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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
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Businessman who dated Anne Hathaway pleads guilty
A smooth-talking Italian businessman who dated actress Anne Hathaway and claimed to have friends in high places at the Vatican has pleaded guilty in a Manhattan real estate fraud case...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Texas officials mull evacuations as Ike nears
With Hurricane Ike steaming into the Gulf of Mexico, Texas emergency officials Tuesday stood ready to order 1 million people evacuated from the impoverished Rio Grande Valley and tried to convince tens of thousands of illegal immigrants that they have less to fear from the Border Patrol than from the storm...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Sex offender who posed as child pleads guilty
A sex offender who posed as a 12-year-old boy to enroll in Arizona schools has pleaded guilty to seven criminal charges, two stemming from the charade he pulled for two years...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
AP IMPACT US oilfield deaths rise sharply
Less than two months into the job in the oilfields of West Texas, Brandon Garrett was sliced in half by a motorized spool of steel cable as he and other roughnecks struggled to get a drilling rig up and running...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Six nominations give Cafe Tacuba great joy
Mexican alternative rock group Cafe Tacuba scored six Latin Grammy nominations Wednesday, including album of the year...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Biden says McCain reprising 2000 attacks
Joe Biden said Wednesday that Republican John McCain is aiming the same kind of attacks at Democratic nominee Barack Obama that Biden had defended McCain against during the 2000 White House race...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Giants rally to stun Diamondbacks
Eugenio Velez hit a two-out, two-run triple in the ninth inning and the San Francisco Giants rallied to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 on Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Nolasco strikes out 8, Marlins beat Phillies 7-3
Ricky Nolasco struck out eight in 7 2-3 innings and Luis Gonzalez homered to lead the Florida Marlins to a 7-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Angels clinch at least share of AL West title
The Los Angeles Angels clinched at least a share of their fourth AL West title in five years, with Robb Quinlan hitting a three-run double in a 4-2 victory over the New York Yankees on Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Nolasco strikes out 8 in Florida win
Ricky Nolasco struck out eight in 7 2-3 innings and Luis Gonzalez homered to lead the Florida Marlins to a 7-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Sweeney, Cust go back-to-back as As beat Tigers
Ryan Sweeney and Jack Cust hit back-to-back homers in the first inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 5-2 on Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Democrats advice for Obama Tie McCain to Bush
With John McCain gaining in the polls, Democrats have a short checklist for Barack Obama: Tie the Republican to an unpopular President Bush. Let no charge go unanswered. And stress plans to fix the economy...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Democrats offer a checklist for Obama
With John McCain gaining in the polls, Democrats have a short checklist for Barack Obama: Tie the Republican to an unpopular President Bush. Let no charge go unanswered. And stress plans to fix the economy...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Ethiers 4 RBIs, Ramirezs homer lift Dodgers
Andre Ethier drove in four runs, Manny Ramirez quieted the boos with a line-drive homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the last-place San Diego Padres 6-2 on Tuesday night to extend their NL West lead to 2 1/2 games...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
OPEC decides to curb overall output prices rise
OPEC oil ministers agreed Wednesday to trim overall output by more than 500,000 barrels a day in a compromise meant to avoid new turmoil in crude markets while seeking to bolster falling prices...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Beer drinkers challenge InBev-Anheuser-Busch deal
Ten angry beer drinkers are trying to derail the largest brewery takeover in history...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
At OPEC, cooling rivalries, extending a hand
The just ended OPEC meeting was about more what a barrel of oil can fetch on the open market as the global economic picture grows dim...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Stocks rise as energy, consumer staples gain
Stocks rose Wednesday, a day after a steep sell-off, as investors took positions in sectors such as energy, materials and consumer staples. The major indexes rose more than 1 percent, including the Dow Jones industrials, which logged a gain of about 125 points...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Medical schools, journals fight industry influence
Just about every segment of the medical community is piling on the pharmaceutical industry these days, accusing drugmakers of deceiving the public, manipulating doctors and putting profits before patients...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Texas begins evacuating medically fragile
Some Texas residents who have special medical needs in the Corpus Christi area were being told to evacuate in advance of Hurricane Ike as it steams into the Gulf of Mexico...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Incoming Detroit council president tries to mellow
A day after telling reporters they were "evil," incoming Detroit City Council President Monica Conyers offered no apologies for her outburst...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Bishops criticize Bidens abortion statements
Two prominent U.S. Catholic bishops said Tuesday that Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden contradicted church teaching by saying in a weekend interview that determining when human life begins is a "personal and private" matter of religious faith he would not impose on others...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Texas officials weigh evacuations as Ike nears
With Hurricane Ike steaming into the Gulf of Mexico, Texas emergency officials Tuesday stood ready to order 1 million people evacuated from the impoverished Rio Grande Valley and tried to convince tens of thousands of illegal immigrants that they have less to fear from the Border Patrol than from the storm...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Texas officials weigh evacuations as Ike nears
With Hurricane Ike steaming into the Gulf of Mexico, Texas emergency officials Tuesday stood ready to order 1 million people evacuated from the impoverished Rio Grande Valley and tried to convince tens of thousands of illegal immigrants that they have less to fear from the Border Patrol than from the storm...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Australia urged to save Coral Sea animals, history
An alliance of environmentalists, marine scientists and former navy officers urged Australia on Wednesday to establish a vast conservation area in the Coral Sea to protect marine animals, reefs and World War II history...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
China landslide kills 128, hopes fade for missing
Rescuers shoveled and hammered at debris Wednesday searching for survivors buried under sludge, mud and mining waste in northern China after a landslide that killed at least 128 people, but hopes of finding anybody alive were fading...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Koons zany sculptures go on display at Versailles
At the palace of Versailles, a marble statue of Louis XIV now shares space with some unlikely interlopers: Michael Jackson and his pet chimp Bubbles, sculpted in porcelain...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Quake in Iran kills 7, sends tremors across Gulf
A strong earthquake rocked southern Iran on Wednesday, sending tremors across the Persian Gulf and shaking the skyscrapers of Dubai. Iranian state television reported that seven people were killed and 40 others were injured...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Georgian officer killed near Russian post
Shots fired near a Russian checkpoint outside separatist South Ossetia killed a Georgian police officer Wednesday, and police accused Russian forces of hindering their investigation...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Police Bomb kills Lebanese politician
Lebanese police say a bomb explosion has killed a Druse politician from a pro-Syrian party in the hills east of Beirut...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Scientists beaming after test of big atom smasher
A small blip on a computer screen sent champagne corks popping among physicists in Switzerland. Near Chicago, researchers at a "pajama party" who watched via satellite let out an early morning cheer...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Smugglers force African refugees off boat 39 dead
Smugglers threw two children overboard and forced dozens of other African refugees to swim to shore in the middle of the night, leaving more than three dozen dead, the U.N. and an aid group said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Food runs low as Haiti aid effort struggles
Food and fresh water ran dangerously low for thousands in the flood-stricken Haitian city of Gonaives and surrounding villages on Wednesday, as governments and aid groups struggled to get aid to people stranded at shelters...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Israeli groups chide limitations on Palestinians
Israeli restrictions on travel between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip are tearing Palestinian families apart in violation of international law, two Israeli human rights groups said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Blast shakes Iraqi city of Karbala, killing 1
Iraqi officials say a bomb has exploded in the Shiite holy city of Karbala, killing at least one person and wounding 12 others. Some of the wounded are women and children...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Russia sends supply ship to intnl space station
Russian Mission Control says an unmanned Russian cargo ship has blasted off successfully carrying supplies, equipment and gifts for the international space station...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Questions and answers about the CERN collider
Questions and answers about the Large Hadron Collider:...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
3 cleared of charges in Puero Rico pet massacre
A Puerto Rican judge says a contractor and two of his workers are not guilty of animal cruelty in a highly publicized massacre of dogs and cats seized from a housing project and hurled off a bridge last year...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Up to 300 birds die in Canada oil spill
Up to 300 ducks and other birds died when they flew on to a pool of oil that leaked from an idle well in Alberta, Canadian wildlife officials said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Blasts shake Iraqi city of Karbala, killing 2
Two bombs exploded an hour apart late Wednesday in the Shiite holy city of Karbala, killing at least two people and wounding 15 others, including women and children, police and hospital officials said...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Deadly attack on Pakistan mosque
At least 14 people are killed and dozens wounded in a grenade attack on a mosque in northern Pakistan, police say...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Heating plan attacked by charity
Age Concern says it has had increasing numbers of complaints about the government's Warm Front home heating scheme...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
North Korea leader 'recovering'
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is believed to be recovering from a recent stroke, officials in South Korea say...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
US Bolivia envoy 'expelled'
President Evo Morales accuses the US ambassador to Bolivia of encouraging the break-up of the country and orders him to leave...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Lebanon lawmaker killed in blast
A politician from a pro-Syrian faction has been killed in a car bombing east of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, officials say...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Sharp rise in STIs among over 35s
Some sexually transmitted diseases are increasing at a faster rate in the over 35s, figures show...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Hungry as a bear
David Shukman samples some Arctic cuisine...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
N Ireland draw 0-0 with Czech Republic
Northern Ireland claim their first point in the World Cup qualifiers after a 0-0 draw with the Czech Republic at Windsor Park...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Washington diary
Lipstick is obscuring the issues - and it is Obama's fault...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Walcott hat-trick sinks Croatia
Theo Walcott scores three goals as England thrash Croatia 4-1 in a World Cup qualifier in Zagreb...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Scots secure vital win in Iceland
George Burley wins his first game as Scotland manager with a 2-1 defeat of Iceland...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Estelle leads Mobo nominations
R&B star Estelle leads the way at this year's Music of Black Origin (Mobo) Awards with five nominations...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Enough already! Italian call to use fewer English words
Italy's Dante society urges Italian-speakers to curb their use of English terms from 'il weekend' to 'le leadership'...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
US to focus on Pakistani border
The top US commander calls for a new strategy to fight Taleban militants in Afghanistan and in their safe havens inside Pakistan...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Conflict fear over Arctic borders
A senior US Coast Guard commander warns of conflict in the Arctic unless border disputes are resolved...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Hurricane Ike takes aim at South Texas
With Hurricane Ike steaming into the Gulf of Mexico, Texas emergency officials Tuesday stood ready to order 1 million people evacuated from the impoverished Rio Grande Valley and tried to convince tens of thousands of illegal immigrants that they have less to fear from the Border Patrol than from the storm...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Texas officials mull evacuations as Ike nears
With Hurricane Ike steaming into the Gulf of Mexico, Texas emergency officials Tuesday stood ready to order 1 million people evacuated from the impoverished Rio Grande Valley and tried to convince tens of thousands of illegal immigrants that they have less to fear from the Border Patrol than from the storm...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Last tree-sitters descend from UC Berkeley grove
A 21-month occupation of an oak grove at the University of California at Berkeley has ended peacefully, but not without some dispute, as the remaining four tree-sitters descended from their perch and into police custody...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
O.J. Simpson jury selection set to resume
Prosecutors and defense lawyers are vying for an edge as they try to shape a jury that will decide whether O.J. Simpson and a friend robbed two sports memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in a casino hotel room a year ago...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
O.J. Simpson jury selection to resume Wednesday
Prosecutors and defense lawyers are vying for an edge as they try to shape a jury that will decide whether O.J. Simpson and a friend robbed two sports memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in a casino hotel room a year ago...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Richard Monette, former Stratford leader, dies
Richard Monette, the longest-serving artistic director of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, has died at the age of 64...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney among CMA nominees
Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney and Alan Jackson are among the nominees for the 42nd Country Music Association Awards...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Franken, Coleman look to Nov. after primary wins
With a pair of easy primary victories behind them, comedian-turned-politician Al Franken and Sen. Norm Coleman wasted no time diving into the homestretch of their already long-running Minnesota Senate battle...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Obama opens schools debate with McCain
Democrat Barack Obama reached for middle ground on education this week, opening a debate with John McCain over who would do more to put good teachers in classrooms and help parents find alternatives to bad schools...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Power surge Big night for NLs biggest sluggers
Albert Pujols, Manny Ramirez, Carlos Delgado, Lance Berkman...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Phillips, Reds beat Brewers 5-4 in 11 innings
Brandon Phillips hit a go-ahead single with two outs in the 11th inning, moments after apparently breaking his finger on a bunt attempt, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the slumping Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Ethier, Ramirez lead Dodgers to 6-2 win over Pods
Andre Ethier drove in four runs, Manny Ramirez quieted the boos with a line-drive homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the last-place San Diego Padres 6-2 on Tuesday night to extend their NL West lead to 2 1/2 games...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Lehman loses $3.9B, may sell investment unit stake
Struggling to survive the credit crisis, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. plans to sell a majority stake in its prized investment management division, slashed its dividend and may even consider selling the entire company...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Lehman shuffles assets, expects 3Q loss
Lehman Brothers says it will sell a majority stake in its prized investment management business and spin off its commercial real estate operations in a dramatic effort aimed at helping it survive the credit crunch...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Obama opens education debate with McCain
Democrat Barack Obama reached for middle ground on education this week, opening a debate with John McCain over who would do more to put good teachers in classrooms and help parents find alternatives to bad schools...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Incoming Detroit council president tries to mellow
A day after telling reporters they were "evil," incoming Detroit City Council President Monica Conyers offered no apologies for her outburst...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Texas begins evacuating medically fragile
Some Texas residents who have special medical needs in the Corpus Christi area were being told to evacuate in advance of Hurricane Ike as it steams into the Gulf of Mexico...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Ethiers 4 RBIs, Ramirezs homer lift Dodgers
Andre Ethier drove in four runs, Manny Ramirez quieted the boos with a line-drive homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the last-place San Diego Padres 6-2 on Tuesday night to extend their NL West lead to 2 1/2 games...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
OPEC decides to curb overall output prices rise
OPEC oil ministers agreed Wednesday to trim overall output by more than 500,000 barrels a day in a compromise meant to avoid new turmoil in crude markets while seeking to bolster falling prices...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Lehman tries to soothe Wall Street with asset sale
Lehman Brothers, in a desperate bid to survive, announced plans Wednesday to sell a majority stake in its prized investment management business and said a sale of the entire company was possible...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
OPEC decides to curb overall output through quotas
OPEC said Wednesday it would trim overall output by more than 500,000 barrels of oil a day by adhering closer to production quotas _ a compromise meant to avoid a backlash from the biggest petroleum consuming nations and stop the rapid decline in oil prices...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Texas officials weigh evacuations as Ike nears
With Hurricane Ike steaming into the Gulf of Mexico, Texas emergency officials Tuesday stood ready to order 1 million people evacuated from the impoverished Rio Grande Valley and tried to convince tens of thousands of illegal immigrants that they have less to fear from the Border Patrol than from the storm...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Bishops criticize Bidens abortion statements
Two prominent U.S. Catholic bishops said Tuesday that Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden contradicted church teaching by saying in a weekend interview that determining when human life begins is a "personal and private" matter of religious faith he would not impose on others...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Cooking show stint derails Thai prime minister
A Thai court removed the prime minister Tuesday for taking pay to host a TV cooking show, setting off wild celebrations by protesters occupying his office compound. But rejoicing could be short-lived _ the ruling party vowed to put him back in power...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Texas officials weigh evacuations as Ike nears
With Hurricane Ike steaming into the Gulf of Mexico, Texas emergency officials Tuesday stood ready to order 1 million people evacuated from the impoverished Rio Grande Valley and tried to convince tens of thousands of illegal immigrants that they have less to fear from the Border Patrol than from the storm...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Officials Al-Qaida operatives killed in Pakistan
Intelligence officials say four foreign militants killed in a suspected U.S. missile strike in Pakistan included two top al-Qaida operatives...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
China landslide kills 56 hundreds feared trapped
Rescuers used heavy equipment to search Wednesday for survivors buried under a torrent of sludge, mud and mining waste that plowed into buildings in northern China, killing at least 56 people, state media reported...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Australia urged to save Coral Sea animals, history
An alliance of environmentalists, marine scientists and former navy officers urged Australia on Wednesday to establish a vast conservation area in the Coral Sea to protect marine animals, reefs and World War II history...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
China landslide kills 128, hopes fade for missing
Rescuers shoveled and hammered at debris Wednesday searching for survivors buried under sludge, mud and mining waste in northern China after a landslide that killed at least 128 people, but hopes of finding anybody alive were fading...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Britains Brown denies endorsing Obama
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown denied he was endorsing Barack Obama on Wednesday, despite praising the Democratic presidential candidate in a published commentary...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
British prosecutors seek retrial in airline plot
British prosecutors said Wednesday they were seeking a retrial of seven men accused of plotting to down trans-Atlantic airliners using liquid explosives disguised as soft drinks...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Georgian officer killed near Russian post
Shots fired near a Russian checkpoint outside separatist South Ossetia killed a Georgian police officer Wednesday, and police accused Russian forces of hindering their investigation...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Thousands support ANC leader Zuma ahead of ruling
Thousands of people demonstrated Wednesday in support of African National Congress leader Jacob Zuma, as tensions mounted ahead of a court ruling on whether to dismiss corruption charges against him...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Quake in Iran kills 4, sends tremors across Gulf
A strong earthquake rocked southern Iran on Wednesday, killing four people and sending tremors across the Persian Gulf to the skyscrapers of Dubai...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Military helicopter crashes in Israel, killing 2
A military helicopter crashed at sundown Wednesday in northern Israel and burst into flames, the military said, and two crew members were killed, according to media reports...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Public premiere for new Bond film
The world's first public screening of new Bond film Quantum of Solace is to take place at the London Film Festival...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
EU accused of Georgia duplicity
Russia accuses the EU of duplicity over an agreement with Georgia on where EU ceasefire monitors can be deployed...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
ITV to be demoted from FTSE 100
Broadcaster ITV is to lose its blue-chip status following the latest quarterly reshuffle of the FTSE 100 index...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Lehman shake-up as losses mount
Troubled US bank Lehman Brothers reports a massive quarterly loss and takes radical steps to strengthen its finances...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Accused mother's alcohol 'smell'
A court hears how a mother accused of drowning her daughter, four, turned up at her childminder's smelling of alcohol...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Five held over journalist murder
Five men are arrested by police investigating the murder of journalist Martin O'Hagan in Lurgan seven years ago...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Cancer patient wins drug battle
A cancer patient wins a battle in the High Court to be given a drug which doctors say could give him three more years of life...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
New teachers 'betrayed' over jobs
Thousands of newly qualified Scottish teachers are being hit by a lack of jobs, teaching leaders claim...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
After Kim
N Korea rumours highlight succession problems ahead...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Campaign of fear
How elderly mobile home residents were forced out...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
'Lucky to be here'
Service honours soldiers who died in the NI Troubles...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Wales beaten by late Russia goal
Russian substitute Pavel Pogrebniak scores late on to give his side a 2-1 World Cup qualifying win over Wales in Moscow...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Watching medical dramas 'feeds health fears'
A taste for television hospital drama might make you more fearful about your own health, say psychologists...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Live text - World Cup qualifiers
Wales lose 2-1 to Russia in Moscow, ahead of games involving all the other home nations including Croatia v England...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Funeral service for honeymoon pair
The Duchess of York is among mourners at the funeral service for a couple shot on their Caribbean honeymoon...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Thousands stranded as firm goes bust
Almost 2,500 holidaymakers are stranded abroad after the collapse of a firm that runs budget package holidays...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Tories attack Harman's 'class war'
The Conservatives accuse Harriet Harman of re-opening the "class war" as she targets the gap between rich and poor...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Data loss firm contract axed
The firm blamed for losing the details of thousands of criminals on a memory stick, has its £1.5m Home Office contract cancelled...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Antibiotic resistance rise worries experts
Experts issue a warning that levels of resistance to antibiotic drugs is reaching worrying levels in England, Wales and Northern Ireland...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Obama rejects 'lipstick' charge
Democrat Barack Obama accuses his rival of "phoney politics" following his "lipstick on a pig" remarks...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Seven men face bomb plot retrial
Seven men accused of plotting to blow up transatlantic planes with liquid bombs should face a retrial, the Crown Prosecution decides...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
O.J. Simpson jury selection set to resume
Prosecutors and defense lawyers are vying for an edge as they try to shape a jury that will decide whether O.J. Simpson and a friend robbed two sports memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in a casino hotel room a year ago...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Incoming Detroit council president tries to mellow
A day after telling reporters they were "evil," incoming Detroit City Council President Monica Conyers offered no apologies for her outburst...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
O.J. Simpson jury selection to resume Wednesday
Prosecutors and defense lawyers are vying for an edge as they try to shape a jury that will decide whether O.J. Simpson and a friend robbed two sports memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in a casino hotel room a year ago...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Texas death row inmate gets execution postponed
A death row inmate whose lawyers argued a secret romantic relationship between the judge and prosecutor tainted his trial has won a reprieve _ but not because of the alleged affair...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Crucial Grand Canyon sandbars have rapidly eroded
Newly built-up sandbars crucial to wildlife in the Grand Canyon have rapidly eroded in the last four months, some shrinking back to the size they were before a costly manmade flood...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Ethier, Ramirez lead Dodgers to 6-2 win over Pods
Andre Ethier drove in four runs, Manny Ramirez quieted the boos with a line-drive homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the last-place San Diego Padres 6-2 on Tuesday night to extend their NL West lead to 2 1/2 games...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
12 valuable paintings stolen from Calif. home
A dozen valuable paintings including works by Marc Chagall, Diego Rivera and Emil Nolde were stolen from the home of an elderly couple, and police issued an international alert to recover them...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Paris doc shows confessional side of Hilton
One clear fan of a new Paris Hilton documentary has a familiar name: Paris Hilton...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Obama opens schools debate with McCain
Democrat Barack Obama reached for middle ground on education this week, opening a debate with John McCain over who would do more to put good teachers in classrooms and help parents find alternatives to bad schools...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Power surge Big night for NLs biggest sluggers
Albert Pujols, Manny Ramirez, Carlos Delgado, Lance Berkman...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Phillips, Reds beat Brewers 5-4 in 11 innings
Brandon Phillips hit a go-ahead single with two outs in the 11th inning, moments after apparently breaking his finger on a bunt attempt, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the slumping Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Oil rises in Asia after OPEC vows to cut output
Oil prices rose Wednesday in Asia after OPEC said it would cut more than 500,000 barrels a day of production that exceed its self-imposed output quotas...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Obama opens education debate with McCain
Democrat Barack Obama reached for middle ground on education this week, opening a debate with John McCain over who would do more to put good teachers in classrooms and help parents find alternatives to bad schools...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Franken, Coleman look to Nov. after primary wins
With a pair of easy primary victories behind them, comedian-turned-politician Al Franken and Sen. Norm Coleman wasted no time diving into the homestretch of their already long-running Minnesota Senate battle...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Texas officials mull evacuations as Ike nears
With Hurricane Ike steaming into the Gulf of Mexico, Texas emergency officials Tuesday stood ready to order 1 million people evacuated from the impoverished Rio Grande Valley and tried to convince tens of thousands of illegal immigrants that they have less to fear from the Border Patrol than from the storm...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Texas officials weigh evacuations as Ike nears
With Hurricane Ike steaming into the Gulf of Mexico, Texas emergency officials Tuesday stood ready to order 1 million people evacuated from the impoverished Rio Grande Valley and tried to convince tens of thousands of illegal immigrants that they have less to fear from the Border Patrol than from the storm...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Bishops criticize Bidens abortion statements
Two prominent U.S. Catholic bishops said Tuesday that Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden contradicted church teaching by saying in a weekend interview that determining when human life begins is a "personal and private" matter of religious faith he would not impose on others...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Ethiers 4 RBIs, Ramirezs homer lift Dodgers
Andre Ethier drove in four runs, Manny Ramirez quieted the boos with a line-drive homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the last-place San Diego Padres 6-2 on Tuesday night to extend their NL West lead to 2 1/2 games...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
OPEC decides to curb overall output prices rise
OPEC oil ministers agreed Wednesday to trim overall output by more than 500,000 barrels a day in a compromise meant to avoid new turmoil in crude markets while seeking to bolster falling prices...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Texas officials weigh evacuations as Ike nears
With Hurricane Ike steaming into the Gulf of Mexico, Texas emergency officials Tuesday stood ready to order 1 million people evacuated from the impoverished Rio Grande Valley and tried to convince tens of thousands of illegal immigrants that they have less to fear from the Border Patrol than from the storm...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
American performer Israeli security made me dance
A performer with the famed American Alvin Ailey dance troupe on Tuesday said he was twice forced to perform steps for Israeli airport security officers to prove his identity before he was permitted to enter the country...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Cooking show stint derails Thai prime minister
A Thai court removed the prime minister Tuesday for taking pay to host a TV cooking show, setting off wild celebrations by protesters occupying his office compound. But rejoicing could be short-lived _ the ruling party vowed to put him back in power...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
China landslide kills 56 hundreds feared trapped
Rescuers used heavy equipment to search Wednesday for survivors buried under a torrent of sludge, mud and mining waste that plowed into buildings in northern China, killing at least 56 people, state media reported...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Australia urged to save Coral Sea animals, history
An alliance of environmentalists, marine scientists and former navy officers urged Australia on Wednesday to establish a vast conservation area in the Coral Sea to protect marine animals, reefs and World War II history...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Georgian officer reported killed near Russian post
A Georgian police officer was killed Wednesday by gunfire that came from the direction of a Russian checkpoint near separatist South Ossetia, Interior Ministry officials said...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Dutch court rejects Srebrenica relatives claim
A Netherlands court says the government does not owe compensation to relatives of two Bosnian Muslims handed to Serb forces by Dutch peacekeepers and slain in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Official Alleged NKorean spy admits to charges
A woman from North Korea charged with espionage admitted in court Wednesday that she spied for the communist country, an official said, in a spectacular case that has drawn wide attention in South Korea...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Sri Lankan air force bombs rebel areas
Air force jets attacked a rebel intelligence base deep in northern Sri Lanka early Wednesday, stepping up a punishing wave of airstrikes a day after Tamil Tiger fighters launched a surprise attack on a military base, the military said...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Wildfires sweep southern Africa, kill at least 89
Officials say at least 89 people have died in wildfires sweeping through Mozambique, South Africa and Swaziland...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Sats firm apologises for problems
ETS - the company behind the "Sats shambles" - apologises, but puts much of the blame on the exams body which employed it...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Fusion power seeks super steels
Scientists say an understanding of how the Twin Towers collapsed will lead to new steels needed to build fusion reactors...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Sri Lanka jets attack rebel base
Sri Lankan air force jets drop bombs on an intelligence headquarters of the Tamil Tiger rebels, officials say...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
FA seeks World Cup bid executive
The Football Association starts the process of securing a chief executive for its 2018 World Cup bid team...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Narrow UK class gap, urges Harman
The class gap must be narrowed in an effort to improve people's life chances, Labour's deputy leader Harriet Harman says...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
US budget deficit seen at $438bn
The US budget deficit is expected to hit $438bn next year, according to estimates from the Congressional Budget Office...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Iran raps Israel 'kidnap threat'
Iran protests to the UN after an Israeli minister suggests the Iranian president could be kidnapped and put on trial...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
North Korea denies Kim is unwell
N Korea dismisses reports that leader Kim Jong-il is seriously ill, saying the claims are "worthless" and a "conspiracy plot"...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Money worries for abuse centres
Two of a charity's domestic violence information centres are under threat due to a lack of funding...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
'Fair trial' issue in murder case
The trial of those accused of murdering teenager Michael McIlveen is moved after a complaint about the size of the court...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
DR Congo army 'works with rebels'
The Congolese army is helping rebels mine gold and tin, instead of fighting them, a lobby group says...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Burned body found on golf course
Tayside Police launch an investigation after a badly burned body is found on a golf course in Carnoustie...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Militant nexus
Mapping the Taleban's cross-border operations...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Don't stare at me
Would you, if you passed this woman on the street?...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Storeys add to GB cycling golds
Sarah Storey and husband Barney win within an hour of each other, as GB take their cycling gold haul to 12...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Poet Laureate says writing verse for the Royal Family is "thankless"
Poet Laureate Andrew Motion says the task of writing verse for the Royal Family is "entirely thankless" and gave him a case of writer's block...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Service for Troubles soldiers
A service of commemoration is held in St Paul's Cathedral to honour those who served in Northern Ireland...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Barratt profits hit by downturn
UK housebuilder Barratts reports a steep fall in profits, but its average selling price has risen because of high-value sales...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Oil rises on Opec production curb
Oil prices rally after Opec tells its members to limit their production to agreed quotas in the wake of falling demand...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
'Big Bang' experiment starts well
Scientists hail as a success the start of an experiment to recreate the conditions a few moments after the "Big Bang"...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Record number of schools opened
The government unveils more than 180 new and refurbished schools in England...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Britain 'to fall into recession'
The European Commission warns that Germany, Spain and the UK will fall into recession in 2008...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Last 4 tree-sitters descend from UC Berkeley grove
The four remaining protesters living in a redwood at UC Berkeley climbed down from their perch Tuesday, ending a 21-month occupation of a campus grove aimed at stopping construction of a new sports center...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
12 valuable paintings stolen from Calif. home
A dozen valuable paintings including works by Marc Chagall, Diego Rivera and Emil Nolde were stolen from the home of an elderly couple, and police issued an international alert to recover them...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Paris doc shows confessional side of Hilton
One clear fan of a new Paris Hilton documentary has a familiar name: Paris Hilton...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Texas appeals court stop scheduled execution
Attorneys for a killer who had been scheduled to die Wednesday say he should get a new trial because his trial judge and the prosecutor admitted having a secret sexual relationship that began years before his murder convictions...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Texas officials mull evacuations as Ike nears
With Hurricane Ike steaming into the Gulf of Mexico, Texas emergency officials Tuesday stood ready to order 1 million people evacuated from the impoverished Rio Grande Valley and tried to convince tens of thousands of illegal immigrants that they have less to fear from the Border Patrol than from the storm...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Ethiers 4 RBIs, Ramirezs homer lift Dodgers
Andre Ethier drove in four runs, Manny Ramirez quieted the boos with a line-drive homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the last-place San Diego Padres 6-2 on Tuesday night to extend their NL West lead to 2 1/2 games...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Brewers lose to Reds again on Phillips single
Brandon Phillips hit a go-ahead single with one out in the 11th inning and the Cincinnati Reds beat the slumping Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Velezs 9th-inning single helps Giants top D-backs
Eugenio Velez singled home the winning run with one out in the ninth and the San Francisco Giants dealt the stumbling Arizona Diamondbacks their fifth straight defeat with a 5-4 victory Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Brewers lose to Reds again on Phillips double
Brandon Phillips hit a go-ahead single with one out in the 11th inning and the Cincinnati Reds beat the slumping Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Red Sox can take 1st tonight Angels can clinch
The Boston Red Sox can take over first place in the American League East and the Los Angeles Angels can clinch the AL West division title tonight...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Agent Titans QB Vince Young was at friends house
Vince Young is awaiting results of an MRI exam on his sprained left knee Tuesday, hours after the Tennessee Titans sought police help in finding the quarterback the team described as "emotionally down."...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
OPEC decides to curb overproduction
OPEC oil ministers have decided to curb overproduction by more than 500,000 barrels...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Texas officials weigh evacuations as Ike nears
With Hurricane Ike steaming into the Gulf of Mexico, Texas emergency officials Tuesday stood ready to order 1 million people evacuated from the impoverished Rio Grande Valley and tried to convince tens of thousands of illegal immigrants that they have less to fear from the Border Patrol than from the storm...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Oil rises in Asia after OPEC vows to cut output
Oil prices rose Wednesday in Asia after OPEC said it would cut more than 500,000 barrels a day of production that exceed its self-imposed output quotas...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
OPEC decides to curb overall output prices rise
OPEC oil ministers agreed Wednesday to trim overall output by more than 500,000 barrels a day in a compromise meant to avoid new turmoil in crude markets while seeking to bolster falling prices...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Bishops criticize Bidens abortion statements
Two prominent U.S. Catholic bishops said Tuesday that Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden contradicted church teaching by saying in a weekend interview that determining when human life begins is a "personal and private" matter of religious faith he would not impose on others...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
2 Afghan civilians killed, 10 wounded by NATO bomb
A NATO bomb missed its target by more than 1.5 miles and hit a house Tuesday, killing two Afghan civilians and wounding 10 at a time of rising tension between the Afghan government and international troops over the use of airstrikes...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Texas officials weigh evacuations as Ike nears
With Hurricane Ike steaming into the Gulf of Mexico, Texas emergency officials Tuesday stood ready to order 1 million people evacuated from the impoverished Rio Grande Valley and tried to convince tens of thousands of illegal immigrants that they have less to fear from the Border Patrol than from the storm...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Stolen manuscript to be returned to Israel library
A 215-year-old Jewish manuscript discovered missing a decade ago will be returned by the German library where it surfaced, an Israeli official said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Russia to keep 7,600 troops in 2 Georgia regions
Russia will station nearly 8,000 troops in two breakaway Georgian provinces, officials said Tuesday, announcing an imposing long-term presence less than a day after agreeing to pull forces back from areas surrounding the provinces...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Cooking show stint derails Thai prime minister
A Thai court removed the prime minister Tuesday for taking pay to host a TV cooking show, setting off wild celebrations by protesters occupying his office compound. But rejoicing could be short-lived _ the ruling party vowed to put him back in power...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
American performer Israeli security made me dance
A performer with the famed American Alvin Ailey dance troupe on Tuesday said he was twice forced to perform steps for Israeli airport security officers to prove his identity before he was permitted to enter the country...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Mexico urges US to release anti-drug aid package
The Mexican government is urging the United States to release a US$400 million package of anti-crime aid approved by the U.S. Congress in June...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
China landslide kills 56 hundreds feared trapped
Rescuers used heavy equipment to search Wednesday for survivors buried under a torrent of sludge, mud and mining waste that plowed into buildings in northern China, killing at least 56 people, state media reported...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Israel tells businessmen to stop visiting Georgia
Israeli defense officials say the government has told all businessmen involved in military sales to Georgia to immediately cease visits to the former Soviet republic...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Israeli minister says OK to kidnap Iran president
An Israeli Cabinet minister and one-time spy who helped kidnap Nazi mastermind Adolf Eichmann and bring him to trial said Tuesday the same tactic could be used on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Report North Korean leader alive but ill
A South Korean news report says North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is alive but ill...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Hamas Arrests foiled car bombing
Hamas security says its police have arrested two men from the rival Fatah in a car containing explosives...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Togo says bird flu hits poultry farm
An outbreak of bird flu has been confirmed in the West African nation of Togo for the first time since last year, the Health Ministry said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Officials Al-Qaida operatives killed in Pakistan
Intelligence officials say four foreign militants killed in a suspected U.S. missile strike in Pakistan included two top al-Qaida operatives...
Southern Ledger - September 10, 2008
Elbow elated at Mercury Prize win
Rock group Elbow scoop the Nationwide Mercury Prize for the best British album of the past year...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Pollution 'hinders heart pacing'
Air pollution from traffic hinders the heart's ability to conduct electrical signals, a study concludes...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
'Hard questions' over Sats fiasco
Test firm ETS and England's exams watchdogs are to be quizzed by MPs about marking problems...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
ICTY to assess Serbia assistance
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, Serge Brammertz, is set to visit Serbia...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
UK economic output 'now falling'
The UK economy contracted by 0.2% in August, a think tank has calculated, the latest sign that a recession may be imminent...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Funding rules 'unfairness' claim
The Barnett formula covering public spending across the UK is unfair on taxpayers in England and Scotland, a pressure group says...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Egypt school exam cheats jailed
Fourteen people, including an exam board chairman, are jailed in Egypt for leaking details of the senior school exam...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Honeymoon pair's funeral service
A funeral service is to be held at Llandaff Cathedral to remember a couple murdered on their Caribbean honeymoon...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Fans' fears
Hope is hard to find among England fans in Zagreb...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
The Kingmaker
New Zealand's power-broker runs out of steam...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Wine apprentice
From an African township to the vineyards of Europe...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Slow burners
Long journey for Elbow to major music prize...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Review into lawyer shot by police
A judicial review into the death of a lawyer shot by police in his west London home is to take place...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Minister in DR Congo frees goats from prison
A minister in DR Congo orders the release from prison of a dozen goats awaiting trial on charges of being sold illegally...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
More universities back academies
Universities expand their role in sponsoring academies - as the government unveils more than 180 new and refurbished schools...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
North Korea's Kim 'has collapsed'
A South Korean official says North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is ill, a day after he failed to attend a celebratory parade...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Obama win preferred in world poll
All 22 countries in a BBC World Service poll would prefer Barack Obama to be US president instead of his rival John McCain...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Experts aim to 're-create Big Bang'
Scientists are to try to re-create conditions in the first moments after the 'Big Bang' that created the universe...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Fuel bills deal being finalised
A deal between the government and energy companies aimed at cutting household bills for poorer customers is being finalised...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Mentally ill kept in police cells
Many mentally ill people are being held in police cells rather than being taken for hospital assessment, a report says...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
Opec agrees oil production curb
Opec tells its members to limit their production to agreed quotas as Brent crude dips below $100 for the first time since April...
BBC News - September 10, 2008
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