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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 February 2007:
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House Passes Iraq Resolution With 17 Votes From G.O.P.
The House voted 246 to 182 today to denounce President Bush?s plan to send more American troops to Iraq. Two Democrats voted against the non-binding resolution...
New York Times - February 16, 2007
Ill baby is airlifted to England
A seriously ill baby is airlifted to hospital in Liverpool as there are no spare intensive care beds for babies in NI...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Cricket: Oram out of opener
New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram will miss the start of the World Cup after fracturing a finger...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Man jailed for killing preacher
A convicted burglar who murdered a 75-year-old lay preacher in her home is jailed for 31 years...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Smith left her estate to dead son
Deceased Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith left her entire estate to her son Daniel, who died last year, it emerges...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Navy needs extra £1bn - Admiral
The Royal Navy needs an extra £1bn to keep up with future foreign policy demands, its most senior officer says...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
US House rejects Bush Iraq plan
US lawmakers adopt a non-binding motion opposing President Bush's deployment of extra troops in Iraq...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Seven jailed for Turkey bombings
A court in Turkey sentences seven people to life in jail for the 2003 Istanbul bombings that killed 58 people...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Rice Is Said to Have Speeded North Korea Deal
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice bypassed layers of government policy review that had derailed past efforts to negotiate an agreement...
New York Times - February 16, 2007
Hopes for Healing as Spain?s Terror Trial Starts
The trial of 29 suspects opened with hopes that a public forum could offer a catharsis to a nation scarred by the rush-hour train bombings...
New York Times - February 16, 2007
Libel damages for US actress Diaz
Actress Cameron Diaz accepts "substantial" libel damages from a US tabloid over claims she had an affair...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Deaf to sign via video handsets
A US team develops software to help deaf people use video to chat via sign language over mobile networks...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Teachers fight back over classics
English teachers hit out at Alan Johnson over orders to teach Dickens and Austen to 11-year-olds...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Meeting over patient abuse claims
A meeting is held over allegations that patients at Muckamore Abbey Hospital were sexually abused...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
M74 reopens after pylon secured
A section of motorway south east of Glasgow reopens after an unsafe power pylon is secured...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
King of Nepal is stoned by crowd
Nepal's King Gyanendra comes under attack from a stone-throwing crowd in the capital, Kathmandu...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Shot teenager's father makes plea
The father of a teenager shot dead in south London pleads with public for help "to catch my boy's killers"...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
US House to vote on Bush war plan
US lawmakers prepare to vote on a resolution opposing President Bush's deployment of extra troops in Iraq...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Bosnian Serb jailed for 34 years
A former Bosnian Serb paramilitary leader is sentenced to 34 years for wartime murder and rape...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Weapons entering Guinea, PM warns
Unnamed groups are bringing arms into Guinea, which remains under martial law, the new prime minister says...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Japan urged to 'use Greenpeace'
New Zealand calls on Tokyo to accept Greenpeace's offer to tow its stricken whaling ship from the Antarctic...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Man admits illegally burying dogs
A builders' merchant pleads guilty to burying dead greyhounds at his County Durham home without a licence...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Racing: Winston gets year ban
Flat jockey Robert Winston is banned for one year after an inquiry into claims of race-fixing...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Madrid trial suspects deny guilt
Two more key suspects in the trial of 29 people over the 2004 Madrid train bombings deny involvement...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Hygiene 'lapses' at bird flu site
Hygiene problems were identified at the Bernard Matthews plant before the recent outbreak of bird flu...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
World climate change gigs planned
Music stars will take part in eight concerts around the world in July to highlight the threat of global warming...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Politicians sign new climate pact
Legislators from around the world agree to tackle climate change, calling for global caps on greenhouse gas emissions...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Oil prices hold steady near $58
Oil prices stabilise near $58 a barrel, influenced by warm US weather and Canadian refinery troubles...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Blears deputy decision 'soon'
Hazel Blears will announce "soon" whether she intends to stand for Labour's deputy leadership, the BBC learns...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Most spiking cases 'just drunk'
Research at a Welsh hospital finds most patients who think they have had their drinks spiked tested negative for drugs...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Navy 'recovers mine parts'
Sri Lanka's navy says it has recovered claymore mine parts after sinking Tamil Tiger boats off the north-west coast...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Friend saw boy before he was shot
A friend of murdered teenager Billy Cox recounts their last meeting as authorities discuss the recent London shootings...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Probe into Muckamore abuse claims
Police investigate allegations of sex abuse at Muckamore Abbey Hospital more than 25 years ago...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
US Democrats warn Bush on Iran
Democrats in the US Congress warn President Bush he does not have the authority to go to war with Iran...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Jerusalem prayers pass peacefully
Muslim prayers at Jerusalem's holiest site end peacefully as thousands of police are deployed...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
UN warns of Chad genocide
Violence in Chad could turn into a genocide, the UN says, as the country signs a peace pact with its neighbours...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Viagra used to save baby's life
Doctors on Tyneside use Viagra in a last-ditch attempt to save the life of a premature baby...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Football: FA to probe Emre claims
The Football Association is to investigate claims Newcastle's Emre racially abused Bolton's El-Hadji Diouf...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Football: Neville blasts agents
Man Utd captain Gary Neville says football players do not need agents...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
'Bionic' eye could restore sight
A retinal implant that could help restore the sight of millions of blind people could be available in two years...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Top Madrid suspect denies guilt
Youssef Belhadj, a key suspect in the trial of 29 people over the 2004 Madrid train bombings, denies involvement...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
'Friendly fire' footage not shown
A coroner rules a tape showing the "friendly fire" death of a British soldier cannot be shown in open court...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Hungary bird flu link 'likeliest'
Imported poultry from Hungary is the "most plausible" cause of the UK bird flu outbreak, officials say...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Italy orders CIA kidnapping trial
An Italian judge orders the trial of 26 US citizens for their role in the alleged kidnapping of an Egyptian imam in 2003...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Fathers 'must fight gang culture'
Tory leader David Cameron calls for powers to "compel" fathers to look after children in a bid to curb gang culture...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Dispute Over Iraqi Cleric, Said to Have Gone to Iran
Two Shiite leaders took exception with suggestions that Moktada al-Sadr had fled because of a crackdown on militias...
New York Times - February 16, 2007
Defense Chief Again Says U.S. Will Not Wage War With Iran
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said that any American military efforts against Iran would be confined to disrupting the smuggling of bomb-making materials over the border...
New York Times - February 16, 2007
2 Palestinian Leaders Meet to Pave Way for a New Cabinet
The Hamas-led Palestinian government resigned to pave the way for a unity government that will include Hamas and the rival Fatah movement...
New York Times - February 16, 2007
Pressing Allies, President Warns of Afghan Battle
President Bush on Thursday pressed NATO allies to provide a bigger and more aggressive force to protect the fragile Afghan state...
New York Times - February 16, 2007
China Covers Up Detention of AIDS Doctor
Dr. Gao Yaojie?s house arrest sheds light on China?s intolerance for grass-roots AIDS activists...
New York Times - February 16, 2007
Democratic Leader Gambles That Weekend Detention Could End Senate?s Squabbling on Iraq
When they convene Saturday afternoon, senators will be taking up a procedural vote required under Senate rules to move forward to the actual debate...
New York Times - February 16, 2007
Afghan leader in key Rome talks
President Hamid Karzai is meeting the Italian prime minister to discuss the fight against Afghan militants...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Fatal shooting probes continuing
The Metropolitan Police chief is to meet Home Secretary John Reid over recent gun murders in south London...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Cuba bomb suspect faces US trial
An anti-Castro militant wanted for a plane bombing, faces trial in the US on immigration charges...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
US releases details against Hicks
The US military releases details of its case against David Hicks, an Australian held at Guantanamo Bay...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Older males 'have largest debts'
Research from a leading debt charity suggests that older men are having the most difficulty with debt...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Castro recovering says son
Cuban leader Fidel Castro is making a satisfactory recovery from intestinal surgery, says his son...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Verdict due in Turkey bomb trial
A verdict is expected in a trial of 73 men charged with a wave of suicide bombings in Turkey in 2003...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Island wind farm receives backing
Proposals for one of Europe's largest onshore wind farms are approved by the Western Isles Council...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Cameron urges control over young
The Tory leader is to call on society to regain authority over the young, after three fatal shootings in London...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Reid to announce two new prisons
The home secretary will announce plans to build two new jails to provide an extra 1,300 prison places...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
Over-50s 'worst carbon culprits'
A new report says people over 50 have the highest carbon footprint, but are also the most keen to combat climate change...
BBC News - February 16, 2007
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