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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 December 2006:
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Japan Rightists Fan Fury Over North Korea Abductions
Japan?s nationalists are fanning fury over abductions decades ago by North Korea, still a burning issue...
New York Times - December 16, 2006
Poisoned Spy?s Wife Says He Feared Kremlin?s Long Reach
The widow of the poisoned ex-spy Alexander V. Litvinenko said he worried about the safety of exiles after Russia passed a law legalizing attacks beyond its borders...
New York Times - December 16, 2006
Policy on Morning-After Pill Upsets Chile
A measure to make the morning-after pill available free at state-run hospitals has generated complaints and challenges in the country...
New York Times - December 16, 2006
Katmandu Memo: As Nepal Shakes Up Ancient Order, All Is Up in the Air
The ground rules of nationhood are radically changing in Nepal after King Gyanendra returned the government to an elected Parliament...
New York Times - December 16, 2006
Legal System in Iraq Staggers Beneath the Weight of War
The system in Iraq for detaining, charging and trying suspects has become another weak link in the rule of law...
New York Times - December 16, 2006
Leader Orders Early Elections for Palestinians
Mahmoud Abbas?s declaration was both a challenge to the Hamas movement and a risky effort to break a political stalemate that could backfire...
New York Times - December 16, 2006
Bunton misses out on dance final
Former Spice Girl is voted out of Strictly Come Dancing in the penultimate show of the series...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
Millions face air tax uncertainty
Millions of people who have already booked flights and holidays for next year may have to pay more tax...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
Dieters do calories, not exercise
People are giving up burning calories for just consuming fewer of them, research suggests...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
US envoy ready for N Korea talks
A US envoy is set to meet a North Korea negotiator face-to-face ahead of new six-party talks on nuclear issues...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
Football: Arsenal fightback thriller
Arsenal come from two goals down to earn a point against Portsmouth at the Emirates Stadium...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
Blair aides deny 'shambles' memo
Downing Street denies connection with an internal memo that seems to admit the government is seen as a "shambles"...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
Leona crowned winner of X Factor
Leona Lewis wins the live final of X Factor, beating teenager Ray Quinn to a £1m recording contract...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
US welcomes Palestinian poll call
The US and others countries back a call for early elections to end violence between Palestinian rivals...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
Big Voter Turnout Seen in Iran, Giving Reformers a Boost
Iranians went to the polls in large numbers, which analysts say could work against the hard-line president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad...
New York Times - December 16, 2006
Spacewalk to finish ISS rewiring
The Discovery crew prepares for a fresh spacewalk to complete the rewiring of the International Space Station...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
Ray 'catching up' X Factor rival
Ray Quinn is closing the gap with Leona Lewis as favourite to win ITV1 talent show The X Factor on Saturday...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
Body lay undiscovered for weeks
A man found murdered in his flat could have lain dead for up to four weeks, it has emerged...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
Crash body undiscovered for hours
An elderly pedestrian's body was undiscovered for hours after he was hit by a runaway van and ended up dead inside a house...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
First day ends in UAE elections
Polling ends in the United Arab Emirates, where less than 1% of the population are choosing members of an assembly...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
GM potato farmer 'feels unsafe'
A farmer who agreed to grow genetically modified potatoes for a trial pulls out because he fears for his safety...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
Japan upgrades defence's status
Japan's parliament votes to upgrade the defence agency to a full ministry, for the first time since World War II...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
Spain restores Gibraltar air link
Direct flights between Spain and Gibraltar resume for the first time in decades after a landmark deal...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
Fears for fish in city power cut
Fish at the National Sea Life centre in Birmingham could die because of a power cut in the city...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
Early passengers 'clog airports'
British Airways warns its air passengers not to arrive 'too early' for their Christmas flights or they could face long waits...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
Nigeria party vets poll hopefuls
Delegates of Nigeria's ruling party gather in Abuja to pick a candidate to stand in next year's presidential poll...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
Legal move over axed BAE probe
Campaigners threaten the government with legal action after a probe into arms deals with Saudi Arabia is dropped...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
Major IT error at the Revenue
Hundreds of thousands of people are wrongly told they have a gap in their tax records that could affect their pension...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
New push for Iraq reconciliation
Iraqi's prime minister calls for the return of ex-members of Saddam Hussein's army, in a bid to curb sectarian tensions...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
ePassports 'at risk' from cloning
The hi-tech ePassport could make forgery and identity theft easier, BBC Click discovers...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
Two young women die in road crash
Two young women are killed in an early morning road accident at Portrush in County Antrim...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
Man lost overboard in North Sea
A search is under way for a man who is thought to have been swept overboard in the North Sea...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
Widow, 90, 'died of heart attack'
Police investigating the death of a widow say it appears she died from a heart attack but that her home had been 'ransacked'...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
Voting starts in first UAE poll
Polling begins in the UAE's first elections, in which less than 1% of citizens are eligible to cast a vote...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
UK woman on baby theft charge
A British woman is charged by Greek police investigating the snatching of a baby in Athens...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
Awesome Gilchrist savages England
Adam Gilchrist scores the second fastest Test century as Australia take complete control of the third Test...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
Fire causes Birmingham blackouts
A fire at an electricity sub station leaves parts of Birmingham city centre without power...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
Electronic NHS records go ahead
Ministers are expected to signal the go-ahead for the controversial electronic medical records system...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
Abbas calls for Palestinian poll
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas calls for early elections to tackle the economic and security crisis...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
CCTV issued in Suffolk murder probe
Police investigating the murders of five women in Suffolk release images of one victim's final journey...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
Middle East at 'critical moment'
Tony Blair says the Middle East faces a "critical moment of decision" in establishing peace in the region...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
Israelis Warned to Avoid Goa, a Longtime Favorite Tourist Destination for Young Travelers
Israel issued a rare terrorism alert warning of a planned Al Qaeda attack on tourists in Goa during the New Year?s holiday season...
New York Times - December 16, 2006
Global Warming Poses Threat to Ski Resorts in the Alps
The record warmth in the Alps has brought home the profound threat of climate change to Europe?s ski industry...
New York Times - December 16, 2006
On the Brink: In Raising the World?s I.Q., the Secret?s in the Salt
Kazakhstan?s iodized salt campaign is an example of how a country can achieve a remarkable public health success...
New York Times - December 16, 2006
Options Weighed for Surge in G.I.?s to Stabilize Iraq
The option of a major ?surge? in troop strength is gaining ground as part of a White House strategy review...
New York Times - December 16, 2006
Palestinian Factional Strife Escalates Into Gunfights Between Fatah and Hamas
The Palestinians seemed to edge toward open civil conflict as Hamas accused Fatah of trying to assassinate the prime minister...
New York Times - December 16, 2006
In Farewell, Rumsfeld Warns Weakness is ?Provocative?
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld left the Pentagon with a combative speech about American power...
New York Times - December 16, 2006
Drug resistant TB 'more severe'
The problem of multidrug-resistant TB may be even more severe than previously thought, experts warn...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
Adults abandon further education
BBC education correspondent Mike Baker examines new figures which show a dramatic decline in the number of adult learners...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
Service for crew of sunken boat
A memorial service is to be held for the crew of the fishing boat Meridian which went down in the North Sea...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
Clooney speaks of Darfur horrors
Actor George Clooney urges intervention in Darfur, telling the BBC he believes ethnic cleansing is taking place...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
US 'troop boost in Iraq likely'
US President George W Bush is likely to send more troops to Iraq next year, an administration official says...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
Egypt tries to ease Gaza tensions
Mediation efforts are under way to defuse rising tension between rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
New twist in 'cash honours' probe
A Labour donor who loaned the party £1m may have been asked if he wanted a peerage, the BBC learns...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
Litvinenko 'spied for UK company'
A Russian ex-agent was poisoned after obtaining information for a UK firm, says an ex-associate...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
Women's final journeys examined
Police investigating the murders of five women in Suffolk piece together their last movements...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
Blair to set out Middle East hope
The UK prime minister is to outline his vision for progress in the region's peace process, as he begins visiting the area...
BBC News - December 16, 2006
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