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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
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Philippine court opens hearing on peace pact
The Philippine Supreme Court opened a hearing Friday on an autonomy agreement with Muslim rebels, as tensions remained high with the discovery of another homemade bomb at a southern school...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
NYC heroes lift bus off pregnant woman baby lives
Dozens of strangers converged from all directions to lift a 5-ton bus off the body of a pregnant woman Friday _ a superhuman effort that managed to save the life of her child but was too late for her...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Dover air crew back home after relief mission
An Air Force crew just off a supply mission to Afghanistan were boarding a cargo plane in Germany to go home when they were given new orders _ deliver the first U.S. humanitarian aid supplies to war-torn Georgia...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Guests for the Sunday TV news shows
Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:___...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Madonna An unlikely inspiration for 50-plus set
Sure, Madonna may have scandalized the Vatican and shocked nearly every parent in America at some point during her long and provocative career full of shrewd image transformations...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Jerry Wexler, famed record producer, dies at 91
Legendary record producer Jerry Wexler, who helped shape R&B music with influential recordings of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and other greats, has died, says his co-author, David Ritz. He was 91...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Spears, Brown, Jonas Brothers get MTV Awards nods
After delivering one of the worst performances in the history of the MTV Video Music Awards, Britney Spears has a chance to be crowned this year as the absolute best...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Georgia men claim hairy, frozen beast is Bigfoot
Bigfoot or big fat lie?Whenever someone reports sighting the hairy beast of yore (details always fuzzy) or capturing the hirsute humanoid on film (images always grainy), it scares up a dubious debate of international proportions. Friday was just the latest episode in the Sasquatch show, as unreal as it may be...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Vickers wins Michigan pole
Nobody could touch Brian Vickers on Friday in NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying at Michigan International Speedway...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Dodgers help out Mets with win over Phils
The New York Mets took care of business against Washington, then got a big assist from the Los Angeles Dodgers to turn the tables in the NL East...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Kuroda pitches Dodgers past Phillies 3-1
Hiroki Kuroda allowed only two baserunners in seven brilliant innings, Matt Kemp homered, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Philadelphia 3-1 Thursday night to complete their first four-game sweep of the Phillies in 46 years...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Farmers get money for capturing carbon
Everett Dobrinski recently got a $4,000 check for storing carbon dioxide in his soil...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
McCain, RNC report $96 million cash on hand
John McCain and the Republican National Committee started August with a hefty $96 million, financially flush and strongly positioned to compete with prolific fundraiser Barack Obama and the Democrats...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Play of the Day McCain the wisecracker
Move over Henny Youngman, John McCain is coming through...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Obama surfs, honors late mother as vacation ends
Body surfing in Pacific waves and walking on the beach are activities any tourist _ even Hawaii native Barack Obama _ might enjoy for his last full day of vacation on the islands. There were solemn moments, too, as Obama ended a weeklong break from campaigning for president...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
McCain and Obama face questions about their faith
The Rev. Rick Warren is so prominent and respected that just being seen with him is a boon for any presidential candidate...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
John McCain raises $27 million in July
John McCain raised $27 million in July, his largest one-month fundraising haul since clinching the Republican presidential nomination, while the Republican National Committee brought in nearly $26 million...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Remains of cemetery found in Sahara Desert
A tiny woman and two children were laid to rest on a bed of flowers 5,000 years ago in what is now the barren Sahara Desert...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
J.C. Penneys 2Q profits fall 36 percent
J.C. Penney Co. reported a 36 percent decline in second-quarter profit Friday and issued a profit outlook for the current quarter that falls short of Wall Street estimates amid a tough economy...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Electric bikes selling briskly as gas prices climb
When Honora Wolfe and her husband moved to the outskirts of Boulder, Colo., she wanted an environmentally friendly way to commute to her job as a bookshop owner in the city...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Oklahoma boots Josh Jarboe and Troy swoops in
Another NCAA football season is upon us and AP College Football Writer Ralph Russo will blog with the latest news, observations and opinions _ and whatever else comes up _ all the way through to the BCS...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Indian movie superstars end US leg of live tour
For most people, going on an international tour with hours of rehearsals, a cast of more than 100, and 20 tons of props and sets may not seem like the best way for a family to bond...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Russia Georgia can forget regaining provinces
The foreign minister of Russia said Thursday that Georgia could "forget about" getting back its two breakaway provinces, and the former Soviet republic remained on edge as Russia sent tank columns to search out and destroy Georgian military equipment...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Remains of cemetery found in Sahara Desert
A tiny woman and two children were laid to rest on a bed of flowers 5,000 years ago in what is now the barren Sahara Desert...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Porn inspector suspect arrested in Colorado
A man suspected of posing as a police detective and telling an adult novelty shop to give him free X-rated videos so he could check for underage performers was arrested Tuesday, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Golden girls no more, China beats US in gymnastics
The Chinese crashed what was supposed to be a U.S. Olympic party...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Talks on Musharrafs role under way in Pakistan
Talks are under way that could lead to the resignation of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf or reduce his role to that of a figurehead as the ruling coalition steps up pressure to impeach him, an ally of the embattled leader said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
West presses for end to Georgia conflict
Western leaders engaged in intense diplomacy Friday to persuade Russia to pull troops out of Georgia, but regional tensions soared after a top Russian general warned that Poland could face attack over its missile defense deal with the United States...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Kirkuk dispute fuels ethnic tensions in Iraq
Minutes after a suicide bomber killed 25 people, hundreds of angry Kurds stormed the headquarters of an ethnic Turkish group in this northern Iraqi city and torched the building and nearby parked cars...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Partytown Pyongyang? Global tour comes to NKorea
Call it skateboard diplomacy.For 16 hours this week, the reclusive North Koreans opened their doors to a raucous gang of skateboarders, dot-com moguls, actors, fashion designers, Middle Eastern sheiks and a Playboy Playmate, and let them party...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Londons fabled Walthamstow greyhound track closes
The finish line is looming for the greyhounds of Walthamstow Stadium, a London landmark frequented by everyone from Winston Churchill to Brad Pitt and where David Beckham worked as a teenager...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Bomb strikes Shiite pilgrims in Iraq
A passenger van packed with explosives blew up Friday at a bus station north of Baghdad where Shiite pilgrims had stopped for the night, killing four people and wounding dozens, U.S. and Iraqi officials said...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Musharraf feels the heat as impeachment looms
With impeachment proceedings looming, the pressure on President Pervez Musharraf to quit built Friday as both his rivals and allies confirmed back-channel talks were under way that could ease him out...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Talks on Musharrafs future under way in Pakistan
Talks are under way that could lead to the resignation of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf or reduce his role to that of a figurehead as the ruling coalition steps up pressure to impeach him, an ally of the embattled leader said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Guantanamo prisoner boycotts war crimes trial
An alleged al-Qaida recruiter said Friday he wants nothing to do with his trial at Guantanamo Bay, calling it a "legal farce" and telling his Pentagon-appointed lawyer not to defend him...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
AA flight makes emergency landing in Trinidad
American Airlines says a Miami-bound passenger jet has been forced to make an emergency landing shortly after taking off from Trinidad...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Chinese media Bus plunges into ravine killing 15
A bus veered off the road and plunged into a ravine in central China, killing 15 people, the official Xinhua News Agency said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
An uneasy calm in a key Georgia city
Under a statue of Josef Stalin, the best-known product of this city, a Russian and a Georgian were discussing the war. The Georgian was wearing a T-shirt and track pants. The Russian was in uniform, holding an AK-47...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Georgia crisis frays web linking Moscow and West
The struggle over a tiny, impoverished part of the Caucasus mountains has erupted into a widening confrontation between Russia and the West, the worst since the Soviet Union collapsed...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Sister of teen shot by Montreal police urges calm
The sister of a Honduran teenager killed by Montreal police said Friday that her family has been "destroyed," but she urged people to remain calm in the neighborhood struck by rioting after the shooting...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
DR officials Italians among some 20 dead in crash
About 20 people, including Italian tourists, were killed Friday when two buses collided head-on in the Dominican Republic, officials said...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Chad sentences former president to death
A Chadian court on Friday sentenced a former president and eleven rebels to death for crimes against the state, an official said...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Canadian detainee loses bid for independent exam
A military judge on Friday denied a request for an independent psychological evaluation of a young Canadian detainee facing a war crimes trial at Guantanamo Bay...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Canada to search for Arctic explorers ships
Canada said Friday it will search for two fabled British explorer ships that disappeared in the Arctic more than 160 years ago...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Brown calls for Russia withdrawal
Gordon Brown joins calls for Russia to withdraw from Georgia, in a phone call to the Georgian president...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Boys 'grow out of child asthma'
Boys are more likely than girls to grow out of childhood asthma when they hit their teenage years, research shows...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Italy's illegal immigration soars
The number of illegal immigrants entering Italy doubles in the first seven months of the year, the government says...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Botswana shuns Sadc summit
Botswana's president will boycott a regional summit because Robert Mugabe is invited...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
World of Money
Is exclusive property immune to the credit crunch?...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Spurs may resurrect Arshavin move
Andrei Arshavin's on-off move to Spurs could yet go ahead after Zenit St Petersburg say they would lower their asking price, BBC Sport understands...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Auschwitz ordeal
Is this the most frightening show on at the Fringe?...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Road to success?
Signs of peace and progress in Iraqi city of Basra...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Legendary producer Wexler is dead
Record producer Jerry Wexler, who influenced the careers of singers such as Aretha Franklin, has died...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Barton faces action over assault
Footballer Joey Barton faces legal action for allegedly ruining the career of a former team-mate...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Canada seeks historic shipwrecks
A Canadian team is to search for two British ships lost in an 1845 expedition to find the Northwest Passage...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Antigua 'prime suspects' arrested
Police say "prime suspects" are among eight people arrested in connection with the deaths of a couple murdered in Antigua...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Bomb in Philippines hurts would-be attacker
A homemade bomb hurt a would-be attacker in the Philippines on Thursday while another device was defused at a southern bus terminal in what the military suggested was retaliation from Muslim rebels for a recent government offensive...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Thousands demand independence in Indian Kashmir
Thousands of Muslims poured into the streets of Kashmir on Thursday, demanding independence from India hours after archival Pakistan called on the United Nations to stop what it characterized as gross human rights violations in the divided Himalayan region...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Philippine court opens hearing on peace pact
The Philippine Supreme Court opened a hearing Friday on an autonomy agreement with Muslim rebels, as tensions remained high with the discovery of another homemade bomb at a southern school...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Hercules, gorilla that once attacked handler, dies
A gorilla named Hercules who once bit a keeper at the Dallas Zoo but remained popular among visitors has died at the grand old age of 43...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
More women choosing careers in forensic science
Kelly Johnson snips pieces from a blood-stained, blue-striped shirt, then swabs the neck and armpits for sweat. Down the hall, Samantha Glass watches as a chemical reaction reveals a fingerprint on a juice bottle...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
On tape, abducted girl describes brothers murder
After her older brother was shot in the head, his remains were burned in front of her, an 8-year-old girl told a police officer in a gut-wrenching tape played for jurors deciding whether a convicted sex offender should die for his crimes...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Spears, Brown, Jonas Brothers get MTV Awards nods
After delivering one of the worst performances in the history of the MTV Video Music Awards, Britney Spears has a chance to be crowned this year as the absolute best...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Indian movie superstars end US leg of live tour
For most people, going on an international tour with hours of rehearsals, a cast of more than 100, and 20 tons of props and sets may not seem like the best way for a family to bond...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Prosecutors Senator helped oil contractor
An Alaska contractor appealed to Sen. Ted Stevens to help win federal contracts, obtain grants and settle immigration issues, federal prosecutors say...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
McCain raises $27 million in July
John McCain raised $27 million in July, his largest one-month fundraising haul since clinching the Republican presidential nomination...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Dodgers help out Mets with win over Phils
The New York Mets took care of business against Washington, then got a big assist from the Los Angeles Dodgers to turn the tables in the NL East...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Kuroda pitches Dodgers past Phillies 3-1
Hiroki Kuroda allowed only two baserunners in seven brilliant innings, Matt Kemp homered, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Philadelphia 3-1 Thursday night to complete their first four-game sweep of the Phillies in 46 years...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Farmers get money for capturing carbon
Everett Dobrinski recently got a $4,000 check for storing carbon dioxide in his soil...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
EU Euro economy shrinks in second quarter
EU statistics show the euro-zone economy braking sharply in the second quarter as growth shrank in major economies Germany, France and Italy shrank...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
McCain, RNC report $96 million cash on hand
John McCain and the Republican National Committee started August with a hefty $96 million, financially flush and strongly positioned to compete with prolific fundraiser Barack Obama and the Democrats...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Play of the Day McCain the wisecracker
Move over Henny Youngman, John McCain is coming through...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Obama surfs, honors late mother as vacation ends
Body surfing in Pacific waves and walking on the beach are activities any tourist _ even Hawaii native Barack Obama _ might enjoy for his last full day of vacation on the islands. There were solemn moments, too, as Obama ended a weeklong break from campaigning for president...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
John McCain raises $27 million in July
John McCain raised $27 million in July, his largest one-month fundraising haul since clinching the Republican presidential nomination, while the Republican National Committee brought in nearly $26 million...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Remains of cemetery found in Sahara Desert
A tiny woman and two children were laid to rest on a bed of flowers 5,000 years ago in what is now the barren Sahara Desert...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
The Jonas Brothers invade NYC, and fans go crazy
Quiet time is a rarity for the Jonas Brothers these days...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
J.C. Penneys 2Q profits fall 36 percent
J.C. Penney Co. reported a 36 percent decline in second-quarter profit Friday and issued a profit outlook for the current quarter that falls short of Wall Street estimates amid a tough economy...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Electric bikes selling briskly as gas prices climb
When Honora Wolfe and her husband moved to the outskirts of Boulder, Colo., she wanted an environmentally friendly way to commute to her job as a bookshop owner in the city...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Golden girls no more, China beats US in gymnastics
The Chinese crashed what was supposed to be a U.S. Olympic party...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Oklahoma boots Josh Jarboe and Troy swoops in
Another NCAA football season is upon us and AP College Football Writer Ralph Russo will blog with the latest news, observations and opinions _ and whatever else comes up _ all the way through to the BCS...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Bombs target Shiite pilgrims in Iraq, dozens die
A woman suicide bomber struck Shiite pilgrims south of Baghdad on Thursday, killing 26 people and wounding scores of others after the government announced new measures to protect worshippers ahead of a major religious festival...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Russia Georgia can forget regaining provinces
The foreign minister of Russia said Thursday that Georgia could "forget about" getting back its two breakaway provinces, and the former Soviet republic remained on edge as Russia sent tank columns to search out and destroy Georgian military equipment...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Remains of cemetery found in Sahara Desert
A tiny woman and two children were laid to rest on a bed of flowers 5,000 years ago in what is now the barren Sahara Desert...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Porn inspector suspect arrested in Colorado
A man suspected of posing as a police detective and telling an adult novelty shop to give him free X-rated videos so he could check for underage performers was arrested Tuesday, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Russia Poland risks attack because of US missiles
An agreement that will allow the United States to install a missile defense battery in Poland exposes the ex-communist nation to an attack, a Russian general said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Russia US missiles in Poland wont go unpunished
A Russian general says a deal for the United States to put a missile defense battery in Poland "cannot go unpunished."...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
5 deported from China after Free Tibet stunt
Five foreign activists were deported Friday after they scaled a landmark building in Beijing to unfurl a "Free Tibet" banner over the top of an Olympic Games billboard in the latest protest during the games...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
West presses for end to Georgia conflict
Western leaders engaged in intense diplomacy Friday to persuade Russia to pull troops out of Georgia, but regional tensions soared after a top Russian general warned that Poland could face attack over its missile defense deal with the United States...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Talks on Musharrafs role under way in Pakistan
Talks are under way that could lead to the resignation of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf or reduce his role to that of a figurehead as the ruling coalition steps up pressure to impeach him, an ally of the embattled leader said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Cambodia says ready for troop pullback
Cambodian officials said Friday that their troops are ready to pull back from the frontier with Thailand under an agreement to ease a month of military tension on disputed territory near an ancient border temple...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Iraq US Marine killed by gunfire near Fallujah
The U.S. military says an American Marine has been killed during a small-arms fire attack west of Baghdad...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
DR official Italians among 20 dead in crash
At least 20 people including Italian tourists were killed on Friday when two buses collided head-on in the Dominican Republic, official said...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Kirkuk dispute fuels ethnic tensions in Iraq
Minutes after a suicide bomber killed 25 people, hundreds of angry Kurds stormed the headquarters of an ethnic Turkish group in this northern Iraqi city and torched the building and nearby parked cars...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
2 NATO troops are killed in eastern Afghanistan
Militants attacked a NATO patrol with a roadside bomb and small arms fire in eastern Afghanistan Friday, killing two troops, the alliance said in a statement...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Police probe fraud link in UK killings of Chinese
A Chinese couple brutally murdered in northern England may have been targeted over links to a bogus visa business and an Internet betting scam, detectives said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
20 die as buses collide in Dominican Republic
At least 20 people including Italian tourists were killed Friday when two buses collided head-on in the Dominican Republic, an official said...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
UK Tory leader to visit Georgia
Conservative leader David Cameron is to visit Georgia, the BBC has learned...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
DIY Olympians told to 'ease off'
A helpline says it is getting calls from people trying to keep up with Olympians at home...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Bush condemns 'bullying' Russia
US President George W Bush says Russia must withdraw its troops from Georgia, accusing Moscow of bullying tactics...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Maoist leader becomes Nepalese PM
Nepal's Maoist leader Prachanda is elected as prime minister, months after the country abolishes its monarchy...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
S Africa camp deadline extended
South Africa extends until Monday a deadline for closing six camps for those displaced in anti-immigrant riots...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Russian anger at US missile deal
A deal allowing the US to site missiles in Poland is aimed against Moscow, says Russian President Dmitry Medvedev...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Stepfather jailed over mini-moto death
A man is jailed for four years for causing the death of his three-year-old stepdaughter in a mini motorbike accident...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Robber starts sentence number 33
A Glasgow man who has been jailed 32 times is starting a new sentence for taking part in an armed raid while out on bail...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Quigley suspect trial in Republic
The man charged with the murder of Londonderry mother of four Jean Quigley opts to stand trial in the Republic...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Your lunchbreaks
Cocktail lessons at work, anyone? Or a sarnie at the desk...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
1,2,3... SWISH
Scrum at the rails for women who love to swap...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Bitter end
Should we be allowed to choose our own death?...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Surviving Omagh
Remembering the moment I was caught up in bomb...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Food for fuel
The unusual diet behind Olympian Phelps' success...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Bolt from the blue
Is this scene now typical of a British summer?...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Mystery Russian billionaire buys the world's most expensive home
A mystery Russian billionaire has smashed the record for the world's most expensive home...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Silence observed for bomb victims
A minute's silence is held in Omagh at 1510 BST, exactly a decade on from the Real IRA car bomb which killed 29 people...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Disability fraud referee jailed
A football referee who claimed more than £17,000 in disability benefits is jailed after being filmed at matches...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
DNA of 'blameless' youths stored
Ministers confirm the profiles of nearly 40,000 children never convicted of a crime are retained on the DNA database...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
US demands Russian troop pull-out
The US says Russia must withdraw its troops from Georgia "at once", after Georgia's president signs a ceasefire deal...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Awesome GB sprint team take gold
Great Britain's men's team sprint trio defeat France to win gold in the first track cycling final in Beijing...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Intel PCs to wake up for phone calls
Intel Corp. is unveiling new technology that will let computers wake up from their power-saving sleep state when they receive a phone call over the Internet...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Bomb in Philippines hurts would-be attacker
A homemade bomb hurt a would-be attacker in the Philippines on Thursday while another device was defused at a southern bus terminal in what the military suggested was retaliation from Muslim rebels for a recent government offensive...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Thousands demand independence in Indian Kashmir
Thousands of Muslims poured into the streets of Kashmir on Thursday, demanding independence from India hours after archival Pakistan called on the United Nations to stop what it characterized as gross human rights violations in the divided Himalayan region...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Displaced Filipinos can return to their homes soon
Muslim guerrillas have completely withdrawn from 15 predominantly Christian villages in the southern Philippines, and the tens of thousands of residents can return to their homes once they have been cleared of booby traps, the military said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Jury rejects assault suit against Osteens wife
Victoria Osteen, the wife of megachurch pastor Joel Osteen, says her faith never faltered after she was sued for allegedly assaulting a flight attendant over a spill on her first-class seat...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Indian movie superstars end US leg of live tour
For most people, going on an international tour with hours of rehearsals, a cast of more than 100, and 20 tons of props and sets may not seem like the best way for a family to bond...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
More women choosing careers in forensic science
Kelly Johnson snips pieces from a blood-stained, blue-striped shirt, then swabs the neck and armpits for sweat. Down the hall, Samantha Glass watches as a chemical reaction reveals a fingerprint on a juice bottle...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
On tape, abducted girl describes brothers murder
After her older brother was shot in the head, his remains were burned in front of her, an 8-year-old girl told a police officer in a gut-wrenching tape played for jurors deciding whether a convicted sex offender should die for his crimes...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Kuroda pitches Dodgers past Phillies 3-1
Hiroki Kuroda allowed only two baserunners in seven brilliant innings, Matt Kemp homered, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Philadelphia 3-1 Thursday night to complete their first four-game sweep of the Phillies in 46 years...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Spears, Brown, Jonas Brothers get MTV Awards nods
After delivering one of the worst performances in the history of the MTV Video Music Awards, Britney Spears has a chance to be crowned this year as the absolute best...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Monitors say McCain did not violate finance laws
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain won a round against Democrats on Thursday when the Federal Election Commission rejected their contention that he violated campaign finance laws during the GOP primary...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Obama campaign issues rebuttal to books claims
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama hit back Thursday with a 40-page rebuttal to the best-selling book "The Obama Nation," arguing the author is a fringe bigot pedaling rehashed lies...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Dodgers help out Mets with win over Phils
The New York Mets took care of business against Washington, then got a big assist from the Los Angeles Dodgers to turn the tables in the NL East...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Farmers get money for capturing carbon
Everett Dobrinski recently got a $4,000 check for storing carbon dioxide in his soil...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
EU Euro economy shrinks in second quarter
EU statistics show the euro-zone economy braking sharply in the second quarter as growth shrank in major economies Germany, France and Italy shrank...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
USDA raises corn estimates on ideal weather
Farmers are on pace to produce the second largest corn crop and fourth largest soybean crop in history, which may lead to lower prices for the key grains, the government said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Porn inspector suspect arrested in Colorado
A man suspected of posing as a police detective and telling an adult novelty shop to give him free X-rated videos so he could check for underage performers was arrested Tuesday, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Detroit mayors tether ordered off, then back on
Hours after being told to remove his electronic tether by one judge Thursday, embattled Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was ordered by another judge to put it back on, a game of legal pingpong between his two separate criminal cases...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
32 picketers arrested outside Disneyland
Cinderella, Snow White, Tinkerbell and other fictional fixtures of modern-day childhood were handcuffed, frisked and loaded into police vans Thursday at the culmination of a labor protest that brought a touch of reality to the Happiest Place on Earth...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Idaho killers jury hears voice of abducted girl
Jurors deciding whether a convicted sex offender who killed four people should be executed heard Thursday the voice of a little girl who endured weeks of torture and despair but survived the 2005 attack that decimated her family...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Remains of cemetery found in Sahara Desert
A tiny woman and two children were laid to rest on a bed of flowers 5,000 years ago in what is now the barren Sahara Desert...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Remains of cemetery found in Sahara Desert
A tiny woman and two children were laid to rest on a bed of flowers 5,000 years ago in what is now the barren Sahara Desert...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Golden girls no more, China beats US in gymnastics
The Chinese crashed what was supposed to be a U.S. Olympic party...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Oklahoma boots Josh Jarboe and Troy swoops in
Another NCAA football season is upon us and AP College Football Writer Ralph Russo will blog with the latest news, observations and opinions _ and whatever else comes up _ all the way through to the BCS...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Bombs target Shiite pilgrims in Iraq, dozens die
A woman suicide bomber struck Shiite pilgrims south of Baghdad on Thursday, killing 26 people and wounding scores of others after the government announced new measures to protect worshippers ahead of a major religious festival...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
The Jonas Brothers invade NYC, and fans go crazy
Quiet time is a rarity for the Jonas Brothers these days...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Musharraf ally says talks could lead to exit
An ally of President Pervez Musharraf says talks are under way to avoid impeachment for the embattled Pakistani leader...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Russia Georgia can forget regaining provinces
The foreign minister of Russia said Thursday that Georgia could "forget about" getting back its two breakaway provinces, and the former Soviet republic remained on edge as Russia sent tank columns to search out and destroy Georgian military equipment...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Venezuela blames US for Georgia-Russia conflict
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is accusing the United States of masterminding the current conflict between Georgia and Russia...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Philippine court opens hearing on peace pact
The Philippine Supreme Court opened a hearing Friday on an autonomy agreement with Muslim rebels, as tensions remained high with the discovery of another homemade bomb at a southern school...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Canadian sentenced in pedophile trial in Thailand
A Canadian schoolteacher who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy was sentenced Friday to three years and three months in jail in Thailand...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Official Taiwan not bidding for UN seat
A senior Taiwanese diplomat says Taiwan is not bidding for United Nations membership this year for the first time since 1992, but is seeking representation in U.N. agencies instead...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Thai court rules case against Thaksin can proceed
The corruption trial of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife can proceed even though the couple fled to Britain earlier this week, a Thai court ruled Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Russian troops continue to block Georgian city
Russian troops are still blocking entrance to the city of Gori in war-battered Georgia. Doubt remains about whether Russia will honor an agreement to pull back its forces...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Rights group accuses Russia of using cluster bombs
An international rights group says it has evidence that Russian planes have dropped cluster bomb in civilian areas in Georgia...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Filipino women seek Japans apology for WWII rapes
Two dozen elderly Filipino women and their supporters protested outside the Japanese Embassy in Manila on Friday demanding a clear-cut apology and compensation from Tokyo for wartime sexual slavery...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Truce may give Russia loophole in Georgia conflict
The wording in a cease-fire agreement between Russia and Georgia may have given Russians a loophole to send their troops into points into the former Soviet republic and continue their action there...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
5 deported from China after Free Tibet stunt
Five foreign activists were deported Friday after they scaled a landmark building in Beijing to unfurl a "Free Tibet" banner over the top of an Olympic Games billboard in the latest protest during the games...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Russia Poland risks attack because of US missiles
An agreement that will allow the United States to install a missile defense battery in Poland exposes the ex-communist nation to an attack, a Russian general said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Russia US missiles in Poland wont go unpunished
A Russian general says a deal for the United States to put a missile defense battery in Poland "cannot go unpunished."...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Cambodia says its ready to pull back troops
Cambodian officials said Friday they are ready to pull back troops from the border with Thailand under an agreement to ease a month of military tensions over disputed territory near an ancient temple...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
2 Taliban militants bitten by US coalition dogs
U.S. coalition dogs bit two fleeing suspected Taliban militants during an operation in eastern Afghanistan in which a total of eight insurgents were detained, the coalition said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Cambodia says ready for troop pullback
Cambodian officials said Friday that their troops are ready to pull back from the frontier with Thailand under an agreement to ease a month of military tension on disputed territory near an ancient border temple...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Iraq US Marine killed by gunfire near Fallujah
The U.S. military says an American Marine has been killed during a small-arms fire attack west of Baghdad...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Cambodia says its ready for troop pullback
Cambodian officials said Friday that their troops are ready to pull back from the frontier with Thailand under an agreement to ease a month of military tension on disputed territory near an ancient border temple...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Somali pirates hijack Thai boat with 28 crew
Somali pirates hijacked a Thai cargo ship with 28 crew members onboard, the International Maritime Bureau said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Mars robots begin test campaign
UK engineers put the latest prototypes for a European Mars rover through their paces...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Potter film release date delayed
The release date for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is pushed back by eight months, to July 2009...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Lenders cut more mortgage rates
The Halifax becomes the latest lender to announce another round of mortgage rate cuts...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Tougher lap dance licensing urged
Councils are powerless to stop the spread of lap dancing clubs and laws need to be tightened up, the government is urged...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
German hostages 'rescued'
A militant group in Nigeria's oil-rich Delta hands over two German hostages it says it rescued from another gang...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Man killed in bike-tractor crash
A man is killed in an accident between a motorcycle and a tractor near Coleraine, County Londonderry, police say...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Miss your grades?
Talk to the exams doctor about what to do next...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Under half of weddings religious
Less than half of all marriages in 2007 were religious ceremonies for the first time since records began, statistics show...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Copper wire factory due to close
Bosses of a copper wire factory have confirmed it is to stop production with the loss of 135 jobs...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
A lot of hot air
Stop grumbling - this is just an average summer...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Madonna at 50
A celebratory look at Madonna's career to date...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
7 days quiz
Mmm. But has egg, toast or bacon risen most in price?...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Newcastle seal Coloccini transfer
Newcastle United sign Deportivo La Coruna defender Fabricio Coloccini in a deal that could be worth £10.3m...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
In pictures
The bomb that changed Omagh forever...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Airports face Bank Holiday strike
Baggage and check-in staff at Gatwick and Stansted airports are to strike on Bank Holiday Monday, unions say...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Two 1,800-year-old Roman stone sarcophagi dug up in Newcastle
Two 1,800-year-old Roman stone sarcophagi are uncovered at the site of a former chapel in Newcastle...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Barton faces action over assault
Footballer Joey Barton faces legal action for allegedly ruining the career of a former team-mate...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Repossession orders climb by 24%
The number of homeowners in England and Wales facing repossession has risen by 24%, figures show...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Sterling continues to lose ground
The pound falls against the dollar for the 11th consecutive day amid worries over the strength of the UK economy...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Protester disrupts traffic on M25
Motorists are stuck in queues of up to 15 miles after three lanes of the M25 were closed by a fathers' rights activist dressed as Batman...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Afghanistan death 'friendly fire'
The death of a Royal Marine in Afghanistan last year was likely to have been due to 'friendly fire', a Board of Inquiry report concludes...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Sats marking contract is scrapped
The contract between exams authority the QCA and troubled marking firm ETS is ended by "mutual consent"...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
'Time right' for UK Iraq troops
The outgoing commander of British forces in Iraq indicates a large withdrawal of UK troops could happen soon...
BBC News - August 15, 2008
Georgians in America watch the violence back home
Khatuna Baghaturia has spent countless hours in the last week on the phone with relatives in her native country and watching the bloodshed on TV. The sight of Russian troops laying waste to Georgia was all the more horrifying because her three children are there now _ on vacation...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Libya, US settle all terror-related lawsuits
Libya and the United States have signed a deal settling all outstanding terror-related lawsuits between the two nations, clearing the way for the restoration of full diplomatic relations...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Bomb in Philippines hurts would-be attacker
A homemade bomb hurt a would-be attacker in the Philippines on Thursday while another device was defused at a southern bus terminal in what the military suggested was retaliation from Muslim rebels for a recent government offensive...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Thousands demand independence in Indian Kashmir
Thousands of Muslims poured into the streets of Kashmir on Thursday, demanding independence from India hours after archival Pakistan called on the United Nations to stop what it characterized as gross human rights violations in the divided Himalayan region...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Displaced Filipinos can return to their homes soon
Muslim guerrillas have completely withdrawn from 15 predominantly Christian villages in the southern Philippines, and the tens of thousands of residents can return to their homes once they have been cleared of booby traps, the military said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Report Iraq contracts have cost billions
The United States has spent $85 billion on military contracts in Iraq...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Woman who had dogs cloned wanted in Tennessee
A woman who made headlines by having five pups cloned and was linked to an abduction case in England is also wanted in Tennessee on charges she tried to plan a burglary in 2004, a defense attorney and prosecutors there said...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Indian movie superstars end US leg of live tour
For most people, going on an international tour with hours of rehearsals, a cast of more than 100, and 20 tons of props and sets may not seem like the best way for a family to bond...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Md. woman sues state for right to massage horses
Mercedes Clemens is certified to massage humans, but she claims the state of Maryland is keeping her from her first love: Massaging horses...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Pilots complain airlines restrict fuel to cut cost
Pilots are complaining that their airline bosses, desperate to cut costs, are forcing them to fly uncomfortably low on fuel...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Heintz, Laird tie course mark with 63s at Wyndham
Bob Heintz has always wanted some fans to follow him around the course for a change. For one day anyway, he got that kind of attention, even if it took some ribbing _ and a remarkable start to the Wyndham Championship...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Obama campaign issues rebuttal to books claims
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama hit back Thursday with a 40-page rebuttal to the best-selling book "The Obama Nation," arguing the author is a fringe bigot pedaling rehashed lies...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Obama hits back at critical author
Barack Obama is hitting back at the author of "The Obama Nation," the book that argues he is a dangerous, radical candidate for president...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Kuroda pitches Dodgers past Phillies 3-1
Hiroki Kuroda allowed only two baserunners in seven brilliant innings, Matt Kemp homered, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Philadelphia 3-1 Thursday night to complete their first four-game sweep of the Phillies in 46 years...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
USDA raises corn estimates on ideal weather
Farmers are on pace to produce the second largest corn crop and fourth largest soybean crop in history, which may lead to lower prices for the key grains, the government said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
EU Euro economy shrinks in second quarter
EU statistics show the euro-zone economy braking sharply in the second quarter as growth shrank in major economies Germany, France and Italy shrank...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Monitors say McCain did not violate finance laws
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain won a round against Democrats on Thursday when the Federal Election Commission rejected their contention that he violated campaign finance laws during the GOP primary...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
32 picketers arrested outside Disneyland
Cinderella, Snow White, Tinkerbell and other fictional fixtures of modern-day childhood were handcuffed, frisked and loaded into police vans Thursday at the culmination of a labor protest that brought a touch of reality to the Happiest Place on Earth...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Kashmir protests spread to Indian cities
Riots erupted across Indian-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday as Muslims mourned 15 people killed in a day of bloody violence, as the protests spread to other parts of India...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Colorados Secretary of State wins on primary day
Republican Secretary of State Mike Coffman won his GOP congressional primary Tuesday and looked set to succeed Rep. Tom Tancredo, the five-term Colorado congressman whose forceful opposition to illegal immigration vaulted him to national prominence...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Golden girls no more, China beats US in gymnastics
The Chinese crashed what was supposed to be a U.S. Olympic party...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Detroit mayors tether ordered off, then back on
Hours after being told to remove his electronic tether by one judge Thursday, embattled Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was ordered by another judge to put it back on, a game of legal pingpong between his two separate criminal cases...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Oklahoma boots Josh Jarboe and Troy swoops in
Another NCAA football season is upon us and AP College Football Writer Ralph Russo will blog with the latest news, observations and opinions _ and whatever else comes up _ all the way through to the BCS...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Idaho killers jury hears voice of abducted girl
Jurors deciding whether a convicted sex offender who killed four people should be executed heard Thursday the voice of a little girl who endured weeks of torture and despair but survived the 2005 attack that decimated her family...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Russia Georgia can forget regaining provinces
The foreign minister of Russia said Thursday that Georgia could "forget about" getting back its two breakaway provinces, and the former Soviet republic remained on edge as Russia sent tank columns to search out and destroy Georgian military equipment...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Remains of cemetery found in Sahara Desert
A tiny woman and two children were laid to rest on a bed of flowers 5,000 years ago in what is now the barren Sahara Desert...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
US sends aid for Georgian wounded and refugees
Some of the first tangible American support for Georgia was visible Thursday in a storeroom at a grim Tbilisi hospital: a dozen crates of medical equipment marked with Stars-and-Stripes stickers and the words "USA: Operation Provide Hope."...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
US, Poland agree to missile defense deal
The Polish prime minister says that Poland and the United States have reached an agreement that will see a battery of American missiles established inside Poland, a plan that has infuriated Russia and raised the specter of an escalation of tension with the country...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
In Georgia, refugees overwhelm relief efforts
Tired, hungry and penniless, her dark and bloodshot eyes betraying stressful days and sleepless nights, Manana Karelidze banged her head over and over against a concrete ledge...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Where was God? ask refugees from Georgia war
Sarmat Kapisov ran all night through the forest with his family, fleeing the fighting in South Ossetia and headed for the Georgia-Russia border. On his back, the 17-year-old carried his brother, who has cerebral palsy...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Musharraf rival opposes immunity for president
As speculation mounted that Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf would resign instead of face impeachment, a leader of the new ruling coalition said Thursday that the embattled former army chief should not be granted legal immunity...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Bombs target Shiite pilgrims in Iraq, dozens die
A woman suicide bomber struck Shiite pilgrims south of Baghdad on Thursday, killing 26 people and wounding scores of others after the government announced new measures to protect worshippers ahead of a major religious festival...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Bombs target Shiite pilgrims in Iraq 26 killed
A female suicide bomber struck Shiite pilgrims south of Baghdad, killing at least 26 people and wounding dozens, police said. It was the deadliest in a series of attacks on travelers heading to the holy city of Karbala for a major religious festival...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Syria, Lebanon to negotiate demarcation of border
Syria agreed Thursday to begin negotiations with Lebanon on demarcating their border, making its second concession in two days to longtime demands from the Lebanese as they seek to normalize relations with their dominant larger neighbor...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Russia Georgia can forget regaining provinces
The foreign minister of Russia said Thursday that Georgia could "forget about" getting back its two breakaway provinces, and the former Soviet republic remained on edge as Russia sent tank columns to search out and destroy Georgian military equipment...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Bombs target Shiite pilgrims in Iraq, kills 17
A woman suicide bomber struck Shiite pilgrims south of Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 17 people and wounding scores of others after the government announced new measures to protect worshippers ahead of a major religious festival...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Iran, Turkey fail to reach deal on new pipeline
Iran and Turkey signed several cooperation agreements Thursday but failed to complete a deal for building a new natural gas pipeline _ a project the United States has opposed...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Bombs target Shiite pilgrims in Iraq, kills 18
A woman suicide bomber struck Shiite pilgrims south of Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 18 people and wounding scores of others after the government announced new measures to protect worshippers ahead of a major religious festival...
Southern Ledger - August 15, 2008
Protest campaign continues at Olympics 5 detained
Foreign activists scaled a landmark building in Beijing on Friday to unfurl a "Free Tibet" banner over the top of an Olympic Games billboard, in the latest unauthorized protest during the games...
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