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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 2007:
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Lebanese Mark Date of Assassination
Thousands of people gathered in Beirut today on the anniversary of the slaying of the former prime minister...
New York Times - February 14, 2007
Bush Says Iran Is Source of Deadly Bombs
President Bush said today he is certain that elements of the Iranian government are supplying roadside bombs that kill American troops in Iraq...
New York Times - February 14, 2007
Mills McCartney speaks to police
Heather Mills McCartney attends a police station in Sussex to discuss "a number of issues" with officers...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Scientists expose HIV weak spot
Scientists show what happens when an infection-fighting antibody attacks a gap in HIV's formidable defences...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Blair pledge on Afghanistan fight
Prime Minister Tony Blair pledges to "see the job through" in Afghanistan in spite of a resurgent Taleban...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Anti-abuse powers to get backing
Tough new powers to prevent the abuse of vulnerable adults are to be endorsed by MSPs...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Turkey products cleared for sale
The Food Standards Agency clears some Bernard Matthews products for sale following the Suffolk bird flu outbreak...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Man charged over village attacks
A 20-year-old man is charged in connection with a series of stabbings in a County Tyrone village, police say...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Abbas delays power-share speech
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delays a key speech, raising concern for a new power-sharing deal...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Serbia rejects UN plan for Kosovo
Serbia's parliament overwhelmingly rejects a United Nations proposal on the future status of Kosovo...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Arsenal shatter Bolton cup hopes
Arsenal miss two penalties but score two extra-time goals to beat Bolton and set up an FA Cup fifth round tie with Blackburn...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Football: Blackburn beaten
Shabani Nonda's late strike gives Blackburn hope despite a Uefa Cup loss to Bayer Leverkusen...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Transport targets 'not being met'
The Department of Transport is failing to meet most of its targets, according to a report by a committee of MPs...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Thousands to police smoking ban
Thousands of staff are being trained to police the smoking ban in bars, restaurants and shops in England...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Music stars celebrate Brits
Rock bands the Arctic Monkeys and The Killers win two prizes each at the Brit Awards in London...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Teenage boy shot dead in his home
A 15-year-old boy is shot dead in south London, the latest in a spate of shootings of youths in the area...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Guinea Imposes 20-Hour Curfew as Government Battles Protesters
Guinea?s military cracked down hard on protests that had jolted the country all weekend...
New York Times - February 14, 2007
News Analysis: Outside Pressures Broke Korean Deadlock
Both beset by huge problems, George W. Bush and Kim Jong-il needed some kind of breakthrough...
New York Times - February 14, 2007
Memo From Italy: Breaking All the Rules, With a Shrug and a Sigh
The fact that Italy does not much care for rules is part of the country?s charm, and part of its malaise...
New York Times - February 14, 2007
Japan Maintains Hardline Stance Toward North Korea
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was criticized over his government?s refusal to join in providing aid to North Korea under the new nuclear agreement...
New York Times - February 14, 2007
Baghdad Push Begins With 3 Shiite Areas
Thousands of American troops in armored Stryker vehicles swarmed through three mostly Shiite neighborhoods of northeastern Baghdad...
New York Times - February 14, 2007
Monkeys sign for Spanish festival
British rock group Arctic Monkeys are to be one of the main draws at the Benicassim festival in Spain this summer...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Music execs criticise DRM systems
More people would buy digital music if hi-tech locks were removed, say music executives...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Miliband urged to challenge Brown
A senior MP says Environment Secretary David Miliband should make a bid for the Labour leadership...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
New Forth crossing plans approved
Scottish ministers give the go-ahead to plans for a replacement Forth crossing, costing £1bn...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
£1.5m bill for restaurant owners
The owners of a Chinese restaurant are ordered to repay £1.5m after carrying out money laundering...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
People 'may be trapped' in rubble
London Fire Brigade believe someone may be trapped in the rubble of a four storey building that collapsed...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Woman is jailed for squat murder
A 32-year-old alcoholic is jailed for life for the murder of her drinking partner in a south Belfast squat...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
UN police chief in Kosovo quits
The UN police commissioner in Kosovo resigns after clashes in Pristina which left two people dead...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
DaimlerChrysler cuts 13,000 jobs
DaimlerChrysler says it is to cut 13,000 jobs at its loss-making US unit Chrysler, closing one plant in Delaware...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Mexico drug gangs 'in web taunts'
Mexican police probe claims rival drug gangs are taunting each other by posting bloody clips on the internet...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Bush maintains pressure on Iran
President George W Bush insists an Iranian military force is linked to some attacks on US forces in Iraq...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Damning report on CIA flights backed
European lawmakers condemn member states which turned a blind eye to secret CIA prisoner flights...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Uncle charged with toddler murder
The uncle of a two-year-old girl from Leeds is due to appear in court charged with her rape and murder...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
UK soldiers cleared of Iraq abuse
Charges are dropped against five of seven UK soldiers on trial over charges of abusing Iraqi civilians...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Iraqis Announce New Crackdown Across Baghdad
The plan is a challenging new effort to reverse the tide of sectarian cleansing that has left the capital bloodied and Balkanized...
New York Times - February 14, 2007
Large squid lights up for attack
Big deep-sea squid emit blinding flashes of light as they attack their prey, research shows...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Stars get ready for Brit Awards
Lily Allen, Muse, Snow Patrol and Gnarls Barkley lead the field for the UK music industry's Brit Awards...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Approval for new crossing awaited
Scottish ministers are expected to approve plans for a replacement Forth crossing, costing £1bn...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Protest arrests at gas terminal
Police arrest seven people protesting at the South Hook LNG terminal over a new gas pipeline's construction...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Bank hints at further rate rise
The Bank of England suggests interest rates will likely have to rise again, according to its latest inflation report...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Three questioned over kidnap bid
Police continue to question three men after they foiled an alleged attempted kidnap and robbery...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
DaimlerChrysler job cuts expected
DaimlerChrysler is predicted to be on the verge of unveiling up to 10,000 job cuts at its struggling US Chrysler unit...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
MEPs approve damning CIA report
European MPs condemn member states which turned a blind eye to secret CIA prisoner flights...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
MPs debate Katsav impeachment
Israeli MPs debate whether to take the unprecedented step of ousting the country's president, Moshe Katsav...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Toxic waste deal won't halt case
A $198m deal with the Ivorian government over a toxic waste incident won't stop a group action case, say lawyers...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Inter-Korean dialogue to restart
N and S Korea agree to resume ministerial talks, a day after a nuclear disarmament deal was reached...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Microsoft fixes 20 security holes
Microsoft issues fixes for more than 20 holes in its software in its February security update...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Cricket: Vaughan named captain
Michael Vaughan is England's captain for the 2007 World Cup, while Mal Loye is dropped...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Tennis: Murray cruises through
Britain's Andy Murray beats Kevin Kim 6-3 6-1 in the opening round of the San Jose Open...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Applications to university rise
The number of students applying for UK universities rises 6%, despite the new top-up fees in England...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Iranian bombing 'kills 11 people'
A bomb blast targeting a bus carrying Revolutionary Guards leaves 11 dead in south-eastern Iran, reports say...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Thousands flock to Hariri protest
Tens of thousands join a Beirut rally marking two years since the assassination of former PM Rafik Hariri...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Body shop founder has Hepatitis
Anita Roddick has Hepatitis C, and cirrhosis of the liver - one of the long-term effects of the disease...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Life for teenage double murderer
An 18-year-old is jailed for 30 years for the murders of a woman at a christening and a pastor's daughter...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Nationwide fine for stolen laptop
The Nationwide Building Society is fined £980,000 over security breaches following the theft of a laptop...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
U.S. Says Powerful Iraqi Cleric Is Living in Iran
Officials suggested that the Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr might have fled Iraq to avoid being captured or killed during the U.S. crackdown...
New York Times - February 14, 2007
Taiwan Court Charges Leader Of Opposition With Corruption
The indictment further upsets politics in Taiwan and raises uncertainties about how the race to succeed the current president will affect relations with China...
New York Times - February 14, 2007
News Analysis: Outside Pressures Snapped Korean Deadlock
Both beset by huge problems, George W. Bush and Kim Jong Il needed some kind of breakthrough...
New York Times - February 14, 2007
Pact With North Korea Draws Fire From a Wide Range of Critics in U.S.
The deal represented a bureaucratic victory for Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who has pushed for a more diplomatic approach with North Korea...
New York Times - February 14, 2007
Bombs Kill 3 in Lebanon on Day Before Memorial
It was the first attack directed at ordinary civilians, not public figures, since the end of the civil war in 1990...
New York Times - February 14, 2007
New Baghdad Crackdown Is Announced
In one of several new measures, tens of thousands of Baghdad residents were ordered to leave homes they are occupying illegally in an effort to reverse the tide of sectarian cleansing...
New York Times - February 14, 2007
Universities offer more bursaries
Universities are offering numerous bursaries but this does not affect application rates, a report says...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Breastfeeding 'aids class status'
Babies who are breastfed are more likely to move up the social ladder as adults, a study claims...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Toddler murder probe continuing
Detectives continue to question a man in connection with the murder and sexual assault of a two-year-old girl...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
'Big three' hold key Delhi talks
The foreign ministers of India, China and Russia discuss terrorism, drug trafficking, and Afghanistan in Delhi...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Ivory Coast toxic clean-up offer
Oil trading group Trafigura is to pay the Ivorian government $198m for a clean-up after a "toxic waste" incident...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Doctors 'deny elderly treatments'
Doctors deny older people treatments they would offer younger patients, a study says...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
Human rights 'help fight terror'
The Lord Chancellor is to call for a change in the perception that the Human Rights Act is a "terrorists' charter"...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
More students apply to university
The number of students who applied for UK university courses in the autumn is up 5%, figures are expected to show...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
EU to vote on CIA flights report
A report critical of governments over CIA terror flights faces a close vote in the European Parliament...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
MPs' travel claims laid bare
Details of MPs' travel expenses are published, showing they spent a total of £4.5m last year...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
'18 dead' after Iranian bombing
Eighteen people are killed in a bomb attack near a bus in the south-eastern Iranian city of Zahedan, reports say...
BBC News - February 14, 2007
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