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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 2006:
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Israeli Leader Signals Restraint After Rocket Attack
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said today that a large-scale assault on Gaza would not necessarily solve the problem of rocket attacks...
New York Times - November 16, 2006
Mysterious force's long presence
Dark energy - the mysterious force that is speeding up the expansion of the Universe - has been with us for at least nine billion years...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
BA offers retirement concession
British Airways is to offer staff the choice of retiring at 60 - in return for higher pension contributions...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Jail over hospital hatchet horror
A man filmed on CCTV cameras chasing people with a hatchet in a Belfast hospital is jailed for 15 months...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Town fights hospital service cuts
Nearly 500 people attend a meeting to oppose plans to cut services at a community hospital in Powys...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Senate debates India nuclear deal
The US Senate debates amendments to the US-India nuclear deal with concerns over proliferation...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
France Socialists vote for Royal
Segolene Royal wins France's Socialist presidential primary and will be the party's candidate at next year's poll...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Terror law review 'by Christmas'
Home Secretary John Reid says he wants to complete a review of anti-terror measures before the winter break...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Call for crime figures overhaul
Official crime figures are "losing credibility" and should be compiled in a different way, a report will say...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Sudan 'backs' Darfur force plan
UN chief Kofi Annan says Sudan supports in principle a joint peacekeeping force to solve the Darfur crisis...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
UK 'ignored spy's al-Qaeda fear'
Intelligence services were warned of the al-Qaeda threat in the mid 1990s but failed to act, an agent says...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Jackson fans demand ticket refund
Angry Michael Jackson fans demand refunds on their tickets for the World Music Awards...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
US gamers wait for PlayStation 3
North American gamers queue for hours to get their hands on Sony's PlayStation 3 games console...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Johnson signals targets shake-up
Alan Johnson says the system of school targets is too narrow, as he signals a shake-up of the system...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Five-step check for nano safety
A team of experts draws up five "grand challenges" in order to evaluate the safety of nanotechnology...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Union says '1,000 tax jobs to go'
HM Revenue and Customs plan to cut almost 1,000 jobs in Wales by 2010, a union warns...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
BA begins pensions negotiations
British Airways starts talks with unions to try to reach agreement on tackling its £2.1bn pensions deficit...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Blair's heavyweight 'was Brown'
Tony Blair was referring to the chancellor when he said his successor would floor David Cameron, Hazel Blears says...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Young offenders figures 'on rise'
The first minister is accused of breaking a pledge to cut the number of persistent young offenders...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Islamists debate rape law moves
Pakistan's opposition Islamic alliance threatens country-wide protests over changes to the rape laws...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Life for man who killed his wife
A 54-year-old man has been jailed for life for murdering his wife amid fears he fed her to the pigs...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Vatican stands by celibacy ruling
Roman Catholic priests should remain celibate, the Vatican says, after a meeting between the Pope and aides...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Economist Friedman dies aged 94
US Nobel prize-winning economist Milton Friedman dies at the age of 94...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
DR Congo's Bemba rejects result
DR Congo presidential candidate Jean-Pierre Bemba rejects election results that gave victory to Joseph Kabila...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Football: Death threats probed
Police probe death threats made to the two Reading players involved in the injuries to Chelsea goalkeepers...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Cricket: England warm-up
England are set to choose between Monty Panesar and Ashley Giles as their Test side plays a final warm-up match...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Drivers quizzed on M-way stations
The government is asking motorists to give their views on motorway service stations and picnic areas...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
UK troops kill Afghan civilians
British forces in Afghanistan have shot dead two civilians and injured a child, say military officials...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
France searches N Korean vessel
France stops a North Korean ship in the Indian Ocean, under UN sanctions imposed after the North's nuclear test...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Bully row 'led to arson murders'
A couple were murdered in an arson attack on their home over a school bullying row, a court is told...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
'Big progress' in honours probe
The cash-for-honours probe has gained "significant and valuable material", the policeman heading it tells MPs...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Al-Qaeda threat 'not appreciated'
An agent who infiltrated al-Qaeda in the 1990s says the West did not fully understand the threat posed...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Kidnappings Stir Political Dispute in Iraq
A dispute erupted among senior Iraqi officials over the number and fate of the hostages abducted Tuesday...
New York Times - November 16, 2006
Flatley halts shows over illness
Dancing star Michael Flatley cancels a European tour after being treated in hospital for a "serious illness"...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Halo 3 to have public beta test
Halo 3, one of the most anticipated games for the Xbox 360, will be released as a beta test next year...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Nurses win case to do care work
Four nurses win their human rights challenge against measures to stop them doing care work...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Blair facing succession questions
The question of who will succeed Tony Blair is in the spotlight in the wake of the Queen's Speech...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
BA due to hold talks on pensions
British Airways is to hold talks with unions to try to reach agreement on tackling its £2.1bn pensions deficit...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Date set for NI Assembly election
Elections to a new Northern Ireland Assembly will be held on 7 March next year, according to the government...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Consultants contract under fire
A new report by MSPs claims NHS patients have not benefited from a new consultants contract...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Water bug customers plan to sue
A group affected by an outbreak of cryptosporidium a year ago, take legal action against Dwr Cymru...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Deaths suspect due to be quizzed
Detectives hope to question a man in connection with the deaths of four members of a family on Tyneside...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Bush vows strong support for Asia
George W Bush vows to maintain strong US engagement in Asia as he begins a key regional tour...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Moroccan convicted over 9/11 plot
A German court finds a Moroccan guilty of being accessory to murder in the 9/11 terror attacks on America...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Cricket: Australia use young duo
Australia name Mitchell Johnson and Shaun Tait in their 13-man squad for the first Ashes Test...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Football: McClaren cheered
England boss Steve McClaren says he is encouraged by his side's performance against Holland...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Iraq ministry hostages 'tortured'
An Iraqi minister says he fears some government workers kidnapped by gunmen have been tortured and killed...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Israelis kill W Bank 'militant'
Israeli troops in the West Bank say they killed a militant, a day after rockets from Gaza killed an Israeli...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
New attempt on 90 days expected
Ministers may try again to extend the limit on detention without charge to 90 days, Lord Carlile tells the BBC...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Teacher cleared in pupil sex case
A teacher who was filmed performing a sex act on a pupil is cleared of three charges of sexual activity with a child...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Death row man's 'nightmare ends'
The brother of a British man who spent 18 years on death row in Pakistan says he hopes he will be home soon...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Troops' bodies returned to the UK
The bodies of four British service personnel killed in an attack on a boat in southern Iraq are flown back to the UK...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Salmonella risk in imported eggs
One in every 30 boxes of imported eggs is contaminated with salmonella, a food watchdog study suggests...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Killer's psychiatric care panned
An NHS report criticises the care given to a paranoid schizophrenic who stabbed a cyclist to death...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Chantraine Journal: Harvesting by the Basket What France’s Diners Crave
Exotic mushroom hunting in France is, by nature, a clandestine affair and the rules are regularly broken...
New York Times - November 16, 2006
With Politics as Subtext, Senators Clash on Iraq
Much of the first postelection hearing on the war in Iraq was filled with competing agendas and contenders for president...
New York Times - November 16, 2006
New DNA Test Is Yielding Clues to Neanderthals
Geneticists are decoding the bones of the Neanderthals and finding that the DNA is nearly identical to humans...
New York Times - November 16, 2006
Pakistan Moves Toward Altering Rape Law
The vote was a test of President Pervez Musharraf’s reform program promoting moderation and enlightenment...
New York Times - November 16, 2006
Talks by India and Pakistan Make No Gains on Train Blasts
Peace talks ended without movement after India presented no evidence of Pakistan’s complicity in the Mumbai train bombings...
New York Times - November 16, 2006
General Warns of Risks in Iraq if G.I.’s Are Cut
Gen. John Abizaid said a significant troop withdrawal from Iraq over the next six months would lead to an increase in sectarian killings...
New York Times - November 16, 2006
Bullying 'a culture of silence'
Many young people witness bullying at school but do not tell an adult, a survey suggests...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Heart 'can carry out own repairs'
Cells in the heart's outer layer can migrate into a failing organ to carry out essential repairs...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Eating disorder guidelines issued
New guidelines aimed at improving the care of people with eating disorders are issued by the health service watchdog...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Afghan violence 'likely to rise'
A top American defence official warns that the level of violence in Afghanistan will continue to increase...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
French Socialists pick candidate
France's Socialists will vote to choose who will represent the party in next year's presidential election...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Bush set to deliver policy speech
George W Bush starts an Asian tour in Singapore, where he is expected to speak on his foreign policy...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Kabila calls for calm in DR Congo
President Joseph Kabila appeals for calm in DR Congo after being declared the run-off election winner...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
World Cup site threat to swallows
The RSPB is worried over plans to build a South African airport in an area used by the swallow population in winter...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Archbishop cool on female priests
The Archbishop of Canterbury says women priests have failed to transform the Anglican Church...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Michael Jackson returns to stage
Singer Michael Jackson makes a rare appearance on stage at the World Music Awards at London's Earl Court...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Israel hits Gaza militants' homes
Israeli airstrikes hit the homes of several Palestinian militants in Gaza, following a rocket barrage into southern Israel...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Death sentence 'lifted on Briton'
A Briton due to be hanged in Pakistan has had his sentence commuted to life imprisonment, officials say...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
US marine jailed for Iraq death
A US marine receives an 18-month sentence for his part in killing an Iraqi civilian, under a plea bargain...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
Date-rape drugs 'not widespread'
A police-backed study into drug rapes finds many victims may have just been extremely drunk instead...
BBC News - November 16, 2006
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