Stories for November 5th 2006

Sunday, November 5th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Largest container vessel made her fist trip

A ship said to be the world's largest container vessel has arrived in a Suffolk port to unload 45,000 tonnes of Christmas goods from China.

Sunday, November 5th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Panama wins backing for UN seat

The UN Latin American and Caribbean Group has endorsed Panama to take its non-permanent seat on the Security Council, diplomats said.

Sunday, November 5th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

President Fox slams U.S. migration policy

Mexico's president criticized Washington's plans to build a fence along the nations' shared border during a summit on migration Saturday in Ururugay

Sunday, November 5th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Nicaragua votes today

Ortega, 60, who spent nearly a decade fighting US-backed Contra rebels, is the frontrunner in the race with four other candidates.

Sunday, November 5th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Saddam Hussein sentenced to death. Worldwide reactions.

Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has been sentenced to death by hanging.

Sunday, November 5th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

St. Helena flights now expected in 2011/12

Following concerns raised by consortia tendering for the construction of an airport on British Overseas Territory St Helena in the mid Atlantic, the building process has been delayed “with flights commencing 2011/12”.

Sunday, November 5th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

UK Army Ad is filmed in Chile

Cash-strapped military bosses “borrowed” aircraft from South America to make TV adverts for the British Army.

Sunday, November 5th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Chilean skies open to foreign airlines

Chilean Sky Airlines effort to thwart the advance of competing Aerolineas del Sur suffered a major defeat this week when a Santiago court ruled that Aerolineas has the right to fly in and operate out of Chile.

Sunday, November 5th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Enhanced TriStars will remain fit into next decade

Royal Air Force Lockheed TriStar some of which for years covered the air bridge to the Falkland Islands will be undergoing flight management and communications systems improvements following the award of a £22 million contract to Marshall of Cambridge Aerospace.

Sunday, November 5th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

US Governors' elections, a glimpse of 2008

Next Tuesday's mid term elections in United States are not only a close fight for control of Congress with Democrats better placed than the battered Republicans but will also see voters in 36 of the 50 states choose governors.