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Obama, McCain bury sour campaign, vow cooperation
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Saks posts bigger-than-expected 3Q loss
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Obama, McCain pledge to work together for reform
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Astronaut loses tool bag in space
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Astronaut outside space station loses tool bag
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Astronauts end spacewalk marred by lost tool bag
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Astronauts end space walk marred by lost tool bag
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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UN Clouds of pollution threaten glaciers, health
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Ga. priest facing excommunication will appeal
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Global News Archive for January 2007:
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Bush?s Iraq Plan Meets Opposition From Congress
President Bush?s top aides lobbied hostile lawmakers today on behalf of the administration?s new Iraq strategy, unveiling plans to add 92,000 soldiers and marines to the U.S. military...
New York Times - January 11, 2007
Bafta prepares to reveal nominees
This year's Bafta film nominations are due, with Dame Helen Mirren tipped to be among the contenders...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Family found for gigantic flowers
The 200-year-old mystery of where the world's largest flower sits in the botanical family tree is finally solved...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
US Iraq move 'consistent with UK'
Margaret Beckett plays down the likely impact of 20,000 extra US troops on British operations in Iraq...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Fishermen guilty of false claims
Twenty people and two companies from Kilkeel in County Down plead guilty to breaking rules on fish quotas...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
US Iraq raid draws Iranian anger
US forces seize six people said to be Iranians in the northern Iraqi town of Irbil, prompting a diplomatic incident...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
US House backs stem cell research
The House of Representatives in the US backs embryonic stem cell research, in a major challenge to President Bush...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Football: Rangers agree deal
Rangers and the Scottish FA avoid a court battle after agreeing compensation for Walter Smith's move to Ibrox...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Drifting ship avoids hitting rig
A drifting cargo ship avoids hitting one North Sea rig but risks striking another after its engines fail again...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Papers reveal BBC Dyke drama
Ex-BBC director general Greg Dyke was effectively sacked by the corporation's governors, files show...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
5 Iranians Detained at Consular Office
U.S. forces raided the Iranian consulate in the mainly Kurdish city of Erbil in northern Iraq before dawn today...
New York Times - January 11, 2007
White House Pushes Hard on Iraq Plan
The defense secretary unveiled plans to add 92,000 soldiers and marines to the overall strength of the U.S. military...
New York Times - January 11, 2007
Singer Preston storms off TV quiz
The Ordinary Boys frontman Samuel Preston walks out of a recording of TV show Never Mind The Buzzcocks...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Migrant English classes cuts row
Proposed cuts to English classes for immigrants contradict official policies on integration, MPs say...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Weather power cuts hit thousands
Thousands of homes and businesses lose electricity as severe weather hits Wales, with 74 mph winds felling trees and tearing off roofs...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
UK rejects Royal Mail share plan
The government is to reject a demand from Royal Mail bosses that 20% of its shares be handed to employees...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Storms knock out cash machines
A power failure caused by bad weather causes the loss of the Bank of Ireland's ATM service...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Manufacturer announces job cuts
Cash machine manufacturer NCR announces 650 redundancies in Dundee, blaming competitive pressure...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Fatah loyalists rally in Ramallah
Thousands of Palestinian Fatah supporters rally in the West Bank in a show of strength amid factional rivalry...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Afghan warlord 'aided Bin Laden'
An Afghan rebel leader says he helped Osama Bin Laden escape a 2001 US-led hunt in eastern Afghanistan...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
England battered by wind and rain
A man is killed by a falling tree as severe wind and rain causes chaos across much of England...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Protesters rally at Guantanamo
Protesters gather near the Guantanamo detention centre to mark the fifth anniversary of the first arrivals...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Football: Assault footballer jailed
A footballer is jailed for hitting a rival player in the face during an FA Cup match...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Somali raids miss terror suspects
The US air strikes in Somalia failed to kill the three al-Qaeda suspects targeted, a top US official says...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Attack dog owner carries coffin
The owner of a pit bull terrier dog which killed a five-year-old girl is a pallbearer at her funeral...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Schools fail to hit basics target
Five hundred secondary schools in England fail to meet targets for English and maths GCSEs...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Bangladesh in state of emergency
Bangladesh's president declares a state of emergency and resigns as interim leader amid electoral chaos...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Beckham agrees to LA Galaxy move
David Beckham will leave Real Madrid and join Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy at the end of the season...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Minutes reveal BBC Dyke drama
Ex-BBC director general Greg Dyke felt he was "mistreated" by the BBC's governors, newly released documents show...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Man killed as severe weather hits
A man is killed by a falling tree as severe wind and rain causes chaos across several parts of the UK...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Shock as UK rates rise to 5.25%
The Bank of England raises UK interest rates to 5.25% from 5% in an effort to get inflation back under control...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
US: Iraq PM is 'on borrowed time'
The US secretary of state says the Iraqi PM is living "on borrowed time", but she trusts him to deliver security...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Birds Eye plant to shed 490 jobs
Almost 500 jobs are being cut as Birds Eye announces the closure of its Hull factory...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Date given for Warcraft expansion
Hugely popular role-playing game World of Warcraft is to get its first major expansion next week...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Probe studies 'extreme physics'
A spacecraft is set to launch on a mission to explore the most energetic phenomena in the Universe...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Munsters star De Carlo dies at 84
Actress Yvonne De Carlo, best known for playing Lily Munster in 1960s US TV sitcom The Munsters, dies aged 84...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Beckett welcomes US troop plans
Margaret Beckett welcomes US plans to boost troops in Iraq, but says there are no British plans to do the same...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
999 woes 'could have cost lives'
A report says patients may have died because of poor performance by Wales' ambulance service, but gives no figure...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Warning over repossessions
Home repossessions could become more common if interest rates rise this year, a surveyors' body warns...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Police open triple murder inquiry
Police investigate the murders of a 26-year-old woman and her two daughters in east London...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Thousands hit by storm power cuts
About 1,500 homes are without electricity after high winds brought down power lines overnight...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Trio jailed for killing ex-boxer
Three men are jailed for life for the murder of an ex-boxing champion who was killed in an Edinburgh pub...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
US forces storm Iranian consulate
US forces raid an Iranian consulate in the northern Iraqi town of Irbil and seize five members of staff...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
India court opens laws to review
India's Supreme Court issues a landmark ruling opening more than 200 controversial laws to judicial review...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Indonesia jet debris discovered
A piece of an Indonesian plane which disappeared 10 days ago with 102 people aboard is found by fishermen...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Russia-Belarus oil blockade ends
Russia has resumed pumping crude oil to Europe via Belarus, according to Russian pipeline operator Transneft...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Cricket: Strauss fit to return
Andrew Strauss has recovered from a stiff neck and will play in England's one-dayer against Australia on Friday...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Mengistu is handed life sentence
Exiled former Ethiopian ruler Mengistu Haile Mariam is sentenced to life in prison on genocide charges...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Guantanamo demo at embassy
A protest outside the US embassy in London marking five years since the opening of Guantanamo Bay gets under way...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Football: Mourinho accuses board
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says the club's board will not back him in the January transfer window...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Nato 'kills 150 Taleban fighters'
Up to 150 Taleban militants are killed in a battle near Afghanistan's border with Pakistan, Nato says...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Public debate on hybrid embryos
The public will be asked whether researchers should be allowed to create hybrid human-animal embryos...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Bank increases UK rates to 5.25%
The Bank of England increases interest rates by a quarter of a point to 5.25% as it seeks to curb inflation...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Severe weather brings flood risk
Severe wind and rain across the country causes chaos on the roads and sparks a series of flood alerts...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Bush steps up battle for Baghdad
President Bush orders thousands of extra US troops on to Baghdad's streets as part of a new Iraq strategy...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Democrats Plan to Fight Expansion of Troops
Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California said House Democrats intend to create a symbolic resolution on President Bush?s plan...
New York Times - January 11, 2007
Military Analysis: Bid to Secure Baghdad Relies on Troops and Iraqi Leaders
With his new plan to secure Iraq, President Bush is in effect betting that Iraqi leaders are committed to building a multisectarian state...
New York Times - January 11, 2007
To Counter Iran?s Role in Iraq, Bush Moves Beyond Diplomacy
In promising to stop Iran from meddling in Iraq, President Bush returned to a strategy of confrontation in dealing with Tehran...
New York Times - January 11, 2007
News Analysis: Bush?s Strategy for Iraq Risks Confrontations
President Bush is taking a calculated gamble that the American people will give him more time to turn around the war in Iraq...
New York Times - January 11, 2007
Bush Adds Troops in Bid to Secure Iraq
President Bush conceded for the first time that there were not enough American or Iraqi troops in Baghdad to halt the capital?s descent over the past year into chaos...
New York Times - January 11, 2007
Promising Troops Where They Aren?t Really Wanted
President Bush is confronted by a paradox: An Iraqi government that does not really want an increased American troop presence...
New York Times - January 11, 2007
Airline taxes 'will not hit poor'
Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell says his plans to tax airlines will hit the well-off harder than the poor...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Inquiry after bodies discovered
Medical experts prepare to examine the bodies of a woman and two children that were discovered at a house...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Nicaragua's Ortega takes office
Leftist Daniel Ortega is inaugurated as president of Nicaragua after a 17-year absence from power...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Indonesia jet section discovered
A piece of an Indonesian plane which disappeared 10 days ago with 102 people aboard is discovered...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Darts: Robson sees off Walton
Gary Robson wins three straight sets to beat John Walton at the Lakeside World Championship...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Legal fight over care home rights
The court of appeal is to decide if people in private care homes should have more human rights protection...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Belarus 'restarts oil shipments'
Belarus has restarted the flow of crude oil from Russia after talks with Moscow, says the operator of a key pipeline...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Fatal helicopter collision probed
An inquiry is under way in to how two military helicopters collided leaving one person dead and three others injured...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
MRSA target 'likely to be missed'
The NHS is not on track to meet its MRSA target and perhaps never will, a leaked government memo says...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
'Publish foreign crimes warning'
The Tories want letters that raised concerns about recording crimes committed by Britons overseas published...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Bush boosts troop numbers in Iraq
President Bush orders some 20,000 extra troops to Iraq, as part of a new strategy for tackling the conflict...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
Schools failing to teach basics
Many secondary school pupils in England fail to get good English and maths GCSEs, league tables show...
BBC News - January 11, 2007
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