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Global News Archive for April 2005:
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Karzai Makes Urgent Plea for Aid to Afghanistan's Infrastructure
President Hamid Karzai made a plea to donors today to shift their focus to helping the country's struggling private sector...
New York Times - April 4, 2005
Hundreds Protest Mugabe's Victory in Zimbabwe's Election
The marchers protested what they called the fraudulent victory of the president's ruling party in parliamentary elections...
New York Times - April 4, 2005
Pope's Funeral Is Set for Friday
More than 100,000 people have filled St. Peter's Square for a chance to view the body, which will lie in state until Friday...
New York Times - April 4, 2005
Books of condolence open for Pope
Books of condolence open across Northern Ireland to allow people to pay their respects to the Pope...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Leaders pay tribute to late Pope
Political and civic leaders pay their respects to the late Pope John Paul II at a Requiem Mass...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Verizon threatens to end MCI deal
US telecoms group Verizon threatens to pull out of a deal with MCI if its board deems a rival offer from Qwest "superior"...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Football: Chelsea discard appeal
Chelsea decide not to appeal against coach Jose Mourinho's Champions League touchline ban...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Talks to save MG Rover deal stall
Crunch talks aimed at sealing a rescue deal for UK car maker MG Rover have stalled in China, it emerges...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Former Jackson 'victim' testifies
The Michael Jackson trial hears of previous alleged child abuse but other testimony appears to favour the star...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Sharon pledges settlement growth
Israeli PM Ariel Sharon pledges to build a corridor between Jerusalem and a major West Bank settlement...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Pope leaves huge political void
The next Pope is unlikely to exert such a global influence as did Pope John Paul II, says the BBC's Paul Reynolds...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Thousands file past Pope's body
A vast queue of people visits St Peter's Basilica for a final glimpse of the Pope before Friday's funeral...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Pope's Funeral Set for Friday
Tens of thousands have come to the Vatican for a chance to see Pope John Paul II's body lying in state...
New York Times - April 4, 2005
President of Kyrgyzstan Signs Resignation Deal
President Askar Akayev of Kyrgyzstan resigned today after receiving assurances that he would not face prosecution...
New York Times - April 4, 2005
Prince Charles Postpones Wedding and Will Attend Pope's Funeral
The wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles will be postponed 24 hours until Saturday...
New York Times - April 4, 2005
Peers urge debate on right to die
Parliament must debate as early as possible after the expected election whether terminally ill patients should be given the right to die, peers say...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Students' spending money stress
Debt is less of a worry for students than not having enough everyday spending cash...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Warning on nuclear waste disposal
A committee says Britain's nuclear waste should either be buried underground or kept in storage facilities above ground...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
'Body talk' could control mobiles
Changing tracks on digital music players of the future while on the move could be done with a head nod...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Ticket pain mars festival 'dream'
Glastonbury's ticket system comes in for criticism from frustrated fans despite claims that sales went "like a dream"...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Are you looking forward to the election?
The prime minister is expected to announce the date for the next general election this week. What is your reaction?...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Live grenade handed in to police
A mother found a live hand grenade on a Highland beach and took it to a police office in her daughter's toy bag...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Politician's shock at his tumour
Labour AM Peter Law tells of his shock at learning he has a brain tumour, which forces him to abandon plans to stand against his own party...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Talks aim to rescue MG Rover deal
Crunch talks aimed at sealing a rescue deal for MG Rover continue between the UK Government and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
F1: Ferrari 'dominance over'
Ferrari's domination of Formula One is over, says Toyota technical director Mike Gascoyne...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Second Nigerian minister sacked
Nigeria's president sacks his housing minister in an anti-corruption drive that saw another minister leave last month...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Haider founds new Austrian party
The ex-leader of Austria's far-right Freedom Party, Joerg Haider, launches a new political party...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Teen jailed for baseball cap killing
A teenager who killed a 15-year-old boy for his baseball cap is sentenced to 10 years in detention...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Telescopes see 'distant planet'
Astronomers claim the first confirmed, direct image of a planet beyond our own Solar System...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Pope's detailed plans are in action
The Vatican's plans for the coming days were drawn up in detail by Pope John Paul II nine years before his death...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Oil prices slip from record highs
Oil prices dip back from record highs as profit takers target the market and cartel Opec mulls an increase in output...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Man held over McCartney murder
A 31-year-old man is arrested in connection with the murder of Belfast man Robert McCartney...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Royal wedding postponed for Pope
The Prince of Wales' wedding to Camilla Parker Bowles is postponed until Saturday because of the Pope's funeral...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Pope's body makes final journey
The body of the Pope is moved in solemn procession to his final resting place in St Peter's Basilica...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Football 'helps pupil behaviour'
Coaches from Arsenal football club have improved behaviour among disaffected youths, a study says...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Britain hits broadband milestone
BT is expecting to connect the five millionth broadband customer in the UK later this week...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Willis film tops box office in US
Movie thriller Sin City, starring Bruce Willis, enters the North American box office chart in pole position...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Job losses as CD factory closes
A factory in County Tyrone which makes recordable CDs is to close with the loss of 85 jobs...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
New court powers target disorder
Offenders will be forced to do unpaid work in the community to make amends for anti-social behaviour...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Tumour halts Labour rebel's fight
Labour AM Peter Law abandons plans to fight his party at the general election when he finds he has a brain tumour...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
MG Rover denies insolvency claims
MG Rover denies reports it is on the verge of collapse as it tries to clinch a rescue deal with China's biggest car firm...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Postal votes 'wide-open to fraud'
The judge in a vote-rigging trial says the postal voting system is "wide open to fraud"...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
UK facing sight loss 'time bomb'
The number of people with sight problems will double in 20 years, the government is warned...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Ukraine's Yushchenko to meet Bush
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko arrives in the US to talk to George W Bush and address Congress...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Vandals desecrate Rabin's grave
The grave of Israeli PM Yitzhak Rabin is defaced in one of a string of attacks blamed on right-wing Jews...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Kashmir bus passengers protected
Passengers on this week's landmark Kashmir bus service receive police protection amid militant threats...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Jonathan King fails to win costs
Sex offender Jonathan King fails in a bid to recover costs over a case in which he was acquitted...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Suspects die in Saudi shoot-out
Seven suspected militants are killed in a prolonged gun battle with Saudi security forces, officials say...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Jackson makes call to fans' party
Michael Jackson tells hundreds of supporters "we will be victorious" in a surprise phone call to a fan party...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Youth jailed for killing over cap
A teenager who killed a 15-year-old boy for his baseball cap is jailed for 10 years...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Football: Bowyer fined over brawl
Newcastle will not sell Kieron Dyer or Lee Bowyer but fine Bowyer six weeks wages...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Tennis: Federer fights back
World number one Roger Federer sees off Rafael Nadal to win the Nasdaq-100 Open final...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Akayev quits as Kyrgyz president
Ousted Kyrgyz President Askar Akayev formally tenders his resignation after talks in Moscow...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Reporters' log: Lying in state
BBC correspondents report on the mood and reaction as the Vatican prepares the body of John Paul II to lie in state...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Judge upholds vote-rigging claims
The 2004 local in elections in Birmingham were marred by "widespread" postal vote fraud, a judge rules...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Poll campaigning kept on hold
Election campaigning remains suspended out of respect for the Pope - after Tony Blair delays naming election day...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Iraq Takes Step Toward New Government
The Iraqi national assembly appointed a speaker and two deputy speakers, taking the first step, though a largely symbolic one, in installing a new government...
New York Times - April 4, 2005
Syrians Promise to Quit Lebanon by Month's End
A United Nations envoy said 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 4, 2005
Exiled Kyrgyz President Confirms That He Plans to Resign Monday
After a three-hour meeting with representatives of Kyrgyzstan's interim leadership, Askar Akayev said he would resign...
New York Times - April 4, 2005
Families Yearn for News of Syria's Lebanese Prisoners
Human rights groups have said that hundreds of Lebanese men were spirited across the border by Syrian agents after Syria first sent troops into Lebanon...
New York Times - April 4, 2005
Church Officials and Italian Leaders Hold Viewing of Pope
Pope John Paul II was laid out inside the papal palace as the Roman Catholic church began its shift to his eventual successor...
New York Times - April 4, 2005
Church's Global Agenda Includes Economics, Islam and Science
The next pope faces challenges so urgent that even a pope with the charisma of John Paul II will have to resort to a strategy of triage...
New York Times - April 4, 2005
Blair to attend service for Pope
The Prime Minister is expected to be among those attending a special service in London to mark the passing of the Pope...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Arthritis drug link to infections
A common family of drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis has been linked with skin problems...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Football: Key talks for Magpies
Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd will speak to Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer on Monday about their brawl...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Reporters' log: Mourning the Pope
BBC correspondents report on the mood and reaction to the death of John Paul II...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Nuclear waste 'should be buried'
A committee says Britain's nuclear waste should either be buried underground or kept in storage facilities above ground...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Angola Marburg death toll climbs
The Ebola-like Marburg virus claims 20 more victims in Angola, raising the total death toll from the outbreak to 146...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Tories to select MP's replacement
Senior Tories begin choosing a general election candidate to replace sacked MP Howard Flight...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Gene link to problem pregnancies
Scientists say they have discovered why a condition that can threaten pregnancy runs in families...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Halt remains on poll campaigning
General election campaigning by all parties remains suspended out of respect for Pope John Paul II...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Royal wedding still on schedule
Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles will marry even if their wedding clashes with the Pope's funeral...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
New Yorkers mourn Pope
Catholics in New York City's Little Italy neighbourhood speak kindly of John Paul II, the first non-Italian pope for 450 years...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
Mourners to pay respects to Pope
The Pope's body is to be taken to St Peter's Basilica where members of the public can file past...
BBC News - April 4, 2005
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