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Global News Archive for April 2005:
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Syria Promises Lebanon Withdrawal by April 30
A United Nations envoy said today that Syria's leaders had promised to pull out all of their military and intelligence forces from Lebanon by the end of the month...
New York Times - April 3, 2005
Pope's Body Laid Out for Viewing by Church Hierarchy and Officials
The pageantry around the death of the pope began today. On Monday, his body will be displayed outside of St. Peter's Basilica...
New York Times - April 3, 2005
Iraqi Lawmakers Choose Sunni Arab as Speaker
The Iraqi national assembly today took the first, if symbolic, step in installing a new government...
New York Times - April 3, 2005
Grief overshadows Italy elections
Regional elections are under way in Italy, with two days of voting overshadowed by the Pope's death...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
China deal 'only hope for Rover'
UK trade minister Patricia Hewitt says MG Rover's future depends on clinching a deal with China's biggest car firm...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
Observers back Mugabe victory
South African observers endorse Zimbabwe's ruling party victory in polls rejected by the opposition...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
Air cabin security policy eased
Ministers relax rules on British airline passengers carrying sharp objects on flights...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
New phase in Sudan peace begins
Former southern Sudanese rebels arrive in Khartoum to begin implementing the peace deal signed in January...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
UK faith leaders hail John Paul II
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor leads a requiem Mass as religious leaders hail John Paul II...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
German church sword rampage
A man wielding a sword kills one person and injures others during a church service in southern Germany...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
Pope Succumbs to Illness Suffered at Length and in Public
This morning, on a bright spring day, tens of thousands gathered in St. Peter's Square for a commemorative Mass...
New York Times - April 3, 2005
Mugabe Threatens to Meet Street Protests of Election Count in Zimbabwe With Force
President Robert Mugabe warned Zimbabwe's political opposition against taking to the streets to protest its defeat in parliamentary elections this week...
New York Times - April 3, 2005
3 Killed in Kurdish Rebels' Attack in Turkey
At least two Kurdish guerrillas and one village guard were killed in clashes in southeastern Turkey on Saturday, a military official said...
New York Times - April 3, 2005
Bono cheers 'best frontman' Pope
Bono, U2 singer and anti-poverty campaigner, praises the late Pope John Paul II as a great leader...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
Clashes over Pakistan road race
Pakistani police clash with demonstrators protesting against the participation of women in a road race in eastern Pakistan...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
Relief as missing teenager found
The grandmother of teenager Kirsty Chapman, who has been found, speaks of her relief and ordeal...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
NI mourners' prayers for Pontiff
Thousands of worshippers join in special prayers for the Pope at church services across Northern Ireland...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
Labour AM to stand as independent
Labour Welsh assembly member Peter Law will fight his own party at the general election as an independent...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
Blair leads tributes to the Pope
Prime Minister Tony Blair says Pope John Paul II was a "shining example" of what religious faith should mean...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
Football: West Brom's vital win
Zolten Gera's header gives West Brom victory against Everton...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
F1: Alonso cruises to victory
Renault's Fernando Alonso wins the Bahrain Grand Prix for his second victory in a row...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
Former Kyrgyz president to resign
Ousted Kyrgyz President Askar Akayev agrees to tender his resignation after talks in Moscow...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
Maestro Muti quits La Scala post
Riccardo Muti, renowned musical director of Milan's La Scala, has resigned citing "hostility" from fellow staff...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
UK Poles mourn death of 'father'
As the world mourns the passing of John Paul II, thousands gather at Britain's largest Polish church...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
Carnage at German service
A man wielding a sword kills one person and injures others during a church service in Germany, police say...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
Terri Schiavo's body is cremated
The remains of the brain-damaged US woman at the heart of a long legal dispute are cremated...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
Blair to delay calling election
Prime Minister Tony Blair will delay naming the election date and attend services for the Pope...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
Mass for Pope unites pilgrims
A sea of people flooded to St Peter's Square in the Vatican on the morning after the death of Pope John Paul II...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
In pictures: Rome Mass for Pope
Thousands of Roman Catholics attend a special Mass at the Vatican to remember Pope John Paul II...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
Pope Succumbs to Illness Suffered at Length and in Public
John Paul II died on Saturday, ending an extraordinary, if sometimes polarizing, 26-year reign that remade the papacy...
New York Times - April 3, 2005
All-Embracing Man of Action for a New Era of Papacy
John Paul II captivated much of humanity and reshaped the church with a heroic vision of a combative, disciplined Catholicism...
New York Times - April 3, 2005
At Least 20 U.S. Troops Wounded in Attack on Iraqi Prison
Using suicide car bombs and an array of weapons, scores of insurgents made the biggest assault yet on the American-controlled Abu Ghraib prison...
New York Times - April 3, 2005
Challenge Is Posed in Selecting a Successor
There is no front-runner, and the cardinals will weigh a host of factors, including country of origin, age, experience and personality...
New York Times - April 3, 2005
Poland Mourns the Loss of the Savior of Its National Soul
Poland lost one of the great men of this country's turbulent and tragic history...
New York Times - April 3, 2005
Blair leads tributes for the Pope
Prime Minister Tony Blair has paid tribute to John Paul II who has died at the age of 84...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
Robbie wins top award in Germany
Robbie Williams is named best male rock and pop artist at Germany's Echo Awards for the fourth year...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
Football: Duo could be fired
Gordon Taylor says Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer could be sacked over their brawl...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
Iraqi parliament elects speaker
Iraqi MPs finally elect a speaker and his two deputies in an important move towards forming a government...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
NI paying respects to late Pope
Religious and political leaders in Northern Ireland pay tribute to Pope John Paul II, who has died aged 84...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
Britons gather to remember Pope
Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor leads a requiem Mass for the Pope at London's Westminster Cathedral...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
Pope's death: Thoughts shared
People around the world share their views and memories of Pope John Paul II...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
UK's latest rich list revealed
Seven of the 10 wealthiest billionaires living in Britain come from overseas, according to the Sunday Times Rich List...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
Fans snap up Glastonbury tickets
Tickets for the Glastonbury Festival sell out within three hours after going on sale at 9am BST on Sunday...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
Militants attack Abu Ghraib jail
Militants launch a daring assault on Abu Ghraib jail just hours before Iraq's new parliament elects a speaker...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
Sir Mark Thatcher refused US visa
Sir Mark Thatcher is refused a visa to live in the US following his conviction relating to an African coup plot...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
Pope's body laid out in Vatican
Italian officials and clerics pay their respects to Pope John Paul II, whose body is lying in state in the Vatican...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
Pope Succumbs to Illness Suffered at Length and in Public
John Paul II died on Saturday, ending an extraordinary, if sometimes polarizing, 26-year reign that remade the papacy...
New York Times - April 3, 2005
All-Embracing Man of Action for a New Era of Papacy
John Paul II captivated much of humanity and reshaped the church with a heroic vision of a combative, disciplined Catholicism...
New York Times - April 3, 2005
Challenge Is Posed in Selecting a Successor
There is no front-runner, and the cardinals will weigh a host of factors, including country of origin, age, experience and personality...
New York Times - April 3, 2005
Poland Mourns the Loss of the Savior of Its National Soul
Poland lost one of the great men of this country's turbulent and tragic history...
New York Times - April 3, 2005
Blogging from East to West
Blogs, the latest internet phenomenon, are rocking the boat among authoritarian regimes and Western journalists alike, as Click Online's David Reid reports...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
Syria to give Lebanon timetable
Syria says it will give details of a plan to withdraw all its troops from Lebanon before elections in May...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
Queen leads tributes to pontiff
The Queen leads tributes to Pope John Paul II, who has died at the age of 84 after a prolonged illness...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
Scotland's tribute to late Pope
Religious and political leaders pay tribute to Pope John Paul II, who has died aged 84...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
Blair leads tributes for the Pope
Prime Minister Tony Blair has paid tribute to John Paul II who has died at the age of 84...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
Clarke fears for crime proposals
Home Secretary Charles Clarke says he fears key crime proposals may be dropped in the run-up to the election...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
UK's latest rich list revealed
Seven of the 10 wealthiest billionaires living in Britain come from overseas, according to the Sunday Times Rich List...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
Australians killed in quake crash
Nine Australian military personnel are killed in a helicopter crash on Indonesia's quake-hit island...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
Insurgents attack Abu Ghraib jail
Dozens of insurgents attack Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, setting off two car bombs and firing grenades...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
Call for 'fairer' terror trials
MPs urge the government to reform the way in which terror suspects are represented in court...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
Millions grieve for John Paul II
Roman Catholics around the world mourn Pope John Paul II with weeping and prayer after his death at 84...
BBC News - April 3, 2005
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