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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 April 2007:
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Google unveils UK payments system
Search giant Google launches its online payments service, Google Checkout in the UK...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Bovine TB 'can spread in humans'
Bovine TB can spread from human to human, scientists fear after a cluster of six cases in England...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Tags to reveal walrus migration
Scientists tag eight walruses in an effort to unlock the mystery of the Arctic creatures' summer migration...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Property woe for public workers
Workers such as police, teachers, nurses and firemen cannot afford to buy property in most UK towns, the Halifax bank says...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Warm weather gorse fire warning
The Fire and Rescue Service has had to tackle more than 400 gorse fires across NI in the past seven days...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Delay warning for bridge drivers
Drivers are warned to expect major delays as a £4.7m resurfacing project on the Forth Road Bridge starts...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Man charged with pensioner's rape
Police charge a 33-year-old man with the rape of a 74-year-old woman in her Wrexham home...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Mother saves sons from cliff fall
A mother rescues her two sons seconds before the family car plunges down a 220ft cliff in Cornwall...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Football: Spurs out of Uefa Cup
Spurs pay the price for a poor first half as they go out of the Uefa Cup 4-3 on aggregate at the hands of holders Sevilla...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Diplomat blog pulled after abuse
A British diplomat's blog offering his musings on Thailand is withdrawn after it is greeted by insults and accusations...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Cricket: Sri Lanka beat NZ
Scott Styris' century is not enough for New Zealand as Sri Lanka inflict the Kiwis' first defeat of this World Cup...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Clear obesity gene link 'found'
Scientists say they have identified the clearest genetic link to obesity yet - and half of westerners carry a copy of this fat gene...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Three dead after vessel capsizes
Three men have been confirmed dead after an oil rig support vessel capsizes in the North Sea...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Memo From Morecambe: Postcard From Ailing British Coasts: Wish You Were Here
Affluence, low-cost flights and geography have changed the whole notion of vacation for new generations of Britons...
New York Times - April 12, 2007
U.S. Is Extending Tours of Army
Most active duty units in Iraq and Afghanistan will serve for 15 months, rather than 12...
New York Times - April 12, 2007
Blast at Iraqi Parliament Kills at Least One Lawmaker
An explosion struck the cafeteria inside the Iraqi parliament in one of the most serious breaches of security of the heavily fortified Green Zone...
New York Times - April 12, 2007
'Pay students' to revive science
A-level students should be paid for passing exams in science and maths, a report recommends...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Blair gun crime speech attacked
An anti-gun crime campaigner accuses Tony Blair of quoting him out of context in a speech on gang violence...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Scalding fears over Pot Noodles
The makers of Pot Noodle recall some types of the snack after discovering cracks may have developed in packaging...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
'Equality' issue of women bishops
Church in Wales leaders hear arguments for and against women being allowed to become bishops...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Search teams in North Sea rescue
Eight people are rescued after an oil rig support vessel capsizes with 14 people on board...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Fireman 'could not call for help'
A firefighter's breathing apparatus prevented him from calling for help, an inquest into his death hears...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Seventh arrest over stabbed boy
A seventh teenager is arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of 14-year-old Paul Erhahon...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Pakistan army joins tribal fight
Pakistani troops are helping tribesmen fight militants on the Afghan border, says President Musharraf...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Iran enrichment 'in early stages'
The head of the UN's nuclear agency, Mohamed ElBaradei, says Iran is only at the early stages of enriching uranium...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Cricket: England 'can raise game'
Andrew Strauss says England are capable of lifting their game in the latter stages of the World Cup...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Racing: Exotic Dancer claims win
Cheltenham Gold Cup runner-up Exotic Dancer canters to a comfortable win in the Betfair Bowl at Aintree on Thursday...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Appeal to sex attacker's friends
Police call on the friends of a man who sexually assaulted an asylum seeker and her baby to come forward...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Summer hosepipe bans 'unlikely'
The UK is unlikely to face droughts suffered in some areas in 2006 despite predictions of a hot summer, water companies say...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Virgin TV in BSkyB court action
Virgin Media launches a High Court action against BSkyB in a programming row between the UK broadcasters...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Date set for Bob Woolmer inquest
The inquest into former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer's death will begin on 23rd April, Jamaican officials say...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
No 10 denies sailors' story role
Downing Street denies having "anything to do" with allowing the navy crew freed by Iran to sell their stories...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
UN chief urges release of BBC man
The head of the UN calls for the release of missing Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston, on a BBC-led day of action...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Speed boost plan for file-sharing
Movies and music could be shared faster over the net thanks to a system pioneered by researchers in the US...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Writer Kurt Vonnegut dies at 84
Cult US author Kurt Vonnegut, best known for his 1969 novel Slaughterhouse Five, dies at the age of 84...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Genes control chemo impact
A screening method identifies genes which, when blocked, make cancer cells more sensitive to chemotherapy...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Primary teachers too shy to sing
Half of primary school teachers are unconfident about singing in front of a class, research suggests...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
UK trade deficit widens
The UK's trade deficit widened by more than expected in February as imports rose and exports outside the EU fell...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Anger over delays to rail works
Thousands of rail passengers face another day using buses between Cardiff and Swansea as engineering works overrun...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Salmond renews council tax pledge
The SNP's manifesto sets out plans to scrap council tax and fund local services through an income tax...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Police plea follows city trouble
Thirteen-year-old youths are involved in trouble in Belfast in which petrol bombs were thrown at police...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Jet Airways strikes Sahara deal
India's largest private airline Jet Airways buys rival Air Sahara, giving it a third of the domestic market...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Sarkozy denies shielding Chirac
The French presidential frontrunner denies a deal to protect President Chirac from a corruption probe...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Afghan bomb kills Canadian troops
Two Canadian soldiers serving in southern Afghanistan are killed in a bomb attack on their vehicle...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Deaths in Uganda forest protest
Two people are killed in a Ugandan protest at plans to allocate forest land to grow sugar, police say...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Racing: Grand National line-up
Top weight Hedgehunter heads a field of 40 runners declared for Saturday's Grand National...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Cricket: Vaughan warns England
Michael Vaughan wants England players to sharpen up their acts to get them into the World Cup semi-finals...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
House prices rising say surveyors
The housing market has shrugged off recent rate rises, says the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Football: Benitez responds to jibe
Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez cranks up his war of words with Chelsea's Jose Mourinho ahead of their Champions League semi-final...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Police raid ex-Rastafarian temple
Twenty three people are arrested during a raid at an ex-Rastafarian temple in south London in the early hours...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
EU backs mobile roaming fee cut
Plans to cut the cost of mobile phone calls between EU states progress with a key European Parliament vote...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Woolmer hotel footage sent to UK
Police investigating the murder of cricket coach Bob Woolmer send footage to the UK for analysis...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Beatles settle EMI royalties row
The Beatles reach a deal with music giant EMI to end a legal battle over £30m in disputed royalties...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Family appeal for missing BBC man
The parents of missing Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston appeal for his release, on a day of action by the BBC...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Explosion at Iraq parliament cafe
A blast hits a cafeteria in the Iraqi parliament, with reports of one death and many other casualties...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Sailors' story answers demanded
Ministers face renewed pressure over the decision to allow freed British sailors to sell their stories to the media...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
How U.S. Turned North Korean Funds Into a Bargaining Chip
In the end, what started out as a law-enforcement action against money-laundering became a tool of diplomacy...
New York Times - April 12, 2007
News Analysis: 4 Years On, the Gap Between Iraq Policy and Practice Is Wide
Four years into the war, the White House struggles with this problem: Who is in charge of carrying out policy?...
New York Times - April 12, 2007
U.S. Suspects That Iran Aids Both Sunni and Shiite Militias
Arms that American military officials say appear to have been manufactured in Iran as recently as last year have turned up in the past week in a Sunni-majority area...
New York Times - April 12, 2007
Civilian Claims on U.S. Suggest the Toll of War
The military has paid more than $32 million to civilians for noncombat-related killings, injuries and damage...
New York Times - April 12, 2007
U.S. Is Extending Tours of Army in Battle Zones
Most active-duty Army units now in Iraq or Afghanistan and those sent in the future will serve 15-month tours of duty...
New York Times - April 12, 2007
Algerian Blasts by Qaeda Unit Kill at Least 23
The bombings marked an escalation of violence linked to Al Qaeda that has recently spread across North Africa...
New York Times - April 12, 2007
Key to breast cancer spread found
Four genes have been found to work together to drive the spread of breast cancer to the lungs...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
World Bank 'must act on climate'
The World Bank must lead the climate change fight, says UK International Development Secretary Hilary Benn...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Food workers to strike over pay
Nearly 1,000 workers at Grampian Country Food Group are due to strike over a pay dispute...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Murder conviction doubts raised
Doubts are raised over the conviction of an Ipswich man for the murder of a 79-year-old woman six years ago...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Bosnia tackles 'foreign fighters'
Bosnia strips almost 400 people of citizenship in a crackdown on wartime foreign fighters who settled there...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Explosion targets Baghdad bridge
A blast on a bridge in Baghdad kills at least six people, sending cars toppling into the River Tigris below...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
China PM seeks war reconciliation
China's prime minister uses a landmark address in Japan's parliament to urge Tokyo to face up to its wartime past...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Nurses 'giving out-of-hours care'
Doctors providing out-of-hours care are being replaced with less qualified staff such as nurses, a poll suggests...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Missing yacht 'affected' by ferry
A report into the disappearance of a sailing yacht concludes it was either hit or swamped by a ferry...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Senate defies Bush on stem cells
The US Senate votes to ease curbs on funding stem-cell research but President George W Bush vows to veto this...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
EU votes on mobile roaming fees
Plans to cut the cost of mobile phone calls between EU states could move a step closer in a key vote...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
BBC's day of action for reporter
The BBC holds a day of action to publicise the plight of correspondent Alan Johnston, abducted in Gaza last month...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
MPs push for sailor story answers
Opposition MPs continue to call for more information on why the Iran captives were allowed to sell their stories...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
Soldiers' bodies flown back to UK
The bodies of the four soldiers killed in Iraq are being flown back to Britain following a ceremony in Basra...
BBC News - April 12, 2007
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