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Global News Archive for May 2005:
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Afghanistan Offers Amnesty to Wanted Taliban Rebels
The head of Afghanistan's peace and reconciliation commission held out an amnesty today for all rebels fighting U.S. and government forces...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
Sharon Says Israel Will Delay Dismantling of Settlements
The prime minister announced today that Israel would delay its plan to dismantle settlements in the Gaza Strip for three weeks...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
Blair Brushes Aside Stereotypes to Praise British-German Relations
The British prime minister gave his first foreign interview to the German newspaper Bild Zeitung, a racy daily known for reducing foreign policy issues to basics...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
Murder hunt after body is found
The body of a 27-year-old woman who was reported missing last month is discovered in woods in South Lanarkshire...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Children 'should get Hep B jab'
Children should be immunised against the hepatitis B virus, doctors' leaders say...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Producer says UK film in 'crisis'
Top British producer Michael Kuhn says the UK film industry is in crisis and facing a "bleak" future...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Iran 'to resume nuclear activity'
Iran says it will resume uranium enrichment in days, in a move which could jeopardise talks with Europe...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Police probe Ripper hoaxer claim
Police are to examine a claim that the Ripper inquiry hoaxer known as Wearside Jack was a police officer...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Three new NIO ministers appointed
Prime Minister Tony Blair has made three new appointments to the Northern Ireland Office in his cabinet re-shuffle...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Tennis: Henman faces Rusedski
Tim Henman beats Lars Burgsmuller to set up a clash with Greg Rusedski in Hamburg...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Football: Hearts boss leaves
Head coach John Robertson parts company with Hearts after rejecting a lesser role...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
EU and Russia seek better links
EU and Russian leaders will sign new agreements in Moscow, despite a series of recent disagreements...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Leaders mourn Soviet war dead
World leaders, including President Bush, honour the Soviet Union's World War II sacrifice in Moscow...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Radio 2 wins best station award
BBC Radio 2 is named UK station of the year, beating its stablemate Radio 1 and Classic FM at the Sony radio awards...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Mary-Ann 'was sexually assaulted'
A girl found murdered and her friend left seriously injured in a park had been sexually assaulted, police say...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
PM completes third-term team
Ex-immigration minister Beverley Hughes returns to government as children's minister in the reshuffle...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
U.S. Forces Mount Offensive Near Syrian Border With Iraq
American forces are conducting combat operations in an area known as a haven for insurgents and smugglers...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
Adventures in Opera: A 'Ring' in the Rain Forest
The Amazonas Opera Festival in Brazil has decided to stage Wagner's "Ring of the Nibelungen" cycle in the heart of the world's biggest rain forest...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
As World Leaders Watch, Putin Honors Soviet War Sacrifices
Russia's president did not express contrition for the Soviet domination of Eastern and Central Europe that followed World War II...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
TV watchdog clears Springer opera
Media regulator Ofcom says the BBC's screening of Jerry Springer: The Opera did not break rules on TV standards...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Deutsche Boerse chief quits post
The head of Deutsche Boerse quits two months after the firm's failed bid to buy the London Stock Exchange...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Baby Luke death 'natural causes'
A verdict of death by natural causes is recorded on a baby who was at the centre of a High Court battle over his treatment...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Stephen tipped for leader's post
Transport Minister Nicol Stephen emerges as a strong contender to be the Lib Dems' new Scottish leader and deputy first minister...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
DUP and SF making council gains
More than half of all councillors are now elected in Northern Ireland's local government election...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Israeli PM confirms pullout delay
Israeli PM Ariel Sharon confirms a three-week delay in plans to pull troops and settlers from the Gaza Strip...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Police killer 'not on medication'
A paranoid schizophrenic accused of murdering a policeman had failed to take his medication, a court hears...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Leaders mourn Soviet wartime dead
More than 50 world leaders, including President Bush, honour the Soviet Union's World War II sacrifice...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Mexico mayor stands down for poll
Mexico City Mayor Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says he will stand down to concentrate on presidential elections...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
F1: Makers eye appeal shake-up
Formula One's governing body threaten further sanctions against BAR as the row over the team's race ban worsens...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
EU concern over Ethiopia election
European Union observers write to Ethiopia's ruling party, voicing concerns over Sunday's general elections...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Rugby: Richards is Quins boss
Dean Richards vows to get relegated Harlequins back into rugby union's top flight within 12 months...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Harry considered a 'weak' student
Prince Harry was regarded as a "weak" student at Eton who needed help, a former teacher tells a tribunal...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Jackson lawyers set out defence
Michael Jackson's lawyers are set to call further witnesses as they try to disprove child abuse claims against him...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Girl tortured 'for being a witch'
An eight-year-old was tortured and was about to be drowned after being accused of being a witch, a court hears...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Fourth man held over girl's death
A fourth man is arrested after a teenage girl is found murdered and her friend seriously injured in a park...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Survivor aids Reading police
A teenage girl who survived an attack in which her friend was killed helps in the hunt for her killer...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Snooker ace cleared of attack
Snooker star Quinten Hann is cleared of sexually assaulting two women he met in a London nightclub...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Royals mark islands' liberation
The Queen visits the Channel Islands to mark 60 years since they were liberated at the end of World War II...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Aceh restoration 'close to zero'
The Indonesian official handling the reconstruction of tsunami-hit Aceh says work has hardly begun...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Blair backers reject quit calls
Tony Blair's supporters brush off calls for him to quit as he puts the finishing touches to his third term ministerial team...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Sex Traffic dominates TV awards
Channel 4 drama Sex Traffic dominates this year's Bafta Craft Awards, winning six prizes...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
When should Blair stand down?
Tony Blair is expected to finalise his ministerial team whilst fighting calls from within his own party for him to quit within months. Send us your comments...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Girls aged 10 are taking the Pill
Girls as young as 10 are being prescribed the contraceptive pill, it has been revealed...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Spam blacklist targets Telewest
Almost a million net addresses owned by UK broadband firm Telewest have been blacklisted by an anti-spam firm...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Bank 'offered unaffordable loans'
Lloyds TSB is accused by the BBC's Real Story programme of breaking the banking code of practice by giving loans to people who cannot afford them...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Two held in nuclear base protest
Two protesters are arrested after blocking an entrance to a Ministry of Defence nuclear base...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Trimble insists he has no regrets
As he speaks about stepping down as UUP leader, David Trimble says the electorate voted for stalemate...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Lib Dem leader Wallace steps down
Jim Wallace is to stand down as leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats and leave the Scottish Parliament...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Plans for WWII tribute unveiled
Details of Welsh plans to pay tribute to war veterans, include a parade through Cardiff, are revealed...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Two US troops die in Afghan clash
Two US marines and about 12 suspected insurgents die in a clash in eastern Afghanistan, the US military says...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Airbus helps EADS boost profits
EADS, the maker of Airbus planes, says profits are up on higher sales of its planes and space products...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
US forces 'kill Iraq insurgents'
The US military in Iraq says it has killed 75 insurgents in a desert region close to the border with Syria...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Swoop nets 24 after Libyan arrest
Pakistan arrests 24 alleged Islamic militants following the detention of al-Qaeda suspect Abu Faraj al-Libbi...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Two brothers on genocide charges
Two Rwandan brothers appear before a tribunal in Belgium accused of war crimes...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Chen warns on China 'interfering'
Taiwanese leader Chen Shui-bian accuses Beijing of trying to influence upcoming National Assembly elections...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
GCSEs scrapped after van losses
GCSE exam papers are being replaced after some fell out of one delivery van and another van was stolen...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Football: Chelsea mull Dede
Chelsea have held talks with Borussia Dortmund defender Dede over a possible transfer...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Cricket: Flintoff in World squads
Andrew Flintoff is the only England player in both World squads for the ICC Super Series against Australia...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
UK interest rate on hold at 4.75%
The Bank of England leaves its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4.75% for a ninth month...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Six men sought over girl's death
Detectives investigating the death of a teenage girl whose body was found in a Reading park look for up to six men...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Care refusal spread TB to others
A man who refused treatment for tuberculosis went on to infect at least 12 others, it has emerged...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
N Korea pressed to resume talks
China and South Korea tell the North to resume nuclear talks, as the IAEA says the North may have six weapons...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
German War Commemoration Ceremonies Stress Responsibility for Europe's 'Mass Graveyard'
Germany commemorated the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II with ceremonies and speeches emphasizing German responsibility for the war...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
A New Political Setback for Iraq's Cabinet
The parliament approved appointments for six new cabinet spots, but a Sunni chosen as human rights minister declined the post...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
Issue in China: Labor Camps That Operate Outside the Courts
Locked inside more than 300 special prisons are an estimated 300,000 inmates who have been stripped of any legal rights...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
Despite Tension, Bush-Putin Meeting Is Called a Success
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 9, 2005
Israel Curtails Agreement on Prisoners
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel ordered a freeze on the release of 400 Palestinian prisoners...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
Afghan Delegates Agree on the Need for Foreign Troops
President Hamid Karzai won broad support for the continued presence of foreign troops in Afghanistan after parliamentary elections in the fall...
New York Times - May 9, 2005
'Good effects' of small classes
A long-term study in the USA suggests children benefit from small class sizes...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
British plants fighting for space
A comprehensive assessment of the state of British flora finds almost a third of species have declined - but many are fighting back...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Infection control 'improvement'
Scotland's record on tackling hospital acquired infections is improving but there is more work to be done...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Diabetes risk may be set by gran
Children may have a higher risk of diabetes if their grandmothers had a poor diet while pregnant, animal studies suggest...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Freed Briton faces wait in Dubai
A British woman, cleared in Dubai after she tested positive for codeine, faces a 15-day wait before she can fly home...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
MEPs debate McCartneys funding
MEPS are to debate giving cash to the McCartney sisters to prosecute the suspected killers of their brother...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Australian Muslim to aid hostage
A senior Muslim leader in Australia is flying to Iraq to help negotiate the release of an Australian hostage...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Rugby: Wilkinson in Lions squad
Lions coach Sir Clive Woodward names Jonny Wilkinson in his squad for the tour of New Zealand...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Blair fighting backbench attacks
The prime minister is to finalise his ministerial team while fighting resignation calls from within his own party...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
'Get to grips' call over sickies
The government must tackle the level of absenteeism in the public sector, the CBI urges...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
Leaders mourn Soviet war dead
More than 50 world leaders, including President Bush, prepare to honour the Soviet Union's World War II sacrifice...
BBC News - May 9, 2005
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