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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 2008:
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Football: Everton, Spurs go out
Everton and Tottenham go out of the Uefa Cup after both lose penalty shoot-outs...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Row over school admissions claims
A head teacher and the government trade accusations over claims that schools broke the law...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Afghan becomes open heart surgeon
An Afghan doctor has become the first ever medic in his war-torn country to qualify as an open-heart surgeon...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Body found after blaze at house
The body of a woman is removed from a house in south Belfast after a blaze breaks out at the property...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Bravery award call for stab boy
A nine-year-old who was stabbed while trying to stop a man from attacking his mother is praised...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Tributes paid to late composer
Tributes are paid to Alun Hoddinott, one of Wales' leading classical composers, who has died...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Darling: Turning the UK green?
Is the chancellor's Budget as green as has been hailed, and what environmental impact might it make?...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Peru meteorite may rewrite rules
The Peruvian meteorite impact that sparked mass panic last year has provided some tantalising new science...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Iran accuses MP over TV spot
Iran's intelligence minister accuses a leading reformist MP of treason, for talking to a US-funded television station...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Airstrike kills Afghan civilians
Four Afghan civilians are killed in an airstrike by British forces, the Ministry of Defence confirms...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Tories 'withdraw whip' from MP
The Conservatives say they have withdrawn the party whip from MP Bob Spink - he says he has resigned...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Clinton aide quits over race row
A Clinton adviser resigns over comments that Barack Obama is leading the Democratic race because he is black...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Israelis kill four in West Bank
Israeli undercover commandos shoot dead four Palestinian militants in the West Bank town of Bethlehem...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Thaksin Pleads Not Guilty in Thai Court
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra pleaded not guilty Wednesday before the Supreme Court in one of two criminal corruption cases against him...
New York Times - March 12, 2008
Greece Hit by Labor Strikes
Greek workers staged a nationwide walkout on Wednesday, the latest show of labor unrest over a possible overhaul of the country?s deficit-plagued pension system...
New York Times - March 12, 2008
Telecom Tower Burned in West Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A telecommunications tower was set ablaze in western Afghanistan, a police official said Wednesday, the latest such attack since insurgents warned phone companies to shut down the towers at night...
New York Times - March 12, 2008
Bomb Hits Canadian Troops in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) -- A suicide car bomber attacked a convoy of Canadian troops in southern Afghanistan Wednesday, killing a passing civilian and wounding one soldier...
New York Times - March 12, 2008
Boxing: Hatton unveils comeback
Ricky Hatton will return to action in May to defend his IBO light-welterweight title against Mexico's Juan Lazcano...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Cheltenham off amid storms
Officials are confident that the bad weather which led to Wednesday's postponement will not disrupt Thursday's races...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Booze hike 'won't stop bingeing'
Public health chiefs have welcomed the tax rises on alcohol, but said there is still a way to go before it starts influencing drinking habits...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
School admits £50 'admission fee'
A state faith school says it asked parents for a £50 "admission fee", as others are investigated...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Japan marvels at its Moon movies
Stunning high-definition movies of the Moon's surface are returned by Japan's Selene probe...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Bionic gives ITV2 record ratings
The first episode of US drama The Bionic Woman gives ITV2 its largest ever audience, initial figures suggest...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Open Rights Group questions Phorm
Campaign body the Open Rights Group (ORG) calls for further detail on the workings of ad system Phorm...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
'Head roll' urged over water bill
An MLA calls for "heads to roll" over an error which could add an extra £30 to household water bills...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Budget brings rise in whisky duty
The price of a bottle of whisky is set to rise by 55p after the first increase in duty for more than a decade...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Classical composer dies aged 78
Alun Hoddinott, one of Wales' leading classical composers, has died, it has been announced...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Liechtenstein tax mole hunted
Liechtenstein issues an international arrest warrant for the mole at the centre of a giant tax evasion probe...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Cameron criticises 'dire' Budget
Conservative leader David Cameron responds to Alistair Darling's first Budget as chancellor...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Second SocGen employee detained
A second employee at Societe Generale is arrested as part of an investigation into huge losses at the bank...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Hamas lays out truce conditions
Hamas lays out its conditions for a ceasefire with Israel to end the recent violence which has killed at least 125 people...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Taleban threat hits Afghan phones
Afghan mobile phone companies respond to Taleban attacks by turning off their signal at night in the south...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Man loses M&S grape case
An accountant who slipped on a grape and injured himself loses his case for damages against Marks & Spencer...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Gas guzzlers set to face £950 tax
Drivers of gas guzzling and heavy polluting cars will face a new £950 tax from 2010, Alistair Darling announces...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Send questions to our expert
The chancellor has delivered his Budget statement. Send us your questions for tax expert Anne Redston...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Darfur force 'may last 10 years'
The UN-African Union force in Darfur could last for another 10 years, the head of the force tells the BBC...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Tories withdraw whip from MP
The Conservatives say they have withdrawn the party whip from Castle Point MP Bob Spink...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Goth clothes 'prompted killing'
A 15-year-old boy kicked and stamped a woman to death because she was dressed as a Goth, a court hears...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Stormy weather easing off
Strong winds over Northern Ireland, north Wales and north-west England begin to ease as the worst of the storms move away...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Clarkson phone photo probed
Police examine a photo that allegedly shows Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson talking on a mobile phone while driving...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Darling puts up car and drink tax
Chancellor Alistair Darling unveils big increases in tax on alcohol and high polluting cars in his first Budget...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Police chief sent 'worrying' texts
Michael Todd sent a series of "worrying" text messages before being found dead in north Wales, the BBC learns...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Scandal-hit NY governor resigns
New York Governor Eliot Spitzer says he will step down on Monday, after being linked to a prostitution ring...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Second suspect quizzed in Goa
Police in Goa arrest a man in connection with the rape and murder of British teenager Scarlett Keeling...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Cheltenham off amid storms
The second day of the Cheltenham Festival is cancelled because of the stormy weather at the racecourse...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
New TV Gladiators hosts announced
Kirsty Gallacher and Ian Wright are to present the return of 1990s action game show Gladiators...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Cricket: Harmison, Hoggard axed
Stuart Broad and James Anderson replace Steve Harmison and Matthew Hoggard for England's second Test in New Zealand...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Focus on water revenue shortfall
NI Water is to be asked to explain how a projected revenue shortfall of £20m per year came about...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Thousands hit by breaches of data
Personal data breaches affecting thousands of people are uncovered by BBC Scotland's Investigations Unit...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
UK trade deficit level in January
The UK's trade deficit with the rest of the world was £4.1bn in January, unchanged from December, figures show...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Pentagon denies Iran policy shift
The US Mid-East commander's resignation does not signal a policy change on Iran, the Pentagon insists...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Prosecutor seeks Concorde charges
A French prosecutor seeks manslaughter charges against a US airline over the 2000 Concorde crash...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Pakistan buries victims of blasts
Funerals are held in Pakistan for the victims of two bomb attacks in the eastern city of Lahore...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Mother's fight to save son's life
A mother from Gloucester begins a petition against a review into the cost of providing drugs to treat her son's condition...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Wiki boss 'edited for donation'
Wikipedia creator Jimmy Wales is accused of agreeing to edit a Wiki page in exchange for a donation...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Chancellor's dilemma in figures
The five factors of the UK economy facing Alisatair Darling as he prepares for his first budget as chancellor...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Call to show car 'lifetime price'
Showing the long-term cost of a car would encourage buyers towards "green" models, a UK government adviser says...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Museveni rejects Hague LRA trial
Uganda's president says rebel LRA leaders should not be sent to The Hague but should instead face local justice...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Beijing rebuffs Olympics critics
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi accuses "anti-China forces" of trying to politicise the Beijing Olympics...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Gambler loses £2m bookies claim
A compulsive gambler loses his bid to force William Hill to repay his £2m losses, the High Court rules...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Browne makes surprise Iraq visit
Defence Secretary Des Browne is visiting the Iraqi city of Basra, it has been announced...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Mother fears Shannon was 'taken'
The mother of missing schoolgirl Shannon Matthews has said she fears her daughter has been taken by someone she knows...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
No investigation into Goa mother
Police in Goa say there are no plans to question the mother of dead British teenager Scarlett Keeling over neglect...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
UK pounded by second storm
Western parts of the UK are hit by gusts of up to 80mph, as Cheltenham's races are abandoned for the day...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
World Briefing | Science: European Spacecraft Problems Fixed
The propulsion problem with the European Jules Verne cargo spacecraft has been corrected, and the robot ship began maneuvers to take it to the International Space Station...
New York Times - March 12, 2008
World Briefing | Middle East: Israeli Advocate Barred From Britain
Britain has barred an Israeli political advocate, Moshe Feiglin, from entering the country, saying his views could foment violence...
New York Times - March 12, 2008
World Briefing | Europe: Britain: Manchester Police Chief Found Dead
The top official of one of Britain?s largest police forces was found dead in the North Wales countryside a day after he left for a walk in the mountains, the authorities said...
New York Times - March 12, 2008
World Briefing | Asia: Japan: You Mean, the Tax Is on the Whole Inheritance?
The authorities arrested two sisters in Osaka who they said hid some $57 million in cardboard boxes to evade tax on their inheritance...
New York Times - March 12, 2008
World Briefing | Europe: Britain: Pledging Allegiance to Her Majesty
A government-appointed panel recommended that students pledge allegiance to the queen and take part in citizenship ceremonies similar to those held for immigrants...
New York Times - March 12, 2008
World Briefing | Africa: South Africa: Party Leader Asks Court to Dismiss Evidence
Jacob G. Zuma is seeking to convince the Constitutional Court that evidence should be excluded from his trial in August on corruption charges...
New York Times - March 12, 2008
Breakaway Rebel Faction Wins Stormy Election in Sri Lanka City
A pro-government militia composed of former Tamil Tiger rebels won a local election in Batticaloa despite allegations that it had used child soldiers, extorted businessmen and carried out killings...
New York Times - March 12, 2008
Japanese Lawmakers Reject Bank Nominee
Japan?s upper house of parliament cited concern over Toshiro Muto?s political ties to the finance ministry...
New York Times - March 12, 2008
World Briefing | Europe: Germany: Agreement With U.S. on Suspects? Data
Germany and the United States will grant each other access to databases of fingerprints and DNA of people suspected of terrorist activity...
New York Times - March 12, 2008
World Briefing | Europe: Belgium: $170 Million in Holocaust Compensation
The government and banks agreed to pay $170 million to compensate Jews whose property was looted by the Nazi occupying forces during World War II...
New York Times - March 12, 2008
World Briefing | Asia: India: Airport Workers Begin Strike
Some 15,000 airport workers across India went on strike, a move that threatened to ground hundreds of domestic flights...
New York Times - March 12, 2008
U.S. Drops China From List of Top 10 Violators of Rights
The State Department no longer considers China one of the world?s worst human rights violators, a decision that immediately earned the ire of human rights groups...
New York Times - March 12, 2008
War Crimes Trial Begins for Croatian General Who Worked With Americans
Gen. Ante Gotovina was the commander of a military campaign in the summer of 1995 that put an end to the Serbian occupation of Eastern Croatia...
New York Times - March 12, 2008
U.N. Says Taliban Are Impeding Aid
A report by the United Nations says that a tenth of Afghanistan is off limits to aid workers because attacks by Taliban insurgents make it too dangerous...
New York Times - March 12, 2008
McCain Advisers Lobbied for Europeans to Win Air Force Tanker Deal
Given John McCain?s efforts to portray himself as an opponent of influence peddling in Washington, his close ties to lobbyists are certain to be a continuing issue through the presidential campaign...
New York Times - March 12, 2008
Taiwan?s Independence Movement Likely to Wane
Both candidates in Taiwan?s presidential election want closer ties with Beijing, differing only in how quickly and to what degree they would strengthen relations...
New York Times - March 12, 2008
Mungyong Journal: Controversial Canal Tests South Korea?s New Leader
The mountains of Mungyong, South Korea, where miners once dug for coal, may one day offer a new source of income: tourists sailing down a waterway blasted though the hills...
New York Times - March 12, 2008
Turkey Set to Invest in Better Relations With Kurds
Turkey?s government is planning a series of investments in the country?s largely Kurdish southeast, in a new economic initiative intended to draw people away from militancy...
New York Times - March 12, 2008
Citing Faith, Bush Defends War Actions
President Bush told a group of Christian broadcasters that his policies in Iraq and Afghanistan are predicated on the beliefs that freedom is a God-given right...
New York Times - March 12, 2008
Mideast Commander Retires After Rankling Bosses
Adm. William J. Fallon?s public statements on Iran seemed to put him at odds with the Bush administration...
New York Times - March 12, 2008
Asian markets up on cash boost
Asian stock markets rally in morning trading after key central banks step in to tackle the global credit crisis...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
UK team in bacteria breakthrough
Scientists have discovered how a bacterium which causes pneumonia has become resistant to penicillin...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
'No reason' for whisky duty rise
The whisky industry argues there is no good reason for a duty rise, ahead of Chancellor Alistair Darling's first budget...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Ousted Thai PM appears in court
Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra pleads innocent to corruption charges in a Bangkok court...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
MRSA screening doubts raised
Doubts are raised over MRSA screening after a study suggests it may not significantly reduce infections...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Plastic card fraud rises by 25%
Fraudulent use of UK credit and debit cards rose by a quarter last year, with losses amounting to £535m...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Hair prayer ad judged 'offensive'
An advert for hair stylers featuring eroticised female imagery and an extract from the Lord's Prayer is judged offensive to Christians by the advertising watchdog...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Police chief death may be suicide
The inquiry into the death of police chief Michael Todd is to look at the possibility that he committed suicide...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Obama wins in Mississippi primary
Barack Obama beats Hillary Clinton in Mississippi's primary, in the fight for the Democrats' presidential nomination...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Detainees in police 'near misses'
About 1,000 people are involved each year in incidents involving serious illness or self-harm while in police custody, a report suggests...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
Darling prepares for first Budget
The Chancellor is expected to target high polluting cars in the Budget, but will postpone a rise in fuel duty...
BBC News - March 12, 2008
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