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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 Octomber 2004:
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Army Probes Whether G.I.'s Refused a Mission in Iraq
The Army is investigating reports that members of a reservist supply unit refused to go on a convoy mission...
New York Times - October 15, 2004
Israel withdraws from north Gaza
Israel leaves northern Gaza after 16 days of fighting in the bloodiest operation there since the start of the intifada...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Fire prompts ammonia alert
People living beside a meat plant in Coleraine are told to stay inside amid fears of an ammonia leak in a huge fire...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Black Watch may extend Iraq stay
Members of the Black Watch regiment may have to remain in Iraq for longer than had been hoped, it is confirmed...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Greenspan plays down oil burden
Fed chief Alan Greenspan says energy prices are not yet a major economic threat, as oil touches $55 a barrel in New York...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
UK troops 'set for US Iraq role'
British troops could be sent to some of Iraq's most volatile areas to back up US forces, the BBC learns...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Man charged with Danielle murder
A man will appear before magistrates on Saturday charged with the murder of 14-year-old Danielle Beccan...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Mugabe rival urges reconciliation
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says his treason acquittal could help heal deep political divisions...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Glazer raises stake in Man United
US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer confirms that he has raised his stake in Manchester United to 25.3%...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Ex-UK envoy rounds on his critics
The former ambassador to Uzbekistan says he is a "victim of conscience" after criticising torture...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Howard slams MP's Bigley article
Tory leader Michael Howard says a Spectator article claiming Liverpudlians "wallow in their victim status" is nonsense...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
FA wants Beckham explanation
The FA asks David Beckham for his 'observations' about the controversy surrounding his booking against Wales...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Football: Premiership picks
Mark Lawrenson's predictions for the weekend's Premiership games...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
U.S. Military Pounds Targets in and Around Falluja
In other violence today, a car bomb killed 10 Iraqis. Also, Poland said it would reduce its troops in Iraq...
New York Times - October 15, 2004
Sharon Agrees to Pull Back Troops in Gaza
Israel said today that it had begun to scale back its operation into the northern Gaza Strip after the deaths of more than 100 Palestinians...
New York Times - October 15, 2004
UK boost for biomass fuel crops
The UK government is stepping up efforts to stimulate the growing of crops for use in generating renewable energy...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Intel shift over need for speed
Intel has dropped plans for 4GHz version of its flagship Pentium 4 chip, making a shift in approach...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Robinson to head England rugby
Andy Robinson is appointed head coach of England until June 2008...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Football: Vogts faces sack
The Scottish FA is likely to dismiss Berti Vogts on Monday, BBC Sport believes...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Burundi peace poll postponed
Elections in Burundi, scheduled under a peace accord to take place by 1 November, are postponed...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
'Militants' killed in Gaza strike
Israel carries out an air raid on northern Gaza, reportedly killing three Palestinians near the Jabaliya refugee camp...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Muslim suspects in Gujarat freed
Two Muslims charged over the 2002 train attack on Hindu pilgrims that sparked religious riots in Gujarat are freed...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Pill reminders forwarded by text
A health body is using mobile phones to text reminders to young women to take the contraceptive pill...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Ex-soldiers jailed for sex abuse
Two former soldiers from County Antrim are jailed for a total of 26 years on sex abuse charges...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Scots continuing to die younger
Eight of the 10 areas in the UK with the lowest male life expectancy are in Scotland, according to figures...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
30 schools face closure or merger
A £110m education shake-up in Carmarthenshire is set to provoke controversy...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Benefit cuts 'to boost pensions'
Labour may boost pension spending by cutting the numbers on incapacity benefit, Tony Blair says...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Fresh bid twist boosts Man United
Manchester United says there has been no firm takeover bid from US tycoon Malcolm Glazer...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Darfur death toll 'reaches 70,000'
About 70,000 people are thought to have died since March in Sudan's conflict-torn Darfur region, the UN says...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Falluja people flee new attacks
Heavy US bombing raids spark a fresh exodus of residents from the rebel-held city of Falluja in Iraq...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Bigley article angers Liverpool
The Spectator magazine says Liverpudlians used the death of Ken Bigley to "wallow in their victim status"...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
British worker shot dead in Iraq
A British security guard has been shot dead in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Plans for 500,000 homes backed
A controversial plan to build almost 500,000 new homes in eastern England gets initial approval...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Hamza to face UK terror charges
Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri is to face terror charges in the UK which will take precedence over his extradition hearing...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Severe flooding hits village
A clear-up operation is under way after a river overflows and floods part of a County Antrim village...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Salmond in fishing policy demand
Alex Salmond is to deliver a petition calling on the UK to withdraw from the Common Fisheries Policy...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
County's schools facing mergers
Changes to schools in Carmarthenshire are set to be revealed as part of a major modernisation programme...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Glazer bid for Man United "fails"
US tycoon Malcolm Glazer's attempted takeover of Manchester United has been called off, the club is expected to announce...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
University admissions head named
A former university head is chosen to look after widening student access to higher education in England...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Ex-UK envoy rounds on critics
Former ambassador Craig Murray says he is a "victim of conscience" after being recalled from his post in Uzbekistan...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
US planes step up Falluja attacks
US forces launch fresh attacks on the rebel-held Iraqi city of Falluja, as one person dies in a Baghdad car bomb...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Benefit cut 'to plug pension gap'
The government may plug the pensions shortfall by cutting benefits, Tony Blair indicates...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Doctors neutral over euthanasia
Two doctors groups have dropped their opposition to a bill which will allow them to help terminally ill patients die...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
X-Prize for world's 'Holy Grails'
A series of X-Prizes for breakthroughs in science or technology that solve the world's greatest challenges are planned...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Warne breaks Test wickets record
Tributes flow in for Australian Shane Warne after he becomes Test cricket's most prolific wicket-taker...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Football: Man U to reveal position
Man Utd supporters groups are waiting on news of Malcolm Glazer's proposed takeover bid...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Armed men capture DR Congo town
A mysterious group takes a mining town
in the south of the DR Congo, as the president embarks on his first trip to the volatile east...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Cleric charged with hotel bombing
Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir is charged with a 2003 bomb attack on a Jakarta hotel...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Schroeder in landmark Libya talks
Germany's Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder meets Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on a historic visit to Tripoli...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
'Militant' killed in Gaza strike
Israel carries out an air raid on northern Gaza, killing a Palestinian near the Jabaliya refugee camp...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Pakistan hunts kidnappers' leader
Pakistan vows to track down ex-Guantanamo inmate who leads group that kidnapped two Chinese engineers...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Dog's death appeal comes to end
A family's German shepherd dog could win the right to live after a three-and-a-half year legal battle...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Addict guilty of Stuttle murder
Drug addict Ian Previte is found guilty of pushing British tourist Caroline Stuttle to her death in Australia...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Mugabe rival cleared of treason
A Zimbabwe judge rules that opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is not guilty of treason...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
UK bankers face Enron extradition
Three UK bankers can be extradited to the US to face fraud charges related to a deal with Enron, a judge rules...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
2 Bombers Kill 5 in Guarded Area in Baghdad
The attack appeared to mark the first time that insurgents had smuggled and detonated bombs inside the Green Zone...
New York Times - October 15, 2004
Malaria Vaccine Proves Effective
For the first time, researchers say, a vaccine against malaria has shown that it can save children from infection or death...
New York Times - October 15, 2004
Sharon Said to Agree to Pull Back Troops
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has agreed to scale back Israel's two-week-old military offensive in the northern Gaza Strip...
New York Times - October 15, 2004
U.S. Army Inquiry Implicates 28 Soldiers in Deaths of 2 Afghan Detainees
The Army criminal investigation describes potential offenses ranging from involuntary manslaughter to assault to conspiracy...
New York Times - October 15, 2004
Law and Miller at Alfie premiere
Actors Jude Law and Sienna Miller attend world premiere of the movie remake of Alfie in London's Leicester Square...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
F1: Deadline for British GP
Silverstone's owners say the British Grand Prix will only go ahead if a contract dispute is resolved...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Nigeria strike ends amid warnings
A four-day general strike ends in Nigeria but unions threaten more action in two weeks if petrol prices stay high...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Settlers march against Gaza plan
Several thousand Jewish settlers rally against Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Gaza withdrawal plan...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
GP held over patient death bailed
A doctor from Essex arrested on suspicion of the murder of an 86-year-old man is released on police bail...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Hopes of malaria vaccine by 2010
Scientists say they have developed an effective vaccine against malaria that could be ready in six years...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Stuttle case jury ponders verdict
Jurors in the trial of a man accused of murdering British backpacker Caroline Stuttle are considering their verdict...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Decision due on 500,000 homes
A decision is due to be taken on whether 500,000 new home should be built in eastern England...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Zimbabwe set for treason verdict
A judge in Harare is expected to deliver his verdict in the treason trial of opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
HIV in monkeys 'blocked by drug'
Scientists believe they are a step closer to understanding how to block the transmission of HIV...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Men freed in desecration probe
Two men held over the theft of an 82-year-old woman's body from a graveyard are released without charge...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Jackson abuse charges still stand
Michael Jackson's defence teams fails in an attempt to have child abuse charges thrown out of court...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
Britons among Canada crash dead
Four Britons, a German and two Zimbabweans were killed in a plane crash in Canada, local police say...
BBC News - October 15, 2004
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