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Global News Archive for May 2008:
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Turkish Schools Offer Pakistan a Gentler Vision of Islam
Turkish educators are offering an alternative approach to religious schools that could reduce extremists? influence...
New York Times - May 4, 2008
Police and Army Officers Tied to Attempt on Karzai?s Life
The defense minister, Rahim Wardak, said one of the men may have been a sympathizer and the other was probably motivated by money...
New York Times - May 4, 2008
O'Sullivan closing on world title
Ronnie O'Sullivan wins the final three frames of the evening session to extend his lead over Ali Carter to 11-5 in the World Championship final...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Madonna celebrates a chart double as her album goes straight to number one in the UK
Madonna's album Hard Candy goes straight to number one in the UK, while her single 4 Minutes stays at the top...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Worry over incubator 'emissions'
Electromagnetic fields from incubators may be interfering with newborn babies' heart rates, claim researchers...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Teachers 'need better training'
Teachers in England should get four times as many training days a year, a think tank suggests...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
'No agreement' during Tibet talks
Talks between Beijing and aides of the Dalai Lama have ended without agreement, Chinese state media say...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Two arrested over Karzai attack
Two Afghans are detained, accused of involvement with in an attack on a parade attended by President Karzai...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Bolivia region 'chooses autonomy'
Voters in Bolivia's eastern Santa Cruz region have voted for greater autonomy in an unofficial poll, exit polls suggest...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Iraqi first lady survives bombing
The wife of Iraq's president is unhurt after a bomb exploded near her motorcade in Baghdad...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Johnson becomes mayor of London
Boris Johnson officially takes over from Ken Livingstone as London's mayor after winning Thursday's election...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Three taken from drunk parents
A British couple on holiday in Portugal had their three young children taken into custody after passed out drunk...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Fightback plan
Brown takes to TV studio to admit election mistakes...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Hundreds killed by Burma cyclone
A tropical cyclone killed at least 351 people in Burma and damaged thousands of buildings, state TV reports...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Cocaine haul worth £15m is seized
Cocaine with a street value of £15m is recovered at an Essex port following a long-running police operation...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Scarlett's organs remain in India
The mother of murdered Scarlett Keeling has returned from India without her daughter's organs, which were removed during a post-mortem...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Two boys in car 'were murdered'
Police say they are treating the deaths of two young boys who were found in a parked car near Glasgow as murder...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Stoke up as Leicester relegated
Stoke clinch promotion to the Premier League with a 0-0 draw against Leicester, who drop down to League One...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
West Brom take Championship title in style
West Brom take the Championship title and secure promotion after a win at QPR...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
O'Sullivan takes world final lead
Ronnie O'Sullivan secures a 6-2 lead over Ali Carter after the first session of the World Championship final...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Targets 'drive out head teachers'
Ofsted inspection pressures deter good candidates from becoming head teachers, research suggests...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Iraq First Lady survives bombing
Iraq's First Lady is unhurt after a bomb attack on her motorcade in Baghdad, the president's office says...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Rebels 'hit two Georgian drones'
Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia says it has downed two unmanned spy planes - a claim denied by Tbilisi...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
UK bosses issue warning on taxes
Some of Britain's biggest companies warn that firms will move offshore if controversial tax changes go ahead...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Lorry crashes feet from campers
Three fishermen are 2ft from death after a lorry careers off a road and crashes beside one of their tents...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Labour suffer 'kick up backside'
Welsh Secretary Paul Murphy says Labour must "listen hard and act hard" after council election losses...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Top competitor's motorbike stolen
A 16-year-old motorcyclist who competes at international level has her specialist bike stolen from a shed...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Somalis protest against US strike
People in the Somali town of Dusamareb protest against a US strike that killed a militant leader and at least 10 others...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
In pictures
Olympic torch relay reaches China's tropical Hainan...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Stabbed boy keen 'to be lawyer'
A teenager killed in south London was a "good guy" who wanted to be a lawyer, his youth worker says...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Johnson pledge to 'unite London'
Boris Johnson pledges to be a "mayor for all London" as he attends Sikh festival Vaisakhi in Trafalgar Square...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Brother and sister found dead
A murder inquiry is launched after a brother and sister were found dead at a house in Fife...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Walking away
Who loses in Microsoft's failed Yahoo bid?...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Rise of the right?
How significant are the BNP's gains in the local elections?...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Magical minaret
The Afghan architectural jewel under threat...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Austria cellar man 'mentally ill'
Josef Fritzl, accused of abusing his daughter for years, should be in a psychiatric unit not facing jail, his lawyer says...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Burma cyclone death toll 'at 351'
A tropical cyclone has killed at least 351 people in Burma and damaged thousands of buildings, state TV reports...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Cocaine haul worth £13m is seized
Cocaine with a street value of £13m is recovered at a UK port following a long-running police operation...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Children being 'dumped at school'
The leader of the National Association of Head Teachers accuses some parents of "dumping" children on schools...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Labour will recover, says Brown
Gordon Brown insists Labour will recover after its worst local election results in 40 years, and says he feels to blame...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Two boys in car 'died violently'
Two young boys found dead in a car at a beauty spot near Glasgow are believed to have died violently, reports suggest...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Myanmar?s Government Declares Disaster Areas After Cyclone
Myanmar?s military government declared disaster areas in five states on Sunday after a Category 3 cyclone tore through the Irrawaddy delta region, killing at least four people in Yangon, state newspapers said...
New York Times - May 4, 2008
Ferguson piles stress on Chelsea
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes Newcastle could cause an upset against Chelsea on Monday...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Rossi storms to victory in China
Valentino Rossi clinches victory in round four of the MotoGP season in China...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Dalai Lama aides open China talks
Envoys of the Dalai Lama hold talks with Chinese officials, as Beijing continues to condemn Tibetan activists...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Nepal 'boosts global communism'
Nepal's Maoist leader says the party's big election victory is a signal for a global resurgence in communism...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Labour faces new tax revolt threat
The leader of Labour's backbench revolt against scrapping the 10p tax rate threatens a renewed protest...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Fans' FA Cup ticket mail protest
Cardiff City fans are to protest at the Royal Mail as their FA Cup final tickets go missing in the post...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
School buildings blaze was arson
A fire which damaged two derelict buildings in the grounds of an east Belfast school is treated as arson...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Bolivian region in autonomy vote
Bolivia's eastern Santa Cruz region is to hold a vote on wide-ranging and divisive autonomy proposals...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Egypt strike fails to make impact
Few people appear to observe a strike call in Egypt, which activists hoped would highlight rising food prices...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Clive James asks
'Does Amy Winehouse have a duty to her talent?'...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
In pictures
TV stars step out at the British Soap Awards...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Teenager stabbed in flats named
A 15-year-old who was stabbed to death at a south London block of flats is named...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Torch begins mainland China tour
The Olympic torch starts its tour of mainland China, ahead of the summer Games in Beijing in August...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Q&A: No merger
Why have Yahoo and Microsoft not struck a deal?...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Rice in fresh Mid-East peace bid
The US secretary of state begins a new Middle East visit aimed to advance an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
'I feel voters' hurt', says Brown
Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he feels people's "hurt", after Labour's worst local election results in 40 years...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Burma cyclone death toll 'at 243'
A tropical cyclone has killed at least 243 people in Burma and damaged thousands of buildings, state TV reports...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Stoke aiming for the Premiership
Team news ahead of Sunday's Championship match...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
BNP wins seat in London Assembly
The British National Party wins its first seat on the London Assembly after passing the 5% voter threshold...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Bolivian army warning over vote
Bolovia's military says an autonomy vote in the eastern department of Santa Cruz threatens territorial integrity...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Hezbollah in airport spying row
Lebanon Shia group Hezbollah is accused of possible terror motives in secretly filming planes at Beirut airport...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Dalai aides set for China meeting
Representatives of the Dalai Lama are in southern China to meet government representatives...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
China's backyard
Why China is keen to woo the South Pacific islands...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Woman and boy found dead in house
Police launch a murder inquiry after the bodies of a woman and a boy are found at a house in Fife...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Time running out
Condoleezza Rice tries to force Middle East breakthrough...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Mood in Harare
Zimbabweans react cynically to the recount...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Brazilian plane search to resume
Rescue teams in Brazil will resume their search for a plane containing four British businessmen...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Brown offers Labour reassurance
Gordon Brown is set to reassure the Labour Party he can deliver success despite disastrous election results...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Burma declares cyclone disaster
Burma has declared five disaster areas after a large tropical cyclone hit the country, state media report...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
Microsoft walks away from Yahoo
Software giant Microsoft drops its three-month-old bid to buy internet firm Yahoo after the two sides fail to agree a price...
BBC News - May 4, 2008
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