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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 2006:
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Northern Ireland Offered Power-Sharing Formula
It was not certain that the accord would survive the tripwires of Northern Ireland’s fissured politics in Belfast...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
General’s Iraq Remarks Cause Stir in Britain
The government sought to defuse a debate after a call to withdraw British troops from Iraq “sometime soon.”...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
Vote Scheduled for Resolution on North Korea
The Security Council agreed to a Saturday vote on sanctions. Negotiators eliminated a mention of military enforcement that had brought objections from China and Russia...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
Tiny fossils reveal inner secrets
Scientists examine the inner workings of the oldest known fossil embryos, shedding light on early evolution...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Killer brother and sister jailed
A brother and sister are jailed for life for murdering her wealthy lover and burning the body in woodlands...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Blade embedded in child's swing
A sharp blade is found embedded in a swing in a children's play area in County Londonderry...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
UN urges Georgia not to 'provoke'
The UN Security Council adopts a resolution urging Georgia to refrain from provoking Abkhazia...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Australian PM warns on drought
Australian Prime Minister John Howard has warned that the country's worsening drought could hit economic growth...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Football: Mowbray for West Brom
West Brom appoint former Hibernian boss Tony Mowbray as their new manager...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
South Korean is new UN chief
South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon is formally elected UN secretary general to succeed Kofi Annan...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Blair gives backing to Army chief
Tony Blair says he supports the new head of the UK army over comments he made about the Iraq war...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
General’s Remarks on Iraq Cause Stir in Britain
The government sought to defuse an embarrassing debate after a call to withdraw British troops from Iraq “sometime soon.”...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
Astana Journal: Kazakhstan’s Futuristic Capital, Complete With Pyramid
No city has sprung up quite like Astana, a new capital shaped almost exclusively by Kazakhstan’s president...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
Deal Nears on Sanctions for North Korea
The latest draft Security Council resolution makes it clear that military action is not intended, and focuses a proposed arms embargo on heavy weapons only...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
Kidman opens Rome Film Festival
Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman opens the first Rome Film Festival with the premiere of her movie Fur...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Gaming firms exit US for just $2
Sportingbet and Leisure & Gaming sell their US arms for $1 each as a law outlawing internet gambling is enacted...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Man remanded over murder
A 36-year-old man from Donaghadee is remanded in custody charged with murdering his neighbour...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Newcastle disease found at farm
More than 17,000 birds are to be culled following an outbreak of a deadly poultry disease in East Lothian...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Islamabad rockets - 'eight held'
Pakistan says a total of eight suspects are being held over recent security alerts in Islamabad and Rawalpindi...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Guard denies backpacker kidnap
An Ecuadorian security guard is ordered to go on trial for the kidnapping of missing backpacker Jennifer Pope...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
EU and India agree to trade deal
The European Union and India have agreed to negotiate a bilateral deal on trade and investment...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Verdict due in Shining Path trial
A verdict is expected in the retrial of the founder of Peru's Maoist Shining Path guerrilla movement...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Cricket: Boycott bemoans injuries
Geoff Boycott says England have little chance of doing well at the Champions Trophy because of injury problems...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Two protesters killed in Nigeria
Nigerian riot police shoot dead two supporters of a state governor accused of corruption during protests...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Salmond sets out 'winning vision'
SNP leader Alex Salmond tells conference delegates that his party is "alive, kicking and winning"...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Labour MPs 'sorry' for Tory spoof
Two MPs apologise for making a video parodying David Cameron and inviting people to sleep with his wife...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Drug classifications to remain
Drugs will continue to be rated class A, B or C, despite criticism that this system is "not fit for purpose"...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Blair 'agrees' with UK Army chief
Tony Blair says he agrees with "every word" from the British army chief, who called for troops to withdraw soon...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
'Extreme N Korea sanctions' opposed
Russia and China oppose "extreme sanctions" on North Korea, Russia's foreign minister says...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
March target date for devolution
The British and Irish governments reveal a roadmap for the restoration of Northern Ireland devolution...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
'Bully' game targeted in the US
Developers of controversial videogame Bully defend the title in the wake of a threatened injunction in Florida...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Technology 'can beat film piracy'
New technology is key to beating movie piracy, UK film minister Shaun Woodward tells industry executives...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Creating a stink in the name of science
Japanese scientists have developed a sophisticated electronic nose that is capable of sniffing an object then reproducing the smell...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Fresh look at primary schooling
A independent inquiry into England's primary schools - claimed to be the biggest in almost 40 years - starts...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Sportingbet sells US arm for $1
Online gaming firm Sportingbet sells its US arm just hours before a law is passed outlawing internet gambling...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Salmond to make 'destiny' speech
The SNP leader Alex Salmond will tell his party that Scotland is "six months from a date with destiny"...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
New £5,000 fine for 999 attackers
Emergency services could have greater legal protection against attacks as a Welsh MP's bill goes to the Lords...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
UDA holds talks with peacemakers
The loyalist Ulster Defence Association meets for secret talks with international peacemakers...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Four killed in new Gaza strikes
Four people are killed in fresh Israeli military action in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian witnesses say...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Bid to ban HP in Commons' canteen
A campaign starts to ban HP Sauce from the House of Commons' over the decision to stop UK production...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Ecuador candidates end campaigns
Campaigning closes in Ecuador ahead of Sunday's presidential election in which 13 candidates are standing...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Polio screening for Hajj pilgrims
Saudi Arabia says Hajj pilgrims from states where polio is endemic must have immunisation certificates...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Second recall bid fails in Taiwan
A second attempt to pass a recall motion against President Chen Shui-bian fails in Taiwan's parliament...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Football: Robinson upset over flak
Goalkeeper Paul Robinson is shocked by the criticism he has received for Croatia's second goal against England...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Football: Rooney fan row
Wayne Rooney was involved in a row with an England fan after the defeat in Croatia, his spokesman confirms...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Crystal meth to be Class A drug
The drug crystal methamphetamine is reclassified as Class A under new drug rulings...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Dynasty star treated for cancer
John Forsythe, the former Dynasty star and voice of Charlie in Charlie's Angels, is treated for colon cancer...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
School suspends woman over veil
A primary school suspends a Muslim classroom assistant who refused to remove her veil during lessons...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
DUP rejects NI proposal
Northern Ireland's parties are to get a paper outlining the British and Irish governments' view on the way forward...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Straw in Blackburn after veil row
Commons leader Jack Straw meets constituents for the first time since his comments about Muslim women's veils...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Nobel for anti-poverty pioneers
Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank are awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Deal closer on N Korea sanctions
World powers are edging nearer to agreement on sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear test...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Army chief defends Iraq comments
The British army chief denies a chasm with the government after saying UK troops in Iraq were "exacerbating" violence...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
US forces killed ITN man in Iraq
ITN reporter Terry Lloyd - shot dead in Iraq in March 2003 - was unlawfully killed by US forces, a coroner says...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Slain Reporter’s Last Story Bares Chechen Torture
Anna Politkovskaya’s last column presented new allegations of torture by Russian forces in Chechnya...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
Even Picking Up Trash Is a High Risk in Baghdad
In a city where a bomb could be lurking beneath any heap of refuse, trash collectors have one of the deadliest jobs...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
Gunmen Kill 11 Employees of a Satellite Television Station in Baghdad
The motive for the raid, the most deadly attack on the Iraqi news media since the 2003 invasion, remained unclear...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
Turkish Writer Wins Nobel Prize in Literature
Orhan Pamuk, whose prose explores the agonized dance between Muslims and the West, is a divisive figure in Turkey...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
China and Russia Stall Sanctions on North Korea
The U.S. circulated a softened draft resolution on North Korea to the Security Council, but China and Russia signaled their opposition to critical parts of the measure...
New York Times - October 13, 2006
Sex trafficking 'must be tackled'
Ministers must tackle the "extremely worrying" growth of people trafficking into the UK, MPs and peers say...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Plea to women banking cord blood
New mothers must be advised against banking umbilical blood as insurance if a child gets ill, an expert says...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Breast cancer farm workers link
A study finds women who have worked or grown up on a farm may have a higher risk of getting breast cancer...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Massive arms cache found in India
The Indian army says it has recovered a huge cache of arms, including mines, in the eastern city of Calcutta...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Nine die in air strikes on Gaza
Israeli air strikes on Gaza kill nine people, including four Hamas militants and two children, reports say...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Taiwan to vote on new recall bill
Taiwan's parliament is due to vote on a second bill aimed at ousting President Chen Shui-bian...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Sanctuary status for Rio landmark
Brazil's statue of Christ is made a Catholic sanctuary on its 75th birthday, allowing couples to marry there...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Nobel prize winner to be revealed
The winner of the peace prize is to be announced, with many analysts tipping a former Finnish prime minister...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Madonna flies out after adoption
The singer Madonna leaves Malawi after getting legal approval to adopt a one-year-old boy called David...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Key data 'missing' in drug trial
Key data was absent from the research file on a trial drug test that left six men seriously ill, say investigators...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Row over green energy scheme
A renewable energy scheme is being funded by cuts from other projects, the BBC learns...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Crystal meth may be reclassified
The drug crystal methamphetamine may be reclassified as Class A under new drug rulings...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
US issues revised N Korea draft
The US issues a compromise draft UN resolution which does not threaten military action on North Korea...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Passport workers strike over pay
Thousands of passport workers stage a 24-hour strike in a row over pay...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Drug schemes 'lack referrals'
Most residential drug treatment centres in England are under financial pressure because of lack of referrals...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
Devolution talks enter final day
The third day of talks aimed at restoring devolution in Northern Ireland is to get under way in Scotland...
BBC News - October 13, 2006
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