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Global News Archive for January 2007:
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Scenes From Another Deadly Bombing in Baghdad
One day, one attack, and typical in Baghdad: 13 people killed, just a small fraction of the weekly toll...
New York Times - January 4, 2007
Israeli Raid Overshadows Meeting in Egypt
President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt called the Israeli raid in the West Bank a hindrance to the peace talks...
New York Times - January 4, 2007
Somali Government Compound Hit by Grenade
The attack was yet another sign of a growing insurgency as security seems to be unraveling across the country...
New York Times - January 4, 2007
Black hole dines in ancient lair
Scientists find a black hole in an unusual location - inside a compact group of ancient stars known as a globular cluster...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Heart deaths 'continue to fall'
The government is on track to meet its target to reduce the number of deaths from heart disease, figures show...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Oil in biggest fall in two years
The price of oil sees its largest drop in two years, spurred by a rise in stockpiles after mild US weather...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
'Positive' replies to Blair views
The is a "positive" response to the PM's comments on the NI political process, the government says...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Bush 'to replace top US generals'
President Bush is to change his head of military operations in Iraq and the ground commander, US media report...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Schools tests set to change
England's school league tables are to be changed again, to put more focus on individual pupils' progress...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Migrants 'do not pull wages down'
There is "little evidence" that migrants pull wages down or make getting work harder says a paper by the Bank of England...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Iranians 'up to no good' in Iraq
Five Iranians held in Baghdad last month were there to influence Iraq's government, UK officials tell the BBC...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Hybrid embryo work 'under threat'
UK scientists planning to mix human and animal cells to find disease cures fear authorities will ban their work...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Coach crash firm withdraws buses
National Express is to withdraw 12 double-decker coaches with immediate effect as a "precaution"...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
DiCaprio lands double nomination
Leonardo DiCaprio picks up two nominations for Hollywood's Screen Actors Guild Awards...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Reid fuels leader speculation
John Reid sparks speculation about a leadership bid with a wide-ranging speech on New Labour's future...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Scot identified as crash victim
A woman from Dundee is confirmed as one of two passengers who died in a coach crash near Heathrow...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Blair warns NI parties must act
Sinn Fein and the DUP need to honour their commitments before an assembly election can happen, Tony Blair warns...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Bed collapse as woman gives birth
A mother makes a complaint against a hospital after her bed collapsed at the moment she gave birth...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Police sacked over India killings
Six Indian policemen are sacked
for alleged failings over the murders of 17 young women and children...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Iraq resisting stay of execution
International pressure cannot stop Iraq executing two officials of Saddam's rule, a top Iraqi official has said...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Spain PM vows to end Eta violence
Spain's prime minister tours the scene of the Madrid airport bombing as police find a new stash of explosives...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Somali militia group 'surrounded'
Ethiopian and government forces battle a group of 600 Islamist fighters battle near Somalia's border with Kenya...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Cricket: Warne confident
Shane Warne aims to mark his retirement with a 5-0 whitewash of England on day four of the final Ashes Test...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Le Guen leaves Rangers
Rangers boss Paul Le Guen leaves the club by mutual consent...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
NY subway 'hero' saves teenager
A US construction worker is hailed a hero after saving a student who fell down in front of a subway train...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Israeli military raids Ramallah
At least four Palestinians are killed and 20 injured in an Israeli raid on the West Bank town of Ramallah...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
South east reservoirs recovering
Two of the main reservoirs which serve south east England have improved, fuelling hopes that a hosepipe ban could be lifted...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Police boss calls for dog amnesty
The chief constable of Merseyside wants an amnesty on dangerous dogs, after a girl was fatally mauled...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Probe into major chemical leak
An investigation is under way into a toxic leak at a plant on Teesside, which left dozens of people injured...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
M-way coach crash driver arrested
The driver of a National Express coach that overturned near London, killing two people, is arrested...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
New era for US Congress
Democrats are taking control of the US Congress, with a woman at the helm of the House for the first time...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Stars begin Big Brother journey
The 11 Celebrity Big Brother tenants spend their first night together after entering the Channel 4 show...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Security project focuses on Apple
Researchers start a project to publish data about one Apple security bug every day in January...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Call for radical change in school
England's schools minister wants radical change in classrooms to "personalise" every child's learning...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Amazon boss shows off spacecraft
The founder of amazon.com reveals the first images of the launch of his private reusable space vehicle...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Blair backs Saddam video inquiry
Number 10 backs a probe into the Saddam execution video but refuses to endorse John Prescott's comments on it...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Missing girl found safe and well
A 15-year-old girl from Fife who was reported missing has been found safe and well, police say...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Iconic newspaper cartoonist dies
Gren, Wales's best-known newspaper cartoonist famed for his images of valleys life, dies aged 72...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Polygon ends Newcastle bid talks
A consortium backed by hedge fund Polygon says it will not be making a takeover bid for Newcastle United...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Pakistan's PM in Kabul for talks
Pakistan's PM visits the Afghan capital for talks, strained by Pakistan's plan to build a border fence...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Blair push to save NI devolution
Tony Blair returns early from his holiday in an attempt to revive hopes of devolution returning to Northern Ireland...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Kidnap girl reveals new struggles
Austrian kidnap escapee Natascha Kampusch recounts details of her ordeal and her struggles since...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Bombs hit Baghdad petrol station
Two bombings in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, kill at least 13 people and wound more than 20 others...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Java ferry captain 'found alive'
The captain of a ferry that sank in the Java Sea is alive, rescuers say, as another hunt for a missing plane continues...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Demand for 4x4 cars 'falling'
The popularity of 4x4 cars is set to falter in 2007, according to a global car industry survey...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Australia on course for whitewash
England end day three on 114-5, with a lead of just 12 runs, as Australia scent victory in the fifth Test...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Forces housing 'must be improved'
The government admits more must be done to improve living quarters for troops in a row over squalid conditions...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Two dead after M-way coach crash
A man and woman die and at least 10 are seriously injured after a coach overturns near Heathrow Airport...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Kenya Closes Border but Denies Turning Back Refugees
With the final throes of the conflict in Somalia on their doorstep, Kenyan officials said they had no choice but to close the border...
New York Times - January 4, 2007
From Hussein, a Florid Farewell to the Iraqi People
Verses written by Saddam Hussein after he was sentenced to death are believed to be his last written words, according to his relatives...
New York Times - January 4, 2007
Despite Misgivings, White House Says Little Against Hanging
Spokesmen for President Bush said he had not seen the execution video, and Mr. Bush himself refused to answer questions about it...
New York Times - January 4, 2007
Awaiting Bush?s Iraq Plan, Democrats Weigh Replies
Some key Senate Democrats say they could consider supporting a short-term increase in American troop levels in Iraq...
New York Times - January 4, 2007
Iraq Defends Hanging, but Holds Hussein Guard
The arrest was in connection with the cellphone video showing Saddam Hussein being taunted before his death...
New York Times - January 4, 2007
Intelligence Chief Is Shifted to Deputy State Dept. Post
John D. Negroponte is expected to play a leading role in shaping policy in Iraq as the State Department?s second-ranking official...
New York Times - January 4, 2007
2007 to be 'warmest on record'
The world is likely to experience the warmest year on record in 2007, the UK's Met Office forecasts...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Overtime 'costs workers £4,800'
UK workers do £4,800 worth of unpaid overtime on average every year, research by the TUC indicates...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Overtime employees 'working free'
Scots employees work an average six-and-a-half hours for free each week in unpaid overtime, research shows...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Soldier's body flown back to UK
The body of Sgt Graham Hesketh, the latest British soldier to be killed in Iraq, is being flown back to the UK...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Troops to fight Rio's gang crime
Special Brazilian security forces are being called in to tackle soaring gang violence in the state of Rio de Janeiro...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
US Navy patrols Somalia's coast
US naval forces deploy off Somalia's coast to stop leaders of defeated Islamist militias escaping by sea...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Irwin death video given to wife
Australian officials return the only video of "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin's death to his wife, Terri...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Reid says New Labour must go on
New Labour must continue after the departure of Tony Blair, the Home Secretary is to argue in a speech...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Food labelling campaign launched
Some of the UK's biggest food manufacturers launch £4m campaign to promote nutritional labels...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Treatment keeps girl child-sized
Parents of a severely disabled US girl defend treatment to stunt her growth, saying it will give her a better life...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
Pit bulls seized in police raids
Merseyside Police seize eight pit bull terriers in raids at St Helens and Widnes following the death of Ellie Lawrenson...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
One dead in M-way coach crash
One passenger dies and at least six are seriously injured after a coach overturns on the M4 near London...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
UN appeals to Iraq on executions
The UN rights chief urges Iraq not to execute two officials of Saddam's rule amid reports they are to be hanged soon...
BBC News - January 4, 2007
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