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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 August 2007:
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Elusive First Lady Sets Tongues Wagging In France
PARIS (Reuters) - Capricious, mercurial or just unlucky? The failure of France's first lady to show up to lunch with U.S. President George W. Bush has once again raised questions about Cecilia Sarkozy's character...
New York Times - August 13, 2007
Hamas and Opposition Clash in Gaza
Hamas forcefully broke up what leaders of the Fatah-led opposition insisted was a peaceful rally for freedom of expression...
New York Times - August 13, 2007
Alleged Chessboard Killer Faces Trial
MOSCOW (AP) -- One by one, the squares on the chessboard filled up with numbers -- each commemorating a murder...
New York Times - August 13, 2007
Boy Runner's Coach Arrested for Torture
NEW DELHI (AP) -- The coach of a 6-year-old boy who ran a marathon last year in an attempt to set a world record was arrested Monday and charged with torturing the child, police said...
New York Times - August 13, 2007
Polish Governing Coalition Falls Apart
WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- Months of political turmoil in Poland came to a head Monday when the bickering conservative coalition collapsed with the dismissal of four Cabinet ministers, clearing the way for an early election expected later this year...
New York Times - August 13, 2007
Islamist Nominated Again in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkey's Islamic-oriented ruling party decided Monday to renominate the religious-leaning foreign minister for president, raising the possibility of another showdown with secular factions, including the military...
New York Times - August 13, 2007
Somalia and Ethiopia Are Accused of War Crimes
Human Rights Watch accused the transitional government in Somalia and the Ethiopian troops that helped bring it to power of committing war crimes in Somalia...
New York Times - August 13, 2007
US in formal China piracy action
The US makes a formal request for the WTO to crack down on copyright piracy and counterfeiting in China...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Aer Lingus pilots strike over pay
Aer Lingus pilots are to strike over plans to pay NI colleagues less money than those in the Republic...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
India marathon boy torture charge
The coach of India's five-year-old marathon runner, Budhia Singh, is charged with torture, police say...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Gul 'renominated' for Turkey post
Turkey's governing AK Party confirms it is renominating the controversial Abdullah Gul for the presidency...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Cricket: England lose series
Kevin Pietersen hits 101 to help England draw the third Test but India secure the series 1-0 at The Oval...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Serial killer's chessboard boast
A Russian grocery store worker accused of killing 49 people in Moscow appears in court for the first time...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Jitters among US investors
Concerns continue among US investors over losses linked to sub-prime lending - despite gains on European markets...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Pakistan marks 60th anniversary
Fireworks and street parades in Pakistan mark the start of its celebrations of 60 years since independence...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Youths charged over man's death
Three teenagers are charged with the murder of a 47-year-old man who died outside his home in Cheshire...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Anger in India Over Nuclear Accord
Politicians from both the right and the left pounced on the government for its landmark nuclear accord with Washington...
New York Times - August 13, 2007
Taliban Release 2 Hostages
Two women who were among 23 South Koreans kidnapped by the Taliban were freed today and turned over to South Korean officials, the Seoul government said...
New York Times - August 13, 2007
Net firm warns on web video costs
The popularity of online video could lead to increases in the cost of broadband for UK consumers, an ISP warns...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
UK music sales hit European high
UK artists, such as Katie Melua, are dominating album sales in France and Germany...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Arctic sea ice set to hit new low
Arctic sea ice is expected to retreat to a record low by the end of this summer, scientists predict...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Schools not improved, say bosses
Business leaders feel educational standards have not improved in the last 10 years, despite official figures...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Tourist is stabbed to death in US
A swimming instructor and personal trainer is murdered on an American holiday while trying to intervene in a street incident...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Teens use hedgehog as hurley ball
Youths in Ballymena who hit a hedgehog with hurley sticks are condemned by an animal charity...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Doctor criticises boob job prize
Surgeons hit out at a Merseyside radio station for offering breast augmentation as a competition prize...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Amnesties herald partition week
Pakistan starts a prisoner swap with India as the nations begin to mark 60 years of independence...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
US launches new offensive in Iraq
US troops in Iraq begin a new operation against both Shia and Sunni insurgents, the US military says...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Taleban free two S Korea hostages
The Taleban free two South Korean hostages abducted last month in Afghanistan, officials confirm...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Guatemala adoption probe launched
Guatemala checks the status of 46 children in a home to see if they were destined for illegal adoption abroad...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Football: Rooney misses qualifiers
Manchester United's Wayne Rooney is ruled out for two months after fracturing a foot and will miss England's Euro 2008 qualifiers in September...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Somalia war crimes 'rampant'
All sides have committed war crimes in Somalia's conflict this year, according to lobby group Human Rights Watch...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Mother fights off baby snatchers
A 30-year-old mother fights off a man and a woman who attempted to snatch her baby daughter from her pram...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Chinese toy boss 'kills himself'
The head of a Chinese toy company involved in a safety recall has hanged himself, according to Chinese media...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Girl overdoses on espresso coffee
A teenager is taken to hospital after overdosing on espresso coffee while working in a sandwich shop...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Youths held over father's murder
Police name a 47-year-old man who died after being attacked by a gang of youths outside his home...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
EU's climate targets 'ambitious'
Downing Street calls EU climate change targets "ambitious" following claims the UK will fail to reach them...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
'Proud' White House aid quits
Karl Rove, seen as the man who won the White House for George W Bush, praises the president as he steps down...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Motorway opens after biker murder
The M40 is reopened in Warwickshire after a motorcyclist was shot dead as he rode along the motorway...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Warning for Heathrow protesters
Downing Street is warning protesters near Heathrow not to disrupt the running of the airport...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Bus Crash in Malaysia Kills at Least 19
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- At least 20 people died when an express bus overturned on Malaysia's main highway Monday, tearing off the vehicle's roof and flinging seats into the air in what officials said was the country's worst traffic disaster...
New York Times - August 13, 2007
Potter teen will not face charges
A French teenager who published his own translation of the latest Harry Potter novel will not be prosecuted...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Baby growth chart switch closer
Department of Health considers switching to baby growth charts based on breastfeeding...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
ICI agrees to be bought by Akzo
UK chemicals group ICI finally agrees to be bought by its Dutch rival Akzo Nobel for £8bn...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Tories 'have to show discipline'
A former Tory treasurer defends David Cameron from recent criticism and urges the party to "show discipline"...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Parties oppose independence paper
Scotland's opposition parties launch a stinging attack on the SNP government's plans for an independence ballot...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Heathrow protesters target Airbus
Protesters banned from demonstrating at Heathrow take their campaign to the Airbus factory in Flintshire...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Fine threat over T-shirt slogan
A man seen wearing a T-shirt with an "offensive" slogan is warned he will be fined if he wears it again...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Parents' anger at Ahern donation
A murdered boy's parents write to Bertie Ahern over money he donated for a war memorial on a loyalist estate...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Kashmir depot blaze: 25 missing
The Indian army says 25 are still missing following a huge fire at an ammunition dump in the Kashmir Valley...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Ferry in collision off Istanbul
A Turkish ferry and a Russian-flagged cargo ship collide off Istanbul, injuring at least 30, Turkish media say...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Football: Rooney fractures foot
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney could miss England's autumn Euro 2008 qualifiers after fracturing his left foot...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Global markets recover from falls
Global markets recover from last week's falls, after central banks move to ease fears of a global credit crisis...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
UK workers 'get least paid leave'
UK staff will have the lowest holidays in the EU even after paid leave entitlement rises in 2009, a survey says...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Browne defends Afghanistan role
Defence secretary Des Browne defends Britain's continued presence in Afghanistan despite a rising death toll among troops...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Top White House aide Rove quits
Karl Rove, seen as the most influential figure behind George Bush, says he will resign at the end of August...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Police inspecting airport protest
Dozens of police officers are inspecting a camp set up by climate change protesters near Heathrow Airport...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
In Talks on Kosovo, Partition Becomes an Option
Envoys from the U.S., E.U. and Russia indicated on Sunday that partition of Kosovo could be an option if Serbs and Albanians agreed to it...
New York Times - August 13, 2007
Iraqi Premier to Hold Talks in Search for Compromise
Hoping to forge a compromise among warring factions, Nuri al-Maliki said Sunday that he would meet as early as this week with leaders from Iraq?s major political parties...
New York Times - August 13, 2007
From a Burmese Prison, a Chronicle of Pain in Paint
Htien Lin?s paintings and illustrations, smuggled from prison during his more than six years as a political prisoner, offer a rare vision of prison life in Myanmar, one of the world?s most authoritarian nations...
New York Times - August 13, 2007
Iranian Official Says Inquiry Into U.S. Scholars Has Ended
A senior Iranian judiciary official did not disclose the conclusions of the investigation into Haleh Esfandiari and Kian Tajbakhsh, two Iranian-American scholars who have been held since May...
New York Times - August 13, 2007
Hamas and Fatah Disagree on Whether They?re Talking
As tensions continue to simmer between Palestinian factions, Hamas claims to be in talks with Fatah, a claim that Fatah says has ?no basis in truth.?...
New York Times - August 13, 2007
Ciudad Guayana Journal: Aiming for a New Pittsburgh, and Falling Short
Envisioned as a ?Pittsburgh of the tropics,? Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela, didn?t turn out quite as planned, and that?s casting doubts on President Hugo Chávez?s city-building ambitions...
New York Times - August 13, 2007
Poland to Have Elections 2 Years Early
After month?s of disagreements with two small, radical coalition partners, the ruling Law and Justice party has moved to hold early elections by November...
New York Times - August 13, 2007
Troops Shelter an Unlikely Survivor in Baghdad
Nine-month-old Fatima Jbouri was found in 120-degree heat after a death squad executed her mother and uncle. Now she?s recovering in an American military hospital...
New York Times - August 13, 2007
East German Shoot-to-Kill Order Is Found
It is the first written proof that border guards were told to shoot to kill at anyone trying to escape to West Germany...
New York Times - August 13, 2007
Afghan Rebels Find Aid in Pakistan, Musharraf Admits
In a reversal, Gen. Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan admitted that support for militants emanating from Pakistan has caused problems for Afghanistan...
New York Times - August 13, 2007
Public in dark on HPV cancer link
The vast majority of women do not know that cervical cancer is caused by a sexually transmitted infection...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Safety call for motorway workers
Drivers are urged to consider how they would like to work with vehicles rushing past at up to 70mph...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
E-mail hope in bath death search
An e-mail campaign is being launched to try to find a man suspected of killing an English teacher in Japan...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Kosovo partition 'on the table'
An EU envoy says the division of Kosovo could be acceptable if it breaks the deadlock over the province's future...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Two South Koreans 'to be freed'
An Afghan official says he expects two South Koreans being held by the Taleban to be freed on Monday...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
S Leone elections 'free and fair'
Election observers say Sierra Leone has held free, fair and credible elections, five years after a civil war...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
'Stolen' Guatemala children found
Police in Guatemala rescue 46 children believed to have been taken from their parents for illegal adoption abroad...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Stargazers enjoy meteor spectacle
Thousands of people in the northern hemisphere see shooting stars during the annual Perseid meteor shower...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Man held over double stabbing
Police arrest a 40-year-old man in connection with the stabbing of a couple at their home in north London...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Elderly mental health care 'poor'
Services for older people with mental health problems are inadequate, an independent panel warns...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Youths held over man's murder
Six teenagers are questioned over the death of a 57-year-old man, attacked outside his home by a gang of youths...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Motorway shut after biker murder
The M40 remains closed in Warwickshire after a motorcyclist was shot dead as he rode along the motorway...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
Airport protest gathers strength
A climate change protest camp at Heathrow is expected to get bigger but BAA says it is business as usual...
BBC News - August 13, 2007
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