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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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Nissan suit simulates older drivers difficulties
Nissan calls it an "aging suit," a cumbersome, strap-on outfit that gives young auto designers the feel of driving with a bulging belly, arthritic joints and shaky balance...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
NASA to start long distance repairs on Hubble
NASA engineers say they know how to fix the broken Hubble Space Telescope: They have to wake up computer parts that have been sleeping in space for more than 18 years...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
High court turns down Ga. death row inmate
The Supreme Court has cleared the way for a Georgia man to be put to death for killing a police officer, two weeks after it halted his execution to consider his appeal...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Dalai Lama to leave Indian hospital after surgery
The Dalai Lama was recovering Monday from surgery to remove gallstones and was likely to leave a New Delhi hospital early this week, a senior aide said...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
N.Korean sentenced to 5 years in prison for spying
A North Korean woman accused in a sensational espionage case involving sex and poisoned needles was sentenced Wednesday by a South Korean court to five years in prison...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Finding God at a beer festival
In the beginning, there was a long line for Judgment Day ale...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Residents file back in as LA fire fears diminish
Residents of the San Fernando Valley breathed air free of smoke and ash for the first time in four days Wednesday under brilliant blue skies...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Guard planes not yet equipped to fight wildfires
Despite pressure from elected officials and the military, the Bush administration has yet to equip some California National Guard planes for firefighting _ a delay that could have grave implications during the worst of the wildfire season...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Rescue group leaves Baghdad without puppy
An animal rescue group left Baghdad on Wednesday without a puppy whose cause has been championed by thousands of people from around the world...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Casino movie inspiration Rosenthal dead at 79
Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal _ sports handicapper extraordinaire, Las Vegas gaming executive and the inspiration for the blockbuster movie "Casino" _ died Monday. He was 79...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
In Clay, a young man finds solace in hip-hop
Can a nerdy white boy from the suburbs outrun family problems and find his place in life as a hip-hop artist?...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
What me worry? MAD to auction early works
Alfred E. Neuman, the grinning face with the flapping ears, has gazed out from the covers of MAD magazine for half a century _ becoming such a familiar presence that Charles, Prince of Wales, may have felt it necessary to deny that he looked like him...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
DJ AM says fleeing jet crash recalled Miami Vice
DJ AM was jolted from a nap by a real-life nightmare: the fiery plane crash in South Carolina that left him badly burned and killed four passengers...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
CNN to start weekend comedy show with D.L. Hughley
The latest entrant into the TV comedy business is ... CNN?...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Spain, England, Dutch maintain perfect starts
Spain, England and the Netherlands maintained perfect starts in World Cup qualifying Wednesday to open big leads for spots in the 2010 tournament in South Africa...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
English, Dutch are perfect in World Cup qualifiers
England romped to a 5-1 victory at Belarus and the Netherlands edged Norway 1-0 Wednesday, leaving both winners perfect through three games of World Cup qualifying play...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Bucks beat Warriors 98-94 in China
Andrew Bogut scored 18 points and Luke Ridnour added 16 Wednesday night, leading the Milwaukee Bucks past the Golden State Warriors 98-94 in an NBA exhibition game...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
G-8 announces global summit on financial crisis
Leaders of the Group of Eight major industrial countries said Wednesday they will meet "in the near future" for a global summit to tackle the financial crisis...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Dow plunges 733 on new disheartening economic data
The economy lurched deeper into the doldrums Wednesday and took the stock market down with it, sending the Dow Jones industrials to a staggering 733-point loss and erasing any hopes that the convulsions that have shaken Wall Street for a month were over...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Play of the Day Heels off, sneakers on for Palin
The high heels came off and the running shoes went on...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Christians flee Iraqi city of Mosul after killings
Cars and trucks loaded with suitcases, mattresses and passengers cradling baskets stuffed with clothes lined up at checkpoints Monday to flee Mosul, a day after the 10th killing of an Iraqi Christian in the northern city so far this month...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Palin has checkered history on ethics issues
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, whose reformer image took a hit in a report concluding she abused her powers to settle a family score, has skirted state ethics rules before for personal benefit and used her office to help friends and supporters, according to an Associated Press review of records...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
EU, US call for a global summit to reshape banking
The Group of Eight major industrial nations announced Wednesday they will hold a global summit _ perhaps as early as November in New York _ to forge common action to prevent another economic meltdown...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
World stocks drop on recession fears
World stocks tumbled Wednesday after poor U.S. retail sales data provided fresh evidence that global efforts to restore confidence in the financial system will not be enough to stave off a deep recession...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Red Sox knuckle under, Rays surge to 3-1 ALCS lead
They fluttered in and rocketed out: Three more homers sent sailing over the Green Monster to help Evan Longoria and the Tampa Bay Rays blow out Boston for the second straight game and move within one win of their first AL pennant...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Marleau gets 2 goals in Sharks 5-2 win
Patrick Marleau scored two goals, Evgeni Nabokov made 31 saves and the San Jose Sharks kept new coach Todd McLellan unbeaten through four games with a 5-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Fighting breaks out at Thai-Cambodia border
A gunfight broke out between Thai and Cambodian troops at a disputed border zone Wednesday, escalating a conflict that officials from both sides fear could result in a war between the neighbors...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Reports Madonna and Ritchie to announce divorce
British newspapers say Madonna and Guy Ritchie are splitting up...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Hurricane Omar taking aim at Caribbean islands
Hurricane Omar is slowly moving northeast, a day after drenching islands in the southeastern Caribbean...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Canadian PM seeks economic cooperation after vote
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Wednesday he will reach out to all parties during the global financial meltdown after his Conservative Party won national elections but saw its hopes of clinching a parliamentary majority dashed...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Hurricane Omar heads for US Caribbean islands
Omar strengthened into a hurricane and took aim at the Virgin Islands on Wednesday after drenching the southeastern Caribbean...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Georgia-Russia talks off to shaky start in Geneva
The first high-level talks between Russia and Georgia since their war broke down Wednesday, but international sponsors said the negotiations had only hit a procedural snag and will resume next month...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Restoration of Berlin Wall remains starts
East German leader Erich Honecker famously proclaimed in 1989 that the Berlin Wall could remain in place for another 100 years...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
American soldiers, civilians vote in Afghanistan
American soldiers, aid workers and military contractors in Afghanistan are filling out absentee ballots this week and sending them back to the U.S. to be counted by election officials...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Sex-on-beach trial exposes Dubais cultural divide
The British pair on trial for sex on the beach deny going all the way, but even a snuggle in the sand is going too far in this Persian Gulf city. Even though Dubai sells itself as a party hot spot, its Arab population hews to conservative Muslim values...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Restoration starts on part of Berlin Wall remains
East German leader Erich Honecker famously proclaimed in 1989 that the Berlin Wall could remain in place for another 100 years...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
US military No. 2 al-Qaida in Iraq leader killed
American soldiers killed the alleged No. 2 leader of al-Qaida in Iraq, a Moroccan who trained in Afghanistan, recruited foreign fighters and ran operations in northern Iraq where Sunni insurgents remain a potent threat, the U.S. military said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Deadly fighting erupts at Thai-Cambodian border
Escalating tensions between Thailand and Cambodia over a disputed border near a historic temple erupted Wednesday in a deadly gunbattle, prompting officials to quickly declare that they would resolve the dispute through talks, not bullets...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Russian lawyer suspects mercury poisoning
A Russian lawyer said Wednesday she suspects she and her family were poisoned by mercury found in her car, keeping her away from the start of the trial of three men accused in the slaying of journalist Anna Politkovskaya...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Thousands of Christians march in Jerusalem parade
Thousands of Christians from around the world, waving blue and white Israeli flags, marched Wednesday in a colorful holiday parade in Jerusalem to commemorate a Jewish holiday and show their support for Israel...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Iraq US agrees to limited Iraqi jurisdiction
American troops could face trial before Iraqi courts for major crimes committed off base and when not on missions, under a draft security pact hammered out in months of tortuous negotiations, Iraqi officials familiar with the accord said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Tasers in spotlight of alleged French spying plot
A postman-turned-leftist politician who has campaigned against the use of Tasers claims he has been targeted by a shady spy ring _ allegedly made up of crooked cops, private eyes and the head of a French company that sells the stun guns...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Whale sanctuary becomes law in Chile
Chile has turned all of its Pacific Ocean territorial waters into a whale sanctuary...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Chilean general sentenced in human rights case
A retired Chilean army general has been sentenced to six years in prison for the killing of five dissidents during the former military dictatorship...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Convicted Lockerbie bomber wins legal victory
The former Libyan intelligence agent convicted of bombing Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland has won an important victory in his effort to have his conviction overturned...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Crisis bodes ill for climate change talks
The global financial crisis could hardly come at a worse time for nations seeking a new agreement on climate change that _ on top of everything else _ will cost tens of billions more dollars...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Kramnik holds Anand to second draw in chess
World chess champion Viswanathan Anand of India started the second game of his championship match against Russian challenger Vladimir Kramnik with a definite advantage Wednesday, but had to settle for a draw...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
UK government considering huge telecoms database
Britain is considering setting up a database of all phone and e-mail traffic in the country as part of a high-tech strategy to fight terrorism and crime, its top law-and-order official said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
E. European nations want climate package changes
Eastern European leaders pushed for changes to a EU climate package at the opening of a two-day summit Wednesday, saying it would be too much of a burden on their economies to make further cuts to greenhouse gas emissions...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
List of possible challengers to Irans Ahmadinejad
Possible challengers to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in elections next June:...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Estelle and Leona dominate Mobos
R&B stars Estelle and Leona Lewis win two awards each at the Music of Black Origin awards in London...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
EU rallies behind banking reform
All 27 EU states broadly support their bank rescue plan and the holding of a world finance summit, France's president says...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Cheney's heart returns to normal
US Vice-President Dick Cheney returns to his normal routine after successful treatment for an abnormal heart rhythm...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Watchdog sorry for bank failings
The financial services watchdog apologises for failing to spot banking problems which led to the government bail-out...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Anger over council cash funding
Council leaders fear services may be hit as local authorities in Wales face below-inflation cash settlements...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Germany 1-0 Wales
Wales slip to a narrow defeat against Germany their in 2010 World Cup qualifying Group Four game in Monchengladbach...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Rooney hits double in England win
Wayne Rooney scores twice as England win 3-1 in Belarus to make it four wins from four World Cup qualifiers...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Queen's image marks Google visit
An image of the Queen is incorporated into the homepage logo of internet giant Google, to mark her visit to its UK headquarters...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
UK soldier killed in Afghan blast
A British soldier has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Knife sentencing 'not effective'
Longer jail sentences are not effective at persuading teenagers to stop carrying knives, research by a prison governor suggests...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
BBC evicts top shows from London
The BBC moves The Weakest Link and Newsnight Review to Glasgow as part of a plan to make sure it represents all of the UK...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Recession fears knock US shares
Shares on Wall Street suffer their biggest fall in 21 years - almost 8% - as fresh fears of a global recession hit markets...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Colo. abortion measure backers face uphill battle
Those who hope Colorado becomes the first state where voters say life begins at conception are facing resistance from a seemingly unexpected place: The Roman Catholic Church and anti-abortion activists...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
High court turns down Ga. death row inmate
The Supreme Court has cleared the way for a Georgia man to be put to death for killing a police officer, two weeks after it halted his execution to consider his appeal...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Dalai Lama to leave Indian hospital after surgery
The Dalai Lama was recovering Monday from surgery to remove gallstones and was likely to leave a New Delhi hospital early this week, a senior aide said...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Contractor testifies at Stevens corruption trial
A contractor says a powerful businessman pressured him to withhold a hefty bill for renovations on the cabin of Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Missing Fla. girls mom appears in court no bond
The mother of a missing 3-year-old Florida girl went before a judge Wednesday to hear charges she killed her daughter, a day after she was indicted following four months of searches that yielded no sign of the child...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Missing Fla. girls mom hears murder case charges
The mother of a missing 3-year-old Florida girl went before a judge Wednesday to hear charges she killed her daughter, a day after she was indicted after four months of searches yielded no sign of the child...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Madonna and Guy Ritchie announce their divorce
Madonna and filmmaker Guy Ritchie will end their marriage after nearly eight years, the couple said in a joint statement Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Courteney Cox, Demi Moore make directorial debuts
When women make movies, Hollywood pays attention, as scores of A-listers turned out to see Demi Moore, Courteney Cox and screenwriter Kirsten "Kiwi" Smith make their directorial debuts...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Madonna, Guy Ritchie may be getting a divorce
British newspapers say Madonna and Guy Ritchie are splitting up. The Sun reports the American pop star and British movie director want a divorce finalized by Christmas...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Nancy Reagan hospitalized with broken pelvis
Nancy Reagan has been hospitalized in Los Angeles with a broken pelvis...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Bucks beat Warriors 98-94 in China
Andrew Bogut scored 18 points and Luke Ridnour added 16 Wednesday night, leading the Milwaukee Bucks past the Golden State Warriors 98-94 in an NBA exhibition game...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Bertuzzi lifts Flames to 5-4 win over Colorado
Todd Bertuzzi scored twice and the Calgary Flames hung on for a 5-4 win over Colorado, their first of the season...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Janet Jackson to resume tour after bout of vertigo
Janet Jackson is returning to her "Rock Witchu" tour and _ finally _ revealing the mystery illness that led her to cancel a string of concerts...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Fla. Congressman said to be involved in 2nd affair
A person close to the campaign of a Florida congressman facing an adultery scandal says the representative was involved in a second affair...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Christians flee Iraqi city of Mosul after killings
Cars and trucks loaded with suitcases, mattresses and passengers cradling baskets stuffed with clothes lined up at checkpoints Monday to flee Mosul, a day after the 10th killing of an Iraqi Christian in the northern city so far this month...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Dow drops as much as 400 on weak retail sales
Volatility battered Wall Street again Wednesday after a disappointing retail sales report reminded investors that the country is either in a recession or moving toward one. The Dow Jones industrials dropped nearly 400 points, giving back a chunk of their huge 936-point advance from Monday, and all of the major indexes were down at least 3 percent...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Stocks fall as retail sales show steep drop
Wall Street pulled back again Wednesday after economic data raised the possibility that the country is either in a recession or moving toward one...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Red Sox knuckle under, Rays surge to 3-1 ALCS lead
They fluttered in and rocketed out: Three more homers sent sailing over the Green Monster to help Evan Longoria and the Tampa Bay Rays blow out Boston for the second straight game and move within one win of their first AL pennant...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Marleau gets 2 goals in Sharks 5-2 win
Patrick Marleau scored two goals, Evgeni Nabokov made 31 saves and the San Jose Sharks kept new coach Todd McLellan unbeaten through four games with a 5-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Palin has checkered history on ethics issues
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, whose reformer image took a hit in a report concluding she abused her powers to settle a family score, has skirted state ethics rules before for personal benefit and used her office to help friends and supporters, according to an Associated Press review of records...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Hurricane Omar taking aim at Caribbean islands
Hurricane Omar is slowly moving northeast, a day after drenching islands in the southeastern Caribbean...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
US soldier is killed by gunfire in western Baghdad
An American soldier was killed Tuesday by gunfire in western Baghdad, the U.S. military said, the first U.S. combat death in the capital in two weeks...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Pamuk, Turkish president open Frankfurt book fair
Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk lamented difficulties facing writers in Turkey as the annual Frankfurt Book Fair opened Tuesday with his homeland as the featured nation, but the novelist was still upbeat about the state of Turkish literature...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Reports Madonna and Ritchie to announce divorce
British newspapers say Madonna and Guy Ritchie are splitting up...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Canadas Harper pledges cooperation after election
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Wednesday he will reach out to all parties during the global financial meltdown after his Conservative Party won in national elections but fell short of a parliamentary majority...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
China reassures Taiwan consumers on milk safety
China sought to reassure Taiwanese consumers that its dairy products were safe Wednesday, a day after authorities confirmed that a baby in Hong Kong developed kidney stones from consuming milk and cookies laced with melamine...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
N.Korean sentenced to 5 years in prison for spying
A North Korean woman accused in a sensational espionage case involving sex and poisoned needles was sentenced Wednesday by a South Korean court to five years in prison...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Canadian PM seeks economic cooperation after vote
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Wednesday he will reach out to all parties during the global financial meltdown after his Conservative Party won national elections but saw its hopes of clinching a parliamentary majority dashed...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Fighting breaks out at Thai-Cambodia border
A gunfight broke out between Thai and Cambodian troops at a disputed border zone Wednesday, escalating a conflict that officials from both sides fear could result in a war between the neighbors...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Restoration starts on part of Berlin Wall remains
East German leader Erich Honecker famously proclaimed in 1989 that the Berlin Wall could remain in place for another 100 years...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Hurricane Omar heads for US Caribbean islands
Omar strengthened into a hurricane and took aim at the Virgin Islands on Wednesday after drenching the southeastern Caribbean...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Georgia-Russia talks off to shaky start in Geneva
The first high-level talks between Russia and Georgia since their war broke down Wednesday, but international sponsors said the negotiations had only hit a procedural snag and will resume next month...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Restoration of Berlin Wall remains starts
East German leader Erich Honecker famously proclaimed in 1989 that the Berlin Wall could remain in place for another 100 years...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
American soldiers, civilians vote in Afghanistan
American soldiers, aid workers and military contractors in Afghanistan are filling out absentee ballots this week and sending them back to the U.S. to be counted by election officials...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Falling oil prices make Iraq revisit budget
A steep drop in the price of oil may force Iraq to scale back its $79 billion budget for 2009, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Drunk passenger fails in attempted hijacking
A drunk man claiming to have a bomb tried to hijack a Russian-bound Turkish Airlines plane on Wednesday but fellow passengers quickly overpowered him, officials said...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Gitmo lawyer consulted priest on trials fairness
Struggling with orders to prosecute a young detainee at Guantanamo Bay, Army Lt. Col. Darrel Vandeveld went online and consulted a priest for help with his concerns about the fairness of the military tribunals...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Whale sanctuary becomes law in Chile
Chile has turned all of its Pacific Ocean territorial waters into a whale sanctuary...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Chilean general sentenced in human rights case
A retired Chilean army general has been sentenced to six years in prison for the killing of five dissidents during the former military dictatorship...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Convicted Lockerbie bomber wins legal victory
The former Libyan intelligence agent convicted of bombing Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland has won an important victory in his effort to have his conviction overturned...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
UK government considering huge telecoms database
Britain is considering setting up a database of all phone and e-mail traffic in the country as part of a high-tech strategy to fight terrorism and crime, its top law-and-order official said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
E. European nations want climate package changes
Eastern European leaders pushed for changes to a EU climate package at the opening of a two-day summit Wednesday, saying it would be too much of a burden on their economies to make further cuts to greenhouse gas emissions...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Frost to attend London film gala
Broadcaster Sir David Frost will attend the gala screening of Frost/Nixon later, as it opens this year's London Film Festival...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Finance experts sent to councils
Financial experts have been sent into three councils facing severe short term problems over money tied up in Icelandic banks...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
GP salary surge goes into reverse
After big rises following a new contract, the average salary for GPs fell in 2006/07, NHS figures show...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Strong rise in UK undergraduates
The total number of full-time students starting higher education courses this year was 9.7% more than in 2007...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
US retail sales decline sharply
US retail sales fell sharply in September, the biggest monthly decline in more than three years, as consumers shunned the shops...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Cheney to receive heart treatment
US Vice-President Dick Cheney is to receive hospital treatment to correct an abnormal heart rhythm, says his spokeswoman...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Key Iraq al-Qaeda leader 'killed'
The US military says al-Qaeda in Iraq's second-in-command has been killed in an operation in the northern city of Mosul...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Bottom slap teacher must retrain
A teacher who slapped a 14-year-old pupil on her bottom is told he can stay in the profession, but has to undergo retraining...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Progress made in teacher strike
The two sides at the centre of a strike at Movilla High School in Newtownards are to attend talks at the Labour Relations Agency...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Probe urges Kenya clashes court
An inquiry into Kenya's post-election clashes wants an international tribunal set up to try those behind the violence...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Boy tells of moment Rhys was shot
A boy describes the moment he saw a gunman shoot dead 11-year-old Rhys Jones in a Liverpool pub car park...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
'Easy prey'
Bomber's mother says he was 'brainwashed'...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Unemployment
How bad will things get in the jobs market?...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
In pictures
Madonna, Guy and their memorable moments...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Ballesteros stable after surgery
Golf legend Seve Ballesteros is in a stable condition after undergoing an operation on a brain tumour...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Mind power moves paralysed limbs
Scientists show it is possible to harness brain signals and redirect them to make paralysed limbs move...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Scientists discover ray of hope for the red squirrel
Some red squirrels have developed immunity to a deadly disease carried by grey squirrels, scientists find...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Butcher battles 'no chopping or singing in the morning' order
An east London butcher battles his local council after he was ordered to stop chopping and singing in the morning...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Three-year police pay deal struck
A new three-year pay deal for UK police is agreed between the Police Federation and the Home Office...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Friend 'last to see Hannah alive'
A friend of Hannah Foster tells a court how she waved goodbye to her friend on the night she was last seen alive...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Retailers push petrol to below £1
Supermarket chains Asda and Morrison's, and oil giant BP cut the price of petrol to 99.9p per litre, as the price of oil falls...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Shares tumble on recession fears
Stock markets slump on fresh fears of a global recession despite moves to strengthen the financial system...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
US rivals to spar in final debate
The US presidential hopefuls are to meet in New York for the final pre-election debate, with domestic issues the key focus...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
G8 backs financial reform summit
The G8 leaders agree to hold a summit with other states to discuss global financial reform, and reopen trade negotiations...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Madonna and Ritchie confirm split
Pop star Madonna and her film director husband Guy Ritchie are to divorce, their PR representatives confirm...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
High court turns down Ga. death row inmate
The Supreme Court has cleared the way for a Georgia man to be put to death for killing a police officer, two weeks after it halted his execution to consider his appeal...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Christians flee Iraqi city of Mosul after killings
Cars and trucks loaded with suitcases, mattresses and passengers cradling baskets stuffed with clothes lined up at checkpoints Monday to flee Mosul, a day after the 10th killing of an Iraqi Christian in the northern city so far this month...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Dalai Lama to leave Indian hospital after surgery
The Dalai Lama was recovering Monday from surgery to remove gallstones and was likely to leave a New Delhi hospital early this week, a senior aide said...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Colo. abortion measure backers face uphill battle
Those who hope Colorado becomes the first state where voters say life begins at conception are facing resistance from a seemingly unexpected place: The Roman Catholic Church and anti-abortion activists...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Nev. governor sued for allegedly threatening rape
Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons was sued in federal court by a woman who claimed he made advances and threatened to rape her after having drinks at a Las Vegas restaurant just before the 2006 election...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
A Body of Water resounds long after it ends
Playwright Lee Blessing chose an unusual approach to storytelling in his cryptic, interpretive drama "A Body of Water."...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Redgrave and Richardson to star in Night Music
Vanessa Redgrave and Natasha Richardson, mother and daughter, will play mother and daughter in a one-night concert version of "A Little Night Music," the Stephen Sondheim-Hugh Wheeler musical...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Defense in Sen. Stevens corruption trial nears end
Defense attorneys for Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens say they have only a handful of witnesses left to call at his corruption trial. The question now is, will their client be among them?...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Madonna and Guy Ritchie to reportedly divorce
British newspapers say Madonna and Guy Ritchie are splitting up...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Ellen airs video against gay marriage ban
Ellen DeGeneres has made a public service announcement urging California voters to oppose a ballot initiative that would ban same-sex marriage...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Fla. Congressman said to be involved in 2nd affair
A person close to the campaign of a Florida congressman facing an adultery scandal says the representative was involved in a second affair...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Marleau gets 2 goals in Sharks 5-2 win
Patrick Marleau scored two goals, Evgeni Nabokov made 31 saves and the San Jose Sharks kept new coach Todd McLellan unbeaten through four games with a 5-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Bertuzzi lifts Flames to 5-4 win over Colorado
Todd Bertuzzi scored twice and the Calgary Flames hung on for a 5-4 win over Colorado, their first of the season...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Red Sox knuckle under, Rays surge to 3-1 ALCS lead
They fluttered in and rocketed out: Three more homers sent sailing over the Green Monster to help Evan Longoria and the Tampa Bay Rays blow out Boston for the second straight game and move within one win of their first AL pennant...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Palin has checkered history on ethics issues
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, whose reformer image took a hit in a report concluding she abused her powers to settle a family score, has skirted state ethics rules before for personal benefit and used her office to help friends and supporters, according to an Associated Press review of records...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Brazil, SAfrica blame rich world for economic woes
India, Brazil and South Africa on Wednesday asked rich countries to hear their voices on how to manage the unfolding global financial crisis without jeopardizing the development of emerging economies...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
World stock markets drop after 2-day rally
European and Asian stock markets mostly fell back Tuesday after a two-day rally amid profit-taking and concerns that the global efforts to restore confidence in the battered financial system will not be enough to stave off a deep recession...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
NKorea allows UN monitors to main nuclear site
North Korea allowed United Nations monitors back into their main nuclear site Tuesday, but it was unclear whether they had fulfilled a pledge to resume disabling the facilities in line with a six-nation deal...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Hurricane Omar taking aim at Caribbean islands
Hurricane Omar is slowly moving northeast, a day after drenching islands in the southeastern Caribbean...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
US soldier is killed by gunfire in western Baghdad
An American soldier was killed Tuesday by gunfire in western Baghdad, the U.S. military said, the first U.S. combat death in the capital in two weeks...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
UN crisis must not stop climate change action
Environment ministers agreed Tuesday that the world financial crisis must not halt efforts to combat global warming, the top United Nations climate official said...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
N.Korean sentenced to 5 years in prison for spying
A North Korean woman accused in a sensational espionage case involving sex and poisoned needles was sentenced Wednesday by a South Korean court to five years in prison...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Pamuk, Turkish president open Frankfurt book fair
Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk lamented difficulties facing writers in Turkey as the annual Frankfurt Book Fair opened Tuesday with his homeland as the featured nation, but the novelist was still upbeat about the state of Turkish literature...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Russian lawyer ill says substance found in car
A prominent Russian human rights lawyer says she and her children are ill after a suspicious substance was found in their car in France...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Fighting breaks out at Thai-Cambodia border
A gunfight broke out between Thai and Cambodian troops at a disputed border zone Wednesday, escalating a conflict that officials from both sides fear could result in a war between the neighbors...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Reports Madonna and Ritchie to announce divorce
British newspapers say Madonna and Guy Ritchie are splitting up...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Canadas Harper pledges cooperation after election
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Wednesday he will reach out to all parties during the global financial meltdown after his Conservative Party won in national elections but fell short of a parliamentary majority...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
China reassures Taiwan consumers on milk safety
China sought to reassure Taiwanese consumers that its dairy products were safe Wednesday, a day after authorities confirmed that a baby in Hong Kong developed kidney stones from consuming milk and cookies laced with melamine...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Russia arrives late, says it will meet US, Georgia
Russia arrived late for its first face-to-face meeting with Georgia since their August war, but Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin said he would join the Georgians and the United States for the talks Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Pirates seize ship with 21 crew near Somalia
A maritime official says armed pirates have hijacked a bulk carrier with 21 crew members in the Gulf of Aden near Somalia...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
140 Iraqi refugees in Syria head home
Some 140 Iraqi refugees living in Syria headed home Wednesday on a free trip organized by the Iraqi government. Many cited improved security in Iraq and dwindling savings as reasons for their return...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Christian families fleeing Mosul number 1,390
An Iraqi official says the number of Christian families fleeing violence in the northern city of Mosul since last week has reached 1,390 _ or more than 8,300 people...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Austrian incest-imprisonment suspect fit for trial
Experts say an Austrian man accused of imprisoning his daughter for 24 years and fathering her seven children is mentally fit to stand trial...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Turkish media hijack attempt foiled
Turkish media say a hijacker attempted to commandeer a Turkish Airlines plane over Belarus but he was overpowered by passengers...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Syria, Lebanon formalize diplomatic ties
The foreign ministers of Syria and Lebanon have signed an agreement formalizing diplomatic ties between the two countries...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
UK premier calls for better financial market rules
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is urging his EU counterparts to support calls for overhauling the International Monetary Fund in the wake of the global financial crisis...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
British man pleads guilty to failed attack
A 22-year-old man has pleaded guilty to attempting a suicide bomb attack on a family restaurant...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Cash freeze hits Iceland festival
A music festival in Iceland with CSS, Biffy Clyro and Vampire Weekend goes ahead, despite the country's cash crisis...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Broadband speed tests questioned
Virgin Media has said that broadband speed tests are unable to accurately measure its super-fast service...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Georgia, Russia hold direct talks
Georgian and Russian officials hold their first direct talks since the war over Georgia's rebel region of South Ossetia...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Jet Airways lays off cabin crew
India's top private airline Jet Airways lays off 800 staff as it cuts back on flights, officials say...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Stock markets retreat after rally
After dramatic rises earlier in the week, most European and Asian stock markets give up some ground...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Syria and Lebanon formalise ties
A signing ceremony is held in Damascus to establish diplomatic ties for the first time between Syria and Lebanon...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Gunfight on Thai-Cambodia border
Thai and Cambodian troops exchange gunfire, as a simmering dispute over an ancient temple escalates...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Services worry over council cash
Council leaders fear services may be hit as local authorities in Wales face below-inflation cash settlements...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Telecoms firm to create 60 jobs
A Canadian telecommunications company is to create 60 jobs in its European headquarters in Northern Ireland...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Kenya awaits ethnic clashes probe
Kenya's coalition leaders are to receive a report into the ethnic violence that shook the country after disputed polls...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Nursery children treated for TB
Thirty-three children from a central London nursery are being treated for TB, the Health Protection Agency says...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Scots unemployment on the rise
Unemployment in Scotland has increased by 4.7% in the last quarter, the latest official figures show...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Top toys
The in-demand toys for children this Christmas...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Bizarre visitors
Welcome to the weird world of waterway aliens...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Blue Peter at 50
A look back at some of the iconic show's highlights...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
The big chill
Icelanders save up their hate for unsuspecting Brits...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
England pre-Capello was 'circus'
Stand-in captain Rio Ferdinand brands the England set-up before the arrival of coach Fabio Capello "a circus"...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Hoy to lead London heroes parade
Triple gold medallist Chris Hoy will lead a parade of British Olympians and Paralympians in London on Thursday...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Bellamy targets 'massive' victory
Captain Craig Bellamy eyes a shock Wales victory against Germany in Monchengladbach on Wednesday...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Turkish plane 'hijacker disarmed'
A hijacker who briefly took over Turkish Airlines plane flying to St Petersburg in Russia is disarmed, reports say...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Councils meet over Iceland crisis
Council leaders will meet ministers to discuss help for 116 English and Welsh local authorities with money in Icelandic banks...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Bank crisis to dominate EU talks
EU leaders are to discuss multi-billion-euro rescue plans for Europe's ailing banks at a two-day summit in Brussels...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
LIVE: Prime minister's questions
Updates with key points, expert reaction and your views as Harriet Harman fills in for Gordon Brown at prime minister's questions...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Police may get more data powers
Jacqui Smith has set out plans to give police and security services more powers to gather phone and e-mail data...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Jobless rise highest for 17 years
The UK jobless total rose by 164,000 - the biggest rise for 17 years - to 1.79 million between June and August, figures show...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Man admits botched bomb attack
A Muslim convert pleads guilty to launching a failed suicide bomb attack on a busy family restaurant in Exeter...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Intel expects profits to hold up in 4Q
Intel Corp. has provided some insight into the state of global PC demand, telling Wall Street that while technology spending may be slumping, the chip maker fully expects its profits to hold steady...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Dalai Lama to leave Indian hospital after surgery
The Dalai Lama was recovering Monday from surgery to remove gallstones and was likely to leave a New Delhi hospital early this week, a senior aide said...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Colo. abortion measure backers face uphill battle
Those who hope Colorado becomes the first state where voters say life begins at conception are facing resistance from a seemingly unexpected place: The Roman Catholic Church and anti-abortion activists...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
High court turns down Ga. death row inmate
The Supreme Court has cleared the way for a Georgia man to be put to death for killing a police officer, two weeks after it halted his execution to consider his appeal...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Christians flee Iraqi city of Mosul after killings
Cars and trucks loaded with suitcases, mattresses and passengers cradling baskets stuffed with clothes lined up at checkpoints Monday to flee Mosul, a day after the 10th killing of an Iraqi Christian in the northern city so far this month...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Ellen airs video against gay marriage ban
Ellen DeGeneres has made a public service announcement urging California voters to oppose a ballot initiative that would ban same-sex marriage...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
A Body of Water resounds long after it ends
Playwright Lee Blessing chose an unusual approach to storytelling in his cryptic, interpretive drama "A Body of Water."...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Redgrave and Richardson to star in Night Music
Vanessa Redgrave and Natasha Richardson, mother and daughter, will play mother and daughter in a one-night concert version of "A Little Night Music," the Stephen Sondheim-Hugh Wheeler musical...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Marleau gets 2 goals in Sharks 5-2 win
Patrick Marleau scored two goals, Evgeni Nabokov made 31 saves and the San Jose Sharks kept new coach Todd McLellan unbeaten through four games with a 5-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Bertuzzi lifts Flames to 5-4 win over Colorado
Todd Bertuzzi scored twice and the Calgary Flames hung on for a 5-4 win over Colorado, their first of the season...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Red Sox knuckle under, Rays surge to 3-1 ALCS lead
They fluttered in and rocketed out: Three more homers sent sailing over the Green Monster to help Evan Longoria and the Tampa Bay Rays blow out Boston for the second straight game and move within one win of their first AL pennant...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
World stocks higher 2nd day running
World stock markets rose for a second day on Tuesday although a bout of profit-taking on Wall Street drained momentum late in the day...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Fla. Congressman said to be involved in 2nd affair
A person close to the campaign of a Florida congressman facing an adultery scandal says the representative was involved in a second affair...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Palin has checkered history on ethics issues
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, whose reformer image took a hit in a report concluding she abused her powers to settle a family score, has skirted state ethics rules before for personal benefit and used her office to help friends and supporters, according to an Associated Press review of records...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Video games feature ads for Obamas campaign
Too busy playing video games to watch presidential ads on television? Barack Obama has found you, too, by becoming the first presidential candidate to buy ad space inside a game...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Apple laptops get $999 entry price, Nvidia chips
Apple Inc. touched up its line of laptop computers Tuesday with a minimal nod to the economic turmoil that might push consumers to be more frugal this holiday shopping season...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Obama, McCain seek leaders image in final debate
Barack Obama and John McCain will both pursue the image of a strong leader in troublesome economic times as they meet Wednesday night for their third and final presidential debate...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Bush honors champion Red Wings at White House
President Bush welcomed the Detroit Red Wings to the White House Tuesday, celebrating a Stanley Cup championship team that overcame odds and age and even had one player who scored a goal with his teeth...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Gary Coleman pleads not guilty
Gary Coleman pleaded not guilty to charges of disorderly conduct and reckless driving Tuesday, his lawyer said...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Direct US stake in banks has many precedents
For all the thorny free-market issues raised, the big U.S. intervention in banks does have precedents _ from wholesale wartime takeovers of entire industries to the seizing of hundreds of failed savings and loans in the 1980s. Most nationalizations have been temporary, but some endure, like Amtrak...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Thai troops deployed to cope with Cambodia
Thailand vowed it was ready to respond militarily if attacked by Cambodia after its smaller neighbor issued an ultimatum for Thai troops to pull back from disputed border territory by midday Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Russian Soyuz carrying US space tourist docks
A Russian spacecraft carrying an American computer game designer and two crewmates has docked with the international space station...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Prosecutors check Mafia threat against journalist
Anti-Mafia prosecutors said Tuesday they are investigating a reported Mafia death threat against the Italian author of "Gomorra," the best-selling expose on the criminal underworld in Naples...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
NKorea allows UN monitors to main nuclear site
North Korea allowed United Nations monitors back into their main nuclear site Tuesday, but it was unclear whether they had fulfilled a pledge to resume disabling the facilities in line with a six-nation deal...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
UN crisis must not stop climate change action
Environment ministers agreed Tuesday that the world financial crisis must not halt efforts to combat global warming, the top United Nations climate official said...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
US soldier is killed by gunfire in western Baghdad
An American soldier was killed Tuesday by gunfire in western Baghdad, the U.S. military said, the first U.S. combat death in the capital in two weeks...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Irelands Waterford Crystal to slash more jobs
Waterford Crystal plans to jettison most of its remaining Irish work force and produce the bulk of its hand-cut glassware overseas, employees and union representatives said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Palestinian group threatens Israeli minister
The Palestinian militant group that assassinated Israeli Cabinet minister Rehavam Zeevi in 2001 said Tuesday it has another politician in its sights...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Israeli troops shoot Palestinian fire bomber
The Israeli military says troops in the West Bank have shot a Palestinian as he prepared to lob a blazing Molotov cocktail into a Jewish settlement north of Jerusalem...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
British government minister warns of terror threat
The threat of another major terrorist attack is building in Britain, a government security minister said Tuesday, a day after the House of Lords rejected a measure that would have extended the amount of time police can hold terror suspects without charge...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,183
As of Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008, at least 4,183 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count...
Southern Ledger - October 15, 2008
Deaf people lobby MPs over phones
A consortium of deaf campaigners takes its fight for equal access to the telephone to parliament at a reception for MPs...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Earliest confirmed TB case found
The 9,000-year-old remains of a mother and baby found off the coast of Israel provide the earliest confirmed evidence of human TB...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Aquatic alien 'thugs' set to meet
Scientists believe the UK ranges of the plague-carrying non-native crayfish and voracious Chinese mitten crab are beginning to overlap...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Asian markets quieter in trading
After dramatic rises earlier in the week, Asian stock markets see small opening losses, after Wall Street ended its day down...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
Turkey apology over prison death
Turkey's justice minister issues a rare apology over the death of a human rights activist allegedly beaten by prison officers...
BBC News - October 15, 2008
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