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Global News Archive for November 2004:
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Falluja Assault Roils Iraqi Politics
The country's most prominent Sunni political party said today that it was withdrawing from the interim Iraqi government, and the leading group of Sunni clerics called for Iraqis to boycott the upcoming elections...
New York Times - November 9, 2004
Netanyahu Retracts Resignation Threat
The Israeli finance minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, retracted a threat today to resign unless Prime Minister Ariel Sharon set a date for a referendum on plans to withdraw from the Gaza Strip...
New York Times - November 9, 2004
American Forces Reach Center of Falluja Amid Fierce Fighting
Military officials in Baghdad said that 10 Americans had been killed and that there were reports that two Iraqi troops had died...
New York Times - November 9, 2004
Arafat, in Deep Coma, Is Still Alive, Palestinian Aide Says
Yasir Arafat's brain, heart and lungs were reportedly still functioning and his removal from life support systems was ruled out...
New York Times - November 9, 2004
Firefox browser takes on Microsoft
Microsoft's Internet Explorer has a serious rival in the Firefox browser, which has made its formal debut...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Tories attack Hutt over GPs service
The Tories use an assembly debate to accuse Health Minister Jane Hutt of a lack of leadership on GP out-of-hours care...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Kriss 'was alive when set alight'
A Glasgow teenager may still have been alive when he was set alight after being stabbed, a court hears...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Kidnappers issue fresh deadline
The kidnappers of an NI woman in Afghanistan again extend the deadline for their demands to be met...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
'Breakthrough' deal for Darfur
Sudan's government and rebel leaders sign 'landmark' accords aimed at ending the Darfur crisis...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Attorney general quits US cabinet
US Attorney General John Ashcroft and Secretary of Commerce Don Evans have resigned, the White House says...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Dutch Islamic school set ablaze
An Islamic school is set ablaze in what appears to be another attack against Muslims in the Netherlands...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Netanyahu lifts threat to resign
Israeli Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu lifts his threat to resign over the Gaza withdrawal plan...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Bridget Jones stars at premiere
Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth and Hugh Grant brave the weather to attend the UK premiere of the new Bridget Jones film...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Football: Watford crush S'ton
Watford thump lacklustre Southampton to cruise into the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
F1: British GP 'saved by deal'
Formula One bosses agree a cost-cutting deal which could save the British Grand Prix...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
'Gang revenge' behind shootings
Two teenage girls shot dead in Birmingham were killed in error by feuding gang members, a court hears...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Brown rules out pre-poll splurge
There will be no pre-election cash giveaway, says Gordon Brown as he suggests he still wants to be premier...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
US troops reach central Falluja
US and Iraqi troops say they have reached the heart of the rebel stronghold of Falluja, as their assault continues...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Arafat 'has brain haemorrhage'
Officials reveal more about Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's health and say he has a brain haemorrhage...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Wild Firefights as U.S. Soldiers Swarm Northern Edge of City
The move marked the start of the main assault on Falluja, expected to be the most significant battle since the fall of Baghdad...
New York Times - November 9, 2004
Arafat's Health Worsens as Delegation Arrives
The condition of the Palestinian leader, Yasir Arafat, has worsened overnight, just before a group of Mr. Arafat's likely political heirs arrived today...
New York Times - November 9, 2004
U.S. Begins Main Assault in Falluja, Setting Off Street Fighting
Thousands of U.S. swarmed the northern edge of Falluja, making their first advances across the rebel-held city...
New York Times - November 9, 2004
Music piracy 'does hit CD sales'
A study into online music piracy suggests record sales in the US have fallen because of online piracy...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Falluja offensive: Your reaction
US and Iraqi troops have seized much of the troubled city of Falluja from insurgents, the US military has said. Send us your comments...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Union backs NHS staff pay deal
Members of the UK's largest union have overwhelmingly backed a new pay and conditions package for NHS workers...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Ask early for loans, students told
Students have been warned to apply early for loans to avoid having to wait weeks for payment...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Club shut after drug arrests
Police close a nightclub after a series of raids and charge six in connection with supplying drugs...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Lloyds TSB to hire more in India
High Street bank Lloyds TSB says it plans to create up to 1,000 new jobs in India, many of which will replace UK posts...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Thai army denies protest claims
The Thai army denies claims that up to 40 Muslims are still missing following a bloody protest two weeks ago...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Dutch bid farewell to film maker
Murdered Dutch film maker Theo van Gogh is being cremated in Amsterdam, amid heightened ethnic tension...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Suez Canal reopened for traffic
Egypt's Suez Canal reopens for shipping traffic, three days after it closed because of a broken-down oil tanker...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
US renews commitment to Pakistan
US envoy Richard Armitage pledges new backing for Islamabad amid fresh Pakistani attacks on suspected militants...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Sailors hurt as Navy crane falls
Several sailors are injured as a crane topples onto the deck of a Royal Navy ship in Portsmouth...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Kabul hostages 'make calls'
A kidnapped UN worker from Northern Ireland was allowed to make a phone call, the BBC learns...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Service honours Scottish soldier
The first Black Watch solider to be killed after its redeployment in Iraq, Private Kevin McHale, is buried...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Mother cleared of murdering baby
A mother has her conviction for murdering her four-month-old son 10 years ago quashed during a retrial...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Blunkett unveils policing plans
People could be given the mobile phone number of local bobbies under an overhaul of policing in England and Wales...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
New lead in Nickell murder
Police investigate whether a convicted murderer held at Broadmoor secure hospital could have killed Rachel Nickell...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Gun death police stay suspended
Two police officers who shot dead an unarmed man must remain suspended, the new Met Police Commissioner says...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Bridget Jones' stars at premiere
Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth and Hugh Grant are expected at the Bridget Jones premiere in London...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Football: WBA appoint Robson
West Bromwich Albion name Bryan Robson as their new manager...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
US pushes towards central Falluja
US and Iraqi troops say they have seized much of Falluja from rebels, on the second day of a full-scale assault...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Arafat has 'brain haemorrhage'
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is suffering from a brain haemorrhage, a top aide says in Ramallah...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Players sought for $1m tournament
A Pop Idol type competition is being held to find UK gamers to take part in a $1m tournament...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Farrell not stirred by Bond role
Colin Farrell says he is not interested in becoming James Bond, despite being tipped by Pierce Brosnan...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
'Suicide' girl's parents want new law
The parents of a teenager who died after taking an overdose call for a law to make schools record bullying allegations...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Brown seeks out global challenge
Chancellor Gordon Brown tells the CBI his mission is to build a "shared national economic purpose"...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Tories unveil tax cutting options
The Tories outline options for cutting taxes including one which will save up to £800 a year for top rate tax payers...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
US top of supercomputing charts
IBM's Blue Gene/L was named the fastest supercomputer in the world on Monday, pushing Japan off the top of the list...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Doctors' final push for smoke ban
The BMA urges the Scottish Executive to show "political courage" and ban smoking in public places...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
New Year shootings trial to begin
Five men are due to go on trial accused of shooting dead two teenage friends outside a New Year party in Birmingham...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Kabul hostages 'contact home'
A kidnapped UN worker may have been allowed to contact her family in NI, reports from Afghanistan suggest...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Suez Canal to reopen for traffic
Egypt's Suez Canal is to re-open for shipping traffic, three days after it closed because of a broken-down oil tanker...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Pakistan targets border militants
Pakistan launches an offensive against suspected al-Qaeda fighters as top US official Richard Armitage holds talks in Islamabad...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
'Revenge' killing in S Thailand
A second Buddhist man is beheaded in Thailand's south in apparent revenge for the deaths of Muslim protesters...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Football: Robson tipped for WBA
Bryan Robson seems certain to be unveiled as the new West Brom manager on Tuesday...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Mbeki seeks to calm Ivorian storm
South African President Thabo Mbeki is in Ivory Coast to try to restore calm after two days of violence...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Souness charged over referee row
Newcastle boss Graeme Souness is charged with improper conduct towards a match official by the FA...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Swimming: Phelps' drink charge
Olympic swimming legend Michael Phelps could face a year in prison after he was arrested for drink driving last week...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Black Watch review tactics
The death of a fourth Black Watch soldier in Iraq in five days prompts the British troops to review their tactics...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Local police plan to be unveiled
People should know their local police officer's name and mobile number says Home Office Minister Hazel Blears...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Bank acts over web loophole
Morgan Stanley fixes its credit card website after a BBC investigation revealed that users could gain access with just the first digit of a card number...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
M&S unveils board shake-up
High Street retailer Marks & Spencer reveals a major management shake-up as it reports a fall in half-year profits...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Football great Emlyn Hughes dies
Former England and Liverpool captain Emlyn Hughes dies from a brain tumour at the age of 57...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Yasser Arafat 'in deeper coma'
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's condition has worsened overnight and his coma has deepened...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Battle rages in Falluja streets
US and Iraqi forces meet fierce resistance in the rebel-held city of Falluja as they fight street by street...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Rail crash driver family in shock
The family of the car driver killed in Saturday's train crash say they cannot believe he intended to hurt anyone...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Ivoirian Throngs Assemble to Shield President From the French
French soldiers fired in the air to disperse the crowds, as France took pains to say it had no intention of deposing Laurent Gbagbo...
New York Times - November 9, 2004
Dutch Muslim School Bombed; Link to Killing Suspected
The authorities believe the bombing was intended as an act of revenge for the killing of a Dutch filmmaker last week...
New York Times - November 9, 2004
Falluja Offensive Is Seen as a Test of U.S. Pledge to Pacify Iraq in Time for January Elections
The operation will also be a key test of the Iraqi forces, since it is crucial that Falluja not be seen solely as an American operation...
New York Times - November 9, 2004
Iran Claims Draft Accord With Europe on Uranium
Iran's foreign minister said that a preliminary agreement had been reached to suspend Iran's production of enriched uranium immediately...
New York Times - November 9, 2004
6,500 American G.I.'s and 2,000 Iraqis on Attack
Thousands of American troops are advancing across the deadly streets and alleyways of the rebel-held city...
New York Times - November 9, 2004
Tension Grows Between Arafat's Wife and Political Heirs
Yasir Arafat's wife, Suha, has used French privacy laws to keep the state of her husband's health a mystery to the world...
New York Times - November 9, 2004
School dinner choices 'unhealthy'
Pupils should be offered more healthy food, including fresh fruit and vegetables, at school dinner times, a charity's report says...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Benefits call for cancer patients
People with cancer should get more help with the financial costs of dealing with the condition, campaigners say...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Dutch film maker to be cremated
The funeral of murdered Dutch film maker Theo van Gogh is set to take place in Amsterdam on Tuesday...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
New Europeans 'prop up rural UK'
Eastern Europeans are becoming the mainstay of hard-to-fill jobs in Britain's rural areas, research suggests...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Young 'ignore drink-driving laws'
More than a quarter of young drivers still at school or college admit to drink-driving, according to a survey...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Germans mark Berlin Wall's fall
Events to mark the 15th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall take place in the German capital on Tuesday...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Police to be more accountable
Radical plans to make police more accountable to their communities are to be unveiled on Tuesday...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
'Bin Laden driver' hearing halted
A US court halts the trial of a Guantanamo Bay detainee in a move with repercussions for other hearings there...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Black Watch push on with mission
The death of a fourth Black Watch soldier has made the troops more determined, a spokesman says...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Work to clear crash track starts
Engineers begin clearing the wreckage of the train involved in Saturday's high-speed crash which killed seven...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
Battle rages in restive Falluja
Up to 15,000 US and Iraqi troops are continuing a full-scale assault on the insurgent stronghold of Falluja...
BBC News - November 9, 2004
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