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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 May 2005:
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Series of Bombings in Iraq Kill at Least 21
The bloodshed continued two weeks of attacks by insurgents determined to weaken the new Shiite-led Iraqi government...
New York Times - May 12, 2005
Court Martial Starts for Last Soldier Accused of Abuse at Abu Ghraib
The court martial for Spc. Sabrina Harman, who is accused of taking part in the abuse of prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq last year, began today...
New York Times - May 12, 2005
Panel Declines to Recommend Bolton but Sends Vote to Senate
Because Republicans have 55 seats, John R. Bolton still has a good chance to be confirmed as ambassador to the U.N...
New York Times - May 12, 2005
Anti-U.S. Protests Spread in Afghanistan and Pakistan
The protests are the most widespread against the American presence since the fall of the Taliban regime more than three years ago...
New York Times - May 12, 2005
Blair Endorses Going to U.N. if Iran Proceeds on Nuclear Plan
The prime minister said Britain would support U.S. moves to invoke the U.N. Security Council "if Iran breaches its obligations and undertakings."...
New York Times - May 12, 2005
Behaviour book wins £10,000 prize
The British science writer Philip Ball wins the prestigious 2005 Aventis Prize for popular science books...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Abigail police in Australia quiz
Police investigating Abigail Witchalls' stabbing fly to Australia to speak to a suspect's ex-girlfriend...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Union attacks school indiscipline
A teacher's leader makes an outspoken attack on poor discipline in Scotland's schools...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Colombia minister held for murder
A former Colombian justice minister is arrested on suspicion of planning the 1989 murder of presidential candidate Luis Carlos Galan...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Bush suffers blow on UN choice
In a rare move, a key Senate committee refuses to endorse John Bolton - President Bush's choice of UN envoy...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Jet diverted over US terror fear
An Air France flight from Paris to Boston is diverted because authorities wanted to check a passenger on board...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Blair vows new 'yob' crackdown
Ensuring "yobbish" behaviour is not tolerated will be a central aim of Labour's third term in office, says Tony Blair...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Art head denies Harry cheat claim
Eton's head of art denies claims he touched up one of Prince Harry's A-level coursework paintings...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
McCartney family 'in burn threat'
The family of Robert McCartney are warned of threats to burn them out of their homes and businesses...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Key Senator Criticizes Bolton but Agrees to Full Senate Vote
Senator George V. Voinovich, a Republican, said his deep concerns should not deny the U.N. nominee a full Senate vote...
New York Times - May 12, 2005
U.S. Backs Europe on Pressuring Iran
France, Britain and Germany warned in a letter to Iran that they would end talks over Iran's nuclear program if Tehran went ahead with uranium enrichment...
New York Times - May 12, 2005
Taiwan Rejects New Language by China as Basis for Talks
The rejection dashed hopes for a dialogue between the two sides any time soon...
New York Times - May 12, 2005
14 Are Killed in Baghdad as Insurgents Press Their Offensive
Sunni Arab insurgents continued their bloody attacks today, assassinating two high-ranking Iraqi security officers...
New York Times - May 12, 2005
What do you think of Man Utd bid?
Malcolm Glazer has launched a formal takeover bid for Manchester United sparking fury from fans. Send us your comments?...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Unruly pupils should 'go private'
A government adviser says independent schools should take in disruptive pupils from the state sector...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
New Xbox to kick off console wars
Gamers will get a first look at Microsoft's new game console in a few hour's time in a celebrity-packed show on MTV...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Teenager admits student's murder
A youth admits murdering a 16-year-old childcare student, dumping her in a wheelie bin and setting fire to her body...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Girl's overdose after 'bullying'
A 'lonely' schoolgirl took an overdose after being bullied at school about her weight and sexuality, an inquest is told...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Afghan anti-US violence escalates
Three more people die in protests in Afghanistan over the alleged desecration of the Koran at Guantanamo Bay prison...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
DNA tests on dead Abigail suspect
Police run tests on the DNA of a suspect in the Abigail Witchalls stabbing inquiry who died after taking a suspected overdose...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
PM hopeful of breaking deadlock
Tony Blair says he is hopeful the NI political stalemate can be broken and power-sharing can be achieved...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Africa backs Somali peace force
The African Union approves controversial moves to send peacekeepers to Somalia - which has split the interim government...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Aceh to return to civilian rule
Indonesia plans to lift the state of emergency in restive Aceh province, but military operations will continue...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Embattled Bolton faces key vote
A US senate panel is set to vote on John Bolton's controversial nomination as the country's envoy to the UN...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Jet diverted over US terror fear
An Air France flight from Paris to Boston is diverted because authorities wanted to check a passenger on board...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Girl was to be 'thrown in river'
A 10-year-old accused of witchcraft said she was to be "thrown away" from a third-floor flat, a court hears...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Football: Man City unveil Pearce
Man City appoint Stuart Pearce as their manager on a permanent basis...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Tennis: Angry Henman bows out
Tim Henman loses 6-3 4-6 2-6 to Juan Ignacio Chela at the Hamburg Masters...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Woolf urges new laws respite
The top judge in England and Wales urges ministers only to pass new criminal laws if "absolutely necessary"...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Harry teacher 'dull in classroom'
Eton's deputy headmaster says Prince Harry's former art teacher was sacked because she was bad at the job...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Unions release BBC strike dates
BBC staff will stage 24-hour strikes on 23 May, 31 May and 1 June in a row over job cuts...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Galloway accepts Washington call
MP George Galloway is invited to appear before US senators over claims he received oil allocations from Iraq...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Glazer wins control of Man United
US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer wins control of Manchester United, sparking outrage among fans...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Massachusetts tackles spam gang
One of the world's biggest senders of spam is being sued by the Massachusetts attorney general...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Should Bluewater ban baseball caps?
A shopping centre in Kent has banned intimidating shoppers wearing hoodies and baseball caps. Tell us what you think...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Bowlers praised for home rescue
Police say local bowlers played a major part in the rescue of 33 elderly people from a fire in a nursing home...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
AMs call NHS waits 'unacceptable'
A report by an influential assembly committee calls for 'strong leadership' to cut NHS waiting times in Wales...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Franco-German dispute hits Airbus
Airbus parent firm EADS fails to meet a deadline to appoint its two new bosses, a move seen as evidence of a dispute between France and Germany...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Mofaz: Gaza plan 'to save W Bank'
Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz says Israel's Gaza pullout will help establish its eastern borders in the West Bank...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Anti-US protests spread to Kabul
Protests in Afghanistan over reports that US personnel in Guantanamo Bay desecrated the Koran spread to Kabul...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
House damaged in pipe bomb attack
A man is left badly shaken but physically unhurt in a pipe bomb attack on his home in Armagh...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Somali parliament defies warlords
Somalia's exiled MPs vote in favour of two measures opposed by key warlords, leading to a deep rift in government...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Trial of Kurdish leader 'unfair'
Turkey's trial of Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan was unfair, the European Court of Human Rights rules...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Table leg killing verdict quashed
An inquest verdict of unlawful killing on a man shot dead by a police marksman is overturned at the High Court...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Prescott backing hooded tops ban
John Prescott, minister in charge tackling of nuisance behaviour, backs a shopping centre which outlawed hoods and baseball caps...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Football: Top clubs attack FA
The Premier League harshly criticises the way the FA governs English football...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Baghdad shaken by fresh attacks
At least 15 people, including an army general and police colonel, die in another day of violence in Iraq...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Problem pupils 'should board'
The head of an independent school says unruly children should be sent to private schools...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
GP on two more murder charges
A County Durham GP accused of killing a patient has been charged with two further counts of murder...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Mary-Ann police arrest woman
Police investigating the murder of a 16-year-old girl in Reading arrest a woman in the West Midlands...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Lastminute in £577m takeover
Online retailer Lastminute.com agrees to be bought in a £577m deal by Travelocity's owner, US company Sabre Holdings...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Galloway named in US Iraq oil report
MP George Galloway denies a US Senate report claim that he was granted oil allocations by Saddam Hussein's Iraq...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Blair pledges new 'yob' crackdown
Ensuring "yobbish" behaviour is not tolerated will be central in Labour's third term in office, says Tony Blair...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
China and European Union Discuss Trade Ties and Arms Embargo
The European Union held out the possibility that it will lift its arms embargo against China in the coming weeks...
New York Times - May 12, 2005
Afghan Protest Against the U.S. Becomes Violent
Four protesters were killed and more than 60 injured as the police struggled to contain anti-American demonstrations in Afghanistan...
New York Times - May 12, 2005
Terror Suspects Sent to Egypt by the Dozens, Panel Reports
The U.S. and other countries have forcibly sent dozens of terror suspects to Egypt, according to a report by Human Rights Watch...
New York Times - May 12, 2005
79 Die in Attacks as Rebels in Iraq Intensify Fight
The attacks were a further intensification of an onslaught by insurgents who appear intent on destabilizing Iraq's government...
New York Times - May 12, 2005
North Koreans Claim to Extract Fuel for Nuclear Weapons
Experts expressed skepticism that North Korea's action, even if confirmed, would significantly increase its weapons stockpile...
New York Times - May 12, 2005
U.N. Nominee Asserts His Independence on Intelligence
With a vote scheduled today on his nomination, John R. Bolton said a policy maker should maintain the right to "state his own reading of the intelligence."...
New York Times - May 12, 2005
Euro-MPs back tighter work hours
The European Parliament votes to scrap an opt-out rule and limit the average working week in the EU to 48 hours...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Birth date 'influences menopause'
Women born in the spring reach the menopause earlier than those born in the autumn, a study suggests...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Abu Ghraib US colonel reprimanded
A US military panel reprimands an army colonel over the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal at Abu Ghraib prison...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Dutch to open Srebrenica hearings
A Dutch court is to begin hearings in a case brought by Bosnian victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Hotel 'health hazards' revealed
Some English hotel rooms are potential health hazards Holiday Which? magazine says...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Clean up your act, hospitals told
Hospitals are putting patients' lives at risk by not getting rid of clinical waste properly, a report says...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Football: Henman 'confident'
Tim Henman says he can beat Juan Ignacio Chela in Hamburg on Thursday despite the conditions...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Zimbabwe to release 'mercenaries'
Zimbabwe is set to deport 60 suspected mercenaries linked to an alleged coup plot in Equatorial Guinea...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
N Korea's nuclear move condemned
The US and South Korea condemn the North's announcement that it is boosting its nuclear capability...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
MP doubts EU constitution value
A Labour MP who helped draft the European Union constitution says the document may not be needed...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Rail network CSOs use handcuffs
Community support officers attached to British Transport Police become the first in England and Wales to use handcuffs...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Suspect in Abigail stabbing dies
A suspect in the attempted murder of Abigail Witchalls has died in Scotland, police confirm...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Fears raised over intensive care
Some intensive care patients are being treated so poorly it is contributing to their deaths, a study warns...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Warning of smoke ban 'inequality'
The proposed ban on smoking in pubs could lead to further health inequalities across England, the BMA warns...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Cabinet to discuss Queen's Speech
The prime minister is due to meet his Cabinet colleagues with next week's Queen's Speech likely to dominate...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
Galloway named in US Iraq oil report
Anti-war MP George Galloway was granted oil allocations by Saddam Hussein's Iraq, a US Senate report says...
BBC News - May 12, 2005
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