National & World News Archive May 2004
Fiat Upheaval Applauded
Aristide Welcomed Into African Exile
Council Defies Us Over Top Job Choice
Eternal City Says Nothing Too Sacred to Raise Money
Anger As Hoon Gives Warplanes to Nepal
Saudi Horror Sparks Fears of Oil Crisis
Young Rugby Stars Beat Pregnant Girl
Race for Top Eu Job Still Open As 'baby Thatcher' Fights Shy
Fear Returns to Idyllic Bay Where Earth Moved
Guilty As Charged in Frenzied Trial By Tabloid
Kerry Eager to Finalise Nomination
Al-Sadr 'makes Najaf Peace Offer'
Brussels Told to Control Waffle or Get Lost in Translation
Fury at Royal's Colonies Jibe
Fears of New Paris Airport Collapse
Doubts Cast Over Arab Leaders' Resolution to Reform
Access of Weevil Threatens Malawi
Six Die As Roof of Showcase Terminal in Paris Collapses
'I Will Always Hate You People'
Serjeant Jailed for 'moral Objection'
US General Linked to Abu Ghraib Abuse
'US Soldiers Started to Shoot Us, One By One'
Malawi Election Puts Aids High on Agenda
Schröder Plays Anti-war Card in Eu Campaign
Swiss Leader Apologises for Mid-air Crash
British Guard Shot Dead in Ambush
Wedding Party Massacre
Former Guantánamo Chief Clashed With Army Interrogators
EU Hands Over Data on Air Travellers
Britain Accused on Guantă¡namo
Safety Warning As Europe's Skies Come Close to Saturation Point
Kuwait Breakthrough on Votes for Women
Suu Kyi's Party to Boycott Convention on Constitution
Sacred Shia Site Damaged As Tanks Move Into Najaf
Serb Director Tries for Third Triumph
US Battles Insurgents in Najaf Cemetery
New Eu Members Flouting Controls on Weapons Trade, Says Amnesty
US Forces Were Taught Torture Techniques
Troy Stars Speak Out at 'futility of War'
Pit Stop
Grand Finale for Bastille Project
Sex Case Diplomat Found Hanged in Cell
EU Sets Out How New Neighbours Can Become Good Friends
'They Abused Me and Stole My Dignity'
Treasurer Calls for Baby Boom
EC Building 'used Illegal Wood'
Focus Shifts to Jail Abuse of Women
American Beheaded in Revenge for Torture
Amnesty Details Killing of Civilians By British Soldiers
Chechnya Buries Kremlin's Choice
US 'destroys Al-sadr Office'
Prophets of Cyberabad Face Rural Backlash
Blast Kills Chechen President
Protests Force Nepal Pm to Quit
Normandy Awaits A-list Invasion
UK Forces Taught Torture Methods
Rumsfeld: I Won't Quit
Road to Unity Begins Here, Joyous Georgian Leader Vows
Adzharian Leader Flees Georgia, Says President
End Standoff, Shias Tell Rebel Cleric
Adzharia Militia Beat Up Students
Burundi Rebels Quit Power Deal
Inquiry Into 'torture' Pictures
We got what we wanted in Europe. So be happy
Slums Razed to Suit Delhi's Middle Class
Patten Leads Race for Top Europe Job
Blair in a Quandary Over Prodi's Successor
Challenge Suspends Turkish Terror Trial
Saudi Guilty of Assaulting Tv Presenter Wife
Russia's Poorest Face Huge Cuts in Benefits
Find of Foetus Remains Sparks Debate Over Abortion in Kenya
Saudi Siege Fallout Threatens Oil Prices
Baghdad Car Bomb Kills Two
New Saudi Attack 'probable'
Spain Marks a Year Without Eta Killings
Gunmen Kill Pro-taliban Cleric
Sweden's Sceptics Learn to Channel Their Anger
New York Times Says It Was Duped By Pentagon 'cunning'
Sharon Puts His Job on the Line for Gaza Plan
Militants Flee After Chaotic Saudi Hostage Rescue
UN Sidelined in Choice of Iraqi Leader
Iraqi Defectors Tricked Us With Wmd Lies, But We Must Not Be Fooled Again
Friendly Fire Killed Sports Star Turned Soldier
World Cup Was Target for Al-qaeda
Bush Silent on Iraq As He Lauds Heroes
Right Royal Punch-up at Spanish Prince's Wedding
Tokelau Islanders Put Wealth Before Independence
Western Agents Let Nuclear Equipment Slip Past to Libya
Muslim Convert Admits Embassy Bomb Plot
Belated Tribute to Veterans of Us's Last Good War
Court Clears Way for Pinochet Trial
British-educated Surgeon is New Iraqi Prime Minister
Pinochet Stripped of Immunity
Iraqi Politicians Secure Deal to End Najaf Crisis Fighting
Bodies Found After Reporters Attacked in Iraq
US Troops 'endanger Aid Staff'
Beijing 'intimidating' Hong Kong Critics
Australia to Ban Gay Marriages
Ireland is on the Move - But Where To?
Lees Admits to Secret Liaison
Briton Says He Was Held in Israeli Dungeon
Iraqi Politicians Secure Deal to End Najaf Crisis
Greek Minister Questions Worth of Olympic Games
Europe Us Plan to Beat Dirty Bombs
Sudan Hopes Government and Rebels Sign Deal Ending 21 Years of Conflict
Human Rights at a 50-year Nadir
Families Given Wrong Bodies
Putin Pulls Punches on Oligarchs
US Plan to Beat Dirty Bombs
End to Sudan War Imminent Despite Last-minute Delay
War on Terror Leaves Human Rights at 50-year Low, Claims Amnesty
New York Times Admits Failures in Run-up to War
Over 4,000 Doctors Face Charges in Italian Drugs Scandal
US Fears Al-qaida Squad is in Place for Election Hit
Chinese Lesson in How to Put Food in the Mouths of Millions
Scientists Prepare to Turn Fiction Into Fact With First Full-face Transplant
Scientist Jailed By Saddam is Tipped for Pm
Ryanair Appeals Against Loss of £3m Belgian Aid
Occupation Has Boosted Al-qaida, Says Thinktank
Setback for Kosovo As Un Official Resigns
Bloody Vengeance or Assault on Terrorists
Peace in Sight for Sudan's South After 21 Years
Blair Jumps the Gun on Iraqi Veto
Iraq to Have Veto on Military Action, Says Blair
Former Springbok Kills Daughter in Mistake for Thief
Greek Pm Admits Olympic Security Problems
Israeli Troops Pull Back From Rafah Camp
Christianity Bedevils Talks on Eu Treaty
We Will Persevere, Bush Tells Americans
Two Killed in Baghdad Blast
'Wedding Video' Contradicts Us Denials
Malawi's Beetle 'cure' Triggers New Weed
Germany Laid Low By a Virulent Case of Collective Angst
Israeli Minister Attacks Home Demolitions
Militants Kill 28 in Kashmir Bus Blast
North Korean Nuclear Trade Exposed
Moore Scoops Palme D'or With Attack on Us President
Gandhi Behind the Throne As Singh is Sworn in
Spain Cheers As Prince Gets His Girl
Another Child Dies As Rafah Mourns
Pakistan Allowed Back Into the Fold
US Probes Deaths of 37 Afghan and Iraqi Detainees
Iraqis Lose Right to Sue Troops Over War Crimes
British Envoy Hurt in Blast at Shrine in Bangladesh
Tight Security for First Spanish Royal Wedding in Century
Officer Faces Jail for Refusing to Fight
Chelsea Owner in Kremlin's Sights Over Tax
The Day the Tanks Arrived at Rafah Zoo
US Releases More Abu Ghraib Prisoners
Activists Furious at Limits on Gay Sperm Donors
Mugabe Militia Riot After Mps' Brawl
Latvia Risks Russian Ire After Mps Vote to Open Kgb Records
Pakistan on Course to Regain Place in the Club
Activists Furious at Us Ban on Gay Sperm Donors
Bulldozers Crush Hope in Rafah Camp
Poll Confirms Sarkozy is Poised to Succeed Chirac
Bomber's Family 'could Not Know'
Tehran Expels Guardian Reporter
Iraqi Governing Council Leader 'was Killed By Al-qaida Group'
Blame the Terrorists for 9/11 Not Each Other, Says Giuliani
Architect of Reform to Be India's First Sikh Pm
Ten Die As Israeli Tanks Fire on Peaceful Protest
Israelis Fire on Rafah Demonstration
Nigerian State to Lift Ban on Polio Vaccine
UN Refugee Chief Denies Sexual Harassment
Anger As French Health Cuts Unveiled
Rivalry Between Police and Fire Units 'hampered Rescue on 9/11'
20 Dead After Israeli Army Crackdown on Rafah
Uproar As Gandhi Says: I Won't Be Pm
Sonia Gandhi Declines Indian Prime Ministership
Uncertainty Grows Over Gandhi Premiership
US Applauded for U-turn on Cheap Aids Drugs
Weary Zimbabweans Seek Better Life
Massachusetts Becomes the State of Gay Wedded Bliss
Iraqi Leader Dies in Suicide Attack
Car Bomb Kills Head of Iraq Ruling Council
Soyinka Promises More Protests After His Arrest
Barren Fields Belie Zimbabwe's Announcement of Bumper Crop
Massachusetts Performs First Gay Marriages
100,000 Tell Sharon to Get Out of Gaza
Doorstep Racism Rattles Irish Labour
Sonia Gandhi Promises 'secular' Rule
US Guards 'filmed Beatings' at Terror Camp
Israeli Troops Die As Refugee Homes Are Destroyed
Russian Author's Son Killed 'by Schoolboy Kidnappers'
Officials 'knew of Beatings at Guantánamo'
Gandhi Allies Send Shares Diving
China Orders Tv Stars to Stop 'queer' Western Behaviour
Gandhi Closer to Indian Leadership
Chocolate War Erupts in Ivory Coast
Cruelty to Child Migrants
Family Says Us Held Man Who Was Beheaded
Blair Urged to Loosen Ties With Us
700,000 South African Children Are Infected With Hiv
Access Row Over Venice Bridge
Aceh's Year of Military Rule to End
US Prosecutes Greenpeace Under 1872 Law
Execution Nears for Mentally Ill Texas Killer
GuantĂ¡namo Abuse Same As Abu Ghraib, Say Britons
From a Small Town in Tuscany to Leader of 1bn Indians: Gandhi Dynasty Rises Again
Rumsfeld Pays Surprise Iraq Visit
Triple Blow Knocks the Puff Out of New York's Smokers
Sudan Denies Terrorising Villagers
Europe to Seek Syria Trade Deal
US Accused of Abusing and Beating Afghan Detainees
Gaza Death Toll Mounts As Israeli Troops Are Ambushed
Tarantino Takes on Uk Film Industry
Six Israeli Soldiers Killed in Landmine Attack
Beheaded Hostage 'had Been Warned to Leave Iraq'
Euthanasia Suspected at Hospital
Putin Orders More Police for Chechnya
Bid to Stem Aids Deaths
America to Hand Over Saddam
Iraqi Families Win Right to Challenge Government
Thais Confirm Liverpool Deal
Chirac Isolated As His Party Votes for Eu Referendum
Palace Life Puts Strain on Japan's Princess
Mandela Bids Farewell to Parliament
UN Issues Warrant for Indonesian General
Blair and Wen 'to Step Up Bilateral Relations'
Blair to Discuss Human Rights With Chinese Premier
Film Star Rattles Political Elite As Filipinos Vote for President
Zimbabwe Ejects Un Crop Survey Team
New Picture and Military Critics Increase Pressure on Bush
Diplomat Blames Irish Media for Hatred of America
Iman Cuts De Beers Links in Ethics Row
British Quizzed Iraqis at Torture Jail
Greece to Back Turkey's Eu Bid
Blair to Press Chirac on Eu Draft Treaty
Philately Gets Irish Post Office Nowhere
Protesters Kept in Dark Over Chinese Visit
Staff Flee As Mugabe Turns on Top Schools
'Bin Laden' Tape Offers Gold Rewards
US Lawyer Held Over Madrid Rail Bombings
'Suicide Bomber' Kills 15 at Karachi Mosque
American U-turn on Talks With Palestinians
Campaigners Warn of Sudan Disaster
Bardot Weeps Over Racism Charges
3,000 Die Each Day From Malaria
Human Rights Record Costs China Eu Deal
Medics Face Libyan Firing Squad for 'giving Hiv to Children'
Nato Force 'feeds Kosovo Sex Trade'
Bush Says Sorry for Jail Torture
Death Sentence for Medics in Libyan Hiv Case
Seven Killed in Baghdad Suicide Blast
High Court to Hear Claims of Unlawful Killing By Soldiers
Italian Press Review
Family Challenges Indian State Over Murders By Mob
Romania Pulled Two Ways Over Adoption Abroad
Pentagon Forced to Withdraw Leaflet Linking Aid to Information on Taliban
Arab World Scorns Bush's Tv 'apology'
No One Hurt, But Three Small Athens Bombs Dent Confidence in Olympic Security Plans
Abuse Abhorrent, Bush Tells Arab Tv
Sarkozy Applies Stick and Carrot to Rouse France
EU Faces Nuclear Terror Threat
Saudis Brandish 'iron Fist' Against Militants
Being Right on Wmd is No Consolation to Iraqi Scientist
Mobile Phones the Talk of Africa As Landlines Lose Out
Court Battle Over Iraqi Deaths
Americas Georgia Sex Attacker's Jail Term Cut
Army Claims There is More Evidence Photos Were Fake
Georgia Sex Attacker's Jail Term Cut
Chinese Professor Attacks State Censors
Turkey 'foils Attack on Nato Summit'
Blair Hears Un Views on Transfer of Power
Former Diplomats Attack Bush
Abuse Photos 'will Lead to Violence'
16 Suspected Islamist Militants Held
Battle Begins to Stem Afghan Opium Harvest
'Bloody Tired' Mandela to Cut Back on Workload
Zulu Leader Speaks Out on Aids Crisis After Son's Death
Westerners Flee As Saudi Terrorists Kill Six
'No Need for Terror Cover', Says Euro 2004
Top Tennis Stars Flee Fire Horror
Riots Dampen Welcome for New Eu Members
Shock New Details of Torture By Us Troops