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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 March 2005:
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Pope Leaves the Hospital
Pope John Paul II went home to the Vatican, raising hopes that his condition is much improved after an 18-day stay in the hospital...
New York Times - March 13, 2005
Protests and Fraud Accusations Mark Kyrgyzstan Elections
CHARDAK, Kyrgyzstan, March 13 - This remote Central Asian republic held today the most fractious elections in its post-Soviet history, marked by protests and accusations of fraud...
New York Times - March 13, 2005
Israel Pledges to Dismantle 24 West Bank Settlements
The cabinet decision was the strongest public commitment to remove at least some of the more recent settlement outposts, as demanded by the Middle East peace plan...
New York Times - March 13, 2005
Loch hunt for missing pair halted
Fears over a missing father and his 13-year-old daughter grow as rescuers end their search for the night...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Key to severe skin disease found
Scientists discover a gene responsible for a devastating and life-threatening skin disease...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Comic Relief song tops the chart
McFly's official single for Comic Relief, All About You, becomes the new number one in the UK...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Football: Newcastle in Cup semis
Patrick Kluivert scores the only goal as Newcastle reach the FA Cup semi-finals...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Football: Blackburn reach semis
Paul Dickov's late penalty sends Blackburn into the semi-finals of the FA Cup...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Polls close in landmark CAR vote
The Central African Republic holds what most observers describe as successful democratic elections...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Scuffles mar Macedonian elections
Fighting between rival groups breaks out at polling stations in Macedonia during municipal elections...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Syrian troop move 'encourages' US
Syria's vow to leave Lebanon gets a cautious US welcome, as a fresh mass rally is staged in support of Damascus...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Diabetic man forced off BA flight
A diabetic is ordered off a BA flight because staff fear his insulin injection kit may be a security risk...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Pope returns to Vatican after op
The Pope returns to the Vatican after more than two weeks recovering in a Rome hospital from throat surgery...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Report into Deepcut barracks due
A report by MPs on allegations of bullying at the Army's Deepcut barracks in Surrey is set to be released...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Annan kicks off Mid-East mission
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is upbeat as he meets the Israeli PM on his first visit to the region in four years...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Freak wave sweeps pair to death
A mother and son drown after a freak wave sweeps a family into the sea off Scarborough Bay, Yorkshire...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Pakistan clerics issue heroin ban
Leading clerics in Pakistan decree that the use of heroin is un-Islamic, as they try to curb a surge in its popularity...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Target 'putting A&E care at risk'
A&E patients are being put at risk by the need to meet the government's four-hour waiting target, doctors say...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Jihadists Take Stand on Web, and Some Say It's Defensive
Encouraging resistance fighters via the Web is not new, but a recent flurry of propaganda from Iraq has a distinctly defensive sound...
New York Times - March 13, 2005
Bird flu 'more risk' than terror
Bird flu is a bigger threat than the possibility of a terrorist attack, according to Mayor of London Ken Livingstone...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
McCabe killers 'sorry' for death
The IRA killers of an Irish police officer apologise for his death and for wounding another officer in 1996...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Helicopter hunt for missing pair
Rescuers are currently searching for a man and a 13-year-old girl missing on Loch Lomond...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Fans celebrate win over Scotland
Wales' travelling army of fans in Edinburgh celebrate as their team beats Scotland to keep alive Grand Slam hopes...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Gadget Shop into administration
High Street retailer The Gadget Shop, which employs 700 staff, will go into administration this week...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Cut NHS management, Lib Dems say
The Liberal Democrats claim scrapping middle management in the NHS would mean better value for money...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Voters flock to CAR landmark poll
Voters in the Central African Republic stream to the polls in an election due to end two years of military rule...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Drought hits Thailand's economy
Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra says a drought hitting south-east Asia could affect GDP growth this year...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Church shooting baffles US police
US police struggle to establish a motive for a church shooting spree that killed eight, including the gunman...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Spain 'cracks $300m money racket'
Spain cracks a $300m money-laundering racket and alleges Russian oil giant Yukos may have been involved...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Annan arrives in Israel for talks
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is meeting the Israeli prime minister on his first visit to the region for four years...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Alzeimer's drug withdrawal fought
A decision by Nice to withdraw four key drugs for Alzheimer's could be overturned by ministers...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
SNP chief Salmond rounds on Brown
SNP leader Alex Salmond launches a bitter attack on Gordon Brown in his big speech at the party's rally in Dundee...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Rugby: Wales outclass Scotland
Wales stay on course for their first Grand Slam since 1978 after a record win over Scotland at Murrayfield...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Rugby: Wilkinson injured again
Jonny Wilkinson is taken off injured after 34 minutes of his comeback game against Harlequins...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Scientist attacks bird flu plans
A leading scientist attacks government plans for tackling a bird flu pandemic and says two million Britons could die...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Hobbit picture 'four years away'
Film director Peter Jackson says a big screen version of The Hobbit could take years due to legal wrangling...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Nepal king 'must return powers'
Nepal's sacked PM, freed from house arrest, says the king should hand back his usurped powers...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Prisons 'bursting at the seams'
The prison population has reached an all time high with the majority of jails suffering from overcrowding, a report claims...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Hope message for cancer service
Patients and carers are set to attend a church service being held by a Northern Ireland cancer charity...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Legal fears prompt football ban
A string of schools across Renfrewshire ban children from taking part in after-school football games...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
More tickets as Wales pursue slam
Five thousand extra tickets for Wales' crucial Six Nations clash with Scotland go on sale...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Oil nations 'can exceed' quotas
Oil producers' cartel Opec is set to agree that members can informally pump above official output limits to curb rising prices...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Howard backs abortion law change
Tory leader Michael Howard says he would support reducing the legal time limit for abortions to 20 weeks...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Historic election begins in CAR
Voting begins in the Central African Republic in an election due to end two years of military rule...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Iran demands more US concessions
Iran urges the US to offer more concessions to end the dispute over its nuclear programme...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Annan enters Mid-East talks fray
The UN secretary general heads for Israel to help the peace process, on his first trip there for four years...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Pope 'due to return to Vatican'
Pope John Paul II will leave hospital on Sunday, after speaking in public for the first time since surgery...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Eight dead in church massacre
Seven people are killed by a gunman who opens fire on churchgoers at a US hotel before killing himself...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Police force 'has too many murders'
Nottinghamshire chief constable says his force is struggling to cope with murder and gun crime...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Syria Reported to Accept Demand to Pull All Forces From Lebanon
President Bashar al-Assad of Syria agreed to carry out a resolution calling for a complete withdrawal from Lebanon, and offered to set a timetable for the pullout...
New York Times - March 13, 2005
Judge Blocks the Transfer of 13 Detainees From Guantánamo
The government was prohibited from transferring the prisoners until a hearing could be held on their lawyers' fear that they might face torture in another country...
New York Times - March 13, 2005
China Plans to Cut School Fees for Its Poorest Rural Students
The move comes in response to criticism that the education system is increasingly corrupt and discriminates against poor rural students...
New York Times - March 13, 2005
Looting at Weapons Plants Was Systematic, Iraqi Says
Some of the looted machinery included high-precision equipment capable of making parts for nuclear arms...
New York Times - March 13, 2005
Iran Dismisses Economic Offer From the U.S.
Iran reacted testily on Saturday to a statement from the United States that it should give up its nuclear program in return for economic incentives...
New York Times - March 13, 2005
Hamas Will Take Part in Vote for a Palestinian Legislature
The Hamas announcement, at a news conference in Nablus in the West Bank, is a victory for the new Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas...
New York Times - March 13, 2005
SNP 'only party for Scots issues'
The SNP is the only party with policies designed to tackle Scotland's problems, leader Alex Salmond will tell its spring conference...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Stomach bug's secrets uncovered
Scientists discover why the H. pylori bacterium causes stomach problems in some people and not others...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
China's Hu takes overall control
China's parliament approves President Hu as the head of the military, completing the transfer of power...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Argentina expels Chile cult head
Argentina is to deport a former Nazi to Chile, where he is wanted on charges of sexually abusing children...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Tebbit attacks Blair over terror
Lord Tebbit joins the terror row between Labour and the Tories, attacking the prime minister's record on the IRA...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Oily fish helps cut inflammation
Scientists have discovered why a diet high in oily fish may help improve inflammatory conditions such as arthritis...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
'Ghosts' scare off Malawi leader
Malawi's president moves out of his luxury palace complaining of ghosts in the night...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Cricket: Australia ease to win
Australia beat New Zealand by nine wickets with a day to spare in Christchurch...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Blunkett tells of 'terrible time'
David Blunkett describes the turmoil in his personal life as a "tragedy", and asks for those involved to be left alone...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Gunman murders seven at US hotel
Seven people are killed and several others hurt by a gunman who opens fire at a US hotel before killing himself...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
Spain 'cracks $300m racket'
The Spanish authorities on the Costa del Sol say they have smashed a money laundering racket worth more than $300m...
BBC News - March 13, 2005
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