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Review Just say I dont to Bride Wars
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Audiovox to expand availability of TV on the road
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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How big Jurassic flying reptiles got off ground
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Congo rebel faction denounces Nkunda as leader
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Arabs put Hamas in UN draft, West offers own text
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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New US-led naval force to battle Somali pirates
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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How many scorpions? London Zoo does critter count
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Pope Benedict jokes about hoarse voice
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Handlers on phone ordered Mumbai gunmen to kill
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Global News Archive for January 2006:
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Chile Is Ready to Elect a President Unlike Any Other
Chileans elect a new president on Sunday, and no matter whom they choose, the winner will make history...
New York Times - January 14, 2006
Laos, Apparently Without Bird Flu, Is Still Pressed by the West to Join Global Fight
Facing a potential world epidemic of bird flu, health officials in Laos are setting aside local priorities...
New York Times - January 14, 2006
Fed Up, Judge In Hussein Trial Offers to Quit
The chief judge in the trial of Saddam Hussein said he is frustrated with the tribunal's failure to defend him against widespread criticism in recent weeks...
New York Times - January 14, 2006
Sharon Stays Unconscious and Critical
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has undergone three lengthy operations to reduce swelling and clean away clots in his brain, but his vital signs are now said to be normal...
New York Times - January 14, 2006
Heart implant has no nasty shocks
Scientists are developing a heart implant that, unlike current versions, will not give users unnecessary electric shocks...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
Football: Arsenal start Henry talks
Star striker Thierry Henry says he has started negotiations with Arsenal over a new contract...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
Football: City take derby honours
Man City take the derby-day honours with a win that puts a huge dent into Utd's slim title hopes...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
Sharon 'showing brain activity'
Tests show activity on both sides of Ariel Sharon's brain but he remains in a medically induced coma, doctors say...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
Oscar winner Shelley Winters dies
Two-time Oscar winner Shelley Winters dies from heart failure at the age of 85, her publicist announces...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
Italians clash on gay 'marriage'
Gay rights activists stage symbolic "gay marriages" in Rome, in a move sharply criticised by the Vatican...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
Belgium bird flu tests negative
A man taken to hospital in Belgium after returning from Turkey tests negative for the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
Eriksson caught in tabloid sting
Sven-Goran Eriksson is quoted by a newspaper saying he will quit as England coach if the team win the 2006 World Cup...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
Stirrings in the Desert: In Tiny Arab State, Internet Is Tool to Fight Rulers
Those pushing for democratic change in Bahrain have found that debate is possible through the Internet and satellite television...
New York Times - January 14, 2006
U.N. Scrutiny Won't Make Iran Quit Nuclear Effort, President Says
Iran will not abandon its nuclear program even if the United Nations refers it to the Security Council, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said...
New York Times - January 14, 2006
Airstrike by U.S. Draws Protests From Pakistanis
A Pakistani official said he was confident that the No. 2 leader of Al Qaeda, the target of the strike, had not been hit...
New York Times - January 14, 2006
Green group backs Palin on travel
An environmental group denies reports that globe-trotting presenter Michael Palin is facing calls to step down as president...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
PM says reform an election winner
Tony Blair defends the government's reforms, saying they will help the party win the next general election...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
Sri Lanka monitors hit by blast
Sri Lanka's peace monitors say they have been targeted for the first time, amid rising violence...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
Man with knife in five robberies
Five armed robberies on Friday evening are believed to have been carried out by the same man...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
SNP dismisses Brown's flag call
Calls for a day to celebrate Britain's national identity are criticised by the Scottish National Party...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
Murdered lawyer 'kind and gentle'
The family of a City lawyer who was murdered by two robbers say he was a "beautiful" person...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
Italians clash over gay marriage
Gay rights activists prepare to stage "gay marriages" in Rome, in a move sharply criticised by the Vatican...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
Football: Arsenal win 7-0
Thierry Henry's hat-trick equals Cliff Bastin's Arsenal league goals record as the Gunners thrash 10-man Middlesbrough...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
Fresh sex offender discovery made
The Education Secretary faces questions after details emerge about a sex offender in a Bournemouth school...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
Saddam judge 'resigns from trial'
The chief judge at Saddam Hussein's trial offers to quit after criticism that he has been too soft on the ex-ruler...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
Iran 'does not need nuclear arms'
Iran's president says Tehran does not need nuclear weapons but has a right to restart research...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
Alaska volcano disrupts flights
Flights to and from Alaska are cancelled after a series of volcanic eruptions causes towering plumes of ash...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
'Zawahiri' strike sparks protest
Pakistan protests to the US after a missile attack targeting al-Qaeda's deputy leader kills 18 people...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
Top Qaeda Aide Is Called Target in U.S. Air Raid
A U.S. airstrike on a village in northwest Pakistan was aimed at Ayman al-Zawahiri, Al Qaeda's second-in-command, American and Pakistani officials said...
New York Times - January 14, 2006
Stardust capsule set for return
A capsule containing a unique sample of dust snatched from around a comet is set to parachute to Earth on Sunday...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
Fire destroys east city premises
A three-storey building on the Woodstock Road in east Belfast is completely destroyed in an overnight fire...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
'Send us to jail' women beg judge
Two drug addicts plead with a judge to send them to jail as the only way they can kick their heroin habits...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
Watchdog queries cash for reports
The independence of all-party groups of MPs is questioned after allegations of funding by private industry...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
Scores arrested after Thai rally
Forty people are held in Thailand after a protest at Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's office, police say...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
Romanian miners killed in blast
Seven people have been killed and five hurt in an explosion at a coal mine in Romania, officials say...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
Belgians test person for bird flu
Belgian officials are testing a sick person who visited Turkey last week for the H5N1 bird flu virus...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
Sex-offender teachers row grows
The Tories step up pressure on the government as new revelations emerge about sex offenders in schools...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
Lib Dem hopefuls address party
The four men bidding to be the new Lib Dem leader address party members in the first hustings of the contest...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
Zawahiri 'not hit by US missile'
Al-Qaeda's deputy Zawahiri was not in a Pakistani village hit by apparent missiles, Pakistan officials say...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
Iran 'does not need nuclear arms'
Iran's president says Tehran does not need a nuclear weapon amid more concern in the West over the issue...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
Brown call to celebrate Britain
Britain should have a special day to celebrate patriotism and national identity, says Chancellor Gordon Brown...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
Saudis Defend Security as Toll in Stampede Reaches 363
Security officials defended their actions in one of the worst incidents in 16 years at the annual pilgrimage, the hajj...
New York Times - January 14, 2006
Israeli News Media Debate Treatment Sharon Received
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's condition has remained virtually unchanged for the last few days, raising questions about his prospects for recovery...
New York Times - January 14, 2006
A Border Killing Inflames Mexican Anger at U.S. Policy
The death of Guillermo Martínez has become a rallying point for politicians who have condemned the shooting as a racist violation of human rights...
New York Times - January 14, 2006
U.S. and Germany Promise to Press Iran on Uranium
President Bush declined to predict what sanctions might be imposed on Iran if the Security Council took up the issue...
New York Times - January 14, 2006
Top Qaeda Aide Is Called Target in U.S. Air Raid
An American airstrike carried out on a village in northwest Pakistan early Friday was aimed at Ayman al-Zawahiri, Al Qaeda's second-in-command...
New York Times - January 14, 2006
U.S. Helicopter Crashes Near Mosul, Killing Two Pilots
The American military reconnaissance helicopter was apparently shot down by insurgents on the ground...
New York Times - January 14, 2006
Lack of data 'harms NHS choice'
Patient choice is being undermined by poor monitoring of the quality of care being provided, a study says...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
Top Liberia job to ex-Taylor ally
A Liberian politician once close to ex-President Taylor and subject to a UN travel ban is elected parliament speaker...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
South Asia counts Hajj death toll
South Asia is counting its dead from the Hajj stampede near Mecca in which at least 362 Muslim pilgrims died...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
Clinton backs Blair as UN chief
Tony Blair would make a "good" secretary general of the United Nations, former US president Bill Clinton says...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
Africans back UN force for Sudan
A top African Union official backs plans for a UN peace force in Darfur, despite Sudanese opposition...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
Newell stands by bung allegations
Mike Newell says he needs help to shed light on the world of transfer bungs but he stands by his comments...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
Lib Dem four ready for hustings
The four men bidding to be the new Lib Dem leader will address party members in the first hustings of the contest...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
Sunday trade hours under review
Consumers, businesses and religious groups are to be asked for their views on extending Sunday trading...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
British couple killed in Tenerife
Spanish police are investigating the deaths of a British couple on the island of Tenerife...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
Brown speech promotes Britishness
The chancellor is to propose a day celebrating Britishness and rewards for youngsters doing voluntary work...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
Pakistan raid 'targets al-Qaeda'
An airstrike by US forces on a village in Pakistan may have targeted al-Qaeda's deputy leader, reports say...
BBC News - January 14, 2006
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