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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 Octomber 2004:
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Insurgents Penetrate Green Zone of Baghdad, Killing at Least 5
While it was not the first attack there, it was one of the worst, and raised questions about the military's ability to maintain the security in a crucial area...
New York Times - October 14, 2004
Army Says Up to 28 G.I.'s Could Face Afghan Abuse Charges
The recommendation came at the end of a nearly two-year-old investigation into the deaths of two prisoners...
New York Times - October 14, 2004
Sharon Offers a Date for Settler Withdrawal From Gaza
The Israeli prime minister said today that he wanted to begin withdrawing settlers from Gaza next May or June...
New York Times - October 14, 2004
Militants strike inside Baghdad Green Zone
Baghdad's fortified Green Zone suffers the first major attacks inside the compound as bombs kill 10 people...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Afghan deaths probe backs charges
Twenty-eight US soldiers face possible charges over the deaths of two prisoners in Afghanistan, the Army says...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
DUP 'may talk' to loyalists
The deputy leader of the DUP does not rule out the possiblity of his party talking to loyalist paramilitaries...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Summit boosts sea life protection
Greater protection to great white sharks and other big fish are among successes to emerge from the world species summit...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Google search becomes personal
Google has released a tool that lets people search documents, e-mails or spreadsheets stored on a PC...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Iraq bombs prompt security boost
The US steps up security in Baghdad after bombs kill 10 people inside the city's heavily-fortified Green Zone...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Investors back Abbey takeover
Abbey National shareholders have given a green light to the takeover of the bank by Spain's Santander Central Hispano (SCH)...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Global amphibians in deep trouble
Almost a third of the world's amphibian species are confronted by the prospect of extinction, naturalists say...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Football: Glazer Man U bid 'fails'
Malcolm Glazer's ambitious attempt to take over Manchester United has broken down, according to reports...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Golf: Els victory charge halted
Ernie Els must wait until Friday to finish off Scott Drummond at the World Match Play...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Somali president 'a man of peace'
Somalia's new president urges peace and forgiveness at his swearing-in ceremony in neighbouring Kenya...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
US rivals back on campaign trail
George W Bush and John Kerry go into the final three weeks of campaigning after their last TV debate...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
5 Killed as 2 Bombs Explode Inside Baghdad Green Zone
Three American civilians were killed in a brazen attack that punctured any illusions of a safe haven in the capital...
New York Times - October 14, 2004
Jarvis names new chief executive
Troubled engineering group Jarvis appoints a new chief executive as angry shareholders grill the company over executive pay and the collapse of its share price...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Palace protest may prompt new law
A Buckingham Palace protest by a fathers' rights campaigner has triggered a rethink over trespass laws...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Halo 2 leaked onto the internet
Microsoft is investigating the appearance of a pirated copy of the eagerly awaited Halo 2 game online...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Cat Stevens eyes Christmas No 1
Yusuf Islam, aka Cat Stevens, is favourite to have the Christmas number one with a duet with Ronan Keating...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Harry teacher taped 'confession'
An art teacher claiming unfair dismissal from Eton College says she was asked to "carry out work" on Prince Harry's coursework...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Football: Glazer talks 'in doubt'
US tycoon Malcolm Glazer's plans for a controlling interest in Man Utd are reportedly close to collapse...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Cricket: Kumble stuns Australia
Anil Kumble takes 7-48 as India dismiss Australia for 235 on day one of the second Test in Madras...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Oil prices rise yet again in US
The price of crude reaches a new high in the US, driven up by official data showing a decline in heating oil stocks...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Tour boat capsizes in Bath weir
A dozen tourists are being treated after a boat capsized in Bath...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Jobs blow at meat plant
One of NI's major employers tries to come to terms with the loss of its biggest order - and resulting job cuts...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Rape victim's text message plea
A rapist is jailed after a jury hears how his victim locked herself in a room and sent a text message plea for help...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Man bludgeoned ex-lover to death
A man convicted of bludgeoning his ex-lover to death with a crowbar and burning her body, is jailed for life...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Attackers strike Iraq Green Zone
Militants penetrate Baghdad's fortified Green Zone to carry out bomb attacks that kill five people...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Bigley murderers' 'funds' frozen
Britain says it will freeze any assets belonging to the terror group who killed hostage Kenneth Bigley...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Dying Danielle cradled by mother
The mother of murdered schoolgirl Danielle Beccan describes how she found her daughter dying in the road...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Kennedys expecting first child
Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy and wife Sarah announce they are expecting their first child...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
WH Smith plunges into the red
Struggling retailer WH Smith reports a £135m annual loss, one of the worst in its 212-year history...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Gay remark unwise - Mandelson
Nominee EU Commissioner Peter Mandelson says Rocco Buttiglione's comments on homosexuality were 'unwise'...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Farewell to EastEnders' Ferreiras
The entire Ferreira family will be written out of BBC One soap EastEnders in the new year, producers reveal...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
EU plan 'risks UK asylum powers'
Plans for EU co-operation on asylum and justice will be debated by MPs amid claims the UK could lose key powers...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Mobile phone 'ear tumours risk'
Scientists have found using a mobile phone for at least 10 years increased the risk of ear tumours...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Patten attacks university targets
Chris Patten, chancellor of Oxford University, says setting student intake targets means "social engineering"...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Napster offers pre-paid downloads
Napster is offering pre-pay cards for buying tracks, opening up its online store to under-18s in the UK...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Hostage killed in Pakistan rescue
One Chinese hostage held by Islamic militants dies and one is freed in a rescue mission by Pakistan's army...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Teenager held after sex attacks
A 17-year-old boy is held by detectives investigating 14 alleged sex attacks in Greater Manchester...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Major fire brought under control
More than 100 firefighters bring a major fire at a four-storey building in Belfast city centre under control...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Drug agency 'has moved up a gear'
Scotland's drug enforcement agency says it is half way to its target of recovering £21m within a year...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Sony Ericsson sees profits triple
Japanese-Swedish mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson reports a tripling of its third-quarter profit, driven by sales of new camera phones...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Controversial EU nominee wavers
Italy's anti-gay nominee for EU justice commissioner, Rocco Buttiglione, hints he might quit the post...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Israeli strikes target Gaza towns
Israeli attacks in Gaza kill five Palestinians and wound several others, as troops end an incursion into Beit Lahiya...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
New Somali leader sworn in
Somalia's president, tasked with setting up the first national government in 13 years, takes the oath of office in Kenya...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Cambodia chooses new monarch
Former ballet dancer Norodom Sihamoni is chosen to succeed his father as Cambodia's new king...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Bolivia backs trial for ex-leader
The Bolivian Congress votes to put ex-President Sanchez de Lozada on trial over bloody clashes last year...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Promiscuous 10% 'fuel sex crisis'
A "promiscuous 10%" of the population is at the heart of the UK's sexual health crisis, experts have warned...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Owen tipped to follow Zidane lead
Emilio Butragueno backs Michael Owen to emulate Zinedine Zidane at Real Madrid...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Football: 'No plans' to sack Vogts
SFA chief executive David Taylor insists Scotland are not looking for a new manager...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Plane diverted in security alert
A plane flying from Hong Kong to London's Heathrow airport is diverted to Stansted following a security alert...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Stuttle trial jury to be sent out
The judge in the trial of a man accused of murdering British backpacker Caroline Stuttle completes his summing up...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Danielle police question suspects
Nottinghamshire police question five men over the fatal shooting of Danielle Beccan...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
GM to cut 12,000 jobs in Europe
US car giant General Motors says it is to shed 12,000 jobs in Europe, with Germany bearing the brunt of the losses...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
WH Smith plunges into red
WH Smith reports its worst results in the firm's history, with losses of £135m in the last financial year...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Two held after grave desecration
Detectives arrest two men after the remains of a woman were dug up in a graveyard in Staffordshire...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
US rivals clash on domestic plans
George W Bush and John Kerry show deep differences over domestic policies in the final US presidential debate...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Panel Clears Way for Afghan Vote Count
Two international election officials appointed by the U.N. completed a first review of 43 complaints of voting irregularities...
New York Times - October 14, 2004
Iraq Demands Falluja Give Up Its Militants From Abroad
Prime Minister Ayad Allawi warned insurgents in Falluja that they must hand over foreign militants or face a military operation...
New York Times - October 14, 2004
Saudis Blame U.S. and Its Role in Iraq for Rise of Terror
Saudis have expressed anger at the U.S. for its invasion of Iraq, which they say touched off terror attacks inside the kingdom...
New York Times - October 14, 2004
Israeli Military Kills 4 Palestinian Militants in Gaza Operation
Israeli soldiers killed two armed members of Al Aksa Martyrs Brigades and two members of Hamas in separate airstrikes...
New York Times - October 14, 2004
Taiwan May Have Experimented With Atomic Bomb Ingredient
Taiwan may have carried out plutonium separation experiments in the mid-1980's, The Associated Press reported...
New York Times - October 14, 2004
Blind 'missing out on schooling'
Most blind children in developing countries are missing out on basic schooling, a charity says...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
'Sleeping dragon' had bird repose
A fossil dinosaur caught sleeping with its head tucked under its forearm has been discovered by Chinese scientists...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
US presidential debate: Your views
US President George Bush and his rival John Kerry have held their last televised debate ahead of the November election. What is your reaction?...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Defence sums up in Stuttle trial
Lawyers defending the man accused of murdering a British student in Australia are to start summing up their case...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Scientists 'find key to hearing'
A protein deep in the ear is essential for normal hearing and could help develop treatments for deafness, researchers believe...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Bush and Kerry clash on security
George W Bush and John Kerry clash over security, taxes and health care in a crucial presidential debate...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Blair heads to Hungary for summit
Tony Blair is to address leaders at conference of centre-left leaders in Hungarian capital Budapest...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
US-Russian crew blasts off to ISS
Expedition 10, the latest crew to take up residence on the International Space Station, launches from Kazakhstan...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Britons warned of Iraq kidnap risk
The Foreign Office issues new advice warning of a "direct threat of kidnap" in northern Iraq...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Anti-terror police arrest man, 32
A 32-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of terrorist offences in the Wembley area of west London...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Danielle police nearing deadline
Police have been given more time in which to question five men held over the fatal shooting of Danielle Beccan...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
BT gets behind renewable energy
British Telecom announces a three-year plan to source all of its power from renewable energy...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Eriksson salutes goal hero Owen
England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson pays tribute to Michael Owen after his winner in Azerbaijan...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Football: Speed quits Wales
Wales captain Gary Speed quits playing for his country in the wake of the 3-2 defeat by Austria...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Football: Vogts disappointed
Scotland manager Berti Vogts admitsWorld Cup qualification will be "very difficult" but says he will not resign...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
Haiti ex-troops 'to impose order'
Leaders of the rebel army that ousted Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide vow to end violence in the capital...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
France split over Turkish issue
The French parliament is to debate Turkey's wish to join the EU, an increasingly divisive issue in France...
BBC News - October 14, 2004
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