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Global News Archive for Octomber 2006:
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U.S. Reports 4 More Soldiers Were Killed Monday
The report brought the total number of American troops killed on Monday to at least eight...
New York Times - October 3, 2006
Tensions Between Russia and Georgia Worsen
Russian officials said that the sanctions Moscow has imposed on Georgia will remain indefinitely...
New York Times - October 3, 2006
US 'offer to return Guantanamo men'
The US offers to return former British residents being held at Guantanamo Bay to the UK, say reports...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Murdered mother 'knew her killer'
A mother suffocated in the bedroom of her father's home, which had been set ablaze, probably knew her murderer...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Toyota sales far exceed rivals'
Japanese car firm Toyota sees its vehicle sales soar in September compared to a year earlier, in contrast to its US rivals...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
IRA 'changed radically', says IMC
The IRA has changed radically and some of its important structures dismantled, a report is expected to say...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Spain thanks UK for advice on Eta
Spanish PM Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero thanks UK PM Tony Blair for help with the Basque peace process...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Dow Jones closes at record high
The Dow Jones hits an all-time closing high, beating its record set six years ago as oil prices continue to slide...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Oil workers kidnapped in Nigeria
At least four foreign oil workers have been kidnapped in southern Nigeria's oil-rich Delta region, officials say...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Girl recalls 'abduction ordeal'
A jury in the trial of a man accused of abducting and raping a girl, six, watches a video of her police interview...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Boris in storm over Jamie remarks
Boris Johnson denies criticising Jamie Oliver's school dinners campaign as he finds himself in a fresh media storm...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Woman faces 'bombs plan' charge
A woman is charged in connection with last year's alleged attempted bombings in London, police reveal...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Turkish jet hijacker surrenders
A Turkish army deserter who hijacked a passenger jet gives himself up after it lands in southern Italy...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Cairo Journal: A Hand on the Ladle, and an Eye Out for the Law
Farouk Salem, an unlicensed street vendor in Cairo, sells ful, the fava bean stew that is a staple of Egyptian cuisine...
New York Times - October 3, 2006
Pilots of Jet Tied to Crash Lose Their Passports
While the pilots have not been charged, the order was issued as a “preventive measure.”...
New York Times - October 3, 2006
North Korea Vows First Nuclear Test
The U.S. has warned that it would seek U.N. sanctions that carries the threat of military action if North Korea were to try to test a nuclear weapon...
New York Times - October 3, 2006
PlayStation embraces online world
Sony's PlayStation is to challenge Microsoft's Xbox in its one undisputed area of dominance - the online world...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
'Ancient light' takes Nobel Prize
Discoveries about the "oldest light" in the Universe earn John Mather and George Smoot a Nobel Prize for physics...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Live TV birth branded 'intrusive'
An attempted live broadcast of childbirth on British TV will be too "intrusive", a medical body says...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Language courses 'overwhelmed'
English language courses are struggling to meet increasing demand from adult migrants and refugees, a report says...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Boris denies Jamie Oliver swipe
Boris Johnson attempts to play down criticism he made at Jamie Oliver's school dinners campaign...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Sheridan ready to 'take on fight'
Tommy Sheridan MSP says he is ready to take on the News of the World for a second time...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Teenager's death 'was no copycat'
The family of a girl found hanged do not believe she was copying a cousin who died in the same way...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Emirates 'reviewing' A380 order
The biggest customer for Airbus' A380 superjumbo says it is reviewing its options after further delays to the plane...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Secret witness hiding from gang
A woman is in hiding after her identity is revealed to a gang she was going to testify against anonymously...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Nato names Afghan expansion date
The Nato alliance is to assume control of military operations across the whole of Afghanistan from Thursday...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Football: Sutton joins Villa
Free agent Chris Sutton signs a short-term contract with Aston Villa until the end of the season...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Football: Agent hit with FA charge
The FA charges agent Charles Collymore with a breach of regulations over former Luton player Enoch Showumni...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Zambia leader appeals for unity
Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa appeals for unity after being sworn in following disputed elections...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Wife's tribute to elephant victim
The wife of a British man killed by an elephant while on honeymoon in Kenya pays tribute to her husband...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Jail for lottery theft MBE conman
An ex-police worker, who conned his way to receiving an MBE from the Queen, is jailed...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
N Korea warned over nuclear test
Washington says North Korea would be reckless to carry out a nuclear test, and is raising the issue at the UN...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Ahern apologises for loans affair
Irish PM Bertie Ahern tells parliament he regrets "misjudgements" over loans and event money...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Girl 'taken from bath and raped'
A court hears how a six-year-old girl was snatched from her bath, kidnapped and raped in Tyneside...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
US killer in sex abuse confession
A gunman who attacked a US Amish school said he molested two young members of his family 20 years ago...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Reporter death details 'withheld'
A former ITN chief claims the British military withheld details about the death of journalist Terry Lloyd in Iraq...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
'Pope protesters' hijack airliner
A Turkish airliner is hijacked and flown to Italy in an apparent protest against the Pope's plans to visit Turkey...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Royal audience for History Boys
The film of Alan Bennett's award-winning play The History Boys receives its UK premiere in London...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Napster launches Japanese service
Music download company Napster launches a service in Japan, the world's second largest music market...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Wrong body part op claims 'rise'
Operations in which patients had the wrong body parts operated on rose by 50% in three years, figures show...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
'Pointless' prison terms attacked
Hundreds of inmates of Welsh prisons could be safely managed in the community, it is claimed...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
John Lewis starts travel brokers
Department store group John Lewis launches its own travel brokerage and range of insurance products...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Boris slams Jamie's food crusade
Boris Johnson backs parents "pushing pies through railings" as he says healthy eating campaigns have gone too far...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Forest Gate terror raid cost £2m
An anti-terror raid in east London after which no-one was charged cost more than £2m, Scotland Yard says...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Computer chip boss's £18m pay-out
An Irish billionaire agrees to hand over four racehorses, a luxury villa and £18m to assets recovery agencies...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Sheridan says 'nothing to fear'
Tommy Sheridan MSP says those who told the truth during his defamation trial need not fear a police probe...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Militants threaten Hamas leaders
A Palestinian militant group linked to the Fatah faction threatens to kill leaders of political rival Hamas...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Tharoor 'disappointed' with loss
India's candidate to be UN secretary-general, Shashi Tharoor, is "disappointed" after pulling out of the race...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
EU urges Russia to end blockade
The EU calls on Russia to lift economic sanctions it imposed on Georgia amid a bitter spying row...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Football: Uefa Cup draw
Newcastle and Tottenham are handed tough Uefa Cup groups as Blackburn and Rangers also learn their fate...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Zambia president to be sworn in
Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa is to be sworn in for a second term, after his disputed election victory...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Ousted Thaksin quits party post
Thailand's ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra quits as leader of the political party he founded and built up, Thai Rak Thai...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
New Iraqi plan to curb violence
Sunni and Shia leaders in Iraq agree to a four-point plan aimed at cutting sectarian violence in the country...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Football: Agents warned on probe
Agents who fail to co-operate with Lord Stevens' corruption inquiry could be suspended or lose their licence...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Killed journalist 'keen' on Iraq
ITN's Terry Lloyd was "keen to get going" into Iraq days before he was killed there, an inquest hears...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Tesco makes £1.1bn in half year
Supermarket giant Tesco sees a 10.3% rise in half-yearly profits to £1.09bn, boosted by international sales...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
MoD names soldier killed in Basra
A British soldier killed during an attack at a UK base in Iraq on Sunday is named as L/Cpl Dennis Brady...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Tories seek to focus on families
Parents of children of all ages should be able to ask their employers for flexible working, says David Cameron...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Motive probed in US school attack
US police investigate why a gunman killed five girls and injured seven at an Amish school in Pennsylvania...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
N Korea 'to conduct nuclear test'
North Korea is to conduct a nuclear test "in the future", the country's foreign ministry says in a statement...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Cockpit Recorders Found in Amazon Wreckage
In addition to analyzing the recorders, investigators will broaden their search area in the wreckage of last week’s airliner crash...
New York Times - October 3, 2006
Hungary’s Premier Schedules Vote on His Future
Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany has been trying to regain the initiative after weeks of growing political crisis in Hungary...
New York Times - October 3, 2006
Iraqi Leader Unveils New Security Plan Amid Rising Violence
Iraq’s leader unveiled a plan to defuse sectarian crises, but it was unclear whether it could stem the increasingly brazen violence...
New York Times - October 3, 2006
Russia Severs Transport Links With Georgia
Russia took its first significant retaliatory steps after Georgia’s arrests of four Russian military officers...
New York Times - October 3, 2006
Council Backs South Korean for U.N. Secretary General
The foreign minister of South Korea is virtually assured of being selected as the next secretary general of the United Nations...
New York Times - October 3, 2006
After Afghan Battle, a Harder Fight for Peace
After NATO forces flushed out Taliban insurgents in Pashmul, Afghanistan, a battle for the support of the local people began...
New York Times - October 3, 2006
Smoking ban 'reduces heart risk'
A public smoking ban shows a significant impact on hospital admissions for heart attacks, research suggests...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Nature agency to unveil new home
Scottish Natural Heritage is poised to officially open its controversial new headquarters in Inverness...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
New system will 'block' gambling
The US government is tipped to propose a system to stop internet gambling sites, say experts, as UK gambling stocks tumble...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Lula confident of run-off victory
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil says he is certain he will be re-elected in a second round of voting...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Moscow maintains Georgia blockade
Russia keeps up a freeze on vital links with Georgia, despite the release of four alleged Russian spies...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
NHS blood service strike threat
Unions are warning NHS blood service workers may strike over potential closures of blood centres...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Ahern faces Dail grilling on cash
Irish PM Bertie Ahern is to answer questions in parliament on loans and payments he received in the 1990s...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Breast scans urged for over-70s
Nine out of 10 women over 70 have never asked for a breast scan although they are entitled to, a survey finds...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
Osborne to reject tax-cut calls
Shadow chancellor George Osborne will use a speech to the Tory conference to rebut calls for tax-cut pledges...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
People-trafficking centre to open
Europe's first centre dedicated to fighting human trafficking is due to be opened in Sheffield...
BBC News - October 3, 2006
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