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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 January 2006:
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Man Who Shot Pope Is Set Free From Turkish Prison
Turkey's justice minister, Cemil Cicek, sharply criticized Mehmet Ali Agca's release, which was ordered by a local court...
New York Times - January 12, 2006
Europeans Want U.N. to Act on Iran's Nuclear Activities
France, Germany and Britain said they wanted the Security Council to look into Iran's nuclear development activities...
New York Times - January 12, 2006
345 Are Killed in Stampede at Pilgrimage in Mecca
A stampede at the pilgrimage in Mecca killed hundreds in the second deadly incident at the Hajj in less than a week...
New York Times - January 12, 2006
Israel Says Peace Efforts Could Stall if Hamas Wins
Israel's acting prime minister told the U.S. that peace efforts could falter if Hamas joined the Palestinian government...
New York Times - January 12, 2006
Tebbit warns of Cameron dangers
David Cameron risks leaving right-wing voters feeling disenfranchised, warns ex-Tory chairman Norman Tebbit...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Insight into mystery of antlers
Stem cells play a key role in the deer's remarkable ability to grow new antlers, according to research...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Family anger over abduction link
The family of a man found hanged near where a girl was abducted hit out at those who suspected him of the crime...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Review of schools vetting system
The Department of Education in NI is urgently reviewing guidance on who can work in schools...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Arts chair rejects role 'charade'
The outgoing Arts Council of Wales chairman says he will not reapply for the role when his term runs out...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Hong Kong leader abandons reforms
Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang says he will not attempt further democratic reforms to the voting system...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Bush praises New Orleans progress
President Bush hails the "dramatic" recovery made in New Orleans after Katrina, on his first visit in three months...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Minister starts Galloway petition
A petition against MP George Galloway's appearance on Celebrity Big Brother is being launched by a Cabinet minister...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Turkey bird flu analysis complete
Scientists analysing the bird flu virus infecting people in Turkey say it is a particularly nasty form, but one which has been seen elsewhere...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Darts: Klaasen into semi-finals
Jelle Klaasen continues his unlikely run at the Lakeside World Championship by beating Paul Hogan 5-4...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Sex case decision minister named
Kim Howells admits being the minister who cleared a teacher to work at a school despite a sex offence caution...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Discredited Stem Cell Scientist Apologizes in South Korea
The apology apparently marks the dramatic conclusion of a career that rose and fell swiftly across the world stage...
New York Times - January 12, 2006
Indonesia Arrests 12 in Ambush Slaying of American Teachers
Police have arrested a dozen men in connection with the killing of two teachers in Papua more than three years ago...
New York Times - January 12, 2006
Local Insurgents Tell of Clashes With Al Qaeda's Forces in Iraq
U.S. and Iraqi officials have begun talking with insurgents, hoping to enlist them to cooperate against Al Qaeda...
New York Times - January 12, 2006
Europeans Increase Pressure on Iran Over Nuclear Activities
France, Germany and Britain said they wanted Iran's violations of treaties to be brought before the Security Council...
New York Times - January 12, 2006
Saudi Officials Say 345 Killed in Stampede
A stampede at the hajj pilgrimage killed perhaps several hundred Muslims who were participating in a symbolic stoning ritual...
New York Times - January 12, 2006
Europe Increases Its Efforts to Stop Bird Flu
Nations across the European Union enhanced their surveillance so the virus would be detected quickly if it crossed the border...
New York Times - January 12, 2006
Altman to receive honorary Oscar
Gosford Park director Robert Altman is to receive an honorary Academy Award for his lifetime's work...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Call for cuts in teacher training
An assembly-commissioned review of teacher training recommends the number of places be halved by 2010...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
UK to float defence firm Qinetiq
The government confirms it will sell its majority stake in defence firm Qinetiq and float it on the stock exchange...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Prescott apologises on tax bill
John Prescott apologises after admitting his council tax bills for an official home were paid with taxpayers' money...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Animal eggs 'to grow stem cells'
Researchers are looking to use animal eggs as 'hosts' to grow human stem cells...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Head highlights system loopholes
The head teacher who employed a registered sex offender has said loopholes in the system should be closed...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Likud ministers quit government
Three of the four Likud party ministers in Israel's government have resigned, the party says...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Acute surgery stopped at hospital
Emergency surgery will no longer be carried out at Lagan Valley Hospital in Lisburn from next month...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Man detained over knife attacks
A man who carried out random knife attacks in two towns is detained for psychiatric assessment...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Bush to see New Orleans progress
President Bush makes his first trip to New Orleans in three months to see how rebuilding is going after Katrina...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Fishermen admit Thailand murder
The trial of two men who have pleaded guilty to raping and killing tourist Katherine Horton will start on Friday...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
EU calls for UN action over Iran
The UK, France and Germany call for the UN Security Council to deal with Iran's nuclear programme...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Man's vigil at wrong hospital bed
A series of hospital blunders led to a man sitting with the wrong woman when his mother was dead nearby...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Hughes enters Lib Dem contest
Simon Hughes launches his campaign to become Lib Dem leader after new MP Chris Huhne says he will run...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Hamza attacks 'enemies of Islam'
Speeches by Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri that are alleged to incite hatred are played to an Old Bailey jury...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Hundreds killed in Hajj stampede
At least 345 Muslim pilgrims die during the stone-throwing ritual at the Hajj in Saudi Arabia, officials say...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Kelly to tighten sex offender law
The education secretary pledges tighter laws after it emerged some sex offenders can work in English schools...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Climate culprit for frog deaths
The dramatic decline in some frog populations is directly linked to climate change, a new study claims...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
US judge approves Sony settlement
Free music downloads could be the result as a US judge approves a legal settlement against Sony BMG...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Jolie and Pitt expecting a baby
Hollywood stars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are expecting a baby, Pitt's publicist confirms...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Pensioner rescued from house fire
A 95-year-old woman is "lucky to be alive" after being rescued from a fire at her house in County Antrim...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Go-ahead for heart and lung unit
A new heart and lung centre is to be established at the Golden Jubilee Hospital in Clydebank...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
'Grandmother murdered' say police
A full-scale murder inquiry gets under way following the discovery of a pensioner's body in her Skewen home...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Defence firm Qinetiq 'to be sold'
The UK government is expected to announce plans to sell its majority stake in defence group Qinetiq...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Kinnock attacks education reforms
Lord Kinnock speaks out against the government's education reforms, calling them "dangerous"...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Thai policeman jailed over lawyer
A Thai policeman is sentenced to three years' jail over the disappearance of a leading human rights lawyer...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
German court jails Iraqi militant
A German court jails an Iraqi man for seven years for helping the insurgency in Iraq, in a landmark case...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Likud ministers delay resignation
Likud party ministers refuse leader Netanyahu's order to resign immediately, saying they will quit on Sunday...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Sailors killed in Sri Lanka blast
At least nine Sri Lankan sailors are killed in a blast in the north of the country, the military says...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Abduction 'linked' to other cases
Police investigating the abduction and sexual assault of a Tyneside girl examine possible links to two similar cases...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Cloning expert's public apology
Disgraced South Korean scientist Hwang Woo-suk asks the nation for forgiveness for fabricated research papers...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Football: Newell to reveal bungs
Luton boss Mike Newell will meet the Football Association to discuss his claims that transfer bungs are rife in football...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Football: Pompey bag Spurs trio
Pedro Mendes and Sean Davis move to Portsmouth, with Noe Pamarot set to follow...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Dates released for DR Congo polls
The Democratic Republic of Congo government sets the dates for the first multi-party elections for decades...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Hughes to enter Lib Dem contest
Liberal Democrat president Simon Hughes is to enter the race to replace Charles Kennedy as leader...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
UK interest rates unchanged
UK interest rates are kept on hold at 4.5% at the end of the Bank of England's latest monthly meeting...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Mozart's music diary goes online
Net users are getting the chance to hear rarely performed works by Mozart thanks to the British Library...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Europeans seek Iran crisis talks
The UK, France and Germany seek an emergency meeting of the UN nuclear watchdog over Iran's research...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Man who shot Pope freed from jail
The Turkish gunman who tried to kill Pope John Paul II in 1981 is released from jail after nearly 25 years...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Two arrests over killed officer
Officers investigating the fatal shooting of Pc Sharon Beshenivsky arrest two men in Birmingham...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Kelly faces MPs over sex list row
The education secretary tells the Commons that child protection is a "top priority" for the government...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
A Test of Wills Between Iran and the West
Europe threatened to refer Iran to the U.N. Security Council for possible punitive actions and Iran issued defiant new warnings...
New York Times - January 12, 2006
Ukraine's Leader Dismisses Parliament's Vote to Fire Premier
The dispute in effect left President Viktor A. Yushchenko's government in a sort of political limbo...
New York Times - January 12, 2006
Men Chafe as Norway Ushers Women Into Boardroom
In the next two years 40 percent of the board members of the nation's large, publicly traded private companies are required to be women...
New York Times - January 12, 2006
Skirmishes: Local Insurgents Tell of Clashes With Al Qaeda's Forces in Iraq
The clashes present a rare opportunity to enlist local insurgents to cooperate with Americans and Iraqis against Al Qaeda...
New York Times - January 12, 2006
Israelis' Anger at Evangelist May Delay Christian Center
Israel said that it was breaking off negotiations on a tourism project with Pat Robertson in response to his remarks about Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's stroke...
New York Times - January 12, 2006
Swiss Investigate Leak to Paper on C.I.A. Prisons
The Zurich-based newspaper SonntagsBlick reported on what it said was a secret document citing clandestine C.I.A. prisons in Eastern Europe...
New York Times - January 12, 2006
Booming nations 'threaten Earth'
Earth lacks the resources to support China and India attaining Western living standards, a US think-tank says...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Concern over council tax delays
Citizens Advice Scotland calls for an overhaul of the way council tax is administered...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Fears raised over diuretic drugs
Doctors are urged to monitor patients being given diuretics for blood pressure and heart conditions...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
German cannibal back for retrial
Self-confessed cannibal Armin Meiwes is going back to court, two years after being jailed for manslaughter...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Review call over jet's diversion
Air accident investigators demand a review after a jet with engine problems was diverted over central London...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Football: 'Snub' angers Reds
Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry is "staggered" by the club's omission from the New Year Honours List...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
DR Congo backs new constitution
Official results of a December referendum in DR Congo show overwhelming support for a new constitution...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Hwang apologises to South Koreans
Disgraced South Korean scientist Hwang Woo-suk asks the nation for forgiveness for fabricating research papers...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
New Orleans plan angers residents
New Orleans residents express their anger at plans to rebuild the city crippled by Hurricane Katrina last year...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Fire report 'could alarm public'
A report showing less than half of England's fire authorities are performing well, is criticised by union leaders...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Kelly under fire in sex list row
The education secretary faces more criticism over the employment of registered sex offenders in England's schools...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
Prostate cancer action plan urged
Prostate cancer patients are a low priority and are treated unfairly by the NHS, a Commons committee says...
BBC News - January 12, 2006
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