National & World News Archive March 2005
Rainier's Son Assumes Royal Duties
Ousted President Blames Us for Coup
Ex-Yukos Man Gets 20 Years
Traffic Lights Scam Exposed
Delhi Suburb Plans World's Tallest Building
Britain and the World Were Too Slow Over Darfur Crisis, Mps Say
French Mp to Sue Macshane Over 'neo-cretins' Jibe at Eu Opponents
Two-thirds of World's Resources 'used Up'
Kyrgyz Pm Backs New Parliament
White Nile Fever Spreads South
Kyrgyzstan Rivals Dispute Which Parliament is Valid
Lights Go Out at Honecker's Palace
Next Pope is Set to Be Another Conservative
Pink Revolution Rumbles on in Blood and Fury
Kyrgyzstan in Chaos As Riots Sweep Capital
Pope Too Ill for Easter Services
Kyrgyz Leader Pledges June Election
Report Reveals Shame of Un Peacekeepers
Poverty Leads 10 Million Children to an Early Grave
Opposition 'in Control' in Kyrgyzstan
Opposition 'seizes Control' in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyz Protesters Storm Government Hq
Q&A: Kyrgyzstan
14 Die in Us Oil Refinery Blast
New Kyrgyz Minister Threatens Force to Quell Protests
Kyrgyz Leader Condemns Protesters
You Could Hear a Girl Saying, 'no, Jeff, Quit, Quit. Leave Me Alone. What Are You Doing?'
Kyrgyz President Refuses to Confront Protesters
Number of Illegal Migrants in Us Tops 10m
Election Protesters Seize Kyrgyzstan's Second City
EU to Loosen Spending Pact Rules
Maverick Delorean Dies at 80
Trouble in the Pipeline
Aid Donors Warn of Nepal Crisis
G8 'breakthrough' on Illegal Logging
Close Friend of Petrus Wine Heiress is Fraud Suspect
French Voters Threaten to Shun Eu Treaty
Architect of Us Cold War Policy Dies
Schroder Unveils Moves to Revive Economy
Cool Reaction to Wolfowitz Move
Vanunu Faces New Jail Term
UN Reports Atrocities in Congo
French Baffled By List of National Heroes
US Tries to Sink Forests Plan
180,000 Die From Hunger in Darfur
Straw Outlines Treaty to Regulate Arms Trade
Paris Drive to Cut Traffic in Centre By 75%
Weekend of Gun Violence Shocks America
Alessandra Mussolini Barred From Election Because of Faked Signatures
Gunman Kills 7 in Hotel
Mubarak Lets His Rival Out of Jail
What Made an Airbus Rudder Snap in Mid-air?
Illegal Drug Trade Hits New High As Users Total 200m
Guantánamo Jail Switch Planned
Cocaine-fuelled Vignettes That Expose a Tale of Two Moscows
Farmworkers Win Historic Deal After Boycotting Taco Bell
Kasparov Retires From Professional Chess Circuit
UK Went to War on One Page of Legal Advice
Tokyo Remembers War Dead
Suicide Bomber Kills 46 at Shia Funeral
The Preacher Comes to Town
Writing is on the Wall for Sharon, Settlers Warn
Tens of Thousands Raped By Militias in Congo Conflict
Communists Win Reduced Majority in Moldovan Elections
US 'could End World Poverty By 2025'
Anti-mine Lobby Lists 90 Blighted Lands
Visa Scandal Threatens the Fischer King
Outrage As Us Soldiers Kill Hostage Rescue Hero
Released Hostage Hurt in Shooting
Republicans Lie Low in Prince's Progress
Niger Begins Enforcement of Ban on Slavery
Yes, It's Love, Says Prince, As Schoolgirl Breaches Protocol
'I Just Want to Survive and Go Home With All My Body Parts'
Eastern Europe Link Suspected in Shooting of French Banker
EC Threatens Licence Fee Crackdown
She Was Gang-raped on the Orders of Village Elders. Yesterday, Mukhtaran Bibi's Nightmare Began Again
Recriminations Fly As Crisis Engulfs La Scala
King of Gonzo Has the Last Word
Charles Stuck on the Dunny Side of Life As Crowds Flock to Royal Rival
World News in Brief
Minister Under Fire Over Perks
Aga Khan Gives £27m to Chantilly Restoration
US Judge Finds Husband and Mother Slain
French Journalist Begs for Help
Le Pen Rules Out Daughter As National Front Leader
Tel Aviv Bomber's Family Shunned
Pope Worsens With High Fever
Court Cuts Torture Sentences
Greek Jail Guards Strike Over Antiquated Firearms
US Intelligence on Iraq Chaotic and Incompetent, Says Bush Commission
Uneasy Calm As Zimbabwe Goes to the Polls
Terri Schiavo Dies 13 Days After Feeding Tube is Removed - But the Arguments Go on
Hutu Rebels Apologise for Rwanda Genocide
America Backs Down on Darfur Inquiry
March the Least Deadly Month for Us in Iraq for More Than a Year
No Food, No Water, No Homes and No Help in Sight for Town Hit By Quake
Wolfowitz Confirmed As Next World Bank President
US Spies 'dead Wrong' on Iraq Wmd
Campaign Calls for Un Intervention in Darfur
Romanian Journalists in Iraq Plead for Help on Al-jazeera
Bush is Hostage to Religious Right, Says Top Republican
US Bars Sandinista Academic
Conflict on Olympic Sites' Future
Crime Wave Sweeps Across Afghanistan
Wolfowitz Charms Himself Into World Bank Job
Iraq Wmd Report to Lay Blame on Cia
Quake Aid Teams Struggle to Find Water and Food
Mugabe Predicts a Huge Victory
Mugabe Predicts 'huge' Poll Victory
EU Backs Wolfowitz As World Bank Chief
Mugabe Warns That Opposition Election Victory Will Not Be Tolerated
Annan Cleared in Oil-for-food Inquiry
US Jury's Bible Death Sentence Quashed
Rush to Sign Chinese Petition
Red Lake Schoolboy Charged
Lebanese Interim Pm Drops Out
France to Scrap Law That Lets Girls Be Married Off at 15
US-funded Scheme 'a Threat to Uganda Aids Programme'
Power-sharing Deal on Hold As Iraqi Mps Fail to Elect Speaker
Frantic Search for Survivors in Indonesian Earthquake
Annan Cleared Over Un Contract Bid
Romanian Journalists Kidnapped in Iraq
2,000 Feared Dead After Quake
Setback for Jackson As Judge Allows Prior Abuse Claims in Court
Tsunami Panic After Huge Quake
Bhutan's King Brings in Party Democracy
Settlers Warn of Civil War Over Gaza Withdrawal
Oil Clouds Gather Over Alaskan Eden
Liberals Hit Back at Iraq's New Islamists
Bombings Recall Beirut's Years of Terror
Sharon Averts Political Crisis
Jackson to Jackson: Why I Wore Pyjamas
Tunnel Finds at Iraqi Prison Suggest Preparations for Mass Breakout
Militants Bomb Thai Train
Phuket Traders Sell Tsunami Souvenirs
Opposition Fears Zimbabwe Vote is Already Lost
Pope Blesses Easter Faithful But is Unable to Speak
Mugabe Paints Mdc As Blairite Cronies
Iraqi Resistance Begins to Crack After Elections
Beirut Warehouse Blast Injures Eight
Taiwan Marches for Freedom From China
Lessons on Diet Bear Fruit in Healthville
UN Claims of Negligence Cause Lebanese Crisis to Deepen
Attacks Claims 15 Lives As Iraq Insurgents Strike Back
US Steps Up War on Afghan Opium
Turkish Pm Sues Over Animal Cartoon
Vote for Us or Starve, Mugabe's Party Tells Villagers
West Side Story: a Tale of Unprotected Sex Which Could Be Link to New Hiv Superbug
India Dismayed As Us Resumes Sales of Jet Fighters to Pakistan
Four Times As Many Women Died in Tsunami
Kyrgyzstan President Flees People Power
Toot Alors! France Thinks We Are Good Drivers
Canada Asylum Plea By Us Deserter
Rampage Killer Put Violent Film on Website
Mugabe Vows to 'demolish' Spin Doctor Turned Rival
Supreme Court Upholds 'right to Die' in Schiavo Case
'I Was Kidnapped,' Says Chess Genius As He Rails Against Japan and Us
The Rabbi Who Pricks Israel's Conscience
Oil Rig Blast 'not Terrorism'
Red Lake Shootings: Fatal Shortcomings of Tribal Sovereignty
Voters 'prefer' Ukraine to Turkey
Japan to Snub Us and Send Fischer to Iceland
Armed Force Threat to Kyrgyz Protesters
We Fought for This Land and White Nile Can Drill Here, Say Sudanese
Chirac Takes Aim at Eu Liberals in Race to Win Yes Vote
Iran Agrees Fresh Nuclear Talks
Hariri Killing May Need Wider Inquiry Says Annan
School Killer Jeff Weise Was a Lost Soul in a Bleak Setting
Iraqis Claim Big Victory in Terror Battle
Schiavo Drama Moves Into Final Act
British Paedophile to Be Deported From Australia
Barroso Seeks to Calm Fears of a Thatcherite Laissez-faire Europe
Shia Leaders Close to Deal on Iraqi Government
Obituary: Kenzo Tange
Kidnappers Target Brazil's Footballers
Shia Leaders Proclaim Deal on Iraqi Government
EU Ready to Put China Arms Issue on Hold
Kyrgyz Leader Resists Force Against Protest
Cheap Aids Drugs Under Threat
Ten Dead in Us School Shooting
Judge Refuses to Reinsert Terri Schiavo's Feeding Tube
Right-to-die Judgment Delayed
Eight Die in Us Student Gun Rampage
Turkish Journalists Condemn New Laws
Attacks on Jews and Muslims Soar in France
African Bishop Spurns Aids Cash From Pro-gay Diocese
Madrid Bombing Suspect in Court
Federal Judge to Hear Schiavo Case
Greek Orthodox Church Mired in Jerusalem Land Row
Syria Feels Heat As Evidence in Lebanon Pm's Murder Points to Bomb Under Road
Bush Intervenes in Right-to-die Case
Photos Reveal Israeli West Bank Expansion
Zimbabwean Election 'cannot Be Free and Fair'
Assassin Kills Iraqi Police Chief
Annan Proposes Radical Un Shakeup
British Theatre Director is Qatar Suicide Bomb Victim
Pakistan's Tribes on Brink of Civil War
Sleaze Trial Swirls Around Chirac
New Evidence of Israeli West Bank Expansion
Bush Enters Fray in Right-to-die Case Dividing the Us
Rice Tells Eu: Don't Lift China Arms Ban
Mammon: James Wolfensohn, Outgoing President of the World Bank
Lawyer - or Costa Crime Kingpin?
Jowell's Husband 'misled' Inquiry
Bomb at Shia Shrine Kills 27
Qatar Blast Kills Briton
War 'brothel Women' Lose Claim
Michael Jackson's Courtroom Fashion on Trial
School Visit Rebalances the 'biased' British View of German Life and Ways
Zimbabwe Bars 3 Million Voters
Hong Kong's Seedy Neighbour Hits the Jackpot at Last
Some Us Troops Refusing to Return to Iraq
Don't Deposit Wolfowitz With Us, Plead World Bank Workers
'Dutch Chemical Ali' on Trial for Genocide
Afghan Elections Put Back to the Autumn
Bush Gives '100% Backing' to Mccartney Sisters
Zimbabwe Child Death Rate Highest in the World
Sri Lankan Deal With Tamil Tigers is Near
National Strike Grounds Flights and Halts Government Services
Gas Attack Cult Still Inspires Fear and Loathing
Arrests at Saudi 'gay Wedding'
The Fugitive Who Stands in the Way of Croatia's Eu Entry
The Oil Under This Wilderness Will Last the Us Six Months. But Soon the Drilling Will Begin
20 Years On, Sikh Militants Cleared of Killing 329 in Air India Bombing
Fair Poll in Zimbabwe 'impossible'
Syria's Spies Leave Beirut
Less Than Diplomatic Driving
EU Delays Croatian Entry Talks
Staff at Italy's La Scala Demand Resignation of Artistic Director
India Does Not Need Aid From Britain, Say Mps
Bush Denies That Italian Withdrawal Will Weaken the Coalition
Palestinians Take Control of West Bank City
Bush Nominates Wolfowitz for World Bank
Vote Shakes Divisive Harvard Chief
World Leaders at Launch of Holocaust Museum
Jackson Accuser Explains Denial
Bush Takes Softer Line With Hizbullah
Berlusconi to Pull Out Troops From Iraq
Child Labour Widespread in Asian Cotton Fields
Opec Members Oppose Saudi Oil Boost
UK Urged to Turn to Wind Power
Taiwanese to Rally Against Chinese Law
Japan and S Korea in Island Row
Jackson Did Not Touch Me, Boy Told Teacher
Anti-Syrians Outdo Hizbullah in Street Protests
Russians Accused of Sheltering War Crimes Suspects
Street Protests By Poor Push Bolivia to the Brink
Abbas Says He Expects Full Ceasefire By Armed Groups
'Angel Sent From God' Serves Up Breakfast and Wins Surrender of Gunman Wanted for Killings
Turkish Talks Held Amid Fury at Police
Israel Will Attack Iran 'only As Last Resort'
Guantánamo Prisoners Win Transfer Reprieve
No Full Syrian Withdrawal Until April, Lebanon Announces
Christians Flee Homes After Druze Youths Riot
Jacques Chirac Reaches 40 Years in Public Office
John Paul Ii Returns to Vatican After Blessing the Crowds
Blood and Coal: the Human Cost of Cheap Chinese Goods
Iraqi Power Blocs Fail to Agree on Government
Arrest Over Court Killings
Indian Couples Open Chapter on Self-help
They Play Games for 10 Hours - and Earn £2.80 in a 'virtual Sweatshop'
'I'm Not Willing to Forgive the Japanese'
The Town That Sold Its Children
New Moderate Hillary is in for the Long Run
Beirut on the Brink of an Abyss
Irish-Americans Open Hearts - and Bars - to Adams
Musharraf Accepts Indian Invitation to Watch Cricket
Italian Metal Worker Shoots Wife With Modified Crutches
Suspect Kills Judge in Court With Police Gun
Assad Wins Street Victory But Not the War
Partisan War at Albania's Paradise Bay
Bomb in Corsica As Trial of 'gang Leader' Starts
Fugitive Nazi Cult Leader Arrested
BBC Says Sorry to Israel
GoodFellas Undercover Cop Accused of Mafia Murders
US Joins Europe in Dispute Over Iran
Queen to Greet Italian in Football and Fascism Row
Spain Remembers Victims of Madrid Blasts
Blair Challenges World to End 'obscenity' of African Poverty
How the Tsunami Hogged the Headlines
Iraq Allies Accused of Failing to Investigate Civilian Deaths
Pyjama-clad Jackson Risks $3m Court Penalty for Late Arrival
A Year on From Train Bombs, Pain is Still Etched on Streets of Madrid
Hong Kong Leader Bows Out Early
Ikea Manuals Sexist, Says Norwegian Pm
Suicide Link to Judge in Murder Puzzle
Japan Cracks Down on Trade in Sex Workers
Family's Victory Against Bat Could Open Legal Floodgates
Annan Attacks Erosion of Rights in War on Terror
IOC Watches Paris Grind to Halt
Jackson Risks Arrest Over Late Arrival at Court
Pakistan Admits Nuclear Expert Traded With Iran
Palestinian Leader Expects Militia Ceasefire
Jackson Accuser Tells Court of On-off Friendship With Pop Star
Veil Falls Over Italy's Soothsayers
Israeli Officer Who Killed Uk Journalist Faces Minor Charges
Young Germans Lose the Thirst for Beer
Israel Accused of Assisting Illegal Outposts
Hong Kong Democrats Threaten Battle Over Leadership Succession
Racist's Mother Had Cryptic Note
FBI Chief Admits $170m Computer Failure
Obituary: Aslan Maskhadov
Chechens Bypass Basayev for Unidentified New Leader
US in Dark on Iran's Wmd, Says Inquiry
Syria Rallies to Assad's Defence
Shamed Us to Hand Over Abu Ghraib Prison to Iraqis
Deadly Malaria Infects Half a Billion
Family Seek Report on Israeli Killing of Film-maker
New Inquiry Into Killing of Italian
Once Mighty Jordan Reduced to a Trickle
Bush Sees Lebanon Changes As Move to Free Middle East
Settlement for Boy Beaten By Police
Alleged Victim's Family Heaped Praise on Jackson in Father's Day Card
Chess Ace May Soon Be Free
Clinton to Have Follow-up Chest Surgery
Only Sewage Keeps Jordan River Alive
Moroccan Held Over Train Bombs
Middle East New Inquiry Into Killing of Italian
Kosovo Government Falls As Prime Minister is Indicted for War Crimes
Bush Hails Anti-syria Demos As Key to 'free Middle East'
Chechen Rebel Leader Killed in Russian Assault
Kosovan Prime Minister Resigns
Russians 'kill' Chechen Leader
500,000 Join Pro-syria Beirut Protest
US Names Hawk As Ambassador to Un
Crime Fighters Brought to Book
Britain Backs Un Sanctions After Losing Patience in Sudan Crisis
Aussies Top the Zzzz-list
Boom Time for Soweto Property
US Soldiers Accused of Sex Assaults
Jackson Showed Us Sex on Net, Boy Tells Jurors
US Names Outspoken Hawk As New Un Ambassador
Time to Punish Sudan, Says Britain
Italians Honour Iraq Hostage Go-between
Hopes Dim for Early Syrian Exit From Lebanon
Iran Hints It May Play Same Nuclear Card As Korea
Veil Remains Over Ataturk Marriage
Press Review: Indonesia
Bono's Next No 1 May Be at World Bank
Cross-border Kiss Stirs Up Passions in Pakistan
Communists Poised to Win Moldovan Poll - and Reject Russia
Baltic States Agonise Over Putin's Invitation
China's Barrier to Independence Infuriates Taiwan
Iran Threatens to Revoke Nuclear Inspection Deal
Find Fugitive General Within 10 Days, Croatia Told
Syrian Forces to Begin Lebanon Pullout
Italian Hostage Accuses Us of Trying to Kill Her As Thousands Mourn Her Rescuer
Brown Calls for End to African 'outrage'
A Woman's Place ... is Not at Harvard
Syrian Troops Will Pull Out of Lebanon
US Troops Kill Rescuer As Italian Hostage is Plucked to Safety in Iraq
Beijing's Boost to Military Spending Heightens Us Fear of Attack on Taiwan
From Gloucester to Afghanistan: the Making of a Shoe Bomber
Family Praises Jackson in Film Seen By Jury
Thinner and Richer, Reborn Goddess of Us Lifestyle Leaves Jail
Chirac Calls Snap Vote on Eu Constitution
Syria Poised to Start Lebanon Troop Pull-out
Blair Targets Corruption in Africa Plan
Martha Stewart Released From Jail
Aids Could Kill 90 Million Africans, Says Un
Syria 'to Remove Some Troops From Lebanon'
Russian School Siege Suspects Killed
US Bars Nicaragua Heroine As 'terrorist'
Lenient Term for Bali Plotter Causes Dismay
The Editor: What They Said About ... the Hong Kong Succession
Islamist Cleric Jailed for Bali Bomb Plot
US Illegally Paid $1.5bn to Farmers
CIA Chief Bogged Down By Workload
Former Richest Man in World Arrested
Argentina Says Debt Default is Over
France's Biggest Abuse Trial Starts
Parents 'agreed to Son's Night With Jackson'
Saudis Lean on Syria to Quit Lebanon
Nazi Death Camp Guard Loses Us Citizenship
Jackson Team 'fretted' at Television Exposã©
UN Congo Force Kills 50 in Clash With Militia
Philanthropic Gates Made Honorary Knight
Israeli Agent Who Caught Eichmann Dies at 77
French Update Mini As Electric Bluecar
Hong Kong's Unpopular Chief May Be Ousted
Gunmen Kill Saddam Tribunal Judge
Europe Risks Us Sanctions Over China Arms Sales
Tears and Tension As Court Sees Film About Jackson
China Tries to Stem Soaring Divorce Rate
Seven Die in Online Suicide Pact in Japan
Italian Taxpayers May Have Paid for Mafia Chief's Operation
US State Department Slams Iraqi Government's Human Rights Record
Syrian Isolation Grows As France and Us Demand Lebanon Pullout
Martin Bashir Takes Stand
Blair Hails 'ripple of Change' in Middle East
US and France Demand Syria Leave Lebanon
Another Independent Paper Shut Down in Zimbabwe
Blair Meets Abbas at London Summit
Prince Charles Meets Victims