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Global News Archive for April 2008:
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A court orders a man to sell off his collection of prized Trabants
A Derbyshire man who spent 20 years collecting Trabant cars, loses his final appeal to keep them...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
'Illegal' ad system scrutinised
Technical analysis of the Phorm online advertising system reinforces an expert' s view that it is "illegal"...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Dirty War adoption couple jailed
An Argentine couple are jailed for illegally adopting a baby born 30 years ago to parents killed during the Dirty War...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Hundreds to march on council cuts
A march through Aberdeen in the face of millions of pounds in council cutbacks takes place on Saturday...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Screen follows E. coli detections
About 40 children and staff at the nursery unit of a south Belfast primary school are to be screened for E. coli...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Unfinished work
Demons of race still stalk US 40 years after King's death...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Eyes on glory
Croatian star on Portsmouth's FA Cup ambitions...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Trademark trolls
A scam that caused havoc in the US reaches Scotland...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Build on this?
Your views on the shortlist of 15 so-called 'eco-towns'...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Doctor hour cuts 'will harm care'
Patient care will suffer when junior doctors' hours are cut to conform with the European Working Time Directive, a leading medic warns...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
B-1 plane catches fire in Qatar
The crew of a US B-1 bomber are safe after their plane caught fire in an incident in Qatar, the US military says...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
US man describes 'miracle' of being six months pregnant
US man describes 'miracle' of being six months pregnant...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Grand National runners and riders: Pinstickers' guide to the big Aintree race
Pinstickers' guide to the big race at Aintree...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Hamilton suffers crash in Bahrain
Lewis Hamilton is unharmed after crashing in practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix as Ferrari pair Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen dominate...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Rising exam bill 'is inefficient'
Head teachers criticise the "desperately bad use of public money" on exam costs, said to be rising...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Astronomers 'must make own case'
UK astronomers must make a strong case for funding if they are to stave off further woes, a funding chief says...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
China confirms new Tibetan riots
Fresh violence breaks out in a Tibetan area of China, weeks after a government crackdown, state media says...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Putin holds 'positive' Nato talks
Russia's leader describes as positive his talks with Nato chiefs, but warns against the bloc's expansion eastwards...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
US jobless data worse than feared
US employers shed 80,000 jobs in March, figures have show, the latest sign that recession is a real risk...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Family 'watched TV as girl died'
The mother and half-sister of a girl who lay dying of a drug overdose watched TV instead of helping, a jury hears...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Bomb-making items found in wood
Police investigating dissident republican activity in Donegal find bomb-making equipment in a wood...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Somali pirates seize French yacht
Pirates board a luxury French yacht off Somalia's coast, taking all its 30 crew hostage, a French official says...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Iraq PM halts battle with militia
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki orders a stop to operations against "people who carry weapons" in the country...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Minister of chat
Why Whitehall is eyeing Facebook and Mumsnet...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
School bans boy, 3, over haircut
A three-year-old boy is banned from his Tyneside nursery school class for his trendy "tramlines" haircut...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Arrests in 'head on beach' case
Two men are arrested in connection with the discovery of a woman's head and hands on a beach...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
US crowds mark King anniversary
Thousands of people gather in the US city of Memphis to mark 40 years since Martin Luther King's death...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Girl critical after Primark fall
A three-year-old girl is in a critical condition after falling from an escalator in Liverpool's Primark store...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Ready for battle
Zanu-PF comes out fighting after election setback...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Burning issue
Why does the Olympic flame have its own hotel room?...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
In for the kill
Louis Theroux on why people shoot lions for a holiday...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Duke of Edinburgh taken to hospital
Prince Philip has been admitted to hospital for assessment and treatment for a chest infection, Buckingham Palace says...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Litter row killers get four years
Two youths are sentenced for killing a man during a row over a chocolate bar wrapper...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Shake-up for Halifax's mortgages
The Halifax, the UK's biggest mortgage lender, targets buyers who can pay larger deposits...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
More US troops for Afghan force
The US says it plans to send a "significant" number of extra troops to Afghanistan next year...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Zanu-PF backs Mugabe for run-off
Zimbabwe's ruling party gives its backing to President Robert Mugabe's participation in a possible run-off vote...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Women arrested over Shannon case
Police arrest two members of Shannon Matthews' family over the West Yorkshire schoolgirl's alleged abduction...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
MPs' expenses claims are revealed
MPs' taxpayer-funded spending on items such as food, cleaning, mortgages and even TV licences is revealed...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Johnson set to agree England role
Martin Johnson has agreed in principle to become England's new team manager, BBC Sport understands...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Pressure mounts on Mosley to quit
World motorsport boss Max Mosley is facing fresh calls to resign in the wake of allegations about his private life...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Global warming 'dips this year'
Global temperatures will drop slightly this year due to the effects of La Nina, UN meteorologists say...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Turner apologises for Cage libel
Actor Nicolas Cage accepts a public apology from Kathleen Turner over claims made in her autobiography...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Hydrogen-powered plane takes off
The first hydrogen-powered aircraft is successfully tested in the skies above Spain, its makers say...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Food prices drive India inflation
India's inflation rate accelerates to a three-year high because of rising food and fuel costs, officials say...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
SEC sues UK hedge fund and boss
A US watchdog accuses a UK hedge fund of planning to defraud mutual funds and shareholders in the US...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
'Mass animal grave' found at farm
A "mass grave" of more than 40 animals is discovered by the USPCA on a County Down farm...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Burundi jail term for 'plotter'
One of Burundi's leading politicians is sentenced to 13 years for subversion and insulting the president...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
German police scandal over Libya
Eight elite German police commandos are under investigation for allegedly training Libyan police...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Indonesia activist gets life term
The leader of a peaceful protest in the Indonesian city of Ambon is jailed for life, a court official says...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Man cleared in suicide rape case
A man accused of raping a woman who later killed herself on a beach has the case against him dropped...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Nato leaders set for Putin talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to react to US missile defence plans at a summit with Nato leaders...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
King's killer?
Questions linger about Martin Luther King's assassin...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Evan's new job
Today's new presenter on his first week at work...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Sex offenders face website bans
Sex offenders' e-mails are to be passed on to social networking sites such as Facebook and Bebo, under new government guidelines...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Iraq bomber kills many at funeral
A suicide bomber kills at least 15 people in an attack on a funeral procession north of Baghdad...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Brown fights backbench tax revolt
Gordon Brown pledges to look at the impact of tax changes on poor families in a bid to calm backbench Labour anger...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Warning over spiralling borrowing
A quarter of people taking out a loan to consolidate their debts go on to borrow more, a survey says...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
'Plotters made martyrdom videos'
Men accused of plotting to blow up planes crossing the Atlantic made martyrdom videos, a court hears...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Zanu-PF discusses Mugabe future
Zimbabwe's ruling party is holding talks that could decide the political future of President Robert Mugabe...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Procol Harum ruling is overturned
Procol Harum singer Gary Brooker wins back full royalty rights to the song A Whiter Shade of Pale, at London's Court of Appeal...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Man charged over crossing death
A man is charged with killing a woman hit by a train when her foot apparently got trapped on a level crossing...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Colombia rebels demand exchange
Colombia's Farc rebels rule out releasing a high-profile sick hostage unless there is a prisoner exchange...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Concern for jailed China activist
A Chinese court's jailing of a human rights activist sparks criticism from Western leaders and rights groups...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Bid to find beach victim's family
Police try to contact the family of a woman whose severed head and hands were found on a beach...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
As dust settles
Just who is to believed over battle for Basra?...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
7 days quiz
They're back - who was first to bark 'RICKY'...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Families 'planning spending cuts'
Nearly three quarters of households plan to cut their spending this year, according to a survey...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Lockerbie bomber 'should stay'
The US State Department says it expects the Lockerbie bomber to serve his sentence in Scotland...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Commons to publish some expenses
A detailed breakdown of expenses claimed by Gordon Brown and six other MPs are expected to be published...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Newspaper journalists on strike
Journalists at Express Newspapers are staging the first of three 24-hour strikes...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Global temperatures 'to decrease'
Global temperatures this year will be lower than in 2007 due to the effects of La Nina, UN meteorologists say...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Sex offenders face net use curbs
Sex offenders' e-mails are to be passed on to social networking sites, under new government guidelines...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Zanu-PF meets to discuss strategy
Zimbabwean President Mugabe's party will meet to discuss strategy with presidential election results still undeclared...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Policing internet 'not ISP's job'
The head of one of Britain's biggest internet providers attacks the music industry for demanding action on pirates...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
Naomi bailed after row on plane
Supermodel Naomi Campbell is bailed on suspicion of assaulting a police office at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5...
BBC News - April 4, 2008
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