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Global News Archive for Octomber 2006:
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Death Squad Fears Again Haunt Argentina
The disappearance of a crucial witness in a human rights abuse trial has awakened fears of a resurgence in right-wing death squads...
New York Times - October 7, 2006
Iraq Youths See Frozen Futures
The relentless violence in Baghdad is making planning for college or a job impossible...
New York Times - October 7, 2006
Journalist Critical of Chechen War Is Shot Dead
Anna Politkovskaya made her name as a searing critic of the Kremlin and its policies in Chechnya...
New York Times - October 7, 2006
Castro Foe With C.I.A. Ties Puts U.S. in an Awkward Spot
The case of a Cuban exile implicated in a 1976 attack on a Cuban plane presents a quandary for the Bush administration...
New York Times - October 7, 2006
Indonesians Protest Acquittal of Pilot in Rights Advocate’s Murder
Critics said little effort had been made to uncover a conspiracy to kill a human rights lawyer who investigated military abuses...
New York Times - October 7, 2006
Top Serb lawyer held amid probe
Serbia's deputy state prosecutor is arrested in connection with a corruption scandal, police say...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
Troops launch crackdown in Kirkuk
Security forces launch a major operation in Kirkuk as a suicide bomber kills 14 people elsewhere in north Iraq...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
England's Euro campaign stutters
England are held to a disappointing goalless draw by Macedonia in the Euron 2008 qualifier at Old Trafford...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
N Ire hold Denmark to a draw
N Ireland put in an impressive defensive display to claim a point in the Euro 2008 qualifier against Denmark in Copenhagen...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
UK rider drowns in South Africa
A British tourist drowns in South Africa as she rides a horse along a beach...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
Scots earn famous win over France
Gary Caldwell scores as Scotland earn a famous victory over World Cup finalists France...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
Cut bin collections 'in winter'
Councils are advised to begin fortnightly rubbish collections in autumn, winter or early spring to avoid complaints...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
Anger of inquest patient's family
The family of a woman who died in hospital while on suicide watch say lessons must be learned...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
Win battle of ideas, Brown says
Gordon Brown insists that victory in the war on terror will require winning a 'battle of ideas'...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
Sheridan 'horror movie' for SSP
Scottish Socialist Party leader Colin Fox addresses delegates at its annual conference in Glasgow...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
Georgia chides Russia 'cleansing'
Georgia likens Russia's treatment of its citizens in a spying row to a "mild form of ethnic cleansing"...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
Football: Slovakia hammer Wales
Wales' Euro 2008 hopes suffer a major blow as they are soundly beaten by an impressive Slovakia side...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
BBC defends Norton in drug row
The BBC defends TV star Graham Norton after he admitted in an interview he had tried "loads of drugs"...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
Live: Euro 2008 qualifiers
England face Macedonia and Scotland meet France but Wales are thrashed by Slovakia...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
Journalists killed in Afghanistan
Two German journalists are shot dead by unidentified attackers in northern Afghanistan, Afghan police say...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
Russian journalist found dead
Russian reporter Anna Politkovskaya, a fierce critic of the Kremlin's actions in Chechnya, is found dead...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
UKIP 'voice of British majority'
UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage says the party occupies the "centre-ground of British public opinion"...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
UK troops 'need more helicopters'
The commander of UK troops in Afghanistan calls for more helicopters, after Tony Blair offers extra resources...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
Microsoft engaging with hackers
Microsoft seeks the help of those who besiege Windows at the world's largest hacker conference...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
Astronauts set for mini-missions
Astronauts from Europe and other nations could fly early to the space station on short tours to make ready new laboratories...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
Barrymore admits suicide thoughts
Entertainer Michael Barrymore says he considered ending his life after the death of a man at his home in 2001...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
Protest at Burberry London stores
Demonstrators over the closure of the Burberry factory in Rhondda take their campaign to its London shops...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
Gangs banned from dairy site
Groups gathering near a Berkshire dairy, the scene of disturbances across three nights this week, can be removed from the area by police...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
Man accused of woman murder bid
A 48-year-old man is remanded in custody accused of attempting to murder a woman during a burglary...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
Bogus workmen link to hit-and-run
Police say a trio being hunted after a 10-year-old was killed crossing the road may be bogus workmen...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
Georgia makes 'cleansing' protest
Georgia likens Russia's treatment of its citizens since the spying row to a "mild form of ethnic cleansing"...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
Canada in protest over rendition
Canada is to protest formally to the US over the case of a Canadian deported to Syria over alleged terror links...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
Cricket: Younis back as captain
Younis Khan is reinstated as Pakistan's captain two days after ruling himself out of contention for the role...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
'Powder keg' in S Africa - Tutu
Archbishop Desmond Tutu warns that poverty in South Africa could explode into social unrest...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
Les Mis takes long-running crown
Les Miserables is recognised as the longest running West End musical as it celebrates its 21st birthday...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
Henman to play Federer in Japan
Tim Henman will play Roger Federer in the final of the Japan Open after a 6-4 7-6 win over South Korea's Hyung-Taik Lee...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
F1: Ferrari in top position
Felipe Massa heads an all-Ferrari front row in qualifying at the Japanese Grand Prix, with Renault's Fernando Alonso only fifth fastest...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
Internet appeal to catch killers
Police use a video-sharing website to appeal for help in catching the gun killers of 15-year-old Jessie James...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
Straw words 'sparked veil attack'
A Muslim leader blames Jack Straw's comments about veils for an attack on a woman in Liverpool...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
Blunkett admits nearing breakdown
David Blunkett says he came close to a mental breakdown when an affair led to him resigning as home secretary...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
Bomber attacks 'model' Iraqi city
A suicide bomber kills 14 people in north Iraq as suggestions emerge of a major change in US thinking...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
Shots fired amid Korean tension
South Korean troops fire warning shots at North Korean soldiers amid tension over nuclear weapon testing plans...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
U.N. Council Presses North Korea to Drop Plans for Nuclear Test
The Security Council said a nuclear test by North Korea would endanger regional stability and provoke worldwide denunciation...
New York Times - October 7, 2006
Report of Plot to Attack Jews Prompts Terror Alert in Prague
The Czech news media have been feverishly speculating about the threat, which the interior minister called “unprecedented.”...
New York Times - October 7, 2006
‘We Will Not Recognize Israel,’ Palestinian Premier Affirms
Ismail Haniya insisted that Hamas would not recognize Israel despite the cutoff in Western aid that has strangled his government...
New York Times - October 7, 2006
Warner’s Iraq Remarks Surprise White House
The G.O.P. senator has created a delicate situation for the White House just one month before the election...
New York Times - October 7, 2006
U.S. Says It Has Deal With Other U.N. Members to Penalize Iran for Nuclear Drive
American diplomats conceded that there could still be difficult negotiations over what penalties to impose and their timing...
New York Times - October 7, 2006
British Official Criticizes Muslim Veil
The former foreign secretary, Jack Straw, incited a furious national debate when he criticized the Muslim practice of veiling women...
New York Times - October 7, 2006
Chemo makes brain 'work' harder
Chemotherapy produces long-term changes in the part of the brain dealing with memory, research suggests...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
Coursework change marks new era
BBC education correspondent Mike Baker on moves to reduce the amount of GCSE coursework...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
UKIP members set for conference
UK Independence Party members are gathering at Telford in Shropshire for their annual conference...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
Latvians vote in general election
Latvians head to the polls, but low turnout is expected amid a lack of issues and series of corruption scandals...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
Britons 'spend £97bn on holidays'
Britons are set to spend a total of £97.3bn on holidays this year, a survey by Axa Insurance suggests...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
US medic jailed over Iraq murder
US sailor is sentenced to 10 years in jail over his role in the murder of an Iraqi man, but will only serve one year...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
Success for anti-burglary scheme
A police initiative which saw burglary rates dip by 83% is set to be taken up by other forces in England and Wales...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
Thousands going to 'poor schools'
A top government adviser says about 80,000 children go to underperforming secondary schools each year...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
£1.8m grant for baldness therapy
A UK biotechnology firm is developing a robot to grow hair follicle cells for use in treating baldness...
BBC News - October 7, 2006
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