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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 March 2007:
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Senate Begins Debate on Getting U.S. Out of Iraq
The Senate vote today to allow debate was not indicative of support for the actual withdrawal resolution...
New York Times - March 14, 2007
50 Protesters Freed in Zimbabwe Court
Neither the police nor prosecutors showed up at a court hearing at which the activists were to be charged, defense lawyers said...
New York Times - March 14, 2007
Bush Tries to Mend Relations With Mexico
President Bush vowed to step up his efforts to persuade Congress to approve a bigger guest-worker program for Mexican migrants...
New York Times - March 14, 2007
Call for boys' own bookshelves
Schools should have a bookshelf for action and spy books to encourage boys to read, ministers say...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Ex-Hewlett head's charges dropped
Criminal charges against a former Hewlett Packard chairwoman over a spying scandal are dropped...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Shots fired as man flees from car
Police trying to make an arrest in connection with the recent murders of two men in Belfast fire at a suspect...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Scots Labour MPs rebel on Trident
Fifteen Scottish Labour MPs rebel against the government in a crucial vote on Trident in the Commons...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
'Eleven killed' in India farm clash
At least 11 people die after police in eastern India fire at farmers protesting at industrial plans...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Taxi driver shooting 'motiveless'
Police say there is no clear motive for the fatal shooting of a 53-year-old taxi driver in Sheffield...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Complaints over EU birthday draft
Lawmakers complain that the Declaration of Berlin, to mark the EU's 50th birthday, is being written in secret...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
SA launches five-year Aids plan
South Africa launches a five-year plan to combat Aids, as research shows new infection rates are 1,500 per day...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
US moves to release N Korea funds
The US announces steps that could allow North Korea to access its frozen funds, one of its key demands...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Australia too strong for Scotland
Australia's bowlers prove a handful for Scotland as Ricky Ponting's side cruise to a 203-run win in St Kitts...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Football: Spurs in Uefa last eight
Spurs reach the Uefa Cup quarter-finals after Dimitar Berbatov's double helps them beat Braga...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Riot at asylum centre 'contained'
About a third of detainees at a detention centre are being moved to other sites following a riot by inmates...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Shares volatile in world markets
Wall Street shares rebound after a stock sell-off in Europe prompted by US mortgage concerns...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Vicar stabbed to death at church
A man is arrested after a vicar is stabbed to death in the grounds of his church in a south Wales village...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Key suspect 'admits 9/11 guilt'
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, allegedly behind the 9/11 attacks, admits responsibility, a court transcript says...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Cadbury plans to split business
Cadbury Schweppes is planning to split itself up into two separate businesses, the BBC learns...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Trident plan wins Commons support
MPs vote to renew the UK's nuclear submarine system Trident, despite a Labour rebellion...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
U.N. Inspector Reports on North Korea Visit
North Korea will shut down a reactor but only after the U.S. ends sanctions, the U.N. inspector said today...
New York Times - March 14, 2007
Memo from Ayukawa: Whaling: A Japanese Obsession With American Roots
For Japan, whaling is intricately tied to the country?s relations with the West, especially the United States...
New York Times - March 14, 2007
Zimbabwe Opposition Leader Appears in Court
Fifty Zimbabwean anti-government activists were free today after neither police nor prosecutors showed up at a court hearing where the activists were to be charged...
New York Times - March 14, 2007
Pakistani Militants Hit Targets Close to Home
Suicide bombers have recently turned on Pakistan itself as Islamic militants threaten to open a new front...
New York Times - March 14, 2007
Monkeys tour tackles ticket touts
Rock group Arctic Monkeys will only sell tickets for their forthcoming tour to fans who register on their website...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Artificial vein to boost surgery
Scientists are developing an artificial vein for use in patients with circulation problems...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Abortion 'right to know' rejected
A Tory MP fails in her bid to give parents the right to know if underage daughters are being advised on abortion...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Fresh criticism over BAE inquiry
The OECD is to mount a fresh probe into UK anti-bribery laws following the scrapping of an inquiry into BAE...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Freed man must pay for jail 'board'
A Cardiff man, wrongly convicted of murder, must pay "living expenses" for his 11 years in jail...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Man 'terrified' by armed police
A man detained at gunpoint by armed police investigating a bank robbery speaks exclusively to BBC Scotland...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Devolution deal is 'within reach'
The government believes a deal to restore devolution to Northern Ireland is within reach, Gerry Adams says...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
'Seven killed' in India farm clash
At least seven people die after police in eastern India fire at farmers protesting at industrial plans...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
France's Le Pen 'to run' in poll
Far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen says he has the 500 sponsors needed to run in the presidential poll...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
N Korea 'committed' to disarming
UN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei says North Korea is still "fully committed" to giving up its nuclear programme...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Cricket: Anderson 'breaks finger'
England's James Anderson is taken to hospital in St Lucia with a suspected broken finger on his bowling hand...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Live - Australia v Scotland
Australia build an imposing total against Scotland in the Group A opener in St Kitts...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Avengers actor Gareth Hunt dies
Actor Gareth Hunt, star of The New Avengers, has died of cancer aged 65, his agent announces...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Rare Beatles footage goes online
Rare news footage and interviews with The Beatles goes on sale through download store Wippit...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
'No need' for hospital mobile ban
Hospitals in England which ban doctors and patients using mobile phones have no reason to do so, the government says...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Lords support all-appointed House
Peers vote to keep an all-appointed House of Lords - setting them on a collision course with MPs...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Kidnappers treated Britons 'well'
Five freed European hostages say they were well treated by their captors after being kidnapped in Ethiopia...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Stocks plunge in global sell-off
Fears of a US slowdown amid mortgage market woes prompt a share slump in Europe and Asia and jitters on Wall Street...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Tsvangirai urges Zimbabwe defiance
Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says his beating by police should be an inspiration for the struggle...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Blue Peter sorry over fake winner
The BBC apologises for faking the results of a competition on children's programme Blue Peter...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Nuclear weapons 'essential to UK'
Tony Blair says renewing the UK's Trident weapons system is "essential for our security" as MPs debate the issue...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Mobile focus for hi-tech Hanover
Hanover is bracing itself for an influx of hi-tech firms and fans who will be in town for the giant Cebit show...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Dame Helen is small screen queen
Dame Helen Mirren wins best actress at the Royal Television Society Awards for her role in ITV1's Prime Suspect...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Radar 'saves bats at wind farms'
Bats at risk of being killed by wind farms could be saved with radars, Aberdeen experts reveal...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Lord Black fraud trial to begin
The trial of media tycoon Lord Conrad Black is due to begin at a US federal court in Chicago...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Rescuers to issue cash plea to PM
Mountain rescue teams will make an appeal for funding when they meet Tony Blair at Downing Street later...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Campaigners in Trident protests
Demonstrators climb onto the roof of the Scottish Parliament as part of their protest over the crucial Trident vote...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Disabled student wins 'lift' case
A disabled woman wins damages after a company refuses to help her out of her wheelchair for lectures...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Taxi driver dies in city shooting
A 53-year-old taxi driver dies after being shot in the Pitsmoor area of Sheffield in the early hours...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
'Seven die' in India farm clash
Police in eastern India shoot dead at least seven farmers protesting against industrial plans, doctors say...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Arrests over Lebanon bombings
Alleged members of a radical Palestinian group are arrested in Lebanon over recent attacks on commuter buses...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
EU reopens dialogue with Syrians
The European Union's foreign policy chief holds talks with Syrian leaders, ending a two-year boycott...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
N Korea 'yet to shut' nuclear site
South Korea says it has seen no sign of the North shutting its nuclear facility, a key part of last month's landmark deal...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
VP 'excluded' from Nigerian polls
Nigeria's VP will not be allowed to run for president in April's polls, election commission officials say...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Cricket: Scotland face Australia
Scotland expect an uncompromising approach from Australia in Wednesday's World Cup game...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
First 2012 sponsor unveiled
London 2012 chairman Lord Sebastian Coe names the first official Olympic sponsor...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Seas on Saturn moon revealed
The Cassini probe finds evidence for seas, probably filled with liquid hydrocarbons, on Saturn's moon Titan...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Chelsea owner to divorce
Roman Abramovich, the billionaire owner of Chelsea football club, and his wife announce they have divorced...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
BBC suspends net education role
The BBC suspends its online educational service BBC Jam following complaints from competitors...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Freed hostages rest at embassy
Five freed European hostages are recovering at the British embassy in Eritrea's capital, Asmara...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Tsvangirai held in intensive care
Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai awaits a scan on his skull after being beaten in police custody...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Nine hurt in asylum centre riot
Riot officers are called in at an immigration detention centre after staff and inmates were injured in a fire...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
World stocks tumble on US fears
Fears of a US slowdown and mortgage market woes prompt a share slump in Europe, Asia and Wall Street...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
PM facing rebellion over Trident
Tony Blair faces a large Labour rebellion on plans to renew the UK's Trident nuclear weapons system...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Iraq Premier Meets Leaders in Area Torn by Insurgency
Leaders in Anbar Province, the epicenter of the Sunni Arab insurgency, have complained that the prime minister has neglected them...
New York Times - March 14, 2007
Bangladesh Military Government Holds 40 in Graft Sweep
A widening corruption investigation opened by the new government has resulted in the jailing of prominent public officials and business figures...
New York Times - March 14, 2007
West Bank Sites on Private Land, Data Shows
An up-to-date Israeli government register shows that 32.4 percent of the property held by Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank is private...
New York Times - March 14, 2007
50 Protesters Hospitalized in Zimbabwe
Antigovernment activists were treated after the police arrested and beat them for their efforts to hold a meeting...
New York Times - March 14, 2007
Answering Latin Left, Bush Pledges to Help Poor
The president?s Latin American tour represented an attempt to stave off growing anti-American sentiment...
New York Times - March 14, 2007
Islamic Militants in Pakistan Bomb Targets Close to Home
Suicide bombers have recently turned on Pakistan itself as Islamic militants threaten to open a new front in their war...
New York Times - March 14, 2007
Why Conrad Black is in the dock
As Lord Black goes on trial on charges of fraud and racketeering, is this a story of corporate excess or overzealous governance?...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
School choice 'raises standards'
Parental choice in schools pushes up standards but could increase social division, research suggests...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Children ask mums to stop smoking
Almost half of children whose mothers smoke have asked them to stop, a survey has found...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Out-of-hours GP reforms attacked
The government 'thoroughly mishandled' the introduction of the new system for out-of-hours health care in England, say MPs...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Threat of 'major' Trident revolt
Ministers brace themselves for a major revolt by Scottish Labour MPs over the replacement of Trident...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Deadly blast rocks Afghan capital
At least four people are killed in a huge explosion in the Afghan capital, Kabul, but the cause is unclear...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Putin in landmark Vatican visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Pope Benedict in a new effort to heal the Vatican-Orthodox rift...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Eight killed in Thailand ambush
Eight people have been killed when their minibus was ambushed by militants in southern Thailand...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Flood check plea as 1947 marked
The public is urged to check if they live in areas at risk of flooding, on the anniversary of the 1947 floods...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Reduction in card fraud in 2006
There was a 3% drop in the amount of money lost to card fraud in 2006...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Paisley and Adams meeting Blair
DUP leader Ian Paisley and Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams are to have separate talks with Tony Blair...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
Defiant Tsvangirai vows to fight on
Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai shows defiance after being beaten while in police custody...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
PM faces nuclear vote rebellion
Many Labour MPs could vote against the government on plans to replace submarines carrying Trident missiles...
BBC News - March 14, 2007
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