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Review Just say I dont to Bride Wars
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Audiovox to expand availability of TV on the road
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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How big Jurassic flying reptiles got off ground
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Congo rebel faction denounces Nkunda as leader
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Arabs put Hamas in UN draft, West offers own text
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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New US-led naval force to battle Somali pirates
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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How many scorpions? London Zoo does critter count
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Pope Benedict jokes about hoarse voice
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Handlers on phone ordered Mumbai gunmen to kill
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Global News Archive for August 2006:
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British Authorities Say Plot to Blow Up Airliners Was Foiled
At least 24 people, said to be mainly British-born Muslims some of Pakistani descent, were arrested...
New York Times - August 10, 2006
U.S. Rushes to Screen Liquids at Gates
Technologies that may do the job of guarding against dangerous liquids range from garbage bags to X-rays...
New York Times - August 10, 2006
Volcanic eruptions score melodies
The rumblings of volcanoes are being converted into music by scientists trying to predict when they will erupt...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
More delays likely at NI airports
Air passengers face another day of delays at Northern Ireland's airports on Friday due to security concerns...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Judge increases Lord Black's bail
A US judge increases media tycoon Lord Conrad Black's bail to $21m, ending a dispute over his finances...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Pakistan arrests in UK bomb plot
Pakistan makes a number of arrests in connection with an alleged UK plot to blow up planes flying to the US...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
MP 'inbreeding' claim on diabetes
A Labour MP claims inbreeding may be partly to blame for a rise in diabetes cases in his constituency...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Football: Strike seals Magpies win
Titus Bramble scores as Newcastle win their Uefa Cup second qualifying round first-leg tie...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Kabul accident victim identified
A soldier killed in an accident at a British base in Afghanistan is named by the Ministry of Defence...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Athletics: Bronzes for Britons
Britain's Rhys Williams, Marlon Devonish and Becky Lyne win bronze medals at the European Championships...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
New Security Rules Prompt Confusion
At U.S. airports, passengers are missing flights and enduring intensive inspections...
New York Times - August 10, 2006
Plot Echoes One Planned by 9/11 Mastermind in ‘94
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed sought to simultaneously blow up airliners over the Pacific with liquid explosives...
New York Times - August 10, 2006
Amman Journal: Seeking Roots Beyond the Nation They Helped Establish
Though the Circassians, forced from what is now southern Russia in the 1860’s, settled in places like Jordan, which they helped found, many still yearn for home...
New York Times - August 10, 2006
British Authorities Arrest 21; U.S. Raises Threat Level
British authorities said today that they had thwarted a terrorist plot to blow up multiple airliners traveling between Britain and the United States and cause “mass murder on an unimaginable scale.”...
New York Times - August 10, 2006
Muse head rock award nominations
Rock group Muse lead the nominations for this year's Kerrang! Awards, featuring in five categories...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Carousel crooks try to net £10bn
Criminals tried to claim almost £10bn in VAT on exports in the three months to June, official figures show...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Parties 'united' over terror plot
There is unity among the UK's main political parties over the disrupted terror plot, the home secretary says...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Three guilty of murdering boy, 16
Three gang members who beat a boy to death in the street are found guilty of murder...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Bomb alert fuels share sell-off
Airline and travel shares fall across the globe after Scotland Yard says it has disrupted a plot to blow up planes...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Gaza crossing briefly reopens
The Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt reopens for the first time in seven weeks...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Ethiopian commander joins rebels
An Ethiopian army general defects with his soldiers to the Eritrean-backed Oromo rebels...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
China typhoon sparks mass exodus
More than 1.5 million people are evacuated in south-east China as a major typhoon, Saomai, sweeps ashore...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Bush says plot a 'stark reminder'
President George W Bush says a plot to blow up US-bound airliners shows the US is still at war with extremists...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Attack near Iraq shrine kills 35
A suicide bombing at a market in the southern Iraqi city of Najaf kills at least 35 people and injures more than 90...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Terry named new England skipper
Chelsea defender John Terry is to replace David Beckham as the captain of the England football team...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Security fears
Airport checks facing new threats in 21st Century...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
UN attacks Lebanon aid 'disgrace'
The UN's top humanitarian official criticises Israel and Hezbollah for
hindering access to south Lebanon...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Police probe flights terror plot
Suspects are questioned and buildings are searched after police say a plot to bomb UK planes to the US has been disrupted. An attack may have been planned for the next few days, security sources tell the BBC...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Young drive 'radical media shift'
The "networked generation" of 16 to 24 year olds is driving a radical shift in media consumption, a report reveals...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Hirst seeks ruling in web dispute
Artist Damien Hirst complains to the UK's internet arbitration service after another artist sets up a website in his name...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Security clamp placed on airports
Scotland's airports are on a high-security alert after an alleged plot to blow up planes from the UK in mid-flight is foiled...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Increased security delays flights
There are delays at Cardiff and Swansea airports after a UK terrorist plot to blow up planes mid-flight is disrupted...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Alaska queries BP oilfield checks
The governor of Alaska questions whether BP misled it over the condition of its pipelines, given the Prudhoe Bay leak...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Ministers in emergency sessions
Ministers and officials hold sessions of the government's emergencies committee as the UK's terror threat is raised...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Attack near Iraq shrine kills 30
A suicide bombing at a market in the southern Iraqi city of Najaf kills up to 30 people and injures more than 50...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
More heavy fighting in Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan military and Tamil Tiger rebels resume heavy fighting in the north-eastern district of Trincomalee...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Ex-Met chief's Damilola 'relief'
The former head of the Metropolitan Police speaks of his relief at the convictions of Damilola Taylor's killers...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Security increased at NI airports
Passengers at NI's airports experience delays as security is increased after a major UK terrorist alert...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
New typhoon threat for SE China
More than 1.3 million people are evacuated in south-east China as a major typhoon, Saomai, makes landfall...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
High alert for UK flights to US
The US raises the terror alert to its highest level for flights from the UK, after an alleged plot is disrupted in London...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Bomb alert fuels Europe sell-off
Airline and travel shares fall across Europe after Scotland Yard says it has disrupted a plot to blow up planes...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Cricket: Gough in England squad
Darren Gough is recalled to England's provisional 30-man squad for the ICC Champions Trophy in October...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Football: James exit plea
England international goalkeeper David James says he wants to leave Man City...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Rescue bid for Uganda rebel talks
Mediators are trying to save Ugandan peace talks after Lord's Resistance Army rebels walked out...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Profits up at Thames Water owner
RWE, the German owner of UK water supplier Thames Water, reports a 19% rise in first-half operating profits...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
HSBC online banking warning
HSBC will "look at different ways" of securing its online banking system after warnings of a possible loophole emerge...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Israel seizes south Lebanon town
Troops seize the south Lebanon town of Marjayoun, after Israel's cabinet decides to expand ground operations...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Troops in Iraq 'under-equipped'
British forces fighting the escalating violence in Iraq are "under-equipped and overstretched", MPs warn...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
General warns of Afghan threat
UK troops in Afghanistan face a greater threat than in any other conflict since the 1950s, a British general says...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
In pictures
Scenes of massive security at British airports...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Analysis
Security crackdown reflects fears of other terror cells...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
At-a-glance
Latest travel information at the UK's airports...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
'Plot to blow up planes' disrupted
A plot to blow up planes to the US mid-flight and cause "mass murder on an unimaginable scale" has been disrupted, Scotland Yard says. Heightened security is causing severe delays at all UK airports...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Taliban Kill a Woman and a Child Seen as Spies
Taliban militants killed a widow and her 13-year-old son, accusing them of spying for the government and foreign troops in Helmand province, the Afghan government said Wednesday...
New York Times - August 10, 2006
The Negotiator: Rice’s Hurdles on Middle East Begin at Home
Washington’s resistance to an immediate cease-fire and its staunch support of Israel have made the secretary of state’s work more difficult...
New York Times - August 10, 2006
On Patrol, Iraqis Prove Eager, Erratic and Green
Two years after the start of an effort to train Iraqi security forces, many of the early troubles remain...
New York Times - August 10, 2006
Logistics: At a Makeshift River Crossing in South Lebanon, Guerrillas Come Out in the Open
A gnarled tree trunk serves as the only remaining crossing on the Litani River, which divides most of Lebanon from the war in the south...
New York Times - August 10, 2006
Four Arrested in U.S. Journalist’s Kidnapping
Marines searched four houses where military officials now believe the journalist Jill Carroll was held captive...
New York Times - August 10, 2006
Mideast Conflict: Israel, Seeking Rocket Buffer, Sets Expansion
Israel approved a plan to expand ground operations in Lebanon, but delayed the offensive pending the outcome of diplomatic efforts...
New York Times - August 10, 2006
Warning over HSBC online banking
Cardiff University researchers claim to have found a flaw in HSBC's online banking system, a newspaper reports...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Lung cancer chemo test developed
A test which can predict which lung cancer patients need chemotherapy is developed by scientists...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Mumbai 1993 bombings verdict due
An Indian judge is set to deliver verdicts on those accused of bombings which killed 257 in Mumbai in 1993...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Body exhumed in death inquiry
The body of a 43-year-old man is to be exhumed after police are told that his death may have been suspicious...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Qualifications call for nurseries
A report is expected to call for nursery nurses and childminders to be able to study at degree level...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Annan warning over Gaza situation
Kofi Annan warns the world not to forget the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as Israeli missiles kill three in Gaza...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
China to extend Tibetan rail link
China plans to extend its controversial new Tibetan rail link to reach the region's second-biggest city, Xigaze...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
£2m fine for Dounreay spillage
The operators of the Dounreay nuclear site are fined £2m over a radioactive liquid spill...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Water waste 'threatens wildlife'
Water wastage needs to be tackled to prevent "devastating" impact on the environment and wildlife, campaigners say...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
'Plot to blow up planes' foiled
A major terrorist plot to blow up planes in mid-flight is disrupted by police, Scotland Yard says...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Israeli tanks push into Lebanon
Israeli troops advance on a town in south Lebanon, after the government decides to extend ground operations...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
Troops in Iraq 'under-equipped'
British forces fighting the escalating violence in Iraq are "under-equipped and overstretched", MPs warn...
BBC News - August 10, 2006
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