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Global News Archive for April 2007:
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Questions Arise About Britons? Actions in Iran
Britain?s relief at the sailors and marines safe return was tarnished by questions about how they behaved during their detention...
New York Times - April 5, 2007
Europe Looks Into Possible War Crimes in Somalia
European diplomats are investigating whether Ethiopian and Somali government forces committed war crimes last week during heavy fighting in Somalia?s capital...
New York Times - April 5, 2007
Kerkorian in $4.5bn Chrysler bid
Billionaire Kirk Kerkorian's firm Tracinda makes a $4.5bn cash offer for Chrysler, the ailing US arm of DaimlerChrysler...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Army experts remove live mortar
A live mortar and launching tube found close to Lurgan is removed by Army technical experts...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Redgrave's trophies stolen
Thieves take Sports Personality trophies from the home of Olympic gold medallist Sir Steve Redgrave...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
UK meets Hamas PM over reporter
A British diplomat meets the Palestinian prime minister for talks on missing BBC journalist Alan Johnston...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
S Korea pledge on North food aid
South Korea will give rice to North Korea even if it misses a deadline to close its nuclear plant, an official says...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Football: Spurs stumble in Seville
Sevilla beat Tottenham 2-1 in the first leg of the Uefa Cup quarter-final...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Urinating dentist struck off list
A West Yorkshire dentist is struck off the medical register for urinating in his surgery sink...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Man dies as couple hit by train
A man dies and a woman suffers serious injuries after apparently being hit by a train near a tunnel...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Captives Freed by Iran Arrive in Britain
British sailors and marines who had been seized at sea arrived today on a commercial flight from Tehran, resolving a diplomatic impasse that began on March 23...
New York Times - April 5, 2007
Warming 'already changing world'
A major UN report is set to conclude that climate change already impacts the natural world and human societies...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
New BBC chairman pledges quality
Sir Michael Lyons, a former council chief executive and market trader, is named chairman of the BBC...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Tests 'stopping children playing'
Children are being denied the chance to play because they are under too much pressure from tests, teachers warn...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
'No deal done with Iran' - Blair
British Prime Minister Tony Blair
insists no deal was done to free 15 Royal Navy crew members...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Man jailed after passing on HIV
A 38-year-old man is sentenced to nine years in prison for recklessly infecting his lover with HIV...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Army experts examine live mortar
A live mortar and launching tube is found close to Lurgan in County Armagh, according to police...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Navy crew reunited with families
The 15 sailors and marines held by Iran for almost two weeks are being reunited with their families...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
No B'desh polls 'for 18 months'
It will take at least 18 months before new elections can be called in Bangladesh, the country's chief election commissioner says...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Ukraine PM asks Austria to help
Ukraine's prime minister asks Austria to mediate in the political crisis which is splitting the country...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Harare cameraman murdered
A Zimbabwe cameraman is found murdered as the government threatens action against firms that shut in the strike...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Cruise ship evacuated off Greece
An operation to take up to 1,600 people off a stricken cruise ship is completed near the Greek island of Santorini...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Minister calls for Man U answers
A Home Office minister says answers are needed from Italian police after clashes with Manchester United and Roma fans...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Three charged over 7/7 bombings
Three men are charged with conspiracy to cause explosions over the 7 July suicide bombings in London...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Freed crew 'delighted to be home'
The 15 sailors held by Iran for nearly a fortnight speak of their happiness at being reunited with their families...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
An Army of Housewives Battles TB in Bangladesh
The effort by the housewives to coax tuberculosis patients into treatment has been an effective way to tackle the epidemic...
New York Times - April 5, 2007
U.N. Draft Cites Humans in Recent Climate Shifts
The U.N. report found that global warming caused by humans has contributed to recent shifts in ecosystems...
New York Times - April 5, 2007
Iran Sets Free 15 Britons Seized at Sea
British sailors and marines will arrive in London today on a commercial flight from Tehran, resolving a diplomatic impasse that began on March 23...
New York Times - April 5, 2007
Spider-Man 3 set for NY premiere
Spider-Man 3 is to have its US premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York at the end of April...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Cursor hackers target WoW players
World of Warcraft players are being singled out by software that exploits flaws in Windows...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
TV show offers university places
A reality TV show is to offer Indian students the chance to win a scholarship at a top British university...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
UK pledges £20m in aid for Unicef
Gordon Brown is to say the UK is to give £20m in funding to Unicef, as he heads a review of G8 promises made in 2005...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Sailor families await homecoming
Three Welsh sailors released with 12 others held captive in Iran fly home to be reunited with their families...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Injured fans vent anger at police
Manchester United supporters returning from Italy voice their anger at the tactics used by the Italian police...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
NI fans caught up in Rome clashes
Northern Ireland fans of Man Utd are caught up in the violence at a Champions League match against Roma...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Schoolgirl's family to sue NHS 24
The family of Aberdeen teenager Shomi Miah, say they are planning to sue NHS 24 over her death...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Whatmore declares India interest
Bangladesh coach Dav Whatmore confirms his interest in succeeding Greg Chappell as India coach...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Indonesia Playboy editor cleared
A judge clears Playboy's editor in Indonesia of printing indecent material, ruling the magazine is not pornographic...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
71 injured in Paris train shunt
Seventy-one people on a commuter train are injured after a train hits the buffers at a Paris railway station...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Ugandan adultery law 'too sexist'
Uganda's adultery law is scrapped as it treats married women differently from men, a court rules...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Football: Uefa to probe Rome
Uefa vows to look into the crowd violence which marred the Champions League tie between Roma and Manchester United...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Golf: Augusta set for Masters
The 71st Masters tees off on Thursday with most attention focused on Tiger Woods and 2006 winner Phil Mickelson...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Benefit staff to use lie detector
Lie detectors will be used to help root out benefit cheats, Work and Pensions Secretary John Hutton says...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
US helicopter 'shot down' in Iraq
A US helicopter comes down in south Iraq after apparently coming under fire from insurgents, witnesses say...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Easter road congestion begins
A motorway crash causes traffic jams ahead of the Easter Bank Holiday weekend getaway...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Hamas PM meeting over reporter
A British diplomat is preparing to meet the Palestinian prime minister for talks on a missing BBC journalist...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Lyons named new BBC chairman
Sir Michael Lyons, a former market trader and council chief executive, is named the new BBC chairman...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Bank keeps interest rates at 5.25%
The Bank of England votes to leave interest rates on hold at 5.25% for a second month in a row...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Fans in hospital after violence
Eleven Manchester United fans are taken to hospital after violence erupted around their match against Roma...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Captured navy crew land in London
The 15 sailors and marines held by Iran for almost two weeks have landed at Heathrow Airport...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Four UK soldiers killed in Iraq
Four British soldiers and a civilian translator have been killed by a roadside blast near Basra in Iraq...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
U.N. Draft Cites Humans in Effects of Climate Shift
The U.N. report finds that global warming caused by humans has contributed to recent shifts in ecosystems...
New York Times - April 5, 2007
A Daughter Stolen in Wartime Returns to El Salvador
Wrapped in Suzanne Marie Berghaus?s family reunion was a profound personal story as well as El Salvador?s bitter civil war...
New York Times - April 5, 2007
U.S. Is Reviewing Request by Iran to Let Its Envoy Visit 5 Iranians Seized in a Raid in Iraq
The Americans had conducted the raid to go after people suspected of carrying out illegal operations in Iraq...
New York Times - April 5, 2007
Pelosi?s Delegation Presses Syrian Leader on Militants
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi insisted Syria?s government block militants seeking to cross into Iraq to join insurgents there...
New York Times - April 5, 2007
Iran to Release 15 Britons Seized at Sea in March
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran had every right to try the Britons but would instead forgive them and allow them to go home...
New York Times - April 5, 2007
Israel?s Protests Are Said to Stall Gulf Arms Sale
An arms-sale package that the U.S. is planning to offer Persian Gulf allies has been delayed because of objections from Israel...
New York Times - April 5, 2007
Joan of Arc remains 'are fakes'
Bones believed to be the holy remains of Joan of Arc in fact belong to an Egyptian mummy and a cat, tests show...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Brand quits Big Brother spin-off
Controversial comedian Russell Brand is to leave spin-off show Big Brother's Big Mouth to pursue other projects...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Med diet 'could prevent asthma'
Eating a Mediterranean diet could protect children from respiratory allergies and asthma, a study suggests...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
UK rates tipped to stay at 5.25%
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee is expected to keep interest rates at 5.25%, analysts say...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Voters get behind public services
Scottish voters place public services and law and order high on their priority list while shunning motorist charges, a BBC Scotland poll suggests...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
UN urges better tsunami response
The UN says more work has to be done on emergency response after the deadly Solomon Islands tsunami...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Rebel leader becomes Ivorian PM
Rebel leader Guillaume Soro formally takes over as the new prime minister of Ivory Coast...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Thailand blocks YouTube access
Thailand's government bans access to the YouTube website over material critical of the country's king...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Prince Harry 'an embarrassment'
Prince Harry is "dangerously becoming an embarrassment to this country", a veteran royal photographer has said...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Moves to marginalise extremists
The government is set to intervene in some mosques in a plan designed to marginalise radical Muslims...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
Hybrid embryo ban 'unnecessary'
Research to create human-animal hybrid embryos should be regulated instead of banned in the UK, say MPs...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
British sailors on their way home
The 15 navy personnel held captive in the Gulf are flying home after being freed by Iran...
BBC News - April 5, 2007
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