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US News Archive for December 2005:
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Heavy snow snarls Europe traffic
A storm that dumped heavy snow from the Czech Republic to Croatia creates headaches for European commuters, causing trucks to jackknife in Austria and stranding hundreds of motorists overnight in northern France...
CNN - December 28, 2005
Israeli tanks bombard Gaza
The Israeli military pounded northern Gaza with artillery fire Wednesday evening after warning Palestinian civilians to stay out of a zone used by militants to fire rockets at Israel...
CNN - December 28, 2005
Former Top Enron Accountant Pleads Guilty to Fraud
Richard Causey is seen as a possible witness in the coming trial of Kenneth L. Lay and Jeffrey K. Skilling...
New York Times - December 28, 2005
Police take Pinochet's mug shot
Chile's former ruler Augusto Pinochet is fingerprinted and photographed by police for the first time...
BBC News - December 28, 2005
Delta pilots agree to 14% pay cut
Pilots at troubled US airline Delta vote to approve a 14% pay cut to help the bankrupt carrier survive an expected cash crunch...
BBC News - December 28, 2005
Deal frees Brazil prison hostages
Inmates at a jail in Brazil set free more than 200 hostages, after a deal is done to end a four-day crisis...
BBC News - December 28, 2005
Dozens charged over Katrina fraud
Almost 50 people face charges in the US for allegedly stealing Red Cross funds meant for hurricane victims...
BBC News - December 28, 2005
New Orleans police chief defends fatal shooting
New Orleans Police Superintendent Warren Riley said the shooting death of a knife-wielding man this week appeared justified, saying that officers followed procedure. The knife that 38-year-old Anthony Hayes was carrying "wasn't just a pocket knife," Riley told CNN on Wednesday...
CNN - December 28, 2005
EU launches Galileo satellite
The first satellite in the European Union's Galileo navigation program has launched from Kazakhstan -- a major step forward for Europe's answer to the U.S. Global Positioning System satellites...
CNN - December 28, 2005
Senate Democrats pin hopes on seven states
New York Sen. Charles Schumer, the head of Senate Democrats' campaign efforts, is focusing on seven states where he believes they can take GOP-held Senate seats in 2006: Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Missouri, Montana, Tennessee, and Arizona...
CNN - December 28, 2005
Plea Deal Is Seen for Enron's Ex-Accounting Officer
Richard A. Causey is seen as a possible witness for the government in the coming trial of Kenneth L. Lay and Jeffrey K. Skilling...
New York Times - December 28, 2005
Bush bubble burst by troubled 2005
In political terms 2005 must go down as George Bush's most difficult year in office, writes the BBC's Matt Frei...
BBC News - December 28, 2005
US penalty for Iran sales 'wrong'
China, India and Austria criticise the US for imposing sanctions on nine firms over military equipment sales to Iran...
BBC News - December 28, 2005
Huge new oil discovery in Brazil
Brazil's state oil company, Petrobras, discovers a huge new oil field off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state...
BBC News - December 28, 2005
Israel hits militants in Lebanon
Israeli warplanes launch an attack on a Palestinian militant training camp near Beirut after three rockets crashed into the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona. The Israeli military said it held Lebanon's government responsible for the attack...
CNN - December 28, 2005
Beslan report blames police
The head of the Russian parliamentary commission investigating last year's Beslan school siege says the regional police department ignored instructions to strengthen security around schools and accuses law enforcement officials of negligence that allowed militants to seize hostages...
CNN - December 28, 2005
Transit Workers in Deal to Share Health Plan Cost
On Tuesday, the executive board of the union voted 37 to 4 to approve the tentative 37-month contract...
New York Times - December 28, 2005
Colombia rebels kill 28 soldiers
Suspected left-wing rebels ambush and kill 28 soldiers guarding coca destruction efforts in south Colombia...
BBC News - December 28, 2005
Wildfires sweep across US states
Firefighters in America battle an outbreak of wildfires in Oklahoma and Texas that have forced residents to flee...
BBC News - December 28, 2005
Huge new oil discovery in Brazil
Brazil's state oil company, Petrobras, discovers a huge new oil field off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state...
BBC News - December 28, 2005
NYC union in tentative deal
New York union bosses reach a tentative deal with city authorities following last week's three-day strike...
BBC News - December 28, 2005
Winds fan fierce U.S. fires
Gusting winds are driving grass fires in the U.S. states of Texas and Oklahoma, scorching fields and houses. "We have fires all over Texas right now," Traci Weaver of the Texas Forestry Service tells CNN. Helicopters could be brought in soon to help battle the fires if the winds drop...
CNN - December 28, 2005
Southwest fires rage
"We have fires all over Texas right now," Traci Weaver of the Texas Forestry Service told CNN on Tuesday. Gusty winds are driving the grass fires in Texas and Oklahoma...
CNN - December 28, 2005
Transit Workers and M.T.A. Reach a Tentative Deal
The M.T.A. abandoned its demand on pensions and the union agreed to have workers pay a portion of health insurance...
New York Times - December 28, 2005
Rule by Law: When Chinese Sue the State, Cases Are Often Smothered
Courts in China often refuse to issue verdicts, making a 1989 statute that entitles people to sue the state a beguiling fiction...
New York Times - December 28, 2005
Democrat Joins Schwarzenegger, and the Grumbling Is Bipartisan
Susan P. Kennedy, a prominent Democrat, will soon take over as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's chief of staff...
New York Times - December 28, 2005
Police Forces, Their Ranks Thin, Offer Bonuses, Bounties and More
Police departments across the country are taking a page from recruiters in sports and the corporate world to attract new cops...
New York Times - December 28, 2005
Defense Lawyers in Terror Cases Plan Challenges Over Spy Efforts
The lawyers want to determine whether the N.S.A. may have used illegal wiretaps against several dozen men tied to Al Qaeda...
New York Times - December 28, 2005
Square Feet: Trying to Build the Grand Central of the West
Plans to redevelop San Francisco's Transbay Terminal, which has deteriorated into an underused bus station, are finally moving forward...
New York Times - December 28, 2005
S.& P. 500 Index Changes
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - December 28, 2005
Eating Your Way to Health
A growing number of food marketers are selling products that promise a host of health benefits, from cholesterol reduction to easing of intestinal problems...
New York Times - December 28, 2005
Housing That Has a Profit and a Social Motive
Contrary to what might seem logical, developing luxury projects for affluent buyers is not the only way to make profits in the real estate business...
New York Times - December 28, 2005
Japan Post Bars Goldman for Violation
The Japanese postal system says it will exclude the Goldman Sachs Group when it next selects asset managers to offer investment trusts to customers...
New York Times - December 28, 2005
Auto Supplier to Appeal Decision on Retirees
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - December 28, 2005
Shares Plunge as Shift in Treasury Market Stirs Concern
By The Associated Press...
New York Times - December 28, 2005
Regulator Says Fines Rose 21%
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - December 28, 2005
European Brewer Names Brazilian as Chief
InBev has named as chief executive Carlos Brito, who was head of the Brazilian company Inbev bought last year to aid growth...
New York Times - December 28, 2005
Big Board Seat Price Rises in Latest Sale
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - December 28, 2005
Regulators Threaten Action Against Refco Unit
By Reuters...
New York Times - December 28, 2005
Ukraine Vows to Divert Russian Gas Exports
A dispute between Ukraine and Gazprom grew more intense as Ukraine threatened to take a portion of Russian gas exports to Europe...
New York Times - December 28, 2005
Market Place: Verizon Loses Some Edge Atop the Bells
Investors decided in 2005 that Verizon may not be worth the extra money any more...
New York Times - December 28, 2005
Fidelity National to Buy Sedgwick
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - December 28, 2005
Six Flags Names Two to Unit to Revive Parks
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - December 28, 2005
Payment Processor in Deal
By Reuters...
New York Times - December 28, 2005
F.D.A. Puts Restrictions on Guidant
The Food and Drug Administration sent a warning letter to the Guidant Corporation, restricting the heart device maker's ability to win approval for some new products...
New York Times - December 28, 2005
In Russia, Pollution Is Good for Business
Some Eastern European companies are poised to earn hundreds of millions of dollars through trading their rights to release carbon dioxide into the air...
New York Times - December 28, 2005
Advertising: Republican Strategist Is Taking Heat for Taking Mexico as Client
Rob Allyn has found himself in the cross hairs of conservative critics after signing a contract to lead a campaign to strengthen Mexico's image in the United States...
New York Times - December 28, 2005
Japan Records First Rise in Prices in 2 Years
Economists called the rise in prices the most convincing sign yet that Japan's long bout of crippling price declines was ending...
New York Times - December 28, 2005
Scrushy Seeks Separate Trial in Bribery Case
By Bloomberg News...
New York Times - December 28, 2005
Plea Deal Is Seen for Enron Figure
Enron's former chief accounting officer has reached an agreement with prosecutors to plead guilty to violating federal law...
New York Times - December 28, 2005
Rape charges for US marines
Philippine prosecutors charge four US marines over the alleged rape of a woman after a visit to a bar...
BBC News - December 28, 2005
Maradona declines comeback
Diego Maradona says he will not make a comeback with Argentine fourth division side Excursionistas...
BBC News - December 28, 2005
Bolivian leader to cut own salary
The first Indian to be elected president of Bolivia says he will cut his own salary by half when he takes office...
BBC News - December 28, 2005
Enron's Causey 'to plead guilty'
The former accountant of US energy giant Enron reportedly makes a plea bargain ahead of trial in January...
BBC News - December 28, 2005
US punishes firms for Iran sales
The US government imposes sanctions on nine foreign firms it says have sold weapons material to Iran...
BBC News - December 28, 2005
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