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Global News Archive for March 2006:
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Rights Group Accuses U.S. and Allies of Prisoner Abuse in Iraq
Amnesty International accused the U.S. and its allies of torture and the continued detention of thousands of prisoners without charge or trial...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
German Party Seeks Inquiry Into Reports That Spies Aided U.S.
The Free Democrats' decision seemed to ensure enough votes in Parliament to require a formal investigation...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
Hamas Takes Charge of Palestinian Parliament
The first working session of the new Palestinian parliament today swiftly degenerated into shouting matches...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
Russia Approves Disputed Oil Pipeline Along Huge Lake
A Russian regulatory panel made the ruling over objections from scientists and environmental groups...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
11 Killed in Iraq but Political Process Takes Small Step Forward
The eruption of violence came on a day when President Jalal Talabani said that he would convene a new Parliament on March 12...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
US will not soften policy on Iran
The US continues to demand suspension of Iran's nuclear activities, at UN talks in Vienna...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Orde seeks loyalist's re-jailing
Northern Ireland's chief constable is seeking to have prominent loyalist Ihab Shoukri returned to jail...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Own goal hands Man Utd late win
Wigan defender Pascal Chimbonda scores an unlucky own goal to hand Manchester United a last-gasp victory...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Rugby U: Grewcock free to play
Bath lock Danny Grewcock is available for England's Six Nations match against France after escaping disciplinary action over an alleged stamp...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
US state tightens abortion laws
South Dakota signs into law a bill banning most abortions, in a bid to force the Supreme Court to review a key ruling...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Dozens drown off Mauritania
At least 45 African migrants drown trying to reach Europe, the Mauritanian Red Crescent says...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Moussaoui 9/11 trial begins
The sentencing trial begins of the only person indicted in the US for playing a direct role in the 11 September attacks...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Dead UK climbers in Spain named
Three British climbers in the Sierra Nevada mountains in southern Spain are named by the Foreign Office...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Sydney Journal: Coming Out for Mardi Gras, to the Delight of Australia
As Australia takes gays to its heart, politicians stand back...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
Algeria to Free Jailed Islamists Under Amnesty
Algeria will complete the release this week, under an amnesty, of 2,629 Islamists jailed during civil strife...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
Iraqi Leader Details Next Step to New Government
On March 12th, he plans to trigger a constitutional requirement that a new government be formed within 60 days...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
Huge impact crater found in Egypt
A giant crater made by a space impact millions of years ago has been found in Egypt's western desert...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Tories warn of Falklands threat
Argentina is behaving in an increasingly warlike noises over the Falkland Islands, claim the Tories...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Nurse's Herceptin fight 'on hold'
A nurse's fight for the breast cancer drug Herceptin is on hold pending the outcome of another test case...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Depot targeted twice in one day
Raiders attempt to smash their way into a Securicor depot near Heathrow twice in 24 hours...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
11 remanded over raid on city bar
Eleven men are remanded in custody over a police raid on a bar in a loyalist area of north Belfast...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Methadone review after boy dies
The first minister orders a review of methadone policies following the death of a two-year-old boy...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Arrests after boy's drug collapse
Police arrest two men after a teenager collapses outside a club and another is taken to hospital after apparently taking ecstasy...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Hamas MPs curtail Abbas' powers
The Hamas-dominated parliament revokes laws giving Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas more powers...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
'More militants die' in Pakistan
More than 120 militants have been killed in three days of clashes in North Waziristan, Pakistan's army says...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Mexico ex-leader's brother tried
A brother of ex-Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari goes on trial in France on money-laundering charges...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Cricket: Jones to miss Tests
Simon Jones is ruled out of the rest of England's Tests in India and Marcus Trescothick is unlikely to return for the series...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
SA court hears of 'rape' by Zuma
A woman tells a South African court she was raped by former Deputy President Jacob Zuma, who denies the charge...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Boy remanded over death
A teenager charged with murdering 11-year-old Joe Geeling is remanded in custody...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
'No quick fix' from nuclear power
Building new nuclear plants is not a 'quick fix' to securing Britain's energy supply, an advisory panel reports...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Jowell meets standards watchdog
The standards watchdog tells Tessa Jowell she does not need to give more details about her husband's finances...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Ministers defeated over ID cards
Government plans to give identity cards to all passport applicants are defeated in the Lords...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Court of Appeal backs P&O's sale
The £3.9bn sale of UK ports and shipping group P&O to Dubai Ports World is backed by the Court of Appeal...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Campbell fills top Lib Dem posts
Newly-elected Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell announces senior party positions...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
New cash find for robbery police
BBC News learns that more money, running into several million pounds, is found by police investigating the £53m Securitas raid...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Moussaoui sentencing trial begins
The sentencing trial begins of the only person indicted in the US for playing a direct role in the 9/11 attacks...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Doctors say baby's life 'intolerable'
A baby at the centre of a landmark case should be allowed to die, the High Court hears...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Crash rocks Oscars
Racial drama's win upsets the odds for best film...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
E-mail delivery 'tax' criticised
Non-profit groups protest about plans to charge up to one US cent to deliver e-mail to supporters...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
MPs back lecturers' pay demands
Lecturers' unions are to hold a UK-wide pay strike on Tuesday, followed by a boycott of student exams...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
BOC and Linde agree £8.2bn deal
UK industrial gases firm BOC agrees to be bought by German rival Linde in an £8.2bn deal...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
ID cards face fresh Lords battle
Plans to force all people renewing their passports to have ID cards face renewed attack in the House of Lords...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Nurse in Herceptin court battle
A second woman is taking her fight for the breast cancer drug Herceptin to the High Court...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Police fire shots during rioting
Four police officers are injured and warning shots are fired during disturbances in north Belfast...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Ecstasy warning as boys collapse
Police warn of rogue drug as two boys aged 15 and 16 are rushed from a Swansea nightclub to hospital...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Iraq parliament to sit this week
Iraq's parliament will sit for the first time on Sunday, beginning the process for selecting new leaders...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
'Top Bangladeshi militant' held
Officials say they have captured the second most wanted man in Bangladesh, known as Bangla Bhai...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Thai PM defiant despite protest
Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra insists he will not resign, despite another large anti-government protest...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Jury to rule on Moussaoui fate
A jury in the US is set to decide if Zacarias Moussaoui should be executed over 9/11...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Ex-Milosevic ally kills himself
Ex-Croatian Serb leader Milan Babic, a one-time ally of Slobodan Milosevic, commits suicide in The Hague...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Zuma denies S Africa rape charges
Former South African Deputy President Jacob Zuma pleads not guilty to rape as his delayed trial finally starts...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Football: McCarthy sacked
Sunderland terminate the contract of Mick McCarthy and place Kevin Ball in charge until the end of the season...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
F1: Button 'ready to win'
Honda driver Jenson Button will finally win his first Grand Prix this season, according to David Coulthard...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Oscars 2006: Live text event
The Academy Awards are set to be handed out - and we want you to be part of our Oscars coverage...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
'No quick fix' from nuclear power
Building new nuclear plants is not a 'quick fix' to securing Britain's energy supply, an advisory panel reports...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Poland in first bird flu outbreak
Two swans found dead in northern Poland died from the H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus, tests show...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
HSBC bank unveils record profits
HSBC reveals the biggest profits ever by a UK High Street bank, making a pre-tax profit of £11.5bn in 2005...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Police seize £11m from depot raid
Police investigating the Securitas depot raid have recovered a total of £11m, Kent's chief constable reveals...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Protesters Jam Bangkok, but Rural Thais Love the Leader
Tens of thousands of protesters demanded the ouster of Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. But in rural areas, his popularity remains untarnished...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
Afghan Uses Ax to Assault Peacekeeper
A Canadian soldier was seriously wounded by an ax-wielding youth during a meeting with village elders in a remote village in southern Afghanistan...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
Recent Spread of Bird Flu Confounds Experts
As new outbreaks of bird flu have peppered Europe and Africa, experts are realizing that they still have much to learn about how migrating birds spread the A(H5N1) virus...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
Olmert Wants to Define Borders, Ally Says
Israel's acting prime minister will seek to evacuate additional West Bank settlements and define Israel's permanent borders if his party wins this month's national elections...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
Iran Maintains Defiant Stance as Atomic Agency Takes Case
Iran reiterated its warning that it would begin making nuclear fuel on an industrial scale if the U.N. nuclear agency decided to send its case to the Security Council...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
Voices Baffled, Brash and Irate in Guantánamo
Newly released documents provide the most detailed information to date about the detainees held at Guantánamo Bay...
New York Times - March 6, 2006
Hoffman thanks inspiring mother
Best actor winner Philip Seymour Hoffman pays tribute to his mother after his Oscar win...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Energy poll boost for renewables
More than half of Scotland's adults have faith in renewable energy sources, a survey for BBC Scotland suggests...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
UK fraud 'pushes towards £1bn'
Reported fraud in Britain surged to nearly £1bn in 2005, figures from an accountancy firm suggests...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Top Islamic militant 'arrested'
A second Islamic militant leader blamed for bombings that killed 28 people in Bangladesh is arrested...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Oscar winners: Your reaction
Crash has won the best picture award at this year's Oscars in a surprise result beating strong favourite Brokeback Mountain. Did the best films win?...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Drug concerns follow boy's death
A Labour MSP calls for a review into the administration of methadone after the death of a toddler...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
UK stars shine at Oscars
Rachel Weisz and Wallace and Gromit are among the big UK winners at the 2006 Oscars in Hollywood...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
'Right-to-life' baby case goes on
The High Court is set to hear fresh evidence in a landmark 'right-to-life' case involving a baby boy...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Nuclear body to mull Iran's fate
The UN nuclear agency is to begin a meeting which should confirm a decision to report Iran to the Security Council...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Four men held after terror raid
Four men are being questioned on suspicion of terror offences after a raid in Bradford, West Yorkshire...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Jowell facing first Commons test
Tessa Jowell is due to face MPs after separating from her husband amid allegations about his financial dealings...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Crash lands shock Oscar triumph
Crash was the shock winner at the 78th Academy Awards, winning best film ahead of favourite Brokeback Mountain...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Joe murder accused due in court
A teenager is due to appear before magistrates charged with murdering 11-year-old Joe Geeling...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
Iraq abuses continue, Amnesty says
Amnesty International accuses US and UK troops of failing to stop the abuse of thousands of prisoners in Iraq...
BBC News - March 6, 2006
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