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Global News Archive for March 2005:
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London's Mayor Draws Complaints From Jewish Groups
Ken Livingstone accused Israel of "ethnic cleansing" and described Prime Minister Ariel Sharon as a war criminal...
New York Times - March 4, 2005
Syria Expected to Announce Gradual Pullout of Troops in Lebanon
Skeptics said today that they expected President Bashar al-Assad of Syria to repeat existing plans...
New York Times - March 4, 2005
Germany to Compensate Heirs of Jewish-Owned Store Chain
A German court decided one of the biggest and most bitterly disputed claims for restitution of property seized by the Nazis...
New York Times - March 4, 2005
Crack Appears in Shiite Alliance as 2 Iraqis Withdraw
Two politicians withdrew from the alliance cobbled together by Iraq's most powerful Shiite cleric...
New York Times - March 4, 2005
U.S. Drops Effort on Abortion Proviso at U.N. Meeting on Women
The U.S. dropped its insistence that a document being put to a vote today include an antiabortion amendment...
New York Times - March 4, 2005
Labour to hear Thatcher warning
Jack McConnell will invoke Margaret Thatcher's memory to warn voters against returning the Tories to power...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Hammam cannot rule out more sales
Bluebirds owner Sam Hammam says he cannot rule out more player sales due to the financial crisis at the club...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
London heads the UK wages league
Residents of wealthy London boroughs earn up to four times more than people hailing from low-income local authorities in the north of England...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Problems over school places
Hundreds of children in London have yet to be told they have a place at secondary school, while others have had several offers...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Video of Jackson's accuser shown
The jury in Michael Jackson's child abuse trial are shown a video in which his accuser's family call him a father figure...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Football: Sunderland go top
Sunderland move to the top of the Championship after beating 10-man Burnley...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
China parliament to debate Taiwan
China prepares to open parliament's annual session, ready to pass a controversial bill against Taiwan...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Blunkett 'did not father child'
DNA tests show that former Home Secretary David Blunkett is not the father of Kimberley Quinn's son Lorcan...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
BBC burglar payment 'disgusting'
The Lord Chancellor says the BBC's decision to pay a burglar to appear in a documentary shows "warped values"...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Outrage over 'IRA killing role'
A senior Sinn Fein member has said he is 'outraged' at the involvement of IRA members in a murder...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
US troops fire at freed hostage
Freed Italian hostage Giuliana Sgrena is hurt and an agent killed as US troops fire at her car in Baghdad...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Ex-Ukraine Official Linked to Murder Inquiry Is Found Dead
Yuri F. Kravchenko, suspected of involvement in the murder of a journalist in 2000, died in what officials called a suicide...
New York Times - March 4, 2005
American Jails in Iraq Are Bursting With Detainees
The growing prisoner population reflects recent changes in how the military has been waging the war, U.S. officials say...
New York Times - March 4, 2005
Extinct and With Tiny Brain, but a Clever Little Relative?
A fossil recently discovered in Indonesia had distinctive brain features that could overturn conventional thinking on the relationship of brain size to intelligence...
New York Times - March 4, 2005
What should Sinn Fein do now?
Sinn Fein delegates gather for their annual conference hours after members' suspension in connection with Robert McCartney's murder. Send us your views...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Boy 'well' after dead body ordeal
A three-year-old boy left for at least two days with his dead father's body in a flat is said to be doing well...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Peninsula searched for party girl
Police investigating the dissappearance of a Bangor woman have said they cannot rule out a crime...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Snowball death boy laid to rest
A funeral service echoes with laughter as friends and family gather to celebrate the short life of Peter Strang...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
'Boy racer' plea over teen deaths
A coroner says 'boy racer culture' must be tackled after two boys died in a car with a drink-driver at the wheel...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Martha Stewart goes to her ranch
Martha Stewart swaps a prison cell for her luxury New York State ranch after serving five months in jail for her part in a shares scandal...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Kennedy prepares to rally troops
The Lib Dems gather in Harrogate for what is likely to be their final conference before an election...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Heads: parent plans 'patronising'
Head teachers are sceptical about government plans for greater parental involvement in schooling...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Football: FA under fire
Managers and supporters criticise the revised format for the 2005-06 FA Cup...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
US must act 'quickly' on cotton
The US considers its options after African countries call on the US to quickly phase out cotton subsidies after the WTO rules they are illegal...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Palestinian clashes in West Bank
Palestinian gunmen and police exchange fire in Nablus, as tensions rise over efforts to curb militants...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Blair's anger at pensioner op row
The prime minister accuses the Tories of exploiting a woman's pain to blacken the reputation of the NHS...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Prison 'gladiator' claims denied
A prison officer denies "gladiator" style games were responsible for the death of an Asian teenager...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Jackson accuser's sister quizzed
The sister of the boy at the centre of Michael Jackson's child abuse trial is due back in court for more evidence...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Cricket: Kallis hits fastest 50
Jacques Kallis hits the fastest ever Test fifty in South Africa's 340-3, replying to Zimbabwe's 54 all out...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Beslan siege 'planners' captured
Russian prosecutors say they have arrested four people in connection with the school siege in Beslan last year...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Music industry 'nails UK pirates'
More than 20 UK internet users pay a total of £50,000 out of court for illegally sharing songs on the web...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Wintry weekend ahead for Britain
More snow, sleet and rain is expected over the weekend, with slightly warmer temperatures forecast for next week...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Murder suspects 'stayed silent'
Ten people arrested over the murder of Robert McCartney have stayed silent under questioning, the PSNI say...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
US demands full Syrian withdrawal
President Bush says Syria must withdraw all its forces from Lebanon, amid reports of a partial pullout by Damascus...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Now as Before, Pope Relies on Media for His Message
A week after John Paul II was hospitalized for a second time, observers wonder about the viability of a potential "virtual papacy."...
New York Times - March 4, 2005
U.N. Optimistic About Halving Measles Deaths
Two U.N. agencies predicted that the world should be able to reach its goal of cutting measles deaths by half by the end of this year...
New York Times - March 4, 2005
Push to cut heart deaths in young
A drive to reduce the number of sudden heart disease deaths among young people in England has been announced...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Labour adjusts test result target
Labour has set itself a less specific target for the test results of England's primary school pupils...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Fanning strikes Sony Snocap deal
Napster creator Shawn Fanning strikes a deal with Sony BMG to use his Snocap music tracking system...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Daytime porn show angers viewers
The BBC receives 200 complaints after showing a documentary about the porn industry on daytime television...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Afghan poll 'likely in September'
Afghanistan's first parliamentary polls may now take place in September, according to those close to the process...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Row deepens in delayed ops case
A woman waiting for an NHS operation denies she was a pawn, as politicians accuse each other of lying...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Murder shadow over SF conference
Sinn Fein's annual conference is overshadowed by members' suspension in connection with Robert McCartney's murder...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Child dies after airgun shooting
A two-year-old boy hit in the head with an airgun pellet in Glasgow has died in hospital, it is confirmed...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Mining areas 'still suffering'
Jobs lost in the south Wales coalfield since the end of the miners' strike have not been replaced, a report says...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Profits at Lloyds TSB slide 20%
Lloyds TSB unveils a 20% drop in full-year profits to £3.49bn, blaming sales of overseas businesses for inflating profits in 2003...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Football: Beckham to stay at Real
England captain David Beckham says he wants to end his career at Real Madrid...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
US fears over Somali peace force
The US says it is opposed to the deployment of troops from neighbouring countries as peacekeepers in Somalia...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
China to boost military spending
China announces a big rise in military spending, as it gets set to pass a controversial bill against Taiwan...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
US baulks at WTO cotton ruling
The US says it is considering its options after the WTO upholds a complaint from Brazil that subsidies to US cotton farmers are illegal...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Ukrainian ex-minister found dead
An ex-Ukrainian minister is found dead hours before he was due to testify in the case of a murdered journalist...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Bush offers to help EU over Iran
US President Bush says he is willing to help Europe in negotiations with Iran over its nuclear programme...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Severe weather hits travellers
Drivers across Britain are warned to take care on Friday as snow and ice hamper travellers...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
UK warns Syria of 'pariah' status
UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw says Syria risks being "treated as a pariah" unless it withdraws from Lebanon...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Martha Stewart freed from prison
US domestic icon Martha Stewart is freed from jail after a five-month sentence for her role in a stocks scandal...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
UK house prices slip in February
UK house prices slipped 0.5% in February, the latest figures from the Halifax show...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Police rapped after BBC probe
Twelve police officers are to be disciplined after a BBC documentary revealed racism at a police training college...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Ministers warned over terror law
MPs and peers say plans to allow judges to detain terror suspects without trial could still breach human rights laws...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
China Worries About Economic Surge That Skips the Poor
Chinese leaders open their legislative session trying to resolve a pair of problems: the economy is growing too fast, and most feel left out of the boom...
New York Times - March 4, 2005
Radical Cleric in Indonesia Is Acquitted of Terrorism
Abu Bakar Bashir was cleared of more serious charges that he ordered the 2002 Bali nightclub bombing that killed 202 people...
New York Times - March 4, 2005
5 Policemen Are Killed in 2 Bombings in Baghdad
Two suicide car bombs exploded minutes apart outside the main gate of the heavily fortified Interior Ministry in Baghdad...
New York Times - March 4, 2005
A Shaken France Watches as a Vast Pedophile Trial Begins
A case involving 66 adults accused of abusing 45 children opened in what the media are calling the largest criminal proceeding in French history...
New York Times - March 4, 2005
Saudis Join Call for Syrian Force to Quit Lebanon
Saudi Arabia's demand added substantially to Syria's international isolation just a day after Russia made a similar call...
New York Times - March 4, 2005
Village Gang-Rape Sentences Are Upset by Court in Pakistan
Death sentences were effectively overturned for six men convicted in a 2002 gang rape approved by a council in Pakistan...
New York Times - March 4, 2005
Travel firms take Google action
Three top travel operators take action to ensure internet users are driven to their websites first when searching through Google...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Brent crude hits new record high
The price of the UK's Brent crude oil hits a new record high of $53 a barrel, fuelled by a number of factors...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Clarke defends anti-terror plans
Charles Clarke defends plans to restrict terror suspects' freedom after a renewed opposition in the Lords...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Ecstasy use 'link' to depression
Heavy ecstasy use is linked to an increase in depressive symptoms in vulnerable people, a study suggests...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
'Unit needed' to tackle net porn
As the number of people being convicted of child porn offences quadruples, police say a new body is needed to tackle it...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Icy weather looms over rush hour
Drivers across southern Britain are warned to expect snow and black ice on Friday...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Boxing: Woods gunning for title
Clinton Woods vows to finally land a world title when he fights Rico Hoye on Friday...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Jakarta backs Bali cleric verdict
Indonesia stands by its 30-month jail term for Abu Bakar Ba'aysir, the radical cleric linked to the Bali bombings...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
HIV 'set to infect 90m Africans'
Nearly 90 million Africans are likely to die of Aids in the next 20 years unless urgent action is taken, the UN warns...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Jackson 'gave alcohol to victim'
The sister of the boy at the centre of Michael Jackson's abuse trial says the star gave her brother wine...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
Martha Stewart freed from prison
US domestic icon Martha Stewart is freed from jail after a five-month sentence for her role in a stocks scandal...
BBC News - March 4, 2005
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