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Global News Archive for November 2005:
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Fraud Allegations Plague Azerbaijan's Elections
Voters in Azerbaijan cast their ballots for Parliament today amid fresh allegations of fraud and government abuse...
New York Times - November 6, 2005
As Riots Continue in France, Chirac Vows to Restore Order
Rioting broke out for the 11th consecutive night just hours after officials held a special meeting to confront the violence...
New York Times - November 6, 2005
Bush Targets Venezuela's Chavez in Tough Speech
President Bush delivered a tough speech today aimed at Hugo Chavez, calling on Latin America to choose an American-supported "vision of hope."...
New York Times - November 6, 2005
Bush in Brazil subsidies promise
President George W Bush promises his Brazilian host to work towards eliminating US agricultural subsidies...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Azeri ruling party 'wins' polls
Azerbaijan's ruling party has won parliamentary elections, partial results show - the opposition plans protests...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
US and Iraqis continue offensive
US and Iraqi troops battle insurgents on the second day of an anti-militant operation near Iraq's Syrian border...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
India probes Iraq UN oil claims
India appoints an envoy to investigate claims the foreign minister benefited from Iraq's oil-for-food scandal...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Sea views 'may attract tax hike'
Householders in England could face higher council tax bills if their homes have a good view, say reports...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
James and Bridge back for England
David James, Wayne Bridge, Paul Konchesky and Michael Carrick are all named in the England squad...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
New Potter film receives premiere
The stars of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire have attended the film's world premiere in London...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Chirac pledges to defeat rioters
President Jacques Chirac says France will prevail over rioters, as 10 police officers are wounded by gunfire...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Unrest Spreads to Central Paris
Rioting around French public housing developments continued early Sunday, prompting President Jacques Chirac to summon his ministers for a meeting...
New York Times - November 6, 2005
More 50 Cent gun posters removed
The distributor of rapper 50 Cent's film agrees to remove more posters after complaints they glorify gun violence...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Historic Iraqi flight to Tehran
The first Iraqi passenger flight lands in Iran's capital for the first time since the start of war in 1980...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Kashmir civilian crossing delayed
India and Pakistan do not expect civilian crossings when a Kashmir quake aid deal takes effect on Monday...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Mother in Herceptin legal battle
A woman refused the life-saving cancer drug Herceptin on the NHS takes her fight to the High Court...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Man faces court over £26m robbery
A second man is to appear in court charged in connection with the £26.5m Northern Bank robbery...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Police chief defends terror plan
Scotland's most senior police officer backs a plan to hold terror suspects for up to 90 days without trial...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
E.coli infants school tests begin
Testing starts to try to find the source of four new cases of the E.coli bug which have closed a second south Wales school...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Bid talk surrounds Scottish Power
Scottish Power has begun talks over a possible takeover bid by German utility firm E.ON, a report says...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Man Utd end Chelsea run
Man Utd end Chelsea's 40-match unbeaten run as Darren Fletcher scores the crucial goal...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Football: Everton beat Boro
James Beattie's first-half header earns Everton victory against Boro and lifts them out of the drop zone...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Rugby: Cohen back for England
England coach Andy Robinson opts for Josh Lewsey instead of Mark van Gisbergen at full-back for Saturday's Australia Test...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Somali PM escapes convoy attack
Three people are killed in a blast in the Somali capital near the prime minister's convoy, reports say...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
China fears girl died of bird flu
China seeks foreign help - after a girl's death - to assess whether a bird flu outbreak has spread to humans...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Polls close in key Azeri election
Azerbaijan holds parliamentary elections, seen as test of democracy in the oil-rich former Soviet republic...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Potter stars arrive at premiere
The stars of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire begin arriving for the film's world premiere in London...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Sailors demand pirate protection
Piracy off the Somali coast is so bad that sailors need danger pay and protection, a sailors' union says...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Firm 'sorry' over firework horror
A fireworks display company apologises after 11 people, including seven children, are hurt...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Afghan poet dies after battering
Afghan poet and journalist Nadia Anjuman dies from her injuries after being beaten, police say...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Iran seeks to renew nuclear talks
Iran's nuclear chief calls on the UK, France and Germany to resume talks over Tehran's atomic programme...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Malaysia warned on pirated CDs
The government in Malaysia - a world centre of disc piracy - is accused of not doing enough to stop the trade...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Chirac in crisis talks on riots
The French president chairs crisis talks with key ministers after the most violent night of rioting nationwide...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Killer tornado strikes US Midwest
At least 17 people are killed and dozens are injured by a tornado that hit the US state of Indiana...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Open source turns money-spinner
Open source programmers are finding that although their code is offered for free, it can be lucrative...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Man's body found in burning house
A man dies in a blaze in south Belfast, whilst another man is rescued from a fire in the east of the city...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Crews face bonfire night attacks
Firefighters and police in Strathclyde face a series of attacks s they attend bonfire night call-outs...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
E.coli school testing under way
Testing is starting to try to find the source of four new cases of the E.coli bug which has closed a second south Wales school...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Audit says US should repay Iraq
The US should reimburse Iraq up to $208m for work done by a US contractor, a UN watchdog says...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Mass poultry cull in north China
Armed police guard a mass cull of poultry in China's Liaoning Province after an outbreak of deadly bird flu...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Indians die in flood relief crush
At least six women are killed in a stampede for flood relief aid in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, officials say...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Veteran cars take to the streets
Nearly 500 cars built before 1905 take to the streets for the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Fans prepare for Potter premiere
The stars of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire will attend the film's world premiere in London on Sunday...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Cricket: England stage revival
England reduce Pakistan A to 127-8 after being bowled out for 126 in Lahore...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Football: Ferguson eyes chance
Sir Alex Ferguson insists victory is the only option for Man Utd when they meet Chelsea on Sunday...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Blair plans terror law compromise
Prime Minister Tony Blair accepts he may have to compromise over the new anti-terror plans, No 10 says...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Gay bishop attacks Catholic stand
The first gay Anglican bishop calls for the Catholic church's attitude to homosexuals to be confronted...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Tory rivals both confident of win
Conservative Party leadership rivals David Davis and David Cameron both believe they can win...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
French riots rage despite warning
France suffers its heaviest riot damage yet as police warnings fail to deter arsonists for a 10th night...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Report Warned Bush Team About Intelligence Doubts
A report warned the Bush administration before the Iraq war that a captured Al Qaeda official was probably lying about Iraqi-Qaeda ties...
New York Times - November 6, 2005
Major hits out at Labour 'sleaze'
The former prime minister says Labour is far more 'sleazy' in office than the Tories ever were...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Hope over cheek lung cancer test
A simple test of facial cheek cells can help determine people at high-risk of lung cancer, a study says...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Jewish extremist killed in jail
A convicted Jewish extremist who plotted attacks on Muslim targets in California is killed in jail, the FBI says...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Blair rails at terror law critics
Tony Blair accuses opponents of his anti-terror plans of complacency, but accepts a compromise is inevitable...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Lottery ticket sales up by £55m
The sale of National Lottery tickets, which have been boosted by scratch cards to help fund the Olympics, rise by 2.3%...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Ministers' code 'needs reviewing'
The government standards watchdog head calls for the ministerial code to be reviewed...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
Azerbaijan begins key elections
Azerbaijan is holding parliamentary elections, seen as test of democracy in the oil-rich former Soviet republic...
BBC News - November 6, 2005
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