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Global News Archive for May 2008:
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Chinese Orchestra Performs for the Pope
The concert performed for Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday could signal the end to the tense relationship between the Vatican and the Chinese government...
New York Times - May 7, 2008
Murray slumps to defeat in Rome
Andy Murray loses 6-2 7-6 defeat against Stanislas Wawrinka in the second round of the Rome Masters...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
£2m Kent landmark sculpture designs revealed
Five designs for a £2m Ebbsfleet Landmark to be built on a hilltop in Kent are unveiled...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Eriksson 'in talks' with Benfica
Manchester City manager Sven-Goran Eriksson holds talks with Portuguese club Benfica, BBC Sport understands...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
UK interest rate 'set to be held'
UK interest rates are set to be held at 5%, most analysts predict, despite a flurry of downbeat economic data...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Clinton vows to continue campaign
Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton vows to fight on despite losing N Carolina and money problems...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
China torch team to scale Everest
Chinese climbers are to begin their ascent of Mount Everest with the Olympic flame, due to be broadcast on live TV...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Nepal king 'to meet top Maoist'
Nepal's Maoist leader says he believes the king is willing to meet him to discuss the monarchy's future...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Officer suspended for seven years
A member of the PSNI has been suspended on full pay for longer than seven years, the BBC reveals...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Princes attend forces' spectacle
Princes William and Harry joined crowds at an open-air event to raise money for injured servicemen and women...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Winehouse bailed over drug arrest
Singer Amy Winehouse is released on bail after being arrested in connection with alleged drug offences...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Nimrod inquest
Emotional scenes at the hearing on 14 men's deaths...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Man dies in cottage gas explosion
A man is killed and two others injured when two cottages collapse in a gas explosion in London...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Fears Burma storm toll could soar
Burma is urged to allow speedy access as the US warns Saturday's cyclone toll could top 100,000...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
The Lede: Myanmar Disaster Relief: How to Contribute
An alphabetical list of contact information and links for some agencies that plan to provide relief to the victims of the cyclone in Myanmar...
New York Times - May 7, 2008
British Court Reject Terrorist Label for Iranian Group
Britain's Court of Appeal on Wednesday affirmed a lower court ruling that an Iranian resistance group should not be listed as a terrorist organization...
New York Times - May 7, 2008
Man hopes for a permanent cure to his 15-month hiccup problem
A 23-year-old musician hopes keyhole surgery will permanently cure his 18-month hiccup problem...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Live - Murray v Wawrinka
British number one Andy Murray takes on Stanislas Wawrinka in the second round of the Rome Masters...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Maths teacher gap 'to worsen'
The shortage of qualified maths teachers in England seems set to worsen, a survey suggests...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
EU's sat-nav pioneer calls home
A demonstrator satellite for the European Galileo system begins transmitting navigation signals back to Earth...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
PlayStation 'will reclaim lead'
PlayStation 3 will help Sony reclaim its spot as the leading console maker, says the head of the firm's games division...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Gene secrets of 'world's strangest mammal' are revealed
The genetic blueprint of one of the world's strangest mammals is deciphered...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Pakistan girls' school burnt down
Militants in north-west Pakistan destroy a girls' school in the second attack of its kind since Sunday...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Mandelson attacks 10p tax policy
Former Cabinet Minister Peter Mandelson says the scrapping of the 10p tax rate was "a very big mistake"...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Plan to increase abortion sites
Government to consult over whether to relax abortion rules and allow terminations outside hospital in England...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Mass challenge over Zimbabwe poll
Half of Zimbabwe's parliamentary poll results are challenged as regional mediators arrive for talks...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Medvedev sworn in as Russian leader
Dmitry Medvedev is sworn in as president of Russia, placing civil and economic freedom as his top priority...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Gazza's family 'feel powerless'
The daughter of troubled ex-football star Paul Gascoigne says his family feel powerless to help him...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
900 jobs go in Goldfish closure
The Goldfish credit card business is planning to close its customer service centre in Cumbernauld...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Police watchdog probes rape case
The IPCC is to look at a South Wales Police investigation into claims a woman was raped by her stepfather...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Holiday parents deny drink binge
The NI couple whose children were taken into care while on holiday in Portugal say they were not drunk...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Zimbabwe killings
Wounds from Matabeleland masscre still show...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Trip and slip
Compo culture and 10 years of no-win no-fee cases...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Is it over?
Hillary Clinton has lost, says pollster John Zogby...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Masked man
How can CCTV spot suspects by their clothing logos?...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Jury hears 'suicide recordings'
The 'aircraft bomb plot' jury hears secret recordings of one man allegedly training another on making a suicide video...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
US police seen in kicking video
US police are investigating a video showing officers apparently kicking three suspects in Philadelphia...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
BA 'failed to foresee' T5 chaos
BA boss Willie Walsh says the airline failed to predict the chaos that hit Heathrow's Terminal 5 on its opening...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Winehouse arrested in drugs probe
Singer Amy Winehouse is arrested in connection with alleged drug offences...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Cannabis laws to be strengthened
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith says cannabis is to be reclassified as a class B drug - against experts' advice...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Aid arriving in cyclone-hit Burma
Foreign aid begins to arrive in cyclone-ravaged Burma, but complaints remain that full access to aid workers is being denied...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
RAF Nimrod's last moments heard
Families of 14 servicemen killed when their RAF Nimrod crashed in Afghanistan in 2006 hear a recording of its last moments...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Alexander stands firm in vote row
Wendy Alexander denies her position is untenable after her call for an early independence vote...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Chinese President in Japan for Friendlier Visit
The leaders of China and Japan pledged to make their nations partners instead of rivals as Chinese President Hu Jintao began a goodwill mission to Tokyo...
New York Times - May 7, 2008
Man City make approach to Scolari
Manchester City move to appoint Luiz Felipe Scolari as manager in place of Sven-Goran Eriksson, BBC Sport understands...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Ireland appoint Kidney as coach
Declan Kidney is appointed as Ireland rugby coach but will not take the role until after Ireland's summer tour...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Iron Man tops UK box office chart
Robert Downey Jr's Iron Man enters the UK and Ireland film chart at number one, taking £5.4 million...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Austrian police were 'gullible'
Austria's justice minister says police were too quick to believe Josef Fritzl when his daughter disappeared...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
India launches ballistic missile
India test-fires its longest-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile that can hit targets deep inside China...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Oil price 'may hit $200 a barrel'
The price of oil could soar to $200 a barrel in as little as six months, as strong demand continues, a report warns...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Prime Minister's Questions: LIVE
The key points as Gordon Brown takes prime minister's questions in the House of Commons...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
ROI drivers' £700k ticket tally
Motorists from the Republic of Ireland owe than £700,000 in unpaid parking tickets in NI, it has emerged...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Genocide suspect's assets frozen
A court in Kenya freezes the assets of Felicien Kabuga, the most wanted suspect from the Rwandan genocide...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
General strike paralyses Beirut
Protesters in the Lebanese capital set up barricades and burn tyres in support of a general strike for higher pay...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Landmark China-Japan deal agreed
China and Japan sign a historic accord agreeing a "new starting point" in relations with each other...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Landslip is 'worst in 100 years'
A landslip on Dorset's Jurassic coastline is described by police as the "worst seen for 100 years"...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Referendum move may breach rules
Wendy Alexander's suggestion of an early independence vote may fail because of parliament rules...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Top officer's retirement 'wrong'
A chief constable should not have been allowed to retire ahead of an inquiry into misconduct, say politicians...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Rowling wins court photo appeal
Harry Potter author JK Rowling wins a court appeal seeking to ban the publication of a picture of her son...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Beating gridlock
Could a plane-car hybrid be the future of transport?...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Medvedev becomes Russia's leader
Dmitry Medvedev pledges to extend Russia's civil and economic freedoms after being sworn in as president...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Benn denies flood plan 'chaos'
Hilary Benn rejects claims by a committee of MPs that Britain's flood preparations are still in a "chaotic state"...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Madeleine police chief quits post
The Portuguese police chief criticised for his handling of the Madeleine McCann case resigns, says the Ministry of Justice...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Row looming over cannabis grading
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is expected to reclassify cannabis as a Class B drug - against the advice of officials...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Burma authorises UN aid delivery
A UN relief plane receives permission from the Burmese military authorities to land in the cyclone-ravaged country...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
RAF Nimrod's last moments heard
Families of 14 servicemen killed when their RAF Nimrod crashed in Afghanistan in 2006 hear a recording of its last moments...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
World Briefing | the Americas: Guatemala: Hiatus in Foreign Adoptions Is Ordered
Guatemala has ordered a one-month hiatus in foreign adoptions, to investigate potential fraud...
New York Times - May 7, 2008
World Briefing | Europe: Georgia: U.S. Criticizes Russian Troop Movements
The Bush administration accused Russia of acting provocatively against Georgia by moving troops to the breakaway region of Abkhazia and shooting down a remotely piloted aerial vehicle...
New York Times - May 7, 2008
World Briefing | the Americas: Colombia: U.S. Accuses Russian of Arms Smuggling
Viktor Bout, described by the U.S. as one of the world?s most prolific arms traffickers, has been accused in New York of conspiring to smuggle missiles and rocket launchers to rebels in Colombia...
New York Times - May 7, 2008
World Briefing | Africa: Somalia: Food Prices Set Off Second Day of Unrest
Hundreds of young people in Mogadishu, Somalia?s capital, lobbed stones at shops and cars and set tires ablaze in a second day of violence over soaring food prices...
New York Times - May 7, 2008
World Briefing | Europe: Poland: Conditions Set for Planned U.S. Missile Shield
Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that Warsaw would block the United States? plan to base a missile shield in Poland unless Washington meets Polish demands, including helping to upgrade the country?s military...
New York Times - May 7, 2008
World Briefing | Africa: South Africa: Cabinet Appointment Requested
The governing African National Congress has asked South Africa?s president, Thabo Mbeki, to appoint the party?s deputy president, Kgalema Motlanthe, to serve in Parliament and in Mr. Mbeki?s cabinet...
New York Times - May 7, 2008
Congress Weighs Veterans? Adjustment Aid
A measure to be considered by the House would essentially underwrite a public university education for anyone who has served on active duty for at least three years...
New York Times - May 7, 2008
Attempted Killings Incite Violence in Iraq
Prompting the clashes were the attempted assassinations of two dignitaries that set off fighting between factions loyal to opposing Shiite clerics...
New York Times - May 7, 2008
I.O.C. Rules Will Limit Protests by Athletes
Athletes who compete in the Beijing Olympics will not be allowed to wave flags, make gestures or alter their external appearance to make a political statement...
New York Times - May 7, 2008
World Briefing | Middle East: Iran: What Does ?Exporting the Revolution? Mean?
A former president has come under attack by Tehran?s leading conservative newspaper for comments that appeared to suggest that Iran was supporting insurgents in other countries...
New York Times - May 7, 2008
Greek Islands, Overwhelmed by Refugees, Seek Help
Many immigrants use Greece as a transit point to other European countries and it has increasingly become a gateway for people fleeing conflict in countries like Iraq and Afghanistan...
New York Times - May 7, 2008
An Auction of New Chinese Art Leaves Disjointed Noses in Its Wake
The sale of some 200 works by some of China?s hottest names has stirred indignation among many of the artists and their dealers and some curators...
New York Times - May 7, 2008
Bright Lights and Big Money
A new cricket league is trying to spin off India?s colonial inheritance into a money-making symbol of a brash, emerging nation...
New York Times - May 7, 2008
European Commission Sues to Force Italy to Take Out the Garbage
The suit is aimed at pressing Italy to take action against a problem that has enraged locals, embarrassed national pride and influenced recent national elections...
New York Times - May 7, 2008
Hard Tasks Lie Ahead for Protégé in Russia
Dmitri A. Medvedev, Russia?s president-elect, is to take the oath of office on Wednesday and will face large policy challenges...
New York Times - May 7, 2008
Kagoshima Journal: Japan Fights Crowds of Crows
Blackouts are just one of the problems caused by an explosion in Japan?s population of crows, which seems to compete with humans for space in this crowded nation...
New York Times - May 7, 2008
Evacuation Ordered as Chilean Volcano Begins to Spew Ash
The volcano, which until now was considered inactive, began erupting on Friday and has covered a 60-square-mile-area with more than 15 inches of ash...
New York Times - May 7, 2008
New spectrum to improve health
Ofcom considers how the airwaves will help improve health and transport in the future...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Theme parks lift Disney profits
Disney profits rise 22% as its theme parks and movies prove popular despite fears about consumer spending...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Treatment 'slashes baby HIV risk'
Effective action almost eradicates the risk that a pregnant woman with HIV will pass it to her child, research concludes...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
China-Japan leaders hold talks
Chinese President Hu Jintao holds talks with Japanese PM Yasuo Fukuda on the first full day of his state visit...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Medvedev to become Russian leader
Russian President Vladimir Putin is to hand over power to his protege, Dmitriy Medvedev who won elections in March...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Man cautioned over web fight
A man is cautioned after footage is posted on the internet showing two young boys being forced to fight each other...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Man behind 21
Student turned software ace who took on casinos...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
10 years on
Does the euro have anything to celebrate?...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Finding marbles
Athens' new museum takes on Elgin Marbles battle...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Third of staff 'hungover at desk'
One in three employees admitted they have been to work with a hangover, a study suggests...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Probe held into armed siege death
An investigation is carried out after a gunman is killed in a shoot-out with police in south-west London...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
BAE wants review of SFO inquiry
BAE is urging the Serious Fraud Office to review its dropped inquiry into the company's £43bn Saudi Arabia arms deal...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Spears given more access to sons
A Los Angeles judge grants Britney Spears greater access to her two sons in a custody hearing...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
N Carolina poll win boosts Obama
Barack Obama scores a clear win in North Carolina, as Hillary Clinton claims a slim victory in Indiana's Democratic primary...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Burma victims 'need aid quickly'
Aid agencies call for speedy access to survivors as the scale of the disaster in cyclone-hit Burma becomes clear...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
Cannabis 'must stay class C drug'
Government advisers are to say that cannabis should remain class C, but ministers are expected to ignore them...
BBC News - May 7, 2008
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