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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 2007:
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British Hand Over Basra to Iraqis
British forces gave up military control of the final region under their supervision after four and a half years...
New York Times - December 16, 2007
Turkey Bombs Kurdish Militant Targets in Iraq
A Turkish Army official said that the U.S. had offered intelligence and clearance to enter Iraqi airspace...
New York Times - December 16, 2007
US Snow Storm: Your Pictures
BBC News website readers have been sending in their pictures of the severe weather in parts of America and Canada...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
Melua duet ends Lewis's chart run
Katie Melua's duet with the late Eva Cassidy displaces Leona Lewis at the top of the charts after seven weeks...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
Food in hospitals 'unacceptable'
One in three hospital patients is unhappy with the quality of food they receive, a survey suggests...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
Snooker: O'Sullivan romps to win
Ronnie O'Sullivan crushes Stephen Maguire 10-2 to win his fourth UK Championship title...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
'Oldest human being' dies at 116
A bachelor believed to be the oldest person in the world dies at the age of 116 in his Ukrainian village...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
'US backed' Turkish raids on Iraq
Turkey's air strikes against Kurdish rebels in Iraq had advance approval from the US, Turkey's military says...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
Sheridan charged in perjury probe
Former socialist MSP Tommy Sheridan is charged with perjury following a probe into his defamation case...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
Air crash deaths probe to start
Investigators are to begin an examination of a site where two people died in a collision involving two aircraft...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
Somali Leader Dismisses Cabinet
Somali Prime Minister Nur Hussan Hussein dissolved his cabinet barely two weeks after five senior officials quit...
New York Times - December 16, 2007
Wanted Abu Sayyaf Rebel Gunned Down
Filipino soldiers killed a suspected Abu Sayyaf militant wanted by Philippine and U.S. authorities for alleged involvement in kidnappings...
New York Times - December 16, 2007
South Africa?s ANC Begins to Choose Leader
South Africa?s ruling African National Congress party opened a leadership conference that could determine who will become the country?s next president...
New York Times - December 16, 2007
Sodium issue clouds Enceladus
Whether Nasa considers Saturnian moon Enceladus for a major mission could hang on a heated scientific debate over "sea salt"...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
Two bodies found after house fire
The bodies of two adults are recovered from a bedroom after a house fire in the early hours...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
Man's body found in submerged car
A man's body is recovered from a car in the Moyola River in Draperstown, County Londonderry...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
SNP's random rail search concerns
Scotland's justice secretary says he is 'deeply troubled' at the level of British Transport Police searches...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
Customs depot loses seized items
Police and customs officials search for seized items missing from a secure depot in Coventry...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
Indian rebels in mass jailbreak
Nearly 300 communist prisoners escape in an armed jailbreak in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, police say...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
Arrests in Spain child porn raids
Sixty-three people are arrested in Spain on suspicion of involvement with child pornography...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
Israel lets Gazans leave for Hajj
Hundreds of Palestinians are allowed to leave Gaza to make the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
Darfur rebels 'win major victory'
Darfur rebels say they have inflicted a major defeat on the Sudanese army, capturing soldiers and equipment...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
Arsenal defeat Chelsea to go top
William Gallas scores as Arsenal defeat Chelsea for the first time since February 2004 to reclaim top spot in the Premier League...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
Deadly US storm sparks chaos
A deadly US winter storm wreaks chaos at one of the busiest airports, causing power cuts and two deaths...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
Teenager killed in street brawl
A murder inquiry is launched after a 16-year-old boy is stabbed to death following a mass brawl...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
Sheridan held over perjury probe
Former socialist MSP Tommy Sheridan is detained in connection with an inquiry into perjury allegations...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
Turkish planes bomb Iraq
Turkish warplanes are used for the first time to bomb suspected Kurdish rebel bases inside northern Iraq...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
Minister denies police pay capped
The police minister denies the pay rise for police was capped to save money for fighting terrorism...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
Two killed in aircraft collision
Two people die after a pair of light aircraft collide in mid-air over the Midlands, with one plane crashing into a field...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
ETA Bomb Explodes in Northern Spain
A bomb exploded outside a courthouse in northern Spain on Sunday, two days after Basque separatists ETA said they would continue to strike Spanish government forces...
New York Times - December 16, 2007
Girl Born With 8 Limbs Leaves Hospital
A 2-year-old girl who was born with four arms and four legs left a hospital in southern India, little more than a month after surgeons removed her extra limbs...
New York Times - December 16, 2007
Turkey Reports Airstrike on Iraq
Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq, Turkey?s military said, and one woman was killed...
New York Times - December 16, 2007
SNP face Trump resort probe call
The Liberal Democrats call for a parliamentary inquiry into the handling of the proposed £1bn Trump golf resort...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
Memorial unveiled to murdered Ben
A memorial for a teenager who was murdered as he walked home from a night out is unveiled...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
Pipe bomb thrown at PSNI station
A pipe bomb, described by the Army as viable, is thrown at Strabane police station in County Tyrone...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
S Korean candidate probe reopens
A fraud probe against a leading S Korean presidential candidate is reopened days before the vote...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
Football: Capello 'will boost team'
New England coach Fabio Capello will help the players achieve their full potential, says Sir Trevor Brooking...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
Cricket: Galle Test 'must happen'
England have a duty to ensure the final Test against Sri Lanka goes ahead despite concerns about the Galle ground, says Kevin Pietersen...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
Two quizzed over fatal stabbing
Two people are arrested after a teenager dies in a stabbing incident outside a railway station in West Yorkshire...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
Big four set for Premier showdown
Arsene Wenger believes this season's Premier League title race is the most competitive yet as Arsenal face Chelsea and Man Utd visit Liverpool...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
'Rebels killed' near Afghan town
Afghan troops kill rebels in the first fighting near Musa Qala since its capture from the Taleban, say officials...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
Turkey planes bomb Iraq
Turkish warplanes fire into northern Iraq, the military says, targeting suspected Kurdish rebels...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
Kennedy rejects Tory pact offer
Ex-Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy rejects a Tory offer to forge a "progressive alliance" against Labour...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
Major accuses Labour of 'sleaze'
Former prime minister Sir John Major accuses Labour of presiding over "systemic sleaze" in government...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
UK troops return Basra to Iraqis
British forces transfer control of Basra province to the Iraqi authorities, four-and-a-half years after the invasion...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
Protesters in Bolivia Seek More Autonomy
Four of Bolivia?s wealthiest provinces celebrated efforts to seek greater autonomy from the central government on Saturday...
New York Times - December 16, 2007
Despite Isolation, Gazans Show Allegiance for Hamas
The rally was intended to display steadfastness in the face of the diplomatic and economic isolation of Gaza, which Israel has declared a ?hostile entity.?...
New York Times - December 16, 2007
11 Killed in Attacks on Sunni Patrols and Security Forces in Iraq
Bomb blasts, ambushes and gunfights across Iraq left 11 people dead on Saturday, including four members of American-backed security patrols...
New York Times - December 16, 2007
Afghan Mission Is Reviewed as Concerns Rise
Deeply worried about the prospect of failure, the Bush administration and NATO have begun three top-to-bottom reviews...
New York Times - December 16, 2007
Key to cancer drug use pinpointed
Scientists discover why a treatment for ovarian cancer only works in half of the patients who have it...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
Two held over baseball bat attack
Two youths are questioned after a 15-year-old boy was attacked in his school grounds with a baseball bat...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
Bolivia head praises reform plan
Bolivia's President Morales formally receives a new draft constitution, as some regions seek autonomy...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
Zimbabwe's top attorney suspended
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe suspends his attorney general over corruption allegations, reports say...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
Kyrgyzstan votes in key election
People in Kyrgyzstan vote in a parliamentary election that could end two years of turmoil...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
Snooker: O'Sullivan pips Selby
Ronnie O'Sullivan fires a 147 break in the final-frame decider to beat Mark Selby 9-8 in their UK Championship semi-final...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
Briton escapes Pakistan custody
British national Rashid Rauf escapes police custody following a court appearance in Pakistan...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
Boy quizzed over fatal stabbing
A teenager dies after an attack outside a railway station in West Yorkshire, police say...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
Calm after fight for Afghan town
Civilians return to the Afghan town of Musa Qala, after an operation to re-take the town from Taleban forces...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
ANC members to pick new leader
Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma vie for the top post as South Africa's ruling ANC elects its new leader...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
Tourist visa times 'to be halved'
Ministers are expected to announce the length of time tourists can stay in the UK will be cut to three months...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
UK troops set for Basra handover
UK forces are to hand back control of security in Basra province to Iraq, four-and-a-half years after the invasion...
BBC News - December 16, 2007
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