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Global News Archive for November 2007:
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Cave May Hold Secrets to Legend of Ancient Rome
Italy has released the first images of a deep cavern where some archaeologists believe ancient Romans honored Romulus and Remus ? the legendary founders of Rome...
New York Times - November 20, 2007
U.S. Accuses Iraqi Photographer of Aiding Rebels
The photographer for the A.P. will be sent into Iraq?s criminal justice system after being detained since 2006...
New York Times - November 20, 2007
Egypt?s Leader Endorses Peace Meeting
President Hosni Mubarak?s endorsement raised hopes among Israeli officials of wider Arab participation...
New York Times - November 20, 2007
In Bangladesh, Picking Through the Pieces
In claiming relatively few lives, the cyclone that tore across Bangladesh left many more people in utter ruin...
New York Times - November 20, 2007
Khmer Rouge Figure Appears in Court
A man who once commanded an efficient and ruthless torture house entered a court to answer for his crimes...
New York Times - November 20, 2007
As French Strikes Grow, Sarkozy Speaks
President Nicolas Sarkozy urged transport workers to end their weeklong strike as civil service employees walked out in a separate dispute...
New York Times - November 20, 2007
Astronauts aim for tight deadline
Astronauts carry out a spacewalk as they race to fit out the ISS in time for the arrival of the next shuttle...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Migration 'fuelling Hepatitis B'
The UK must start thinking seriously about vaccinating every child against Hepatitis B, specialists say...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
UK's families put on fraud alert
Families are warned to be on their guard against fraud after a disc with 25m child benefit records goes missing...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Trump golf resort given backing
Donald Trump's plans for a £1bn golf resort and housing development in Aberdeenshire are backed by councillors...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Invites issued to Mid-East summit
The US confirms that it will host a Middle East peace conference next week and that invitations have been sent...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Fed cuts US 2008 growth forecast
The US Federal Reserve cuts its 2008 economic growth forecast amid credit and housing woes...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Israel signs Liberia diamond deal
Israel signs an agreement with Liberia to help search for diamonds in the West African nation...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Football: Hereford stun Leeds
Lionel Ainsworth secures Hereford a shock FA Cup first-round replay win at Leeds...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
England ready to gamble on Carson
Steve McClaren looks set to opt for keeper Scott Carson and drop David Beckham for England's vital Euro 2008 qualifier against Croatia...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
US Supreme Court debate guns
The US Supreme Court is to discuss an American's right to bear arms for the first time in nearly 70 years...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Ex-Rhodesia leader Ian Smith dies
The former PM of Rhodesia, Ian Smith, whose government declared independence from Britain, dies aged 88...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Bar owner freed in Meredith case
The bar owner arrested over the murder of Meredith Kercher has been released from custody, reports say...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Half of trauma care 'not good'
More than half of trauma patients are not receiving good care, according to a national study...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Pressure on Darling over records
The chancellor is under huge pressure after admitting the personal details of 25 million people have gone missing...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Southeast Asian Pact Exposes Rifts
Southeast Asian leaders signed a charter here today that was drafted to bind the region in an economic community but has instead exposed the divisions among the signatories...
New York Times - November 20, 2007
As Somali Crisis Swells, Experts See a Void in Aid
Somalia has higher malnutrition rates, more current bloodshed and many fewer aid workers than Darfur...
New York Times - November 20, 2007
Musharraf in Talks on Exiled Rival
Gen. Pervez Musharraf flew to Saudi Arabia today to discuss the future of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif...
New York Times - November 20, 2007
Baghdad?s Weary Start to Exhale as Security Improves
Iraqis are beginning to reclaim their lost lives five months after extra U.S. troops arrived, but the depth of the changes remains open to question...
New York Times - November 20, 2007
Net gridlock by 2010 study warns
A growing gap between demand for services and internet capacity could lead to a drastic slowdown...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
'Popping' bubbles to treat cancer
University of Oxford scientists are trying to harness the energy released by collapsing bubbles to kill off cancer cells...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Praise for Scottish history boost
A top historian welcomes a decision to make questions on Scotland's past compulsory in the Higher history exam...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Tories tell Darling 'get a grip'
Chancellor Alistair Darling is told to "get a grip" after the details of 25m child benefit recipients are lost in the post...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Bradford & Bingley in £4.2bn sale
Bradford & Bingley sells £4.2bn worth of loans to boost its liquidity and invest in more profitable areas...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Second body confirmed as Dinah
Police confirm the second body found at a house in Kent is that of Dinah McNicol, who went missing in 1991...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Trust gets causeway site control
The National Trust is to be given control over the current centre and car park at the Giants' Causeway...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Abbas receives Annapolis invite
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is first to announce he has received an invitation to peace talks in the US...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Chavez upbeat on hostages' fate
Colombian rebels promise to prove that their hostages are alive, says Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Sarkozy defiant against strikers
French President Nicolas Sarkozy vows to see through controversial reforms despite crippling industrial action...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Minister criticised on cod quotas
The UK fisheries minister is wrong to call for an increase in cod quotas, say scientists and conservation groups...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Fifth 21/7 London bomber jailed
The last of five would-be bombers to target London in 2005 is jailed for 33 years for plotting to cause explosions...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Skin transformed into stem cells
Scientists reprogramme human skin cells to mimic embryonic stem cells - promising a revolution in medical research...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
25m child benefit records lost
Discs containing the personal details - including, where relevant, bank account details - of all the families in the UK receiving child benefit have gone missing, after being posted from HM Revenue and Customs to the audit office...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
U.S. Plans Case Against A.P. Photographer in Iraq
NEW YORK (AP) -- The U.S. military plans to seek a criminal case in an Iraqi court against an award-winning Associated Press photographer but is refusing to disclose what evidence or accusations would be presented...
New York Times - November 20, 2007
Halting Steps Taken to Frame Mideast Talks
Ehud Olmert and Mahmoud Abbas met to try to salvage efforts to agree on a short written text before an international peace gathering planned for next week, but some issues have yet to be resolved...
New York Times - November 20, 2007
Pakistan Says More Than 3,000 Freed
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- More than 3,000 people jailed under emergency rule have been released, the Interior Ministry said Tuesday, the latest sign that President Gen. Pervez Musharraf was rolling back some of the harsher measures taken against his opponents...
New York Times - November 20, 2007
Civil Servants Join Strikes in France
PARIS (AP) -- Civil servants, from teachers to air traffic controllers, began a mass walkout Tuesday, the seventh day of a transport strike that has wreaked havoc on French rails. But the government said it would not cede on planned reforms...
New York Times - November 20, 2007
Southeast Asia Leaders Adopt Charter
SINGAPORE (AP) -- Southeast Asian leaders adopted a landmark charter Tuesday but their vision to create an EU-style bloc faced hurdles because of concerns over Myanmar, whose military rulers have defied international calls to restore democracy...
New York Times - November 20, 2007
Congo Creates Massive Reserve to Protect Close Human Cousin
Congo has announced the establishment of a rain forest preserve intended to protect the bonobo, one of human beings? two closest ape relations...
New York Times - November 20, 2007
Cyclone Toll Exceeds 3,100 in Bangladesh
The United Nations estimated that a million people had been left homeless, many of them in remote areas without predictable food supplies...
New York Times - November 20, 2007
Suicide Attack in Afghanistan Kills 7 but Spares Governor
A provincial governor in southwestern Afghanistan narrowly escaped a suicide attack Monday, but his 25-year-old son and five of his bodyguards were killed in the blast...
New York Times - November 20, 2007
Khmer Rouge Figure Appears in Open Court
Kaing Guek Eav stepped into a courtroom in Cambodia today to answer for the deaths of 1.7 million people...
New York Times - November 20, 2007
U.N. to Say It Overstated H.I.V. Cases by Millions
A U.N. agency will lower the number of people it believes are infected worldwide, to 33.2 million from the 39.5 million it estimated late last year...
New York Times - November 20, 2007
British shows scoop Emmy awards
British TV shows win seven out of their eight nominations at the International Emmy Awards in New York...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Statement due on Revenue problem
Chancellor Alistair Darling is to make a statement to MPs on a "major operational problem at H.M. Revenue & Customs"...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Profits soar at expanding Easyjet
Budget airline Easyjet sees its annual profits rise by 56% to a record £201.9m with passenger numbers up 13%...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Transparency call on police chief
The sudden retirement of Dyfed-Powys' chief constable means an allegation of police computer misuse will no longer be investigated...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Hamilton family tell of heartache
The family of Vicky Hamilton pay tribute to all those who supported them during their 16-year search...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Priests 'vulnerable to attacks'
Attacks on Catholic priests are symptomatic of a culture of violence and aggression, a spokesman says...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Fifth Liverpool player is burgled
Striker Dirk Kuyt becomes the fifth Liverpool player to be burgled in less than 18 months...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Bangladesh makes fresh aid plea
Bangladesh calls for more aid, amid reports that 30% of affected coastal villages are yet to receive supplies...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Jordan holds parliamentary vote
Jordanians vote amid tight security in parliamentary elections seen as key to a transition to democracy...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Aid cuts for big Europe farmers
The European Commission has proposed reforms which it hopes will streamline its enormous farm aid budget...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
'One million' homeless in Somalia
One million people are now living rough in Somalia, following recent fighting, the UN refugee agency says...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Cricket: Storm halts England's toil
England struggle on day one of their opening tour game in Sri Lanka before heavy rain ends play early...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Football: Terry trains with squad
Captain John Terry takes part in an England training session ahead of Wednesday's crucial Euro 2008 qualifier against Croatia...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Iraq reporter faces terror charge
The US military says it will press charges against an Iraqi photographer it accuses of working with insurgents...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Huge new strike paralyses France
Hundreds of thousands of civil servants hold a one-day walkout as France's transport strike enters a second week...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
HIV estimates reduced to 33m
The United Nations has reduced its estimates of how many people are infected with HIV from nearly 40m to 33m...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Death house hunt winds down
The search at the house in Kent where the remains of two teenage girls have been found is drawing to a a close...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Police reconsider cannabis stance
Senior police officers shift their stance on cannabis by calling for it to be reclassified as a class B drug...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Two held by Rhys murder officers
Detectives investigating the murder of Rhys Jones question two people on suspicion of possession of firearms...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Fourth arrest over student murder
A 21-year-old man is arrested in Germany over the killing of British exchange student Meredith Kercher in Italy...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Northern Rock shares fall again
Shares in troubled bank Northern Rock fall by up to 25% as uncertainty about a buyout continues...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Dumping North Sea fish 'immoral'
Fisheries Minister Jonathan Shaw says dumping dead fish back into the sea because of EU quotas is "immoral"...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Minneapolis Journal: For Children of Norway, a Rift With the Mother Country
Norway?s decision to shut its career consulate in Minneapolis has upset residents of the Upper Midwest, which is home to more Norwegian-Americans than any other region of the country...
New York Times - November 20, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Europe Warns Kosovo on Separation
European Union foreign ministers warned Kosovo against unilaterally declaring its independence, cautioning that such a move could spur further conflict in the reason...
New York Times - November 20, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Ukraine: Search Continues After Mine Blast
Rescue teams battled smoke and high temperatures as they pressed on with the task of tracking down 20 missing miners in a coal mine after a methane explosion killed at least 80 others...
New York Times - November 20, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Vatican: Pope Lashes Out on Abortion
Pope Benedict XVI accused international agencies of promoting abortion in Africa and blamed ?disordered notions? of marriage and the family for the spread of sexually transmitted diseases there...
New York Times - November 20, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Britain: A Diamond Year for the Crown
About 2,000 people, including more than 30 members of the royal family, attended a service at Westminster Abbey observing the 60th wedding anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip...
New York Times - November 20, 2007
Sarkozy Takes Unfamiliar Stance on Strikes: Silence
President Nicolas Sarkozy?s stealth strategy may reflect the fact that public opinion is not overwhelmingly on the side of the strikers...
New York Times - November 20, 2007
Separatist Rebels Accuse Ethiopia?s Military of Killing Civilians in Remote Region
Separatist rebels fighting in the Ogaden region of Ethiopia accused the government on Monday of strafing nomads in recent days at a watering hole with helicopter gunships, killing up to a dozen civilians...
New York Times - November 20, 2007
U.S. Prosecutors Subpoena Blackwater Employees
Federal prosecutors have issued grand jury subpoenas to some of the Blackwater employees present at a Sept. 16 shooting in Baghdad in which the company?s security personnel killed 17 Iraqi civilians...
New York Times - November 20, 2007
Cuba?s Gift of Medical Care Leaves Doctors at Home Stretched
As many of the country?s finest physicians have taken posts abroad, doctors and nurses in Cuba are left overworked, resulting in a decline in the quality of care for Cubans...
New York Times - November 20, 2007
U.N. to Say It Overestimated AIDS Cases by Millions
The U.N. agency, Unaids, will lower the number of people it believes are infected worldwide, to 33.2 million from the 39.5 million it estimated late last year...
New York Times - November 20, 2007
Baghdad Starts to Exhale as Security Improves
Iraqis are beginning to reclaim their lost lives five months after extra American troops arrived in the country, but the depth of the changes remains open to question...
New York Times - November 20, 2007
Action urged on school swimming
Primary schools may need to consult local mosques to get some children swimming, inspectors say...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Warning over STI web treatments
People with sexually transmitted infections face risks by buying internet treatments, say researchers...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Peer collapses during IVF debate
A debate on the human embryology bill is suspended after a Labour peer collapses in the Lords chamber...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Israel seeks Arab peace support
Israeli PM Ehud Olmert is to meet Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak to seek Arab support for Middle East peace talks...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
EU warns Kosovo on independence
Ministers from EU countries urge Kosovo leaders not to declare independence after polls in the Serbian province...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
First hearing for Cambodia court
A UN-backed genocide tribunal set up to try surviving Khmer Rouge leaders holds its first public hearing...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
UK shows scoop Emmy awards
British TV shows dominate the 35th annual International Emmy Awards, winning seven prizes...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Cancer studies 'wasted millions'
Millions of pounds for research into cancer have been wasted on studies of wrong cell-lines, the BBC learns...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Death house finds 'not expected'
Police do not expect any more significant discoveries at the house where two teenage girls' bodies were found...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Queen makes return visit to Malta
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh fly to Malta as the royal couple mark their 60th wedding anniversary...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
Fish dumping 'will ruin industry'
The fishing industry says it faces ruin unless quota rules which see cod being thrown away, dead, change...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
France braced for huge new strike
Civil servants and students prepare for a one-day walkout as France's transport strike enters a second week...
BBC News - November 20, 2007
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