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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 April 2005:
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American Hostage in Iraq, on Video, Urges U.S. Withdrawal
The videotape was released as insurgents unleashed a string of attacks, including a bomb near Kirkuk that killed at least nine Iraqi police officers...
New York Times - April 13, 2005
Thousands of Chinese Villagers Protest Factory Pollution
This week's riot is seen as a symptom of the widening social unrest in the Chinese countryside that has become a serious concern for government leaders...
New York Times - April 13, 2005
One Conviction in Plot to Spread Deadly Toxins, but 8 Go Free
British authorities said an Algerian man has been jailed for life for killing a police officer, but eight other men were either acquitted or the charges against them were dropped...
New York Times - April 13, 2005
Ricin case sparks asylum concerns
Fears are raised about false passports and asylum abuses as a man is found guilty of plotting to spread ricin in the UK...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
UK-India flights double in deal
UK airline flights to India are set to more than double under a new agreement signed by the countries in Delhi...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Gun teacher starts hunger strike
A teacher jailed for firing a pellet gun at youths, goes on hunger strike...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Man held over hotel petrol attack
One man is being questioned over a petrol bomb attack on a hotel near a loyalist area near Belfast's city centre...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Sir Sean to voice SNP viewpoint
Sir Sean Connery is set to appear in the Scottish National Party's election broadcast...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
China berates Japan drilling move
China condemns Japan's decision to allow firms to drill for gas in a disputed zone as provocative...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Man admits Atlanta Olympics bomb
Eric Rudolph pleads guilty to carrying out the 1996 Atlanta Olympic bombing and three other attacks...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Football: Liverpool advance
Liverpool seal a Champions League semi-final with Chelsea after a goalless draw against Juventus in Turin...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Rugby: Wilkinson set for return
Newcastle's Jonny Wilkinson could play against Northampton on Friday as he seeks to prove his fitness...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
US hostage in Iraq makes TV plea
A US man taken hostage in Iraq is shown on Arabic television urging Washington to help negotiate his release...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
McCartneys 'abused in street'
The McCartney family say they are forced to abandon handing out leaflets urging support for a memorial vigil...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Diana paparazzi trio face retrial
Photographers who had been cleared of invading the privacy of Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed will be retried...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
9 Iraqi Policemen Killed Trying to Defuse a Bomb
The violence came as Deputy Secretary of State Robert B. Zoellick arrived in the capital for a one-day visit...
New York Times - April 13, 2005
Afghanistan to Seek More Ties With U.S., Karzai Says
The proposal could include U.S. economic assistance as well as security guarantees and military cooperation...
New York Times - April 13, 2005
In Push to Declare Pope a Saint, Hints About Succession Politics
The death of a pope often has prompted calls for canonization, but what is striking now is their volume and rapidity...
New York Times - April 13, 2005
Net security bug prompts warnings
Microsoft has issued a bumper pack of patches for critical bugs in its software...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Will motorway speed cameras improve safety?
The first cameras to target drivers who exceed the UK's motorway speed limit have been introduced along part of the M4. What's your reaction?...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Drug 'may slowdown Alzheimer's'
A drug used to treat the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease may also help slow the onset of the condition if given in the early stages, US scientists say...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Plan to let Ofsted close schools
Labour intends to let Ofsted close failing schools - and to have boarding schools to help poor children...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
GM rice 'sold illegally in China'
Greenpeace says genetically modified rice is being sold in China before it has been declared safe...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Egg hits Prescott's battle bus
A woman is arrested for throwing an egg at John Prescott's battle bus leaving a rally in Northants attended by Tony Blair...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Teenager target of first NI Asbo
A teenager has become the first person in Northern Ireland to be the subject of an Anti Social Behaviour Order...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Seas 'screaming' around Harvester
A skipper who drowned with six crew told his fiancée the sea was "screaming" an hour before the boat sank, a trial hears...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Drunken prank led to death fall
A 22-year-old rugby player was impaled on railings after plunging from his flat window during a drunken prank, an inquest hears...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Lebanese cabinet talks collapse
Lebanon's pro-Syrian prime minister says he is stepping down after failing to form a new government...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Karzai seeks US strategic links
President Hamid Karzai tells Donald Rumsfeld Afghanistan wants a long-term security relationship with the US...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Nigeria leader in corruption dare
Nigeria's President Obasanjo urges anyone with details of corruption against him or his family to make them public...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Atlanta bombing suspect in court
The US man accused of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic bombing and other attacks makes the first of several guilty pleas...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
EU backs Bulgaria and Romania bid
The European Parliament backs the 2007 admission of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU, subject to reforms...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Howard says Blair's 'lost plot'
Michael Howard warns voters that taxes will rise if Labour win the election, saying Tony Blair has "lost the plot"...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Football: Fans arrested in Turin
Police arrest eight Juventus fans ahead of Wednesday's Champions League tie with Liverpool in Turin...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Al-Jazeera airs 'US hostage' tape
An Arabic TV station airs a tape which it says shows a US man who was kidnapped in Iraq on Monday...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Pope's grave visited by thousands
Thousands of pilgrims visit the tomb of Pope John Paul II on the first day it goes on display at St Peter's Basilica...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Rover job protest goes to London
Partners and children of Rover workers facing redundancy stage a protest at Downing Street...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Labs race to destroy deadly virus
Experts start to destroy samples of a potentially lethal flu strain sent out in error to labs across the world...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Killer jailed over poison plot
An al-Qaeda suspect who murdered a policeman is jailed for 17 years for plotting attacks in Britain...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Zimbabwe Opposition Decides Against Boycott
Zimbabwe's main opposition party officials said they had filed legal challenges to individual legislative races in which they believed that the case for fraud was compelling...
New York Times - April 13, 2005
Five petrol bombs thrown at hotel
Five petrol bombs are thrown at a hotel close to the Sandy Row area near Belfast city centre...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Aspirin-a-day call for over 50s
People aged 50 and over should consider taking aspirin to reduce their risk of heart attacks and strokes, say experts...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
UK jobless total on the up again
Unemployment in the UK rises 29,000 to 1.43 million in the three months to February, official figures show...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Tories warn of Labour tax rises
The Tories claim Labour will increase taxes, despite Tony Blair's manifesto pledge not to raise income tax rates...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
EU 'to approve' two new countries
The European parliament is expected to approve the admission of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Key Kashmir rail link is launched
India's prime minister launches the first phase of an ambitious plan to link all of Kashmir with India by rail...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Labour manifesto: Your views?
Tony Blair has focused on economic stability and public services as he launched his party's manifesto. What do you think of it?...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Football: Uefa to act on Milan
Uefa will decide on Friday what action to take after crowd violence halts the Champions League tie in Milan...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Football: Security tight for L'pool
Turin security is being increased for Liverpool's return Champions League leg against Juventus...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Japan risks China anger over gas
Japan allocates gas exploration rights in an area China also claims, fuelling a growing diplomatic row...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
NZ's Clark hurt in mid-air scare
New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark is badly bruised after the door of her aircraft blows open at 8,000 feet...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Pope's tomb opened to the public
The tomb of Pope John Paul II goes on public display beneath St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Britney confirms she is pregnant
Britney Spears reveals she is pregnant with her first child, following weeks of intense speculation...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Police held over murder inquiry
Five retired police officers are arrested as part of an inquiry into the murder of a prostitute in Cardiff 17 years ago...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Rumsfeld in key Afghanistan visit
US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is in Afghanistan for a surprise visit, a day after his trip to Iraq...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Nine killed in Kirkuk bomb attack
Attackers used a live bomb to kill security guards dismantling a suspected decoy device in Iraq's oil-rich north...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Labs told to destroy deadly virus
Health experts call for the destruction of potentially lethal samples of a flu strain sent to labs around the world...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Blair makes manifesto tax pledge
Tony Blair unveils Labour's manifesto with a pledge not to increase the basic or top rate of income tax...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
World Leaders Pledge $4.5 Billion for Sudan While Pressing for Peace Pact
Officials warned that continuing violence in Darfur would undermine the peace agreement they were in Oslo to support...
New York Times - April 13, 2005
Sharon Asks U.S. to Pressure Iran to Give Up Its Nuclear Program
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel shared intelligence with President Bush and urged him to press Iran to end its nuclear program...
New York Times - April 13, 2005
Ex-Official Says Nominee Bullied Analyst on Arms
A former State Department official described John Bolton as someone who had bullied and verbally abused lower-ranking analysts over disagreements on intelligence...
New York Times - April 13, 2005
Acclaiming John Paul as a Saint Gains Advocates in High Places
The cardinals electing a successor to Pope John Paul II are facing unusual popular pressure to declare him a saint...
New York Times - April 13, 2005
Bush Praises Troops' Role in Helping to Free Iraq
While President Bush said Iraq had made much progress on the road to self-government, he did not say when U.S. troops would be withdrawing...
New York Times - April 13, 2005
Bush upbeat on Iraqi transition
US troops in Iraq are now outnumbered by Iraqi security forces, President Bush tells a rally at a US military base...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Tories propose more faith schools
The Conservative education spokesman says expanding religious schools is at the heart of his education vision...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Mercenaries 'fuel W African wars'
Young veterans of West Africa's wars are being recruited to fight in new conflicts in the region, a report says...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Fresh appeal over missing girls
A fresh appeal is made to find three missing Chinese girls from Tyneside...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
DNA project to trace human steps
A major project spanning five continents aims to map the history of human migration through DNA...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Labs ordered to destroy flu virus
Laboratories in 18 countries are told to destroy potentially lethal samples of flu included in testing kits by mistake...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Speed cameras target M4 drivers
The first speed cameras targeting drivers exceeding the 70-miles-per-hour speed limit on a British motorway are being switched on along the M4...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Pope's tomb set to be displayed
The tomb of Pope John Paul II is due to go on public display beneath St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
Rover families to stage protest
Wives and children of Rover workers facing redundancy are staging a protest at Downing Street...
BBC News - April 13, 2005
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