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Global News Archive for November 2005:
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Hussein's Lawyers Sever Contact With Court
The decision followed the second murder of a member of the defense team since the trial began last month...
New York Times - November 9, 2005
Indonesia Says Key Terror Suspect Is Killed in Shoot Out
Azhari Husin had a major role in the deadliest terrorist attacks in Southeast Asia, Indonesian and U.S. officials said...
New York Times - November 9, 2005
Attacks at U.S.-Based Hotels in Amman Were Minutes Apart
At least 57 people were killed and more than 300 injured in what appeared to be a coordinated attack by suicide bombers...
New York Times - November 9, 2005
Provision of Blair's Antiterror Plan Is Rejected
A bill allowing police to detain terror suspects for 90 days without charge was defeated, but a proposal for 28 days was approved...
New York Times - November 9, 2005
France Says It Will Deport Foreigners for Rioting
France began implementing emergency curfews in trouble spots today and stepped up its crackdown on urban violence...
New York Times - November 9, 2005
Iraqi Civilians Killed in Rebel-Held House Bombed by U.S.
It was the first acknowledgement of civilian casualties since an operation along the Syrian border began last Saturday...
New York Times - November 9, 2005
Britain facing large energy gap
Britain is facing a major shortfall in electricity supply and will need new nuclear stations, a report says...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Call to outlaw net ticket touts
Entertainment and sport promoters call for ticket touting to be outlawed to stop fans being ripped off on the internet...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
More vulnerable children referred
The number of vulnerable youngsters referred to the Children's Reporter increase 10% in the past year...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Global trade hopes 'scaled back'
Hopes of a global trade deal recede after WTO officials fail to iron out key differences ahead of a crucial meeting...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Sharp drop in sperm donor numbers
The number of men volunteering as sperm donors has fallen sharply since 2000, a study finds...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Football: Celtic beat Rangers
Celtic ease into the CIS Cup semi-finals at the expense of 10-man holders Rangers...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Syria bans officials cited by UN
Syria imposes a travel ban on officials named in a recent UN report on the murder of ex-Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
France to deport foreign rioters
The French interior minister orders the expulsion of all foreigners convicted of taking part in two weeks of riots...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
President Hu booed at Guildhall
Chinese President Hu Jintao is greeted by a chorus of boos from hundreds of protesters as he arrives for a banquet London's Guildhall...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Jordan hotel blasts kill dozens
At least 57 people are killed as three hotels in Jordan's capital, Amman, are hit by suspected suicide bombs...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Paris May Face Curfew as Efforts to Curb Rioting Continue
A state-of-emergency decree today empowered local authorities to impose a curfew on 38 towns and regions...
New York Times - November 9, 2005
Religion Emerges as Force in Egypt Politics
The process of electing 444 members of Parliament begins Wednesday with voting in part of the country...
New York Times - November 9, 2005
Court in Chile Refuses to Free Peru's Ex-Leader
Alberto K. Fujimori's arrest upon his surprise return to Latin America this past weekend has thrown Peru into a commotion...
New York Times - November 9, 2005
Letter From England: Latter-Day Pilgrims Find Peace at an Ancient Shrine
Listeners to BBC radio voted Little Walsingham their favorite spiritual place...
New York Times - November 9, 2005
Ex-India president Narayanan dies
The first "untouchable" to become president of India, KR Narayanan, dies in hospital aged 85...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Bus driver jailed for five deaths
A driver who hit the accelerator instead of the brake is given five years for killing five holidaymakers...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Sheriff's fury at Dunblane hoaxer
A hoaxer who called Dunblane Primary School claiming to be the killer Thomas Hamilton is condemned...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Fugitive rapist is finally jailed
An ex-teacher extradited from Germany after going on the run when he was convicted of raping a child, is jailed for more than 10 years...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Insurer Lloyd's wins China deal
The insurance market, Lloyd's of London, becomes the first Western reinsurer to gain entry to the Chinese market...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Howard calls for Blair to resign
Conservative leader Michael Howard calls for Tony Blair to resign after his terror detention plans are defeated...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Cricket: Cook call-up thrill
Alastair Cook cannot wait to join up with the England squad after being called up as cover for Michael Vaughan...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Weah behind in Liberian run-off
Liberian presidential candidate Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf leads over George Weah with a third of the results counted...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Men held over Sulawesi beheadings
Four men are held over last month's beheadings of three schoolgirls in eastern Indonesia...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Thousands join Azerbaijan protest
Opposition supporters in Azerbaijan protest against the results of parliamentary elections...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Bali bomb maker suspected killed
One of Asia's most wanted men, Malaysian bomb expert Azahari Husin, is thought to have been killed in Indonesia...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Woman gets cancer drug in U-turn
A mother is to be given the breast cancer drug Herceptin on the NHS after a primary care trust reverses its ruling...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Mosque tapes offensive say police
Video tapes left at two West Yorkshire mosques contain offensive propaganda, a police chief reveals...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
NI fugitives set to be freed
A law allowing people suspected of terrorism in Northern Ireland to return home is published...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Blair defeated over terror laws
Tony Blair suffers his first defeat as prime minister as MPs reject plans to hold terror suspects without charge for up to 90 days by a majority of 31...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Darkness singer tackles eBay leak
The Darkness singer Justin Hawkins buys a copy of his own band's new CD on eBay to stop it being leaked...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Wiseman shaken by increased costs
Robert Wiseman Dairies suffers a 22% drop in first-half profits as a result of rising fuel and raw material costs...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Point-by-point: Question time
All the key points from prime minister's question time...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
More dentists working in the NHS
Ministers say they have made significant progress in tackling the shortage of NHS dentists in England...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Private schools fee-fixing ruling
Fifty top independent schools have been found potentially in breach of competition law, by the Office of Fair Trading...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Microsoft warns of latest flaws
Three new security holes have been highlighted by Microsoft and users are urged to download patches...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Cautious EU welcome for Macedonia
A report on Macedonia's EU ambitions is expected to recommend the Balkan nation is named as a candidate state...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Egyptians vote for new parliament
Egyptians take part in the first round of parliamentary elections, in a test of ongoing political reforms...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Diarrhoea affects quake victims
Hundreds of earthquake survivors have diarrhoea in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, WHO officials say...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
£50,000 reward to catch arsonist
A reward is offered for information to catch an arsonist responsible for £20m damage on the Midland rail network...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Children saw gun victim abducted
Three children under the age of 10 witnessed the abduction of a man murdered in County Armagh on Monday...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
£1.2m for Chinese meal poisoning
A woman whose career was ruined after she suffered food poisoning from a Chinese meal is awarded damages...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Food expert may lead E.coli probe
The man who led the inquiry into the UK's worst outbreak of E.coli could investigate cases in south Wales...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Football: FAI silent over Venables
The FAI refuses to comment on reports linking Terry Venables with the Republic of Ireland managerial post...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Cricket: Vaughan verdict due
England captain Michael Vaughan stays with the squad but is doubtful for the first Test as Alastair Cook is called up as cover...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Ethiopia opposition treason move
Ethiopia's opposition leaders and editors in custody will face treason charges for last week's protests, the PM says...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Shot Australian suspect charged
An Australian man injured during anti-terrorism raids on Tuesday is charged with attempted murder...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Democrats in US rack up victories
President Bush's party loses elections across the US, with even Arnold Schwarzenegger losing ground...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Teaching from birth 'madness'
A national curriculum for babies and toddlers has been dismissed as "absolute madness" by a parents group...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
UK consumer confidence hits low
UK consumer confidence fell for a third month in a row in October amid fears over jobs and the economy, the Nationwide says...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Net pioneers awarded top honour
Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn are being awarded the US's highest civilian honour in a ceremony at the White House...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Blair facing crunch terror vote
Prime Minister Tony Blair makes a final appeal to MPs for backing ahead of a vote on new anti-terror laws...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
French towns get emergency powers
France's government says new emergency powers to tackle unrest will cover more than 30 towns and cities...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Probe begins journey to Venus
Europe's first space mission to Venus has begun its five-month voyage to the second planet from the Sun...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Ambush of Defense Lawyers in Hussein Trial Kills One
The latest attack on defense lawyers in the Saddam Hussein trial brought demands for the trial to be halted and moved to a location outside Iraq...
New York Times - November 9, 2005
Ex-Envoy Accuses Blair on Iraq and Calls Cabinet Aides 'Pygmies'
The former British ambassador to the U.S. accused Prime Minister Tony Blair of squandering a golden opportunity to push the U.S. to delay the invasion of Iraq...
New York Times - November 9, 2005
Peru's Ex-Leader Remains in Jail in Chilean City
Chile's Supreme Court refused to free Alberto Fujimori, whose arrest upon his surprise return to Latin America has thrown Peru into a commotion...
New York Times - November 9, 2005
Australian Officials Accuse 16 Men of Plotting Terrorist Attacks
Sixteen men arrested during sweeping raids in Sydney and Melbourne were charged with belonging to a terrorist organization...
New York Times - November 9, 2005
A Is for Ancient, Describing an Alphabet Found Near Jerusalem
A string of letters carved on a 10th century B.C. stone seems to form a bridge from Phoenician to Hebrew, and to be the oldest written alphabet ever found...
New York Times - November 9, 2005
Inside French Housing Project, Feelings of Being the Outsiders
People living in France's housing projects say that the violence that has swept the country is long overdue because of decades of segregation and alienation...
New York Times - November 9, 2005
'End public breastfeed prejudice'
Discriminating against breastfeeding mother would be an offence under a new bill being introduced in the Commons...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Abuse 'triggers eating disorders'
Childhood sex abuse increases the risk of female eating disorders - and can even impact on their children, a study says...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Afghan final election results due
Afghanistan officials are due to announce final results from September's landmark parliamentary elections...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
North Korea nuclear talks resume
Six-nation talks aimed at convincing North Korea to end its nuclear programme resume in Beijing...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
US Democrats sweep governor posts
Opposition Democrats win the race for governor in two US states in a blow to President Bush's Republicans...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
CIA prison claims 'to be probed'
The CIA reportedly takes a step toward a criminal inquiry into leaked reports that it runs secret US jails abroad...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Cricket: Vaughan verdict due
England are expected to make an announcement on captain Michael Vaughan's fitness on Wednesday...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Right-to-die plans back in Lords
Rejigged proposals to allow doctors to help terminally-ill people to die are to be introduced in the House of Lords...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Tory rivals to 'woo female vote'
Tory leadership contenders David Davis and David Cameron attempt to win over female support...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Crunch time for PM in terror vote
Tony Blair faces a crucial test as MPs prepare to vote on one of the government's key anti-terror plans...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
French riots defy emergency plan
Unrest continues in French cities, despite new emergency powers aimed at ending almost two weeks of rioting...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Europe's Venus mission blasts off
The first space mission in more than a decade to Earth's closest neighbour, Venus, has lifted off from Kazakhstan...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
Plan to let NI fugitives return
A law allowing people suspected of terrorism in Northern Ireland to return home is due to be published...
BBC News - November 9, 2005
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