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Global News Archive for March 2006:
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Europe Approves Energy Strategy But Stumbles Over Borders
A summit meeting that was intended to revive momentum for European integration was more notable for what was not discussed than what was...
New York Times - March 24, 2006
Once Protected by Hussein, Palestinians Suffer Backlash
As sectarian killings have escalated in Iraq, Palestinians have been heavily targeted by Shiite death squads...
New York Times - March 24, 2006
Afghan Clerics, in Friday Prayers, Call for Convert's Execution
Despite growing international protests, clerics demanded the execution of Abdul Rahman if he doesn't convert back to Islam...
New York Times - March 24, 2006
Argentina Marks 30th Anniversary of Murderous Regime
A coup launched 30 years ago ushered in one of the most murderous dictatorships in modern South American history...
New York Times - March 24, 2006
French Talks Over Labor Law Prove Fruitless
Dominique de Villepin met with French union leaders today but failed to narrow their differences over a new labor law...
New York Times - March 24, 2006
Testicle cells may aid research
Scientists believe the human testicle may provide a less controversial source of cells for stem cell research...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Midwife left mum to deliver baby
A private midwife who left a woman to give birth alone is cautioned by her professional body...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Three held over £53m robbery
Three women are arrested in London on suspicion of money laundering and handling stolen property...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
UK corporal dies in Afghanistan
A British soldier has died in the southern province of Helmand, says the Ministry of Defence...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
SpaceX rocket fails first flight
The Falcon 1 rocket, a new low-cost satellite launcher, is lost on its maiden flight from the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Russia 'gave Iraq intelligence'
Russia gave Saddam Hussein intelligence on US military moves during the Iraq war, a Pentagon report says...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
South Korea Nominates First Female Prime Minister
Han Myeong Sook, a feminist legislator, was imprisoned under the country's former military dictatorship...
New York Times - March 24, 2006
Dublin Journal: Irish Eyes Are Winking, You Can Hear the Angels Laugh
Des Bishop, an American, knows Ireland astutely enough to tackle its foibles head on...
New York Times - March 24, 2006
Europe and U.S. Denounce Crackdown in Belarus
Police officers arrested hundreds of demonstrators in Minsk today, prompting a swift response from Europe and the U.S...
New York Times - March 24, 2006
Rescue Is Followed by New Wave of Violence in Baghdad
A fresh wave of killings continued today, dampening the military's euphoria over the successful raid...
New York Times - March 24, 2006
BT goes after broadband gluttons
BT is targeting more than 3,000 broadband users who it says are exceeding their monthly download limits...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Tory lenders 'feared reprisals'
Tory backers did not want to be named because they feared losing government contracts, the party says...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Critics unmoved by Rings musical
A $25m musical version of The Lord of the Rings opens to lukewarm reviews in Toronto, Canada...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Greysteel killer abandons appeal
Convicted loyalist murderer Stephen Irwin abandons an appeal against his sentence in the High Court...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Aviva scraps bid for Prudential
The UK's biggest insurer, Aviva, abandons its £17bn bid for Prudential after failing to win over the board of its rival...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Pakistan welcomes India overture
Pakistan's foreign ministry says Indian PM Manmohan Singh's latest peace overture reflects 'many positive sentiments'...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Life for wife who killed husband
A former prostitute who murdered her elderly husband after finding he was not wealthy is jailed for life...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Furore over sprint relay failure
BBC pundit Michael Johnson says British sprinters have it far too easy after the 100m relay team crashes out of the heats...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Somali deaths in fierce clashes
Heavy fighting which has killed at least 70 continues between Islamists and warlords in the Somali capital...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Eta 'permanent ceasefire' begins
The first permanent ceasefire by the Basque separatist group Eta is in effect amid calls for peace talks...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Unions call for NHS crisis talks
Health unions make a united call for crisis talks over the rash of NHS job cut announcements...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
French labour law talks deadlock
Talks between the French prime minister and union leaders on the controversial labour law end in deadlock...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
FA Cup: Chelsea-Liverpool clash
The FA Cup semi-final draw pairs Chelsea with Liverpool, while West Ham get Charlton or Middlesbrough...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Accused 'talked of poison plot'
One of the men accused of plotting attacks in the UK talked of poisoning soccer fans, a supergrass tells a trial...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
West imposes Belarus sanctions
The US joins the EU in saying it will impose sanctions against Belarus amid mass arrests of election protesters...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Camilla in emotional WWII tribute
Charles and Camilla visit the site of the World War II battle of El Alamein in Egypt...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Kember returning home from Iraq
British former hostage Norman Kember is on his way back to the UK from Iraq, stopping overnight in Kuwait...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Rings stage show opens in Toronto
A $25m musical version of The Lord of the Rings has its world premiere in Toronto, Canada...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Wikipedia study 'fatally flawed'
Encyclopaedia Britannica has hit back at research published in Nature, comparing its accuracy to Wikipedia...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Rocket aims for low-cost flights
The US SpaceX company hopes to shake up the launcher industry on Friday with the first flight of its new rocket...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Schools spending 'slowing down'
Education spending is slowing despite Gordon Brown's pledge of a cash bonanza for schools, a think tank says...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
'One in five pupils' tried drugs
Some 20% of secondary school pupils have tried drugs, a national survey suggests...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Bid talks to unite UK's shipyards
Shares in engineering group Babcock soar nearly 19% on news it could be bid target for BAE Systems and VT Group...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Jailed peer's appeal effort fails
Mike Watson's appeal against the length of his jail term for wilful fire-raising has been refused...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Collapsed mystery man is critical
Police try to discover how an unidentified and shoeless man ended up lying badly injured in a quiet cul-de-sac...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
India offers new peace overture
India's PM Manmohan Singh offers Pakistan a 'treaty of friendship' while inaugurating a new India-Pakistan bus service...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Pair's property frozen by court
A County Antrim pair's home, vehicles and bank accounts, worth £175, 000, are frozen by the High Court...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Belarus faces EU sanctions threat
EU leaders mull imposing sanctions against Belarus, after the overnight arrest of about 150 opposition protesters...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Bird flu case confirmed in Jordan
The deadly H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus is found in dead birds on a private farm in northern Jordan...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Japan court orders reactor closed
Japan's second largest nuclear reactor is ordered to shut down over fears about safety if an earthquake occurs...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Live: Commonwealth Games
England's sprinters crash out of the 4x100m relay, while Jo Pavey wins silver in the 5,000m...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
DR Congo poll deadline extended
The Democratic Republic of Congo's deadline to register candidates for June's election is extended by 10 days...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Sea rise could be 'catastrophic'
Melting of the ice sheets could commit the Earth to a catastrophic rise in sea level, the journal Science reports...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Labour chief pledged loan secrecy
Labour's ex-general secretary told backers cash given in loans would not have to be declared, the party says...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Fourteen dead in Baghdad attacks
Five Iraqis are killed by a bomb attack outside a Sunni mosque in Khalis, while 14 others are killed in Baghdad...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Huge blast rocks French college
Many casualties are reported after a huge blast at a technology college in Mulhouse, eastern France...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Man guilty of 21 cockling deaths
A 29-year-old man is found guilty of the manslaughter of Chinese cocklers in Morecambe Bay two years ago...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Basque Nationalists See an Opening for Autonomy
The governing party in the Basque region said that ETA's permanent cease-fire announcement opened the way for the region to loosen its ties with Spain's central government...
New York Times - March 24, 2006
Mud Kills 3 at Mining Company Under Fire in Indonesia
More than 20 were also injured when a wall of mud ripped through a cafeteria operated by the American mining company Freeport-McMoRan...
New York Times - March 24, 2006
Challenge for U.S.: Iraq's Handling of Detainees
U.S. troops are trying to train Iraqi forces to battle the Sunni-led insurgency without resorting to abductions, torture and murder...
New York Times - March 24, 2006
Belarus Protest Dispersed as Police Arrest Hundreds
Belarussian riot police officers arrested hundreds of antigovernment demonstrators early Friday morning in the central square of Minsk...
New York Times - March 24, 2006
Kabul Judge Rejects Calls to End Trial of Christian Convert
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 24, 2006
Focus on cared-for children call
Local authorities must make the school attendance and attainment of cared-for children a priority, a report says...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
'No one cause' for Gulf illness
There is no single cause for Gulf War illness, researchers have concluded...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Argentina marks coup anniversary
Argentines mark 30 years since the coup that brought the military to power in an era known as the Dirty War...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Pope to appoint 15 new cardinals
Fifteen new cardinals are to be promoted by Pope Benedict at a special ceremony at the Vatican...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
EU markets row clouds summit
An EU summit designed to focus on economic reform is dominated by a row over economic protectionism...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Hundreds flee Mogadishu fighting
Hundreds flee Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, as heavy fighting between Islamists and warlords continues...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Indonesia recalls Australia envoy
Indonesia recalls its ambassador to
Australia after Canberra grants visas to Papuan asylum seekers...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Belarus riot police halt protests
Riot police break up a five-day protest against the re-election of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Doubts cast on oily fish benefits
There is no evidence of a clear benefit to health from fats which are found in oily fish, researchers say...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Key French talks over labour law
Union leaders are to meet the French prime minister to discuss a labour law which has led to violent protests...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Climate change 'harms poorest'
Natural disasters caused partly by the UK's carbon emissions will hurt the same people given overseas aid, says a government report...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
Killer wife facing life sentence
An woman convicted of murdering her elderly husband after finding out he was not rich is due to be sentenced...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
George Cross for Iraq bomb hero
An Army bomb disposal expert who put the lives of others before his own in Iraq is awarded the George Cross...
BBC News - March 24, 2006
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