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Frozen yogurt war de-thaws, tart new brands hit US
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Some eBay sellers frustrated with rule changes
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Microsoft site makes digital photos into panoramas
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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25 bodies identified from plane crash in Spain
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Displaced Georgians look to US for hope, aid
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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26 dead as Philippine troops flush out rebels
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Indian Kashmir protests called off for 3 days
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Philippines Peace deal to be renegotiated
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Philippines peace in tatters after rebel attack
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Global News Archive for January 2008:
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Malawi Cuts Diplomatic Ties With Taiwan
The move drew a bitter response from Taiwanese officials who accused the China of luring the Malawians into its camp with money and other inducements...
New York Times - January 14, 2008
Bomb in Pakistan Market Kills 10
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan ? A powerful bomb hidden underneath a fruit cart detonated among fruit shoppers at a rush-hour market in the southern port city of Karachi on Monday evening, and officials and local news reports said it killed at least 10 people and wounded at least 45, four of them critically...
New York Times - January 14, 2008
Israeli and Palestinian Negotiators Begin Talks
As the talks started, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel sought to lower expectations of reaching a final peace agreement within a year...
New York Times - January 14, 2008
More Violence in Diyala; Baghdad Judge Killed
Gunmen in two cars assassinated a highly respected Iraqi judge and his driver in western Baghdad as they drove to work...
New York Times - January 14, 2008
British-Russian Tension Escalates
A British cultural organization defied a Russian government order to close offices in two cities, creating a fresh strain in the already tense relations between Russia and Britain...
New York Times - January 14, 2008
Dinosaurs 'grew fast, bred young'
Dinosaurs bred as early as age eight, long before they reached adult size and maturity, fossil evidence suggests...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Clyde Arc closed by cable 'snap'
The newest bridge over the River Clyde in Glasgow is shut after the failure of a steel cable...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
England schedule pleases Capello
England will begin their 2010 World Cup qualifiers under new coach Fabio Capello against Andorra on 6 September...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Take That lead Brit nominations
Boy band Take That crown their successful comeback by topping the nominations for the 2008 Brit Awards...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Scientists plea on hybrid embryos
Leading scientists have urged peers not to block the use of human-animal hybrid embryos for research...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Call for review of Murat status
Suspect Robert Murat's mother calls for police in the Madeleine McCann inquiry to review her son's status...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Hain 'could face police inquiry'
Peter Hain could face a police inquiry into the late declaration of political donations, it emerges...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Woman Released by Guerrillas Returns to Colombia to Greet Son
?I have returned to life,? said Clara Rojas, who spent six years of captivity in jungle camps, upon returning to Bogotá...
New York Times - January 14, 2008
Bomb in Pakistan Market Kills 8
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan ? A bomb hidden on a parked motorbike detonated among fruit shoppers at a rush-hour market in the southern port city of Karachi on Monday evening, and officials and local news reports said it killed at least eight people and wounded 40, four of them critically...
New York Times - January 14, 2008
South Korea Proposes Meeting With North
The conservative president-elect of South Korea said that he was willing to meet with the North Korean leader to discuss the North?s nuclear weapons programs...
New York Times - January 14, 2008
Blast at Kabul Hotel Heard for Miles
A thunderous explosion struck a Kabul luxury hotel frequented by foreigners, and the Taliban took responsibility...
New York Times - January 14, 2008
Indonesia Watches an Ailing Suharto
Fading in and out of consciousness, former President Suharto has clung to life more tenaciously than he clung to power...
New York Times - January 14, 2008
Empty Seas: Europe Takes Africa?s Fish, and Boatloads of Migrants Follow
Fish populations have been decimated along northwest Africa?s coast, fueling a surge of migrants braving the seas to reach Europe...
New York Times - January 14, 2008
Blu-ray future limited for some
Blu-ray owners may be frozen out of developments because their machines are not upgradeable...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Winner warns over Globes no-show
Golden Globe award-winning writer Peter Morgan says Hollywood can "ill-afford" the loss of this year's ceremony...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Parents 'buy essays' for students
Students' parents are now picking up the bill for custom-written essays for university courses...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Biofuels 'are not a magic bullet'
Biofuels may have a role to play in curbing climate change, Britain's Royal Society concludes, but many questions remain...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Blair's bank job worth $5m a year
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair will be paid $5m a year for his part-time post at JP Morgan, the BBC learns...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Driver speeding after death crash
A Fermanagh man who killed four friends by dangerous driving was caught speeding weeks later...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Taleban attack Kabul luxury hotel
The Taleban carry out a daring attack on the main luxury hotel for foreign visitors in the Afghan capital, Kabul...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Funeral of dog attack baby held
Mourners releases dozens of balloons at the funeral of a
13-month-old boy who was killed by his grandparents' dog...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
'Positive' Middle East talks held
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators hold what are described as positive talks on the most intractable issues...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Republicans gear up for Michigan
Michigan is preparing to vote in its US presidential primary, with Romney and McCain the leading Republican rivals...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
EU launches new Microsoft probes
The European Commission launches new investigations into whether Microsoft has broken competition laws...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Kenya rulers reject outside help
Kenya's government rejects fresh international attempts, led by ex-UN head Kofi Annan, to mediate in its crisis...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
China and India agree closer ties
China and India's leaders pledge to increase economic and military ties during meetings in Beijing...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Football: Reds courted Klinsmann
Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks spoke to Jurgen Klinsmann about taking over as manager if Rafael Benitez left...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Gales and flash floods predicted
Forecasters warn of flash floods in city centres as gales and torrential rain sweep across the UK...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Four held over pensioner death
Four men are arrested on suspicion of murdering a 77-year-old woman found in her rural Hampshire home...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Pensioner jailed for '£2.4m' scam
A pensioner is sentenced to five years in prison for masterminding a £2.4m benefits scam...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Hain 'to co-operate with inquiry'
Peter Hain says he will co-operate with an inquiry into undeclared donations as pressure to quit mounts...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Stricken ship at risk of sinking
A stricken cargo ship off the Devon coast is at risk of sinking if weather deteriorates over the next few days...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
UK-Russia diplomatic row worsens
A diplomatic dispute between Russia and the UK intensifies as Britain defies an order to close down cultural offices...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Suffolk murder case jury sworn in
The jury is selected to try the case of a 49-year-old man accused of murdering five women in Suffolk in 2006...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Royal Diana plot was 'impossible'
Princess Diana's ex-butler says it is "impossible" she was murdered on the orders of the Royal Family...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Peace Envoy Meets Sri Lankans as Fighting Kills 23
A wave of pitched battles, bombings and an airstrike killed at least 23 people across northern Sri Lanka, the military said Monday, as a Japanese envoy met with officials to try to stop the raging civil war...
New York Times - January 14, 2008
Freed Colombia Hostage Reunited With Son
Recently released Colombian hostage Clara Rojas was reunited with her 3-year-old son, who was fathered by one of her captors but taken away from her after he was born...
New York Times - January 14, 2008
Empty Seas: Europe Takes Africa?s Fish, and Migrants Follow
Industrial fishing from Europe is crippling coastal African economies and creating a surge of illegal migrants...
New York Times - January 14, 2008
One Laptop to set up US project
The One Laptop Per Child organisation sets up a program to deliver laptops to the poorest US children...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
New ID bill 'several years' away
Any bill to make it compulsory for Britons to get an ID card is "several years" away, Home Office Minister Liam Byrne says...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Slowdown in house prices continues
The UK property market slowdown continued in November, according to the latest government figures...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Vicar arrest over indecent images
Police release a vicar on bail after questioning him over offences relating to indecent images of children...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
'No convincing case' to shut A&Es
Experts suggest Ayr and Monklands accident and emergency departments should stay open...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Man charged with raping NI woman
A man accused of raping an NI tourist at a hostel in Brisbane, Australia on Saturday is released on bail...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
India withdraw Hogg abuse charge
India drop their case against Australia's Brad Hogg, who was accused of offensive remarks to two players...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Tow plan for stricken cargo ship
Coastguards say attempts will be made later to take in tow a cargo ship from which 20 crew were rescued off Devon...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Tennis: Murray out of Open
Andy Murray crashes out of the Australian Open in the first round, slumping to a 7-5 6-4 0-6 7-6 (7-5) defeat by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Kenya schools open after violence
Schools in most of Kenya re-open after holidays were extended for a week following post-election violence...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Study ends Pistorius Olympic dream
Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius fails in his bid to compete at this year's Olympic Games in Beijing...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
PM promises knives clampdown
Police in the UK's worst knife crime hotspots will be told to prosecute anyone caught with a blade, the prime minister says...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Border controls shake-up set out
A minister says fingerprinting of all visa applicants is the first of 10 changes in 2008 to make UK borders "stronger"...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Mid-East talks on 'core issues'
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators meet to discuss the most contentious issues in the peace process...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Police officer death inquiry call
An MP calls for an inquiry into a policeman accused of murder who apparently killed himself and his mother-in-law...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Russia 'summons UK envoy'
Russia summons the UK ambassador after Britain defies a Russian ban over British Council offices...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Watchdog launches Hain probe
Parliamentary watchdog John Lyon confirms he is to investigate the funding row surrounding Peter Hain...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Suffolk murder accused in court
A 49-year-old man accused of murdering five women in Suffolk in 2006 appears in court ahead of his trial...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Dodi was 'not the one' for Diana
Princess Diana's ex-butler tells an inquest of his impressions about her relationship with Dodi Al Fayed...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Error by Allies and 2 Clashes Kill 15 in South of Afghanistan
The Netherlands Defense Ministry said Dutch troops had killed two of their own in Oruzgan Province in southern Afghanistan and two allied Afghan soldiers that they mistook for enemies, according to The Associated Press...
New York Times - January 14, 2008
Woman Released by Guerrillas Returns to Colombia to See Son
Freed by Colombian guerrillas after six years of captivity in jungle camps, Clara Rojas, a former aspirant to the vice presidency of Colombia, traveled to Bogotá to be reunited with her 3-year-old son...
New York Times - January 14, 2008
Check Point: In Defending War Vote, Clintons Contradict Record
Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton, in defending her vote to authorize the Iraq war, have said Senator Chuck Hagel helped draft the 2002 resolution, but the talking point appears to misconstrue the facts...
New York Times - January 14, 2008
Facing Possible Criminal Charges, President of Interpol Steps Down
President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa ordered Mr. Selebi to take an indefinite leave of absence in view of his possible prosecution on charges of taking money from a businessman accused of murder...
New York Times - January 14, 2008
Pakistan Expels Writer of Article on Taliban
A Pakistani official denied that the journalist, Nicholas Schmidle, had been deported, however, and said that he lacked a journalist?s visa...
New York Times - January 14, 2008
News Analysis: Ex-Baathists Get a Break. Or Do They?
A day after Iraq?s Parliament passed the first significant political step forward in Iraq after months of deadlock, there were troubling questions about the measure?s actual effects...
New York Times - January 14, 2008
Taiwan Election May Ease Tensions With China
Victory for the opposition could sharply reduce the political influence of President Chen Shui-bian, who has antagonized China and frustrated the United States...
New York Times - January 14, 2008
An Iraqi House Was Rigged to Kill American Soldiers
House bombs are a common threat in Diyala, where American troops have found five since the start of last week?s operation against Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia...
New York Times - January 14, 2008
Attack Jolts Germany Into Fray on Immigrant Crime
A brutal war of words between Germany?s two major parties over violence committed by youths with immigrant backgrounds continues to escalate...
New York Times - January 14, 2008
Bush Urges Unity Against Iran
In an address to Persian Gulf allies, President Bush called Iran?s government ?the world?s leading sponsor of terrorism? and accused it of imposing repression and economic hardship at home...
New York Times - January 14, 2008
Kabul Journal: Big Weddings Bring Afghans Joy, and Debt
In Afghanistan, one of the poorest countries in the world, bridegrooms are expected to pay for their weddings, including money for the bride?s family...
New York Times - January 14, 2008
Europe Takes Africa?s Fish, and Migrants Follow
Industrial boats from Europe have caused fish populations to collapse along Africa?s ocean floor, crippling coastal economies, and creating a surge of illegal migrants...
New York Times - January 14, 2008
EU rethinks biofuels guidelines
The EU's environment chief admits it did not foresee the problems raised by its policy of boosting biofuels use...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Crackdown on immigration unveiled
All UK visa applicants will be fingerprinted as part of new measures being announced to tighten Britain's borders...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
New campaign warns kerb-crawlers
Kerb-crawlers are targeted by a new poster campaign to remind them they could be arrested for using street prostitutes...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Bush tour heads for Saudi Arabia
US President George Bush is set to continue his tour of the Middle East, flying to Saudi Arabia from the UAE...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Freed Colombia hostage sees son
Released Colombian hostage Clara Rojas returns to Bogota and visits the son she has not seen for three years...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Ambush kills eight Thai soldiers
Eight Thai soldiers are killed in an attack by suspected Muslim rebels in the violence-hit south, the army says...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Live - Murray v Tsonga
British number one Andy Murray takes on Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the first round of the Australian Open...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Butler to appear at Diana inquest
Princess Diana's former butler Paul Burrell is due to give evidence at the inquest into her death...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Messenger set for Mercury pass
The Mercury Messenger probe is set to become the first spacecraft since 1975 to visit the innermost planet...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Madeleine case papers ruling due
A Portuguese judge is to consider whether the suspects in the Madeleine McCann case should see police files...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Change urged over equal pay
Equal pay legislation needs radical change if women are to get a fair deal quickly, an equality watchdog warns...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Atonement wins at Golden Globes
British film Atonement, starring Keira Knightley, wins best film at a pared-down 65th Golden Globe awards...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
Hain fate 'out of Brown's hands'
Gordon Brown has given his backing to under-fire Peter Hain, but said the minister's fate is out of his hands...
BBC News - January 14, 2008
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