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Global News Archive for November 2007:
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Closely Watched, Bhutto Is Allowed to Move
The Pakistani police blocked the opposition leader Benazir Bhutto from visiting the home of the ousted chief justice...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Georgian Says Emergency Rule to Last as Needed
President Mikheil Saakashvili said the decree would stay in effect as long as the government deemed necessary...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Bhutto?s Persona Raises Distrust, as Well as Hope
A day after she was barricaded in her home the opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was quickly back to a world to which she is more accustomed on Saturday...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Broken Supply Channel Sent Weapons for Iraq Astray
Turmoil, bent rules and signs of theft at a Baghdad armory help explain how the U.S. lost track of some 190,000 small arms meant for Iraq?s security forces...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Oxford pitches for black students
A campaign to encourage more black youngsters to apply to Oxford gets Rev Jesse Jackson's backing...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
Scotland marks Remembrance Sunday
First Minister Alex Salmond is to take part in a special service in Sri Lanka to mark Remembrance Sunday...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
Shut up, Spain king tells Chavez
Spain's King Juan Carlos tells Venezuela leader Hugo Chavez to "shut up" in a heated end to a summit in Chile...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
Rugby L: GB get Test whitewash
Great Britain sign off in style as they survive an early onslaught from New Zealand to win the Test series 3-0...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
'Green' tax could hit family cars
Motoring costs could rise by up to £1,000 for high emission cars, including family saloons, reports say...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
Tory Aitken returns to front line
Former cabinet member Jonathan Aitkin is to return to front-line politics by leading a study into prison reform...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
40% of Britons pray - survey
Prayer makes people feel 'peaceful and content' and 40% of us are engaged in the spiritual activity, a survey shows...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
US and Germany vow Iran diplomacy
US President Bush and Angela Merkel of Germany vow to continue on a diplomatic path to solve problems with Iran...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
Meredith body 'to be flown to UK'
Murdered student Meredith Kercher's body is expected to be flown from Italy to the UK within 24 hours...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
Royals remember war dead
The Royal Family attend events to remember those who have died in past and present military conflicts...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
Nine Soldiers Die in Afghan Ambush
Six American soldiers and three Afghan soldiers were killed when insurgents ambushed them in Afghanistan...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Benazir Bhutto Is Permitted to Leave Home
Police then blocked the opposition leader from visiting the home of the ousted chief justice, who has been detained...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Flats assessed after major blaze
Structural engineers assess a three-storey block of flats which was badly damaged in an overnight fire...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
UDA 'smashed disabled mum's car'
A disabled mother-of-three says the UDA was trying to intimidate her by smashing her car windscreen...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
Sunni group attacks al-Qaeda base
Sunni fighters kill 18 al-Qaeda militants in a raid on a compound near the Iraqi city of Samarra, police say...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
Georgian tycoon 'to contest poll'
Mogul Badri Patarkatsishvili says he will stand in snap presidential elections called to quell a crisis in Georgia...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
Somalis flee Mogadishu fighting
Residents of Somalia's capital Mogadishu flee clashes between Ethiopian troops and insurgents...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
Malaysia police break up protest
Malaysian police use water cannon and tear gas to disperse protesters demanding electoral reform...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
West Ham thrash woeful Derby
West Ham thrash woeful Derby...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
Racing: Jockeys share Flat title
Jamie Spencer rides a winner in the final race of the season to tie the jockeys' title with Seb Sanders...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
Royals at remembrance event
Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall attend a remembrance event at London's Cenotaph...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
Nato troops die in Afghan ambush
Six US soldiers and three Afghan troops are killed in an ambush in eastern Afghanistan, US officials say...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
Meredith suspects' parents visit
The parents of two suspects held over the murder of Briton Meredith Kercher visit them in an Italian prison...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
Man questioned under Secrets Act
Police refuse to comment on reports that a Yorkshire man attempted to pass military secrets. to the Russians...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
Author Norman Mailer dies at 84
American Pulitzer Prize winning author Norman Mailer has died of renal failure at the age of 84, his literary executor says...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
Girl Born With 8 Limbs Recovers From Operation
A 2-year-old Indian girl born with four arms and four legs regained consciousness 48 hours after massive surgery, doctors said...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Sri Lankan Fighting Kills 24 in North
Sri Lankan troops killed 23 Tamil Tiger rebels in clashes in the north of the island, while a soldier was also killed in the fighting, a military spokesman said on Saturday...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Malaysia Police Turn Water Cannons on Protesters
Police in the Malaysian capital used water cannons and fired tear gas shells to scatter crowds gathering for a banned rally to demand changes to the electoral system...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Roadside Bombs Across Iraq Kill Seven
Roadside bombs killed at least seven Iraqis early Saturday, including four civilians who died on minibuses on their way to work, police said...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Georgian Opposition and Government Speak
Georgian opposition leaders and the government met for the first time since a state of emergency was declared...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
China Bans Exports of Drug-Tainted Toy
China has suspended exports of toys covered with a toxic chemical, a state-run news agency reported...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
2007 Is the Deadliest Year for U.S. in Afghanistan
An attack in Afghanistan made 2007 the most lethal year for Americans fighting there since the 2001 invasion...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Jackson 'will not lose Neverland'
Pop star Michael Jackson is in no danger of losing his Neverland ranch due to debt, his spokeswoman says...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
Two rescued after blaze at flats
Two people are rescued and up to 20 families forced from their homes after a large fire hit neighbouring buildings...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
Risk of flooding 'not over yet'
The flood risk from the biggest tidal surge for half a century is not over yet, warns the Environment Agency...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
Pair held after trouble in city
Two men are arrested in connection with trouble in Belfast, during which two men were stabbed...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
Fresh clashes in north Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan military says it has killed 17 Tamil Tigers in the northern district of Vavuniya...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
Racing: Battle on for Flat title
Seb Sanders is one ahead of jockeys' title rival Jamie Spencer going into the last day of the Flat racing season...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
Winehouse husband remanded
Singer Amy Winehouse's husband is remanded in custody charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
Solanki joins Indian rebel league
Vikram Solanki follows Darren Maddy and Paul Nixon in joining the Indian Cricket League, BBC Sport understands...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
Cats 'killed by flea treatment'
Hundreds of cats may have died because owners mistakenly treated them with anti-flea products intended for dogs...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
Man remanded over care deaths
A 19-year-old man appears in court charged with murdering two women who were found dead in a care home...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
Bhutto resumes protest campaign
Pakistani ex-PM Benazir Bhutto continues her opposition campaign following a brief house arrest...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
Soldiers killed in Afghan ambush
Six Nato soldiers and three Afghan troops are killed in an ambush in eastern Afghanistan, Nato says...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
Remove bad teachers, says adviser
Sub-standard teachers should be removed to make way for better colleagues, an education expert suggests...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: France: More Security Cameras
France wants to triple the number of closed-circuit television cameras in public places within two years, the interior minister said...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
World Briefing | Asia: Laos: Malnourished Children
The World Food Program said that half the children in rural Laos, many of them from ethnic minorities, are chronically malnourished, and that state policies contribute to the problem...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
World Briefing | Africa: Congo: Six Arrested in Radioactivity Case
Congolese authorities arrested six people in connection with the dumping of tons of highly radioactive minerals into a river near the southeastern town of Likasi...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
World Briefing | Science: New Sea Activity Draws Concern
Countries bound by a treaty governing dumping at sea agreed on a statement of ?concern? about the practice of adding iron or other substances to the ocean to absorb climate-warming carbon dioxide from the air...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Britain: Guilty Plea in Bomb Plot
A 34-year-old immigrant from Ghana pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of conspiracy to cause explosions...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
World Briefing | Africa: Chad: Europeans Freed
Three Spanish air crew members and a Belgian pilot were freed after Chadian prosecutors investigated a French charity?s attempt to fly 103 children out of the country...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Canadian Inquiry to Review Payments to Ex-Prime Minister
After Brian Mulroney left office in 1993, he was given 300,000 Canadian dollars by a German-Canadian businessman in a series of hotel room meetings...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Rev. Chad Varah, Anglican Priest Who Helped the Suicidal, Dies at 95
The Rev. Chad Varah was an outspoken, publicity-sly, sometimes cantankerous Anglican priest who started a telephone hot line for the suicidal...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Seeing Progress in Iraq, McCain Hopes for Credit
Senator John McCain is making his early advocacy of the troop increase in Iraq and his push for a change in strategy there a central theme of his presidential campaign...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
50 Killed in Heavy Fighting in Somalia
Fifty people have died in 24 hours of fighting that began when Ethiopian troops tried to retrieve the body of one of their soldiers in the capital, Mogadishu...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
News Analysis: U.S. Strategy for Pakistan Looks More Fragile
Gen. Pervez Musharraf?s crackdown raises questions about whether a power-sharing deal can be made with Benazir Bhutto...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
The Saturday Profile: Denmark?s Unabashed Lightning Rod on Immigration
Karen Jespersen, Denmark?s minister of social affairs, defended a country?s right to require immigrants to accept its basic values...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Gaza?s Isolation Takes Toll on Students and Prices
Israel and Egypt have tightened the movement of goods and people in and out of Gaza, denying students enrolled in schools abroad permission to leave the territory...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
A Mountain?s Molten Heart Keeps a Village on Edge
Clouds of white smoke billowed from Mount Kelud, one of Indonesia?s most dangerous volcanoes, as it gave every indication that a major eruption was imminent...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Students Emerge as a Leading Force Against Chávez
A leader of the nascent student movement protesting President Chávez?s expanding power described it as the most cohesive challenge to Mr. Chávez?s government...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Pakistani Leader Blocks Protests, Creating Impasse
The security crackdown by Gen. Pervez Musharraf that thwarted a rally by the opposition leader Benazir Bhutto left the adversaries locked in a standoff...
New York Times - November 10, 2007
Row delays Harry Potter lexicon
A publisher agrees to delay release of a Harry Potter encyclopaedia after being sued by author JK Rowling...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
Waving a big stick at teenagers
Mike Baker considers the government plans to compel pupils to stay at school until the age of 18...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
Alcohol health group criticised
The drinks industry launches a pre-emptive attack on the Alcohol Health Alliance before it begins campaigning...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
Work 'starts now' for 2014 Games
Those toasting Glasgow's choice as host of the 2014 Commonwealth Games are told the work is just beginning...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
Murder police to make Italian TV appeal
A British detective is to appeal on Italian television for help that could link a UK murder with the case of a missing Italian girl...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
Pistols boss leads jungle line-up
Malcolm McLaren is among the contestants in the new series of I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
Peer 'ready to defy ID card law'
Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Williams says she would rather go to prison than carry an identity card...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
Pakistan 'to lift emergency'
Pakistan's state of emergency could be lifted within a month, the country's attorney-general says...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
UK terror tactics 'create unease'
The leader of the Muslim Council of Britain says the UK's approach to terrorism creates unease and suspicion...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
Ambulance crews demand stab vests
A union which represents ambulance workers calls for its members to be issued with stab-proof vests...
BBC News - November 10, 2007
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