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Global News Archive for May 2007:
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Olmert Survives Three No-Confidence Motions
At least 16 members of Ehud Olmert?s governing coalition voted against the Israeli prime minister, abstained or were absent...
New York Times - May 7, 2007
World Bank Panel Finds Wolfowitz at Fault; Aide Resigns
Bank officials said that the special committee was still working on a punishment recommendation...
New York Times - May 7, 2007
Doctors' 'dilemma' over NHS care
Doctors want regulators to indicate if they should help patients circumvent NHS shortcomings...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
Arts students 'less keen on work'
Arts students are less likely to have made plans for after university and expect less well-paid jobs...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
DUP assembly member Dawson dies
Tributes are paid to DUP East Antrim assembly member George Dawson, who has died following a short illness...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
Prince to attend Holyrood Kirking
The traditional Kirking of the Scottish Parliament is set to take place as talks continue over the running of Holyrood...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
Kansas tornado death toll rises
Two more bodies are found in a town in Kansas devastated by a tornado, as clean-up efforts get under way...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
UN appeal for Johnston's release
United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour, calls for the release of the BBC's Alan Johnston...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
Football: Spurs beat Charlton
Charlton are relegated from the Premiership as Dimitar Berbatov and Jermain Defoe score to give Spurs the win...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
Black aide takes stand in trial
The man who helped Lord Black build his media empire appears as chief prosecution witness at his trial...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
Amnesty accuses Sudan over arms
Amnesty International backs UN claims that Sudan is violating a UN arms embargo on Darfur...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
Devolution returns to NI
Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness are to take their pledge of office as devolution returns to Northern Ireland...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
2 Car Bombings in Iraq Kill 25
Two car bombs exploded near a police checkpoint just north of Ramadi today, an Iraqi official said...
New York Times - May 7, 2007
After Sarkozy Win, France Looks to Parliament Vote
The June election for parliament will determine how much elbow room Nicolas Sarkozy has to enact his ambitious economic reforms...
New York Times - May 7, 2007
Twinning plan to stop race divide
Schools with a white intake are told to twin with ethnically-diverse schools to improve community links...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
Agency to monitor farming water
An environment agency predicts climate change could leave some farmers dependent upon irrigation to water crops...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
US state starts tornado clean-up
Efforts begin to clean up a town in Kansas devastated by a tornado, as residents are allowed back in...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
Turkish MPs tackle president vote
Turkish MPs meet to discuss whether to elect the president by popular vote, amid a row over secularism...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
Ferguson has three summer targets
Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson wants the Premiership champions to make three new signings in the close season...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
Iraq death soldier named by MoD
A British soldier who died from injuries sustained in Iraq last week is named by the Ministry of Defence...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
Ex-Speaker Lord Weatherill dies
The former Speaker of the House of Commons, Lord Weatherill, dies at the age of 86...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
SNP power share talks 'positive'
The SNP holds coalition talks with the Greens, as it looks more likely to rule Scotland in minority government...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
France looks to new Sarkozy era
France's new President-elect, Nicolas Sarkozy, prepares for office after being elected promising radical change...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
Stag party group die in M25 crash
Five of the people who died in one of the worst crashes on the M25 for 20 years were returning from a stag party...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
Queen meets Bush on US tour
The Queen receives a 21-gun salute as she meets President George W Bush on the final leg of her US visit...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
Mother pleads 'Let our daughter go'
The mother of missing Madeleine McCann appeals to whoever is holding the three-year-old not to hurt her...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
As Pope Heads to Brazil, a Rival Theology Persists
Liberation theology, which the pope once called ?a fundamental threat,? retains its appeal in Latin America...
New York Times - May 7, 2007
Man in the News: Sarkozy Wins the Chance to Prove His Critics Wrong
Nicolas Sarkozy, who defeated Ségolène Royal for the French presidency, is one of the most polarizing figures to move into Élysée Palace in the postwar era...
New York Times - May 7, 2007
Stars out for Shrek film premiere
A star-studded guest list is out in force for the LA premiere of Shrek the Third...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
IPTV for deaf people takes off
A new web-based television service for sign language users is launched in the UK...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
S Pacific to stop bottom-trawling
A quarter of the world's oceans will be protected from bottom-trawling, South Pacific nations agree...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
RBS bank offer 'snubbed' by ABN
ABN Amro snubs an offer for its US unit from the Royal Bank of Scotland, part of a $96.4bn bid for the bank...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
Falconer backs teachers' rights
The Lord Chancellor tells head teachers they should have better protection against false accusations...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
Man arrested over body find
A man is arrested after a 25-year-old woman's body was found at a house in Clydebank...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
Power talks start over assembly
Discussions begin on who will form the Welsh Assembly Government after the election left no party in a position to rule alone...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
Gas pipe explosion 'suspicious'
A gas pipe explosion which led to 50 houses being evacuated in County Antrim was deliberate, police say...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
Ramadi hit by twin bomb attacks
Two suicide bombers kill at least 24 people near the town of Ramadi, north of Baghdad, Iraqi police say...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
Ex-Bangladesh PM arrives in Dhaka
The former Bangladeshi Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, returns to Dhaka after efforts to force her into exile fail...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
Italy row over high office bill
A row brews in Italy over a parliamentary bill to stop rich business men standing for high office...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
SA opposition 'not too white'
The newly elected leader of South Africa's main opposition party denies the party is too white and middle class...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
China warns of population growth
China's top family planning body warns of a 'population rebound' as couples flout the strict one child policy...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
Doherty held after drugs search
Rock star Pete Doherty is arrested in west London on suspicion of possession of a Class A drug...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
Glazers aided title push - Gill
Man Utd chief executive David Gill says the Glazer family's takeover helped the club to win a ninth Premiership crown...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
Queen to meet Bush on US visit
The Queen will meet President Bush on the final leg of her state visit to the east coast of the US...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
Reid exit 'allows huge changes'
John Reid's Cabinet exit is a sign of change to come once Tony Blair goes, Labour chairwoman Hazel Blears says...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
SNP could go it alone at Holyrood
Alex Salmond hints his party could form a minority Scottish government but stresses he would prefer a coalition...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
Tributes paid to shot policeman
A police officer shot dead in Shrewsbury had been awarded five commendations for bravery and professionalism...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
'No survivors' in Cameroon crash
Airline officials see no chance of finding survivors in the wreck of a jet that crashed in Cameroon, reports say...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
Six people killed in M25 accident
Six people die in an accident involving a lorry and a recovery vehicle on the M25 motorway in Surrey...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
Search continues for missing girl
Portuguese police widen their search for a three-year-old British girl thought to have been abducted...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
Afghan Media Face Threat of Controls
Afghanistan?s government has tried to impose more controls over the news media, human rights officials said...
New York Times - May 7, 2007
Bombings Kill 8 U.S. Soldiers and 30 Iraqis
A series of particularly deadly attacks across Iraq on Sunday took the lives of more than 50 Iraqis, as well as eight soldiers and a journalist...
New York Times - May 7, 2007
As Pope Heads to Brazil, Rival Theology Persists
Liberation theology, which Pope Benedict XVI once called ?a fundamental threat to the faith of the church,? persists as an active, even defiant force in Latin America...
New York Times - May 7, 2007
Turkish Candidate Withdraws, as Voting Stalls
Abdullah Gul?s candidacy had sharply divided Turkish society and reshaped the political landscape...
New York Times - May 7, 2007
Sarkozy, Elected in France, Vows Break With Past
Nicolas Sarkozy earned a decisive victory on Sunday over Ségolène Royal, keeping the right in power for another five years. Turnout was 84 percent of France?s registered voters...
New York Times - May 7, 2007
Scots vote may face challenges
Two separate challenges to the results of the Scottish Parliament are being considered, it emerges...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
Skydiver dies during air display
A skydiver plunges to his death while taking part in a display as crowds of spectators look on...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
S Korea and EU begin trade talks
South Korea and the European Union begin talks that could expand their $80bn trade exchange...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
BBC man missing for eight weeks
The BBC's Alan Johnston, kidnapped in Gaza, has been missing for eight weeks with no word on his whereabouts...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
Search resumes for missing girl
Portuguese police are set to resume their hunt for a three-year-old British girl believed to have been abducted...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
Six killed in M25 lorry accident
Six people die and several others are injured in an accident on the M25 motorway in Surrey...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
Brown 'a certainty' as Reid to quit
Gordon Brown looks set to be "crowned" next Labour leader as the countdown to Tony Blair's departure continues...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
Mass highlights migrants' plight
Thousands are set to join a church service and rally to highlight the exploitation of migrant workers...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
Victorious Sarkozy pledges unity
French conservative Nicolas Sarkozy calls for unity and promises change after winning the presidential election...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
Murdered Pc's family 'devastated'
Relatives of a policemen shot dead by a gunman thought to have then killed himself are said to be "devastated"...
BBC News - May 7, 2007
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