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Review Just say I dont to Bride Wars
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Audiovox to expand availability of TV on the road
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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How big Jurassic flying reptiles got off ground
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Congo rebel faction denounces Nkunda as leader
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Arabs put Hamas in UN draft, West offers own text
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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New US-led naval force to battle Somali pirates
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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How many scorpions? London Zoo does critter count
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Pope Benedict jokes about hoarse voice
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Handlers on phone ordered Mumbai gunmen to kill
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Global News Archive for August 2005:
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Bush Says Troop Levels in Iraq Will Stay Unchanged for Now
President Bush asserted that the United States would not betray the Iraqi people by withdrawing its forces too soon...
New York Times - August 11, 2005
U.N. Nuclear Regulators and Iran Spar Over Fuel Program
A U.N. agency expressed "serious concern" about Tehran's nuclear program; Iran responded that it would not curtail it...
New York Times - August 11, 2005
Key Shiite Demands Autonomy in Southern Iraq as Deadline Nears
The demand for the formation of a semi- independent region in the oil-rich south threw the drafting of the new constitution into further turmoil...
New York Times - August 11, 2005
Ratings soar as viewers find Lost
TV drama Lost attracts six million viewers for its first episode on Channel 4, unofficial figures show...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Shrek pushes Dreamworks into red
Dreamworks Animation slides into the red as high numbers of Shrek 2 DVD returns cut its earnings and wipe out its profits...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Murder suspects to be extradited
Three men wanted in connection with the murder of Glasgow teenager Kriss Donald agree to be extradited...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Gang jailed over bank card scam
Four eastern European men are given custodial sentences for a cash machine scam in Cardiff, worth up to £200,000...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Athletics: Gatlin's sprint double
Justin Gatlin leads home an historic American 1-2-3-4 in the men's 200m at the World Championships...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
BA grounds flights until Friday evening
Thousands of passengers are stranded after BA flights at Heathrow are grounded by unofficial strike action...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Thousands rally against Gaza plan
Thousands of Israelis rally in Tel Aviv in protest at plans to pull out of Gaza, days before the withdrawal starts...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Egypt Certifies 9 Challengers to Murbarak in Coming Election
The race for the presidency in September has been both hailed as a first step toward democracy and vilified as hoax and a sham...
New York Times - August 11, 2005
Malaysia, Blanketed in Noxious Haze, Declares Emergency
Smoke from forest fires in Indonesia blanketed parts of the peninsula, forcing the country's biggest seaport to shut down...
New York Times - August 11, 2005
U.N. Agency Sets Deadline for Iran to Suspend Nuclear Program
The U.N. nuclear agency expressed "serious concern" today over Iran's resumption this week of nuclear activities...
New York Times - August 11, 2005
10 Foreigners Seen as Threat Held in Britain
The foreigners were detained in early-morning raids across Britain because they are considered a "threat to national security."...
New York Times - August 11, 2005
Should radicals be deported?
Ten foreign nationals who "threaten security", have been detained in the UK, pending deportation. Should radicals be deported?...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Clarke rejects deportation fears
Charles Clarke says he has the guarantees necessary to deport Abu Qatada and nine others despite torture fears...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Record satellite lift for Ariane
The heaviest commercial telecoms satellite to go into orbit launches from Kourou Spaceport, French Guiana...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
No more 'Hot Coffee' sex for GTA
The makers of GTA: San Andreas have released a fix to disable access to controversial sex scenes...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Iraq Shias call for more autonomy
A senior Iraqi Shia leader calls for the creation of an autonomous area in the south of the country...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Runaway train's 10-mile journey
An unmanned locomotive reaches speeds of 60mph as it smashes through level crossings in Staffordshire...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Inquiry call over factory blast
A team of Scottish academics calls for a public inquiry into the Stockline Plastics explosion...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Animal ban for woman 'in squalor'
A woman who kept a range of pets in a house filled with rubbish is banned from keeping animals for 10 years...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Inmates quizzed after jail blast
Police interview prisoners at high security Whitemoor Prison after a homemade bomb explodes there...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Big Brother actress claim denied
An agency denies Big Brother contestant Makosi Musambasi is an actress they supplied for the show...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Vaughan ton puts England on top
Michael Vaughan hits a superb 166 as England reach 341-5 on day one of the third Test against Australia...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Ex-Worldcom finance chief jailed
Scott Sullivan, former finance chief of Worldcom is jailed for five years for his part in the company's $11bn accounting scandal...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
New US Mars probe delayed again
The US space agency delays the launch of its Mars probe from Florida for the second day running...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
UN urges Iran nuclear freeze
The UN's atomic agency expresses "serious concern" over Iran's nuclear activity, and calls on it to desist...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Ten in court over failed bombings
Ten people appear in court accused of withholding information over the suspected 21 July London bombers...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Wildcat strike grounds BA flights
Thousands of passengers are stranded after BA flights at Heathrow are grounded by unofficial strike action...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Ten Foreign Nationals Are Detained in London
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New York Times - August 11, 2005
Hospitals braced for job freezes
The prospect of hospital recruitment freezes is looming in the NHS as health bosses struggle to balance the books...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Inquiry into academic recruitment
MPs are to investigate concerns about the recruitment and retention of academics in UK universities...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Siberia's rapid thaw causes alarm
The world's largest frozen peat bog is melting, which could speed the rate of global warming, New Scientist reports...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
File-sharers swap more than video
Two-thirds of files being swapped on file-sharing networks are video, according to analysts...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Dallas' Miss Ellie dies of cancer
Actress Barbara Bel Geddes - known to millions as Miss Ellie in the hit TV series Dallas - dies at 82...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
How can we tackle the health gap?
Health inequalities are widening despite government attempts to reduce the gap. What can be done?...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Jail locked down after explosion
Top security Whitemoor prison is locked down and a full search carried out after a security breach...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Three arrested in murder inquiry
Three people are arrested following the fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old boy in north Belfast...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Bid to speed up nuclear run-down
The decommissioning of two Scottish power stations could take place decades earlier than planned...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Text support for water bike teen
A teenager returning home after the death of his girlfriend in Cyprus receives hundreds of text messages of support from friends...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Yahoo in $1bn Chinese online deal
US search engine firm Yahoo has paid $1bn to take a 40% stake in Chinese online auction firm Alibaba.com...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Offender tracking cover-up claim
Ministers reportedly sought to suppress failures in a scheme to track paedophiles and other offenders...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Lula aide in impeachment hearing
Brazil's Congress starts impeachment proceedings against a former presidential aide accused in a bribery scandal...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Assaults sour Poland-Russia ties
Poland's ambassador to Russia protests over assaults on two Polish diplomats in Moscow, who are now in hospital...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
IAEA drafts Iran nuclear reaction
The UN nuclear agency holds a last day of crisis talks following Iran's resumption of nuclear activities...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Live: England v Australia
Latest from the third Test at Old Trafford...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Golf: Woods targets major
Tiger Woods continues his march towards Jack Nicklaus' 18 majors when the USPGA tees off on Thursday...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Kiir sworn in as new Sudanese VP
Salva Kiir, leader of southern Sudan after John Garang's death, is sworn in as the country's new vice-president...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Malaysia haze triggers emergency
Malaysia declares a state of emergency in two towns hit by pollution caused by Indonesian fires...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
'Threats to UK security' detained
Ten foreign nationals who "threaten security" are held in raids, including radical cleric Abu Qatada, the BBC learns...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Soldier jailed for activist death
A former Israeli soldier is jailed for eight years for the manslaughter of British peace activist Tom Hurndall in Gaza...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
New Mars probe 'ready for launch'
Nasa clears its latest Mars probe for lift-off from Florida, after a one-day delay due to safety concerns...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Nuclear clean-up cost up to £56bn
Decommissioning the UK's ageing nuclear power stations will cost billions of pounds more than originally expected...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Police in Chile Detain Pinochet's Wife and Son in Fraud Inquiry
A judge ordered them detained in connection with a tax fraud investigation of secret bank accounts that General Pinochet opened in an American bank...
New York Times - August 11, 2005
Armed Men Kill Afghan Woman, Calling Her a U.S. Spy
Men suspected of being Taliban militants dragged a woman from her house in Afghanistan, accused her of spying for the American forces and fatally shot her...
New York Times - August 11, 2005
Britain's Muslims Take Tough Line on Militants
After bombings in London, Muslim leaders in Britain are taking a harshly critical position against long-entrenched militant Islamists...
New York Times - August 11, 2005
Gaza Settlers Make Room for Opponents of the Pullout
Up to 2,000 Jewish opponents of the Israeli pullout from the Gaza Strip scheduled to begin next week have infiltrated the area...
New York Times - August 11, 2005
4 U.S. Soldiers and a Marine Killed in Iraq
Also, Iraq's political blocs met for the third time to try to resolve issues that have stymied a committee mandated to draft a new constitution...
New York Times - August 11, 2005
Iran Reopens Uranium Processing Plant as U.N. Agency Meets
Iran removed U.N. seals on uranium processing equipment at its Isfahan nuclear site, making the plant fully operational...
New York Times - August 11, 2005
One in 25 fathers 'not the daddy'
Up to one in 25 dads could unknowingly be raising another man's child, health researchers estimate...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Graduates 'desire career change'
Almost three quarters of recent graduates plan to change career by the time they are 35, a survey says...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Haze in Malaysia closes schools
Schools in Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur, are ordered to close amid worsening air pollution...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Pinochet protests family arrests
Chile's ex-President Augusto Pinochet intervenes after his wife and son are charged over tax fraud allegations...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Pakistan fires new cruise missile
Pakistan says it has fired its first cruise missile capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Noise maps expand across England
New maps showing noise levels across England are commissioned by environment ministers...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Famine appeal raises almost £1.5m
Radio and television appeals for people starving in West Africa generate almost £1.5m pounds in Scotland alone...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Muslims 'want prayers in English'
British Muslims believe clerics should be made to preach in the English language, a BBC survey suggests...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Europe getting hotter, WWF warns
Europe can expect more heat waves, drought and torrential rains, the Worldwide Fund for Nature warns...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Health inequality gap 'widening'
Health inequalities are widening despite government efforts to narrow the gap, independent experts say...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
US police seize jailbreak couple
Police in the US arrest an inmate and his wife a day after she helped him to escape from a courthouse...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Hurndall killer to be sentenced
A former Israeli soldier is to be sentenced for the manslaughter of British peace activist Tom Hurndall...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Kiir poised to become Sudan's VP
Salva Kiir, leader of southern Sudan after John Garang's death, is to be sworn in as vice-president on Thursday...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Iran in nuclear sanctions warning
Iran warns the US and EU it would be a "grave mistake" to refer its nuclear programme to the UN...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
Rushdie urges Islamic reformation
Muslim novelist Salman Rushdie says Islam should be reformed to bring it into the modern age...
BBC News - August 11, 2005
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