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Review Just say I dont to Bride Wars
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Audiovox to expand availability of TV on the road
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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How big Jurassic flying reptiles got off ground
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Congo rebel faction denounces Nkunda as leader
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Arabs put Hamas in UN draft, West offers own text
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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New US-led naval force to battle Somali pirates
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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How many scorpions? London Zoo does critter count
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Pope Benedict jokes about hoarse voice
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Handlers on phone ordered Mumbai gunmen to kill
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Global News Archive for July 2007:
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Russia Suspends Arms Pact, Citing U.S. Missile Plan
Russia said today that it would suspend its obligations under a key cold war-era arms control treaty in response to U.S. plans to deploy a missile shield...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
North Koreans Say They?ve Shut Nuclear Reactor
The North Korean claim, which was synchronized with the arrival of a shipment of fuel oil from South Korea, marked the first step toward reversing a confrontation with the U.S...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Poor do not have worse nutrition
People on low incomes have similar diets to the rest of the population, a government report states...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
Pair arrested over car park rape
Two teenagers are being questioned in connection with the rape of a 16-year-old girl in south Belfast...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
Two children die in M25 accidents
Two children are killed in separate accidents on the M25 either side of the Dartford Crossing...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
S Korean ship 'sinks off Iran'
Thirteen people are missing after a South Korean cargo ship sinks in Iranian waters, Iran's state TV says...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
Khan fights back to beat Limond
Amir Khan beats Scotland's Willie Limond to win the Commonwealth lightweight title...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
Miliband defends UK-US relations
Foreign Secretary David Miliband tries to quash suggestions that Prime Minister Gordon Brown wants cooler relations with the US...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
Tesco stores shut after threats
Fourteen Tesco stores across the country are closed by police following a series of threats...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
N Korea 'closes nuclear reactor'
The US says it has been told by North Korea that it has closed its nuclear reactor at Yongbyon...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
North Korea Gets Oil for Closing Reactor
U.N. inspectors today began monitoring North Korea?s promise to scale back its nuclear weapons program...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Russia Steps Back From European Arms Treaty
The move threatened to further aggravate Moscow?s already tense relations with the West...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Russia Steps Back From Key Arms Treaty
President Vladimir V. Putin announced today that Russia would suspend its obligations under a cornerstone cold war-era arms limitation treaty...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Medellín?s Mayor Brings Beauty to the Slums
Mayor Sergio Fajardo has brought luxurious public buildings to areas once ravaged by cocaine wars...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
North Koreans Say They?ve Shut Nuclear Reactor
The North Korean claim, which was synchronized with the arrival of a shipment of fuel oil from South Korea, marked the first step toward reversing a confrontation with the U.S...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Pit disaster victims remembered
A memorial is unveiled to commemorate 12 miners killed in a pit explosion near Stirling 85 years ago...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
Two people dead in M25 accidents
At least two people are killed in separate accidents on the M25 either side of the Dartford Crossing...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
PM Maliki defends Iraq progress
Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki shrugs off US criticism of slow progress saying it is understandable in the face of violence...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
Sarkozy shakes up French holiday
France's popular president leads national day celebrations with several breaks with tradition...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
N Korea reactor 'to shut in days'
The US says a key N Korea nuclear reactor will close by Monday as a UN team arrives to oversee the shut-down...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
Tanzanian leader takes Aids test
Tanzania's president and opposition leaders launch a campaign for voluntary HIV/Aids testing by being tested in public...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
Cycling: Gerdemann wins stage
German Linus Gerdemann takes the yellow jersey by winning the first mountain stage of this year's the Tour de France...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
Effects of autism 'long-lasting'
Almost half of all adults with autism still have to live with their parents, a report finds...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
US farewell to former first lady
US ex-presidents pay respects to Lady Bird Johnson, the late wife of ex-President Lyndon B Johnson...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
Housing needs 'must be met'
The demand for rented accommodation and houses to buy must be met, says Prime Minister Gordon Brown...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
Ghana Britons 'need suitable cell'
British officials want two girls suspected of drug smuggling in Africa moved to a more suitable prison...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
Family tribute to murder victims
Relatives of a mother and two children who were murdered pay tribute to the loved ones that "lit up" their lives...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
Man charged over failed attacks
A third man is charged in connection with the failed car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
After Protests, Starbucks Closes Store at Beijing?s Forbidden City
BEIJING (AP) -- Starbucks has closed a coffeehouse in China's former imperial palace, the company said Saturday, ending a presence that sparked protests by Chinese critics who said it damaged a key historical site...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Troops Mass in Northwest Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- Thousands of troops were deployed to Pakistan's northwestern frontier to try to dissuade outlawed Islamic militants from launching a holy war against the government for its bloody attack on a radical mosque, military officials said Saturday...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Russia Steps Back From Arms Treaty
Russia suspended participation in a European arms control treaty that governs deployment of troops on the continent, the Kremlin said today...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
'Throttle' school backed by chief
Recruitment procedures at a school where a teacher "throttled" a five-year-old pupil are backed by an education chief...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
Ibiza DJ rocks working men's club
Celebrity DJ Judge Jules swaps the glitz and glamour of Ibiza "superclubbing" for a small working men's club...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
Sex attackers target teenage girl
A teenage girl is severely traumatised after she was raped by two men in south Belfast...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
Deadly attack on Pakistani troops
Eight Pakistani soldiers die in a suicide attack amid fears of reprisals for the Red Mosque assault...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
Tugs try to split stricken ship
Salvage experts are continuing efforts to break up the stricken container ship MSC Napoli off east Devon...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
Czech castration raises worries
A European watchdog expresses concern about the treatment of sex offenders in the Czech Republic...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
Republicans press Bush over Iraq
Two Republican senators add to pressure on President Bush with a new plan on Iraq troop withdrawal...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
Beckham unfazed by pressure in US
David Beckham insists he can cope with the pressure of championing football in the United States...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
Forbidden City Starbucks closes
A Starbucks on the site of Beijing's Forbidden City closes after protests that it trampled Chinese culture...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
UN inspectors arrive in N Korea
A team of UN monitors arrives in North Korea to supervise the planned shutdown of its main nuclear reactor...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
Disgraced mogul Black 'to appeal'
Disgraced media tycoon Conrad Black will appeal against his convictions for fraud, his lawyer has said...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
Russia suspends arms control pact
Russia's president suspends application of a key Cold War arms treaty limiting heavy weapons in Europe...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
Man held after three found dead
A man is arrested on suspicion of murder after a mother and her two children are found dead...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
World Briefing | Middle East: United Nations: Hariri Investigation Slows
The United Nations investigation of the 2005 killing of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri has identified a number of people possibly involved, but Lebanon?s worsening situation has made it difficult to gain cooperation from witnesses and recruit staff members, the inquiry?s chief, Serge Brammertz, said in a report to the Security Council. He said his commission had discovered many ?commonalities? between the killing and 17 political attacks...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
World Briefing | Africa: Peacekeepers Accused of Smuggling Gold
United Nations peacekeepers in Congo are under investigation on charges of exchanging food for gold with members of militias from neighboring Rwanda...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
World Briefing | Asia: China: Dissident Dies Shortly After Release
A legal rights promoter who fought forced evictions in Shanghai and was jailed for two years died shortly after being released on medical parole, said Human Rights in China, a group in New York. The authorities in Shanghai had rejected requests by the family of the promoter, Chen Xiaoming, to release him early on the ground that he had a chronic illness. Mr. Chen, who was jailed for ?disturbing order in court,? died of a hemorrhage after being moved to a civilian hospital on July 1, the group said...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
World Briefing | Americas: Brazil: Kremlin Opponent Sought in Scandal
A judge in Brazil issued a warrant for Boris Berezovsky in a money-laundering case involving the soccer club Corinthians...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
World Briefing | Africa: Nigeria: Kidnappers Release 3-Year-Old
A Nigerian toddler abducted on his way to nursery school in the oil-rich south was returned safely...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
McCain Takes His Case to Site of a Past Triumph
In New Hampshire, the presidential candidate invoked his military experience to make a full-throated defense of the increasing unpopular war in Iraq...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Radicalism Among Muslim Professionals Worries Many
Some scientists and analysts say that a growing movement of fervent Muslims are using science as a reinforcement of religious belief...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
World Briefing | Africa: Congo Republic: Pygmies Housed at Zoo
Human rights activists accused organizers of a Pan-African music festival of mistreating a group of pygmy musicians by housing them in tents at the city zoo...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Crackdown on ?Killer Buses? Strands Delhi Commuters
A series of fatal accidents has on privately owned buses has pushed New Delhi?s long-suffering commuters beyond the limits of tolerance...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Guilty Plea in Iraq Kickback Case
An American who worked for a Halliburton subsidiary pleaded guilty to receiving kickbacks in exchange for awarding contracts in Iraq and Kuwait in 2003...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
New Palestinian Government Under Same Leadership
The emergency Palestinian government - led by Salam Fayyad - is exactly like the old one, with a few additional ministers...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
U.S. May Bypass the U.N. for Kosovo Independence
The U.S. threatened to seek a solution outside the United Nations if Russia persisted in blocking Security Council action on Kosovo?s desire for independence from Serbia...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Covert Ops
A former ?infidel dog? says nefarious corporations are running the planet...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Iran, Reversing Ban, Will Open Reactor to U.N. Inspectors
United Nations nuclear inspectors, banned by Iran earlier this year from visiting a heavy-water reactor at Arak, will be allowed to inspect it before the end of July...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Gaps in Training Iraqi Forces Worry Top U.S. Commanders
American commanders said that the effort to train Iraqi Army and police units had slowed recently and would need to be expanded to enable any large-scale reduction in American force levels...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
The Saturday Profile: Carving Plight of Coal Miners, He Churns China
Zhang Jianhua?s temerity in representing Chinese coal miners through life-size sculpture has earned his work what might be called a soft ban...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Peace for Land
The historian Tom Segev studies the aftermath of Israel?s 1967 war...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
U.S. Troops Battle Iraqi Police in East Baghdad; Rogue Lieutenant Captured, Military Says
In a rare battle between American and uniformed Iraqi forces, United States troops killed six Iraqi policemen and seven gunmen during a predawn raid...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
Australia Charges Doctor With Aiding Terrorist Group
The authorities in Australia have charged an Indian doctor in connection with the recent failed bombings in London and Glasgow, according to his lawyer...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
G.O.P. Senators Press to Change Strategy in Iraq
Two senators proposed requiring President Bush to present a plan by October that begins limiting the involvement of U.S. forces...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
In a Baghdad Killing, Questions That Haunt Iraq
An Iraqi reporter and interpreter for The Times died in Iraq?s murderous turmoil, which is at a point where families never know their loved ones? killers...
New York Times - July 14, 2007
'Jules Vernes' set for sea voyage
Europe's biggest, most complex spacecraft is packed up for despatch to the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
The dead parrot curriculum
The shake-up of the school curriculum signals a truly radical change in education, argues Mike Baker...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
Hope for new Parkinson's therapy
Scientists have discovered a protein which may help to slow, or even reverse symptoms of Parkinson's disease...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
Wait and see on mayor, says Boris
Boris Johnson says 'it won't be long now' before he says whether he wants to be the Tory mayoral candidate...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
Cadbury outbreak blamed on cuts
Salmonella was allowed to enter Cadbury chocolate bars following cost cuts, a court is told...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
Hmong leader released on bail
General Vang Pao, accused of leading a plot to overthrow the Lao government, is freed on bail in the US...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
Climate protest march under way
A group of walkers from around the world are setting off on what is being called Britain's longest protest march...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
North Korea receives oil shipment
North Korea receives an initial shipment of fuel promised in return for a pledge to shut down its main nuclear reactor...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
Convicted rapist at Labour event
A businessman with a rape conviction attended a fundraising event for the Labour Party, the BBC reveals...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
US and UK 'no longer inseparable'
A minister says the UK and the United States would no longer be "joined at the hip" in foreign policy...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
Airport security costs 'too high'
The aviation industry says it can no longer afford the spiralling costs of security at UK airports...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
Indian doctor charge over UK plot
Australian police charge a man over his alleged involvement with attempted bombings in London and Glasgow...
BBC News - July 14, 2007
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