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Global News Archive for November 2005:
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U.N. Cites Progress on Opium in Afghanistan, but Renews Warning
Afghanistan has cut back on opium poppy cultivation in the past year, but is still in danger of becoming a "narco-state."...
New York Times - November 23, 2005
Israeli Troops and Hezbollah Fighters Clash Again
Israel and Hezbollah clashed for the second time in three days today after an Israeli hang-glider landed across the border...
New York Times - November 23, 2005
Pinochet Arrested in Chile on Tax Fraud Charges
Gen. Augusto Pinochet, the former military dictator of Chile, was arrested today in Santiago, Chile, on tax fraud and passport forgery charges arising from secret bank accounts, holding millions of dollars, that he maintained under false names in the United States and elsewhere...
New York Times - November 23, 2005
Iran's President Suffers Third Defeat in Choice of Oil Minister
The Iranian Parliament rejected Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's third nominee for the sensitive leadership of the ministry of oil...
New York Times - November 23, 2005
Russia Moves to Increase Control Over Charities and Other Groups
The legislation, as now written, would force groups like Greenpeace and Amnesty International to close their offices...
New York Times - November 23, 2005
UN urges protection for dolphins
Dolphins and whales need more protection, particularly from accidental fishing, a new report concludes...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Christmas food ban after E.coli
Hundreds of schools across south Wales ban pupils from bringing in food for Christmas parties to prevent E.coli spreading...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Oil prices dip as stockpiles rise
Oil prices slip back from the $59 a barrel level as US government data shows a larger-than-expected rise in stockpiles...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
'Still a chance' of Best recovery
Doctors treating George Best say the former footballer still has "a chance" of recovering from severe illness...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Axe accused denies changing story
A youth charged with the racist murder of a black teenager is accused of lying to "save his skin"...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Russian MPs act to 'curb' NGOs
The Duma backs in principle a contentious bill that will give the state more control over non-governmental bodies...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Abuse payout for Canadian natives
Canada offers to pay more than C$2bn compensation to indigenous people abused at residential schools...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Kenya's entire cabinet dismissed
Kenya's president dismisses his entire cabinet after losing a referendum on a draft constitution...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Football: Gers grab vital point
Match report from Wednesday's Champions League fixture to follow...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Football: Chelsea move through
Chelsea qualify for the Champions League knockout stage with victory against Anderlecht...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Liverpool into Europe's last 16
Liverpool get the point they need against Real Betis to qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Zimbabwe officials' assets frozen
The US freezes the assets of 128 Zimbabwean officials and institutions judged to be blocking democracy...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
EU 'has room to move on tariffs'
EU trade chief Peter Mandelson says Europe has room to move on what goods to protect from tariffs at WTO talks next month...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Merkel calls for stronger US ties
New German Chancellor Angela Merkel calls for stronger ties with the US on her first full day in office...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
China city braces for toxic spill
A Chinese city threatened by a chemical spill into a river prepares for the contaminated water to reach it...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Davis attacks 'cosmetic' politics
Tory leadership hopeful David Davis has warned against "nip-and-tuck" politics in a dig against rival David Cameron...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
MPs pass Northern Ireland fugitive bill
A government bill to allow paramilitary fugitives to return to Northern Ireland without going to prison is passed...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Pubs in new 24-hour opening era
Thousands of pubs and clubs can now stay open for extended hours as new licensing laws are enacted...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Unions Urge End to Strike That Halted French Trains
Union leaders said they were satisfied with concessions offered by the national rail operator...
New York Times - November 23, 2005
Russian Bill Would Ban Offices of Rights Groups
Russia moved today to impose greater government control over charities and other non-governmental organizations...
New York Times - November 23, 2005
X Factor copyright case adjourned
Music mogul Simon Fuller's £100m High Court copyright case against X Factor's Simon Cowell is adjourned...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Flour 'should have added folate'
Fortifying flour with folic acid would be worthwhile for the health of the UK, recommend food and nutrition experts...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Term-time working 'lowers grades'
Undergraduates who work during term-time are likely to do less well in their studies, research suggests...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Sixty 24-hour licences for Wales
Sixty premises in Wales are granted 24-hour licences under the law change - only 14 of those are pubs and clubs, research suggests...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Vodafone ends Man Utd shirt deal
Mobile phone giant Vodafone, which has sponsored Manchester United since 2000, calls time on a four-year shirt deal with the club...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Meyer to stay at press watchdog
Sir Christopher Meyer writes to John Prescott saying he will not quit the Press Complaints Commission...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Women resist 'honour' marriages
Five women from the same Pakistan family refuse to fulfil marriages that took place when they were children...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Britain braced for heavy snowfall
Much of Britain is braced for heavy snow and blizzards, while forecasters warn of disruption in many areas for four days...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Call to 'amend NI fugitive bill'
The government should consider amendments to its bill on paramilitary fugitives, a former NI Secretary says...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Daughter's appeal to catch killer
A woman whose father was gunned down says his criminal past should not deter people from helping police...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
China has second bird flu death
China confirms a second woman has died of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu - in its third human case...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Merkel backs Franco-German axis
New German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Jacques Chirac pledge close ties...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Xavier handed 18-month suspension
Middlesbrough's Abel Xavier is given an 18-month ban for failing a drugs test...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Football: Celtic want Keane
Celtic have contacted Roy Keane about a potential move to the Glasgow club, BBC Scotland understands...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
China city waits for toxic deluge
A Chinese city threatened by a chemical spill gets time to stock up on water before contamination reaches it...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Banker widow 'was paralysed'
The wife of financier John Monckton stopped breathing after she was stabbed, a jury in her husband's murder trial hears...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Police identify Pc death suspects
A nationwide police alert is issued for two men identified as prime suspects in the killing of an officer, the BBC learns...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Pinochet faces tax fraud charges
Chile's ex-military ruler Augusto Pinochet is placed under house arrest and charged with tax evasion...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Axe accused 'tried to aid victim'
A youth accused of the racist murder of a black teenager tells a court he tried to help the stricken victim...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
UK cinemas enjoy box office high
More people went to UK and Ireland cinemas last weekend than at any point in the last 20 years, a trade group says...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
French government agrees air tax
The French government approves a new air tax expected to generate about 200m euros each year for development aid...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Point-by-point: Question time
All the key points from prime minister's question time in the House of Commons from 1200 GMT...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Incontinence care is 'inadequate'
The first national audit of continence care for older people in the UK shows a widespread failure to diagnose and manage problems...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Shortages spoil Xbox 360 launch
Widespread shortages of the Xbox 360 have left many gamers unable to secure a system...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Gunmen kill Iraqi tribal chief
The police in Iraq say a prominent Sunni Arab tribal chief has been shot dead in the capital, Baghdad...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Abducted Indian driver found dead
The body of an Indian man is found three days after he was kidnapped in southern Afghanistan, officials confirm...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Anti-porn petition given to MPs
The mother of a murdered teacher is to hand in 50,000 signatures calling for a ban on violent internet porn...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Commons debates NI fugitives plan
A plan to allow paramilitary fugitives to return to NI without serving a jail term is to be debated by MPs...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Court risk over equal pay review
The cost of settling equal pay claims by female council workers could be set to rise, BBC Scotland learns...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Home heat warning as winter snaps
As temperatures are expected to plummet once again, a charity warns that nearly a fifth of homes in Wales will be inadequately heated...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
'Iron Lady' named Liberian leader
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf becomes Africa's first elected female leader after being declared the winner of Liberia's poll...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Indonesia hails US arms detente
Indonesia welcomes a US decision to restore military ties, but human rights groups express concern...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Football: Ferguson defiant
Sir Alex Ferguson expects Man Utd to reach the Champions League knockout stage despite being held by Villarreal...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Football: Arsenal edge win
Robert Pires scores the winner from the penalty spot as Arsenal beat FC Thun...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Falconio suspect 'made gun offer'
The man accused of the outback murder of Peter Falconio earlier tried to sell a gun, a court hears...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
X Factor faces £100m 'copy' claim
X Factor judge Simon Cowell faces £100m legal action after a claim he copied the Pop Idol format...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Inspired Flintoff revives England
Andrew Flintoff's three wickets lift England hopes as Pakistan end day four on 183-6, 199 runs ahead...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Doctors say Best had 'bad night'
Doctors treating George Best say the former Manchester United footballer had a bad night and is still critical but stable...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Lights 'won't go out' this winter
Trade Secretary Alan Johnson says lights across Britain will not go out this winter, despite fears over energy supplies...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Christmas retail spending to drop
Christmas spending will fall this year for the first time in a decade, a survey by accountants Deloitte predicts...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Toxic leak threat to Chinese city
China says huge levels of toxic benzene threaten water supplies to the three-million-strong city of Harbin...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Police hunt three over Pc killing
Police investigating the shooting of Pc Sharon Beshenivsky "actively seek" three suspects...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Obese patients denied operations
Obese people are to be denied some operations in Suffolk in a bid to make cash savings...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
In Strong Terms, Rome Is to Ban Gays as Priests
A Vatican document bans candidates for the priesthood "who are actively homosexual, have deep-seated homosexual tendencies, or support the so-called 'gay culture.'"...
New York Times - November 23, 2005
Bosnia's 3 Groups Reach Unity Agreement
Leaders of the major ethnic groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina pledged to overhaul their constitutional system for the first time since the Bosnian war ended...
New York Times - November 23, 2005
Merkel Takes Office in Germany and Announces Coalition Cabinet
Angela Merkel is the first woman to lead a postwar German government and the first chancellor to have grown up under the Communist government of East Germany...
New York Times - November 23, 2005
U.S. and Europe Put Off Referral of Iran Case to Security Council
The U.S. and Europe said they will allow more time for China, Russia, India and other countries to persuade Iran to stop its nuclear activities...
New York Times - November 23, 2005
Election Prelude: Bare-Knuckle Democracy in Iraq Rebel Territory
A continuing guerrilla war and factional tensions mean that next month's election is fraught with as much peril as the last one...
New York Times - November 23, 2005
Call to stop animal slaughter law
Animal campaigners call on the ministers not to introduce a bill which allows the unjustified killing of animals...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
More women Tory MPs demanded
A new campaign to get more women elected as Tory MPs is demanding new ways to choose candidates...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Breastfeeding 'good for mothers'
Breastfeeding may cut a mother's risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life, research suggests...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
US wraps up Iraq border assault
US forces in Iraq say they have concluded a major counter-insurgency operation near the Syrian border...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
UN urges disaster response reform
The UN's emergency relief co-ordinator calls for changes in how the world responds to humanitarian disasters...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Israel 'sets 28 March poll date'
Israel will hold early elections on 28 March 2006, reports say, following Ariel Sharon's departure from Likud...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
One still held over Pc shooting
One man is still being questioned by police about the killing of Pc Sharon Beshenivsky in Bradford...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Liberia set to name new president
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is set to be named winner of Liberia's poll, making her Africa's first elected female leader...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Suicide ambush hits Kirkuk police
A suicide car bomber kills at least 18 people in an ambush of police officers in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
GPs get obsessive disorder advice
Expert guidelines on how to spot and treat the anxiety illness obsessive compulsive disorder are launched...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Merkel to tour European capitals
New German Chancellor Angela Merkel is due to begin a tour of European capitals, a day after being sworn in...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Flu priority list figures revised
There are more people on the priority list for flu vaccinations than first estimated, government figures suggest...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
Longer hours 'for 56,000 pubs and clubs'
A third of pubs, clubs and shops in England and Wales selling alcohol are to open longer, research suggests...
BBC News - November 23, 2005
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