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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 March 2005:
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New Holocaust Museum Opens in Jerusalem
More than 40 heads of state and ministers, many of them from Europe, gathered for the opening of a new Holocaust history museum...
New York Times - March 15, 2005
Budget 2005 - What do you want?
Chancellor Gordon Brown will deliver his budget speech on Wednesday - the last before the general election. What would you like to see in the chancellor's plans for this year?...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Oil rises ahead of Opec meeting
Oil prices close up ahead of Opec's meeting on concerns a Saudi call to increase production would not have an immediate impact...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Free Alzheimer's support sought
Dementia campaigners are to lobby MPs for free personal care and access to Alzheimer's drugs...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Colleges lobby MPs over funding
Further education colleges are to lobby Parliament to demand the same funding as school sixth forms...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Climbing research to aid patients
Scientists probe how mountain climbers cope with low-oxygen in the hope it will yield new ways to fight illness...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Baby deaths mother 'release due'
A mother jailed for killing her two babies is expected to be released on bail to await the hearing of a fresh appeal...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Man arrested over woman's murder
A man has been arrested by police in connection with the murder of Bangor woman Lisa Dorrian...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
MoD face grilling over RAF cuts
The MOD faces questions over Scottish defence cuts which will see over 1,000 jobs go...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Football: Chelsea 11 points clear
Chelsea go 11 points clear at the top of the Premiership after beating West Brom...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Jackson boy defends abuse denial
Michael Jackson's accuser says he told a teacher the singer had not abused him to stop classmates mocking him...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Bush calls on Hezbollah to disarm
US President George W Bush urges
Hezbollah to "prove" they are not a terrorist group by laying down arms...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Italy 'to pull troops from Iraq'
Italy will begin withdrawing its troops from Iraq in September, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Street axe death - man charged
A man is charged with the murder of a man who died after suffering serious head injuries in a street attack...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Brown plans pre-election Budget
Gordon Brown is tipped to freeze petrol duty and raise stamp duty thresholds in Wednesday's Budget...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
GMB union boss Curran 'suspended'
Union boss Kevin Curran is suspended by the GMB's executive, according to reports...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Iraqis Say 4 Civilians Are Killed in Convoy Attack
The convoy was on its way to Baghdad International Airport when the bombers struck at 9 a.m., the spokesman said...
New York Times - March 15, 2005
U.N. Tribunal Issues Its Last Balkans War Crimes Indictment
The United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague worked for more than a decade investigating offenses committed during the collapse of Yugoslavia...
New York Times - March 15, 2005
Church fights Da Vinci Code novel
The Roman Catholic Church speaks out against "shameful lies" in best-selling novel The Da Vinci Code...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Sinn Fein warning: Your reaction
The family of murdered Belfast man Robert McCartney reject Sinn Fein claims they risk being politically manipulated. What do you think?...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Pakistan rape case accused freed
Four of the five people acquitted in a highly-publicised gang-rape in Pakistan are released from jail...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Car 'breakthrough' in Milly case
Police investigating the murder of Milly Dowler are trying to trace a car believed to have been used in her abduction...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Murder inquiry after man's death
A man who died after an incident in a flat in south Belfast was stabbed, according to police...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Mercy air crew search called off
The search ends for a pilot and a paramedic on an air ambulance which crashed into the sea off the west coast of Scotland...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Leg loss road rage case dismissed
A retired jeweller is cleared of running over a taxi driver, who subsequently lost his leg, in a row over a parking space...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Rosneft sues Yukos over tax row
Russian state oil firm Rosneft sues Yukos for funds to cover tax demands on parts of Yukos seized and sold by tax officials...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
£5m EU constitution drive backed
MEPs vote to spend up to £5.5m on a campaign to tell people about the proposed European constitution...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Jump in alcoholic liver disease
Hospital admissions for alcoholic liver disease have more than doubled in England in just 13 years, figures show...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Parents' online access to school
Busy parents are being promised more online information about their children's school...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Survey to track 'alien' ladybird
A UK-wide survey is being launched to monitor an invasive ladybird that threatens the existence of native species...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
BT program to beat dialler scams
BT is introducing two initiatives to help beat rogue dialler scams, which can cost dial-up net users thousands...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Football: Pompey rule out Keegan
Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric tells BBC Sport Kevin Keegan is not on their managerial short list...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Malawi 'haunted palace' arrests
Three Malawians are charged over media reports that ghosts had chased President Mutharika from his residence...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Bloody end to Manila jail break
Philippines police crush a prison revolt and kill 22 inmates, including three senior militants from the Abu Sayyaf...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Jackson accuser returns to court
Michael Jackson's teenage accuser returns to the stand for more cross-examination over sex abuse claims...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Six jailed over Paris bomb plot
A Paris court jails a French-Algerian and five accomplices for plotting to bomb the US embassy...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Syria agents start leaving Beirut
Syrian intelligence agents begin leaving their offices in Lebanon as Syria's president holds talks with Egypt...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Baby deaths mother granted bail
A mother who has spent six years in jail for killing her two babies is to be freed on bail pending an appeal...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Changes after Soham 'fall short'
The head of the Soham murders inquiry says much is to be done in implementing his child protection proposals...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
'Debacle' claim over burglar law
The Tories are accused of cynicism after their MPs fail to turn up to debate the party's plans to change burglar laws...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Media barred from Royal wedding
The media will not be allowed into the wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
'Best blogs on the web' honoured
The best of the web's blogs - online diaries or websites - have been recognised by the annual Bloggies awards...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Racing: Hardy Eustace wins
Hardy Eustace defends his Smurfit Champion Hurdle title at the Cheltenham Festival on Tuesday...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Ebbers guilty of Worldcom fraud
Ex-Worldcom chief Bernie Ebbers is convicted of fraud over the collapse of the telecoms firm in 2002...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Abortion not a poll issue - Blair
The PM says abortion should not become an election issue after a senior Catholic backs the Tory leader's stance...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
McCartneys reject Sinn Fein claim
The family of a murdered NI man deny they risk political manipulation as they take the fight for justice to the US...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
'Cannibal' killer jailed for life
A mental health patient found by police as he was about to eat one of his victims is jailed for life for killing two people...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
UK not just bridge to US - Brown
Britain is more than just a bridge between Europe and the US, says Chancellor Gordon Brown...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Little Britain hoping for RTS win
Little Britain and EastEnders are among shows competing for prizes at Tuesday's Royal Television Society awards...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Sinn Fein warning: Your reaction
The family of murdered Belfast man Robert McCartney reject Sinn Fein claims they risk being politically manipulated. What do you think?...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Murder inquiry after man's death
A murder inquiry is launched by the police following the death of a man in south Belfast...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Two lost in air ambulance crash
A search continues for a pilot and paramedic who were on board an air ambulance which crashed off the Mull of Kintyre...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
City wins 500 prison service jobs
Up to 500 jobs in finance and human resources for the prison service are relocated to Newport...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
AIG chief executive stands down
The chief executive of AIG, the world's biggest insurer, quits in a board shake-up prompted by investigations by US regulators...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Racing: Cheltenham gets ready
Punters are set to go on a £600m betting spree as the first four-day Cheltenham Festival starts on Tuesday...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Blast targets Kosovo's president
Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova appears to have escaped unhurt after a blast hits his car in Pristina...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Egypt leader holds talks in Syria
The presidents of Egypt and Syria meet for unscheduled talks in Damascus, amid intense pressure over Lebanon...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
NHS 'taking away Africa's medics'
The NHS's reliance on doctors from developing countries is strongly criticised by the British Medical Association...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Media barred from Royal wedding
The media will not be allowed into the wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Rugby: Wilkinson fights to be fit
Jonny Wilkinson is fighting to be fit for the Lions tour to New Zealand this summer after his latest injury...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Baby deaths mother granted bail
A mother who has spent six years in jail for killing her two babies is released on bail pending an appeal...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Changes after Soham 'fall short'
The head of the Soham murders inquiry says more is to be done in implementing his child protection proposals...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Russians 'paid Chechen bounty'
Russia's security service says it paid a $10m (£5.2m) bounty for a tip-off that led to the killing of Aslan Maskhadov...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Cardinal backs Tory on abortion
The head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales backs the Tory leader's stance on abortions...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Bloody end to Manila jail break
Philippines police crush a prison uprising involving Abu Sayyaf Muslim militants, killing at least 20 inmates...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
'Cannibal' admits killing two men
A convicted killer with a desire to eat his victims pleads guilty to killing two men...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
McCartneys reject Sinn Fein claim
The family of a murdered NI man deny they risk political manipulation as they take the fight for justice to the US...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
How Electronics Are Penetrating North Korea's Isolation
New ways of thinking are stealing into North Korea, perhaps corroding the steely controls on ideology and information that have kept the Kim family in power...
New York Times - March 15, 2005
Reshaping Nuclear Pact: Bush Seeks to Close Loopholes
One goal behind President Bush's shift in dealing with Iran is to rewrite the main treaty governing the spread of nuclear technology...
New York Times - March 15, 2005
Israel to Turn Over Control of 2 West Bank Towns to Palestinians
Israel's defense minister and the Palestinian interior minister reached a deal to put the Palestinians in control of Jericho and Tulkarm...
New York Times - March 15, 2005
2 Relatives of Hussein and Ex-Aide Are Arrested
American and Iraqi forces have captured a former member of Saddam Hussein's government and two of the dictator's relatives, officials said...
New York Times - March 15, 2005
Excess Fuel Billing by Halliburton in Iraq Is Put at $108 Million
The fuels report, involving a subsidiary of Halliburton, was completed in October 2004, but the Bush administration has kept it confidential...
New York Times - March 15, 2005
Huge Demonstration in Lebanon Demands End to Syrian Control
The rally added pressure on the government of Syria to announce a serious timetable for its withdrawal from Lebanon...
New York Times - March 15, 2005
Survey will track alien invader
A UK-wide survey is being launched to monitor an invasive ladybird that threatens the existence of native species...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
'Too many' houses in countryside
Too many houses are being built in rural England despite attempts to reduce housing levels, campaigners say...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Wreckage found in hunt for plane
Wreckage is found in the sea off the Mull of Kintyre after an air ambulance went missing...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
School stereotypes 'being broken'
Partnerships between state and private schools are proving successful, says Ofsted...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Football: Savage slams Toshack
Robbie Savage says he retired to avoid further humiliation at the hands of Wales boss John Toshack...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Japan curbs 'entertainment visas'
Tokyo restricts "entertainment visas" often used by Filipino immigrants who end up in Japan's sex industry...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Pakistan 'lost' Bin Laden trail
Pakistani forces have lost track of al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, the country's president admits...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
IRA smugglers 'use UK gangsters'
The BBC has been told the Provisional IRA works with UK gangs to smuggle fuel and cigarettes...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Multiple toeholds for HIV in UK
The HIV epidemic in the UK cannot be traced back to just one source, research suggests...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
McCartney family take fight to US
The family of murdered Robert McCartney travel to the US in the next phase of their fight for his killers to be caught...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Soham policing progress checked
The head of an inquiry set up after the Soham murders will say if recommendations have been acted on...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
Philippine prison raid kills many
Philippine security forces crush a prison uprising by terror suspects, leaving at least 20 inmates dead...
BBC News - March 15, 2005
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