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Global News Archive for May 2005:
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Sharon Affirms Gaza Pullout, but Warns Palestinians on Violence
The prime minister of Israel said today that he was prepared to seek government approval for the release of hundreds more prisoners...
New York Times - May 24, 2005
Islamist Web Site Indicates Top Insurgent Is Badly Wounded
The statement about Abu Musab al-Zarqawi could not be verified, but it was posted on a site known for carrying Al Qaeda messages...
New York Times - May 24, 2005
Clwyd becomes Labour's new chair
Ann Clwyd - the prime minister's special envoy to Iraq - is chosen to chair the Parliamentary Labour Party...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Education gap 'remains too wide'
Too many young people in Northern Ireland are leaving school without qualifications, a report says...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
'No conspiracy' in Godhra attack
An inquiry into a train blaze which sparked riots in India's Gujarat state urges dropping terror charges against all suspects, the BBC learns...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Glazer 'must explain casino link'
The US National Football League asks team owner Malcolm Glazer to explain Manchester United's links to a casino...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Egypt arrests 15 on eve of poll
Police in Egypt hold 15 members of the opposition on the eve of a referendum on planned electoral changes...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Leadership plans spark Tory fury
Plans to change how Conservatives choose their leader meet with a "fiery" response from MPs...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
US House backs stem cell funding
The US lower house votes to allow funding for embryonic stem cell research, setting up a clash with President Bush...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Rugby: Scots thrash Baa-Baas
Rejuvenated Scotland run in five tries to brush aside the Barbarians in Pittodrie...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Jackson accuser 'behaved oddly'
US talk show host Jay Leno tells the Michael Jackson trial he was suspicious of the star's accuser...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
'Startling' rise in jail returns
The number of offenders returned to jail for breaching release conditions trebled in five years, a report says...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
In Southern France, Strong Opposition to Europe Treaty
Poll after poll predicts that the French will reject the 458-article constitutional treaty in a referendum on Sunday...
New York Times - May 24, 2005
Eight U.S. Soldiers Killed Over Two Days in Iraq
Today's attacks in the capital came after at least 33 people were killed on Monday in car bomb blasts aimed at Iraqi Shiites...
New York Times - May 24, 2005
Iranian Ban on Reformist Candidates Is Reversed
A watchdog group dominated by hard-liners reversed an earlier decision and said today that two reformist candidates could run in presidential elections next month...
New York Times - May 24, 2005
Syria Stops Cooperating With U.S. Forces and C.I.A.
The Syrian ambassador blamed the halt to what he called unjust allegations over the insurgency in Iraq...
New York Times - May 24, 2005
Tokyo Voices Anger Over Beijing's No-Show
Japanese officials lambasted China today for the last-minute cancellation by a Beijing official of a meeting with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi...
New York Times - May 24, 2005
Sith continues breaking records
The final Star Wars film scores the most successful film opening in UK cinema history, making £14m in four days...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Tough NHS hygiene rules proposed
The Health Secretary announces proposed laws to ensure hygiene standards are met in England's hospitals and care homes...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Israel boycott 'stitch-up' claim
The organiser of a boycott of two Israeli universities suspects the plan will be dropped by her union...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Next iTunes to support podcasts
The next version of Apple iTunes music jukebox program is to include podcasting functions, says Apple...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Sword killer sparks weapons call
A judge calls for restrictions on weapon sales as he orders a man to be detained indefinitely for a crossbow killing...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Bus 'swerved to avoid accident'
The bus in which five schoolgirls were killed swerved to avoid two crashing cars, a pupil on the coach says...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Labour defeat in top-up fees row
Opposition parties defeat the Labour Welsh Assembly Government in a debate on university tuition fees...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Kennedy orders tax plan overhaul
Charles Kennedy orders a rethink of Lib Dem tax policies, calling for a system which is fair and transparent...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Election strains German coalition
Germany's ruling Red-Green coalition is under pressure as the parties plan separate campaigns...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Orthodox shun Patriarch Irineos
Orthodox Church heads say they will no longer recognise Patriarch of Jerusalem after an alleged property scandal...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
FBI 'ignored Pakistan US torture'
FBI agents are accused of "turning a blind eye" to the alleged torture of US citizens in Pakistan...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Tennis: Rusedski beaten
Brazil's Flavio Saretta beats Greg Rusedski in straight sets at the French Open...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Ruby: Robinson to miss flight
Jason Robinson will not fly to New Zealand with the Lions after being cleared to stay with his pregnant wife...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Tory leadership plans go to MPs
Plans to change how Tories choose their leader are put before MPs, but Iain Duncan Smith raises concerns...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
BBC to meet unions for job talks
The BBC and broadcasting unions agree to enter into talks through Acas, but the next strike is still on...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Two hurt in mock light sabre duel
Two fans of Star Wars are seriously injured apparently trying to make light sabres by filling fluorescent tubes with petrol...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Leno testifies in Jackson trial
US talk show host Jay Leno gives evidence at the trial of Michael Jackson...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Seven US soldiers killed in Iraq
Separate bomb attacks claim the lives of seven US troops, as dozens of Iraqis die in two days of insurgency violence...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Chancellor hails EU aid agreement
Gordon Brown says "huge progress" is made after the EU agrees to double development aid to poorer nations...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Is sex education good enough in schools?
A mother of three sisters who have all become mothers while still at school has blamed the lack of sex education in schools. Send us your views...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Prisoners 'should get net access'
A prison education charity says inmates should have internet access to prepare them for life after release...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Stalemate over BBC strike talks
BBC executives and unions fail to agree to talks after a one-day strike over job cuts hit programmes on Monday...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Labour faces top-up fees defeat
Ministers face defeat as AMs vote on whether to 'instruct' the assembly government not to introduce student top-up fees...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Vodafone in 3G and profits growth
Vodafone, the world's largest mobile phone company, signs up 2.4 million subscribers to its 3G phone services as annual profits grow...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Duncan Smith warns over changes
Iain Duncan Smith urges Tory MPs not to ignore party members in deciding how to choose a leader...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Hamill murder inquiry under way
The public inquiry into the murder of 25-year-old Portadown man Robert Hamill opens in County Armagh...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Inhaler caused asthma girl death
A sheriff hits out at the "complacency" of health professionals and a drugs firm over the safety of an asthma inhaler steroid...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
China warns over textile tariffs
China says it will scrap recently agreed plans on textile export tariffs if the European Union and US also impose import quotas...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Opposition split on Lebanon poll
Lebanon's leading Christian opposition figure says he will field his own candidates after failing to form a joint list...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Hundreds arrested in Indian state
Nearly 1,000 people are held in India's Bihar state during an opposition strike in protest at fresh elections...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Fuel costs to dent Easyjet profit
Easyjet shares fall 5% after the airline reports widening half-year losses and says higher fuel costs will continue to hit its results...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Football: O'Neill set to resign
Celtic manager Martin O'Neill will announce that he is leaving the club on Wednesday, BBC Sport has learned...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Sudan forces surround southerners
Sudanese security forces surround an illegal settlement in Khartoum and arrest scores of southerners...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Fertility success gulf revealed
Treatment success rates vary widely between fertility clinics, a guide published by the IVF watchdog reveals...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Car bombing hits central Baghdad
A car bomb explodes in central Baghdad with reports saying at least five people have been killed...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Alert after rare bug kills marine
Doctors are being urged to be on the lookout for a rare form of MRSA which killed a Royal Marine...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
IRA is 'still recruiting members'
The Independent Monitoring Commission's fifth report on paramilitary activity says IRA recruitment is ongoing...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
UK murder laws changes urged
The offence of murder should be replaced by "degrees of homicide", the director of public prosecutions says...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Separate inquiries into bus crash
Three inquiries are under way to establish the cause of a bus crash in County Meath which killed five girls...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Profits and sales tumble at M&S
Marks and Spencer reveals a 19% fall in annual pre-tax profits to £618.5m and says trading outlook remains tough...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Ayatollah Orders Review of Ban on 2 Iran Reformers
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered a watchdog group to review its decision blocking two reformist candidates from running in presidential elections...
New York Times - May 24, 2005
Bush Deflects Afghan's Request for Return of Prisoners
The Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, asked President Bush about Afghans held by the United States, but Mr. Bush did not say when control would be handed over...
New York Times - May 24, 2005
BBC Employees Stage 24-Hour Strike to Protest Planned Job Cuts
Thousands stayed away from work at the British Broadcasting Corporation on Monday in a strike over the company's plans to cut nearly 4,000 jobs in the next three years...
New York Times - May 24, 2005
Chinese Official Backs Out of a Meeting With Japan's Premier
The clear snub in protocol-conscious Japan appeared to underline the recent refrain about relations between Asia's two giants: economics hot, politics cold...
New York Times - May 24, 2005
Dispute on Law May Delay Palestinian Vote
The Palestinian election commission said that legislative elections scheduled for July 17 might have to be delayed because of a dispute over a new election law...
New York Times - May 24, 2005
Syria Ending Cooperation With U.S., Envoy Says
Syria's ambassador to the United States said Damascus had "severed all links" because of what he called unjust allegations over the insurgency in Iraq...
New York Times - May 24, 2005
Saints fans press for home win
Football fans are to lobby a council meeting in an attempt to safeguard the future of their club...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Violence widespread in NHS units
Violence against patients and staff is widespread in mental health and learning disability inpatient units, research shows...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
EU wants talks on China textiles
The European Union threatens to impose limits on two kinds of Chinese textiles, as trade tensions escalate...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Girl, four, impaled on wood screw
A four-year-old girl is winched through a roof window after becoming impaled on a screw that narrowly missed her spine...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Pressure on Jackson trial mother
The mother of Michael Jackson's accuser was a fraudster willing to exploit her son for money, a court hears...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
China rebukes Japan over shrine
China criticises Japan over a controversial war shrine after the Chinese vice-premier breaks off a visit to Tokyo...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Pitcairn sex case men lose appeal
The appeal by six men convicted of sexual abuse of girls on the UK's South Pacific territory of Pitcairn fails...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
BBC back to normal after strike
TV and radio programmes at the BBC return to normal after a 24-hour walkout by staff over job cuts...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Brown pledges law to cut red tape
Legislation to reduce the burden of unneeded red tape on business is promised by the chancellor...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Mother 'killed by son's ecstasy'
A 15-year-old boy is quizzed on suspicion of accidentally killing his mother by spiking a drink with ecstasy...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Widow not getting Shipman jewels
Police say an asset agency will try to return jewellery seized from Harold Shipman's home to his victims' relatives...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
Fertility success rates revealed
The gulf between fertility services across the UK is revealed in a survey published by the IVF watchdog...
BBC News - May 24, 2005
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