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Venus flytraps caught in shrinking natural habitat
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Hungary 4 dead, 26 injured in train collision
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Iraqi lawmaker urges resolution of minority issue
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Curfew in Indian Kashmir to prevent protest rally
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Kashmir police threaten to shoot curfew violators
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Supreme Court to open new term with heavy workload
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Congress hears Lehman sought millions for execs
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Designers play it safe as economy sours
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Jimmy Kimmel returns as American Music Awards host
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Global News Archive for January 2008:
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Bush Urges Arab Allies to Confront Iran
A speech by the president criticizing Iran came as Tehran agreed to answer remaining questions about its nuclear programs...
New York Times - January 13, 2008
MacDonald tops the UK album chart
Amy MacDonald knocks Radiohead off the number one slot in the UK album chart with This is The Life...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
MPs to debate school leaving age
The Education and Skills Bill - which proposes a school leaving age of 18 - is to have it Commons second reading...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Ski-break knee injuries 'rising'
A boom in short skiing holidays abroad is leading to a rapid increase in knee injuries, an expert warns...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Snooker: O'Sullivan exits Masters
Stephen Maguire edges Ronnie O'Sullivan out of the Masters with a thrilling 6-5 first-round victory...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Crew airlifted from listing ship
Twenty crew have been rescued from a ship which is listing in the Channel about 35 miles off the Devon coast...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Football: Vital win for Sunderland
Kieran Richardson scores twice as Sunderland beat Portsmouth to boost their survival hopes...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Democrats clash over civil rights
Race and civil rights issues fuel the latest row between US Democratic rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Hospital deep cleaning under fire
Hospital bosses and cleaning firms are questioning the wisdom of the government's £50m deep clean programme...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Cameron issues Hain warning
David Cameron warns Peter Hain's "time will be up" if he fails to answer questions about undeclared donations...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Suffolk murder trial due to begin
The trial of a man who is accused of murdering five women in Suffolk in 2006 is due to begin...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Bank charges court test to open
A High Court test case is due to start which could bring a big change to High Street banking in the UK...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Taliban Attack Kills 9 Police in Afghanistan
A pair of militant attacks killed nine police officers in southern Afghanistan and the Netherlands announced that two of its soldiers had been killed in fighting in the south...
New York Times - January 13, 2008
Iraq Eases Curb for Former Officials of Hussein?s Party
A measure to allow former officials from the Baath Party to apply for government jobs came after months of U.S. pressure...
New York Times - January 13, 2008
Afghan Police Struggle to Work a Beat in a War
Undermined by corruption and poor discipline, Afghanistan?s police force remains weak, though its expected role is daunting...
New York Times - January 13, 2008
Actors await Globe winners list
Hollywood braces itself for the Golden Globe winners list which is being announced at a news conference later...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Cameron pledge on EU treaty poll
The Tories would hold a referendum on the EU treaty, if they won power before it was ratified by all EU states...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
'Badly equipped' walkers rescued
Rescuers say two walkers are lucky to be alive after becoming stuck on a ridge in Snowdonia at night...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
'Core issues' on Mid-East agenda
Israelis and Palestinians are to discuss core issues in the conflict on Monday, the Palestinian leader says...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Rally against Georgia poll result
Thousands join a protest in Georgia against presidential poll winner Mikhail Saakashvili, amid claims of vote-rigging...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Climber killed in 1,600ft plunge
A climber dies after reportedly plunging 1,600ft from a ridge on one of the Lake District's highest mountains...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
'Spare part heart' beats in lab
The stripped-out shell of a heart has been made to work again - using brand new cells planted inside it...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Son found dead woman's body
The body of a 77-year-old woman found murdered in her rural Hampshire home was found by her son, police say...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Dead woman related to inspector
The death of a police inspector accused of his wife's murder is linked to the death of his mother-in-law...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Aid reaches flood-hit Mozambique
A ship carrying 3,000 tonnes of food docks in Mozambique where flood waters have displaced tens of thousands...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Scandal-hit Interpol chief quits
Interpol head Jackie Selebi quits after being suspended as South African police chief over corruption allegations...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Confront Iran danger early - Bush
President Bush calls on allies to confront Iran "before it's too late", in a keynote speech in the Gulf region...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
PM backs automatic organ donation
Gordon Brown says he believes everyone should be automatically placed on the organ donor register...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Suicide Bomber Kills 1, Wounds 8 in Afghanistan
A suicide bomber blew himself up in a housing compound in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing a policeman and wounding eight other people, including two children, a provincial police chief said...
New York Times - January 13, 2008
Lives of Poverty, Untouched by China?s Boom
China has moved more people out of poverty than any other country in recent decades, but places like southern Henan Province remain destitute...
New York Times - January 13, 2008
Cameron criticises Rock 'failure'
David Cameron says that if the government nationalises Northern Rock it will be a "complete failure"...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
'I've rotted in hell' says Richey
Scot Kenny Richey talks for the first time about his time on death row and his feelings now he is free...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Disabled OAP's fire rescue
Police carry a disabled pensioner to safety after a fire in the bedroom of her home in the early hours...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Rescued Briton abandons yacht
A British yachtsman is forced to abandon his new yacht after suffering a fall during a solo Atlantic crossing...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Floods hit after overnight rain
Parts of Larne, Belfast and Carrickfergus are flooded following heavy rain overnight...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Tehran warns US over nuclear row
Iran's supreme leader says the US should not use the nuclear stand-off to bring Iran to its knees...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Bangladeshi court charges ex-PM
A Bangladeshi court formally charges the former Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, with extortion...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Sarkozy to sign UAE nuclear deal
France's president is to sign a nuclear co-operation deal with the United Arab Emirates during a tour of the region...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Darts: Webster faces Whitlock
Top seed Mark Webster beats Martin Adams 6-4 and will meet Simon Whitlock in Sunday's BDO World Championship final...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Football: Redknapp warning
Pompey chief executive Peter Storrie says Newcastle would be wasting their time with a fresh bid for Harry Redknapp...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Policeman dies in road accident
A police officer responding to an emergency call is killed when his van overturns in a crash...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Mozambique sent urgent flood aid
A ship carrying 3,000 tonnes of food is to dock in Mozambique where flood waters have displaced tens of thousands...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Accused inspector is found dead
The body of a police inspector accused of murdering his wife is found in woodland in Hertfordshire...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Bush warns of dangers from Iran
Speaking in nearby Abu Dhabi, US President Bush warns that Iran must be confronted "before it's too late"...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Cameron warns Hain over donations
David Cameron warns Peter Hain's "time will be up" if he fails to answer all questions about undeclared donations...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Opposition Wins Taiwan Parliamentary Election
The opposition Kuomintang party won a landslide victory as President Chen Shui-bian resigned as chairman of the governing Democratic Progressive Party to take responsibility for the loss...
New York Times - January 13, 2008
Afghan Police Struggle to Work a Rough Beat
Lightly equipped, marginally trained and undermined by corruption and poor discipline, Afghanistan?s police force remains weak, though its expected role is daunting...
New York Times - January 13, 2008
Sri Lanka claims 59 rebel deaths
Sri Lanka's military says it has killed 59 rebels in the latest fighting - a claim dismissed by the Tamil Tigers...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Bush praises Iraqi Baathist law
US President George W Bush backs an Iraqi law to allow Saddam Hussein's Baath party to return to public life...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Body found near Alabama bridge
A body is found in the US state of Alabama, one of four children allegedly thrown into the sea by their father...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Rugby: Tigers exit Heineken Cup
Last-year's runners-up Leicester are out of this year's Heineken Cup after a third defeat of the pool stages at Edinburgh...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
S Arabia beheads foreign maid
An Indonesia housemaid is beheaded in Saudi Arabia after being convicted of killing her employer...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
India PM visits China for summit
Indian PM Manmohan Singh arrives in China for a three-day visit aimed at improving bilateral relations...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Murdered OAP had head injuries
A post-mortem examination is carried out on an elderly woman found murdered in a Hampshire village...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Bush to visit Abu Dhabi on tour
US President George W Bush is due in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday as part of his Middle East tour...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Man stabbed to death 'after row'
A murder inquiry is under way after a man was stabbed to death following a row at a greengrocers in south London...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Profit warnings hit six-year high
Nearly 400 profit warnings were issued by UK listed firms in 2007, including retailers and leisure companies...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Water-boarding 'would be torture'
US national intelligence chief Mike McConnell says water-boarding "would be torture" if he was subjected to it...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
Osborne under fire over donations
The shadow chancellor faces criticism for reportedly accepting £487,000 without fully declaring the sum...
BBC News - January 13, 2008
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