National & World News Archive August 2004
At Least 10 Die in Moscow Suicide Blast
Schröder Finds Reform No Walk in the Park
Rebel Cleric Calls for Release of Journalists
Kremlin's choice wins Chechnya elections
Historic mount goes back to sea on a tide of protest
Uneasy peace in rubble of Najaf
French journalists kidnapped in battle to end headscarf law
America's hell-hole jail finds God - and redemption
Sex photos spark dirty tricks row
Najaf deal brings peace - for now
It's peace but the dead are everywhere
Officially, there is no war and life is better. In reality, chaos still reigns
Foreign Office Admits Guantã¡namo Briton Has Alleged Ill Treatment
Najaf Peace Deal Agreed
Sistani Arrives in Najaf
Sistani Calls on Shias to Take Back the Shrine
Sistani Calls on Shias to Take Back the Shrine Seize Najaf
Najaf Standoff Nears End
Mahdi Army Flees Shrine As Us Steps Up Offensive
Rebels to Lift Nepal Siege
Coup Trial of 'mercenaries' Opens
Neighbours Caught in Fight for Najaf
Journalists Seized on Najaf Road
Arson Attack on Jewish Centre in Paris
Nepalese Struggle to Break Rebel Hold on Capital
Auf Wiedersehen to Gi-style Living
Nepal Under Rebels' Thumb
Maoists Tighten Grip on Kathmandu
'Death After Death, Blood After Blood'
Threatened Chirac Holds to Reforms
Najaf Faces Final Assault
Rebels Blockade Kathmandu in Maoist Drive to Oust Monarchy
Falconio Suspect Committed for Trial
A Challenge Too Far for Swaziland's King
Doubts Over Sadr Peace Deal
British Soldier Killed in Basra
US Must Share the Blame for Sky-high Oil Prices
Bombay or Mumbai? Even Un Can Get It Wrong
Charley Could Benefit Insurers
Massacred Refugees Buried
Cut-price Tickets? You've Got to Be Kidding
Freed Journalist Recounts Thwarted Escape Strategy
Charley Batters Florida
London 2012: Ambitious Bid to Revitalise the Capital's Poorest Quarter
Rugby's Brutal World Exposed By Killing
Driver Talks of Shame Over Fatal Coach Crash
Briton's Release Ordered By Rebel Cleric
Rebels Release Uk Journalist
Rebels 'to Release' Uk Journalist
Rebels 'will Kill Uk Journalist'
Heatwaves Here to Stay
Trade Role Elevates Mandelson to Europe's Inner Circle
Mandelson Takes Eu Trade Job
Fighter Jets Scrambled in Alert Over Unresponsive Airliner
Tribe Demands Apology 100 Years After Massacre
Violence Puts Recovery in Jeopardy, Minister Says
Troubleshooter Red Adair Dies, Aged 89
US Pioneer's Vision Offers Hope to Africa
Apartheid's Final Surrender
US Troops Kill 300 in Najaf Raid
Shia Rising Fear After Najaf Battle
Fiji Coup President Convicted
Violence and Killings Delay Basra Vote
Algerian Army Chief Steps Down
US Intensifies Security at Ports
Software Snag Costs Paper Its Independence
Guilty Plea for Us Ferry Deaths
Rock Puts on Birthday Show of Defiance
Piggybank Theft Row Damages Schrã¶der
British Detainees Tell Their Stories of Guantã¡namo Bay
Brave Talk But No Action Over Darfur
Deal on Global Trade Holds Out Hope for Poor Nations
Trade Deal Offers Hope for Poor
World Bank Consults on Big Laos Dam Project
Israel Shaken By Return of the Suicide Bombers
Delayed Attack Likely to Backfire
Greeks Ponder Future of £4.7bn Olympic Facilities
Minister to Visit North Korea
Franco's Last Aide Aims to Soldier on
Everyone to Blame But Me, Says Milosevic
Iraq Rebels' Video Shows Murder of 12 Nepalese
Bush Says War on Terror Will Be Won
Two Guantanamo Britons Meet Lawyer
President Admits War on Terror Cannot Be Won
Challenge to Chechen Rebel
Corpse That Points the Finger of Guilt
Israel's Kibbutzim Swap Socialist Ideals for Personal Profit in Struggle to Survive
Huge protest against Bush on eve of party meeting
New York gets ready for wave of rallies
Taliban spectre returns as 17 die in blasts
Human rights shadow over Beijing games
Thatcher inquiry to question freed men
Howard puts his electoral faith in Australia's trust
Olympic gold hero accuses Bush
'Black widows' link to air crashes
FBI probes 'spy suspect deep inside' the Pentagon
Britain dragged into coup plot as rumours swirl over London meeting
Hospital's hope for Ethiopian women
Car wars test mettle of Germany
Mercenary Mann faces 10 years jail over coup attempt linked to Mark Thatcher
Moscow sees terrorist hand in air crashes
Kissinger backed dirty war against left in Argentina
Sudan accused of sharing bases with militia
UN tells North Korea to protect its environment
Bush admits mistake over Iraq
Bangladesh aid appeal falls short of target
Fortress New York takes post-9/11 play to its heart
Thatcher Family Had Bags Packed Ready to Flee to Us, Police Say
Australian Missile Bid Makes Region Uneasy
Britain and France Fall Out Over Seat at Forum for Burma
MI6 Involved in Balkan Spy Plot, Says Croatian Paper
Leaders Call for a Peaceful Intifada
Hamza Held on Uk Terror Charges
Anger at Kremlin Refusal to Blame Air Crashes on Terror
Mark Thatcher 'was Planning Texas Move'
Typhoon Death Toll Rises to 34
Police Abduct Journalists
Thai Troops Remove Refugees Desperate for New Life in Us
Israel to Deport Uk Journalist
Zimbabwe Opposition to Boycott Elections Until System Changes
Racist Attacks Cast Shadow Over French Liberation Celebrations
China's Farmers Cannot Feed Hungry Cities
Khartoum Agrees to Bigger Peace Force
Soldiers Arrested After Iraqi Beaten and Drowned
Terror Mystery Haunts Jet Disasters
Mark Thatcher Faces Court Showdown Over Coup Plot
US Economy Boosted By Rise in Manufacturing Orders
Q&A: the Equatorial Guinea 'coup'
89 Dead in Double Air Disaster
Mark Thatcher Arrested Over 'coup Plot'
Court Drops Bali Bomb Charges
Tackle Revolt or Sacrifice Future, Says Deputy Pm
Polio Threat Adds to Suffering
Terrorist Turned Author Flees France
Straw Hints at Reprieve on Sanctions
Russia on Alert After Double Jet Crash
Pentagon Blamed Over Jail 'sadism'
Straw: Sudan Must End Darfur Crisis
Ex-guerrilla Flees France As Extradition Looms
Straw Meets Darfur Refugees
Straw Sees Darfur's Pain
US Pays Debt at Last to Vietnam War Allies
Britain in Split With Us on West Bank Homes
Bush Hails Kerry's 'admirable' War Record
Guantánamo Hearings Begin
Hunted By Death Squads, a People Without Hope in Sudan
US Deal 'wrecks Middle East Peace'
Mugabe Refuses Extradition
Putin Flies Into Chechnya
Frenchwoman's Family Lay Flowers at Murder Scene
Straw Trip Adds to Pressure on Sudan
Minister in Illegal Hunting Scandal
I Regret Nothing, Says Italy's Porn Teen
Dusty Death: How Asbestos Hit Australia
Besieged Al-sadr Keeps Grip on Shrine
Kennedy's Name on Us 'no-fly' List
Bhutto's Husband Now Admits Owning £4m Estate
Greek Olympian Tests Positive
Fresh Doping Scandal Rocks Games
Prisoners of Gaza Crowd Border in Vain Hope of Leaving
10-day Traffic Jam Snares Drivers
Greater Trust in Mugabe Ascribed to Fear
Corrupt Officials Have Cost China £330m in 20 Years
Spectre of Closure Haunts the Uffizi
Oprah's Jury Verdict: It's Another World
Sudan Accused of Breaking Its Word As More Refugees Flee
Rights Groups to See Guantánamo Trials
Abu Ghraib Doctors Knew of Torture, Says Lancet Report
Annan Calls on Burma to Free Suu Kyi
UK Chides Maldives Crackdown
False Claims About Boat People Could Sink Australian Leader
Berlusconi Shrugs Off Fears of New Terror Threat
US Forces Kill Two in Iraq Jail Riot
Greek Sprinters Beat Expulsion By Walking Out on Games
Sharon Loses Crucial Party Vote
Sadr 'agrees Najaf Peace Terms'
Greek Duo Quit Olympics
Sharon Orders 1,000 Homes in West Bank
Migrants Must Not Die at Sea, Berlusconi Told
If on a Winter's Night Two Lovers ...
World Faces Population Explosion in Poor Countries
HK Candidate Held
Mugabe Pushed to Hold Fair Elections
Saudis Polish Their Image in Us Ads
World Faces Population Explosion in Poor Nations
Man Admits Nazi Grave Attack
1.7m Face Hunger in Indonesia
Howard Lied to Voters, Says Aide
China Loosens Leash on Public Watchdogs
Israelis to Use Barbecues to Break Hunger Strikers
Jackson Arrives in Court for 'face Off' With His Old Enemy
US to Pull Back Troops From Asia and Europe
Baghdad Tries New Najaf Peace Bid
Olympic Sailor Charged With Killing Briton
Briton Killed in Olympic City
Japan's Pinball Obsession Attracts Criminal Element
US Troops 'ordered to Ignore Prisoner Abuse'
Mountain Terror Summit 'planned Attack on Us'
Independence Day Bomb Kills 16 in India
German Apology for Namibia Genocide
Athens Ticket Sales Slow Unless Local Heroes Involved
Blasts Shake Iraq Conference
'A Strong Whistle, Then Everything Crashed'
Florida Hit By Massive Hurricane
Greeks Expel Drugs Scandal Pair
Tribes Attack Uk Over 'destruction of Homeland'
Kidnapping of Baby Exposes Melbourne's Gangland
US to Redeploy 100,000 Troops and Shut Bases
Nuclear Plants Shut in Japan
2m Told to Flee As Hurricane Hits Florida at 145mph
The Waiting is Over, But for the Hosts the Olympic Spirit is Already Broken
Maldives Vigil Ends in Protest
Don't Honour Wise Guy De Niro, Say Us Italians
Cherie Blair Joins Great and Good on Us Speaking Tour
Man Charged As Victims of Austria Crash Are Named
Drug Scandal Engulfs Greek Olympic Heroes
Venezuela Split As Chávez Faces Vote on Presidency
Lawyers Unite to Condemn Us Prison Camp
Schröder Pays First Visit to Father's Grave
Mugabe Plans to Starve Voters Into Submission
Another Indonesian General Cleared of Human Rights Abuse
Inside the Shrine, Wounded Return From Bloody Battle
Bomb Kills Two and Injures 13
South Korea to Move Capital 100 Miles South
Atrocities 'continue in Darfur'
Italy and Libya in Joint Offensive on Migrants
Rumsfeld Visits Afghanistan for Talks
British Militants in Iraq Risk Treason Charges
Sudanese Government 'failing to Halt Darfur Violence'
British Militants in Iraq Face Treason Charges
Ceiling Falls on 'cultural Olympics'
Two Killed in Istanbul Bombings
German 9/11 Trial in Doubt After Us Blocks Witnesses
Finns' Olympic Glory Belies Population
Beggars Disappear in Athens 'clean-up' Before Games
From London to Iraq - the Latest Recruits to the Madhi Army
Militants Claim Responsibility for Istanbul Blasts
Two Dead in Istanbul Bombing
Iraq Sabotage Fear Deepens Oil Crisis
Japan's Nuclear Industry Under Fire As Steam Leak Kills Four
Tasmanian Governor Quits Amid Acrimony
Italy's Right Beats Drum on Migrants
Mugabe Accused of Election Torture
Diplomacy Sidelined As Us Targets Iran
Sudan Massacres Are Not Genocide, Says Eu
Violence Spreads in Iraq
Republicans Fund Nader As Decisive Electoral Weapon
EU: No Genocide in Darfur
Brown's Photo 'on Al-qaida Disks'
Baseball Bat Murders Shock Us
Sudan Receives Arab Help to Avert Un Sanctions
UK Leads $4bn Vaccination Drive
Saddam Trial Chief Faces Iraqi Murder Charge
Sportswear Workers Flex 'olympic' Muscle
Proposal to Curb Free Abortions Angers Italy
Australia's War Policy Criticised
Italy Has a Racist Culture, Says French Editor
How a Hoaxer Faked and Filmed His Own Execution
Germans Bridle at Language Law
Japan Rocked By Soaring Child Abuse
Chinese Fans Go on Rampage
Iraqi Leaders Bid to End Bloodshed
Anti-Islamic Books Fuel Fears of Racism in Italy
Israel Reopens Gaza Crossing to End Three-week Ordeal
Army Officers Cleared of East Timor Crimes
Saudis Arrest Militant Cleric After Surveillance Operation
Athens Shows Doubters It Will Hit Games Deadline
Senior Al-qaida Prisoners Face Us Extradition
'300 Iraqis Dead in Najaf'
Sudan Agrees Darfur Aid Plan, Says Un Envoy
Israel Flouts Road Map With New Settlement
Al-Qaida Trail Links Leading Suspects With Uk
US Helicopter Shot Down in Iraq
US Stands Firm Over Iraq Kidnappings
US Abuse Could Be War Crime
Japan Faces Hostility in Asian Cup Final
Famous Names Speak Up for Chavez in Venezuela Poll
Iraq Survey Group Ignores Scarlett's Wmd 'nuggets'
Sudan Steps Up Rhetoric at Anti-un Rally
Iraqis Rush for Passports Denied Under Saddam
Civilians Killed in Mosul Crossfire
Key Changes May Spell End for the Paris Concierge
Missouri Votes to Ban Same-sex Marriage
Father of Photo-journalism, Cartier-bresson, Dies at 96
Jordanian Hostages Freed in Iraq
We Did It for Fun, Claimed Iraq Jail Accused
Spain Lashes Out As Gibraltar Celebrates Anniversary
US Officials Defend Terror Alert
Informer in Pay of Israel Unbowed By Brother's Bloody Fate
Ethnic Violence May Explode in Kirkuk
German Soldier's Grave Has a New Visitor - His Son, the Chancellor
North Korean Nuclear Missile 'could Reach Us'
Terror Intelligence Was Years Old
Saudi Diplomat 'should Have Immunity Waived'
Intervene in Sudan, Tories Urge Blair
UN Deadline Means War, Say Sudan's Armed Forces
Turkish Truck Firms Quit Iraq
Palestinian Collaborators Killed in Hospital
Muslim Leaders Condemn Attacks on Iraqi Christians
'People Say We Should Go About Our Normal Lives. How Can We?'
Turkish Truck Firms Pull Out of Iraq
Gulf Illness Research 'could Help Tackle Chemical Attack'
Britons Among 18 Injured By Prague Blast
Arafat 'ruining His People' Says Protege
Twelve Killed As Bombers Attack Christians in Iraq
Mugabe Law Will Curb Church and Charities
Blair Caught in Middle Over China Arms Ban
Italian Police Crack Baby Smuggling Ring
Five Britons Injured in Prague Bombing