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Global News Archive for Octomber 2004:
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Toll Expected to Rise as Israelis Return Home After Egypt Blasts
At least 29 people were killed and more than 160 were injured in what Israeli officials believed were terrorist bombings...
New York Times - October 8, 2004
British Hostage Is Beheaded in Iraq
A militant group released a video today showing insurgents slicing off the head of a British engineer...
New York Times - October 8, 2004
Security Is Tightened in Afghanistan Before Vote
Military troops and the police closed down Afghanistan's main roads today in a huge security operation in anticipation of bomb attacks or other violence during the country's first ever presidential election Saturday...
New York Times - October 8, 2004
OAS head quits amid graft scandal
The chief of the Organisation of American States, accused of corruption in Costa Rica, quits two weeks into the job...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Oil prices again reach new highs
Oil prices reach yet new record highs as supply concerns and strong global demand continue to place an upward pressure...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Blair 'revulsion' at Bigley death
Tony Blair joins other politicians to express outrage at the murder of British hostage Ken Bigley in Iraq...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Ivory crackdown agreed in Africa
African countries have announced a continent-wide plan to slash ivory trading in their domestic markets...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Ken Bigley killed: Your reaction
British hostage Ken Bigley has been killed by his captors in Iraq, his family has confirmed. What is your reaction?...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Hostage Bigley murdered in Iraq
British hostage Ken Bigley has been killed by his kidnappers in Iraq, his family confirms...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Rugby League: Leeds into final
Leeds reach the Super League Grand Final with a comfortable win over Wigan...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Australian general election opens
Australians start to vote in a general election that will decide the future of their troops in Iraq...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Blasts Aimed at Israelis Hit Resorts in Egypt
Egyptian and Israeli rescue workers picked through the ruins of a luxury Sinai hotel today after at least 27 people were killed...
New York Times - October 8, 2004
Wife cleared of husband's murder
A County Antrim mother of triplets weeps after she is found not guilty of her husband's murder in 2000...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Man shot girlfriend in the head
A jealous man who blasted his girlfriend in what was described as an execution-style attack is facing life imprisonment...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Mother jailed for starving sons
A pregnant woman starved her two sons so much they had a form of malnutrition rarely seen in the UK...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
BA's fuel surcharge to increase
British Airways is to raise its fuel surcharge as a result of the continuing increase in the price of oil...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Blair back after Africa troop vow
Tony Blair arrives back in Britain from Africa after saying the continent should be the top priority for a new EU battle force...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Test results still not ready
There is still no sign of the overview of the English test results for England's 14 year olds...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Ban for rare Asian dolphin trade
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) bans all commercial sales of the rare Asian Irrawaddy dolphin...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
US gets new cyber security chief
The US has a new head of cyber security, a week after his predecessor suddenly resigned...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
US candidates in second TV debate
US President George W Bush and his challenger John Kerry prepare for what is set to be a critical second TV debate...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Two Palestinians 'killed in Gaza'
Two Palestinians reportedly die in Gaza - one as a result of Israeli fire, the other shot by a Palestinian sniper...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Huge Afghan poll attack 'foiled'
Afghan forces in the southern city of Kandahar say they have foiled a truck bomb that could have killed hundreds...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Protest 'link' to desecrated grave
Police investigate possible links to animal rights protesters after a woman's grave is desecrated...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Sub rescuers battle strong tides
A Canadian submarine which has been drifting off the Irish coast for three days begins the journey back to the UK...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Football: Eriksson's strike trio
Sven-Goran Eriksson may play three strikers in England's World Cup tie with Wales...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Cricket: Aussies dominate
Australia build a lead of 355 over India on day three of the first Test...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Last push for votes in Australia
The two main contenders in Australia's federal election make their final pitches before Saturday's poll...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Martha Stewart starts prison term
US lifestyle guru Martha Stewart begins a five-month prison term for lying about her investments...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
AA cuts 1,300 jobs in shake-up
The AA is cutting 1,300 jobs, 10% of its staff, only three months after it was bought for £1.75bn by two venture capital firms...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Al-Qaeda 'behind Egypt bombings'
Israeli officials suspect al-Qaeda involvement as at least 28 people are killed in bomb attacks at Egyptian resorts...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Afghan torture trial begins in UK
The trial of an Afghan man charged with conspiring to kidnap and torture in his homeland begins at the Old Bailey...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Hostage Bigley reported killed
The Foreign Office is checking claims about a video which apparently shows UK hostage Kenneth Bigley being killed...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Death Toll Is Uncertain After 3 Explosions Strike Resort Towns
Egypt initially reported at least 30 dead, but Israeli officials today confirmed 22 deaths, with at least four more victims possibly buried under the ruins of a hotel...
New York Times - October 8, 2004
Kenyan Environmentalist Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Wangari Maathai won the Nobel Peace Prize today for her work as leader of an organization that has planted more than 30 million trees across Africa...
New York Times - October 8, 2004
Angry Pakistani Sunnis defy ban
Sunni Muslims protest in the Pakistani city of Multan, defying a ban imposed on meetings after a deadly car bombing...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Child killer quizzed over girls
A child killer is to be quizzed over the disappearance of a Devon schoolgirl and the murder of a Northern Ireland girl...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Loyalist link to family attack
Loyalist paramilitaries may have been behind an attack on a County Antrim family, the police believe...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Final touches to Holyrood plans
Security checks, landscaping and cleaning are carried out at the Scottish Parliament in preparation for its opening...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Girl, 15, abducted and raped
Detectives name a man they want to interview after a 15-year-old girl was abducted and raped...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Jessops to float on stock market
UK photographic goods retailer Jessops says it plans to list on the stock market, after seeing business boosted by digital camera sales...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Drug hope in prostate cancer care
A drug now used to treat breast cancer could help men with advanced prostate cancer live longer, say scientists...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Strike resumes at school
Pupils at a County Antrim school are told to take a second day off as their teachers remain on strike...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Fable creator explains online apology
Games guru Peter Molyneux says he felt a duty to explain why some features are missing in his latest title...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Jackson prosecutor 'has vendetta'
The California official prosecuting Michael Jackson has a grudge against the singer, lawyers claim...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Will apology for Iraq make a difference?
The government is sorry for intelligence errors over the Iraq war, says Trade Secretary Patricia Hewitt. Send us your views...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Kenyan activist wins Nobel prize
Kenyan environmentalist and human rights campaigner Wangari Maathai is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Hoverspeed files £50m claim
Hoverspeed files a £50m damages claim against Customs & Excise over "heavy handed" passenger searches...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Bomb blast hits embassy in Paris
A bomb explodes at the Indonesian embassy in Paris, injuring up to 10 people including embassy staff...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Second Pitcairn man pleads guilty
A second man pleads guilty to sex offence charges against young girls on the Pacific island of Pitcairn...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Country faces 'passive apartheid'
The head of a race equality body has said many black and Asian people in the UK feel they do not belong outside towns and cities...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
F1: Japan qualifying postponed
Saturday's qualifying session for the Japan GP is postponed because of a typhoon...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
UN to investigate Darfur genocide
A UN panel is given three months to establish whether genocide is taking place in Darfur in western Sudan...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Cambodia rush to solve succession
Cambodia races to pass laws to decide the succession after King Sihanouk's abdication announcement...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
US plutonium reaches French plant
A controversial shipment of plutonium from old US nuclear warheads reaches a plant in southern France...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Dispute as 11 die in Falluja raid
The US says a strike on the Iraqi city of Falluja targeted militants, but locals say a wedding party was hit...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Explosions rock Red Sea resorts
At least 21 people are killed after a series of explosions at Egyptian resorts popular with Israeli tourists...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Pentagon Sets Steps to Retake Iraq Rebel Sites
Pentagon planners and military commanders have identified areas in Iraq that must be brought under control before elections...
New York Times - October 8, 2004
U.S. Report Says Hussein Bought Arms With Ease
The purchases were not enough to create a viable chemical, biological or nuclear weapons program, according to the report...
New York Times - October 8, 2004
Afghan Vote Is a Referendum on Karzai
Given how little-known most of his 15 rivals are, the election in Afghanistan will largely be a referendum on President Hamid Karzai...
New York Times - October 8, 2004
Three Explosions Strike Sinai Resort Towns in Egypt
In the largest explosion, early reports suggested that a truck bomb may have been driven into the Taba Hilton...
New York Times - October 8, 2004
UK's pay gap 'still growing'
The disparity between the earnings of the UK's top directors and their staff is continuing to widen, a report finds...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Extra cash for 'super-microscope'
The giant Diamond synchrotron being built in Oxfordshire in southern England is to receive a further £120m of funding...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
UN launches key anti-polio push
A week-long effort to immunise 300 million children in Africa and Asia against polio starts on Friday...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Kabul explosion on eve of polls
Afghan and American troops seal off the diplomatic district in Kabul after a rocket explodes in the area...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Air best to resuscitate newborns
Air rather than oxygen should be used to resuscitate newborn babies and may even save lives, research suggests...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Explosions rock Red Sea resorts
At least 30 are reported killed in blasts at Egyptian resorts used by Israelis, in what Israel suspects are terror strikes...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Ministers 'sorry' for Iraq error
The government is sorry for intelligence errors over the Iraq war, says Trade Secretary Patricia Hewitt...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Nobel Peace winner to be named
Speculation grows ahead of the announcement of the 2004 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
Stem cells 'correct heart defect'
Stem cells have been used to save mice embryos from a lethal heart defect...
BBC News - October 8, 2004
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