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Global News Archive for August 2004:
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Twin Bus Bombings in Israel Kill at Least 15 and Wound Dozens
The Palestinian militant group Hamas reportedly took responsibility for the near-simultaneous blasts...
New York Times - August 31, 2004
Nepalese hostages killed in Iraq
Twelve Nepalese hostages are killed by Islamic militants in Iraq in what Nepal calls a "barbarian act"...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Man Utd sign Rooney
Manchester United sign England star Wayne Rooney from Everton on a six-year deal...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Moscow 'suicide blast' kills 10
At least 10 people die in a possible suicide bombing outside an underground railway station in Moscow...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
UK no longer top asylum nation
The UK has been replaced by France as the top destination for asylum seekers in the industrialised world, says the UN...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Astronomers see new planets
US astronomers find the smallest worlds detected circling other stars and say it is a breakthrough in the search for life in space...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Tennis: Henman battles through
Tim Henman overcomes a back injury to beat Ivo Karlovic at the US Open...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Iran arrests dozens 'for spying'
Dozens of people are arrested in Iran for spying on its nuclear activities, and passing details to its "enemies"...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Guinness recognises jet record
The Guinness Book of Records has officially recognised the world speed record set by Nasa's X-43A hypersonic aircraft earlier this year...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Twin Bus Bombings in Israel Kill at Least 15
Suicide bombers last struck in Israel on March 14, killing 10 people at the southern port of Ashdod after hiding in a container exported from the Gaza Strip...
New York Times - August 31, 2004
12 Nepalese Reportedly Executed in Iraq
A video purporting to show the killings of Nepalese kidnapped in Iraq was posted on a Web site linked to militants...
New York Times - August 31, 2004
WTO rules for EU in US trade row
The World Trade Organisation gives the EU and seven countries the chance to impose sanctions in retaliation for a US anti-dumping law...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Nepal hostages 'killed in Iraq'
An Arabic website posts images of what it says are the executions of 12 Nepalese citizens taken hostage in Iraq...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Priest jailed for brothers' abuse
A Catholic priest is sentenced to four years in prison for "grooming and abusing" two brothers...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
'Russian roulette' driver jailed
A teenager is jailed for six years for causing the death by dangerous driving of a man in Belfast...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Grieving mother seeks Blair talks
The mother of a soldier killed in Iraq wants a meeting with "the top man" Tony Blair to convey her anger...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Race fans' deaths: driver released
A motorist may be charged with causing death by dangerous driving after three Welsh motor racing fans die in a crash in the Netherlands...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Blair highlights nuisance 'hell'
Tony Blair promotes measures to tackle anti-social behaviour on his first day back from his summer break...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
NHS computer system probed
A government spending watchdog to investigate a £6.2bn programme to install a computer system at the NHS...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Comet pioneer Fred Whipple dies
Tributes have been paid to astronomer Fred Whipple who has died. He was the first scientist to describe comets as "dirty snowballs"...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Cooking up a digital future
The future kitchen gadgets that could make life easier in the kitchen, say MIT researchers...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Twin bus bombs rock Israeli city
At least 16 people are killed in simultaneous explosions on two buses in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Doctors face Shipman charges
Seven doctors are to face misconduct charges following the inquiry into Britain's worst serial killer Harold Shipman...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Man Utd close in on Rooney
The £25m deal to take Everton's Wayne Rooney to Man Utd is nearing completion...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Milosevic launches trial defence
Yugoslavia's ex-leader denies masterminding the 1990s Balkans wars as he begins his much-delayed defence...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
French leaders pray for hostages
Top French figures pray at a Paris mosque as diplomatic efforts intensify to save two journalists held in Iraq...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
E Guinea coup plot trial halted
A judge in Equatorial Guinea suspends indefinitely the trial of 19 men on coup charges to investigate new evidence...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Hollinger executives 'took $400m'
Media group Hollinger International says senior executives, including former chief Conrad Black, took $400m of its money...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Apple shows off new iMac
Apple unveils the iMac G5, the new version of the desktop computer that revived its fortunes...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Search for Darfur aid workers
The UN hunts for eight missing aid workers in Darfur as the UN studies a report on Sudan's handling of security...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Defiant Sharon sets out Gaza plan
Israeli PM Ariel Sharon pushes ahead with an accelerated plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip despite opposition...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
US planes 'bomb Afghan village'
US warplanes have bombed a village in eastern Afghanistan causing a number of casualties, local officials say...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
EastEnders star hurt in nightclub
EastEnders star Ray Panthaki, who plays Ronny Ferreira, is hurt in an alleged attack at an Essex nightclub...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Suspect packages intercepted
Royal Mail staff discover eight suspicous packages addressed to Policing Board members and the Police Ombudsman...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Union posts Royal Mail concerns
Postal union chiefs in Scotland criticise the Royal Mail after it failed to hit all 15 of its performance targets...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Inquiry into sports fans' deaths
Dutch police investigate after three Welsh men died after a crash on the way to the Belgian Grand Prix...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Arsenal cheers surge in profits
Profits at Premiership champions Arsenal soar and the club says construction of its new stadium is running ahead of schedule...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Blair returns to hectic schedule
Tony Blair starts his first day back after his summer break on tackling anti-social behaviour...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
NHS £6.2bn computer system probed
Government spending watchdog, the National Audit Office, is to investigate a £6.2bn programme to install a computer system at the NHS...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Childcare providers investigated
Inspectors in England investigate 6,000 concerns about childminders and nurseries and prosecute four child carers...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Apple shows off new iMac in Paris
Apple has unveiled the latest computer to join its family, the iMac G5, at the Apple Expo 2004 in Paris...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Israel's court defeats film ban
Israel's High Court defeats a new bid to ban a documentary about Israel's invasion of Jenin refugee camp...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Is the Royal Mail delivering?
The Royal Mail has failed to meet all its 15 performance targets, but says the service is improving. Send us your views...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Milosevic opens defence at trial
Yugoslavia's ex-leader denies masterminding the 1990s Balkans wars in his opening statement...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Seven doctors face Shipman probe
Seven doctors are to face misconduct charges following the inquiry into the activities of killer GP, Harold Shipman...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Dallaglio ends England career
Lawrence Dallaglio retires as captain of England's rugby union team with immediate effect...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Royal Mail misses service targets
The Royal Mail says it has missed all its performance targets, but is improving after changes earlier this year...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Growth in personal debt slowing
UK consumers took out fewer loans, credit cards and mortgages in July than in June, the Bank of England says...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
France strives to free hostages
Diplomatic efforts mount as a deadline nears for two French journalists held hostage in Iraq...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Thatcher's wife lands at Heathrow
Mark Thatcher's wife, Diane, touches down at Heathrow after leaving South Africa, reportedly en route for the US...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Carnival police probe gun death
A man is killed less than a mile from the Notting Hill Carnival route but police say it is not clear whether it is linked to the event...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Rooney set for Man Utd
Man Utd reach an "outline agreement" to sign Wayne Rooney, as Everton press for the "best available deal"...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Live: Transfer deadline day
All the deals as they happen on the day the transfer window shuts...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Football: Newcastle scout for boss
Newcastle begin the hunt for a new manager after Sir Bobby Robson's departure...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
UN deadline runs out for Darfur
Aid workers are reported kidnapped as a deadline runs out for a UN report on Sudan's handling of security...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Deadly typhoon races up Japan
Typhoon Chaba heads north up Japan's archipelago after killing at least seven people further south...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Heavyweights back 'unflinching' Bush
Two of America's most respected politicians back President George Bush's campaign for re-election...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Rebel Shiite Cleric's Aides Hint He May Enter Politics
Meanwhile, the Iraqi government and Moktada al-Sadr's representatives continued talks on the future of his militia...
New York Times - August 31, 2004
Hostages Urge France to Repeal Its Scarf Ban
The French government made clear that it would not allow the fate of the hostages to interfere with the new law...
New York Times - August 31, 2004
As Expected, General Wins Chechen Vote
Maj. Gen. Alu Alkhanov had been assured of his victory in the presidential election since he declared his candidacy in June...
New York Times - August 31, 2004
Security Tightened in Kabul After Bombing
The American Embassy advised its citizens to avoid military sites, government buildings and crowded places like bazaars...
New York Times - August 31, 2004
U.N. Seeks Tighter Sanctions as Qaeda Skirts Money Controls
Al Qaeda no longer needs large sums of money to mount terror attacks, the chairman of a U.N. committee said...
New York Times - August 31, 2004
Prison workers walk out over pay
Prison maintenance workers stage a 48-hour strike to protest against a pay deal unions describe as 'insulting'...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Lawyer to visit Guantanamo pair
A lawyer is to meet two of four Britons held in Guantanamo Bay - but will not be able to say anything about the visit...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Football: Rooney deadline looms
Wayne Rooney is still an Everton player as Tuesday's deadline to sign him approaches...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Family in Iraq war 'justice' call
The family of a soldier killed in Iraq launch a campaign opposing the war and seeking "justice" for personnel and their families...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Inquiry launched into trauma care
Leading doctors ask for an independent inquiry into the quality of care of severely injured patients...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
McCain defends Bush war strategy
Senator John McCain gives a stout defence of US President Bush's war on terror at the Republican convention...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Blair to focus on domestic agenda
Tony Blair will start his first day back after his summer break on Labour's efforts to tackle anti-social behaviour...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Royal Mail misses service target
Royal Mail is expected to announce it has failed to meet its 15 targets in the first three months of this financial year...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
Milosevic to open trial defence
Ex-Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic could be forced to accept a defence lawyer on Tuesday as his trial reopens...
BBC News - August 31, 2004
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