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Global News Archive for November 2007:
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Cannabis Thrives in an Afghan Province
Balkh Province has been declared free of opium poppies, but many farmers switched to cannabis...
New York Times - November 4, 2007
Eagles beat Britney to number one
Veteran rockers The Eagles go straight in at the top of the UK album chart, one place ahead of Britney Spears...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Rice urges Middle East peace deal
The need for a two-state solution in the Middle East is more urgent than ever, says the US secretary of state...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Seven freed Europeans leave Chad
Seven of the 17 Europeans accused of child abduction in Chad fly home with French President Nicolas Sarkozy...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Most ready for 'green sacrifices'
A global poll suggests that people are prepared to make tough lifestyle changes to combat global warming...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
'At risk' teens to get extra help
Teenagers at risk of becoming jobless school drop-outs are to face early intervention, the government says...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Shot man family urge law change
The family of a man shot dead by police urge the government to change the law so his inquest can proceed...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Man is charged with party murder
An 18-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a teenager killed at a Halloween party...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Man charged over detective crash
A man is charged with causing GBH with intent after allegedly running over a female police officer...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Warehouse fire search under way
The operation to seek three firefighters missing following a Warwickshire fire could take 36 hours...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Citigroup bank chief steps down
Citigroup boss Charles Prince has resigned and will be replaced by former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
40 Drown in Crossing of Gulf
About 40 people, mostly Somalis, have drowned while crossing the Gulf of Aden on their way to Yemen in a desperate attempt to escape gunbattles back home...
New York Times - November 4, 2007
7 Europeans Released in Chad
Seven Europeans among 17 detained for over a week in an alleged attempt to kidnap 103 African children were released, a lawyer for the group said...
New York Times - November 4, 2007
Pakistani Sets Emergency Rule, Defying the U.S.
The move appeared to be an effort by Gen. Pervez Musharraf to reassert power in the face of opposition...
New York Times - November 4, 2007
News Analysis: Musharraf Leaves White House in Lurch
Gen. Pervez Musharraf?s move to seize emergency powers in Pakistan has left the Bush administration with limited options...
New York Times - November 4, 2007
School leaving age to rise to 18
Plans to keep teenagers in education or training until 18 will be included in the Queen's Speech on Tuesday...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Virgin 'eyes £1bn gym listing'
Sir Richard Branson is reportedly seeking to list gym firm Virgin Active on the stock exchange...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Concerns voiced on draft budget
Councils call on the Welsh Assembly Government to decide on its priorities ahead of its draft budget...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Youth faces murder attempt charge
A 17-year-old boy is charged over an attack on a pensioner in Portadown which left the man critically ill...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Israel - No peace before security
Israeli foreign minister tells the US there can be no Middle East deal without security guarantees for Israel...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Militants free Pakistani troops
Pro-Taleban militants free more than 200 Pakistani soldiers captured near the Afghan border in August...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Somali pirates free two vessels
Somali pirates release two South Korean-owned fishing boats and their crew held captive since May...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Golf: Rose claims European title
England's Justin Rose wins the 2007 European PGA Tour Order of Merit title with victory in the Volvo Masters at Valderrama...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Football: Bolton scrape to draw
Kevin Nolan's stoppage-time volley earns struggling Bolton a point at West Ham...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
'Brave battle' of late newsreader
Friends of the TV star found dead at a notorious suicide spot in Sydney describe her "battle" with depression...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Radcliffe storms to New York win
Britain's Paula Radcliffe holds off Gete Wami in a thrilling sprint finish to win her second New York Marathon...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Man, 85, on hospital death charge
An 85-year-old man is charged with murdering an elderly woman at Lewisham hospital in south-east London...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Freed Europeans leave Chad
Seven of the 17 Europeans accused of child abduction leave Chad with the French President, Nicolas Sarkozy...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
King Tut's face unveiled to world
The 3,000-year face of the mummified Egyptian King Tutankhamun is put on public view for the first time...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Search plan for blaze warehouse
An operation to look for three firefighters missing following a warehouse blaze could take 36 hours, fire chiefs say...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Emergency may delay Pakistan poll
Elections in Pakistan planned for January could be delayed by up to a year amid emergency rule, the PM says...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Migrant row Tory candidate quits
A would-be Tory MP resigns after a row over his comments that Enoch Powell was "right" on immigration...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Teacher Is Arrested in Mexico With Boy From Her School
A teacher accused of running away with one of her former students, a 13-year-old boy, has been arrested in Mexico, a prosecutor said Saturday...
New York Times - November 4, 2007
Johtje Vos, Who Saved Wartime Jews, Dies at 97
Mrs. Vos and her husband hid three dozen Jews in their home in the Netherlands during World War II, shepherding them into a secret tunnel whenever the Gestapo pounded on the door...
New York Times - November 4, 2007
40 Drown in Crossing of Gulf
About 40 people, mostly Somalis, have drowned while crossing the Gulf of Aden on their way to Yemen in a desperate attempt to escape gunbattles back home...
New York Times - November 4, 2007
Residents Flee as Java Volcano Begins Erupting
One of Indonesia?s deadliest volcanos began erupting Saturday, according to seismic readings, but there was no visual confirmation because the peak was cloaked in fog...
New York Times - November 4, 2007
U.N. Restarts Talks to Persuade Myanmar?s Junta on Reforms
The U.N.began its latest mission to persuade Myanmar?s junta to reconcile with dissidents. But the talks are being strained by the junta?s order to expel the top U.N. official in the country...
New York Times - November 4, 2007
Japanese Opposition Leader Offers to Resign
Japan?s main opposition leader said that he had decided to resign days after his party turned down an offer from the prime minister to end a deadlock in parliament...
New York Times - November 4, 2007
The Basics: A Sanitation Crisis That?s No Joke
The World Toilet Summit may sound like a lighthearted event, but when you learn that 40 percent of the globe has no access to hygienic toilets, it takes on a whole new level of importance...
New York Times - November 4, 2007
Ideas & Trends: You Are What Your Name Says You Are
In France, dig beneath a name, and race and class rear their heads...
New York Times - November 4, 2007
The World: Political Tango, Women in the Lead
Latin American voters look for new political and economic models...
New York Times - November 4, 2007
The World: The Orphans Who Didn?t Need Saving
When good intentions, gone awry, trample Africa?s traditions and pride...
New York Times - November 4, 2007
The Perils of Petrocracy
Can Hugo Chávez?s ?oil socialism? show resource-rich countries the way to stability and prosperity? Or is it just the old oil curse in a new guise?...
New York Times - November 4, 2007
Portrait of an Ex-Dictator as an Old Man: Suharto Slips Into Irrelevance
Nearly 10 years after the tumult of his ouster, Indonesia?s former dictator Suharto now spends his days alone in his sitting room...
New York Times - November 4, 2007
An Imitator of Chávez: He May Be Sincere, but Is It Flattering?
Critics accuse Luis Felipe Acosta Carlez, the governor of the northern Venezuelan state of Carabobo, of subverting Hugo Chávez?s political style while hewing to reactionary policies...
New York Times - November 4, 2007
U.S. Sanctions Force World Bank to Halt Some Iran Aid
New American sanctions on Iranian banks have forced the World Bank to suspend payments for earthquake relief, sanitation and other projects in Iran...
New York Times - November 4, 2007
Iraq, With U.S. Support, Voids a Russian Oil Contract
The contract with the Russian company Lukoil, originally agreed to by Saddam Hussein?s government, had been in legal limbo since the American invasion...
New York Times - November 4, 2007
Turkey Skeptical of Iraqi Vows to Stop Kurdish Raids
Turkey said that two days of meetings with officials from Iraq and the U.S. on how to stop Kurdish militants in northern Iraq had produced no new proposals...
New York Times - November 4, 2007
The War on Poppy Succeeds, but Cannabis Thrives in an Afghan Province
Despite successes against opium poppies in Afghanistan?s Balkh Province, many farmers have merely switched to cultivating cannabis, from which marijuana is derived...
New York Times - November 4, 2007
A Battle Rages in London Over a Mega-Mosque Plan
A proposal to build Europe?s largest mosque in London has raised questions about the right of Britain?s Muslims to take up a public space to match their growing numbers...
New York Times - November 4, 2007
Mexicans Appalled by Scenes From Flooded State
Tens of thousands of residents in the state of Tabasco were trapped in their houses by floods that have put much of the state under water...
New York Times - November 4, 2007
News Analysis: Straying Partner Leaves White House in a Lurch
Gen. Pervez Musharraf?s move to seize emergency powers in Pakistan left Bush administration officials close to a foreign policy nightmare...
New York Times - November 4, 2007
Pakistani Declares State of Emergency
The move appeared to be an effort by Gen. Pervez Musharraf to reassert his fading power in the face of growing opposition...
New York Times - November 4, 2007
Futureproof voted out of X Factor
Boyband Futureproof become the latest act to be eliminated from ITV1's musical talent show The X Factor...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
ID cards 'not being scrapped'
Ministers deny reports that plans to introduce compulsory ID cards for all are to be shelved indefinitely...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
150 leave homes after barn fire
Around 150 spend the night away from their home after a fire in a barn where gas cylinders were stored...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Two escape injury in gun attack
Two people escape unhurt after a series of shots are fired at a house and a car in the Steeple estate, Antrim...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
PKK rebels release Turkish troops
Kurdish fighters free eight Turkish soldiers being held in Iraq who were captured in an ambush two weeks ago...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Japan opposition chief to resign
Japan's main opposition leader offers to step down amid confusion over a coalition plan from the PM...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Chad case prompts Sarkozy visit
French President Nicolas Sarkozy flies to Chad for talks on the fate of 17 Europeans accused of child abduction...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Radcliffe eyes NY marathon win
World record holder Paula Radcliffe believes she is in "great shape" for a winning assault on the New York Marathon on Sunday...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Citigroup boss rumours grow
Citigroup boss Charles Prince is set to resign as the bank prepares for an emergency meeting, say reports...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Tests on murdered Briton's body
Italian police are waiting to find out more about the murder of Briton Meredith Kercher from a post-mortem examination...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Senior policeman backs Met chief
A leading policeman offers support to Met Police chief Sir Ian Blair in the wake of the de Menezes verdict...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Search to find missing fire crew
An operation is taking place to recover three firefighters missing presumed dead following a warehouse blaze...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Musharraf targets key opponents
Leading members of Pakistan's opposition parties are arrested after President Musharraf imposes emergency rule...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Johtje Vos, Who Saved Wartime Jews, Dies at 97
Mrs. Vos and her husband hid three dozen Jews in their home in the Netherlands during World War II, shepherding them into a secret tunnel whenever the Gestapo pounded on the door...
New York Times - November 4, 2007
Teacher Is Arrested in Mexico With Boy From Her School
A teacher accused of running away with one of her former students, a 13-year-old boy, has been arrested in Mexico, a prosecutor said Saturday...
New York Times - November 4, 2007
Residents Flee as Java Volcano Begins Erupting
One of Indonesia?s deadliest volcanos began erupting Saturday, according to seismic readings, but there was no visual confirmation because the peak was cloaked in fog...
New York Times - November 4, 2007
40 Drown in Crossing of Gulf
About 40 people, mostly Somalis, have drowned while crossing the Gulf of Aden on their way to Yemen in a desperate attempt to escape gunbattles back home...
New York Times - November 4, 2007
U.N. Restarts Talks to Persuade Myanmar?s Junta on Reforms
The U.N.began its latest mission to persuade Myanmar?s junta to reconcile with dissidents. But the talks are being strained by the junta?s order to expel the top U.N. official in the country...
New York Times - November 4, 2007
An Imitator of Chávez: He May Be Sincere, but Is It Flattering?
Critics accuse Luis Felipe Acosta Carlez, the governor of the northern Venezuelan state of Carabobo, of subverting Hugo Chávez?s political style while hewing to reactionary policies...
New York Times - November 4, 2007
Portrait of an Ex-Dictator as an Old Man: Suharto Slips Into Irrelevance
Nearly 10 years after the tumult of his ouster, Indonesia?s former dictator Suharto now spends his days alone in his sitting room...
New York Times - November 4, 2007
U.S. Sanctions Force World Bank to Halt Some Iran Aid
New American sanctions on Iranian banks has forced the World Bank to suspend payments for earthquake relief, sanitation and other projects in Iran...
New York Times - November 4, 2007
Iraq, With U.S. Support, Voids a Russian Oil Contract
The contract with the Russian company Lukoil, originally agreed to by Saddam Hussein?s government, had been in legal limbo since the American invasion...
New York Times - November 4, 2007
Turkey Skeptical of Iraqi Vows to Stop Kurdish Raids
Turkey said that two days of meetings with officials from Iraq and the U.S. on how to stop Kurdish militants in northern Iraq had produced no new proposals...
New York Times - November 4, 2007
A Battle Rages in London Over a Mega-Mosque Plan
A proposal to build Europe?s largest mosque in London has raised questions about the right of Britain?s Muslims to take up a public space to match their growing numbers...
New York Times - November 4, 2007
The War on Poppy Succeeds, but Cannabis Thrives in an Afghan Province
Despite successes against opium poppies in Afghanistan?s Balkh Province, many farmers have merely switched to cultivating cannabis, from which marijuana is derived...
New York Times - November 4, 2007
News Analysis: Officials See Few Options for U.S.
The White House is said to be in wait-and-see mode...
New York Times - November 4, 2007
Doctor faces Sontarans once again
The Sontarans are being revived as enemies of Doctor Who for the next series of the BBC's sci-fi drama...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Onions 'cut heart disease risk'
Scientists mimic the effect of digestion on key compounds in the diet - and show they can cut the risk of heart disease...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Commonwealth bid 'like election'
Glasgow's bid to win the 2014 Commonwealth Games is being treated 'like an election campaign'...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Boy, 15, killed in party attack
A murder inquiry is opened after a teenager dies following an attack at a party at a flat in West Sussex...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
World to gaze on King Tut's face
The face of the mummified Egyptian King Tutankhamun is being put on public view for the first time on Sunday...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Awesome Calzaghe defeats Kessler
Joe Calzaghe gives a vintage performance to outpoint Mikkel Kessler and claim the undisputed super middleweight crown in Cardiff...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Education to 18 plan confirmed
Plans to keep teenagers in education or training until 18 are due to be confirmed in the Queen's Speech...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
New Madeleine picture released
A new photograph of Madeleine McCann is issued marking exactly six months since her disappearance...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Doctor urges drink licence reform
Alcohol licences should not be granted without considering their impact on public health, a leading doctor has said...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Rice to hold new Jerusalem talks
Condoleezza Rice arrives in Jerusalem for talks ahead of planned Middle East peace talks in the US...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
MoD legal immunity 'must end'
The MoD should not be immune from prosecution for non-combat deaths or injuries, families say...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Firefighters search to resume
Engineers are to inspect the scene of a blaze where a firefighter died and three colleagues are missing...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Murdered Briton post-mortem due
Italian police hope a post-mortem examination on a murdered British student will give clues about her death...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
Migration row Tory to be quizzed
Senior Conservative officials are to question a candidate who said Enoch Powell was "right" on immigration...
BBC News - November 4, 2007
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