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Global News Archive for November 2005:
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Shiite Rivals Meet Ahead of Iraq Parliamentary Elections
The peaceful meeting of the two clerics, whose militias clashed as recently as September, was seen as important for its symbolic value...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
U.N. Security Council Renews Mandate for Forces in Iraq
The Security Council adopted unanimously today a one-year renewal of the U.N. mandate for the U.S.-led multinational force...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
Liberia Enters Final Stage of First Election Since Civil War
Voters chose today between ex-soccer star George Weah and Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, an ex-World Bank and U.N. official...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
Children 'too noisy' at nursery
A nursery school is threatened with a noise abatement order after a neighbour complains the children are too noisy...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Rix makes plea for second chance
Hearts' new coach urges fans and the public to give him a chance over his past conviction for a sex offence...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
North Korea talks set to resume
International talks on ending North Korea's nuclear programme are set to resume in Beijing on Wednesday...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
US issues new torture safeguards
The US issues instructions prohibiting physical or mental torture during military interrogations...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Payout over Kiev reporter's death
The widow of a murdered Ukrainian journalist is awarded 100,000 euros damages by a European Court...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
China seeks 'lasting peace'
China wants to strengthen efforts for a "world of lasting peace", President Hu Jintao tells a state banquet...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Terror tapes found at mosques
Police investigate after violent videos disguised as prayer readings are handed out at mosques in Dewsbury...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Third man charged in £26m raid
Police investigating the £26.5m raid at the Northern Bank in Belfast have charged a third man...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
French riot police impose curfews
Emergency measures, including curfews, come into force in France to try to end almost two weeks of rioting...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Hewitt steps into cancer drug row
The Health Secretary orders a meeting with the trust refusing to give Herceptin to a woman with breast cancer...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Beijing Journal: Down on the Farm, by the Golf Course and Subdivisions
The tumult of daily life in Beijing is reshaping what remains of the fall harvest...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
France Declares 12-Day State of Emergency to Curb Crisis
Rioters have sown disorder in the streets, burning cars, targeting businesses, schools and churches and police...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
Another Lawyer in Hussein's Trial Is Slain by Gunmen
Insurgents opened fire today on two lawyers who are representing Saddam Hussein's co-defendants, killing one of them...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
16 Suspects Caught in Terror Raid Are Charged in Australia
The men had chemicals similar to those in the London bombings, officials said, but no evidence has linked them to an outside group...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
Last digital push 'to cost £572m'
The last 10% of TV viewers to move to digital television will cost £572m to convert, says watchdog Ofcom...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Happy marriage 'helps fight flu'
Happily married people are more likely to be to fight off flu effectively, research suggests...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Japan's whaling fleet sets sail
Japan's whaling fleet sets sail for the Antarctic and its biggest "scientific" catch in two decades...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Nano lawsuit goes international
More consumers have joined a legal battle against Apple over allegedly defective screens on its iPod Nano...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Goldie 'ready to wield handbag'
New Scottish Tory leader Annabel Goldie issues a get-tough message as she takes over the top job...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
'Betrayal' over 500 defence jobs
Labour MPs and unions speak of 'dismay' and 'outrage' as the government cuts defence repair jobs in south Wales...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Councils 'must ensure childcare'
Ministers are to force councils to give every parent childcare - but the Tories warn higher council tax could result...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
German Holocaust denier on trial
A German citizen goes on trial accused of Holocaust denial, but his lawyer is dismissed because of a racist conviction...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Saddam trial lawyer is shot dead
A lawyer for one of Saddam Hussein's co-defendants has been shot dead and another injured...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
UN raises hopes over quake relief
The UN says its earthquake relief operation in South Asia is achievable, although the task remains "colossal"...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Teenager died after lip piercing
A 17-year-old Sheffield boy died of blood poisoning after having a ring put in his lip, an inquest hears...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Football: Rix is Hearts head coach
Hearts appoint Graham Rix as head coach but will bring in someone else to sign his players...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Valentine killer jailed for life
A man who reported his fiancee missing on Valentine's Day must serve at least 16 years in jail...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Gambling 'IOU bank thief' jailed
A financial consultant who stole £10m from a bank and investors to put on horses, is sentenced to 12 years...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Woman refused breast cancer drug
A woman refused the life-saving cancer drug Herceptin on the NHS says she is being left to die...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Chinese visit met by protests
Human rights protesters and government supporters greet the Chinese president's visit to the UK...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Met chief steps up terror warning
London's police chief says there is "chilling" evidence of new terror plots as debate on detention powers continues...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
BBC to trial high-definition TV
The BBC is to begin trial broadcasts of high-definition TV next year, offering improved picture and sound...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Problems hit course applications
Applications to teacher training courses are facing problems, complain BBC News website readers...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Europe set for mission to Venus
Venus Express, the first mission to our nearest planetary neighbour in a decade, is all set for a Wednesday launch...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Grokster quits file-sharing fight
File-sharing group Grokster shuts its service as part of a landmark settlement with the entertainment industry...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
House prices up 3.5% on the year
House prices have risen despite a dip in the number of sales, Land Registry figures show...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Plan to increase childcare places
Local authorities will have to provide sufficient childcare for working parents, under government proposals...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Mother refused breast cancer drug
A woman is refused the life-saving cancer drug Herceptin on the NHS...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Gun murder victim is identified
Police identify a man who died from gunshot wounds after being found lying on a road in County Armagh...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Fraudsters turn to online crime
Online and mail order card crime in Scotland has jumped by more than double the rest of the UK, it emerges...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Defence workers braced for cuts
Defence repair workers at sites across the UK await an announcement on hundreds of job cuts...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
US 'uses incendiary arms' in Iraq
Italian state TV broadcasts a
film accusing the US military of using phosphorus bombs against civilians in Falluja...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Notorious Indian bandit shot dead
One of India's most wanted and colourful bandit leaders is shot dead by police in a gun battle in Uttar Pradesh state...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Mother begins 'right to know' bid
A mother starts her bid to overturn guidelines that allow girls to have abortions without their parents being told...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Football: Eriksson 'to stay put'
England assistant coach Tord Grip believes boss Sven-Goran Eriksson will stay on beyond the 2006 World Cup finals...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Liberians choose post-war leader
Polls open in Liberia's presidential run-off - the first since the end of 14 years of war...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Pakistan disputes earthquake toll
The Pakistani government disputes reports that last month's earthquake death toll has jumped to 87,000...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Racing yachts capsize in storms
A major international rescue operation is under way to rescue three yachts caught up in storms...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Cricket: Vaughan verdict delayed
England will not replace captain Michael Vaughan in Pakistan until experts report back on his knee injury...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Mother seeks abortion rule change
A mother's bid to overturn guidelines that allow girls to have abortions without their parents knowing returns to the High Court...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Man who used baby's ID jailed
A man who admitted assuming the false identity of a baby who died in 1963 is jailed for 21 months...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Stakes raised on anti-terror laws
The home secretary says he is confident MPs will back plans to allow police to detain terror suspects for 90 days...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Chinese president arrives in UK
China's leader Hu Jintao and his wife arrive in the UK for a three-day state visit at which protests are expected...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Australia terror suspects charged
Australian police claim to foil a major terrorist attack after they arrest 16 people in Sydney and Melbourne...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Curfews to tackle French unrest
France resurrects a decades-old curfew law in efforts to combat the violence which has raged for 12 nights...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Monitors Report Fraud in Azerbaijan Parliamentary Vote
International election monitors said that Azerbaijan's parliamentary election on Sunday had failed to meet democratic standards...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
Bush, Meeting Panama's Leader, Endorses Widening of the Canal
President Bush also cited progress in reaching a free-trade agreement with Panama's president, Martín Torrijos...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
Chile Arrests Peru Ex-Leader; Lima Is Seeking His Extradition
Alberto Fujimori, the disgraced fugitive former president of Peru, was arrested hours after he began what was supposed to be a triumphant political comeback...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
U.N. Seeks to Question 6 Syrians in Killing of Lebanese Ex-Leader
A United Nations team investigating the assassination of Rafik Hariri formally requested that six Syrian officials travel to Lebanon for questioning...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
French Officials Try to Ease Fear as Crisis Swells
The civil unrest sweeping France claimed its first death while the government sought to show that it could control the situation...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
Deadliest Suicide Bombing Against G.I.'s in Months Kills 4 in Iraq
The attack came as the military disclosed it had charged five soldiers with violations related to the abuse of prisoners...
New York Times - November 8, 2005
Universities attack terror plans
Anti-terror plans could threaten academic freedom and scientific research, say universities...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Minister in rail services dispute
The transport minister is threatening to seize full control of rail services in the west of Scotland...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Progress on MRSA safety 'patchy'
Hospitals are making patchy progress towards controlling hospital superbugs, a study has concluded...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Bird flu claims Vietnamese victim
A man dies from bird flu in Vietnam - the 42nd victim in the country since the resurgence of the virus in 2003...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Valentine killer faces sentencing
A man faces sentencing for the murder of his fiancee who he reported missing on Valentine's Day...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Abortion test case returns to court
A mother's bid to overturn guidelines that allow girls to have abortions without their parents' knowing returns to the High Court...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Crooks turn to online card fraud
Internet, phone and mail order card fraud is up sharply but overall card fraud falls, a banking body says...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
'Big gaps' remain in trade talks
Trade ministers downplay expectations of securing an outline global free trade deal in Hong Kong next month...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Lotto licence competition launch
The National Lottery Commission launches the competition for the licence to run the lottery for 10 years from February 2009...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Australia foils 'terror attack'
Australia says it has averted a large-scale terrorist attack, after police across two states make 16 arrests...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Charles in US climate change plea
The Prince of Wales calls on US business leaders to tackle the "environmental crisis" threatening the world...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
Chinese president due in Britain
China's leader Hu Jintao and his wife are set to arrive in London for a three-day state visit to the UK...
BBC News - November 8, 2005
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