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Global News Archive for January 2007:
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Dawn machine 'beats winter blues'
A simulator that mimics dawn may reduce depression linked to lack of winter sun, say scientists...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Oil prices climb after sharp dip
Oil prices rise to around $56 a barrel, one day after recording their sharpest drop in two years...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Concern over anti-obesity drugs
Better data on the long-term effects of anti-obesity drugs is needed before more widespread use, a Canadian study says...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Football: Dream team for Ibrox
Scotland coach Walter Smith will return for a second spell in charge of Rangers, BBC Sport understands...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Coaches 'pass safety test'
Twelve double-decker coaches withdrawn from service following the M25 crash pass safety checks...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Hearing aid pledge 'may not work'
Government moves to cut waiting lists could result in even longer queues for hearing aids, a charity warns...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Democrats step up Iraq pressure
US Democrats warn President Bush against sending more troops to Iraq, as he prepares to unveil a new strategy...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Minister renews airline criticism
A minister has stood by his criticisms of airlines which he wants to take more action on carbon emissions...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Brown would 'renew' Labour Party
Ex-minister Nick Brown says Gordon Brown would adopt a 'different style' if the chancellor became prime minister...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Bush Announces Pick for Intelligence Post
Mike McConnell, a retired admiral, has had extensive experience in the collection and analysis of intelligence...
New York Times - January 5, 2007
NHS waiting lists are lowest ever
NHS waiting lists in England have fallen to an all time low according to Department of Health figures...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
'Wide concerns' over new diplomas
Industry leaders and others express concerns about the introduction of vocational qualifications...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Oil prices hover at $55 a barrel
Oil prices fall further to about $55 a barrel, one day after recording their sharpest drop in two years...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Blair silent on Saddam execution
Tony Blair refuses to comment on the execution of Saddam Hussein, despite increasing pressure...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
28 fighting dogs seized in search
The police and the USPCA recover 28 illegal fighting dogs from premises in County Down...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Survivor describes coach carnage
A Scots survivor of the coach crash near Heathrow Airport describes the aftermath as "mayhem and carnage"...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Sri Lankan bus blast 'kills five'
At least five people are killed and 50 injured in a bomb attack on a bus in Sri Lanka, officials say...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Thief steals urinal from city pub
A mystery pub customer expertly removes a urinal and sneaks it off the premises in a rucksack...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Colombian minister flees captors
A Colombian ex-minister held hostage by rebels since 2000 has escaped after a military operation to free him...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Football: Hargreaves price named
Bayern Munich will consider selling Owen Hargreaves to Man Utd - but not for less than £20m...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Rat number surge is 'health risk'
The UK rat population has shot up by 39% since 1999, a survey suggests...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Police aid for royal girlfriend
Police officers are called to escort Prince William's girlfriend from a nightclub, to protect her from a scrum of photographers...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Polonium-210 found in restaurant
The radioactive substance believed to have killed Alexander Litvinenko is found at another London restaurant...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
New US intelligence chief named
Retried Vice Admiral Mike McConnell is named as new US spy chief, replacing John Negroponte...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Cartoons protester found guilty
A UK Muslim is convicted of soliciting murder at a protest over cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Ryanair hits back in 'green' row
The boss of Ryanair dismisses criticism of his airline's carbon emissions by the UK's climate change minister...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Rivals battle for connected world
Microsoft and Apple will set out their rival visions of the digital future at two separate events in the coming days...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Black hole found in ancient lair
Scientists find a black hole in an unusual location - inside a compact group of ancient stars...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Hain optimistic over NI impasse
Northern Ireland's political impasse can be overcome if Sinn Fein delivers on policing, Peter Hain says...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Long-haul budget airline unveiled
Air Asia chief Tony Fernandes launches a no-frills budget airline flying to China, India and Europe...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Ten arrests over A&E man's murder
Ten people are questioned about the murder of a fatally-wounded Vietnamese man who was left at a hospital...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Police hunt child armed robbers
Boys as young as 12 may have carried out an armed robbery at a Stranraer shop, police believe...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Drink-driving officers suspended
Two NI police officers are suspended after being among 609 people detected drink-driving at Christmas...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Teacher 'called pupil a cripple'
A school investigates after a disabled 14-year-old pupil claims she was called a "cripple" by a teacher...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Gaza factions told to end clashes
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and PM Ismail Haniya agree to urge rival factions to leave Gaza's streets...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Tests on India killings accused
Two men accused of killing 17 young women and children in a Delhi suburb are to undergo tests using a truth drug...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
US nuclear chief forced to quit
The head of the US nuclear weapons agency is made to resign following a number of security breaches...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
New Polish archbishop in spy row
The new Archbishop of Warsaw, Stanislaw Wielgus, collaborated with the communist police, Polish investigators say...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Somalia 'needs UN force quickly'
Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf calls for a "speedy deployment" of peacekeepers in his war-torn country...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Vietnam warned on bird flu threat
A top health chief in Vietnam warns that a recent bird flu outbreak poses a huge risk to human health...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Sorry England start Ashes inquest
England cricket chiefs launch a major review of the team's displays following their crushing Ashes defeat...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Flights grounded at city airport
Easyjet cancels flights from Bristol airport amid airline concerns over the new runway surface...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
House prices 'rose 9.9% in 2006'
House prices across the UK rose by an average of 9.9% in the course of 2006, says the Halifax bank...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Britons hurt in Alps coach crash
Four Britons are injured in a coach crash in the French Alps, the Foreign Office says...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Police release death coach driver
A coach driver arrested after a crash on an M25 slip road in which two people died is released on police bail...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Hanging 'makes martyr of Saddam'
Egypt's president says the circumstances of Saddam Hussein's execution have turned him into a martyr...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Man in the News: John Michael McConnell, a Member of the Club
Mike McConnell, the choice for director of national intelligence, first achieved prominence during the administration of President Bush?s father...
New York Times - January 5, 2007
Israeli Raid Overshadows Olmert?s Talks With Mubarak
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert met Egypt?s president to seek a way to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, but an Israeli raid dimmed the prospects...
New York Times - January 5, 2007
Deadly Blasts in Baghdad Leave Gruesome Traces
Two bombs killed 13 and wounded 22, just a small fraction of the civilians killed across Iraq this week...
New York Times - January 5, 2007
Bush Is Expected to Shift U.S. Ambassador in Iraq to U.N.
President Bush intends to name Zalmay Khalilzad, an Afghan-born diplomat, to be the new envoy to the United Nations...
New York Times - January 5, 2007
Speculation Surrounds Choice by Spy Chief to Take Step Back
John D. Negroponte felt miscast as the nation?s first director of national intelligence, friends said...
New York Times - January 5, 2007
Bush to Name a New General to Oversee Iraq
The appointment of Lt. Gen. David H. Petraeus is part of a broad revamping of the military team that will carry out the administration?s new Iraq strategy...
New York Times - January 5, 2007
Singer Mika tops BBC talent list
Flamboyant singer-songwriter Mika is named the best new talent in the BBC News website's Sound of 2007 poll...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Women 'missing' from senior jobs
Women are still missing out on senior positions in all areas of work across Scotland, according to a report...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Bush, Merkel push Mid-East talks
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Bush agree to back a new Middle East peace meeting...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Fiji coup leader sworn in as PM
The leader of last month's coup in Fiji, Frank Bainimarama, is sworn in as interim prime minister...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Aussies complete 5-0 Ashes sweep
Australia demolish England on day four in Sydney for the first Ashes whitewash since 1920-21...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Ashes: Flintoff optimism for 2009
Andrew Flintoff believes England can bounce back and regain the Ashes in 2009...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Ashes: Warne hails Aussie side
Shane Warne praises his "sensational" Australian team-mates as he finishes his Test career with victory in Sydney...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
US Church offers abuse payout
A Roman Catholic diocese in the US offers to pay at least $48m to compensate people abused by priests...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
School test 'should be optional'
England's exams watchdog advises scrapping plans for a compulsory computer test for teenagers...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Women 'missing' in top UK posts
Women are still largely absent in the top jobs as well as in Parliament, says the Equal Opportunities Commission...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Christian group take legal action
A Christian Union group banned from student facilities takes legal action under the Human Rights Act...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Bush revamps US military in Iraq
US President George Bush is to change two key military chiefs as part of his new strategy for Iraq, officials say...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
Airlines savaged over environment
A minister launches an outspoken attack on the airline industry over failure to tackle carbon emissions...
BBC News - January 5, 2007
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