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Global News Archive for November 2004:
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2 Candidates in Ukraine Election Face Runoff
International election observers criticized the election today as biased and marred by widespread irregularities...
New York Times - November 1, 2004
University access 'is widening'
Leading universities in the UK are taking more state school students, a champion of wider access says...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Bomber's family condemn militants
The mother of a teenage suicide bomber who killed three Israelis criticises those who recruited him...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Inquiry into hospital deaths
An independent inquiry into the deaths in hospital of three children is announced by the NI health minister...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Markets tense over close US poll
Investors brace themselves for one of the tightest Presidential elections in US history with financial experts hoping that a clear winner emerges from Tuesday's poll...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Football: Norwich hold City
Willo Flood and Damien Francis score as Man City and Norwich share the points...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
FBI appeal over 'US al-Qaeda man'
The FBI asks for help to find a man known as Azzam the American who made video threats against the US...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Collymore claim 'unfounded'- club
Bath Rugby Club says Stan Collymore's claim he was racially abused by a team member is "unfounded"...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
BBC election weblog
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BBC News - November 1, 2004
Six hostages seized in Iraq
A US citizen is among six people reported kidnapped at their office in the Mansour district of Baghdad...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Business giant Lord Hanson dies
Lord Hanson, one of the most successful and influential businessmen of the past fifty years, dies aged 82...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Dad jailed over abandoned baby
A father who left his six-week-old baby in a locked car while he went drinking is jailed for 75 days...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
White House rivals race to finish
George W Bush and John Kerry make last-ditch attempts to win support on the final day of campaigning in the US presidential election...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
MPs back gambling laws shake-up
The government survives a backbench rebellion over its plans to shake up the gambling laws...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
First female soldier dies in Iraq
The first British female soldier to die during military operations in Iraq is named by the Ministry of Defence...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Bomber attacks Tel Aviv market
At least four people die as a teenager suicide bomber attacks a market in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Officers protest over suspension
Several firearms officers hand in their weapons in protest at the suspension of two colleagues...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
China aims at five-day space shot
China's second manned space flight will carry two astronauts into space and will orbit the Earth for five days...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Consumers 'snub portable video'
People want to listen to music while they are on the move, rather than watch video, research suggests...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Artist Hirst designs Band Aid CD
Controversial modern artist Damien Hirst is to design the CD sleeve for the new Band Aid single...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
US election: Your views
It's the final day of campaigning for the US Presidential election and latest opinion polls suggest neither candidate has a clear lead. Send us your views...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Soho nail bomb survivor murdered
A barman who survived the Soho nail bombing is beaten to death in an apparent homophobic attack...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Hostage family 'grateful for support'
The family of a NI woman taken hostage in Afghanistan draws strength from their community's support...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Man killed in 'vendetta' shooting
A man shot dead by a masked gunman in Glasgow is thought to have been the victim of a gangland vendetta...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Welsh MPs join casinos protest
Opposition grows in Wales to plans to allow 'super casinos' as part of an overhaul of gambling laws...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Bid talk buoys ailing Sainsbury's
Shares in underperforming retailer Sainsbury's jump 3%, as rumours of a takeover bid become deafening...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Peacock outlines schools shake-up
Scotland's education minister announces a series of major reforms of the secondary school system...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Ukraine poll failings condemned
Ukraine's presidential election failed to meet European democratic standards, Western observers say...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Musharraf dual role bill passed
The upper house of Pakistan's parliament passes a bill allowing General Musharraf to remain president and army chief until 2007...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Campaign catch-up
The hot issues, who's ahead, pictures and quotes: what you need to know about the US election today...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Football: Vogts resigns
Berti Vogts ends his two-and-a-half year reign as Scotland coach after weeks of speculation...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Ethnic violence hits China region
Martial law is imposed in parts of Henan province after rare ethnic clashes leave at least seven people dead...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Hostages seized by Iraq gunmen
A US citizen is among four people reported kidnapped at their office in the Mansour district of Baghdad...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Thai death sentence for Briton
A Briton is sentenced to death and another to 33 years in prison in Thailand over drug trafficking charges...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Afghanistan hostages 'split up'
Militants who say they kidnapped three foreign UN workers Afghanistan say they have split them up to evade detection...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Suicide bomb in Tel Aviv market
At least four people die as a suicide bomb explodes in a market in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Jowell sets out gambling plans
Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell opens a debate on the government's Gambling Bill by admitting it is controversial...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
US rivals make closing arguments
George W Bush and John Kerry make a last drive for votes in swing states, with the US election too close to call...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Peacock pledges education choices
Scotland's education minister has promised to provide more choice in his shake-up of the system...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Green windsurfers take to the web
Two windsurfers are travelling along Brazil's coast in an ecological journey that is being recorded online...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Brit Awards honour best live acts
The Brit Awards are to drop their dance category in favour of a new award for best British live act...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Plans for arts centre scrapped
Plans for a major new arts centre to regenerate the north of Belfast city centre go back to the drawing board...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
One dead, two injured in shooting
One man dies and two others undergo hospital treatment following a shooting in the east end of Glasgow...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
'Ban smoking in Wales' call
The British Heart Foundation tells the Welsh assembly a ban on smoking in public places would save lives...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Tory MP launches attack on Howard
A prominent Tory MP attacks leader Michael Howard's criticism of Tony Blair's stance on Iraq...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Nepal forces clash with Maoists
Nepalese security forces say they have repulsed the first major attack by Maoist rebels since the end of a ceasefire...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Riverside murder was homophobic
Police believe a man was beaten to death and at least five others assaulted because they were gay...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
'Ethnic violence' in China region
Martial law is imposed in parts of Henan province after rare clashes between ethnic groups, reports say...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
US candidates set for final push
President Bush and John Kerry make a last drive for votes in key swing states, with the election race too close to call...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Slim lead for PM in Ukraine poll
Early results show pro-Russian prime minister Viktor Yanukovych just ahead in Ukraine's presidential elections...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Athletics: Kenteris denies faking
Kostas Kenteris insists he was involved in a motorbike crash hours after he was due to take a drugs test...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Mass arrests after Liberia riots
Some 250 people are being detained in Liberia's capital after riots the UN is blaming on former combatants...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Campaign at-a-glance
The hot issues, who's ahead, pictures and quotes: what you need to know about the US election today...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
BBC's election blog
BBC News Online's Kevin Anderson is keeping a weblog as the US prepares to go to the polls on 2 November...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Football: Wolves sack manager
Wolves sack manager Dave Jones after their poor start to the season...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Top Baghdad official shot dead
Baghdad's deputy governor dies in a drive-by shooting on the first day of registration for elections due in January...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
More attacks on Black Watch base
Soldiers from the Black Watch battle group are attacked at their base south of Baghdad for the third consecutive day...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Collymore alleges rugby assault
Ex-football player Stan Collymore claims he was assaulted in a clash involving Bath Rugby Club players...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Afghan hostage deadline Friday
Militants who say they are holding three UN workers hostage in Afghanistan say they have split them up to evade detection...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
'Suicide bomb' in Tel Aviv market
At least four people die as a suspected suicide bomb explodes in a market in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Main post offices could be axed
Up to 270 High Street post offices could close or be sold off under plans being considered by Royal Mail...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Afghan Militants Release Video of Hostages
Militants said three foreign U.N. staff members would be killed on Wednesday unless foreign troops left Afghanistan...
New York Times - November 1, 2004
Iran Votes to Resume Nuclear Work
The vote comes as talks with European countries over Iran's nuclear activities have so far failed to produce an agreement...
New York Times - November 1, 2004
Arafat Absent: What to Do in the Interim?
The Israeli cabinet and the Palestinian officials held separate gatherings to discuss how to respond to the absence of Yasir Arafat...
New York Times - November 1, 2004
Attack Kills 15 Iraqis as Allawi Warns of Assault on Falluja
Insurgents fired a rocket into a hotel in Tikrit, killing 15, and Prime Minister Ayad Allawi warned that negotiations with rebels holding Falluja were running out of time...
New York Times - November 1, 2004
Schools braced for huge shake-up
A major reform of Scotland's education system will be unveiled on Monday, amid Opposition criticism...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Profits fall 'threatens pensions'
Falling profits made by UK firms could threaten pensions, schools and jobs, the CBI warns...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Cystic fibrosis care under attack
Almost a third of cystic fibrosis patients face problems obtaining life-saving treatment, research suggests...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Languages 'boost work and love'
People who speak foreign languages earn more and are popular with the opposite sex, a report suggests...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Chechen leader issues new threat
The Chechen leader who masterminded the Beslan school siege threatens more attacks on Russian civilians...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Vazquez 'victory' in Uruguay poll
Left-winger Tabare Vazquez declares victory in Uruguay's presidential election after exit polls place him firmly ahead...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Hospitals 'face doctor shortage'
Casualty departments face a staffing crisis as doctors leave for better paid jobs as GPs, doctors' leaders warn...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Credit card 0% offers 'will end'
Credit card firms will stop offering 0% transfer rates to try to save £1bn a year in lost interest rates, a report says...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Irregularities 'mar Ukraine poll'
Ukraine's presidential poll has been marked by serious irregularities, European observers report...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Cost of temporary nurses 'soars'
The cost of temporary nursing staff has trebled, says a report, warning of a fragile future for the profession...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Embryos screened for cancer
Scientists are granted permission to screen test tube embryos for an inherited form of bowel cancer...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Arafat 'being tested for virus'
Aides to the Palestinian leader say doctors examining him in a hospital near Paris are now checking for a viral infection...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
Labour faces gambling rebellion
A number of backbench Labour MPs are set to rebel as the Commons debates the Gambling Bill on Monday...
BBC News - November 1, 2004
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