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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 May 2005:
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Survivors Say Uzbekistan Troops Fired on Civilians
In interviews in at the Suzak regional hospital in Kyrgyzstan, survivors with gunshot wounds excoriated the government of President Islam A. Karimov...
New York Times - May 16, 2005
Russian Court Suspends Reading of Verdict Against Billionaire
The judges began reading their verdict against Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky, but then postponed the final verdict for at least another day...
New York Times - May 16, 2005
Despite U.S. Warnings, South Korea Downplays Nuclear Threat
South Korea said today it saw no clear evidence that the North was preparing for such a nuclear test...
New York Times - May 16, 2005
Britain Sees Both Sides Hardening Stand on Iran Nuclear Work
LONDON, May 16 - Britain, one of the three European Union nations negotiating with Iran over its nuclear capability, has concluded that Tehran is...
New York Times - May 16, 2005
Newsweek Retracts Account of Koran Abuse by U.S. Military
The formal retraction went further than the apology issued on Sunday. The article has been linked to riots in Pakistan and Afghanistan that left at least 17 people dead...
New York Times - May 16, 2005
UK fans cheer Star Wars premiere
Thousands of fans celebrate the UK premiere of the final Star Wars film at the end of a "Star Wars day" in London...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Rape appeal after woman attacked
Police in Edinburgh appeal for information after a woman was raped in broad daylight in Midlothian...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
15 arrested in Land Rover protest
Fifteen Greenpeace members are arrested after invading a Land Rover factory to protest at the production of "climate-wrecking" Range Rovers...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Blunkett makes welfare reform vow
Punishment is not the aim of the planned reform of incapacity benefits, says Work and Pensions Secretary David Blunkett...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Bolivians stage huge energy rally
Thousands of Bolivians hold a day of protests backing a new law imposing big taxes on foreign energy firms in Bolivia...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Italian woman abducted in Kabul
Gunmen kidnap an Italian female aid worker in the Afghan capital, Kabul, officials say...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Galloway arrives for US showdown
George Galloway MP arrives in the US to rebut claims he profited from Saddam Hussein's regime...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Athletics: Holmes scoops award
Kelly Holmes is crowned Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year in Estoril...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Ethiopia ruling party claims win
The Ethiopian prime minister's ruling party says it has won the country's general election, but lost heavily in the capital...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Jackson accuser 'sought no help'
The mother of Michael Jackson's accuser did not seek help when her family was allegedly held captive, a court hears...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Newsweek retracts Koran report
Newsweek retracts its story that a copy of the Koran was desecrated at Guantanamo Bay...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Firearm teacher sacked from job
Teacher Linda Walker, freed after being jailed for firing a pellet gun near a group of youths, loses her job...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Glazer Man Utd stake tops 75%
Malcolm Glazer now owns more than 75% of Man Utd's shares, allowing him to take full control of the club...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
US hardens stance on Uzbekistan
The US says it is "deeply disturbed" by reports that troops in Uzbekistan shot at unarmed protesters...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
White House Says Report of Koran Insult Should Be Retracted
The magazine's report that a Koran had been flushed down a toilet touched off riots in Pakistan and Afghanistan...
New York Times - May 16, 2005
Insurgents Leave 15 Dead in a Series of Attacks in Iraq
Sunni-led insurgents renewed their bloody attacks across Baghdad and outside the capital today...
New York Times - May 16, 2005
Star Wars fans await UK premiere
Star Wars fans await the UK premiere of final instalment Revenge of the Sith in a day of celebration in London...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Geldof in attack on world leaders
Sir Bob Geldof uses a Scottish Parliament speech to hit out at the attitudes of G8 leaders towards Africa...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Kennedy unveils new Lib Dem team
Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy shakes up his top team, with new faces to tackle education and health...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
School meals watchdogs appointed
The school meals panel, which will draw up a healthier diet for pupils, is meeting for the first time...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Sunken Bangladesh ferry salvaged
A ferry that sank in south Bangladesh during a storm on Sunday is salvaged, with 37 confirmed dead...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Abigail police end Australia trip
Police investigating the Abigail Witchalls stabbing interview the Australian ex-girlfriend of a dead suspect...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Kuwaiti women win right to vote
The Kuwaiti parliament gives women the right to vote and stand in parliamentary and local elections...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Top Nigerian politicians on trial
Nigeria's former education minister, senate leader and six others go on trial charged with corruption...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Two Koreas begin bilateral talks
South Korea offers the North new incentives to return to six-party talks on its nuclear weapons programme...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Gates doubles disease fight cash
US computer billionaire Bill Gates has doubled the funding he gives to a body set up to fight disease in the developing world...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Football: Henry ruled out of final
Arsenal striker Thierry Henry is out of Saturday's FA Cup final with an Achilles tendon injury...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Rugby: New setback for Tindall
Mike Tindall faces three months on the sidelines after having surgery on his right shoulder...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Scan hopes for breast cancer
Accurate MRI scans for breast cancer could reduce the need for precautionary breast removal in high risk women...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Billie-Jo jury hear 'flesh' claim
Prosecuting lawyers in the Sion Jenkins murder trial say blood specks found on his clothes contained flesh...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Fantastic response to 'Piano Man'
A helpline set up to help identify a mystery pianist found wandering in Kent has been inundated with calls...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Doctors warn over right-to-life
A judge's ruling on the rights of terminally-ill patients could put doctors in a difficult position, a court is told...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Fourth man charged over Mary-Ann
A fourth man is charged with the murder of teenager Mary-Ann Leneghan, whose body was found in a Reading park...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Russia scorns Senate oil claims
Moscow says it has seen no proof of US claims Russian politicians took oil illicitly from Saddam Hussein's Iraq...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Glazer Man Utd stake exceeds 75%
Malcolm Glazer now owns more than a 75% share in Man United, allowing him to take full control of the club...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Uzbek troops shut off second town
Uzbek troops shut off the town of Korasuv after unrest spreads in the wake of Friday's bloody protests...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Panel on Iraq Erred, Ex-Investigator Says
A former investigator for a committee examining the U.N. oil-for-food program in Iraq has accused the committee of compromising its investigation...
New York Times - May 16, 2005
'First platypus' still intact
Too delicate and valuable to go on general display, the "first" platypus sent from Australia to Europe gets a public outing...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Games giants gear up for E3 show
The big names in video games business are gearing up to do battle in Los Angeles at the annual E3 show...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Director defends explicit movie
The director of a controversial Mexican film being shown at Cannes defends the movie's explicit sexual content...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Damning view on judge selection
The new independent system for selecting judges and sheriffs is lambasted by a leading solicitor...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Arrest after schoolgirl bus death
An arrest is made after a 12-year-old dies and nine others are injured after a minibus taking them to school overturned in a crash, police say...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
William Hill buys Stanley shops
Bookmaker William Hill buys 624 betting shops from rival gambling outfit Stanley Leisure for £504m...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Universities getting mumps advice
Universities are to be issued advice on how to respond to a mumps outbreak among students...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Brazil landless march on capital
More than 12,000 farmers arrive in Brasilia to protest against the government's slow pace of land reform...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Russians accused over Iraqi oil
US senators accuse Russian politicians of taking millions of dollars in oil allocations from Saddam Hussein...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Iraqi attacks kill at least six
Attacks in Baghdad and to the north leave at least six people dead, as police report the discovery of 12 corpses...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Hunt for Bangladesh ferry missing
Ten people are confirmed dead but about 100 are still missing after Sunday's ferry sinking in Bangladesh...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
US backpacker killed in hostel
Detectives launch a murder inquiry into the death of a US woman at a hostel in south Belfast...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Rugby: Dallaglio ready to roar
Warren Gatland warns New Zealand that Lawrence Dallaglio will be at the peak of his powers for the Lions...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Observers hail Ethiopia turnout
Observers welcome huge queues seen on Sunday as a sign of people's faith in the Ethiopia's third multi-party elections...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
N Korea resumes talks with South
The two Koreas hold their first high-level talks in 10 months, amid mounting tensions over the North's nuclear plans...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Koran desecration report 'wrong'
Newsweek apologises for carrying a report that a copy of the Koran was desecrated at Guantanamo Bay...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
'Alcohol worse for female brains'
Women are more vulnerable to alcoholic brain damage than men, scans show...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Football: Robson hails feat
West Brom boss Bryan Robson is ecstatic after his team avoid relegation...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Galloway heads to US hearing
George Galloway MP is on his way to the US to flight claims he profited from Saddam Hussein's regime...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Two remanded over Mary-Ann death
Two teenagers are remanded in custody charged with the murder of 16-year-old Mary-Ann Leneghan...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Yukos ex-boss on hold for verdict
A Russian court adjourns mid-verdict in Mikhail Khodorkovsky's fraud trial, with reports indicating that he has been found guilty...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Glazer secures 75% Man Utd stake
Malcolm Glazer secures a 75% share in Manchester United, allowing him to take full control of the club...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Rice, in Baghdad, Urges Sunni Role in Constitution
The secretary of state urged Shiites to respond to any sign that elements of the insurgency might be ready to turn to peace...
New York Times - May 16, 2005
Newsweek Apologizes for Report of Koran Insult
The magazine's report that a Koran had been flushed down a toilet touched off riots in Pakistan and Afghanistan...
New York Times - May 16, 2005
Uzbekistan Shaken by Unrest, Violence and Uncertainty
Reports of the number of deaths since the violence began continued to vary widely, from dozens to hundreds of civilians...
New York Times - May 16, 2005
Israel Lets Palestinian Police Carry Guns in Most West Bank Cities
The move by the Israeli military is one of the few signs of coordination between the sides in recent weeks...
New York Times - May 16, 2005
Iraqis Say Russians Got Millions in Oil
Former top officials in Saddam Hussein's government said they provided millions of dollars worth of oil allocations to Russian leaders in hopes of ending U.N. penalties against Iraq...
New York Times - May 16, 2005
U.S. Is Warning North Koreans on Nuclear Test
The Bush administration warned North Korea that if it conducted a nuclear test, the U.S. would take unspecified punitive action...
New York Times - May 16, 2005
Firms expect workforces to fall
Despite high employment levels half of UK employers expect to reduce their workforce in the next year...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Ethiopia poll prompts protest ban
The Ethiopian prime minister orders a ban on demonstrations, after an election disputed by the opposition...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Appeal over right-to-life ruling
A Court of Appeal hearing over whether doctors can withdraw life-prolonging treatment is to start...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Geldof to issue African address
Sir Bob Geldof is due to talk about African poverty as part of a conference at the Scottish Parliament...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Star Wars movie marathon
All six Star Wars films will be shown as part of a celebration of the release of the Revenge of the Sith...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Boxing: Trinidad to fight on
Felix Trinidad rules out retirement after a humbling loss to Winky Wright...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Change aid policy, charity urges
The UK government is urged to stop giving aid to developing nations tied to liberalisation or privatisation strategies...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Call to sign trafficking treaty
The government is urged to sign up to a package of measures to relieve the misery of human trafficking...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Glazer poised to cross threshold
Malcolm Glazer is expected to have secured a 75% share of Manchester United, enabling him to take over the club...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Appeal over 'piano man'
An appeal is made to discover the identity of a confused, silent man who plays the piano...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Rice pushes role for Iraq Sunnis
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urges more Sunni involvement in drafting Iraq's constitution...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Koran report 'may be wrong'
Newsweek says it was wrong to report that a copy of the Koran was flushed down a toilet at Guantanamo Bay...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
Uzbek protests beginning to widen
Unrest in Uzbekistan spreads after the violent suppression of a demonstration in the city of Andijan...
BBC News - May 16, 2005
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