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Global News Archive for Octomber 2004:
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U.S. Envoy Reports Success in Restive Afghan City
Zalmay Khalilzad declared a success today for the government of President Hamid Karzai, reporting a rapid disarmament operation in the western city of Herat...
New York Times - October 4, 2004
Cambodia Approves Tribunal for Khmer Rouge Leaders
After years of delays, the Cambodian Parliament ratified an agreement with the United Nations today to create an international tribunal to try surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime...
New York Times - October 4, 2004
Howard will 'never be PM' - poll
Almost 80% of the public do not believe Michael Howard will ever be prime minister, according to a Newsnight/ICM poll...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
US cyber security chief resigns
The man charged with making US computer networks safer has quit after only a year in the job...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Football: Redknapp foul charge
The Football Association charges Tottenham midfielder Jamie Redknapp with serious foul play...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
UN seeks access to Italy migrants
The UN demands access to hundreds of illegal migrants on Lampedusa as Italy continues to expel them by air...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
US campaign back to home issues
The US election campaign enters a key week with debates between candidates and their running mates...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Turkey defiant over EU accession
Turkey's foreign minister says the EU should not attach conditions to Turkey's bid to start membership talks...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Rumsfeld predicts major Iraq ops
Large-scale assaults like that in Samarra could be the way forward in Iraq, the US defence secretary says...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Paedophile receives life sentence
A millionaire paedophile who once boasted of beating his own "record" of abuse, is given a life sentence...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Anger over flu jab shortage
NI doctors are furious at the Department of Health's handling of a flu vaccine shortage, the BMA says...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Sea search under way for teenager
A rescue operation is under way to find a teenager who fell into the sea in Fife while fishing off a pier with a friend...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Blair prepares for African trip
Prime Minister Tony Blair is preparing for a gruelling trip to Africa just days after undergoing heart treatment...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Football: Palace clinch win
Crystal Palace move off the foot of the Premiership with a deserved win over 10-man Fulham...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
SpaceShipOne rockets to success
Rocket plane SpaceShipOne flies to more than 114km to win the $10m X-Prize for private space travel...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Gaza violence claims more lives
Five Palestinian militants and four civilians die as Israeli forces press ahead with their onslaught in Gaza...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Three Car Bombs Explode Across Iraq, Killing at Least 26
The horrific day of carnage demonstrated the effortlessness with which insurgents are striking in the hearts of major cities...
New York Times - October 4, 2004
Defying Army Offensive, Hamas Rockets Hit Israel
Militants fired rockets into an Israeli border town today despite an Israeli offensive intended to stop such attacks...
New York Times - October 4, 2004
Legislators in Iran Dismiss Khatami Ally
Iran's hard-line Parliament voted to dismiss the transportation minister, accusing him of corruption and mismanagement...
New York Times - October 4, 2004
Blair is back 'fresh and alert'
Tony Blair looks "fresh and alert" as he restarted work after his hospital treatment, says Downing Street...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Drug doctors 'failed patients'
Seven doctors from a drug addiction clinic failed in their duty to their patients, a disciplinary hearing is told...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Heads calling for 'freer' schools
Secondary school education policy should be taken out of politicians' control, a leading head teachers says...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Limited black rhino hunt approved
Namibia and South Africa are told at a Bangkok animal trade summit they can each kill five endangered black rhinos per year...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Work on Halo 2 game 'finished'
The sequel to the best-selling Xbox game, Halo, is finished, say its makers...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Sir Elton attacks 'mime' Madonna
Sir Elton John accuses Madonna of cheating fans by miming on stage, while collecting a Q Award...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Secrets of smell land Nobel Prize
Two US scientists win the Nobel Prize for Medicine for uncovering the secrets of the human sense of smell...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Rugby: Wilkinson to lead England
Jonny Wilkinson is named as England's new rugby union captain...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Athletics: Radcliffe to return
Paula Radcliffe is to take part in Run London 2004 - her first event since the Olympics...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Many drown as migrant ship sinks
A boat sailing to Italy sinks off Tunisia killing at least 17, as a row grows over Rome's moves to send migrants back...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Spain vows to 'crush' Eta
Spain says Eta is in "very bad shape" after French police arrest an alleged leader of the Basque separatist group...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Assad reshuffles Syrian cabinet
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad brings new interior, economics and information ministers into the cabinet...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Afghan refugee vote drive hailed
A four-day voter registration drive signs up 650,000 Afghan refugees in Pakistan for Saturday's landmark election...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Bomb scare plane given all-clear
A Singapore Airlines plane diverted to Manchester after a bomb scare takes off after being cleared...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Teachers threaten strike action
Teachers at a NI college are to strike over the treatment of a colleague cleared of sexual assault...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Chisholm switched to communities
Health Minister Malcolm Chisholm is demoted as part of a Scottish Executive reshuffle...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
English exiles' soccer ticket anger
England supporters living in Wales criticise the FA for refusing them tickets for the World Cup qualifier...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Peoplesoft bid battle heats up
Peoplesoft forecasts stronger-than-expected sales as it prepares to fight a takeover bid from Oracle in court...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Mandelson: I will be team player
Peter Mandelson promises to be a "dedicated team player" as he is grilled by MEPs about his new EU job...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Seven killed in latest Gaza raids
Four Palestinian militants and three civilians die as Israeli forces press ahead with their onslaught in Gaza...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Psycho actress Janet Leigh dies
Actress Janet Leigh, best known for the shower stabbing scene in thriller film Psycho, dies aged 77...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
SpaceShipOne 'flies to success'
Rocket plane SpaceShipOne breaks an altitude of more than 114km to claim the $10m X-Prize...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Baghdad blasts leave 16 dead
Two powerful car bombs kill at least 16 people and injure dozens more in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Letwin targets 'unfair tax rises'
Oliver Letwin attacks Labour's "stealth" tax rises but stops short of promising the Tory conference tax cuts...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Twin Car Bombs Explode in Baghdad, Killing at Least 10
A car bomb exploded near an entrance to Baghdad's Green Zone, killing at least 10 people and wounding 76. Less than an hour later, a second car bomb blew up near the Baghdad Hotel...
New York Times - October 4, 2004
Two Americans Win Nobel Prize in Medicine
Americans Richard Axel and Linda B. Buck won the 2004 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for shedding light on the olfactory system...
New York Times - October 4, 2004
Agency staff await news on future
After failing to pay staff wages, a Gwynedd based enterprise agency is to make an announcement about its future...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Oil prices boosting BP's fortunes
Oil giant BP reports buoyant trading in the third quarter, with production up by 11%, on the back of soaring crude prices...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Blair returns after heart scare
Prime Minister Tony Blair is due back at work after hospital treatment for a heart "flutter"...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
'Halt science decline in schools'
Britain will run out of world-leading scientists unless the downward spiral in science education is stopped, says Professor Colin Pillinger...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
'Personal spaceflight revolution' beckons
SpaceShipOne is just one flight away from claiming the Ansari X-Prize, a $10m award designed to kick-start private space travel...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Latest mobiles 'open to attack'
The latest generation of mobile phones is vulnerable to hackers, a security conference is told...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Shark movie shows box office bite
US animated film Shark Tale breaks the record for opening box office takings in October, say estimates...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Tories pledge tax cuts: Your views
The Tories will launch their party conference with a pledge to review and tackle key taxes if they are elected. What is your reaction?...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Children rescued from mountains
A group of schoolchildren is rescued after being stranded during a trip to the Mourne Mountains in Northern Ireland...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
McAveety loses job in reshuffle
The Culture Minister, Frank Macaveety, is sacked in a reshuffle of the Scottish Executive...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Gujarat riot murder retrial opens
The retrial of 16 Hindus charged with murdering 14 people, most of them Muslims, in 2002 riots in Gujarat opens in Mumbai...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Flyers' bodies found in wreckage
The bodies of a man and woman from East Yorkshire are found in the wreckage of their light aircraft in the Pyrenees...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Three killed in latest Gaza raid
Three die in an Israeli air attack in the north of Gaza and two militants are injured in Gaza City...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
SpaceShipOne set to take X-Prize
The rocket plane SpaceShipOne is just one flight away from claiming the Ansari X-Prize, a $10m award designed to kick-start private space travel...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Football: Owen in fitness race
Michael Owen could miss England's game against Wales after being injured on a rare start for Real Madrid...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Rugby: Hill worry for England
England are facing an injury scare over veteran Saracens flanker Richard Hill...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Kenyan prisoners beaten to death
Five prisoners who died in a an overcrowded jail in central Kenya were beaten to death, post mortem results reveal...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Khmer Rouge tribunal approved
Cambodia passes legislation to set up a tribunal to try leaders of the murderous Khmer Rouge regime...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Kerry gains impetus after debate
Opinion polls after last week's TV debate in the US presidential campaign give good news for the Democrats...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Man Utd confirms bid approach
Shares in Manchester United rally on Monday as the club confirms it has received a takeover approach...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Bigley 'handed' to another group
The brother of Iraq hostage Ken Bigley says he has heard the Briton has been handed over to another group...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Tories 'want to cut unfair taxes'
The Tories want to pledge to cut taxes before the next election, Oliver Letwin is to tell his party's conference...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Baghdad car bomb leaves 10 dead
A powerful car bomb outside an army recruitment centre in Baghdad kills at least 10 people and injures 76...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
After 3-Day Fight, U.S. and Iraqi Forces Retake Samarra
U.S. commanders said the city will now be turned over to the Iraqi police and military forces one neighborhood at a time...
New York Times - October 4, 2004
Rice Defends Going to War Despite Dispute About Iraqi Weapons
The dispute is over whether Iraq's efforts to acquire aluminum tubes were related to nuclear weapons...
New York Times - October 4, 2004
Israeli Role in Gaza Strip Is to Expand
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said that Israel would keep troops in the Gaza Strip until Palestinians stopped firing rockets into Israel...
New York Times - October 4, 2004
France Joins Spain to Catch Pair Suspected of Terrorism
Two of Spain's most wanted members of the Basque separatist group ETA were captured in southwestern France...
New York Times - October 4, 2004
Drug clinic doctors face hearing
Seven doctors from a drug addiction clinic are facing a disciplinary hearing at the General Medical Council...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Resorts must drop 'boozy image'
British seaside resorts must stop pandering to drink-fuelled rowdiness says the man who grants "Blue Flag" clean beach status...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Italy sends back island migrants
Italy flies three planeloads of illegal immigrants to Libya, in a change of policy to cope with an "emergency"...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Mandelson faces EU job grilling
Peter Mandelson faces a three-hour grilling from MEPs before he is able to take up the job as Europe's trade commissioner...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Thailand bird flu deaths increase
A girl becomes the 11th Thai victim of bird flu this year, dying only a few days after falling ill...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Shock defeat for Slovene leader
Slovenia's centre-right opposition wins a surprise victory in the first national poll since EU membership...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
'No tax cut promises' Tories told
Oliver Letwin sets out the Conservatives' plans on tax as the party's conference gets under way in Bournemouth...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
'Militants injured' in Gaza raid
At least two militants are seriously injured in an Israeli missile attack on Gaza City, reports say...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Law Lords review terror detention
Nine foreign terror suspects begin a challenge in the House of Lords against their detention without trial...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Poll gives Kerry post-debate lead
After the first TV debate in the US presidential campaign, polls give good news for the Democrats...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
Climbie social worker fights sack
The social worker responsible for the welfare of murdered eight-year-old Victoria Climbie appeals against her sacking...
BBC News - October 4, 2004
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