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Global News Archive for January 2007:
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Kapchagai Journal: A Sleepy City on the Steppe Fears Hordes of High Rollers
A grim industrial town in Kazakhstan may soon be transformed into ?Las Vegas on the Steppe.?...
New York Times - January 23, 2007
General Calls Iraq Situation ?Dire?
Lt. Gen. David Petraeus, the nominee to command U.S. forces in Iraq, warned senators not to expect a quick turnaround...
New York Times - January 23, 2007
Lawyer joins Big Brother review
A human rights lawyer joins Channel 4's review of Big Brother, as Jade Goody says her home has been attacked...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Pedometers for 'deprived' pupils
Children who attend schools in deprived areas of England are to be given pedometers in a drive to tackle obesity...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Nuclear weapons plan 'premature'
Britain does not need to rush ahead with plans to replace its Trident submarines, a US expert tells MPs...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Bishop joins row over gay rights
The Catholic Church says it wants to be able to continue referring gay couples to other adoption agencies...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
King defends interest rate rise
January's shock interest rates rise was aimed at preventing higher increases, says Bank of England boss...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
CIA trial under way in Washington
The trial of ex-White House aide Lewis Libby opens and is set to reveal the Bush team's actions before the Iraq war...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Lebanon opposition halts strike
Lebanese opposition parties say they have called off the strike which paralysed much of the country on Tuesday...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Football: Watford beat Blackburn
Jay DeMerit's glancing header sank Blackburn to give rock-bottom Watford their second league win of the season...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Football: Chelsea reach final
Andriy Shevchenko and Frank Lampard both score twice as Chelsea see off Wycombe to book their place in the Carling Cup final...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Blair under attack on Iraq debate
Tony Blair is criticised for meeting business leaders instead of leading a Commons debate on Iraq...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Cardinal denies 'blackmail' claim
The head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales denies trying to blackmail ministers over laws on adoption by gay couples...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
More diplomats for Afghanistan
The government is to send up to 35 extra diplomatic staff to Afghanistan, the BBC has learned...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Bush warns against Iraq failure
The US president will warn that failure in Iraq would be "grievous" in his State of the Union address in a few hours...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Petraeus Calls Iraq Situation ?Dire?
The nominee to command U.S. forces in Iraq warned senators not to expect a quick turnaround...
New York Times - January 23, 2007
Hezbollah Strike Brings Beirut to a Virtual Halt
Protestors blocked roads into Beirut while many businesses closed in observance of a general strike...
New York Times - January 23, 2007
Thousands Mourn Slain Editor in Istanbul
Huge crowds of mourners bid farewell to Hrant Dink, the Turkish-Armenian journalist who was killed last week...
New York Times - January 23, 2007
South Bank awards honour The Who
Veteran rock band The Who receive a lifetime achievement prize at the South Bank Show awards...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Steiner school's academy bid
A state-funded Steiner school could open in September under the government's city academy programme...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Tories ponder nurse job guarantee
Graduate nurses could be given one year's guaranteed employment under a Conservative government...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
UK airlines attack 'green taxes'
Chancellor Gordon Brown's air passenger duty is the wrong way to fight climate change, airlines tell MPs...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Plaid attack at campaign launch
A furious argument over party funding is sparked at the launch of Plaid Cymru's assembly election campaign...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Honours police quizzed McConnell
Scotland's First Minister Jack McConnell was quizzed by police in connection with the cash-for-honours inquiry...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Flanagan 'no collusion knowledge'
Sir Ronnie Flanagan says he had no knowledge of collusion between police and loyalist paramilitaries...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Crash families' mobile phone plea
The families of two girls killed by a lorry driver appeal for other motorists to not use phones while driving...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Taleban 'to build Afghan schools'
The militant Taleban group has earmarked $1m to set up schools in southern Afghanistan, a spokesman says...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Bush set for key annual address
President Bush is preparing for his first State of the Union address since the Democrats took control of Congress...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Turks flock to editor's funeral
Crowds flood the streets of Istanbul to follow the coffin of murdered Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Football: Villa sign £9.65m Young
Aston Villa sign Watford forward Ashley Young on a four-and-a-half-year deal...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Cricket: Flop frustrates Flintoff
Skipper Andrew Flintoff is mystified by England's poor batting display as they lose to New Zealand...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Pound close to $2 exchange level
Sterling hits a 14-year record against the US dollar and Japanese yen as investors chase high UK interest rates...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Israel's Katsav faces rape charge
Israeli President Moshe Katsav is to be charged with rape and abuse of power, the justice ministry announces...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Strike plunges Lebanon into chaos
Protesters paralyse Lebanon with a general strike that led to street clashes in which at least two people died...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Police crack down on scavengers
Police are using ancient laws to stop scavengers raiding cargo from the stricken ship MSC Napoli...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
British actresses in Oscars race
Three British actresses receive best actress nominations at this year's Academy Awards...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Court shown dramatic 21 July film
A court is shown dramatic CCTV footage of an alleged attempt to set off a bomb on a Tube train on 21 July 2005...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Cyber criminals move focus to web
Cyber criminals will turn their attention to the web and away from e-mail security in 2007, says a report...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Mills' lawyers deny divorce deal
Heather Mills McCartney denies agreeing a £32m settlement in her divorce from Sir Paul McCartney...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Grocery probe eyes local markets
An interim report into whether UK supermarkets are too powerful says it is to concentrate on local markets...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Civil servants vote for walkout
Thousands of civil servants vote to strike in a long-running dispute over job cuts, privatisation and pay...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Free prescriptions 'waste' claim
Drug companies raise concerns over assembly government plans for free prescriptions in Wales...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Ex-RUC chief urged to quit body
Former RUC chief constable Sir Ronnie Flanagan faces calls to quit the body which promotes police efficiency...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Honours police quizzed McConnell
Scotland's First Minister Jack McConnell was quizzed by police in connection with the cash-for-honours inquiry...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Crackdown 'nets 600 Sadr forces'
Hundreds of Mehdi Army fighters and 16 leaders are captured in a crackdown in Iraq, the US military says...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
'Ten die' in Afghan suicide blast
At least 10 people die and 40 are hurt in a suicide attack near a Nato base in Afghanistan, Afghan officials say...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Driver jailed over girls' deaths
A lorry driver is jailed for four-and-a-half years for causing the deaths of two girls in a car...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Ethiopia starts Somalia pull-out
Ethiopian troops begin to leave the Somali capital, four weeks after they crossed the border...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Cricket: Dismal England collapse
England are shot out for 120 to lose by 90 runs to New Zealand in the CB Series...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Tennis: Off-key Federer through
Roger Federer beats Tommy Robredo in straight sets to reach the Australian Open semi-finals...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
London 2012 'to be greenest ever'
The 2012 Olympics are to be the greenest games in history, organisers say...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Catholic threat on gay rights law
Catholic adoption agencies will shut if they cannot opt out of gay rights laws, says Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Firefighter 'saw Tube bomb bid'
A firefighter was 'cowed' when a man tried to set off a rucksack bomb in front of him on the Tube, a court hears...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Ship's scavengers ignore police
Hundreds of people continue to rummage through a ship's cargo on a Devon beach as a clean-up begins...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Five held after anti-terror raids
Five men are arrested under the Terrorism Act in morning raids in West Yorkshire and Manchester, police say...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
China confirms satellite downed
China confirms reports that it used a ballistic missile to destroy a satellite, amid fears of a new arms race...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Father of Dead West Bank Girl Seeks Peace With Israelis
In a long and bitter conflict, killings often prompt revenge rather than understanding, but the father of a slain girl says he wants to talk to Israelis about making peace...
New York Times - January 23, 2007
Armenian Editor?s Death Leads to Conciliation
The killing of a newspaper editor in Istanbul is leading to rare conciliatory gestures between Turkey and Armenia...
New York Times - January 23, 2007
Iran Bars Inspectors; Cleric Criticizes President
The two developments suggest an increasingly open debate within Iran on how to confront the West over Iran?s nuclear ambitions...
New York Times - January 23, 2007
Somali Islamists? No. 2 Leader Surrenders in Kenyan Capital
The second in command of Somalia?s defeated Islamist forces, described as a moderate Muslim and potential peacemaker, has surrendered to Kenyan authorities...
New York Times - January 23, 2007
88 Killed as Car Bombs Devastate Busy Baghdad Market
Two powerful car bombs ripped through a market in central Baghdad on Monday in one of the worst scenes of carnage since the war began...
New York Times - January 23, 2007
In the Vortex of Baghdad, Staying Put This Time
U.S. soldiers have fortified a cluster of houses in one of Baghdad?s most dangerous neighborhoods in a test case for President Bush?s new security plan...
New York Times - January 23, 2007
Ten die in Afghan suicide attack
Ten people die and 14 are hurt in a suicide attack near a foreign military base in Afghanistan, officials say...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Istanbul funeral for slain editor
The funeral of murdered Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink is to begin in Istanbul amid high security...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Australian PM reshuffles Cabinet
Australian PM John Howard announces a significant Cabinet reshuffle ahead of elections later this year...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
View of US's global role 'worse'
The view of the role of the United States in the world has deteriorated, according to a BBC poll...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Tennis: Murray thrilled by display
Andy Murray says his performance in losing to Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open was the best of his career...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
'Cost-cutting' justice criticised
Decisions in courts are being made on the basis of cost rather than justice, magistrates have said...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Bush 'must fight climate change'
Heads of major US firms call on President Bush to back mandatory emissions cuts in his State of Union speech...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Law 'threat' to Catholic adoption
Catholic Church adoption agencies will close if not allowed to opt out of gay rights laws, the head of the church in England and Wales says...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Scavenger 'greed' condemned
People who have been taking goods washed ashore from the ship MSC Napoli are accused of "crass greed"...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
MPs 'to criticise' 2012 finances
The government's handling of finances for the 2012 London Olympics is likely to be criticised in an MPs' report...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
UK supermarkets face competition probe
An inquiry into whether UK supermarkets are becoming too powerful is set to highlight their control of land...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
Protesters block Beirut roads
Hundreds of Lebanese opposition supporters block major roads in Beirut in support of a strike call...
BBC News - January 23, 2007
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