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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 January 2008:
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Sri Lanka War Worries Donor Nations
The island?s escalating civil war caused foreign donors to call on the government and Tamil Tiger rebels to respect human rights as the death toll climbs...
New York Times - January 12, 2008
Truck Crash Sets Off Deadly Blaze in Nigeria
A speeding fuel tanker crashed and spilled its cargo in Nigeria?s main southern city. It was feared that as many as three dozen people died in the resulting fire, police and witnesses said...
New York Times - January 12, 2008
Iran Urges Agency to Settle Atomic Case
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, told the visiting chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency that Iran?s nuclear case should be handled by the I.A.E.A. and not the United Nations Security Council...
New York Times - January 12, 2008
The Way We Live Now: Vanishing Act
What we don?t talk about when we don?t talk about Iraq...
New York Times - January 12, 2008
The French President?s Lover
Don't hate Carla Bruni because she's beautiful. She's more than a supermodel...
New York Times - January 12, 2008
Ideas & Trends: When a Mountaintop Might as Well Have Been the Moon
When Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa guide, stood on the summit of Mount Everest, it seems as if they were making the last ?giant leap for mankind? of pre-space age generations...
New York Times - January 12, 2008
Practical Traveler | Kenya: Uncertainties in the Shadow of Unrest
The violence that erupted in Kenya after a disputed presidential election has raised questions for those planning a trip to one of Africa?s most popular safari destinations...
New York Times - January 12, 2008
Two Giants Try to Learn to Share Space
India?s Prime Minister will arrive in Beijing on Sunday for a three-day visit to China, with each country eager to increase bilateral trade and promote mutual friendship...
New York Times - January 12, 2008
U.S. Presses Kenyan President and Opposition Leaders to Meet
The American government took its toughest position yet on Kenya?s disputed elections, calling on the president and opposition leaders to meet immediately...
New York Times - January 12, 2008
Lives of Grinding Poverty, Untouched by China?s Boom
China has moved more people out of poverty than any other country in recent decades, but the persistence of destitution in places like southern Henan Province suggests that there are still 300 million poor in China...
New York Times - January 12, 2008
French Cabinet Position Not Enough? Then Try Mayor.
The races for France?s municipal elections in March have not even started, but nearly two-thirds of the 33 members of President Sarkozy?s cabinet have transformed themselves into part-time politicians...
New York Times - January 12, 2008
Iraq Eases Curb on Ex-Officials of Baath Party
A measure to allow former officials from Saddam Hussein?s party to apply for government jobs came after months of U.S. pressure...
New York Times - January 12, 2008
Lacking Sufficient Support, Afghan Police Struggle to Work a Beat in a War
Lightly equipped, marginally trained, undermined by corruption and poor discipline, Afghanistan?s police force remain weak, though their expected role is daunting...
New York Times - January 12, 2008
Fire crews tackle warehouse blaze
Homes are evacuated as firefighters tackle a blaze at a warehouse amid fears the smoke may contain asbestos...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
Pair on child abuse pics charges
Two people arrested in an international investigation into child abuse pictures are to appear in court...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
Man Utd thrash Newcastle
Cristiano Ronaldo scores his first Man Utd hat-trick as they go to the top of the Premier League by thrashing Newcastle...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
Culture capital inaugurates arena
Liverpool hosts a musical showcase at its new arena as part of celebrations to mark its Capital of Culture year...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
Swans test negative for bird flu
Two dead swans found near the site of an outbreak of the H5N1 strain of bird flu, test negative for the virus...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
Organ donor system overhaul call
Advisers recommend a radical overhaul of the UK organ donor network in a bid to double transplant numbers...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
Opposition Wins Vote in Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- Taiwan's opposition Nationalist Party won a landslide victory in legislative elections Saturday, dealing a humiliating blow to the government's hardline China policies two months before a presidential poll...
New York Times - January 12, 2008
Iraq Eases Curb on Ex-Officials of Hussein Party
The measure, which will allow some former officials from the Baath Party to apply for government positions, is the first of the so-called political benchmark measures to pass after months of U.S. pressure for progress...
New York Times - January 12, 2008
Bush Says He Could Halt Troop Withdrawal, if Iraq Security Dictates
A year after he ordered a large increase in American troops in Iraq, President Bush said that he was prepared to slow or even halt further reductions of forces there...
New York Times - January 12, 2008
Emin condemns the British Council
Artists Tracey Emin and Damien Hirst sign a letter to the Guardian newspaper condemning the British Council over future plans...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
Stolen works of art found in loft
Five stolen paintings worth about Ł250,000 are found by a pensioner in the loft of his flat in Dunbartonshire...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
Concert showcases pool of talent
Liverpool gets ready to host a musical extravaganza as part of celebrations to mark its Captial of Culture year...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
Two quizzed over child abuse pics
Another two people are arrested as part of an international investigation into pictures of child abuse...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
Gaza's American school attacked
Armed men raid a private American school in northern Gaza, setting fire to buses and stealing computers...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
Arrests in Sardinia waste clashes
Italian police arrest six Sardinian protesters after clashes over the delivery of 500 tonnes of rubbish there...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
S Africa police chief suspended
South Africa's police chief Jackie Selebi is suspended as he prepares to face corruption charges...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
Taiwan nationalists in huge win
Taiwan's nationalists win a landslide victory in parliamentary polls, in a vote closely watched by China...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
Iraq 'seeks justice for Red Caps'
The Iraqi interior minister promises the families of six murdered Red Caps he will try to bring their killers to justice...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
Ex-offenders quizzed over murder
Ex-offenders at a hostel near a house where an elderly woman was found dead will be questioned by police...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
Ban eased on Saddam supporters
Iraqi MPs approve a bill to allow officials from ex-leader Saddam Hussein's Baath party to return to public life...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
Defiant Hain 'to get on with job'
Peter Hain says it is "absurd" to suggest he tried to cover up donations to his campaign but faces further criticism...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
Japan Approves Bill on Afghan War
The Japanese government pushed through a special law authorizing its navy to resume a refueling mission...
New York Times - January 12, 2008
Two arrested over shot man murder
Police in South Africa arrest two men over the robbery and murder of a Welsh father-of-five at his home...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
Six hurt in 999 police van crash
Six people are injured as a police van crashes through the front garden they were standing in...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
Three injured in seafront attack
A man and a woman are injured when they fell onto rocks after an assault in County Down...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
S Africa police chief stands down
South Africa's police chief Jackie Selebi steps down temporarily as he prepares to face corruption charges...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
Suharto health improves slightly
Former Indonesian leader Suharto strengthens a little, a day after multiple organ failure, doctors say...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
Athletics: Jones punishment 'fair'
Denise Lewis says Marion Jones's six-month jail term will send a strong message to other drugs cheats...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
Redknapp rejects Newcastle offer
Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp reveals he has turned down the chance to manage Newcastle...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
Bird flu test results expected
Test results are expected on up to six dead birds found near an outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu virus...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
'Dozens dead' in Nigerian blast
Dozens of people are feared dead after a fuel tanker explodes on a busy road in southern Nigeria's oil region...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
ANC leader Zuma calls for unity
The new head of S Africa's ruling party, Jacob Zuma, uses his first public address to the ANC to call for unity...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
State must back off, says Clegg
The state should "back off" and give other organisations a bigger role in public services, says the Lib Dem leader...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
Treasury lines up new Rock boss
The Treasury recruits a senior City figure to be Northern Rock boss should the bank be nationalised...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
Hope returning to Iraq, says Bush
President Bush says hope is returning to Iraq after last year's US troop surge, as he visits troops in Kuwait...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
World Briefing | Asia: Hong Kong-Macao Hydrofoils Collide in Fog
Two high-speed hydrofoils ferrying passengers between the Chinese territories of Hong Kong and Macao collided in heavy fog off Macao, seriously injuring 19 people, the Macao government said...
New York Times - January 12, 2008
World Briefing | Asia: Myanmar: Suu Kyi Meets With Junta Official
Myanmar?s opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi met with Aung Kyi, a senior junta official and the official go-between for her and the junta, but it was not known what they discussed...
New York Times - January 12, 2008
World Briefing | Asia: China: Horse Racing to Return
The government has approved regular horse racing at the Orient Lucky City racecourse in Wuhan, the main city in Hubei Province, starting in September, and is considering allowing legal gambling on the races next year on a trial basis, the official Xinhua news agency reported...
New York Times - January 12, 2008
World Briefing | Asia: Nepal: Crucial Election Set for April
An election to choose an assembly that will rewrite the Constitution and guide Nepal to a new political system after the downfall of the monarchy will be held April 10, the government said. The election has been postponed three times since June...
New York Times - January 12, 2008
World Briefing | Africa: South Africa: Police Chief to Be Charged
Prosecutors said they would charge Jackie Selebi, the national police commissioner and president of Interpol who has been accused of having links to organized crime syndicates, with corruption. A date for the court hearing has yet to be determined, they said...
New York Times - January 12, 2008
World Briefing | Europe: France: Sarkozy?s Ex Loses Bid to Bar Book
A Paris court rejected an attempt by President Nicolas Sarkozy?s ex-wife Cécilia, left, to block publication of a book that quotes her making critical comments about him...
New York Times - January 12, 2008
World Briefing | Asia: North Korea: Russia Regrets ?Slow? Talks
Russia regrets the slowed state of progress in talks on North Korea?s nuclear program but will fulfill its commitment under the six-nation agreement to provide North Korea with fuel oil this month so as not to slow diplomatic efforts further, a senior Russian diplomat said, according to Russian news reports...
New York Times - January 12, 2008
Jorge I. Anaya, 81, Admiral During Falklands War Is Dead
Admiral Anaya was the chief proponent of the campaign to take the Falklands. The invasion started a 10-week war that claimed hundreds of lives and hastened the end of the dictatorship governing Argentina...
New York Times - January 12, 2008
World Briefing | The Americas: Venezuela: ChÁvez Mulls 2010 Vote to Keep Power
President Hugo Chávez floated the idea of calling a new referendum in 2010 on allowing him to run for re-election indefinitely, although voters rejected a similar referendum last month...
New York Times - January 12, 2008
British Peer Cites Twins Who Married Unwittingly
A brother and sister who were parted at birth and adopted by different families married without knowing of their biological relationship, and then won an annulment...
New York Times - January 12, 2008
Food From Cloned Animals Seems Safe, a Panel Finds
Meat and milk from cloned animals seem to pose no special health risks, said a report released by the European Food Safety Agency. It was a first step toward the eventual sale of such products within the European Union...
New York Times - January 12, 2008
Taiwan Prepares for First of 2 Major 2008 Elections
China condemns the referendum as a step toward formal separation, and the United States has called it provocative and an unnecessary step that raises tension across the Taiwan Strait...
New York Times - January 12, 2008
The Saturday Profile: A Clergyman of the Streets Leaves His Historic Pulpit
Pastor Führer will have to step down as leader of his historic Protestant church in Leipzig, Germany because he is turning 65, the church?s mandatory retirement age...
New York Times - January 12, 2008
U.N. Nuclear Official Urges Iran to Clarify ?Outstanding Issues?
Mohamed ElBaradei, the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said that Iran needed to make its nuclear activities more transparent...
New York Times - January 12, 2008
Bush, Leaving Israel, Keeps Up Push for Peace Treaty
President Bush promised to return in May for Israel?s 60th anniversary to press for a peace treaty between Israel and the Palestinians by the end of his term...
New York Times - January 12, 2008
Syria Rebuilds on Site Destroyed by Israeli Bombs
A puzzling site grew more curious with the release of a satellite photograph showing new construction there that resembles the site?s former main building...
New York Times - January 12, 2008
Pakistan Warns U.S. on Attacking Al Qaeda on Its Own
President Pervez Musharraf warned that any unilateral attacks by the U.S. against Al Qaeda and Taliban fighters in his country?s tribal areas would be treated as an invasion...
New York Times - January 12, 2008
Iran Encounter Grimly Echoes ?02 War Game
In a military simulation, small speedboats like those used by Iran in an incident last weekend were able to inflict devastating damage on more powerful warships...
New York Times - January 12, 2008
Suitcase of Cash Entangles U.S. and 2 Latin Nations
A spy mystery and diplomatic imbroglio began with the discovery of nearly $800,000 at a Buenos Aires airport...
New York Times - January 12, 2008
Huge gas cloud will hit Milky Way
A giant hydrogen gas cloud will create new stars when it hits our galaxy in 20-40 million years' time...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
Weather 'hit highs' during 2007
Last year was the third warmest in Scotland since records began in 1914, according to WWF Scotland...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
Musharraf rejects UN Bhutto probe
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf rules out a UN inquiry into the assassination of Benazir Bhutto...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
Ice warning after floods and snow
Thousands of commuters are warned of perilous travelling conditions as temperatures fall following flooding...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
Chavez makes Colombia rebel call
Venezuela's president says the Farc guerrillas should not be treated as terrorists, but Colombia disagrees...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
School choice 'boosting baptisms'
A rise in late Roman Catholic baptisms is being attributed to parents seeking school places, research suggests...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
Fears Kenya aid need may grow
Up to 500,000 people in Kenya will need aid in the weeks ahead if the political crisis intensifies, the UN says...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
Police 'let down on deportation'
Police officers are "frustrated" that suspected illegal immigrants who commit crimes are not being investigated...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
Murder probe into woman's death
A murder investigation is launched after the body of a 77-year-old woman is found at a house in Hampshire...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
Human Rights Act 'being abused'
Britons feel too many people, such as asylum seekers, take advantage of the Human Rights Act, a poll suggests...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
Hain under fire over think tank
Peter Hain faces more questions about a think tank used to channel money to his deputy leadership bid...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
Parking rules 'could spell chaos'
New parking rules to be introduced in England will cause "some chaos" and see fines soar, the AA warns...
BBC News - January 12, 2008
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