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Global News Archive for March 2006:
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Annan Proposes Streamlining U.N.'s Often Chaotic Procedures
The secretary general proposed changes that would professionalize recruitment and training and outsource costly services...
New York Times - March 7, 2006
Shiites May Block Start of Iraq's Parliament on Sunday
The main Shiite political bloc is incensed at demands that their prime ministerial nominee back down...
New York Times - March 7, 2006
White House Issues Warning on Iran's Nuclear Ambitions
The international community will "impose meaningful consequences" if Iran won't back down, Dick Cheney said today...
New York Times - March 7, 2006
Blogging book competition hots up
A prostitute's diary and a guide to UK cafes are vying for the first literary award for bloggers turned bookwriters...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Jodi killer given leave to appeal
The teenage killer of schoolgirl Jodi Jones is granted leave to appeal his murder conviction, says his solicitor...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Football: Rangers edged out
Villarreal knock brave Rangers out the Champions League on the away-goals rule...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
US, Russia reject Iran compromise
The US and Russia rule out an Iranian compromise deal to allow Tehran to enrich uranium...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Moussaoui 'hid 9/11 plot details'
Prosecutors at Zacarias Moussaoui's sentencing trial say he deliberately hid details of the 9/11 plot...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Queen hails UK-Brazil friendship
The Queen describes the UK and Brazil as "good friends and allies" at a banquet to welcome the Brazilian president...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Google 'planning total storage'
Web giant Google plans a massive online storage facility to encompass all users' files, it is reported...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Barca send Chelsea crashing out
Chelsea are unable to overturn a 2-1 first-leg deficit and go out of the Champions League in Barcelona...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Drugs charges for Pete Doherty
Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty is charged with seven counts of drugs
possession, say police...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Arrests due over cartoon protests
Arrests will be made "in the near future" over the Muhammad cartoon protests in London, say police...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
NHS boss 'not being forced out'
The government denies forcing out the head of the NHS in England because of the service's cash crisis...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Shiites Try to Block Start of Parliament on Sunday
The struggle to get the country's sclerotic political process inching forward ran into a new complication today...
New York Times - March 7, 2006
Under Shadow of Sharon, Israeli Election Campaign Begins
The campaign features the kind of negative and niche-oriented advertising deplored in all the democracies that practice it...
New York Times - March 7, 2006
American Missing From Tape of Hostages in Iraq
Three Western peace advocates abducted in November in Iraq were shown in a videotape today, but a fourth man who was kidnapped with them did not appear...
New York Times - March 7, 2006
Aid Group Takes Out Insurance on Drought in Ethiopia
The World Food Program has taken out an insurance policy that will pay it should Ethiopia's fickle rains fail this year...
New York Times - March 7, 2006
Bombings in India Raise Fear of Sectarian Violence
A series of apparently coordinated bombs went off in the ancient Hindu holy city of Benares in eastern India this evening...
New York Times - March 7, 2006
Unions praise pay strike response
Unions claim "solid" support for a strike by lecturers but employers say it has had minimal impact...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Danielle report details failings
The murder of Danielle Reid might have been avoided if services had been better co-ordinated, a report says...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Two arrested over widow's murder
Detectives investigating the murder of 90-year-old widow Elsie Hughes near Wrexham have arrested two men...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Iran demands nuclear compensation
Iran calls for compensation for suspending past nuclear activities as the UN nuclear watchdog mulls next steps...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
WWI veteran dies aged 107
The death is announced of a woman who was born in 1898 and served in the Royal Flying Corps in World War I...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Raid as UDA 'planned crime end'
Loyalists arrested during a bar raid were meeting to announce an end to UDA crime, a court hears...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
African star Ali Farka Toure dies
One of Africa's best known musicians, Ali Farka Toure, dies in his home country, Mali, after a battle with cancer...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Moussaoui jury to hear FBI expert
A second day of hearings is beginning in the sentencing trial of Zacarias Moussaoui for his role in the 9/11 attacks...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
EU keen on defence research fund
Defence ministers want more work done on a common EU fund for research on military technology...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
UK 'is not close to Afghan exit'
Britain is not close to an exit strategy in Afghanistan, Armed Forces Minister Adam Ingram tells MPs...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Clarke defends immigration plan
Charles Clarke defends plans for a points-based immigration system for non-EU citizens who want to move to the UK...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Chelsea & Barca told to play fair
Uefa warns Chelsea and Barcelona that their behaviour will be closely watched during Tuesday's game...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Agency staff held over £53m raid
Two agency staff working for Securitas were among the 10 people arrested and then bailed over the £53m depot raid...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Top US official denies 'torture'
The US attorney general defends the treatment of terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay against international criticism...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
NHS boss to go amid cash crisis
NHS chief executive Sir Nigel Crisp is standing down at the end of the month amid concern at budget overspends...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Indian temple city hit by blasts
At least 15 people die after suspected bomb blasts in the Indian city of Varanasi - the religious capital of Hinduism...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Met suicide bomb policy 'limited'
The Met police's "shoot to kill" policy did not anticipate events that led to the death of a man, a top officer says...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Oscars TV viewing figures crash
The US audience for the 78th Academy Awards, hosted by Jon Stewart, fell by eight per cent, ratings show...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Tougher hacking laws get support
Both the Tories and Lib Dems back government measures to increase penalties for UK computer hackers...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Two arrested over widow's murder
Police investigating the murder of 90-year-old Elsie Hughes last September arrest two men...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
New warnings for store card users
Store cards that charge interest at 25% or more will have to carry warnings, the Competition Commission says...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Clarke vows to continue ID battle
Home Secretary Charles Clarke says he will try to overturn a Lords defeat to his identity card plans...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
NHS boss to stand down
NHS chief executive Sir Nigel Crisp is standing down amid concern at budget overspends...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
China calls on Iran to co-operate
China urges Iran to co-operate as the UN's nuclear watchdog meets to discuss Tehran's nuclear programme...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Rivals trade blame over militants
Afghanistan rejects criticism from Pakistan that its intelligence on Taleban and al-Qaeda militants is old...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Climbers die despite rescue bid
Three English climbers die on a Spanish mountain in freezing temperatures, despite a rescue attempt...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Loyalist's bail decision deferred
A judge defers a decision on whether to revoke the bail of prominent Belfast loyalist Ihab Shoukri...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Danielle murder report published
An official report into the murder of Danielle Reid says her vulnerability went unrecognised by social services...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Uganda's Besigye cleared of rape
Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye is found not guilty of rape, but still faces other charges...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Rallies keep pressure on Thai PM
Protesters in Thailand say they will rally against PM Thaksin Shinawatra every night until he resigns...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
French protest at youth job plan
French unions say half a million people will march against a controversial youth employment plan...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
WW1 aircraftswoman dies
The death is announced of a woman who was born in 1898 and served in the Royal Flying Corps in World War 1...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Injured Radcliffe will miss Games
Paula Radcliffe pulls out of the Commonwealth Games because of a foot injury...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
New Kember tape aired on Arab TV
A video of British hostage Norman Kember and two other peace activists is broadcast on al-Jazeera...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Immigration point system outlined
A points-based immigration system for non-EU citizens who want to move to the UK is unveiled...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
£5,000 reward to get child rapist
A supermarket offers a reward after an 11-year-old girl shopping with her mother is raped in the store's toilets...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
EU vets debate veal calf exports
EU veterinary experts will meet to decide whether to allow British farmers to resume live exports of veal calves...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Woman loses frozen embryos fight
An infertile woman cannot use her frozen embryos to have a baby, the European Court of Human Rights rules...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Russia and West Split on Iran Nuclear Issue
Moscow's proposal to allow Iran to make small quantities of nuclear fuel seems intended to shield Iran from the U.N. Security Council...
New York Times - March 7, 2006
Germans Set to Investigate Help to U.S. in Iraq Invasion
A German opposition party said it would vote for an investigation into allegations that the German intelligence service provided help to the U.S. during the invasion of Iraq...
New York Times - March 7, 2006
Hamas Legislators Strip Palestinian President of Wider Powers
Lawmakers from Hamas voted to nullify all actions taken last month in the final session of the previous legislature...
New York Times - March 7, 2006
Russian Panel Backs Pipeline Near Baikal
A Russian regulatory panel made the ruling over objections from scientists and environmental groups...
New York Times - March 7, 2006
11 Including an Iraqi General Are Killed in Baghdad Attacks; Army Says a G.I. Died Sunday
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 7, 2006
U.S. Is Seeking Better Balance in Iraqi Police
As the threat of full-scale sectarian strife looms, the U.S. is scrambling to weed out religious partisans from the Iraqi forces...
New York Times - March 7, 2006
Early sign of artery damage found
Artery damage could be identified early by obesity levels, a study suggests...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Brain scans explain maths disability
Scientists say they have isolated the area of the brain linked to the maths learning disability dyscalculia...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Stopping the next extinction wave
A new study identities 20 regions in the world which may become extinction 'hot-spots' in the near future...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Lecturers to stage one-day strike
Thousands of university lecturers will take part in a one-day walkout on Tuesday, union leaders have said...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
DeLay faces midterm primaries
Embattled Republican Tom DeLay faces US voters, as primaries for the 2006 midterm polls begin in Texas...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Pakistan points finger at Afghans
Pakistan says Afghanistan should prevent militants crossing into North Waziristan, scene of recent clashes...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Brazil leader begins London visit
Brazil's president starts a visit to London, with the mistaken shooting of a Brazilian last year likely to be discussed...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Ill Thorpe pulls out of Games
Illness forces Australian swimming star Ian Thorpe to postpone his return to international competition...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
EU to consider DRC peacekeeping
European defence ministers will discuss sending peacekeeping troops to DR Congo during its elections...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Call for Moussaoui death penalty
Prosecutors in the sentencing trial of Zacarias Moussaoui seek the death penalty for his role in the 9/11 attacks...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Frozen embryo case decision due
A European court is to decide if a woman left infertile after having cancer can use her frozen embryos to have IVF...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Son's rescue bid ends in tragedy
Three British climbers in the Sierra Nevada mountains in southern Spain die despite a rescue bid...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Lecturers in one-day pay strike
Thousands of lecturers are to walk out over pay, angered by employers' claims about their earnings...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Chip and Pin 'cuts fraud by 13%'
The chip and Pin system has cut plastic card fraud by 13% in the last year says APACS...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Ensure consent for sex, men told
A government campaign is to warn men they could be guilty of rape if they fail to ensure a woman's consent for sex...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
Immigration point system outlined
Ministers are to give more details of their plans for a new points system that will be used to manage immigration...
BBC News - March 7, 2006
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