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Global News Archive for November 2005:
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Chalabi, in Tehran, Meets With Iranian President Before Traveling to U.S. Next Week
The former Iraqi exile, who has become a deputy prime minister, met with senior Iranian leaders in what appeared to be an effort to distance himself from them...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
Pirates Attack Liner Off Coast of Somalia
Gunmen presumed to be pirates fired a rocket-propelled grenade and machine guns in an attack at sea on a luxury cruise liner off the east African coast...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
After Hurricane, Refugees Grope for Survival in Ruins
Though the waters have receded in Mexico and Guatemala, the damage done by Hurricane Stan will take months and in some cases years to repair...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
Major Offensive Hits Insurgents on Iraqi Border
A sweep aimed at shutting down the flow of foreign fighters along the Euphrates River is one of the largest military assaults since U.S.-led forces stormed Falluja last year...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
Robbie tops new millennium list
Robbie Williams is top of a chart compiled for a TV show of the best-selling album acts in the current millennium...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Flood fears as downpours forecast
Heavy rain could leave parts of the UK - already saturated due to the wet weather - at risk of flooding...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Iraq offensive meets resistance
US and Iraqi troops meet sporadic resistance in an operation against militants near Iraq's Syrian border...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Rugby U: France hold off Australia
France hold off the challenge of Australia to claim a 10-point victory in Marseilles...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Football: Wigan down Pompey
Goals from Pascal Chimbonda and Jason Roberts earn Wigan a sixth straight win at Portsmouth...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
French violence enters 10th night
Urban unrest in France continues with fresh arson attacks, despite governments pledges to stop violence...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
'Successful start' to hunt season
Supporters and opponents of fox hunting both claim success as the first post-ban hunt season begins...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Stray firework hits display crowd
A stray firework flies into a 15,000-strong crowd at a Bonfire Night event, injuring a number of people...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Americas summit deadlocked
Heads of 34 American states fail to reach a deal on a free trade zone, as their Argentina meeting wraps up...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Trade Agreement Stalled as Americas Meeting Ends
The dream of creating a hemispheric free trade accord proved elusive as mistrust of the U.S. prevailed at a summit meeting...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
The Forgotten of Africa, Rotting Without Trial in Vile Jails
In Malawi's high-security prisons, conditions are unbearable, confinements intolerably long, and justice scandalously uneven...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
Report Warned Bush Team About Intelligence Suspicions
A report warned the Bush administration before the Iraqi war that a captured Qaeda official was probably lying about Iraqi-Qaeda ties...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
Riots Spread From Paris to Other French Cities
Violence arising from French public housing developments continued to rage, spreading to the outskirts of several other cities...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
U.S.-Led Offensive Hits Insurgents on Iraqi Border
A sweep aimed at shutting down the flow of foreign fighters along the Euphrates River is the largest military assault since American-led forces stormed Falluja last year...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
Lloyd Webber takes over theatres
Multi-millionaire composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is to become sole owner of a
string of historic London theatres...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Racing abandoned in bomb threat
Thousands of racegoers are moved out of Down Royal racecourse in County Down due to a bomb alert...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
MSP 'takes blame' for disloyalty
Brian Monteith says he had no choice but to resign the whip after he admitted plotting against David McLetchie...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Second school closed by E.coli
A second school is closed as a 'precautionary measure' after fresh cases of E.coli infection are identified...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Ethiopia bids to quell violence
Security forces clamp down in Ethiopia, with only sporadic violence reported after this week's 46 deaths...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Americas leaders talk free trade
Heads of 34 American states meeting in Argentina go into talks on free trade after a first day marked by riots...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Azeri opposition leaders arrested
Leaders of the opposition are detained as Azerbaijan prepares for its first elections under a new president...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
'Unrest' in Iran Arabic province
The Iranian media reports ethnic strife in an Arabic-speaking province on the Iraqi border...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Grave damage angers former bishop
The former Bishop of Birmingham condemns vandals who smashed Muslim grave stones in a city cemetery...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Officer in US embassy gun scare
A police officer is suspended after accidentally firing his weapon while guarding the US embassy in London...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Clooney denies bar scuffle
Actor George Clooney denies he was involved in a fight with a security guard outside a bar in London...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
New Zealand crush Wales
New Zealand open their grand slam tour with a ruthless win over Six Nations champions Wales...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Football: Henry fires Gunners
Thierry Henry scores twice to fire Arsenal to a victory that moves them up to third in the table...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Tough French warning for rioters
France's interior minister warns of stiff jail terms as anti-violence marches are held after nine nights of riots...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Cruise ship repels Somali pirates
A cruise ship drives back pirates in speedboats off Somalia who attack with rocket-propelled grenades...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Heating 'now the quake priority'
The priority for South Asia's earthquake survivors is now heating as winter approaches, the UN warns...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Is the fox hunting ban working?
The first fox hunting season has begun since a ban was introduced, but campaigners say it is being flouted. Send us your views...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
No benefit 'cuts agenda' - Hutton
Plans to change incapacity benefit are not part of a "cuts agenda" says John Hutton...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Several shots fired in gun attack
Several people escape injury following a gun attack on a house at Tandragee in County Armagh...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Fans descend on city for NZ match
Cardiff braces itself for thousands of rugby fans in bars and hotels for the centenary game between Wales and New Zealand...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Indonesia confirms bird flu death
A woman dies of bird flu in Indonesia, raising the death toll of the virus there to five, officials confirm...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Indian FM 'won't quit' over probe
India's foreign minister insists he will not resign, despite being named in the Iraq oil-for-food scandal...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Cricket: Illness hits England
Four players suffer throat and stomach problems ahead of the final warm-up game for the first Test in Pakistan...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Football: Premiership picks
Mark Lawrenson gives his verdict on the weekend's Premiership games...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
US launches new offensive in Iraq
Several thousand US and Iraqi troops begin an operation on the Syrian border against suspected al-Qaeda militants...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Labour facing 'critical moment'
Labour faces a "very tough and critical moment", Prime Minister Tony Blair warns...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Many held as French riots spread
French police make more than 250 arrests as riots rage for a ninth night with arsonists hitting creches and cars...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Thousands join hunts despite ban
The first fox hunting season begins since a ban came into force, amid accusations the law is being flouted...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Immigrant Rioting Flares in France for Ninth Night
The government struggled over how to quell the violence and address the underlying frustrations that are fueling it...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
Focusing on Quake Aid, Pakistan Delays F-16 Purchase
Pakistan is trying to grapple with the massive devastation of the Oct. 8 earthquake, which has claimed more than 73,000 lives...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
Rebels Dressed as Women Attack Iraqi Police Station
Insurgent attacks came as Shiite Arabs across the country began celebrating the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
Annan, Citing Talk on Israel, Drops Iran Trip
The secretary general dropped his plans in response to a speech by the Iranian president threatening to "wipe Israel off the map."...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
Protesters Riot as President Bush Attends 34-Nation Talks in Argentina
As protesters turned violent blocks from the Argentina summit, the Venezuelan chief led a peaceful rally against the U.S...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
U.S. Should Repay Millions to Iraq, a U.N. Audit Finds
A board recommended the U.S. repay up to $208 million for contracting work assigned to a Halliburton subsidiary...
New York Times - November 5, 2005
Family balancing choice opposed
A new report reveals that 80% of the public quizzed are against sex selection of babies...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Universities prepare for competitive times
As research suggests graduate earnings may be in decline and top up fees loom, will higher education hold its value?...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Ex-Pope begins road to sainthood
Church leaders in Poland start to consider evidence that could see late Pope John Paul II become a saint...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Moonies leader returns to Britain
The head of the Moonies is due to arrive in Britain on Saturday for the first time in 10 years...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Rugby U: First loss for Leicester
Five penalties from Worcester's Shane Drahm condemn Leicester to their first Premiership defeat of the season...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
40% of hunts 'have flouted ban'
Two in five hunts in England and Wales have defied the hunting ban, a report alleges as the new season begins...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
No halt to French urban violence
French police arrests more than 50 people in further riots in and around Paris and other parts of France...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Hooligan bans reach record high
A record number of football hooligans are banned from matches but arrests are down 11%, official figures show...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Royals see storm-hit New Orleans
Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall see the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in the US...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Iraq war linked to terror - Meyer
A former UK ambassador to the US says he believes the Iraq war played a part in fuelling "home-grown terrorism"...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
'1.5m more' face inheritance tax
Rising house prices means more people with 'modest' estates will leave their beneficiaries facing tax bills, research suggests...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
Insurance warning over flood risk
UK homes and businesses may become uninsurable unless better flood defences are built, an insurance firm claims...
BBC News - November 5, 2005
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