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Global News Archive for August 2004:
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Israel Plans to Rezone Settlements to Build 533 New Units
Israel plans to rezone land within existing settlements to allow for the construction of another 533 housing units, most of them close to Jerusalem, Israeli officials said today...
New York Times - August 23, 2004
Straw pressing Sudan over Darfur
UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw arrives in Khartoum to discuss the problem of refugee security...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Britons hurt in Norway stampede
A horse stampede in western Norway has left 15 British tourists injured, three of them seriously, police said...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Holmes takes brilliant gold
Great Britain's Kelly Holmes storms to a sensational Olympic gold with a perfect piece of 800m running...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Park killer 'waited for victim'
The killer of a woman who died in a south-west London park may have been waiting to strike, police say...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Delays threaten Abu Ghraib trials
A judge threatens to suspend hearings into the abuse at Abu Ghraib, as an alleged ringleader appears...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
US steps up air attacks on Najaf
Heavy bombing is heard and US snipers and tanks close in, increasing pressure on Shia militants in Najaf...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Day 10 round-up
Britain's Kelly Holmes wins a dramatic gold, while the US dominate the men's 400m...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Football: Rooney bid rejected
Everton reject a £20m bid from Newcastle for England striker Wayne Rooney...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
DR Congo rebels leave government
The main rebel group during the Democratic Republic of Congo's war withdraws from the transitional government...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Mexican 'drugs legend' arrested
Gilberto Higuera Guerrero, said to be behind half the cocaine smuggled into the US from Mexico, is arrested...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Children 'failed' by carer system
Thousands of children are suffering because of a severe shortage of foster carers, a charity warns...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Child dies after canal accident
One young boy dies and another is treated in hospital after getting into difficulty in a canal in Inverness...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
North Korea Insults Bush, in Seeming Talks Ploy
North Korea called President Bush an "imbecile" and "a tyrant that puts Hitler into the shade."...
New York Times - August 23, 2004
Sister welcomes search at quarry
The sister of a woman missing with her son for 28 years hopes their bodies will be found at a disused quarry...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Najaf faces fresh US attack
Black smoke is seen rising over the Iraqi holy city as US forces appear to close in on militia fighters...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
UK bears more miserable weather
Most of the country experiences heavy rain as the miserable spell of damp weather continues...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Live: All the latest action on day 10 of the Olympics
Australia's cyclists beat Great Britain in the 4,000m team pursuit final in Athens...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Taiwan votes for leaner parliament
Lawmakers in Taiwan vote to halve the number of seats in the island's famously heated legislature...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Farc rebels reject hostage offer
The largest rebel group in Colombia, the Farc, rejects a government proposal to exchange prisoners...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Northern Cyprus trade ban lifted
Turkish Cypriots begin trading with Greek Cypriots in the south for the first time in three decades...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Israel expands settlement growth
Israeli officials say approval has been given for hundreds of new homes in settlements in the West Bank...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Nepal confirms abductions in Iraq
Nepal's government says it is trying to secure the release of 13 Nepalese workers taken hostage in Iraq...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Teens 'fake drug-use to fit in'
One-fifth of teenagers say their friends fake drug use as a result of peer pressure, a report shows...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Consensus at talks 'difficult'
NI Secretary Paul Murphy says it will be difficult for the political parties to agree on a way to restore devolution...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Woman loses child abuse test case
A woman who claims she was abused in a Catholic children's home loses a bid to sue the religious order which ran it...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Union worries over online school
A union says a mid Wales-based internet school should not take the place of traditional teaching...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Abbey bidder will shed 3,000 jobs
Spain's Santander Central Hispano plans to cut about 3,000 jobs if it is successful in taking over Abbey National...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Tories to review Human Rights Act
The Tories are to set up a commission to review the Human Rights Act and end spurious compensation claims...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
NHS 'pensions timebomb' warning
Doctors' leaders warn the NHS faces a retirement timebomb as new arrangements allow doctors to retire early on full pensions...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
School leavers 'lack basic skills'
Too many school leavers cannot read, write or add up properly, large businesses complain...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Singles boost as UK music grows
Sales of singles in the UK rise for the first time in five years, as the music industry recovers from a slump...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Do we over hype our sport stars?
After dramatically crushing out of the Olympic marathon on Sunday Paula Radcliffe would only say she was "devastated". Do we put too much pressure on our sport stars?...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Radcliffe baffled by failure
A tearful Paula Radcliffe says the extreme heat was no excuse for her failure in the Olympic marathon...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Bangladesh forces on high alert
Security forces are on high alert as more protests are planned after a bloody attack on a political rally in Dhaka...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
IRA man's family meets Orde
The family of an IRA man who died during an SAS operation at a police station in 1987 is to meet the chief constable...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Arrests made during naval protest
Nine people are arrested during protests outside a naval base which houses Britain's nuclear deterrent...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Pond death 'tragic accident'
Police investigating the death of a toddler in a pond at a holiday caravan park in north Wales say it was a tragic accident...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Comfort and 'boredom' eating rife
Almost half of adults eat to beat the blues or boredom, research suggests...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Weather gets 3D gaming makeover
BBC weather is to use 3D gaming graphics technology to make its bulletins more realistic and accurate...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Big name stars close V Festival
Acts including Snow Patrol and Badly Drawn Boy bring the two V Festival sites to a successful close...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Darfur crisis: Will new peace talks succeed?
The warring factions from Sudan's Darfur region prepare for peace talks. Will new efforts to restore peace be successful?...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Straw to visit Sudan refugee camp
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw flies to Sudan to put pressure on the government over the humanitarian crisis there...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Gallery defends Scream security
The head of the Oslo gallery where robbers snatched Edvard Munch's The Scream defends its security...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
US forces bombard holy Iraqi city
US forces in the Iraqi city of Najaf carry out a further assault on militia loyal to Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Brothers in appeal after stabbing
The family of a BBC man who was stabbed to death in a random attack appeal for information...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Radcliffe 'devastated'
Paula Radcliffe says she is "devastated" after failing to finish the Olympic marathon...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Live: Olympics day 10
Dean Macey lies ninth after two events of the decathlon on day 10 in Athens...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Football: Sturrock leaves Saints
Southampton manager Paul Sturrock parts company with the club by mutual consent after just 13 games...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
New efforts to end Sudan crisis
Rebel groups and Sudan's government are set for talks to try to end the conflict in the troubled Darfur region...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Taiwan votes on leaner parliament
A vote is due to be held in Taiwan on plans to halve the number of seats in the island's famously heated legislature...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Senator proposes breaking up CIA
A Republican senator calls for a post-9/11 overhaul of US intelligence which would see the break-up of the CIA...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Germany acquits 'Jackal's aide'
A German court acquits an alleged aide to jailed left-wing extremist Carlos the Jackal over 1980s bombings...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Reporter Freed as Rebel Cleric Brokers a Deal
The journalist was released after Moktada al-Sadr intervened, even as his Shiite militia engaged in heavy fighting in Najaf...
New York Times - August 23, 2004
Arafat Aides Deplore Permissive U.S. Policy on Settlement Growth
The Palestinian leadership expressed dismay on Sunday at a report that the Bush administration is turning a blind eye to an expansion of Israeli settlements...
New York Times - August 23, 2004
Neo-Nazis in Paris Vandalize and Burn a Jewish Community Center
In the latest in a wave of neo-Nazi acts sweeping the country, arsonists broke into the building and scrawled swastikas and anti-Semitic slogans inside...
New York Times - August 23, 2004
Ordeal of 'Deserter' Who Didn't Desert
Two men falsely identified as deserters by the Indian army were released in a prisoner exchange with Pakistan, but their lives remain spoiled by the mistake...
New York Times - August 23, 2004
Lotto boost for 'arthouse' films
Arthouse and foreign films have taken £15m at the box office thanks to National Lottery funding to help with wider distribution...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Students' drink bill nears £1bn
University students spend nearly £1bn a year on alcohol, according to a survey...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Mystery of Wales turtle 'solved'
Scientists think they may know why the world's largest leatherback turtle was washed up on a Welsh beach...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Protesters plan Faslane blockade
A demonstration is planned at the home of Britain's fleet of Trident nuclear weapons submarines...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
West Nile 'causes lasting damage'
Being infected with severe West Nile Virus can cause long-term health problems, a study has found...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Talks aim to end Sudan conflict
Rebel groups and Sudan's government are to hold talks to try to end the conflict in the Darfur region...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Soldiers face Abu Ghraib hearings
Four US soldiers charged with abusing Iraqi prisoners are set to face pre-trial hearings in Germany...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Forensic experts to search quarry
The hunt to find the remains of a woman and her son missing since 1976 is set to begin...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Tories target compensation claims
New restrictions to combat the UK's "compensation culture" are being proposed by the Conservatives...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
Norway hunt for stolen Scream
Norwegian police hunt robbers who bundled a version of Edvard Munch's The Scream out of an Oslo museum...
BBC News - August 23, 2004
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