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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 April 2005:
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Setbacks Put Berlusconi Government at Risk
A poor showing in local elections struck home today when a small party in the prime minister's coalition pulled out of the cabinet...
New York Times - April 15, 2005
Beijing Moves to Rein In Anti-Japan Protests
Chinese authorities warned that popular demonstrations like those authorized a week ago now threatened to get out of control...
New York Times - April 15, 2005
At Least 20 Die in Paris Hotel Fire
A fire devastated a hotel today in the most deadly blaze in the capital in more than three decades...
New York Times - April 15, 2005
Where is education in election?
The BBC's Mike Baker wonders why - whatever the parties say - education is not topping the election agenda...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Is Rover politically damaging?
Thousands of MG Rover workers are being made redundant after rescue deal talks collapse. Could there be a political impact?...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Factory blast cause investigated
Investigations continue into an explosion at a plastics factory which left two men with severe burns...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Labour and Tories same - Branson
Virgin boss Richard Branson says for businesses, the difference between Labour and the Tories is "negligible"...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Suicide 'link' between partners
The partner of someone who has committed suicide is significantly more likely to take their own life, researchers find...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Chimney erected for pope conclave
The chimney which will tell the world a new pope has been chosen is erected, three days before the election...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Lebanon names pro-Syrian as PM
Moderate pro-Syrian MP Najib Mikati is named as Lebanon's new prime minister by the country's president...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Musharraf to make rare India trip
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is due in India on Saturday on a rare visit at a time of improving relations...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Anger over no ban for 113mph peer
Road safety campaigners criticise a court decision not to ban a Conservative peer caught speeding three times...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Rugby: Wilkinson's strong return
Jonny Wilkinson kicks 11 points on his return from injury but Newcastle lose 23-22 to Northampton...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Tennis: Gasquet shocks Federer
French teenager Richard Gasquet ends Roger Federer's 25-match winning streak...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
EU demands guarantees on US corn
The EU blocks certain US grain imports feared to have a genetically modified strain of corn...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Officials comb burnt Paris hotel
Firefighters and police try to establish what started a hotel fire which killed at least 20 people, half of them children...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Jackson lawyer rounds on mother
The judge at Jackson's trial issues a warning after sparks fly between the defence and the accuser's mother...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Protesters call for trade justice
Activists and celebrities take part in a night of protest calling for "trade justice" for the world's poorest workers...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Poll puts off first-time buyers
First-time buyers are holding out until after the general election, research by Yorkshire Bank reveals...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Thousands of MG Rover jobs to go
About 5,000 MG Rover workers are being made redundant after talks on a last-ditch rescue deal collapse...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Chirac Goes on TV to Promote Europe's Constitution
Hoping to avert a crisis, President Jacques Chirac of France urged voters to approve the draft constitution of the European Union...
New York Times - April 15, 2005
A Bevy of Teeny Beauties, Minds Set on Being Queens
In Venezuela, the race to become the fairest of them all starts young...
New York Times - April 15, 2005
Minor Attacks in Baghad Follow a Day of Blasts and Bloodshed
A car bomb intended to hit a U.S. military convoy exploded and another bomb exploded where U.S. forces were patroling...
New York Times - April 15, 2005
Blair 'subverting British values'
Michael Howard accuses Labour of giving some "politically correct minorities" special treatment...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
New shuttle tank ready for lift-off
Nasa engineers say the fuel tank of the shuttle Discovery is now safe and ready for its May lift-off...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Shameless success at TV ceremony
Channel 4 drama Shameless leads the network's winners at the Broadcasting Press Guild awards...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
MG Rover: What happens next?
Redundancy notices are to be sent to MG Rover workers this weekend following the collapse of a Chinese-led rescue deal. Send us your comments...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Four dead in fresh Iraq bombings
At least four people are killed in bombings in the Iraqi city of Samarra and in the capital Baghdad...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Post fraud trio challenge ruling
Three men found guilty of postal vote fraud in Birmingham seek a judicial review of the case...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Man injured in street gun attack
A man is taken to hospital after being shot in the leg in an attack near a service station in east Belfast...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Two serious after factory 'blast'
Four people are injured following an explosion at a plastics factory in Glasgow...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Rebel AM may still fight Labour
Former Labour AM Peter Law says he could still stand against his old party in the election, despite his brain tumour...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Football: Henry out of semi
Arsene Wenger's FA Cup semi-final plans are hit by the loss of Thierry Henry...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Football: Fans oppose Glazer
Man Utd supporters want their
season ticket money refunded if Malcolm Glazer's takeover bid is successful...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Swiss fraud charge for Abacha son
The son of former Nigerian military ruler Sani Abacha is extradited to Switzerland to face fraud charges...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Paris hotel blaze leaves 20 dead
At least 20 people are killed, 10 of them children, in a devastating hotel fire in central Paris...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
BBC News 24 staff to take action
Journalists working at BBC News 24 are to enforce a work-to-rule policy in protest at staff cuts...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Solving NI's policing dilemma
BBC News website reports from Belfast on the thorny issue of policing...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Artist captures campaign colour
David Godbold prepares to share the highs and lows of the campaign trail as the official 2005 election artist...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Inter handed stadium ban
Inter Milan receive the biggest fine in European football history for the violence that wrecked Tuesday's clash...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Row deepens over UN oil scandal
The US and UK deny allegations they turned a blind eye to oil smuggling from Saddam Hussein's Iraq...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Police raid on UUP man's offices
An Ulster Unionist assembly member says his home and two offices in Belfast have been raided by police...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
NHS anger over Tory MRSA claims
Hospital bosses round on Tory leader Michael Howard after he leafleted homes with wrong figures about MRSA rates...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Blair unveils £150m MG Rover aid
Prime Minister Tony Blair announces a £150m aid package to help workers being made redundant at MG Rover...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Arab Slain by Israeli Troops; Abbas Calls It Truce Violation
Israeli troops killed a Palestinian militant in Nablus, and the Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, called it a "serious violation" of a two-month-old truce...
New York Times - April 15, 2005
Mobile safety at your fingertips
Mobile phones are starting to get security systems that thwart the growing number of handset viruses...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Sony Ericsson sees earnings slump
Japanese-Swedish mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson reports a drop in first-quarter profit and sales...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
UKIP aim is to 'reclaim' nation
The UK Independence Party launches its election manifesto with the slogan "we want our country back"...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Exams ban for mobile phone users
Almost 300 students were disqualified from exams last summer for malpractice involving mobile phones...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Musharraf upbeat on Kashmir peace
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf says he considers the Kashmir peace process irreversible on the eve of a visit to India...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Crash pilot 'under the influence'
A probe into an army helicopter crash says the pilot was
"probably under the influence of alcohol"...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
UK troops seize huge heroin haul
A Scottish regiment on peacekeeping duties in Bosnia seize a multi-million pound drugs haul...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Bed-blocking threat to A&E unit
An NHS Trust admits 200 beds are blocked by patients who do not need to be in hospital, causing 'chronic problems' for Cardiff's main casualty unit...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Turkey kills 21 Kurdish fighters
Turkish forces kill 21 Kurdish rebels as fighting flares up in south-east Turkey after a long lull, officials say...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Iraq hit by riot and bomb attacks
Inmates at Iraq's largest US-run prison riot for the second time, as two bombs hit the capital, Baghdad...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Football: Souness blames luck
Newcastle's Graeme Souness laments injuries and poor finishing for his team's Uefa Cup elimination...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Rebels to rejoin Ivorian cabinet
Ministers from Ivory Coast's former rebel group are due to take their seats in the power-sharing government for the first time in five months...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
China warns against Japan rallies
Chinese police warn people to avoid unauthorised anti-Japanese rallies, amid a row over history and oil fields...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Concern over rise in postal vote
A dramatic rise in postal votes has raised concerns about potential fraud and logistical problems...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Analysis: Is anyone interested?
BBC's political editor Andrew Marr asks if the theatre of the election campaigning is really grabbing the voters' imagination...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Cricket: Afridi pulverises India
Shahid Afridi hits a whirlwind 102 as Pakistan beat India in Kanpur to gain a 3-2 lead in the one-day series...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
US and UK blamed for oil scandal
The US and UK are partly to blame for Saddam Hussein's illegal oil profiteering, the UN Secretary General says...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Man Utd board mulls Glazer offer
Directors at Manchester United are expected to begin looking at revised takeover proposals from tycoon Malcolm Glazer...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Switch 'controls cancer spread'
Scientists say they have found a master switch that controls the spread of breast cancer around the body...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Belsen liberation commemorated
Survivors and ex-servicemen mark the 60th anniversary of liberation of the Belsen death camp by British soldiers...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Monaco bids farewell to Rainier
Politicians and dignitaries from around the world gather in Monaco to attend Prince Rainier's funeral service...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
SNP unveils 'people's manifesto'
The Scottish National Party unveils a "people's manifesto", focused on improving the lives of voters in Scotland...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
MG Rover's rescue deal collapses
Redundancy notices will be sent to MG Rover workers from this weekend, administrators say, as a rescue deal collapses...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
China Pushing and Scripting Japan Protests
China's manipulation of popular indignation against Japan to stir up patriotic sentiment carries big risks, analysts say...
New York Times - April 15, 2005
World Bank Chief to Become a Special Mideast Envoy
James D. Wolfensohn will coordinate the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, the secretary of state announced...
New York Times - April 15, 2005
Europe Urges Linking Lifting of Chinese Arms Ban to Rights
A vote in the European Parliament urged linking the embargo question to human rights improvements in China...
New York Times - April 15, 2005
At Least 13 Dead in Paris Hotel Fire
At least 13 people were killed and dozens hurt in a fire that swept through a hotel in central Paris early on Friday near the Galeries Lafayette luxury department store...
New York Times - April 15, 2005
19 Iraqis Killed and 60 Hurt by Cars Bombs and Gunfire
The attacks, a day after a kidnapped American contractor appeared in a videotape, echoed the darker days of the insurgency last year...
New York Times - April 15, 2005
Texan Is Indicted in Iraq Oil Sales by Hussein Aides
A Houston oil trader and a Korean lobbyist were charged in connection with illegal gains involving the U.N. oil-for-food program...
New York Times - April 15, 2005
Eggs found inside dinosaur fossil
A dinosaur that died just before it was about to lay two eggs is found by an international team of scientists...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Home workers 'pose security risk'
Working from home could pose a security risk costing UK businesses £8.5bn a year, a study suggests...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Drug boosts dieting weight loss
A drug which blocks the urge to eat can help dieters shed pounds and inches, a study suggests...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Essays-for-sale a 'growth area'
A BBC investigation suggests more and more students are plagiarising material - or buying essays online...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
'School gate mums' are new target
"School gate mums" are Labour's target as Gordon Brown makes a speech on childcare and education...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Concern over rise in postal votes
A significant rise in the number of applications for postal votes raises concern over electoral fraud...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
SNP unveil 'people's manifesto'
The Scottish National Party is set to publish its manifesto which will focus on improving life in Scotland...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Chinese fugitive is denied asylum
A man described by China as its most wanted fugitive fails to secure refugee status in Canada...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Cuba rejects UN rights resolution
Cuba says it will not co-operate with a UN resolution demanding a human rights envoy visit the island...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Britain marks Belsen liberation
Survivors and ex-servicemen mark the 60th anniversary of liberation of the Belsen death camp by British soldiers...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Black-hole travel theory refuted
New research into black holes sheds doubt on the theory they could one day be used to travel across the universe...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Soyuz blasts off on ISS mission
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft with three crew lifts off to relieve those aboard the International Space Station...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Give nation back - UKIP manifesto
The UK Independence Party (UKIP) is launching its election manifesto with the slogan "We want our country back"...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Bay's tragic cockle beds shut off
The cockle beds on which 23 Chinese people drowned close at midnight on Friday to protect fish stocks...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
Fatal blaze guts Parisian hotel
At least 13 people die and 50 people are injured in a fire at a hotel in Paris, a fire service spokesman says...
BBC News - April 15, 2005
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