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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 June 2006:
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Annan Says U.N. Budget Showdown Can Be Avoided
Secretary General Kofi Annan also warned against threats to "pull the plug" on the organization if it didn't meet some countries' expectations...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
64 Die in Sri Lanka as Land Mines Blow Up Bus
The most serious attack on civilians since a ceasefire agreement four years ago also wounded 86...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
Senate Rejects Plan for Iraq Withdrawal
The 93-to-6 vote reflected a deep reluctance to commit to a firm withdrawal schedule. The House also debated an Iraq resolution today...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
Liberian Can Serve Prison Term in Britain
The announcement paves the way for the former Liberian president Charles Taylor to face trial for war crimes...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
Google listens to screen routine
A system that targets web adverts by analysing television habits has been developed by Google...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Schools left £1m by former pupil
Two primary schools will receive at least £1m from a Rhondda man who left for the US in the 1920s...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
World stock markets are soaring
Stock markets in Asia, Europe and on Wall Street post large gains as inflation fears subside...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Lib Dems launch family proposals
Sir Menzies Campbell launches Liberal Democrat proposals aimed at children and families...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Woman charged over Blair packages
A 72-year-old woman is charged with sending packages of weed killer and sugar to Tony Blair...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Man's death treated as suspicious
Police are treating the death of a man whose body was found at a house in County Down as suspicious...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
England will get better - Beckham
Captain David Beckham vows England will improve after a tense 2-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago seals qualification...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Fans kept on edge as England win
Fans at home and abroad are breathing a sigh of relief after England won a nervous 2-0 victory in their World Cup match against Trinidad and Tobago...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Sweden 1-0 Paraguay
Freddie Ljungberg's 88th-minute winner knocks Paraguay out of the World Cup...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
England 2-0 Trinidad & Tobago
Peter Crouch and Steven Gerrard score late goals to give England a flattering win over Trinidad and Tobago...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Powergen shuts India call centres
Energy firm Powergen is to close its Indian call centres, with staff in the UK dealing with customers instead...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Gates to end daily Microsoft role
Bill Gates says he will end his day-to-day role as head of software giant Microsoft by 2008, to focus on his charity...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Explosion in Sri Lanka Kills at Least 63
A landmine explosion ripped through a passenger bus this morning in northern Sri Lanka, killing at least 63 people and wounding 71...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
Hanoi Journal: Deciphering the Code to Vietnam's Old Literary Treasures
An American poet, who first came to Vietnam as a conscientious objector, is leading a drive to revive a classical script that was banned in 1920...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
2 Remain Trapped in Bunker After Volcano's Eruption
Two people escaped to a bunker which became engulfed by lava and volcanic debris on the southern slopes of Mount Merapi...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
U.S. Identifies Successor to Zarqawi
Abu Ayyub al-Masri, an Egyptian, trained in Afghanistan and formed Al Qaeda's first cell in Baghdad...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
Tennis: Henman in last eight
Tim Henman sweeps past Nicolas Mahut to reach the quarter-finals at Queen's Club...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
World Cup panel: Second games
Eight people - one from each of the debutant nations at the World Cup - will regularly give us updates from their country as they watch the tournament...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Dry ice creates toughened glass
A new form of glass that could eventually be used in electronic devices has been created by scientists...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
'Fossil' rock rat pictured alive
Images are obtained of a live Laotian rock rat - believed to be the sole survivor of an ancient group of rodents...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
GPs hit out at NHS reforms
Family doctors have launched a wide-ranging attack on some of the government's key NHS policies...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
MSPs vote for university fee rise
MSPs vote 66 to 56 in favour of increasing university tuition fees for students from the rest of the UK...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Father jailed after baby's death
A father whose baby son died after being dropped on to a wooden-framed sofa in temper is jailed for two years...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Heald insists Tories are not bust
Constitutional affairs spokesman Oliver Heald tells the anti-sleaze watchdog the Tories are not bust...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Mary-Ann's killers lodge appeals
Two of the six men jailed for the kidnap, rape and murder of Mary-Ann Leneghan appeal against their convictions...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Missing man murdered - police
Police are now treating as murder the disappearance of a County Tyrone man last seen almost five years ago...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
US death toll in Iraq hits 2,500
The number of US troops killed in Iraq reaches 2,500 with the death of a marine, the Pentagon announces...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Iran 'will not bow to pressure'
Iran's supreme leader says his country will not bow to Western pressure over its nuclear programme...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Sweden v Paraguay
Team news ahead of Thursday's Group B World Cup match...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Ronaldo cleared to face Australia
Brazil striker Ronaldo insists he is fit to play against Australia on Sunday...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Key US talks on Somali Islamists
The US convenes international talks to discuss the military successes in Somalia of the Islamic militia...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Ecuador 3-0 Costa Rica
Ecuador make the knock-out stages for the first time with a fine win over Costa Rica which also puts Germany through...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
No 10 denies sentencing 'panic'
Downing Street denies that Tony Blair's decision to look again at sentencing rules is a sign of panic...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Crash land causes mass delays
More than 1,000 passengers suffer delays after a freight plane crash lands at Birmingham airport...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Zarqawi death sparks US crackdown
The US says 104 insurgents have been killed in hundreds of raids since the death of al-Qaeda's leader in Iraq...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Live: England 0-0 Trinidad & Tobago
England struggle against Trinidad and Tobago and bring on Wayne Rooney in an effort to break the deadlock...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Sri Lanka Says Rebels Kill 58 in Bus Blast
Militants suspected of being members of the Tamil Tigers ambushed a civilian bus on Thursday and set off a mine killing at least 58 people...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
Billie Piper to leave Doctor Who
Actress Billie Piper is to leave Doctor Who at the end of the current series, the BBC confirms...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Net poses dangers for soccer fans
Spyware and adware is lurking on websites associated with teams and players at the World Cup, finds research...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Arctic dips as global waters rise
Arctic sea level has been falling by a little over 2mm a year - against the global trend of rising waters...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Standard Life reduces float value
Standard Life reduces the price of shares on sale to new investors ahead of its stock market flotation...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Slow down NHS reform, GPs urge
The leader of the UK's GPs launchs a wide-ranging attack on some of the government's key NHS policies...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
'No upper limit' on rates bills
There will be no upper limit on the amount people will pay on their house rates in NI, the government says...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Tributes to guard killed in Iraq
Friends of a Monmouthshire security guard killed in Iraq pay tribute to a "superb bloke" who loved his rugby...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Gay bishop 'not an abomination'
The gay US bishop at the centre of a row over his ordination urges Anglicans not to be swayed by schism fears...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Europe's leaders ponder EU future
The leaders of the 25 European Union countries are due in Brussels to set a future direction for the EU...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Iran overshadows Asia summit
Iran's president urges Central Asian, Russian and Chinese leaders to unite to face "domineering powers"...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Taleban target Afghan civilians
The Taleban say that they have carried out an attack in Kandahar in which at least 10 Afghan civilians die...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Countdown to England-Trinidad & Tobago
England face Trinidad & Tobago in Nuremberg, with Wayne Rooney desperate to make his World Cup debut...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Fans warned over forged tickets
England supporters are urged to to look out for forgeries ahead of the match with Trinidad & Tobago...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Nigerians told to accept transfer
Nigeria's president gives a national address to reassure residents of an oil-rich area being handed to Cameroon...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Howard protests cleric's release
Australia's PM writes to the Indonesian leader to protest against the release of Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Ban call over salmonella findings
Some egg imports should be banned after figures revealed high levels of salmonella in some European countries...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
UK agrees to jail Charles Taylor
The UK agrees to host a possible jail term for ex-Liberian leader Charles Taylor, if convicted of war crimes...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Apple's iPod faces patent probe
A technology company says the US authorities will look at whether Apple's iPod player infringes one of its patents...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Sri Lanka bus blast kills dozens
A mine attack on a bus in Sri Lanka kills more than 60 people - the military responds with strikes on Tamil Tigers...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Crash landing closes city airport
Birmingham airport is closed after a freight plane makes an emergency landing with a collapsed undercarriage...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Moss will not face drug charges
There is not enough evidence to prosecute supermodel Kate Moss over claims she took cocaine, says the CPS...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Queen attends birthday service
The Queen's 80th birthday is being celebrated with a service of thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Al-Qaeda 'coming to end in Iraq'
Zarqawi's killing marks the "beginning of the end" of al-Qaeda in Iraq, the country's top security adviser says...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Glitter sex abuse appeal rejected
Disgraced pop star Gary Glitter loses an appeal against his jail term for sex abuse in Vietnam...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Secrecy as a Tool of Government in China
The trial of a researcher for The New York Times is evidence of China's increasing reliance on state secrecy laws...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
Palestinians Mount Violent Protest Over Lack of Paychecks
Civil servants stormed the parliament building in the West Bank, underscoring growing pressure on the Hamas government...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
Delegation Seeks Release of Afghans Being Held at Guantánamo
An Afghan government delegation said that about half of the 94 Afghans being held there were not guilty of serious crimes and should be released...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
Jihadist or Victim: Ex-Detainee Makes a Case
Moazzam Begg, a former Guantánamo detainee, has emerged over the last few months as a minor celebrity...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
Iran Quietly Learns of Penalties in a Nuclear Incentives Deal
When a formal incentives package was presented in writing in Tehran last week, it omitted a long list of potential punishments should Iran reject it...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
After Iraq Visit, an Upbeat Bush Urges Patience
Seeking political momentum, President Bush warned Democrats that an early withdrawal of troops would set back counterterrorism efforts...
New York Times - June 15, 2006
Shakespeare biography wins prize
A partial biography of Shakespeare wins the £30,000 Samuel Johnson non-fiction book prize...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Slow down NHS reforms, GPs urge
The government must slow down its GP reforms and invest in the sector properly, doctors' leaders will say...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Tories to demand 'real' history
The Conservatives say children should be given at least a "basic knowledge" of British and world history...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Judge's sick leave sparks new law
An emergency law is rushed through to cope with the absence of Scotland's most senior judge...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Standard Life to name share price
Insurance company Standard Life is set to unveil the price it will list its shares at when it makes its market debut in July...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Many die in Afghan bus explosion
At least 10 people die and 15 are injured when a bus explodes in the Afghan city of Kandahar, police say...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Terror charge pair due in court
Two people charged with conspiracy to murder and explosives charges are due before magistrates...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Iran row overshadows Asia summit
Leaders from Central Asia, Russia and China meet in Shanghai with the crisis over Iran high on the agenda...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Glitter begins sex abuse appeal
British pop star Gary Glitter begins an appeal against his conviction for abusing underage girls in Vietnam...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Service for Queen's official 80th
The Queen's 80th birthday is being celebrated with a service of thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Eriksson dismisses Owen rift talk
England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson rejects claims of a rift with Michael Owen as he backs the striker to regain his goalscoring touch...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Belgian charged over kidnappings
Belgian police charge a man with kidnapping two girls - rekindling memories of the Dutroux killings...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Bullets 'flooding Baghdad market'
New ammunition is abundant in Iraq because of lax control over the global bullets trade, a charity says...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Call for pre-9pm junk food ad ban
The government's food watchdog is expected to call for a ban on TV ads for junk food before the watershed...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Scores killed in Lanka bus blast
At least 58 die after their bus hits a mine in north-eastern Sri Lanka, amid an upsurge in violence on the island ...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
Union in World Cup 'sickies' row
A row breaks out the union Amicus is accused of advising people how to take World Cup "sickies"...
BBC News - June 15, 2006
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