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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 Octomber 2005:
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Israel Imposes Restrictions After Shootings; Abbas Lobbies for Talks
Israel imposed new travel restrictions on Palestinians in the West Bank in response to two drive-by shootings that killed three young Israelis...
New York Times - October 17, 2005
Merkel Appoints 6 to Germany's New Cabinet
The decision that will test her ability to introduce change and maintain the stability of her grand coalition of conservatives and Social Democrats...
New York Times - October 17, 2005
Vote Totals Under Inquiry in 12 Iraqi Provinces, Panel Says
"Unusually high" vote totals in 12 provinces raised the possibility that the results could be called into question...
New York Times - October 17, 2005
Extra fee support for part-timers
Part-time students - two in five of all students - will get more cash, but still face up-front fees...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Bird flu contingency plan set out
Contingency plans for dealing with an outbreak of bird flu are unveiled by the Scottish Executive...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Sex 'therapy' psychologist guilty
A psychologist who had sex with a patient in car parks, claiming it would help her, is suspended by his professional body...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
House market 'turning the corner'
The latest property survey - from the RICS - suggests the housing market may be turning the corner...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Cannabis cancer risk played down
Cannabis smoke is less likely to cause cancer than tobacco smoke, a leading US expert says...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Iraq Paras 'allowed to use force'
Seven soldiers accused of killing an Iraqi civilian had been allowed to use "lethal force" if threatened, a court martial is told...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Briton accused of Spanish murder
A 40-year-old Briton appears in a Malaga court accused of killing a teenage girl in Southern Spain...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Wars 'less frequent, less deadly'
Warfare around the world has become less common and less deadly, a new report finds...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Football: Fulham hold Addicks
Danny Murphy rescues a point for Charlton in the London derby...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Tennis: Henman wins in Spain
Tim Henman beats American Taylor Dent in the first round of the ATP Masters Series event in Madrid...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Japan Leader's Visit to War Shrine Draws Criticism in Asia
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visit threatened to isolate Japan in the region and deepen its already strained relations with China...
New York Times - October 17, 2005
Strikes Kill 70 Insurgents, U.S. Says, as Vote Count Continues
Within hours of today's announcement by the U.S. military, news agencies reported that dozens of the dead were civilians...
New York Times - October 17, 2005
Israel Tightens Restrictions After Attacks Kill Three
Israel restored restrictions on travel in the occupied West Bank and broke off security contacts with the Palestinian Authority...
New York Times - October 17, 2005
Gates cheers on computer museum
Bill Gates is giving millions to a museum in California which aims to record the history of the computing revolution...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Bradley pledge after bar assault
The vice chairman of the Policing Board says he will not resign after being attacked in a pub in Londonderry...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Car park sex 'was therapy' claim
A psychologist had sex with a patient in car parks, claiming it would help her mental health problems, a hearing is told...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Lords consider 'torture' appeal
Law Lords are to decide whether Britain can use evidence against terror suspects that may have been obtained by torture...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Lecturers to teach bright pupils
The most gifted children in the country could receive extra lessons and "masterclasses"...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Storm record equalled in Atlantic
Tropical Storm Wilma forms in the Caribbean, equalling the record for the number of storms in a single season...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Bird flu is confirmed in Greece
Greece has become the latest country to report a case of bird flu as the virus appears to spread across Europe...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
'Taleban' kill two Afghan clerics
Two pro-government clerics in Afghanistan have been killed in separate Taleban attacks, officials say...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Key witness sought in gay murder
Police appeal to the man who may have witnessed a gay man being beaten to death to call them again...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
NI smoking ban announced
A smoking ban is to be introduced in all Northern Ireland's workplaces says the health minister...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Peel's records stay in family
John Peel's widow says it would be "just awful" to have to part with the late DJ's record collection...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Football: Xavier fails drug test
Middlesbrough's Abel Xavier is suspended by Fifa after a positive drugs test...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Rugby: Tri-Nations squad named
Great Britain name Kevin Sinfield and Paul Deacon in their 24-man squad for this year's Tri-Nations...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Liberia vote goes to second round
Liberians are to vote again in a second round of presidential polls after no clear winner emerges from last week's ballot...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
China outlines next space goals
China sets out its plans for future space missions, as its Shenzhou VI spacecraft returns to Earth successfully...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Tents crisis hits quake victims
Not enough tents exist to house S Asia quake refugees as the cold winter months near, a top UN official warns...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Potters Bar crash trial ruled out
Manslaughter charges will not be brought over the Potters Bar crash, which killed seven people in 2002, the CPS says...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Anger over Mugabe UN tirade
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe draws applause and anger for lambasting US and UK leaders at a UN summit...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Byers denies lying over Railtrack
Stephen Byers apologises to the Commons for misleading MPs about Railtrack but says he did not lie...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Tory hopefuls woo undecided MPs
The Conservative leadership candidates have been grilled by MPs ahead of Tuesday's vote...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
'DNA link' to Falconio murder suspect
DNA evidence links a mechanic to the murder of backpacker Peter Falconio in Australia, say prosecutors...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Britain 'prepared' for bird flu
Britain is one of the best prepared countries to deal with a human pandemic of bird flu, the health secretary says...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Hope over stem cell ethical fears
US scientists say they have developed a way of creating stem cells without destroying the embryo they grow in...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Struggling pupils get extra help
The education secretary is to promise £120m for individualised lessons for pupils in English and maths...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Wanadoo ups basic broadband speed
Wanadoo is the latest big net firm to start offering faster broadband access of 8Mbps as standard...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Turner hopefuls reveal their work
Work by the four artists nominated for the Turner Prize are unveiled at London's Tate Britain gallery...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Is bird flu a serious threat?
Bird flu virus found in the Danube delta is the same lethal strain which struck in Asia. Send us your comments...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Gun left at supermarket, says MoD
A member of Ministry of Defence staff mislays their pistol in the toilet area of a Sainsbury's store...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Minister to rule on smoking ban
An announcement on plans for a smoking ban in NI's pubs and workplaces is due to be made by the health minister...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
'Black fish' duo to pay back £1m
Two of the owners of the UK's largest fishing vessel are ordered to pay back almost £1m for illegal landings...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Last goodbye to E.coli victim, 5
Villagers will say their final farewell on Monday to Mason Jones who died after contracting E.coli...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Tory hopefuls face MPs grilling
The Conservative leadership candidates have their last chance to woo undecided MPs at a hustings on Monday...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Argentina investigates jail fire
The Argentine authorities try to identify a number of bodies after 32 inmates were killed in a prison fire...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Romania awaits bird flu results
A British lab is expected to announce whether a second outbreak of bird flu in Romania is also the deadly H5N1 strain...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Israel cracks down after attacks
Israel reimposes travel curbs on Palestinians and suspends security contacts after the killing of three settlers...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Fears in Nepal over media curbs
Journalists in Nepal face two years in jail under a new law if they criticise King Gyanendra or the royal family...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
US strikes kill '70 Iraq rebels'
The US military says it has killed 70 insurgents in west Iraq, although witnesses say most were civilians...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Easynet rises on BSkyB bid hopes
Shares in broadband internet firm Easynet rise on hopes that it will be bought by BSkyB...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Football: Cole revels in win
Andy Cole enjoys the challenge of becoming a Manchester City favourite after helping his team to a 2-1 win...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Anger over Mugabe speech in Rome
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is to address the UN's food agency in Rome, angering his critics...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Falconio lawyer cites DNA links
DNA evidence links a man to the murder of backpacker Peter Falconio in Australia, say prosecutors...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Brown 'on thin ice with economy'
The chancellor is skating on thin ice when it comes to the economy and ignored signs of a slowdown, a report warns...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Chinese spacecraft back to Earth
China's Shenzhou VI spacecraft returns to Earth, after five days in orbit, with both crew in good health...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Helicopters return to quake zone
Vital helicopter flights resume after bad weather as fears grow over the condition of South Asian quake survivors...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Killing 'witnessed by up to 12'
Up to a dozen people may have seen a homophobic attack in which a man was beaten to death on Clapham Common...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Bird flu experts travel to Asia
British scientists will travel to south east Asia to investigate how an outbreak of bird flu could be tackled...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Quake Widens Rift in Families Across Kashmir
Through a pitiless fluke of nature, the Oct. 8 earthquake crushed everything on either side of the disputed Kashmiri frontier...
New York Times - October 17, 2005
In Unruly Gaza, Clans Compete in Power Void
The Israeli withdrawal from Gaza set off a struggle for power that put the region's fissures in sharper relief...
New York Times - October 17, 2005
Koizumi Visits War Shrine, as He Pledged
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of Japan prayed at the Yasukuni Shrine on Monday morning, fulfilling a promise to make annual visits to the war memorial...
New York Times - October 17, 2005
Morocco Again Expels Africans Trying Risky Path to Europe
Hundreds of African migrants were deported as part of a continuing effort to rid Morocco of migrants who have massed in hopes of illegally reaching Spain...
New York Times - October 17, 2005
Early Signs Show Iraqis' Approval of Constitution
Early electoral returns suggested that Iraq's proposed constitution was headed for victory, with only two Sunni provinces likely to oppose the charter...
New York Times - October 17, 2005
Firms to lobby EU over gas prices
British companies urge the EU to speed up the deregulation of Europe's gas market, as energy bills increase...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Two hunted over homophobic murder
Two men are wanted by police after a young barman is beaten to death in a homophobic attack in south London...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Murder rates 'fuelled by poverty'
Increasing murder rates over the past 25 years were triggered by the recession of the early 1980s, a report concludes...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Tsunami reconstruction 'too slow'
The UN's aid chief says relief agencies must work together to speed up reconstruction in tsunami-hit Aceh...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Japan PM visits Yasukuni shrine
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi pays another visit to a controversial war shrine in Tokyo...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Trial of 'City Slickers' to begin
The trial of two reporters who wrote the City Slickers column in the Daily Mirror begins...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Cricket: Australia trounce World
Australia's spinners rip through the World XI to record a 210-run win in the Super Series Test in Sydney on Monday...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Bird flu experts travel to Asia
British scientists will travel to south east Asia to investigate how an outbreak of bird flu could be tackled...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
Peter Falconio murder trial opens
The man accused of killing British backpacker Peter Falconio pleads not guilty on the first day of the trial...
BBC News - October 17, 2005
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