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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 June 2006:
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Fatah Leader Says Hamas Has Caused Palestinians' Crisis
Muhammad Dahlan, Fatah's most powerful figure in Gaza, says recent clashes are caused by "Hamas's failure."...
New York Times - June 16, 2006
China fossils fill out bird story
Exquisite Chinese fossils support the idea that the ancestors of modern birds may have lived on water...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Harris leads Queen's honours list
Entertainer Rolf Harris heads showbusiness and arts personalities in the Queen's Birthday Honours...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Welsh shine in Queen's honours
The latest honours commend many from Wales, among them a businessman, ex-Olympian and a top fashion designer...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Ferguson among honours recipients
The Rangers captain is included in the list of Scots recognised by the Queen in her Birthday Honours...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Airport security stop child's toy
A father slams the "stupidity" of security guards who refused to let his daughter take a bubble gun on a plane...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
'One dead' in Gaza missile strike
At least one Palestinian is killed and two others hurt in an Israeli air strike in Gaza, Palestinians say...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Mexico 0-0 Angola
Angola hold on for a memorable 0-0 draw against Mexico after midfielder Andre is sent off...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Stelios and Rolf on honours list
Easyjet's Stelios Haji-Ioannou is among the famous names and "unsung heroes" honoured by the Queen...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Whaling summit setback for Japan
Japan unexpectedly loses two key votes at a meeting of the International Whaling Commission in the Caribbean...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Innsbruck Journal: Herr Bruno Is Having a Picnic, but He's No Teddy Bear
An international search for a marauding brown bear in the Alps has touched off a flurry of cross-border recriminations as the authorities consider how to corral the beast...
New York Times - June 16, 2006
House Rejects Timetable for Iraq Pullout
The nonbinding but politically significant resolution was approved with just a handful of Republicans voting against it and a few dozen Democrats voting for it...
New York Times - June 16, 2006
Mosque Bombing Kills at Least 11 in Baghdad
A suicide bomber blew himself up as worshippers gathered at a Shiite mosque in northern Baghdad this morning, killing 11 and wounding 25...
New York Times - June 16, 2006
Live: US Open
Colin Montgomerie and Steve Striker lead at Winged Foot, while Tiger Woods will likely miss his first cut since turning pro...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Sony's PlayStation 3 goes on sale
Orders for Sony's PlayStation 3 are being taken despite the console not being launched until November...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Tennis: Henman into semis
Tim Henman sees off Russia's Dmitry Tursunov to move into the semi-finals at Queen's Club...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Gay law concerns church schools
The Church of England wants faith schools exempted from a planned ban on discrimination against homosexuals...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Whaling meeting set for key shift
Pro-whaling nations are expected to gain control of the International Whaling Commission at a meeting...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
US deficit eases as oil steadies
The US current account deficit narrows to $208.7bn in the first quarter, helped by steadier oil prices...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Major NHS IT upgrade hit by delay
Key parts of the £6.8bn NHS IT upgrade in England are falling behind schedule, a funding watchdog says...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Maoists to join Nepal government
Nepal's government agrees to set up an interim administration that will include Maoist rebels...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Man held in backpacker inquiry
Police in Ecuador probing the disappearance of a British nurse re-arrest a security guard at her hostel...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
75-year-old was murdered - police
Police launch a murder inquiry after a 75-year-old woman's body is found in her home in Warrenpoint...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Leaders chart future for Europe
European Union leaders agree how to move forward with constitutional reform at a summit in Brussels...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Yorkshire wins bid for Bollywood
Yorkshire is to play host to the Bollywood equivalent of the Oscars, it is announced...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Argentina thrash Serbia
Maxi Rodriguez scores twice as Argentina turn on the style to thrash Serbia & Montenegro 6-0...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Live: Holland 2-1 Ivory Coast
Bakari Kone's sensational goal gives Ivory Coast hope as they start the second half against Holland 2-1 down...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
UN agrees Taylor trial transfer
The UN Security Council agrees to allow the transfer of the trial of Liberia's ex-leader Charles Taylor to The Hague...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
One night stand stalker is jailed
A woman who harasses a work colleague despite a banning order is jailed for four years...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Benefit fraud businessman guilty
A businessman, who said he lived in a bedsit, is convicted of falsely claiming more than £50,000 in benefits...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Family death plot boy gets life
A 16-year-old boy is given a life sentence for murdering his sister and setting fire to his home to wipe out his family...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Men jailed for gay barman murder
Two men are jailed for life at the Old Bailey for the homophobic murder of gay barman Jody Dobrowski...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Jury told of 'plane hijack plot'
A jury at a terror trial at the Old Bailey hears of a plan to hijack and crash a British Airways plane...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Congress Erupts in Partisan Fight Over Iraq War
In the House, lawmakers moved toward a vote Friday on a Republican resolution opposing any "arbitrary date for withdrawal."...
New York Times - June 16, 2006
Legend Newman plans final movie
Screen icon Paul Newman, whose career has spanned six decades, says his next film could be his last...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
'No back door Euro constitution'
The UK foreign secretary denies that the European constitution could be smuggled in through the "back door"...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
GPs opting out of childhood jabs
Children in the most deprived areas of the country are being put at risk because GPs are not to provide vaccination services, figures suggest...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Graduates 'in arrears' with loans
Many graduates are failing to keep up with their student loan
repayments, statistics show...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Contract issue threatens 362 jobs
The jobs of 362 call centre workers in Forres and Edinburgh are at risk as a contract ends early...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Ben's murderers jailed for life
Two teenagers are given life terms for killing Ben Bellamy and a third youth is jailed for at least five years...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
EADS boss denies A380 allegations
The boss of EADS denies he did anything wrong ahead of a profit warning and other problems at plane firm Airbus...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Nepalese rebels in landmark talks
Nepal's Maoist rebel leader meets the prime minister for talks in the first such meeting between the two sides...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Man arrested over missing backpacker
Police in Ecuador investigating the disappearance of a British nurse re-arrest a security guard at the hostel where she was staying...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Police say two deaths suspicious
The separate deaths of two people in County Down are being treated as suspicious, the police say...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
East Timor rebels begin to disarm
Rebels in East Timor give in a small number of weapons to foreign peacekeepers, and pledge to fully disarm...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
EU debates expansion and charter
EU leaders are to discuss the thorny issue of enlargement on the second day of their Brussels summit...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
EU endorses Palestinian aid plan
European Union leaders back a plan for international donors to release emergency aid to the Palestinians...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Brown 'should hold snap election'
Gordon Brown should call a snap general election if he becomes prime minister, says London Mayor Ken Livingstone...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Birchall rules out England glory
Trinidad and Tobago's Chris Birchall says England cannot solely rely on Wayne Rooney to single-handedly lift the World Cup...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
World Cup rapped over sponsors
World Cup bosses have been criticised for accepting sponsorship from companies selling "unhealthy" food and drink...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Lampard welcomes Rooney return
Frank Lampard says Wayne Rooney's comeback in the 2-0 win over Trinidad & Tobago gave the England squad a huge lift...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Charles Haughey laid to rest
The funeral of the former Irish Prime Minister, Charles Haughey, is taking place in Dublin...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Electric therapy trial for heroin
A Scottish drug addict on heroin for five years claims he has been cured by a revolutionary treatment...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
New UK power station to be built
Energy company Centrica is to start construction of Britain's first major new power station in almost five years...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
S Africa marking Soweto uprising
South Africa marks 30 years since the student protest that was pivotal in the fight against apartheid...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Knife amnesty nets 17,700 weapons
Over 17,700 weapons are handed in during the first week of the national knives amnesty...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
NHS IT upgrade hit by delay
Key parts of the £6bn NHS IT upgrade are falling significantly behind schedule, a funding watchdog warns...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
'Shoe bomber' hits Baghdad mosque
At least 10 die at a Shia mosque in Iraq in what the imam says was a shoe bomb attack aimed at him...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Britain May Take Liberian Ex-Ruler
The former Liberian president, Charles Taylor, might serve his sentence in a British prison if he is convicted at his forthcoming war crimes trial...
New York Times - June 16, 2006
6 Nations Urge Talks in Somalia for Exiled Rulers and Islamists
The U.S. joined five other countries in calling for negotiations between Somalia's largely powerless government in exile and the Islamists who have seized control...
New York Times - June 16, 2006
U.S. Portrayal Helps Flesh Out Zarqawi's Heir
American military officers released a photograph and details of the man they say succeeded Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Iraq...
New York Times - June 16, 2006
Congress Erupts in Partisan Fight Over War in Iraq
Both houses are on a path to reject a deadline for troop withdrawal...
New York Times - June 16, 2006
In Oil-Rich Angola, Cholera Preys Upon Poorest
Luanda's slums are now the center of one of the worst cholera epidemics to strike Africa in nearly a decade...
New York Times - June 16, 2006
Sri Lankan Military Attacks Rebels in Response to Fatal Bus Blast
The death toll rose to 64 by the end of the day, in the most serious attack on civilians since the government and rebels signed a cease-fire...
New York Times - June 16, 2006
Cricket: Sri Lanka snatch 20/20
Sri Lanka beat England by two runs in an exciting Twenty20 international at the Rose Bowl...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Golf: Montgomerie leads US Open
An inspired Colin Montgomerie is the only man under par after a brutal first round at Winged Foot...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
World Cup is rapped over sponsors
World Cup bosses are criticised sponsorship from companies selling "unhealthy" food and drink...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Leaders 'ignore public' on whales
Some governments who back whaling are not supported by their people, a poll ahead of an international meeting suggests...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Funeral due of ex-Irish leader
The funeral of former Irish Prime Minister Charles Haughey is to take place in Dublin later...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Nepal's PM and rebel leader meet
Nepal's Maoist rebel leader meets the prime minister for talks in the first ever meeting between the two sides...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
July 7 bombing fund scoops award
A charity set up in the wake of the London bomb attacks wins an award in recognition of its effectiveness...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
UN group backs Somalia cabinet
A new UN group on Somalia gives strong backing to its interim government in the wake of Islamist successes...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
S Lanka air force steps up raids
Sri Lanka's air force launches more attacks on positions held by Tamil Tigers rebels, after a deadly bomb blast...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
EU leaders to focus on expansion
EU leaders are set to discuss the controversial issue of enlargement on the second day of their summit in Brussels...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
NHS IT upgrade set for criticism
The £6.2bn upgrade of the NHS IT system is set to come under criticism from finance watchdogs...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Major shift on whaling looms
Pro-whaling nations could gain control of the International Whaling Commission at its annual meeting...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
Poverty 'driving' benefit fraud
People working while claiming benefits do so often because they are in dire financial trouble, a study suggests...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
UN moves to transfer Taylor trial
Steps are taken to move the war crimes trial of Liberian ex-leader Charles Taylor from Sierra Leone to The Hague...
BBC News - June 16, 2006
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