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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 September 2006:
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Abbas Announces Coalition Deal
The Palestinian Authority president said today that he had reached a tentative agreement with Hamas meant to the end the Palestinians’ international isolation...
New York Times - September 11, 2006
Hussein Trial Resumes as Violence Continues in Baghdad
Meanwhile, an effort by a group of Shiite lawmakers to promote the partitioning of Iraq into autonomous zones appeared to lose some momentum today...
New York Times - September 11, 2006
Afghan Governor’s Funeral Attacked
At the funeral of the assassinated governor of Paktia, a suicide bomber killed 5 policemen and 2 children...
New York Times - September 11, 2006
British Conservative Leader Calls for Less Deference to U.S.
David Cameron sought today to distance his party from what he called a “slavish” bond between Britain and the United States...
New York Times - September 11, 2006
Humans 'causing stronger storms'
Human production of greenhouse gases is largely responsible for increasing storm severity, scientists say...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Glaxo pays record $3bn in tax row
Drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline agrees to pay out a record $3.1bn to end a tax row with the US government...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Public health plans 'in disarray'
Measures to tackle rising public health problems are being scrapped or postponed due to lack of funds, health chiefs say...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Woman arrested over caravan death
A woman is arrested in connection with the death of a man in a County Down caravan park, police say...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
One dead in light aircraft crash
One person is killed and another injured after a light aircraft crashes on a mountainside near Bethesda in Gwynedd...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
'Bad weather' sinks Comoros ship
Forty-three people are rescued in the Indian Ocean after a ship carrying 76 people sinks near Madagascar...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Half think UK 'losing terror war'
More than half of Britons think the "war on terror" is being lost in the UK and abroad, a survey for the BBC suggests...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Football: Reading 1-0 Man City
Ivar Ingimarsson's first-half header hands Reading victory over Man City at the Madejski Stadium...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Four charged with terror offences
Four men are charged following a series of police raids which targeted an alleged network of terrorist recruiters...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
4 Marines to Begin Defense in Rape Trial in Philippines
For many Filipinos, the rape trial of four U.S. marines symbolizes the long-standing resentment of American domination of the country...
New York Times - September 11, 2006
Montenegro Premier Appears to Win Vote
Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic appears to have secured four more years in office, according to unofficial results...
New York Times - September 11, 2006
Africa: A Kenyan Town’s Offer of Aid Pays Dividends for Its Youth
After the Masai tribesmen gave the U.S. cows to express their condolences for the 9/11 attacks, American officials began a cow trust fund for the Masai children...
New York Times - September 11, 2006
Abbas Announces Deal for Unity Government
A government will be comprised Hamas and the Palestinian Authority’s own Fatah party...
New York Times - September 11, 2006
Bill Thompson column
Several incidents highlight the dangers life online presents to preserving your privacy...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Cameron critical of US-UK policy
David Cameron says the UK must not be a "slavish" ally of the US and criticises aspects of the fight against terrorism...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
NHS supply staff vote to strike
English hospitals face running short of vital equipment after NHS supply staff voted to go on strike...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Bid to ban junk food from schools
Plans are in the pipeline to ban the serving of junk food in the canteens of schools in Scotland...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Woman's arm severed in murder bid
A young woman's arm is severed after she is thrown from a car by a man who had picked her up in Glasgow...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Children evacuate blazing school
Pupils are led to safety as a fire at a primary school leads to the evacuation of the building and nearby homes...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Blast at Afghan governor funeral
At least five people are killed in a suicide attack at the funeral of an assassinated Afghan governor, police say...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Boy's killing a 'watershed event'
A "watershed moment" has been reached with a boy's killing in an apparent case of mistaken identity, say police...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
UUP-PUP link 'against the rules'
The assembly speaker rules the assembly link between the UUP and PUP is contrary to the rules of the assembly...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Bereaved return to 'special place'
People who lost loved ones in 11 September attacks gather in Grosvenor Square in London...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Football: Sven 'fed up'
Ex-England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is fed up with being labelled a failure, says Uefa president Lennart Johansson...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Ugandan rebels emerge from hiding
The first group of Ugandan LRA rebels reach an assembly point in southern Sudan - agreed under a truce...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
In pictures: 9/11 anniversary
Images from New York as the US commemorates five years since the 11 September terror attacks...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Britons remember victims of 9/11
The fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks is marked in the UK with a sombre ceremony in London...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Palestinian unity cabinet agreed
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas announces a deal on the programme of a unity government with Hamas...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Suspended term for blind driver
A blind man convicted of dangerous driving is given a suspended jail sentence...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Artist Banksy targets Disneyland
"Guerrilla artist" Banksy smuggles a life-size statue of a Guantanamo Bay detainee into Disneyland...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Two brothers face terror charges
A man is charged with receiving terrorism training at sites in southeast England, and his brother with raising terror funds...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Double jeopardy man admits guilt
A man acquitted of murdering a young woman is convicted of the killing after the law was changed...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Security breach hits online world
Passwords to popular online world Second Life may have been stolen in hack attack...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Brown joins Electric Proms bill
"Godfather of soul" James Brown is added to the line-up for the BBC Electric Proms in London next month...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Scientists reveal how H5N1 kills
Scientists find a potential reason to explain why the H5N1 strain of bird flu is so deadly for people...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Vodafone in UK broadband move
Mobile phone firm Vodafone is to enter the UK fixed-line broadband market after striking a deal with BT...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Unions urge end to 'soap opera'
The TUC leader tells ministers and MPs to stop tussling over Labour's leadership as trade unions gather in Brighton...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
First minister backs holiday call
Jack McConnell says he will support moves to mark St Andrew's Day with a holiday on 30 November...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Hospital reform plans may stall
Proposals to reorganise hospitals in mid and west Wales may be put back after strong opposition...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Police positive in shooting probe
Police probing the death of a boy who was gunned down in Manchester say they have some "fruitful" lines of inquiry...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Man remanded over murder in city
A 22-year-old man appears in court in Belfast charged with the murder of a man in the south of the city...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Iraqi army recruits hit by bomber
A suicide bomber targets a minibus carrying army recruits in Baghdad, killing at least 13 people, officials say...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
US warns N Korea on nuclear test
A senior US diplomat warns North Korea against a nuclear test, saying that it would be a "provocative" act...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Colombia military in bomb scandal
Colombian army officers are accused of planting bombs and claiming reward money for discovering them...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Football: Cole blames board
Ashley Cole says he joined Chelsea because the Arsenal board "did not give a damn about keeping me"...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Tennis: Federer eyes more glory
A jubilant Roger Federer promises there is more Grand Slam success to come after beating Andy Roddick in the US Open final...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
S Africa minister denies Aids gag
South Africa's controversial health minister denies being sidelined from the fight against HIV/Aids...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Ultimatum for terror-hunt school
A school searched by anti-terror police has been ordered to improve by Ofsted - or it faces closure...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Shuttle docks with space station
The US space shuttle Atlantis successfully docks with the International Space Station (ISS)...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Britons to mark 9/11 anniversary
The fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks will be marked in the UK with a low-key commemorative event in London...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
9/11 attention 'magnifies pain'
A US businessman whose British wife died in the September 11 attacks says life is moving forward, but the world's attention once a year is still hard to deal with...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Prescott issues election warning
Labour will lose the next general election if MPs continue sniping over the party's leadership, John Prescott says...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Pacific nation mourns king
The people of Tonga mourn the death of King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, 88, who ruled the Pacific nation for 41 years...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
US remembers 9/11 five years on
A day of ceremonies begins in the US to mark the fifth anniversary of the 11 September attacks...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Angry Beirut protests greet Blair
The UK prime minister holds talks in Lebanon, as protesters against his visit gather in the centre of Beirut...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
House prices show strong growth
Annual house price inflation in the UK has picked up - hitting 6% in July - according to government figures...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Blair and Abbas Discuss Idea of a Unity Government
The British prime minister said a Palestinian unity government could receive widespread support if it met conditions set by the U.N. and Western countries...
New York Times - September 11, 2006
China Puts Stricter Limits on Distribution of Foreign News
Under new rules, the state-run news agency would become the de facto gatekeeper for foreign news entering China...
New York Times - September 11, 2006
28 Killed as Sri Lankan Army Breaches Rebels’ Front Lines
Military officials said the army had advanced about half a mile into territory previously held by the Tamil Tigers...
New York Times - September 11, 2006
Deal on a Constitution for Iraq Is Teetering
Sunni lawmakers warned that Shiite legislation to create autonomous states could severely undermine Iraq’s government...
New York Times - September 11, 2006
Europe Union and Iran Report Progress in Nuclear Talks
After two rounds of talks, European Union officials plan to continue negotiations to avert U.N. sanctions over Iran’s nuclear program...
New York Times - September 11, 2006
Suicide Bomber Kills a Governor in Afghanistan
The governor of Paktia Province is the highest-ranking official to be killed since the Taliban began a campaign of suicide bombings last year...
New York Times - September 11, 2006
Ofsted promises ethnic diversity
The education watchdog, Ofsted, looks to recruit more inspectors from ethnic minority groups...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Doctors warning over NHS reform
The move to treat more people outside hospitals will be threatened if a key NHS reform is expanded further...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Junk food ban in Scottish schools
Plans are to be put forward by the Scottish Executive to ban the serving of junk food in school canteens...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Montenegro PM claims poll victory
PM Milo Djukanovic claims his party has won a majority in Montenegro's first post-independence poll...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
India bombings photofits released
Indian police release photofits of two men sought over bomb attacks which killed at least 37 people...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Tongan King Tupou IV dies aged 88
Tonga's King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, one of the world's longest reigning monarchs, dies in New Zealand...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Five die in two accidents on M6
Five people are killed - four in a multiple vehicle pile-up - in two separate crashes on the M6 in Staffordshire...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Cameron to outline foreign stance
David Cameron is to make his first major foreign policy speech in which he will criticise "anti-Americanism"...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Pubs 'healthier' after smoke ban
The vast majority of bar staff say their workplaces are healthier since the smoking ban, a poll finds...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
'Too few' sports doctors for 2012
Leading physicians call for more sports medicines specialists to help UK athletes and to help tackle obesity...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Woman found with one arm severed
A woman is found wandering along the carriageway of the M8 near Glasgow with one arm severed...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
Unions vow public services fight
Tony Blair's reform agenda for schools, hospitals and other services will come under fire at the TUC Congress...
BBC News - September 11, 2006
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