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Global News Archive for March 2007:
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Northern Ireland Government Plans Hit Snag
Northern Ireland?s biggest Protestant party balked Saturday at joining a government with the province?s Roman Catholics...
New York Times - March 24, 2007
Musharraf Finds Himself Weakened After Firing of Judge Stirs Anger in Pakistan
The unrest suggests that his political vulnerability may have more to do with domestic issues than Al Qaeda and the Taliban...
New York Times - March 24, 2007
Rice Hints at U.S. Peace Push on Mideast
In making her fourth trip to the region in four months, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice opened the door to a possibility that the Bush administration has avoided...
New York Times - March 24, 2007
Iran Cites ?Aggression? in Case of Captured British Personnel
Britain demanded ?the immediate and safe return? of 15 naval personnel seized Friday near disputed waters...
New York Times - March 24, 2007
In Limbo, C.I.A. Awaits Rules on Interrogation
A debate within the Bush administration has left the agency without authority to use harsh interrogation techniques that the White House said were necessary...
New York Times - March 24, 2007
Diamonds Move From Blood to Sweat and Tears
Although diamond mining in Sierra Leone is no longer the bloody affair made infamous by civil war, it is still a grim business...
New York Times - March 24, 2007
Orange warning over Union danger
Scotland's most senior Orangeman warns the Union is under threat at this year's Holyrood elections...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
UK troops end Bosnia deployment
The last remaining British troops in Bosnia-Hercegovina are leaving the country...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
Labor returns for fourth NSW term
Voters in Australia's most populous state, New South Wales, have re-elected the Labor Party for a fourth term...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
Cricket: England reach Super 8s
Ed Joyce and Kevin Pietersen hit half-centuries as England beat Kenya and qualify for the Super 8 phase...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
Dreary England held by Israel
England stutter to a dismal goalless draw in the Euro 2008 qualifier in Israel...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
Wembley debut draws thousands
Thousands of football fans enjoy the first official fixture at the new £800m Wembley Stadium...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
EU celebrates its 50th birthday
Leaders from the 27 member states join in colourful celebrations of the EU's 50th birthday in Berlin...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
Pakistan duo quizzed over Woolmer
Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq and assistant coach Mushtaq Ahmed are quizzed in Bob Woolmer case...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
UN backs fresh sanctions on Iran
The UN Security Council unanimously votes to increase sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
More Than 60 Killed in Bombings Across Iraq
In the worst attack, a man driving a truck packed with explosives blew it up outside a police station in the volatile Dora district in southern Baghdad, killing 20...
New York Times - March 24, 2007
Iran Protests ?Aggression? in Case of Seized Britons
Britain demanded ?the immediate and safe return? of 15 naval personnel seized yesterday near disputed waters...
New York Times - March 24, 2007
Egyptian President Rebuffs U.N. Chief on Darfur
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was seeking help in influencing Sudan to drop objections to U.N. peacekeepers...
New York Times - March 24, 2007
Potter stars to stay with movies
Daniel Radcliffe's two fellow wizards are to join him in the final two Harry Potter movies, producers have said...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
Plaid 'open to coalition offers'
Plaid Cymru says it is open to coalition offers if no party wins a majority at May's assembly election...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
Lorry driver kidnapped by robbers
A lorry driver is kidnapped by robbers who make off with his lorry load of power tools before burning the vehicle...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
Football: Rep of Ire 1-0 Wales
A Stephen Ireland goal gives the Republic of Ireland a vital win in a historic Croke Park clash...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
UN envoy barred from Darfur camp
The UN's new humanitarian chief John Holmes is turned away from a camp for those fleeing the four-year conflict...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
World Cup Live - England v Kenya
Kenya reach 99-5 in the 24th over in their rain-reduced 43-over match against England...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
Football: Scotland 2-1 Georgia
Substitute Craig Beattie nets a welcome late winner in Alex McLeish's debut game in charge against Georgia...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
Teenager dies in party stabbing
A 19-year-old man is stabbed to death at a party at a house in the Garston area of Liverpool...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
Snoop Dogg denied UK tour visa
US rap star Snoop Dogg is denied a visa to enter the UK on a European tour with P Diddy...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
DUP 'would share power in May'
The DUP agrees to share power in Northern Ireland in May if the government pushes back a key deadline...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
Archbishops lead slave trade walk
The Church of England holds a procession marking the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
Dozens die in fresh Iraq attacks
More than 50 people die in attacks across Iraq including 20 killed at a Baghdad police station...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
Sailors admitted incursion - Iran
The 15 Royal Navy personnel seized in the Gulf by Iran have admitted being in the country's waters, Iran claims...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
'Chain of events' led to walk out
Thousands of staff at the Airbus UK factory staged an unofficial strike over a series of issues including proposed job losses...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
Plaid promises 'positive' future
Plaid Cymru claims it can bring positive government to Wales, at the opening of its spring conference in Caernarfon...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
India distraught at cricket loss
Indian media and ex-players criticise the cricket team which is facing ouster from the World Cup tournament...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
Petrol bombers attack police base
Police officers escape injury after about 20 petrol bombs are thrown into a PSNI station in south Armagh...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
US pullout 'would undermine Iraq'
Iraq's vice-president warns that a quick withdrawal of US troops from the country would create a security vacuum...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
Live - Wembley opens doors
Wembley finally opens its doors as the England Under-21 team take on their Italian counterparts...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
Match-fixing still goes on - Vaughan
England captain Michael Vaughan believes match-fixing is still going on at the highest levels of cricket...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
Iraq police station bomb kills 11
A suicide bomber driving a truck strikes a Baghdad police station, killing at least 11 people, Iraq police say...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
Rice begins new Mid-East mission
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice embarks on a new Middle East tour to spur Israeli-Palestinian talks...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
Seized sailors 'taken to Tehran'
The 15 Royal Navy personnel seized in the Gulf by Iranian forces are reportedly transferred to Tehran...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
9 Die as Assassins? Blasts Wound Sunni Deputy Premier
An assassination attempt on one of Iraq?s deputy prime ministers was another in the mounting number of cases of Sunni-on-Sunni violence...
New York Times - March 24, 2007
U.N. Chief Isn?t Discouraged by His Close Call in Iraq
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said that a mortar shell that landed near him would not deter him from expanding the United Nations presence in Iraq...
New York Times - March 24, 2007
Iran Seizes 15 Britons on Patrol in Persian Gulf
The episode quickly added to tensions between the West and Iran over its nuclear program and its possible role in aiding insurgents in Iraq...
New York Times - March 24, 2007
Suspicions Turn to Cricket?s Dark Side
The death of the coach of Pakistan?s national cricket team has gained the world?s attention...
New York Times - March 24, 2007
Memo From Johannesburg: South Africa Lowers Voice on Human Rights
Many analysts are questioning why South Africa has taken some incongruous positions on human rights issues...
New York Times - March 24, 2007
House, 218 to 212, Votes to Set Date for Iraq Pullout
The Democratic leaders of Congress said they were acting on overriding American sentiment to change course in Iraq...
New York Times - March 24, 2007
Troubled Japan whaler back home
Japan's main whaling ship arrives back in port after an Antarctic hunt hit by a setbacks including a fatal fire...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
Are school tests on their way out?
BBC education correspondent Mike Baker asks why ministers are not ready to pass on testing...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
How mosquitoes find their targets
Scientists have uncovered the mechanism mosquitoes use to zero in on their targets...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
Tories step up hunt for defectors
The Tories have spoken to MPs from other parties, including Lib Dem David Laws, in a bid to tempt defectors...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
Time change marks end of era
The switch to British Summer Time will mark the end of an era for the nation's time signal...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
Protests over oil transfer plans
Campaigners opposed to ship-to-ship transfers of oil in the Firth of Forth, plan demonstrations...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
Rice in Mid-East diplomacy talks
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice goes to the Middle East to try to focus minds on the Palestinian issue...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
Tennis: Murray wins Miami opener
British number one Andy Murray wins his opening match of the Miami Masters in straight sets...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
Football: McClaren upbeat
England manager Steve McClaren says he does not feel under any more pressure than usual ahead of the Euro qualifier in Israel...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
Archbishops to lead slavery walk
The archbishops of Canterbury and York will lead a walk marking the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
Bid to exhume Houdini's remains
Forensic experts plan to exhume to the body of escapologist Harry Houdini to determine if he was murdered...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
Fans' first taste of new Wembley
About 60,000 fans are expected for the first official fixture at the new £800m Wembley stadium...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
Cabinet 'no place for attorney'
Constitutional Affairs Minister Harriet Harman says the attorney general should not attend cabinet meetings...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
Woolmer's body kept in Caribbean
The body of murdered Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer is to remain in Jamaica for an inquest...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
UN set to vote on Iran sanctions
The UN Security Council is to vote on Saturday on whether to impose further sanctions against Iran...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
DUP deciding on power-sharing
The DUP's executive is due to meet to decide if it will nominate ministers for power-sharing at Stormont...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
EU birthday to mark 'new phase'
The EU celebrates its 50th anniversary with a gathering of leaders from all 27 member states in Germany...
BBC News - March 24, 2007
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