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Global News Archive for Octomber 2008:
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Apple to offer $999 entry laptop, better graphics
Apple Inc. touched up its line of laptop computers Tuesday with a minimal nod to the economic turmoil that might push consumers to be more frugal this holiday shopping season...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
US authorities shutter worldwide spam operation
E-mail inboxes may be clogged with a little less spam _ at least for a while...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Dalai Lama to leave Indian hospital after surgery
The Dalai Lama was recovering Monday from surgery to remove gallstones and was likely to leave a New Delhi hospital early this week, a senior aide said...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Colo. abortion measure backers face uphill battle
Those who hope Colorado becomes the first state where voters say life begins at conception are facing resistance from a seemingly unexpected place: The Roman Catholic Church and anti-abortion activists...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
High court turns down Ga. death row inmate
The Supreme Court has cleared the way for a Georgia man to be put to death for killing a police officer, two weeks after it halted his execution to consider his appeal...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Mother of missing Fla. girl indicted for murder
A Florida grand jury has indicted the mother of a missing 3-year-old girl on first-degree murder and other charges...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Redgrave and Richardson to star in Night Music
Vanessa Redgrave and Natasha Richardson, mother and daughter, will play mother and daughter in a one-night concert version of "A Little Night Music," the Stephen Sondheim-Hugh Wheeler musical...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Gary Coleman pleads not guilty
Gary Coleman pleaded not guilty to charges of disorderly conduct and reckless driving Tuesday, his lawyer said...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Obama, McCain seek leaders image in final debate
Barack Obama and John McCain will both pursue the image of a strong leader in troublesome economic times as they meet Wednesday night for their third and final presidential debate...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Gonzalez saves 5 match points in Vienna
Fernando Gonzalez saved five match points before defeating Ernests Gulbis 4-6, 7-6 (11), 6-1 to reach the quarterfinals of the BA Tennis Trophy on Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Blues fall behind again, rally to win in shootout
For the second straight road game, the St. Louis Blues fell behind by three goals early. This time, though, they managed to come back and get a win...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Palin has checkered history on ethics issues
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, whose reformer image took a hit in a report concluding she abused her powers to settle a family score, has skirted state ethics rules before for personal benefit and used her office to help friends and supporters, according to an Associated Press review of records...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
ACORN defends efforts amid voter-fraud allegations
An activist organization on Tuesday defended its voter registration practices amid new allegations of voter fraud and a call from Republican lawmakers to investigate irregularities...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Phillies beat Dodgers 7-5 in Game 4 of NLCS
The Philadelphia Phillies used their favorite staple, the long ball, to move within one win of the World Series...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Tainted milk, a babys death and lawsuit in China
Heartbroken at the sudden death of their baby boy, the Yi family struggled to forget what they thought was a tragic twist of fate. They burned his clothes, toys, everything but a single photo and the baby formula he drank...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
World stocks higher 2nd day running
World stock markets rose for a second day on Tuesday although a bout of profit-taking on Wall Street drained momentum late in the day...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Direct US stake in banks has many precedents
For all the thorny free-market issues raised, the big U.S. intervention in banks does have precedents _ from wholesale wartime takeovers of entire industries to the seizing of hundreds of failed savings and loans in the 1980s. Most nationalizations have been temporary, but some endure, like Amtrak...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Victorino, Stairs lift Phillies over Dodgers
The Philadelphia Phillies used their favorite staple, the long ball, to move within one win of the World Series...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Dodgers lead Phillies 5-3 after 6 innings in NLCS
Casey Blake hit a tiebreaking homer and Juan Pierre scored on a throwing error by first baseman Ryan Howard, giving the Los Angeles Dodgers a 5-3 lead over the Philadelphia Phillies after six innings in Game 4 of the NL championship series Monday night...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
UAE extends deposit guarantee to foreign banks
This small but wealthy Persian Gulf nation moved aggressively Monday to shield its booming financial industry from the global credit crisis, saying a just-announced guarantee on bank deposits also would cover international banks operating inside its borders...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Bush to announce expanded bank bailout details
The Bush administration plans to spend as much as $250 billion of the $700 billion bailout buying stock in private banks, greatly expanding protections for the U.S. financial system out of deep concern for the faltering economy, industry and government officials said Monday night. President Bush planned to announce the details Tuesday morning...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Christians flee Iraqi city of Mosul after killings
Cars and trucks loaded with suitcases, mattresses and passengers cradling baskets stuffed with clothes lined up at checkpoints Monday to flee Mosul, a day after the 10th killing of an Iraqi Christian in the northern city so far this month...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Bush to announce expanded bank bailout details
The Bush administration plans to spend as much as $250 billion of the $700 billion bailout buying stock in private banks, greatly expanding protections for the U.S. financial system out of deep concern for the faltering economy, industry and government officials said Monday night. President Bush planned to announce the details Tuesday morning...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
NKorea defectors drop leaflets condemning leader
The North Korean trembled when he spotted the leaflet that had fluttered down from a balloon dispatched from the South. He snatched it, stuffed it into his pocket and ran to the bathroom to read it...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
NKorea to resume nuclear dismantlement
North Korea planned to resume dismantling its nuclear program Tuesday for the first time in two months, days after the United States removed the communist regime from a terrorism blacklist as a reward under a disarmament pact...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Russian Soyuz carrying US space tourist docks
A Russian spacecraft carrying an American computer game designer and two crewmates has docked with the international space station...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
North Korea to resume nuclear dismantlement
North Korea planned to resume dismantling its nuclear program Tuesday for the first time in two months, days after the United States removed the communist regime from a terrorism blacklist as a reward under a disarmament pact...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Prosecutors check Mafia threat against journalist
Anti-Mafia prosecutors said Tuesday they are investigating a reported Mafia death threat against the Italian author of "Gomorra," the best-selling expose on the criminal underworld in Naples...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Thai troops deployed to cope with Cambodia
Thailand vowed it was ready to respond militarily if attacked by Cambodia after its smaller neighbor issued an ultimatum for Thai troops to pull back from disputed border territory by midday Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
NKorea allows UN monitors to main nuclear site
North Korea allowed United Nations monitors back into their main nuclear site Tuesday, but it was unclear whether they had fulfilled a pledge to resume disabling the facilities in line with a six-nation deal...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
US soldier is killed by gunfire in western Baghdad
An American soldier was killed Tuesday by gunfire in western Baghdad, the U.S. military said, the first U.S. combat death in the capital in two weeks...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
UN crisis must not stop climate change action
Environment ministers agreed Tuesday that the world financial crisis must not halt efforts to combat global warming, the top United Nations climate official said...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Palestinian group threatens Israeli minister
The Palestinian militant group that assassinated Israeli Cabinet minister Rehavam Zeevi in 2001 said Tuesday it has another politician in its sights...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Israeli troops shoot Palestinian fire bomber
The Israeli military says troops in the West Bank have shot a Palestinian as he prepared to lob a blazing Molotov cocktail into a Jewish settlement north of Jerusalem...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
British government minister warns of terror threat
The threat of another major terrorist attack is building in Britain, a government security minister said Tuesday, a day after the House of Lords rejected a measure that would have extended the amount of time police can hold terror suspects without charge...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Irelands Waterford Crystal to slash more jobs
Waterford Crystal plans to jettison most of its remaining Irish work force and produce the bulk of its hand-cut glassware overseas, employees and union representatives said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Expedition set for 'ghost peaks'
Scientists prepare to survey Antarctica's Gamburtsev mountain range - one of the most enigmatic mountain groups on Earth...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Recession fears hit Wall Street
Stocks markets in Europe and Asia power ahead, as investors welcome government action to shore up banks...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
West's terror comments 'reckless'
Security Minister Lord West is accused of being "reckless" over his remarks about a developing terrorist plot...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Omagh bomb assembly motion fails
A motion calling for full disclosure of information security services received about the Omagh bomb fails to win assembly backing...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Zimbabwe crisis talks to continue
Talks on rescuing Zimbabwe's power-sharing deal end without result but will resume in the morning, key leaders say...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Can Scotland weather the storm?
BBC Scotland's Business and Economy Editor Douglas Fraser analyses the state of Scotland's economy at this crucial moment...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Financial stress
The BBC wishes to talk those still working in banking...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Border bargains
Irish Republic spenders benefit from strong Euro...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Scrapping Sats
What's behind the end of the national tests in England?...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Moyes signs new deal at Everton
Manager David Moyes ends speculation over his future by signing a new five-year deal at Everton...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
England U21 hold off Wales to qualify
Ten-man England hold on for a 2-2 draw against Wales to reach the finals of the Under-21 European Championship with a 5-4 aggregate win...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Spy suspect 'asked boss to salsa'
An ex-British soldier accused of spying for Iran asked the head of forces in Afghanistan if he wanted to go salsa dancing, a court hears...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Long sentences 'overload prisons'
Powers to jail inmates indefinitely have created a "perfect storm" as the prison system has struggled to cope, says a watchdog...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Russian rights lawyer 'poisoned'
French police investigate claims that a prominent Russian human rights lawyer may have been poisoned in Strasbourg...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
First-time novelist wins Booker
Aravind Adiga wins this year's Man Booker Prize with his debut novel The White Tiger...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Dalai Lama to leave Indian hospital after surgery
The Dalai Lama was recovering Monday from surgery to remove gallstones and was likely to leave a New Delhi hospital early this week, a senior aide said...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Colo. abortion measure backers face uphill battle
Those who hope Colorado becomes the first state where voters say life begins at conception are facing resistance from a seemingly unexpected place: The Roman Catholic Church and anti-abortion activists...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
High court turns down Ga. death row inmate
The Supreme Court has cleared the way for a Georgia man to be put to death for killing a police officer, two weeks after it halted his execution to consider his appeal...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Sen. Stevens may testify in corruption trial
Sen. Ted Stevens signaled Tuesday he may be leaning toward testifying in his own defense at his corruption trial...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Wind-whipped LA wildfire doubles in size
Powerful winds stoked three major wildfires on Tuesday morning after destroying dozens of homes, forcing thousands to flee and killing two people...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Judge Ex-FBI agent valuable in Mafia war
A former mob prosecutor who is now a federal judge says a former Boston FBI agent on trial for murder was key to major New England Mafia investigations...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Ohio executes man who argued he was too fat to die
Ohio executed a 5-foot-7, 267-pound double murderer on Tuesday who argued his obesity made death by lethal injection inhumane...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Ohio executes inmate who argued was too fat to die
Ohio has executed a 5-foot-7, 267-pound double murderer who argued his obesity made death by lethal injection inhumane...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Browns stun Giants 35-14
The Cleveland Browns may have flipped around their season...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Keys, Coldplay lead American Music Award nominees
Alicia Keys and Coldplay lead the nominees for the 2008 American Music Awards. Keys has five nominations and Coldplay has four...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Maggie Q Good Hollywood roles rare for Asians
Despite landing roles alongside Tom Cruise and Bruce Willis, Maggie Q says Asian actors still have a hard time getting good roles in Hollywood movies...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Rolling Stone ends large format after 4 decades
Rolling Stone magazine is shrinking with the times...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
McCain proposes $52.5 billion plan
Republican presidential candidate John McCain proposed on Tuesday that the government eliminate taxes on unemployment benefits, one plank in a $52.5 billion economic plan as the nation struggles under a financial crisis...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
McCain wants to end tax on unemployment benefits
Republican presidential candidate John McCain proposed on Tuesday that the government eliminate taxes on unemployment benefits, one plank in a $52.5 billion economic plan as the nation struggles under a financial crisis...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Blues fall behind again, rally to win in shootout
For the second straight road game, the St. Louis Blues fell behind by three goals early. This time, though, they managed to come back and get a win...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Phillies beat Dodgers 7-5 in Game 4 of NLCS
The Philadelphia Phillies used their favorite staple, the long ball, to move within one win of the World Series...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Biden says McCain short on new ideas for economy
Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden said Tuesday that Republican John McCain is offering no new ideas for a financially distressed nation, only the same negativity toward rival Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
McCain would guarantee all savings for 6 months
Republican John McCain says he would order the Treasury Department to guarantee 100 percent of all savings for the next six months as president...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
McCain proposes $52.5 billion economic plan
Republican John McCain says he would order the Treasury Department to guarantee 100 percent of all savings for the next six months as president...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Dodgers lead Phillies 5-3 after 6 innings in NLCS
Casey Blake hit a tiebreaking homer and Juan Pierre scored on a throwing error by first baseman Ryan Howard, giving the Los Angeles Dodgers a 5-3 lead over the Philadelphia Phillies after six innings in Game 4 of the NL championship series Monday night...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Bush to announce expanded bank bailout details
The Bush administration plans to spend as much as $250 billion of the $700 billion bailout buying stock in private banks, greatly expanding protections for the U.S. financial system out of deep concern for the faltering economy, industry and government officials said Monday night. President Bush planned to announce the details Tuesday morning...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Victorino, Stairs lift Phillies over Dodgers
The Philadelphia Phillies used their favorite staple, the long ball, to move within one win of the World Series...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
McCain Lewis remarks on campaign tone are unfair
John McCain said Monday that it was unfair for Rep. John Lewis to compare the negative tone of the Republican presidential campaign to the atmosphere a segregationist fostered in the 1960s...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Photos of North Korean leader add to uncertainly
The first photos of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il released in two months show him in a setting very similar to photographs from August...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Bush to announce expanded bank bailout details
The Bush administration plans to spend as much as $250 billion of the $700 billion bailout buying stock in private banks, greatly expanding protections for the U.S. financial system out of deep concern for the faltering economy, industry and government officials said Monday night. President Bush planned to announce the details Tuesday morning...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Former global leaders in Iran to support Khatami
Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami is hosting a high-profile conference uniting former U.N. chief Kofi Annan and other dignitaries this week _ a rare visit seen as a reformist effort to position him for a comeback ahead of crucial elections...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
4 ex-Khmer Rouge rebels jailed over Britons death
Four former Khmer Rouge rebels were sentenced up to 20 years in prison Tuesday for their involvement in the murder of a British mine-clearing expert 12 years ago...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Tainted milk, a babys death and lawsuit in China
Heartbroken at the sudden death of their baby boy, the Yi family struggled to forget what they thought was a tragic twist of fate. They burned his clothes, toys, everything but a single photo and the baby formula he drank...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Christians flee Iraqi city of Mosul after killings
Cars and trucks loaded with suitcases, mattresses and passengers cradling baskets stuffed with clothes lined up at checkpoints Monday to flee Mosul, a day after the 10th killing of an Iraqi Christian in the northern city so far this month...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
NKorea defectors drop leaflets condemning leader
The North Korean trembled when he spotted the leaflet that had fluttered down from a balloon dispatched from the South. He snatched it, stuffed it into his pocket and ran to the bathroom to read it...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
NKorea to resume nuclear dismantlement
North Korea planned to resume dismantling its nuclear program Tuesday for the first time in two months, days after the United States removed the communist regime from a terrorism blacklist as a reward under a disarmament pact...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Russian Soyuz carrying US space tourist docks
A Russian spacecraft carrying an American computer game designer and two crewmates has docked with the international space station...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
North Korea to resume nuclear dismantlement
North Korea planned to resume dismantling its nuclear program Tuesday for the first time in two months, days after the United States removed the communist regime from a terrorism blacklist as a reward under a disarmament pact...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Spain PM accepts invitation to visit Cuba
The prime minister of Spain, which played a key role in persuading the European Union to lift diplomatic sanctions against Cuba, has accepted an invitation from President Raul Castro to visit next year, a Spanish official said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
US congressman Russia and US must cooperate
Russia and the United States must cooperate in tackling global threats despite their differences over Georgia and other issues, a key U.S. congressman said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Prosecutors check Mafia threat against journalist
Anti-Mafia prosecutors said Tuesday they are investigating a reported Mafia death threat against the Italian author of "Gomorra," the best-selling expose on the criminal underworld in Naples...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Thai troops deployed to cope with Cambodia
Thailand vowed it was ready to respond militarily if attacked by Cambodia after its smaller neighbor issued an ultimatum for Thai troops to pull back from disputed border territory by midday Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
China blames tainted ginseng injection in 3 deaths
A ginseng injection contaminated by bacteria caused the deaths of three people using the medicine to treat thrombosis and heart disease, state media reported Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Iraqi PM meets with president on US security pact
An adviser to Nouri al-Maliki says the prime minister is meeting with President Jalal Talabani to review a "final draft" of the security pact with the U.S...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Britain scrapping testing of 14-year-olds
British students will have one less test to take. Education Secretary Ed Balls said Tuesday the government was scrapping its national testing of 14-year-olds in math, reading and science...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Greece 2 arrested over illegal antiquities
Police in northern Greece say they have arrested two men, including a museum employee, for allegedly trying to sell dozens of illegally excavated antiquities...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
UN Nearly 190,000 flee Pakistan battles
Nearly 190,000 people are reported to have fled fighting between Pakistani troops and militants near the border with Afghanistan, the United Nations said Tuesday as fresh clashes in the area killed 17 militants...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Stakes higher than ever, says PM
Gordon Brown warns fellow world leaders that the stakes are "higher
than ever before" for the world's financial systems...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Hunger in India states 'alarming'
Hunger levels are "alarming" in 12 Indian states with Madhya Pradesh being comparable to Ethiopia and Chad, a report says...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Mbeki leads Zimbabwe crisis talks
Ex-South African President Thabo Mbeki holds talks with Zimbabwe's political leaders to salvage the power-sharing deal...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Universities' £8m Icelandic woes
Three Welsh universities are caught up in Iceland's bank crisis, taking Wales' public sector exposure to £74m...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
School row 'needs to be resolved'
The education minister calls for action to end the dispute at Movilla High School in Newtownards...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
McCain's route
A look at the narrowing path for a John McCain win...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Economy glossary
Naked short selling, capitulation and more buzz phrases...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Father jailed for smothering son
A man who smothered his two-year-old son and then tried to kill himself is sentenced to life imprisonment...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Belarus boss
Why England hold no fear for coach...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Liverpool fans fume at Uefa move
Liverpool fans' plans for next week's Champions League match against Atletico Madrid are in "tatters" after Uefa switches the game to a neutral venue...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Hamilton hits back at criticism
Lewis Hamilton admits he has made mistakes this season but insists some people's perception of him as arrogant is misplaced...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Inflation riddle
Why talk of inflation falling as data shows it rising?...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Small town bars 'like Wild West'
Some small towns are "like the Wild West" because of new licensing laws, a police officers' leader says...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Using the internet 'good for the brain'
For middle aged and older people at least, using the internet helps boost brain power, research suggests...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
England expect tough Belarus tie
England coach Fabio Capello and skipper Rio Ferdinand say Belarus will provide stern opposition in their World Cup qualifying tie...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
China orders milk product recall
China withdraws all liquid and powdered milk produced before the tainted milk scandal which broke out last month...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
NHS trust slammed over yacht fund
A health trust's decision to spend £400,000 on a yacht for unemployed youngsters is described as a "misuse" of money...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Hannah 'rang 999 before murder'
Teenage murder victim Hannah Foster dialled 999 as she was being abducted by her killer, a court hears...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Secret inquests plans 'dropped'
Ministers drop controversial plans that would have allowed coroners' inquests to be held in private...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
US unveils $250bn banking rescue
The US government will buy stakes in major banks to try to stabilise the battered financial sector...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Tests scrapped for 14-year-olds
National tests for 14-year-olds in England are to be scrapped in the wake of this summer's Sats marking "shambles"...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Colo. abortion measure backers face uphill battle
Those who hope Colorado becomes the first state where voters say life begins at conception are facing resistance from a seemingly unexpected place: The Roman Catholic Church and anti-abortion activists...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Pope creates 4 new saints, including Indian woman
Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday gave the Roman Catholic church four new saints, including an Indian woman whose canonization is seen as a morale boost to Christians in India who have suffered Hindu violence...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Dalai Lama to leave Indian hospital after surgery
The Dalai Lama was recovering Monday from surgery to remove gallstones and was likely to leave a New Delhi hospital early this week, a senior aide said...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Settlement to be argued in big pet food case
Thousands of pet owners whose dogs and cats died last year after eating contaminated pet food traced to China could be close to a $32 million settlement...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Wisconsin town fights to survive after 2 floods
Water built this southwestern Wisconsin village. Now water is draining the life out of it...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Hopper receives Legion of Honor in France
Dennis Hopper has been named a commander in the French Legion of Honor...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
California battered by 3 wind-whipped wildfires
Powerful gusts stoked three major wildfires in Southern California early Tuesday that have charred nearly 12,000 acres, destroyed dozens of homes and forced thousands of people to evacuate neighborhoods in suburban Los Angeles and northern San Diego County...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
People run for lives as flames explode around them
It was a wild, chaotic scene across a rugged swath of the San Fernando Valley as fire season arrived with a vengeance...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Phillies beat Dodgers 7-5 in Game 4 of NLCS
The Philadelphia Phillies used their favorite staple, the long ball, to move within one win of the World Series...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Victorino, Stairs lift Phillies over Dodgers
The Philadelphia Phillies used their favorite staple, the long ball, to move within one win of the World Series...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Browns stun Giants 35-14
The Cleveland Browns may have flipped around their season...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Janet Jackson cancels more concerts
The doctor has again ordered Janet Jackson to postpone a return to her "Rock Witchu" tour...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Blues fall behind again, rally to win in shootout
For the second straight road game, the St. Louis Blues fell behind by three goals early. This time, though, they managed to come back and get a win...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
World stocks soar after US rally Nikkei up 14 pct
World markets soared for a second day Tuesday, led by a record 14 percent jump in Tokyo, after Wall Street rallied from its worst week ever on optimism that government rescue efforts will heal the crippled global financial system...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Asia stocks soar after US rally Nikkei up 14 pct
Asian markets soared for a second day Tuesday, led by a record 14 percent jump in Tokyo, after Wall Street rallied from its worst week ever on optimism that government rescue efforts will heal the crippled global financial system...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Bush to announce new details of bank rescue plan
The Bush administration will spend $250 billion this year to purchase stock in banks and take a number of other bold steps in an effort to combat a global credit crisis that is threatening to push the country into a deep recession, industry and government officials say...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
McCain Lewis remarks on campaign tone are unfair
John McCain said Monday that it was unfair for Rep. John Lewis to compare the negative tone of the Republican presidential campaign to the atmosphere a segregationist fostered in the 1960s...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Dodgers lead Phillies 5-3 after 6 innings in NLCS
Casey Blake hit a tiebreaking homer and Juan Pierre scored on a throwing error by first baseman Ryan Howard, giving the Los Angeles Dodgers a 5-3 lead over the Philadelphia Phillies after six innings in Game 4 of the NL championship series Monday night...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Bush to announce expanded bank bailout details
The Bush administration plans to spend as much as $250 billion of the $700 billion bailout buying stock in private banks, greatly expanding protections for the U.S. financial system out of deep concern for the faltering economy, industry and government officials said Monday night. President Bush planned to announce the details Tuesday morning...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Gay couples rush to wed ahead of Calif. election
Gay couples from around California and the nation are feverishly tying the knot ahead of Election Day to avoid missing out if voters approve a ballot initiative aimed at banning same-sex marriage...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
UAE extends deposit guarantee to foreign banks
This small but wealthy Persian Gulf nation moved aggressively Monday to shield its booming financial industry from the global credit crisis, saying a just-announced guarantee on bank deposits also would cover international banks operating inside its borders...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Assailants attack US consulate in Mexico
The gate at the U.S. Consulate in Monterrey was pockmarked with bullet holes Monday, a day after assailants shot at the building and threw a grenade that failed to explode. No one was injured...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Somali pirates may extend deadline on ships fate
Somali pirates holding an arms-laden Ukrainian tanker off Somalia may extend the deadline on their threat to destroy the vessel, a spokesman said Monday...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Somali pirates may extend deadline on threat
A spokesman for Somali pirates holding an arms-laden Ukrainian tanker off Somalia says his group is considering extending the deadline on its threat to destroy the vessel...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Bush to announce expanded bank bailout details
The Bush administration plans to spend as much as $250 billion of the $700 billion bailout buying stock in private banks, greatly expanding protections for the U.S. financial system out of deep concern for the faltering economy, industry and government officials said Monday night. President Bush planned to announce the details Tuesday morning...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Photos of North Korean leader add to uncertainly
The first photos of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il released in two months show him in a setting very similar to photographs from August...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Actor Guillaume Depardieu dead at 37
Hospital officials say 37-year-old French actor Guillaume Depardieu has died from complications linked to a sudden case of pneumonia...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Photos of North Korean leader add to uncertainty
The first photos of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il released in two months show him in a setting very similar to photographs from August...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Former global leaders in Iran to support Khatami
Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami is hosting a high-profile conference uniting former U.N. chief Kofi Annan and other dignitaries this week _ a rare visit seen as a reformist effort to position him for a comeback ahead of crucial elections...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
4 ex-Khmer Rouge rebels jailed over Britons death
Four former Khmer Rouge rebels were sentenced up to 20 years in prison Tuesday for their involvement in the murder of a British mine-clearing expert 12 years ago...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Tainted milk, a babys death and lawsuit in China
Heartbroken at the sudden death of their baby boy, the Yi family struggled to forget what they thought was a tragic twist of fate. They burned his clothes, toys, everything but a single photo and the baby formula he drank...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Christians flee Iraqi city of Mosul after killings
Cars and trucks loaded with suitcases, mattresses and passengers cradling baskets stuffed with clothes lined up at checkpoints Monday to flee Mosul, a day after the 10th killing of an Iraqi Christian in the northern city so far this month...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
NKorea defectors drop leaflets condemning leader
The North Korean trembled when he spotted the leaflet that had fluttered down from a balloon dispatched from the South. He snatched it, stuffed it into his pocket and ran to the bathroom to read it...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
NKorea to resume nuclear dismantlement
North Korea planned to resume dismantling its nuclear program Tuesday for the first time in two months, days after the United States removed the communist regime from a terrorism blacklist as a reward under a disarmament pact...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
China, Russia unveil boundary markers
China and Russia have jointly unveiled boundary markers in a final step toward resolving a territorial dispute along their eastern border...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Hamas says striking Gaza teachers wont return
The Hamas government in Gaza says it will not permit thousands of striking teachers to return to their jobs...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Russian Soyuz carrying US space tourist docks
A Russian spacecraft carrying an American computer game designer and two crewmates has docked with the international space station...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
North Korea to resume nuclear dismantlement
North Korea planned to resume dismantling its nuclear program Tuesday for the first time in two months, days after the United States removed the communist regime from a terrorism blacklist as a reward under a disarmament pact...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
US Navy Pirates havent destroyed Ukrainian ship
The U.S. Navy says Somali pirates have not followed through with their threat to blow up an arms-laden Ukrainian ship they hijacked...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Hamas locks out striking Gaza teachers
The Hamas government announced Tuesday that it will not permit thousands of striking teachers to return to their jobs, further heightening tensions with its political rivals in the West Bank...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
4 ex-Bosnian Serb police arrested for war crimes
Officials say four former Bosnian Serb police officers have been arrested for allegedly having participated in the wartime execution of 200 civilians...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
China orders more testing for liquid milk, powder
China is ordering all liquid and powdered milk manufactured before Sept. 14 to be taken off the shelves for melamine testing, a news report said Tuesday, the first time Beijing has issued a blanket recall of products since the tainted dairy scandal broke last month...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Talks to resume to break Zimbabwe deadlock
Negotiators gather for talks to break the deadlock in a Zimbabwe power-sharing agreement as lawmakers prepare for the first business session of the new opposition-dominated parliament...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Two arrested over 'Beckham theft'
Two housekeepers of David and Victoria Beckham are reportedly arrested on allegations of theft from their Hertfordshire mansion...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
New era of GP choice 'beckoning'
Over 50% of GP surgeries in England now offer extended opening hours for patients, say ministers...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
India state elections announced
Assembly elections are to begin in five Indian states next month, in what is being seen as a key test before 2009 general elections...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Icelandic stock exchange reopens
Trading resumes on the Icelandic stock exchange for the first time since its suspension last Thursday...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
US set to outline banking rescue
The US government is preparing to take stakes in its banks, as global shares move up strongly in anticipation...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Syria decrees embassy in Beirut
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad issues a decree to set up diplomatic ties with Lebanon and open an embassy...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Germany 'on brink of recession'
Germany's economy is heading for recession and will only expand by 0.2% in 2009, the country's four leading economic think tanks warn...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Housing market 'holds its breath'
The number of homes sold per surveyor in Wales has dropped to its lowest level in more than 30 years...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Inquiry into C. Diff bug outbreak
A public inquiry is to examine the outbreak of of Clostridium Difficile in the Northern Health Trust, the health minister announces...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Sudan summons envoys over arms
Sudan summons the Kenyan and Ethiopian ambassadors over alleged deliveries of arms to its semi-autonomous south...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Family attack accused found hanged
A man who allegedly ran over his mother-in-law in Exeter, trapping her beneath his car, is found hanged...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Head teacher accused of assault
A 15-year-old pupil at a new "super school" in South Lanarkshire accuses her head teacher of assault...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Stamp anger
Should a stamp honour a believer in eugenics?...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Suga rush
New album in two weeks? No problem for the Sugababes...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Insect invaders
Meet the alien insects spreading throughout the UK...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
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BBC News - October 14, 2008
Gerrard reveals Capello demands
England's Steven Gerrard says he must raise his game under boss Fabio Capello and bring his club form to the international stage...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Harris hopeful over Everton sale
Keith Harris, who is working to find a buyer for Everton, tells the BBC he is quietly confident of success...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Opened croc may hold missing Scot
Police in Queensland conduct DNA tests on human remains found inside a crocodile feared to have eaten a 62-year-old man...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Reds face Atletico ground switch
Liverpool's Champions League game with Atletico Madrid next week is switched to a neutral venue because of a Uefa ban...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Man admits head on beach murder
A teenager pleads guilty to murdering a migrant worker and dumping her mutilated body in the sea...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Mbeki 'sure' of Zimbabwe progress
Ex-South African President Thabo Mbeki is confident he will be able to salvage Zimbabwe's power-sharing deal, his spokesman says...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
House sales hit 30-year low
The slump in the property market is worsening, the latest survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Rhys witness 'saw hooded gunman'
A 14-year-old boy saw a hooded gunman just moments before and after Rhys Jones was shot, a court hears...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Davis 'vindicated' over 42 days
David Davis says it was worth "burning out a career" to stop plans to allow terror suspects to be held without charge for longer...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Hospitals 'allowing top up care'
The BBC has learned that top up payments - supposedly banned on the NHS - are happening at 30 hospitals across the UK...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Shares rise as confidence returns
Stock markets in Asia and Europe power ahead, as investors welcome government action to shore up banks...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Consumer inflation reaches 5.2%
The annual rate of UK inflation has hit 5.2%, with higher gas and electricity bills causing much of the increase...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Dalai Lama to leave Indian hospital after surgery
The Dalai Lama was recovering Monday from surgery to remove gallstones and was likely to leave a New Delhi hospital early this week, a senior aide said...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Fla. congressman seeks probe after affair reports
Florida Congressman Tim Mahoney has called for an ethics investigation of himself amid reports that he had an affair and then paid the woman to keep quiet...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Officials Financial crisis can lead to violence
An out-of-work money manager in California loses a fortune and wipes out his family in a murder-suicide. A 90-year-old Ohio widow shoots herself in the chest as authorities arrive to evict her from the modest house she called home for 38 years...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Janet Jackson cancels more concerts
The doctor has again ordered Janet Jackson to postpone a return to her "Rock Witchu" tour...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Hopper receives Legion of Honor in France
Dennis Hopper has been named a commander in the French Legion of Honor...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Biden McCain attacks attempt to distract voters
Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden said Monday that Republican John McCain is falsely attacking Barack Obama to distract voters from the economy while lurching from one bad idea to another...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
GOP Ga. senator in fight of his life
This central-Georgia military town outside Robins Air Force Base should be a cakewalk on Election Day for Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss. But ask people here if they support him and one finds surprising ambivalence, even hostility...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Victorino, Stairs lift Phillies over Dodgers
The Philadelphia Phillies used their favorite staple, the long ball, to move within one win of the World Series...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Browns stun Giants 35-14
The Cleveland Browns may have flipped around their season...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Bush to announce expanded bank bailout details
The Bush administration plans to spend as much as $250 billion of the $700 billion bailout buying stock in private banks, greatly expanding protections for the U.S. financial system out of deep concern for the faltering economy, industry and government officials said Monday night. President Bush planned to announce the details Tuesday morning...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
McCain Lewis remarks on campaign tone are unfair
John McCain said Monday that it was unfair for Rep. John Lewis to compare the negative tone of the Republican presidential campaign to the atmosphere a segregationist fostered in the 1960s...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Gay couples rush to wed ahead of Calif. election
Gay couples from around California and the nation are feverishly tying the knot ahead of Election Day to avoid missing out if voters approve a ballot initiative aimed at banning same-sex marriage...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Therapy helps hard-to-transplant get a new kidney
Nearly one in three patients who need a kidney transplant may never get one because their bodies are abnormally primed to attack a donated organ...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Asia stocks soar after US rally Nikkei up 13 pct
Asian markets soared for a second day Tuesday, led by a stunning 13 percent jump in Tokyo, after Wall Street rallied from its worst week ever on optimism that government rescue efforts will heal the crippled global financial system...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Phillies beat Dodgers 7-5 in Game 4 of NLCS
The Philadelphia Phillies used their favorite staple, the long ball, to move within one win of the World Series...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Wildfires force frantic evacuations near LA 2 die
Two huge wildfires driven by strong Santa Ana winds threatened neighborhoods near Los Angeles on Monday, forcing frantic evacuations on smoke- and traffic-choked highways, burning several mobile homes and causing at least two deaths...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Wildfires burn homes, kill man in Los Angeles area
Two wildfires driven by strong Santa Ana winds threatened neighborhoods near Los Angeles on Monday, killing a man, destroying several dozen mobile homes and forcing frantic evacuations. A second person died in a head-on crash on a freeway entrance ramp in traffic snarled by smoke and flames...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Bush to announce expanded bank bailout details
The Bush administration plans to spend as much as $250 billion of the $700 billion bailout buying stock in private banks, greatly expanding protections for the U.S. financial system out of deep concern for the faltering economy, industry and government officials said Monday night. President Bush planned to announce the details Tuesday morning...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Thai police used tear gas laced with explosive
Thai riot police used a cheap Chinese tear gas that contained an explosive powerful enough to rip craters in the ground to disperse crowds of anti-government protesters last week, an investigator said Monday...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Former global leaders in Iran to support moderate
Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan and several former European leaders attended a conference on religion in Tehran on Monday, offering what some saw as a gesture of support for the moderate opponent of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hosting the gathering...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
EU nations divided over resuming talks with Russia
European Union nations were divided Monday over whether to resume talks on a political and economic pact with Russia that were frozen in protest at its war with Georgia...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
UAE extends deposit guarantee to foreign banks
This small but wealthy Persian Gulf nation moved aggressively Monday to shield its booming financial industry from the global credit crisis, saying a just-announced guarantee on bank deposits also would cover international banks operating inside its borders...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Assailants attack US consulate in Mexico
The gate at the U.S. Consulate in Monterrey was pockmarked with bullet holes Monday, a day after assailants shot at the building and threw a grenade that failed to explode. No one was injured...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Somali pirates may extend deadline on ships fate
Somali pirates holding an arms-laden Ukrainian tanker off Somalia may extend the deadline on their threat to destroy the vessel, a spokesman said Monday...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Somali pirates may extend deadline on threat
A spokesman for Somali pirates holding an arms-laden Ukrainian tanker off Somalia says his group is considering extending the deadline on its threat to destroy the vessel...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Photos of North Korean leader add to uncertainly
The first photos of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il released in two months show him in a setting very similar to photographs from August...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Actor Guillaume Depardieu dead at 37
Hospital officials say 37-year-old French actor Guillaume Depardieu has died from complications linked to a sudden case of pneumonia...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Photos of North Korean leader add to uncertainty
The first photos of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il released in two months show him in a setting very similar to photographs from August...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Tainted milk, a babys death and lawsuit in China
Heartbroken at the sudden death of their baby boy, the Yi family struggled to forget what they thought was a tragic twist of fate. They burned his clothes, toys, everything but a single photo and the baby formula he drank...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Christians flee Iraqi city of Mosul after killings
Cars and trucks loaded with suitcases, mattresses and passengers cradling baskets stuffed with clothes lined up at checkpoints Monday to flee Mosul, a day after the 10th killing of an Iraqi Christian in the northern city so far this month...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Former global leaders in Iran to support Khatami
Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami is hosting a high-profile conference uniting former U.N. chief Kofi Annan and other dignitaries this week _ a rare visit seen as a reformist effort to position him for a comeback ahead of crucial elections...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Venezuela to arrest 8 suspects in students murder
A Venezuelan court has issued arrest warrants for eight suspects in the killing of a student leader who helped organize protests against constitutional amendments proposed by President Hugo Chavez...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,182
As of Monday, Oct. 13, 2008, at least 4,182 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
4 ex-Khmer Rouge rebels jailed over Britons death
Four former Khmer Rouge rebels were sentenced up to 20 years in prison Tuesday for their involvement in the murder of a British mine-clearing expert 12 years ago...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
UN judge demands arrest of last 2 fugitives
The top war crimes judge for the former Yugoslavia on Monday urged the immediate arrest of the last two fugitives, Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic and ex-Croatian Serb leader Goran Hadzic...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
Mexican town helps migrants flee police
An angry crowd in central Mexico attacked police and helped nearly three dozen illegal Central American immigrants escape from custody after hearing that officers had allegedly sold the migrants to human smugglers, officials said Monday...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
US Marine charged with assaulting Sydney woman
A U.S. Marine has been charged with assaulting a prostitute while on shore leave in Sydney last weekend, police and the U.S. Embassy said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
23 killed in bus crash in northeastern India
Police say an overcrowded, speeding bus has crashed into a stationary truck in northeastern India, killing 23 people and wounding 44 others...
Southern Ledger - October 14, 2008
BT picks fast fibre pilot sites
The first trials of high-speed broadband based around fibre-optics will take place in Muswell Hill, London and Whitchurch, South Glamorgan...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
Disabled pupils 'need safe areas'
Children with learning difficulties say they would like safe places to go to during breaks in the school day...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
'New pathway' for African exodus
Researchers find a possible new route taken by early modern humans as they expanded out of Africa to the rest of the world...
BBC News - October 14, 2008
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