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Global News Archive for November 2007:
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Rugby U: Springboks crush Wales
World Champions South Africa score five tries in an impressive 34-12 victory over Wales in Cardiff...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
Football: Arsenal beat Wigan
Arsenal beat Wigan through goals by Williams Gallas and Tomas Rosicky to move three point clear at the top of the Premier League...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
Man Utd sink to defeat
Gary Megson claims his first win in charge of Bolton with the unlikely scalp of Manchester United, thanks to Nicolas Anelka's early strike...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
Residents flee California fires
A forest fire rages in Malibu in southern California forcing 10,000 residents to flee from their homes...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
Shipwreck tourists flown to Chile
The first group of tourists who were shipwrecked in the Antarctic arrive in Chile on a military plane...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
Australia sweeps Rudd into power
Australia's opposition Labor Party under Kevin Rudd wins a decisive election victory, ousting PM John Howard...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
Bomb at a Market Shatters Lull for Baghdad
An attack killed eight at a site that had seemed safe last week, providing a cruel reminder that a decline in violence may not last...
New York Times - November 24, 2007
Bush Ally Defeated in Australia
Prime Minister John Howard, one of President Bush?s staunchest allies in Asia, suffered a resounding loss after 11 years in power...
New York Times - November 24, 2007
Pension details package 'missing'
A package containing 200 pension statements is missing after being dispatched by a Scottish Government agency...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
Man remanded over teenager murder
A 30-year-old man has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of a Limavady teenager...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
Chinese petrol blast kills four
An explosion at a petrol station in the Chinese city of Shanghai kills four people and leaves dozens injured...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
Bolivia forum held at army school
Clashes ensue as Bolivia's constituent assembly convenes for the first time in months at a military school...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
Darfur rebels spurn Chinese force
A Darfur rebel group says that China's peacekeepers should leave the region as 135 Chinese engineers arrive...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
Cricket: Delhi Test set for finale
Pakistan move 167 runs ahead at 212-5 after three days of the first Test with India in Delhi...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
Football: Shearer coy on England
Alan Shearer tells Football Focus he wants to be a manager at some point, but is "staggered" to be linked with the England job...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
Live - Premier League
Chelsea travel to bottom club Derby in the late Premier League game after Man Utd suffer defeat to Bolton and Arsenal and Liverpool win...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
'Drunk' crew claim cancels flight
British Airways cancels a New York-bound flight after it is alleged that its cabin crew are drunk hours before take-off...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
Ex-chess champion Kasparov held
Russian police charge ex-chess champion Garry Kasparov after breaking up an opposition rally in Moscow...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
BNP to speak at Oxford debate
The Oxford Union votes to let the BNP leader and a controversial historian speak at a free speech event...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
Raids target militants in Iraq city
US and Iraqi forces target militants in a major security operation in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
Tourist airlift operation begins
A Chilean transport plane is heading to pick up passengers of the shipwrecked Antarctic vessel Explorer...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
Six more data discs 'are missing'
HM Revenue and Customs confirms a further six data discs have gone missing in transit between two offices...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
Tribal Rights Clash Kills 6 in India
Protesting tea plantation workers in India?s remote northeast clashed with residents in violence that left six people dead and 60 others injured...
New York Times - November 24, 2007
Saudis to Join Mideast Talks; Syria Wavers
At least 15 Arab states, including Saudi Arabia, said they would attend a U.S.-sponsored conference...
New York Times - November 24, 2007
Surprise U2 charity gig wows fans
Bono and The Edge of U2 delight fans with a surprise appearance at a charity gig before just 250 people...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
March marks slavery anniversary
Anti-racism protestors march through Glasgow to mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
Man dies after falling from train
Police investigate after a 19-year-old was killed when he fell from a train travelling across south Wales...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
Brady made 'prince of the church'
The Irish primate, Archbishop Sean Brady, is made a cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI in Rome...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
Poverty warning over fuel hikes
Rising fuel bills could push 400,000 more households into fuel poverty this winter, an energy broker warns...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
Children killed in Afghan bombing
Six people, including children, are killed and three Italian workers are hurt in a suicide blast near the Afghan capital...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
Experts probe fatal boat capsize
Marine accident investigators begin an inquiry into the deaths of three people whose boat capsized in "atrocious" seas...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
Fund is set up in Dinah's memory
The school where Dinah McNicol was a pupil for six years sets up a fund in her memory...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
PM urges new world trade deal
The prime minister says kickstarting stalled world trade talks will send a signal of stability to the world...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
Dozens killed in Pakistan blasts
Two suicide blasts in the northern Pakistani city of Rawalpindi kill at least 30 people, officials say...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
Chile to airlift rescued tourists
Military aircraft are preparing to fly passengers and crew from a cruise ship that sank in the Antarctic Ocean to Chile...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
PM Howard concedes Australia poll
Australian PM John Howard concedes election victory to Labor, and looks set to lose his own seat...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
Rock shareholder sell-off warning
Northern Rock's largest shareholder issues a warning over plans to sell off the troubled bank...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Denmark: Three Sentenced in Bomb Plot
A court sentenced two Danish Muslims and an Iraqi Kurd to prison sentences ranging from 4 to 11 years for planning a bomb attack in Copenhagen...
New York Times - November 24, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Italy: Archaeologist Casts Doubt on Cavern
A leading Italian archaeologist said that the grotto whose discovery was announced this week in Rome was not the sacred cave linked to the legendary founding of Rome by the twin brothers Romulus and Remus...
New York Times - November 24, 2007
World Briefing | Middle East: Israel: Army Officer Accused of Spying
An Israeli Army psychiatrist who offered to sell military secrets to Iran, Russia and Hamas was charged with spying, the police said...
New York Times - November 24, 2007
World Briefing | South Pacific: Australia: Election Day
Australians are voting today in general elections that are expected to bring the end of 11 years in power for Prime Minister John Howard...
New York Times - November 24, 2007
World Briefing | Middle East: Israel: Olmert Action Said to Be Delayed
The police investigating corruption allegations against Prime Minister Ehud Olmert have postponed an announcement on whether to recommend an indictment until after a Middle East peace conference in the United States next week, Israel Radio said...
New York Times - November 24, 2007
Names of the Dead
The Department of Defense has identified 3,866 American service members who have died since the start of the Iraq war. It confirmed the deaths of the following Americans yesterday:...
New York Times - November 24, 2007
The Saturday Profile: A Filmmaker and a Challenger of Brazil?s Conscience
Jose Padilha found his first fictional feature film at the center of a furious debate over police violence and middle-class drug use...
New York Times - November 24, 2007
Croatia?s Prime Minister Looks for Votes From Croats Living in Bosnia
An estimated 300,000 ethnic Croats live in Bosnia, and anyone claiming Croatian ethnicity is allowed to vote...
New York Times - November 24, 2007
Former Pakistani Premier to Try Again to Return
Nawaz Sharif, considered a potent challenger to the president, plans to return to Pakistan on a special plane provided by the Saudi royal family...
New York Times - November 24, 2007
Bearing Aid, U.S. Vows to Tread Lightly in Bangladesh
As an American warship arrived in Bangladesh to help deliver food, water and medicine U.S. military officials said they would not take steps that might seem intrusive...
New York Times - November 24, 2007
Vote Is Postponed as Lebanese President Leaves
The departing president, Émile Lahoud, asked the military to take charge of the nation?s security...
New York Times - November 24, 2007
Icy Rescue as Seas Claim a Cruise Ship
In a lecture hall, passengers were told that the Antarctic waters were creeping in. Then the power failed and the ship ceased responding...
New York Times - November 24, 2007
Market Bomb Ends Lull for Baghdad
An attack killed at least 8 at a site that had seemed safe last week, providing a cruel reminder that a decline in violence may not last...
New York Times - November 24, 2007
Obesity 'may distort cancer test'
Doctors must take body weight into account when reading test results for prostate cancer, a US study argues...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
Robertson defends PM on military
Former Nato secretary general Lord Robertson defends the prime minister's record on the military...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
US welcomes Saudi summit pledge
Washington welcomes Saudi Arabia's decision to attend next week's Middle East peace conference in the US...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
Fatal triple bomb attack in India
Three bombs kill 13 people in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, the state government says...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
Rugby: Sale sink Worcester
All Black Luke McAllister helps set up a try with his first touch in English rugby as Sale cruise to victory...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
Murdoch: I decide Sun's politics
Rupert Murdoch says he decides the politics of News Corp's red-top titles, but not the Times and Sunday Times...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
England role 'fascinates' Capello
Former Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello tells Football Focus he is interested in succeeding Steve McClaren as England manager...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
Tories target 'freedom enemies'
The Tory leader is to attack the "outdated, enemies of freedom" he says are within the EU and the government...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
Recalled vehicles 'go untraced'
Car makers failed to trace over 100,000 potentially defective vehicles last year, government figures reveal...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
Lebanon faces power vacuum
Lebanon is in limbo as the president leaves office and rival factions argue over who now takes control...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
Ice-rescue tourists to fly home
Passengers rescued from a cruise ship that sank in the Antarctic Ocean are expected to start their journeys home...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
Twin blasts kill 15 in Pakistan
Two suspected suicide blasts in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi kill at least 15 people, officials say...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
Australians choose leader at polls
Voters in Australia are deciding the fate of long-serving PM John Howard in a general election...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
Disc search moves to courier firm
The search for the missing CDs containing millions of families' bank details moves to the depots of TNT...
BBC News - November 24, 2007
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