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Global News Archive for January 2007:
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Museum movie steps on Happy Feet
Fantasy comedy Night at the Museum knocks penguin movie Happy Feet from its perch...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
'Learning guide' for every child
Experts on personalised learning say every child should have a "learning guide" and exams should be reviewed...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Women drinkers 'depression link'
The link between binge drinking and depression is stronger in women than men, a study says...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
US carmakers losing out to rivals
US carmakers reveal a further drop in annual sales, as Asian rivals continue to build up their US market share...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
'Intense' talks on policing held
Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has held a series of discussions on policing with Tony Blair over recent days...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
More people test for polonium
Two more people test positive for radioactive polonium-210, believed to have killed Alexander Litvinenko...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Celebrity Big Brother 5 launches
The fifth UK series of Celebrity Big Brother gets under way with 11 stars entering the house...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Shortage of NHS staff predicted
There will be a shortage of GPs and nurses in the future, according to leaked government documents...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
General condemns forces housing
The Army's personnel chief pledges to fight for improvements as squalid conditions are exposed...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
UK broadband numbers keep rising
BT reports that it is about to make the 10 millionth connection to its broadband network...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Tests after three OAP home deaths
Tests are carried out after a viral outbreak in two care homes contributes to the deaths of three pensioners...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Former MP Cecil Walker dies at 81
Former Ulster Unionist MP Cecil Walker has died of a suspected heart attack at the age of 81...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Eta allies: Peace talks not over
A Basque official close to Eta says peace talks with Spain's government are not over, despite a bomb blast...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Nato laments Afghan civilian dead
Nato says its biggest mistake in Afghanistan in 2006 was killing civilians, and promises a shift in tactics...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Bush appeals for Congress unity
The US president urges Democrats to work with the White House, a day before a new session of Congress opens...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
School shock at vandal web video
A head teacher speaks of his shock at a video on a website of a laughing pupil smashing a classroom window...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Football: Beckham in Real talks
David Beckham will hold talks with Real Madrid next week over a new two-year contract, BBC Sport learns...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Kenyans close border with Somalia
Kenya shuts its border with Somalia and says it will not allow any refugees fleeing conflict to enter the country...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Cartoon protests 'just slogans'
A UK Muslim accused of calling for the murder of US and Danish people says chants against them were "just slogans"...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Iraq helicopters 'on crash course'
Two Royal Navy helicopters appeared to be on a collision course before they crashed, an inquest hears...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Little Chef enters administration
Ailing roadside restaurant chain Little Chef calls in the administrators after failing to find a buyer...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Boy sails into the record books
A British 14-year-old arrives in Antigua to become the youngest person to cross the Atlantic single-handed...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Guard 'quizzed over Saddam video'
A guard at Saddam Hussein's execution is being questioned over unofficial filming of his hanging, Iraqi officials say...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Climate 'benefits' for UK farming
A project highlighting opportunities, as well as threats, from climate change is launched for farmers...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Celebrity Big Brother 5 to launch
The fifth UK series of Celebrity Big Brother gets ready for launch, with David Hasselhoff tipped to join the show...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Sir Menzies warns off his critics
Sir Menzies Campbell warns off his critics and says he will lead the Lib Dems into the next election "and beyond"...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Doctors angry over 'op meddling'
Doctors have criticised the increasing interference in the way patients are referred for surgery...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
£100m prison given the go-ahead
Plans to build a new prison in East Dunbartonshire at a cost of more than £100m are approved by ministers...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
One in three think cancer is fate
A third of adults in Wales think getting cancer is down to fate and are unaware many cases could be prevented, researchers find...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Court threat for dog attack owner
A man whose dog killed his niece could be prosecuted after it is confirmed the animal was a type of pit bull terrier...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Road upgrade 'poses crash risks'
A section of the Belfast-Dublin road which has just been upgraded may pose safety risks, says a road expert...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Israel 'collaborator' freed early
An Israeli woman jailed for three years for aiding Palestinian militants is freed nearly a year early...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Poll boycott called in Bangladesh
Bangladesh's main opposition party and its allies say they will boycott the upcoming parliamentary election...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
French homeless step up pressure
French squatters occupy a Paris office block and set up a tent city to highlight the plight of homeless families...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Rugby: Wilkinson 'not ready'
Jonny Wilkinson is almost certain to miss England's opening Six Nations match, says his fitness coach...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Kenya deports Somali refugees
Kenya forcibly transports more than 300 refugees back into Somalia breaking international law, says the UN...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Teenage sailor closes on record
A British 14-year-old is set to arrive in Antigua and become the youngest person to sail the Atlantic single-handed...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Cricket: Australia edge ahead
England are all out for 291 before Australia end day two on 188-4 at the Sydney Cricket Ground...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
NI bank robbery charges dropped
A man accused of the £26m Northern Bank robbery in Belfast in 2004 has charges against him dropped...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Millions bathe at Hindu festival
Millions of Hindus bathe at dawn in northern India as a huge religious festival gets under way...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Airline tackles luggage mountain
Thousands of items are piled up at Heathrow Airport as a result of faulty equipment and flight delays...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Insolvency risk from festive debt
Almost 30,000 people will declare themselves insolvent in the next three months, a financial firm suggests...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Iraq's PM longs to leave office
Iraq's PM Nouri Maliki rules out seeking a second term in office and says he wishes his tenure was over...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Indonesian Officials Now Say They Don?t Know Fate of Missing Jet
Earlier reports that the wreckage and 12 survivors had been found were based on incorrect information from villagers and local officials, Indonesian Air Force and Transport Ministry officials said...
New York Times - January 3, 2007
Israeli Admits Big Errors in Lebanon War, but Won?t Resign
The Israeli chief of staff said Israel was ?not successful in reducing the short-range rocket fire on Israel?s north until the cease-fire.?...
New York Times - January 3, 2007
Ethiopian Premier Says His Troops Won?t Stay in Somalia
Ethiopia, one of the poorest countries in the world, could not afford to keep troops in Somalia, the leader said...
New York Times - January 3, 2007
Iraq Orders Investigation Into Hussein Execution
Saddam Hussein was subjected to a battery of taunts by official Shiite witnesses and guards as he awaited his hanging...
New York Times - January 3, 2007
An American University for Iraq but Not in Baghdad
The university, which would be built 150 miles north of Baghdad, raises hopes of stanching the country?s enormous brain drain...
New York Times - January 3, 2007
Mental illness drug payments call
Payments to people with severe mental illnesses will encourage them to take their medication, a study suggests...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Job applications 'full of errors'
Job applications are full of grammar and spelling mistakes, a survey for the BBC has found...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Parties unite in appeal to voters
Scotland's politicians urge the public to make voting in this year's election their New Year resolution...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Five in court on affray charges
Five teenagers are due in court accused of affray and damage after a grandfather died giving chase to a gang...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Thai stocks fall after bombings
Thailand's stock index falls by 3% as investors react to the New Year's Eve bombings in Bangkok...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Mexico troops sent to border city
Mexico deploys 3,000 troops and police to Tijuana on the US border to fight drug trafficking and gang violence...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Quarter say cancer 'down to fate'
Over a quarter of people believe that fate will determine if they get cancer, a survey says...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
News of Little Chef fate awaited
Ailing roadside restaurant chain Little Chef is expected to make an announcement about its future...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Search resumes for Indonesia jet
Indonesia's military searches for a passenger plane amid relatives' anger at incorrect reports it had been found...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Migrants 'benefit economy little'
Immigration benefits British people just 4p per week on average, a pressure group says...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Cameron urges British food labels
Conservative leader David Cameron calls for clearer labelling so consumers can buy British food...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Festive debt sees insolvency rise
Almost 30,000 people will declare insolvency in the next three months, a financial firm suggests...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
Pcs face public discipline probes
The police watchdog is preparing to hold a disciplinary hearing involving police officers in public...
BBC News - January 3, 2007
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