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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 Octomber 2005:
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Some Prominent Sunni Arab Leaders Urge Support of Charter
The leaders made their remarks a day after several prominent Sunni Arabs denounced the compromises...
New York Times - October 13, 2005
Nicaragua Assured U.S. on Missiles, Rumsfeld Says
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said today he received assurances this week that the remaining arms are being properly secured...
New York Times - October 13, 2005
Man charged with Toni-Ann murder
Police investigating the deaths of a girl and the man she thought was her father two years ago charge a man with murder...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Priest believes IRA on bank raid
The priest who compared unionists to Nazis says he does not believe the IRA robbed the Northern Bank...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Skye Bridge tolls 'not mentioned'
The power to charge tolls was not mentioned in the original permit to operate the Skye Bridge...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Player stripped off, says captain
Wales rugby skipper Gareth Thomas tells a French court a team mate took his clothes off in a bar before an alleged fight...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Football: Hoddle tips King
Former England boss Glenn Hoddle believes Ledley King can be considered a serious option in the side's midfield...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
China's spacecraft orbit 'slips'
China's Shenzhou VI spacecraft has deviated from its planned orbit and must be corrected, state-run media say...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Tent cities for quake survivors
Pakistan plans to set up tent cities to shelter many thousands of people made homeless by last week's earthquake...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
UK lawyer joins Saddam defence
A top UK lawyer joins the legal team to defend deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein against charges of mass murder...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Thatcher marks 80th with speech
Baroness Thatcher hosts her 80th birthday party, with the Queen and Tony Blair among 650 guests...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Cameron shuns drugs 'witch-hunt'
Tory hopeful David Cameron vows not to bow to "media witch-hunts" over whether he had ever tried hard drugs...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Bird Flu in Turkey Is Same Deadly Strain as Asia
The announcement today by the European Union's top health official intensified concern about a spread of the virus...
New York Times - October 13, 2005
Insurgents Launch Series of Raids in Southern Russian City
Insurgents struck Nalchik's main airport, and several police and security buildings in large-scale, daytime attacks...
New York Times - October 13, 2005
Time Is Running Out for Quake Survivors, Relief Official Says
Many parts of Pakistan stayed beyond the reach of rescuers, leaving survivors in desperate need of food and shelter...
New York Times - October 13, 2005
British Playwright Wins Nobel Prize in Literature
Inspired by Joyce and Beckett, Harold Pinter wrote plays that veer from comedy to examinations of fear and evil...
New York Times - October 13, 2005
Powerful Sunni Group Urges Iraqis to Reject New Charter
A group which represents hundreds of clerics urged voters today to reject the constitution in Saturday's nationwide referendum...
New York Times - October 13, 2005
Are you worried by 'deadly' bird flu?
Scientists say the flu virus found in birds on a Turkish farm is a strain that can kill humans. Send us your comments...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Jobs losses as food firm closes
A food manufacturing company employing 135 people in south Wales goes into administration...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Oil costs fuel US trade deficit
The rising cost of imported oil pushes the US trade deficit up in August as US oil output falls to its lowest level in 50 years...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
New call over brain-damaged girl
Doctors could be justified in ventilating a brain-damaged girl if she stopped breathing, a judge hears...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Head warned over school place
A head teacher was negligent for not spotting his deputy was lying to get her child into a school, an inquiry found...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Bird-like dinosaur forces rethink
A weird-looking dinosaur with a long, slender snout and wing-like limbs has forced a rethink on bird evolution...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Guatemala Mayan town under threat
Officials call for a Mayan town devastated by Tropical Storm Stan to be evacuated amid fears of further mudslides...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Syria probe backs suicide theory
Syrian Interior Minister Ghazi Kanaan committed suicide with his own gun, an official Syrian inquiry concludes...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Killer past 'admissible at trial'
Details of a convicted killer's past could have been given at the Arlene Arkinson murder trial, it has emerged...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
TV appeal to boost UK quake aid
A live TV charity appeal aims to swell the £5m already pledged to help South Asia earthquake survivors...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Thatcher celebrates 80th birthday
Baroness Thatcher celebrates her 80th birthday party on Thursday, with the Queen and Tony Blair among 650 guests...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Family funeral for Ronnie Barker
Comedy legend Ronnie Barker is cremated at a funeral attended by about 20 family members and close friends...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Cricket: Tremlett ruled out
Fast bowler Chris Tremlett is ruled out of England's tour of Pakistan...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Golf: Duo back women at Open
Ian Woosnam and Jose Maria Olazabal back the decision to allow women to qualify for next year's Open...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Somalis seek help to stop pirates
Somalia's transitional PM asks neighbouring countries to send warships to stop pirates hijacking ships...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Luminaries applaud Pinter's Nobel
Leading lights from the world of theatre hail playwright Harold Pinter after he wins the Nobel literature prize...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Britain in sexual health 'crisis'
A quarter of UK sex health clinics are unable to treat patients needing urgent help within the 48-hour target, a BBC survey says...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Stand alone ID cards 'to be £30'
People will have to pay £30 to have an identity card without a passport, Home Secretary Charles Clarke reveals...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Early jail releases 'considered'
The government says it is considering releasing prisoners early in a bid to ease prison overcrowding...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Turkey bird flu is deadly strain
EU states are urged to stockpile anti-viral drugs as a strain of potentially deadly bird flu is found in Turkey...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Pinter wins Nobel literary prize
Controversial British playwright Harold Pinter wins the 2005 Nobel Prize for literature...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
WH Smith cautious as profits rise
WH Smith reports a return to profit for the full year, but warns trading on the UK High Street remains tough...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Apple iPod sets sights on video
Apple has set its sights on conquering the world of portable video with the new version of its iconic iPod...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Blind group told to leave plane
A party of nine demand compensation from Ryanair after they are ejected from a flight to Italy...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Unionist anger over Nazi remarks
Anger follows claims by a priest who witnessed IRA disarmament that unionists had behaved like Nazis...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
New restrictions on airgun sales
Plans to restrict the sale of airguns to registered dealers are announced by the Home Office...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Two hurt in petrol station blast
Two people are taken to hospital with minor injuries following an explosion at a supermarket petrol station...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
MDC divisions over Zimbabwe poll
Zimbabwe's main opposition party is in turmoil split over whether to boycott Senate elections next month...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
China mission sets space record
China's Shenzhou VI begins a second day in orbit, making it the country's longest manned space flight...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
New German finance minister named
A powerful former Social Democrat state premier, Peer Steinbrueck, is named as German finance minister...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Syria confirms minister 'suicide'
Syrian Interior Minister Ghazi Kanaan committed suicide with his own gun, an official Syrian inquiry has concluded...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Pakistan denies India army report
Pakistan denies that Indian troops crossed the Line of Control to help rebuild its damaged military bunkers...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
TV appeal to swell UK quake aid
A live TV charity appeal aims to swell the £2m already pledged to help South Asia earthquake survivors...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Law Lords stand by hunt ban
The House of Lords throws out an attempt to overturn the ban on hunting with dogs in England and Wales...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Hopefuls set to face Tory women
The four Conservative leadership candidates are to be grilled by Tory women as nominations close...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Frank Gardner honoured with OBE
BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner collects an OBE for services to journalism...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Football: England's Owen upbeat
Michael Owen tells BBC Sport that confidence is building in the England camp after World Cup qualification...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Dozens die as Russian city raided
At least 60 people, most of them gunmen, are reported killed in a co-ordinated attack on a Russian city...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Tagging call as jail numbers jump
The government faces calls for the tagged early release of prisoners after the number of inmates jumps to a new high...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Turkey bird flu is 'deadly strain'
The bird flu virus found in Turkey is the H5N1 strain dangerous to humans, the EU Commission says...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Nurse on patient murder charges
A male nurse is remanded in custody accused of murdering four patients at two Leeds hospitals...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Cooperation in Central America
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld joined defense and security ministers from seven Central American nations in promising closer cooperation on common threats...
New York Times - October 13, 2005
Sunk in Despair, Remote Villages Await Quake Aid
United Nations officials estimated that one million people were homeless, hungry and threatened by disease in Pakistan...
New York Times - October 13, 2005
A Leading Syrian Minister Dies, Apparently a Suicide
The death of Syria's key man in Lebanon for two decades added an ominous twist to the investigation into the assassination of Lebanon's ex-leader, Rafik Hariri...
New York Times - October 13, 2005
Rice, Visiting Violent Afghanistan, Still Finds Political Progress
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visited during a surge of violence but remained intent on portraying Afghanistan as a nation making significant headway...
New York Times - October 13, 2005
In a Shift, Iran Agrees to Resume Nuclear Talks
Iran said it was willing to resume talks about its nuclear program, but it insisted again on its right to enrich uranium for peaceful uses...
New York Times - October 13, 2005
Hamas Figure Among 6 Palestinians Arrested
Israeli forces arrested six Palestinians in the West Bank, including a senior Hamas member who had been wanted for eight years...
New York Times - October 13, 2005
Pollutants 'damage sperm quality'
Sperm are damaged by exposure to synthetic organic pollutants called PCBs that are widely found in the environment, research suggests...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Chavez moves against US preachers
Venezuela's leader says he is expelling a US missionary group which preaches to indigenous peoples...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Syria probes minister's 'suicide'
Syria investigates the death of Interior Minister Ghazi Kanaan as some question whether it was suicide...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Travel delays as Tube line shut
Commuters face delays after one of London's busiest tube lines remains closed amid safety concerns...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Tory leader nominations to close
Nominations for the leadership of the Conservative Party are due to close later...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Police stations 'used as jails'
A massive rise in the prison population leads to prisoners being held in police station cells, it emerges...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
John Peel Day gigs honour late DJ
More than 300 concerts will take place across the globe to mark John Peel Day, in honour of the late Radio 1 DJ...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
Iraq MPs back charter changes
Iraq's parliament endorses last-minute changes to the constitution to win support of Sunnis in Saturday's vote...
BBC News - October 13, 2005
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