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Obama, McCain bury campaign pain, vow cooperation
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Obama, McCain bury sour campaign, vow cooperation
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Saks posts bigger-than-expected 3Q loss
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Obama, McCain pledge to work together for reform
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Astronauts end spacewalk marred by lost tool bag
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Astronauts end space walk marred by lost tool bag
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Ballmer dismisses Yahoo buyout but open on search
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Indian navy sinks suspected pirate mother ship
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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UN Clouds of pollution threaten glaciers, health
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Global News Archive for August 2007:
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Fatah Denies Hamas Claim on Talks
JERUSALEM, Aug. 12 ? A Hamas official in Gaza said today that his organization was holding unofficial talks with representatives from the rival Fatah movement, as tension between the factions continued to simmer on the ground. Fatah officials deny that any such dialogue is taking place...
New York Times - August 12, 2007
Poland to Hold Early Elections
Seeking to end months of political turmoil, Polish officials confirmed that the government would hold elections by November, two years ahead of schedule...
New York Times - August 12, 2007
Iran Completes Espionage Investigation of 2 Academics
The Iranian government said it has completed its investigation of two Iranian-Americans who were arrested in May on espionage charges...
New York Times - August 12, 2007
UN's website breached by hackers
Hackers attack the United Nations official website, forcing some sections to be taken offline...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Cash 'carrot' to lure scientists
Bursaries of £1,000 could help recruit more students to science courses at university, says the CBI...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Darfur force 'to be all-African'
AU chief says enough African troops are promised to Sudan peacekeeping force for it to be an all-African affair...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Cricket: England face huge target
England reach 56-0 chasing 500 for victory against India to end a pedestrian day's play at The Oval...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Football: Rooney fractures foot
England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney suffers a hairline fracture of his left foot against Reading...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Woods claims 13th major at USPGA
Tiger Woods wins a 13th major title with a two-shot victory in the USPGA at Southern Hills...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Astronauts check shuttle damage
Endeavour astronauts examine a gash detected during docking with the International Space Station...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Biker murdered on motorway
Police launch a murder inquiry after a motorcyclist is shot dead on the M40 motorway in Warwickshire...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
UK 'damaged' by Lebanon war delay
The UK's reputation suffered when ministers delayed calling for an early end to the Lebanon war, MPs say...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
A Quiet Weekend in Maine With Family and Presidents
While vacationing in the United States, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France had lunch with the extended Bush clan...
New York Times - August 12, 2007
5 U.S. Soldiers Killed Near Baghdad
BAGHDAD (AP) -- A sniper shot and killed a U.S. soldier, then lured his comrades to a booby-trapped house where four more troops were killed in a complex attack believed to have been the work of al-Qaida in Iraq, a U.S. general said Sunday...
New York Times - August 12, 2007
Prince fans warned of 'no-show'
Prince's website tells fans the star and his band may not be at "official aftershow" events in his name in London...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Investors set for fresh jitters
Investors are expecting a jittery start to the week when markets in Asia open, in the wake of recent turmoil...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Former Archbishop of Wales dies
The former Archbishop of Wales, the Most Rev Alwyn Rice Jones, has died, it is announced...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Teenage girl rescued by neighbour
A 15-year-old girl is rescued from a house fire by a neighbour at Maze in County Antrim...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Swimmers save tombstoning man
Holidaymakers save a man who became unconscious after "tombstoning" from a rock 20 metres into the sea...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Anger at Ukraine poll 'exclusion'
Ukranian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko says her bloc has been barred from the parliamentary election...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Creator of Wheel of Fortune dies
Entertainer Merv Griffin, known for his self-titled TV show and for devising Wheel of Fortune, dies at 82...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Ten-man Reading hold Man Utd
Man Utd's title defence gets off to a low-key start as 10-man Reading come away from Old Trafford with a point...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Man injured in gang attack dies
A 57-year-old man who was attacked in the street by a gang of teenagers in Cheshire dies...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
McCanns call for faster response
The parents of Madeleine McCann call for a faster international police response when children go missing...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
E German 'licence to kill' found
A newly discovered document shows East German border guards were ordered to kill defectors, an official says...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Protesters set up Heathrow camp
A climate change protest camp is being set up at Heathrow airport but BAA says it is business as usual...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Motorcyclist murdered on M40
Police say they are treating the death of a motorcyclist on the M40 in Warwickshire as murder...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Iraqi PM calls for crisis summit
Prime Minister Nouri Maliki calls Iraq's main political factions together to try to break the political paralysis...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
5 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Five American soldiers were killed south of Baghdad, including four in a single roadside bombing, the military said Sunday...
New York Times - August 12, 2007
Indian Separatist Suspects Kill 14 in Northeast
A group of migrant workers were gunned down as they slept by suspected separatist rebels in India?s northeast Assam State...
New York Times - August 12, 2007
Japanese film wins Locarno award
Japanese film Ai No Yokan takes top prize in Locarno, as the public's award goes to UK comedy Death at a Funeral...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Hospital food hygiene 'is poor'
Almost half of hospital kitchens and canteens in England have poor hygiene standards, a dossier suggests...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Young 'ignore drink-drive danger'
Police say young people are not listening to warnings about drink-driving as results of a summer crackdown are released...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Homes flooded in overnight rain
Water levels reached up to 5ft in some places in NI and 20 homes have been flooded in the heavy overnight rain...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Musharraf addresses Afghan jirga
Pakistan's leader addresses the "peace jirga" in Afghanistan and calls for the two nations to work together...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Two dead in petrol pump crash
Two men die and two others are injured when a car crashes into two petrol pumps at a garage...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Iraq explosion kills US soldiers
Four US soldiers die during fighting south of Baghdad, while a separate joint US-Iraq raid is reported in Sadr City...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Confusion over Taleban releases
Hopes that Taleban might free two South Korean hostages are dampened after reports of releases are denied...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Golf: Woods poised for win
Leader Tiger Woods will tee off with Stephen Ames in Sunday's final round of the USPGA Championship...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Live - Premier League
Fulham take an early lead against Arsenal ahead of Chelsea and Man Utd making their Premier League bow on Sunday...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Ancient forest found in Hungary
An ancient forest of cypress trees, estimated to be eight million years old, is discovered in Hungary...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Tories aim to end forced marriage
The Conservatives outline proposals aimed at making it more difficult to carry out forced marriages...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Islamists urge caliphate revival
Some 100,000 Islamists gather in Indonesia to push for the creation of a single state across the Muslim world...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Natasha train death not criminal
Police investigating the death of a 17-year-old girl say "there is nothing to suggest any criminal activity at all"...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Tory plan for red tape 'tax cut'
Tory leader David Cameron is looking at plans to cut £14bn in red tape and regulation for UK businesses...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
UK soldier killed in Afghanistan
A UK soldier from the 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment has been killed in Afghanistan, the MoD says...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Beijing ?08: Let the Politics Begin
Look for protests and China-bashing to be medal sports next summer...
New York Times - August 12, 2007
Word For Word | New Russian History: Yes, a Lot of People Died, but . . .
Stalin has undergone a number of transformations of his historical image in Russia...
New York Times - August 12, 2007
Tributes for music mogul Wilson
Industry figures remember Tony Wilson, who championed some of the most successful bands in Manchester...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Stalled pupils targeted for help
Pupils who fail to make progress when they begin secondary school are being identified for extra support...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Call for debate on independence
The Scottish National Party calls for a "national conversation" to take place about independence...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Two held after double shooting
Two men are arrested for attempted murder after a double shooting near Manchester city centre...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Japanese film wins Locarno prize
Japanese film Ai No Yokan wins the top prize at the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Islamists attend Jakarta meeting
About 60,000 people gather at a stadium in Indonesia for a meeting of the radical Islamist group, Hizb ut-Tahrir...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
S Leone election ballots counted
Votes are counted in Sierra Leone after a high turnout to elect a new president, five years after a civil war...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Supermarkets are 'too powerful'
Around 80% of the UK's food suppliers say supermarkets have too much power, a report suggests...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Nasa assesses damage to shuttle
Astronauts attach a new section to the International Space Station as Nasa officials study shuttle launch damage...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Musharraf 'to join Afghan jirga'
Pakistan's president is expected to attend the final day of a key peace forum in neighbouring Afghanistan...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Tory plan for business 'tax cut'
Conservative proposals to save British business £14bn in red tape and regulation are to be published this week...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
Police remarks 'hearten' McCanns
The parents of missing Madeleine McCann are "heartened" that police do not think they are suspects...
BBC News - August 12, 2007
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