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Global News Archive for November 2007:
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Dozens of Africans Die After Days at Sea
MADRID, Spain (AP) -- Dozens of migrants trying to reach Europe spent three weeks at sea off West Africa's coast and threw nearly 50 bodies overboard after their vessel lost power and supplies dwindled, officials said Tuesday...
New York Times - November 6, 2007
Sarkozy Whirling Into Washington
The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, arrives in Washington today for his first official visit to the White House since becoming president...
New York Times - November 6, 2007
Turkey Reportedly Plans Offensive
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey said that a military operation was still planned against Kurdish guerrillas based in Iraq, a state news agency reported...
New York Times - November 6, 2007
2007 Is Deadliest Year for U.S. Troops in Iraq
Six American soldiers were killed in three attacks Monday, bringing the number of deaths this year to 852...
New York Times - November 6, 2007
Suicide Bomber Kills 26 in Northern Afghanistan
The suicide bombing, which killed a leading opposition figure, appeared to represent an effort by the Taliban to extend its reach to the north of the country...
New York Times - November 6, 2007
Sikh pupil excluded over bangle
A 14-year-old girl is excluded from a Cynon valley school for refusing to remove a Sikh bangle...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Men guilty of McDonald's killing
A father and son are convicted of the manslaughter of a man in a McDonald's restaurant...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Turkey moves to change speech law
The Turkish government says it will change a controversial law restricting freedom of expression...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Football: Chelsea grab point
Chelsea ride their luck in Gelsenkirchen to force a goalless draw with Schalke...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Football: Celtic earn vital victory
An Aiden McGeady strike puts Celtic's hopes of qualifying for the last 16 of the Champions League back on track...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Rampant Reds fire eight in crucial win
A rampant Liverpool beat Besiktas to keep their Champions League campaign alive...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Guard of honour for firefighters
Firefighters form a guard of honour as the bodies of three of their colleagues are retrieved from a warehouse...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Pope Meets Saudi King
It was the first official meeting between the Pope and so prominent a Muslim leader from the Middle East...
New York Times - November 6, 2007
Fears Over Aftermath of Mexico Floods
Authorities raised concerns about escalating health problems and looting following the five days of heavy rains last week...
New York Times - November 6, 2007
2007 Deadliest Year for U.S. Troops in Iraq
Six American soldiers were killed in three attacks on Monday, bringing the number of deaths this year to 851...
New York Times - November 6, 2007
26 Reported Dead and Scores Injured in Afghan Attack
Lawmakers were among the dead from a suicide attack today in a relatively secure region, an official said...
New York Times - November 6, 2007
Ousted Chief Justice in Pakistan Urges Defiance
Protests continued as the ousted chief justice urged lawyers to continue to defy the state of emergency...
New York Times - November 6, 2007
US rebukes Yahoo over China case
A US congressional panel rebukes internet giant Yahoo over its actions in a Chinese human rights case...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Ill Meat Loaf scraps Europe tour
Rock singer Meat Loaf cancels his European tour after being diagnosed with a cyst on his vocal cords...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Climate bill's 60% emission cut
Gordon Brown commits the UK to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 60% before 2050 to help tackle climate change...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Oil races to fresh high above $97
Oil prices reach another fresh high of $97 a barrel, amid concerns over tight fuel stocks and a weak US dollar...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Scrap £900k rates, says stadium
The Welsh Rugby Union wants the Millennium Stadium's rates bill to be dropped to reflect its contribution to the economy...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Victim dies after weekend assault
Police in County Tyrone begin a murder inquiry after a 20-year-old assaulted on Sunday morning dies in hospital...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
EU positive on Balkan entry bids
The EU expects all western Balkan nations to sign initial deals, paving the way for eventual entry, by 2008...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Landslide buries Mexican village
Rescue workers are searching for at least 16 people missing, feared dead, after a landslide hits a village in Mexico...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Uganda rebels ask for forgiveness
A representative for Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) asks war victims in the north to forgive the rebels...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Football: Arsenal 'abuse' probe
Man Utd are compiling a security dossier after claims that their manager Sir Alex Ferguson was verbally abused by Arsenal fans...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
EastEnders' Nana Moon star dies
Former EastEnders actress Hilda Braid, who played Victoria "Nana" Moon in the soap, dies aged 78...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
No charges over shot hen harriers
Prince Harry will not face charges over the shooting of two rare birds of prey on one of the Queen's Estates...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Dando evidence 'still compelling'
The case against Barry George for the murder of BBC presenter Jill Dando remains "compelling", appeal judges are told...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Many dead in Afghanistan blast
At least 40 people, including six MPs and children, are killed in a suicide attack in north Afghanistan, officials say...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Brown sets out 'long-term' plans
Gordon Brown sets out his Queen's Speech plans for the year ahead - but the Tories accuse him of "stealing" ideas...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Girl With 8 Limbs Undergoes Surgery
Doctors began operating on a 2-year-old with four arms and four legs, a hospital official said...
New York Times - November 6, 2007
Canadian Court Allows Human Rights Suit
A push by rights groups to halt the transfer of Taliban prisoners from Canada to Afghanistan can move forward, Canada?s federal court ruled...
New York Times - November 6, 2007
Fijians in Court Over PM Assassination Plot
Ten Fijians, among them former senior army and intelligence officers, a chief and a former politician, were charged with plotting to kill the prime minister...
New York Times - November 6, 2007
Police Smash Global Child Sex Network
Police from across Europe have arrested 92 suspects linked to an alleged network that produced and sold child abuse videos around the world, authorities said...
New York Times - November 6, 2007
Turkish Offensive Planned, Agency Says
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said that a military operation was still planned against Kurdish guerrillas based in Iraq, a state news agency reported...
New York Times - November 6, 2007
5 U.S. Soldiers Killed by Bombs in Iraq
Iraqi soldiers discovered 22 bodies in a mass grave in the Lake Tharthar area northwest of Baghdad, the U.S. military said...
New York Times - November 6, 2007
Iraqi Police Academy Remains Largely Unusable
An unfulfilled repair project is a visible example of a $45 billion reconstruction program widely seen as a failure...
New York Times - November 6, 2007
Living legend Page 'on the mend'
Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page says his broken finger will take "a little while to heal" at the Classic Rock awards...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Sleep may cut childhood obesity
A good night's sleep may reduce a child's risk of becoming obese, according to research from the US...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
School leaving age plans unveiled
The government sets out the details of plans to raise the leaving age and to expand apprenticeships...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
M&S reports 11.5% rise in profits
Marks and Spencer posts a 11.5% rise in half-year profits, saying the results were good in face of the poor weather...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Contempt hearing on terror case
A solicitor who represented a man jailed for terrorism offences faces a contempt of court hearing...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
First coalition budget under fire
Warnings of council tax rises and service cuts follow the coalition Welsh Assembly Government's first budget...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Police in hunt for city rapist
A police hunt is under way for a rapist who attacked an American student outside a bar in Londonderry...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Body found in firefighter search
Firefighters searching the debris of a warehouse for three missing colleagues find a body...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Many-limbed India girl in surgery
Doctors in India begin separation surgery on a two-year-old girl with four arms and four legs...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Historic Saudi visit to Vatican
Pope Benedict hosts King Abdullah for the first meeting between a Saudi monarch and the Roman Catholic leader...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Italy terrorist raids 'target 20'
Police in Italy are targeting around 20 people in an anti-terror operation authorised by a court in Milan...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
N Korea reactor disabling praised
US nuclear experts say they have made a "good start" to disabling North Korea's main nuclear reactor...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Kenya police accused over deaths
A Kenyan human rights group accuses the police of nearly 500 execution-style killings of sect members in Nairobi...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Football: Johnson in Everton deal
England striker Andrew Johnson signs a new five-year contract with Everton...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Queen to open St Pancras station
The Queen is due to formally open London's St Pancras station following its £800m refurbishment...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Top judge attacks Musharraf rule
Pakistan's sacked chief justice calls for people to "rise up" after President Musharraf seized emergency powers...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Police 'know Rhys Jones's killer'
Merseyside's chief constable says his detectives know who shot dead 11-year-old Rhys Jones...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Slow progress in blaze search
Firefighters inch their way through the rubble of a warehouse in the search for three missing colleagues...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
UK 'faces more financial shocks'
The Bank of England's governor says the US sub-prime mortgages crisis could bring more woes for UK banks...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Three quizzed over student death
Three people are questioned in Italy over the murder of stabbed British student Meredith Kercher...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Queen sets out Brown's programme
Gordon Brown's plans to meet "rising aspirations" are set out in his first Queen's Speech as prime minister...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
'No paparazzi' at Diana's inquest
French authorities refuse to force the paparazzi who pursued Princess Diana to give evidence at her inquest...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Scientist at Work | John Holcomb: Army?s Aggressive Surgeon Is Too Aggressive for Some
As head of the Army?s Institute of Surgical Research, Col. John Holcomb is working to change the way the military takes care of its wounded...
New York Times - November 6, 2007
World Briefing | Asia: India: Former Foreign Minister Faces Opium Inquiry
An investigation has been ordered into accusations that a member of Parliament served opium-laced drinks at a party last week...
New York Times - November 6, 2007
World Briefing | Middle East: Egypt: Police Officers Guilty of Torture
Two Cairo police officers were convicted of torturing a 22-year-old man in their custody after a cellphone video of the man being sodomized with a stick appeared on the Internet...
New York Times - November 6, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Poland: Premier Steps Down, Leaving Twin Alone at the Top
Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski offered up his government?s resignation after a bruising electoral defeat last month...
New York Times - November 6, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Italy: Prodi Defends Expulsions of Romanians
Prime Minister Romano Prodi defended the expulsions of Romanians considered ?dangerous? after a fatal assault last week, but he warned against ?criminalizing? an entire people...
New York Times - November 6, 2007
World Briefing | Asia: Macao: Ex-Official Goes on Trial
The former transport and public works minister went on trial, accused of taking $100 million in kickbacks from developers...
New York Times - November 6, 2007
Reactor Disabled in North Korea
A team of American experts arrived at North Korea?s sole functioning nuclear reactor on Monday and began the work of disabling the facilities...
New York Times - November 6, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Russia: Nursing Home Fire Kills 31
At least 31 people died Sunday in a fire at a nursing home in the Tula region south of Moscow...
New York Times - November 6, 2007
Venezuelan General Likens Chávez?s Proposals for Constitution to a Coup
The former commander, Gen. Raúl Isaías Baduel, had been one of Mr. Chávez?s closest allies after helping to reinstall him in office during a brief coup in 2002...
New York Times - November 6, 2007
Gates Questions China on Military Growth
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates?s visit was intended to nurture a complex relationship and press for more open communication over military issues...
New York Times - November 6, 2007
Protector of Lake Loses Appeal in Chinese Court
A Chinese environmental leader lost his appeal of a conviction on blackmail and fraud charges, even as authorities promised to clean up the lake he fought to protect...
New York Times - November 6, 2007
Court-Martial to Open in Killings of 3 Iraqis
The court-martial is likely to highlight a classified Pentagon program in which snipers placed fake weapons as ?bait? to attract and kill enemy fighters...
New York Times - November 6, 2007
Palestinians Clash in West Bank
Palestinian security forces clashed with gunmen of the Fatah-affiliated Al Aksa Martyrs Brigades in Nablus, days after the Palestinian Authority sent in reinforcements...
New York Times - November 6, 2007
Israelis and Palestinians Say They Want Accord Soon
Israeli and Palestinian officials hope to reach a comprehensive peace agreement before the end of President Bush?s term...
New York Times - November 6, 2007
A Top Sicilian Mafia Boss Is Held, Italy Says
One of the most powerful bosses in the Sicilian Mafia, Salvatore Lo Piccolo, was arrested Monday, according to the Italian authorities...
New York Times - November 6, 2007
News Analysis: A Detour From a Battle Against Terror
While Gen. Pervez Musharraf justified his emergency rule decree as helping him combat terrorism, it could end up weakening his ability and generating instability...
New York Times - November 6, 2007
Bush Urges Musharraf to Reverse Course but Signals No Penalty if He Doesn?t
President Bush pressed the Pakistani president to hold elections and give up his army post but also praised him as a ?strong fighter against extremists and radicals.?...
New York Times - November 6, 2007
As Floods Ebb in South, Mexico Tends to Displaced
The rivers that have flooded much of Tabasco have begun to recede, but thousands of evacuees remained in shelters...
New York Times - November 6, 2007
Bush Pledges to Help Turkey on Intelligence
Hoping to head off any significant Turkish military operation in Iraq, President Bush pledged Monday to increase intelligence cooperation with Turkey in its fight against Kurdish rebels...
New York Times - November 6, 2007
Iraqi Police Barracks Go Unrepaired
More than a year after the Parsons Corporation promised Congress it would fix Baghdad?s police academy, the project, a $45 billion reconstruction program, is seen as a failure...
New York Times - November 6, 2007
British Intelligence Chief Sharpens Terrorism Warning
Britain?s chief domestic intelligence official said that at least 2,000 people in Britain pose a direct threat to national security because of their support for terrorism...
New York Times - November 6, 2007
Seasons 'affect blood pressure'
High blood pressure may be more difficult to control in winter, research suggests...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
'Most graduates' in full-time job
Three quarters of graduates are in full-time jobs three and a half years after leaving university, a study says...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Queen to open St Pancras station
The Queen is due to formally open London's St Pancras station following its £800m refurbishment...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Search for firefighters continues
Fire crews work through the night searching a burnt-out warehouse for their missing colleagues' bodies...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Veterans returning to Falklands
A group of veterans mark the 25th anniversary of the Falklands War by returning to the islands...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Gene 'links breastfeeding to IQ'
One gene influences whether breastfeeding improves a child's intelligence, say UK researchers...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
EU lays out anti-terror proposals
The European Commission proposes coordinated anti-terror measures targeting flight data and the web...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Banking risks remain, King warns
The Bank of England's governor says the full effects of August's banking crisis may not be known for months...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
US warns Pakistan over emergency
US President George W Bush urges Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf to end his state of emergency...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
Brown prepares to set out agenda
Gordon Brown is expected to use his first Queen's Speech as PM to try to regain the political initiative...
BBC News - November 6, 2007
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