National & World News Archive October 2004
Outrage at Guns for Sterilisation Policy
Surfers Prefer Donegal to O'donnell
Major Assault Heralded As Us Artillery Pounds Falluja
Apartheid 'hero' Who Shot Unarmed Black People Gets Parole
No 10 Challenges Civilian Death Toll
Former Aide Guilty of Creating Fake Dalí Masterpiece
EU Leaders Sign Constitution
Johannesburg Mayor Approves Gated Suburbs
Pope Steps in for His Friend Buttiglione
'Tortured' Britons in Saudi Appeal Win
Unesco's 'blue Berets' to Rescue Cultural Treasures
Gay Rights Row Leaves Eu in Crisis
Barroso Faces Defeat at Hands of Meps
Six Found Guilty in Pitcairn Sex Offences Trial
Knocking at the Door of Europe
EU Asylum Plan 'best of Both Worlds'
Genghis Khan's Hordes Conquer the Phone Book
MEPs Weigh Up the 'nuclear Option'
EDF to Build Nuclear Prototype
Defiant Barroso Stands By Anti-gay Aide
Sharon Accused of Betrayal in Likud Feud Over Gaza
Ex-envoy to Face Discipline Charges,says Fo
Eight Years for Us Soldier Who Abused Prisoners
Barroso Fails to Calm Buttiglione Row
WestLB to Repay €1.4bn State Aid
Britain Agrees to Us Troops Request
Row Over Powers for Eu Statistics Body
Army Gets Dud Czechs As Recruits
Socialist Meps Rule Out Jobs Deal
Spread of Racism 'could Kill French Democracy'
Burmese Pm 'removed From Office'
Support Fades for Buttiglione
French Unions Force U-turn on Sacking Laws
Hoon Confirms Us Request for Troops
Belarus Voters 'back Leader'
Demand to Give Up Zarqawi As Us Pounds City
Ex-Guantánamo Bay Workers Claim Prisoner Abuse Was Widespread
Belarus Votes on Leader's Future
Harare Elite Driven Into Prostitution
Press Review: The View From Pretoria
Kremlin to Restrict Small Political Parties
Celebrity Chefs Face Eta Extortion Claim
Socialists Say Gay Row Could Wreck Commission
President Faces Mep Revolt
I Never Intended to Break Law, Juppé Tells Appeal Judges
Outspoken Uk Envoy to Uzbekistan May Lose Job
Young Designer Balances Chic and Cool
Bigley's Last Message: I Just Want a Simple Life
Race for President Back in Balance
Rural Palaces Fall Foul of War on Corruption
Sad, Bloody End to Bigley Saga
Hostage Ken Bigley is Killed
Dozens Killed in Bomb Blasts at Sinai Resorts
Unpaid Attendants Take Tips in Loo
Bianca Jagger Shares Honour
Woolly Thinking Puts Cork on the Map
Progress Threatens Old Corner of Tokyo
French Pm Hits Out at Hostage Bid Fiasco
More Than 50 Killed in New Separatist Attacks
Britons Secretly Kept in Postwar French Camps
Return of the Pink Panthers Suspected After Diamond Heist
Guantánamo Briton 'tortured in Us Custody'
Cocaine Galore on Basque Beaches
Arafat's Potential Successors Take Control
Iraqi Pm Threatens Assault on Rebel Town
Exit Polls Point to Ukrainian Run-off
US Election Issues Run to the Bitter End
Palestinians Look to Life After Arafat
Italian Bows Out in Euro Gay Row
Bush Wins Boost From Terror Tape
Bin Laden Warning to America
US Threat Increases Tension in Ukraine Poll
Zarqawi Threatens Iraqi Election Staff
Frail Arafat in French Hospital
Abductors Threaten to Kill Captives
Another Scottish Regiment 'to Be Deployed'
Frail Arafat Arrives in France
Three Un Workers Kidnapped in Kabul
Nine British Tourists Die in Jordan Bus Crash
Turmoil Fear As Arafat Leaves for Urgent Treatment
German Politician Faces New Charges Over Massacre in Italy
100,000 Iraqi Civilians Dead, Says Study
Iraqi Militants Claim 11 Deaths
Arafat to Be Treated Abroad
Barroso May Change Commission Team
Cleric Charged Over Bali Bombings
Islamist Group: We Have Iraq Explosives
Milosevic Lawyers Ask to Be Dismissed
Child Rescued Four Days After Quake
Sharon Takes Tough Line on Referendum Rebels
Palestinian Officials Rush to Bedside of Ailing Arafat
Toddler Rescued Four Days After Earthquake
Japanese Pm Stands Firm on Hostage Demand
Barroso Delays Eu Commission Vote
Cuba Ends Affair With American Dollar
Cheery Thatcher Appears in Court Over Alleged Coup Plot
Sharon Wins Historic Gaza Vote
World's Biggest Course Gives Golf a New Dimension When It Comes to Driving
Sinking Feeling to Ft's Australian Launch
Japan's Lost Generation Finds Solace in Suicide
Cheery Thatcher Turns Up in Court
Iran's Hardliners Push Ahead With Uranium Enrichment
Putin's Kiev Visit 'timed to Influence Ukraine Poll'
Thatcher Contests 'coup' Court Case
78 Thais Die in Police Trucks
Thatcher Challenges 'coup' Questioning
Spain's Catholics to Fight Socialist Reforms
Social Problems Belie Commercial Success of Australian Gambling
US Offered to Send Detainees Back to Uk
Population Peak of 1.46bn Will Put Strain on China
Mbeki Turns Aids Row Into Race Issue
Concessions Offered By Ec President As Crunch Vote Looms
Mark Thatcher Hearing to Be Televised
Sharon Heckled for Gaza Withdrawal Plan
Arafat 'allowed to Leave Compound'
14 Die As Gaza Debate Opens
340 Tonnes of Iraqi Explosives Missing
14 Die As Gaza Debate Looms
Kenyans Say No Thanks to National Dress
Japan in Shock After Earthquake Devastation
Israel Settlers Row at Crisis Point
Massacre of 50 Iraqi Soldiers
Wal-Mart Fails to See Funny Side of Naked Judges
'Iceman' Discoverer Joins His Find in Alpine Grave
Israel Split Over Settlement Retreat
Plea for Iraq Kidnap Clues
Egypt Offers Elite Military Force to Ease Israel's Withdrawal From Gaza
Russian Vote Saves Kyoto Protocol
'Help Me. This Might Be My Last Hours. Ask Blair Not to Bring Troops to Baghdad'
Hostage Hassan Pleads for Her Life
Israel Launches New Gaza Missile Strike
At Least 63 Die in Japanese Havoc
Typhoon Toll At Least 63 Die in Japanese Havoc
Challenger for Ukraine Presidency Cries Foul Over Mystery Illness
At Least 62 Die in Japanese Havoc
Minister Attacks British Portrayal of Germans in the Media
Tehran Test-fires Missile on Eve of Nuclear Arms Talks
Blackmailers Demand Credit Cards on Signposts
Climate Change Least of Our Worries Say Nobel Winners
Israeli Unit Commander is Cleared of Palestinian Pupil's Death
Abducted Care Chief Refused to Walk Out on Iraq
British Aid Worker Held in Iraq
Global Warming a Bigger Threat to Poor
New Vaccine System May Save Millions
Raids Leave Villagers in Darfur Facing Starvation, Red Cross Says
Sharon Risks Assassination By Extremists, Says Peres
Spain Arrests Eight Over Plot to Bomb Court
Journalist on Olympic Doping Story Stabbed
Ruling Exposes Immigration Loophole
Brush-off for New Broom Nader
India Ends Reign of Bandit King
More Than 100 Dead or Injured in Mortar Attack
Death Toll Climbs As Falluja Siege Continues
France and Spain Object to Plan for Eu Transit Camp
Italian Soccer Stars Support Mexican Guerrillas
500 Years On, Spanish Region Tries to Evict the Moors Again
Hoon: Us Troop Request 'not Political'
Italian Politician in Trouble Over Remarks on Single Mothers
Salinger, Jfk's Spin Doctor and a Friend of France, Dies at 79
Police Raze War Veterans' Farms As Fresh Land Evictions Rock Zimbabwe
Jabaliya, Gaza: 'they Destroyed All the Houses'
Sex-change Husband Fights Irish State Ban
Now Eu Justice Hopeful Slams Single Parents
Aids, the New Killer in the Fields
Saddam Aide in Exile Heads List of Most Wanted Rebels
Violence Threatens Darwin's Paradise
Army Pulls Back From Gaza Leaving 100 Palestinians Dead
Judge Clears Opposition Leader of Plotting to Assassinate Mugabe
British Troops Face Role in Baghdad Action
Steady Stream of Couples Part in Israel's Ancient Court
Spain Offers Justice at Last to Victims of Franco's Tribunals
EU Trio Seeks Us Backing for Iran Nuclear Deal
Pay Rommel's Debt, Gadafy Tells Schröder
Court Finds Tsvangirai Not Guilty - As Mugabe Always Hoped It Would
Bombers Bring Chaos to Iraq's Safe Compound
Hizbullah is Involved in West Bank, Says Israel
Court Backs Extradition of Writer
Toxic Scandal in Mozzarella Country
Officer Suspended Over Gaza Shooting
Strike Threatens Nigeria's Oil Production
Hundreds of Kurds Found Buried in Iraq Mass Graves
Barroso Stands By Anti-gay Eu Nominee
Is It the End of the Road for Arafat?
Barroso Stands By Anti-gay Candidate for Eu
New Archer Link to Coup Plot Alleged
Nine Japanese Die in Suicide Pacts
11 Terror Suspects 'disappear' in Us Custody
Dead Palestinian Girl 'riddled With Bullets'
Trial Puts Anc in the Spotlight
MEPs Reject Anti-gay Commission Candidate
Crew Tell of Sub Terror
ANC in Spotlight As Sleaze Trial Begins
GM Crops Row Splits Italian Government
MEPs Reject Candidate Who Called Gays Sinful
Rebuilding is Key to Peace in Baghdad Slum
Italian Minister Adds Voice to Soprano Chorus of Denial
Egyptian Group Suspected Over Taba Bombings
Taiwanese President Tries to Restart Peace Talks
Toxic Smog Shrouds Beijing
John Howard Strengthens Hold on Power
Egyptian Group Blamed for Blast
Mbeki's Deputy in Fraud Scandal
Johnny Too Good for Australian Left
France's Saddam Deals Revealed
Australian Polls Predict Fourth Victory for Howard
Nobel Peace Prize for Woman of 30m Trees
4,000 Refugees Believed Drowned at Sea Every Year
Ten Hurt in Paris Embassy Bombing
Al-Qaida Behind Hotel Attack That Killed 30, Says Israel
Al-Qaida Suspected of Sinai Bombings
Sharon and Mubarak Vow to Fight Terror After Resort Blasts
Hostage Bigley is Dead, Reports Say
Schools Open in Sudanese Refugee Camps
More Feared Dead in Sinai Blasts
Stricken Sub Under Tow to Faslane
Blair's Mission on Africa
Africa: Children Left Orphans By Aids
Will Taiwan Be a Pawn for the Superpowers?
Rome Cracks Down on Suvs
Pakistan Set to Ban Religious Rallies After Bombs Kill 40
France Rejects Iraqi Oil Claims
There Were No Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq
Al-Qaida Bomb Plot Trial Begins
Sudan Accepts Blair's Five-point Peace Plan
Italy Expels More Libyans
Row Erupts As Top Sharon Aide Says There Will Be No Palestinian State
Saddam 'used Oil Revenues to Buy Influence at Un'
EU Puts Turkey on a Long Road to Accession
Iraq Had No Wmd, Inspectors Conclude
Iraq Had No Wmd, Report Says
Iraq Had No Wmd - Inspectors
Blair Outlines Sudan Demands
Green Light for Turkey Eu Talks
Iraq Had No Wmd: Inspectors
Nobel Peace Prize Winner to Be Announced
Police Arrest Five Eta Suspects
Not Such a Bargain. One-owner Sub in Emergency Callout
Blair Seeks Pledge From Sudan
Killing Prompts Anger in Italy
Afghans Try to Curb Drugs Trade
Two Girls, Two Shots to the Head
UK Resists Eu Curb on Turkey
IRA 'sold Missiles to Eta'
Baghdad Looks Ahead - to Bid for the World Cup
Bigley Given Irish Passport in Move to Sway Captors
Fight to the Finish in Final Days of Australia Poll
Bush Allies Admit War Blunders
Rumsfeld: Iraq/al-qaida Remarks 'misunderstood'
Brother Believes Bigley is With New Captors
Spanish Press Review
Children Among 26 Dead As Iraq's Cycle of Violence Continues
50,000 Trapped By Israeli Assault on Gaza
Mbeki Says Crime Reports Are Racist
Eta Reels As Raids on Bases Mount
Royal Flush Covers Loo Blushes
64 Feared Dead As Migrants' Boat Sinks
Republican Grip Starts to Loosen in Little Havana
Bigley May Be in Hands of New Group
Lonely Greek Farmers Take Love Bus Abroad
Doubts Raised on Saddam Theory in 2001
Sharon Vows to Step Up Assault on Gaza
Italian Press Review
Fear and Hope for the First Afghan Poll
Two Held in French Anti-nuclear Protest
Eta Political Chief Among 21 Seized in Raids
Untouchables in New Battle for Jobs
G7 Torpedoes Brown's Debt Write-off Push
London Mosque Link to Beslan
Police Examine 'swap Detainees for Bigley' Offer
Chaos Grips Bid to Free Hostages Held in Iraq
US 'hyping' Darfur Genocide Fears
Guantanamo Has 'failed to Prevent Terror Attacks'
Bigley's Kidnappers May Trade Hostage for Cash
US Forces Battle for Iraqi Rebel City
Israeli Tanks Start to Reoccupy Northern Gaza
Guantánamo Bay Prisoner's Letter Claims He Was Witness to Murders
Vanunu Supporters in Embassy Protest
Colombia Defends British Military Aid
Stand-up Parodies Japan's Far Right at Packed Venues
Beijing Ups the Ante in War of Words With Taipei
Ganging Up on the Global Policeman
Italians Force Referendum on Fertility Law
Berlusconi Sidesteps Question of Ransom Paid for Hostages
23 Killed in Israeli Raid on Refugee Camp
Russia to Ratify Kyoto Treaty