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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 2005:
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Debate on Kenya's Future: Serious Talk and Fruit Tossing
The debate over how to revamp a colonial-era Constitution has ranged from lofty discussions to chair throwing...
New York Times - October 15, 2005
Turnout Is Mixed as Iraqis Cast Votes on Constitution
The Sunni turnout appeared to be insufficient to defeat the new charter, and Iraqi officials predicted that it would pass...
New York Times - October 15, 2005
Pakistan Toll, at 38,000, Is Expected to Rise
The temperature is expected to drop to 37 degrees, and up to 2.5 million are homeless. Many are in tents with little heat...
New York Times - October 15, 2005
U.S. Offers Details of Plan For Open Markets in China
The Bush administration plans to present China's leaders on Sunday with a plan to overhaul China's financial markets...
New York Times - October 15, 2005
Rice Fails to Persuade Russia to Support U.N. Action on Iran
Russia's leaders told the secretary of state that they did not support sending the issue to the Security Council...
New York Times - October 15, 2005
Snooker: Higgins through to final
John Higgins beats Stephen Hendry 6-4 to advance to the final of the Preston Grand Prix...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
Iran bomb blasts leave four dead
Two bomb blasts hit a shopping centre near Iran's border with Iraq, killing four people, state TV says...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
Top prize for Parliament building
The Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh wins the prestigious Stirling Prize for architecture...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
Bradford victorious in Grand Final
Bradford avenge last season's Grand Final defeat with a hard-fought win over Leeds at Old Trafford...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
Romania takes bird flu measures
Romania introduces new measures after tests confirm an outbreak of bird flu which killed more than 60 in Asia...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
Polls Close in Iraq's Constitutional Referendum
If passed, the new constitution would mark a major step toward the formation of the country's first full-term government since the toppling of Saddam Hussein...
New York Times - October 15, 2005
Tests Confirm Deadly Strain Of Bird Flu In Romania
Lab tests detected the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in samples from Romanian ducks on Saturday, confirming that the virus had arrived for the first time in mainland Europe...
New York Times - October 15, 2005
Rice Fails to Persuade Russia To Back U.N. Action on Iran
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice failed on Saturday to persuade Russia to drop its opposition to bringing the issue of Iran's nuclear program before the United Nations Security Council...
New York Times - October 15, 2005
Beatles named 'icons of century'
The Beatles beat Louis Armstrong and Lucille Ball to be named icons of the century in magazine Variety...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
Body finds spark murder inquiries
Strathclyde Police appeal for help after the bodies of two young men are found in separate areas of Glasgow...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
Wales 'ready to handle bird flu'
The chief vet for Wales says plans are in place to deal with a deadly avian flu epidemic...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
Malawi issues food crisis appeal
Malawi's president declares a national disaster, saying his country is facing a worsening food crisis and needs help...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
Al-Qaeda 'barber' seized in Iraq
An al-Qaeda militant known to help insurgents change their appearance is held in Iraq, US forces say...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
Clashes go on after Kashmir quake
India's army says there has been no let up in separatist violence in Kashmir despite the deadly earthquake...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
Row over empty former prison ship
The Conservative shadow prisons minister criticises the government for allowing a floating prison to lie empty...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
Abduction bid 'fifth' on estate
Police appeal for information following the attempted abduction of a four-year-old girl in County Londonderry...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
Iran bomb blasts leave two dead
Two bomb blasts hit a shopping centre near Iran's border with Iraq, killing two people, state TV says...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
Police free five terror suspects
Five men arrested a week ago under the Terrorism Act are released into the custody of the Immigration Service...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
Blair attacks Labour's 'old left'
Tony Blair says swapping his reforms for the leftist policies of the past would herald a Tory government...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
'Arms smugglers' seized in Kabul
British and US citizens claiming to be peacekeepers are held for suspected arms smuggling in Kabul, police say...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
Davis puts pressure on Tory rival
Tory leadership candidate David Davis steps up the pressure on his rival, David Cameron, over the use of drugs...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
Baby born to Danish royal couple
Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary have a baby boy...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
Live: Bradford v Leeds
All the action from the engage Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
Football: Chelsea thrash Bolton
Chelsea produce a second half surge of four goals in nine minutes to beat Bolton...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
Iraq votes in historic referendum
Polls close in Iraq where millions voted on a new charter and insurgent attacks were kept to a minimum...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
Brits asked to count common frogs
The charity Froglife asks Britons to take part in a nationwide survey of the common frog to assess disease threats...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
Space date set for Scotty's ashes
The ashes of Star Trek actor James Doohan, Scotty in the series, are to be sent into space in December...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
Pillows can harbour harmful fungi
A mini ecosystem of potentially-harmful fungi is at work in pillows, a study says...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
Railtrack ruling was 'inevitable'
The former rail regulator says the Railtrack shareholders' failure to win compensation was no surprise...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
'Pressure' for UVF to follow IRA
The Progressive Unionist Party holds its conference amid speculation it is engaged in a debate on its future...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
RAF inquiry into training crash
An RAF board of inquiry is set up to investigate the cause of a tornado crash off the coast of St Andrews...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
Fourth man accused of city murder
A 39-year-old man becomes the fourth to be charged with killing a father-of-three outside a Newport pub...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
Russia and US disagree over Iran
The US secretary of state clashes with Moscow over whether Iran can pursue a nuclear energy programme...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
Karzai condemns killing of cleric
Afghan President Hamid Karzai strongly condemns the killing of a cleric in a mosque bomb attack...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
Spain house collapse 'kills four'
At least four people die in the collapse of a building housing immigrants in Spain, reports say...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
UK centre row over Harrods raffle
A raffle for a piece of land in the centre of the UK ignites outrage in a Northumberland town...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
Cricket: Australia take control
Australia lead the World XI by 221 after dismissing them for 190 in the Super Test in Sydney...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
Rugby L: Bulls and Rhinos final
Bradford and Leeds go head-to-head in a repeat of last year's Super League Grand Final on Saturday...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
Romania bird flu is lethal strain
The bird flu virus detected in the Danube delta is the same lethal strain which struck in Asia...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
Pakistan quake toll reaches '38,000'
Pakistan says more than 38,000 people are now believed dead after South Asia's earthquake...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
Shortage of Tents and Spread of Infection Plague Relief Efforts After Earthquake
With temperatures plummeting, India faced an acute shortage of tents, leaving earthquake survivors in the villages of Kashmir to spend their seventh night outdoors...
New York Times - October 15, 2005
Court in Hague Issues Arrest Warrants for Ugandan Rebels
The charges include brutalizing civilians, including killing, raping and robbing them, and systematically kidnapping children...
New York Times - October 15, 2005
U.S. Envoy Lucky to Be Alive, Zimbabwe Says
Zimbabwean authorities said guards acted with restraint when U.S. Ambassador Christopher Dell entered a restricted zone near President Robert Mugabe's residence...
New York Times - October 15, 2005
G.I.'s and Syrians in Tense Clashes on Iraqi Border
The clashes have raised the prospect that cross-border operations may become a dangerous new front in the Iraq war...
New York Times - October 15, 2005
Baghdad Quiet as Vote Begins on Constitution
A blackout plunged Baghdad into darkness as electoral workers readied polling stations for a nationwide vote on a constitution...
New York Times - October 15, 2005
Russian Forces Kill Last Rebels to End Standoff
More than 100 were killed and many more wounded in two days of skirmishes in the turbulent North Caucasus region...
New York Times - October 15, 2005
Food a recipe for school success
The BBC's Mike Baker suggests the government needs to go further on the issue of school food...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
Nigerian e-mail frauds targeted
Microsoft and Nigeria sign an agreement to jointly fight e-mail scams which originate in the African country...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
Bar chairman bids to end pay row
The costs of long criminal cases should be cut, a top QC is due to say in a bid to end a pay row with the government...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
Ecuador ex-president arrested
Ecuador's ousted ex-president is arrested after returning to his home country from Colombia...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
Iraqis vote amid tight security
Polls open across Iraq to allow people to vote on a proposed constitution, amid fears of insurgent attacks...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
UK experts await bird flu results
UK experts expect results this weekend from tests on a suspected case of deadly bird flu found in Romania...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
US rejects British Katrina beef
The US blocks the release to hurricane victims of about 350,000 UK-donated meals, because of mad cow disease...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
US troops 'starve Iraqi citizens'
A UN official accuses the US-led coalition in Iraq of depriving citizens of food and water for strategic reasons...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
Iran accused over nuclear plans
The US ambassador to the UN accuses Iran of spending 18 years trying to develop nuclear weapons...
BBC News - October 15, 2005
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