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Review Just say I dont to Bride Wars
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Audiovox to expand availability of TV on the road
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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How big Jurassic flying reptiles got off ground
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Congo rebel faction denounces Nkunda as leader
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Arabs put Hamas in UN draft, West offers own text
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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New US-led naval force to battle Somali pirates
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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How many scorpions? London Zoo does critter count
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Pope Benedict jokes about hoarse voice
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Handlers on phone ordered Mumbai gunmen to kill
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Global News Archive for August 2005:
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Crowds Thin at Heathrow in Recovery From Strikes
British Airways said it had almost cleared up the backlog left by last week's strikes, which forced it to cancel hundreds of flights...
New York Times - August 15, 2005
Israeli Forces Encircle Outposts Defying Order to Leave Gaza
Thousands of Israeli forces told residents that they have until Wednesday to leave before they are pulled out of their homes...
New York Times - August 15, 2005
Iraqi Assembly Agrees to Extend Constitution Deadline by a Week
The Iraqi National Assembly extended the deadline for a draft of a new national constitution by a week, to Aug. 22...
New York Times - August 15, 2005
Thin skin will help robots 'feel'
Japanese researchers have developed a flexible artifical skin that could give robots a humanlike sense of touch...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Gangs riot in Guatemalan prisons
Dozens of prisoners die as battles rage between rival street gangs in several Guatemalan jails...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
'Zarqawi aide killed in ambush'
US officials say Iraqi forces have killed a senior aide to the militant leader, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Executive backs Commonwealth bid
The Scottish Executive is supporting a bid to bring the Commonwealth Games to Glasgow in 2014...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Football: Essien bid accepted
Lyon say they have agreed to sell midfielder Michael Essien to Chelsea for £26m...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Web trade threat to rare species
Endangered species are being pushed to extinction through their illegal trade over in Internet, campaigners say...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Warning over suntan 'addiction'
Scientists at the University of Texas have found that some people might be addicted to getting a suntan...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Australia secure nail-biting draw
Captain Ricky Ponting hits 156 as Australia bat through the final day to draw the third Test and keep the Ashes series level at 1-1...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Police raid Cyprus crash airline
Cypriot police search the offices of Helios Airways, after one of its planes crashed in Greece, killing 121 people...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Immigration centres 'inadequate'
Four short-term immigrant holding centres are criticised by the prisons watchdog, after detainees were found sleeping on tables and chairs...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Deadlock over Iraq constitution
Iraq's parliament extends the deadline for finalising the draft constitution after delegates fail to reach agreement...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Police name beach death toddler
A three-year-old girl, who died when a hole she was digging on a Cornish beach collapsed on her, is named by police...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Sharon defends 'vital' withdrawal
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says the Gaza withdrawal is a painful but necessary step for Israel...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Settlers Who Refused to Leave Gaza Receive Eviction Notices
Israeli troops began distributing eviction notices today, as thousands of settlers defied an order to leave Gaza by Sunday...
New York Times - August 15, 2005
Facing Deadline, Iraqis Consider Bypassing Sunnis on Constitution
If the deadline is not met, the law appears to require dissolving the National Assembly and holding new elections...
New York Times - August 15, 2005
Addiction warning for painkillers
Painkillers available to buy in chemists are to carry stronger warnings about the risk of addiction and side effects...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Malaysians get tough on mobiles
The Malaysian government is to put a stop to the anonymous use of mobile phones due to security fears...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
McCall rounds on Brother critics
Big Brother presenter Davina McCall attacks critics of the show, calling them "pseudo-intellectuals"...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Teacher jailed for seducing boy
A married mother-of-two is jailed for 15 months for having sex with an underage boy...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Police and firefighters attacked
Stones are thrown at police officers and fire crews during disturbances in County Antrim, police say...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Woman's plea to park baby mother
The woman who found a baby boy abandoned in a park makes a heartfelt plea to his mother...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Surge in alcohol-related deaths
The number of alcohol-related deaths has increased by nearly a fifth in four years, figures show...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Golf: Mickelson wins USPGA
Phil Mickelson birdies the final hole to win the USPGA title by one shot from Thomas Bjorn and Steve Elkington...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Liberia gears up for peace poll
Campaigning starts for Liberia's first general elections since the end of a 14-year civil war...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Officer blamed in mini-sub probe
A Russian naval captain is accused of criminal negligence over his handling of the mini-sub rescue...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Clock ticks on Iraq constitution
Iraqi politicians delay a session of parliament as they struggle to finish drafting a new constitution...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Police name sandpit death toddler
A three-year old girl who died when a sandpit collapsed on her on a Cornish beach is named by police...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
UVF blamed for fatal shooting
The murder of a 42-year-old man in south Belfast may be linked to an ongoing loyalist feud say police...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Talks on as BA backlog clears
BA says its Heathrow operations are returning to normal as talks continue between the unions and the airline's contract caterers...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Sex show rapped by watchdog
The BBC is reprimanded by TV watchdog Ofcom for a daytime series dealing with prostitution and drugs...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Settlers protest at Gaza pullout
Israeli troops meet peaceful resistance as they deliver the first eviction notices to settlers in the Gaza Strip...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Victims died 'before Greek crash'
Many of the 121 victims of the Cyprus air disaster probably died before the plane crashed, officials say...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Duke leads VJ Day commemorations
The Duke of Edinburgh joins veterans of the Far East campaign to mark VJ Day, when World War II ended...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Clarke worried by terror threat
UK Home Secretary Charles Clarke says he remains "worried" by the threat of more bomb attacks...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Total recall boosts PDA writing
IBM researchers develop a way of writing on PDAs or mobiles by tracing letters on a touch screen...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
U2 handed top Portuguese honour
Irish rock band U2 receive one of Portugal's highest honours before a concert in Lisbon on Sunday...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Gaza withdrawal: Your views
Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip officially starts as a deadline expires for settlements to be sealed off.Send us your views and experiences...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Thousands at minister's funeral
The funeral of assassinated Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar is under way in Colombo...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Four men in court over QPR attack
Four men are to appear in court in connection with an attack on a Championship football club director...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Man is shot dead in city attack
Police investigate the fatal shooting of a man as he got off a motorbike outside his workplace in Belfast...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
VJ Day tributes to war's victims
Services are held on VJ Day for the military and civilian victims of the Far East war in World War II...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Oil prices slip from record high
The price of US crude oil falls to $66.30 a barrel on Monday as shutdowns at some US oil refineries ended...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
London attacks hit business mood
Confidence among UK businesses is knocked in the wake of the London
bombings, surveys suggest...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Superbugs 'found in chicken'
Significant numbers of chickens on sale in UK shops are contaminated with superbugs, a survey commissioned by BBC's Real Story suggests...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Girl, 3, dies in beach accident
A three-year-old girl from Sussex dies after getting trapped in a five-foot hole in sand on a Cornwall beach...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Live: England v Australia
The latest from the final day of the third Ashes Test at Old Trafford...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Greece hunts for air crash clues
Investigators examine flight recorders from the Cypriot jet crash to find out if a drop in cabin pressure was to blame...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
BA flights leave as talks resume
BA says its Heathrow operations are returning to normal as talks resume between the unions and the airline's contract caterers...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Stock exchange bid considered
Macquarie Bank of Australia tells the Australian Stock Exchange it is considering a bid for the London Stock Exchange...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Iran's New Leader Turns to Conservatives for His Cabinet
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad nominated a cabinet dominated by conservatives as officials warned Iran would not give in to pressure from the West over its nuclear program...
New York Times - August 15, 2005
Thousands of Settlers Remain in Gaza, Defying Israeli Orders; Military Moves In
Israel's security forces were poised to evacuate the settlers in a huge operation that has sharply divided the nation...
New York Times - August 15, 2005
Defiant Young People Vow to Resist the Gaza Pullout
Young, proud, and dismissive of the state's authority, Jewish teens have vowed resistance to the pullout, which they say is against God's will...
New York Times - August 15, 2005
Iraqis Consider Bypassing Sunnis on Constitution
Iraqi leaders remained deadlocked over major issues in the country's new constitution, raising the possibility they would fail to meet the Monday deadline...
New York Times - August 15, 2005
Gazans Harbor Modest Dreams Amid Concerns
On the eve of the scheduled departure of Israeli settlers, Gazans are contemplating the unfamiliar possibility of new freedom...
New York Times - August 15, 2005
121 are Killed as Jet Crashes Outside Athens
Greek media reported that a malfunction in the Cypriot aircraft's oxygen system might have precipitated the crash...
New York Times - August 15, 2005
Calls for A-levels to be tougher
The government faces calls to make A-levels harder amid predictions of a record number of top grades this year...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Australian bank considers LSE bid
Macquarie Bank of Australia said in a statement to the Australian Stock Exchange it is considering a joint bid for the London Stock Exchange...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
MPs 'back complete smoking ban'
A survey of MPs finds most would back a law to make all workplaces and enclosed public places smoke-free...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Four men in court over QPR attack
Four men are to appear in court in connection with an attack on a Championship football club director...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
'No doctors' for care home calls
Care homes have to send dying residents to casualty departments as doctors will not visit out-of-hours...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Asia marks end of war in Pacific
Japan's PM Koizumi apologies for wartime aggression, as Asia marks 60 years since WWII ended in the Pacific...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Banned Basque demo ends in chaos
Basque separatists clash with riot police in the northern Spanish city of San Sebastian during a banned rally...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Independence Day raid in Kashmir
A grenade attack targets celebrations in Kashmir, as India marks Independence Day...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
BA flights leave as talks resume
Attempts to resolve the dispute which brought chaos to 70,000 Heathrow passengers resume...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Golf: Storms add day to PGA
The final round of the USPGA is postponed until Monday, with Phil Mickelson leading by one shot...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Charged Uganda radio host 'sorry'
A Ugandan journalist charged with sedition over remarks on the death of John Garang apologises...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Science and languages exam plea
Science and foreign languages must become more popular, the director general of the CBI warns...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Patient target 'could harm NHS'
The flagship NHS target could starve other areas of the health service of money, experts are warning...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Internet auctions boost UK wealth
Selling via online auction websites boosts a household's wealth by about £3,000, a report says...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Call for 'tougher' ID fraud fight
Consumers should get a free copy of their credit rating to help beat identity fraud, a report claims...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
Greece investigates plane crash
An investigation begins after a Cypriot airliner crashes into a Greek hillside, with all 121 on board killed...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
WWII vets gather to mark VJ Day
The Duke of Edinburgh will join veterans of the Far East campaign to mark VJ Day, when World War II ended...
BBC News - August 15, 2005
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