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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 January 2007:
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Gates Says U.S. Resolved to Remain in Persian Gulf
The defense secretary said today that the U.S. was building up its forces in the region to demonstrate its commitment...
New York Times - January 15, 2007
Prosecutors Outline British Bomb Plot
Six men appeared on trial in London today, accused of conspiracy to murder and to cause explosions on July 21, 2005...
New York Times - January 15, 2007
Two Hussein Allies Are Hanged; One Is Decapitated
A video of the execution of Saddam Hussein?s half-brother and the chief of his revolutionary court showed the decapitation...
New York Times - January 15, 2007
Tesco festive performance awaited
Analysts await figures from Tesco on how its stores traded over the crucial festive period...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Police official accused of rape
A police personnel chief raped a woman three times within hours of meeting her, a jury hears...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
UK serviceman dies in Afghanistan
Another British service person, based at Arbroath, has been killed in Helmand Province in the south of Afghanistan...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
FBI spy testifies at Omagh trial
The Omagh bomb trial hears information from an FBI spy who infiltrated dissident republican groups...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Egypt backs US strategy on Iraq
Egypt tells visiting US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice it supports the new US strategy on Iraq...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Football: Hibs beat 10-man Killie
Ivan Sproule and Steven Fletcher grab the goals as a youthful Hibs side edge out ten-man Kilmarnock...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Murray ready for 'tough' opener
British number one Andy Murray anticipates a difficult first-round match against Alberto Martin at the Australian Open...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Hamas 'planned to murder Abbas'
Fatah accuses Hamas of plotting to kill its leaders, after tunnels filled with explosives are found in Gaza...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Teenager dies in train collision
A teenager dies after being hit by a train near Wrexham in north Wales on Monday evening...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Far-right MEPs form EU alliance
Far-right parties form a new bloc as the expanded European Parliament admits Romanian and Bulgarian MEPs...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Officials probe leading IVF clinics
Officials make unannounced visits to two clinics run by Britain's most successful test-tube baby doctor...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Italy ferry collision kills three
A hydrofoil and a cargo ship collide near Messina in southern Itaky, killing three people and injuring dozens...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Rice Plans Meeting With Mideast Leaders
The secretary of state hopes the meeting with the Israeli and Palestinian leaders will push along peace efforts...
New York Times - January 15, 2007
Two Hussein Allies Are Hanged
In a video shown by government officials today, the head of one of the men was decapitated during the hanging...
New York Times - January 15, 2007
Stars hope to strike Globes gold
Stars of cinema and television are set to gather for the prestigious Golden Globes ceremony in Hollywood...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Terror war 'to last generation'
Home Secretary John Reid says the current terror struggle will last a generation, or "as long as the Cold War"...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Warning over police budget cuts
A police chief says officers may be taken off the beat to cope with a poor government financial settlement...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Carbon neutral target for M&S
Retailer Marks & Spencer says it aims to become carbon neutral in five years under a £200m "eco-plan"...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Cash machine raid officer jailed
A Tyneside police officer is sentenced to six years in prison for his part in a raid on a cash machine at a garage...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Textile factory jobs under threat
Thirty jobs are under threat after a County Down textiles firm loses out on a major contract to supply yarn...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Nepalese Maoists enter parliament
Maoist rebels take their seats in a new interim parliament in Nepal under a historic deal ending 10 years of war...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Spain's PM admits Eta 'mistake'
The Spanish PM says he made a "clear mistake" by pinning his hopes on peace talks with the Eta Basque separatists...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Ecuador swears in new president
Ecuador swears in a new president, Rafael Correa, who has promised a "citizens' revolution"...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Somalia shuts down broadcasters
The main broadcasters in Somalia's capital are shut down, as the president set up a new team to end "chaos"...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Rice in bid for Mid-East peace
The US secretary of state, Israel's PM and the Palestinian leader agree to hold a three-way summit soon...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Football: Scotland narrow hunt
Alex McLeish is the main target for the vacant Scotland manager's post, BBC Sport understands...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Call for better NHS gambling help
Gambling treatment must be made available on the NHS, doctors say...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
UK serviceman dies in Helmand
Another British service person has been killed in Helmand Province in the south of Afghanistan, the MoD says...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Diana inquest to sit without jury
The inquest into the death of Princess Diana will not be heard by a jury, the coroner says...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Home Office boss: We fell short
The Home Office has "fallen short" over the backlog of files on Britons' crimes abroad, its top civil servant says...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Video of Saddam's aides hanging
Iraqi officials show a video of the hanging of two of Saddam Hussein's aides, during which one was decapitated...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Police visit two top IVF clinics
Police make unannounced visits to two clinics run by Britain's most successful test-tube baby doctor...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Six accused of London bomb plot
Six men planned to carry out "murderous suicide bombings" in London on 21 July 2005, a court hears...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Two Hussein Allies Are Hanged, Iraqi Official Says
Saddam Hussein?s half-brother and the head of his revolutionary court were executed before dawn...
New York Times - January 15, 2007
Alert system dubbed a 'shambles'
The government faces criticism over a system set up to warn the public about changing terror threats...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Fans await Kylie health decision
Fans of pop star Kylie Minogue are waiting to hear if tour dates cancelled when she fell ill will be rescheduled...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Top heads for toughest schools
Tony Blair has announced a wider role for training heads for high-pressure urban schools...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Hope over 'obesity-busting gum'
Scientists examine whether an appetite-suppressing chewing gum could be used to tackle obesity...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Data plan 'not like Big Brother'
Allowing officials to share more data on people is not a move towards a "Big Brother" state, a minister says...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Average home cost 'near £200,000'
November house price inflation was 8.9%, taking average prices near to £200,000, official figures show...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Hain warns of UK break-up threat
The United Kingdom could be broken up by a coalition of Tories and nationalists, claims Welsh Secretary Peter Hain...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Attacks force ex-mayor to leave
An SDLP assembly member is to leave his home in Londonderry following a spate of attacks on it...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
'No guarantees' for NCR workers
Deputy first minister Nicol Stephen begins talks to help 650 workers made redundant in Dundee...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
MoD names killed UK troops
A British soldier killed in Iraq and a British marine killed in Afghanistan have been named by the MoD...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Arrest over Russian banker murder
A Russian court sanctions the arrest of an ex-banker suspected of organising the murder of central banker Andrei Kozlov...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Iran presses on with enrichment
Iran says it is pressing ahead with its nuclear programme despite recent sanctions by the UN Security Council...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Asian states sign key energy deal
Leaders at an East Asian summit agree to promote energy security and find alternatives to fossil fuels...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Tennis: Serena into next round
Two-time champion Serena Williams beats Mara Santangelo to reach the second round of the Australian Open...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Deadly attacks in Somali capital
A Somali policeman is killed and a convoy of government and Ethiopian troops attacked in the capital, Mogadishu...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Deadly ice storms lash US
Ice storms blamed for the death of 21 people continue to batter the US with 300,000 homes without power...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Football: Beckham wants exit
David Beckham wants an early exit from Real Madrid to join up with LA Galaxy, according to MLS chief Don Garber...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Rice, Olmert and Abbas 'to meet'
Israel says the US secretary of state, the Israeli PM and the Palestinian leader are to meet for a three-way summit...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Reid faces MPs over crime files
The home secretary is to face questions from MPs about the row over logging of Britons' crimes in the EU...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
BA staff vote for strike action
British Airways cabin crew vote in favour of strike action in a row over sick leave, pay and staffing...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Saddam Hussein's top aides hanged
Saddam Hussein's half-brother and the former chief of Iraq's Revolutionary court are executed in Baghdad...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Rice, Meeting Abbas, Promises U.S. Push on Mideast Peace
The Palestinian Authority president rejected suggestions for establishing a temporary state...
New York Times - January 15, 2007
Rebuilding Teams Would Swell Under Bush?s New Iraq Plan
The United States intends to more than double the number of teams carrying out rebuilding and governance projects in Iraq...
New York Times - January 15, 2007
U.S. Defense Chief Meets Blair, Seeking Support for Iraq Plan
Robert M. Gates sounded out senior British officials on whether they planned to begin withdrawing troops from Iraq this year...
New York Times - January 15, 2007
French Interior Minister Sails to Presidential Nomination
Nicolas Sarkozy pledged to enforce laws, respect tradition, restore morality to public life and make the French work longer and harder...
New York Times - January 15, 2007
U.S. and Iraqis Are Wrangling Over War Plans
The president?s new plan faces some of its fiercest resistance from the people it depends on for success: Iraqi government officials...
New York Times - January 15, 2007
Guangzhou Journal: In City Ban, a Sign of Wealth and Its Discontents
As Chinese cities begin to taste real prosperity, they are learning that rising incomes can bring inequality, and crime...
New York Times - January 15, 2007
Gene 'increases Alzheimer's risk'
People born with a certain gene may have a greater risk of developing Alzheimer's, scientists say...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Inner-city heads scheme extended
Tony Blair is to announce a wider role for training heads for high-pressure urban schools...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
NCR jobs task force begins work
The team given the task of finding new jobs for the NCR workers in Dundee is to begin its work...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
BA awaiting strike ballot result
British Airways is preparing for the result of a strike ballot of cabin crew staff in a row over working practices...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Nepal Maoists ready to sit as MPs
Nepal's Maoists prepare to take their seats in parliament, a historic development after a 10-year war...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Rice and Olmert poised for talks
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will meet Israeli PM Ehud Olmert on the latest leg of a Mid-East tour...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Asian states sign key energy deal
Leaders at an East Asian summit sign a deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions and promote bio-fuels...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Immigrant quota for Russia retail
New legislation comes into force in Russia limiting job opportunities for foreigners in Russia's retail industry...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Tennis: Federer, Roddick through
Roger Federer and Andy Roddick win despite patchy performances on day one of the Australian Open...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Labour crime claims 'misleading'
More money pumped into law and order has failed to result in a more effective criminal justice system, a study has said...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Bush stands firm over Iraq policy
President Bush defends his decision to send more troops to Iraq, saying Congress cannot block his plans...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
M&S unveils carbon-neutral target
Marks & Spencer says it aims to become carbon neutral in five years under a £200m "eco-plan"...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Reid faces MPs over crime files
The home secretary is to face questions from MPs about the row over logging of Britons' crimes in the EU...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
21 July 'bomb plot' trial starts
The trial of six men accused of attempting to carry out bomb attacks in London on 21 July is to start...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
Saddam's half-brother is executed
Saddam Hussein's half-brother and the former head of Iraq's Revolutionary court are hanged, an official says...
BBC News - January 15, 2007
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