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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 November 2007:
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World Bank Reports Economic Progress in Sub-Saharan Africa
Over all, the region?s economy grew by 5.4 percent in 2005 and 2006 ? a rate faster than that of many developed countries. Nations that export oil or minerals led the pack...
New York Times - November 14, 2007
Israelis Make Division of Jerusalem More Difficult
The Israeli Parliament approved, on a preliminary reading, a bill intended to hinder any division of Jerusalem in a future deal with the Palestinians...
New York Times - November 14, 2007
U.S. Sharing Intelligence With Turkey
The United States has begun to share real-time intelligence with Turkey to assist in its efforts to track down separatist Kurdish rebels hiding in northern Iraq, a Turkish official said...
New York Times - November 14, 2007
Powerful Quake Hits Northern Chile
An earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale caused panic, power outages, damage to airport tarmacs and road closures...
New York Times - November 14, 2007
In Africa, Accusation of Witchcraft Leads to Abuse
A surprising number of children in some countries are identified as witches and beaten, abused or abandoned...
New York Times - November 14, 2007
Australians named worst emitters
A survey of the world's power stations finds Australia to be the heaviest polluter per capita with the US second...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
MPs warning on regeneration plan
The government department in charge of Britain's biggest regeneration project is "not up to the job", MPs warn...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Salmond set for budget plan quiz
The first minister is expected to be quizzed on the SNP's first budget by opposition MSPs later at Holyrood...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Pakistan police charge Imran Khan
Pakistani police charge Imran Khan under anti-terrorism laws after his first appearance under the emergency...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Rome mourns killed football fan
Thousands of people in Rome attend the funeral of an Italian football fan shot dead by a policeman...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Strong quake hits northern Chile
A powerful 7.7-magnitude quake hits northern Chile, killing two and injuring more than 100 people...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Football: Wigan targeting Bruce
Wigan chairman Dave Whelan says he is awaiting Birmingham's reply to his request to speak to manager Steve Bruce...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Sarkozy calls for end to strikes
French President Sarkozy calls for a speedy end to transport strikes set to cripple France for a second day...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Honours evidence 'not revealed'
The "most significant" evidence in the cash-for-honours police inquiry was never made public, a police report says...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Funds 'may bring BBC monopoly'
The BBC may be the sole provider of children's TV in future, a government review finds...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Tornado navigator's body found
A navigator who ejected from an RAF Tornado during a test flight has been found dead in a Norfolk field...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
UK-born quintuplets 'doing well'
Quintuplets born 14 weeks early to a Russian woman in Oxford are making good progress, doctors say...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
UK military spacecraft launched
An Ariane rocket launches Skynet 5B - the latest spacecraft in the UK's military communications system...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
UK soldier killed in Afghanistan
A British soldier has died following an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Korean Leaders Open Talks
In their first meeting in 15 years, the prime ministers of North and South Korea discussed economic initiatives today...
New York Times - November 14, 2007
Britain Plans New Security Measures
Prime Minister Gordon Brown said today that Britain would begin improving security at crowded or strategic places to decrease their vulnerability to terrorist attacks...
New York Times - November 14, 2007
Strike in France a Test of Wills
Labor unions and President Nicolas Sarkozy faced off in a confrontation over his plans to curb the early retirement benefits of a small group of public sector workers...
New York Times - November 14, 2007
Philippine Lawmaker Killed in Bombing Had Ties to Insurgents
The legislator, Representative Wahab Akbar, had once been a member of Abu Sayyaf, was apparently the target of the blast, police said...
New York Times - November 14, 2007
Bomb Near Green Zone Kills 2 Civilians
The bomb was the largest to have gone off in Baghdad in recent weeks. In other attacks today, three American soldiers were killed...
New York Times - November 14, 2007
Emergency Rule in Georgia to End
The state of emergency in Georgia, the former Soviet republic in the Caucasus that has been roiled by protests, is to be lifted on Friday, the government said today...
New York Times - November 14, 2007
Rebuffing U.S., Musharraf Calls Crackdown Crucial to a Fair Vote
?The emergency is to ensure elections go in an undisturbed manner,? Gen. Pervez Musharraf said in an interview with The New York Times...
New York Times - November 14, 2007
Opponent of Musharraf Is Detained in Pakistan
The opposition politician Imran Khan was seized by students and turned over to the police, witnesses said...
New York Times - November 14, 2007
Keating joins Boyzone for tour
All five original members of Boyzone are to begin a UK tour in May, which will be their first in seven years...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
More money to help pregnant women
Pregnant women will be able to claim a payment of £190 to help them stay healthy in the weeks before the birth...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
2012 chiefs face costs criticism
Olympic chiefs are accused of "grossly underestimating" the costs of the 2012 London games...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Swinney details council tax deal
Scotland's finance secretary details an agreement with local government body Cosla over a council tax freeze...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Real IRA admits shooting officer
The dissident republican Real IRA says it shot an off-duty police officer in County Tyrone...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Ejected Tornado navigator hunted
A search is taking place for a navigator who ejected from an RAF Tornado during a test flight...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Bombing in Baghdad Green Zone
US military officials in Baghdad say a bomb has killed two people near the heavily guarded administration zone...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Powerful quake hits north Chile
A powerful 7.7-magnitude quake hits northern Chile, causing panic, minor injuries and damage to buildings...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Somali insurgents target AU force
A Somali insurgent leader orders fighters to attack African Union troops based in the capital, Mogadishu...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Tennis: Murray and Gilbert part
British number one Andy Murray parts company with coach Brad Gilbert after 16 months working together...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Man jailed over nail gun fantasy
A man who pretended he had been attacked with a nail gun is sent to prison for two-and-a-half years...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Man guilty in jogger murder case
A man is convicted of the murder of a Harrods shop worker who was found buried in a shallow grave...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
More culls in bird flu outbreak
Some 24,000 turkeys are being culled at four sites after the virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu was found in Suffolk...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Langham wins early jail release
Actor Chris Langham is freed from prison after his 10-month jail sentence for downloading child porn is reduced...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Seven fire deaths 'were murder'
Seven bodies are located in the debris of a fire in Omagh, which police are treating as a murder scene...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Travel terror security stepped up
Gordon Brown sets out new security plans for airports, ports and train stations - and also eases air luggage rules...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Body in garden is missing Vicky
Remains found at a Kent house are those of Vicky Hamilton, who went missing in West Lothian in 1991...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Explosive Device Kills Guard in Tajikistan
An explosive device went off in the Tajik capital, killing a security guard outside a building where the country?s prime minister had been due to make a speech, officials and witnesses said...
New York Times - November 14, 2007
Georgian Parliament Speaker Says State of Emergency Will End
Nino Burdzhanadze, a close ally of President Mikhail Saakashvili, said a national state of emergency that followed a police crackdown on opposition will be lifted Friday...
New York Times - November 14, 2007
Strike Slows French Commuter Traffic
Striking transport workers slowed France to a crawl as commuters, unions and the government dug in for a pivotal standoff over President Nicolas Sarkozy?s bid to strip away labor protections he says are stifling growth...
New York Times - November 14, 2007
Warhol's Liz Taylor sold for $23m
An Andy Warhol painting of actress Dame Elizabeth Taylor sells for $23.7m at an auction in New York...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Breakthrough in primate cloning
Cloned embryos are created from adult monkeys - a breakthrough that could bring efficient human cloning a step closer...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Women 'losing out' on heart care
Emergency care for female heart failure patients lags behind that offered to men, a UK-wide survey shows...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Ministers win Darfur court appeal
Ministers win an appeal against a court ruling that could have widened the grounds for granting asylum...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Sainsbury's enjoys jump in profit
Supermarket chain Sainsbury's reports what it describes as "strong" half-year results, with profits up 20%...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Councils warn on funding figures
Local authorities warn of council tax rises and cuts as they receive assembly government funding details...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Patient dies after ambulance wait
An investigation is launched after an ambulance takes 22 minutes to reach a dying pensioner...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Fire house potential crime scene
The house in which a family is believed to have died is now a "potential crime scene", the police say...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Poles held 'over Afghan deaths'
Seven Polish soldiers are arrested in connection with the deaths of civilians in Afghanistan, Poland says...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Police complaints on the increase
Almost half of complaints against police are allegations of rudeness or neglect, according to a watchdog...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Rome funeral for slain Italy fan
The funeral of an Italian football fan shot dead by a policeman is to be held in the capital, Rome...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Sri Lankan abuse 'rampant in Gulf'
Gulf states are failing to curb serious abuses of Sri Lankans working as maids, Human Rights Watch says...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
US envoy hits out at Burma junta
Burma's rulers have not changed their attitude towards democratic reform, a senior US diplomat says...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Football: Hargreaves out of match
Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves is ruled out of England's friendly in Austria on Friday with a knee injury...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Anti-French riot erupts in Chad
Chadian police fire tear gas to disperse students attacking cars belonging to foreigners in the capital...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Tennis: Federer back on track
Roger Federer beats Nikolay Davydenko to boost his chances of progress at the Masters Cup...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Nintendo warns of Wii shortages
Shoppers wanting to get their hands on the Wii console before Christmas may be disappointed...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
French strike brings travel chaos
France faces transport chaos as workers strike against President Nicolas Sarkozy's pension reforms...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Khan arrested at Pakistan protest
Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan is arrested after appearing for the first time since emergency rule...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Moment Diana died described
The decision by medics to give up on the fight to save the life of Princess Diana is recounted at her inquest...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Poultry checked for flu exposure
Vets investigating an outbreak of the H5N1 strain of bird flu check whether other poultry have been exposed...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Bank 'signals' interest rate fall
Interest rates could fall in coming months, the Bank of England signals in its quarterly inflation report...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Mystery over body found in garden
Human remains found in a garden are unlikely to be those of a woman who went missing in 1991, police say...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Southern Water facing £20m fine
Southern Water is facing a fine of £20.3m for misreporting information over the company's performance...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
PM backs security minister on detention
Downing Street defends the security minister after he contradicts himself over the 28-day limit on detention...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: France: Nationwide Transit Strike
Most trains in France stopped running as rail unions walked out in a strike that was expected to last until at least Friday...
New York Times - November 14, 2007
World Briefing | United Nations: New Chief Prosecutor at the Hague
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has nominated the Belgian criminologist Serge Brammertz as chief prosecutor at the war crimes tribunal in The Hague...
New York Times - November 14, 2007
World Briefing | Middle East: Gaza: Fatah Members Arrested
Hamas security forces arrested supporters of the rival Fatah movement in the Gaza Strip, a day after a mass rally ended with six dead and more than a hundred wounded...
New York Times - November 14, 2007
World Briefing | Asia: Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Suspect Has Stroke
Khieu Samphan, the former Khmer Rouge head of state whose arrest by a genocide tribunal has been widely anticipated, suffered a stroke, his daughter and a neighbor said...
New York Times - November 14, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Georgia: Russia Closes Its Last Base
Russia said it had formally ended its military presence in Georgia after more than two centuries...
New York Times - November 14, 2007
German Official Resigns in Blow to Coalition
Vice Chancellor Franz Müntefering?s departure is likely to destabilize the already shaky power-sharing coalition between Germany?s two biggest parties...
New York Times - November 14, 2007
Danish Prime Minister Narrowly Wins 3rd Term
The center-right Danish prime minister who presided over a thriving economy and steered his country through a global uproar over cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad, narrowly won his third term in office...
New York Times - November 14, 2007
Mentally Ill in Serbia Are Abused, Report Says
A report is to be released Wednesday by a group based in Washington that spent four years investigating the treatment of some of the 17,200 children and adults with disabilities in institutions in Serbia...
New York Times - November 14, 2007
Turkish Aircraft Attack Abandoned Iraqi Villages
Turkish military aircraft attacked a handful of abandoned villages in northern Iraq, in the first confirmed cross-border assault since tensions between Turkey and Kurdish rebels began intensifying last month...
New York Times - November 14, 2007
In Gesture, Iran Provides Nuclear Document
After two years of stonewalling, Iran has given the United Nations? nuclear watchdog agency a document showing how to cast uranium metal into hemispheres to form the core of an atom bomb...
New York Times - November 14, 2007
U.N. Envoy to Myanmar Calls Junta Responsive
Ibrahim Gambari said that curfews had been lifted, the military had left the streets and most of the 2,700 people the government said it had detained had been released...
New York Times - November 14, 2007
South Korea?s Leader Calls for Haste on Treaty to End Korean War
The president of South Korea called on Tuesday for a meeting of the leaders of the United States, China and the two Koreas to speed up North Korea?s denuclearization...
New York Times - November 14, 2007
New Delhi Journal: Monkeys in the Parks, Monkeys in the Palace
As Delhi expands, authorities have been forced to find a way to deal with the city?s soaring wild monkey population...
New York Times - November 14, 2007
Students of Arabic Learn at a Syrian Crossroads
In Syria?s tightly controlled society, where government strictly limits foreign visitors, language study is a notable exception, an oasis of relative openness...
New York Times - November 14, 2007
Kurds and Arabs Shelter Side by Side in Distrust and Misery
At a tent city outside of Sulaimaniya, displaced Arabs fleeing violence in Baghdad and Diyala live uneasily next to poor Kurds...
New York Times - November 14, 2007
Volatile City Tests Palestinian Police, and Peace Hopes
Nablus, a lawless city in the West Bank ruled by rival militias and criminal gangs, is a gritty illustration of why a full withdrawal of Israeli forces gives Israelis pause...
New York Times - November 14, 2007
F.B.I. Says Guards Killed 14 Iraqis Without Cause
F.B.I. agents investigating the Sept. 16 episode in which Blackwater security personnel shot and killed 17 Iraqi civilians found that all but three of the shootings were unjustified...
New York Times - November 14, 2007
Binge drink baby damage 'unclear'
There is scant evidence that occasional binge drinking during pregnancy can harm the unborn child, say scientists...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Cars crowding out children's play
There are three times more cars than children in the UK, says a report warning that children lack play spaces...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Call for school lunchtime lock-in
Glasgow council is urged to stop pupils leaving school at lunchtime to keep them away from junk food...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Asylum children 'drain on cash'
Caring for unaccompanied asylum seeker children is straining council budgets, a report suggests...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Danish centre-right wins election
Denmark's centre-right governing coalition has won parliamentary elections, but is one seat short of a majority...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
S Leone 'riddled with corruption'
Widespread corruption and mismanagement are revealed in a secret presidential audit in Sierra Leone...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Korean PMs ready for Seoul talks
North Korea's prime minister arrives in Seoul for talks with his South Korea counterpart, the first in 15 years...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
F1: Schumi shines in Ferrari test
Seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher sets the fastest lap in testing for Ferrari in Barcelona - but has no plans to return to F1...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Town completes digital switchover
Whitehaven in Cumbria loses its analogue TV signals as part of the official switchover to digital...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
UN envoy sees Burma progress
UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari says his visit to Burma brought 'positive outcomes' that could lead to dialogue...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Mystery over body found at house
Police investigating a teenager's disappearance in 1991 fail to link the case to remains found in Kent...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Teachers call for smaller schools
Big secondary schools should be broken up into smaller units, a report from teachers says...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Migrant complaint policy shake-up
The Home Office promises to reform handling of abuse claims after official monitors complain...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
Cull continues at bird flu farm
The cull of thousands of birds on a turkey farm in Suffolk continues after the discovery of the H5N1 bird flu virus...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
St Pancras Eurostar service opens
The first Eurostar passenger trains to Paris and Brussels from St Pancras International are due to begin...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
PM to unveil anti-terror measures
Plans to protect public places from terrorist attacks are among measures to be announced by Gordon Brown...
BBC News - November 14, 2007
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