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Global News Archive for May 2005:
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Amid Tensions, Bush and Putin Meet in Russia
The leaders met in what was widely expected to be a tense encounter, but advisers to both men moved swiftly to pronounce the meeting a success...
New York Times - May 8, 2005
Sharon Freezes Release of Palestinian Prisoners
Israel's prime minister ordered a freeze on the release of 400 prisoners, infuriating the Palestinians and embarrassing Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president...
New York Times - May 8, 2005
Chair of Senate Intelligence Committee Believes North Korea Is Preparing Nuclear Test
WASHINGTON, May 8 - The chairman of the Senate intelligence committee said today that he believed North Korea appeared to be preparing a nuclear test explosion, even as the head of the United Nations nuclear monitoring agency said he believed the North had five or six nuclear weapons in its possession...
New York Times - May 8, 2005
Stars gather for VE day concert
Veterans and music fans attend a concert in London's Trafalgar Square marking the 60th anniversary of VE day...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
Akon topples Christie chart reign
Hip-hop star Akon tops both the singles and album charts, ending Tony Christie's seven-week singles reign...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
Abduction fear over murdered girl
A 16-year-old girl whose body was found in a Reading park got into a car with a group of men, say police...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
'Up to six bombs' in N Korea
The UN's Mohammed ElBaradei tells American television Pyongyang could have up to six nuclear weapons...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
Iraq fills crucial cabinet post
Iraq's parliament approves a Sunni for the key post of defence minister, but two cabinet posts still lie vacant...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
Iraq Tries to Complete Cabinet, but a Sunni Rejects Nomination
The parliament approved appointments for six new cabinet spots, but a Sunni chosen as human rights minister declined the post...
New York Times - May 8, 2005
Iran 'loses interest' in MG Rover
Iran's industry minister says the country is no longer interested in buying stricken car-maker MG Rover...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
More Glastonbury tickets for sale
Hundreds of extra tickets for the Glastonbury music festival are to be put on sale on Tuesday...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
Nepal parties unite to fight king
Nepal's seven top opposition parties announce plans to unite to fight for the restoration of democracy...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
Hermon considers UUP leadership
Lady Sylvia Hermon, MP for North Down, considers running for the leadership of the Ulster Unionist Party...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
Scots MPs want Blair's early exit
Half of Labour's backbench Scottish MPs think the prime minister should step down within the next two years...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
Deportation family go to Brazil
A mother and her children fly to Brazil before they face being deported from their south Wales home...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
Barclays go-ahead for Absa bid
South Africa announces that Barclays can go ahead with a bid for Absa, South Africa's biggest retail banker...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
Football: Wigan in the Premiership
Wigan are promoted to the Premiership with goals from Lee McCulloch, Jason Roberts and Nathan Ellington...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
Football: Reds loss boosts Everton
Liverpool lose to Arsenal allowing Everton to clinch the fourth Champions League place...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
Junta opponents deny Burma blasts
Opponents of Burma's military regime deny they were behind the attacks that killed 11 people in the capital, Rangoon...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
Europe honours war dead on VE Day
Commemorations are held across Europe to mark 60 years since the continent's liberation in World War II...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
Iraq PM suffers cabinet setback
Hopes of ending the deadlock over Iraq cabinet jobs are dashed as one nominee refuses to take up his post...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
Sharon halts prisoner releases
Israel's PM puts the release of Palestinian prisoners on hold, calling for a crackdown on militant activity...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
Dead girl 'in with wrong crowd'
The father of a 16-year-old girl found murdered says his daughter had fallen in with "the wrong crowd"...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
'No off-limits' in pension debate
David Blunkett refuses to rule out forcing people to save more in efforts to avert a pensions crisis...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
Thousands mark VE Day across UK
Crowds have been commemorating the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
Bush Tells Putin Not to Interfere With Democracy in Former Soviet Republics
President Bush used the 60th anniversary of Nazi Germany's defeat to issue a warning to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia...
New York Times - May 8, 2005
Welsh veterans commemorate VE Day
To mark the 60th anniversary of VE Day, veterans take part in special events across Wales...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
Street triumphs at TV soap awards
Coronation Street trounces EastEnders at the British Soap Awards with eight prizes including best soap...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
Pope vows to uphold tough stance
Benedict XVI says he will follow his predecessor Pope John Paul II's tough line on abortion and euthanasia...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
Dismay at US Koran 'desecration'
Pakistan expresses dismay at reports that the Koran was desecrated at the US prison in Guantanamo Bay...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
Ulster Unionists seek new leader
Plans are under way to select a new leader for the Ulster Unionist Party following David Trimble's resignation...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
CAR polls open for second round
Voters go to the polls in the Central African Republic in a second round of presidential and legislative elections...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
Park death three released on bail
Three men held over the murder of a 16-year-old girl and an attack on her 18-year-old friend are released...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
British woman cleared in Dubai
Tracy Wilkinson is acquitted of any wrongdoing after codeine was found in her urine in Dubai...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
VC hero Beharry splits from wife
A solider awarded the Victoria Cross is to separate from his wife, blaming the trauma of his war experiences...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
F1: Raikkonen in pole position
McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen takes pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
Football: Championship D-day
BBC Sport outlines the final day permutations and Coventry boss Micky Adams assesses the action...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
Prince lays wreath to mark VE Day
The Prince of Wales has laid a wreath at the Cenotaph in London to mark the 60th anniversary of VE Day...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
Labour MPs call on Blair to quit
Labour backbenchers urge Tony Blair to quit as PM early into his third term, but senior party figures disagree...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
Lobbyist Paid by Pakistan Led U.S. Delegation There
Jack Abramoff led a Congressional delegation to Pakistan in 1997 but failed to disclose that he was a registered lobbyist for the Pakistani government...
New York Times - May 8, 2005
64-bit launch showcases Longhorn
As Microsoft launches its new operating system using 64-bit processing, it takes the opportunity to showcase Windows XP's successor, called Longhorn...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
Foam treatment for varicose veins
A foam that expands in the blood vessels can treat troublesome varicose veins, say doctors...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
Land speed record bid abandoned
A bid by a two-man British team to break the world land speed record for an electric car is abandoned...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
Australia air disaster kills 15
A plane crash near a remote Aborigine township in Australia kills 15 in the country's worst air disaster since 1968...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
Europe-wide events to mark VE Day
Commemorations are held across Europe to mark 60 years since the continent's liberation after World War II...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
White Met recruits 'facing wait'
White male recruits taken on by the UK's largest police force face a three-year wait for training, it has emerged...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
Anglicans to count congregations
A census of congregations in the UK is to be carried out to monitor church attendance...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
Iraqi cabinet virtually completed
The final group of Iraqi politicians chosen to fill key cabinet posts are due to go before parliament...
BBC News - May 8, 2005
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