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Global News Archive for November 2007:
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Formal Investigation Against Chirac Begins
Jacques Chirac, the former president of France, was placed under formal investigation on Wednesday on suspicion that when he was mayor of Paris, he misused public funds...
New York Times - November 21, 2007
China to Address Issues Around Dam
China announced new plans to confront environmental and geological problems around the Three Gorges Dam, which has been dogged by controversy...
New York Times - November 21, 2007
Remains of 40 Found in Mass Grave
The Iraqi police on Wednesday discovered a mass grave near Ramadi with at least 40 bodies, some of them children, and a suicide car bomb exploded in the city, killing at least 6 people...
New York Times - November 21, 2007
Data Leak in Britain Affects 25 Million
Prime Minister Gordon Brown of Britain apologized for a security breach that has raised the specter of fraud on a massive scale...
New York Times - November 21, 2007
NHS 'on course for big surplus'
A clampdown on spending within the NHS turns a massive deficit into an even bigger surplus in just two years...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
MPs attack consultant pay hikes
Big pay rises given to hospital consultants have failed to translate into a better service for patients, say MPs...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Ex-police chief's e-mail 'misuse'
The former Dyfed-Powys Police chief constable sent private e-mails at work about a personal relationship, it is confirmed...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
DUP say Sinn Fein MLA 'informer'
The DUP's David Simpson claims Sinn Fein MLA Francie Molloy had been working as a police informer for 30 years...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Rice sets Mid-East peace target
The US secretary of state says she will try to broker an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal over the next year...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Sudanese 'to disarm Darfur camp'
Aid agencies fear an outbreak of bloodshed as Sudanese police threaten to disarm a Darfur refugee camp...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Football: Wales impress in draw
Wales end a largely disappointing Euro 2008 qualifying campaign with a hugely impressive goalless draw in Frankfurt...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Heroic Northern Ireland fall short
Northern Ireland's faint hopes of qualifying for Euro 2008 end as they lose in Las Palmas...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Jellyfish attack destroys salmon
A jellyfish invasion wipes out Northern Ireland's only salmon farm, killing more than 100,000 fish...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Sarkozy vows to punish saboteurs
France's president calls for those who sabotaged the TGV rail network to be punished with "extreme severity"...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Ambulances queue at full hospital
A hospital where 10 ambulances had to queue because doctors had run out of beds scales down the alert...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
England fail to reach Euro 2008
England fail to qualify for Euro 2008 after losing 3-2 in a sensational game against Croatia at Wembley...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Plans to expand Heathrow due
Plans for a new runway and terminal at Heathrow are due to be unveiled by Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
World Briefing | Asia: Tibet: Skip Reincarnation Next Time, Dalai Lama Suggests
Visiting Japan, the Dalai Lama floated the idea of breaking centuries of Tibetan Buddhist tradition by appointing his successor or letting high-ranking monks elect the next spiritual leader, the newspaper Sankei Shimbun reported...
New York Times - November 21, 2007
World Briefing | The Americas: Cuba: Critical Elections Called for January
Cuba will hold elections on Jan. 20 to choose delegates for provincial assemblies and the National Assembly, the official newspaper Granma reported, in what could be the next step toward formally ending President Fidel Castro?s 48-year rule...
New York Times - November 21, 2007
World Briefing | The Americas: Canada: Huge Conservation Area Set for North
The government plans to convert 25.5 million acres of northern woodland into a new national park and wildlife protection area that will be one of North America?s largest conservation areas...
New York Times - November 21, 2007
World Briefing | Middle East: Lebanon: Presidential Vote Postponed
A parliamentary vote set for today to elect Lebanon?s next president has been put off until Friday as the country?s deeply divided political factions remain at loggerheads over who should replace Émile Lahoud, whose term expires that day...
New York Times - November 21, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: The Netherlands: Judge Saves Anne Frank Tree
A judge granted a reprieve to the chestnut tree that comforted Anne Frank as she hid from the Nazis, ruling in favor of conservationists who want to stop its being felled...
New York Times - November 21, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Britain: 33 Years for Last Bomber in Failed 2005 Attacks
Manfo Kwaku Asiedu, a 34-year-old immigrant from Ghana who had admitted taking part in the botched July 21, 2005, suicide attacks on London?s transit system, was sentenced in London to 33 years in prison...
New York Times - November 21, 2007
Chinese Warship Visits Japan
A Chinese warship sailed today for the first port visit by the Chinese Navy to Japan since the end of World War II...
New York Times - November 21, 2007
Canada to Announce Vast New Park
The Canadian government plans to announce today that it will convert 25.5 million acres of northern woodland into a new national park and wildlife protection areas...
New York Times - November 21, 2007
Israel Allows Armored Vehicles for Palestinians
Israel has approved the transfer of 25 armored personnel carriers from Russia to the Palestinian Authority and will allow the export of some agricultural produce from Gaza...
New York Times - November 21, 2007
Britain Loses Data for 25 Million People
Prime Minister Gordon Brown of Britain apologized today for a security breach that has raised the specter of financial fraud on a massive scale...
New York Times - November 21, 2007
Rail Sabotage Is Reported in France
The national rail service blamed fires along high-speed rail lines on sabotage, as the strike entered its eighth day...
New York Times - November 21, 2007
Khmer Rouge Hearings End
A two-day hearing for the first Khmer Rouge defendant ended today with a clash by the lawyers over whether Kaing Guek Eav, known as Duch, would pose a threat if released on bail...
New York Times - November 21, 2007
As Questions Rise on Dam Project, China Sets Plan
China has announced new plans to confront environmental problems around the Three Gorges Dam...
New York Times - November 21, 2007
Competitions code unveiled by BBC
The BBC unveils a code of conduct for its competitions on television, radio and online services...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Brown rivers are 'more natural'
Rivers and lakes in some regions that have turned brown are returning to a more natural state, a study says...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Diploma schools 'sought-after'
Schools and colleges which teach the new Diplomas will become the most desirable, an education minister says...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Single punch killer found guilty
A former soldier who hit a 19-year-old once during a night out is found guilty of his manslaughter...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Fresh interest in Northern Rock
Troubled bank Northern Rock says it has received new expressions of interest from potential investors...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Return illegal rubbish - minister
Illegal dumping of rubbish in Northern Ireland's countryside is to be tackled by "covert operations"...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Law review after World's End case
A wide-ranging review following the World's End murder trial is announced by ministers...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Race to reach cyclone survivors
The Bangladesh army says it has reached most parts of the south coast, six days after a cyclone caused devastation...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Hospital declares major incident
A general hospital has declared a major incident with no beds available to new admissions...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Putin attacks 'jackal' opponents
Russian President Vladimir Putin accuses the opposition of scavenging for foreign funds like jackals...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Street vendors riot in Senegal
Police in Senegal's capital, Dakar, fire tear gas at hundreds of protesting street vendors...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Live - Euro 2008 qualifying
The tension mounts ahead of England's vital Euro 2008 qualifier with Croatia - and N Ireland's fate will also be decided on Wednesday...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
No bench role for keeper Robinson
Paul Robinson will play no part in England's vital Euro 2008 qualifier against Croatia on Wednesday, BBC Sport understands...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Babies 'show social intelligence'
Infants acquire the ability to make social evaluations in the first months of life, say US scientists...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
UK man and son drown in Spain
A British man and his five-year-old son have drowned on Spain's Costa Brava after being swept out to sea...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Prosecutor's terror limits doubt
Director of public prosecutions Sir Ken MacDonald says he does not want an increase in detention without charge...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Imran Khan 'freed from prison'
Pakistani opposition politician Imran Khan is freed after being detained since last week under anti-terror laws...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Massive bird flu cull launched
A cull of 68,000 poultry at a farm in Suffolk is under way as another suspected case of bird flu is detected...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Brown orders data security checks
Gordon Brown orders spot checks on all government departments after the loss of 25m child benefit records...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Democrats and Bush Spar on Military Spending Bill
The Bush administration sought to ratchet up pressure on Congressional Democrats on Tuesday over a military spending bill for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan...
New York Times - November 21, 2007
U.N. Agency Denies Inflating Cases of H.I.V. Deliberately
After releasing new figures showing that the global AIDS epidemic is smaller than it previously reported, the United Nations? AIDS-fighting agency denied that it had priorly inflated estimates...
New York Times - November 21, 2007
U.S. and Iranian Officials Plan Talks on Iraqi Security
On a day of scattered violence across Iraq, American and Iranian officials said they would meet for a fourth round of talks aimed at stabilizing the country?s security...
New York Times - November 21, 2007
Musharraf Meets With Saudis to Discuss What to Do With One of His Rivals
Saudi Arabia, one of Pakistan?s closest allies, has indicated that former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif should be allowed to return to his homeland to take part in parliamentary elections...
New York Times - November 21, 2007
Rail Sabotage Is Reported in France
Widespread sabotage has damaged France?s high-speed rail network and caused delays to services already hit by a strike, a senior state railway executive said...
New York Times - November 21, 2007
London Journal: Behind Wheels of Black Cabs, Mostly White Faces
London?s cab drivers are by and large not happy about the city?s plan to help underrepresented groups pay the financial costs involved in joining their ranks...
New York Times - November 21, 2007
Charges of ?Traitor? for Chávez Ally Turned Critic
A former ally of President Hugo Chávez , General Raúl Isaías Baduel has begun to speak out against the president?s plan to abolish term limits...
New York Times - November 21, 2007
Ian Smith, Defiant Symbol of White Rule in Africa, Is Dead at 88
Ian Smith, the former prime minister of Britain?s rebellious colony of Rhodesia, once promised that white rule in Africa would endure for 1,000 years...
New York Times - November 21, 2007
UK broadband use reaches new high
Almost 90% of British net users are using broadband and average speeds are climbing, official figures reveal...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Jamelia backs school singing plan
Half of primary school teachers are unconfident about singing in front of a class, research suggests...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
NHS database 'could be targeted'
The man in charge of setting up the NHS IT system says "you cannot stop the wicked doing wicked things"...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Banks urge customer 'vigilance'
Banks and building societies warn customers to remain alert after the loss of 25m people's details...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
£400m wood chip plant is approved
A wood chip power station with the ability to power half of Wales' homes will be built, despite health and environment fears...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Call for Trump golf plan inquiry
Opponents of Donald Trump's plans for a £1bn golf resort vow to take their fight to a public inquiry...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Helpline flooded over lost discs
The NI Information Commissioner's Office is inundated with calls over a benefits security breach...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Pakistan army 'kills 40 rebels'
Pakistan's army says it has killed at least 40 pro-Taleban militants in two days of raids in the north-west...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Flood report blames water company
A report into the Hull floods criticises Yorkshire Water for failing to act on repeated warnings...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Jordan Islamists face poll losses
Jordanians vote amid tight security in parliamentary elections seen as key to a transition to democracy...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Anne Frank tree escapes axe again
The Amsterdam chestnut tree that comforted Anne Frank as she hid from the Nazis wins another reprieve...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Bush 'involved' in CIA leak case
President Bush was involved in misleading the public over leaking a CIA agent's identity, an ex-press secretary says...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Muted response to Smith's death
Zimbabwe marks the death of the former PM of Rhodesia, Ian Smith, with little fanfare...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Australia rivals up poll rhetoric
Australian rivals John Howard and Kevin Rudd increase campaign rhetoric ahead of Saturday's general election...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Cricket: England toil in Sri Lanka
Three players hit centuries as the Sri Lanka Board President's XI rack up the runs against England...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Football: Bilic blasts pitch
Croatia manager Slaven Bilic criticises the state of the Wembley pitch ahead of Wednesday's Euro 2008 qualifier against England...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Chirac formally probed over scam
Ex-French President Jacques Chirac faces formal investigation over a fake jobs scheme, his lawyer says...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
PM urges action on alcohol sales
Gordon Brown calls for a "co-ordinated" effort to crack down on sales of alcohol to under-age drinkers...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Man pleads guilty in terror case
Abdul Rahman, 25, from Manchester pleads guilty to possessing articles for terrorist purposes...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Iraqis return home 'in thousands'
About 1,000 Iraqis a day return home after fleeing the country to escape violence, say Iraqi authorities...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Girls guilty in Ghana drugs case
Two British 16-year-old girls are found guilty of attempting to smuggle cocaine from Ghana to the UK...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Two dead in Iraq helicopter crash
Two UK military personnel are killed and two injured in an RAF Puma helicopter crash in Iraq, defence officials say...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
French trains 'hit by sabotage'
Widespread sabotage has damaged France's high-speed TGV rail network, the state rail operator says...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Brown apologises for records loss
Prime Minister Gordon Brown tells MPs he "profoundly" regrets the loss of 25 million child benefit records...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Labor Group Says St. Patrick?s Sells Sweatshop Goods
A workers? rights group accused St. Patrick?s Cathedral of selling religious items made under terrible conditions in sweatshop factories in China...
New York Times - November 21, 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 21, 2007
Ian Douglas Smith, Ex-Leader of Rhodesia, Dies
Mr. Smith once promised that white rule in Africa would endure for 1,000 years...
New York Times - November 21, 2007
The Lede Blog: Q & A: Baghdad Correspondent
Damien Cave of the Baghdad Bureau assesses a rush of good news in Iraq...
New York Times - November 21, 2007
German Police Arrest Third Suspect in Perugia Murder Case
The hunt for a 20-year-old man suspected in the slaying of a British student in Italy ended after he was picked up Tuesday by German police for riding a train without a ticket...
New York Times - November 21, 2007
Gates Halts Cut in Army Force in Europe
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has decided to freeze plans for further reducing Army forces in Europe and will maintain about 40,000 soldiers in Germany and Italy, according to senior Pentagon and military officials...
New York Times - November 21, 2007
Wanted: Participants for Mideast Talks
The Bush administration finally acknowledged publicly on Tuesday that it had issued formal invitations for a heavily anticipated Middle East peace conference scheduled for next week...
New York Times - November 21, 2007
Man-sized sea scorpion claw found
A monster creepy-crawly: the immense fossilised claw of a 2.5m-long sea scorpion is described by scientists...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Dumped painting fetches $1m
A painting stolen 20 years ago then found in a pile of garbage on a New York street fetches $1m at auction...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
EU 'sexual history' quiz denied
The EU says it does not plan to question women on their sexual history in an effort to improve census statistics...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Talks to begin over French strike
The French government is to hold talks with striking unions as a pensions dispute enters its eighth day...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Watchdog criticises gun film ads
Complaints about a set of film posters featuring actors brandishing guns are upheld by watchdogs...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
US confirms Mid-East peace talks
The US confirms plans for a Middle East peace conference next week and that invitations have been sent...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
Ministers under fire over data loss
The government is coming under fire over the loss of two discs containing the personal data of 25 million people...
BBC News - November 21, 2007
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