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Global News Archive for November 2006:
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Why the U-turn on faith schools?
BBC education correspondent Mike Baker assesses the government's U-turn over faith school "quotas"...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Brown 'will be crowned leader'
Chancellor Gordon Brown is likely to be crowned Labour leader without a contest, says Peter Hain...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Sport injury link to menstruation
Sportswomen are more prone to injuries at certain times during their menstrual cycle, a study suggests...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Turkish PM regrets EU 'obstacles'
Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan accuses the EU of placing new obstacles in the way of Turkey's entry bid...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Storm over Venezuela speech claim
Venezuela's energy minister causes a storm by allegedly telling oil workers they must back the president...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Football: Drogba re-signs
Chelsea striker Didier Drogba signs a new four-year deal running until 2010...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
I'm ready for Ashes says Flintoff
Andrew Flintoff is confident he will be physically ready for the challenge of captaining England in the Ashes...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Rugby: RFU denies racism claim
The Rugby Football Union denies claims from Aaron Mauger that NZ players were racially abused during last year's game...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Sex-row US pastor 'bought drugs'
US evangelical Ted Haggard, who quit amid gay sex claims, admits he bought drugs and received a massage...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Scores of bodies found in Baghdad
Police find 83 bodies around Baghdad, as security is tightened ahead of a verdict in Saddam Hussein's trial...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Tory Iraq vote 'absolutely crazy'
David Cameron's decision to back an immediate Iraq war inquiry is attacked by a former party defence spokesman...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Chinese Court Denies Public Hearing for Times Researcher
Instead, Guan Anping, the defense lawyer, said that prosecutors and the defense team would be limited to arguing the case through written filings...
New York Times - November 3, 2006
Leader of Taiwan Faces Corruption Allegations
While President Chen Shui-bian cannot be indicted while in office, prosecutors charged his wife and two aides...
New York Times - November 3, 2006
U.S. Web Archive Is Said to Reveal a Nuclear Primer
A federal government Web site, set up to make public Iraqi documents, included some that may constitute a basic guide to building an atom bomb...
New York Times - November 3, 2006
Microsoft restates China policy
Microsoft has re-stated its position on business in China following comments by a senior legal advisor...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Become scientists, PM urges young
Britain must encourage young people who want to "change the world" to become scientists, Tony Blair says...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Medical chief's bonus 'an insult'
Lawyers representing men left seriously ill after medical trials went wrong condemn a bonus paid to the company's chief executive...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Man dies after eating bath tablet
A hospital inquiry is launched into the death of a patient who accidentally swallowed a disinfectant pill...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Four schoolfriends die in crash
Four girls killed when the car they were in crashed on a mountain road were at school together, say police...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Plunge mother admits murder bid
A mother who fell 100ft from a bridge with her two-year-old daughter admits attempted murder...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Police 'shoot at lorry in city'
Police open fire on a lorry in west Belfast after it refuses to stop, the Police Service of Northern Ireland says...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
EU alarmed by Turkey reform woes
A draft European Commission report raises fresh doubts about Turkey's bid to join the European Union...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Storm over Venezuela video claim
A video purporting to show the head of Venezuela's state oil firm giving a political speech triggers a political storm...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Greenhouse gases hit record high
The steady rise in atmospheric levels of the greenhouse gases blamed for climate change shows no signs of abating, a UN agency has announced...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Rugby: Andrew will accept losses
England's rugby supremo Rob Andrew will accept four defeats this month if it helps their bid to retain the World Cup...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Insolvencies reach record levels
Rising personal debt has led to a sharp rise in the number of people going bankrupt in England and Wales...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Football scam boss spared jail
Boston United's manager and a former chairman are given suspended sentences for tax fraud...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Protester 'called for beheadings'
A protester called for the beheadings of enemies of Islam and the death of British soldiers, a court hears...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Many bodies found in Baghdad
Fifty-six bodies, some showing signs of torture, are found in different locations in Baghdad, police say...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Six on Corfu child death charges
Six people are charged with manslaughter over the deaths of two British children in a Corfu hotel...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Gaza women killed in mosque siege
Two women die as Israeli troops fire on a "human shield" helping besieged militants escape a Gaza mosque...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Fines for hospital troublemakers
Drunken patients who abuse staff at a Greater Manchester hospital face on-the-spot fines in a crackdown on yobs...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Microsoft and Novell call truce
Microsoft and Novell settle a long-running dispute to allowing more interoperability between Linux and Windows...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
£1m public boss salaries 'crazy'
High salaries for senior public sector staff are criticised by the Tories as "crazily out of kilter" with frontline pay...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Four teenage girls die in crash
Four teenage girls are killed and two men injured after their car crashes on a mountain road in south east Wales...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Woman is killed in blaze at flats
A woman dies in a blaze at a flat in Antrim, despite the efforts of firefighters to try to save her...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Fishing report 'ignores reality'
A gloomy message on the future of fishing is a doomsday prediction ignoring reality, says the industry in Scotland...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Reliance launches retail venture
Indian industrial group Reliance begins its foray into retailing, formally opening 11 stores in Hyderabad...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Prison boss defends cash prizes
A prison governor defends a £5,000 fund put aside for games and quizzes at a Nottinghamshire jail...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Italian 'released in Afghanistan'
An Italian photographer kidnapped in Afghanistan last month is freed, the Italian defence ministry says...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Sharon admitted to intensive care
Former Israeli PM Ariel Sharon, in a coma since January, is admitted to intensive care with a heart infection...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Taiwan's Chen hit by graft case
Taiwan prosecutors file corruption charges against President Chen's wife and say he himself was involved...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Darfur militias 'kill children'
Militias backing Sudan's government are accused of killing at least 63 people, including 27 children...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Google 'acts on YouTube threat'
Google is aiming to win permission from media companies to broadcast output legally on YouTube...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Football: Roeder's fixture woes
Glenn Roeder hits out at the fixture list which has left his Newcastle side facing three matches in six days...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Cricket: England set for challenge
Skipper Andrew Flintoff and the rest of the England squad leave for the Ashes series in Australia on Friday evening...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Insolvencies hit record high
Official government figures show a record number of people in England and Wales going insolvent...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Work in science, PM urges young
Britain must "stand up for science" by more encouraging youngsters to enter the field, Tony Blair has said...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Patients 'denied prostate drug'
A charity for men with prostate cancer says many face a "titanic" struggle to be prescribed an approved drug...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Father of house fire family dies
The father of four girls who were killed when their home was set on fire dies in hospital...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Gunmen escape Gaza siege
A siege at a Gaza mosque ends after the gunmen inside escape by mingling in a human shield of women...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
BA's terror alert bill hits £100m
BA says tough security measures brought in after August's terror alert have cost it an estimated £100m...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
China Courts Africa, Angling for Strategic Gains
Leaders of 48 of the 53 African countries are to arrive in Beijing this weekend for a huge diplomatic event...
New York Times - November 3, 2006
Weeks Past Coup, Thais Want to Pick Up Pace of Change
Many Thais are complaining that the generals who led the coup have not produced what some called an “instant democracy.”...
New York Times - November 3, 2006
Under Fire, South Africa Shakes Up Its Strategy Against AIDS
South African officials said a new AIDS strategy may include increased distribution of life-saving antiretroviral drugs...
New York Times - November 3, 2006
U.S. Web Archive Is Said to Reveal a Nuclear Guide
A federal government Web site, set up to make public Iraqi documents, included some that may constitute a basic guide to building an atom bomb...
New York Times - November 3, 2006
Congress Tells Auditor in Iraq to Close Office
An obscure provision in a military authorization bill to close the inspector general’s office in Iraq has generated outrage among lawmakers...
New York Times - November 3, 2006
General Plays Down Discord Between U.S. and Iraqis
A U.S. official said that while there had been “disconnects,” both countries were working closely to achieve political stability in Iraq...
New York Times - November 3, 2006
Safety cash for mental unit women
Mental health units in England get £30m to improve the safety of female patients, the government says...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Engage with pupils, schools told
Tackling bad behaviour needs a whole school approach, with pupil involvement and better teaching, Ofsted says...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Children 'living in fuel poverty'
About 90,000 children in Scotland are living in homes where families cannot afford to pay energy bills, charities warn...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Green taxes 'fall under Labour'
The share of national income generated by green taxes is at a 12-year low, a respected think tank claims...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
US' Lebanon plot claim rejected
Syria and Hezbollah deny US claims they are plotting to topple the Lebanese government with Iran's help...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Peru tightens control over NGOs
Peru passes a law to tighten control over NGOs, saying it will improve transparency but critics call it authoritarian...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Kyrgyzstan braced for new protest
Kyrgyz opposition supporters are bracing for another day of protests to demand the president's resignation...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Gaza strike kills Hamas militants
Four Palestinian Hamas militants die in an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, medical sources say...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Average gas bill 'up by a third'
The average domestic gas bill has risen by more than a third in the last year, a survey of energy consumers suggests...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
PM urging young scientists drive
Britain must "stand up for science" by more encouraging youngsters to enter the field, Tony Blair is expected to say...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Foreign inmate system 'not cured'
Failings in the care and management of foreign inmates have still not been eliminated, a watchdog warns...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
Trade to top China-Africa summit
Heads of state from at least 45 African nations hold a summit with China on their expanding trade...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
UK armed forces 'below strength'
The British armed forces have been below strength for five years, the Whitehall spending watchdog warns...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
US pastor resigns in gay sex row
US evangelical leader Ted Haggard steps down after denying claims he paid for sex with a man...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
UK 'must shield fishing industry'
Britain must protect its fishing industry, despite fears stocks could be virtually wiped out, the fisheries minister says...
BBC News - November 3, 2006
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