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Obama, McCain bury campaign pain, vow cooperation
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Obama, McCain bury sour campaign, vow cooperation
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Saks posts bigger-than-expected 3Q loss
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Obama, McCain pledge to work together for reform
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Astronauts end spacewalk marred by lost tool bag
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Astronauts end space walk marred by lost tool bag
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Ballmer dismisses Yahoo buyout but open on search
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Indian navy sinks suspected pirate mother ship
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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UN Clouds of pollution threaten glaciers, health
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Global News Archive for May 2005:
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Pope Names American to Be Guardian of Church Doctrine
Also today, Pope Benedict XVI said he would speed up the process to make his popular predecessor, John Paul II, a saint...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
Protests Turn Violence in Uzbekistan; at Least 10 People Killed
By nightfall, troops loyal to the government appeared to have gained control, according to news reports...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
9 Are Reported Killed in 4th Day of Afghan Protests
Anti-American violence continued across Afghanistan today, as at least nine people were reported to have been killed in a fourth day of demonstrations and clashes with the police...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
Court Frees Dissident Who Said Iranians Wanted Better Ties With U.S.
A prominent Iranian dissident, jailed more than two years, was released after the Iranian Supreme Court turned down espionage charges against him, his lawyer said today...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
Late HIV diagnosis 'a problem'
Diagnosis of HIV is often not happening until the infection is at a late stage, a study says...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Financial sector see jobs growth
Employment in financial services grows faster in Scotland than anywhere else in the UK, a report says...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
'No blackmail' over Law's return
Welsh Secretary Peter Hain says independent MP Peter Law could be let back into the Labour Party, depending on how he behaves...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Morrisons in fresh profit alert
UK supermarket chain Morrisons issues its fourth profits warning since buying Safeway last year...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Schoolboy dies after gang attack
A 16-year-old boy dies after being attacked by a gang of youths just weeks before he was due to take his GCSEs...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Russia to repay $15bn debt early
Russia strikes a deal for early repayment of its debt to the Paris Club group of rich lending nations...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Racing: Yorkshire Cup thriller
Franklins Gardens leads from start to finish to win the Yorkshire Cup...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Chile ex-spy chief reveals abuses
Chile's former secret police chief says he has details of the fate of 580 people who disappeared during military rule...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
'Dozens dead' in Uzbekistan
Uzbek troops open fire on protesters in a volatile eastern city, reportedly killing and injuring dozens...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
British pensioner killed in Spain
A British man is shot dead by burglars at his house in southern Spain, say police...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Football: Hartlepool take lead
An Adam Boyd brace gives Hartlepool the advantage in their play-off semi-final against Tranmere...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Suicide verdict on schoolgirl
An coroner rules that a teenager took her own life in a suicide pact with a friend as her parents blame bullying...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Colombia reports $300m drugs haul
The Colombian authorities seize cocaine valued at more than $300m, saying it is the single largest drugs haul ever...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Call to boycott 'hoodie' ban mall
The Children's Society urges young people to boycott the shopping centre that has banned hooded tops...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
'Thousands' flee fighting in Iraq
Thousands are fleeing clashes between US troops and insurgents in the west of Iraq, aid workers warn...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Early humans 'followed coast'
The first humans who left Africa to populate the world headed south into India and Australia, research suggests...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Schoolgirl's overdose was suicide
An coroner rules that a teenager took her own life in a suicide pact with a friend but her parents insist bullying contributed to her death...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Workers 'must bear pension risk'
Individuals should bear the risk of living longer, not the state or private companies, the head of the Pensions Commission says...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
SA farmer wins land grab battle
A white South African farmer wins a legal case against black squatters - seen as a test of property rights...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Pasqua raps US Iraq 'obsession'
Ex-minister Charles Pasqua says he has been falsely named in the Iraq oil scandal in a bid to discredit the French president...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Anger over Dutch expulsion plans
A Dutch minister says the cabinet backs her plans to curb immigration from the Netherlands Antilles...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Nine killed as Afghans rage at US
At least nine more people die in protests in Afghanistan over reports of US soldiers desecrating the Koran...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Showjumper killer given life term
A man convicted of shooting his ex-fiancee dead is jailed for a minimum of 30 years after a trial in Nottingham...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Rooney faces charge after crash
Manchester United's Wayne Rooney faces a charge of driving without due care and attention...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
MG Rover receives a dozen offers
Administrators for MG Rover say they have received more than 10 serious offers to buy parts of the collapsed carmaker's business...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Diaz sues Sun over affair story
Actress Cameron Diaz sues The Sun newspaper over a story claiming she was having an affair with a married man...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Football: Wembley boss confident
Wembley officials dismiss new claims the stadium will not be ready in time to host the 2006 FA Cup final...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
NHS use of private sector to double
Use of the private sector to carry out NHS operations will double in the next five years, Patricia Hewitt says...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Woman cleared over 'witch' trial
A woman charged with helping to torture a child accused of being a witch is cleared by a court...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Ex-royal PA loses 'sacking' case
A former secretary of Prince Charles loses her case for unfair dismissal and sexual discrimination at Clarence House...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Gunfire 'ends Uzbek city protest'
Government troops storm a rebel-held building in the Uzbek city of Andijan, as a day of violent protests draws to a close...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Glazer closing in on Man United
US tycoon Malcolm Glazer is within a whisker of taking control of Manchester United, with 74.81% of the shares...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Nominee for U.N. Moves to Senate; No Endorsement
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee sent the nomination of John Bolton to the full Senate without a favorable recommendation...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
Xbox 360 kicks off console wars
Microsoft's new console will be called the Xbox 360 and be in the shops by Christmas, it has been revealed...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Patients ignore brushing advice
Many gum disease patients ignore dentist's advice about how long to brush their teeth, a study suggests...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
School fund-raising nets £1.5bn
Schools are raising more than £1.5bn in year from businesses, parents and local clubs...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
'Retire shuttle early' says Nasa
Nasa explores options for finishing the International Space Station if it is not done before the space shuttle's retirement...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Teachers speak at girl's inquest
An inquest on a teenager who died after taking an overdose after claiming she was bullied is to hear from her school's staff...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
BA sees jump in full-year profits
British Airways sees an 80% jump in full-year profits, helped by cost cutting and despite a tumble in fourth quarter earnings...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Saudi ire at Koran 'desecration'
Saudi Arabia voices anger at reports that a Koran was desecrated at the US prison at Guantanamo Bay...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Top BJP man seeks Gujarat probe
A former governor of the Indian state of Gujarat says the government there failed to act quickly to control riots in 2002...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Abigail suspect's note examined
Police investigating Abigail Witchalls' stabbing examine a possible suicide note left by a suspect...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Investment boost for Bombardier
The government backs an investment at aerospace firm Shorts in Belfast, creating up to 1,700 jobs...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Ex-Yukos boss to face new charges
Russian prosecutors are to bring money laundering charges against Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the former boss of oil firm Yukos...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
New blow to Somalia peace hopes
The rift at the heart of Somalia's transitional government widens, with the speaker of parliament saying he will relocate to Mogadishu...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Japan names day after Hirohito
Japan's parliament approves a law to rename a public holiday in honour of World War II Emperor Hirohito...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Athletics: Sprinter fails dope test
Sprinter Mark Lewis-Francis is given a public warning by UK Athletics after testing positive for cannabis...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Football: Ferguson 'in dark'
Sir Alex Ferguson says he is unsure what Malcolm Glazer's imminent takeover means for his Man Utd future...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
New arrests over Mary-Ann
Four more people are arrested by police investigating the torture and murder of 16-year-old Mary-Ann Leneghan...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Marr quits as BBC political chief
Andrew Marr steps down as the BBC's political editor to take over Sir David Frost's Sunday interview show...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Hundreds of children 'vanishing'
Police in London say they are unable to trace hundreds of black African boys missing from schools...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Tense protest in Uzbek town
Troops surround 2,000 protesters in the Uzbek city of Andijan, after a mass breakout from its jail...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Pope John Paul II to be beatified
Pope Benedict XVI has started the process to beatify his predecessor John Paul II - a step towards sainthood...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
New plans to combat voting fraud
Fears about postal voting prompt ministers to promise new safeguards to ensure public confidence...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Republican Moderates in Senate Sense Intensifying Pressures
From the fight over John Bolton to the Social Security debate, G.O.P. moderates are caught in the middle as never before...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
Afghan Protests Against the U.S. Gain Momentum
Violence spread to 10 of Afghanistan's 34 provinces as four more protesters died in a third day of anti-American demonstrations...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
Britain Backs Penalties if Iran Restarts Nuclear Program
Prime Minister Tony Blair said Britain would support U.S. moves to invoke the U.N. Security Council "if Iran breaches its obligations and undertakings."...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
China Says U.S. Impeded North Korea Arms Talks
A senior Chinese diplomat also said there was "no solid evidence" that North Korea was preparing to test a nuclear weapon...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
Bombs Kill 21 and Hurt 70 in Baghdad
In the aftermath of the attack, an angry crowd gathered, and a policeman at the scene said the crowd turned on American troops who responded to the bombing...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
U.S. Presses Iraqi Government to Broaden the Role of Sunnis
The Bush administration is stepping up its appeals to broaden their role in the government or risk driving moderate Sunnis into the arms of insurgents...
New York Times - May 13, 2005
Dementia danger drug 'still used'
Drugs which experts say should not be used to treat dementia are still being prescribed, a study says...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Unions announce BBC strike dates
BBC staff will stage strikes on 23 May, 31 May and 1 June in a row over job cuts...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
US pledge on Koran 'desecration'
The US secretary of state promises prompt action over charges that US interrogators desecrated the Holy Koran...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Jackson managers 'stole million'
A former lawyer for Michael Jackson tells his trial two aides may have diverted money from his accounts...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Fish 'driven north as sea warms'
Fish species in the North Sea are steadily moving northwards to escape warming waters, researchers report...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
UN soldiers attacked in DR Congo
A UN peacekeeper dies and several others are wounded in an attack by militiamen in eastern DR Congo...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
'Dramatic scenes' in Uzbek town
Snipers reportedly fire on crowds in the eastern Uzbek town of Andijan, after gunmen free inmates from jail...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Bush pressured to drop UN choice
US President George W Bush is under growing pressure to withdraw his nominee for UN ambassador, John Bolton...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Glazer to complete Man Utd coup
US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer is preparing to complete his takeover of Manchester United...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Mumps cases soaring across UK
The UK is in the grip of a mumps epidemic which struck nearly 5,000 people in one month alone, say experts...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
MG Rover bid deadline nears
Potential bidders for collapsed car maker MG Rover must have their offers in before the weekend, administrators say...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
Hewitt to carry on reform of NHS
Patricia Hewitt will commit to increased use of the private sector in her first speech as health secretary...
BBC News - May 13, 2005
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