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Global News Archive for January 2007:
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Israeli Prime Minister Urges President to Resign
President Moshe Katsav faces criminal charges including rape, abuse of power, obstruction of justice and fraud...
New York Times - January 24, 2007
Arctics to headline Glastonbury
The Arctic Monkeys and Bjork are the first major acts to be confirmed for this year's Glastonbury music festival...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
PS3 European launch date revealed
Sony announce that the long awaited PlayStation 3 will hit European shelves on 23 March...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Patient forum changes 'will fail'
Changes in how the public has its say in the NHS are set to fail because of insufficient funding, doctors say...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
EBay boosted by seasonal shoppers
Online auction website eBay sees profits surge by 24% in the last three months of 2006...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Power project to burn dead cows
The burning of cow carcasses will be used to power a new clean energy scheme in Aberdeenshire...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Germany wants globalisation push
German chancellor Angela Merkel says leaders must convince voters of the benefits of globalisation...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
US Senate panel rejects Iraq plan
A US Senate panel rejects President Bush's Iraq plan, a day after he asks Congress to give it "a chance"...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Football: Tottenham 2-2 Arsenal
Julio Baptista scores twice as Arsenal hold Spurs in an absorbing Carling Cup semi-final first-leg tie...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Sudan leader admits Darfur raids
Sudan's president confirms government forces bombed rebels in Darfur, but denies breaching a ceasefire...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Israeli PM urges president to go
Israel's PM calls on Moshe Katsav to resign over rape allegations but the president insists he is innocent...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Rebel MPs fail to force Iraq vote
Opponents of British policy in Iraq have failed to inflict a symbolic defeat on the government...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Fresh UK snowfall warnings
Fresh snowfalls expected overnight could leave parts of Kent, Sussex and the Essex coast with up to 15cm of snow...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Schools 'must teach Britishness'
Schools in England should teach "core British values" alongside cultural diversity, a report will say...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Obesity target unlikely to be met
The government has been too slow to react to rising levels of childhood obesity, a report warns...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Allies 'differ' over Iraq plans
The US ambassador to Iraq reveals possible differences between the US and UK over future strategy for Iraq...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
China's Leader to Visit Sudan and Seek End to Darfur Conflict
Sudan will be one of eight African countries President Hu Jintao is to visit on the trip in early February...
New York Times - January 24, 2007
Memo From Caracas: In Venezuela, Chavismo Is Dissected by Fans and Foes
The philosophical thrust inspiring Hugo Chávez has long been a challenge to define, in part because he absorbs ideas from so many places...
New York Times - January 24, 2007
Costa couple killers lose appeal
Two brothers-in-law convicted of the murder of a couple house-hunting in Spain lose their appeal...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Court rules on prison voting ban
Legal action is being considered which could stop the Scottish Parliament election from taking place...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
UN urges Nepal war crimes trials
Troops and Maoists should face trial for atrocities in Nepal's civil war, the UN's human rights chief says...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Kerry 'will not seek White House'
John Kerry, who lost to George W Bush in 2004, will not run for US president in 2008, reports say...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Italy smashes prostitution ring
Italian police dismantle a people-trafficking and prostitution network, making almost 800 arrests...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Football: Fulham sign Davies
Midfielder Simon Davies joins Fulham from Everton for an undisclosed fee...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Economy 'set for good 2007'
This year will see strong economic growth around the world, leading economists predict...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Manchester mulls road tolls
Proposals are announced to charge motorists for driving along the main routes into Manchester city centre...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
New oil slick from beached Napoli
A slick several kilometres long is formed from oil from the beached MSC Napoli as fears grow for local wildlife...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Lib Dems call for Iraq withdrawal
The Lib Dems say UK troops should leave Iraq by October - but Tony Blair says it would send a "disastrous signal"...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Bomb material 'as strong as TNT'
The explosive used by the alleged 21 July bombers could have killed or seriously injured people, a jury is told...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
New push to control Baghdad
Iraqi forces backed by US helicopters battle insurgents in Baghdad as part of the new US-led security plan...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Criminal gangsters 'using pupils'
Criminal gangs are infiltrating schools and using primary-age children as runners, ministers warn...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Katsav 'will resign if indicted'
Israeli President Moshe Katsav says he will resign if he is formally charged with rape and abuse of power...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Blair defends warning to courts
Tony Blair defends a move by legal chiefs to ask judges to jail only the most dangerous and persistent criminals...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Online fraud 'now major concern'
Britons fear being ripped-off online more than gun crime or the threat of climate change, a survey suggests...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Departed crowned Oscar favourite
Bookmakers tip Martin Scorsese's mob thriller The Departed to win best picture and director at the Oscars...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Watchdog's worry over exam grades
Wales' education watchdog is worried not enough school leavers have good GCSE grades in key subjects...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Yorkshire clan linked to Africa
People of African origin have lived in Britain for centuries, according to genetic evidence...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Point-by-point: Question time
The key points from prime minister's questions in the House of Commons, from 1200 GMT...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
15 arrested in dawn drugs raids
A major police drugs-busting operation involving 100 officers results in 15 arrests in Wrexham...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Bank voted 5-4 for rate increase
The Bank of England's rate-setting body voted 5-4 to increase rates to 5.25% in January, minutes show...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Playground beating posted on web
Video images of a schoolboy being beaten by a pupil in a playground are posted on the internet...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Tigers rapped over child soldiers
Human Rights Watch calls on Tamil Tiger rebels and a breakaway faction in Sri Lanka to stop recruiting children...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Fugitive jailed over fire death
A man is jailed for 10 years for manslaughter by a court in northern Cyprus after fleeing justice in the UK...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Warning of new Lebanon protests
Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition warns of new unrest, as the country clears up after a violent strike...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Mudslides leave 16 dead in Peru
Floods and mudslides in central Peru leave at least 16 people dead and scores homeless, officials say...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
China net use may soon surpass US
China could have more internet users than the US within two years' time, the country's state media reports...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Somali airport comes under fire
Somalia's main airport is attacked a day after Ethiopian forces began their withdrawal from the capital...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Tennis: Gonzalez destroys Nadal
Fernando Gonzalez blows away second seed Rafael Nadal to reach the Australian Open semi-finals...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Football: Shevchenko praise
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho hails Andriy Shevchenko for his performance in the 4-0 defeat of Wycombe...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Pig farmer said charges 'hogwash'
A Canadian pig farmer accused of killing 26 women described the initial charges as "hogwash", a court hears...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Israeli president 'will not quit'
Israel's President Katsav is not planning to step down, despite moves to charge him with rape, his lawyers say...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
UK auctioneer defies Greek plea
London-based Christie's auctions off Greek royal family treasures, despite a Greek government plea...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Snow sparks travel disruption
Travel disruption is likely to continue as further snow is forecast for southern and eastern parts of England...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Ship debris beach clear-up starts
Police block access to Branscombe beach as they begin to clear up debris from a grounded ship...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Quit Iraq by October - Lib Dems
UK forces should complete a "staged withdrawal" from Iraq by the end of October, the Liberal Democrats say...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Israel to Indict President on Sex Charges
Moshe Katsav will be indicted on charges of rape and other sexual offenses, in the most serious criminal case involving a senior Israeli official...
New York Times - January 24, 2007
Chechen Police Under Scrutiny in Journalist?s Killing, Group Says
The Committee to Protect Journalists said Russian prosecutors are investigating police involvement in the killing of a prominent Russian journalist...
New York Times - January 24, 2007
Clash Pits Hezbollah Against Rule in Lebanon
The police said at least three people died and 100 more were wounded throughout the country in the violence...
New York Times - January 24, 2007
General Says New Strategy in Iraq Can Work Over Time
Lt. Gen. David H. Petraeus, the president?s new choice as the top commander in Iraq, told a Senate committee that the situation in Iraq was ?dire? but not hopeless...
New York Times - January 24, 2007
Armenian-Turkish Unity at Slain Editor?s Funeral
More than 50,000 mourners poured into the heart of Istanbul on Tuesday to bid farewell to Hrant Dink...
New York Times - January 24, 2007
Iraq Parliament Finds a Quorum Hard to Come By
Nearly every session of Iraq?s Parliament since November has been adjourned because of low attendance...
New York Times - January 24, 2007
Radio tags track wasp behaviour
Miniscule radio-tags fitted to wasps have helped scientists shed light on the insect's behaviour...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
No hysterectomy for heavy periods
The government's health watchdog says too many women with heavy periods fear they will need a hysterectomy...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Russia seeks to mend Georgia ties
Russia's newly-returned ambassador to Georgia says Moscow wants to normalise its ties with Tbilisi...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Fibre 'lowers breast cancer risk'
Pre-menopausal women could halve their breast cancer risk by eating more fibre, a study suggests...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Tennis: Clijsters sees off Hingis
Fourth seed Kim Clijsters beats Martina Hingis in three sets in the Australian Open quarter-finals...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Green agenda for global leaders
Global warming and the second web revolution are uppermost as the World Economic Forum starts...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Honours probe quiz for No 10 aide
Number 10's director of political operations John McTernan is quizzed again in the cash-for-honours probe...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Beach clear-up to get under way
Police are using ancient laws to stop scavengers raiding cargo from the stricken ship MSC Napoli...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Churches unite over adoption row
The Church of England backs the Catholic Church's bid to be exempt from laws on adoption by gay couples...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Limit jail sentences, urges Reid
Courts are asked to jail only the most dangerous and persistent criminals as prisons reach capacity...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
Bush asks for 'a chance' on Iraq
President Bush urges America to give his new Iraq strategy "a chance to work" in his State of the Union address...
BBC News - January 24, 2007
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