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Obama, McCain bury campaign pain, vow cooperation
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Obama, McCain bury sour campaign, vow cooperation
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Saks posts bigger-than-expected 3Q loss
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Obama, McCain pledge to work together for reform
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Astronauts end spacewalk marred by lost tool bag
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Astronauts end space walk marred by lost tool bag
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Ballmer dismisses Yahoo buyout but open on search
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Indian navy sinks suspected pirate mother ship
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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UN Clouds of pollution threaten glaciers, health
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Global News Archive for September 2006:
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Murder probe after man found dead
Police launch a murder investigation after a man is found dead in Ballymena, County Antrim...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
EU sees Palestinian 'opportunity'
The EU's Finnish presidency urges member countries to welcome the creation of a new Palestinian government...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Mass march against Taiwan leader
Thousands of Taiwanese march through the capital demanding the resignation of President Chen Shui-bian...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Boxing: Witter wins WBC title
Junior Witter outpoints DeMarcus Corley to take the vacant WBC light welterweight title on Friday...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Prison overtime row goes to court
The Prison Service obtains an injunction to stop warders refusing overtime after a row about suicide watch duties...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Union names date for NHS strike
The first national strike in the health service for 18 years is to go ahead next Thursday in a row about privatisation...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
UK soldier 'dies in Canada crash'
A British soldier has been killed in an accident involving a military bus in Canada, local police say...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Istanbul Journal: Turkey, a Touchy Critic, Plans to Put a Novel on Trial
A novelist is accused of insulting “Turkishness” because her character refers to the deaths of Armenians in 1915 as genocide...
New York Times - September 15, 2006
Palestinians Squabble Over Government
Also, a senior Palestinian intelligence officer and four others were shot to death in their car on Friday in Gaza...
New York Times - September 15, 2006
Astronauts perform last spacewalk
Atlantis astronauts carry out a third and final spacewalk on the space station ahead of Sunday's departure...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Robbie cancels Asian tour dates
Pop star Robbie Williams calls off six concerts in China, India and the Far East, blaming exhaustion...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Ford cutting thousands of US jobs
Carmaker Ford is cutting 14,000 jobs in the US and Canada as it tries to turn round its flagging business...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Blair must go sooner, says Hoon
Labour could be "in a very bad place" unless Tony Blair quits as leader soon, Europe Minister Geoff Hoon says...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
WHO backs DDT for malaria control
In a reversal of 30 years of policy, the World Health Organization endorses DDT spraying for malaria control...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Appeal over Shakespeare lessons
The Royal Shakespeare Company says "boring" lessons put youngsters off the Bard's work...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
NHS misses waiting times target
The NHS in Scotland fails to meet its target for cutting waiting times for cancer patients...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Hospital cancer service is saved
Protesters win a partial victory to keep cancer care services at a hospital, but coronary care is likely to move...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Asian migrants arrive at Tenerife
Almost 200 migrants believed to be from Pakistan and Sri Lanka reach the Canary Islands by boat...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Trenches plan to secure Baghdad
Iraq's government plans to encircle Baghdad with trenches to boost security, as dozens more bodies are found...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Afghan forces retake district HQ
Afghan forces recapture a district headquarters from the Taleban in western Farah province, police say...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Cricket: Hoggard has strain
England's Matthew Hoggard will miss the remainder of the season with a "minor abdominal strain"...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Court confirms DR Congo poll date
DR Congo's Supreme Court rules that the second round of landmark elections can go ahead as planned...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Bush defends US tribunal plan
George W Bush defends controversial plans governing the treatment and trial of detainees...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Christmas debut for Wii in Europe
The Wii game console will go on sale in Europe on 8 December, says Nintendo...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Athletics: Ohuruogu dope ban
British 400m star Christine Ohuruogu is given a one-year ban for missing three out-of-competition drug tests...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Parents feed pupils through gates
Pupils at a Rotherham school are fed fish and chips through the gates by parents who say their children deserve more choice...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Drug 'could slash diabetes cases'
One in 12 people should be taking a drug to prevent diabetes, researchers estimate...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Ivorians attack over toxic waste
Youths attack top officials they hold responsible for a toxic waste scandal in Ivory Coast's main city, Abidjan...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Briton denies MP bomb plot
A British man says he was "not serious" about a suggestion to blow up MPs in the House of Commons...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
TV host Raymond Baxter dies
Raymond Baxter, who hosted BBC science programme Tomorrow's World for 12 years, dies aged 84...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Harman plans Labour deputy bid
Minister Harriet Harman confirms she would stand for the position of deputy Labour leader if it was vacant...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Pope 'meant no offence' to Islam
The Vatican says the Pope did not intend to offend Muslims, after he is accused of anti-Islamic remarks...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Muted welcome for Microsoft Zune
Microsoft's Zune will have to work very hard to unseat the dominance of Apple's iPod and iTunes say industry experts...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
'Movie deal' for Little Britain
Little Britain stars Matt Lucas and David Walliams reveal plans for a film version of their hit BBC show...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Gene secrets of the tree revealed
The first tree to have its full DNA code unravelled is a poplar, the black cottonwood...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Accountancy tops graduate choices
Accountancy firms dominate the desired graduate careers of UK final year students, research suggests...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Woman is fitted with 'bionic' arm
A former US Marine becomes the world's first woman to be fitted with a "bionic" arm she can control by thought alone...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Ford cutting 14,000 jobs in US
Carmaker Ford is cutting 14,000 jobs in the US as it tries to turn round its flagging business...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Public 'has little trust in MPs'
The public has low levels of trust in politicians and also wants MPs be more truthful, a survey suggests...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Protesters' rally on NHS shake-up
Opponents of controversial plans for upheaval in north Wales hospital will lobby health chiefs as they vote...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
MLA's expenses claim tops £18,000
A south Belfast DUP assembly member has filed travel expenses of more than £18,000, it has been revealed...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Journalist shot dead in Pakistan
Unidentified gunmen on a motorbike shoot dead a local journalist in north-west Pakistan, the authorities say...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Spain deports Senegal migrants
About 50 Senegalese migrants are flown home from the Canary Islands, as Spain resumes deportations...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
EU talks on Palestinian embargo
EU ministers are due to meet to discuss the embargo on the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Football: Premiership picks
Mark Lawrenson's verdict on the weekend's Premiership matches...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Ivorian protesters beat minister
Youths angered by the dumping of toxic waste in Ivory Coast's main city, Abidjan, beat up the transport minister...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Japan cult boss loses last appeal
Japan's top court rejects a final appeal of doomsday cult leader Shoko Asahara, paving the way for his execution...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Brother death 'natural' says Penn
Actor Sean Penn insists his brother Chris died a natural death related to his weight problem...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Irwin tribute tickets spark rush
Fans of Australian naturalist Steve Irwin take up all 3,000 free tickets to his memorial service in just 15 minutes...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Blair may not hang on, says Hoon
Minister Geoff Hoon doubts Tony Blair's exit plans, as a Labour backbencher ponders a deputy leadership bid...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Police find 50 corpses in Iraq
Police in Baghdad find at least 49 bodies on the streets of the capital in the past 24 hours...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Terror suspects appear in court
Two men facing charges in connection with an alleged network of terrorist recruiters have appeared before magistrates...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Labour accused over hospital cuts
Labour may be trying to target hospital cutbacks in areas where rival parties have seats, the Tories claim...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Nuclear Agency for U.N. Faults Report on Iran by U.S. House
The International Atomic Energy Agency said the House Intelligence Committee report “contains erroneous, misleading and unsubstantiated information’’ about Iran’s nuclear program...
New York Times - September 15, 2006
Russian Bank Reformer Dies After Shooting
Authorities described the shooting of Andrei Kozlov, who had tried to combat money laundering, as a contract killing...
New York Times - September 15, 2006
Uganda Peace Hinges on Amnesty for Brutality
Whether a cease-fire in Uganda’s Acholi war lasts may depend on whether a rebel commander is given amnesty...
New York Times - September 15, 2006
3 Rabbis Ordained as Judaism Re-emerges in Germany
Three men became the first rabbis ordained in Germany since the Holocaust in a ceremony broadcast live on German television...
New York Times - September 15, 2006
Writing May Be Oldest in Western Hemisphere
A stone slab bearing 3,000-year-old writing previously unknown to scholars has been found in Mexico...
New York Times - September 15, 2006
Leftist’s Backers End Blockade in Mexico City
The move signaled a shift by Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who says he was robbed of a victory in the presidential election...
New York Times - September 15, 2006
Cameron warning of 'danger to UK'
English ignorance of Scotland is damaging the union, according to the UK Conservative leader David Cameron...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
No let up in NHS reform - Blair
Tony Blair says there will be no let up in the push to modernise the NHS, despite criticism from unions...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Rethink on school language study
Ministers are reportedly rethinking their decision to make language study in England optional from age 14...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Blair and Ahern review NI efforts
Tony Blair is to meet Bertie Ahern to review attempts to restore devolution to Northern Ireland...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Reliance told to appear in court
Prisoner escort company Reliance is told to appear in court in Shetland after failing to deliver a prisoner from Aberdeen on time...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
US and EU diverge on Palestinians
Divisions emerge between the US and EU over the Palestinians, after France suggests a rethink of the aid boycott...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Unions discuss NHS supply strike
Union leaders are meeting to plan what could be the first national strike in the NHS for 18 years...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Canadian gunman 'killed himself'
The man who went on a shooting spree at a Montreal college died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police say...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
UK opening of Gore climate film
Al Gore's climate change film An Inconvenient Truth, seen by more than 2m people in the US, opens in the UK...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Two more terror suspects in court
Two men are due to appear in court to face charges in connection with an alleged network of terrorist recruiters...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
'Babes in wood' case rejected
The man cleared of strangling two schoolgirls in Brighton 20 years ago will not face a fresh prosecution, say police...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Thousands 'spared poor childcare'
Nearly 200 childcare providers in England are no longer registered after failing their Ofsted inspections...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Muslim anger grows at Pope
The Vatican fails to quell Muslim anger after Pope Benedict XVI is accused of making anti-Islamic remarks...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
Doubts over morning-after pill
Greater access to emergency contraception has had no effect on cutting the abortion rate, an expert says...
BBC News - September 15, 2006
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