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Global News Archive for Octomber 2006:
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Castro Foe Puts U.S. in an Awkward Spot
The case of a Cuban exile implicated in a 1976 attack on a Cuban plane tests the U.S.’s notion of who should be called a terrorist...
New York Times - October 8, 2006
Robin Hood debut watched by 8.2m
More than eight million people tune in to watch the BBC's new series of Robin Hood, overnight figures show...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Iran arrests controversial cleric
Iranian cleric Mohammad Kazemeini Boroujerdi is arrested after his supporters clash with police in Tehran...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Japan-China summit warns N Korea
Japan and China issue a joint statement declaring that a nuclear test by North Korea would be "unacceptable"...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Rugby L: Hull KR win promotion
Hull KR clinch promotion to Super League with a 29-16 victory over Widnes in the National League One Grand Final...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Sudan violence along Chad border
Sudan's army clashes with rebels from the Justice and Equality Movement close to the border with Chad...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Afghans 'could switch allegiance'
Nato's commander in Afghanistan warns that the country's citizens could start supporting Taleban fighters...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Net crime 'big fear' for Britons
More people fear net crime than they do burglary or being mugged, a survey backed by the UK government suggests...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
U.S. and Iraqi Troops Kill 30 Insurgents
The battle erupted during an attempt by American and Iraqi forces to capture a “high-value target.”...
New York Times - October 8, 2006
Jolie's regret over film location
Angelina Jolie says she is "disappointed" at being unable to shoot her latest film, A Mighty Heart, in Pakistan...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
New way to build stronger bones
US researchers find a way to trigger bone production, raising hopes of new drugs to treat osteoporosis...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Minister condemns veil comments
Scotland's communities minister says he disagrees with Jack Straw's views on the wearing of veils...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Woman dies in motorbike collision
Police interview a motorist after a motorcycle passenger dies and the rider is badly injured in a collision with a car...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Opec moves to reduce production
Oil ministers from producers' group Opec support an imminent reduction in production, the first in two years...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Store arson damage being assessed
Damage caused to a DIY outlet in Coleraine, County Londonderry, targeted in an arson attack is being assessed...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Latvian coalition retains power
Latvia's governing coalition is the first administration to win re-election since independence in 1991...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Iraq moves to tackle corruption
The Iraqi parliament votes to lift immunity from a member so he can be prosecuted for alleged corruption...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Japan visit warms ties with China
China says the current visit of the new Japanese PM Shinzo Abe marks a turning-point in relations...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Williams preaches in Shanghai
The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams begins a two-week visit to China with a sermon in Shanghai...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Iran rejects nuclear demands
Iran says it will not suspend its nuclear programme after six key UN countries agree to debate possible sanctions...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Minister stands by hospital cuts
NHS reforms will mean fewer hospitals offering a full range of services, Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt says...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Russians mourn killed reporter
Hundreds of Russians rally in central Moscow to condemn the murder of Chechen-war reporter Anna Politkovskaya...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
France to ban smoking in public
France is to ban smoking in all public places from next February, the prime minister announces...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Prison plan 'not risk to public'
Emergency measures to cut prison overcrowding will not endanger the public, the attorney general says...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Sectarian Havoc Freezes the Lives of Young Iraqis
Baghdad’s violence is making planning for college or a job impossible. Some young people cannot even go outdoors...
New York Times - October 8, 2006
Future of the hard drive 'secure'
Reports of the hard disc's demise have been greatly exaggerated, the BBC's technology programme Click discovers...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Joining Lords unlikely - Prescott
John Prescott says it is unlikely that he will enter the House of Lords after he steps down as an MP...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Keyholder appeal after store fire
Police appeal for keyholders to check premises at a Coleraine retail park after a fire in a DIY store...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Fresh round of Nepal peace talks
Nepal's premier and the Maoists' top leader begin a second round of peace talks in the capital Kathmandu...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Tennis: Federer outguns Henman
Roger Federer downs Tim Henman 6-3 6-3 to capture the Japan Open title in Tokyo...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
8.2m watch Robin Hood return
More than eight million people tune in to watch the BBC's new series of Robin Hood, unofficial overnight figures show...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Win puts Alonso on brink of title
Fernando Alonso wins the Japanese GP to move within touching distance of the world title as Michael Schumacher's Ferrari breaks down...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Football: Scots remain focused
SFA chief David Taylor insists Walter Smith's Scotland side are not getting carried away by their win over France...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Indonesia urged to aid smog fight
Malaysia urges Indonesia to sign up to regional plans for fighting pollution from forest-clearance fires...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Multi-faith agenda 'separates UK'
Attempts to integrate minority faiths have left the UK "more separated" a Church of England document says...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Prescott backs right to wear veil
The deputy prime minister defends the right of Muslim women to wear full veils, disagreeing with Jack Straw...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Battle rages in Shia Iraqi town
US-led and Iraqi troops kill 20 suspected Shia gunmen in the south as police find 51 bodies in Baghdad...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Russia hunts journalist's killer
Russian prosecutors say the killing of journalist Anna Politkovskaya may have been linked to her work...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Top judge calls for less jailing
The Lord Chief Justice urges greater use of community sentences amid concern over rising prison numbers...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Germany Drafts Policy for Europe to Strengthen Russian Ties
The subtext of the policy is Europe’s increasing dependence on Russian energy but it fails to address human rights issues...
New York Times - October 8, 2006
Demand for hospice care for dying
Campaigners calls for urgent government action to ensure everyone with a terminal illness can get hospice care...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Sir Tom donates £100,000 to SNP
Sir Tom Farmer pledges funding to the Scottish National Party ahead of next year's election...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Latvian coalition set for victory
Latvia's governing coalition looks set to remain in power, winning more than 40% of the vote, exit polls show...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Sri Lanka too good for Bangladesh
Upul Tharanga's century helps Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 37 runs in their Champions Trophy qualifier...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Mass Venezuela opposition rally
Tens of thousands march in Caracas in support of opposition presidential hopeful Manuel Rosales...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
NHS rallies 'echo poll tax anger'
Protests against cuts in the NHS are threatening to rival the rebellion against the poll tax, campaigners warn...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Japan leader heads to China
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives in China for the first summit between the two nations in five years...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Top judge calls for fewer jail sentences
The Lord Chief Justice, the most senior judge in England and Wales, urges greater use of community sentences...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
South Asia quake victims honoured
Ceremonies are held to remember the 75,000 people killed in the South Asia earthquake one year ago...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
Hunt for Russia reporter's killer
Prosecutors investigating Anna Politkovskaya's murder say her death could be linked to her work...
BBC News - October 8, 2006
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