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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 2005:
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Iraq Begins Inquiry Into Alleged Torture
Sunni leaders today denounced the Shiite-dominated government for supporting the torture of Sunni detainees...
New York Times - November 16, 2005
Swiss Oil Broker Tries to Seize Russian Art to Collect Debt
A businessman's campaign to collect a debt ensnared, briefly, another unlikely government asset: 54 paintings...
New York Times - November 16, 2005
Britain to Extradite Terrorism Suspect to U.S.
The decision provoked anger and complaints from Islamic leaders that the decision was unjust and would alienate young Muslims...
New York Times - November 16, 2005
Brown plans business 'boot camps'
Plans are being hatched for Enterprise Summer Schools across the UK in a bid to seek out budding entrepreneurs...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
A&E units facing drug pressures
Up to one million visits to A&E departments in England every year could be linked to illegal drug use, researchers claim...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Pakistan 'needs $5.2bn quake aid'
Pakistan says it needs at least $5.2bn to recover from last month's quake ahead of a key donors meeting...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Drinking laws passed amid chaos
MSPs tighten the law on off-sales and devolve pub opening to local licensing boards amid chaotic scenes at Holyrood...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Football: Wales crash to Cyprus
A miserable performance by Wales sees them easily beaten 1-0 in their friendly against Cyprus...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Bush to urge unity on Korea issue
US President George W Bush will urge cautious detente for Seoul and Pyongyang in talks in South Korea...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
France extends laws to curb riots
The French parliament approves a three-month extension of emergency laws aimed at curbing riots...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Iran 'resumes uranium processing'
Iran starts processing uranium into a gas that can be enriched into nuclear bomb material, diplomats say...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Ex-MI5 chief cool on ID cards
Ex MI5 head Dame Stella Rimington says identity cards 'will not necessarily make us any safer'...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Heavy-lift Ariane flies skyward
Europe's most powerful rocket - the Ariane 5-ECA - has launched from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Spain draw to seal World Cup slot
Spain beat Slovakia 6-2 on aggregate to qualify for the World Cup finals...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Hospital doctor struck off by GMC
A doctor who withdrew treatment from a patient against his family's wishes is guilty of serious professional misconduct...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
5 Marines Killed as U.S. Pushes Sweep in Western Iraq
It was the deadliest day for U.S. troops since beginning a sweep of towns near the Syrian border on Nov. 5...
New York Times - November 16, 2005
France Is Trying, Discreetly, to Integrate Television a Bit
A few minority anchors are part of a gradual effort to mold the media into a more representative shape...
New York Times - November 16, 2005
Torture Alleged at Ministry Site Outside Baghdad
Iraq ordered an inquiry of allegations that detainees had been tortured. Today, Sunnis demanded an international inquiry...
New York Times - November 16, 2005
China Confirms 3 Cases of Bird Flu in Humans
Two of the cases confirmed today are in central China's Hunan Province and one in east China's Anhui Province...
New York Times - November 16, 2005
Annan calls for digital bridges
The UN secretary general calls on the world to do more to narrow the technology gap between rich and poor...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Supreme Dalek is sold at auction
A Dalek used on episodes of Dr Who in the 1970s goes under the hammer for £36,000 in London...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Blair declares Cherie's earnings
Tony Blair has declared wife Cherie's book and speech earnings in a register of MPs' interests...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Food colour coding 'best option'
The government's food watchdog says traffic light coding is the best way for consumers to pick healthy options...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Kelly to close college money gap
The education secretary promises colleges more money and agrees they should focus on skills...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Tsunami warning system under way
The first stage in the installation of a tsunami early-warning system gets under way off the Indonesian coast...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Four dead in Kashmir bomb attack
A car bomb that police say was aimed at a former state minister kills four in Indian-administered Kashmir...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Officer died in Iraq bomb attack
An inquest hears an army captain was killed by a roadside bomb while travelling in a marked ambulance in Iraq...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
New opening hours for off-sales
MSPs agree tougher new opening hours for off-sales during a chaotic debate on Scotland's licensing laws...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Job cuts fear over police merger
Up to 1,000 jobs could be lost if Wales' four police forces are merged into one, a union official claims...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Bank upbeat on inflation target
UK inflation is expected to meet its 2% target in the next two years, the Bank of England predicts...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Senate to quiz Brazilian minister
Brazil's Finance Minister, Antonio Palocci, is to testify before the Senate over corruption allegations...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Iraq probes US phosphorus weapons
Iraq investigates the US use of white phosphorus as a weapon in Falluja, a minister tells the BBC...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
CSA not suited to job, says Blair
The prime minister admits the Child Support Agency is "not properly suited" to its job and solutions to cash problems are being sought "urgently"...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Spammer guilty of £1.6m scam
A computer spammer found guilty of running a £1.6m e-mail scam is jailed for six years...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Football: Trinidad & Tqualify
Trinidad & Tobago qualify for the World Cup finals after beating Bahrain 2-1 on aggregate...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Armed men disrupt Ugandan court
Mysterious gunmen disrupt a bail hearing for Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye at the High Court...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
UK used phosphorus in Iraq
UK troops used controversial white phosphorus in Iraq - but only to create smokescreens, says the defence secretary...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Babar 'set to fight extradition'
UK terror suspect Babar Ahmad will appeal against the decision to order his extradition to face charges in the US, say his family...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
China has first bird flu fatality
China confirms a woman has died of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu - one of its first two cases of the disease...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Brothers 'shot TV dinner couple'
A couple were blasted to death as they settled down for an evening meal in their isolated Cornish bungalow, a court hears...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
UK still target, warns Met chief
Every community in the UK is at risk from terrorist attacks in the wake of the 7 July bombings, says Sir Ian Blair...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Sony to recall copy-protected CDs
Sony BMG is recalling all the CDs that use the controversial XCP anti-piracy software...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Point-by-point: Question time
All the key points from prime minister's question time in the House of Commons from 1200 GMT...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
College funding gap 'to narrow'
The education secretary is to promise to cut the funding gap between further education and schools...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Lynette team holds senior officer
Police examining the original investigation into the murder of prostitute Lynette White arrest a senior serving officer...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Sainsbury's recovery 'on track'
Sainsbury's says it remains on track to deliver a turnaround in its fortunes after reporting a small rise in half-year profits...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Three dead in Kashmir bomb attack
A car bomb that police say was aimed at a former state minister kills three in Indian-administered Kashmir...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Woman's four years of seasickness
A woman suffers a rare condition which means she still feels seasick - four years after she went on a cruise...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Paisley faces daughter legal move
DUP leader Ian Paisley and his party officers face legal action by his daughter for alleged sexual discrimination...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Iraqi Sunnis demand abuse inquiry
Iraq's main Sunni party calls for an international inquiry into the alleged abuse of 173 prisoners in Baghdad...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Thai villagers shot dead in raid
At least nine villagers are killed during a raid by suspected Islamic militants in Thailand's troubled south...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Peruvians rally against Fujimori
Thousands of Peruvians take part in a rally to demand the rapid extradition of ex-President Alberto Fujimori...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
France to vote on emergency laws
The French parliament's upper house is set to pass a three-month extension of emergency laws to curb riots...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Football: Australia qualify
Australia beat Uruguay 4-2 on penalties after an aggregate 1-1 draw in their World Cup qualifying play-off...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Uganda opponent charge 'made up'
The case against Uganda's opposition leader goes to the High Court as his wife says the charges are trumped up...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Authors in Whitbread prize named
Bestselling authors Nick Hornby joins Salman Rushdie on this year's Whitbread prize shortlist...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Pakistan win as England collapse
Pakistan beat England by 22 runs in the first Test in Multan after a batting collapse by the tourists...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Tories warn of drink hours chaos
The Tories say MPs' decision to allow 24-hour drinking will lead to an increase in drink-fuelled violence...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
US retains hold of the internet
The US wins its fight to stay in charge of the internet, as a key UN summit on the web opens in Tunisia...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
US urges Chinese political reform
US President George W Bush urges China to allow more political freedoms, as he begins a key Asian tour...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Student 'killed over skin colour'
Black student Anthony Walker was murdered for no other reason than his skin colour, a court hears...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Clarke to extradite suspect to US
Charles Clarke decides to order the extradition of Babar Ahmad to the US to face trial on alleged terrorism offences...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
A Rancorous Primary Leaves 3-Way Race to Lead Mexico
As the last returns came in from Mexico's final primary, voters were left with three candidates standing for president...
New York Times - November 16, 2005
Bush, in Japan, Suggests That China Expand Freedoms
The comments President Bush plans to make on Wednesday stop well short of prescribing to the Chinese a future course...
New York Times - November 16, 2005
News Analysis: For Rice, a Risky Dive Into the Mideast Storm
Before the Gaza agreement, President Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had avoided taking risks in the conflict...
New York Times - November 16, 2005
China to Vaccinate All Its Poultry
The campaign, which promises to be logistically complicated, would be the largest single vaccination effort for any species...
New York Times - November 16, 2005
11 Top Jordanian Advisers Resign in Wake of Attacks
King Abdullah II, concerned with a threat that he described as Iraqis "who believe they're resistance fighters," accepted the advisers' resignations...
New York Times - November 16, 2005
Torture Alleged at Ministry Site Outside Baghdad
Iraq ordered an investigation of allegations that many of the 173 detainees discovered in the basement of an Interior Ministry building had been tortured...
New York Times - November 16, 2005
Madonna wows on return to roots
Madonna plays an intimate live gig back at the London club where she first wowed British fans 22 years ago...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Stroke death rates could be cut
Care of stroke patients should be given a greater priority so lives can be saved, says a National Audit Office report...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Several wounded in Kashmir blast
Police in Indian-administered Kashmir say a number of people have been injured in an explosion in Srinagar...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Young 'fast-tracked into crime'
A report argues that treating young offenders as adults "fast-tracks" them into a life of crime...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
'Horror' barn conversion warning
Britain's historic farm buildings are under threat from disuse, dereliction and "horror" conversions, officials warn...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Breast cancer drugs gap 'widens'
Another life-saving breast cancer drug is approved for full use by the NHS in Scotland ahead of the rest of the UK...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Authors in Whitbread race named
Bestselling authors Nick Hornby and Salman Rushdie are among those battling for this year's Whitbread prize...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
US 'troubled' by Iraq abuse claim
The US voices concern about the alleged abuse of detainees by Iraqi security forces and backs an inquiry...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Alcohol causing mouth cancer rise
Mouth cancer cases are soaring because more people are drinking alcohol to excess, experts warn...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Bush lauds 'close friend' Koizumi
President Bush holds talks with Japanese PM Junichiro Koizumi and praises him for spreading democracy in Asia...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
Police chief wants terror debate
The public must decide what kind of police force it want in the wake of the London bombs, Britain's top policeman says...
BBC News - November 16, 2005
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