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A-Rod in Mexico City on same weekend as Madonna
Southern Ledger - December 1, 2008
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Madonna, Alex Rodriguez in Mexico City
Southern Ledger - December 1, 2008
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Space shuttle Endeavour lands in California
Southern Ledger - December 1, 2008
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Space shuttle lands in Calif. after 16-day mission
Southern Ledger - December 1, 2008
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Space shuttle Endeavour finishes 16-day mission
Southern Ledger - December 1, 2008
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Space shuttle glides to safe landing in California
Southern Ledger - December 1, 2008
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Orphan of slain rabbi in Mumbai lands in Israel
Southern Ledger - December 1, 2008
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Raul Castro attends first beatification in Cuba
Southern Ledger - December 1, 2008
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Refugees from Bhutan settle in Pittsburgh
Southern Ledger - December 1, 2008
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Global News Archive for April 2008:
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Stem cell hope for osteoarthritis
Stem cells offer a potential way to repair cartilage damaged by osteoarthritis, say scientists...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
G7 passes plan to ease credit woe
The G7 group of most industrialised nations passes a plan aimed at easing the global credit crisis...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
American cancels 595 more flights
Thousands more passengers endure cancelled flights as American Airlines continues aircraft safety checks...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Man charged after death of baby
A man has been charged in connection with the death of a baby in hospital in Edinburgh last year, police say...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Family's shock at council spying
A couple speak of their shock after their local council spied on them to see if they were cheating the school catchment system...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Rowling demands action in Darfur
Harry Potter author JK Rowling and fellow children's writers call on politicians to protect children in war-torn Darfur...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Against the grain
Video snapshots of the steep global prices of rice...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Argentine torch relay unhindered
Protesters target the latest leg of the Olympic torch's relay in Argentina, but do not hinder its progress...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
TV presenter 'had memorial plans'
Missing TV presenter Mark Speight was planning a tribute concert to his dead fiancee, a friend says...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Ronaldo tops PFA nominations list
Man Utd's Cristiano Ronaldo leads the nominations for PFA players' player of the year...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Live - US Masters
South Africa's Trevor Immelman leads Brandt Snedeker by two shots on day two of the Masters...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
US consumer mood at 26-year low
US consumer sentiment is now at its lowest level in 26 years, says a closely-watched survey...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Asylum seeker NHS ban 'unlawful'
High Court rules regulations banning failed asylum seekers from receiving free NHS treatment are unlawful...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Map reveals key wildlife hotspots
Scientists develop a technique that reveals biodiversity hotspots, which they say will help protect vulnerable species...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
American cancels 570 more flights
Thousands more passengers face disruption on Friday as American Airlines continues aircraft safety checks...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Key Sadr aide shot dead in Iraq
A relative and key follower of radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr is shot dead in the Iraqi city of Najaf...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Symbolic Cyprus border crossing
Mehmet Ali Talat becomes the first Turkish Cypriot leader to enter Greek Cypriot territory through Ledra Street...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
'Dozens hurt' in Dhaka protests
Dozens are injured as Islamic protesters in Bangladesh clash with police over plans to give women more rights...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Police chief's 'apology' to wife
The widow of former chief constable Michael Todd speaks at his memorial service about his last e-mail to her...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Island music festival cancelled
This year's Isle of Skye music festival has been cancelled after organisers racked up £500,000 in debts...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Magician's free TV football scam
A magician admits selling illegal satellite cards to pubs to show Premier League football matches...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
US unveils NI investment package
Northern Ireland is in line for a US investment package which could be worth hundreds of millions of pounds...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Attacks in Rwanda genocide week
There have been two fatal attacks in Rwanda during a week of mourning for genocide victims, police say...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
HP source
The historic garage where Silicon Valley got started...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Against the grain
US farmers do not get full benefit of rice price rises...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Prem baby survival rates revealed
A major study finds no significant improvement in the survival rate for very premature babies, the BBC learns...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
MMR doctor admits ethics failing
The doctor who sparked the MMR contoversy admits a poor grasp of medical ethics in relation to children...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Boy sentenced for bonfire killing
A 13-year-old boy is sent to secure accommodation indefinitely for killing a man and throwing his body on a bonfire...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Brown's dilemma
PM cannot avoid questions over Saudi arms probe...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Human rights 'apply to UK troops'
Human rights laws can be applied to British troops on active service, a High Court judge rules...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Doctor admits car bombs charge
The doctor whose brother carried out the Glasgow Airport and London car bombings is to be deported...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Zimbabwe bans political rallies
Zimbabwean police ban political rallies, as President Mugabe rules out attending a summit on the post-election crisis...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Argentina braced for torch relay
Argentina mounts a major security operation amid threats of protests as it hosts the Olympic torch relay...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Europe rejects anti-piracy plans
Persistent file-sharers should not be thrown off the net, say European politicians...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Nude photo of France's first lady auctioned for $91,000
A nude photo of France's first lady, Carla Bruni, is auctioned for $91,000 - 20 times more than expected...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Parry hits back at Anfield owner
Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry expresses his anger that owner Tom Hicks' call for him to resign has been made public...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
CCTV could be used in exam rooms
Exam rooms could be fitted with CCTV cameras to prevent cheating and false claims against invigilators...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Middle East water crisis warning
Middle East and North African leaders should invest now to avoid a future water crisis, the World Bank says...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Ex-Shanghai boss jailed for graft
The former Communist Party chief in Shanghai, Chen Liangyu, is sentenced to 18 years in jail for corruption...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Pirates release French yacht crew
About 30 people on board a French yacht held by pirates near Somalia are freed, France's president says...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Pakistan drops media restrictions
Pakistan's new government moves to withdraw media restrictions imposed by President Musharraf...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Strong sales at Cadbury
Cadbury Schweppes sees strong sales as it seeks approval to demerge its North American drinks business...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
'Missing' fraud art goes on show
A collection of paintings worth more than £500,000 is to go on show 10 years after an attempt to steal them...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Coastguards hold a second strike
The union representing coastguards says it has public support as its members hold another strike over pay...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Approval for low copy DNA testing
After criticism in the Omagh bomb trial, low copy number DNA testing is given approval for court use...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Mugabe rival 'meets SA president'
Zimbabwe's opposition leader has met South Africa's president ahead of a crisis summit, his party says...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Rice rumour mill
Concern over prices sparks hoarding in the Philippines...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Girls don't strum
The new battles of the sexes - what instrument you play...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Tough on crime
How Sicilians broke the Cosa Nostra's stranglehold...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Dounreay of hope
The nuclear plant clean-up looking 300 years ahead...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Police chief Todd remembered
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith joins the wife and children of police chief Michael Todd at his memorial service...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Council admits spying on family
A council admits spying on a family using laws to track terrorists to see if they lived in a school catchment area...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
7 days quiz
Cake, so no VAT. How about pizza and smoothies?...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Up and away
How did William get his RAF wings in just 13 weeks?...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Man admits Glasgow bomb charge
The brother of a man who died attacking Glasgow Airport with a car bomb has admitted withholding information...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
China says relay 'to go smoothly'
China tries to reassure Olympic officials that the protest-hit torch relay, now in Argentina, will go smoothly...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Calls to reopen Saudi arms probe
The Serious Fraud Office is urged to reopen its inquiry into an arms deal between BAE and Saudi Arabia...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Prince William awarded RAF wings
The Prince of Wales presents his son William with his RAF pilot's wings at a graduation ceremony...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
BA postpones long-haul move to T5
British Airways postpones moving most of its long-haul flights to Heathrow's Terminal Five because of ongoing problems...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Judge warns MoD on poor equipment
Sending UK soldiers into battle with defective equipment could amount to a breach of their human rights, a judge rules...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
IBM races to make hi-tech memory
Research by IBM scientists could result in gadgets with vastly bigger memory capacities from current levels...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Auction reveals 007 writer's bond with his 'Miss Moneypenny'
Letters between James Bond author Ian Fleming and his real-life Miss Moneypenny go under the hammer...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Rose shines to share Masters lead
England's Justin Rose and South African Trevor Immelman share a one-shot lead at four under after the first round of the Masters...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
US 'failing' Afghan fair trials
A rights group says the US is standing by while international standards for fair trials are violated in Afghanistan...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Bank drops interest rates to 5%
Interest rates are cut to 5% from 5.25% by the Bank of England to shore up the UK's slowing economic growth...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Asian states feel rice pinch
A look at some of the Asian countries where rice is a staple as the price of the food soars on global markets...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Vast experience
The 90-somethings avoiding retirement to keep working...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Games lessons
London 2012 security team learn from torch protests...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Bush 'is avoiding Iraq decisions'
Democratic opponents of President George W Bush accuse him of leaving decisions on Iraq to his successor...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
DNA technique 'fit for purpose'
A controversial method for obtaining DNA profiles is "scientifically robust", an independent review finds...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
UN chief to miss Olympics opening
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will not attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, an aide says...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
Pressure on Brown over arms deal
Gordon Brown is under pressure to reopen a fraud inquiry into the £43bn arms deal between BAE Systems and Saudi Arabia...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
McCanns angry over Madeleine leak
Madeleine McCann's parents respond angrily to publication of leaked transcripts of interviews with Portuguese police...
BBC News - April 11, 2008
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