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Global News Archive for July 2005:
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Group of 8 Leaders Announce Pacts on Aid to Africa
Leaders claimed substantial progress in addressing African poverty, global warming and the Mideast conflict...
New York Times - July 8, 2005
London Officials Report Details of Attack and Recovery Snags
The death toll rose above 50 as investigators released their first account and workers still tried to reach the dead aboard one train...
New York Times - July 8, 2005
Iraq Asks Muslim Nations Not to Be Deterred by Envoy's Death
Iraqi leaders are concerned that concern that the slaying of a diplomat would derail attempts by the nascent Baghdad government to draw stronger diplomatic support...
New York Times - July 8, 2005
Three-year term for Zeta stalker
Dawnette Knight, the woman who stalked actress Catherine Zeta Jones, is sentenced to three years in jail...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
Driver remembers bomb 'carnage'
The driver of the bus blown apart in the London bombings says he is "relieved to be here"...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
G8 summit: View from Africa
BBC correspondents in Africa give their view on how the G8 agreements will be received across the continent...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
Hurricane Dennis slams into Cuba
Hurricane Dennis begins to batter Cuba with fierce winds and rain after hammering Haiti and Jamaica...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
Air France jet turned back by US
An Air France flight to Chicago returns to Paris because of what US officials describe as a suspect passenger...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
Egypt to cut Iraq mission staff
Egypt will reduce its Iraq embassy staff following the abduction and killing of its ambassador there...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
London Toll Is Raised Above 50; Police Vow Broad Investigation
Officials were still trying to reach the dead aboard one train inside a tunnel today as police promised a massive investigation...
New York Times - July 8, 2005
10 Years After Massacre, 2 Top Bosnian Serbs Still Hunted
For close to a decade, Radovan Karadzic, the wartime leader of the Bosnian Serbs, and his military commander, Gen. Ratko Mladic, have evaded capture...
New York Times - July 8, 2005
With Characteristic Fortitude, Britons Carry On
Many people returned to work a bit anxious, they acknowledged, but grimly determined not to let terrorists get the better of them...
New York Times - July 8, 2005
Science favourite to exit house
Big Brother contestant Kieron Harvey is the bookmakers' tip to become the show's sixth evictee...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
Business urged to lead recovery
The next few days will be key to ensuring that the terrorist attacks do not do lasting damage to London's economy...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
Blair says hope can fight terror
Tony Blair says hope, pride and humanity can combat the hatred of terrorism as the G8 reaches a deal...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
Special needs policy 'distortion'
Campaigners for disabled children are complaining about a "distorted" view of inclusive education...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
G8 calls for new climate dialogue
The G8 nations say there will be a new dialogue on climate change with a meeting to be held in Britain in November...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
Concern for missing Irish citizen
The Irish government has concerns that at least one Irish citizen may have died in the London bombings...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
Climate protest targets Glasgow
About 300 protesters stage a protest in the centre of Glasgow against climate change and the M74 extension...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
Police step up patrols at mosques
As police increase their presence near mosques, a leading Iraqi in Wales explains why the London bombings should not lead to a backlash...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
Relief fund for bombing victims
Mayor Livingstone says a relief fund for the victims of the London bombings is set up...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
US army denies medic abuse claims
A US military investigation largely clears army medics of claims they have been complicit in abuse of detainees...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
Drought-hit Portugal fights fires
Hundreds of firefighters try to douse brush fires that have spread through northern and central Portugal...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
G8 pledges $3bn to Palestinians
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair announces a $3bn aid package to the Palestinians on behalf of the G8...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
Sasser worm youth sentenced
A German youth gets a suspended sentence after being convicted of creating the crippling Sasser worm...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
Ex-rebel leader lands in Khartoum
Southern Sudanese leader John Garang arrives in the capital for the first time in 21 years of war...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
Witchcraft torture three jailed
Three people convicted over the abuse of an eight-year-old girl they thought was a witch, are each jailed for up to 10 years...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
Blast victims face more surgery
Some of the blast casualties are expected to undergo more surgery over the weekend, doctors say...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
Hotels 'cash in' on bomb attacks
Some of the hundreds of commuters who spent Thursday night stranded in London accuse hoteliers of cashing in...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
Queen condemns 'outrage'
The Queen has called the London bombings an outrage and urged people to continue their normal lives...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
G8 leaders agree $50bn aid boost
World leaders promise aid for Africa, but while some campaigners are unhappy Bob Geldof calls it 'a great day'...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
Families search for blast missing
Friends and relatives of those missing since the bomb attacks are searching for their loved ones...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
News sites toil as visits rocket
News sites faced a huge surge in traffic as millions turned to the net for the latest on the London attacks...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
West End returning to normality
Venues in London are re-opening following Thursday's bomb blasts - but some concerts are cancelled...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
Police aim to stop M8 disruption
Plans are being put in place to head off disruption of the road network in Glasgow by G8 protesters, police say...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
Security tightens after bombings
First Minister Rhodri Morgan confirms that security has been tightened in Wales after the London bombings...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
Markets recover from UK bombings
UK and European shares rebound on Friday, erasing the previous day's losses caused by the terrorist attacks in London...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
ID cards 'wouldn't stop attacks'
ID cards might help counter terror but would not have stopped the London bombs, the home secretary says...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
Blast victims remain in hospital
About 100 blast casualties remain in hospital after doctors worked through the night treating victims...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
Canaletto smashes record - again
A Canaletto painting has sold for £10m more than expected - breaking a record set just 24 hours earlier...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
S Asia leaders deplore UK blasts
South Asian leaders and media condemn the attacks on London which killed at least 37 people and injured many others...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
NI churches to pray for victims
Churches in Northern Ireland are being asked to pray for the victims of the London terrorist attacks...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
Ex-rebel leader heads to Khartoum
Southern Sudanese leader John Garang is due in the capital, Khartoum, for the first time in 21 years of war, with big celebrations planned...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
Embattled Arroyo refuses to quit
Philippines leader Gloria Arroyo, under fire over vote-rigging allegations, prepares to name a new Cabinet...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
Hurricane Dennis gathers strength
Hurricane Dennis is upgraded to category four, the second highest level, as it heads for Cuba and Florida...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
Bus man may have seen bomber
A bus passenger says he may have seen one of those responsible for the bomb attacks in London...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
Mobiles capture blast aftermath
Mobile phones provided some of the more immediate and vivid images of the bomb attacks in London...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
Reporters' Log: London blasts
Reporters' logs...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
London bombs killed 'at least 50'
The toll from the London bombs will be at least 50, police say as they launch a massive hunt for the bombers...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
G8 'stalemate' on climate change
Campaigners say G8 leaders made little progress on climate change after a draft of the final statement is leaked...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
'I just have to find my partner'
A woman tells of her search for the boyfriend she fears died when the fourth blast ripped apart a bus...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
Army Finds Few Lapses in Health Care of Prisoners
An assessment has found no evidence of systemic problems in medical care of prisoners at American detention centers in Iraq, Afghanistan and Cuba, officials said...
New York Times - July 8, 2005
An Umbrella in a Shower of a Million Bits That Had Been a Bus
Witnesses described chaos and carnage, with bodies strewn on subway tracks in the subterranean darkness...
New York Times - July 8, 2005
U.S. Embassy Remains Open
By The New York Times...
New York Times - July 8, 2005
Subway and Bus Blasts in London Kill at Least 37
The coordinated terror attack wounded about 700 and left London stunned and bloodied but oddly stoic...
New York Times - July 8, 2005
Timers Used in Blasts, Police Say; Parallels to Madrid Are Found
Investigators said that the three bombs used in the subway apparently were detonated by timers, not suicide bombers...
New York Times - July 8, 2005
Rebels Kill Egyptian Diplomat, Adding Pressure on Others in Iraq
The killing was the most serious blow yet by groups seeking to intimidate Arab countries that have been moving toward fuller ties with Iraq...
New York Times - July 8, 2005
Sombre Europe increases security
European governments move to condemn the London attacks and focus on security in their own countries...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
Hotels 'cash in' on terror attack
Some of the hundreds of commuters who spent Thursday night stranded in London are accusing its hoteliers of cashing in on the crisis in the capital...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
William is 'saddened' by blasts
Prince William and senior Lions and New Zealand rugby officials express sadness and shock at the London bombings...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
Manila ministers quit in protest
Eight ministers in the Philippines resign, calling on President Gloria Arroyo to step down as well...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
Commuters heading back to London
Transport bosses attempt to resume normal service in the aftermath of the bomb attacks in London...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
Papers reverberate with shock
A look at how newspapers in Britain and Europe view the bombings in London...
BBC News - July 8, 2005
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