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Global News Archive for March 2006:
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Labor Law Protests in Paris Erupt in Violence
Cars were burned and shops smashed today in the center of Paris as protests against a new youth employment law escalated...
New York Times - March 23, 2006
Basque Lawmakers Say Cease-Fire Is Step to Looser Ties With Spain
A member of the governing party in the Basque region said ETA's violence had cast a shadow over demands for greater autonomy...
New York Times - March 23, 2006
Court Frees Driver Who Russians Rallied Behind
The judicial fate of Oleg Shcherbinsky has struck a chord deep in the Russian soul, perhaps because it involved a celebrity and an ordinary guy...
New York Times - March 23, 2006
Afghan Judge in Convert Case Vows to Resist Foreign Pressure
The case of Abdul Rahman, who could face death for converting to Christianity from Islam, has drawn concern from the U.S...
New York Times - March 23, 2006
Harman 'pulled' from TV panel
Harriet Harman is withdrawn at the last minute as a guest on Question Time, where the Labour loans row was a topic...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
BBC 'being used' in TV switchover
Former BBC chairman Sir Christopher Bland says the licence fee should not fund the UK's move to digital TV...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Court grants seizure of 1m euros
Ireland's Criminal Assets Bureau obtains a High Court order to seize more than 1m euros in cash and cheques...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Strike appeal rejected by unions
More than 200,000 public sector workers in Scotland are expected to join a UK-wide strike...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Eta's permanent ceasefire begins
The first permanent ceasefire called by the Basque separatist group Eta comes into effect...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
London bombs response 'too slow'
A former fireman who helped victims of the 7 July London bombing criticises the ambulance service's response to the attacks...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Charlton 0-0 Middlesbrough
Charlton and Middlesbrough share a goalless draw in their FA Cup quarter-final tie...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Red Caps inquest hears of attack
The Red Caps killed by a mob in Iraq died at a spot which had been attacked just two days earlier, an inquest hears...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
UK 'to act' over Guantanamo man
The government will make representations to the US over one of the UK residents held at Guantanamo Bay, the High Court is told...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Wife 'thrilled' at Kember release
Iraq hostage Norman Kember's wife says she is "thrilled" at the release of the Briton and two Canadian peace activists...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Paris job law rally turns violent
Violence erupts in Paris as thousands of French students hold protests over a controversial labour law...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Uncertainty Deepens on Fate of Times Researcher
The U.S. pressed China about the status of Zhao Yan, but China appeared to cast doubt on whether he would soon be released...
New York Times - March 23, 2006
German Leader Nears the End of Her Political Honeymoon
Angela Merkel is expected to begin tackling unemployment and government deficits next week, and she could start a political storm...
New York Times - March 23, 2006
3 Western Aid Workers in Iraq Rescued in Military Operation
The peace workers, who were being held hostage, were freed by multinational forces after four months in captivity...
New York Times - March 23, 2006
Cease-Fire Called Step Toward Autonomy in Spain's Basque Region
The governing party in the Basque region said today that it was time for the central government to begin addressing their demands...
New York Times - March 23, 2006
Hypersonic jet ready for launch
A jet engine that could reduce flight times between London and Sydney to two hours is ready for launch in Australia...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Doherty admits to drug possession
Singer Pete Doherty pleads guilty to charges of possessing heroin, crack cocaine and cannabis...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Sony gears up PS3 online network
Sony has revealed its plans to distribute games over the internet to the forthcoming PlayStation 3...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Blair handover 'good for polls'
Labour could benefit at next year's Welsh and Scottish elections if Tony Blair steps down, says Rhodri Morgan...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
New mental health detention plans
Ministers unveil plans to force potentially dangerous mentally ill patients to comply with treatment orders...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Racism row lecturer is suspended
Leeds University suspends a lecturer who said there was a gap netween the IQ levels of different races...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Boy who raped four girls detained
A 15-year-old boy who admitted a series of sex attacks on four primary school girls is sentenced...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Board votes for £4.3m cuts u-turn
The South Eastern Education Board accepts a new budget likely to mean cuts to services of more than £4m...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Smoking ban problems 'expected'
The first minister expects the early days of Scotland's smoking ban to be fraught with problems...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Airline to end scheduled flights
Cardiff-based Air Wales announces it is dropping scheduled flight services with the loss of 80 jobs...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Fresh violence at French protest
Violence again erupts at a Paris demonstration against a controversial new labour law...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Ex-prostitute is guilty of murder
An ex-prostitute is found guilty of murdering her elderly husband after finding out he was not a millionaire...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
UK film fans get downloads
A film download service will allow UK fans to legally download and keep blockbusters for the first time...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Football: Chelsea charged
The FA charges Chelsea with failure to control their players during the defeat at Fulham...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Somali warlords battle Islamists
Heavy fighting continues in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, with at least 60 people killed, doctors say...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Supergrass tells of terror fight
A supergrass with al-Qaeda links tells a court he fought the US even though his mother escaped 9/11...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Boat capsizes near Cameroon
More than 125 people are feared drowned after a boat capsizes off Cameroon's coast...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Fewer birds spotted in UK gardens
The number of birds visiting British gardens is on the decline, according to a survey involving 470,000 people...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
3G mobiles 'change social habits'
Widespread use of 3G mobile phones may change the way people interact and increase creativity, a study suggests...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
EU markets row looms at summit
An EU summit designed to focus on economic reform is set to be dominated by a row over economic protectionism...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
At-a-glance: The Budget
The key points from Gordon Brown delivers his 10th Budget...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Teacher wins police DNA battle
A teacher accused of hitting a child, but never prosecuted, wins a legal battle to have her DNA sample destroyed...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Parents' horror after car hijack
The parents of a six-year-old tell of their horror after she was left barefoot on the street as their car is hijacked...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Sheriff criticises medical staff
A sheriff criticises several failures in the treatment of a woman who died in a West Lothian hospital...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Parking rise for cup final fans
Swans fans forced to drive to a football final in Cardiff due to a lack of trains face a 100% rise in parking charges...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Argentina to open secret archives
Argentina is to make public the secret archives of the military on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the coup...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Eta calls for fresh peace moves
Basque separatist group Eta urges Spain and France to respond positively to its permanent ceasefire call...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Blast hits Iraq anti-terror unit
At least 23 Iraqis, 10 of them policemen, die as bombs hit an Iraqi anti-terror unit and other Baghdad sites...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Dead Pakistanis 'were innocent'
Pakistan says a group of its nationals in Afghanistan were arrested and then killed by Afghan security forces...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
New ministers ethics watchdog
The head of the National Audit Office is to take charge of policing conflicts of interest for ministers...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
BA set to raise staff pension age
British Airways plans to raise the retirement age for some workers to help close a £1bn gap in its pension scheme...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Sonia Gandhi resigns as MP
India's Congress party leader Sonia Gandhi resigns as an MP after claims she holds another salaried public post...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Doubt over DR Congo poll deadline
DR Congo officials meet later to discuss extending Thursday's deadline for candidates to register for June's polls...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
British hostage Kember freed in Iraq rescue
British peace activist Norman Kember and two Canadians are freed four months after being taken hostage in Iraq, after an operation by multinational troops...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Capita boss quits over Blair loan
The chairman of IT group Capita quits over "spurious" claims his £1m Labour loan helped the firm get contracts...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Mental Health Bill 'to be axed'
The government is expected to abandon its Mental Health Bill - despite spending millions of pounds preparing it...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
In 50-Yard Square in Belarus, a Country Within
For four consecutive days, protesters have defied warnings of arrest and bloodshed to demand a new election...
New York Times - March 23, 2006
Basque Fighters Set a Cease-Fire After Four Decades
The militant group ETA said it would turn its attention to achieving independence for the Basque region through politics...
New York Times - March 23, 2006
U.S. Indicts 50 Leaders of Colombian Rebels in Cocaine Trafficking
The indictment accuses members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia of running an extensive cocaine trafficking cartel...
New York Times - March 23, 2006
Bus Plunges Off Mountain in Chile, Killing 12 Americans
The bus, carrying cruise ship tourists, was on a rugged highway near Arica, which is 1,250 miles north of Santiago, the capital...
New York Times - March 23, 2006
Insurgents Shower Iraq Police Center With Mortar Shells
In the predawn attack, insurgents laid siege to the headquarters of a police paramilitary unit near Baghdad, killing a senior officer...
New York Times - March 23, 2006
Bush Pressing the Iraqis to Build a Governing Coalition Quickly
Shiites won Iraqi parliamentary elections in January, and the U.S. wants them to include Sunnis in important cabinet positions...
New York Times - March 23, 2006
ITV shares surge after bid move
ITV shares surge after the broadcaster confirms an approach from a consortium led by a private equity group...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Brown targets polluting vehicles
The chancellor raises tax for polluting vehicles, with the worst now attracting a Vehicle Excise Duty of £210...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Clue to slow human bird flu jump
Scientists believe they may have discovered why the H5N1 bird flu virus cannot yet jump easily between humans...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
BBC to screen World Cup in HDTV
The BBC is to show the World Cup and Wimbledon in High-definition TV, the corporation confirms...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Two arrested over sex trafficking
Police arrest a man and a woman in Glasgow as part of a nationwide crackdown on sex traffickers...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Japan delays China loans decision
Japan postpones a decision on whether to pay further yen loans to China, as relations between them worsen...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Chile bus crash kills US tourists
A bus carrying tourists from a US cruise ship plunges down a ravine in Chile, killing 12 passengers, officials say...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Political loans guidance drawn up
The Electoral Commission is due to finalise new guidelines on political loans amid the row over Labour's funding...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Mental Health Bill 'to be axed'
The government is expected to abandon its Mental Health Bill - despite spending millions of pounds preparing it...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Brown 'silence' on NHS criticised
Chancellor Gordon Brown is criticised for not saying enough about the NHS in his Budget amid hospital job cuts...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Survivors to recall London bombs
Survivors of the 7 July London bombings will give evidence to the committee investigating the emergency response...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
Terror trial evidence continues
More evidence will be heard in the trial of seven UK men with alleged al-Qaeda links who are accused of bomb plots...
BBC News - March 23, 2006
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