National & World News Archive January 2005
Video Claims to Show Raf Plane Being Shot Down
Allawi Woos Minorities With Call for Unity
Exxon Makes $25bn Profit
Mont Blanc Fire Lorry Driver Says He is Innocent
Nation Makes Most of Democratic Momentum
Allawi Issues Call for Unity
Right Must Ditch Racism to Win, Says Fini
Voters Don Sunday Best to Defy Violence
Patient Shias File in to End Centuries of Exclusion
Kurds Seek Presidency in Power Deal
Southern Smokers Break for the Border
Freed Briton Reveals Horrors of Life Inside Guantanamo Bay
Restricted Farewell to a Lost Leader
Amid the Enthusiasm, Cynicism and Violence Lurk
Trickle of Expats Celebrate Chance to Vote
'It is Our Country, Our Voice, and Our Duty to Vote'
US Marines Put on Alert As More Die and Polling Stations Bombed
Arbitrary Withdrawal Date Dangerous, Diplomat Warns
600 British Troops to Fill Gap Left By Dutch
Strongman Allawi Prepares to Tough It Out
Bloodiest Day for Us As Violence Grows
FBI Called in As 'ghost' Scouts Boost Numbers - and Funds
US steps up long-term troop estimates
White farmer 'threw worker to lions'
Paris and Berlin Succumb to Sell-off Fever
Pentagon Spy Network Revealed
US Link Uncovered in Thatcher's Coup Plot Role
Sex cult's messiah turns killer
Homeward trek for the people apartheid exiled
Suicide bomb attacks kill 22 at mosque and wedding
Aid Groups Round on Mandelson Plan
Lula Flies Into Flak With New Jet
Colonel Forced to Act After Reports of Abuse
Rich Countries Pilloried Over International Aid
As Sunbeds Return to Beaches, Villages Wait for Help
Rich Must Keep Aid Promises, Says Un
Coup Plotters May Target Sir Mark
Mandela Backs Brown's Plan for Africa
Rabbitte Faces Stormy Future
Pressure Grows to Strip Thatcher Title
Driven to Despair, Paris Heads for Gridlock
'This Could Be the Last Time I See My Children'
Abu Ghraib Abuse Firms Are Rewarded
Babylon Wrecked By War
Thatcher Flies to London After Plea Deal Clinches Freedom
Abu Ghraib Trial Ends As 'torturer' Refuses to Testify
Pope Bemoans Unholy Smoke
Trickling Back to a City's Only School
Mark Thatcher Admits Coup Role in Plea Bargain
Ruined Businesses, Large and Small, Fear for the Future
Strongman Quits Abbas Government
Urgent Donations on Target, Un Says
US and Eu Defuse Plane Trade Row
British Detainees to Be Released From Guantánamo
New Black Sheriff Sacks Opponents
Aid Workers Feel Water Pressure
Identity Tests for Victims May Take a Year
French Reporter 'probably Abducted'
Portraits of the Victims
For Saddiah and Thousands More, the Ordinary Has Ended for Ever
In the Forgotten Ghost Town, Thousands Still Wait for Aid
Man on Trial for Art Thefts Attempts Suicide
Abbas Raises Ceasefire Hopes
For Britain the Full Force of the Disaster Finally Strikes
US Doctors Accused Over Guantánamo Abuse
Now It's Time to Deliver
Ten Days On, the Scale of Disaster Still Grows
Father Calls for Interpol Alert Over Son
Anxious to Help, They Come As Builders and End Up As Porters in the Morgues
A Moment of Farce, But the Aid Gets Through
Nation's Agony: Empty Homes, Empty Desks
Tamil Tigers Cooperate With Government on Aid
Record Aid Operation, But Progress Slow
Witness Says Thatcher Had Role in Coup Plot
$2bn Pledged, But Will the World Keep Its Promises?
Aid Begins to Reach Aceh
Rains Disrupt Aid Efforts
Guantanamo Briton 'in Handcuff Torture'
Warnings Could Save Thousands
Now the Troops Move in As World Aid Tops £1 Billion
Mum's the Word for Italians
Guantánamo Tribunals Ruled Illegal
Girl's Killing Puts Truce at Risk
Jackson Awaits Date With Jury But Onlookers Offer Instant Verdicts
Sudan's Darfur Crimes Not Genocide, Says Un Report
EU Tries to End Cuba Cocktail War
Protests Hit Putin's Poll Ratings
Workers May Lose France's 35-hour Limit
Lahore Bar Gives Pakistanis Breath of Fresh Air
Cock-a-hoop White House Now Looks to Europe
Sudan's Crimes Not Genocide Says Un Report
10 Dead in Iraq Plane Crash
Judge: Guantánamo Inmates Can Challenge Through Us Courts
10 Killed in Iraq Plane Crash
Abbas Visits Moscow for Putin Talks
Militant Group 'shot Down Raf Plane'
Iraqi Voters Defy the Bombers
In South Africa, Ballet Finds Its Feet on a Most Unlikely Stage
Security to Be Handed Over in West Bank Towns
Mixed Message As Sunnis Go to Polls
Air Crash Kills Up to 15 British Personnel
Jackson Defiant on Eve of Abuse Trial
Israelis Use Barrier and 55-year-old Law to Quietly Seize Palestinians' Land
Bush and Brown Head for Showdown on Debt Relief
Big Sperm Race is Staged on German Reality Tv
Destiny for the Taking As Iraq Braves Bombs to Vote
Lahore Buckles Up for Thrills and Spills of Kite Carnival
Don't Bet on 53, Italians Told
Hamas Wins Gaza Strip Council Vote
US Jets 'flying Over Iran to Spot Potential Targets'
Gangsta Rap Impresario Faces Trial in New York
Dutch Court to Free 'saddam's Chemical Fixer'
Iraq Holds Its Breath
Watchdog Condemns 'persistent Harassment' of Al-jazeera
Tsunami Disaster Prompts Peace Talks
Voting Begins in Iraqi Elections
Iraqi Expats Head to the Polls
Hoon and Rumsfeld Agree Iraq Exit Strategy
Beijing Allows Low-key Farewell to Zhao
Abbas Stresses Need for Swift Ceasefire
Brazilian Leader Faces Taunts As Forum Pushes for Reform
Blair Urges 'quantum Leap' on Aid to Africa As Debate About Finance Rages
The World Remembers
US Radio Staff Suspended Over Tsunami Song
'This Must Not Happen Again'
Leaders and Survivors Gather at Auschwitz
Stamp Honours Controversial Italian 'hero'
Scion of Traitors and Warlords: Why Bush is Coy About His Irish Links
Bombing Adds to G8 Trial Tension
Israel Disbands Ultra-orthodox Army Units
Iran Nears Nuclear 'point of No Return'
Brown Unveils £2.4bn Development Plan
31 Marines Killed in Us Helicopter Crash
31 Feared Dead in Us Helicopter Crash
Iraq Election Curfew to Be Extended
Some Tsunami Agencies 'not Up to Job'
Iraq Violence Continues in Election Run-up
Trolley Fire Halts New York Trains
MDC Urges Pressure on Mugabe
Japan May Let Women Reign
Not Guilty - the Briton Who Has Spent 18 Years on Death Row for Murder
Israel Ready to Expel Bbc Reporter
Black Americans Suspect Hiv Plot
Police Close in on Sicily Mafia Boss
Global Poverty Targeted As 100,000 Gather in Brazil
Video Plea By Us Man Kidnapped in Iraq
11 policemen killed in Baghdad clashes
Iraq vote to bring security change, pledges leading Shia
Iraqis abusing detainees, says report
Straw emollient on Iran rift after US talks
Gates gives $750m to fight deadly childhood diseases
In Mozambique, vaccination programme gets off to a roaring start
Squatters sit tight as land revolution is put to the test in Venezuela
Talks bring tunnel linking Spain and Morocco a step nearer
Pope backs attack on Spanish 'sin'
US envoy to meet Abbas for truce talks on ceasefire
Rising UK anti-semitism blamed on media
Unqualified engineer shakes Italy
Straw Flies to Us for Talks on Iran
UN Rules on Marking Guns Urged
40 Accused in South African Mps' Fraud Case
Met Chief Will Decide Whether to Free Guantă¡namo Four
Yushchenko Hails Victory Over Tyranny
Islamists Halt Attacks on Israel
Militant's Iraq Poll Warning
Our thoughts go out to you! - Tsunami Victims
President Bush pledges to focus on Middle East
End of Iraq's nightmare ... or the start
New curfew after 15 Iraqi soldiers are shot dead
Hebrew language is besieged by imports
US and UK look for early way out of Iraq
Abbas offers Hamas deal to end violence
President promises reconstruction
Bomber Misses Afghan Warlord
Lula Offers to Ease Rebel Kidnap Row
Police Balk at Stopping Gaza Terror
Saudis Use Hajj to Call on Muslims to Shun Militants
Tsunami Warning System for Indian Ocean Next Year
Iraqi Elections Go Ahead Despite Violence
Smiles for the Family, a Fiery Warning for the World
Bush Sworn in for Second Term
Islam 'does Not Mean Killing', Says Cleric
Toll Rises to 226,500 As Indonesia Says Missing 50,000 Are Dead
Sacked Policeman Who Beat Boy Wins $1.6m
Disaster Plan Talks Stalled
Zimbabwe Breaks Up South Africa Spy Ring
Europe Doubles China Arms Sale Licences
Ireland Ends Speed Quirk
Bush Forces Un Refugee Chief to Go
26 Killed in Baghdad Suicide Bombings
World Fears New Bush Era
Tsunami Death Toll Rises to 225,000
Accused Soldier 'followed Orders'
Accused Soldier a 'war Hero', Court Told
26 Killed in Baghdad Blasts
Shocking Images Revealed at Britain's 'abu Ghraib Trial'
Hamas Bomb Greets Abbas Peace Drive
Borders to Be Shut During Iraqi Poll
Series of Public Sector Strikes Brings Misery to France
Pressure Grows for Wave Warnings
Militants Rebuff Abbas's Ceasefire Plea
France Gripped By Public Sector Strikes
Iraq to Close Borders and Impose Poll Curfews
Iraq to Close Borders During Elections
Computer Data Matches Raise Families' Hope
Saudi Security Braced for Hajj
Chinese Warily Mourn Purged Leader Zhao
Abbas Tells Security Forces to Prevent Attacks Against Israel
Zimbabwe: the Terror and Abuse Goes on
Now Us Ponders Attack on Iran
Iraq Violence Spreads to 'safe' Areas
UN Alerts Staff of Aceh Terror Threat
Sri Lanka Death Toll Rises Sharply
China on Alert After Tiananmen Party Reformist Dies
Israel Hints at New Assassinations in Gaza
Threat to Expel Foreigners Dropped
Special Forces 'on the Ground' in Iran
Croatia's President Cruises to Victory
Security Tight As China Reformist Sinks Into Coma
US Releases 80 Taliban Suspects in Peace Gesture
Drug Turf War Flares in Mexico Prison
Indonesia Retreats on Foreign Aid Ruling
Romanian Woman Gives Birth at 66
US to Try 20 More Troops for Iraq Abuse
Et Tu Keano? Or Mick? Curtain to Rise on a World Cup Legend
The Girl From Ipanema is Fleshing Out
They Flattened This Mountaintop to Find Coal - and Created a Wasteland
Palestine: New Meaning Behind the Same Old Violence
Mandela Family United By Grief and Fight Against Aids
Asian Tsunami: The Mental Scars That Will Not Heal
West's Tsunami Pledges $200m Short: Oxfam
Israel Breaks Off Contact With Abbas
US Soldier Guilty of Iraq Jail Abuse
Prague Cabbies Fleece Mayor
One Million Rwandans to Face Killing Charges in Village Courts
Iraq War is Breeding a New Generation of Professional Terrorists, Warns Cia Report
Mothers Claim Rescued Baby
Sharon Cuts Ties With Abbas
Sunni Rebels Admit Killing Shia Aide
Spain Tries Former Argentinian Officer for Genocide
Yushchenko Orders Removal of Tent Camp
Boy's Graphic Testimony Accuses Michael Jackson of Molestation
Militants Defy Abbas With Deadly Gaza Bombing
Iranian Hardliners Aim to Ban West's Advertising Icons
Beijing Plans Road Link Across Taiwan Strait
Aceh Rebels Seek Talks As Jakarta's Restrictions Put Aid in Jeopardy
Tamil Tigers Are Accused of Recruiting Children From Camps
Barren Seas Threaten Sri Lankan Livelihoods
Palestinians Pour Cold Water on Blair Conference
Turf War Disrupts Task of Naming the Dead
Aid Workers Fear Troop Escorts May Provoke Rebels
Aides to Iraqi Shia Leader Killed
Bid to Protect Tsunami Survivors From Child Traffickers
Genocide Tribunal 'ignoring Tutsi Crimes'
Nazi Occupation Not Inhumane - Le Pen
Aids Vaccine Possible By 2012, Brown Tells Africa
Ukraine Must Reform Fast, Un Team Says
Government Restricts Foreigners in Aceh
US Gives Up Search for Saddam's Wmd
Manhunt After Jailbreak By Militant Accused of Musharraf Murder Attempt
Turkish Imams' Eu Peace Move
EU Could Lift Arms Embargo on China
Jackson Trial Ban Bypassed
Get a Socialist Haircut, North Korea Tells Men
Health Fears for 'torture Victims'
Sharon Congratulates Abbas
17 Killed in Iraq Attacks
PM Moved to Tears By Tsunami Disaster
Murderer Opts for Execution
Gunmen Kill Deputy Chief of Baghdad Police
CIA Taken to Court By Spies Left Out in Cold
Militants Say Abbas Must Act on Corruption
Abbas Calls for Israel Peace Talks
US Ready to Free British Terror Suspects
400 More Uk Troops to Be Sent to Iraq
Abbas Wins Landslide Victory
Landslide Victory for Abbas
Abbas Claims Poll Landslide and Sets Sights on Israel Peace Talks
Attack By Indonesia Rebels Puts Aid Workers on Alert
Sudanese Rebels Sign Peace Deal
Aid for Vulnerable Islands Declines
Investigation After Iraqi House Bombed By Mistake
Divided People Enjoys a Taste of Freedom
Briton Leads Salvation Mission for Those Still Living in Flattened Town
MoD Move to Suppress Evidence in Abuse Court Martial
Swiss to Open Murder Inquiry Into Triple Vatican Deaths
VAT Waiver for Charity Record
Mandela Left Isolated By Family Deaths
Hamas Hints at Ceasefire As the Palestinians Vote
Bush Paid Tv Pundit to Push Education Plan
40 Years On, Mississippi Burning Case Finally Reaches Trial
Chirac Warns Journalists to Stay Away
US Gives Island £5m Extra for Housing
Wave-ravaged Countries Win Debt Payment Relief
Pentagon to Rethink Its Tactics in Iraq
French Journalist Missing in Iraq
Presidential Candidate Arrested Near Mosque
Tsunami Death Toll Rises
South Africa Hopes to Reverse 'chicken Run'
Two Britons Held in Iraq
Woman Joins Art Thief Son in Dock
Abbas Views Sharon As Partner in Peace Talks
Allawi to Lock Down Iraq on Election Day
Summit Backs Warning System
Health Risks Rise As Aid Fails to Arrive
Former South African President's Last Son Dies of Aids
Mandela's Eldest Son Dies of Aids
Leaders Promise Tsunami Warning System
Cash and Medicines - Not Food - the Priority Now, Says Indonesia
Colin Powell Shocked By Scale of Destruction
Iraqi Pm Insists Election Will Go on
Zanu-PF High Flyer Caught in Mugabe Purge
Sibling Survivors of Mexico's Dirty War Reunited
Bush's Choice for Top Law Job Faces Grilling on Torture
Gun Curbs Enrage South Africans
Settlers' Violence Will Be Crushed, Sharon Says
Blair and Allawi Committed to Iraq Election Date
Japan Backs Brown Debt Plan
Swiss Jews Furious at Report Warning of Violent Extremism
Putin Cuts the Wings of Liberal Adviser
Briton Accused of Trying to Sell Missiles
Seven Children Die in Crossfire As Israelis Target Suspected Militants
Criminals May Be Trafficking Tsunami Orphans
Swiss Jews' Fury at 'extremist' Slur
Putin Raps Liberal Adviser
British 'missile Smuggler' Trial Opens in the Us
Italy 'to Export Nuclear Waste to Uk'
Children Picking Strawberries in Gaza Killed in Attack on Militants
Criminals May Be Trafficking Orphans
Relief Effort is Propaganda Trick, Say Tamil Tigers
Clear-up Troops Try to Repair Image in Rebel Province
Mbeki Attacks 'racist' Churchill
Pressure Mounts for Iraqi Election Delay
Indonesia Pins Faith on Four-year Recovery Plan
Survivor, 12, Feared Kidnapped in Thailand
Israeli Soldier 'urged Revolt'
Bush Plea Tries to Rebuild Us Image
Tripod Attack Grips Italy
Tsunami Disaster in Brief
Hoaxer's Emails Said Missing Loved Ones Were Dead
Survivors Face Years of Recurring Nightmares
Blair Back As Uk Death Toll Soars
Experts From Around the World Join Largest Ever Forensic Investigation
Ethiopian Obelisk to Go Home at Last
Palestinian Aid Groups' Accounts Closed
How Afghan Heroin Leaves a Trail of Ruined Lives on Its Long Journey to the West
26 Killed in Iraqi Suicide Blast
US Plans Permanent Guantanamo Jails
Indonesia Accused of Stepping Up Aceh Campaign
Japan Warms to Idea of an Empress
Released French Hostage: 'if I Had Been British, I'd Be Dead'
A Country Ripped Apart, a People Daring to Hope
Jenin's Guns Overshadow Peacemaker
Relief Effort Gathers Pace