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Global News Archive for February 2007:
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New lakes beneath Antarctic ice
Scientists find four big lakes under the ice of Antarctica which may help explain how ice flows into the sea...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
'More now facing inheritance tax'
Over two million homes are worth more than £300,000, the level at which inheritance tax is levied, a report says...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
'No therapy' advice to chess star
A chess star who accused her father of rape was told if she had therapy it would help his defence, says her mother...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Man, 20, guilty of island killing
A County Antrim man accused of killing a prostitute on a holiday island is found guilty of manslaughter...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Canada court rejects terror law
Canada's Supreme Court rejects a law allowing the detention and deportation of foreign-born terror suspects...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Italy waits as Prodi fate delayed
Italy's president will announce who he has chosen to lead a new government on Saturday after crisis talks...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Tennis: In-form Murray into semis
Andy Murray extends his winning streak to eight matches with a comfortable win over Stefan Koubek in Memphis...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Rugby U: Newcastle stun Wasps
Newcastle trounce high-flying Wasps in Friday's Premiership match at Kingston Park...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Guinea MPs terminate martial law
Guinea's parliament votes against a request from President Conte to extend martial law...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
St Helens take World Club crown
St Helens complete the clean sweep of trophies as they beat Brisbane Broncos in the World Club Challenge...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Litvinenko inquiry 'nearing end'
The UK envoy in Russia says the probe into the poisoning of ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko should end within weeks...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Passengers hurt as train crashes
Some 48 people are reported to be injured - four critically - after a train derails in Cumbria...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
London Olympics could cost £9bn
Ministers are discussing a final cost for the 2012 Olympics four times the initial estimate, the BBC learns...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
U.S. Used Base in Ethiopia to Hunt Al Qaeda
The effort was described by U.S. officials as a qualified success that disrupted terrorist networks in Somalia...
New York Times - February 23, 2007
Son of Key Iraq Shiite Arrested at Iran?s Border
A son of Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, the head of Iraq?s dominant Shiite political bloc, was seized by U.S. forces today as he tried to re-enter Iraq from Iran...
New York Times - February 23, 2007
Madeley 'livid' over quiz scandal
TV host Richard Madeley says he and wife Judy Finnegan are 'livid' about problems with a quiz on their Channel 4 show...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Advisers sound maths GCSE warning
The government's exams advisers have told it that its plans for two new maths GCSEs are not going to work...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Blears to run for deputy leader
Labour chairman Hazel Blears is expected to join the contest to be the party's deputy leader...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
UPS threat to cancel A380 order
The US courier company has threatened to cancel its order for ten Airbus A380s if there are any more delays...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Crown challenges Rosepark ruling
The Crown appeals the decision to dismiss charges against the owners of a home where 14 people died in a fire...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Bail row paedophile sent to jail
A man at the centre of a row about prison overcrowding is sentenced to four years for child sex offences...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Man jailed over fatal collision
A drunk driver who killed two people in a head-on car collision outside Larne is jailed for nine years...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Iran leader vows nuclear defiance
Iran vows to defend its nuclear activities to the end, as world powers prepare for talks on more sanctions...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Virgin slams BSkyB in TV dispute
Virgin Media accuses BSkyB of "bullying" after talks break down over showing Sky channels on cable TV...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Football: Lille face Uefa charge
Uefa throws out Lille's protest against Man Utd's goal and charges the French club with improper behaviour...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
N Korea 'invites UN nuclear head'
The head of the UN nuclear agency says North Korea has invited him for talks on its nuclear programme...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Bomb plot trial jury discharged
A jury fails to reach verdicts on whether an ex-British National Party candidate and a friend plotted to make bombs...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Nimrods grounded in safety scare
The MoD grounds Nimrod MR2 aircraft as checks are carried out on possible fuel pipe problems...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
More UK soldiers for Afghanistan
More than 1,000 extra British troops are to be sent to Afghanistan by the government, the BBC learns...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Emotion robots learn from people
Making robots that interact with people emotionally is the goal of a European project led by British scientists...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Hoodie pic 'proves Cameron point'
A hooded teenager pictured making a gun gesture behind David Cameron proves his point, says a Tory spokesman...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Leaders in Airbus crisis summit
Angela Merkel and Jacques Chirac are engaged in tough talks over the future of planemaker Airbus...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Judge's jail threat to Asbo OAP
An 81-year-old woman faces a jail sentence after being found guilty of harassment and breaching her Asbo...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Faslane blockade protest arrests
Sixteen Greenpeace campaigners who attempted to blockade Faslane on the Clyde are arrested...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Race-hate gunman jailed for life
A gunman who went on a shooting spree in north London injuring two people, is jailed for life...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Jury considers holiday death case
A Spanish jury considers the case against a County Antrim man accused of killing a prostitute on a holiday island...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Afghan warlords in amnesty rally
Thousands turn out in the Afghan capital Kabul to voice support for a controversial proposed war crimes amnesty...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
US Democrats draft Iraq challenge
Democrats in the US are planning a Senate challenge to President George W Bush's handling of the Iraq war...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Move to seal Italian cabinet deal
Italian leaders are locked in talks on a deal allowing Romano Prodi to stay as PM in a bid to end a political crisis...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Oil worker shot dead in Nigeria
Unknown gunmen shoot dead a Lebanese worker heading to work in Port Harcourt, Nigeria's oil capital ...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Cheney warns on Chinese build-up
US Vice-President Dick Cheney voices concern at China's growing military power, on a visit to Australia...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Rugby: Robinson ruled out
Wing Jason Robinson is ruled out of England's Six Nations clash with Ireland, while Jonny Wilkinson will have a late fitness test on Saturday...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Tennis: Murray eases through
Andy Murray beats Denmark's Kristian Pless to reach the quarter-finals at the Memphis International...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
SA court drops coup plot charges
Charges are dropped in South Africa against eight men accused of plotting a coup in Equatorial Guinea...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Lloyds introduces credit card fee
Lloyds TSB imposes a £35 charge on credit card account holders who do not use their cards...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Letter bomb accused remanded
A school caretaker charged over seven letter bombs in which nine people were hurt is remanded in custody...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Therapy 'could have saved' star
A chess star who accused her father of rape was told not to have counselling before his trial, her mother says...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Bail row paedophile jailed
A man at the centre of a row about prison overcrowding is jailed for four years for child sex offences...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
UK-US in talks on missile defence
The UK and US are discussing whether to site a US anti-ballistic missile defences on UK soil...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
More UK soldiers for Afghanistan
More than 1,000 extra British troops are to be sent to Afghanistan by the government, the BBC learns...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Official in Furor on AIDS Policy in South Africa Is Hospitalized
Dr. Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, the minister of health, had promoted garlic and beetroot as protection against AIDS, symbolizing her nation?s slow response to the H.I.V. epidemic...
New York Times - February 23, 2007
Old Problems Undermine New Security Plan for Baghdad
Some of the Iraqi national police officers who joined United States troops on patrols last week advertised their Shiite sympathies or warned residents to hide their weapons...
New York Times - February 23, 2007
Gaza Journal: Palestinian Universities Dragged Into Factional Clashes
Islamic and Al Azhar universities in Gaza, long the pride of Palestinians, have been consumed by the fighting between Hamas and Fatah...
New York Times - February 23, 2007
U.S. Used Bases in Ethiopia to Hunt Al Qaeda in Africa
The counterterrorism effort was described by U.S. officials as a qualified success that disrupted terrorist networks in Somalia...
New York Times - February 23, 2007
Iran Expanding Nuclear Effort, Agency Reports
In response, the Bush administration immediately pressed for more severe sanctions against the country...
New York Times - February 23, 2007
Arab States, Wary of Iran, Add to Their Arsenals but Still Lean on the U.S.
As tensions with Iran rise, many Persian Gulf countries have come to see themselves as the likely first targets of an Iranian attack...
New York Times - February 23, 2007
No Morrissey entry in Eurovision
Ex-Smiths singer Morrissey will have no involvement in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, the BBC says...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Gay men seek 'female cancer' jab
Homosexual men are demanding the controversial female cancer vaccine Gardasil, say private clinics...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Leaders set for Airbus jobs talks
Angela Merkel and Jacques Chirac prepare for a meeting on to hammer out the restructuring of Airbus...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Call to reduce Holyrood red tape
MSPs are calling for the way Holyrood scrutinises red tape to be simplified in a report out on Friday...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Pakistan stages new missile test
Pakistan successfully tests a new version of a long-range nuclear-capable missile, the military says...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Eubank bailed after anti-war demo
Former world champion boxer Chris Eubank is bailed after being arrested for an alleged breach of the peace...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Israeli minister in vision gaffe
Israeli papers print photos of the defence minister inspecting troops through binoculars with the lens caps still on...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
US soldier jailed for Iraq murder
A US soldier gets 100 years in prison for the gang rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Italian coalition 'to back Prodi'
Parties in Italy's governing coalition reach a deal backing Romano Prodi to continue as PM, his spokesman says...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Search for Jakarta ferry victims
Indonesia's navy continues its search for survivors of Thursday's ferry fire, amid fears of many still missing...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
WWI soldier records placed online
The National Archives launches an online war records resource for soldiers who served form 1914 to 1920...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Health visitor numbers 'falling'
The number of health visitors in England has fallen to its lowest level in 12 years, trade union Amicus says...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Academies 'make good progress'
England's academy schools are on course to raise attainment in deprived areas, a spending watchdog says...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Letter bombs accused due in court
A school caretaker charged in connection with seven letter bombs sent over three weeks is to appear in court...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Cheney hails Australia over Iraq
US Vice-President Dick Cheney warns of the dangers of early withdrawal from Iraq, during a speech in Sydney...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
UN talks to review Iran defiance
Key nations will meet in London on Monday to discuss new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear defiance...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
Legal bid 'may leave UKIP broke'
The UK Independence Party says a legal bid to force it to return £367,697 of donations could leave it "penniless"...
BBC News - February 23, 2007
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