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Global News Archive for February 2007:
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Feuding Palestinian Leaders Hold Talks in Mecca
Saudi Arabia sponsored the talks, which aim to coax the two Palestinian factions to agree on a unity government...
New York Times - February 6, 2007
Delays Hinder Security Plan, Top Iraqi Says
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki of Iraq said today that he was frustrated by the delays that have stalled a new security plan for the capital...
New York Times - February 6, 2007
Under Pressure, Gates Details Iraq Expectations
U.S. troops could start leaving Iraq by the end of this year if the plan to suppress sectarian violence in Baghdad is successful, the defense secretary said...
New York Times - February 6, 2007
Orangutans 'face greater threat'
The threat to orangutans from illegal logging may be greater than has previously been predicted...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Cancer 'to become bigger burden'
Rising rates of cancer diagnosis will increase the strain on European health care systems, experts warn...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Top Rio policeman suspended
A top Brazilian police official is suspended over alleged links to militias formed from renegade security forces...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Football: N Ireland 0-0 Wales
Northern Ireland and Wales fail to produce a goal in Tuesday's friendly at Windsor Park...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Wal-Mart bias case to go to trial
A US court rules female staff claiming discrimination by retail giant Wal-Mart can go ahead with a class action...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Anti-terror police get extension
Police are given more time to question some of the suspects arrested in last week's anti-terror raids...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Bird flu vet treated in hospital
A vet who attended the Suffolk bird flu outbreak is in hospital with a mild respiratory illness, officials say...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Iranian Diplomat Kidnapped in Baghdad by Iraqis With Official ID
Iran blamed the kidnapping on the Iraqi Defense Ministry, saying the kidnappers ?acted under U.S. supervision.?...
New York Times - February 6, 2007
Kylie fashion exhibition launches
An exhibition of Kylie Minogue's stage costumes, awards and accessories opens at London's V&A museum...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Stern assumptions 'implausible'
The Stern report is based on "implausible" economic and scientific assumptions, Lord Lawson tells MPs...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Special needs 'costs spiralling'
A watchdog warns many vulnerable children may not be receiving suitable or cost-effective education...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Tories accuse Brown of 'cronyism'
The Tories accuse Gordon Brown of offering an MP a job to free up a constituency for a close ally...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Bodies of two men found in home
Police say they are treating the deaths of two men whose bodies were found in a maisonette as unexplained...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
HIV man challenged over safe sex
A chef accused of giving a former partner HIV is challenged over claims that he always had protected sex...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Iraq inquest coroner loses job
The coroner who demanded footage of a "friendly fire" attack in Iraq will not have his contract renewed...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
City council seizes 49 pit-bulls
Almost 50 pit-bull terriers have been surrendered to Belfast City Council since May of last year...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Palestinians set for Mecca talks
Palestinian leaders prepare to meet in Saudi Arabia under intense pressure to prevent civil war in Gaza...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Armed attack at Pakistan airport
At least one person is killed and three injured in an explosion at Islamabad airport, Pakistani police say...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
US to get Africa command centre
President Bush approves Pentagon plans for a US military command centre for Africa...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Climate change 'affecting' China
Chinese officials blame unseasonably warm weather on global warming, as parts of Shaanxi face drought...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Dengue alert issued in S America
A health alert is declared in Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia after an outbreak of dengue fever...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Safety expert banned for shaving
A health and safety expert is banned from driving after being caught shaving as he overtook a police car...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
UK officer killed in Basra named
A British soldier killed by a roadside bomb in southern Iraq is named as a Second Lieutenant from Hove...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Teenager shot dead in bedroom
Police begin a murder inquiry after a 15-year-old boy is killed at his house in south-east London...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Honours probe teacher not charged
The first man arrested during the cash-for-honours investigation will not face charges, the CPS says...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Astronaut in murder plot charge
A US astronaut accused of attacking a woman she saw as a love rival is charged with attempted murder...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
US 'can release cockpit footage'
The US believes it can make a cockpit video of the "friendly fire" death of a UK soldier available, says Number 10...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
A-list stars meet at Oscars lunch
Clint Eastwood, Leonardo DiCaprio and Penelope Cruz join guests at the annual Oscar Nominees Luncheon...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Net safety day marked worldwide
Efforts to make the net less risky for children are being marked by the fourth Internet Safety Day...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Ofsted chief invites complaints
England's chief inspector of schools calls on teachers to report over-zealous inspectors...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
'Nobody planning' attack on Iran
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair says "nobody is talking about or planning military intervention" against Iran...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Big shake-up for maternity care
A government advisor says some English hospitals should be stripped of doctor-led maternity care...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
'Alley-gates' anti-crime vote due
Assembly members are to vote on whether to give councils power to block alleyways to help curb crime...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Higher safety costs hit BP profit
Oil giant BP sees its latest profits fall 12% after it was hit by lower oil prices and higher safety spending...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
MPs urge Blackpool casino rethink
Ministers are urged to rethink plans for Manchester, not Blackpool, to get the new super-casino...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Cowboy builders 'cost millions'
Cowboy builders are costing the NI economy £42m a year, according to a new government-backed body...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Kashmir shut down over killings
Normal life is disrupted in Indian-administered Kashmir by a strike in protest at alleged extra-judicial killings...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Italian football may make return
Italian football could restart on Sunday, according to the commissioner of the Italian Federation...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Work starts near Jerusalem shrine
Work begins on an ancient mound near Jerusalem's holiest site, a move expected to raise tensions...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Police release O'Neal arrest tape
A pregnant woman made a frantic call to emergency services shortly before actor Ryan O'Neal was arrested...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Durham duo put England into final
England beat New Zealand by 14 runs in Brisbane to qualify for the best-of-three final against Australia...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Football: Owen Hargreaves column
"It felt good playing again - but I'm too sore for England duty"...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
UK 'must do more' on carbon
Tony Blair says the UK has "done better than most countries" but not "well enough" on climate change...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Iran envoy 'abducted in Baghdad'
Iran says one of its diplomats has been kidnapped by gunmen in Iraq, accusing the US of involvement...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Cruel foster care couple jailed
A 64-year-old foster carer and her husband are jailed for abusing girls they looked after...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Two hurt in 'mail bomb' explosion
Two men receive minor injuries in a "small explosion" involving mail at premises in Berkshire...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Clean-up begins at bird flu farm
Disinfecting begins at the Suffolk farm where thousands of turkeys were culled after a bird flu outbreak...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Coroner 'to show cockpit video'
A video said to show a "friendly fire" incident that killed a UK soldier could now be shown in court, a clerk says...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
No honours charge for Des Smith
The first man arrested during the "cash-for-honours" investigation will not face charges, the CPS says...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Duo agree Liverpool takeover
American duo George Gillett and Tom Hicks reach an agreement to buy Liverpool in a deal thought to be worth £470m...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Indian Army and Police Implicated in Kashmir Killings
A string of recent deaths has unearthed a deep well of resentment among the people of Indian-administered Kashmir...
New York Times - February 6, 2007
Troops in Iraq Kill Official Who Worked for Shiite Cleric
The official was identified as the director of the political office for Moktada al-Sadr in the volatile Diyala province...
New York Times - February 6, 2007
In Public View, Saudis Counter Iran in Region
With civil wars looming in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia is taking a central role in reshaping the region?s conflicts...
New York Times - February 6, 2007
Iraqi Shiite Calls for U.S.-Iran Talks
A senior Iraqi Shiite leader said on Monday that such talks were important for the security of the region...
New York Times - February 6, 2007
G.O.P. Senators Thwart Debate on Iraq Policy
The vote left in doubt the fate of a bipartisan resolution opposing President Bush?s troop buildup in Iraq...
New York Times - February 6, 2007
Iranian Diplomat Kidnapped in Baghdad by Iraqis With Official ID
Serious questions were raised about whether Iraqi government forces were involved in the abduction...
New York Times - February 6, 2007
Lib Dem leader too old, says Owen
Sir Menzies Campbell is too old to be leader of the Lib Dems and should be replaced, Lord Owen says...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Experts' plan to cut heart deaths
Clinicians claim that a new approach to tackling heart disease could save thousands of lives in Scotland...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Bangalore tense at river dispute
Schools and colleges are shut in Bangalore, India's technology hub, as protests begin against the Cauvery tribunal verdict...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Rainfall hampers Jakarta clean-up
More rain in Indonesia's capital Jakarta hampers clean-up efforts after some of the worst flooding in years...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Palestinian PM 'hopeful' on talks
Hamas' Ismail Haniya says he hopes talks in Mecca with the rival Fatah faction will lead to a unity government...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
New government formed in DR Congo
The new Prime Minister of DR Congo, Antoine Gizenga, names supporters of the president to his cabinet...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Pig farmer says he was 'set up'
The trial in Canada of a man on serial murder charges sees a key videotape of him talking to an undercover police officer...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Live - England v New Zealand
England lay the foundations of a sizable total in the must-win one-day international in Brisbane...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Sex register 'to include e-mail'
Sex offenders could be forced to register their e-mail addresses and chatroom names, the government says...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
Foreign police may help at Games
The man leading security preparations for the 2012 Olympics says foreign officers may help to police the Games...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
'Friendly fire' video unearthed
A video said to show a "friendly fire" incident in which UK soldier Matty Hull was killed is obtained by the Sun...
BBC News - February 6, 2007
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