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Global News Archive for June 2005:
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Bush, With Iraqi Premier, Is Firm on No Timetable for Pullout
President Bush said he would stay the course in Iraq despite public opinion polls showing dwindling support for his policy...
New York Times - June 24, 2005
Palestinian Gunmen Killed Israeli Near Hebron
Gunmen killed a 17-year-old and wounded four other people today in a drive-by shooting near the West Bank town...
New York Times - June 24, 2005
Ex-minister pay-offs 'grotesque'
The Lib Dems call for an end to severance pay for ministers who later return to government...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Microsoft makes web feeds easier
Microsoft's next version of its browser, Internet Explorer 7, will make it easier for people to keep automatically aware of website updates...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Early lead for Iranian hardliner
Early returns in Iran's election give ultra-conservative Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a clear lead, officials say...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Orange parade in city postponed
A contentious Orange Order parade scheduled to take place in Belfast on Saturday is postponed...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Murray on Wimbledon centre stage
Andy Murray will play on Centre Court for the first time when he faces David Nalbandian on Saturday...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Ethiopia 'frees poll protesters'
Ethiopia says nearly 2,700 opposition supporters held since deadly protests in early June have been freed...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
US confirms new case of 'mad cow'
Officials in the United States say tests have confirmed a second case of "mad cow disease" in the country...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Mugabe defends demolitions drive
Zimbabwe's president speaks out in defence of his government's campaign of demolishing illegal houses...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Empey new Ulster Unionist leader
East Belfast assembly member Sir Reg Empey is elected the new leader of the Ulster Unionist Party...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Prison Changes Milosevic, but Not His Version of Events
Slobodan Milosevic, the former Serbian president, has stuck to his own version of what happened during his 13 years in power...
New York Times - June 24, 2005
Attack in Falluja Kills at Least 2 Marines and Wounds 13
Three marines and a sailor are listed as missing after a suicide car bomber plowed into their vehicle...
New York Times - June 24, 2005
Beijing Gives Official Blessing to Hong Kong's Leader
The Chinese government today officially appointed Donald Tsang as the chief executive of Hong Kong...
New York Times - June 24, 2005
Iran Vote: Dark Horse Rises
No fraud was found, but influence peddling is described as helping the hard-line candidate...
New York Times - June 24, 2005
Fans ready for U2's homecoming
Fans of Irish group U2 congregate at Dublin's Croke Park as U2 prepare to play three gigs in their home city...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Fatal 'cooling off' swim inquiry
Police investigate after a 19-year-old man is thought to have drowned while trying to cool off from the hot weather in a pond...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
McCartney friend jailed over raid
A man left for dead along with murder victim Robert McCartney is jailed, with two others, for robbery...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Sri Lanka tsunami aid deal signed
The Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger rebels sign a $3bn tsunami aid-sharing deal, despite protests...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Caroline's killer is 'deranged'
The killer of Cornish schoolgirl Caroline Dickinson is described by his own lawyer as "deranged" after not answering questions about her death...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Thousands attend Beirut funeral
Thousands march for the funeral of communist and anti-Syrian politician George Hawi killed by a car bomb...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Ecuador jail protests turn bloody
Prisoners in Ecuador's jails crucify and mutilate themselves as protests against overcrowding escalate...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Tennis: Roddick struggles to win
Andy Roddick is taken the distance in his win over unseeded Italian Daniele Bracciali...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Rugby: Lions primed for Kiwis
The tourists get ready to face New Zealand for the first time in 12 years...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
US approves first 'ethnic drug'
A heart failure drug targeting black patients is approved for use in the US, but sparks controversy...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Limp Safin slumps to Lopez defeat
Fifth seed Marat Safin goes out in straight sets to Feliciano Lopez in the third round...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Violent storms end heatwave
Violent storms cause a chaotic end to the sunny spell, with heavy rain and thunderstorms moving across the UK...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Tougher police speed rules sought
Campaigners call for tighter guidelines for high-speed police pursuits, after a 60% rise in deaths and injuries...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Eriksson 'denied secretary fling'
The England football coach denied having an affair with an FA secretary, an industrial tribunal is told...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Wet Glastonbury under way
Thousands of fans enjoy the first day of the Glastonbury Festival - despite storms causing serious disruption...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Bush vows to defeat Iraqi rebels
US President George W Bush insists the insurgency in Iraq will be defeated, but sets no timetable for withdrawal...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Iran Vote: Dark Horse Rises
Allegations of vote fraud appear to be overstated, but influence peddling is described as having helped a hard-line candidate...
New York Times - June 24, 2005
Iran targets dissent on the net
Iran is becoming increasingly sophisticated in its controls of the internet, says a report...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Bacon portrait fetches new record
Francis Bacon's portrait of his lover George Dyer sets a new record for the artist at a London auction...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
UK backs end to bans on GM crops
The UK backs plans which could make it more likely that genetically modified crops are grown across Europe...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Afghan girls' school attacked
A girls' school in Afghanistan has been attacked and set on fire, officials say...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Reform likely on whaling process
Support is now growing for a root and branch revision of the International Whaling Commission and the treaty which it administers...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Police plea on murder anniversary
Detectives renew their appeal for witnesses, three years after the death of a Glasgow businessman...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
£20m needed for repairs to roads
A body representing councils urges the Welsh Assembly Government to find £20m for a road repair programme...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Stronger sales growth for Tesco
Supermarket chain Tesco reports a 14.6% jump in first-quarter sales, with all areas of the business doing well...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Jerusalem bans gay pride parade
The city of Jerusalem says it is banning a gay pride parade next week, saying the event would be 'provocative'...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Sri Lanka signs tsunami aid deal
The Sri Lankan government signs a tsunami aid sharing deal with Tamil Tiger rebels despite protests...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Ulster Unionists to elect leader
Three candidates vie for the position of Ulster Unionist leader as the party's council prepares to cast its vote...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
China flood death toll 'over 500'
More than 500 people have died and more than a million are forced from their homes as floods hit southern China...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Disputed Polish cemetery reopens
A Polish military cemetery reopens in western Ukraine more than 60 years after it was completed...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Tennis: Murray stays modest
Andy Murray says he is unlikely to win his next match against David Nalbandian...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Tennis: Leading men in action
Marat Safin, Roger Federer and Lleyton Hewitt are all in action on Friday at Wimbledon...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Sudan planes 'bomb' rebel forces
Rebels in north-eastern Sudan say government warplanes have dropped bombs on their forces...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Iran votes in leadership poll
Iranians are voting in a presidential poll which pits a moderate reformer against an ultra-conservative...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Parents' spot fines for truancy
More than a thousand parents in England have been ordered to pay £50 fines for their children's truancy...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Father's blues can blight babies
Postnatal depression in fathers can have long-term consequences for the child, research suggests...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Liverpool to face Welsh side TNS
Liverpool and Celtic find out their Champions League qualifying round opponents...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
BA ups fuel bill on tickets
British Airways says high oil prices are forcing it to raise the fuel surcharge on tickets for the second time this year...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
IRA apologises over child killing
The IRA admits to killing a 14-year-old schoolgirl more than 30 years ago, a death it initially blamed on the Army...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Flooding causes Glastonbury chaos
Heavy rain and lightning delays the start of the Glastonbury Festival, which is blighted by power failures...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
NHS bodies warned over cash
Dozens of NHS bodies are being warned about their finances after it emerged the NHS had a deficit last year...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Africa rejects Zimbabwe action
The African Union rejects calls to put pressure on Zimbabwe to stop its demolition of illegal houses...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Poland's Plea to Europe: Can We All Get Along?
After European voters rejected a constitution and European leaders failed to agree on a budget, the bigger Europe that Poland thought it was joining is in crisis...
New York Times - June 24, 2005
Poll Shows Modest Changes in Levels of Anti-U.S. Mood
The anti-Americanism that surged through much of the world over the war in Iraq shows modest signs of abating, an international opinion poll indicates...
New York Times - June 24, 2005
Global Group Backs Antiterror Customs Standards
The World Customs Organization voted in Brussels to endorse comprehensive standards intended to fight terrorism...
New York Times - June 24, 2005
U.N. Team Accuses U.S. of Stalling on Request to Visit Detainees
A team of four U.N. human rights experts said it would now begin its own investigation without American assistance...
New York Times - June 24, 2005
Iraqis Tallying Range of Graft in Rebuilding
An office run by the Iraqi government has accumulated the first solid estimates of how corruption has dogged the government...
New York Times - June 24, 2005
U.S. General Sees No Ebb in Fight
The top American commander in the Middle East said the insurgency in Iraq had not diminished, seeming to contradict statements by Vice President Dick Cheney...
New York Times - June 24, 2005
Maude urges caution over leader
Conservative chairman Frances Maude warns of 'overstating' personality in choosing a new leader...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Home 'safest' after chemical leak
Evacuating people after a chemical leak may not always be the best way of protecting them, a study suggests...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
'Accidental' whaling scrutinised
Green groups target the accidental by-catch of whales by Korean fishermen...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
New Hong Kong leader inaugurated
Former colonial civil servant Donald Tsang is formally appointed leader of Hong Kong at a Beijing ceremony...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Tennis: Henman's hopes fading
Tim Henman admits his chances of winning Wimbledon have all but vanished following his latest defeat...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Iranians vote in crucial election
Iranians are voting for a new president, with a choice between a political veteran and an ultra-conservative...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Fears over gangmaster licensing
A new licensing system for gangmasters and agencies could leave some workers vulnerable, the TUC warns...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Iraq PM set for White House talks
Iraqi PM Ibrahim Jaafari, in Washington to meet President Bush, says he plans to accept an invitation to visit Syria...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Italian bid to castrate rapists
Italy's Northern League presents a bill to castrate convicted rapists, after a series of rapes in the north of the country...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Co-op bank bars Christian group
The Co-operative Bank asks a Christian group to close its account because of its anti-homosexual views...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Police collision casualties rise
The number of people killed or injured in collisions involving police cars is up 60% in England and Wales...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Tories win seat as election ends
The general election finally ends as the Tories hold Staffordshire South with an 8,847 majority...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
Waste mountain 'must be tackled'
People are not doing enough to recycle and reduce the UK's waste mountain, the government warns...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
NHS bodies warned about finances
Dozens of NHS bodies are being warned about their finances as it emerged the NHS had a deficit last year...
BBC News - June 24, 2005
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