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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 February 2006:
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Two Killed in Violent Protests in Two Pakistani Cities
Pakistan witnessed its worst day of protests against the cartoons satirizing the Prophet Muhammad...
New York Times - February 14, 2006
British Parliament Votes to Ban Smoking in Public
The decision, reached after a tortured debate, seemed certain to end the time-hallowed traditions of the smoky British pub...
New York Times - February 14, 2006
Many student nurses quit courses
A quarter of student nurses in the UK quit their course before qualifying, figures show...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
City schools face closure threat
A number of schools across Belfast are expected to close because pupil numbers are at an all-time low...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Experts back McKie inquiry calls
Staff at the Scottish Criminal Records Office join calls for an inquiry into the case of Shirley McKie...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Haiti's Preval denounces 'fraud'
Front-runner Rene Preval claims a "massive fraud" in Haiti's vote, as the UN renews the peacekeepers' mandate...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Israel issues warning over Hamas
President Moshe Katsav, on a landmark visit to Greece, says Israel will not tolerate violence by Hamas...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Football: Reds sink Arsenal
Liverpool narrowly beat Arsenal thanks to a late Luis Garcia goal...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Kenyan MPs call for fresh sacking
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki should sack his vice-president over allegations of corruption, scores of MPs say...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Ruddock steps down as coach
Mike Ruddock stands down as Wales coach, with Scott Johnson taking over in a caretaker capacity...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Winter Olympics day four review
American Ted Ligety seals a shock skiing gold and Britain's women curlers hold off Switzerland 5-4...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Policewoman in serious condition
A 23-year-old policewoman is in a serious condition after being shot as she investigated a burglary in Nottingham...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Smoking ban in all pubs and clubs
MPs vote to end smoking in pubs and clubs in England, with the ban expected to start next year...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Iran Begins Small-Scale Enrichment of Uranium
Iran also said it still wished to pursue talks on a Russian proposal to resolve the dispute over Iran's nuclear ambitions...
New York Times - February 14, 2006
Hussein Tells Court He Is on Hunger Strike
"For the past three days we've been on a hunger strike against you and your masters," Saddam Hussein declared...
New York Times - February 14, 2006
U.S. and Israelis Are Said to Talk of Hamas Ouster
The intention is to cut off money and international connections so Hamas will fail and elections will be called again...
New York Times - February 14, 2006
In Rare Briefing, China Defends Internet Controls
The controls do not differ much from those employed by the U.S., an official responsible for managing the Internet said today...
New York Times - February 14, 2006
Simple test detects gullet cancer
Researchers in Cambridge have developed a simple test for the fastest growing cancer in the western world...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
'Hacker' extradition case reopens
The extradition hearing for a Briton accused of hacking into US military computers resumes...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Two airgun attacks in Edinburgh
Police investigate two airgun incidents including one in which a man had a pellet lodged in his head...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Minibus boss benefit cheat jailed
A businessman arrested when returning from his home in Spain is jailed for falsely claiming benefits...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Ministers 'have set Olympic goal'
The government has set a goal for Britain to finish fourth in the medals league in the 2012 Olympics, Tories say...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Two die in Pakistan cartoon clash
Two Pakistanis are shot dead in unrest over cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad, officials say...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Talks to end mail strike continue
Talks aimed at ending a two-week old Belfast postal strike continue as stikers hold a city centre rally...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
MEPs debate new law on services
The European Parliament is debating a controversial proposal to liberalise Europe's services sector...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
BBC links to huge climate project
The BBC links up with the world's biggest climate experiment, and invites viewers to take part...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Three baby deaths to be reviewed
Three 'shaken baby' convictions should be reconsidered by the courts, the Attorney General says...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Nurse 'gave dangerous drugs'
A Banbury nurse accused of murdering two elderly patients gave them potentially fatal drugs, a court hears...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Cameron is father for third time
Conservative leader David Cameron's wife Samantha has given birth to a third child - a boy - by Caesarean...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Two more held over 'abuse' video
Two more soldiers are held over images appearing to show UK troops abusing Iraqi civilians, the MoD confirms...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Cartel probe hits British Airways
Several airlines including British Airways are being investigated in a European and US cartel inquiry...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
A Bit of Good News for Blair: ID Cards for Britons Advance
Prime Minister Tony Blair faced down his opposition in a vote in the House of Commons on a plan to introduce mandatory identification cards...
New York Times - February 14, 2006
Six in court over Scream painting
Six people charged in connection with the theft of Munch's The Scream go on trial in Oslo...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Blair rules out 'war' on grammars
Prime Minister Tony Blair has vowed not to scrap grammar schools in England...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Marine life treasure trove found
Scientists discover an underwater mountain yielding some of the richest diversity of marine life in the Caribbean...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Mobile push for instant messaging
Fifteen of the largest mobile phone networks have joined forces to push instant messaging over mobiles...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
UK inflation level steady at 1.9%
UK inflation stays at 1.9% in January, inside Bank of England targets, official figures show...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Cameron's wife goes into labour
Tory leader David Cameron's wife, Samantha, has gone into labour with the couple's third child, a spokesman says...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Cloning research egg donor plan
Women could be allowed to donate eggs for cloning research under plans to be considered by the fertility watchdog...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
£1.2bn riverside plans unveiled
New projects including a casino will transform Glasgow Harbour and boost jobs and tourism, developers claim...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Anger over port police budget cut
North Wales Police Authority criticises the UK Government over a budget cut for policing at two ports...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Pensioners attacked in robberies
Police investigate a link between two break-ins in County Down, in one of which a pensioner was assaulted...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
MEPs to debate new services law
The European Parliament is to debate a controversial proposal to liberalise Europe's services sector...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Iran confirms enrichment resumed
Iran resumed enrichment of uranium at Natanz last week, a senior Iranian nuclear negotiator says...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Pakistan cartoon clashes spread
Police in Pakistan fire tear gas at crowds rampaging against cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
UN urged to address Haiti unrest
Brazil calls on the UN Security Council to discuss growing unrest in Haiti, following a presidential poll there...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Football: Liverpool Paletta deal
Argentine defender Gabriel Paletta will join Liverpool at the end of the season, subject to a medical...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Travel ban in Kenya scam inquiry
Kenyan police order some 20 top figures not to leave the country, as corruption investigations continue...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Live: Winter Olympics day four
Skiers are racing in the combined event - while Britain's women curlers win their second game...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Trauma of murder victim's friend
The best friend of Katherine Horton, murdered in Thailand, tells for the first time how their holiday ended in tragedy...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Waste review published
The UK Government publishes its waste review, which environmentalists fear will result in more rubbish being burned...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Huge Lebanese crowd hails Hariri
Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese rally to mark one year since the killing of ex-Prime Minister Rafik Hariri...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
'Few' baby deaths to be reviewed
Very few 'shaken baby' convictions need to be reconsidered by the courts, the Attorney General says...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Six killed in head-on collision
Six people are killed in a pile-up on the A52 near the border of Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Saddam in 'hunger strike' protest
Saddam Hussein tells a Baghdad court that he and his seven co-defendants are all on hunger strike...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Policewoman, 23, shot in burglary
A 23-year-old woman Pc is in a serious condition after being shot as she investigated a burglary in Nottingham...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Iran Delays Talks With Russia on Enrichment of Its Uranium
Iran also signaled that it was resuming the enrichment of uranium at one of its main nuclear sites, according to diplomats...
New York Times - February 14, 2006
Iraq Has Become the Deadliest Place for Journalists, Report Says
Iraq has become the deadliest country for journalists in the last quarter-century, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists...
New York Times - February 14, 2006
U.S. and Israelis Are Said to Talk of Hamas Ouster
The U.S. and Israel are discussing ways to destabilize the Palestinian government to produce a Hamas failure and new elections...
New York Times - February 14, 2006
Egypt Pushes 2-Year Delay in Local Vote
The move was widely seen as an effort to preserve the governing National Democratic Party's monopoly on power...
New York Times - February 14, 2006
Violence Flares as Top Candidate Slips in Haiti Count
Tens of thousands of people charged fraud in the tabulation of votes from last week's elections and demanded that René Préval be declared Haiti's next president...
New York Times - February 14, 2006
Prosecutors of Hussein Press Charges of Executions
Prosecutors made their strongest efforts yet to tie Saddam Hussein to executions carried out after an attempt to assassinate him in 1982...
New York Times - February 14, 2006
Many heart attacks 'not spotted'
More than four in 10 heart attacks may go unrecognised at the time they occur, research suggests...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Warning over Valentine's e-cards
Valentine's Day could be a bonanza for viruses and spyware, internet security experts warn...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
City considers new sports arenas
Plans for two new sports venues proposed for Glasgow and costing £26.8m are expected to be given the go-ahead...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Lib Dem rivals welcome latest MP
The Lib Dem leadership hopefuls welcome the winner of last week's shock by-election victory to Parliament...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Australian men sentenced to death
An Indonesian court sentences two Australian men to death for leading a drug-smuggling gang in Bali...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Former Nepal PM freed from prison
Nepalese ex-Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is freed from prison after the body that jailed him is outlawed...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
MPs criticise BBC building scheme
The BBC is criticised by a Commons committee over its handling of a major construction project...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Gay marriage 'good for health'
Gay "marriage" could boost the mental and physical health of homosexual people, doctors believe...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Rights body slates Ugandan poll
Elections due in Uganda next week are unlikely to be free and fair, US-based Human Rights Watch says...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Review of 'few' baby death cases
Very few 'shaken baby' convictions need to be re-considered by the courts, the Attorney General rules...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Lebanon marks Hariri anniversary
A huge rally is planned in Beirut to mark the first anniversary of the killing of ex-Prime Minister Rafik Hariri...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Ministers to unveil waste plans
The government is to review its waste strategy, which environmentalist fear will result in more rubbish being burned...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
MPs to vote on full smoking ban
MPs will decide whether to impose a total ban on smoking in England's pubs and clubs...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
Government staves off ID rebels
The government staves off a backbench rebellion in a crunch Commons vote on identity cards...
BBC News - February 14, 2006
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