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Global News Archive for November 2007:
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Spanish Royal Visit Infuriates Morocco
A visit made by the Spanish king and queen to two territories on the coast of North Africa last week prompted Morocco to recall its ambassador to Spain...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
Palestinians Clash at Nablus Refugee Camp
Palestinian security forces tried to enter Balata refugee camp to arrest some suspects, days after the Palestinian Authority sent in a reinforcement of police officers...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
Guatemalan Puts Down Scalpel to Enter Politics
Dr. Rafael Espada, long the heart surgeon to Guatemala?s political elite, is the country?s newly elected vice president...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
Gaza?s Reflection in a Foul Threat
A lagoon of human waste is a sort of metaphor for Gaza, coping with makeshift answers to long-term problems...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
Britain Intelligence Chief Intensifies Warning on Terrorism
He said that at least 2,000 people in Britain pose a ?direct threat to national security and public safety? because of their support for terrorism...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
Floodwaters Recede in Mexico
The rivers that have flooded much of Tabasco have begun to recede, but thousands of evacuees remain in shelters...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
Pakistan Attempts to Crush Protests by Lawyers
The government of Gen. Pervez Musharraf faced the first signs of concerted resistance to the imposition of emergency rule...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
Shuttle undocks for Earth return
The Discovery shuttle undocks from the International Space Station (ISS) to start its journey home to Florida...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Pearson sells French newspaper
Pearson announces the sale of top-selling French business daily Les Echos to luxury goods company LVMH...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Foreign student raped outside bar
A foreign student aged in her late teens is raped at knifepoint outside a bar in Londonderry...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Men held in Euro child porn probe
Nine men are arrested in London and the Thames Valley area in an international child pornography inquiry...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Italian expulsions worry Romania
The leaders of Italy and Romania are to hold urgent talks to ease tensions over Italian deportations...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
US 'to help Turkey combat rebels'
US President George W Bush promises Turkey's prime minister extra help in tackling Kurdish rebels in Iraq...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Athletics: Radcliffe aims for 2012
Paula Radcliffe says she hopes to run in the 2012 Olympics in London at the age of 38...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Football: Spurs plan expansion
Tottenham turn to a man involved in the development of Arsenal's Emirates Stadium to help them build a venue of similar quality...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Ireland fires Man City up to third
Man City maintain their 100% record at home with a Stephen Ireland goal against Sunderland...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Interest rates 'hit retail sales'
The British Retail Consortium says that interest rate rises are started to bite as retail sales growth slows...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Tributes to 'beautiful' Meredith
The family of a British student murdered in Italy pay tribute to her beauty, intelligence and caring nature...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Trial Near for Shiite Ex-Officials in Sunni Killings
Two former Iraqi Health Ministry officials, both Shiites, will be tried in the killing of hundreds of Sunnis...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
Protector of Chinese Lake Loses Appeal
A Chinese environmental leader has lost his appeal of a three-year conviction on blackmail and fraud charges, even as the authorities promised to clean up the lake he fought for years to protect...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
Gates in China for Talks on Military
The defense secretary?s visit was intended to nurture a complex relationship and press for more open communication over military issues...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
Timetable Set for Mideast Peace Process
Officials have given themselves to the end of President Bush?s administration to reach a peace agreement...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
Pakistan Police Attack Lawyers at Protest
The government of the Pakistani president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, faced the first signs of concerted resistance to the imposition of emergency rule...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
Britons sending 1bn texts weekly
Britons are now sending 1.2 billion text messages every week, the latest figures reveal...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Radcliffe to make Broadway debut
Actor Daniel Radcliffe confirms he will make his Broadway debut next year when Equus opens in New York...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Drop-out teens to get extra help
The government is planning apprenticeships, advice and raising the school leaving age to tackle teenage drop-outs...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Pakistan faces 'defining moment'
UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband says the current crisis is a "decisive moment" in Pakistan's history...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Google pushes into mobile phones
Google unveils software it hopes will power a variety of future mobile phone handsets...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Cut in funding for defence homes
A BBC Scotland investigation reveals a cut of almost £8m in the budget for defence personnel's homes...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Race claim over fake CV interview
A Pakistan-born engineer claims a firm was interested in giving him a job only when he used a false Welsh name...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
NI trio held in net abuse probe
Three people from NI are arrested as part of a global crackdown on a "tailor-made" internet child porn network...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Pakistan's stock market slides 5%
Pakistan's main stock market falls nearly 5% as it reacts to the emergency rule imposed by President Musharraf...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Fire crews refuse to stop search
Fire crews say they will not stop searching a burnt-out warehouse until their missing colleagues' bodies are found...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Abbas optimism for Mid-East talks
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is upbeat about Mid-East peace after talks with US envoy Condoleezza Rice...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Somali pirates free Taiwan boat
Pirates release a Taiwanese boat and its crew, taken almost six months ago off the coast of Somalia...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
China oil producer is top firm
PetroChina trumps US rival Exxon Mobil to become the world's biggest company by market value...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Cricket: Fletcher defends book
Former England coach Duncan Fletcher tells the BBC he has no regrets in revealing details of Andrew Flintoff's drinking...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Land Registry axes online deeds
The Land Registry removes scanned mortgage deeds and leases from its website amid concerns about fraud...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
US stocks slide amid credit fears
US shares fall, echoing losses in Europe and Asia after the resignation of Citigroup's boss dents confidence further...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
BBC to screen Queen programme
BBC One is to screen a documentary about the Queen which led to the resignation of the channel's controller...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Man jailed over 21 July plot link
A man is jailed for six years and nine months in connection with the failed 2005 London bombings...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Europe child porn probe nets 92
An investigation into a child pornography network in Europe leads to 92 arrests across eight countries...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Pakistan 'to keep elections date'
Pakistan's PM says elections will be held on schedule, amid international concern at emergency rule...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
'Thousands' pose UK terror threat
At least 2,000 people in the UK threaten national security because of their support for terrorism, MI5's chief says...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Fiji Arrests 16 Over Assassination Plot
Fiji police have arrested 16 people over an assassination plot against the South Pacific island nation?s coup leader and prime minister...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
Police Clash With Lawyers
Security forces clashed with lawyers protesting Pakistan?s state of emergency, swinging batons and detaining demonstrators...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
Yemeni Tribesmen Blow Up Oil Pipeline
Yemeni tribesmen blew up a pipeline that carries crude oil to a Red Sea export facility on Monday but export operations were unaffected, security and oil officials said...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
Italian Police Arrest Top Mafia Boss
Salvatore Lo Piccolo, who magistrates believe is the Sicilian Mafia?s new ?boss of bosses? was arrested on Monday, police said...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
Belgium Near 5 Months Without Government
Belgium is headed for a record Tuesday unless the two winners of this year?s elections suddenly resolve linguistic spats deadlocking their bid to form an alliance...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
Rice Urged to Set Mideast Timetables
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice should give Israel and the Palestinians timetables for their short-term peace obligations, a senior Palestinian negotiator said...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
China Environmentalist's Appeal Rejected
BEIJING (AP) -- A court has upheld a three-year jail sentence for a Chinese environmental activist who was convicted of blackmailing polluting businesses, a court official said Monday...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
Nursing Home Fire in Russia Kills 23
A fire at a nursing home was the latest in a series of deadly blazes that have underscored negligence and other problems plaguing state-run institutions...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
Argentine Prison Fire Kills 29 Inmates
A fire apparently set as part of an escape attempt swept through an Argentine prison cellblock and killed at least 29 inmates, authorities said Monday...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
Guatemalan Voters Elect Businessman
Álvaro Colom, a gawky policy wonk and businessman who made fighting poverty his campaign?s centerpiece, won Guatemala?s presidential election on Sunday...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
Robot cars race around California
A $2m race for robotic vehicles in the Californian desert offers a glimpse at a driverless future for cars...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Big Brother cleared over language
C4's Big Brother did not breach rules by showing contestants using racist terminology, Ofcom rules...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
UK 'to get through banks crisis'
Chancellor Alistair Darling says the UK economy's strength "will carry us through" the global financial uncertainty...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Cuts worries over tighter budget
As the assembly government sets out its spending plans, ministers are urged to make areas such as schools a priority...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Bank worries haunt global markets
Stock markets fall across Asia and Europe after the resignation of Citigroup's boss dents financial confidence further...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Man, 42, admits killing pensioner
A man accused of murdering pensioner Patrick McGrath lives just yards from his alleged victim, a court hears...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Cricket on amid Pakistani crisis
Pakistan's eagerly awaited cricket tour of India begins against the backdrop of political uncertainty at home...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Italy arrests 'senior Mafia boss'
Italian police arrest the reputed new boss of the Sicilian Mafia and three other senior figures, officials say...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Rice in talks with Palestinians
Condoleezza Rice holds talks with Palestinian leaders amid preparations for a summit in the US later this month...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Cricket: India cruise to win
India beat Pakistan by five wickets in the first one-day international in Guwahati...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
New Eritrea-Ethiopia war fears
War could break out again between Ethiopia and Eritrea over their border, a think tank warns...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Rising costs fail to hurt Ryanair
Ryanair shrugs off the impact of rising fuel and labour costs to report a healthy increase in quarterly profits...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Football: Wigan sack Hutchings
Wigan sack manager Chris Hutchings after a run of six successive defeats...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Sainsbury's takeover bid dropped
A Qatari-backed investment fund abandons its takeover bid for supermarket chain Sainsbury's...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Man in court over detective crash
A man appears in court accused of causing GBH after a detective trying to make an arrest was hit by a car...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Search for firefighters resumes
Specialist teams resume their search for three missing firefighters after a suspicious warehouse blaze...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Citigroup chief executive resigns
Citigroup boss Charles Prince resigns after unveiling huge losses in the mortgage market...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Mother dies after refusing blood
A mother died after giving birth to twins because her faith stopped her accepting a blood transfusion, it emerges...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Pakistan police attack protesters
Pakistani police break up demonstrations by lawyers in three cities protesting against the state of emergency...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Dando appeal focuses on residue
A single particle of gunshot residue is at the centre of an appeal by the man found guilty of murdering Jill Dando...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
New York City Marathon: Lel Defeats Goumri Again
Martin Lel of Kenya and Abderrahim Goumri of Morocco turned the New York City Marathon into Part 2 of a battle they began in the London Marathon last April, and once again, Lel was victorious...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
Edwards Raises Criticism of Clinton Over Iraq Plan
In a speech on Monday, John Edwards plans to say that Hillary Clinton is voting like a hawk in Washington, while talking like a dove in Iowa and New Hampshire...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
Names of the Dead
The Department of Defense has identified 3,836 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 5, 2007
North and South Said to Reach a Pact in Sudan
The announcement raised hopes that ministers from the former rebel group from the south would return to the coalition government...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
Small Plane Crashes Into a São Paulo Neighborhood, Killing Six
At least six people were killed when a small plane crashed into a residential district of São Paulo just after taking off on Sunday...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
Pirates Release 2 Boats Off Somalia
Pirates released two South Korean-owned vessels and their crews held since May off Somalia in one of the world?s most dangerous waterways...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
Khun Sa, Golden Triangle Drug King, Dies at 73
For decades, Khun Sa symbolized the seeming impunity of heroin traffickers in the area encompassing the northern reaches of Myanmar (formerly Burma), Laos and Thailand...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
Kurdish Rebels Free Turkish Soldiers
A rebel commander said the move was meant to soften relations with Turkish officials, who are mulling whether to carry out attacks on Kurdish bases in northern Iraq...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
Chad Releases 7 Seized Trying to Fly Children Out
Chad on Sunday released seven of the Europeans detained for over a week after they were accused of trying to kidnap 103 African children...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
Premier Says Separatists in Kosovo Losing Patience
Diplomacy with Serbia is reported to be near a dead end and analysts say the region is likely to declare independence unless an agreement is settled soon...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
2,000-Year-Old Christian Community in Iraq Gains a Spiritual First in Baghdad
Iraq?s shrinking Christian population now has a cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church, the first in Iraq in modern times...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
York Journal: Guy Fawkes Is Spared, and England Is Restive
In the face of increasingly onerous regulations, none of the usual fireworks, bonfires or burning of effigies to celebrate Guy Fawkes day will take place in York this year...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
Olmert Backs Mideast Peace Conference
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert?s backing of U.S. peace efforts raises the possibility of finding a peace deal with the Palestinians before the end of the Bush administration...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
Group Spotlights Jews Who Left Arab Lands
A Jewish advocacy group seeks to call attention to the more than 850,000 Jews who left their homes in Arab lands after the declaration of the state of Israel in 1948...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
U.S. Official Calls Russian Radar Good, but Not Exact Enough for Tracking Plan
The first American military officer to visit a radar system that Russia offered as an alternative to missile defenses in Europe is impressed, but says it is not an adequate replacement...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
Gates in Beijing for Talks on Military Buildup
Pentagon officials said Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates planned to press for a more open dialogue on China?s military while discussing ways to build trust and cooperation...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
Businessman Beats Ex-General in Guatemala Voting
Álvaro Colom, a gawky policy wonk and businessman who made fighting poverty his campaign?s centerpiece, won Guatemala?s presidential elections on Sunday...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
In Mexico, Residents Contend With a Flooded City
While much of Villahermosa remained under water on Sunday, in a city that floods frequently, there is a certain pride in toughing out the waters...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
Trial Nearer for Shiite Ex-Officials in Sunni Killings
Two former Iraqi Health Ministry officials, both Shiites, will be tried in the killing and kidnapping of hundreds of Sunnis, many snatched from hospitals...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
U.S. Is Likely to Continue Aid to Pakistan
The Bush administration signaled that it would likely continue aid to Pakistan?s military, despite the detention of rights activists and government opponents...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
Pakistan Rounds Up Musharraf?s Political Foes
Pakistan?s government detained opposition figures and said parliamentary elections could be delayed for as long as a year...
New York Times - November 5, 2007
Driverless car wins robot challenge
A $2m race for robotic vehicles in the Californian desert offers a glimpse at a driverless future for cars...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
'Sharp fall' in language GCSEs
Less than half of GCSE-age students are learning European languages, the Liberal Democrats claim...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Epilepsy genes 'may cut seizures'
Carrying two genes linked to epilepsy may actually make you less likely to have a seizure, say researchers...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Salmond flies out to back Glasgow
First Minister Alex Salmond is flying to Sri Lanka to support Glasgow's bid to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Man in court over detective crash
A man is due in court charged with causing GBH after allegedly running over a female police officer...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Centrist claims win in Guatemala
A centre-left candidate claims victory in Guatemala's presidential vote with the count nearly complete...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Fiji detains 16 alleged plotters
Police in Fiji hold 16 suspected of plotting against the country's military leader, including a New Zealander...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Hollywood writers set for strike
Negotiators make a final push to reach a deal over royalties for US screenwriters hours before a strike is due...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Families' future 'looks brighter'
A BBC poll suggests 76% of people are upbeat about their families' future, compared to 52% in the 1960s...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Armed forces 'let down by public'
Britain's armed forces are being let down by a lack of support from the public, a think tank report claims...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
New appeal in Dando case to start
The man found guilty of murdering presenter Jill Dando starts a second appeal to overturn his conviction...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Warehouse fire four to be named
Four firefighters, one of whom is dead and three missing after a suspicious blaze, are expected to be identified...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
Pakistan police beat up lawyers
Pakistani police break up a rally by lawyers protesting in Karachi against the state of emergency...
BBC News - November 5, 2007
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