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Global News Archive for November 2004:
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Despite Growing Unrest, Ukraine Certifies Winner in Election
As opposition protests entered a third day, Prime Minister Viktor F. Yanukovich was declared the winner...
New York Times - November 24, 2004
Despite Nuclear Deal, Iran Seeks to Loosen Some Restrictions
Tehran is now demanding the right to run some key equipment for research purposes, European and Iranian officials said...
New York Times - November 24, 2004
Pigeons 'sense magnetic field'
Homing pigeons use the Earth's magnetic field to navigate their way home over long distances, scientists claim...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
New browser wins over net surfers
The proportion of surfers using Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) has dropped to below 90%, say web analysts...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
MyTravel nears rescue agreement
Holiday firm MyTravel is close to getting final court approval for a controversial rescue plan...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Police deaths driver wins appeal
A motorist found guilty of killing two police officers has his convictions ruled unsafe and will face a new trial...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Incendiary device found in store
An incendiary device is found following a security alert in Castle Street in Belfast city centre...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Uranium 'green light' for Brazil
Brazil says it will crank up uranium enrichment after getting the green light from UN nuclear inspectors...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Football: PSV 1-1 Arsenal
Lauren and Patrick Vieira are sent off as Arsenal draw against PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Algerians jailed for cheque scam
A gang of Algerians are jailed for their role in a huge credit card fraud which targeted high street stores...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
NI proposals 'ready to publish'
The British and Irish governments are ready to publish their proposals for restoring NI devolution...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Israel offers UK key peace role
The UK can play a "key role" in helping Israel and the Palestinians achieve peace, Israel's foreign minister says...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Ukraine on brink of 'civil war'
Both sides in Ukraine's disputed presidential vote warn of civil conflict, as the official result is rejected...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
3 Kidnapped U.N. Workers Are Released in Kabul
The release of three U.N. workers who had been held hostage for more than three weeks took place in what appeared to be an orchestrated handover...
New York Times - November 24, 2004
Peel autobiography to reach shops
The autobiography of DJ John Peel, which he was writing when he died last month, is to be published next autumn...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Should England cricket tour go ahead?
The England cricket team have cancelled their flight to Zimbabwe while discussions take place over their controversial tour. Send us your reaction...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
'Despair' at NHS waiting - claim
The assembly government hits back at a doctor's claim that health staff 'weep in despair' over Welsh waiting lists...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
MyTravel rescue package approved
Holiday firm MyTravel wins High Court approval for a rescue plan which bondholders tried to block...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Tomlinson: GCSEs neglect basics
Mike Tomlinson, author of plans to revamp England's exams, says GSCEs ignore basic writing and maths skills...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Hi-tech tools fuel phishing boom
Reports suggest phishing gangs are turning to automatic tools to mount more attacks than ever...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
US sweeps Iraqi Sunni 'hotspots'
Thousands of US-led troops target lawless areas south of Baghdad known as Iraq's "triangle of death"...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Police to quiz suicide pact widow
A woman who survived a suicide pact in which her husband died, is to be questioned by detectives...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
DUP responds to deal proposal
DUP leader Ian Paisley hands his party's response to the latest proposals on devolution to Tony Blair...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Figures show drop in murder rate
The murder rate in Scotland falls to its lowest level since 2000 with stabbings the most common cause of death...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Football: Yorke abuse fan fined
A Blackburn fan is fined £1,000 and banned from football grounds for five years for abusing Dwight Yorke...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
UN condemns Darfur rebel attacks
The United Nations condemns "in the strongest terms" rebel attacks in Sudan's Darfur region...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Neo-Nazi bomb plot trial opens
The trial of a German neo-Nazi accused of plotting to blow up a Jewish cultural centre begins in Munich...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Voice 'matched to police killer'
The voice on a tape recording of a man wanted for shooting dead a police officer, and the defendant, is a close match, a court hears...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Children 'failed in geography'
Geography is the worst-taught subjects in primary school and fewer teenagers are studying it, inspectors say...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Girl on dashboard driver banned
A driver is given a suspended ban after a girl was found on the dashboard of his coach as he spoke on a mobile phone...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Redknapp quits as Portsmouth boss
Harry Redknapp resigns as manager of Portsmouth...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Ukraine declares election winner
The election commission declares Viktor Yanukovych the official winner of Ukraine's disputed presidential poll...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
England delay flight to Zimbabwe
England cancel their flight to Zimbabwe and stay in South Africa pending discussions over their cricket tour...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
New powers to tackle crime gangs
Details of the new agency dubbed the British version of the FBI top new plans to take on criminal gangs...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Blunkett denies exploiting terror
The home secretary denies playing politics over terror threats after a Cabinet minister says the UK is safer under Labour...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Freed UN hostages tell of joy
Three UN workers released after being held hostage in Afghanistan speak of their joy at being freed...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Forsyth joins impeach Blair call
Author Frederick Forsyth and actor Corin Redgrave join MPs' calls for Tony Blair to be impeached over Iraq...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Tiny carbon cylinders set record
Researchers at Oxford and Nottingham universities make it into the record books by creating the smallest "test tubes" known to science...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Potter makes BBC Christmas debut
Hit film Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone will get its terrestrial debut on BBC One this Christmas...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
South Asian PMs hold key meeting
Premiers Shaukat Aziz of Pakistan and Manmohan Singh of India meet in Delhi, with Kashmir high on the agenda...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Tube murder attempt man escapes
A schizophrenic who tried to kill two women by pushing them off a Tube platform escapes from hospital...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Row over fast-track teacher call
The education minister is embroiled in an exchange of words over a teaching scheme for graduates backed by Tony Blair...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Airport owners TBI agree takeover
A firm which owns or runs eight airports around the world agrees a £550m takeover by a Spanish firm...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Judgement day for MyTravel plan
Travel group MyTravel will learn on Wednesday whether a High Court judge backs its controversial £800m rescue plan...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Hain terror claim sparks furore
Peter Hain is accused of playing politics with terrorism by suggesting the UK is safer under Labour...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Football: Ferguson hails Man Utd
Sir Alex Ferguson is "ecstatic" as Man Utd reach the Champions League knockout stage by beating Lyon...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Obasanjo admits huge farm wealth
Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo says he earns $250,000-a-month from his chicken farm...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Chinese crash black boxes found
Investigators hope flight recorders from a plane that crashed in northern China will shed light on what happened...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Neo-Nazi to face bomb plot trial
The trial of a neo-Nazi accused of plotting a bomb attack on a Jewish cultural centre is to start in Munich...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Straw begins Middle East mission
UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw arrives in Israel for two days of talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Drug dealer's mansion to be sold
The home of a dead loyalist paramilitary leader and drug dealer is put up for auction by the Assets Recovery Agency...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Thatcher to face coup questions
Sir Mark Thatcher will be quizzed by investigators probing an failed plot to take over oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, a court rules...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
'Sympathy' for England over tour
World cricket boss Ehsan Mani hints England could pull out of Zimbabwe without penalty...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Four men held over Jakarta bomb
Indonesian police arrest four men over the suicide bombing on the Australian embassy in Jakarta in September...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Tense Ukraine awaits crisis talks
Ukraine waits to see if the president and opposition will hold talks, as huge protests over the election continue...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
U.S. Expanding Iraqi Offensive in Violent Area
U.S., British and Iraqi troops began a new offensive sweep across a region south of Baghdad known as the triangle of death...
New York Times - November 24, 2004
A Tug of War Over Ukraine
In a cold-war-style rift, President Vladimir V. Putin and the West have diametrically opposed views on Ukraine's election...
New York Times - November 24, 2004
Citing Terror Issues, Britain Plans National ID Cards
The British government announced plans to introduce national identity cards for the first time since the World War II era...
New York Times - November 24, 2004
C.I.A. Says Pakistanis Gave Iran Nuclear Aid
A report says the arms trafficking network led by Pakistani scientist A. Q. Khan provided Iran's nuclear program with "significant assistance."...
New York Times - November 24, 2004
Poverty Worsening in Israel and Palestinian Areas, 2 Studies Find
The reports come at a time when Israelis and Palestinians are reassessing the conflict after the death of Yasir Arafat...
New York Times - November 24, 2004
Danforth Faults U.N. Assembly on Sudan Ruling
The U.S. ambassador's exasperation was prompted by a ruling to take no action on a measure citing human rights violations in Sudan...
New York Times - November 24, 2004
Britain safer under Labour - Hain
Britain would be safer from a terrorist attack under Labour than any other party, Peter Hain says...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Faulty genes feed nicotine habit
People who find it difficult to clear nicotine from their body may be more vulnerable to getting hooked on smoking...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Worst-off 'missing out on skills'
The adults most in need of skills training are getting a "raw deal", an inspection report says...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
War crimes suspects 'living free'
The chief war crimes prosecutor tells the UN that Serbia is refusing to arrest at least 12 wanted fugitives...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
£40bn criminal networks targeted
A new bill aimed at tackling organised crime will be published by the government on Wednesday morning...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
MPs call for Blair's impeachment
MPs will call for Tony Blair to be impeached for "gross misconduct" over the Iraq war on Wednesday...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Boy wants ethnic marrow donors
A five-year-old boy with a rare blood disorder is appealing for more bone marrow donors from ethnic minorities...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Smoking killing millions globally
Smoking killed almost 5 million people around the world in 2000, researchers have calculated...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Straw begins Middle East mission
Jack Straw heads to Israel and the Palestinian territories on Wednesday for a two-day peace mission...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
Napalm joke gets advert banned
An advert for a Vietnam War PlayStation 2 game is banned over a reference to napalm...
BBC News - November 24, 2004
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