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Global News Archive for November 2006:
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Bush Tries to Defuse Indonesian Anger Over Iraq
In a six-hour, carefully orchestrated visit to Indonesia, the president praised the country’s first directly elected president...
New York Times - November 20, 2006
Sex education 'only does so much'
Sex education is not enough to cut teen pregnancies and abortions in the UK, Medical Research Council experts say...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Italy 'sacks' spy over CIA kidnap
Italy replaces the head of military intelligence amid an inquiry into his role in an alleged CIA abduction...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Obrador 'sworn in' in Mexico
Mexico's defeated candidate, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, is inaugurated as president of a "parallel government"...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Scholes considered England return
Man Utd's Paul Scholes admits he did think about ending his international retirement for England boss Steve McClaren...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
'No proof' of Iran nuclear arms
A secret CIA report says there is no proof that Iran is developing nuclear weapons, a US magazine article says...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Iran to host Iraq security talks
Iraq's president accepts an invitation from his Iranian counterpart to discuss the violence in his country...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Adopted children 'badly informed'
Adopted children want more information about their birth family and why they were adopted, according to two reports...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Murdoch cancels OJ Simpson plans
Media magnate Rupert Murdoch cancels a TV interview with OJ Simpson and publication of his book...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
U.S. Sets Up a Perch in Dubai to Keep an Eye on Iran
As Dubai becomes a center of Iranian political activity, the U.S. has set up offices in the city to better monitor Iran...
New York Times - November 20, 2006
New Calls for Regional Talks on Stabilizing Iraq
With President Bush by his side, Indonesia’s leader called for the involvement of other countries, and there were reports of an Iranian conference...
New York Times - November 20, 2006
Microsoft eyes Office switch test
Microsoft says it will be a challenge to convince some consumers to buy its new version of Office...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Cosmonaut set for golf stunt
A Russian cosmonaut prepares to hit a golf ball during a spacewalk outside the International Space Station...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Reading confirms physics closure
Reading University's ruling council has voted to approve the closure of its physics department...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Climbers die after rescue effort
A pair of climbers who went missing in the Cairngorms die after rescuers get them to hospital...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Three family members die in fire
Three generations of one family, including a three-year-old boy, die in a house fire in north Belfast...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Police killer given 18-year term
A man jailed for life for the murder of a police motorcyclist must serve at least 18 years a judge rules...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Chinese leader begins India visit
President Hu Jintao arrives in the Indian capital, Delhi, for the first visit by a Chinese leader in 10 years...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Stay in Iraq, says Pentagon panel
A US military review on Iraq is likely to back a limited troop boost, officials tell the Washington Post...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Protests as Bush visits Indonesia
US President George W Bush makes a brief, controversial visit to Indonesia, amid protests over Iraq...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Rugby U: Hodgson, Sheridan out
Sale duo Charlie Hodgson and Andrew Sheridan will miss the rest of the season...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
S Africa manhunt after jailbreak
South African police search for the first man to escape from the top security C-Max prison near Pretoria...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Adu starts two-week Man Utd trial
Teenage American star Freddy Adu begins his two-week trial with Man Utd...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Woman loses fight to wear cross
A British Airways worker loses her appeal against a decision to stop her openly wearing a cross at work at Heathrow...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Stock exchange rejects takeover
The London Stock Exchange rejects a £2.7bn takeover bid from US firm Nasdaq, saying it undervalues its business...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Child 'adult mental care' scandal
Treating children in adult psychiatric wards is a "national scandal", the Children's Commissioner says...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Iran and Syria to seek Iraq role
Iran's president invites his Iraqi counterpart to a three-way summit with Syria's leader to tackle Iraq violence...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Russia denies poisoned spy claims
The Kremlin dismisses claims it was involved in the poisoning of a former KGB agent in the UK as "sheer nonsense"...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Israel Holds Fire as Gazans Rally at House
Israel halted an airstrike against the house of a suspected Palestinian militant after neighbors surrounded the building...
New York Times - November 20, 2006
Bands square up for chart battle
Top-selling bands The Beatles, Oasis, U2 and Westlife go head-to-head in the album charts...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
'Worm' attacks Second Life world
Virtual world Second Life had to close its doors for a short time following a 'worm attack' called grey goo...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Cosmonaut prepares for golf stunt
A Russian cosmonaut is preparing to take a golf shot during a spacewalk outside the International Space Station...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
ITV shares slide on uncertainty
Shares in broadcaster ITV fall as much as 5% on Monday amid uncertainty over a possible takeover bid...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Call for post-charge questioning
Lord Goldsmith backs a law change to allow terror suspects to be questioned after they are charged...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Work to begin on Bluestone village
Construction is to start on the controversial £110m leisure village which could create 900 jobs in Pembrokeshire...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
NIO's appointment under scrutiny
The attorney general is asked to investigate the appointment of the NI interim victims' commissioner...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Expansion brings 500 finance jobs
A global financial services firm announces plans to create 500 jobs in Glasgow over three years...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Nepal king blamed for crackdown
A Nepalese panel finds King Gyanendra responsible for suppressing large-scale pro-democracy protests in April...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Victim's family hit by collapse
The family of a man who died confronting a gang lose £2,000 after savings firm Farepak's collapse...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Germany foils 'air terror plot'
German officials say they have uncovered a terrorist plot to blow up a passenger plane in Germany...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Gazans gather to foil air strike
Palestinians in Gaza gather at a Hamas leader's home, following reports Israeli forces were about to attack it...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Indonesia braced for Bush protest
Security is tight in Indonesia's Bogor as US President George Bush begins a brief but controversial visit...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Copper miners in $25.9bn merger
Mining giant Freeport-McMoran is to buy larger rival Phelps Dodge, creating the world's largest listed copper firm...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Cricket: Jones sympathy for Read
Geraint Jones says he is still on good terms with Chris Read despite replacing him as England's Ashes wicket-keeper...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Rugby U: Goode set for start
Andy Goode is set to play from the start when England face South Africa again on Saturday...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Fears for flooded Kenya refugees
Aid workers are seriously concerned for 80,000 Somali refugees in eastern Kenya, which has been hit by floods...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Family right-to-die plea rejected
A woman in a vegetative state will be given a sleeping pill which may "wake her up" against her family's wishes...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
£2.7bn bid for Stock Exchange
The US Nasdaq market tables a "final offer" worth £2.7bn to take over the London Stock Exchange...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Bond beaten at US cinemas
Casino Royale is narrowly beaten at the US box office by an animated comedy about a tap-dancing penguin...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Sex offender surrenders to police
A missing sex offender identified on a new website has given himself up to the authorities...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Gunman storms German school
A gunman dies after storming into a school in western Germany, leaving several people wounded...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Poisoned Russian ex-spy 'serious'
A former Russian KGB colonel poisoned by the chemical thallium remains in a serious condition in London...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Experts call for better flu plans
Scientists say Britain is failing to take advantage of scientific developments to help prevent a flu pandemic...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
PM vows to stand by Afghanistan
Prime Minister Tony Blair says UK troops fighting the Taleban will stay in Afghanistan until the job is done...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Intrigue Swirls in Ex-K.G.B. Man’s Illness
The British police are investigating the suspected poisoning of a Russian former K.G.B. operative who had been inquiring into the killing of a Russian journalist...
New York Times - November 20, 2006
As Iran Seeks Aid, Atom Agency Faces Quandary
An Iranian request to the International Atomic Energy Agency for technical help with a nuclear reactor is provoking bitter debate...
New York Times - November 20, 2006
In City Symbolizing U.S. Defeat in Vietnam, Bush Stresses the Prosperous Present
President Bush’s visit to Vietnam made no stops at places that would invite comparisons to the current debate over Iraq...
New York Times - November 20, 2006
Cycle of Revenge Fuels a Pattern of Iraqi Killings
As Iraq sinks deeper into war, a new pattern of sectarian revenge has become the driver of violence in the capital...
New York Times - November 20, 2006
General Discusses Goals of His Return to Iraq
The commander of the Multinational Corps-Iraq said he is returning with a clearer set of expectations of what can now be accomplished...
New York Times - November 20, 2006
Syrian Foreign Minister, in Baghdad, Calls for Timetable on U.S. Troop Withdrawal
Syria’s foreign minister said his government was ready to help stabilize Iraq and called for a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops...
New York Times - November 20, 2006
Milk allergy in babies 'missed'
Cow's milk allergy in babies is being missed by doctors, survey findings suggest...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Young fall into 'car-credit trap'
Young car buyers are being persuaded to sign up to high interest credit deals, the Trading Standards Institute warns...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Tories outline debt-busting plans
The Tories propose measures including changes to the home-credit market to tackle Britain's personal debt crisis...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Boost for bullying mentor scheme
Anti-bullying week is launched at schools across England with a £480,000 investment to a pupil mentoring scheme...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Chinese president to visit India
President Hu Jintao is due in the Indian capital, Delhi, for the first visit by a Chinese leader in 10 years...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Nascar: Montoya unhurt in crash
Juan Pablo Montoya crashes out of the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Disabled children 'short-changed'
The NHS and councils are not providing disabled and terminally-ill children with vital equipment, research shows...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Code for hospitals' patient ads
NHS hospitals are to be allowed to advertise to attract patients under new guidelines...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Nigeria scams 'cost UK billions'
Not enough is being done to stop internet scams and other financial crimes stemming from Nigeria, a report says...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
UK 'running out of airport space'
Britain's airports could run out of runway space for aircraft within 15 years, a report says...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Clampdown on illegal immigrants
The Home Office launches a drive to reduce the number of illegal immigrants in the UK by increasing deportations...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
Poisoned ex-spy condition serious
A former Russian KGB colonel living in Britain and poisoned by the toxic chemical thallium remains in a serious condition...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
PM Blair visits Afghan force base
Prime Minister Tony Blair visits British troops in southern Afghanistan on a flying visit to the country...
BBC News - November 20, 2006
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