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Global News Archive for May 2007:
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Bush Calls for Global Goals for Emissions
President Bush called today for the 15 countries that are major producers of greenhouse gases to confer this fall and adopt a common goal on curbing emissions...
New York Times - May 31, 2007
Upright walking 'began in trees'
The ancestors of humans began walking upright while they were still living in trees, a theory suggests...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Heart ops data available online
Parents can now check surgery survival rates at every specialist children's heart centre in the UK online...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Schools 'selecting by back door'
A think tank claims state schools that control their own admissions are covertly selecting pupils by ability...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
PC maker Dell to cut 7,000 jobs
At least 7,000 jobs are set to go at computer firm Dell after it said it would cut its global workforce by about 10%...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
CCTV studied in hit-and-run case
Police examine CCTV footage taken from buses near to where a girl was killed in a hit-and-run in Edinburgh...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Aide to wanted Mladic is arrested
Zdravko Tolimir, a close aide to top Bosnian Serb war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic, is arrested in Bosnia...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Pakistan author accuses military
A respected Pakistani author accuses the government of blocking the launch her book about the military...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Blue whales 'making a comeback'
The blue whale, possibly the largest animal ever to live on Earth, is making a comeback, scientists say...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Football: Hargreaves joins Utd
Man Utd confirm England midfielder Owen Hargreaves will join them from Bayern Munich on 1 July...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Boy's custody death was suicide
A 14-year-old boy found dead at a secure unit 150 miles from his home killed himself, a jury rules...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Unions urge new start from Brown
Gordon Brown is urged to adopt a new approach in an effort to rebuild the morale of millions of workers...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
At the Élysée, Seeing a New Camelot
Some are comparing the Sarkozy family to the Kennedys, while others are saying that their untraditional ways are shameful to the French...
New York Times - May 31, 2007
Taliban May Have Caused Copter Crash, Officials Say
NATO forces in Afghanistan said that they were investigating whether enemy fire brought down a Chinook helicopter on Wednesday, killing sevent troops...
New York Times - May 31, 2007
Online and offline worlds merge
Google launches a tool designed to make it easier for computer users to access online information offline...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Rings musical halted by accident
Performances of the London stage version of Lord of the Rings are cancelled after a cast member is injured...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Coulson to be Tories' press chief
Ex-News of the World editor Andy Coulson is set to be the Conservative Party's head of communications...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Morgan reveals assembly cabinet
First Minister Rhodri Morgan announces major changes to his Welsh Assembly Government cabinet table...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Hitman jailed over gang shootings
A gunman is jailed for at least 35 years for killing one man and trying to kill another on the orders of a gang...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Worthington set to be NI manager
Nigel Worthington is to be unveiled as the new Northern Ireland manager on Friday, BBC Sport understands...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Hezbollah condemns Hariri court
Lebanese opposition group
Hezbollah attacks a UN plan for a tribunal over the killing
of ex-PM Rafik Hariri...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Russia blames US in missile row
Russian President Putin says a missile test was in answer to US plans to create a defence shield in Central Europe...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
US growth weakest in four years
The US economy grew at a pace of 0.6% in the first quarter of 2007, its weakest rate in more than four years...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Nigeria militants set conditions
Nigeria's oil militants say they are ready for dialogue with the new president, if certain conditions are met...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Ten soldiers killed in Thai blast
At least 10 soldiers are killed in a bomb attack by suspected militants in the Thai south, officials say...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Cricket: Hoggard injury snag
England's Matthew Hoggard has further problems with a groin injury and will not play this weekend...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
EMI strikes a deal with YouTube
EMI signs a deal with YouTube that will allow the website's users to use music videos by EMI artists...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Increase in anti-terror targets
The number of potential targets placed under surveillance by counter-terror police increases by 37%...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Taleban 'downed Nato helicopter'
Nato says one of its helicopters that crashed in Afghanistan may have been shot down by the Taleban...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
21/7 accused 'had explosive list'
A 21 July terror suspect kept a list of explosives on a CD Rom seized by the authorities, a court hears...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Tories deny grammars 'disarray'
The Tories deny their education policy is in "disarray" after a second frontbencher defends grammar schools...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
US urges new goals on greenhouse gas
US President George W Bush outlines new goals to tackle greenhouse gas emissions, ahead of a G8 summit...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Apple TV to show YouTube content
The popular YouTube video website will soon be available directly through Apple's TV set-top box...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Big Brother picks all-woman house
Eleven females, and no men, enter the Big Brother house as the eighth series of Channel 4's show begins...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Whale meeting condemns Japan hunt
The International Whaling Commission passes a resolution condemning Japan's Antarctic whale hunt...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Number of failing schools up 5%
The number of schools in England judged to be failing has risen slightly, education inspectors say...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Coulson 'to be Tory press chief'
Ex-News of the World editor Andy Coulson is set to be the Conservative Party's director of communications...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Police appeal for crash witnesses
Police are urging witnesses to a hit-and-run in Edinburgh which killed a young girl to contact them...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
'Stolen' Aborigine apology demand
A woman is demanding an apology after discovering she was separated from her parents as a baby by the Australian government...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
McGuinness slams DUP gay remarks
Martin McGuinness hits out at Stormont colleague Ian Paisley Jr for allegedly saying gay people "repulse" him...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Nepal parties agree November poll
Elections to an assembly that will shape Nepal's future will be held in November, ruling parties say...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Lindsay website gets 7,000 hits
A website set up to catch the Japanese man suspected of murdering a Warwickshire teacher receives 7,000 hits...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Syria condemns Lebanon tribunal
Syria condemns a UN decision to set up a tribunal to try suspects in the killing of Lebanese ex-PM Rafik Hariri...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Ukraine election debate extended
Ukraine's president gives parliament an extra day to approve early elections to end a political stalemate...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Thai security chiefs fear unrest
Security is stepped up in the Thai capital amid threats of protests over the disbanding of a key political party...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Football: Terry defends McClaren
England skipper John Terry admits coach Steve McClaren could lose his job if they lose in Estonia...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Rugby U: Ojo to join squad
England call uncapped winger Topsy Ojo into the squad for Saturday's game against South Africa...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Man Utd seal deal for Hargreaves
Manchester United confirm Owen Hargreaves will join them from Bayern Munich on July 1...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Google privacy policy 'is vague'
Elements of Google's privacy policy are "vague", the firm's global privacy counsel tells BBC News...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Mortgage approvals hit year low
The number of new mortgage approvals in the UK fell to a 12-month low in April, Bank of England figures show...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
PM defends foreign intervention
Tony Blair says there is a "moral obligation" to use political action "to make the world better"...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
UK 'behind Litvinenko poisoning'
Andrei Lugovoi, accused of killing ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko, says UK secret services were involved...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
U.N. Approves Court to Prosecute Hariri Killing
A divided Security Council approved a resolution establishing an international tribunal to prosecute suspects in the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister...
New York Times - May 31, 2007
U.S. and Iraqi Forces Seek Abducted Britons in Raid
U.S. and Iraqi troops raided Sadr City on Wednesday, looking for five British citizens abducted a day earlier from a nearby government building...
New York Times - May 31, 2007
Rice Clashes With Russian on Kosovo and Missiles
The top diplomats for the U.S. and Russia openly sparred at a meeting of foreign ministers of the Group of 8 industrialized nations in Germany...
New York Times - May 31, 2007
Jihadist Groups Fill a Palestinian Power Vacuum
Islamist groups are vying for influence in Gaza in a race to fill the security vacuum created by fighting between Fatah and Hamas...
New York Times - May 31, 2007
Bush Requests $30 Billion to Fight AIDS
The near doubling of financing is part of an effort to burnish the president?s humanitarian credentials...
New York Times - May 31, 2007
Children 'meet net friends often'
Youngsters are meeting up with people they met on the internet, without their parents knowing, research suggests...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Women warned on iron 'overdose'
Healthy pregnant women who take iron supplements may increase blood pressure risks, a study claims...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Police employee shot in training
A police support worker is shot during a firearms training session with Thames Valley Police...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Thirteen die in Pakistan attack
At least 13 people die as gunmen enter the house of a government official in north-west Pakistan, police say...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Ukraine MPs deadlocked over poll
Ukraine's parliament misses a deadline to approve early elections to end a two-month political stalemate...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Thailand ex-PM party ban 'unfair'
Leaders of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's party criticise a court ruling banning it...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Tennis: Federer defeats Ascione
World number one Roger Federer reaches the French Open third round after beating wildcard Thierry Ascione 6-1 6-2 7-6 (10-8)...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Guantanamo Saudi 'kills himself'
A Saudi Arabian prisoner at Guantanamo Bay apparently commits suicide, the US military says...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
PM continues tour in South Africa
Tony Blair arrives in South Africa, where he will give a speech defending his foreign policy record...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Cardinal sounds abortion warning
Scottish Catholics should reject politicians who defend abortion, Scotland's most senior Catholic will say...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Search continues for Iraq Britons
Everything possible is being done to find five Britons abducted in Baghdad, Margaret Beckett says...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
Motorola unveils 4,000 job cuts
Motorola is to shed an extra 4,000 jobs this year, as it continues efforts to reverse a fall in profits...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
School power to search for knives
Schools in England are given the legal right to search pupils who are suspected of carrying knives...
BBC News - May 31, 2007
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