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Global News Archive for March 2007:
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House Narrowly Backs Iraq Timetable
After a highly emotional debate, the House voted 218-212 to set a timetable for bringing American troops home. Republicans said the measure amounted to micromanaging the war...
New York Times - March 23, 2007
'Golden hellos' for head teachers
The head teacher shortage is prompting schools to offer five-figure "golden hellos", unions say...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Oil prices leap on Gulf incident
Oil prices rise to their highest level this year after 15 British navy personnel were seized by Iranian forces in the Gulf...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Elvis lookalike 'bit woman's arm'
An Elvis lookalike got drunk and attacked four people at a convention for Presley fans, a court hears...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
MSP says bug was 'viable' device
Tommy Sheridan MSP said he had been told by police the alleged surveillance device found in his car was "viable"...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Green light for John Lewis store
The government gives the go-ahead for a John Lewis department store at Sprucefield, near Lisburn...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Australia's populous state votes
Polls open in Australia's New South Wales state with incumbent Labor expected to win a fourth term...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Plane 'shot down' in Somali city
A cargo plane carrying 11 people is shot down after taking off in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, officials say...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Cricket: India facing elimination
India are facing elimination from the World Cup after losing by 69 runs to Sri Lanka in Trinidad...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Stars say goodbye to Inman
John Inman's co-stars from Are You Being Served? are among the mourners at the actor's funeral in London...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Iran president cancels UN visit
Iran's president will miss a meeting of the UN Security Council because of visa delays, Iranian officials say...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
US House votes for Iraq deadline
The US House votes to order George W Bush to pull troops out of Iraq, but he vows to veto the bill...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Iran accuses Britain over sailors
Iran insists 15 British navy personnel they captured at gunpoint had sailed illegally into their waters...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
'No threats of death' to Woolmer
The family of murdered Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer say they were not aware of threats to his life...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
House to Vote on Iraq Timetable
Democratic leaders are seeking to set a timetable for bringing U.S. troops home and Republicans are saying such a move would be a terrible mistake...
New York Times - March 23, 2007
Microsoft crashes Sony PS3 launch
The software giant stages two stunts to deflect attention away from Sony's PS3 launch...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Titanic stars in screen reunion
Titanic actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet are to be reunited on screen in a 1950s suburban drama...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Amputation after art class burns
Art teachers are warned a teenage girl suffered severe burns while mixing plaster of Paris during a lesson...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
2012 Games sex trafficking fears
The 2012 London Olympics could be a magnet for human traffickers bringing in prostitutes, ministers fear...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
130 jobs saved in dairy firm deal
A buyer is found for an under-threat mozzarella cheese plant which employs 130 workers in Carmarthenshire...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Angelika murder trial under way
The trial of a 60-year-old man accused of raping and murdering a Polish student begins...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Surgeon must pay footballer £1.5m
A player forced to retire through injury is awarded £1.5m after a surgeon admits he should not have operated...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
EU in 'new basis' birthday pledge
A "Berlin Declaration" marking the EU's 50th birthday will speak of a new foundation for the bloc by 2009...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Tougher Iran sanctions 'agreed'
The top UK diplomat at the UN says a new resolution on Iran has been agreed and is set to go to a vote on Saturday...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
US House votes for Iraq deadline
The House of Representatives votes in favour of ordering George Bush to pull troops out of Iraq by 31 August 2008...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Potter train attacked by vandals
Vandals cause an estimated £50,000 of damage to train carriages made famous by the Harry Potter films...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Police probe web cam chat death
Police probe the death of a man who appeared to self-harm while talking to people using a web cam...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Taxi driver quizzed over 7 July
One of the three men held over the 7 July bombings is a 30-year-old taxi driver from Leeds, it emerges...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Airbus workers walk out over jobs
Hundreds of workers at the Airbus plant at Broughton walk out in an unofficial strike over planned job losses...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Police hunt for Woolmer killers
Murdered Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer may have known his attackers, Jamaican police suggest...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
UK sailors captured at gunpoint
Fifteen British Navy personnel are taken at gunpoint by Iranian forces during an operation in the Gulf...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
21 July plotter 'linked to 7/7'
The alleged head of the 21 July suspects is accused of collaborating with the 7 July suicide bombers...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Oracle sues rival SAP for 'theft'
Software giant Oracle is suing rival SAP, accusing it of hacking its computers and stealing product information...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Stones to headline Wight festival
The Rolling Stones will make their first UK festival appearance in over 30 years this summer...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Whale fossil is found in vineyard
A five million-year-old whale skeleton is uncovered beneath one of Tuscany's most famed vineyards...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Success for bank charge claimants
Most people who try to reclaim bank account penalty charges get some money back, a study finds...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Falklands war was right - Blair
Tony Blair has said going to war over the Falklands took "political courage" and was "the right thing to do"...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Judge to rule on inmate vote bid
A judge is expected to give his ruling on whether a prisoner should be released to vote in the May elections...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
400 turkey plant jobs 'at risk'
Workers at a turkey processing plant in Monmouthshire are warned their jobs are at risk...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
UDA 'still involved in extortion'
The Ulster Defence Association are "still significantly involved" in extortion rackets, a senior police officer has confirmed...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
'All efforts' in hunt for BBC man
Every effort is being made to find missing BBC Gaza reporter Alan Johnston, a Palestinian presidential aide says...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Major battle in north-west Lanka
Hundreds of troops move into Tamil Tiger-controlled territory in north-west Sri Lanka, the rebels say...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
N Korea talks 'may soon restart'
The US envoy to six-party talks on N Korea says they may soon restart, despite their recent suspension...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Football: England 'miss Beckham'
Former Israel star Eyal Berkovic says England are a poorer side for the absence of David Beckham...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
DR Congo seeks to arrest ex-rebel
DR Congo opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba is accused of treason, as fresh fighting erupts in Kinshasa...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Iraqi medical crisis as doctors flee
Iraq's hospitals are left in a medical crisis as up to 80% of doctors flee, most to neighbouring Jordan...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Sea floor records ancient Earth
A sliver of four billion year old seafloor shows the earliest known evidence of plate tectonics on Earth...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Account warning for bank workers
The Royal Bank of Scotland warns UK staff of disciplinary action if their main account is not one operated by the firm...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Iraq deputy PM injured in blast
Iraqi Deputy PM Salam Zaubai is injured in a double bomb attack near his home in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Scientists want new drug rankings
The current drug classification system is not "fit for purpose" and should be replaced with a harm ranking, scientists say...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Pakistan coach Woolmer was killed
Police in Jamaica open a murder probe into the death of ex-England cricketer and Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Memo From Jerusalem: Israeli Soldiers Stand Firm, but Duty Wears on the Soul
Tense checkpoints and an inconclusive war have fed a mood of introspection, anxiety and gloominess in Israel...
New York Times - March 23, 2007
As U.N. Chief Meets Premier of Iraq, the Zone Is Shelled
The bombing occurred during United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-Moon?s first visit to Baghdad and caused structural damage but no casualties...
New York Times - March 23, 2007
China Ends North Korea Talks Amid Delay in Return of Funds
The funds were frozen when the United States accused a Macao bank of money laundering and distributing counterfeit American currency on behalf of North Korea...
New York Times - March 23, 2007
German Judge Cites Koran, Stirring Up Cultural Storm
A judge turned down a German Muslim woman?s request for a fast-track divorce on the ground that her husband beat her...
New York Times - March 23, 2007
British Police Arrest 3 in 2005 Bombings
The arrests rekindled speculation about whether the plot had extended beyond the four bombers...
New York Times - March 23, 2007
Reclaiming Homes, Iraqis Find Peril Still at Door
As families begin to return to the Baghdad neighborhoods they fled, the threat of sectarian violence remains very real...
New York Times - March 23, 2007
PlayStation 3 launched in Europe
Sony launches PlayStation 3 (PS3) in Europe, with some gamers scooping free HD televisions...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Schools set out curriculum issues
The extent of dissatisfaction with England's curriculum is set out, as the QCA seeks feedback on its reform plans...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Patients 'miss out on heart ops'
Uncertainty over the most suitable treatment may mean heart patients miss out on best care, an expert warns...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Campbell attacks stop-and-search
Police stop-and-search powers are overused, Sir Menzies Campbell is expected to say later...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Archbishop urges Zimbabwe protest
A Roman Catholic Archbishop in Zimbabwe calls for mass protests to force President Mugabe from power...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Cricket: World Cup will continue
The Cricket World Cup will carry on despite the murder of Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer, the ICC confirms...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Reconstruction in Iraq criticised
US reconstruction programmes in Iraq are chaotic and badly managed, a report by a special inspector says...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Call to record patient ethnicity
The NHS should record the ethnicity of all patients to tackle discrimination, a watchdog says...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Tag firm fails to track offenders
A Home Office inquiry is under way after an investigation revealed tagged offenders were left unmonitored in the East Midlands...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
DR Congo rebel seeks refuge
DR Congo former rebel Jean-Pierre Bemba seeks refuge at the South African embassy after clashes in Kinshasa...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Scientists tout new drug rankings
The current drug classification system is not 'fit for purpose' and should be replaced with a harm ranking, scientists say...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Poor forces housing 'for decades'
Many UK service personnel may be forced to live in poor quality housing over the next 20 years, a report suggests...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Police question 7 July suspects
Anti-terrorism police begin questioning three men arrested over 7 July suicide bombings in London...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
Woolmer was murdered, police say
Police in Jamaica open a murder probe into the death of ex-England cricketer and Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer...
BBC News - March 23, 2007
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