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(Arundhati Roy)
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Index: 2005 | November
Mainstream News Summaries (International)
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11/30/05: The Independent (World)
The Independent (World): A look at pensions plans worldwide 11/30/05 UNITED STATES. Retirement age is now 65.5 and gradually increasing. It will | become 67 for people born after 1960. The US government's Social Security | pension system faces long-term financial problems as retirees from the | population boom after World War II use social security benefits and fewer | workers contribute the current plan.
The Independent (World): Cheney 'created climate for US war crimes' 11/30/05 A leading aide to the former secretary of state Colin Powell has accused | Vice-President Dick Cheney of creating the climate in which prisoner abuse | could flourish, and implied that he might have committed war crimes.
The Independent (World): Trial of Mr Hollywood is jeopardised by movie 11/30/05 There is nothing unusual about Hollywood turning a sensational murder trial into a movie. Considerably more unusual, though, is a murder trial that turns to a Hollywood movie production to determine whether a defendant should be convicted or acquitted.
The Independent (World): Baby becomes first victim of cold as winter hits Kashmir survivors 11/30/05 A three-month-old baby has become the first Pakistan earthquake survivor to die of the cold as thousands more face the onset of winter without shelter.
The Independent (World): Disappointing sex life? Then it's time to get creative 11/30/05 Creativity is sexually alluring, according to a study which shows that artists and poets have more sexual partners than ordinary mortals.
The Independent (World): Peres on verge of joining Sharon as centrist party gathers momentum 11/30/05 Shimon Peres will shortly decide on his political future amid fresh speculation that he could leave the party he led until two weeks ago and join Ariel Sharon ahead of the March general election.
The Independent (World): Square inch of Indiana land is sold for £1,000 on eBay 11/30/05 Anyone who doubts that property prices are out of whack in the US should take a close look - a magnifying glass would help - at rural Owen County in Indiana, where a developer from Michigan has just spent $1,752 (£1,012) on a pleasant tract of land a pebble's throw from a wooded lake.
The Independent (World): Video footage of British hostage is screened 11/30/05 The kidnapping of the peace activist, Norman Kember, and three other Westerners in Iraq was condemned by the Foreign Office last night as video footage showing the men was screened on Arab television.
The Independent (World): Falconio accused tells of 'drug run' 11/30/05 The man accused of murdering the British backpacker Peter Falconio in | Australia has told prosecutors he has no idea how his DNA had been found on | the T-shirt of Mr Falconio's girlfriend, Joanne Lees.
The Independent (World): Fear of Islamic state in Bangladesh grows after bombers target courts 11/30/05 At least nine people have been killed in what are believed to be co-ordinated suicide bombings in Bangladesh, the latest sign that the country is facing a growing threat from militants who want to establish a Taliban-style Islamic state.
The Independent (World): The high life and lonely death of Lee Yoon-hyung 11/30/05 Lee Yoon-hyung was young, beautiful, clever, and rich beyond belief. An heiress to the family that controls South Korea's Samsung Group, she loved fine art and racing cars. She had recently moved to New York and had everything to live for. But then, 11 days ago, she hanged herself in her Manhattan apartment.
The Independent (World): Ocean floor geysers could hold key to understanding our evolution 11/30/05 In the foothills of the Troodos mountains in Cyprus, Dr Crispin Little sifts through the debris from an abandoned sulphide mine. Little is searching for the preserved remains of marine creatures that lived in the deep ocean millions of years ago. The sulphide deposits once lay thousands of metres below the surface of the sea and were thrust upwards during huge movements of the Earth's crust.
The Independent (World): How a favourite sci-fi fantasy is becoming a reality 11/30/05 One of the most intriguing devices featured in Star Trek was the replicator. It could copy the molecules of any given object and store them in a massive database. Whenever Captain Kirk or his crew needed anything - such as an authentic Old West revolver (if they happened to be travelling back in time) - the replicator would produce a shiny new copy of the desired item. While such a sophisticated device is probably not likely to appear for a couple of hundred years or more, the fact is, everything has to start somewhere. And the very beginnings of replicators are being developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Center for Bits and Atoms (CBA).
The Independent (World): Third Briton dies after Iraq bus attack 11/30/05 A third British Muslim has died following a gun attack on a bus carrying | pilgrims in Iraq.
The Independent (World): Cheerleaders recruited as sales reps by US drug firms 11/30/05 With pom-poms and perma-smiles, the quintessentially American cheerleader is crucial to the morale of high school sports teams. But the flips, kicks and cheers are not only useful in teenage years: pharmaceuticals companies are employing cheerleaders as sales representatives.
The Independent (World): Congressman quits after he admits taking bribes 11/30/05 A Republican congressman pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy and tax charges - tearfully resigning from office, after admitting he took $2.4m (£1.7m) in bribes to steer defence contracts to co-conspirators.
The Independent (World): Study group spends £40,000 on proving that a hangover hurts 11/30/05 It reads like a fantasy concocted by a student: scientists give group of young people money to go out and get drunk on the understanding that they return the next day to report how they feel.
The Independent (World): Dubai tempts Christmas shoppers with low taxes and winter sun 11/30/05 For the romantic long-haul shopper, New York has always been the place to go for a memorable pre-Christmas as well as a suitcase full of affordable presents.
The Independent (World): End of the road for the Bedouin 11/30/05 The 3,000 or so residents of Bir al Mshash are distinctly unmoved by the prospect of Israeli elections next March. The villagers, who like all their fellow Bedouin in the Negev desert are Israeli citizens, many of whom serve in the Israeli army, normally vote Labour. "I don't want to vote for any party now," says Ibrahim Abu Speyt, 48. "I want to boycott the elections."
The Independent (World): Kidnapped Briton was quiet pacifist who felt drawn to war zone 11/30/05 Like hundreds of thousands of others, Norman Kember took to the streets of London nearly two years ago to march against the war in Iraq. The 74-year-old retired professor and life-long pacifist even made it to the door of No 10 before the 2003 invasion to present a petition warning of disastrous consequences for Iraq and its people.
The Independent (World): Two Britons die in gun attack on Karbala pilgrims 11/30/05 Two Britons were killed and three others injured in an attack by gunmen on pilgrims returning from the Shia holy city of Karbala to the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
The Independent (World): Saddam's trial delayed again after limp opening gambits 11/30/05 The trial of Saddam Hussein finally got under way yesterday with the promise of the first chilling accounts of the evil he stands accused of. It ended two hours and 47 minutes later with little insight into the charges brought against the former leader of Iraq.
The Independent (World): Falconio's girlfriend called back to the witness box 11/30/05 The girlfriend of the missing British backpacker Peter Falconio has made a | surprise return to the witness box for further questioning by the defence at | the trial of the man accused of his murder.
The Independent (World): Briton could return to death row after US court overrules decision 11/30/05 A Briton whose death sentence was overturned earlier this year could again face the prospect of execution after the US Supreme Court ruled that a lower court's decision was flawed and ordered it to reconsider the case.
The Independent (World): Canada facing cold trip to the polls as Martin is swept away 11/30/05 A reluctant Canada pulls on its political snow-boots today and embarks on a | gruelling mid-winter general election after the toppling of the government | of Paul Martin in a no-confidence vote in parliament last night.
The Independent (World): Bongo, Africa's last 'big man', clings to power 11/30/05 He was first elected president when General de Gaulle and Harold Wilson were at their peak, and 38 years laterOmar Bongo, the last and most long-serving of Africa's "big men," shows no sign of relinquishing his grip on power.
11/30/05: The Independent (Leading Articles)
The Independent (Leading Articles): Drive this idea forward - and fast 11/30/05 Anyone who has used Britain's motorways in recent years, or spent time in a city centre at rush hour, will know that traffic congestion is a growing problem in this country. The sheer volume of traffic on our roads is exacerbating pollution and reducing our quality of life. It is also losing the nation money; the CBI estimates that congestion costs the UK economy some £20bn a year.
The Independent (Leading Articles): Some light is thrown on a shadowy and malign force 11/30/05 Colin Powell may have vanished from the scene; not so Lawrence Wilkerson. The man who was chief of staff to the former Secretary of State has now become the most vocal critic of Iraq policy from within the US administration.
The Independent (Leading Articles): A question worth asking 11/30/05 There have long been two questions hanging over the tragic killing of Jean Charles de Menezes, the Brazilian electrician shot dead by police on the day after the attempted London bombings. The first was the obvious one: how could it have come about that an innocent man was mistaken for a terrorist and shot at point-blank range on the London Underground. The Independent Police Complaints Commission announced a formal investigation into the shooting soon afterwards, as it is required to do.
The Independent (Leading Articles): This costly, dangerous and expensive distraction 11/30/05 It is quite understandable that the expansion of nuclear power has once again become a subject of debate in this country. Few now doubt the seriousness of the threat posed by global warming. And it is increasingly clear that unless we develop alternatives to fossil fuels the situation will continue to deteriorate. In these circumstances, it is no surprise that some are urging the Government to commission a new generation of nuclear power stations.
11/30/05: Reuters (Top News)
Reuters (Top News): Bush sees Iraq progress 11/30/05 ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (Reuters) - President George W. Bush asked for patience from Americans weary of the rising U.S. death toll in Iraq on Wednesday and said a reduction in U.S. troops may be possible but rejected a pullout timetable.
Reuters (Top News): AIDS expert reports progress toward HIV vaccine 11/30/05 JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A scientist who helped to discover the HIV virus said he has made progress toward producing an AIDS vaccine and hopes to launch a clinical trial in about a year.
Reuters (Top News): Top court reviews abortion notice law 11/30/05 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court takes up its first abortion case in five years and returns to one of its most contentious issues on Wednesday when it considers a state law requiring notification of a parent before a minor can end her pregnancy.
Reuters (Top News): US Library of Congress evacuated for 'odor' 11/30/05 Nearby buildings, including the U.S. Capitol and the Supreme Court, were not affected.
Reuters (Top News): Peres to announce exit from Labour 11/30/05 Peres's office said he would hold a news conference at 8 p.m. (1800 GMT), but gave no further details.
Reuters (Top News): Indonesia says bird flu killed woman 11/30/05 JAKARTA (Reuters) - A dead Indonesian woman has tested positive for bird flu but there was no evidence two brothers who died were also victims of the virus, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
Reuters (Top News): US appeals court delays Padilla jail transfer 11/30/05 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday delayed the transfer to civilian jail from a Navy brig of Jose Padilla, a U.S. citizen charged by the government last week after being held by the military for more than three years as a suspected enemy combatant.
Reuters (Top News): UN due to quiz Syrians next week in Hariri probe 11/30/05 UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The chief U.N. investigator into the assassination of a former Lebanese prime minister is expected to begin questioning Syrian witnesses in Vienna next week, U.N. diplomats said on Wednesday.
Reuters (Top News): Merkel to meet Bush in Washington 11/30/05 "The meeting with President Bush will focus on current international and bilateral issues," her office said on Wednesday.
Reuters (Top News): Britain quizzes US over reports of CIA jails 11/30/05 LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Wednesday it had asked the United States to respond to media reports that the CIA is running secret jails in Eastern Europe and covertly flying prisoners through airports in the European Union.
11/30/05: Reuters (International)
Reuters (International): Belgium arrests 14 over links to suicide bomber 11/30/05 BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Police in Belgium and France arrested 15 people on Wednesday in a roundup of suspected Islamist militants believed to be linked to a Belgian woman who carried out a suicide bombing in Iraq this month.
Reuters (International): Merkel vows Germany won't be blackmailed 11/30/05 BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed on Wednesday that her new government would not be blackmailed by kidnappers holding a German woman in Iraq and called terrorism a threat to the country's core values of freedom and tolerance.
Reuters (International): Abbas seeks to salvage flawed Fatah election 11/30/05 RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah party scrambled on Wednesday to salvage a primary election rocked by turmoil that has widened internal rifts ahead of a political battle with its Hamas rival.
Reuters (International): Liberals push unity issue early in Canada campaign 11/30/05 COTEAU-DU-LAC, Quebec (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin played the emotional unity card in his re-election bid on Wednesday, warning of the dangers of Quebec separation at a time of global competition.
Reuters (International): US seeks to reverse Dutch doubts on Afghan mission 11/30/05 THE HAGUE (Reuters) - U.S. officials held talks with the Dutch government on Wednesday to try to persuade the Netherlands to send more troops to Afghanistan as part of a NATO plan to expand peacekeeping despite increasing violence.
Reuters (International): Egypt police round up Islamists on eve of voting 11/30/05 CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian police rounded up almost 600 Muslim Brotherhood activists in the two days before the last stage of legislative elections in what the opposition Islamist group said was an attempt to disrupt its campaign.
Reuters (International): "AIDS tax" mooted for S.Africa as epidemic bites 11/30/05 JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa should consider imposing an "AIDS tax" as new data shows the epidemic hitting a grim plateau in the world's worst affected country, researchers said on Wednesday.
Reuters (International): Pensions report recommends Britons work longer 11/30/05 LONDON (Reuters) - Britons should work longer and save harder to stave off a looming pensions crisis as the country's population grows older, a landmark report recommended on Wednesday.
Reuters (International): Pope says Holocaust indelible human shame 11/30/05 VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - German-born Pope Benedict, who grew up during Hitler's rise to power, condemned the Nazi attempt to exterminate Jews on Wednesday as a "project of death" that will remain forever an indelible stain on human history.
Reuters (International): UN court acquits two ex-Kosovo rebels 11/30/05 AMSTERDAM/PRISTINA (Reuters) - The Hague war crimes tribunal acquitted two former rebel Kosovo Albanians of war crimes on Wednesday, one of them -- Fatmir Limaj -- who was a key figure in the Kosovo Liberation Army, but jailed a third.
11/30/05: Guardian Unlimited World Latest
Guardian Unlimited World Latest: Accused 'looked like suspect' 11/30/05 The man accused of murdering Briton Peter Falconio today insisted he had not shot him.
Guardian Unlimited World Latest: Bush hails 'real progress' in Iraq 11/30/05 George Bush says Iraqi troops making 'real progress' but gives no indication of when US military presence would scale down.
Guardian Unlimited World Latest: Nick Paton Walsh on the trail of Russia's new enemy within 11/30/05 Nick Paton Walsh on the trail of Russia's new enemy within.
Guardian Unlimited World Latest: Former soap star wrongfully sacked, court rules 11/30/05 A former Neighbours star has been awarded £86,000 after a judge ruled he was wrongfully axed from the show. By Julia Day.
Guardian Unlimited World Latest: Peres prepares to join Sharon 11/30/05 Role in talks with Arabs may tempt him to switch from Labour party.
Guardian Unlimited World Latest: Cheney 'may be guilty of war crime' 11/30/05 · Vice-president accused of backing torture · Claims on BBC by former insider add to Bush's woes
Guardian Unlimited World Latest: Croatian leader attacks compensation deal with Austria 11/30/05 · Mesic claims government went behind his back · Offer seen as payback for support of EU bid
Guardian Unlimited World Latest: Vatican rules firmly against gay priests 11/30/05 Pope's first order rejects active homosexuals.
Guardian Unlimited World Latest: Paris hotel cartel offers room disservice, says watchdog 11/30/05 France's competition watchdog imposes huge fines on six opulent Paris hotels.
Guardian Unlimited World Latest: Birdsong gives clue to breakup of habitat 11/30/05 Birds in Spain are having trouble copying each other's songs because their habitat has been broken up, says study.
Guardian Unlimited World Latest: US governor reprieves man facing 1,000th execution 11/30/05 A convicted killer due to become the 1,000th prisoner to be executed in the US since 1976 has been reprieved.
Guardian Unlimited World Latest: Babies to be freed from limbo 11/30/05 Roman Catholic theologians meet to discuss a document which would sweep limbo out of the church's teaching.
Guardian Unlimited World Latest: This HIV-positive girl is lucky. 99% of Mozambican children get no treatment 11/30/05 Today we begin a series of reports from Africa, where your money can help those with the Aids virus.
Guardian Unlimited World Latest: Professor says sorry for intelligent design email 11/30/05 A University of Kansas professor apologises for an email that referred to religious conservatives as 'fundies'.
11/30/05: Guardian Unlimited
Guardian Unlimited: Pension age could rise to 68 11/30/05 Turner report says state retirement age should rise.
Guardian Unlimited: Government takes pension debate to nation 11/30/05 Turner report: Major national consultation exercise to gauge public backing for radical pensions shakeup.
Guardian Unlimited: Bush hails 'real progress' in Iraq 11/30/05 World: George Bush said Iraqi troops were making "real progress" but gave no indication of when the US military presence would scale down.
Guardian Unlimited: UK's first black archbishop ordained 11/30/05 UK: Britain's first black archbishop has been inaugurated at York Minster to the rhythm of African drummers.
Guardian Unlimited: Grandmother 'welcomed death of terminally ill child' 11/30/05 Society: The grandmother of a terminally ill boy killed by his father told police his death was "the best news" she could have heard, a court heard today.
Guardian Unlimited: Lampard in running for world player prize 11/30/05 Football: Chelsea midfielder named on shortlist for Fifa's world player of the year award.
Guardian Unlimited: England held up by Yousuf charge 11/30/05 Cricket: Mohammad Yousuf helped move Pakistan within 103 of England's first-innings total at the close of day two at the third Test.
Guardian Unlimited: Plan to extend mayor's powers 11/30/05 Politics: Plans to beef up powers of London mayor Ken Livingstone and the London assembly are unveiled.
Guardian Unlimited: Minister backs BBC Arabic TV 11/30/05 Media: Government keen for corporation to launch Arabic TV news channel.
Guardian Unlimited: Govia wins Kent rail franchise 11/30/05 Business: Govia to run rail franchise including high-speed domestic services on the Channel tunnel rail link.
Guardian Unlimited: Britons spending more on leisure, less on food 11/30/05 Money: Britons are playing harder, or at least more expensively, than at any time in 20 years, statistics show.
Guardian Unlimited: Poorer children 'less likely' to read for pleasure 11/30/05 Education: Reading for pleasure among children is a middle-class pursuit, according to new research.
Guardian Unlimited: This HIV-positive girl is lucky. 99% of Mozambican children get no treatment 11/30/05 Guardian appeal: We report from Africa, where your money can help those with the Aids virus.
Guardian Unlimited: Butchers to get meat's image off the hook 11/30/05 From the archive: On this day in 1984, the Guardian reported on calls to reform the meat trade.
11/29/05: The Independent (World)
The Independent (World): Third Briton dies after Iraq bus attack 11/29/05 A third British Muslim has died following a gun attack on a bus carrying | pilgrims in Iraq.
The Independent (World): Cheerleaders recruited as sales reps by US drug firms 11/29/05 With pom-poms and perma-smiles, the quintessentially American cheerleader is crucial to the morale of high school sports teams. But the flips, kicks and cheers are not only useful in teenage years: pharmaceuticals companies are employing cheerleaders as sales representatives.
The Independent (World): Congressman quits after he admits taking bribes 11/29/05 A Republican congressman pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy and tax charges - tearfully resigning from office, after admitting he took $2.4m (£1.7m) in bribes to steer defence contracts to co-conspirators.
The Independent (World): Study group spends £40,000 on proving that a hangover hurts 11/29/05 It reads like a fantasy concocted by a student: scientists give group of young people money to go out and get drunk on the understanding that they return the next day to report how they feel.
The Independent (World): Dubai tempts Christmas shoppers with low taxes and winter sun 11/29/05 For the romantic long-haul shopper, New York has always been the place to go for a memorable pre-Christmas as well as a suitcase full of affordable presents.
The Independent (World): End of the road for the Bedouin 11/29/05 The 3,000 or so residents of Bir al Mshash are distinctly unmoved by the prospect of Israeli elections next March. The villagers, who like all their fellow Bedouin in the Negev desert are Israeli citizens, many of whom serve in the Israeli army, normally vote Labour. "I don't want to vote for any party now," says Ibrahim Abu Speyt, 48. "I want to boycott the elections."
The Independent (World): Kidnapped Briton was quiet pacifist who felt drawn to war zone 11/29/05 Like hundreds of thousands of others, Norman Kember took to the streets of London nearly two years ago to march against the war in Iraq. The 74-year-old retired professor and life-long pacifist even made it to the door of No 10 before the 2003 invasion to present a petition warning of disastrous consequences for Iraq and its people.
The Independent (World): Two Britons die in gun attack on Karbala pilgrims 11/29/05 Two Britons were killed and three others injured in an attack by gunmen on pilgrims returning from the Shia holy city of Karbala to the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
The Independent (World): Saddam's trial delayed again after limp opening gambits 11/29/05 The trial of Saddam Hussein finally got under way yesterday with the promise of the first chilling accounts of the evil he stands accused of. It ended two hours and 47 minutes later with little insight into the charges brought against the former leader of Iraq.
The Independent (World): Falconio's girlfriend called back to the witness box 11/29/05 The girlfriend of the missing British backpacker Peter Falconio has made a | surprise return to the witness box for further questioning by the defence at | the trial of the man accused of his murder.
The Independent (World): Briton could return to death row after US court overrules decision 11/29/05 A Briton whose death sentence was overturned earlier this year could again face the prospect of execution after the US Supreme Court ruled that a lower court's decision was flawed and ordered it to reconsider the case.
The Independent (World): Canada facing cold trip to the polls as Martin is swept away 11/29/05 A reluctant Canada pulls on its political snow-boots today and embarks on a | gruelling mid-winter general election after the toppling of the government | of Paul Martin in a no-confidence vote in parliament last night.
The Independent (World): Bongo, Africa's last 'big man', clings to power 11/29/05 He was first elected president when General de Gaulle and Harold Wilson were at their peak, and 38 years laterOmar Bongo, the last and most long-serving of Africa's "big men," shows no sign of relinquishing his grip on power.
The Independent (World): Saddam complains about chains as trial resumes 11/29/05 Saddam Hussein today appeared in a special Green Zone courtroom for | resumption of his trial as the sound of mortar fire echoed through the | centre of the Iraqi capital.
The Independent (World): Two Britons killed in Baghdad bus ambush 11/29/05 Two Britons were killed and three injured when a gunman attacked a bus | carrying Muslim pilgrims south of Baghdad.
The Independent (World): Musharraf told by summit to embrace democracy 11/29/05 Commonwealth leaders have set a two-year deadline for the Pakistani President, Pervez Musharraf, a US and British ally in the "war on terror", to relinquish his role of army commander or risk being thrown out of the organisation for a second time.
The Independent (World): Mother's diet can influence a child's taste, says study 11/29/05 Flavours experienced in the womb and, later, in mothers' milk may have a significant influence on what children are willing to eat.
The Independent (World): Earthquake kills 10 as tremors hit Iranian isle 11/29/05 Up to 10 people were killed and dozens injured when an earthquake rocked four villages on the Iranian island of Qeshm yesterday lunchtime. State television showed images of victims, some with wounds, others bandaged and with limbs in plaster.
The Independent (World): Charity cash for Palestinian poor was siphoned to suicide bombers 11/29/05 Millions of pounds donated by British and other European charities to help the Palestinian poor were unwittingly diverted to fund terror and support the families of suicide bombers, Israeli prosecutors claimed yesterday.
The Independent (World): Eight held over 'plot to murder judge at trial of Saddam' 11/29/05 An attempt to murder the chief investigative judge in the trial of Saddam Hussein has been foiled with the arrests of eight men, Iraqi police said.
The Independent (World): Saddam on trial: Ten reasons justice may not be served 11/29/05 DETENTION BEFORE TRIAL
The Independent (World): British aid worker among four abducted in Iraq 11/29/05 A retired British professor in his seventies is among four aid workers who | have been kidnapped in Iraq.
The Independent (World): Quake victims fear for lives as the snows arrive 11/29/05 "Look, it has arrived. We sit under a naked sky and we shrink at night. We have nothing between us and the snow," said Abdul Kareem Imanullah, pointing at the white powdered mountain peaks of the Himalayas in the Jhelum Valley.
The Independent (World): From a pawn to a queen: chess gets some sex appeal 11/29/05 Is she a pawn or a queen and is this really how chess players should be judged?
The Independent (World): Tanzania suffers rise of witchcraft hysteria 11/29/05 They came for Lemi Ndaki in the night. "I was sleeping when I heard a noise," explains the 70-year-old Tanzanian grandmother. "There was no security in my hut and the door was easy to open. I got up to see about the noise and someone grabbed me and chopped off my arm with a machete. I think he came to chop my neck but I raised my hand and he only took my arm."
11/29/05: The Independent (Leading Articles)
The Independent (Leading Articles): A question worth asking 11/29/05 There have long been two questions hanging over the tragic killing of Jean Charles de Menezes, the Brazilian electrician shot dead by police on the day after the attempted London bombings. The first was the obvious one: how could it have come about that an innocent man was mistaken for a terrorist and shot at point-blank range on the London Underground. The Independent Police Complaints Commission announced a formal investigation into the shooting soon afterwards, as it is required to do.
The Independent (Leading Articles): This costly, dangerous and expensive distraction 11/29/05 It is quite understandable that the expansion of nuclear power has once again become a subject of debate in this country. Few now doubt the seriousness of the threat posed by global warming. And it is increasingly clear that unless we develop alternatives to fossil fuels the situation will continue to deteriorate. In these circumstances, it is no surprise that some are urging the Government to commission a new generation of nuclear power stations.
The Independent (Leading Articles): False impressions 11/29/05 Senior Tories, past and present, are tying themselves in knots over Jeffrey Archer's efforts to rejoin the party. Central Office first denied that he was back in the party, then confirmed that he had submitted an application. Michael Howard said that it would be up to his successor to decide what to do about it, while David Cameron, the man most likely to succeed him, said that, even if Lord Archer did rejoin, he - Cameron - would not allow him to retake the whip.
The Independent (Leading Articles): The real cost of conservation 11/29/05 A group of developing countries will submit an innovative proposal to the UN conference on climate change when it opens in Montreal today. Led by Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea, they will ask rich countries to pay them not to destroy their rain forests.
The Independent (Leading Articles): Mr Putin has been given far too easy a ride 11/29/05 The people of Chechnya voted yesterday for a regional parliament - at least some of them did. The official turnout was just short of 60 per cent; but Western reporters and opposition figures dispute this. The OSCE was not on hand to authenticate the process or otherwise. It had declined to send observers, partly on security grounds; partly, perhaps, so as not to lend credibility to a process that was so thoroughly flawed.
11/29/05: Reuters (Top News)
Reuters (Top News): Iraq group issues video of 4 Western hostages: TV 11/29/05 The video from the group calling itself Swords of Truth showed four men sitting on the ground. The name of Norman Kember, could be read on a British passport shown in the video.
Reuters (Top News): Ohio execution is 999th since '76 11/29/05 COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - A man who killed his mother-in-law and 5-year-old stepdaughter after a cocaine binge 20 years ago was executed by the state of Ohio on Tuesday, the 999th person put to death since United States reinstated capital punishment in 1976.
Reuters (Top News): Iraqi official sees up to 30,000 US troops leaving 11/29/05 BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's national security adviser said on Tuesday up to a fifth of the U.S. troops in the country could withdraw early next year as the performance of local security forces improves.
Reuters (Top News): Defeated Canadian PM calls election 11/29/05 OTTAWA (Reuters) - Prime Minister Paul Martin launched an election campaign on Tuesday with a slim lead in the polls after his minority government was toppled in Parliament on Monday night over a corruption scandal.
Reuters (Top News): Suspects in court over 'Jazeera bombing' leak 11/29/05 LONDON (Reuters) - Two men appeared in a British court on Tuesday accused of leaking a secret document which a newspaper said showed that U.S. President George W. Bush wanted to bomb Arabic television station Al Jazeera.
Reuters (Top News): Vatican restricts gays in priesthood 11/29/05 VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - In the first major ruling of Pope Benedict's reign, the Catholic Church on Tuesday imposed restrictions on homosexuals becoming priests, saying only men who had overcome "transitory" gay tendencies could be ordained.
Reuters (Top News): Bush tries balancing act on illegal immigration 11/29/05 TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Monday tried to balance differences in
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