isolation in Thailand for decades is becoming a cause célèbre as a result of its agile escape from the tsunami...
New York Times - January 23, 2005
Kenzie tipped to win Big Brother
Blazin' Squad rapper Kenzie is the bookmakers' favourite to win the Celebrity Big Brother final...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
Activists 'win seats' in Maldives
Opposition activists win the two parliamentary seats for the Maldives capital, provisional results show...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
Father expects Cuba detainee home
The father of Moazzam Begg, detained at Guantanamo Bay for three years, expects to see him back in the UK on Tuesday...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
Study reveals postcode prisoners
Research finds a significant number of inmates come from some of Scotland's poorest areas...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
Abbas says ceasefire 'very soon'
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says he is close to persuading militant groups to stop attacks on Israel...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
'Robot soldiers' bound for Iraq
The US military plans to deploy robots armed with machine-guns to wage war against insurgents in Iraq...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
Oldest mother 'regrets abortions'
A 66-year-old Romanian, thought to be the world's oldest mother, tells a UK newspaper she regrets two earlier abortions...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
Football: Arsenal up pressure
Dennis Bergkamp scores as Arsenal return to winning ways...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
Cricket: England struggle in storm
England reach 114-4 against South Africa before bad light halts the fifth Test...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
Mogadishu police chief shot dead
Unidentified gunmen in Somalia kill the chief of police in the lawless capital, Mogadishu...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
Deadlock over Zhao funeral plans
Planning the funeral of China's deposed leader, Zhao Ziyang, is proving sensitive for the authorities...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
Blizzards blanket north-east US
US authorities warn people to stay at home as much of the north-east is battered by snowstorms...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
Germans arrest 'al-Qaeda members'
German police arrest two al-Qaeda suspects accused of planning suicide attacks and trying to buy uranium...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
Tories accused of 'desperation'
The Lib Dem leader accuses the Tories of desperation after they say immigration is key to their election plans...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
Woman injured in cliff fall
A 25-year-old woman is critically ill after falling 35ft down a cliff face onto the beach in Aberystwyth...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
Kelly trails new exclusion power
Teachers could get more powers to remove unruly pupils from classes, suggests Education Secretary Ruth Kelly...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
Bush's second term: Your views
US President George W Bush has been sworn in for a second term in office. Send us your views and predictions...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
US flights grounded by blizzards
Flights between London Heathrow and the east coast of the US are cancelled after the region is hit by blizzards...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
Stately home 'to rise from ashes'
The owner of Allerton Castle in North Yorkshire plans to rebuild parts of the building destroyed by fire...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
Tennis: Agassi digs deep
Andre Agassi wins a thrilling match against Joachim Johansson 6-7 7-6 7-6 6-4 at the Australian Open...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
Burnt body woman had been stabbed
A woman whose burning corpse was found in a seafront shelter had been stabbed 16 times...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
Priest admits abuse claim payout
A priest admits he is the clergyman behind a sex abuse case in which a five figure payout was made...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
Zarqawi declares war on Iraq poll
Militant leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi reportedly declares "bitter war" on next Sunday's election in Iraq...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
Four killed in helicopter crash
Four people die when a helicopter crashes in a field in Somerset after taking off from Gloucestershire Airport...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
Cardiff tsunami gig raises £1.25m
Cardiff's star-studded charity concert for victims of the Asian tsunami is hailed a huge success...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
Howard plans immigration battle
The Tories signal immigration will be a key issue in their election campaign with an advert backing quotas...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
Palestinian groups deny ceasefire
Palestinian militants deny a claim by an Israeli minister that they have agreed a ceasefire...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
Yushchenko takes reins in Ukraine
Viktor Yushchenko is sworn in as Ukraine's new president, ending a bitterly fought election marathon...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
Iraq Remains Sharply Split Over Election
With Iraq's crucial election coming up on Jan. 30, people still have strikingly different views on the vote...
New York Times - January 23, 2005
General Seeking Faster Training of Iraq Soldiers
A retired Army general sent to Iraq to assess operations said the U.S. should assign thousands of additional Army advisers to work directly with Iraqi units...
New York Times - January 23, 2005
Israel Lauds New Palestinian Leader for Moves to Stop Attacks
Israel and the United States praised the effort by Mahmoud Abbas to halt rocket and mortar attacks on Israeli civilians...
New York Times - January 23, 2005
Sleepy Mexican Border Towns Awake to Drug Violence
In recent months, fighting among Mexico's most powerful cartels has spawned a wave of violence that has begun to move north of the border...
New York Times - January 23, 2005
From Half a World Away, Honoring a Chinese Leader
Some Chinese are using memorial services outside the country for Communist Party leader Zhao Ziyang to express frustration at the pace of political reforms in China...
New York Times - January 23, 2005
Capture of Rebel Divides Latin American Neighbors
The arrest in Venezuela of a leading operative in Colombia's oldest rebel group has opened a rift between neighbors who are ideological opposites...
New York Times - January 23, 2005
China seeks 'freed Iraq hostages'
China is still tracking down its eight nationals - a day after they were reportedly freed in Iraq, officials say...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
Crews remain at stately home fire
Firefighters are to spend a second day at the scene of a blaze at a stately home almost destroyed by fire...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
Boy held after death of girl, 16
A teenage boy is arrested after the body of a missing teenage girl was found by police in Fife...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
The man who swears by breast milk
A 59-year-old man has been drinking breast milk in an effort boost his immune system and help him fight off his prostate cancer...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
Palestinians 'agree to ceasefire'
The Israeli defence minister says Palestinian militants groups in Gaza have agreed to a truce...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
US blizzards cause travel chaos
More than 1,000 flights are cancelled in the US Midwest and North-east because of severe snowstorms...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
Dutch report on child euthanasia
A Dutch report encourages doctors to report cases of child euthanasia without fear of prosecution...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
Billionaire Trump weds third wife
US tycoon Donald Trump marries for the third time, in a glitzy ceremony attracting huge media attention...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
Tennis: Federer beats Baghdatis
Top seed Roger Federer wins in straight sets to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
Cricket: Aussies face Pakistan
Australia win the toss and elect to field in the VB Series game against Pakistan...
BBC News - January 23, 2005
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