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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 June 2006:
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Attacks Kill Dozens of Iraqis in Kirkuk
The seven bombings today represented an attack of unusual coordination that officials suggested may have been retaliation for the arrest of a terrorist cell...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Bush Makes a Surprise Visit to Baghdad
President Bush held his first direct talks with Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki today, offering a dramatic show of support to the new government...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Israeli Airstrike Kills 8 Civilians and 2 Militants
The strike was aimed at a car carrying rockets belonging to Islamic Jihad. Also today, Israel said it was not responsible for the deaths of eight Palestinian civilians last week...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Cricket: England beat Ireland
Marcus Trescothick's 113 helps England to a 38-run win over Ireland in the Stormont one-day international...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Agreement over contentious march
An accomodation is reached over a contentious Orange Order parade in north Belfast on Friday...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
MSP appeals for Sakchai release
Transport Minister Tavish Scott makes a plea for the release of a Thai man facing deportation from Shetland...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Airbus faces further A380 hitch
Airbus warns production problems will delay deliveries of its A380 superjumbo by a further six months...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
'Kill Iraqis marine song' probe
The US marines criticises a video posted online apparently showing a US Marine singing about killing Iraqi civilians...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Brazil 1-0 Croatia
A first-half strike from Kaka gives Brazil a 1-0 victory over Croatia in Berlin...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
US continues global market slump
Wall Street becomes the latest global market to suffer a sell-off as inflation and interest rate fears continue to bite...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
UK role in CIA flights 'criminal'
Britain has helped the CIA transport terror suspects around the world, a human rights group claims...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Illegals amnesty 'not ruled out'
The new immigration minister says it is too early to tell if an amnesty on illegal immigrants should be ruled out...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Beach deaths 'not Israel's fault'
An Israeli inquiry into the deaths of seven Palestinians on a Gaza beach says Israel was not to blame...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Release of 53 lifers under fire
Tories say it is "disgraceful" that 53 lifers have been released from jail over the past six years...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
China to Begin Trial of Times Researcher
Zhao Yan, who is accused of disclosing state secrets, will go on trial in Beijing on Friday, his lawyer said today...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Bush Flies to Baghdad to Back Iraqi Leader
President Bush held his first direct talks with Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki today, offering a dramatic show of support to the new government while driving home the message that the country's future is in Iraqi hands...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
For Albanians in Kosovo, Hope for Independence From Serbia
Seven years after Kosovo was placed under United Nations control, it appears increasingly likely that the province will be allowed to break away from Serbia formally...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Kinarejo Journal: Reading the Menacing Ash, With Only a Wisp of Science
Pak Darto, a mystic in an Indonesian village, is entrusted to sound the alarm in the event of danger from Mount Merapi...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Trip Was Kept Secret From Key Cabinet Members
The planning for the president's visit was kept so quiet that several of his highest-level aides learned about it only this morning...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Straw pledges Lords reform vote
There should be a vote on the future make-up of the House of Lords by the end of the year, Jack Straw tells MPs...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Warning over cord blood banking
Parents have been warned against the use of private companies to store blood from their babies' umbilical cord...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
'Wake up' call to judges over abusers
MP Alun Michael fuels criticism over a paedophile's sentence, saying judges must "wake up and smell the coffee"...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Nepalese rebels freed from jail
Nepal's government begins releasing Maoist rebels detained under a controversial anti-terror law...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Commissioner plan after Deepcut
An independent Service Complaints Commissioner is to be introduced following deaths at Deepcut army barracks...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Call centre 'to create 1,000 jobs'
An Indian call centre company is to create 1,000 jobs in NI over the next two years, the government says...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
MSPs want care budget overhauled
A call for a thorough "remodelling" of the flagship free personal care budget is made by MSPs...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Bali bomb cleric set to be freed
Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir is due to leave jail after serving two years over the 2002 Bali bombings...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Rove 'will not face' leak charges
White House aide Karl Rove will not be charged over the leak of a CIA officer's identity, his lawyer says...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Live: France 0-0 Switzerland
France are struggling to break Switzerland down after half-time in their opening Group G game...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
South Korea 2-1 Togo
South Korea come from behind to beat 10-man Togo in Frankfurt...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Sanctions put on Somali warlords
East African countries impose sanctions on the Somali warlords recently defeated in a battle for Mogadishu...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Europe follows Asian share falls
European shares fall on the back of sharp drops in Asia as inflation and interest rate fears continue to bite...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Blair backs Reid sentence attack
The home secretary was right to question the sentencing of a paedophile, Tony Blair's spokesman says...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
England fans face tougher action
Police in Nuremberg will be tougher with England fans than their Frankfurt counterparts, officers say...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Raid police apologise for 'hurt'
Police apologise for the "hurt" they caused two brothers after an anti-terror raid on their east London home...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Bush makes surprise Iraq trip
US President George W Bush pays an unannounced visit to Iraq - his first trip there since November 2003...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Tennis: Murray ready for Queen's
Andy Murray plays Serbian Janko Tipsarevic in the first round of the Stella Artois Championships on Tuesday...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Toibin's Master takes Impac award
Irish author Colm Toibin wins the world's richest literary prize, the Impac award, with his novel The Master...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Football fans flock to BBC site
The BBC Sport website attracted half of all UK web users looking to catch up with the action in the World Cup...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Iraq pull out 'would be mistake'
Pulling British troops out of Iraq now would be a "very great mistake" and harm the UK's security, Tony Blair says...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Academies face legal challenges
Parents' groups launch a legal challenges to city academies, with some saying they infringe human rights...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Cricket teens shaken after attack
Members of a touring cricket team chased from Belfast city centre are terrified, their trip organiser says...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Springer opera opens to protests
Around 1,000 demonstrate in Cardiff to protest against controversial show Jerry Springer - The Opera...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Europe follows Asian share fall
European shares open lower on the back of sharp drops in Asia as inflation and interest rate fears continue to bite...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Iraq's Kirkuk rocked by bombings
Bombs kill at least 16 in Kirkuk, northern Iraq, as the country's PM prepares to boost security in Baghdad...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Strike brings Bangladesh to halt
Bangladesh comes to a standstill as a 36-hour general strike called by the opposition gets under way...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
N Korea to face Japan sanctions
Japan's parliament votes to impose sanctions on North Korea unless it solves a row over kidnapped Japanese...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
US under pressure over Guantanamo
The European Parliament votes in favour of a motion calling on the US to close Guantanamo Bay...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Brazil v Croatia countdown
All the latest news and comments in the build-up to defending champions Brazil's first outing at this year's World Cup...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Nigeria agrees Bakassi handover
Nigeria agrees to hand over the disputed oil-rich Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon in a deal brokered by the UN...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Windows gets big security update
Microsoft is to release one of its biggest security updates for more than a year to fix 12 software flaws...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Striker Rooney may face Trinidad
Wayne Rooney has not been ruled out of making a shock World Cup comeback against Trinidad & Tobago, BBC Sport understands...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Rubbish collection 'may be taxed'
Plans are being considered which would see households charged for the amount of waste they produce...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Mills to sue over paper's claims
Heather Mills McCartney is to take legal action over newspaper claims that she worked as a prostitute...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Energy bills push up UK inflation
Higher gas and electricity bills helped to push UK inflation up to 2.2% in May, official figures show...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Soldier killed in Helmand named
A soldier killed in Afghanistan during a gun battle with suspected Taleban fighters has been named...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Nine killed in Israeli air strike
At least nine Palestinians are killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza, witnesses and medics say...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Ex-Irish premier Haughey dies
The controversial former Irish premier Charles Haughey dies at the age of 80 after a long illness...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Raid brother tells of death fears
A man shot during a police anti-terror raid has told a press conference how he thought he was going to killed...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Nuclear Monitor Says Iran Fails to Provide Data
As expected, the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency faulted Iran for failing to provide information crucial to understanding its nuclear program...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
White House Hones a Strategy for Post-Zarqawi Era
Republicans hope that the death of Iraq's most-wanted terrorist will turn the war to their political advantage...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Terror Suspects Charge Abuse in Canada Prison
Defense lawyers say their clients have been beaten by guards, threatened by other inmates and held in isolation...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Oil, Politics and Bloodshed Corrupt an Iraqi City
Basra is being pulled apart by Shiite parties that want to control Iraq's south and its biggest prize, oil...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
A Jihadist Web Site Says Zarqawi's Group in Iraq Has a New Leader in Place
A statement announced that a man named Abu Hamza al-Muhajir would replace Abu Musab al-Zarqawi as the head of Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Violence Erupts Between Fatah and Hamas
Security personnel of the Fatah faction went on a rampage after Hamas gunmen attacked the headquarters of the Fatah-dominated security forces...
New York Times - June 13, 2006
Alzheimer's vaccine 'promising'
A potential vaccine for Alzheimer's disease cuts build up of damaging proteins in mice brains...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Brown to support Islamic finance
The UK can help promote the growth of the Islamic finance industry, Chancellor Gordon Brown will say in a speech...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Campbell's 'liberal' pitch to CBI
The Lib Dem leader is due to address the CBI to make his party's case for cutting red tape and green responsibility...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Tenement mail problems criticised
Tenement dwellers in Scotland have major problems with their mail deliveries, the postal watchdog says...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Iran police beat women activists
Iranian police beat a small group of women activists protesting for greater legal rights in the capital Tehran...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Bangladesh begins 36-hour strike
Security is tight across Bangladesh as a 36-hour general strike called by the opposition begins...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
UK plane in emergency landing
A UK plane heading to Manchester Airport makes an emergency landing in Greece, after the pilot falls ill...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Two face stab murder charges
Two men are charged with murdering a 15-year-old boy who was stabbed in south London...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Reid pervert remark 'not helpful'
The attorney general is understood to be unhappy with John Reid's attack on the sentencing of a paedophile...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Terror raid brothers to speak out
Two brothers who were held after an anti-terror raid on a house in east London speak publicly for the first time...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Zarqawi heir 'will be US target'
President Bush says Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's successor as the head of al-Qaeda in Iraq will be a US target...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Abbas orders alert after rampage
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas puts security forces on high alert after attack on Hamas offices...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
Migrants wrongly get tax credits
Immigrants who got National Insurance numbers received tax credits they should not have had, the BBC learns...
BBC News - June 13, 2006
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