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Global News Archive for November 2004:
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Protests Erupt in Chile in Advance of Bush's Arrival
Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets today to protest President Bush's presence at a weekend summit meeting that they accused of fostering economic inequality and exploitation...
New York Times - November 19, 2004
Israel Investigates Reports of Soldiers Abusing Corpses
The Israeli Army has ordered an investigation into allegations that soldiers in the West Bank photographed each other two years ago posing with the head of a suicide bomber...
New York Times - November 19, 2004
Welsh pro-hunters will 'defy ban'
Hunt supporters say they are prepared to go to prison for flouting the law which will ban their pastime...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
Burma frees senior NLD members
Several members of Burma's opposition NLD are freed from jail in a move linked to a power struggle in the military...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
Street protests greet Apec summit
Police and protesters clash in the Chilean capital, Santiago, ahead of a meeting of the Apec regional organisation...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
One dead after police chase crash
One person is dead and another seriously injured after a car involved in a police chase crashes...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
Man jailed for 'savage' killing
An ex-policeman is jailed for 18 years for murdering his partner at their County Londonderry home...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
Rugby: Wilkinson ruled out
Jonny Wilkinson will miss the rest of England's autumn Test series after failing to recover from a bicep injury...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
Pro-hunters start ban challenge
The Countryside Alliance lodges a legal challenge to the use of the Parliament Act to bring in a hunting ban...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
At Unusual U.N. Session, Sudanese Factions Vow to End War
The Sudanese government and southern rebels vowed today to end Sudan's long civil war by the end of this year...
New York Times - November 19, 2004
Russia Sets Auction Date for Key Oil Unit of Yukos
The Russian government today set an auction date of Dec. 19 for the country's No. 1 oil producer, with a starting price at about $8.6 billion...
New York Times - November 19, 2004
More than 13m see Band Aid debut
More than 13.3m viewers see the debut of Band Aid 20's Do They Know It's Christmas? on the five main TV networks...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
88 public health pilots unveiled
Public health reforms to be piloted in deprived areas in a bid to tackle high levels of poor health...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
UK left out of education survey
Britain will not feature in an international survey of educational standards next month because it did not supply enough data...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
Lazarus-like virus hits computers
A new computer virus is catching people out by coming back from the dead...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
IMF chief calls for dollar action
The head of the International Monetary Fund says markets cannot solve the problem of the sliding dollar without intervention...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
Ukraine liberal threatens protest
The pro-Western candidate for Ukraine's presidency tells supporters to protest if Sunday's election is rigged...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
Sharon 'eases' talks conditions
Israeli PM Ariel Sharon appears to have eased his preconditions for resuming talks with the Palestinians...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
Life term for robbery gang leader
The mastermind behind an armed gang who terrified pub and restaurant customers in 30 raids is jailed for life...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
NI hostage 'phoned husband'
A Northern Ireland woman held hostage in Afghanistan has telephoned her husband, the BBC understands...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
Man admits murdering pensioner
A man who strangled a partially-sighted grandmother admits her murder at the High Court in Edinburgh...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
Companies in 'oil-for-food scam'
The BBC finds evidence of corruption by firms around the world doing business with Iraq during the sanctions regime...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
Galloway judge considers verdict
The judge in George Galloway's libel case against the Daily Telegraph retires to consider his verdict...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
Rugby: Vickery in injury blow
England prop Phil Vickery will be out for six weeks with an eye injury...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
Prisoner released 'by mistake'
Police in Manchester launch a hunt for a man who was released from prison by mistake...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
Football: Spanish FA apologises
The Spanish FA apologises to its English counterparts following racist chanting...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
Jury hears shot Pc beg for mercy
A courtroom hears a dramatic recording of the final moments of a traffic policeman's life before he is shot in the head...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
Troops storm Baghdad mosque
Iraqi forces, backed by US troops, kill three people in a raid on one of Baghdad's most important Sunni mosques...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
London promises 'best-ever' Games
Bid leader Lord Coe vows London would stage the 'next generation' Olympics if it hosts the 2012 Games...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
Pro-hunters lodge ban challenge
The Countryside Alliance has lodged a legal challenge to the use of the Parliament Act in enforcing a hunting ban...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
I would face front line - Prince William
Prince William says that if he joins the Army when he finishes university he would not shirk danger...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
How to make a gigapixel picture
A Dutch team has created the world's biggest digital picture, assembled from 600 individual snaps...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
Show over for MTV's The Osbournes
Rock star Ozzy Osbourne says his family will not make any more episodes of reality TV show The Osbournes...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
Lynette murder inquiry examined
The investigation of an inquiry into a prostitute's killing is to be overseen by the police complaints watchdog...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
Pensions proposals gain approval
Controversial measures aimed at protecting workers' pension are finally passed by the House of Lords, becoming law...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
An 'electronic eye' for the blind
Japanese scientists have built an electronic eye they say could help blind people get around safely...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
Passenger plane in security alert
Two RAF jets are scrambled after UK air controllers lose contact with a jumbo jet, a BBC investigation learns...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
Two rescued from blaze in flat
Two people are rescued by fire crews after becoming trapped inside a burning flat in Antrim...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
Home ownership on the increase
The number of home owners is rising faster in Scotland than anywhere else in the UK, a study finds...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
Kashmir response dismays Pakistan
Pakistan's president says he is disappointed with India's response to his proposals on the Kashmir dispute...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
New low-cost HIV treatment hailed
Giving HIV-positive children a common antibiotic could nearly halve the death rate, the UN says...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
Asian giants to tackle tense ties
Japan and China's leaders are to meet on the sidelines of a regional summit, a week after a row over a submarine...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
Cuba sued over death of CIA pilot
A US judge awards more than $80m to a woman who sued Fidel Castro over the death of her father...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
Football: Rio 'almost quit' game
Rio Ferdinand says he was set to quit the match against Spain because of racial abuse...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
Antibiotic halves HIV deaths
A common antibiotic could nearly halve the death rate in HIV-positive children in Africa, research suggests...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
London unveils 2012 bid plans
London's Olympic bid leader Lord Coe promises to create "the best Games the world has ever seen"...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
UN backs south Sudan peace pledge
The UN promises aid and assistance if
Sudan's government and southern rebels finalise a peace deal...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
House in Falluja Seems to Have Been Base for Jordanian Terrorist
U.S. officials said they discovered a house that appeared to have been a headquarters for guerrillas of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi...
New York Times - November 19, 2004
Afghan Poppy Growing Reaches Record Level, U.N. Says
Poppy cultivation in Afghanistan, the source of most of the opium and heroin on Europe's streets, was up sharply this year...
New York Times - November 19, 2004
Israel Regrets Killing 3 Egyptians at Border
Israeli officials are concerned that the attack on policemen may delay a visit by Egyptian ministers...
New York Times - November 19, 2004
Jailed in Israel, Palestinian Symbol Eyes Top Post
Marwan Barghouti, a popular leader, may make a long shot bid to succeed Yasir Arafat as head of the nation that would be Palestine...
New York Times - November 19, 2004
Sex and The Spectator: Scandals Turn the Tables
It is rarely wise to bring sex into the office, but apparently no one informed the employees of The Spectator...
New York Times - November 19, 2004
Bush Confronts New Challenge on Issue of Iran
President Bush is confronting what could become the biggest challenge of his second term: how to contain Iran's nuclear program...
New York Times - November 19, 2004
Mood's impact on disease studied
Researchers seek people with Parkinson's Disease to help explore how depression affects their symptoms...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
Crackdown on school indiscipline
Powers to search for knives and force schools in England to take expelled pupils are among plans for tackling disruption...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
UN to witness Sudan peace pledge
Sudan's government and southern rebels are expected to pledge to reach a peace deal by the end of the year...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
Chirac urges fairer world order
France's Jacques Chirac calls for a fairer international order based on a strengthened United Nations...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
Sri Lanka president urges talks
Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga urges the Tamil Tiger rebels to restart peace talks...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
Toni-Ann workers keep their jobs
Two social workers criticised after the Toni-Ann Byfield shooting tragedy will not lose their jobs...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
London Games bid details due
The technical details of London's bid to host the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics are to be unveiled...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
Falluja assault 'breaks' rebels
A top US commander says the assault on Falluja has "broken the back of the insurgency" across Iraq...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
Voice loss 'threat' to workforce
Germs, dust and heating are partly to blame for an epidemic of voice loss among UK workers, says a report...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
Smacking ban 'unworkable'
New smacking laws may prove too ambiguous for doctors to make judgements on, an expert warns...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
Football: Rio nearly quit in Spain
Rio Ferdinand says he was set to quit the game against Spain because of racial abuse...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
Paris set to release Arafat file
French officials say they will release the medical files of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to his nephew...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
Antibiotic halves Aids-related deaths
Giving HIV-positive children in Africa a daily dose of antibiotic could nearly halve the death rate...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
Legal challenge to ban on hunting
The Countryside Alliance prepares a legal challenge to the Parliament Act - used to force the hunt ban into law...
BBC News - November 19, 2004
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