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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 May 2007:
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Bandwidth leap for British forces
UK forces in Afghanistan and Iraq start using their upgraded Skynet satellite communications system...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Six children in positive TB tests
Six pupils give positive readings after screening at two schools where a teacher and her children have TB...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Phones allowed for Ten Tors trek
Competitors in the Ten Tors event are allowed to carry mobile phones following the death of a girl during training...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
City vigil for missing Madeleine
Prayers are said in Glasgow for the safe return of missing three-year-old girl Madeleine McCann in Portugal...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Polish court strikes down spy law
Poland's highest court rules that parts of a controversial vetting law violate the country's constitution...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Virginia Tech students graduating
The US university where 32 students and staff were killed in a gun rampage is staging its annual graduation ceremony...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
UN to decide on Zimbabwe key role
Zimbabwe is expected to be chosen to head a key UN body, as its ambassador rejects Western objections...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Football: Forest take play-off lead
Nottingham Forest move a step closer to the League One play-off final thanks to a 2-0 win over Yeovil in the semi-final first leg at Huish Park...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Gang members jailed for murder
Three gang members are given life sentences for the murder of a teenager which was captured on CCTV...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Google searches web's dark side
One in 10 web pages scrutinised by Google contains malicious code that could infect a user's PC...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Minister demands eBay ticket bar
The government asks online auction site eBay to remove any tickets for BBC Radio 1's free Big Weekend event...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Experts back folic acid in flour
Folic acid should be added to flour to cut the risk of birth defects such as spina bifida, experts have recommended...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Police name city shooting victim
A man shot dead in broad daylight in what may have been a gangland revenge killing is named by police...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Tory MP makes loaded gun arrest
A Tory MP was involved in arresting an armed man on one of his first patrols as a special constable...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Two dead children were murdered
A boy aged under six and a baby girl, who were found dead in south London, had been murdered police say...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Sanchez resigns as NI manager
Lawrie Sanchez resigns as Northern Ireland manager with immediate effect to become full-time boss of Fulham...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Uttar Pradesh low caste landslide
India's low-caste Bahujan Samaj Party sweeps to victory in assembly elections in the key state of Uttar Pradesh...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Guinea soldiers suspend protest
Guinea's president agrees to meet soldiers demanding unpaid wages who marched on the capital causing panic...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Kidney sale man avoids jail
A 26-year-old man who tried to sell one of his own kidneys is given a 12-month suspended jail sentence...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Football: Sanchez quits as NI boss
Lawrie Sanchez resigns as Northern Ireland manager to take over at Fulham...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Football: Fowler to leave Anfield
Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler confirms his contract will not be extended at the end of this season...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Postal workers to vote on strikes
More than 130,000 postal workers are to be balloted on strike action in a row over pay, a union says...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Asbo OAP guilty of road offences
An 81-year-old already serving a jail term for making her neighbours' lives hell is convicted of driving offences...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
11 Menezes police face no action
Eleven officers involved in the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes will not face disciplinary action...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Last goodbye for Blair and Chirac
Outgoing British PM Tony Blair visits Paris to say farewell to outgoing French President Jacques Chirac...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Madeleine parents 'won't give up'
The parents of missing Madeleine McCann say they will leave "no stone unturned" in their efforts to find her...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Pope creates Brazil's first saint
Pope Benedict XVI canonises Brazil's first saint before a crowd of a million people in the city of Sao Paulo...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Blair Endorses Gordon Brown as His Successor
Mr. Brown planned a busy campaign to persuade Britons of his suitability for the job of prime minister...
New York Times - May 11, 2007
Highest mobile call climb begins
A British climber is making final preparations for an attempt to make a mobile phone call from Everest...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Swiss make shock Eurovision exit
Switzerland's DJ Bobo, one of the favourites to win the Eurovision Song Contest, fails to make Saturday's final...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Drinking at home 'cuts bingeing'
Teenagers who drink alcohol with their parents are less likely to binge drink, research suggests...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Inflation 'pushing up pay deals'
The number of UK pay deals above 4% is picking up as level of inflation rises, a report says...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Labour deputy hopefuls woo MPs
The six contenders to be Labour deputy leader are seeking MPs' support ahead of the nominations deadline...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Dead biker family meet watchdog
Relatives of a dead biker meet a police watchdog after images of his body were shown without permission...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
End of the line for biscuit maker
One of the UK's largest biscuit suppliers is to end production at one of its factories and scrap up to 660 jobs...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Gunman fires shots in pub attack
Staff and late night drinkers are shocked after a gunman fires shots outside a Belfast city centre pub...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Clashes follow new Gaza operation
Clashes in the Gaza Strip leave six Palestinians injured, a day after major security operation began...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Low castes lead in Uttar Pradesh
The low-caste Bahujan Samaj Party is heading for victory in India's Uttar Pradesh state elections, trends show...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Serbia parties 'agree coalition'
Serbia's main pro-reform parties agree to form a government, after months of wrangling, local media say...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Football: Moore statue unveiling
A statue of Bobby Moore is unveiled outside the new Wembley by the widow of the former England captain...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Zimbabwe defends right to UN role
Zimbabwe dismisses Western objections to its appointment to head a key UN body because of its rights record...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Paisley and Ahern visit Boyne site
First Minister Ian Paisley and Taoiseach Bertie Ahern are visiting the site of the Battle of the Boyne...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Football: City to meet on Barton
Man City say the future of Joey Barton will be decided at a meeting with club officials on Tuesday...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Pope to laud Brazil's first saint
Up to a million Catholics are to gather in Sao Paulo to watch the Pope canonise the first Brazilian-born saint...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
11 Menezes police face no action
Eleven officers involved in the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes will not face disciplinary action...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
SNP and Greens sign deal
The SNP strikes a deal with the Scottish Greens over working together in the new Holyrood...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Brown launches Labour leader bid
Gordon Brown says he has the "ideas and vision" to govern Britain as he launches his Labour leadership campaign...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Madeleine search given £1m reward
A businessman offers a £1m reward for information leading to the return of missing Madeleine McCann...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Blair Ends a Decade of Stewardship
Prime Minister Tony Blair?s departure will bookmark a tenure in which he struggled at home and sacrificed his popularity to the war in Iraq...
New York Times - May 11, 2007
Marine Says His Staff Misled Him on Killings
The general in charge of the marines who killed 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq, said his staff hid information...
New York Times - May 11, 2007
President Open to Benchmarks in Iraq Measure
The president also threatened to veto the House plan, approved on a 221 to 205 vote, which only pays for the next two months of the Iraq war?s costs...
New York Times - May 11, 2007
A Tough Fight Still Looms, Cheney Warns G.I.?s in Iraq
Vice President Dick Cheney made no promise that an end to the fighting was in sight, a stark contrast to an earlier assessment than the insurgency was in its ?last throes.?...
New York Times - May 11, 2007
Pressed by Police, Even Innocent Confess in Japan
Recent criminal cases have shown just how far the Japanese authorities will go in securing confessions...
New York Times - May 11, 2007
Summer school programme grows
A major expansion in summer schools for gifted and talented children is to be announced...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Asian markets push illegal ivory
Cross-continental crime syndicates run from East Asia are fuelling a rise in the illegal ivory trade...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Blair will stand down on 27 June
Tony Blair says it has been an "honour" to lead the "greatest nation on earth" as he names the day he will step down...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Count underway in Uttar Pradesh
Counting of votes is underway at the end of marathon elections in India's Uttar Pradesh state...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Tunnel to re-open at mystery hill
Engineers are to re-open a tunnel at a Wiltshire mound in the hope of unlocking its ancient secrets...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Nasa unveils Hubble's successor
Nasa shows a full-scale model of a new telescope intended to see to the farthest reaches of the universe...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
F1: Hamilton coping with fame
Lewis Hamilton is learning to cope with his new celebrity status as he prepares for this week's Spanish Grand Prix...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Pope gives Brazil family message
Pope Benedict XVI promotes traditional Catholic family values at a youth rally in Sao Paulo, Brazil...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
US House passes Iraq funding bill
The House of Representatives passes a bill to limit funding for the Iraq war, but President Bush says he will veto it...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Independent expert to probe vote
An independent international expert will examine the chaos surrounding the Holyrood count...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Brown to launch leadership bid
Chancellor Gordon Brown is set to officially launch his bid to be the next Labour leader...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
Madeleine search scaling down
Police in Portugal say they are scaling down the local search for missing British girl Madeleine McCann...
BBC News - May 11, 2007
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