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Venus flytraps caught in shrinking natural habitat
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Hungary 4 dead, 26 injured in train collision
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Iraqi lawmaker urges resolution of minority issue
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Curfew in Indian Kashmir to prevent protest rally
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Kashmir police threaten to shoot curfew violators
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Supreme Court to open new term with heavy workload
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Congress hears Lehman sought millions for execs
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Designers play it safe as economy sours
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Jimmy Kimmel returns as American Music Awards host
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Global News Archive for February 2008:
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No Link Between Sudan and Olympics, China Says
China dismissed on Thursday Steven Spielberg?s move to link the Olympic Games with Chinese policies in Sudan, saying sports and politics should be kept separate...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
France Presses Nuclear Agency on Iran
President Nicolas Sarkozy met with Mohamed ElBaradei, the director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, in an effort to smooth over differences between France and the agency over Iran?s nuclear program...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
In a Mother?s Loss, Kenya?s Agony
Two children killed in one of the most disturbing episodes in the bloodletting in Kenya were buried on Thursday...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Iraq Firefight Kills 6 Fighters Allied With U.S.
Members of an Iraqi militia group allied with the U.S. were killed after the mistook American forces for insurgents and engaged them in a firefight, the Iraqi police said...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Violence Adds New Focus to Bush?s Africa Trip
On the eve of a planned trip to Africa, President Bush thrust himself into the role of peacemaker on Thursday...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Hezbollah Leader Issues Threat to Israel
Sheik Hassan Nasrallah vowed revenge against Israel, which Hezbollah blames for the killing of a commander...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Israel Goes on Alert, Vague on Assassination
Israel?s security forces were put on alert on Thursday following threats by the Lebanese Hezbollah to avenge the death of a senior military commander...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Lawrence family 'hurt' by attack
The family of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence are "devastated" by vandalism of a centre in his memory...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Urgent inquiry call over C. diff
An assembly committee has called for an urgent independent inquiry into hospital-acquired infections...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Football: Spurs win in Prague
Tottenham make hard work of beating Slavia Prague in the first leg of their Uefa Cup last-32 tie...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Football: Blackwell in at Blades
Sheffield United manager Bryan Robson leaves the club, with Kevin Blackwell named as his replacement...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Fifa rejects Premier League plans
Sepp Blatter, president of football's world governing body, tells the BBC that plans to host Premier League games abroad will never happen...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Police charge 19 after drug raids
Nineteen people are charged after dawn raids in London and the south east targeting a multi-million pound drug ring...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Gunman opens fire at US college
A gunman opens fire on students, injuring 17, at a university near Chicago, then reportedly shoots himself...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Al Fayed's security head 'lied'
Mohamed Al Fayed's former head of security lied about how much Henri Paul had drunk, the Princess Diana inquest hears...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Romney endorses McCain campaign
Former Republican candidate Mitt Romney endorses John McCain's bid for the US presidency...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Map shows toll on world's oceans
Only 4% of the world's oceans remain undamaged by human activity, a study has indicated...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
China Calls Spying Accusations Baseless
The U.S. Justice Department had accused four people of passing military secrets to the Chinese government...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Earthquake Shakes Southern Greece
The earthquake sent panic-stricken residents into the streets but causing no major damage or casualties...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Mexico Fires 4 Officials Who Neglected Mine Safety Inspections
Four labor officials were fired after an investigation found they neglected safety inspections at a coal mine that exploded in 2006, killing 65 miners, federal officials said Wednesday...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Hundreds Mourn at Burial of East Timor Rebel
The body of the slain army mutineer who led attacks on the president and prime minister of East Timor was buried in the garden of his home in Dili on Thursday...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
British Ruling for Former 9/11 Suspect
A man held on suspicion of training pilots involved in the attacks had been exonerated and could seek compensation from the government, a court ruled...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
As Presidency Winds Down, Putin Speaks of Future
President Vladimir V. Putin said he intended to wield substantial power after leaving office next month...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Hezbollah Leader Issues Threat to Israel
Sheik Hassan Nasrallah said at a funeral for a senior commander that Hezbollah was ready to retaliate against Israel, which it blames for his death...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
UKIP anger at prince's EU speech
UKIP leader Nigel Farage criticises Prince Charles' speech to Euro MPs - but is accused of "anti-Royalism"...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Virus immunity 'created in lab'
Scientists find a way to make cells effectively immune to flu and other viruses...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Home alone mother's jail warning
A woman could be jailed for abandoning her teenage daughter for six weeks to visit her lover abroad...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Fed warns on US economy
US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke warns that the outlook for the US economy is deteriorating...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Bhutto widower warns on election
The widower of slain former Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto says his party will protest if Monday's elections are rigged...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Men guilty of parking row death
Two brothers are convicted over the death of a 79-year-old man after a row over a parking space...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Pleas for Saudi 'witch' to be saved
A rights group urges Saudi Arabia to halt the execution of a woman convicted of witchcraft...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Putin scorns move to back Kosovo
Russia's president issues a new warning on Kosovo independence ahead of a key UN meeting...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Ecuador probes 'attack on tribe'
Ecuador investigates claims that up to 15 Amazonian tribespeople have been killed by illegal loggers...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Kenya constitution 'within year'
Kenya's government and opposition agree to write a new constitution within a year to solve the current crisis...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Football: Robson's role reviewed
Sheffield United boss Bryan Robson will be relieved of his first-team duties following talks about his future, BBC Radio Sheffield understands...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Couple killed by NY dustbin lorry
A Somerset couple on holiday in New York City are killed when they are struck by a dustbin lorry...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
BAE inquiry 'put lives at risk'
The government thought British lives would have been at risk if an arms deal probe had not been stopped...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Hezbollah chief threatens Israel
Leader Hassan Nasrallah says Hezbollah is ready for "open war" with Israel at a Beirut funeral for a senior militant...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
'Happy slap' death girl convicted
In a landmark case, a teenage girl admits filming a "happy slap" attack that led to the death of a man...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
US 'to shoot down spy satellite'
The US military is planning to shoot down a broken spy satellite due to crash land on Earth, a report says...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Bush defends US record on Darfur
US President George W Bush defends his decision not to intervene in Darfur's "genocide", in a BBC interview...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Kon Ichikawa, Japanese Film Director, Dies at 92
Mr. Ichikawa?s versatility ranged beyond his well-known antiwar dramas like ?The Burmese Harp? and ?Fires on the Plain? to comedies, documentaries and literary adaptations...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Henri Salvador, Singer Who Helped Bring Rock to France, Dies at 90
Mr. Salvador was a French crooner who first went on stage in the cabarets of prewar Paris, played guitar with Django Reinhardt and helped introduce rock ?n? roll to France...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Iran Postpones Iraq Security Talks With U.S.
Iran has postponed a fourth round of talks with the United States in Baghdad on improving security in Iraq, giving no reason for the delay, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Philippines on Alert After Plot
The Philippine authorities went on high alert Thursday after the discovery of what officials said was a plot to assassinate President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Bomb in Syria Kills Militant Sought as Terrorist
Imad Mugniyah, one of America?s most wanted men, was accused of bombings, hijackings and kidnappings...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Actors urge talks to avert strike
Stars including George Clooney and Meryl Streep urge the actors' union to start talks in a bid to avert a strike...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
NHS changes 'are yet to deliver'
Reforms designed to reward NHS hospitals for efficiency have yet to yield significant improvements, a report says...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Final go-ahead for M74 extension
Work on extending the M74 in Glasgow is expected to begin in May after a £445m contract award...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Detectives try to identify woman
Police looking for a missing mother-of-four have yet to identify a woman's body found on wasteground...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Dead drug dealer's assets taken
The family of a murdered County Londonderry drug dealer agrees to pay back assets worth £750,000...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
UN holds special Kosovo meeting
The UN Security Council will hold a closed meeting on Kosovo, set to declare independence from Serbia...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Tension high for Beirut memorials
Tensions are high in Beirut as rival camps take to the streets to mark ex-PM Rafik Hariri's death and a Hezbollah funeral...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Somalia is 'the forgotten crisis'
The UN says Somalia is the world's forgotten crisis, with 15,000 children in need of urgent aid...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Burmese rebel leader is shot dead
The secretary general of Burma's largest rebel group, the Karen National Union, is killed at his Thailand home...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Prince sees climate fight as war
Prince Charles tells Euro MPs the biggest ever public-private partnership is needed to tackle climate change...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Uganda boycotts Church meeting
The Anglican Church in Uganda is to stay away from the Lambeth Conference, a meeting of the world's Anglican bishops...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
'Happy slap' attack girl guilty
A teenage girl admits filming a "happy slap" attack that led to the death of a man in West Yorkshire...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Georgian tycoon death 'natural'
British police say initial post-mortem results on a Georgian tycoon show he died from natural causes...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Ex-Met chief seeks Diana apology
Lord Stevens seeks an apology for criticisms of his inquiry into the death of Princess Diana at her inquest...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Baby ward hit by fatal infection
A Greater Manchester hospital closes its neo-natal unit after a baby dies from a fungal infection...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
China 'regrets' Spielberg action
China says it regrets Steven Spielberg's decision to resign as an Olympics adviser over the Darfur conflict...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
9/11 case pilot can claim damages
A pilot wrongly accused of training the 9/11 hijackers is entitled to claim damages, the Court of Appeal rules...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
World Briefing | The Americas: Paraguay: Thousands Demand Vaccines
As many as 4,000 people demanding a major vaccination campaign against yellow fever blockaded a highway near the capital, a week after the disease made its first appearance in Paraguay in 34 years...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
World Briefing | Europe: Italy: Rome Mayor Resigns to Take on Berlusconi
Walter Veltroni resigned as mayor of Rome to focus on his campaign to become Italy?s prime minister in the April national election...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
World Briefing | Europe: Denmark: Papers Reprint Muhammad Cartoon
At least 17 Danish newspapers published a cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad wearing a bomb as a turban, a day after the arrest of three men accused of plotting to kill the man who drew the cartoon...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
World Briefing | Europe: Portugal: Missing Girl Inquiry Nearly Over
The investigation into Madeleine McCann, the British girl who disappeared last May in the southern Algarve region, is ?approaching the conclusion?, the country?s justice minister said...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
World Briefing | Europe: Turkey: Life Term for Man Who Killed Over Scarf Ban
An Ankara court sentenced Alparslan Arslan, a lawyer who shot at judges inside the Council of State, the top administrative court, in 2006, killing one and wounding four, to life in prison...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
World Briefing | Asia: Pakistan: Two Admit Arming Bhutto?s Attacker
Two men arrested last week in connection with the assassination plot that killed Benazir Bhutto, the Pakistani opposition leader, admitted that they provided a suicide jacket and pistol to her attacker...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Developing Countries Grew More Biotech Crops in ?07
Farmers in 12 developing countries planted biotech crops in 2007, and for the first time outnumbered the industrialized countries where such crops are grown...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
World Briefing | Asia: China: Truck Spills 30 Tons of Sulfuric Acid
A tanker truck carrying 30 tons of sulfuric acid overturned in Yunnan Province, spilling the corrosive chemical into a drainage ditch that feeds into the Xinsi River, the state news media said...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Mexico Human Rights Agency Called Ineffective
Mexican officials regularly ignore the findings of the state?s National Human Rights Commission or begin investigations that go nowhere, Human Rights Watch said...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Before bin Laden, One of World?s Most Feared Men
Imad Mugniyah, who was killed on Wednesday, had been implicated in the hijacking of planes and in other devastating attacks against Americans, Israelis and others in the 1980s and ?90s...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Strike Disrupts Greece as Workers Seek to Protect Their Pensions
Greece?s pay-as-you-go pension system ranks among the most generous in the European Union, but barring changes it faces hundreds of billions of deficit within a decade...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Yes, It?s Valentine?s Day, and Yes, France?s First Lady Is in Love
In her first interview since becoming first lady of France, the ex-model Carla Bruni described her head-over-heels relationship with President Nicolas Sarkozy...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Judges Release 5 British Muslim Youths
The youths had been jailed for downloading terrorist propaganda but the country?s highest judge found that it was unclear that the material was intended to incite terrorist acts...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Iran Begins Processing Uranium Gas, Diplomats Assert
The gas could be used to make the fissile core of nuclear warheads but diplomats emphasized Iran was working with minute amounts of the product...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Panama Releases Report on ?06 Poisoning
Panamanian investigators have concluded that at least 174 people were poisoned, 115 of them fatally, by counterfeit cold medicine linked to an unlicensed Chinese chemical plant...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Mbeki Fails to Ease Zimbabwe Crisis, Opposition Leader Contends
Morgan Tsvangirai, the leader of Zimbabwe?s main opposition party, beseeched South African President Thabo Mbeki to stop his ?quiet support for the dictatorship? of President Robert Mugabe...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Eavesdropping Law Is Likely to Lapse
Broad spying powers temporarily approved by Congress in August appear likely to lapse this week after the White House and House Democrats produced no clear resolution...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
New Delhi Journal: As Mores Evolve, India?s Divorced Seek Second Chance
Marriage in India is still, by and large, socially compulsory. But in a measure of the slow churning of Indian social mores, divorce and remarriage are slowly gaining acceptability...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Malaysia Leader Ends Parliament, Setting Stage for Bitter Contest
The election campaign will take place against a backdrop of ethnic tensions, scandals in the country?s judiciary and concerns over corruption and rising food prices...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
Ending Impasse, Iraq Parliament Backs Measures
The three laws are the budget, a law outlining the scope of provincial powers and an amnesty for detainees...
New York Times - February 14, 2008
More apply to UK's universities
Some 26,000 more people applied for university courses in the UK this year than in 2007, a rise of 6.7%...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
New meat-eating dinos identified
Two previously unknown types of meat-eating dinosaur have been identified from Sahara desert fossils...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
BAE fraud case hearing to start
A judicial review into the SFO's decision to end a probe into BAE Systems and Saudi Arabia is due to start...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Real top Man Utd in rich league
Manchester United move from fourth to second in Deloitte's list of wealthiest clubs, topped by Real Madrid...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Mini-ramps to help bridge traffic
Plans for "mini-bridges" to slash the impact of major roadworks on the Forth Road Bridge are unveiled...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Bush expands sanctions on Syria
The US president orders new sanctions against senior Syrian officials and their associates...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Musharraf 'obstacle to stability'
A majority of Pakistanis say stability would improve if President Musharraf resigned, a BBC poll suggests...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Plane crashes in Armenian capital
A plane with 21 people on board crashes as it take off from Yerevan, leaving four in hospital...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Scottish council 'to freeze tax'
The majority of Scotland's local authorities are set to freeze council tax at last year's levels...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
MPs worried by Karzai comments
MPs express concern about critical comments made by the Afghan president about the UK...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Georgia tycoon post-mortem due
Initial post-mortem results on Georgian opposition leader and tycoon Badri Patarkatsishvili are due...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Olympic boycott has 'no purpose'
A call for a boycott of this summer's Olympics in Beijing would not serve any purpose, the Olympics minister says...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Lebanon braced for key memorials
Security is tight in Beirut ahead of a rally for late PM Rafik Hariri, and the funeral of a top Hezbollah figure...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
Insurers warn on flood risk homes
New homes could be uninsurable and unsaleable without stricter planning controls, insurers say...
BBC News - February 14, 2008
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