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Global News Archive for December 2006:
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Panel Calls for New Approach to Iraq
A bipartisan commission handed President Bush a rebuke of his current strategy and urged a pullback of American combat brigades over the next 15 months...
New York Times - December 6, 2006
Scans 'can predict schizophrenia'
Brain scans could help predict whether people will develop schizophrenia, research suggests...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Primary school results laid bare
The primary school league tables for England set out the scale of the gap between the best and the worst...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
One man killed in triple shooting
One man dies and two others are injured in a shooting in north Glasgow, police confirm...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
State of emergency in Peru city
A state of emergency is declared in a city in southern Peru, after protests against the local government...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Football: Copenhagen beat Celtic
Celtic's wretched away form in the Champions League continues as they pay dearly for defensive blunders...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Oxfam warning on Aceh's homeless
Over 25,000 families in Indonesia are still waiting for new homes two years after the tsunami, Oxfam warns...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Man Utd survive fright to qualify
Nemanja Vidic, Ryan Giggs and Louis Saha get the goals as United beat Benfica to top Group F...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Football: Arsenal secure top spot
Arsenal secure top spot in Group C and a place in the knockout stages of the Champions League with a nervy draw against Porto...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Cancer girl shuns extra treatment
A 16-year-old leukaemia patient foregoes further treatment so she can enjoy what is left of her life...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Water flowed 'recently' on Mars
Nasa says it has found "compelling" evidence that water flowed recently on the Martian surface...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
'Green' tax plans fail to impress
Rises in environmental taxes fail to impress green campaigners, opposition parties and businesses...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Ex-KGB spy death 'was murder'
British police are treating the death of ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko as murder, they confirm...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Iraq panel demands urgent change
An urgent overhaul of US policy on Iraq is needed to stop "a slide towards chaos", says a major report...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Former Army chief criticises MoD
The former head of the Army, General Sir Mike Jackson, attacks the way the Ministry of Defence is run...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
From Ruins of Afghan Buddhas, a History Grows
Bamiyan’s Buddhist relics are again the focus of debate: Is it possible to restore the great Buddhas?...
New York Times - December 6, 2006
At Least 5 Marines Are Expected to Be Charged in Haditha Deaths
The charges in the killing of 24 Iraqis, many of them unarmed women and children, are expected to range from negligent homicide to murder...
New York Times - December 6, 2006
Nepal’s Newly Peaceful Maoists Set Up Camp and Wait
The rebels are building 22 camps where they have promised to sequester their troops, lock up their guns and dump their homemade bombs...
New York Times - December 6, 2006
Defense Nominee Gains Approval of Senate Panel
Robert M. Gates said the recommendations to be made public this morning by the Iraq Study Group would be important but not “the last word.”...
New York Times - December 6, 2006
Iraqi Premier Moves to Plan Regional Talks
The announcement added momentum to calls for a regional approach to quell the increasingly anarchic war in Iraq...
New York Times - December 6, 2006
Panel Backs Overhaul of Iraq Policy
A bipartisan commission today urged stepped-up diplomatic and political efforts, coupled with a shift in the mission of U.S. forces to allow the U.S. to “begin to move its combat forces out of Iraq responsibly.”...
New York Times - December 6, 2006
BSkyB broadband to partner Google
Satellite TV firm BSkyB says it will work with Google in order to develop its broadband services and products...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Copyright pirates face crackdown
A report on copyright and piracy laws says large scale offenders should face longer jail terms...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Chancellor gives books to pupils
Children starting primary and secondary schools will receive free books to help raise reading levels, Chancellor Gordon Brown says...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Tories play down Brown's claims
Gordon Brown is leading the UK in the wrong direction, shadow chancellor George Osborne says...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Vegetative state woman 'may die'
Treatment to be withdrawn from a persistent vegetative state patient after a 'wake up' pill, given against her family's wishes, fails...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Inquiry into charity worker death
The body of a 23-year-old charity worker is found with head injuries and partially covered by stones in a gully in northern India...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Three injured in Glasgow shooting
A shooting in Glasgow leaves three men injured, the Scottish Ambulance Service says...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
No prosecution over boy's death
Serial killer Dennis Nilsen will not be prosecuted for the murder of a schoolboy in 1978, the CPS announces...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
School boy killed in road crash
A 16-year-old boy is killed and three schoolmates hurt in a car crash on their way to sit Christmas mock GCSEs...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Flights resume at Brazil airports
Flights have resumed out of three major Brazilian airports after a communications breakdown caused chaos...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Serb suspect 'can be force-fed'
The Hague orders medics to stop hunger-striking Serb war crimes suspect Vojislav Seselj from dying...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Kabila hails new era for DR Congo
Joseph Kabila says his inauguration in DR Congo marks a fresh start for the war-ravaged country...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Football: Fifa sets 2010 schedule
Fifa announces that the 2010 World Cup in South Africa will take place between 11 June and 11 July...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Collingwood warns against panic
Batsman Paul Collingwood says England should not make panic selections for the third Ashes Test...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Man charged over officer stabbing
A man is charged with attempted murder after a Police Community Support Officer was stabbed...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
MoD names killed marine
The MoD names a marine who died after a battle in Afghanistan as Jonathan Wigley of Zulu Company...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Australia overturns cloning ban
Australia lifts a ban on cloning human embryos for stem cell research, despite strong opposition...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Blair agrees war 'not being won'
Tony Blair agrees with the incoming US defence secretary's view the war in Iraq is not being won...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Brown unveils 'green' tax plans
Gordon Brown hails strong UK growth and announces fuel and air duty rises in his 10th pre-Budget report...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Radiation find in British embassy
Small traces of a radioactive substance are found at the British embassy in Moscow, the UK Foreign Office says...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Iraq report 'is no magic formula'
There is no "magic formula" to solve the crisis in Iraq, a major report on US policy in the country says...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
U.S. Offers North Korea Aid for Dropping Nuclear Plans
The offer would hinge on North Korea agreeing to begin dismantling some of the equipment it is using to expand its nuclear arsenal...
New York Times - December 6, 2006
Rape charge soap star given bail
Emmerdale actor Ben Freeman is granted bail after being accused of rape while holidaying in Barbados...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Microsoft debuts book search tool
A trial version of Microsoft's book search engine is due to go live on 7 December...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Slimmers warned over laxative use
Young women are being warned not to put their lives at risk by taking laxatives in a bid to lose weight...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Planet-detector nears its launch
The hunt for Earth-like planets is to be stepped-up as a new mission, Corot, prepares for launch...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Anger at gang killer punishment
Relatives of a man killed by youths terrorising his community, say they are bitter at his teenage attacker's punishment...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
NTL ends takeover interest in ITV
Cable firm NTL announces that it has "no present intention" of making an offer for broadcaster ITV...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Teen arrest in woods sex attack
Detectives investigating a serious sex attack on an eight-year-old boy make a second arrest...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Police warning after woman raped
The police warn women in the north Belfast area to take extra care after a young woman is raped...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Seselj 'could die within weeks'
Serbian war crimes suspect Vojislav Seselj could die soon if he continues his hunger strike, says a French doctor...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Second Yemeni editor convicted
The Yemen Observer editor is fined for reprinting controversial Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Sri Lanka invokes anti-terror law
Sri Lanka announces tough anti-terror laws amid worsening violence between troops and Tamil rebels...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
DR Congo's president is sworn in
Joseph Kabila is inaugurated in DR Congo, following one of Africa's most significant elections in recent years...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Flights halted at Brazil airports
Brazil's air traffic communications system breaks down, causing chaos at three major airports...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Football: Blues boss backs winger
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho insists winger Shaun Wright-Phillips has a future at the club...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Beckham tops football's rich list
David Beckham has a personal fortune of £87m - £50m more than British football's next biggest earner...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Commission calls for cuts in cod
The European Commission calls for cuts in quotas of cod, herring and anchovy to conserve stocks...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Fletcher defends Giles selection
England coach Duncan Fletcher defends the decision to pick Ashley Giles ahead of Monty Panesar for the first two Ashes Tests...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Ex-spy contact 'meets UK police'
A contact of ex-KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko is to meet UK investigators, an associate has told the BBC...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Vegetative state woman 'can die'
The High Court has ruled a woman in a persistent vegetative state given an experimental treatment against her family's wishes can be allowed to die...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Two held over constable killing
Two men are arrested in connection with the murder of Special Constable Nisha Patel-Nasri outside her home...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
UN pulls staff from Darfur town
The UN evacuates all non-essential staff from El Fasher in North Darfur because of the risk of armed clashes...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Report 'urges Iraq policy shift'
A major report on US policy in Iraq urges talks with Iran and Syria over the country's future, leaks suggest...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Brown set to focus on education
Spending on schools and new green taxes are expected to dominate Gordon Brown's 10th pre-Budget report...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Defense Nominee Gains Approval of Senate Panel
Robert M. Gates said the recommendations to be made public on Wednesday by the Iraq Study Group would be important but not “the last word.”...
New York Times - December 6, 2006
British Police Begin Investigating Poisoning Case in Moscow
Russia’s prosecutor general said no Russians would be extradited to Britain to stand trial...
New York Times - December 6, 2006
Iran Invites Scholars to Assess Holocaust as History or Fiction
A conference to be held in Tehran would include scholars from 30 countries and would examine a range of issues, including whether the gas chambers were real...
New York Times - December 6, 2006
At Least 5 Marines Are Expected to Be Charged in Haditha Deaths
The charges in the killing of 24 Iraqis, many of them unarmed women and children, are expected to range from negligent homicide to murder...
New York Times - December 6, 2006
Iraqi Premier Moves to Plan Regional Talks
The announcement added momentum to calls for a regional approach to quell the increasingly anarchic war in Iraq...
New York Times - December 6, 2006
From Ruins of Afghan Buddhas, a History Grows
Bamiyan’s Buddhist relics are again the focus of debate: Is it possible to restore the great Buddhas?...
New York Times - December 6, 2006
Mobiles 'cleared' of cancer risk
Long or short-term mobile phone use is not associated with increased risk of cancer, a major study finds...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Anger over green belt proposals
A report calling for more building on green belt land in England is criticised by environmental groups...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
More women undergo cancer tests
Figures reveal that more women than ever before in Scotland are being screened for breast cancer...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Afghan suicide blast kills seven
At least seven people, including two Americans, die in a suicide attack in southern Afghanistan, officials say...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Fiji imposes state of emergency
Fiji's military leader declares a state of emergency as the army strengthens its hold following a bloodless coup...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
DR Congo president to be sworn in
Joseph Kabila is to be inaugurated in DR Congo, following one of Africa's most significant elections for years...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Church leaders to visit Bethlehem
Four UK church leaders are to make a pilgrimage to Bethlehem just before Christmas...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Heathrow begins biometric trials
A new system of biometric security scanners is being trialled by passengers at Heathrow airport...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Challenge over forced retirement
Anti-ageism campaigners launch a High Court challenge on a law allowing employers to force workers to retire...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
New probe call over Kenya death
The father of a British woman murdered in Kenya 18 years ago calls for the inquiry into her death to be reopened...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Thailand buries last tsunami dead
Thailand lays to rest the final bodies of those killed in one of the regions hardest-hit by the 2004 tsunami...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
US panel to release Iraq review
An American cross-party group charged with reviewing policy on Iraq is due to issue its long-awaited report...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
'System failed' paedophile's victim
An inquiry into how a registered sex offender was able to rape a girl criticises procedures to monitor him...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
Schools plan in pre-Budget report
Gordon Brown is expected to announce billions of pounds of investment in schools in his 10th pre-Budget report...
BBC News - December 6, 2006
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