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Spacecraft flies by remote asteroid, camera stops
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
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Official Egypt rock slide toll rises to 31
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
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Philly school rekindles same-sex education debate
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
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Muslim separatist strike shuts down Indian Kashmir
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
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Troops, protesters clash in Indian Kashmir 1 dead
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
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Catholics assert themselves in Hanoi land dispute
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
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Myanmar says no sign of Suu Kyi hunger strike
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
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Landslides leave 27 dead or missing in Philippines
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
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Returning lawmakers make Capitol a campaign stage
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
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Global News Archive for February 2008:
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Israel to Build More in East Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel announced plans Tuesday to build more than 1,000 homes in disputed east Jerusalem, infuriating the Palestinians and triggering a new crisis in already troubled peace talks...
New York Times - February 12, 2008
3 Arrested in Plot to Kill Cartoonist
Danish police said they had arrested two Tunisians and a Dane in connection with a plot to kill one of 12 cartoonists behind the caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad...
New York Times - February 12, 2008
New Pakistan Army Chief Orders Military Out of Civilian Government Agencies, Reversing Musharraf Policy
The order by the army chief, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, was the boldest step he has taken to disentangle the military from the civilian sphere of the government...
New York Times - February 12, 2008
Miliband urges push for democracy
Mistakes in Iraq and Afghanistan must not beat the "moral pulse" to aid freedom, David Miliband says...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
£1.65m drugs haul found on beach
Detectives investigate whether cocaine washed up on a Welsh beach is linked to similar finds in England...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Treasury 'climb-down' on non-doms
The Treasury is accused of climbing down over plans to tax wealthy foreigners, after it moved to clarify its position...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Man shot dead in County Donegal
Police in County Donegal are investigating a fatal shooting after a man's body was found close to a church...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Spielberg boycotts Olympic role
US filmmaker Steven Spielberg withdraws as an artistic adviser to the Olympics over China's role in Darfur...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Obama projected to win Virginia
Barack Obama is projected to win the Democratic primary in Virginia, one of three races held by both US parties...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Virgin 'is Rock plan frontrunner'
Virgin is told it is in the lead to rescue Northern Rock - but nationalisation of the troubled bank is currently preferable...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Australia apologises to Aborigines
Australia's government issues a formal apology for past wrongs inflicted on the Aboriginal community...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Australia Prime Minister Submits Historic Apology to Aborigines
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd of Australia on Tuesday asked Parliament to approve an apology to the country?s indigenous minorities for their past mistreatment...
New York Times - February 12, 2008
Alleged Rape by U.S. Marine Angers Japan
Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda of Japan voiced anger Tuesday over the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl in Okinawa by a United States marine...
New York Times - February 12, 2008
Presidents Resolve Ukraine Gas Dispute
The presidents of Russia and Ukraine resolved a dispute over the price and terms of supply for natural gas on Tuesday...
New York Times - February 12, 2008
State of Emergency in East Timor
Australia rushed troops into East Timor to help enforce a security clampdown a day after assassination attempts on the president and prime minister...
New York Times - February 12, 2008
Watchdog probes 'soft A-levels'
England's exams regulator is to report on whether some GCSEs and A-levels are easier than others...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Astronomers given Gemini reprieve
UK astronomers are granted a temporary reprieve over their access to two of the world's finest telescopes...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
MP Field's 'tax or charity' call
People earning over £150,000 should pay 10% extra tax or give the same amount to charity, says Frank Field...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
EU regulator raids Intel offices
Intel, the world's biggest chipmaker, is raided by EU regulators amid claims it abused its market position...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Arrest after woman goes missing
Police search woodland and question a man as they hunt for a woman not seen since a night out in the pub...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Schools set to get an extra £20m
An extra £20m is to be put directly into schools in Northern Ireland next year, the education minister says...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Magistrate carried out Tube scam
A magistrate who claimed £5,000 for non-existent Tube delays is given a suspended sentence...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
India, Russia agree nuclear deal
India and Russia say plans are finalised for Moscow to build four new nuclear power stations in India...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
SA moves to scrap Scorpions unit
South Africa proposes disbanding the FBI-style Scorpions unit, which has led high-profile corruption probes...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Russia in Ukraine missile threat
Russia says it may target missiles at Ukraine if it joins Nato and deploys the US missile defence shield...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
UK's 'concerns' over 9/11 trials
David Miliband says he has "some concerns" over the US trials of men in connection with the 9/11 attacks...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Suffolk accused 'became sloppy'
A man accused of killing five women in Suffolk became "sloppy" in his "campaign of murder" a court hears...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
No plan to ban 'anti-teen' device
The government says it has no plans to ban a device which uses high-pitched sound against teenagers...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
GB name Chambers in Worlds squad
Dwain Chambers is picked to sprint for Great Britain, but selectors say they have acted under duress...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Arrests in Denmark in Cartoonist Plot
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- Danish police said Tuesday they have arrested several people suspected of plotting to kill one of the 12 cartoonists behind the Prophet Muhammad drawings that sparked an uproar in the Muslim world two years ago...
New York Times - February 12, 2008
Israel Building Plans Spur Anger
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel is planning to build 1,100 new apartments for Israelis in east Jerusalem, a Cabinet minister said Tuesday, angering Palestinians who want the area as a capital of their future state and further troubling peace talks...
New York Times - February 12, 2008
Winehouse 'on road to recovery'
Singer Amy Winehouse is "on the road to recovery" from her drug addiction her mother Janis tells GMTV...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Internet Day highlights web risks
Safer Internet Day is being marked across Europe with events to educate people about net dangers...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Columbus docks with space station
Europe's space laboratory is unloaded from space shuttle Atlantis and docked with the International Space Station...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Home loans drop 35%, lenders say
The number of new mortgages granted to home buyers fell 35% to 62,000 in December, a report from lenders says...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Company defends anti-teen device
The Welsh maker of a high-pitched "teenage deterrent" says it does not infringe the rights of young people...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Women prisoner numbers 'shameful'
Scotland's escalating female prison population is branded "shameful" by the justice secretary...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Hacker crashes government sites
A computer hacker crashes a number of Northern Ireland government websites, BBC News learns...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Murder probe into boy's stabbing
A murder investigation is launched after a 17-year-old boy dies after being attacked in Hull...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Pakistan nuclear staff go missing
Two Pakistani nuclear experts have been abducted in the country's restive north-west, police say...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Profits at Credit Suisse plunge
Credit Suisse reports a 72% dive in quarterly profits amid an "extremely challenging environment"...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Charges over Lebanon riot deaths
Lebanese prosecutors charge three army officers and 19 soldiers for shooting protesters during a riot...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Uneasy calm on East Timor streets
A tense calm is reported in East Timor amid a state of emergency after attacks on the country's leaders...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Primary test for Obama momentum
Three more US presidential primary votes are held as Barack Obama seeks to pull ahead in the Democratic race...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Athletics: Chambers awaits ruling
Dwain Chambers will learn on Tuesday if he is in the British team for the World Indoor Championships next month...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Kenyans consider grand coalition
Former UN chief Kofi Annan briefs Kenya's MPs about peace talks, as they move to a secret location...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
New Zealand embarrass England
England put in a dreadful performance as New Zealand easily claim a 10-wicket win for a 2-0 series lead...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Urgent talks on Ukraine gas row
Ukraine's president meets his Russian counterpart as his country faces a gas supply cut over an unpaid bill...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Gas guzzlers C-charge up to £25
High polluting cars will be charged £25 to enter London's congestion charge zone, it is announced...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Tribute to boy at E.coli inquiry
A public inquiry into an E.coli outbreak opens with silence in memory of a five-year-old boy who died...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Danish cartoons 'plotters' held
Danish police arrest five people over an alleged plot to attack a man who drew Prophet Muhammad cartoons...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Global warming 'may save lives'
A deadly heatwave could be imminent, but global warming may mean fewer temperature-related deaths in the UK, a report says...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Queen's rooms 'swept for bugs'
The Queen's rooms were regularly checked for bugging devices, the Princess Diana inquest is told...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Illegal downloaders 'face UK ban'
Internet access may be cut for people who illegally download music and videos under government proposals...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Food and petrol push up inflation
UK inflation increased to 2.2% in January, up from 2.1% in December, driven by rises in food and petrol prices...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
World Briefing | Africa: $89 Million Needed in Southern Floods
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs appealed for $89 million to aid 449,000 people in Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe hit by flooding. Halfway through the rainy season, thousands have seen their crops ruined and homes destroyed...
New York Times - February 12, 2008
World Briefing | Asia: South Korea: Suspect Held in Fire That Destroyed Landmark
The police said they had arrested a 69-year-old man suspected of setting the fire on Sunday that destroyed the country?s most prominent landmark, the 610-year-old wooden structure in Seoul known as the Namdaemun, or Great Southern Gate. Citing police officers, the Yonhap News Agency said the suspect had confessed to the arson and indicated that it was because of a land compensation grievance. Hundreds of stunned South Koreans gathered near the charred structure Monday night. ?My heart is burning,? Lee Il-soo, who runs a small business, said as he fought back tears...
New York Times - February 12, 2008
World Briefing | Europe: Spain: Real Women Need New Sizes, Study Finds
After a yearlong study by the Health Ministry that included using laser scans to measure more than 10,000 female volunteers aged 12 to 70, the government hopes to persuade the fashion industry to devise a new standard for clothing sizes that would fit most women. The study concluded that Spanish women were not the very skinny tall types that designers idealize, but rather fell into three main body types: hourglass, pear shape and cylinder. It also found that 4 of 10 women had trouble finding clothes to fit, mainly because sizes varied from store to store and because what was on the racks was too small...
New York Times - February 12, 2008
World Briefing | Europe: European Union Plan Would Fingerprint Visitors
Non-Europeans would need to submit biometric data like fingerprints and facial scans before being allowed to enter Europe, according to a draft proposal expected to go before the European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, this week. The planned measure, drafted by the European commissioner for justice and home affairs, Franco Frattini, left, would apply to citizens of the United States and other countries who can now enter Europe without visas. The United States now routinely requires European travelers to submit fingerprints. If approved by the commission, the measure would still need the approval of all 27 European Union nations...
New York Times - February 12, 2008
World Briefing | Europe: France: Court Awards $13.8. Million in Queen Mary 2 Accident
A court in St.-Nazaire ordered two companies to pay $13.8 million in damages for their roles in a shipyard accident that killed 16 people and injured 29 when a gangway leading to the Queen Mary 2 collapsed in 2003 when workmen were finishing the ship. The court convicted the companies, Chantiers de l?Atlantique, which built the ship, and Endel, of manslaughter and involuntary injuries. They were also fined $255,000 each...
New York Times - February 12, 2008
World Briefing | The Americas: Uruguayan Ship to Take Venezuelan Scientists to Antarctica
President Hugo Chávez is sending a team of 15 Venezuelans on an expedition to Antarctica to carry out research into global warming...
New York Times - February 12, 2008
Top Anglicans Rally to Besieged Archbishop
The strong show of support was in response to demands for his resignation over his call for Britain to accept some aspects of Shariah, the legal code of Islam...
New York Times - February 12, 2008
Ndjamena Journal: Chad?s Leader Survives, but Dissidents? Peril Grows
Civilian opponents of Chad?s president, Idriss Déby, say that the world has given him too much latitude to crack down on dissent within his own country...
New York Times - February 12, 2008
Battle Against Counterfeit Drugs Has New Weapon: Pollen
A new investigation offers a model for attacking what has become a flood of fake drugs, which threaten to undermine the global fight against malaria...
New York Times - February 12, 2008
A Father, a Son and a Political Imbroglio in France
President Nicolas Sarkozy?s spokesman has abruptly withdrawn from the race to be mayor of an affluent Paris suburb. And it was the president?s own son who forced him out...
New York Times - February 12, 2008
Justice Dept. Announces Arrests in 2 Chinese Espionage Cases
A Defense Department analyst and a former engineer for Boeing were charged in separate spy cases for allegedly selling military secrets to the Chinese government...
New York Times - February 12, 2008
In Pakistan, Doubts Over the Fight in Tribal Areas
The announcement of a cease-fire against one of Pakistan?s most wanted men has raised questions about the government?s commitment to combating militancy...
New York Times - February 12, 2008
NHS faces £180m overcharging bill
The NHS has been hit by a £180m compensation bill for incorrectly charging patients for nursing care...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Prison numbers reach record high
The number of prisoners in Scotland's jails reaches a record high, according to new figures...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Gas row overshadows Moscow talks
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko arrives in Russia in an attempt to resolve a row over gas supplies...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
East Timor under emergency order
East Timor's acting leader bans rallies and appeals for calm, a day after an attempt on the president's life...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Teenager held after gang attack
A 17-year-old boy is arrested by police investigating a gang attack that left a man critically ill in hospital...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Russian jets 'intercepted by US'
American fighters intercepted Russian bombers near a US aircraft carrier in the Pacific at the weekend, officials say...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Fears over faulty hospital scales
Trading standards officers are to check weighing equipment at hospitals across the UK because of concerns over accuracy, the BBC has learned...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Anti-gang device 'not fair'
Campaigners say a high-pitched device used to disperse teenagers infringes their human rights...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Diana death inquiries costing £6m
The investigations into the death of Princess Diana have cost over £6m of public money, it emerges...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
Fair trial pledge to 9/11 accused
The US says Guantanamo inmates will be tried fairly over 9/11 but some groups criticise the use of military tribunals...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
E.coli outbreak inquiry to begin
A public inquiry into an E.coli outbreak in south Wales in which a five-year-old boy died is to hold its first session...
BBC News - February 12, 2008
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