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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 November 2004:
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Radio 1 chart show host to leave
BBC Radio 1's chart show presenter Wes Butters is to leave the station as part of a shake-up of its schedules...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Margaret Hassan: Your reaction
British Embassy in Iraq says the video showing the killing of aid worker Margaret Hassan seems to be genuine. Send us your reaction...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Boy in intensive care after jab
A 13-year-old boy is in intensive care following a severe adverse reaction to a vaccination at school...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
EU tempts Japan on fusion deal
The European Union offers Japan a package of incentives to persuade it to give up its bid to host the world's biggest nuclear fusion reactor...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Sharon weighs Gaza olive branch
Liaison over the Gaza pullout is possible if the new Palestinian leaders curb attacks on Israelis, Ariel Sharon says...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Fox hunting ban looks inevitable
A last-minute bid to compromise over fox hunting by allowing it to continue on a regulated basis has failed...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Police hunting So Solid Crew star
A So Solid Crew member is being sought in connection with a fatal shooting, a source at Scotland Yard says...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Athletics: Radcliffe set for 10k bid
Paula Radcliffe is set to run in the 10,000 metres at the 2005 World Championships...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Thatcher to be tried in absentia
Sir Mark Thatcher is to be tried in absentia over an alleged coup plot in Equatorial Guinea, a lawyer says...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Thai Queen's plea to end violence
Queen Sirikit makes a rare public declaration calling for an end to the religious unrest in Thailand's south...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
IRA arms move 'to be witnessed'
The IRA is to allow a Protestant and a Catholic churchman to witness its weapons decommissioning...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Smoking ban plan for England
Campaigners say government plans to ban smoking in restaurants, clubs and most pubs do not go far enough...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Rice picked to be top US diplomat
President George W Bush names Condoleezza Rice to replace Colin Powell as secretary of state...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Superfast Nasa jet pushes Mach 10
The US space agency flies its X-43A hypersonic jet to a speed in excess of nine times the speed of sound...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
US storms Mosul rebel positions
US forces retake police stations seized by Iraqi rebels in a major assault in the northern city of Mosul...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
New video 'shows Hassan murder'
A video apparently showing aid worker Margaret Hassan's murder seems to be genuine, says the Foreign Office...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
UK broadband gets speed injection
A UK internet service provider is offering broadband that is sixteen times faster than average packages...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
9/11 violence 'stalks UK Sikhs'
MPs hear how the 11 September terror attacks made racial abuse of Sikhs "fashionable"...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Students not robots, says Charles
The Prince of Wales calls on colleges to create "self-esteem" rather than students who are "robots"...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
New commissioners win MEP support
New candidates for the reshuffled European Commission win support from MEPs at nomination hearings...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Hamas seeks unified leadership
Palestinian militant groups again call for the setting up of a unified leadership following Yasser Arafat's death...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
India to withdraw Kashmir troops
India says it is to begin a pull out of some of its troops based in the disputed region of Kashmir on Wednesday...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Steeplejack Dibnah laid to rest
The body of TV personality Fred Dibnah is taken to his Bolton funeral on one of his favourite traction engines...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
NI inquiries terms announced
The NI secretary announces terms of reference for inquiries into three controversial murders...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Jury is discharged in Jodi trial
The Jodi Jones murder trial is abandoned at the High Court in Edinburgh...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Wales smoke ban to be 'stronger'
Smokers are likely to face more restrictions in Wales than in England, the health minister has announced...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Guilty verdict for Congolese star
A Paris court sentences Congolese pop star Papa Wemba to a suspended jail term for people-smuggling...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Coulthard gets support from Lauda
Former F1 world champion Niki Lauda says David Coulthard has the experience to bring Red Bull Racing success...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Galloway denies Iraq 'fawning'
George Galloway denies being an apologist for Saddam Hussein on day two of his libel battle with the Daily Telegraph...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Final farewell to fallen soldier
Family, friends and comrades gather in their hundreds to say farewell to a Black Watch soldier killed in Iraq...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Football: Bridge may get recall
England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is set to use Ashley Cole and Wayne Bridge on the left side against Spain...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Hunt debate prompts new protest
Hunt supporters chain themselves up at Parliament as MPs prepare for a showdown over calls for a hunting ban...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Six years for Madrid plot suspect
A 16-year-old Spaniard gets six years in a juvenile detention centre for his part in the Madrid train bombings...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Shot policeman 'pleaded for life'
A man calmly aimed a gun at a policeman and shot him in the head before fleeing, a court is told...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Palestinians Hold Meeting Among Rivals About Power
The chairman of the P.L.O., Mahmoud Abbas, began trying to solve the political puzzle that Yasir Arafat left at his death...
New York Times - November 16, 2004
Capone May Have Slept Here, Too, Canadian Town Says
Townspeople had a hard time squaring an unsavory past with their wholesome self-image...
New York Times - November 16, 2004
Trial Begins for Three Kosovo Albanians Accused of War Crimes
The first international war crimes trial of former ethnic Albanian guerrillas in Kosovo began in The Hague...
New York Times - November 16, 2004
Rebels Attack in Central Iraq and the North
Insurgents struck oil wells, police stations and U.S. convoys as American troops struggled to flush insurgents from Falluja...
New York Times - November 16, 2004
Panel Pegs Illicit Iraq Earnings at $21.3 Billion
A Senate panel said illicit earnings under the oil-for-food program were more than double previous government estimates...
New York Times - November 16, 2004
Europeans Say Iran Agrees to Freeze Uranium Enrichment
France, Britain and Germany said Iran agreed to freeze part of its nuclear program in exchange for possible rewards...
New York Times - November 16, 2004
World premiere of Band Aid song
The new Band Aid single, Do They Know It's Christmas? is played on BBC Radio 1 for the first time on Tuesday...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Minister backs contraceptive jabs
Minister for Children Margaret Hodge is calling for schoolgirls to receive contraceptive injections...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Winter deaths rise 'shameful'
Help the Aged says the number of winter deaths in Scotland last year exceeded those on the country's roads...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Staff crisis leaves children 'at risk'
Children's Commissioner Peter Clarke warns Wales has a critical shortage of social workers...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Vodafone upbeat as 3G takes off
Mobile phone giant Vodafone doubles its dividend to shareholders after the "successful" launch of its 3G services...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Chirac: Blair gets little from US
French President Jacques Chirac says Tony Blair has got little in return for supporting the US over Iraq...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Builder's honour for war bravery
A builder from Liverpool becomes the first part-time soldier since the Second World War to receive the Military Cross...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Family escapes injury in bombing
A family escapes injury after a pipe bomb-type device explodes at their County Londonderry home...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
China 'sorry' over mystery sub
China has "expressed regret" for the intrusion of one of its subs into Japanese waters last week, Tokyo says...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Spanish raids net 15 Eta suspects
Spanish police detain at least 15 suspected members of the armed Basque separatist group Eta...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Nepal forces clash with rebels
Nepalese security forces and Maoist rebels have clashed in two districts west of the capital, authorities say...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Football: Keane praises Rooney
Roy Keane praises Wayne Rooney after the teenager is criticised by Spain defender Ivan Helguera...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Amelie police release CCTV stills
Images of four people are released by police hunting the killer of French student Amelie Delagrange...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Australia train crash injures 150
Officials says it is a miracle no-one died after a train derailed in Australia, injuring more than 150 people...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Europe probe arrives at the Moon
The Smart 1 lunar probe enters orbit around the Moon, the first European mission to do so...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
US launches major Mosul assault
The US military begins a big operation to secure police stations seized by Iraqi rebels in the northern city of Mosul...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Asylum applications rise again
Applications for asylum in the UK rose by 9% in the last three months, according to official figures...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Condoleezza Rice 'gets key post'
President Bush has chosen Condoleezza Rice to replace Colin Powell as secretary of state, officials say...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Faster NHS staff inquiries urged
The NHS is being urged by MPs to resolve staff suspensions within six months to help save £14m...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Computer use link to eye disease
Heavy computer use may be linked to glaucoma, especially among those who are short- sighted, fear researchers...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Firms 'must train or face fines'
Three-quarters of the public back the idea of fines for companies who fail to train employees, a survey says...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Want to see smoking banned?
Almost every pub, cafe and restaurant in England could be smoke-free if new White Paper proposals are approved. Is it good news for you?...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Glazer targets new takeover plan
Malcolm Glazer is preparing a new bid to buy Manchester United, according to reports...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Tennis: Federer eases to win
World number one Roger Federer opens his Masters Cup account with a 6-1 7-6 win over Gaston Gaudio...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Football: Gerrard on way back
Liverpool's Steven Gerrard comes through a reserve run out with no ill effects...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
UN arms embargo for Ivory Coast
The UN Security Council imposes an immediate arms embargo on Ivory Coast, after an outbreak of violence there...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Top CIA staff quit US spy agency
Two top CIA officers quit amid reported disputes with the recently-appointed boss of the US spying agency...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Ukraine rivals clash in TV debate
Ukraine's two presidential candidates trade bitter accusations in a TV debate ahead of Sunday's run-off vote...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
School 'first' to offer baby care
A primary school says it is the first to open a baby care unit which is not run by a private firm...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Rice 'to replace Colin Powell'
President Bush picks Condoleezza Rice to replace Colin Powell as secretary of state, officials say...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Commons hunt showdown looms
The controversial Hunting Bill returns to the Commons from the Lords, setting peers and MPs on a collision course...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
Tagging criminals 'damages trust'
A review of electronic tagging argues the system may be undermining public confidence in the criminal justice system...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
'Super casino' plans scaled down
Plans for dozens of Vegas-style 'super casinos' in the UK are being scaled down, ministers are to confirm...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
US investigates Falluja killing
US marines probe whether a soldier shot dead an unarmed, injured insurgent at close range in Falluja...
BBC News - November 16, 2004
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