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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 September 2006:
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A New Bird Species Is Confirmed in India
The discovery of the multicolored species, named Bugun Liocichla, is the first in the country in more than 50 years...
New York Times - September 13, 2006
Survivor of Attack on U.S. Embassy Dies in Syria
The sole survivor of the four-man team that attacked the American embassy here Tuesday died of his wounds without being questioned, Syria’s official news agency reported...
New York Times - September 13, 2006
Rich nations have 'climate duty'
Rich nations must do far more to help poor countries cope with climate change, an influential report will say...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Anger over schoolgirl fight video
A website video showing two Cardiff schoolgirls having a vicious fight is criticised by a children's charity...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Supermarkets in petrol price war
Three of the UK's biggest supermarkets are further cutting the price of petrol on their forecourts...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Triple police killer verdict 'in months'
A decision on freedom for triple police killer Harry Roberts could be made by the end of the year, it is claimed...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Football: Man Utd edge out Celtic
Man Utd edge out Celtic in the Champions League clash at Old Trafford...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Football: Arsenal beat Hamburg
Arsenal top Champions League Group G after beating 10-man Hamburg in Germany...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Gun rampage at Canadian college
A gunman kills a young woman and injures 19 other people at a college in the Canadian city of Montreal...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Neanderthals' 'last rock refuge'
Scientists say the Rock of Gibraltar may have been the last stronghold for Europe's Neanderthals...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Six more charged by terror police
Five men and a youth are charged in connection with an inquiry targeting an alleged network of terrorist recruiters...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Pope Assails Secularism, Adding Note on Jihad
In a speech, the pope said jihadi violence is contrary to reason and God’s plan...
New York Times - September 13, 2006
School uniform 'tax on parents'
Parents spend an extra £45m on school uniforms because of restrictions on suppliers, an inquiry finds...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
National wants Sunday shows
The National Theatre wants to stage performances on Sundays, but faces tough negotiations with unions...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
War crimes 'need to be redefined'
A UK minister says the definition of a war crime needs to be revised after Israel's invasion of Lebanon...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Adoption law reform wins backing
MSPs back a new law for Scotland, allowing unmarried couples, including gay couples, to adopt...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Body left in bed for five months
A husband shocked by his wife's death left her body in bed and said goodnight to her every day for months...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Ex-soldier held over baby murder
A former soldier is arrested over the murder of a baby at an Army camp in County Down 40 years ago...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Pakistan delays rape reform plans
Pakistan's government bows to pressure and delays presenting a bill to reform controversial rape laws...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Zimbabwe police hold union chief
Zimbabwe's top trade union leader is arrested as riot police deploy across major cities to prevent protests...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Apple video divides industry
The technology world is split over whether Apple's foray into movie downloads will be a success...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Football: Celtic plays down 'feud'
Celtic chairman Brian Quinn says the relationship between boss Gordon Strachan and Man Utd's Sir Alex Ferguson is "pretty stable"...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Backing for extra Somalia troops
The African Union agrees to send 8,000 peacekeepers to Somalia despite opposition from the Islamic courts...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Record area cleared of landmines
More ground was cleared of landmines in 2005 than ever before, says a group monitoring use of the weapons...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Johnson calls for Labour 'unity'
Education Secretary Alan Johnson urges Labour to end rows over its leadership or risk "self-destruction"...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
IVF donor sperm shortage revealed
Almost 70% of UK fertility clinics cannot get the sperm they need for patients, a BBC survey indicates...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Actor Langham on assault charges
Comic actor Chris Langham is charged with eight counts of indecent assault and one other sexual offence...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Air baggage rules to be relaxed
Restrictions on aircraft hand luggage following an alleged terror plot are expected to be eased next week...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Nato fails on Afghan troops plea
Nato states do not make formal offers to provide 2,500 reinforcements for its mission in Afghanistan...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Health boss hints at NHS overhaul
Hospitals could be stripped of services in the run up to the next general election, the new NHS chief says...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Universities call for visa fairness
English universities want to end Scotland's competitive advantage in attracting overseas students...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Shuttle astronauts on second walk
Astronauts go outside the space station for the second day running to continue construction work on the platform...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Affordable housing 'crisis' fear
Welsh homes are increasingly unaffordable says one study, as another ranks Cardiff Bay as a first-time buyers' "hot spot"...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Sales increase lifts BAE profits
Defence firm BAE Systems posts a 15% rise in half-year profits after seeing a strong increase in sales...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Minister condemns Guantanamo
Lord Falconer denounces Guantanamo Bay as a "shocking affront to the principles of democracy"...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Shooting victims found in Baghdad
Sixty bodies of shooting victims are found in Baghdad in the space of just 24 hours as new bomb attacks kill 22...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Ex-prisoners can 'join police'
Prisoners released under the Good Friday Agreement could be considered for membership of the police service, the DUP says...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Media controls for Chinese courts
China increases its hold over the media with new rules on how courts release information, state media says...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Clinton re-election bid on track
Hillary Clinton easily wins her Democratic primary in New York, and will now stand for re-election in November...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Turkey hunts for bombing suspects
Turkish police hunt for suspects after a bomb blast killed 11 people in the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Football: Mourinho backs Lampard
Jose Mourinho defends Frank Lampard, despite relieving the midfielder from his duties as penalty-taker...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Cricket: Ponting sorry for dissent
Australia captain Ricky Ponting apologises after being fined for dissent...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Zimbabwe braced for confrontation
Zimbabwe's main labour unions urge demonstrations in 34 towns and cities to protest at the economic crisis...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Beckett attacks Iraq war debate
Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett criticises the state of debate over the Iraq war as she addresses the TUC...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Fewer pupils pass English tests
The proportion of 14-year-olds reaching the expected standard in English has fallen this year...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
UK unemployment at six-year high
UK unemployment rose by 93,000 between May and July to 1.7 million, its highest level since 2000, figures show...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Two held over hit-and-run death
Police arrest two men after a seven-year-old boy is hit by a van and left lying in the road with fatal injuries...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Judge accused of favouring Saddam
The chief prosecutor in the genocide trial of Saddam Hussein accuses the judge of bias towards the defendant...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Firearms seized in police raids
Police uncover a massive stash of guns and arrest a man during dawn raids on three addresses in Kent...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
In Russian City, a Rampage of Ethnic Violence
Mob violence after a bar fight in a quiet mill town has exposed latent racism common among many Russians...
New York Times - September 13, 2006
Israeli Court Orders 18 Palestinian Officials Freed
The release of the 18 Hamas lawmakers, which is not expected for at least two days, could help improve the climate for talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians...
New York Times - September 13, 2006
Pope Assails Secularism, Adding Footnote on Jihad
In a speech on Western science and philosophy, the pope said jihadi violence is contrary to reason and God’s plan...
New York Times - September 13, 2006
French Presidential Hopeful Tours the U.S.
Nicolas Sarkozy hopes his courtship of America during a four-day trip may win him votes on the French right...
New York Times - September 13, 2006
Modern Ways Open India’s Doors to Diabetes
In India, alongside the stick-thin poverty, the malaria and the AIDS, the number of diabetics now totals around 35 million, and counting...
New York Times - September 13, 2006
Gunmen in Syria Hit U.S. Embassy
The attack sent shudders through a region where anger toward the U.S. has surged in recent weeks...
New York Times - September 13, 2006
Elderly warned over winter deaths
A hard-hitting campaign is launched to stop pensioners being killed by cold weather this winter...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Mumbai bombers to face sentencing
Four members of a family convicted over the 1993 bombings in Mumbai are due to be sentenced...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Steve Irwin's memorial date set
A public memorial service for naturalist Steve Irwin will be held at Australia Zoo next Wednesday, his widow says...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Brown stands by NHS reforms
Gordon Brown tells union chiefs he will refuse to reverse Tony Blair's NHS reforms...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Football: Liverpool earn point
Liverpool come away with a point from the opening Group C game against PSV Eindhoven...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Suicide watch ban by prison staff
Prison officers at Birmingham jail are refusing to carry out suicide watch duties at the jail, the BBC learns...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Charity warning on mortgages
Thousands of people are unaware of the risk to their homes posed by missed mortgage payments, a charity says...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Israeli withdrawal 'progressing'
Israel is making good progress removing its troops from southern Lebanon, UN chief Kofi Annan says...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Police target driving 'loopholes'
Reckless drivers who use legal loopholes to avoid conviction are being targeted in a new police initiative...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Witness plea by shot boy's mother
The mother of a 15-year-old boy shot dead in Manchester urges anyone who knows who killed him to come forward...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
Drug 'speedballing' on the rise
A charity warns of an increase in the number of drug users taking heroin and crack cocaine together...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
West 'must not fail Afghanistan'
The US warns Afghanistan could become a failed state unless Nato countries remain actively involved...
BBC News - September 13, 2006
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