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Global News Archive for May 2005:
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Exiled General Back in Beirut, Promising a New Era
The return of Gen. Michel Aoun, a Maronite Christian who opposed Syria's dominance, closes the chapter on that country's control of Lebanon...
New York Times - May 7, 2005
U.N. Picks Director for Mideast Peace Effort
Secretary General Kofi Annan has named a veteran Peruvian diplomat as his special coordinator to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process...
New York Times - May 7, 2005
North Korea Warned
The United States said it had a "robust" ability to deter North Korea in the face of worries that the Koreans might be planning to test a nuclear weapon...
New York Times - May 7, 2005
Iraq to Complete Cabinet With Sunnis in Top Jobs
Also today, a bombing in Baghdad killed at least 22 people, including two people the Iraqi police identified as Americans...
New York Times - May 7, 2005
Double TV win for Little Britain
Award-winning BBC comedy Little Britain has scored a double success at this year's Rose d'Or TV festival...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
Trimble quits after poll defeat
David Trimble announces his resignation as Ulster Unionist leader the day after a disastrous election result...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
Scots mark anniversary of VE day
First Minister Jack McConnell joins a special event marking the 60th anniversary of war ending in Europe...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
English elect councils and mayors
Results have been declared in the mayoral, county council and unitary authority elections in England...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
Boxing: Calzaghe knocks out Veit
Joe Calzaghe retains his WBO super middleweight title with a sixth-round knockout of Mario Veit...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
Racing: Giacomo claims Derby
Giacomo becomes the longest-priced winner of the Kentucky Derby since 1913...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
Fresh call for end to Africa debt
African finance ministers close a three-day meeting with a call to cancel Africa's debt burden...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
Harry begins Sandhurst training
Prince Harry will start his army career when he joins the Sandhurst Military Academy in Surrey later...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
Bush denounces Soviet era
President Bush calls the Soviet domination of eastern Europe one of history's "greatest wrongs"...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
Prince to lay wreath for VE Day
The Prince of Wales is to lay a wreath at the Cenotaph in London to mark the 60th anniversary of VE Day...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
Blasts Rock Myanmar, Killing 11
Nearly simultaneous explosions tore through two crowded supermarkets and a convention center in Myanmar's capital on Saturday...
New York Times - May 7, 2005
New NI secretary pledges progress
The new NI secretary says combining his job with that of Welsh secretary will not cause diminished effort...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
Hundreds hand in unwanted airguns
Almost 500 airguns are handed in to police as part of a campaign to remove them from Scotland's streets...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
Two arrested after death of baby
Two people are interviewed by police after a 13-month-old boy from Swansea dies in hospital...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
Geldof planning second Live Aid
Singer and campaigner Bob Geldof plans to stage a Live Aid-style concert to coincide with July's G8 summit...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
Football: Claude is Chelsea hero
Claude Makelele's injury-time goal rounds off Chelsea's title celebrations...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
Priest suspended over spy claim
An aide to the late Pope John Paul is suspended by his order amid claims he helped Polish secret agents in the 1980s...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
Opposition leader lands in Beirut
Lebanese opposition leader and ex-prime minister Michel Aoun returns to his homeland after 14 years of exile...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
Two dead in Afghan net cafe blast
At least two people are killed by an explosion at an internet cafe in the Afghan capital, Kabul, police say...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
Trimble quits after election defeat
David Trimble announces his resignation as leader of the Ulster Unionists after losing his seat in the election...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
Pension protesters lobby Blunkett
David Blunkett promises he will not shirk from trying to ensure there is proper protection for pension schemes...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
Cabinet deal amid Iraqi violence
Thirteen Iraqis and four Westerners die in a suicide attack as Iraq's prime minister finalises his cabinet...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
Arrests after girl killed in park
Three men are arrested after a 16-year-old girl is killed in a gun and knife attack in a town park...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
Baltics 'should move on from war'
President Bush hopes the Baltic states can "move on" from the suffering of the Soviet occupation...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
Virtual cars rack up race miles
Formula One cars do not just rack up the miles on race day, lab versions do too...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
Forsyth honoured with bronze bust
A bronze bust of comic and TV host Bruce Forsyth is unveiled at the London Palladium...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
British woman awaits Dubai ruling
A British woman facing jail for having codeine in her system in Dubai is to be sentenced on Sunday...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
UUP considers election fall-out
The UUP is expected to meet to discuss the future of its leader, David Trimble, after a disastrous election...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
Explosions rock Burmese capital
Three explosions at shopping areas in the Burmese capital, Rangoon, reportedly kill two people and injure many...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
North Korea concern mounts
A summit in Japan calls on N Korea to rejoin talks amid growing concern it is about to stage a nuclear test...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
Exiled leader returns to Lebanon
Former Lebanese Prime Minister Michel Aoun is flying home, 14 years after being forced into exile by Syria...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
Bush marks WWII in bitter Baltics
President Bush lays a wreath in Latvia to mark 60 years since the end of World War II amid tension with Russia...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
Plane crashes in north Australia
A plane carrying 15 people crashes near a remote Aborigine township in northern Australia, rescuers say...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
Seventeen die in Baghdad attack
Thirteen Iraqis and four Westerners die in a suicide bomb attack on an armoured convoy in Baghdad...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
Blair finalising ministerial team
Tony Blair continues with his post-election reshuffle as Labour starts its third term...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
U.S. Tells U.N. That It Continues to Oppose Torture in Any Situation
The United States told the United Nations that despite the abuse of Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison, it continued to oppose torture...
New York Times - May 7, 2005
U.S. Warns North Korea Against Nuclear Test
The White House warned North Korea that conducting a nuclear test would be "a provocative act."...
New York Times - May 7, 2005
Bush, Celebrating Allies' Victory, Chafes Old Wounds
President Bush stepped into the middle of an escalating feud between Russia and the Baltic nations as he arrived in Latvia at the start of a five-day trip to Europe...
New York Times - May 7, 2005
Insurgents Kill 26 More Iraqis; Tentative Deal on Completing Cabinet Is Reported
More than 200 Iraqis have been killed in one of the most lethal stretches of violence since the invasion two years ago...
New York Times - May 7, 2005
Ex-C.I.A. Official Says Bolton Interfered
The former deputy director of the C.I.A. said John Bolton clashed with a top analyst over intelligence on Cuba's weapons program...
New York Times - May 7, 2005
Allies of Palestinian Leader Win Round of Local Votes
The ruling Fatah movement of Mahmoud Abbas emerged victorious from Thursday's local Palestinian elections, but the Islamic faction Hamas also made a strong showing...
New York Times - May 7, 2005
Image may be Mars Polar Lander
A re-examination of pictures taken from orbit may have located the crash site of Nasa's 1999 Mars Polar Lander...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
Cuba rocks to concert by US band
American band Audioslave is set to become the first US rock to play a free, open-air concert in Communist Cuba...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
Young blood 'aids ageing muscles'
Young blood could help revive tired ageing muscles, researchers suggest...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
Education agenda set on reform
The BBC's Mike Baker says the re-elected government shows no sign of slowing the pace of change...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
UUP leader loses Upper Bann seat
UUP leader David Trimble loses his seat as the DUP strengthens its position as the dominant unionist party...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
Bush set to meet Baltic leaders
President Bush visits Latvia amid regional tensions, as Europe prepares to mark 60 years since the end of WWII...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
Mothers defend Jackson in court
Two mothers whose sons shared a bed with Michael Jackson tell a court of their love and respect for the star...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
Officials charged over club fire
Five Argentine inspectors are accused of manslaughter over the night club fire that killed 200 in December...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
Polish PM's resignation rejected
Poland's president refuses to accept the resignation of Prime Minister Marek Belka, aimed at forcing early elections...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
NHS food 'needs Oliver treatment'
Hospital food, like school dinners, needs help from celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, doctors say...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
Workers set for pension protest
Around 1,000 protesters who lost their pensions are to stage a demonstration through Whitehall...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
UK team in third land speed bid
A British team is due to make its third attempt at the world land speed record for an electric car...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
Moussaoui sentence trial date set
The sentencing phase of the trial of the al-Qaeda plotter Zacarias Moussaoui will begin on 9 January next year...
BBC News - May 7, 2005
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