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Global News Archive for August 2007:
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Georgia Accuses Russia of Firing Missile
Georgian officials said that Russia violated Georgia?s air space by firing a guided missile, which did not detonate...
New York Times - August 7, 2007
?Strong Probability? Disease Outbreak Originated in Labs
Viruses that escaped from two veterinary laboratories may have led to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Britain, a government report said...
New York Times - August 7, 2007
Ancient microbes 'revived' in lab
Microbes locked in Antarctic ice for as much as eight million years have been "resuscitated" in a laboratory...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
McEwan faces newcomers for Booker
Former Man Booker Prize winner Ian McEwan is one of 13 writers to make the longlist for this year's award...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Heart surgeons reveal death rates
Over 200 individual heart surgeons have released their survival rates on a public website...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Fire wrecks row of homes in road
At least 10 houses are gutted and all of a street's residents evacuated as a workshop fire spreads along a road...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Two killed in motorway accident
Two people die in a crash which closes both carriageways of the M6 in Cumbria...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Police in bomb operation attacked
About 400lbs of explosives are found after a search in County Armagh, during which police are attacked...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Iraq vows to oust Kurdish rebels
Turkey and Iraq agree to "expend all efforts" to end the presence of the separatist PKK in northern Iraq...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Navy divers join US bridge effort
Elite teams of US Navy and FBI divers join the search for victims of last week's bridge collapse in Minneapolis...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Football: Rangers beat Zeta
Rangers ease into the third qualifying round of the Champions League thanks to DaMarcus Beasley's goal against Zeta...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Russian hostages freed in Nigeria
Six Russians kidnapped more than two months ago from an aluminium firm in southern Nigeria are freed...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Stolen Picassos found in Paris
French police recover three valuable Picasso works stolen from his granddaughter's apartment in Paris...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Murray eases to win on comeback
Andy Murray defeats Robby Ginepri in the first round of the Montreal Masters - his first match since May...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Diabetes problems 'vitamin link'
A simple vitamin deficiency may be the cause of many of the side effects of diabetes, a study suggests...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Man held after missing girl found
A man is arrested after a missing 13-year-old girl is found safe and well in Northern Ireland...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
S Asia victims face health crisis
Millions of people affected by flooding in South Asia face a health crisis unless they get urgent aid, the UN warns...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Prints reveal immigration cheats
Some 6,000 potential immigration cheats have been caught out by the move to fingerprint UK visa applicants...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Outbreak source 'linked to lab'
There is a "strong probability" a research site is the source of the foot-and-mouth outbreak, inspectors say...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Climate Change Endangers India, U.N. Says
Climate change could destroy vast swaths of farmland in this country, a U.N. official warned today...
New York Times - August 7, 2007
Rights Groups See No Improvement in China
Human rights groups today accused China of failing to live up to promises to improve its record on civil liberties...
New York Times - August 7, 2007
Georgia Says Russia Fired Missile
Officials of the Republic of Georgia accused Russia today of dropping a guided missile, which did not detonate...
New York Times - August 7, 2007
Britain Finds Outbreak in 2nd Herd
Foot-and-mouth disease was found in cattle on a second farm in southern England, officials said today...
New York Times - August 7, 2007
To Punish Thai Police, a Hello Kitty Armband
A Bangkok police chief has begun punishing wayward police officers by forcing them to wear a pink insignia...
New York Times - August 7, 2007
Israel Removes Settlers in West Bank
Some 15 people were hurt in the operation today by Israeli riot police to remove Jewish settlers from houses they had been illegally occupying in Hebron...
New York Times - August 7, 2007
Britain Asks for Release of 5 Detainees From Guantánamo
The request, a major policy reversal for Britain, is likely to be welcomed by the Bush administration, which has been working to reduce the number of detainees...
New York Times - August 7, 2007
Digital art aids health checkups
Doctors turn to graphic artists to help patients better understand their illness and treatment...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Lily Allen's US work visa revoked
Pop singer Lily Allen has her US work visa cancelled after being detained for five hours at Los Angeles Airport...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Fire wrecks dozen homes in street
At least 12 houses are gutted and dozens of residents evacuated as a workshop fire spreads into a street...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Scots livestock move ban relaxed
Restrictions on the movement of animals due to the foot-and-mouth outbreak are to be relaxed in Scotland...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Three centre escapees captured
Police recapture three of the 14 convicted criminals who escaped from an immigration centre...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Musharraf signals re-election bid
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf reiterates his determination to remain army chief and president...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Iraq power system 'near collapse'
The pressures on the electricity and water systems in Iraq are worse than ever this summer, officials say...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Georgia condemns Russian 'raid'
Georgia's president accuses Russia of firing a missile on a Georgian village, although Russia denies the claim...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Colombia 'drug lord' held in Brazil
Brazilian police arrest a man said to be one of Colombia's most wanted drug traffickers in a major drugs sweep...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Missing 's' means results stress
A missing letter in a web address causes problems for frustrated pupils seeking Scottish exam results...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
McEwan up for Booker prize again
Man Booker Prize winner Ian McEwan is one of 13 writers to make the longlist for this year's award...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Fresh moves to free Utah miners
Rescuers in the US state of Utah bring in more drilling gear as first attempts to free six trapped miners fail...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Boy 'killed for rejecting gangs'
The mother of schoolboy Jessie James tells an inquest her son was killed because he refused to join a gang...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
County tap water 'safe to drink'
Tap water in the flood-hit county of Gloucestershire is safe to drink, it is announced...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Interpreters 'abandoned' in Iraq
The government is accused of refusing asylum to Iraqis who face death for helping British forces...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
US concerns over Guantanamo men
The US seeks guarantees five UK residents in Guantanamo Bay will not pose a security threat if released...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
S Asia millions face flood hunger
Millions affected by flooding in South Asia face a lack of food and water and a rising threat of disease...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Parents confident Madeleine alive
The parents of missing Madeleine McCann say they believe she is alive, despite speculation over her fate...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Tests Confirm Foot-and-Mouth Disease in 2nd British Herd
Tests on cattle culled in southern England confirmed a second foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, Environment Secretary Hilary Benn said...
New York Times - August 7, 2007
Georgia Says Russia Dropped Missile
Russia denied Georgia?s claim that two Russian fighter jets violated Georgian airspace and fired a missile that did not explode...
New York Times - August 7, 2007
Britain Seeks Release of 5 Detainees
The request suggests new Prime Minister Gordon Brown will take a harder line on the issue than his predecessor...
New York Times - August 7, 2007
Team finds largest exoplanet yet
An international team of astronomers has discovered the largest known planet orbiting another star...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Doherty 'faces jail' over drugs
Singer Pete Doherty is warned in court that he could be facing a jail term over recent drugs offences...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Video games need 'realism boost'
Characters and worlds created for video games must be made more believable, says an industry expert...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Baby milk ads 'should be banned'
A coalition of charities demands baby milk, like tobacco, be subject to a total advertising ban...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Academy special schools requested
Autistic children should have equal access to schools with academy status, says an autism campaigner...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Rain dampens retail sales
The weather hit retail sales last month, figures show, with monthly growth at its lowest level for eight months...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Donor condemns Cameron leadership
Tory donor Sir Tom Cowie withdraws his financial support for the party, calling David Cameron "arrogant"...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
'Pride restored in 999' says chief
The Welsh ambulance chief says pride and credibility has been restored in the crisis-hit service he faced a year ago...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
South Asia flood death toll rises
The death toll from South Asia's floods rises to more than 360, as aid workers battle to help the stranded...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Multi-vehicle crash in M25 tunnel
The M25 reopens following a pile-up involving four lorries in a tunnel in north-east London...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Aer Lingus move brings jobs boost
Aer Lingus is to create more than 100 jobs with the launch of new flights from Belfast International Airport...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Israel army ousts Hebron settlers
Israeli forces forcibly remove dozens of Jewish settlers from two houses in the West Bank town of Hebron...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Mexican leads Fortune rich list
Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim is ranked by Fortune magazine as the world's richest person, beating Bill Gates...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Violence breaks out in East Timor
Youths throw rocks and set fire to buildings in East Timor, a day after Xanana Gusmao was named PM...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Athletics: Ohuruogu called up
Christine Ohuruogu and Mark Lewis-Francis make the final cut for the GB squad at this month's World Championships...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Nigeria blocks huge clinic deal
Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua orders suspension of a multi-million dollar contract awarded by his predecessor...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
NHS phone firm scraps price hike
Hospital phone operator Patientline has scrapped an increase in the price of making bedside calls...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Lily Allen's US work visa taken
Pop singer Lily Allen has her US work visa cancelled after being detained at Los Angeles airport...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Girl trapped under sand saved
Fire and lifeboat crews save an 11-year-old girl trapped beneath sand on a beach as the tide came in...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Race to free trapped Utah miners
Rescuers in the US state of Utah bring in more drilling gear as first attempts to free six miners trapped since Monday fail...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
UK soldier dies in Iraq shooting
A British soldier has died after being shot in Basra, southern Iraq, the Ministry of Defence says...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Primary tests results improving
Primary school test results in England have shown a slight improvement in English, maths and science...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
UK seeks release of Guantanamo men
The UK government requests the release of five British residents from US custody at Guantanamo Bay...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Camelot gets nod for UK lottery
Camelot is chosen as the preferred bidder for the new 10-year licence to run the UK's National Lottery...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Second disease outbreak confirmed
A second case of foot-and-mouth has been confirmed at a farm in Surrey, where up to 100 cows were culled...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Kai Siegbahn, Swedish Physicist, Dies at 89
Dr. Siegbahn?s work in developing a novel technique using electrons to test the composition and purity of materials received a Nobel Prize in 1981...
New York Times - August 7, 2007
Raul Hilberg, 81, Historian Who Wrote of the Holocaust as a Bureaucracy, Dies
A Jewish émigré from Nazi-occupied Vienna, Raul Hilberg helped begin the field of Holocaust studies with his long, detailed 1961 study of the massacre of European Jews...
New York Times - August 7, 2007
World Briefing | Asia: China: Snow Leopard Pelts Seized
The police have seized 104 furs of rare animals, including the largest haul of skins from the endangered snow leopard since the authorities began keeping records in 1949...
New York Times - August 7, 2007
World Briefing | Africa: Zimbabwe: 7,660 Arrests in Price Campaign
Police officials said they had arrested 7,660 business owners and managers since June 26 on charges of violating government orders to slash the prices of goods...
New York Times - August 7, 2007
Arts, Briefly: Farrow Offers to Take Sudan Prisoner?s Place
The actress Mia Farrow, above left, has told the president of Sudan that she is willing to take the place of Suleiman Jamous, above right, the ailing humanitarian coordinator for the rebel group Sudan Liberation Army who has been virtually imprisoned for more than 13 months...
New York Times - August 7, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Heat Waves Are Getting Longer
Researchers studying western European temperature records have found that the length of heat waves there has doubled since 1880...
New York Times - August 7, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Britain: 2nd Herd Suspected of Having Foot-and-Mouth Disease
The authorities confirmed suspicions of a second outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in another herd of cattle near Guildford, Surrey...
New York Times - August 7, 2007
Extradition Ordered for Three Accused in Airport Bomb Plot
A ruling by a judge in Trinidad brings three men one step closer to Brooklyn and the charges that they conspired to attack Kennedy International Airport...
New York Times - August 7, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Russia: Ex-Yukos Official Sentenced to Life in Murders
A Moscow court sentenced Aleksei Pichugin, the former security chief of Yukos Oil, to life in prison as it upheld his conviction for involvement in at least three murders and four attempted murders...
New York Times - August 7, 2007
World Briefing | Asia: East Timor: Gusmão to Be New Premier
The independence hero Xanana Gusmão was chosen to be the new prime minister, setting off new violence in the capital, Dili, a year after bloody street battles led to the collapse of the government...
New York Times - August 7, 2007
Jews in Argentina Wary of Nation?s Ties to Chávez
The growing link between Argentina and Venezuela is making the largest group of Jews in Latin America increasingly nervous and could prove a thorny issue in October elections...
New York Times - August 7, 2007
U.N. Worker Is Accused of Falsifying Visa Letters
A man working at the United Nations allegedly created fake documents to allow several Uzbek citizens to illegally obtain visas to enter the United States...
New York Times - August 7, 2007
Lebanon Opposition Wins Key Seat
The official results proved a strategic blow to the ruling coalition, which has been locked in a nine-month political standoff with the opposition...
New York Times - August 7, 2007
China Praises Its Progress Toward Olympics
Beijing officials gave an upbeat progress report, even as critics warn that China may fall short on commitments on the environment, human rights and press freedom...
New York Times - August 7, 2007
Baron Elie de Rothschild Is Dead at 90
Baron Elie oversaw the restoration and ascent of the renowned wine estate Château Lafite Rothschild after World War II...
New York Times - August 7, 2007
Early Returns Indicate Gambling Tycoon Will Not Be Governor of Baja California
Preliminary election returns showed Jorge Hank Rhon, a gambling tycoon and former Tijuana mayor, had lost to his rival from the president?s National Action Party...
New York Times - August 7, 2007
Darfur Rebels Agree on Approach to Peace Talks, U.N. Says
The agreement could lead to final negotiations with the government within two or three months...
New York Times - August 7, 2007
Olmert and Abbas Meet in West Bank for First Time
The meeting was another gesture meant to strengthen the moderate Palestinian leadership...
New York Times - August 7, 2007
Timbuktu Hopes Ancient Texts Spark a Revival
Timbuktu, Mali, a name synonymous with nowhere, may again claim a place at the intellectual heart of Africa...
New York Times - August 7, 2007
5 Ministers Threaten to Leave Iraq?s Cabinet
The move struck yet another blow to Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki?s faltering efforts to present his religious Shiite-led coalition as a ?national unity? government...
New York Times - August 7, 2007
Bush Differs With Karzai on Iran
President Bush pointedly disagreed with Hamid Karzai?s characterization of Iran as ?a helper? in Afghanistan...
New York Times - August 7, 2007
Hunt for girl, 13, and boyfriend
Police grow increasingly concerned about a young couple who have gone missing from Portsmouth...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Georgia in Russian attack claim
Georgia accuses Russia of an "act of aggression", after Tbilisi claims a missile was fired at its territory...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Ivory Coast leader promises poll
Ivory Coast's President Laurent Gbagbo says twice postponed elections can be held by the end of this year...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Japan chooses upper house leader
Japan's upper house elects a leader from outside the Liberal Democratic Party for the first time in over 50 years...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Warning on ex-services homeless
One in 10 homeless people are former members of the armed forces, a veterans' charity says...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Amnesty in China games warning
The Beijing Olympics risk being overshadowed by continuing human rights abuses, Amnesty International says...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Donor condemns Tory leader
Sir Tom Cowie, a major donor to the Tories, accuses David Cameron of being an "arrogant, old Etonian"...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
'Gaps' in arms exports controls
Laws controlling arms exports are not being enforced strictly enough, says a committee of MPs...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
New Lottery deal to be awarded
The next preferred bidder to run the National Lottery is to be announced, with an Indian firm up against Camelot...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
Foot-and-mouth test results due
Test results are due to establish if there has been a second case of foot-and-mouth disease in Surrey...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
'Blood clue' in Madeleine inquiry
Tests are being carried out on suspected traces of blood found in Madeleine McCann's apartment, the BBC learns...
BBC News - August 7, 2007
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