National & World News Archive July 2004
Fugitive Shot As He Held Gun to Terrified Tourist
WTO Agrees to Deal Over Trade
Schröder in Warsaw for Anniversary of Uprising
Hewitt Urges Poor Nations to Accept Wto's Free Trade Deal
Woman Sentenced for Anti-semitism Lie
Master of Few Words
Geneva Talks Aim to End Trade Deadlock
Referee Shoots Dead Football Coach Who Queried His Decision
Heirs of Genghis Swap Steppe for City
Falklands War Almost Spread to Gibraltar
Mostar Reclaims Ottoman Heritage
Mandelson Nominated for Top Eu Post
Press Review: The View From ... Moscow
US Worked With Torture Suspect
EU Parliament Confirms Reformer Barroso As Commission President
Bridge Opens But Mostar Remains a Divided City
'Our Leaders Did Not Understand the Gravity of the Threat'
Europe Hq's 10-year Makeover Completed
US Press Hit By New Scandal
Arab Women Singers Complicit in Rape
PM Admits Graves Claim 'untrue'
Shady Chicago: It's His Kind of Town
Racing Returns As Odds-on Favourite
The Envoy Who Said Too Much
Battle Erupts As Prodi Tries to Axe Britain's Rebate
French to Vote on Eu Constitution
Escape for Chechen Leader
Cleaning Up Crime With a Dirty Look
Canberra Softens Line on Asylum
Sharon Invites Peres Into Coalition
Swapping Ideas on Greening the City
More Cheers Than Tears As Ballymun is Destroyed
New Warlord Opens Congo's Old Wounds
Cleaner Sweeps Up on the Lottery
'Ghost Detainees' at Camp Delta
Ministers Hope Cash Will Placate Diego Garcia Islanders
'A Global Intelligence Failure'
Inquiry Into Reagan Air Scare
Big Guns Test Peace Strategy in Mongolia
Oil Town Looks to Property Tribunal for Justice
US Marine is Free, Family Told
Winnie Mandela Escapes Prison Term
Beaten Saudi Tv Presenter Drops Case Against Husband
First Stone Laid at Freedom Tower
New Stars Bowl Club Over
Lisbon Faces Painful Reality Check
UK Demands Return of Navy Boats
Iraq Violence As Puritans Ban Alcohol
Athens Stifles the Critics As It Sprints Towards Olympic Goal
Inside the Janjaweed: How One Man Escaped the Ethnic Cleansing in Darfur
UN Gives Backing to Watered-down Resolution on Crisis in Sudan
Crown Princess Treated for Depression
Floods Leave 1m Bangladeshis Out on a Limb
Powell Uses Iraq Visit to Sound Iran Warning
UN Tells Sudan to Act Over Darfur
Briton is Freed After Indian Jail Nightmare
Ugandan Rebel Leader Escapes Attack on Hq
Hope of Saving Iranian Nuclear Deal is Fading
Afghanistan Could Implode, Mps Warn
Tickets Slump Hits Olympics
Threats Force Delay of Key Iraqi Congress
Annan Calls for More Darfur Aid
Through the Keyhole at Berlusconi's Villa
Departing Jews 'not Threatened'
Spanish Men Most Likely to Pay for Sex
Ex-SAS Officer in 'coup Plot' Admits Arms Charges
Iraqi Witness Tells of Torture
Aid Agency Quits Afghanistan Over Security Fears
Suicide Bomb Havoc As Iraq Attacks Kill More Than 100
Médecins Sans Frontières to Leave Afghanistan
Egyptian Charged With Murder Plot
EU Language Barrier 'costing Lives'
Sudan to Face 'genocide' Inquiry
Snubbed Michael Moore Withholds Backing
New York Subway Sells Station Names
Court Annuls France's First Gay Marriage
Flights Halted After Bomb Threat Found on Plane
Arafat Sees Off Prime Minister's Challenge
Flight From North Korea Gains Pace
Pakistan Pleads for Release of Iraq Hostages
Journalists Accused of Human Trafficking
Gunmen Kill Two Iraqi Women
EU Ministers Threaten Sanctions Against Sudan
Israel Expands West Bank Settlements
Court Backs Vanunu Travel Ban
Lawyer to Pursue Iran Jail Killer
Masai Seek Return of the Ancestral Lands They Lost at Gunpoint
Darfur Helpers Return After Attacks
Court to Decide If Vanunu Can Leave Israel
Saddam's Day: Gardening, Reading and Eating Muffins
Bali Says Goodbye With Style to the Last Princess
It Started As a Routine Flight From Detroit to La. But What Followed Would Plunge the Us Into Another 9/11 Panic
Muslim Rebels Light Fuse in Thailand
Mafiosi Given 'soft Jail Time' By Berlusconi
Ruling Throws Doubt on Bali Convictions
Former Warlord Bids for Afghan Presidency
UK Could Send Troops to Sudan 'quickly'
Australia Went to War on Back of 'thin' Intelligence
Aznar Accused Over Madrid Bomb Papers
Marines Kill 25 Iraqis in Battle After Ambush
Sudan Warns Blair Against Sending Troops
Straw to Visit Crisis-hit Sudan
9/11 Report Points to Us Failures
Blair: Nothing is Ruled Out in Sudan
Report Clears Australian Government on Wmds
US Missed 10 Chances to Avert 9/11 Strikes
Rumsfeld Knew All About Me, Says American 'jailer' Held in Kabul
Macau Casino Stung By Card Sharp's £2m Scam
Israel Lashes Out at Eu for Backing Un Vote on Wall
Shadow of Saddam Still Falls Over Survivors
Saudi Security Forces Find Hostage's Head
French Surgeons Walk Out - to London
EU Freezes £83m Aid to 'corrupt' Kenya
Blair Draws Up Plans to Send Troops to Sudan
UN Calls for Israel to Tear Down Wall
Press Review: What They Said About Darfur
Filipino Hostage Gains His Freedom
Fury Over Senator's House Arrest
China Frees Surgeon After 're-education'
70 Go on Trial in Zimbabwe Over Alleged Coup Plot
War Call-up Cuts Us Ability to Fight Disasters
Alarm at Us Drift Over Middle East
Filipino Hostage Freed in Iraq
Riled Putin Shakes Up Top Brass
India Ordered to Pay Out Bhopal Fund
Berlusconi Hit By Minister's Resignation
China Admits First Rise in Poverty Since 1978
Iraqi Police Say Bombers Are Killing Their Own
Arafat Urged to End Corruption After Unrest
Pro-Sadr Weekly Newspaper Reopens in Iraq
Arrest in Djindjic Killing Case
Editor Murdered in Russia
Shame of Slavery Blights Brazil's Interior
Pro-Sadr Paper Reopens in Iraq
Iran Rejects Us Claim of Al-qaida Link
Moment of Crisis Nears for Arafat
Greece's Bandit Ban Pulls Plug on Games
Ex-gunrunner Fights Ban on Rebel Sinn Fein
Fading Berlusconi Escapes Once More
Iraqi Minister Survives Bomb Blast That Kills Four of His Bodyguards
Germany to Drop 9/11 Plot Charges
Police Seek Jamaican Singer After Armed Attack on Gay Men
Where Pursuit of Fairness Highlights Colour Bar
Attack on Jewish Cemetery in Nz Linked to Passport Plot
Gunmen Pick Off Baghdad Councillors
Endgame for King of Chess, After 12 Years on the Run
'Mossad Spies' Jailed Over New Zealand Passport Fraud
UK Blocks Us Plans to Spend Oil Fund on Museum
Relatives of Murdered Iraqi Policemen to Get Wage for Life
Our Man in Hot Water: Colourful Attack on Kenyan Corruption Starts Diplomatic Row
China Offers Parents Cash Incentives to Produce More Girls
'Mossad Agents' Jailed in Fake New Zealand Passport Scandal
Militia Chief Scorns Slaughter Charge
UK Policy on Aids Leaves Us Isolated
Bangkok Blog
Cities Fall Out Over Cloud
Britain Attacks 'gluttony' of Kenyan Leaders
Architect Sues Developer in Row Over 9/11 Tower
Botswana: a Beacon of Hope in Africa
Gunmen Kill Mosul Governor
Chirac Agrees to a Vote on Eu Treaty
Philippines Begins Iraq Withdrawal
Amnesty Surrender By Al-qaida Man
MI6 'still Using' Disputed Informer on Wmd
Benetton Eviction Sparks Land Row
Prodi Hails Verdict on Budget Violations
Bulgarian Lorry Driver Executed in Iraq
Italy and Germany Clash Over Aid Arrests
Court Move By British Detainee
Al-Qaida Supporter Surrenders
British Intelligence Still Talking to Iraqi Source Who Made False Claims
Benetton Hits Back in Land Rights Row
European Court Rules on Budget Violators
US Warns Philippines Over Iraq Troops
France Accuses Us of Aids Blackmail
Millions Hit By Greek Blackout
EU Pledge on Aid to Baghdad
Briton Accused of Plotting Coup Drops Legal Team
Aids Conference Told of Lack of Resources to Halt Pandemic
Afghan Warlords 'bigger Threat Than Taliban'
MEPs Denounce Spanish Land Grab
Senior Iraqi Official Jailed for Corruption
US in Talks Over Biggest Missile Defence Site in Europe
Berlusconi's Coalition Close to Collapse
Olympics Organisers Target Rival Logos
New Pm Takes Up Reins in Egypt
Sharon: Right to Fight Terror Overrides Court
Join the Us Army - Because Iraq's Far Safer Than Miami
France Split Over Battle for Muslim Souls and Minds
$50m Cocaine Haul on Togo Tugboat
De Mello Killer Revealed
New Evidence Reopens Gucci Murder Trial
US Opponents to Boycott Iraqi National Conference
Bushmen Fight for Ancestral Lands
Alleged Us Deserter's Family Back Together
Violence Forces Fresh Delay to Afghan Elections
West Bank Barrier Ruling: the Court
Australian Pm Tells Larrikins to Mind Their Tongues
World Court Tells Israel to Tear Down Illegal Wall
Senate Report Condemns Cia's Iraq Intelligence
'Destitute' Brando Leaves $22m Estate
African Union's Sudan Pledge
Marine in Kidnap Mystery Turns Up in Lebanon
The Man Who Thinks He's George Clooney. A Story of Today's Kabul
Ruling on Foetus Saves Abortion Laws
Family Reunion for Victims of the Cold War
Palestinians Await Verdict on Barrier
African Union Undertakes to Protect Darfur Refugees
Sharon Tells Un He Wants a Middle East Free of Nuclear Arms
Marine Thought Beheaded in Iraq Arrives in Beirut
EU Plans £173m Aid for Turkish Cypriots
Kidnapped Marine 'turns Up in Lebanon'
Berlusconi's Children in 'dirty Money' Inquiry
Pentagon Accused of Evading Guantánamo Ruling
Iraq Pm Given Sweeping Powers
Sub Not a Welcome Guest
Italy Transfers in German Referees
Medicis' Secret Crypt Exposed
UK Limits Jamaica Death Sentence
US Warship Bombing Trial Begins in Yemen
Sex Abuse Claims Bankrupt Church
Guantánamo Britons Kept in Dark Over Rights
Two Britons Held in Spain on Kidnap Charge
Human Rights Call to Cut Off Colombian Military Aid
Fears of Far-right Plot to Kill Sharon
Kerry Names Charismatic Senator As Running Mate
Pope May Make First Trip to Ulster
Election Lifeline for Megawati
Milosevic Forced to Accept Defence Counsel
Aids Defeating World's Best Efforts As Record Numbers Are Infected
Academic's Death Adds Fuel to Israeli Boycott Campaign
Blair: Wmd 'may Never Be Found'
Sars Hero Detained for 're-education'
Straw Endorses Iraqi Amnesty
Milosevic's Poor Health Hits Trial
Scandals Cast Shadow Over Kenya's Government
Sars Hero Held Over Tiananmen Letter
Kung Fu Monks Look for Legal Protection
Berlusconi Escapes Eurozone Budget Rebuke After Pledge to Lower Italy's Deficit
Indonesia Heads for Election Run-off
ElBaradei to Focus on Israel's Nuclear Weapons
Kidnapped Marine 'safe After Defecting' to Islamists
Iraq Amnesty Announcement Delayed
Health Fears Halt Milosevic Trial
Celebrations As Underdogs Triumph
Megawati in Fight to Retain Power
Rwandans Face Village Justice
Tsarist Race Reborn As Putin Rides for Glory
Turkey Gets to Grips With 'honour Killings'
Haitians Lay Hopes at Ronaldo's Feet
Two Jobs for Crisis-hit Berlusconi
Amnesty for Iraqi Insurgents
China's Growth Flickers to a Halt
Brando Guards His Secrets to the Last
New Hope for Britons in Guantanamo
Thugs Attack Zimbabwean Opposition Rally With Axes
Mutual Distrust Clouds Us-korea Negotiations
West Bank Lynching
Three Die in Us After Organ Transplants From Rabies Victim
Militants Release Three More Hostages
Leaner Dictator Keeps Fit in Jail and Gives Little Away to Captors
Court Drama or Circus - a Nation is Hooked
Saddam Court Coverage Was 'shambolic'
Marlon Brando Dies Aged 80
Press Review: Turkey and the Eu
Eccentric Held After Hammer Attacks on Treasures of Venice
No Clogs or Tulips As Dutch Take Over Eu Helm
Nigerian State Ready to Resume Polio Jabs
US Sidles Up to Well-oiled Autocracy
Mystery of the Missing Refugees As Annan Visits Darfur Camps
Iran Faces Retaliation Over Boats
Thwarted Hamas Turns From Bombs to Politics
Rightwing Warlords Take First Step to Peace in Colombia
Hong Kong Demands Democracy
Madrid School Used By British on Bombers' List
'I Am Saddam Hussein, the President of Iraq'
Greece Launches Security Sweep