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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 2006:
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Britain Wants to Leave the Door Open to Negotiate With Iran
The foreign secretary said diplomatic pressure on Iran from the Security Council should be "incremental" and "reversible."...
New York Times - March 13, 2006
Second Autopsy on Milosevic's Body Is Sought
A team of Russian doctors who had complained about Slobodan Milosevic's medical treatment will perform an autopsy...
New York Times - March 13, 2006
Ex-Judge in Iraq Stands by Death Sentences for 148 Shiites
The judge said they had received a proper trial and had confessed to trying to assassinate the former Iraqi leader at the instigation of Iran...
New York Times - March 13, 2006
Britain to Reduce Its Troops in Iraq to 7,000
Britain said today that it would reduce its troop strength in Iraq by about 10 percent beginning in May...
New York Times - March 13, 2006
Shiite Vigilantes Kill 4 in Sign of Lawlessness in Baghdad
The graphic display of street justice was the first response to a coordinated attack on Sunday that killed more than 50...
New York Times - March 13, 2006
King Kong conquers Empire Awards
King Kong is voted the best movie of 2005 by film fans, earning it the top prize at the Empire Awards...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Sharp rise in CO2 levels recorded
US scientists record a significant rise in CO2 levels in the atmosphere, pushing them to a new record...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Man is charged over 'bite attack'
A man is charged over an attack in west Belfast in which a 35-year-old man had his ears bitten off...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
OFT signals U-turn on magazines
The Office of Fair Trading signals it may abandon controversial plans to overhaul the magazine distribution industry...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Prescott warns school plan rebels
John Prescott tells Labour MPs they will not be forgiven if the government has to rely on Tory votes on its schools plans...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
US judge suspends Moussaoui trial
A US judge halts the trial of terror suspect Zacarias Moussaoui, as she considers barring the death penalty...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Accused 'cut girlfriend's throat'
A man accused of murdering his pregnant girlfriend slit her throat in a prolonged attack, a court hears...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Tennis: Henman crashes out
Tomas Berdych beats Tim Henman in straight sets at Indian Wells...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Cricket: Flintoff criticises batsmen
Andrew Flintoff wants bigger scores from England's batsmen after the side are beaten in the second Test in India...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Man charged over explosion deaths
A man is charged with murdering three children and their mother's partner at a house in Staffordshire...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Serbia to allow Milosevic funeral
Serbia's president says he does not object to the return of Slobodan Milosevic's body for burial...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Milosevic Died of Heart Attack, Autopsy Shows
The autopsy served only to deepen the mystery over the circumstances surrounding Mr. Milosevic's abrupt death just as his prolonged trial was finally nearing an end...
New York Times - March 13, 2006
Bodies of Four Men Shot in the Head Are Found in Baghdad
The corpses were discovered today in a Shiite area of eastern Baghdad, near a note that read: "Those are the traitors."...
New York Times - March 13, 2006
Colombians Cast Ballots in Key Election for Congress
The new Congress will determine the government's success in carrying out a free trade agreement with the U.S...
New York Times - March 13, 2006
Inside the Command | The American generals' debate: Dash to Baghdad Left Top U.S. Generals Divided
The U.S. command had deep disagreements about the Iraqi military threat and what would be required to defeat it...
New York Times - March 13, 2006
£4,000 fire fee for Wallace model
Oscar-winning Aardman Animations gets more than £4,000 to replace the Wallace prop lost in a warehouse fire...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Vaccines 'to block many cancers'
Anti-viral vaccines have the potential to prevent many cancer cases around the world, a report says...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Science interests split the sexes
Boys and girls vary in their view of science, researchers say, leading to calls for separate syllabuses...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Trusts guilty over widow's death
Two NHS trusts admit charges over the death of a woman of 93 who was dropped off at the wrong house...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
LSE shares surge on bid war hopes
Shares in the London Stock Exchange soar 30% on speculation of a bid war from across the Atlantic...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Taleban 'kill foreign hostages'
The Taleban says it has killed four foreigners kidnapped at the weekend in southern Afghanistan...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
UUP talks over new Policing Board
The UUP says it will hold discussions on whether or not it will take places on a new 19-member Policing Board...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Lawyer's call over Fraser probes
Inquiries into the Arlene Fraser case should extend to the "highest levels" of Grampian Police, her husband's lawyer says...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Moussaoui judge interrupts trial
A federal judge halts the sentencing trial of Zacarias Moussaoui to consider government misconduct...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
French students plan fresh action
French students vow to stage more protests against controversial job contracts for youngsters...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Saddam-era executions 'fair'
A co-defendant in Saddam Hussein's trial admits sentencing 148 men to death but says they had a fair trial...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Ex-MP sought over Zimbabwe 'plot'
Zimbabwe ex-MP Roy Bennett is in hiding, as police seek him in connection with an alleged plot to kill President Mugabe...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Iran deserves better, says Straw
Jack Straw says he wants a freer, more prosperous future for Iranians, ahead of UN talks on Iran's nuclear programme...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Schoolgirl 'killed on way home'
A man goes on trial accused of raping and murdering an A-level student on her way home from school...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Hole-in-heart linked to migraine
Some cases of severe migraine may be effectively treated by closing a hole in the heart, research suggests...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Son charged over Crete killings
The son of a British couple found dead in their home on the Greek island of Crete is charged with their murders...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
UK troop numbers to fall by 800
The number of UK troops in Iraq will be reduced by 800 to 7,000, Defence Secretary John Reid announces...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Met chief taping 'unacceptable'
Met Police chief Sir Ian Blair is criticised for acting in a "totally unacceptable" way by secretly recording calls...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Calling bug halts US Razr sales
Two American operators stop selling the popular Razr phone as a faulty batch of handsets is discovered...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Vaccines 'may block many cancers'
Anti-viral vaccines have the potential to prevent one in ten cases of cancer in Britain, and as many as 25% in the developing world, a report says...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Robbie takes top prize in Germany
Robbie Williams wins best male artist prize at the German Echo music awards for the fifth year running...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Vodafone 'row' sees Gent quit
Ex-Vodafone chief Christopher Gent quits his honorary post as life president in a bid to quash rumours of a boardroom rift at the firm...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Straw says honours 'not for sale'
Jack Straw says honours are not for sale after a donor nominated for a peerage says he loaned Labour £1.5m...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Blast kills 'Bangladesh militant'
A suspected Islamic militant and three others die in a blast after a siege by Bangladeshi security forces, officials say...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Five remanded over £53m raid
Four men and one woman charged over the £53m Securitas robbery are remanded in custody at a court hearing...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Church abuse moves 'are welcomed'
The NIO welcomes the Catholic Church move to share information on possible child abuse with police...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Council taxes 'set for £30 rise'
The Welsh Local Government Association says average council tax bills will rise by 4.4% next financial year...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Uribe coalition heads for victory
Presidential parties looks set to control both houses of the Colombian Congress, preliminary results show...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Europe's skills fall behind Asia
Europe is falling behind Asia in terms of education and skills, according to an OECD report...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Sadr appeals for calm in Baghdad
Radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr says his Mehdi army will not retaliate for a series of bloody bombings in Baghdad...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
England lose Second Test
A polished final-day display from India condemns England to a nine-wicket defeat in the second Test...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Football: Celtic legend is dead
Celtic legend Jimmy Johnstone dies at 61 after a long battle with motor neurone disease...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Nigeria lawyers strike for rights
Lawyers in Nigeria begin a two-day boycott of courts in protest at the government's "disregard for the rule of law"...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Thai capital braces for key rally
Security is tightened in central Bangkok ahead of a major rally against Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Four arrested over pub killings
Four people are questioned by police after two men were shot dead at a pub in Greater Manchester...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Stock Exchange bid speculation
Shares in the London Stock Exchange soar 22% on speculation of a bid war from across the Atlantic...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Da Vinci author defends book
The Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown says accusations that he stole the ideas for his book are "completely fanciful"...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Milosevic 'took the wrong drugs'
A Dutch expert's claim that ex-Yugoslav leader Milosevic took unprescribed drugs fuels speculation over his death...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Goldsmith accepts police chief apology
The attorney general accepts an apology from Britain's top policeman over the secret taping of a phone call...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
UK troops in Iraq 'to be reduced'
Defence Secretary John Reid is to announce a significant reduction in the level of UK forces in Iraq, the BBC learns...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Milosevic Died of Heart Attack, Autopsy Shows
The announcement only deepened the mystery over the circumstances surrounding Slobodan Milosevic's prison death...
New York Times - March 13, 2006
Dash to Baghdad Left Top U.S. Generals Divided
Deep disagreements existed within the U.S. high command about the Iraqi military threat and what would be required to defeat it...
New York Times - March 13, 2006
Baghdad Market Bombings Kill 46 and Wound 200
The explosions, the deadliest single assault in Baghdad in weeks, threatened to unleash a new wave of sectarian violence...
New York Times - March 13, 2006
News Analysis: A Bush Alarm: Urging U.S. to Shun Isolationism
The president has been warning at every opportunity of the dangers of turning the nation inward and isolationist...
New York Times - March 13, 2006
4 American Soldiers Killed in Afghan Blast
Also, two suicide bombers attacked the vehicle of the chairman of Afghanistan's upper house of Parliament, but the lawmaker escaped serious injury...
New York Times - March 13, 2006
As Syria's Influence in Lebanon Wanes, Iran Moves In
Iran, long a powerful player in Lebanon, has been able to increase its influence, partly through its ties to the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah...
New York Times - March 13, 2006
Government 'lethargic on MRSA'
Health officials are yet to allocate MRSA "hit squads" to the worst-performing hospitals, the BBC learns...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Eagle-eyed locals on nest watch
People living on the Isle of Mull will help police and wildlife groups protect the eggs of rare eagles...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Burma reports first bird flu case
Burma reports what is believed to be its first case of bird flu, in chickens near the city of Mandalay...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Uribe coalition ahead in Colombia
Presidential parties head for a convincing victory in Colombia's general election, first indications suggest...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Labour law to stay, says Villepin
The French prime minister vows to press on with a controversial labour law despite nationwide protests...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Kelly urges school reform support
Ruth Kelly is to continue urging Labour MPs to back her Education Bill ahead of a Commons vote on the issue...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Work to start on 9/11 memorial
Construction finally begins on Monday at Ground Zero of a memorial for the 2,900 victims of the 9/11 attacks...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Queen visits Sydney Opera House
The Queen praises Australia's Sydney Opera House which she visited to open a new wing of the building...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Candles lit for Dunblane victims
Families are to mark the 10th anniversary of the Dunblane massacre in which 16 pupils and a teacher died...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Straw to focus on Iranians
The foreign secretary is expected to call for Europe to communicate better with the Iranian people...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Hosepipe ban from biggest firm
The UK's biggest water company imposes water restrictions for the first time in 15 years amid drought fears...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
Vulnerable adults protection call
Vulnerable adults need legislation to guard them from abuse, a report recommends...
BBC News - March 13, 2006
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