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[News][Archive] BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition         last updated: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 17:00:07 GMT  Fri, 01 Apr 05 03:13:45 GMT Concern as Pope's health worsens Pope John Paul II's poor health deteriorates further, as he is treated at the Vatican for a very high fever.  Fri, 01 Apr 05 04:31:19 GMT Labour 'to boost homeownership' The government will create one million new homeowners by 2010 if re-elected, Gordon Brown will pledge.  Thu, 31 Mar 05 23:03:06 GMT Sperm donor anonymity ends People donating sperm and eggs will no longer have the right to remain anonymous, as a new law comes into force. Christian Science Monitor | Top Stories         last updated: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 17:00:07 GMT   The Terri Schiavo legacy Her death ends one contentious battle but could have a wider impact as the US grapples with end-of-life issues.   Major work left to fix US intelligence New study criticizes US intelligence-gathering in Iraq, Korea, and Iran. It suggests 74 changes.   Zimbabweans vote amid relative calm While Thursday's parliamentary election saw little violence, outside observers caution that one day does not a democracy make. NYT > Home Page         last updated: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 17:00:08 GMT  Thu, 31 Mar 2005 00:00:00 EDT Schiavo Dies Nearly Two Weeks After Removal of Feeding Tube The severely brain damaged Florida woman who became the subject of an intense legal and political battle died today at age 41.  Thu, 31 Mar 2005 00:00:00 EDT Report Calls U.S. Intelligence 'Dead Wrong' on Iraq Weapons The report also contends that the American response to the threat of unconventional weapons has lacked the proper urgency.  Thu, 31 Mar 2005 10:37:00 EDT Ted Koppel to Leave 'Nightline' and ABC News Ted Koppel, who has hosted "Nightline" for a quarter century, will leave the network when his contract expires in December. U.S. News & World Report         last updated: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 17:00:09 GMT   Health In Brief: Aspirin may work just as well as warfarin   Biz Buzz: U.S. economy chugs along   Health In Brief: A new test may offer brain cancer patients quick answers Yahoo! News: Top Stories         last updated: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 17:00:10 GMT  Fri, 01 Apr 2005 04:03:53 GMT Pope Responds to Treatment for High Fever (AP) AP - Pope John Paul II was responding to treatment with antibiotics Friday and described as stable after he suddenly developed a high fever brought on by a urinary tract infection, Italian news agencies reported. The pontiff's health had declined sharply and rapidly a day after he began receiving nutrition through a feeding tube.  Fri, 01 Apr 2005 04:10:51 GMT Terri Schiavo Dies, but Debate Lives On (AP) AP - With her husband and parents feuding to the bitter end and beyond, Terri Schiavo died Thursday, 13 days after her feeding tube was removed in a wrenching right-to-die dispute that engulfed the courts, Capitol Hill and the White House and divided the country.  Fri, 01 Apr 2005 04:09:33 GMT Bush Panel: Spies in Dark About Threats (AP) AP - A damning report by a presidential commission concluded Thursday that the United States knows "disturbingly little" about nuclear and biological threats from dangerous adversaries, years after the Sept. 11 attacks and the nation's intelligence missteps on Iraqi weapons. ABC News: International         last updated: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 17:00:10 GMT  Thu, 31 Mar 2005 23:07:41 -0500 Pope Responds to Treatment for High Fever Pope Responds to Treatment for High Fever From a Urinary Tract Infection in Latest Health Ordeal  Thu, 31 Mar 2005 23:05:37 -0500 Suicide Bomber Kills 5 Iraqis Near Shrine Suicide Car Bomber Targets Religious Pilgrims, Killing Five Iraqis Near Islamic Shrine  Thu, 31 Mar 2005 23:40:32 -0500 U.N. Passes Sudan War Crimes Resolution Security Council Sends Sudan War Crimes Suspects to International Criminal Court Guardian Unlimited         last updated: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 17:00:11 GMT   Through gritted teeth 'I hate doing this', muttered Prince Charles as he faced the press, apparently blissfully unaware that microphones were picking up every murmur. 'Bloody people. I can't bear that man anyway. He's so awful, he really is. I hate these people.'   Attacks on Tory politics of fear Senior police chiefs condemn Tory campaign ad on crime for its 'misleading statistics'.   Ten ways to beat the system Leo Benedictus explains how you can turn the tables on big business and fight shoddy service. CNN.com         last updated: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 17:00:11 GMT  Thu, 31 Mar 2005 19:41:25 EST Source: Pope gets last rites Pope John Paul II was given the last rites of the Roman Catholic Church late Thursday night, a Vatican source told CNN. His condition remains "serious," but Vatican officials said the pontiff appears to be responding well to antibiotic treatment for a urinary tract infection that caused him to develop a fever.  Thu, 31 Mar 2005 22:40:26 EST Schiavo sister: May God give grace to our family Terri Schiavo, the 41-year-old brain-damaged woman at the center of a national legal, political and ethical battle, died today, nearly two weeks after doctors removed her feeding tube. A lawyer for her husband said Michael Schiavo's "overriding concern was to provide for Terri a peaceful death with dignity."  Thu, 31 Mar 2005 22:55:58 EST Attorney: Husband cradled Terri Terri Schiavo died a "calm, peaceful and gentle death" around 9 a.m. ET Thursday, cradled by her husband and legal guardian, Michael, said attorney George Felos. powered by zFeeder

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