National & World News Archive November 2006
Dollar Hits Lowest Point in 14 Years As It Plummets Towards 50p
Greg the Yellow Wiggle Hangs Up His Turtleneck
Pope and Muslim Cleric Pray in Historic Mosque
What Are 'inalienable Rights'? If You Don't Know, You Don't Get Them
Archbishop Sued By Canon
EU on Collision Course With Ankara Over Membership
Browne Says Uk Withdrawal Could Trigger More Violence
Earthshakers: the Top 100 Green Campaigners of All Time
Violence and Persecution Follow Europe's Downtrodden Minority Across the Continent
Minister's Remarks Threaten to Widen Rift With Kremlin
The Cruel Reality of Disney's World
Moscow Dossier Embarrasses Us and Britain Ahead of Riga Summit
Poisoned Former Kgb Man Dies in Hospital
Seinfeld Star Turns to Pr Guru in Racism Row
Rent-a-pilgrim: He Walks, You Pay $2,500
Secret Service Embarrassed By Theft of Bush Daughter's Bag
Car Boom Leaves Caracas in One Big Jam
Missing Keys, Holes in Fence and a Single Padlock: Welcome to Congo's Nuclear Plant
UK May Hand Over Basra Control By Spring
Judge Accuses Rwandan President Over Predecessor's Killing
Washington Post's Downie Defends Us War Reporting
Nepal's King Blamed for Crackdown
'Go Big But Short While Transitioning to Go Long'
Nepal's King Faces Prosecution
Petroleum Jelly Helps Inmate Flee Pretoria Jail
Clinging to Life and Under Armed Guard, the Spy the Kremlin Denies Poisoning
Secret Santa Reveals His Identity at Last
Saudi Arms Deal Inquiry Closes in on Secret Papers
Rapist Relative of Bounty's Mutineer Enters His Diy Jail
Dutch Government Proposes Public Burqa Ban
Ségo Returns to Her 'political Laboratory' to Savour Victory
State of Emergency After Tongan Riots
Decisive Victory for Royal in Race to Become First Woman President
New Eu States Flouting Green Spending Rules
Council Bribes in Marbella 'topped €22m'
Humiliating Defeat That Haunts Us in New Quagmire
Opposition Objects As Kabila Named Congo Election Winner
Ghana Battles Guinea Worm
Danish Journalists on Trial Over Wmd Secrets
Royal Leads Socialist Race to Stand As President
Back Me or Face Split, Royal Tells Socialists
Latin American Migrants Send Home £27bn
Bemba Rejects Congo Poll Results
Third British Servicewoman to Die in Conflict Among Those Killed in Boat Blast
Hundreds of Thousands Raped in Congo Wars
McQueen Memorabilia Fetches Millions of Dollars
Valuable Stamp Used on Postal Ballot
Rivals Close in As Segolene Stumbles
Gay Rally in Jerusalem Held Under Tight Security
Protests Fail to Stop Jerusalem Gay Pride Event
Hermitage Director Joins Outcry Over City-centre Skyscraper Plan
Grief Turns to Rage As Beit Hanoun Buries Its Dead
Africa's Largest Slum: Where Youngsters Play Among Bags Full of Raw Sewage
Inefficient Un Must Reform to Tackle Poverty, Panel Says
The Bruiser Who Became a Political Liability
Northern Ireland's Help Enlisted to End Sectarian Violence
EU Vows to Force Mobile Firms to Cut Roaming Charges By 70%
Day of Reckoning That Could Shape Us Politics for Years
No Sleep Till Victory in the Fight to Win Over Religious Mid-west
Celebrations Greet First Woman to Lead Anglican Province
Olmert to Press on With Gaza Offensive
Baby Born a Record 13 Years After Embryo Was Frozen
US General Says Abu Ghraib Forced Him Out
Civilians Main Cluster Bomb Victims
Ortega Preaches a New Type of Revolution in Bid to Regain Power
Fijian Commodore Frank Bainimarama Urged the Island's Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase to Resign, Warning of Bloodshed
Burmese Outraged at Lavish Junta Wedding
Fiji Frank Bainimarama Laisenia Qarase
Vermont Poised to Elect America's First Socialist Senator
Pay and Sex Bias Rows Hit Pope's Tv Station
Book-burning Threat Over Town's Portrayal in Booker-winning Novel
Politicians Push Name Change for Bangalore
Spartak in Subway Sprint for Kick-off
Clinton Launches Low-cost Aids Drugs
US Chatshow Resorts to Bleeps After a Tipsy Danny Devito Lays Into George Bush
Aides Claim Former Russian Pm Was Poisoned
South Africa Ends Long Denial Over Aids Crisis
Skip the Toilet, Save the Planet, Says Airline
French Children to Be Taught Joys of Wine As Industry Faces Crisis
German Lorry Driver Confesses to Six Murders Over 30 Years, Say Police
Canada Turns to Reality Show to Pick a Pm
Flight Tax Funds Children's Hiv Drugs
'He's the Right Guy' - Bush Defends Embattled Maliki
Litvinenko Was Victim of 'russian Rogue Agents'
US Iraq Panel 'to Urge Withdrawal'
Bush Praises Iraqi Pm's Strength
Sarkozy to Run for French Presidency
Colombian Establishment Rocked By Death Squad Scandal
Cyprus Conundrum Stalls Ankara Accession
Bolivia Passes Major Land Reform
Colour-coded Perception Defies Dangerous Reality in Mosul
Pope Praises Priest Slain in Cartoon Furore
Postman Held Over Ramses Sale
Pope Defies Security Fears to Visit Virgin Mary's House
Rumours Rife As Castro Misses Celebrations and Celebrities
Mexican Mps in Battle for Podium
Morales Pushes Through Radical Land Reform Bill
Claims of Militia Links Rock Colombian Presidency
Sarkozy Says He Will Run for President
Sanctions Target Dear Leader's Taste for Bling
Blair Insists Nato is Winning the War in Afghanistan
Maliki Postpones Bush Summit After Memo Leak
Nato Countries Must Live Up to Pledges on Troops, Says Blair
Brussels Dashes Turkish Eu Hopes
Bono Urges Japan to Lead Fight Against Poverty
Bush Holds Urgent Talks With Iraqi Pm
Court Orders Misbah to Return to Her Mother
Network Pays Murdoch $1m for Cancelled Oj Simpson Interview
Turkey Claims Eu Bid Gets Pope's Blessing
No Barrier to Litvinenko Investigation, Says Blair
Pope Tries to Build Bridges on First Visit to Muslim Country
Cyprus Shipping Row Leaves Turkey Talks in Doldrums
Afghanistan Set to Dominate Nato Talks
American Military Concedes Daily Toll of Civilians Likely to Rise Far Above 100
Court May Force Bush's Hand on Environment
Fake Bills Stir Up Cold War Rivalry
Guards Charged Over Death at Boot Camp
Nato Deal Likely Over Afghan Troop Deficit
Poisoning Puts Business With Russia Under a Cloud
White House on Defensive As Us Media Breaks Taboo to Declare Conflict 'civil War'
Bloomberg Calls for Calm After Shooting
Tamil Independence is Only Option, Says Rebel Leader
Kurdish Survivors Testify As Saddam Trial Resumes
Iraq Study Group Splits Along Party Lines
Israel Ready to Free Palestinian Prisoners
Backpacker's Killers Spared Death Sentence
'First Flicker of Light at the Edge of Darkness'
US Networks Challenge Ruling on Tv Decency
Turkey's Eu Hopes Suffer Cyprus Setback
Annan Urges Action to Avert Civil War in Iraq
Israeli Prime Minister Offers Prisoner Exchange and Hope of Renewed Middle East Peace Talks
Japanese Veteran Admits Vivisection Tests on Pows
Browne Predicts Cut in Iraq Troop Numbers
Plane Crash in Tehran Kills Elite Troops
Jordanian King: Region Faces Three Civil Wars
Ad Agencies Join Forces World Aids Day
Leftwinger on Course to Win Ecuador's Presidential Run-off
Frontline Town Where 'russian Roulette' is a Way of Life
Turks Take to Streets to Protest at Pope's Visit
Theories Abound in Poison Plot
South Africa's Police Chief, His Friend the Murder Suspect, and the Crime Syndicate
Police Head for Russia Amid Doubts Over 'lone Poisoner'
Mystery Over Murder of Five Greek Hunters
Leftwinger Takes Poll Lead in Ecuador's Presidential Run-off
Fresh Flare-up in Mexico's Cultural Jewel
Berlusconi Collapses at Political Rally
New York on Edge As Police Kill Unarmed Man in Hail of 50 Bullets on His Wedding Day
Embattled Iraqi Pm in Television Plea for Unity
Rogue Rockets Fail to Shatter Gaza Ceasefire Deal
Nicaragua's Green Lobby is Leaving Rainforest People 'utterly Destitute'
Policeman Who Killed Soccer Fan is Held
Hopes for Peace As Hamas Agrees to Truce
South Africa Launches Huge Manhunt for the Slippery 'houdini of C-max'
So Goodbye at Last Mr Fox
Hanging Caught on Video Reveals Iran's Crackdown on Dissidents
US Attempt to Pull Iraq Back From the Brink
Spy Death Linked to Nuclear Thefts
Top China Aids Critic 'is Seized'
Dead Spy Poisoned By Radiation
Cold War Shadow Disrupts Russia Talks
Shias Retaliate Over Baghdad Bombings
Rwanda Recalls Ambassador Over French Investigation
Iraqi Coalition on Brink of Collapse As Country Descends Towards Civil War
Military Alliance Battles to Reinvent Itself
The Radioactive Spy
Putin Tells Energy Firm to Lift Investment 900% As Gas Shortages Loom
Iraq to Hold Reconciliation Talks
Baghdad's Day of Sectarian Death: Five Car Bombs, 160 Killed
Iraq's Leaders Appeal for Unity After Attacks Claim 161 Lives in Baghdad's Bleakest Day
Lactivists Fight for the Right to Breastfeed
Woman, 64, Blows Herself Up in Attack on Israeli Troops
Vatican Urged to Act Quickly on Condoms
Art Thieves Threaten to Erase Mexico's Past
Party Feud Returns to Haunt Sarkozy's Presidential Bid
Crowds Mourn Killed Lebanese Minister
Former Spy Suffers Major Deterioration
Seized British Oil Worker Killed During Rescue Attempt
Out By Spring - a Timetable Emerges for Iraq
Bush and Maliki to Discuss Iraqi Security
After Decades of Opposition, Vatican View on Condoms Begins to Shift
Young British Jews Talk About Serving in the Israeli Army
Leader of Polygamist Sect Forced Girl Into Marriage at 14, Court Hears
Police Arrest Truck Driver After Six-year Murder Hunt
Seized Briton Reported Killed During Rescue
Kabul Goes Mad for Wild Sport
Death Toll in North Korea Typhoon Questioned
Nepal Rejoices As Peace Deal Ends Civil War
Future Uncertain After Indecisive Dutch Election
Reported Hiv/aids Cases Up 30% in China
Violent Clashes As Strike Cripples Bangladesh
Iranian Actor in Sex Video Scandal Says Ex-fiance Faked Footage
Israeli Forces Move Into Two Gaza Towns
Nepal Celebrates Peace Deal With Rebels
Lebanese Mourn Assassinated Minister
Civilian Death Toll Climbs in Iraq
Member of a Powerful Dynasty
Assassination Triggers Fresh Crisis in Lebanon
'This is the Most Panicked I've Seen Lebanon'
French Judge Accuses Rwandan President of Assassination
Spanish Crime Video Backfires
39% of Israeli Settlements 'on Private Land'
Aids Pandemic Gains Renewed Strength
£7bn Nuclear Fusion Project Launched in France
Holland's Harry Potter Ready to Finally End the Fortuyn Era
Berlusconi Trial Overshadowed By Speculation About His Future
Doctors Narrow Cause of Russian Former Spy's Illness
Iraq and Syria Resume Diplomatic Ties
Saddam Trial 'fundamentally Unfair'
Saddam Verdict Unsound, Says Rights Watchdog
Bleak Camp Bastion - and a Vision of Roses and Saffron
Murdoch Scraps Oj Simpson 'confession' Show and Offers Apology to the Bereaved
Six Feet Under the Ocean, a Sub With Snorkels - and Cocaine Worth £47m
Beijing Plans to Overtake London With World's Longest Subway
Blair Calls on Nato Countries to Renew Fight Against Taliban
UN Condemns Massive Human Rights Abuses in Gaza Strip
Ahmadinejad Invites Iraq and Syria to Summit on Insurgency
Blair Urged to Change Course in Afghanistan
Networks Reject Oj Simpson 'murder' Interview
Musharraf Urges New Approach in Afghanistan
Last Vestige of Old Tibetan Culture Clings on in Remote Indian State
Iran's Fundamentalists Push for Segregation on Campus
Blunkett Affair Actor Vies for International Award
Our Security Hinges on Our Neighbour Says Syrian Minister
Asian Leaders Fail to Back Bush's Strategy to Curb North Korea's Nuclear Ambitions
Former Kgb Officer Was Poisoned Because He Was Enemy of Putin, Say Friends
Thousands of Iraqis Displaced By Sectarian Rage That is Destroying Multi-ethnic Communities
Palestinians Use Human Shield to Halt Israeli Air Strike on Militants' Homes
The Latest Must-have Accessory for New York's Daters - a Private Eye
Challenger Dares to Rattle Chavez in Run-up to Election
Holland Split Over Burqa Ban
OJ 'confession': Now Us Turns on Murdoch
Rice Warns Iraqis: 'unite or You Don't Have a Future'
Bush Sees Hope for Iraq in Vietnam
Ecuador's Leftwing Presidential Hopeful Surges in Polls
Tense Stand-off Between Chinese Villagers and Police
Bush Reveals He is a Guardian Reader (though Sadly Not a Regular)
From Soft Hats to Hard Facts in Battle to Beat Taliban
Chinese Villagers Abduct Officials
Iraqi Cabinet in Crisis Over Arrest Warrant
Riddle of the Anonymous Fortune Found in Spanish Banks
'Long March of History' Comforts Bush in Vietnam
UN Chief: Nato Cannot Defeat Taliban By Force
Vietnam War Offers Lessons for Iraq, Says Bush
Iraq Rape Soldier Given Life Sentence
Sudan Agrees to Allow Un Troops in Darfur
European States Offer Middle East Peace Plan Without Uk
Bush to Face the Ghosts of America's Last Failed War
Marine Sentenced Over Iraq Civilian Killing
Briton Likely to Be Freed Soon After Reprieve From Death Row
Al-Qaida 'planted Information to Encourage Us Invasion'
'Friend of Police Chief' Held Over Murder of Billionaire
A Mile Underground, Gold Smugglers With Home-made Bombs Battle Police
Russia Bans Thousands of Foreign Traders
Sweden Challenges Eu Plan to Simplify Divorce
European Middle East Peace Plan Ignores Uk
Some Iraq Hostages Tortured and Killed, Official Says
Marine Gets Reduced Sentence for Iraq Civilian Killing
China and Japan Agree to Joint History Study
Israeli Woman Dies in Rocket Strike From Gaza
Iraqi Government Says 70 Released After Baghdad Kidnap
US Soldier Admits Killing Family After Raping Girl
Syria Ruled Out of Iraq Solution As State Department Looks to Iran
Deadly Rocket Strike Sparks Calls for Gaza Invasion
Cuban Democracy Funds Spent on Game Boys
Weather in Arabia, Crisis in Gaza, and No Sign of Sir David's Through the Cavehole
Dissidents Blew American 'aid' Millions on Luxuries for Cuba
OJ Simpson Reveals How He Would Have Killed His Wife
US Plans Last Big Push in Iraq
Nine Killed in Baghdad Car Bomb
Five Iraqi Police Officers Held Over Baghdad Kidnappings
US Questions Eu Deadline on Turkey
South African Assembly Passes Gay Partnership Law
China Must Be Consumer Society, Says World Bank
US Lawyers Challenge Clampdown on Immigrant Rights
Hollywood Gets a New Role As Los Angeles' Great Polluter
Congo Faces Danger of New Civil War As Opposition Rejects Election Result
Open Up Nhs to Our Drug Firms, White House Demands
Up to 150 Kidnapped From Baghdad Institute
Fatah and Hamas Poised to Name Pm
Investigation Into Boat Blast That Killed Uk Soldiers
Blair Outlines Iran 'partnership' Plan
Lebanon Crisis Grows As Sixth Minister Quits
Baker's Panel Has 'no Magic Bullet' to End the Agony
Couple Found in Belgium After Vanishing From Ferry
Welcome to the Chã¡vez Revolution - Where the Rich Keep Getting Richer
UN Says Politics Lies Behind Rift Between West and Muslims
US Police Replace Codes With Plain English. 10-4?
US-educated Professor Likely to Be Nominated Palestinian Leader
Rich Countries 'blocking Cheap Drugs for Developing World'
Regulator Queries Safety of Anti-flu Drug
Luxury Timeshares on Offer at Islam's Holiest Pilgrimage Site
Blair Urges White House to Shift Focus to Israel-palestine Conflict
Governments Contest Human Rights Accountability of Troops in Kosovo
Huge Death Toll in Day of Iraq Violence
Boy's Death Sparks Riots Over China Health Costs
Olmert Hardens Stance on Iran
As Taliban Insurgency Gains Strength and Sophistication, Suspicion Falls on Pakistan
Iranians Outraged As Google Redraws Map
Two Years Late and Mired in Controversy: the British Memorial to Rwanda's Past
African Nomads to Be First People Wiped Out By Climate Change
How Israel Put Gaza Civilians in Firing Line
Bush and Blair Discuss New Policy for Iraq
UN Delays Final Report on Kosovo's Future
Blair Will Urge Us to Talk to Syria and Iran
'We Are Dead People' - Gaza Defiance Grows As Israeli Grip Stifles Economy
Woes Pile Up for Mexico's Outgoing President
Decision on Kosovan Independence to Be Postponed
Maldives Opposition Calls Off Protest Rally After Arrests
Ahmadinejad's New Mission: Taming Tehran's Traffic
UK Presses for Climate Change Fund for Africa
Tamil Leader's Killing May Spark Renewed Civil War
Alleged Warlord Trained Children to Kill, Landmark Hearing Told
Olmert Blames 'mistake' for Beit Hanoun Deaths
All Aboard As Chávez Takes Off on a Four-hour Flight of Rhetoric
Beckett Signals Change on Iraq
Vice-president Faces Isolation Over Iran and Syria After Key Ally Leaves Pentagon
The Tiny African State, the President's Playboy Son and the $35m Malibu Mansion
Suicide Blast Kills 42 Pakistani Soldiers
Turkey Human Rights Record Criticised in European Commission Report
Polite Smiles, But Political Realities Will Test Truce
'I Cannot See a Day When We Live in Peace With Them'
Botha Buried Amid Tributes and Censure
Ethiopian Judge Tells of Regime's Massacres
42 Pakistani Soldiers Killed in Revenge Attack on Camp
Turkey Given Cyprus Deadline to Avoid Crisis in Eu Accession Talks
Hamas Says Death of 18 Civilians Will Be Avenged
Children Among 19 Killed By Israeli Tank Fire
Israeli Shells Kill 18 in Gaza
Soldier's Death in Iraq Brings Uk Military Toll to 121
Nine Dead in Japanese Tornado
Soldier Killed on Sentry Duty is Third to Die at Iraq Bases Within Five Weeks
Saddam Urges Iraqis to 'shake Hands' Hours After Sentence
Corrupt Bureaucrats Cost Russia £125bn a Year, Prosecutor Says
Beit Hanoun: Israelis Pull Out Leaving Trail of Death
EU Report to Sidestep Crisis Over Turkey's Membership Talks
Pardon Makes a Mockery of 90% of Italian Trials
Australia Suffers Worst Drought in 1,000 Years
Lawyers Poised As Us Vote Hit By Technical Glitches
Iraqi Tv Channels Closed
Nato Soldier Killed in Southern Afghanistan
Russia: Police Accused of Obstructing Arrest of Potential Suspect in Politkovskaya Murder
Ortega Poised to Return in Nicaragua
UN to Appoint Former Moonie As Head of World Food Programme
Ex-Ba'athists Offered Concessions Over Jobs
Ortega Back in Power, Early Poll Results Show
If Appeal Fails, Hanging Follows Within 30 Days
Saddam Verdict: Iraq's Shia, Sunnis and Kurds React
Endgame for a Dictator: Saddam Sentenced to Hang
FAQ: Saddam's Trial, the Verdict and Its Timing
'Don't Push Me, Boy': Dictator's Final Order As He is Ushered Out
White House Hails a 'good Day for Iraqis'
Open and Shut Case That Came Close to Anarchy
Violence From Ultra-orthodox Jews May Halt Gay March in Jerusalem
Author Accuses Government of Failure of Leadership
Former Sandinista Chief Hovers on Brink of Historic Comeback
Saddam May Not Be Hanged Until 2007
Saddam Sentenced to Hang
Saddam Trial: What Happens Next?
Why Irish Homeowners Are '21st-century Serfs'
Talk of Bribes Rocks French Book Awards
India Grounds Hostesses Who Are 'too Fat to Fly'
China Forced to Face Its Critics Over Internet Censorship
Beijing Pledges Aid Billions to Woo Africa
Curfew As Iraq Braces for Verdict on Saddam
US Shuts Website After Nuclear Bomb Instructions Go Online
Taiwan's Premier Faces Corruption Case
From Blackhawk to Ballot Box - Veterans Go to War Again
Evangelical Leader Quits Over Gay Sex Allegation
Crackdown in Maldives Ahead of Planned Protest Rally
US Construction Giant Pulls Out of Iraq
Custom Outlets - Us Publishing's New Holy Grail
Syria Hires British Law Firm for Hariri Assassination Inquiry
Scowls, Shoves and Security Concerns Mar a Royal Passage to Pakistan
The Savannah Comes to Beijing As China Hosts Its New Empire
Israeli Troops Fire on Women in Mosque Siege
Neocons Turn on Bush for Incompetence Over Iraq War
Evangelical Minister in Gay Sex Scandal Admits "Indiscretions"
At Least One Palestinian Woman Was Killed When Israeli Forces Opened Fire on a Group Near a Gaza Mosque.
Airport Workers Stripped of Security Passes
Colombian Women Appeal to Conscience of Cocaine Users
Russia Set to Double Gas Prices for Georgia
Iraq a 'work of Art in Progress' Says Us General After 49 Die
EU Calls Off Cyprus Talks Ahead of Rights Report
Spanish Court Rules Free Music Downloads Are Legal for Own Use
Writer Tells of Sorrow for Men Who Robbed Her
UN Standoff Ends in Panama Compromise
Burmese Anger Over Glittering Junta Wedding Leaked Onto Internet Site
Nadine Gordimer Sees the Men Who Attacked Her in Her Home As Symbolic of the Challenges Facing South Africa.
Iran Begins 10 Days of War Games
Panama Emerges As Security Council Compromise
US Army Names Soldier Kidnapped in Iraq
Italy Crime Spree Blamed on Amnesty
British Believe Bush More Dangerous Than Kim Jong-il
Paris Airport Bars 70 Muslim Workers
Blair Plans to Reach Out to Damascus
Israeli Strike on Gaza Kills Eight
Blair's Syrian Peace Initiative Fails to Impress
Sarkozy Lampooned in Comic Book
Chinese Appeal Court Orders Retrial for Human Rights Activist
India's It Centre Renamed Bengalooru
Diplomats Protest Against Iceland's Return to Commercial Whaling
Pentagon Admits Extent of Iraq Disorder
Nasrallah Confirms Israel Prisoner Talks
China Overturns Blind Activist's Conviction
Hamas Touts 10-year Ceasefire to Break Deadlock Over Israel