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Global News Archive for November 2006:
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Iraq Toll Rises; Shiite Militia Retaliates
Defying a government curfew, Shiite militiamen stormed Sunni mosques in central Iraq today, shot guards and burned down buildings in apparent retaliation for a series of devastating car bombs that killed hundreds of people...
New York Times - November 24, 2006
Radiation Poisoning Killed Ex-Russian Spy
A deathbed statement by Alexander V. Litvinenko accused President Vladimir V. Putin of “barbaric and ruthless” murder, a charge the Russian leader rejected...
New York Times - November 24, 2006
Scan detects child heart killer
A medical scan can spot which young people risk sudden death because of a weak heart...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Tesco ends Bharti talks on India
Tesco ends talks with Indian firm Bharti Enterprises about a retail joint venture business in the country...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Lebanon strikers call for unity
Business leaders in Lebanon begin a two-day strike in protest at the murder of politician Pierre Gemayel...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Shields moved to North West jail
A football fan jailed for an attack on a barman in Bulgaria, is moved to a UK prison nearer his home...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Chavez 'recalls Argentina envoy'
Venezuela's president reportedly recalls his Buenos Aires envoy after a complaint by Argentina's leader...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Live - Australia v England
England's batsmen face an uphill struggle to save the first Test on day three in Brisbane...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Chirac condemns football violence
France's President Chirac condemns racist violence that led to a policeman shooting dead a football fan...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Stone held over Stormont attack
Loyalist killer Michael Stone is questioned by police after he burst into Stormont claiming to have a bomb...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Bomb suspect tells of 'torture'
A defendant in an Old Bailey terror trial breaks down as he is questioned about being tortured in Pakistan...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Mosques hit amid Baghdad clashes
Attacks on Sunni mosques and homes leave 30 dead in Baghdad, as scores of Shia bomb victims are buried...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Former Spy Blames Putin Before Dying
A radioactive substance was found in the body of a former Russian spy who died last night after accusing the Russian president of being behind a plot to poison him...
New York Times - November 24, 2006
Iraq Toll Rises; Shiites Warn of Government Withdrawal
A powerful legislative bloc loyal to firebrand Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr threatened to withdraw from the government if Iraq’s prime minister attends a scheduled meeting with President Bush in Jordan next week...
New York Times - November 24, 2006
More fun fewer facts, pupils say
Pupils prefer active learning with real-life relevance, a review of research studies suggests...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Ban on 'brutal' fishing blocked
UN negotiations on fisheries end without the ban on bottom trawling advocated by conservation groups...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Ross to host Variety Performance
Chat show star Jonathan Ross is to host this year's Royal Variety Performance, the BBC announces...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Labour in fresh party funding row
The Tories call for an inquiry after claims Labour uses public money from councillors' expenses to pay off its debts...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
'No radiation risk' public told
Experts investigating the death of Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko say there is no radiation risk to those who had contact with the deceased...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Blair urges 'fight for Scotland'
The prime minister tells his party to defend Scotland from the "constitutional nightmare" of an SNP government...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Quarry jump father sent to prison
A man is jailed after jumping into a quarry with two young girls, one his daughter, after splitting up with their mother...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Rooney quizzed over club 'fight'
England football star Wayne Rooney is questioned by police investigating reports of a fight outside a nightclub...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Bolivia assemblies oppose reforms
Two Bolivian states formally object to the president's plans to redistribute land and rewrite the constitution...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
EU-Russia summit delays new pact
The EU and Russia fail to launch talks on a new partnership because of a row over meat from Poland...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
'Vigorous' storm warning for UK
Forecasters say a 'vigorous' storm will bring gales and flooding to parts of England...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
McGrath promises to stop England
Australia's Glenn McGrath is determined to make sure England are forced to follow on in the first Ashes Test...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Rwanda cuts relations with France
Rwanda breaks off diplomatic ties with Paris in a row over a French inquiry related to the 1994 genocide...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Soldier dies in Basra operation
A soldier in the Parachute Regiment dies after a "search and detention" operation in the Iraqi city of Basra...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Killer's sister jailed for alibi
The sister of a wealthy financier's killer is jailed for four years after admitting giving him a false alibi...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
BA uniform review after cross row
British Airways is to review its uniform policy following criticism over a ban on a staff member wearing a cross...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Radiation found after spy's death
Police probing the death of ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko find above-normal levels of radiation at three locations...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Stormont attack devices defused
Between six and eight devices are defused at Stormont after loyalist Michael Stone storms the building, police say...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Sectarian Attack Is Worst in Baghdad Since Invasion
A sequence of bombings will probably harden Shiite opinion against disarming militias and further complicate diplomacy for Iraq and the United States...
New York Times - November 24, 2006
Sony recalls cameras over glitch
Sony is recalling eight Cyber-shot digital camera models worldwide because of a defect in the screen...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Wheat's lost gene helps nutrition
Restoring a turned off gene in wheat could boost levels of protein and key nutrients, scientists discover...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Tories claim 'big change' on poor
David Cameron claims there has been a "big change" in the way the Conservatives think about poverty...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
UK firms come to embrace internet
The CBI says that while many UK firms are positively using the internet, more needs to be done...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Drink laws have 'little impact'
Two Welsh police forces say later licensing hours have not created the problems some opponents had predicted...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Pair charged over 'heroin' baby
Two people are charged after an incident in which a baby was believed to be suffering from the effects of heroin...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Pair held over petrol bomb attack
Police investigating a petrol bomb attack in west Belfast which injured a 19-year-old man arrest two teenagers...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Russian ex-spy dies in hospital
Former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, who said he was the victim of a poisoning, dies in a London hospital...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
China and Pakistan in trade deal
Chinese President Hu Jintao signs a free trade deal in Islamabad with his Pakistani counterpart, Pervez Musharraf...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Israel rejects ceasefire proposal
Israel dismisses an offer by Palestinian militant groups to stop firing rockets into Israel, if Israel end on Palestinians...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Ecuador rivals wrap up poll fight
The two men contesting the presidency in Ecuador end campaigning before a second round run-off vote...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Divisions mar EU-Russia meeting
A row between Poland and Russia overshadows the start of an EU-Russia summit in Helsinki...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Taiwan's Chen survives key vote
A third attempt to begin moves to oust Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian fails to get enough support...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
McGrath adds to England's misery
Glenn McGrath takes two wickets as England flounder 549 runs behind Australia in the first Ashes Test...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Rwanda recalls France ambassador
Rwanda recalls its envoy to Paris after a French judge signs arrest warrants for nine senior Rwandans...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Dollar loses ground against euro
The dollar sinks to 19-month lows of $1.30 against the euro amid concerns for the health of the US economy...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Problems hit Xbox video service
Microsoft promises to refund gamers who have experienced problems with its new Xbox Live video service...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Man dies in street fight
One man dies in a large street fight that also left police officers and paramedics injured in London...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
School sacks veil row woman
A Muslim teaching assistant suspended for wearing a veil in class is dismissed by the school governors...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Loyalist held in Stormont alert
Loyalist killer Michael Stone is being held after attempting to enter the Northern Ireland Assembly during a key debate...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Baghdad bomb victims buried
Funeral processions begin in Iraq for victims of Thursday's devastating car bomb attacks on Baghdad's main Shia area...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Dead ex-spy accused his killers
Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko, in a statement dictated before he died, accused his killers of being "barbaric"...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Money and Violence Hobble Democracy in Nigeria
It has been seven years since Nigeria shed its military rule and ostensibly became a democracy, but the transformation has been slow and stumbling...
New York Times - November 24, 2006
Iran Says It Will Build Heavy-Water Reactor Without Agency’s Help
The U.N. nuclear monitoring agency removed the reactor from a list of projects for which it plans to provide help...
New York Times - November 24, 2006
Neglect and Fraud Blamed for Toxic Dumping in Ivory Coast
At least 10 people died and thousands were sickened after chemical waste pumped from a tankerwas dumped across the capital city in August...
New York Times - November 24, 2006
Bombings Kill 144 in Baghdad Slum; Siege at Ministry
The bombings followed a siege by Sunni Arab insurgents against the Shiite-run Health Ministry in the capital’s deadliest sectarian attack since the American-led invasion...
New York Times - November 24, 2006
Beirut Throngs Mourn Slain Minister and Revile Syria
Hundreds of thousands of people poured into the center of Lebanon for the funeral of the government minister slain Tuesday, Pierre Gemayel...
New York Times - November 24, 2006
Grandmother Blows Self Up in Gaza Suicide Blast
A grandmother blew herself up in the first suicide bombing claimed by Hamas in nearly two years...
New York Times - November 24, 2006
Sexist bullies 'target teachers'
Female teachers are being bullied by pupils with sexist and abusive language, a survey for a union suggests...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Defence deals 'to be years late'
Some of the MoD's biggest equipment purchases will be delivered years late, auditors report...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Deadly toll of botched abortions
Unsafe abortions in the developing
world kill 68,000 women a year, research suggests...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Clean jails 'could cut violence'
A study reveals that environmental improvements such as cleaner cells could cut violence in UK jails...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
French actor Philippe Noiret dies
French actor Philippe Noiret, best-known for his role in Cinema Paradiso, dies in France at the age of 76...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
China and Pakistan to sign deal
Chinese President Hu Jintao is due to sign a free trade deal with his Pakistani counterpart, Pervez Musharraf...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Third recall bill fails in Taiwan
A third attempt to pass a recall motion against President Chen Shui-bian fails to get enough support...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Tory vow on poverty 'disgrace'
Tory leader David Cameron is to label poverty a "moral disgrace" and make a pledge to tackle it...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Tony Blair to lead attack on SNP
The prime minister is to urge his party in Scotland to step up the fight against the Scottish National Party...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Veto mars EU-Russia summit
EU-Russia summit to begin in Helsinki but a Polish veto means talks on a strategic partnership will not happen...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Fresh claims of Afghan shortages
The government faces fresh claims that troops in Afghanistan are facing shortages of vital equipment...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Drink laws 'not changing habits'
The licensing shake-up a year ago has not encouraged most people to go to pubs more, a survey suggests...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Assembly meets for nominations
The assembly will hear if the DUP and Sinn Fein are to indicate choices for first and deputy first minister...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
Baghdad curfew after bombings
The Iraqi capital is put under indefinite curfew after bombs kill 144 in the city's worst day of violence since 2003...
BBC News - November 24, 2006
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