National & World News Archive April 2004
Ba'athist Teachers Prepare to Go Back to the Classroom
Old and New Europe Unites With a Bang
British Troops in Torture Scandal
Last-minute Eu Deal Reached on Asylum
Last-minute Eu Deal on Asylum Reached
US Military in Torture Scandal
US Military Delays Falluja Street Patrols
Africa Oil Boom in East Predicted
Poles Fear the Yoke of Agri-giants
US Renews Attack on Falluja
Falluja Pounded By Us Strikes
Dutroux Trial Jurors Visit Horror House
Gadafy Builds Bridges With First Visit to Europe in 15 Years
US Troops Clash With Najaf Insurgents
43 Insurgents Die in Najaf Clashes
Georgia Frees Tycoon for £9m
Roma Pay High Price for Accession
US Seeks £1bn From Europe Over Gm Ban
High Price of Progress in Sa
From Farce to Violence As Far-right Le Pen Shares a Platform With Bnp Leader
Children Suffer As N Korea Struggles
Suicide Raids on Oil Platforms Mark New Threat
It's the Thought That Counts for the Guilty
'No' Vote Will Force Britain Out of Eu, Says Patten
Alistair Cooke Asked for Ashes to Be Scattered in Central Park
US Sorry for Barring Mcewan
Carnage Comes to the British Zone
Ex-general Enters Presidential Race
Pro-stoning Imam Faces Expulsion
Chek-in Times to Us May Hit Five Hours
Chirac Urged to Heed Calls for Poll
Sharon Steps Up Drive to Win Gaza Pull-out Vote
Vanunu Feted As His Release Draws Near
French Doctors' Protest Deals New Blow to Government
US Reaches Deal With Leaders in Falluja
US Offers Amnesty to Falluja Rebels
US Set to Reduce Troops Outside Najaf
Timorese Fury at 'immoral Oil Grab'
Saudi Extremist Killed in Chechnya
Old Prejudices Now Raise a Laugh
EU Approves €6m Welcome Party for New Members
Poster Poems From Eu's New Members
18-year Ordeal of Briton on Death Row
French Left Scorns Proposal to Relax 35-hour-week Law
Apartheid's Heirs Buried By Anc's Landslide Victory
US Church 'must Repent' for Gay Bishop Decision
Annan Adviser Attacks Us Occupation
Al-Sadr 'drops Conditions for Us Talks'
Dead Soldier's Sisters Excused Duty in War Zone
Americans 'drop Demand for Handover of Killers in Falluja Atrocity'
Crisis of Confidence As Us Faces Showdown
Sadr Undaunted By Massed Us Troops
US Troops Question Sadr Aide
US Troops Seize Sadr Aide
Plants Give Off the Smell of Fear
Pacific Islands Appeal to Uk for 'slave Voyages' Compensation
Dutch Hostage Freed After 20-month Ordeal
Defiant Us Says Falluja Dead Were Rebels
The delusions of war
US Hostage Faces Execution
Merci Pour Le Vat
Separatist Leader Claims Eta is on Verge of Unilateral Ceasefire
'We Have to Fight to a Safe Haven - But They Are All Under Attack'
Failed Chechen Bomber Jailed for 20 Years
Algerians Go to Polls to Elect President
1066 is Old Hat
U-turn Over Chechen Peace Talks
Support for Stalingrad Comeback
Divers Discover Fate of Author
Ahern Answers to Graft Tribunal
Senior Shia Cleric Criticises Us and Calls for Calm
Battles Rage From North to South
'40 Killed' As Us Targets Mosque
No Public Cash for Eurotunnel, Says Government
Monarch Urges Mending Ties Between Europe and Us
West All But Ignores Rwanda Anniversary
Royal Plea for Unity in Conflict
Zululand Raids Seen As Anc Show of Strength
Heavenly Kashmir is still mired in hell as a dirty war gets dirtier
EU Rule Could Raise Spirit of Drinkers
Broken Us Troops Face Bigger Enemy at Home
Mobster's Lover Found Dead After Bragging of Affair
Karadzic Slips Nato Net Yet Again
Asia Suu Kyi Kept Out in the Cold
Novelist Mcewan Barred From Us
Jakarta Judge Lifts Blight on Prudential
100 Die in Communal Fighting in Nigeria
Spain's New Leader Bonds With Chirac and Schröder
Chinese Battle Fleet Stages Hong Kong Show of Force
Ireland Pays for Safe Release of Three Republicans in Colombia
Bush 'disgusted' at Torture of Iraqi Prisoners
Falluja Violence Continues As Iraqi Force Arrives
Blair 'appalled' By Iraq Prison Torture
US Troops Pull Back From Falluja
Zimbabwe Deports Sky Tv Crew and Extradites Uk Coup Suspect
Chechen Gets Life for Killing 127 Russian Soldiers
Thai Unrest May Spread Nationwide
Cleric Faces Rearrest on Release
More Sars Cases in China
Zimbabwe Deports Sky Crew As Suspects Are Extradited
Chechen Who Killed 127 Russians Jailed
Hitman Kills Putin's Ex-bankruptcy Boss
Italians March on Vatican in Hostage Plea
Chirac Rejects French Eu Vote
US Forces to Pull Out of Falluja
Doctors 'plotted to Kill Man for Organs'
Radio Kings Row About Pulling Australia's Strings
Syria Blames Al-qaida-linked Group for Attacks
Thai Forces Kill 107 After Attacks By Muslim Youths
Spanish Charges Link Attacks
Father Vindicated As Kenya Admits Obstructing Julie Ward Inquiry
Army Chiefs Resist Call for More Iraq Troops
'Train Blast Victims Died Saving Leaders' Portraits'
Blair Takes Referendum Call to France
Russian Army Hit By Suicides
Lula Throws Brazilians More Promises As Problems Mount
China Rejects British Critics
Mbeki Sworn in As Country Hails Decade of Freedom
On Patrol Along the Eu's New Eastern Frontier
Explosions and Gun Battles Rock Syrian Capital
Blair: 'uk Has Enough Troops in Iraq'
'Al-Qaida' Tape Warns of More Attacks Against Us
Gadafy Visits European Commission
Pru Fights Jakarta Verdict
Veterans Say Call Off Anzac Day
East Rolls Out a New Silken Path to Europe
China Deals Blow to Hong Kong Democracy
Attacks Halt Rebuilding of Iraq
Hope of Freedom for Death-row Scot
Mugabe Minister Accused of Illegal Dealings
UN Office Burnt As Upsurge of Violence in Moluccas Kills 10
Criminal Candidates Hold Indian State Captive
Waiting for Hope in the Wasteland
Georgia on the Brink of Civil War
EU to Reward Turkish Cypriots
Civilians die in gunfights on border
US Right's pet Iraqi to be frozen out
Punjab Pays Tartan Homage to Caledonia
Revealed: the Publishers Who Aim to Bring Bush to Book
Greeks Vote Down Cyprus Unity Plan
Railway Blast Triggered North Korean Paranoia
Suicide Bombers in Boat Attack on Iraq Oil Terminal
White South Africans Fail to Win Asylum in Us
Brussels Visit Moves Gadafy Closer to Europe
French Mayor Announces Plan to Conduct First Gay Wedding
UK Embassy Bash Falls Foul of Uzbek Secret Police
Greek Cypriot Voters Set to Derail Un Plan for Island's Reunification
North Korea Admits Hundreds Died and Asks for Help
Cyprus Split on Annan Plan
BBC Cuts Back Iraq Staff
150 Killed in North Korea Blast
54 Dead in North Korea Blast
'54 Dead' in North Korea Blast
Lawyer Calls for Mugabe Trial at The Hague
EU Says Sicily Link is Not a Bridge Too Far
Western Policy in Kosovo Attacked
EU to Stop Subsidising Tobacco Crops Amid Concern at Health Costs
France to Train Imams in 'french Islam'
Youths on Gaza Frontline Keep Hatred Alive
3,000 Feared Dead or Hurt in N Korea Train Blast
Basra Arrest Bolsters Revenge Theory
Greek Cypriot Leaders Reject Annan Plan
Basra Buries Its Dead
Car Bomb at Saudi Police Hq
US Network Berated Over Diana Images
Australia's Best Beach Named
Blair Hints at Eu Vote Rerun
Turkey Warned of Eu Ban Over Jailed Kurds
Suicide Bomb Rips Through Saudi Police Hq
Vanunu Released By Israel After 18 Years
'Ten Killed' in Riyadh Explosion
Vanunu Released After 18 Years
Australia May Get Vote on Republic
Chinese Baby Milk Blamed for 50 Deaths
Killings Overshadow India's General Election
Deal With Sadr Near As Tension Eases
Police and Civilians Returning to Falluja
Hague Rules Srebrenica Was Act of Genocide
Survivor Faces Dutroux in Belgian Court
French Doctors Warn of Health Crisis
Policemen Sacked for Kkk Prank
Pakistani Nuclear Chief's African Visits Revealed
Kim Jong-il on Trip to Woo China
Hague Rules Srebrenica Was Genocide
Bulldozers Go in to Clear Kenya's Slum City
Survivor Confronts Dutroux in Court
Guantánamo Cases Go to Supreme Court
Blair Suffers First Europe Defeat
Blair U-turn on Eu Referendum
Africans Warn Eu on Cotton Reform
Soros Closes Uzbek Charity
Italy Plans Law to Allow Property Owners to Shoot Intruders
Star Rises Again for Gandhi Family Business
Spain to Pull Troops Out 'as Soon As Possible'
Russia Dumps Its Children on the Streets
Revealed: Train Bombers' Last Call to London
Calm Before the Storm in Baghdad
Israel Assassinates Hamas Leader Rantissi
South Korean Press Review
Zapatero Backed As New Pm
Berlusconi Bribery Trial Reopens
Big Brother Agrees to Turn a Blind Eye in Singapore
Anger at Restrictions on Vanunu
Mother Takes 'baby X' Law to Human Rights Court
Edgy City Prefers Its Terror on Four Wheels
Security Firms Call for More Firepower in Iraq
Putin Hikes His Pay to Fight Corruption
Blair Refused Offer of Get-out Clause on Iraq
UN Iraq Role to Top Bush-blair Meeting
Europe Unites Against Bin Laden
US Reels From Arab and European Fury
UK Offers Cyprus Aid Before Poll
New Era Heralded in Seoul As Voters Avenge President
Polio Strikes in Botswana As Virus Races Across Africa
Gay Marriage Rights Lead Spanish Pm's Drive for Sexual Equality
Spurned Blair in Plea to Bush
Europeans Rule Out Al-qaida Talks
ANC on Course for Big Election Win
Arafat Denounces Us-israeli Gaza Plan
Oil Yukos Chief Challenges Investors
Iranian Diplomat Murdered in Baghdad
'Bin Laden' Offers Truce With Europe
Yukos Chief Challenges Investors
Court Says Girl, 13, Can Have Sex Change Treatment
Putin Adviser Calls Kyoto Protocol a 'death Treaty'
China Offers Aids Tests for All
Blair Heads for Crucial Us Talks As Hostage Dies
Voters Queue for Miles As South Africans Celebrate Democracy
Bush Rips Up the Road Map
Bush Backs Sharon's 'disengagement' Plan
We Made Mistakes, Says Cia Boss
Milosevic Calls Blair and Clinton to The Hague
Falluja Truce on Knife Edge
Bush Ready to Send More Troops to Iraq
Shanghai Eases China's One-child Rule
Ample Alyona Shakes Up Russian Pageant
Blow This for a Game of Football, Say Afghans
World Set Back 10 Years By Bush's New World Order, Says Blair Aide
North Korea 'had Nuclear Bombs Five Years Ago'
ANC Heading for Landslide in South African Poll
Britain Accused of 9/11 Blunder
'The Beginning of the End of the Occupation'
Moscow Denies Role in Qatar Assassination
Australian Defence Adviser 'sacked Over Wmd Reports'
Gujarat Murder Mob Suspects to Face Retrial
Sharon Vows to Control West Bank Settlements
South Africa's Middle Class - Young, Black and Driving a Bmw
Future of Fbi at Stake As It Faces 9/11 Inquiry
US Pledge to Arrest or Kill Shia Cleric
Calls for Indonesia Poll Recount
Hong Kong Protests at China's Intervention
Hope Fades for Workers Trapped in Russian Mine
Madrid Bomb Suspects 'phoned Britain Before Blowing Themselves Up'
Taiwan Poll Row Sparks Violence
Sharon Seeks Us Backing to Go It Alone
Bush Given Hijack Alert Before 9/11
Battle to Save 30 Miners Grips Russia
Young to Snub Mbeki in Poll
Russia Finds Home for Floating Reactor
Patriot Faults 'to Blame for Tornado Deaths'
What They Said About Sharon's Plan for Gaza
Chinese Premier Reprieves Grand Canyon of the Orient
Madrid Bombers Planned More Attacks
Digging Deep to Find Seeds of Corruption
Bush Told of Hijack Warning Weeks Before 9/11
Nigeria Foils Plot to Oust President
Mugabe 'experts' Spark Fear of Land Grab in Namibia
Ugandan 'archers' Helps to Heal War Wounds
Poland's Pretender and the Art of Self-defence
Civil War Fear As Afghan City Falls to Warlord
Madrid Video Claims More Attacks Planned
Bush Told of Hijack Warning Weeks Before Sep 11
Chaos, Killing and Kidnap
Rice: Bush Understood Al-qaida Threat
US Loses Control of Two Cities
Killing for Scratch on Bmw Reveals China's Wealth Gap
France Blamed As Rwanda Marks Genocide Date
France to Oppose Turkish Eu Entry
Israel Claims Blair Phoned to Support Sharon Withdrawal
Secret No-fly List Challenged in Court
Musharraf Pleads for Anti-terror Funds
Kosovans Fired on By British Peacekeepers Win Damages
Polish Troops Kill Sadr Aide
Man Jailed Over 9/11 is Freed
Rwanda Remembers Its Dead
Putin Appointee Escapes Car Bomb
Australia 'helped Send Refugees to Their Death at Sea'
US Envoy's Threat of Military Action Angers Pakistan
Hong Kong Democrats Angered By Beijing's Interference in Reform
Lithuania Axes President in Phone Tap Row
Wanted Iraqi Cleric 'willing to Die'
Asia Request to Nullify Taiwan Poll
Musician Killed By Robbers
Symbol of Corruption 'to Be Felled'
Taiwanese Election Row Grows
Megawati Faces Voters' Censure
Russian Found Guilty of Treason
Madrid Seeks Bomb Fugitives
On the Brink of Anarchy
Two More Madrid Bombing Suspects Arrested
French Police Arrest 13 Terrorist Suspects
US Faces Iraqi Revolt
Cornered, they blew themselves up - but others are still on the run
Deadline may slip for Iraq home rule
France 'sought secret UN deal' in bid to avert row
US vows to quash Shia uprising
Rebels rise in Sri Lankan poll
Six killed in raid on police station in Pakistan
Trial spotlights Australia's migrant policy
Voters expected to snub Megawati party
Russia gets set for military TV
Spanish policeman killed in gunfight with terror suspect
Skinheads thrive as nationalist tide rises in Russia
Why an SUV is now the most dangerous vehicle in Iraq
Burmese junta says Suu Kyi 'about to be freed'
Police baffled by murder of Dublin woman
Japanese girls choose whiter shade of pale
Press Review: The Cyprus Talks
US Says Russia Need Not Fear Bigger Nato
Clinton Papers 'denied to 9/11 Inquiry'
Murder Finding Revives Sex Killings Scandal
Tamils Rush to Vote As Rebels Embrace Party Politics
Hollywood Comes Out for Kerry
Spanish Police Foil New Railway Bomb Attack
Israeli Police Storm Mosque Compound
Spanish Police Find Bomb on Rail Line
UK is Blamed for Bumper Afghan Opium Crop
41 Held Over Turkish Terror Links
Police Deny Banana Torture
Turkish Terror Group Suspects Arrested
Britain Accused Over Afghan Opium Failure
EU Readies for Threat of Still Divided Cyprus
Judge Leads Assault on Eta's Dirty Money
Pressure Mounts on Rice Over 9/11 Speech
Security Forces Lock Themselves Behind Barricades
Five Held in Italian Anti-terror Raids
Afghan Aid Charity Auctions Stars' Drawings