National & World News Archive September 2004
Mayor Among Accused in Pitcairn Rape Trial
Caged and Chained, Bigley Makes New Plea
Tribunals Are 'us Insult to Britain'
Kidnapped Cnn Man Freed in Gaza
UK Accused of Using Aid to Promote Privatisation
Record Loss for Schröder in Biggest State
Pentagon Link to Guinea Coup Plot
Down But Not Out in Düsseldorf
Muslims Fear Backlash
A Mother's Plea for Mercy
BBC Drops Controversial Pope Cartoon
Energy UK Sends Uranium to Kyrgyzstan
Redgrave Highlights Guantanamo Britons
UK Sends Uranium to Kyrgyzstan
Brussels' Latest Working Time Proposals Fail to Find Friends
Raskol Gangs Rule World's Worst City
Glimmer of Hope for Briton But Second Us Hostage is Killed
New Darfur Focus Falls on Rebels
Cairo Reformers Say Free Election is Not on Agenda
UK Rules Out Deal With Kidnappers
Kroes Accepts Life Ban From Business
Havens That Have Become a Tax on the World's Poor
Fears for Briton As Hostage Killed
Daily Us Bombing Raids Seen As Anticipating All-out Falluja Attack
French Left Torn in Two in Row Over Eu Constitution
More Hostages Taken As Us Fears Grow
Briton Feared Shot Dead in Riyadh
Call for Ballot Over Eu Treaty
Comrade Confesses
Drug Gangs Rampant in Top Dublin Youth Jail
Thatcher to Face Questioning
Schröder Feels the Pain After Poll Drubbing
Darfur's Returning Villagers Face Real Fight to Survive
British Tread Softly to Win the Peace
250 Confirmed Dead at Siege School
Bloodbath: Up to 200 Die As Siege Ends in Mayhem
Bloodbath: 150 Hostages Die As Siege Ends in Mayhem
200 Dead As Troops Storm Siege School
150 Dead As Troops Storm Siege School
100 Dead As Troops Storm Siege School
Seven Children Killed As Troops Storm Siege School
Dozens Flee School Amid Firefight
Journalists' Release in Doubt
'Quickie' Defections Boost Anc's Control
Young Pretender Signs Truce With Old Lion of French Right
Kidnaps Deflate Muslim Revolt on Scarf Ban
Hopes Rise for French Hostages
Amid the Savagery of the Siege, an Act of Humanity
Straw Calls for Reform of Un
Drivers Free But No Word on Newsmen
'Exchange Us for Our Children. What Are They Guilty Of?'
Contact Made With Hostage-takers
Confusion Over Deadline for Kidnapped Journalists
Multiple Bomb Attacks Kill at Least 40 in Iraq
EU Pays to Stem Russia's Sewage
Five Children Killed in Gaza Strip Battles
From Pesto to Porridge for Martha Stewart
Ireland Tries to End Its Love Affair With Drink
Himalayan Peace Deal in Sight
Death for Uss Cole Bombing
UN Plea for More Troops in Congo
Greece's Funding Under Threat
Ken Bigley Makes New Video Appeal
Brother Says Bigley May Be Freed Soon
Bombing 'hinders Bigley Release'
Two Sentenced to Death for Uss Cole Attack
Women Protesters Held in Zimbabwe
Forgotten Bangladesh Suffers the Rains in Silence
Bird Flu Virus Takes New Turn
Palestinian Gunmen Free Cnn Journalist
Greece Tackles Road Safety After Crash
French Poll Shows Depth of Hostility to Turkey
Boyfriend Tells of Last Call Before Bridge Murder
Second Bomb Threat on Greek Plane
FBI Swamped By Terror Tapes
Italian Aid Workers Freed in Iraq
Straw Under Fire Over Mugabe Handshake
Russian Editor Faces Sack Over Beslan Coverage
Two Uk Soldiers Die in Basra Ambush
Palestinians Threaten Revenge for Rocket Attack
Gadafy Son Claims Immunity After Speeding
Pentagon May Shorten Tours of Duty in Iraq
Bridge Murder Suspect 'confessed'
Rage Finds an Outlet in Sudan's Rebel Camps
UN Refugee Chief Presses for Peace Talks
'If They Offered Me £10m to Travel Unescorted, I Wouldn't Do It'
'Backdoor' Trials for Britons in Guantánamo
Eight Killed As Dubai Airport Wall Collapses
Pipes Run Dry in Tanzania
Bridge Murder Trial Exposes Risks of Backpacker Trips
Beslan Militants 'called Middle East'
Israel Kills Hamas Leader in Syrian Capital
Muslim Leaders Appeal to Captors
Putin Attack Suspect 'badly Beaten'
Cave Dwellers Defy Israeli Eviction Bid
Muslim Leaders Fly to Iraq to Plead for Bigley's Life
Lennon Fans Threaten His Killer As Release Looms
The Hunt to Find Baghdad's Prisoner of Hate
Brown to Bail Out World's Poorest
Judges Arrive on Pitcairn As Abuse Trials Loom
Rebels Threaten Nigeria's Oil Wells
Beslan Siege Plotter Will Be Tried, Vows Chechen Leader
Yusuf Islam Acts Over Us 'slur'
How You Can Help Haiti's Flood Victims
UK Muslims Fly to Iraq in Bid to Save Hostage
Optimistic Allawi Paints Rosy Picture of Iraq
Straw Criticises Us for Putting Yusuf Islam on No-fly List
After 33 Years Mandela's Forgotten Memories Are Recovered
Le Petit Nicolas Squares Up to Gaullist Giant
Italian Driving Licence Scam Uncovered
Anglican Group Calls for Israel Sanctions
Turkey Moves Closer to Eu After Retreat on Adultery Law
Middle East Two Israelis Die Tackling Bomber
Europe Ukraine Candidate 'poisoned'
US Jet Sent 600 Miles to Keep Cat Stevens Away
Two Israelis Die Tackling Bomber
Ukraine Candidate 'poisoned'
Haitian Storm Toll May Pass 1,800
Russia Braces for Tough New Terror Laws
Haitian Storm Toll May Pass 1,500
Commission Backs £5bn British Energy Deal
Uganda's Aids Success Story Challenged
' Mr Blair, I Don't Want to Die. Help Me See My Wife and Son Again'
UN Launches Haiti Relief Effort
Poll Giving Kerry Lead Stirs Controversy
Berlusconi Tips Wink to Fiat Chief
Paralympic Star is a Former Terrorist
Moscow Seeks Un Resolution to Speed Extradition in Terror Cases
In 1683 Turkey Was the Invader. In 2004 Much of Europe Still Sees It That Way
Defiant Iran Starts Uranium Processing
Annan Rebukes Law-breaking Nations
Shadow of Nazi Fortune Hangs Over Art Display
Aid Plea As Haiti Death Toll Tops 700
Iraq War Was Right, Bush Tells Un
Blair Calls Hostage's Family As Fears Grow
Iran Begins Uranium Conversion
Iran Refuses to Halt Nuclear Programme
Ex-general Wins Indonesia Poll
Leader Rejects Blair 'second Wave' Claim
Egypt Looks to Update Its Wobbling Infrastructure
China's Rise in Wealth Brings Fall in Health
Busload of Bodies Found From Saddam Massacre, Says Allawi
Poisonous Detritus of the Electronic Revolution
Blair: We Must Win This New Conflict
Dozens Die in Haiti Storms
Jiang Quits in Peaceful Transition of Power
Khartoum Agrees to Abide By 'unfair' Resolution
Polls Predict Defeat for President in Indonesian Election
Jiang Forced to Relinquish Control of China's Army
Grieving Beslan Residents Suspect Death Toll Cover-up
Iran Threatens to Halt Access for Un Nuclear Inspectors
France Gains First Black Presenter on Main Evening Bulletin
Extremist Parties Exploit German Anxiety
Deadline for Briton Facing Iraq Execution
Naughtie Gets to Heart of World's Oddest Couple
Jiang Finally Lets Go of China's Army
Britain to Cut Troop Levels in Iraq
West Sets Deadline for Iran to Freeze Uranium Enrichment
Families Wait in Dire Poverty for Angolans Jailed in Zimbabwe
Iraq Had No Wmd: the Final Verdict
Ohio Musician Returns to Florida and Teams With The Red Cross to Offer Relief With Funds From New Live CD
Three Held for Jakarta Bombing
The Death and Disorientation of the Children of Gaza
Iraq War Was Illegal and Breached Un Charter, Says Annan
Bush Rebukes Move By Putin to Limit Russian Democracy
Nuclear Talks Stall As Us Hardens Line on Tehran
Pakistan President Retains Army Post
US Bounty Hunter Who Tortured Afghans Jailed for 10 Years
Crude Prices Rise As Hurricane and Iraq Hurt Production
Britons Held After Raid Blunder By Israeli Police
German Towns Have the Gi Blues Over Troops' Exit
Japan Executes Child Killer
Tragedies Like Beslan Killings 'inevitable'
Britons Held After Israel Raid Blunder
Sharon Hints That Arafat May Be Killed
Zakayev Warns West Over Chechnya
'No Proof' of Iranian Nuclear Weapons Programme
47 Dead in Baghdad Market Blast
Cuba Escapes Ivan's Wrath
Israeli Missile Kills Activists
Police Find Embassy Bomb Clue
Seoul Fuels Nuclear Watchdog's Fears
Putin Tightens Grip on Regions and Mps
Darfur Death Toll at 10,000 a Month
US Troops Face New Torture Claims
Cuba Braces Itself for Hurricane Ivan
Extremists Inciting Civil War, Says Sharon
Cubans Brace for Ivan the Terrible
Iran Rejects Eu Call to Abandon Uranium Project
North Korea in Mushroom Cloud Riddle
Thirteen Die in Us Attack on Baghdad Crowd
US Soldier Reports for Duty, 39 Years After Going Awol
Grief Turns to Anger in Dark Beslan
Jamaican Capital Spared As Hurricane Blasts Island
Colin Powell in Four-letter Neo-con 'crazies' Row
Jamaica Declares Emergency As Hurricane Nears
Yemeni Forces Kill Anti-us Cleric
US Deserter to Turn Himself in
Suspect in Thai Murders Contacts Police
Islamic Fighters Tighten Control of Rebel City
Chinese Walls Come Down
Australia Says Text Message Warned of Jakarta Bombing
Second Beslan Reporter Drugged
Coup Plot Leader Gets Seven Years
Jamaicans Ignore Evacuation Order As Hurricane Approaches
Second Journalist 'drugged' By Russians
Iraqi 'ghost Detainees' Could Number 100
Simon Mann Jailed for Seven Years
Stakes Rise As Us Declares Darfur Killings Genocide
'Callous Attack' Kills Nine in Jakarta
Clergyman in Phantom Bride Scam
Spanish Jail Wing 'run By Inmates'
Minister's Mission to North Korea
Foreign Minister Attacks Britain for Granting Asylum to Chechen
'Wonga List' Reveals Alleged Backers of Coup
Australian Embassy Bomb Kills Nine
Australian Embassy Bomb Kills Eight
Australian Embassy Bomb Kills Seven
Aid Agencies Say They May Pull Out of Iraq
UK Sets Iran Deadline to End Nuclear Bomb Work
Beijing to Trim Its Olympic Excesses
South Africa Accused of Asylum Bar on Zimbabweans
UN Urged to Act on Sudan
Israel is Major Concern As It 'changes Facts on the Ground'
Putin Puts £6m Price on Rebels' Heads
Russia Puts Price on Rebels' Heads
US Military Death Toll in Iraq Hits 1,000
Turkish Accession Could Spell End of Eu, Says Commissioner
Afghanistan Reinforced Before Polls
Chinese Reformers Hopeful As Hardline Army Chief 'prepares to Resign'
Turkish Accession Could Spell End of Eu, Commissioner Claims
Italian Women Kidnapped in Baghdad
Film Taken By Militants Shows Hostages' Desperate Plight
Russians Hold Mass Anti-terror Protests
Explained: the Afghan Elections
EU Pushes Turkey on Kurdish Rights
Qureia Endorses Hamas Revenge
Another Journalist Held Amid Fears of Media Crackdown
Israeli Attack on Hamas Activists in Gaza Kills 13 Hamas Supporters
Angry Putin Rejects Public Beslan Inquiry
Iraqi Militants Demand $5m for Release of French Journalists
Peace Activist Held As 'danger to Israel'
Italian Ivf Blunder Fuels Fertility Law Row
Rumours Fuel Anger of Beslan's Men
Mark Thatcher Faces Court Over 'coup Plot'
Russia Mourns Beslan's Dead
France Sounds Note of Caution Over Hostages
Turkey Split By Plan to Criminalise Adultery
Ailing Anwar Cheered By Well-wishers
UK Parking Firm Cuts No Ice With Ticket for Swedish Snowmobile
Man Arrested Over Gps 'stalking'
Israel Seeks Funds for Separate Arab Roads
Iraq Extends Al-jazeera Ban and Raids Offices
Frantic Search for Missing in Beslan
Marked for Death, the Tattoo Gang Kids of Honduras
Barred Abortion Ship Runs Low on Fuel
Mystery of Archer Link to Oil Coup
Putin's Warning As Terror Deaths Top 360
Death Toll Rises to 323 at Beslan
Italian Mayor Quits After Mafia Threats
Judge Fines City of New York and Orders Release of Jailed Protesters
Drugs and Dance As Israelis Blot Out Intifada
French Journalists 'about to Be Freed'
Putin Awaits Verdict of Volatile Public
Clinton to Have Bypass Surgery After Chest Pains
Hostages Flee Amid Firefight
Malaysian Court Frees Dissident Ex-deputy Pm
Syria on Offensive As Israel Threatens to Avenge Bombings
Koizumi Risks New Spat With Russia
South Korea Raises Fears of Asian Nuclear Arms Race
Sicilian Governor on Mafia Charge
Milosevic Barred From Conducting Own Defence
Spain Softens Gibraltar Stance With Cruise Ship Welcome
Straw Urges Un Reform and Attacks Response to Darfur
Kenya to Seek Extradition of 'miracle Birth' Pastor
Bush: War on Terror Will Not Cease
Malaysian Ex Deputy Pm Freed From 'political' Sentence
'Deserter' to Give Himself Up
Basketball Rape Case Collapses
Israel Sees Syrian Link in Bombings
Al-Jazeera Hopes to Make Its Mark in English
Lady Thatcher Pays £165,000 Bail for Sir Mark
Tunnels Under Top Paris Jail
Gibraltar and Madrid Hold Talks
Curfew in Nepal As Murders Spark Riot
Iran Says It Will Resume Uranium Processing
Annan Urges Big Increase in Troops for Darfur
Milosevic Refusal to Take Medicine Puts Trial at Risk
Vice-president Attacks Kerry's Lack of Resolve on War and Peace
Iraqi Militants Release Seven Hostages
120 Held Hostage at Russian School
Gunmen Attack Chalabi Convoy
Gadafy Calls for Journalists to Be Freed
400 Taken Hostage at Russian School