National & World News Archive April 2005
Forgotten Warriors Return to Battle Sites
French Voters Now Back Eu Constitution
Two Killed in Cairo Attacks
'I'm Here in the Name of My Nation. And It Hurts Me When a Nation Cuts Off Its Hand'
French Revolt Over Giving Up Bank Holiday for Elderly Care
Six Die As Togo Clashes Intensify
Kidnappers Threaten to Execute Romanians Today
Verdict in Khodorkovsky Trial Delayed
Surrogate Mother Gives Birth to Quins - and Waives £8,000 Fee
Poll Result Sparks Togo Violence
Czech Pm Edged Out By Property Scandal
Armies of Girls Caught Up in Conflict
Williams to Meet New Pope Today
Havens Vanish As French Flee Cities
Europe Acts to Ease Burden of Listing in Us
French Opposition to Eu Constitution Hits New High
Brussels Reporter Loses Battle to Protect Sources
Lorries Face Europe-wide Road Tolls
Why Peres Could Hold Key to Road Map Success
Burma Gas Attack Alleged
Warning on Spread of State Surveillance
Alleged Kingpin in Guinea Coup Plot Feared Killed
Cardinals Elect New Pope
First Ballot Fails to Pick New Pope
Black Smoke Signals No Pope Elected Yet
Cardinals Begin Conclave to Choose New Pope
Cardinals Start Choosing New Pope
Double Snub for Chancellor As America Rejects Coalition of the Committed and Off-market Gold Sales
Licensed to Kill?
Rich Countries to Ignore Green Protests and Back Big Dams
Virgin for Sale to Pay Mother's Medical Bills
African Coup Plotters 'face Slow Death in Jail'
Freedom Battle at Basque Elections
Royalty and Rulers Pay Respects to Prince Rainier
Paris Hotel Fire Kills at Least 20 People
Prince Rainier of Monaco Laid to Rest
US Lethal Injection 'is Not Humane'
Schwarzenegger Meets His Match
'I Have Never Seen Such Horror in My Life'
Europe Attacked Over Balkans Failure
US Faces New Claims of Jail Abuse
Overhaul Urged of Balkans Chaos
Andrea Dworkin, Embattled Feminist, Dies at 58
Apartheid Party Bows Out With Apology
Killing of Three Gaza Youths Puts Ceasefire Under Strain
'Return at Any Cost' is Breach of Rights
Fire and Rage in the Shadow of Abu Ghraib
Now the Search Begins
Pomp for the Pauper Pope Who Almost Quit
Bomb Kills Tourists in Cairo Street
Florida Backs Right to Shoot
Bus Pioneers Breach Kashmir's 'berlin Wall'
Rome Tells Pilgrims There is No Room Left
Defying the Bombers, 20 Elderly Passengers Embark on the World's Most Perilous Bus Trip
Deutsche Bank Chief Fails to Shake Off Scandal
Rainier, the Builder Prince, Dies at 81
Flood of Pilgrims Swamps Rome
Date Set for Conclave to Pick Next Pope
Opec Ready to Increase Output
US in Race to Unlock New Energy Source
Mark Thatcher Refused Visa By Us
Drama at La Scala Hits High Pitch As Muti Quits
World Hails a Leader Who Inspired Faith and Hope
Indifferent to Death: Tragedy of the Traumatised Children of the Intifada
The Church Faces a Crossroads
The Pope Who Showed the Church to the World
Ancient Rituals to Find a Modern Leader
Priests Turn to Unions in Pay Row
US Vigilantes Begin Border Stake-out
End of Momentous Era As Pope Slides Towards Death
Pope's Condition Worsens
Vietnam Celebrates 30-year-old Victory Over Us With Cash Machines and Credit Cards
Delhi Given One Week to Clear Away Sacred Cows
Walesa Says He Averted Ukraine Clashes
Veiled Women in Cairo Attacks
17 Bombs Greet New Iraqi Cabinet
Sudan Becomes Us Ally in 'war on Terror'
German Centre Torched in Togo
Hand of Welcome As China's Old Enemies End 60-year Standoff
Zimbabwe Fuel and Food Crisis Deepens
Death Sentence for Muslim Soldier
Thirty Years After the Fall of Saigon, the Celebrations Can Finally Begin
US and Italy Clash Over Shooting
Happy Valley Heir on Murder Charge
Jackson is Victim of Vultures, Says Ex-wife
Rape Accusation By Us Athlete Sparks Croatian Sex Crime Debate
Union Chief Blames 'bullying' Rail Firm for Japanese Train Crash
Jobless Germans Pour Into Austria
Ex-CIA Chief Eats Humble Pie
Iraqi Cabinet Approval Ends Deadlock
Incoming Cloud Forces Bush Into Safe Bunker
Russian Victory Festivities Open Old Wounds in Europe
White Farmer Found Guilty of Throwing Black Worker to Lions in South Africa
Full Iraq Legal Advice Released
Blow to Bush As Bolton Panel Widens Its Inquiry
Vatican Orders 'cold War Spy' Back to Poland
Court Told Man Filmed Us Sites for 9/11 Terrorists
Khodorkovsky Verdict Delayed
Iraq Insurgency Gathers Pace
'Murdered' Exile at Centre of Coup Plot Surfaces in Zagreb
Reagan Diaries to Be Published
Briton Convicted in Us of Trying to Sell Missiles to Terrorists
Attorney General Told Blair War Could Be Illegal
Iraq Rebels 'as Strong Now As a Year Ago'
Russian Youth Group Vows to Name Fascists in Schools
Cabinet List May End Iraq Deadlock
Bravado and Cheers As Syrians Leave Lebanon
Japanese Police Raid Rail Crash Firm
Miss France May Be Stripped of Crown
Schröder Comes to Aid of Chirac's Campaign for Eu Constitution
Jowell's Husband Faces Tax and Cash Charges
After a Lifetime of Work, Mexico City's Elderly Prostitutes Find Shelter
US to Clear Soldiers Over Italian Agent's Death
Ceremony Marks Departure of Last Syrian Troops
Putin Bangs Drum for Russia's Civilising Mission
71 Die As Japanese Train Hits Block of Flats
Syrian Intelligence Chief Abandons Base As 29-year Occupation of Lebanon Ends
Nigeria at Risk of £17bn Default
Afghanistan Names First Female Governor
Clerics' Choices Clean Up in Saudi Election
Mexicans March for Mayor Who May Be Banned From Presidential Race
Serb General Surrenders to War Crimes Trial
Mystery of Iraq's Alleged Oasis of Death
Top Us Officers Cleared of Abu Ghraib Abuse
Pope 'obstructed' Sex Abuse Inquiry
Powell's Remarks Harm Bolton's Chances of Un Job
9/11 Suspect Faces Death Penalty After Pleading Guilty
Lebanese Officials Stand Down
Texan Candidate Lands in Double Trouble
Video Shows Insurgents Shooting Survivor of Helicopter Crash in Iraq
Mayoral Race Leaves Los Angeles Cold
Poles Flock West to Reap Farm Jobs in Land of Dole Blues
Rice Changed Terrorism Report
MPs Undermine Japanese Apology to China
Retrial for German Killer Cannibal
US May Vet All Who Enter Airspace
Call to Ban Tory Election Chief From New Zealand
US Spy Inquiry Pair Fired
UN Malaria Project Damned As Failure
Gay Marriage Law Alarms Spain's Religious Leaders
Russia Blames Chechen Sisters for Suicide Bombings
German Fury at 'insults' to Pope
11 Killed As Civilian Helicopter is Shot Down in Iraq
China Consumes Forests of Smuggled Timber
Europe's Biggest Al-qaida Trial Starts
Bush Backs His Man for Un Job As Support Wavers
Burma 'using Chemical Weapons'
The New Pope: Benedict 'promised to Modify Hard Line'
Kremlin Disputes Rice's Claim on Us Nuclear Inspections
Guns of Gaza Stay Loaded But Silent As Talks Go on
Bank Worker's £10m Antiques Haul
Pakistani Army Chief Rebukes Americans
Only 9/11 Prisoner Will Admit Terror Role
The New Pope: Home Town Ready to Greet Pilgrims - and Euros
US Accused of Trying to Block Abortion Pills
Iraq Prime Minister Escapes Assassination Bid
Canada Invites Its Overseas Graduates to Stay Longer
Cross-continental Shortlist for 'african Booker'
Rice Urges Russia to Show 'democratic Development'
Greek Mps Approve Eu Treaty
Bush Tells Syrians: Get Out of Lebanon Altogether
Jackson Ranch Changed Children, Says Grandmother
Wrangling Delays Vote on Un Envoy
Fit of Rage Linked to Fatal Fire
Tokyo Court Rejects War Cash Claim
Iran Bans Arab Tv Station After Riots
Cabinet Named in Lebanon
Austrian Politician in Nazi Row
Jackson Jury Sees Photos of Mother 'beaten at Store'
Court Awards Hand of Girl Aged Two to 40-year-old
Argentinian Jailed for Throwing Prisoners From Plane
Bush Close to Victory in Un Envoy Battle
Rice Sets Chilly Atmosphere for Kremlin Talks
Benedict Xvi: the Vatican's Orthodox Insider is New Pope
Ratzinger Named As Pope Benedict Xvi
Iran Closes Al-jazeera Offices
No Decision on New Pope
Bomb Fear As North Korea Halts Reactor
Russian Regions Vote to Unite
Iraqi President Will Not Sign Death Warrant for Saddam
Jackson Fooled Us, Says Mother
Mugabe Turns Back on West and Looks East
Ratzinger is Frontrunner As Cardinals Start Election of Pope
Turkish Cypriots Elect Reunification Leader
Pakistan's Leaders on Edge As Bhutto's Husband Returns
Coalition Raid to Free Shia Hostages
China Refuses Apology to 'hurtful' Japan
Hollywood Boss Loses Fight to Keep a Beach to Himself
Violence Flares As the Chinese Rage at Japan
Boycott Threat to Israeli Colleges
Sumatra Volcano Adds to Quake Fear
Furious Mandela Sues Ally Over Art Sales
Truth Behind the Picture That Shocked the World
Swedes Wooed By Migrants' Soccer Magic
Neverland is Full of Booze, Porn and Sex, Says Mother
Zimbabwe Expels British Journalists After 14 Days in Jail
The Israeli Police Are Seeking Tougher Restrictions on the Nuclear Whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu
Junior Party Quits Italy's Coalition
Annan Says Us and Uk Allowed Iraqi Oil Scam
Jackson Trial Turns Testy As Defence Questions Mother
Illegal Gm Maize Fear Sparks Eu Ban on Us Animal Feeds
China Braced for Mass Protests
Chirac Appeals for Eu Yes Vote
'I Lost My Kids' at Jackson Ranch
Fischer Sacks Envoy in Tributes Row
Press Review: What They Said About...the President's Men
Deported Terror Suspects Tortured
EU Delays Lifting Arms Ban on China
Jibe By Envoy Prompts Sacking
Berlusconi Coalition Starts to Unravel
US Arrests Businessmen Over Oil-for-food Bribes
Journalists Cleared By Zimbabwe Court
Dutch Reality Show Provokes Riot
£70m Plan to Save Lost Inca City
Zimbabwe Blocks British Journalists' Release
Mother on Stand at Jackson Trial
China and Japan in Race for Gas
Eruptions in Indonesia Spark Panic
Ukraine Pm Cancels Visit to Russia
Nike Publishes Details of Abuse at Asian Factories
Banned Indian State Shuts Dance Bars
France Fears Summer of Drought As Rains Fail
EU Takes Next Step Towards Bloc of 27
Scientists Hunt Thousands of Vials of Deadly Flu Virus Sent Across World
Video Shows Hostage Begging for Life and for Us to Quit Iraq
Use of Crash-test Corpses Defended
Egypt's Students Protest Against Emergency Laws
War-torn Sudan Wins Pledges of $4.5bn in Aid
Japan Rejects 'scary' China's War Demands
Bolton Was a Bully, Says Ex-spy Chief
Negroponte Tried to Harm Peace Process in Nicaragua, Files Show
Chirac Seeks to Salvage Eu Constitution
US Warns Iraq Not to Purge Arab Soldiers
US Dressing Down for Sharon
Jackson 'shared Boy's Bed'
Bush Playlist Puzzles Pundits
Japanese Pm's Residence Gets £42m Eco Facelift
Chinese Village Protest Turns Into Riot of Thousands
Mullahs Target Women Runners
French Justice Willing to Retry 1923 Murder Mystery
Wave of Protest Challenges Putin
Democrats Try to Block Bush's Man for Un Job
Czech Pm Resigns After Home Loan Scandal and Waning Support
Tokyo Makes Protest After Anti-japanese Violence in China
Honour for German Major Who Saved 250 Jews
US Accused of Seizing Iraqi Women to Force Fugitive Relatives to Give Up
Portuguese Patriarch is Dark Horse Papal Candidate
US Will Block Brown Campaign to Beat Poverty With Gold Sale
Terror Alert Over Briton's Flying Lessons
How a 'non' From France Could Throw Europe's Future Into Crisis
Charles and Camilla wed
Saudis' Tough Line on Gays
Hariri Murder Comes Under Fresh Scrutiny From Un Special Team
Reporters 'face Jail' in Zimbabwe
US Nuclear Warhead Plan Under Fire
A Slow Rebirth for Baghdad the Beautiful
The Final Farewell
Pope Laid to Rest
Hundreds of Thousands Mourn Pope
Pope's Funeral Begins
'Frustrated' Militants Rocket Israel
Mugabe Opponents Allege Fraud
Tsunami Missing List Reduced
Rio's 'monster' Rises Again in Poor Suburbs
Blow to Machismo As Spain Forces Men to Do Housework
New Iraqi Pm Named
Shia Jaafari 'is New Iraqi Pm'
Talabani Sworn in As Iraqi President
Anger After 'murdered' Wife Returns
Asia 16 Killed in Us Chinook Crash
Europe Police Violence Unpunished
Bestselling German Author Stung By Plagiarism Claim
Iraq's New President Eyes Future
Report Claims Evidence of Mugabe Rigging
Saddam 'upset' at Kurd's Election
Trouble Dogs House Leader
Girl's Death Takes Bird Flu Toll to 50
'Dead' Wife Turns Up 11 Years Later
16 Killed in Us Chinook Crash
G8 Summit Officers on Trial
Police Violence Unpunished
Another Twist in Onassis Saga
Peace Deal Ends Ivory Coast War
British Journalists Appear in Court in Zimbabwe
Saddam to Watch Kurdish Leader Become Iraqi President
Middle East Settlers Split on Plan to Quit Gaza
Voters Batter Berlusconi
Maid Saw Jackson in Bed With Children
Two Al-qaida Suspects on Most-wanted List Die in Saudi Gun Battle
2m Poles Lead Pilgrimage to Pope's Funeral
Journalists' Bail Blocked in Zimbabwe
Haider Leads New Austria Party
Medal for Dead Us Soldier
Seven Islamist Militants Killed in Gun Battle With Saudi Troops
Africa Strives to Contain Ebola-like Virus After 150 Die in Angola
Jackson Abused Me and Gave Me Money to Keep Silent, Witness Says
Ebola-like Virus Kills 150 in Angola
Putin Aide Wants Super-regions to Prevent Break-up of Russia
Extremists Step Up Attacks in Thailand
Insurgents in Iraq Pushed on to Back Foot, Uk General Claims
Eight Islamist Militants Killed in Gun Battle With Saudi Troops
Israel 'is Sealing Off Jerusalem Arabs'
10,000 Police to Guard Vips and Pilgrims
Gloating Mugabe Vows to Rule Until He is 100
Syria to Meet Us Deadline for Pullout of Troops and Agents From Lebanon
Behind the Idyll, the Drug War That Threatens to Erupt
Afghan Government Accuses Aid Agencies of Wasting Cash
Iraq Crisis Ends As Speaker Elected
Battle Begins for Soul of Church
Pope's Body Laid Out in Vatican
Pilgrims Mourn John Paul Ii
Neil Young Recovering After Brain Surgery
Mugabe Claims Poll Landslide Has Sent a Message to Blair
Low Bids Win in Job 'slave Market'
Divided Without a Wall, Germans Are Now Split By a Rift of the Mind
Man Pulled Alive From Rubble Five Days After Quake
How a New Pope Will Be Chosen
Poles Stage Vigils for National Hero
Iraqi Insurgents Blow Top Off Historic Monument
'Broad Conspiracy' Behind Nun's Killing in Brazil
Hope Fades for Further Quake Survivors
Rivals Cry Foul As Mugabe Wins Poll
Rescuers End Search for Quake City Survivors
Pope 'lucid' After Heart Failure
Oil Price Surges After 'super Spike' Warning
Pope Suffers Heart Failure
Health of Pope John Paul II Continues to Deteriorate