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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 March 2005:
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China Plans to Cut School Fees for Its Poorest Rural Students
The move comes in response to criticism that the education system is increasingly corrupt and discriminates against poor rural students...
New York Times - March 12, 2005
Spain Continues to Uncover Terrorist Plots, Officials Say
One year after Spain's worst terrorist attack, the police continue to uncover and thwart new plots involving Islamic militants...
New York Times - March 12, 2005
Looting at Weapons Plants Was Systematic, Iraqi Says
Some of the looted machinery included high-precision equipment capable of making parts for nuclear arms...
New York Times - March 12, 2005
Iran Dismisses Economic Offer From the U.S.
Iran reacted testily on Saturday to a statement from the United States that it should give up its nuclear program in return for economic incentives...
New York Times - March 12, 2005
Hamas Will Take Part in Vote For a Palestinian Legislature
The Hamas announcement, at a news conference in Nablus in the West Bank, is a victory for the new Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas...
New York Times - March 12, 2005
Syria Is Reported to Agree to Full Lebanon Pullout
President Bashar al-Assad of Syria agreed to carry out a Security Council resolution calling for a complete Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon, and offered to set a timetable for the pullout...
New York Times - March 12, 2005
Egypt frees top liberal on bail
Egyptian opposition politician Ayman Nour is bailed more than a month after being held for allegedly forging election papers...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
Orange Order severs links to UUP
The Orange Order formally cuts its links with the Ulster Unionist Party, ending 100 years of historical ties...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
SNP reveals independence agenda
The Scottish National Party makes a call for independence at its two-day spring conference in Dundee...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
Cottenham travellers lose appeal
The government upholds a ruling to remove travellers from unofficial plots in Cambridgeshire...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
Rugby: England back on form
A Mark Cueto hat-trick helps England to their first win of this season's Six Nations...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
Voters ready for CAR polling day
Campaigning ends without major incident as the Central African Republic prepares to end two years of military rule...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
New HK chief sets July poll date
Donald Tsang takes over in Hong Kong and sets 10 July as the date to choose Tung Chee-hwa's successor...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
Portugal PM signals over EU vote
Portugal's new prime minister indicates the constitution may be changed to hold local polls and an EU vote at the same time...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
Far-right Austrian plans return
The former leader of Austria's far-right Freedom Party, Joerg Haider, says he is ready to take back control...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
Africa launches into malaria gig
Some of Africa's biggest music stars join forces for a two-day concert to raise awareness about malaria...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
Football: Man U into FA Cup semi
Man Utd ease into the FA Cup semi-finals with a comfortable win at Southampton...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
Four die in gun spree at US hotel
Four people are killed and up to eight others hurt by a gunman who opens fire at a US hotel before killing himself...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
Abbas hails Hamas poll pledge
The Palestinian leader welcomes the militant group's decision to take part in the summer parliamentary poll...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
Court killings suspect arrested
A man accused of killing three people at a courtroom in Atlanta is arrested after a massive manhunt...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
McCartneys appeal to SF 'witness'
A Sinn Fein member who was in a bar the night Robert McCartney was killed must talk to police, his family says...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
Commission on Poverty in Africa Seeks a Doubling of Aid
The commission, led by Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain, also challenged African nations to root out corruption and strengthen governance...
New York Times - March 12, 2005
Anti-terror law row: Your views
A political row over the new terror law has continued after the home secretary signed 10 of the controversial control orders. Send us your views...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
Kite man's rifle delivery shock
A man who ordered parts for a kite buggy receives two Winchester rifles after a mix-up over labels...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
Brunstrom's apology for gay slur
The North Wales Police chief constable apologises after calling homosexuals "queer" at a staff meeting...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
Cash machine raiders strike again
A cash machine is taken in the sixth raid in three months after Kent Police offer a £10,000 reward for information...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
Rugby: Ireland's hopes dashed
Ireland's Grand Slam dreams are left in tatters as France claim a deserved win at Lansdowne Road...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
Football: Arsenal seal semis place
Freddie Ljungberg's goal seals Arsenal's place in the FA Cup semi-finals...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
Howard hits back at mongrel jibe
The Tory leader says a claim he is acting like an "attack mongrel" shows Labour is "rattled" by the opposition...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
Boy falls into old mine workings
A seven-year-old boy is rescued by firefighters after plunging
15ft into old mine workings...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
GP defends 'routine 999 calls'
A senior GP backs the idea of family doctors calling 999 if a patient's hospital admission faces delays...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
Cricket: Pakistan battle to draw
Heroic batting from Kamran Akmal and Abdul Razzaq gives Pakistan a draw in the first Test against India...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
China gives Tung senior position
Tung Chee-Hwa is appointed to a top advisory body in China after stepping down as Hong Kong chief executive...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
Syria 'pledges pullout timetable'
A UN envoy says he has been promised a timetable for the withdrawal of all Syrian troops from Lebanon...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
Nepal ex-prime minister released
Nepal's sacked prime minister is released from house arrest as a protest against the state of emergency gathers momentum...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
Mother and baby die in M1 pile-up
A mother and her one-month-old child die in an accident after their car breaks down in the middle of the M1...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
Pensioner dragged from bed by man
An 84-year-old woman is dragged from her bed by a burglar who stole cash from a birthday card...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
Gandhi's 1930 march re-enacted
Hundreds set out to re-enact Mahatma Gandhi's pivotal 1930 salt march to defy British rule in India...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
Hand Iraq Briton to UK, US urged
A UK student being held by US forces in Iraq should be handed over to British authorities, his family says...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
More delays for ferry users
P&O advises passengers to expect more disruption on channel crossings to Calais while a loading bay is repaired...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
Rugby: Ireland ready for France
All the news as Ireland aim to stay on course for Grand Slam glory by beating France in Dublin...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
Anti-terrorism law row rumbles on
The political row over the new terror law continues as Charles Clarke signs 10 of the controversial control orders...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
Syria begins Lebanon pull-out
Convoys of Syrian troops leave Lebanon ahead of a visit to Damascus by a UN Middle East envoy...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
Army Details Scale of Abuse of Prisoners in an Afghan Jail
Two prisoners who died in U.S. custody in Afghanistan were beaten by soldiers in sustained assaults that caused their deaths...
New York Times - March 12, 2005
Over Bitter Opposition, Antiterrorism Bill Passes in Britain
Prime Minister Tony Blair's new antiterrorism package allows authorities to place terrorist suspects under a strict form of house arrest...
New York Times - March 12, 2005
Syrian Troop Convoy Withdraws From Lebanon
A 62-vehicle convoy carrying Syrian troops and equipment withdrawn from northern Lebanon crossed the border early on Saturday...
New York Times - March 12, 2005
Islamic Court for Pakistan Rejects Ruling In Rape Case
Pakistan's top Islamic court reversed a High Court decision to overturn the convictions of five men for a gang rape approved by a village council...
New York Times - March 12, 2005
Italian Was Killed at Iraq Checkpoint Set Up for U.S. Ambassador's Trip
A storm forced John Negroponte to travel in a convoy leading to the creation of a security point involved in the shooting death of an Italian intelligence officer...
New York Times - March 12, 2005
Europe and U.S. Agree on Carrot-and-Stick Approach to Iran
Statements issued in Washington and Brussels have opened a new phase in efforts to defuse the crisis over Iran's nuclear program...
New York Times - March 12, 2005
Gene blamed for eyesight threat
Half of all cases of an eye disease which is a leading cause of blindness are caused by a faulty gene, US scientists suggest...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
Much tougher to go to university?
The BBC's Mike Baker looks at whether university expansion is keeping place with demand...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
Passengers told to avoid ferries
Ferry operator P&O is advising people not to travel across the channel to Calais while a loading bay is being repaired...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
Inheritance tax hits home harder
The number of properties worth above the inheritance tax threshold could nearly double by 2015, Halifax says...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
Brazil star's mother abducted
Armed men seize the mother of Brazilian football star Luis Fabiano, the third such kidnapping within four months...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
China to offer Tung senior post
Former Hong Kong leader Tung Chee-hwa is to be offered a prestigious position by the Chinese authorities...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
Africa report findings welcomed
African leaders cautiously welcome the report of the UK-led Commission for Africa, which calls for increased aid...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
US pays out for looting Nazi gold
The US pays $25.5m to Hungarian Holocaust survivors to compensate them for looting during World War II...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
Tories urge 'change at the top'
The Tories are gathering for what is expected to be their last conference before the general election...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
Bush backs Tehran diplomacy
The US offers Iran economic incentives to end its alleged nuclear ambitions, in a major policy shift...
BBC News - March 12, 2005
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