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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 February 2007:
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Hamas Clears Way for Unity Government
Hamas?s move is part of a deal to form a Palestinian unity government that will also include the Fatah faction...
New York Times - February 15, 2007
Trial of Madrid Blast Suspects Begins
Twenty-nine people are suspected of the terror bombings of commuter trains in March 2004 that killed 191...
New York Times - February 15, 2007
Iraqi Shiite Cleric?s Whereabouts Are Disputed
Assertions that the militant anti-American Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr had fled to Iran were disputed by aides...
New York Times - February 15, 2007
Bush Says U.S. and NATO Ready to Block Taliban Effort
President Bush said today that extending the stay of 3,200 American troops in Afghanistan would help combat an anticipated spring offensive by the Taliban...
New York Times - February 15, 2007
Senate Plans to Vote Again on War Resolution
The Senate will convene in an unusual Saturday session to vote on the same resolution under debate in the House...
New York Times - February 15, 2007
Digital neighbourhood watch plan
A neighbourhood watch for the digital age, utilising the power of social networking is proposed...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Brain creates 'new' nerve cells
Researchers have discovered for the first time that the human brain can grow new nerve cells...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Fees move was vindicated, says Blair
Tony Blair says a rise in university applications has vindicated the decision to charge top-up fees...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Antarctic water world uncovered
A complex network of rivers and reservoirs beneath the Antarctic Ice sheet is mapped by US scientists...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Scots death rates 'vary widely'
Death rates in Scotland are falling faster in more affluent areas than in poorer places, a study says...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Legionella bacteria found at jail
Bacteria responsible for Legionnaires' disease is found in water in the healthcare centre of Magilligan jail...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Putin ally promoted in reshuffle
Russian President Vladimir Putin promotes a close ally in a reshuffle ahead of next year's presidential elections...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Japan ship fire 'under control'
A fire that broke out on board a Japanese whaling ship near Antarctica has been contained, officials say...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Football: N'castle beat Zulte
Newcastle have a great chance of reaching the Uefa Cup last 16 after a comfortable win at Belgium side Zulte-Waregem...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Financial stress 'worst in north'
People in Manchester and Glasgow feel most under financial pressure, but the bankruptcy hotspots are in the South...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Police evacuate airport terminal
A controlled explosion is carried out at Luton Airport after a suspect car is found near the arrivals lounge...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Fish in pregnancy 'benefits baby'
Eating fish during pregnancy has long-lasting benefits for the child, a UK study suggests...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Global leaders reach climate deal
Legislators from around the world reach an agreement that could break the political deadlock on climate change...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Mauritanian hijack 'ends safely'
Police in the Canary Islands arrest a man as the hijacking of a Mauritanian plane ends safely, officials say...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Blair defiant over nuclear plans
A court ruling that ministers should rethink nuclear power plans will not change policy, says Tony Blair...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Leaders plot path to climate deal
Legislators meet for talks in Washington aimed at finding a new global deal to curb climate change...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Viewers complain over Brits jokes
Brit awards host Russell Brand triggers a flood of complaints with jokes about the Queen and the Iraq war...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Bush issues Afghan call to Nato
US President Bush says other Nato nations must do more in the battle against Afghanistan's Taleban...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Sex offender detained by police
A convicted sex offender at the centre of a manhunt is detained by police in Londonderry...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Jail for German Holocaust denier
A German citizen is convicted of Holocaust denial and jailed for five years by a German court...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Guinea crisis 'could spark war'
The violence in Guinea could spill over into a civil war, a think tank warns, as talks start to end the crisis...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Rugby: Wilkinson 'not fit'
Newcastle Falcons boss John Fletcher denies suggestions he is resting England star Jonny Wilkinson on Sunday...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Zambia loses 'vulture fund' case
A High Court judge rules that Zambia must pay a substantial sum to a so-called "vulture fund" in a debt dispute...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Man to hang for ant scam
A Chinese company chairman is sentenced to death for running a scam involving giant ants...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Shock at women goading toddlers
Footage of four women goading toddlers to fight has "shocked and stunned" Devon police and social services, a detective says...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
UK troops help to seal off Basra
British forces surround Basra and close its border with Iran in support of Iraq's new security plan...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Palestinian unity deal under way
Palestinian PM Ismail Haniya resigns his post and is asked to form a new national unity government...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Armed police tackle gun murders
A new taskforce in south London will tackle the spate of fatal shootings, including three teenagers...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Amnesty honour for Jennifer Lopez
Actress Jennifer Lopez is honoured by human rights group Amnesty International for her latest film...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Many degree students 'cheating'
Many university students are cheating because teaching is too formulaic, the Higher Education ombudsman says...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Sales fail to lift UK High Street
Retail sales dropped at their sharpest rate in four years in January, despite heavy discounting in many stores...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Oasis's Noel attacks Blair record
Oasis's Noel Gallagher, who famously chatted with Tony Blair in 1997, launches a scathing attack on the PM...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Food labels 'misleading'
A report accuses the food industry of misleading consumers with its new food labelling...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Murder convictions ruled unsafe
Two Derry republicans found guilty of murder in 1979 have their convictions quashed at the Court of Appeal...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
NHS probe into vaccine concerns
NHS boards are to conduct an audit of all GP practices in Scotland amid concerns about vaccines in Aberdeen...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Olympics 'risk good causes cash'
There are claims charities in Wales could lose over £24m as lottery money is diverted to the 2012 London Olympics...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Foetus pictures case plea fails
A woman convicted for sending pictures of aborted foetuses to chemists loses her human rights appeal...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Chavez to seize overpriced shops
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez threatens to nationalise supermarkets that raise food prices...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Radical Shia cleric 'is in Iran'
An adviser to the Iraqi PM says radical Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr is in Iran, but his aides deny the claim...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Uganda's cattle clashes kill 50
About 50 people are killed in clashes over cattle between the army and Karamojong warriors in Uganda...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Football: England rethink training
England scale down their schedule of friendlies from 20 to 18 over the four-year period from 2008...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Tennis: Murray overcomes Pless
Andy Murray beats Denmark's Kristian Pless in three sets in the third round of the San Jose Open...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Forces shun child car seat fines
Three police forces in England are choosing not to issue fines to drivers who infringe new laws on child car seats...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Uncle in court over toddler death
A 21-year-old man from Leeds appears in court charged with the rape and murder of two-year-old Casey Mullen...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Nuclear power review 'flawed'
A judge orders a rethink of nuclear power plans, saying the energy review was "flawed" and "misleading"...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Armed police to tackle shootings
Police call an emergency meeting after the third fatal shooting of a teenager in south London in two weeks...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
British Court-Martial Drops Charges in Iraq Abuse Case
In an unexpected twist in a politically charged trial, charges were dropped against four of seven British soldiers who were accused of mistreating Iraqi civilians...
New York Times - February 15, 2007
Troops Sweep 3 Shiite Areas in Baghdad Push
Thousands of American troops in armored Stryker vehicles swarmed through three mostly Shiite neighborhoods of northeastern Baghdad...
New York Times - February 15, 2007
Russians to Vote, but Some Parties Lose in Advance
Regional elections in March will preview coming national elections in which choices will be severely limited at best...
New York Times - February 15, 2007
Canceled TV Speech Points to Hamas and Fatah Split
In the speech, the Palestinian Authority?s president, Mahmoud Abbas of the Fatah faction, was to have told Palestinians about his talks with Hamas leaders...
New York Times - February 15, 2007
Bush Declares Iran?s Arms Role in Iraq Is Certain
President Bush said he did not know whether Iran?s highest officials had directed attacks on U.S. troops...
New York Times - February 15, 2007
A Prewar Slide Show Cast Iraq in Rosy Hues
Military planners in 2002 assumed that by 2007 as few as 5,000 U.S. troops would be in Iraq, according to documents...
New York Times - February 15, 2007
Light is shed on darkest galaxies
The mystery of how the darkest galaxies in the Universe came to exist may be solved...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Blair boosts universities' funds
The Prime Minister confirms plans to match donations given to England's universities...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Funeral of Ipswich killing victim
The funeral is to be held on Thursday of one of five women killed in Suffolk before Christmas...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Nepal appeal on 'missing' people
The Red Cross launches an appeal in Nepal for information on more than 800 people missing after the insurgency...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Japan whaling ship catches fire
A Japanese whaler catches fire near Antarctica, leaving one person missing and raising environmental fears...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
UN greets US Iraq refugee plan
The UN refugee chief says US willingness to take up to 7,000 Iraq refugees is "a very good step"...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Blizzard sweeps across N America
Heavy snow storms batter North America, cancelling hundreds of flights and closing schools...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Uncle in court over toddler death
The uncle of a two-year-old girl from Leeds is due to appear in court, charged with her rape and murder...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Turkey boss defends his company
Bernard Matthews denies any cover-up following the bird flu outbreak at one of his Suffolk farms...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Shooting prompts urgent meeting
The head of the Metropolitan Police calls an emergency meeting after a teenage boy is shot dead in his home...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
Madrid train bombs trial begins
Twenty-nine suspects are to go on trial in Madrid over the March 2004 train bombings that killed 191 people...
BBC News - February 15, 2007
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