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Global News Archive for November 2005:
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Korean Scientist Admits He Lied About Source of Egg Cells
The South Korean pioneer in cloning research acknowledged that he had lied about how he obtained human egg cells used in his work...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
Toxic Flow Reaches Chinese City; Oil Company Blamed
The Chinese government blamed the country's biggest oil company today for a 50-mile toxic slick in the river that provides drinking water for a major city...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
Rise in Gases Unmatched by a History in Ancient Ice
Antarctic ice shows that for at least 650,000 years three important greenhouse gases never reached recent atmospheric levels caused by human activities...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
Syria Seeks to Limit U.N. Inquiry in Killing
Syria wants U.N. investigators looking into the killing of Lebanon's former prime minister to agree to question suspects inside Syria, and with lawyers present...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
Urban school scheme questioned
A scheme to raise performance in challenging urban schools has had mixed results, a report suggests...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
CO2 'highest for 650,000 years'
New evidence from the Antarctic ice shows current levels of greenhouse gases are unprecedented...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Youths held over stolen car death
Two teenagers are arrested on suspicion of the murder of a man who was run over and killed by his own car...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
'Seismic shift' needed over abuse
Edinburgh is being urged to make a "seismic shift" in the way it handles the problem of domestic violence...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Ferries stranded by staffing row
Two ferries are stranded in port in Pembroke Dock and Holyhead after a row over staffing prevents them from sailing...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Football: Boro through with draw
Middlesbrough draw with AZ Alkmaar to ensure qualification for the Uefa Cup knockout stages...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Niger leaders deny food shortage
Niger's government says the World Food Programme is exaggerating reports of a looming food crisis...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Pinochet charged over dissidents
Chile's Augusto Pinochet is charged for the second time in 48 hours - this time over the abduction of dissidents...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
No charges over Iraq tank deaths
A communications breakdown is blamed for the "friendly fire" deaths of two British soldiers in Iraq in March 2003...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Iraq car bomb kills at least 30
At least 30 people are killed by a car bomb outside a hospital in Mahmudiya, south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Talks promised on non-jury trials
Ministers are to enter talks on rethinking plans to allow judges to sit alone in complex fraud trials...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Football: Bolton in late equaliser
Ricardo Vaz Te scores a stunning late equaliser as Bolton edge closer to the Uefa Cup knockout stages...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Ronaldo will not face rape charge
Manchester United footballer Cristiano Ronaldo will not face charges over allegations he raped a woman in a hotel...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Jordan calls for war on extremism
King Abdullah of Jordan urges his new prime minister to wage a relentless war against Muslim extremists...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Brown accused of pension sabotage
Gordon Brown is accused of trying to scupper plans for pension reform bacause he thinks they are unaffordable...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Toxic Flow Reaches Chinese City, Cutting Water Supply to Millions
The decision to cut potentially contaminated supplies of fresh water has highlighted the threat that industrial pollution poses to public health across China...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
Crash reports dog Xbox 360 launch
Some users of the brand new Xbox 360 console say their gadget keeps crashing...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
French MP blames riots on rappers
A French politician accuses rappers of fuelling recent unrest with violent lyrics - a claim backed by 200 MPs...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Fears raised on ID card proposals
Worries over the government's ability to handle its controversial plans for ID cards are put to MPs...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Kelly pressed on school places
The education secretary insists there is no need to make rules on schools admissions statutory...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Al-Qaeda terror suspect convicted
An Algerian with suspected al-Qaeda links is found guilty of downloading information on how to blow-up a jet...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
New laws 'storm in a pint glass'
The new round-the-clock licensing laws will have little effect on drinks consumption, a survey says...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Saddam lawyers end trial boycott
Lawyers defending ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein say they will attend his trial despite safety fears...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
UN worries for mountain survivors
The UN says there is an urgent need to help survivors of the South Asian earthquake living at high altitudes...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Canada holds indigenous summit
Canada's regional governments and indigenous peoples hold a historic summit to address aboriginal issues...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
EU agrees cut in sugar subsidies
A reduction in subsidies for Europe's sugar farmers is agreed by European Union agriculture ministers...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Merkel builds relations with UK
New German leader Angela Merkel avoids taking sides in the EU budget row during talks with PM Tony Blair...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Robber 'went to burgle not kill'
A man accused of the murder of a city banker told police he went to rob his house, not take part in a killing, a court is told...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
BBC Two 'first to go broadband'
BBC Two could be the first terrestrial channel to appear on broadband, according to its controller...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Legend Best 'enters final hours'
Former Manchester United footballer George Best is unlikely to survive another day, his doctor says...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Accused denies supplying ice axe
A teenager accused of murdering Anthony Walker tells a court he did not supply the axe used to kill him...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
HIV cases 'continue to increase'
The number of people with HIV in the UK has risen by more than 5,000 in a year, statistics show...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Primary literacy levels disputed
A senior government adviser has cast doubt on the validity of primary school test levels in England...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Asteroid probe 'did touch down'
Japan's Hayabusa space probe landed successfully on its asteroid target despite the initial announcement of a failure...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Fake FBI virus catches net users
Many net users have been caught out by a virus posing as a warning about illegal net use from the FBI...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
New Doctor Who tops talent list
Actor David Tennant beats Jamie Oliver and Catherine Tate in an industry magazine's list of TV talent...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Man killed by his own stolen car
A murder inquiry begins after a father-of-four was run over by his own car which was being driven by thieves...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Fugitives Bill 'hard to swallow'
A Bill on paramilitary fugitives is "deeply uncomfortable for government" NI Secretary Peter Hain admits...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Jail for babysitter who beat boys
A man who battered two children and left one with injuries doctors thought were received in a car crash is jailed for 11 years...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Drunk consent rape case scrutiny
Lawyers consider the implications of a rape case which collapsed when the alleged victim admitted she was too drunk to recall if she agreed to sex...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Drink law 'danger' for shop staff
Extra security is needed to protect supermarket workers now that new licensing laws have come into effect, a union says...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Toxic spill to hit Russian city
A state of emergency is imposed in the eastern Russian city of Khabarovsk as a chemical spill approaches...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Many killed in Iraq car bombing
At least 30 people are killed by a car bomb in the town of Mahmudiya, south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
UN chief welcomes Nepal accord
Kofi Annan welcomes the accord between Maoists and opposition parties to unite against King Gyanendra...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Football: Perrin ends reign
Portsmouth part company with manager Alain Perrin with immediate effect...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Museveni rival in military court
Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye is taken to a military court, a move his supporters say is illegal...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Toxic leak reaches Chinese city
The Chinese city of Harbin brings in drinking water as a huge leak of toxic benzene drifts in...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Glitter in 'four month detention'
Gary Glitter may be held in Vietnam for another four months after claims he had under-age sex with two girls...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Defiant England hang on for draw
England survive a batting collapse to secure a draw with Pakistan in the second Test in Faisalabad...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Brown 'to shelve' pensions plan
Gordon Brown believes pensions proposals to be published next week are unaffordable, the BBC learns...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Best doctors 'prepare for worst'
The outlook for football legend George Best is "very gloomy" after his condition worsened, doctors say...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Chief medic considered quitting
The UK's chief medical officer says he considered resigning over the government's refusal to back a smoking ban...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
S Korea cloning pioneer disgraced
Hwang Woo-suk, the world leader in therapeutic cloning, apologises for using his own researchers' eggs and resigns...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Life for 'white man' murder gang
Three Asian men who boasted about kicking to death a white man, are each sentenced to life for his murder...
BBC News - November 24, 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 24, 2005
Kremlin Pushes Measure to Curb Private Groups
Critics described the move as the Kremlin's latest effort to stifle civil society and democracy...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
A Party Girl Leads China's Online Revolution
Chinese Web logs are giving flesh to the kind of free-spoken civil society the government is determined to prevent...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
U.S. Considers Troop Cuts After Iraq Holds Elections
The Pentagon is planning to make modest troop reductions after next month's elections in Iraq and, if security conditions improve, could begin further reductions next summer...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
Storm-Swept Yucatán Hotels Fixing Up as Season Nears
In the Yucatán Peninsula, shattered a month ago by Hurricane Wilma, hoteliers, restaurant owners and the thousands who work for them are picking up the pieces...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
Water Crisis Shows China's Pollution Risks
Almost four million people in northeastern China will be without running water after a chemical explosion contaminated the Songhua River with benzene...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
Iran's Parliament Rejects President's 3rd Pick for Oil Post
Iran's Parliament on Wednesday rejected President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's third nominee for oil minister, a major defeat for the president...
New York Times - November 24, 2005
Loud noises 'bad for the heart'
Researchers discover that chronic exposure to loud noises appears to increases heart attack risk...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
MPs vote to pass NI fugitive bill
The government's bill to allow paramilitary fugitives to return to Northern Ireland without facing prison is passed...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Warning over 'baby teeth' decay
New guidelines urge parents to get their children brushing their teeth early to prevent the decay of baby teeth...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Bosses rapped on pensions divide
Top company directors retiring early on luxury pensions should stop "lecturing" average workers on the issue, the TUC says...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
US convicts man of al-Qaeda plot
A Pakistani man is convicted in the US of trying to help al-Qaeda after insisting he made a forced confession...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Paraglider prompts Lebanon clash
Israeli troops clash with Hezbollah guerrillas after an Israeli paraglider crosses the Lebanese border...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Consent issue collapses rape case
A man is cleared of raping a fellow student after the trial hears she could not remember whether or not she consented to sex...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Liverpool & Chelsea in Europe's last 16
Liverpool and Chelsea reach the Champions League knockout stage, while Rangers' hopes are still alive...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
EU row looms over Merkel visit
New German leader Angela Merkel is set to discuss the EU budget row with Tony Blair during a visit to London...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
'Mistakes' in UK tsunami response
Mistakes were made in the UK's response to the Indian Ocean Tsunami, the Foreign Office admits...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Iraqi detainees tell of torture
Prisoners tell of abuse at an Iraqi detention centre opened to journalists, the BBC's Caroline Hawley reports...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Hutton unveils five pension tests
New pensions secretary John Hutton is to unveil five tests he wants reforms to meet as he makes his first key speech...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Limit public service pay rises - Brown
The Chancellor urges wage restraint from public service workers and says pay deals should be pegged at 2%...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
Vast slick reaches Chinese city
The Chinese city of Harbin lays in drinking water as a huge slick of toxic chemicals arrives on the Songhua river...
BBC News - November 24, 2005
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