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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 Octomber 2004:
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Sharon Moves to Renew Talks on Reshaping Government
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel moved today to renew discussions with opposition parties over reshaping his minority government...
New York Times - October 12, 2004
Soweto township marks centenary
South Africa's Soweto township, once the heart of the anti-apartheid struggle, marks its 100th birthday...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Court takes on Commandments case
The US Supreme Court, in a surprise move, is to decide if it is legal to display the Ten Commandments on government property...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Iraq asks nuclear watchdog back
Iraq invites the UN nuclear watchdog to check on the disappearance of materials from its former nuclear sites...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Key Indian state to go to polls
Voters are due to cast their ballots on Wednesday in key elections in the western Indian state of Maharashtra...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Pensions poverty 'will hit NI'
Three quarters of a million NI people face poverty when they retire, according to the General Consumer council...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Mine kills aid workers in Darfur
A Scottish aid worker and his African colleague are killed by a landmine while working in the Sudan...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Oil prices hit by profit-taking
Profit-takers curb the relentless rise of oil prices on the US market, pushing prices down from new record highs above $54...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
MPs back civil partnerships plan
Government sets plans to give gay couples the same rights as married ones back on track after MPs back civil partnerships plan...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Programme predicts cancer risk
A computer programme can predict a woman's risk of breast or ovarian cancer with unprecedented accuracy...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Danielle police arrest five men
Police arrest five men in London in connection with the shooting in Nottingham of 14-year-old Danielle Beccan...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Seek hunt compromise, peer says
Labour peer and Countryside Alliance president urges the Lords to push for hunting to continue under licence...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Millionaire 'killed missing wife'
A retired architect denies murdering his violinist wife a few weeks before she was due to divorce him...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Hutt's reform warning on NHS cash
Reform must go hand in hand with a £200m rise in spending on NHS buildings, says the Welsh health minister...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
No respite from rising oil prices
Oil prices march relentlessly higher, setting yet another record peak amid continued fears over tight global supplies...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Peers' 'last chance' over hunting
Peers are in the "last chance saloon" over fox hunting, environment minister Lord Witty has warned...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Glimpse of Half-Life 2 software
Gamers have been able to get a taste of the technology behind the widely anticipated Half-Life 2...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Bollywood Austen film tops chart
Gurinder Chadha's Bride and Prejudice makes its debut at number one on the UK box office chart...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Bali bombing victims remembered
Mourners in Indonesia and Australia commemorate those who died in the Bali bombings two years ago...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
EU boss defiant over key official
The EU Commission chief defends his team after an Italian candidate was rejected by a panel of MEPs...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Sharon rushes to widen coalition
Israel's PM steps up efforts to rebuild his coalition after suffering a setback in parliament over his Gaza plan...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
£4.25m payout over birth blunder
A court approves a £4.25m payout to the parents of a girl left with cerebral palsy after hospital mistakes at birth...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Minister pledges drugs crackdown
Scotland's justice minister vows to get tough on drugs as Saughton Prison reveals its battle with drug smugglers...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Sun and Times to leave Wapping
News International, the publisher of the Sun, Times and News of the World newspapers, is to relocate its print works from Wapping to Enfield in north London...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Eriksson considers Beckham action
Sven-Goran Eriksson could take action after David Beckham's revelation he deliberately got booked...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Olympic parade kit dispute
British Olympic chiefs refuse to back down in a dispute which could mar Monday's procession through London...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Motorsport: 2005 race dates due
The British Grand Prix is expected to be listed on Formula One's draft 2005 calendar on Wednesday...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Iraq says nuclear sites 'secure'
Iraq's interim government seeks to play down concerns over the disappearance of materials from nuclear sites...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Delayed Milosevic trial resumes
The war crimes trial of the ex-Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic resumes after a month-long delay...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Trial witness 'beaten with cable'
A witness in a torture case tells the Old Bailey he was imprisoned by an alleged Afghan warlord and whipped every night...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Great white wins more protection
A system of permits will now control the trade in great white shark products, a UN conference in Bangkok decides...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Straw withdraws 45 minutes claim
Jack Straw tells MPs the war was right even though he accepts some intelligence was wrong...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Mother wants justice for Danielle
The mother of murdered UK teenager Danielle Beccan says her daughter was "destined for great things"...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Forsyth nominated for TV awards
Veteran host Bruce Forsyth earns his first National TV Awards nomination for Strictly Come Dancing...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Pensions crisis: Your experiences
A report just published shows 12 million working people in Britain are not saving enough for their retirement. Are you worried about the pensions crisis? Send us your views...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Bird nest thefts at record UK low
Thefts of British birds' eggs reached a record low in 2003, according to a report from the RSPB...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Games help street urchins learn
Video games improve street children's learning skills and social inclusion, Argentine researchers find out...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Protesters fail to halt gas plant
Plans for a gas terminal at Milford Haven clear the final hurdle despite a protest over safety fears...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
UK inflation rate fall continues
The UK's inflation rate fell in September, thanks in part to a fall in the price of airfares, increasing the chance that interest rates will be kept on hold...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Civil service jobs slashed
Up to 2,300 jobs in Northern Ireland are to be cut as part of a major shake-up of the civil service...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Prison 'losing battle with drugs'
Staff at one of Scotland's toughest jails admit they are losing the battle against drug smugglers...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Brighton bomber's return visit
The man responsible for the Brighton bombing returns to the town for the first time since the attack 20 years ago...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Pakistan tests 'nuclear' missile
Pakistan test-fires a medium-range nuclear-capable missile capable of hitting targets deep in neighbouring India...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
US and Iraqis raid Sunni centres
US and Iraqi forces raid mosques in Ramadi, after an overnight air strike on a popular restaurant in Falluja...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Colombia's 'chief kidnapper' held
A Colombian paramilitary leader accused of taking eight tourists hostage last year is arrested, police say...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Nine die in Japan 'suicide pacts'
Police say Japan's largest mass suicide probably involved people who met via special internet suicide sites...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Cameroon leader 'ahead in polls'
Unofficial results from Cameroon's presidential election point to a huge victory for incumbent Paul Biya...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Beckham: Foul was deliberate
David Beckham says he got booked on purpose against Wales in order to get his suspension out of the way...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Swimming: Hickman claims crown
Britain's James Hickman wins his fifth straight World Short Course 200m butterfly crown in Indianapolis...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Boy's eBay con prompts warning
Detectives warn internet auction bidders to be wary of how they pay after a teenage fraudster conned customers...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Special needs still worry schools
Schools support "inclusion" for special needs pupils - except when they have behaviour problems...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Baby girl hurt in car shooting
A baby girl is hurt and her father and another man are seriously injured when their car is shot at...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Bush praises Superman star Reeve
President George Bush and his opponent John Kerry pay tribute to Superman star Christopher Reeve...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Bigley book of condolence stolen
A book of condolence in honour of the murdered hostage Kenneth Bigley is stolen from a mosque...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Millions face pensions hardship
More than 12 million working people are not saving enough for their retirement, a major report into pensions says...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Cleric's Militia Begins to Yield Heavy Weapons
In exchange, the rebels were paid for the weapons and U.S. commanders agreed to halt military operations against Sadr's militia...
New York Times - October 12, 2004
U.S. in Talks With Europeans on a Nuclear Deal With Iran
The U.S. and European allies are discussing economic incentives to encourage Iran to halt actions related to nuclear weapons...
New York Times - October 12, 2004
U.S. Releases Saudi-American It Had Captured in Afghanistan
Yaser E. Hamdi was held for three years without trial in U.S. prisons after being accused of fighting with the Taliban...
New York Times - October 12, 2004
Israeli Parliament Votes Its Symbolic Displeasure With Sharon's Plan for a Gaza Pullout
The Israeli Parliament voted to reject the speech in which the prime minister raised the plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip...
New York Times - October 12, 2004
Clue to pregnancy disorder found
Scientists believe they have discovered how a condition that can threaten pregnancy could occur...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
US leaders praise Superman star
US politicians pay tribute to Christopher Reeve, the paralysed Superman star who has died at 52...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Beckham - foul 'was deliberate'
David Beckham admits the foul which saw him booked in England's win over Wales was premeditated...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Tennis: Rusedski wins in Moscow
Greg Rusedski overcomes Ivo Karlovic in the first round of the Kremlin Cup...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
No early end to Nigeria strike
Union leaders in Nigeria vow to press on with a general strike despite government efforts to promote talks...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Berlusconi fumes after snub at EU
Italy's prime minister blames "leftist propaganda" after MEPs reject his nominee for EU justice commissioner...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Sharon sets date for vote on Gaza
Israeli MPs will debate Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to pull troops and settlers out of the Gaza Strip on 25 October...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
US tackled on al-Qaeda suspects
A human rights group accuses the US of holding al-Qaeda suspects at secret locations in violation of legal norms...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Lords to debate hunting ban
Peers are preparing to debate government plans for a ban on hunting with dogs in England and Wales...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Soweto marking its centenary
South Africa's historic Soweto township marks its 100th birthday on Tuesday in a mood of optimism...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Warning of £25bn NHS IT overspend
The final cost of modernising NHS IT systems could reach £31bn - five times the declared figure, a report says...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Millions facing pensions 'misery'
Millions of Britons face retirement poverty because of a £57bn pensions shortfall, a commission is due to report...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
Nuclear assets 'vanish' in Iraq
Technology which could help produce a nuclear bomb has gone missing in Iraq, the UN nuclear watchdog warns...
BBC News - October 12, 2004
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