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Venus flytraps caught in shrinking natural habitat
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Curfew in Indian Kashmir to prevent protest rally
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Kashmir police threaten to shoot curfew violators
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Taliban, Afghan officials meet in Saudi Arabia
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Pakistan to deport all Afghans from tribal region
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Lehman sought millions for execs while seeking aid
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Colbert on Colbert Its fun playing a jerk
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Dancing with the Stars contestant injured
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Hopper stars in Starz series Crash
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Global News Archive for December 2007:
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Hong Kong Leader Presses China for Vote
The Hong Kong government on Wednesday urged the Chinese government to set a firm timetable for direct elections for the region?s leader and legislature...
New York Times - December 12, 2007
Italy Struggles Under Truck Strike
Gasoline became nearly impossible to find and supermarket shelves grew barer on Wednesday, the third day of a nationwide strike of heavy trucks in Italy...
New York Times - December 12, 2007
Mideast Teams Begin Peace Talks
Israeli and Palestinian negotiating teams met in Jerusalem on Wednesday to start peace talks toward a permanent status agreement, but the only agreement made was to meet again...
New York Times - December 12, 2007
Fury Rising Over Lenience in Gang Rape of Aboriginal Girl, 10
The case has provoked accusations in the media that there is one law for white Australians and another for Aborigines...
New York Times - December 12, 2007
C.I.A. Chief Admits Failure to Inform Congress
The agency failed to provide full information about videos of Al Qaeda interrogations, Gen. Michael V. Hayden said...
New York Times - December 12, 2007
Dubai Court Sentences Two in Rape
The rape of a French-Swiss teenager became a rallying point for critics of the way the United Arab Emirates treats victims of sexual assault...
New York Times - December 12, 2007
Lebanese General Killed in Bomb Blast
The general had been involved in the Lebanese Army?s offensive against a militia group at a refugee camp...
New York Times - December 12, 2007
Three Blasts Kill at Least 27 in Iraq
The attack, the deadliest in Iraq in months, occurred in a southern city where rival Shiite groups have been battling for power...
New York Times - December 12, 2007
In Congo, an Increasing Risk of War as Violence Worsens
A major confrontation between the Congolese Army and a renegade Tutsi general is plunging the country back toward war...
New York Times - December 12, 2007
Oil climbs on central bank plan
Oil prices jump to $94 on fresh hopes that the global economy could remain robust after a joint central bank plan...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Reprieve for national sports body
Scotland's national sports agency is set to win a partial reprieve, BBC Scotland understands...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Five Man United fans stabbed in Rome
Five Manchester United fans are stabbed in Rome ahead of the club's Champions League tie in the city...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Man held over boy kidnap attempt
A man is arrested in connection with a failed abduction attempt in Londonderry, say police...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
China remembers dead of Nanjing
China is marking 70 years since imperial Japanese troops killed an estimated 300,000 people in the city of Nanjing...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Caribbean hit by tropical storm
A rare December tropical storm causes floods and landslides in the Caribbean, killing at least eight people...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Sudan peace deal back on track
Sudan's new government will divide its time between Khartoum and the small town of Juba in the south...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Football: Man U held in Rome
A young Man Utd side earn a draw at Roma ina low-key end to their Champions League Group F campaign...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Rangers out of Champions League
Rangers exit the Champions League and go into the Uefa Cup with a disappointing home defeat to Lyon...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Pratchett has Alzheimer's disease
Best-selling author Terry Pratchett reveals he has a rare form of early Alzheimer's disease...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Rock suitor issues ultimatum
Olivant threatens to abandon its attempted rescue of Northern Rock if its demands are not met...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Soul legend Ike Turner dies
Soul star Ike Turner, former husband and musical partner of Tina Turner, dies at the age of 76...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Triple Bombing in Iraq Kills Dozens
At least 27 people were killed in the mainly Shiite southern city of Amarah, authorities said...
New York Times - December 12, 2007
General Killed in Bomb Attack in Lebanon
A powerful car bomb killed Brigadier General François al-Hajj, who was in charge of operations against Islamic militants in a refugee camp last summer...
New York Times - December 12, 2007
Bombs Kill 27 in Iraqi Area British Troops Left in April
The attack, the deadliest in Iraq in months, occurred in a southern city where rival Shiite groups have been battling for control of oil and political power...
New York Times - December 12, 2007
Greenpeace takes on gaming giants
The environmental campaign has asked gamers to help persuade console manufacturers to go green...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Melua duet headed for number one
Katie Melua's duet with Eva Cassidy will be the top the UK singles chart this week, according to midweek sales...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
'No prescription' needed for Pill
The contraceptive pill is to be given out by pharmacists in a new pilot scheme, a health minister says...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Schools to get 'lightning checks'
School inspections will take place with no notice under plans being drawn up by Ofsted...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Microsoft buys UK mapping service
Microsoft buys online mapping company Multimap to develop its web business, US corporation says...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Cable attacks 'disaster' of Iraq
Lib Dem Vince Cable asks Gordon Brown if 173 British troops have died to hand power to "fascist militias"...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Anger as £30m rail line delayed
The opening of a £30m rail link between Ebbw Vale and Cardiff is called off, just two days before it was due to launch...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Staff 'saved woman from attack'
Staff at a hotel in County Tyrone rescued a woman whose ex-partner was attacking her, it is alleged...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Rail crash driver's appeal win
A train driver involved in a rail crash in which five people died has his convictions for manslaughter overturned...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Difficult start to Mid-East talks
Israelis and Palestinians trade recriminations in their first detailed peace talks in almost seven years...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Football: FA 'positive' on Capello
The FA describes talks with prospective new England coach Fabio Capello as "extremely positive and without any problems"...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Nigerian ex-oil governor arrested
Nigeria's anti-corruption agency arrests former Delta State Governor James Ibori, on allegations of corruption...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
OAP loses £16,000 in e-mail scam
A widow of 80 lost her savings and almost remortgaged her home after an e-mail scam said she would inherit millions...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Routes scheme tops lottery vote
A scheme to build a national cycle and walking network wins a £50m lottery grant by topping a public vote...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Princess was 'blissfully in love'
Princess Diana was "deeply and blissfully in love" with Dodi Al Fayed, her stepmother tells her inquest ...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Ex-archbishop in hostage plea
Former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey appeals for the release of five British hostages held in Iraq...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Central banks act on credit fears
The West's major central banks will offer billions in short-term loans to banks to ease the credit crunch...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Police to vote on right to strike
Every UK police officer is to be balloted over whether to lobby for the right to strike, their federation says...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Afghan battle being won - Brown
Gordon Brown rules out talks with the Taleban, saying the coalition is "isolating and eliminating" its leadership...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Bosnian Serb General Convicted
A former Bosnian Serb general was convicted Wednesday of orchestrating months of deadly shelling and sniping during the notorious siege of Sarajevo in 1994 and 1995 and was sentenced to 33 years...
New York Times - December 12, 2007
Over 50 Taliban Killed in 2 - Day Battle
Afghan soldiers backed by NATO air power killed more than 50 Taliban fighters during a two-day battle with militants who tried to attack a southern Afghan town near the one they were routed from this week, Afghanistan's Defense Ministry said Wednesday...
New York Times - December 12, 2007
2 Men Get 15 Years in Attack on Boy
A panel of judges sentenced two Emirati men to 15 years in prison each in connection with a kidnapping and sexual attack on a 15-year-old French-Swiss boy...
New York Times - December 12, 2007
Car Bomb Attack in Lebanon Kills 3
A car bomb attack killed one of Lebanon?s top military generals and at least two others, adding pressure to a fragile political situation...
New York Times - December 12, 2007
Triple Bombing in Southern Iraq Kills Dozens
Three car bombs exploded in quick succession in the mainly Shiite southern city of Amarah, killing at least 26 people and wounding 100, authorities said...
New York Times - December 12, 2007
Great beasts hit from space
Mammoth and bison from the last ice age were blasted with material from space, new evidence suggests...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Compass dominates UK box office
Fantasy epic The Golden Compass tops the UK box office chart with first week takings of £7.2m...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
'No notice' school checks plan
School inspections could take place with no notice under plans being drawn up by Ofsted...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Point-by-point: Question time
The key points from prime minister's questions in the House of Commons, from 1200 BST...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Paramedics attacked on house call
Two paramedics are attacked and their ambulance vandalised as they attend an emergency call...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Family 'crushed' by blaze claims
The brother of a man who died with his family in a fire in Omagh tells of the pain of some media claims...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Trump rejection councillor sacked
The councillor whose casting vote saw Donald Trump's plans for a £1bn golf resort rejected is sacked...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Pakistan media curbs criticised
Journalists in Pakistan accuse the state media watchdog of trying to censor coverage ahead of January elections...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Arrests made in hooliganism raids
Sixteen people are arrested in dawn raids in connection with violent clashes at a football derby...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Blast kills Lebanon army general
A prominent Lebanese army general is killed in a bomb attack on the outskirts of the capital, Beirut...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Bosnian Serb jailed over Sarajevo
A former Bosnian Serb general is jailed for 33 years for attacks on civilians during the siege of Sarajevo...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Key militant on trial in Jakarta
The self-proclaimed military leader of Jemaah Islamiah, Abu Dujana, goes on trial in Indonesia...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
FA: Capello close to England post
Italian Fabio Capello is set to meet the FA about the England job and could be appointed in days...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Cricket: England face big task
England end day four of the second Test on 48-0, still 149 runs off making Sri Lanka bat again...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Raiders target Gerrard's mansion
Steven Gerrard becomes the sixth Liverpool player to be burgled while playing football away from home...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Ban on imitation Samurai swords
Imitation Samurai swords are to be banned after a spate of attacks in the UK, the government has confirmed...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Arctic summers ice-free 'by 2013'
Scientists present one of the most dramatic forecasts for the disappearance of Arctic summer sea-ice...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Brown setting out Afghan strategy
The prime minister is to outline his long-term strategy for Afghanistan, following his visit to the country...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Russia to limit British Council
Russia orders the British Council to suspend most of its operations there, accusing it of operating illegally...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Seaman cleared over yacht deaths
A ferry officer is cleared of the manslaughter of three men who drowned when their yacht sank in the Channel...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Triple car bombs hit south Iraq
At least 39 people are killed and more than 100 hurt in a triple car bombing in the southern Iraqi city of Amara...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Thomas P. Whitney, Solzhenitsyn Translator, Dies at 90
Mr. Whitney was former diplomat and writer on Russian affairs who was best known for translating the work of the dissident writer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn into English...
New York Times - December 12, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Germany: Protest at Zimbabwe Slur
The Foreign Ministry summoned Zimbabwe?s diplomat in Berlin to protest comments by Information Minister Sikhanyiso Ndlovu in a state-controlled newspaper referring to Chancellor Angela Merkel as a ?fascist? and ?Nazi remnant.?...
New York Times - December 12, 2007
World Briefing | Australia: System ?Failed? Young Rape Victim
Outrage and disbelief continued to spread across Australia over the decision of a local judge to allow nine Aborigines who pleaded guilty to the gang rape of a 10-year-old Aboriginal girl last year to walk free...
New York Times - December 12, 2007
World Briefing | United Nations: First Israeli Resolution Accepted
A committee of the General Assembly for the first time passed an Israeli resolution, one proposing that developed countries make their agricultural know-how more available...
New York Times - December 12, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Britain: Four, Count ?em, Magna Cartas
The Bodleian Library at Oxford displayed its four copies of the Magna Carta together for the first time in 800 years and for one day only. Just 13 others survive, and Sotheby?s will sell the only copy in private hands next week...
New York Times - December 12, 2007
World Briefing | The Americas: Mexico: Cannibal Suspect Found Hanged
A 38-year-old man accused of killing a girlfriend and eating parts of her body was found dead in his cell in Mexico City...
New York Times - December 12, 2007
World Briefing | The Americas: Guatemala: U.S. Adoptions to Go Through
Lawmakers endorsed an overhaul of the country?s adoption system, ending what critics called a largely unregulated business in which poor mothers were paid to turn over their children to American couples...
New York Times - December 12, 2007
Rights Group Says Egypt Used Torture in Terror Case
An American human rights group said the Egyptian authorities had little or no evidence when they charged 22 men with a dramatic terrorism plot last year, and that the men were beaten and tortured before confessing...
New York Times - December 12, 2007
Life in Prison for Canadian Serial Killer
Robert William Pickton was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years on Tuesday for the murders of six women whose bodies were butchered in the slaughterhouse of his pig farm near Vancouver...
New York Times - December 12, 2007
Gates Seeks NATO Help in Afghanistan
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Tuesday that other NATO countries must fill gaps in the alliance?s Afghan mission, because the main focus of the United States had to be on Iraq...
New York Times - December 12, 2007
Ukrainian Loses Her Bid for Premier
Yulia V. Tymoshenko, a leader of Ukraine?s pro-democracy protests in 2004, on Tuesday fell one vote short of the parliamentary majority needed to become prime minister...
New York Times - December 12, 2007
White House Is Confident of Broad Support on Iran
The Bush administration expressed confidence on Tuesday that it had rallied international support to intensify diplomatic and economic pressure on Iran?s government...
New York Times - December 12, 2007
Former Iranian President Publicly Assails Ahmadinejad
Mohammad Khatami warned that political suppression, questionable economic policies and defiance on the nuclear issue were leading Iranians in the wrong direction...
New York Times - December 12, 2007
Peru?s Ex-President Gets 6 Years for Illicit Search
This was the first prison sentence for President Alberto K. Fujimori as he stands trial on various other charges, including murder and forced disappearance...
New York Times - December 12, 2007
Glide, Swoosh, Splat: Mexico Tries Out an Ice-Skating Rink
Residents of Mexico City have been flocking this month to an enormous ice rink that Mayor Marcelo Ebrard has constructed in the historic central square...
New York Times - December 12, 2007
C.I.A. Director Speaks to Senate Committee
Gen. Michael V. Hayden said the decision to record and subsequently destroy video of the interrogations of senior Al Qaeda captives was made by previous directors...
New York Times - December 12, 2007
Rape of Girl, 15, Exposes Abuses in Brazil Prison System
Brazilian officials have become increasingly concerned about the treatment of women and minors in the nation?s crowded prison system and the failure of judges throughout the country to prosecute cases of torture...
New York Times - December 12, 2007
On Taliban Turf, Long Lines of Ailing Children
In remote Taliban strongholds of Afghanistan, health problems among children are acute and are aggravated by the harsh edicts of the Taliban...
New York Times - December 12, 2007
President Pick Would Name Putin Premier
If the scenario outlined by Dmitri A. Medvedev plays out, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia would still wield power...
New York Times - December 12, 2007
New meat-eating dinosaur unveiled
Remains of a dinosaur the size of a double-decker bus have been recognised as belonging to a new species...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Bath products 'can treat eczema'
Bath emollients are an effective way of treating eczema in children, new NHS guidelines say...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Health staff 'fear blame culture'
Some NHS staff fear the consequences of reporting an accidents at work, a watchdog says...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Sudanese peace deal back on track
Sudan's former southern rebels are to rejoin a national coalition in an apparent end to the political crisis...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
US bid to stop Burma gems
Congress's lower house votes to stop Burmese gemstones entering the US, tightening sanctions on the junta...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Live - Sri Lanka v England
Battling England claim three wickets in the morning session on day four of the second Test...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Rock 'to drop from FTSE 100'
Northern Rock is expected to be knocked out of the FTSE 100 index later, bringing more woe to the bank...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
C-sections 'may harm baby lungs'
Babies born by elective Caesarean section are more likely to develop breathing problems, a study suggests...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
US students hurt in bus shooting
Two students are critically injured and four others hurt in a shooting as they left a bus in Las Vegas, police say...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Brown setting out Afghan strategy
The prime minister is to outline his long-term strategy for Afghanistan, following his visit to the country...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Aborigine rape official suspended
The prosecutor in a child gang rape trial which shocked Australia is suspended as an inquiry is launched...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Canada pig farm killer sentenced
Pig farmer Robert Pickton, feared to be one of Canada's most prolific killers, is jailed for life for six murders...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
MoD renting 8,000 empty homes
The Ministry of Defence is renting more than 8,200 empty homes at a cost of £29m a year, the BBC learns...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
UN review after Algiers bombing
The UN orders a security review after a bomb in Algiers marks the deadliest attack on its offices since 2003...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
'Crunch time' for climate change
The head of the UN opens high-level talks at the climate change conference in Bali with a call to action...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
Police call emergency pay summit
Police officers in England and Wales are meeting to discuss their next move in their pay row with the government...
BBC News - December 12, 2007
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