National & World News Archive February 2005
Poor Squeezed Out By Mumbai's Dream Plan
Bomber's Family Shunned By Whole Town
Pope Begins Therapy to Improve His Speech
Early French Vote on Eu Constitution
A City's Gays Defy Conservatives
Up to £52m in Gems Stolen in Airport Raid
Underwater Bike Ride to Launch Students' Eight-week Crime Spree
The Anti-missile Armour Comes As Standard, Sir
Pre-election Crackdown for Nervous Kyrgyzstan
French Minister Offers to Quit Over Flat Scandal
Flat Drama Threatens Czech Government
Sore-eyed Abbot in Painful Fix
Soldier Shocked By Pupils' Letters
Chechens Charged With Killing Us Editor
Opec Reassurance Lowers Oil Prices
Beasts of Satan Band Members Jailed for Killings
EU Plan Clears Spanish Hurdle
World Shuns Togo As Coup Sparks Mass Protests
Surprise Defeat for Schröder's Spd in Regional Election
Flirting With Armageddon: Welcome to a New Arms Race
Shias Stand Firm Against the Bombers
Papers Reveal Bagram Abuse
Know Thine Enemy
Secular Parties Look to Next Poll
Curious Incident of the Cock in the Night
A Genuine Chateau Seals Giscard's Noble Destiny
Basra Secularists Look to Next Poll
US Journalists Lose Freedom of Press Appeal
Former Ambassador Takes Redundancy
Sunnis Admit Poll Boycott Blunder and Ask to Share Power
Schröder Calls for Overhaul of Nato
Neo-Nazis Upstage Dresden Memorial
British Army Pilots Leave Aceh
Neo-Nazis Upstage Memorial to Victims of Dresden Bombing
Mafia Crumbles As the Last Don is First to Sing
'Dresden Was a Dead City- Everything Was Burnt'
Christo Turns the Big Apple Orange
Price of Cocaine Paid With Blood
Schröder Races to Halt Neo-nazi 'funeral March' in Dresden
Campaign for New Europe Begins in Barcelona
Grudge Match Fans Play It Cool
Limited Elections Test Strength of Saudi Reforms
Mozambique Tries Again to Tell Story of Reporter's Killing
Polls Test Strength of Saudi Reforms
Family Appeals for Release of Guantã¡namo Detainee
Togo Leader Sworn in After 'coup'
Improving Pope Stays in Hospital
Togo Warned After 'coup'
Exit Polls Give Thai Leader a Landslide Win
Debt Write-off Deal Close Says G7
Catholic Hero Now Faces Vatican Inquiry
Britain's Role in Guantanamo Abduction
US Snubs Brown's Africa Aid Plan
For Nepal, a Brutal Return to a Feudal Past
Leopold Reigns for a Day in Kinshasa
Pope's Illness Forces Abdication on to Agenda
Milan Bans Da Vinci Parody
Georgian Pm Dies in Gas Leak Accident
Georgia's Pm Killed By Gas Leak
Countries Join Forces to Aid Roma
Kurd Leaders May Play Kingmaker in Parliament
Nepal's King Tightens His Grip
EU Scales Down Economic Ambitions
King of Nepal Announces New Government
Maputo: an African 'success Story' But 80 Per Cent Still Live in Slums
Pope 'stable' in Hospital
Shia Group Claims Sweeping Victory
A Huge Donor Going Its Own Way
State of Emergency As Nepalese King Fires Ministers
Police Hunt Body of Missing Aristocrat
Central Asian Elections Criticised
France Arrests German Conductor at Concert
America Urges Un to Renounce Abortion Rights
Michael Jackson Sexually Abused Boy at Neverland Ranch, Court Told
Suicide Car Blast Kills 115 in Iraq
Protests Force Out Lebanese Government
Save the Planet
Malaysia Drives Out Illegal Workers
Pandemic Fear Grows After New Bird Flu Death
First Witnesses to Testify in Jackson Trial
Daughter Turns in Alleged Us Serial Killer
Russian Deal Will Send Nuclear Fuel to Iran Soon
Blair Presses Reluctant Abbas Into London Conference
Pope Offers a Sign of Recovery
Syria Hands Over Saddam's Adviser
Mass Killer Held After 30 Years of Terror
Professor Faces Jail in Bio-terror Scare
Sick Pope to Miss Angelus Service
Family's Hell at Bird Flu Deathbed
Israel and Palestine Condemn Bombing
Kenyans Angered By £10,000 Bonuses for Mps
Iraq Looks for Light to Beat Dark Forces
Soldiers in Iraq Abuse Case Sent to Prison
Heart Victim Family Plan to Sue Jackson
Tel Aviv Bomb Rocks Peace Process
Calls to Reopen Iraq Abuse Inquiry
Preaching Against Corporate Space-invaders
German Landmark Tumbles Into the Sea
Nine Un Soldiers Die in Congo Ambush
Heart Attack Victim's Family May Sue Jackson
Vatican Rift Over Pope's Health
Pope Breathing Unaided After Operation
Prison Move for Convicted Libyan
Ailing Pope Has Throat Surgery
Obituary: Raymond Mhlaba
Press Review: The View From ... Athens
Press Review: What They Said About ... Bush and Schröder
Russia Ordered to Pay for Chechen Deaths
Hidden Costs of Israel's Occupation Policies
Bomber in Uniform Kills 12 Iraqi Police
EU Sways Bush Towards Softer Line on Iran
Bush Warns Russian Leader to Respect Democratic Values
Bush Pushes Putin on Democracy
New Palestinian Cabinet Approved
Bush and Schröder Unite on Iran
British Soldiers Found Guilty of Abuse
Rebels Confess to Beheadings on Iraqi Tv
Minister's Husband Faces Berlusconi Tax Trial
Condom Shortfall Hits Aids Work
Cabinet Crisis Threat to Abbas
President's Visit Brings Town to a Halt
US Takes to the Airwaves in Hunt for Bin Laden
Kenyan President Faces Rebellion on Sleaze
Judge Grants Delay in Us Right-to-die Case
Two Soldiers Guilty of Iraqi Prisoner Abuse
Court to Decide Fate of Comatose Woman
MPs Force Qureia to Purge Ministers
Rebuilding Nusa: Life After the Tsunami
Bush: Talk of Strike on Iran is Ridiculous
British Expatriates Flee Saudi Arabia
Earthquake in Iran Kills Hundreds
American Accused of Plotting With Al-qaida to Assassinate Bush
Quiet Man Emerges As Iraq's New Pm
Ukraine Seeks Nato Relationship
Landslide on Garbage Mountain Leaves 31 Dead
Blair and Bush in Show of Unity
Pensioners for Bush Hire Help
'Our Youth Are Killing Each Other. Every Other Day It Seems Someone is Murdered'
Turkey Pays Families to Get Girls Into the Classroom
Landslide on Indonesian Garbage Mountain Leaves 31 Dead and Scores Missing
Rebels Drop Demand for Independent Aceh
Straw Places Suspicion on Syria
500 Prisoners Freed, But Palestinians Await the Rest
Bush is Plotting to Kill Me, Says Chavez
President Rebuilds Bridges With Call to 'strong Europe'
Bush Calls for Alliance to Spread Democracy
Bush Backs 'strong Europe'
200 Feared Dead After Ferry Sinks
Italians Irate at Language Snub
UN Refugee Chief Quits Over Harassment Claims
Pakistan's Gas Fields Blaze As Rape Sparks Threat of Civil War
Move to Annex Settlements Overshadows Israeli Cabinet's Approval of Gaza Pullout
Security Tight As Bush Flies in to Heal Divisions
Spain Delivers Quiet Yes in Eu Poll
Franco Followers and Bishops Urge a Boycott of Eu Vote
Why 'mr Lebanon' Had Many Enemies
Bush Calls for Europe and America to Unite
Deaths Spiral Out of Control in Aids Crisis
UN Refugee Chief Refuses to Quit Over Sexual Harassment Row
Bush Jr to Mend Fences in Germany
MPs on Fraud Charges
Zimbabwe Journalists Flee Threats
Life in Shadows for Invisible Workers Who Fear Deportation
Putin Defends Iran and Eyes Up Nuclear Fuel Deal
Sex and Fraud Woe for Greek Church
Suicide Bombers Target Iraq's Shia Mosques on Eve of Holiest Day
UNHCR Chief Accused of Harassment
Shias Secure Narrow Majority in Iraq
Transplant Pair Contract Rabies
Timber Smuggling Ring Exposed
Hizbullah Rejects Us Call to Disarm
Sharon's Son Charged in Corruption Case
Kidnapped Reporter Begs Italy to Withdraw
Grieving Lebanese Round on Syria
Kyoto Protests Disrupt Oil Trading
Iran and Syria Confront Us With Defence Pact
Bus Service Resumes in Kashmir
Birthday Tributes to Kim Jong-il
Tsunami Rebuilding Bill Outgrows World's Gifts
Guantánamo Inmate Tells of Libyan Death Threat
Baby 81 Reunited With Parents After Court Rules on Dna Tests
Kyoto Protocol Comes Into Force
Sharon Firm on West Bank Sites
200 Miners Killed in China Blast
Yushchenko Targets Privatisation 'theft'
Paris Cigarette Ban Goes Up in Smoke
South American Leaders Meet to Resolve Kidnap Row
US Men Sue Over Inflated Hopes
Mystery Still Shrouds Beslan Six Months on
The Hotel That Saved Hundreds From Genocide
US Pulls Envoy From Syria After Beirut Bombing
Beirut's Fragile Peace Hit By Bomb Attack
Progress on Kashmir, Says Straw
UK Refuses Visas for Kenyans Suspected of Corruption
Man Accused of Recruiting Women for Valentine Suicides
Israel Fears Jewish Terror
German Visa Scandal Rattles Foreign Minister
Tsunami Baby to Be Reunited With Parents After Dna Test
Former Pm Killed in Beirut Blast
Moscow Brought to Halt With Cuts Protest
Death Toll Mounts in Pakistan After Second Dam Burst
Benefit-cut Protests Put Putin Under Pressure
Scientists Urge Calm Over Fears of New Hiv Strain
Iran Row Clouds Defence Summit
Iraq's Shias in Landmark Poll Victory
Tsunami Victims Still Wait for Aid
Sri Lanka Accuses Nhs of Luring Away Its Medical Staff
Fading Liberal Dream Tears Dutch Apart
Allies Move in on Top Terrorist
New Aids Nightmare Shocks Us
Paper for Zimbabwe Expats
Bhutto and Sharif Join Forces
LA Police Spark Fresh Fury By Killing Boy, 13
Abbas Confronts Militants After Attacks on Israelis
Dam Burst in Pakistan Leaves 400 Missing
Sectarian Massacres Shake Iraq
Senior Officer Denies Destroying 'incriminating' Photos
Nato Troops to Expand Afghan Role
Nepal Police Confront Democrats
South Africa Told to Admit Size of Aids Crisis
Lawyer Guilty of Aiding Terrorists Faces 20 Years in Jail
Abbas Sacks Senior Staff After Hamas Attack
No 53 Puts Italy Out of Its Lottery Agony
Italians Mark War Massacre
We Have the Bomb, Say North Koreans
North Korea: We Have Nuclear Weapons to Defend From Us
Prison for Zimbabwe Spies
Images From Ocean Floor Give Clues to Tsunami
US Nod for Arms Sales to China
Iraqi Journalist and Son, 3, Shot Dead in Basra
Depardieu Took Fugitive's Money, Report Claims
Transplant Tourists Flock to Pakistan
Suspected Al-qaida Leader Dies in Custody in Kuwait
Israel to Ease Restrictions After Ceasefire
Journalist Killed With Son in Iraq
Car Bomb Explodes in Madrid
Marc Jacobs Essays a New Silhouette
Tax Cuts Aid Danish Pm's Poll Victory
'If a Husband and Wife Argue, the Dinner Gets Burnt'
Suicide Bomber Kills 21 in Iraq
Blair Hopeful of Boost to Iraq Training Force
Canada Backs Terminator Seeds
Anti-immigration Danish Pm Heads for Election Win
Israelis and Palestinians Share Hope and Fear Side By Side in Jerusalem
Rice Woos Paris With Call to Build Bridges
Handshake Halts the Violence
Going for Broke
More Faces, Less Caution, in New Oscar Broadcasts
Sharon and Abbas Agree Ceasefire
Murderous Piracy Increasing
Kenya's Anti-corruption Tsar Quits
States Failing to Pay Tsunami Pledges
Nuclear Sales Report Rejected
27 Die As New Wave of Attacks Hits Iraq
Deal to End Palestinian Uprising
Middle East Truce Announced
Iran Vows Retaliation If Attacked
Rice Promises Action on Middle East Peace
Rice Sees Hard Choices for Israel
Fresh Twist in Fight for Marcos Millions
Exodus: British Rastas Flock to Land of Messiah
Joining Al-qaida? Please Think Again
Konnichi What? Japanese Are Forgetting How to Be Polite
Rice Warns Iran Against Provoking Israel
DNA Riddle Deepens Kidnap Row
US Cash Threat to Aids War
Shia 'poll Landslide' Set to Put Religion at Heart of Iraqi Power
Boxing Legend Max Schmeling Dies at 99
30,000 Tsunami Survivors Get Jobs
Rescuers Find Wreckage of Afghan Plane Carrying 104
Ex-chief Linked to Un Oil Scandal
Tapes Link Scandal-hit Enron to California Power Crisis
Radical Mps Call for Troop Withdrawal From Iraq
Rice Lavishes Praise on Britain - But Attacks 'loathed' Iran
Italian Reporter Kidnapped in Iraq
Breakfast With Blair As Rice Starts European Tour
Israel Promises to Release 900 Palestinian Prisoners
UN Oil-for-food Chief Took Saddam Bribes
Seven Paras Face Iraq Murder Charge
Mandela Tells Britain: It is Time for Justice
Diamond Rush is Forever on Kimberley Plain
Afghan Police Find Bodies of Drivers Killed for Car Parts
Meet the New Iraqi Police Cadets
Iran and Syria Hit Back at Bush
22 Killed in New Iraq Violence
Mandela Calls for Action on 'unnatural' Poverty
Yes, Yes, Yes
20 Killed in New Iraq Violence
Bush Warns Syria and Iran Over Terror
UN Chief Awaits Fraud Report
Sharon and Abbas to Meet Next Week in Egypt
Rice Flies in on Mission to Mend Fences - and Make Peace
Our Man in Kenya Back on Warpath
France Says It Will Outlaw All Neo-nazi Groups
Crowd Storms Baby 81's Hospital
Boy Among Prisoners Held By British, Court Martial Told
John Paul Remains in Hospital After Crisis
Bush Defuses Iran Strike Fears
Climate Change 'will Hit Africa Hardest'
Concern As Pope is Rushed to Hospital With Flu
Sex and the Single Robot
Press Review: Australia
Four More Dead in Naples Mafia War
Palestinians Threaten to End Truce
Sudan Risks Sanctions As Un Lists Atrocities
Blair and Brown Cannot Afford to Fail
King of Nepal Seizes Power
Big Push to Woo Us to Africa Plan
Date Set for Zimbabwe Elections
British Soldier 'threatened Naked Iraqi Prisoners With Metal Pole'
UN Report Calls for Darfur War Crimes Trials