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Global News Archive for June 2006:
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Iraqi Leaders Deadlocked on a Deadly Day
Iraqi leaders failed to reach agreement on the two most important cabinet posts today. The delay came amid a fresh wave of violence...
New York Times - June 4, 2006
Details Emerge About Suspects in Canada Bomb Plot
Authorities continued to piece together information from the investigation that culminated in one of the largest counterterrorism strikes in North America since 9/11...
New York Times - June 4, 2006
Rice Plays Down Iran's Threat to Curb Oil Exports
"We shouldn't place too much emphasis on a threat of this kind," Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said...
New York Times - June 4, 2006
Thom curtails Crazy chart reign
Singer Sandi Thom ends the nine-week run of Gnarls Barkley at the top of the UK singles chart...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
Eurotunnel faces debt opposition
A group of rebel creditors says it will vote against plans to restructure Eurotunnel's £6.2bn debt...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
EU universities 'stuck in past'
European universities must act to stem the "brain drain" of talent to the United States, a report warns...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
London bombs inquiry report due
A six-month investigation into the response to the 7 July attacks on London is to be published...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
Exit polls favour Peru's Garcia
Peruvians end voting for a new president, with the first exit polls showing a narrow lead for Alan Garcia...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
Gaza militant shootings kill five
Five Palestinians are killed in two outbreaks of violence in the Gaza strip - possibly involving rival armed factions...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
Website back after Swedish raids
A website accused of directing users to pirated material reopens after Swedish authorities raid it...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
New moves to tackle drink culture
Alcohol misuse has been identified by ministers as Scotland's next major health issue, it has emerged...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
Dad tells of son's assisted death
The man who accompanied his terminally ill son to his assisted death in a Swiss clinic describes what happened...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
Bug ship crew defend trip
A crew member of a ship struck by a virus hits back after passengers who called their trip "a holiday from hell"...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
Cricket: England face big chase
Sri Lanka's batsmen move to 286-7 at stumps on day three at Trent Bridge, leading England by 288...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
Islamists seize key Somali town
The Islamic Courts militia takes a key town near the Somali capital from one of the warlords it is fighting...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
China military jet crash kills 40
All 40 people on board a military plane were killed when it crashed on Saturday, the state news agency reports...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
Peru votes after fierce campaign
Peruvians go to the polls to elect a president, with results expected to be very close after a fierce campaign...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
Father and daughters found safe
A father and his two teenage daughters whose disappearance sparked a nationwide search are found safe...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
Muslim council picks new leader
The Muslim Council of Britain elects Dr Muhammad Abdul Bari as its new general secretary...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
Ikea to charge for plastic bags
Ikea is to charge British shoppers 5p for every plastic bag they use, in an effort to encourage energy efficiency...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
England to take Defoe to Germany
England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson confirms standby striker Jermain Defoe will travel to Germany...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
Gunmen kill Iraqi motorists
At least 20 people are pulled from their cars and shot dead in Iraq, as a vote on key ministers is postponed...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
Two children hurt in shooting
A 15-year-old boy is seriously injured and his 13-year-old friend hurt after a shooting in Manchester...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
Nato promises new Afghan tactics
The Nato commander in Afghanistan pledges new tactics to win the support of disenchanted Afghans...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
UK tactics 'led to Hassan death'
Murdered hostage Margaret Hassan died because the UK government refused to talk to her kidnappers, says her family...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
Brokeback honoured at MTV awards
Brokeback Mountain and Wedding Crashers are the big winners at the MTV Movie Awards in the US...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
Care homes firm eyes £550m float
The UK's largest operator of care homes, Southern Cross Healthcare, is to list its shares on the stock market...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
Teenager 'pulled gun on teacher'
A schoolboy is charged with firearms offences after allegedly threatening a teacher with a pellet gun...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
Urgent hunt for father and girls
Police are seriously concerned for the safety of a man and his two teenager daughters after they go missing...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
Woman dies after skip collision
An 18-year-old woman dies after the car she is travelling in collides with a skip in south Belfast...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
Israeli PM heads for Egypt talks
Israeli PM Ehud Olmert is travelling to Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt for talks with President Hosni Mubarak...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
Tamil Tiger rebels in jailbreak
Police in Sri Lanka say eight Tamil Tiger rebels have escaped from a jail in Batticaloa in the east...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
China defends Africa policy
A top diplomat defends China's growing economic role in Africa, including Zimbabwe and Sudan...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
Clashes flare again in East Timor
There is renewed violence in a district of East Timor's capital Dili, as the crisis there rumbles on...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
Lotto jackpot winner scoops £18m
One lucky winner scoops the £18m jackpot in Saturday's Lotto draw...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
Afghan suicide attack kills four
A suicide attack aimed at Canadian troops in the Afghan city of Kandahar kills four civilians, officials say...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
Abducted oilmen freed in Nigeria
Eight foreign workers taken from an oil rig in Nigeria, including six Britons, have been freed, UK officials say...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
Two teenagers hurt in shooting
A 15-year-old boy is seriously ill and his 13-year-old friend injured after a shooting in Manchester...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
Key Iraq ministry vote postponed
An Iraq parliament session expected to vote on three key ministries is delayed amid continued discord...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
Police terror shooting questioned
Lawyers for two brothers held in an anti-terror raid in east London reject a report that one shot the other...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
Tehran warns of fuel disruptions
Iran's top leader says energy supplies could be disrupted if the US makes a "wrong move" in their dispute...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
17 Held in Plot to Bomb Sites in Ontario
The Canadian residents were arrested and charged with plotting to attack targets with crude but powerful fertilizer bombs...
New York Times - June 4, 2006
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Country, a Kenyan Warns
Children have been so badly beaten by teachers that a ban on corporal punishment in schools was imposed in 2001, but some are still for the return of caning...
New York Times - June 4, 2006
Race to Lead Japan May Turn on Asia Ties
Japan's relations with China and South Korea have chilled because of several disputes over history and territory...
New York Times - June 4, 2006
Police on hooligan patrol at airport
Police spotters begin patrolling Manchester Airport to prevent football hooligans from travelling to Germany...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
Man charged over loyalist attack
A man is charged with attempted murder after leading loyalist Mark Haddock was shot six times...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
Military plane crashes in China
At least five deaths are reported after a military transport plane carrying 40 people crashes in eastern China...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
Bolivia head starts land handout
Bolivia's president begins a programme to redistribute land, as owners pledge to defend their estates...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
Czech election ends in deadlock
Czech polls end with the conservatives slightly ahead but without a clear prospect of forming a government...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
Prescott avoids 'daft' questions
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott on a US visit dismisses questions about his political future as "daft"...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
Suspect's shooting sparks confusion
There is growing confusion surrounding the shooting of a man during an anti-terror raid in London...
BBC News - June 4, 2006
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