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Global News Archive for November 2004:
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As U.S. Pushes Deeper Into Falluja, Rebels Attack Elsewhere
Insurgents pressed attacks in the northern provincial capital of Mosul, opening a major new front in the fighting...
New York Times - November 11, 2004
Tributes for Arafat Focus on Efforts for Palestinian State
From the Vatican to the Palestinian refugee camps of Jordan, tributes poured in today for Yasir Arafat, a man regarded as an international leader by many and a terrorist by others...
New York Times - November 11, 2004
Europe Must Adapt to U.S. View on Terror, NATO Chief Says
The head of NATO said there was a critical "perception gap" between Europe and the U.S. on the subject of global terror...
New York Times - November 11, 2004
Junk mailers get the human touch
Online criminals are exploiting human hopes and fears to spread spam and viruses...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Vanunu arrested by Israeli police
The Israeli former nuclear technician Mordechai Vanunu, released in April, is arrested again, police say...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Couple's daughter refused suicide
A woman says she refused to join her parents in a suicide pact which they blamed on her Asperger's syndrome...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Search for fisherman called off
The search for a fisherman missing in the Irish Sea is called off hours after his companion is rescued from a life raft...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Judge backs EU student on loan
A European judge's comments raise the prospect of EU students getting student loans in the UK...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Cricket: Vaughan's tour anxiety
England captain Michael Vaughan has admitted he cannot wait for the tour to Zimbabwe to be over...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Snooker: Hendry to meet Higgins
Scots Stephen Hendry and John Higgins will clash in the quarter-final of the British Open in Brighton...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
S Korea chided for nuclear tests
The UN nuclear watchdog says South Korea's illegal nuclear tests were on a bigger scale than declared...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Prince attempts a mutton revival
The Prince of Wales takes a swipe at fast-food culture as part of his bid to revive mutton as a favourite food in the UK...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Arafat's life in pictures
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BBC News - November 11, 2004
US forces under fire in Falluja
US-led forces meet stiff resistance from Iraqi rebels in Falluja, but commanders say the push is going well...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Body of Arafat arrives in Egypt
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's body arrives in Cairo, amid preparations for his funeral there on Friday...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
State for Palestinians and Peace With Israel Left Unrealized
Yasir Arafat will be buried in Ramallah, at the fortress where he spent the last three years confined by the Israelis...
New York Times - November 11, 2004
Arafat Dies at 75; No Successor Set; West Bank Burial
Yasir Arafat will be buried in Ramallah, at the fortress where he spent the last three years confined by the Israelis...
New York Times - November 11, 2004
Hard Lesson: 150 Marines Meet 1 Sniper
At least a few insurgents are highly trained snipers who do their job with cold precision and know how to survive...
New York Times - November 11, 2004
Mars moon emerges from the dark
Mars Express takes its most detailed image yet of the Red Planet's largest moon, Phobos...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Minnelli faces sex claim in court
Singer Liza Minnelli's ex-bodyguard accuses her of forcing him to have sex with her to keep his job...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Search locates missing fisherman
One of the two fishermen missing in the Irish Sea is found alive but the search for the other continues...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
PM pressed on regiments decision
The first minister asks Tony Blair to move quickly to end the uncertainty faced by Scotland's regiments...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Wales remembers the fallen
Servicemen and women who died in wars are remembered across Wales on Armistice Day...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Kennedy wins top politician title
Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy is named politician of the year for his consistent opposition to the Iraq war...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Egg and sperm donor cash proposal
Egg and sperm donors could be paid thousands of pounds in expenses under plans being considered...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
£50,000 cost of raising a child
Parents in Britain are spending an average of nearly £3,000 a year on each child, a survey suggests...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Ivory Coast calm after mob riots
The main Ivorian city returns to normal after anti-French riots as UK troops deploy to help foreigners leave...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Lithuania backs EU constitution
Lithuania becomes the first country to ratify the union's new constitution with a parliamentary vote...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
India to reduce troops in Kashmir
India announces that it is to cut its troop deployment in the disputed territory of Kashmir this winter...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Arrest death officers reinstated
Seven police officers suspended after the death a mentally ill man, are reinstated...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Football: Pompey boss furious
Harry Redknapp tells BBC Sport he does not want a director of football to join him at Portsmouth...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Rugby League: Virus hits Lions
GB coach Brian Noble admits "a few" of his squad may not be fully fit to face Australia on Saturday...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Blair flying to first Bush talks
Tony Blair is flying to the US to become the first foreign leader to meet George Bush since his re-election...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Peers vote for new hunt law delay
New laws to ban or restrict fox-hunting should not come into force until the end of 2007, say Peers...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Hatred and hope in Israel
For most Israelis, Yasser Arafat's death opens up new hope for an end to the violence...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
British troops head to Ivory Coast
Gurkhas are to help evacuate British nationals from the trouble-hit west African state of Ivory Coast...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Princess Royal in air near-miss
An aircraft carrying Princess Anne to Scotland has been involved in a near-miss with another jet over Lancashire...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Falluja troops under heavy fire
US marines come under sustained attack from several directions in their makeshift HQ in the Iraqi city of Falluja...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Arafat's body begins final return
France holds a ceremony to bid farewell to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat as his body is flown to Cairo...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
State for Palestinians and Peace With Israel Left Unrealized
Yasir Arafat, the Palestinian leader, died early Thursday morning in a Paris hospital, a French military spokesman announced...
New York Times - November 11, 2004
Yasser Arafat's death: Your reaction
The Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat who dominated his people's struggle for 40 years, has died in Paris, France. Send us your comments...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Singer Love denies bottle attack
Courtney Love pleads not guilty to assault with a deadly weapon after being accused of an attack with a bottle...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Microsoft seeks top search spot
Microsoft has unveiled a test version of its own, home-grown search engine...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
New services boosting BT profits
New areas such as broadband internet connections and computer data services help BT offset a further slump in its fixed-line business...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Wales remembers the fallen
Servicemen and women who died in wars are remembered across Wales on Remembrance Day...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Lobster pot 'clue' to missing men
Divers searching for two missing County Down fishermen are examining a trail of lobster pots...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Sheridan speaks about resignation
Tommy Sheridan says he has resigned as leader of the Scottish Socialist Party so he can be a "proper father"...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
World reflects on Arafat's death
World leaders have been sending their condolences following the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
South Asia mourns Arafat's death
The death of Yasser Arafat is being mourned across a region which has historically supported his struggle...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
N Korea 'wary' on nuclear talks
North Korea is reportedly not ready to resume talks over its nuclear ambitions, following President Bush's re-election...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Appeal in backpacker death case
The man convicted of killing York backpacker Caroline Stuttle is appealing against his conviction...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Athletics: Johnson blasts sprinters
Former Olympic champion Michael Johnson claims Britain's top sprinters lack pride and ambition...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Football: Houllier not up for Wales
Gerard Houllier pulls out of the running for the Wales manager's job, BBC Sport understands...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Darfur camp raid 'unacceptable'
US Secretary of State Colin Powell says he will pursue with Sudan an assault by security forces on a refugee camp...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
MPs warn over rusty ship disposal
Britain's old ships are being dismantled in "unacceptable" conditions in the developing world, an MPs' committee says...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
BBC reporters' log
BBC correspondents in the Middle East record events in the region and their thoughts upon hearing that the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has died...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Vanunu arrested by Israeli police
Israeli former nuclear technician Mordechai Vanunu is arrested, seven months after release from jail...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Blair leads tributes to Arafat
Tony Blair pays tribute to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat after his death in a French hospital aged 75...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
What future for the Palestinians?
The death of their symbol could force the Palestinians to choose between negotiating for the best deal they can get or continue fighting for a dream...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Britain pays tribute to war dead
The servicemen and women who died fighting for Britain are being honoured at Armistice Day events...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Assault Slows, but G.I.'s Take Half of Falluja
Also, insurgents kidnapped three relatives of the Iraqi prime minister, Ayad Allawi, from their home in Baghdad...
New York Times - November 11, 2004
Arafat Mystery: The Hidden Cash
Yasir Arafat personally controls several billion dollars for the Palestinian movement, and no one else knows where it all is...
New York Times - November 11, 2004
Halliburton May Have Been Pressured by U.S. Diplomats to Disregard High Fuel Prices
U.S. diplomats pressured Halliburton to keep using a Kuwaiti subcontractor to truck fuel into Iraq, documents show...
New York Times - November 11, 2004
Dutch Police Seize 2 in Raid on Terror Cell After a Siege
The arrests added to fears that a terrorist network with international ties is operating in the Netherlands...
New York Times - November 11, 2004
Anti-French Riots Fade in Ivory Coast but Foreigners Flee Nation
Though relative calm set in, France and the U.N. began flying French and other European citizens out of Ivory Coast...
New York Times - November 11, 2004
Arab Response to Attacks Reveals Mixed Allegiances
Public reaction in the Arab world to the assault against Falluja has been muted and deeply ambivalent...
New York Times - November 11, 2004
Straw's 'shock' at Sudan footage
Footage of Sudanese security forces storming a refugee camp sparks condemnation from Jack Straw...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
High dose vitamin E death warning
People who take even moderately high doses of vitamin E could be putting their lives at risk, mounting evidence suggests...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Wider intake at top universities
Leading universities are taking students from more areas of the UK, a champion of wider access says...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Dutch anti-terror raids net seven
Dutch police arrest two men after a violent 14-hour siege in The Hague, and five others in anti-terror operations...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Near miss blamed on controller
An air traffic controller is blamed for a near miss between two jets on a runway at Manchester Airport...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Football: Arsenal to face Man Utd
Man Utd will meet Arsenal in the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup, following Wednesday's draw...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
'Three quarters' of Falluja taken
US and Iraqi forces say they control of three-quarters of Falluja after two days of fighting with insurgents...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Blair primed for first Bush talks
Tony Blair is to fly to the US to become the first foreign leader to meet George Bush since his re-election...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Legal move over smoke ban
Scotland's pubs and clubs are to take legal advice to see if they can challenge plans to ban smoking in public places...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Childcare election battle begins
Tony Blair is promising to consign "latchkey kids" to the past as the Tories and Labour fight for parents' votes...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Poppy appeal remembers war heroes
The men and women who died fighting for their country are to be remembered on Armistice Day...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
Veteran leader Yasser Arafat dies
Yasser Arafat, symbol of Palestinian nationhood for four decades, dies in a French hospital aged 75...
BBC News - November 11, 2004
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