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Global News Archive for May 2007:
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Sunni Clashes With Al Qaeda Escalate
A suicide bomber drove into a crowd gathering for a funeral procession in Falluja, killing at least 27 people...
New York Times - May 24, 2007
Anger over A-level science exam
There are calls for the scrapping of results from a biology practical that caused problems in some schools...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Airport shut over safety concerns
The City of Derry Airport is being shut by the flight regulator until further notice because of safety concerns...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Abbas urges end to rocket attacks
The Palestinian president urges Gaza militants to end "absurd" rocket attacks that are impeding peace efforts...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
US House backs Iraq funding bill
The House of Representatives approves a new bill funding the war in Iraq without calls for US withdrawal...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Betonsports admits racketeering
Online gaming firm Betonsports pleads guilty in the US to charges of money laundering and racketeering...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Mafia suspect will be extradited
An alleged Mafia boss suspected of four murders in Italy agrees to be extradited from the UK...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Coastguards action over pay offer
Full-time coastguards are to vote on industrial action over pay, while volunteers are in dispute over injuries cover...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Johnson slams Hodge 'BNP' words
Cabinet member Alan Johnson says the industry minister used "the language of the BNP" on housing...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Fierce gunfire in Lebanese camp
Heavy gunfire briefly erupts at a refugee camp in Lebanon where Islamist militants are defying Lebanese troops...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Mine Blast Kills at Least 38 in Siberia
The explosion opened fresh wounds in a community scarred by an accident two months ago that claimed more than 100 lives...
New York Times - May 24, 2007
Israel Arrests 33 Hamas Officials
Israel also mounted new air attacks in Gaza today as part of its efforts to stop rocket fire by Palestinian militants...
New York Times - May 24, 2007
Memo From Cairo: In a Joyless Time, a City Still Savors Its Sweet Old Self
The Sons of Saad Afifi, the most popular sugar cane shop in Cairo, embodies what the city was in simpler times, and what it is becoming in modern times...
New York Times - May 24, 2007
Backing for tool to battle spam
A tool that could help in the battle against spam and phishing attacks receives industry approval...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Tracks suggest dinos could swim
Underwater footprints reveal that some dinosaurs were capable of swimming, scientists report...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Winehouse triumphs at Ivor awards
Amy Winehouse, Madonna and Arctic Monkeys are among the winners at the Ivor Novello Awards...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
UK's oldest peer dies at age 98
Britain's oldest serving parliamentarian, Lord Renton, dies at the age of 98...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Labour lined up for minority rule
Welsh Labour appeals for parties to find common ground as it looks like forming a minority government...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Wealthy serial shoplifter jailed
A serial shoplifter who bought a luxury home with the proceeds of his crimes is jailed for three years...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
MP's son guilty of huge cash scam
The son of the Labour MP Mohammed Sarwar is found guilty of a massive money laundering scam...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Social security for Indian poor
India's government announces an ambitious plan to provide millions of poor people with social security...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Fighting resumes at Lebanon camp
Fears for trapped refugees grow as fighting between army troops and Islamist militants resumes in Lebanon...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Lack of nurses 'killing Africans'
A shortage of doctors and nurses means people are dying unnecessarily from HIV/Aids in Southern Africa...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Football: Owen set for England B
Michael Owen is named in the England B starting line-up to face Albania at Turf Moor...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Students criticise staff on net
University students are warned over possible legal action for criticising lecturers on two websites...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Japan eyes greenhouse gas cut
Japan's prime minister says the world should halve emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Critical time for Iraq says Bush
US President George W Bush warns the coming months in Iraq will be critical to the success of US strategy...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Weapons arrest at Queen visit
A man is arrested on suspicion of possessing a weapon yards from where the Queen was due to begin a walkabout...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Darling's FOI concerns leaked
Trade Secretary Alistair is calling for tighter restrictions on the Freedom of Information Act, the BBC learns...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Bird flu case confirmed at farm
A case of bird flu is confirmed at a farm in north Wales after the death of 15 chickens...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Control orders flawed, says Reid
John Reid says control orders are "far from the best option" to tackle terrorism, after three suspects abscond...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Fatah and Hamas Chiefs Meet on Cease-Fire
The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah, met with Prime Minister Ismail Haniya of Hamas to try to secure a cease-fire between their factions...
New York Times - May 24, 2007
Body Found in Iraq Is That of Missing G.I.
The American military confirmed early today that a body found in the Euphrates River is one of three U.S. soldiers seized in an ambush on May 12...
New York Times - May 24, 2007
Game net distribution 'lift off'
Steam, the online distribution platform for videogame content, signs up more than 13 million users...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
The loneliest science lab in the Arctic
A laboratory perched on a windswept ridge in the Arctic should reveal vital clues about our changing planet...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Knightley wins weight libel claim
Actress Keira Knightley accepts £3,000 High Court libel damages over a Daily Mail article about her weight...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Pay frame plan for school staff
School support staff in England could get their own pay structure - ending years of ad hoc arrangements...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Shake-up in hunt for crooked cash
The government is planning new powers to help it double the money seized from crooks to £250m a year...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Study reveals prime nuclear sites
The South of England tops the list of best sites for new nuclear power stations in a report for ministers...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Blame row erupts over power plant
Claims the government caused the collapse of a major green energy scheme in Peterhead are denied...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Divided Lib Dems reject coalition
Talks to form a rainbow coalition government in Wales collapse, leaving Labour in pole position...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Man jailed for raping schoolgirl
A teenager who admitted raping a 15-year-old schoolgirl in west Belfast in 2005, is jailed for eight years...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Court upholds £48m divorce award
A millionaire businessman loses an appeal over a £48m divorce award made to his former wife...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Methane blast rocks Russian mine
A methane blast rocks a Russian coal mine, killing 28 workers and sparking fears for 11 still trapped underground...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Body in river named as US soldier
The US military confirms that a body pulled from the Euphrates river is one of three US soldiers missing in Iraq...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Greenspan fears China market fall
Chinese shares fall after Alan Greenspan said its stock markets were due for a "dramatic contraction"...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Kenyan judge frees sect leader
A leader of a banned Kenyan sect is freed by a judge, days after gruesome killings were blamed on the group...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Uefa blames Reds fans for chaos
Uefa blames Liverpool fans for the ticketing problems before Wednesday's Champions League final in Athens...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Football: Reds 'must spend'
Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez promises major changes to the squad to close the gap on Man Utd and Chelsea in the Premiership...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Watchdog to probe BSkyB stake
The Competition Commission is to investigate BSkyB's purchase last year of a stake in television company ITV...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Canada school shooter hunted
Canadian police are hunting the killer of a teenager shot dead at a Toronto school, a crime that shocks the city...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Big Brother rapped over race row
Ofcom rules Channel 4 made "serious" misjudgements in its handling of the Celebrity Big Brother race row...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Bin charges 'to boost recycling'
Households who do not recycle rubbish could have to pay more, under government plans to boost recycling...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Reid faces control order pressure
Home Secretary John Reid is under pressure after three more terror suspects on control orders abscond...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Israel detains 30 Hamas officials
Israel detains more than 30 senior Hamas officials, including the Palestinian education minister...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Pope Concedes Unjustifiable Crimes in Converting South Americans
Criticized in Latin America for his recent comments about the conversion of native populations, Pope Benedict XVI softened his earlier words in a speech on Wednesday...
New York Times - May 24, 2007
Refugees Pour Out of Camp in Lebanon
About 15,000 Palestinians had left the Nahr al Bared refugee camp as the Lebanese Army vowed to crush a militant Palestinian group inside...
New York Times - May 24, 2007
Body Found in Iraq May Be That of Missing G.I.
Iraqi police officials said the body was partly clothed in a U.S. military uniform...
New York Times - May 24, 2007
News Analysis: On War Funds, Democrats Saw No Option but to Cede Ground to Bush
The idea that many Democrats would be left on the losing side in a consequential vote on the Iraq spending bill has exposed a sharp divide within the Democratic Party...
New York Times - May 24, 2007
Graft Mars the Recruitment of Mexican Guest Workers
Before planting and harvest time in the United States it has been common for local recruiters to fan out across Mexico?s parched countryside to sign up guest workers...
New York Times - May 24, 2007
Firm makes 'healing super-water'
US scientists have developed "super-oxidised" water which they say speeds up wound healing...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
McDonald's begins McJob petition
Fast-food giant McDonald's launches a petition to get the dictionary definition of a McJob changed...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Queen to meet Salmond
Alex Salmond is due to attend his first audience with the Queen as Scotland's first minister...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Tamil Tigers launch naval attack
Tamil Tiger rebels claim they have killed 35 Sri Lankan sailors in an attack on a naval base in northern Sri Lanka...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Railway reopens after fire chaos
Services to London Bridge station return to normal after a trackside fire causes chaos for commuters...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Militants reject Gaza truce call
Palestinian militants say there will be no ceasefire until Israel stops attacks in Gaza, as a minister is detained...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Castro says his health 'improved'
In his first statement on his health in 10 months, Cuba's President Castro says he has had several operations...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Ireland prepares to head to polls
Voters will head to the polls in the Republic of Ireland with PM Bertie Ahern hoping for a third term...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Doctors 'ignore cancer guidance'
Cancer specialists are ignoring guidance on follow up care of breast cancer patients, a survey suggests...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Banks 'exploit charges case'
Banks are accused of seizing on a court victory to urge customers to drop claims for repayment of charges...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
NHS 'does too many' cataract ops
The NHS now spends too much on cataract surgery, eye doctors claim...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Crisis appeal for Darfur region
UK charities launch an appeal for donations to save lives in Darfur and neighbouring regions...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Bid to put off info time-wasters
Plans to deter "pointless and mischievous" requests under the Freedom of Information Act are to be unveiled...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Absconders 'targeted UK troops'
Three men who went missing while under control orders reportedly wanted to target soldiers in Iraq...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
Ministers set out plan for waste
Government plans could see rewards for those who throw away less, and conversion of food waste into fuel...
BBC News - May 24, 2007
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