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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 May 2007:
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Bombing Kills at Least 22 in Pakistan
Twenty-two people were killed and 30 wounded in Peshawar when a suicide bomber struck a crowded restaurant, police and hospital officials said...
New York Times - May 15, 2007
Military Gives Details of Iraq Ambush of 7 G.I.s
The soldiers involved in the weekend ambush were from the 10th Mountain Division, based in upstate New York...
New York Times - May 15, 2007
Happiness wins science book prize
An exploration of how people make themselves happy wins the prestigious Royal Society Prize for Science Books...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Boy guilty of killing grandmother
A 15-year-old boy who stabbed his grandmother 23 times as she lay sleeping is convicted of her murder at the High Court in Glasgow...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
World Bank hears Wolfowitz case
World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz meets the bank's executive board as he fights for his job...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Derby into play-off final on penalties
Inigo Idiakez's penalty miss sends Derby into the Championship play-off final after a pulsating semi-final against Southampton ended 4-4 on aggregate...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
US evangelist Jerry Falwell dies
Leading US conservative evangelist Jerry Falwell dies in hospital in Lynchburg, Virginia, aged 73...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
MPs back war-powers proposals
MPs approve moves to give Parliament the final say on whether British troops should be sent to war...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
US names general to be 'war tsar'
US President George W Bush appoints Lt Gen Douglas Lute to oversee conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Chirac bids farewell urging unity
French President Jacques Chirac urges unity and pride in France in his final televised address...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Police release 7/7 bomber's widow
Three people, including a bomber's widow, quizzed over the 7 July attacks are released without charge...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
'No evidence' for Algarve arrest
Police say they do not have the evidence to arrest a British suspect over Madeleine McCann's abduction...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Turkish City Counters Fear of Islam?s Reach
A political party with a past in Islamic politics has had a moderating effect on a city deeply attached to its faith...
New York Times - May 15, 2007
Hubble spots ring of dark matter
Astronomers find one of the best pieces of evidence yet for the existence of dark matter...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Brown pledges academy support
Gordon Brown has promised that as leader he would continue the expansion of academies...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Jail threat over illegal workers
Employers who knowingly employ illegal workers could face up to two years in prison under Home Office plans...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Couple are found dead in garden
A man and woman found dead in a garden next to an electric lawnmower may have been there overnight...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Arrests over boy's bedroom murder
Two men are held in connection with the murder of a teenager shot dead in his bedroom in London...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Priest 'paid for girl's grooming'
A priest gave thousands of pounds to a friend to help him groom a young girl for sex, a court hears...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Police withdraw bikes after crash
Dozens of motorcycles are withdrawn by Scottish police forces following the death of an officer in England...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Gaza faction boosts police ranks
Hundreds of Fatah loyalists enter Gaza after special training in Egypt, on a bloody day of factional fighting...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
White House stands by Wolfowitz
The White House supports embattled World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz but concedes he made mistakes...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Russia and Burma in nuclear deal
Russia is to build a controversial nuclear research centre in Burma, its state atomic energy agency says...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Football: Fifa Tevez probe
Fifa president Sepp Blatter will look into how the Premier League handled West Ham's breach of rules over Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Ethiopia warned on Somali pullout
The US and AU urge Ethiopia not to withdraw its troops from Somalia before peacekeepers arrive...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Ex-jockey Piggott in hospital
Lester Piggott is in intensive care in a hospital in Switzerland with a heart problem...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Tennis: Murray is Open doubt
Andy Murray is a doubt for the French Open after injuring his wrist in the first round of the Hamburg Masters...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
New doubt on Woolmer murder
Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer was not strangled, media reports say, citing a UK investigation...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Asda to cut out additives by 2008
Supermarket chain Asda is to remove artificial colours and flavours from its own-brand food and drinks by 2008...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Prison for elderly war tour cheat
A Royal British Legion official who cheated veterans out of a D-Day trip to Normandy is jailed for eight weeks...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Home packs face legal challenge
The government is facing a legal challenge to the launch of compulsory home information packs...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Queen 'must be quizzed on Diana'
The Queen should be quizzed over claims she allegedly made to Paul Burrell, Mohamed Al Fayed's lawyers say...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Bank's overdraft charges upheld
Lloyds TSB becomes the first bank to win a court case for imposing supposedly unfair overdraft penalty charges...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Brown rival needs more supporters
John McDonnell still needs the support of 18 more MPs to challenge Gordon Brown for the Labour leadership...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
US to ignore Russia missile fears
The US will not let Russia veto its missile defence plan in Europe, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
'No evidence' in Madeleine probe
Police say there is not enough evidence to charge a man named as a suspect in Madeleine McCann's abduction...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Qaeda Group Calls Hunt for Soldiers Pointless
The search for three missing American soldiers continued as the group that claimed responsibility for the ambush said the soldiers would never be found...
New York Times - May 15, 2007
No change in global piracy rates
More than one-third of software used in businesses is pirated, says an industry watchdog...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Gig booking fee shake-up demanded
Music fans should be given clearer information about fees and charges put on concert tickets, an MP says...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Parties to discuss funding review
Talks begin later between the three main parties to try to reach agreement on how political parties are funded...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Med diet 'cuts lung disease risk'
Eating a Mediterranean diet halves risk of serious lung disease like emphysema and bronchitis, a study suggests...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Brown promises maths as priority
Gordon Brown wants to raise maths standards to match international competitors...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Bikers 'ignoring safety warnings'
Many motorcyclists are defying anti-speed campaigns despite the high death toll, a BBC Wales investigation finds...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Reuters agrees to Thomson buyout
UK media company Reuters agrees to a buyout worth about £8.7bn from financial data firm Thomson...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
£3.7m for woman hit by police car
A woman needing round-the-clock care after being knocked down by a police car is awarded £3.7m damages...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Boys target of double kidnap bid
A County Down primary school principal says two abduction attempts were made in the past two weeks of pupils...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Iran 'steps up nuclear work'
Iran is enriching uranium on a much larger scale than before, the UN's nuclear energy agency says...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Many killed in Pakistan bombing
A powerful bomb blast in a hotel in the Pakistani city of Peshawar kills at least 24 people, police say...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Wolfowitz 'broke World Bank laws'
A World Bank panel criticises bank President Paul Wolfowitz, shortly before a board meeting to discuss his future...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Swiss go on trial over air crash
Eight air traffic controllers go on trial on manslaughter charges over a 2002 air crash that killed 71 people...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Ethiopia seeking Somalia pullout
Ethiopia's leader wants to withdraw his troops from Somalia, which the AU says would be a "catastrophe"...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Violence mars Philippine count
The marathon vote count in the Philippine elections continues as reports come in of fraud and further violence...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Newcastle name Allardyce as boss
Newcastle appoint Sam Allardyce as their new manager on a three-year deal...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Football: Man City search for boss
Man City are set to start their hunt for a new manager, with Louis van Gaal and Ronald Koeman understood to be in the frame...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Arrest over teenager stab death
A 16-year-old boy is arrested on suspicion of murder after a youth is stabbed to death on Tyneside...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Eurovision vote change demand
An MP calls for Eurovision voting to be overhauled because it is "harmful" to European relations...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Johnson doubts Brown challenger
John McDonnell is "unlikely" to get the backing to challenge Gordon Brown for Labour leader, Alan Johnson says...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Eight killed in 'Hamas ambush'
Gunmen from the militant Hamas group clash with pro-Fatah forces in Gaza, killing at least eight people...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Targets to tackle cancer by 2020
By 2020 two-thirds of people diagnosed with cancer should still be alive after five years, say Cancer Research UK...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Clash at Princess Diana hearing
The coroner at the Princess Diana inquest accuses Mohamed Al Fayed's QC of putting her in the dock...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Man 'a suspect' in Madeleine hunt
Police searching for Madeleine McCann in Portugal are treating a British man as a suspect...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Inflation slows to 2.8% in April
UK inflation slowed to 2.8% in April after energy bills were cut and as interest rates have risen, official figures show...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Red Cross Report Says Israel Disregards Humanitarian Law
In a confidential report about East Jerusalem, the Red Cross accused Israel of a ?general disregard? for ?its obligations under international humanitarian law.?...
New York Times - May 15, 2007
Opposition Parties Paralyze Pakistan?s Financial Hub
Thousand of paramilitary troops were called in to patrol the streets after being given the authority to ?shoot and kill? anyone involved in more violence...
New York Times - May 15, 2007
Deaths and Fraud Reports Mar Philippine Vote
Voters went to the polls in the Philippines to elect their senators, representatives and local officials, amid reports of election-related violence and allegations of fraud...
New York Times - May 15, 2007
Inspectors Cite Big Gain by Iran on Nuclear Fuel
Iran appears to be enriching uranium on a far larger scale than before, a finding that may affect effort by diplomats to stem Tehran?s program...
New York Times - May 15, 2007
One Turkish City Countering Fear of Islam?s Reach
The Turkish political party with a past in Islamic politics has had a moderating influence on Konya...
New York Times - May 15, 2007
Free tool offers 'easy' coding
A free programming tool that allows anyone to create their own animations and video games launches...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Alzheimer's drug's impact hailed
Alzheimer's drugs may have a dramatic impact on the pathology of the brain, UK research indicates...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Black lawyers call aide a 'liar'
Lord Black's long-time business associate David Radler was labelled a "liar" by defence lawyers...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Colombia police chiefs forced out
A wire-tapping scandal forces the heads of Colombia's national police and intelligence services to resign...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Zimbabwe 'ignores' SA diplomacy
Zimbabwe's government is not listening to South Africa's attempts to mediate its crisis, a top ANC figure says...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Stallone admits hormone charges
Actor Sylvester Stallone pleads guilty to bringing a banned human growth hormone into Australia...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Somalia aid 'not reaching needy'
Aid is only getting through to about a third of the Somali population who need it, a top UN humanitarian official says...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
UK 'failing on many key habitats'
The UK is failing to protect many of its most vulnerable habitats or species, a government advisory group warns...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Wolfowitz 'broke World Bank laws'
A World Bank panel criticises bank President Paul Wolfowitz, shortly before a board meeting to discuss his future...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
£1-sale plan for public buildings
Disused public buildings could be sold to community groups for as little as £1 under a government scheme...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Three quizzed in Madeleine hunt
Police searching for four-year-old Madeleine McCann question three people and search an Algarve villa...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
Police condemn 'target culture'
Police officers urge an end to the "target-driven culture" they say leads to "ludicrous" arrests for petty offences...
BBC News - May 15, 2007
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