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Global News Archive for June 2006:
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Meet our World cup debutants panel
Eight people - one from each of the debutant nations at the World Cup - will regularly give us a sense of the build-up, anticipation, and excitement as they watch the tournament in their own countries...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Robot device mimics human touch
A device which may pave the way for robotic hands that can replicate the human sense of touch is unveiled...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Tourists safe after cliff rescue
Two American soldiers are rescued by the coastguard after getting into difficulties at the Giants Causeway...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Scotland recommends Herceptin use
Women in Scotland with some kinds of early-stage breast cancer are to benefit from the drug Herceptin...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Two die in electric cable 'shock'
Two men die after apparently hitting an overhead power cable with a ladder they were carrying in south Wales...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
White House sees faster US growth
White House advisers expect the US to grow more quickly this year, but warn that inflation will also accelerate...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Wanted militant dies in Gaza raid
Senior Palestinian militant Jamal Abu Samhadana dies with three others in a Israeli air strike on Gaza...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Iran 'continuing enrichment work'
Iran slowed uranium enrichment in May but picked the pace this week, the UN nuclear watchdog says...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Youth held after air gun attacks
A teenager is arrested after three people are shot with what police believe was an air rifle in Trowbridge...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Galloway disowns police boycott
MP George Galloway says it was wrong for a member of his Respect party to urge Muslims to stop helping police...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
NHS drug watchdog backs Herceptin
The NHS's drugs watchdog says women with early stage breast cancer should be able to get the drug Herceptin...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
U.S. Strike Hits Insurgent at Safehouse
Iraq's prime minister and the top U.S. commander in Iraq said Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's body had been positively identified by fingerprints, "facial recognition" and "known scars."...
New York Times - June 8, 2006
Tennis: Henin-Hardenne into final
Defending champion Justine Henin-Hardenne thrashes Kim Clijsters in straight sets to reach the French Open final...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Cricket: Jones Ashes heartbreak
England fast bowler Simon Jones is "extremely unlikely" to play in the Ashes after recent knee surgery...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Football: Premiership win for BBC
The BBC wins the right to keep showing Premiership highlights until 2010...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Chinese ban Da Vinci Code movie
China orders cinemas to stop showing The Da Vinci Code, weeks after it was released in the country...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Lib Dems pledge to cut income tax
Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell promises a 2p cut in income tax in a shake-up of the party's policies...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
GPs Michelin grade plan scrapped
The professional body for GPs has halted its bid to introduce a Michelin-style rating system...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Action over class numbers looms
Scotland's largest teaching union prepares to vote on proposals for industrial action to cut class sizes...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Staff sacked at medical company
A medical company in Londonderry sacks over 50 staff after a dispute between workers and management...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Boy's petrol bomb revolution bid
A 16-year-old is convicted of throwing petrol bombs in an attempt at an anti-English rebellion...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
270 jobs to go at car cable plant
A car components plant in Llanelli is set to close by the end of the year with the loss of 270 jobs...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Karzai hails the death of Zarqawi
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is a "severe blow" to global terrorism...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Police chief's flag racism fears
The flying of the St George's flag on driver's cars in Wales could incite racism and violence, says a police chief...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Hitler's bunker location marked
An information panel marking the site of the bunker where Adolf Hitler committed suicide is unveiled in Berlin...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Israel PM promises peace efforts
Israeli PM Ehud Olmert pledges to meet to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas soon, following a summit in Jordan...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Argentina bids to halt pulp mills
Argentina asks the top UN court to order Uruguay to stop building two paper mills it says will pollute their border...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
England training photos
Latest pictures from England's training sessions in Germany...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Nigeria militants 'free' hostages
Five South Koreans are released just a day after being kidnapped, Nigerian oil militants say...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Bowie heads Extras' star line-up
David Bowie and Coldplay's Chris Martin will star in the second series of Ricky Gervais' Extras...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Gerrard injury scare for England
Steven Gerrard rates his chances of playing in the opener against Paraguay as only "50-50"...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
'No evidence' of shot Iraqi boy
An investigation that British troops killed an Iraqi boy after firing at a crowd has failed to uncover any evidence...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
England fans head to Frankfurt
The atmosphere builds in Frankfurt, Germany, as English football fans continue to arrive, with a warning over fan violence...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Iran 'slowing enrichment work'
Iran has slowed its uranium enrichment work over the past month, the UN nuclear watchdog says...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Police chief defends terror raid
Scotland Yard apologises to the community over the inconveniences caused by anti-terror raids in London...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Swiss 'foiled hit on Israeli jet'
Switzerland says its intelligence agents have foiled a plot to attack an Israeli El Al airliner...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Child dies in ambulance accident
A two-year-old boy is killed in an accident involving an ambulance which was on a nursery school visit...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Iraq allies hail Zarqawi killing
Political leaders welcome the death of al-Qaeda's leader in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, killed in a US air raid...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq Has Been Killed
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the militant who led an insurgent campaign of suicide bombings, kidnappings and hostage beheadings, died in an air strike north of Baghdad, Iraq's prime minister said...
New York Times - June 8, 2006
Chef Ramsay in new Channel 4 deal
Television chef Gordon Ramsay signs an exclusive contract to keep him at Channel 4 until 2011...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Microsoft opens up Vista testing
Microsoft is letting users get hold of an early version of its forthcoming Windows Vista operating system...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Cricket: Strauss set to captain
Andrew Strauss is set to be named England skipper with Andrew Flintoff likely to be ruled out of the one-dayers against Sri Lanka...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Zarqawi death 'good news' - Blair
The death of militant leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Iraq is "very good news", Tony Blair tells his Cabinet...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Former head teacher to run Ofsted
A former head teacher is appointed as England's chief inspector of schools...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
DUP 'not to blame' for deadlock
The DUP denies it is to blame for the failure to agree a chairperson for a committee to prepare for devolution...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Second road bridge project begins
Construction starts on a second road bridge over the Forth at Kincardine in a drive to ease congestion...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Police chief 'flag racism' warning
The flying of the cross of St George on cars in Wales could lead to violence, says a senior police officer...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Oil prices fall on Zarqawi death
The death of Iraqi militant leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi drives world oil prices below $70 a barrel...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Key Iraq ministers get approval
The Iraqi parliament approves PM Nouri Maliki's nominees for the key posts of defence and interior ministers...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
UK unions want boycott of Peugeot
Unions call on car buyers to boycott Peugeot-Citroen after it decided to move UK production...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Nigeria oil workers 'to be freed'
Five South Koreans will be released just a day after being kidnapped, Nigerian oil militants say...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Java volcano increases activity
Indonesia's Mount Merapi emits huge gas clouds and sends thousands of villagers fleeing for safety...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Britain appoints climate diplomat
The UK government appoints an envoy to build international partnerships to tackle climate change...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Rooney return sparks euphoria
Why Rooney's scan sparked celebrations in Baden-Baden...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Your World Cup pictures
Readers show their support for their country's World Cup Team...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Rooney 'injury free' for World Cup
England striker Wayne Rooney is "injury free" and can play as soon as he is match fit, coach Sven-Goran Eriksson says...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
UK interest rates steady at 4.5%
UK interest rates remain at 4.5% for the 10th month in a row after the Bank of England's latest rate-setting meeting...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Police apologise to Forest Gate
Scotland Yard apologises to the community in Forest Gate over the inconveniences caused by the anti-terror raids in east London...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Zarqawi killed in Iraq air raid
The leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, has been "eliminated" in an air raid north of Baquba, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki says...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Baby rapist's sentence increased
A man who raped a 12-week-old baby has his jail sentence increased from six years to eight by the Court of Appeal...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Hundreds of Iraqi Detainees Get First Taste of Freedom
None of the men released had been convicted of a serious crime, including aiding the insurgency, U.S. officers said...
New York Times - June 8, 2006
Afghans Raise Toll of Dead From May Riots in Kabul to 17
Afghan officials raised the death toll from the May 29 riots to 17 and said 140 people had been accused of involvement in the rioting...
New York Times - June 8, 2006
Budapest Journal: Where Once an Empire Flourished, Nostalgia Is for Sale
Budapest is trying to recapture the glitter and glamour, the profligate ornateness, that it possessed during the Austro-Hungarian Empire...
New York Times - June 8, 2006
Efforts by C.I.A. Fail in Somalia, Officials Charge
A covert C.I.A. effort to finance Somali warlords has empowered the Islamic groups it was intended to marginalize, critics say...
New York Times - June 8, 2006
A Sea of Sand Is Threatening China's Heart
A desert pincer is squeezing Minqin, a struggling oasis town, and China's long campaign to cultivate its vast arid northwest is in retreat...
New York Times - June 8, 2006
Iraqi Ties to Iran Create New Risks for Washington
As the U.S. seeks to stabilize Iraq and contain Iran, it must carefully navigate the relationship between the countries...
New York Times - June 8, 2006
MSPs' expenses published online
Members of the public will be able to go online to view expenses claimed by MSPs for carrying out their duties...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Japanese shares hit six-month low
Japanese shares touch a fresh six-month low in Thursday trading on ongoing fears of more rate rises in the US...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
'Legalise euthanasia' says expert
A leading doctor has called for the legalisation of all forms of euthanasia, even in patients who cannot consent...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Dutch envoy flees Estonian abuse
The Dutch ambassador to Estonia leaves, complaining of persistent racist and homophobic abuse...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Sri Lanka sides hold key meeting
The Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger rebels prepare for talks to discuss security for truce monitors...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
S Korea abductee 'to meet family'
North Korea says it will allow a South Korean allegedly abducted nearly 30 years ago to meet his family...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Ruling on baby rape sentences
The Court of Appeal is to decide whether jail sentences imposed on a couple for raping a baby were "unduly lenient."...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Rooney 'good chance' of Cup role
Wayne Rooney has a good chance of being fit to play a part in the World Cup, his club says...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
UK unions want Peugeot boycott
Car buyers should boycott Peugeot-Citroen after it decided to move UK production, two unions say...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Tax credit fraud sparks 40 probes
Forty inquiries into identity fraud of the tax credit system are being conducted, it is claimed...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Road deaths 'world wide plague'
Western governments are urged to increase aid to help prevent the 1.2m annual road deaths toll...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
Lib Dems will cut tax - Campbell
Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell will promise a 2p cut in income tax in a shakeup of the party's policies...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
BP faces Alaska oil spill probe
UK oil giant BP could face criminal charges over an oil spill in Alaska's Prudhoe Bay in March...
BBC News - June 8, 2006
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