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Global News Archive for June 2005:
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Hunger for Energy Transforms How India Operates
Fed by a decade-long economic boom, India's ever-growing appetite for energy is quietly influencing foreign policy...
New York Times - June 4, 2005
Dozens held in violent crime ops
Police raid homes in Swansea and hold 53 people in a crackdown on violent crime and illegal drugs use...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
Moscow electricity chief resigns
The head of Mosenergo, which supplies electricity to the Russian capital, resigns after a huge power cut...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
Hunt for 'violent' sex offender
Police want to trace a "dangerous" sex offender missing from a West Yorkshire bail hostel...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
Rescuers fight Alpine tunnel fire
One person dies in a fire which has broken out in the Frejus road tunnel between Italy and France...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
E-fit of stranger who took baby
Police issue an e-fit of the woman who drove off with a baby which appeared to have been abandoned...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
Chirac, Schroeder urge EU action
The German and French leaders say EU nations should continue to ratify the constitution despite setbacks...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
Abbas Postpones Elections in Move Rejected by Hamas
The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, announced Saturday that he would postpone the July 17 legislative elections, drawing swift criticism from the militant group Hamas...
New York Times - June 4, 2005
Syria Denies Test-Firing of 3 Scud Missiles
Syria's information minister on Saturday denied Israeli claims that his country test-fired Scud missiles on May 27, calling the accusations an "expression of Israel's hostile intentions."...
New York Times - June 4, 2005
Thousands at Hong Kong Vigil for Tiananmen Anniversary
Tens of thousands of residents lit white candles at a vigil in one of Hong Kong's largest urban parks on Saturday night to commemorate the 16th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square killings...
New York Times - June 4, 2005
U.S. Challenged to Increase Aid to Africa
A powerful consensus is building for a doubling of aid to Africa among the world's heavyweight donors, except the United States...
New York Times - June 4, 2005
U.S. Uncovers Vast Hide-Out of Iraqi Rebels
Heavy weapons, a kitchen and fresh food, furnished living quarters, showers and even a working air conditioner were found in the complex of underground bunkers...
New York Times - June 4, 2005
Spielberg world premiere shelved
The first showing of Steven Spielberg's film War of the Worlds is cancelled due to security concerns...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
Tagging protest over 15-year-old
Human rights campaigners protest after a 15-year-old becomes the first child in Scotland to be tagged...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
Ex-rebel recalls 'Pakistan trips'
A former Kashmir rebel leader visiting Islamabad tells the BBC of secret trips to Pakistan in the fight against India...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
Plea on baby 'drive away' mystery
Police seeking a woman who drove off with a baby urge her and the mother to come forward...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
Football: Scotland defeat Moldova
Scotland keep alive their World Cup qualification hopes with a nervous win over Moldova...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
French Socialists oust 'No' camp
The deputy leader of France's Socialist Party, Laurent Fabius, is sacked for campaigning against the EU constitution...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
Hosepipe ban over drought fears
Hosepipe bans begin after months warnings from water companies about low water supplies...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
Arnesen suspended in Chelsea link
Spurs suspend sporting director Frank Arnesen after an approach from Chelsea...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
Racing: Motivator wins Derby
Favourite Motivator produces a storming run to win the Vodafone Derby at Epsom...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
Hong Kong marks Tiananmen
Tens of thousands in Hong Kong mark the 16th anniversary of the crackdown on protests in Beijing...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
Chirac-Schroeder talks over EU crisis
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder meets French President Jacques Chirac after a week of EU turmoil...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
Palestinian Leader Expected to Defer Election
Mahmoud Abbas is expected to announce that he has decided to postpone parliamentary elections that had been scheduled to take place July 17...
New York Times - June 4, 2005
Coldplay album sets online record
The new album by rock group Coldplay becomes the most pre-ordered record on internet site Amazon...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
Abandoned baby taken by stranger
Police are looking for a woman who drove off with a baby which a teenage girl found abandoned...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
Man hit by police vehicle dies
A 29-year-old man dies after being struck by a police Land Rover on west Belfast's Springfield Road...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
City gears up for poverty rallies
Edinburgh begin in-depth planning for anti-poverty rallies coinciding with the G8 summit at Gleneagles...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
Football fans examine game's woes
Football fans from Wales and England meet in Cardiff to discuss the game's future and honour a Welsh club's supporters...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
Abbas postpones Palestinian vote
The Palestinian leader says parliamentary elections set for mid-July will be delayed...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
US soldiers die in Afghan blast
Two US soldiers are killed in a roadside explosion in south-eastern Afghanistan, the US military says...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
US and China in textile row talks
US trade envoys meet Chinese counterparts in Beijing to try to solve a damaging row over textiles...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
Fiennes quits Everest summit bid
Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes pulls out of his attempt to climb Mt Everest amid poor conditions and health fears...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
Injury puts Dallaglio out of tour
Lawrence Dallaglio's Lions tour is over and he will be replaced by Ireland's Simon Easterby...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
Hundreds mourn Beirut journalist
Hundreds of Lebanese attend the funeral of an anti-Syrian journalist killed by a car bomb on Thursday...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
Jackson jury considering verdict
Jurors in the Michael Jackson trial retire to consider their verdict after hearing closing arguments from both sides...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
Witchcraft case sparks abuse fear
The case of an Angolan girl tortured for 'witchcraft' sparks fears for other central African children living in the UK...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
Two remanded over McCartney killing
Two men appear in court charged in connection with the murder of Belfast man Robert McCartney...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
Rumsfeld Issues a Sharp Rebuke to China on Arms
In a speech in Singapore, the defense secretary said that Beijing's military spending threatened the security balance in Asia...
New York Times - June 4, 2005
Israel Evacuates Staff From Uzbekistan as Instability Worsens
Signs of instability grew in Uzbekistan, as most Israeli diplomats left amid fresh warnings of attacks, and the U.S. Embassy authorized most of its employees to leave...
New York Times - June 4, 2005
Rights Group Defends Chastising of U.S.
An official of Amnesty International shrugged off criticism by the Bush administration of a report that placed the U.S. at the heart of human rights offenders...
New York Times - June 4, 2005
U.S. Faults 4 Allies Over Forced Labor
The United States criticized Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for doing little if anything to stop forms of "modern slavery" within their borders...
New York Times - June 4, 2005
Israeli Soldiers Report Reprisal Killings of Palestinians
An Israeli newspaper reported that Israeli forces carried out revenge attacks on Palestinian police officers three years ago...
New York Times - June 4, 2005
Bolivian Offers Reform Plan to Protesters Seeking Autonomy
President Carlos Mesa of Bolivia announced plans for the election of a citizen assembly to write a new constitution...
New York Times - June 4, 2005
Open University in image makeover
The Open University - often seen as the home of bearded men in tweed jackets - aims to raise its profile with a new image...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
Obesity linked to problem births
Obese women have a higher risk of complications when they are giving birth, a study finds...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
'Witch' child cruelty trio guilty
Three people are found guilty of cruelty charges for ill-treating a girl they believed was using witchcraft...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
Rugby: Lions aim for good win
Sir Clive Woodward's Lions take on the Bay of Plenty on Saturday needing a good win...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
More Srebrenica films 'to emerge'
The UN chief prosecutor says she has more video evidence on the Srebrenica massacre of Bosnian Muslims...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
Changing planet revealed in atlas
An atlas of environmental change compiled by the UN reveals some of the dramatic transformations that are occurring to our planet...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
'Stolen' Potter book pair charged
Two men are charged with weapons offences after allegedly trying to sell the new Harry Potter novel...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
Chirac, Schroeder to discuss EU
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder hosts French President Jacques Chirac after a week of EU turmoil...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
US Guantanamo guard kicked Koran
The US military gives details of how copies of the Koran were mishandled at Guantanamo Bay...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
'Hundreds abused' over witchcraft claims
The case of an Angolan girl tortured for 'witchcraft' sparks fears for other central African children in the UK...
BBC News - June 4, 2005
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