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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 2006:
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Abbas Says He May Dismiss Hamas Government
The Palestinian Authority’s president warned today that the current Palestinian political crisis was intolerable...
New York Times - October 17, 2006
N. Korea May Be Preparing for 2nd Nuclear Test
South Korean and Japanese officials saw signs of a new test as North Korea called sanctions a “declaration of war.”...
New York Times - October 17, 2006
Guatemala Leads Venezuela in U.N. Vote
Venezuela’s campaign for a seat on the Security Council next year lagged for a second straight day today...
New York Times - October 17, 2006
File sharers facing legal action
More than 8,000 alleged file sharers are facing legal action, according to the global music industry...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Yahoo 'unhappy' with performance
Yahoo's strategy is likely to come under further scrutiny from investors as it sees its third-quarter profits fall 38%...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Faith schools asked to 'open up'
The government is to encourage new faith schools to take up to 25% of pupils from other backgrounds ...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Police action over MacRae mystery
A report is sent to the Procurator Fiscal over the disappearance of Renee MacRae, police confirm...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Talabani backs 'Iran-Syria plan'
Violence in Iraq would end "within months" if Iran and Syria were directly involved, says Iraq's president...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Football: Miller inspires Celtic
Two goals from Kenny Miller help Celtic to a deserved Champions League victory over Benfica...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Football: Arsenal lose in Russia
Daniel Carvalho's free-kick helps CSKA Moscow end Arsenal's 100% record in this season's Champions League...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Man Utd outclass Copenhagen
Man Utd make it three wins out of three in the Champions League with victory against FC Copenhagen...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Madonna defends child adoption
Madonna defends her intended adoption of a Malawian baby, saying she acted "according to the law"...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Late Enron boss's verdict quashed
A US court says late Enron boss Kenneth Lay's conviction should be wiped out as he died before he could appeal...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Air cargo security gaps exposed
A BBC investigation reveals major flaws in air cargo security that could threaten the lives of passengers...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Massive rise in top bosses' pay
The average pay of the UK's top company bosses rises 45% last year, Income Data Services research shows...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Paris Journal: A Tell-All’s Tale: French Politicians Stray Early and Often
“Sexus Politicus,” a 390-page tell-all book on the subject, has catapulted to the top of the nonfiction best-seller lists in France...
New York Times - October 17, 2006
Sri Lankan Rebels Attacked After Truck Blast
Air force jets today hit Tiger camps in Mullaittivu and Mankulam, according to The Associated Press...
New York Times - October 17, 2006
North Korea May Be Preparing for 2nd Nuclear Test
North Korea may be preparing for a second nuclear test, South Korean and Japanese officials said today...
New York Times - October 17, 2006
Metop weather observer stood down
A last minute technical problem delays the launch of Europe's most sophisticated weather and climate satellite...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
No walking away from Iraq - Blair
British forces will not "walk away" from Iraq or Afghanistan until their job there is done, Tony Blair says...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Postponed NI meeting 'a glitch'
The postponement of a meeting to be attended by Ian Paisley and Gerry Adams is "a glitch", Peter Hain says...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Fine for letter in recycling bag
A Swansea journalist is fined £200 for putting the wrong sort of rubbish inside in a recycling bag...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Corus confirms £4bn Tata proposal
Anglo-Dutch steel firm Corus says it has received a takeover proposal from Indian conglomerate Tata...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Georgian deportee dies in Moscow
A Georgian man dies of asthma at a Moscow airport while awaiting deportation from Russia...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Delhi student murder conviction
A man is convicted of the murder of a Delhi student which has cast shadows over India's legal system...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Football: Henman wins in Madrid
Britain's Tim Henman overcomes Spanish 14th seed David Ferrer to reach the third round of the Madrid Masters...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Sudan army suffers Darfur defeats
Darfur rebels inflicts two major defeats on Sudan's army, leading to a loss of morale, the UN envoy says...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Bush signs US terror trial bill
The US president signs a law paving the way for the trial of terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Family reunited after abuse error
A couple wrongly accused of child abuse are reunited with their children who were put into care for two years...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
One dead in Rome metro crash
One person dies and about 110 are injured as two underground trains collide in the centre of Rome...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Internet user admits 'web-rage'
An internet user is found guilty of what police said was Britain's first "web-rage" attack...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Teacher in tears at Kiyan trial
A teacher breaks down as she tells a court how Kiyan Prince lay bleeding on the ground after being stabbed...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
N Korea warned over second test
North Korea is warned not to conduct a second nuclear weapon test, as the US says such a move is likely...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Iceland to resume whaling
Iceland is to resume commercial whaling, becoming the second nation to defy the global moratorium...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Blair hits back on control orders
Tony Blair says control orders on terror suspects are flawed, but blames opponents for preventing tougher measures...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
UK's Afghan mission 'hit by Iraq'
A commander of British troops in Afghanistan says the war in Iraq had an impact on UK military operations there...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
PM backs veil-teacher suspension
Tony Blair says full face veils are a mark of separation and makes some non-Muslims "feel uncomfortable"...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Microsoft u-turns on Vista data
Software giant Microsoft opens up its forthcoming Vista operating system to rival security firms...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Stone plans Afghan invasion film
Director Oliver Stone is to follow up World Trade Center with a film about the US-led invasion of Afghanistan...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Brain storm to tackle exam cheats
University bosses are holding a conference hoping to find a way to tackle the growing problem of cheating...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Man charged over 1983 wife murder
A man is accused of his wife's killing after her bones are found in a bin 23 years after she disappeared in Australia...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Man fights for life after attack
The grandparents of a man critically injured in an attack in Belfast tell of their shock at what happened...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Green fuel plant plans announced
A major biodiesel plant will open at Grangemouth, Scotland, in 2008, operator Ineos confirms...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Saddam's genocide trial resumes
Saddam Hussein's trial for crimes against the Kurds resumes in Baghdad, a day after he predicted "liberation"...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Man convicted of student murder
An Indian court convicts a man of a 1996 murder which has cast shadows over the judicial system...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
CPS may appeal over killer's term
An appeal could be lodged against the jail term of Joe Geeling's killer, the Crown Prosecution Service says...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
E Timor ex-PM accused on unrest
A UN inquiry says East Timor's former PM should face a criminal investigation over recent unrest...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Turkish PM admitted to hospital
Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in hospital after suffering a drop in blood sugar, his spokesman says...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Football: Gerrard ruled out of tie
Steven Gerrard will miss Liverpool's Champions League clash against Bordeaux with a hamstring problem...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Boxing: Ex-champ in Spanish jail
World champion boxer Scott Harrison is being held in a Spanish jail, the Foreign Office reveals...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
South Africa MPs guilty of fraud
Fourteen current and former South African MPs plead guilty to fraud in a major corruption scandal...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Queen praises progress in Baltics
The Baltic nations have blossomed since independence, the Queen tells Lithuanian MPs...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Orange broadband hit by outage
Mobile firm Orange says it is experiencing a 'major national outage' of its broadband services...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
UK inflation eases on petrol dip
UK inflation falls slightly, helped by declining petrol prices, official figures show...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
N Korea condemns UN sanctions
North Korea says UN sanctions imposed after its nuclear test are a "declaration of war", state media reports...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Madonna row child flies into UK
The Malawian child Madonna is seeking to adopt is taken to the US singer's London home...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
US panel 'to urge Iraq policy shift'
An US panel is set to call for major changes in policy, in including a withdrawal of troops, reports say...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Paisley 'unlikely' to meet Adams
Ian Paisley is unlikely to attend a meeting alongside Gerry Adams in a row over the ministerial pledge of office...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Two metro trains collide in Rome
Two people die and dozens are injured as two underground trains collide in the centre of Rome...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Tories urge terror suspect update
John Reid is under pressure to make a statement about the use of control orders after two terror suspects fled...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Suicide Bomber Kills 94 in Northern Sri Lanka
The Tamil Tiger movement was blamed for an attack that killed at least 94 people, according to the government...
New York Times - October 17, 2006
Venezuela Slips in Voting for U.N. Seat
Guatemala, backed by the United States, established a wide lead, a distinct blow to the ambitions of Hugo Chávez of Venezuela...
New York Times - October 17, 2006
Link to Chávez May Have Hurt Ecuadorean Candidate
Rafael Correa, a candidate for president, found himself defending his ties to President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela...
New York Times - October 17, 2006
Iraq’s Christians Flee as Extremist Threat Worsens
Muslim fury over Pope Benedict XVI’s remarks on Islam has brought a new level of threat to an already shrinking Christian population...
New York Times - October 17, 2006
'1 in 4 smokers' get lung disease
At least a quarter of long-term smokers will develop an incurable lung condition, a study suggests...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Train punctuality 'improves 30%'
Delays on train services are cut by almost a third, franchise operators First ScotRail claim...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Poor nations push investment boom
Developing countries are investing a record amount overseas, as cross-border foreign investment recovers...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Japan agrees to halve tuna quota
Environmentalists welcome Japan's agreement to halve its annual catch of southern blue-fin tuna...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Blog aims to record everyday life
Thousands of people are expected to contribute to a blog recording a day in the life of Britain...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Time to drink sewage - experts
Britain should tackle future droughts by recycling more sewage effluent as drinking water, civil engineers say...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Blunkett 'gave Army jail order'
David Blunkett suggested the Army should "machine-gun" rioting inmates to reclaim a jail in 2002, reports say...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Control orders 'may get tougher'
A Home Office minister suggests control orders may get tougher, after two terror suspects disappear...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
Rice warns N Korea on fresh test
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warns North Korea not to carry out a second nuclear test...
BBC News - October 17, 2006
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