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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 April 2007:
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Bush Reiterates His Demands on War-Spending Bill
President Bush pressed Congress again today to pass a war-spending bill without restrictions...
New York Times - April 16, 2007
Einstein was right, probe shows
Early results from a mission to test two key predictions of Albert Einstein show he was right about at least one...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
NHS care 'left to student nurses'
Lives are being put at risk because student nurses are being left on their own with patients, a survey shows...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Mental Health Bill 'has balance'
The Mental Health Bill strikes a "balance" between patient rights and public safety, the government says...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Helicopter crash soldier tributes
Tributes are paid to a father from south Wales who was killed in Iraq after two helicopters collided...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Trimble 'set to become Tory peer'
Former Ulster Unionist Party leader David Trimble is to join the Conservatives in the House of Lords...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Ethanol dominating energy summit
Venezuela's opposition to ethanol production in the region dominates a summit of eight Latin American nations...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Cricket: Aussies stroll to win
Australia wrap up a straightforward seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Grenada...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
UK helicopter crash victim named
A serviceman who died when two helicopters crashed in Iraq is named as Colour Sergeant Mark Powell of the Parachute Regiment...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Pound touches 14-year dollar high
The pound moves towards the $2 mark, benefiting British tourists but making life more difficult for exporters...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Virginia university shooting kills 33
Investigators piece together details of the worst shooting rampage in US history...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Gates Wants Mideast Allies to Back Iraq
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates will make the request during a multi-day trip to the region...
New York Times - April 16, 2007
Chalco Journal: At a School for the Poor, a Mysterious Illness
Mexico?s public health authorities have concluded that the girls are suffering from collective hysteria...
New York Times - April 16, 2007
Ministers Loyal to Iraqi Cleric Quit Government Posts
Moktada al-Sadr?s followers said that they were withdrawing because the government had refused to set a timetable for pulling American troops out of Iraq...
New York Times - April 16, 2007
Virginia shootings: Eyewitness accounts
Eyewitnesses at Virginia Tech university have been emailing the BBC News website describing the scene where at least 20 people have been killed and more injured...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Homes to get free energy monitors
UK homes are to get a free "real-time monitor" to show how much electricity is being used, ministers propose...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Gere kiss sparks India protests
Actor Richard Gere's embrace with Indian star Shilpa Shetty causes outrage for offending the country's culture...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Heads 'do not improve schools'
Changing head teacher is not likely to lead to major improvements, suggests research...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Mental health bill 'too punitive'
Ministers are facing a fight to pass laws on detaining mentally ill people as opposition parties unite against them...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Man recovers overdraft charges
A businessman recovers £35,987.94 from NatWest, after accusing it of charging him unlawful overdraft fees...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Murder accused admits to affair
A Richhill woman accused of murdering her husband admits having an affair with a co-accused...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Ambush kills 13 Iraqi servicemen
At least 13 Iraqi soldiers have been killed in an ambush in the northern city of Mosul, police say...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Tribe in Pakistan security plea
A leading tribe near the Afghan border urges Pakistan's government to resume control of law and order there...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Macedonia leader 'watched attack'
A Macedonian minister watched police enter a village and kill seven ethnic Albanian men in 2001, a UN court hears...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Chavez hosting summit on energy
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is hosting a South American energy summit in Margarita...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Ferry apologises for Nazi remarks
Pop singer Bryan Ferry apologises for an interview in which he praised the iconography of Nazi Germany...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Court puts Nigeria poll in doubt
Nigeria's Supreme Court rules the vice-president should contest Saturday's presidential elections...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Benn criticises 'war on terror'
UK officials will no longer use the phrase "war on terror" as it gives strength to terrorists, Hilary Benn says...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Arrests over party girl's death
Six people are arrested on suspicion of drug offences after a 16-year-old girl died following a party...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
BBC man's 'killing' not verified
The BBC says it still has no independent verification that Palestinian militants have killed reporter Alan Johnston...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Browne 'sorry' over crew stories
Des Browne apologises over sale of navy crew's stories and launches independent inquiry into their capture...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Deadly shooting at US university
At least 22 people die and 21 are injured after a gunman goes on the rampage at Virginia Tech...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Bid to halt bumblebee decline
A national drive to help boost the number of bumblebees in Britain is launched by conservationists...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Hockney paintings make UK debut
David Hockney's paintings of East Yorkshire will make their UK debut at a major show at London's Tate Britain...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Ireland smoke ban cleans pub air
The smoking ban in Ireland has cut air pollution in pubs and improved bar-workers' health, a study has found...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Slight fall in UK property prices
UK house prices edged down by 0.1% between January and February, according to government figures...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Man quizzed over woman's murder
South Wales Police question a man on suspicion of murder after a woman's body was found at a house...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
DUP announces ministerial roles
DUP leader Ian Paisley confirms his choice of ministers and their portfolios for a new Stormont Assembly...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Abortions 'crisis' threatens NHS
More doctors are refusing to carry out abortions, leading to a crisis in NHS services, experts warn...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Tribe seeks Pakistan army return
A leading tribe near the Afghan border calls on Pakistani troops to resume control of law and order there...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Pope envoy ends Holocaust protest
The Vatican envoy to Israel attends a Holocaust memorial event soothing a row over a museum exhibit...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Macedonia pair begin Hague trial
An ex-Macedonian minister and his bodyguard go on trial in The Hague for alleged war crimes from 2001...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
S Korea 'may delay aid to North'
South Korea is considering delaying rice aid to the North after it failed to meet a nuclear deadline, officials say...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Last chance for Nigeria poll bid
Nigeria's vice-president is at the Supreme Court in his last chance to take part in presidential polls...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Cricket: Giles injury blow
England spinner Ashley Giles will miss the start of the county season after suffering a recurrence of his long-standing hip problem...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Football: PFA nominees revealed
Didier Drogba and Cristiano Ronaldo head the list of nominations for the PFA player of the year award...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Madonna arrives for Malawi visit
Pop star Madonna arrives in Malawi, the African country where her adopted son was born...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
William back to work after split
Prince William has resumed his army training following his separation from long-term girlfriend Kate Middleton...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Arrest threat for Asbo pensioner
A judge speaks of his frustration after an 81-year-old fails to turn up for sentence for making her neighbours' lives "hell"...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Private prison failings exposed
A BBC investigation uncovers evidence of intimidation and corruption at one of the UK's privately-run prisons...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Sadr ministers quit Iraqi cabinet
Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr pulls his ministers out of Iraq's cabinet to press for a timetable for US withdrawal...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Coroner attacks 'inexcusable' US
A coroner calls it "inexcusable" that US authorities failed to release evidence about eight UK servicemen's deaths...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Parents of BBC man plead for son
Alan Johnston's parents say they are desperately worried after claims the BBC reporter has been killed...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Browne 'backed by defence chiefs'
Downing Street says Des Browne has the backing of defence chiefs as he prepares to fight for his job before MPs...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
34 People Are Killed in Six Bombings in Baghdad; 2 Britons Die in Helicopter Crash
The car bombings and suicide attacks were the type that the two-month-old U.S. security crackdown has been unable to restrain...
New York Times - April 16, 2007
Chalco Journal: At a School for the Poor, a Mysterious, Crippling Illness
Mexico?s public health authorities have concluded that the girls at the Children?s Village School are suffering from collective hysteria...
New York Times - April 16, 2007
Nigeria?s Governing Party Takes Lead in Elections
The police said 21 people died in election violence, but newspapers estimated that the toll was at least twice that...
New York Times - April 16, 2007
Attacks Surge as Iraq Militants Overshadow City
Baquba has emerged as a magnet for insurgents and, perhaps, the next major headache for the U.S. military...
New York Times - April 16, 2007
Russia Tries to Save Polar Bears With Legal Hunt
Scientists, environmentalists and native villagers express hope that a legal hunt could rein in rampant poaching...
New York Times - April 16, 2007
Broadband challenge faces Britain
The UK must act quickly to ensure it is in shape to cope with growing net use, warns a report...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Son of Bangladesh ex-PM arrested
Bangladeshi police arrest a second son of the former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, local media report...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Ecuador leader celebrates 'win'
President Rafael Correa says Ecuador has voted "yes to the future" in a referendum on political reform...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
MPs to debate mental health plans
The government's controversial Mental Health Bill is due for discussion in the House of Commons...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Lib Dems plan 'energy mortgages'
Homeowners should get loans to enable them to make their homes more energy efficient, the Lib Dems say...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Benn to criticise 'war on terror'
The phrase "war on terror" gives strength to terrorists, making them feel part of something bigger, Hilary Benn will warn...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Wolfowitz future still in balance
Embattled World Bank head Paul Wolfowitz still faces calls to quit despite a defiant vow to stay...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
Browne to face MPs over Iran crew
The defence secretary faces MPs over the decision to allow Royal Navy personnel held by Iran to sell their stories...
BBC News - April 16, 2007
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