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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 November 2005:
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Israel Moving Toward Early Elections
With Palestinians planning their own parliamentary polls, peacemaking initiatives are likely to be put on hold...
New York Times - November 17, 2005
Citing of Polygamy as a Cause of French Riots Causes Uproar
In the search for explanations for the riots that have rocked France, some politicians and intellectuals are pointing to a novel one: polygamy...
New York Times - November 17, 2005
Iran Has Resumed Reprocessing Uranium, Diplomat Says
The resumption comes despite European requests that Iran abstain from such activities pending a new round of negotiations...
New York Times - November 17, 2005
Head teacher stress is 'rising'
A head teachers' group says more than one third of sick leave taken by heads is due to stress...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Dinosaurs got munchies for grass
Some dinosaurs grazed on grass according to a study of their fossil faeces published in Science journal...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Paedophile pushed drugs on girl
A man who used cocaine to lure a girl into having sex with him is sentenced to eight years...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Ageing nurse workforce concerns
Action must be taken to reverse Scotland's ageing nursing population, the Royal College of Nursing warns...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Police fears over sex trafficking
Officers who investigated how a gang forced a woman to work as a prostitute say there could be further cases...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Tackle cash divide, football told
Football clubs need a broader distribution of revenues if they are to safeguard the future of the sport, say experts...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Cameron: Tories need new identity
Conservative leadership contender David Cameron says the party needs a new "look, feel and identity"...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
UK HIV drug resistance increasing
The UK has among the highest levels of resistance to HIV medication in the world, research suggests...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Death sentences for Darfur murder
A special court in Sudan sentences two soldiers to death for torturing and killing a civilian in the Darfur region...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Pacific talks to address bird flu
Leaders from 21 Asia-Pacific nations gather in South Korea for a summit focusing on bird flu, trade and security...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Egypt banned party support surges
Egypt's ruling NDP wins most seats in first-round voting amid surging support for the barred Muslim Brotherhood...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Asylum seekers 'returned to Iraq'
The enforced return of failed asylum seekers to Iraq is set to resume, according to leaked documents...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Conrad Black charged with fraud
Media tycoon Conrad Black, a member of the UK House of Lords, is charged in a federal fraud indictment in the US...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Two charged over memo leak
Two men are charged under the Official Secrets Act over a leaked government memo on Iraq, the BBC learns...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
New row over identity card cost
A fresh row breaks out between ministers and academics over how much ID card plans could cost...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Lifestyle blamed for cancers
Simple lifestyle changes could significantly help to cut the number of cancer deaths, research suggests...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Israel Moving Toward Early Parliamentary Elections
Israel appeared headed for early parliamentary elections in late February or March after two leading politicians discussed the issue today with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon...
New York Times - November 17, 2005
Battered by Decades of War, Sri Lankans Vote for President
The front-runners could not have offered voters two more starkly different roadmaps for peace and prosperity...
New York Times - November 17, 2005
U.S. Plans to Widen Inquiry Into Iraqi Prisoner Abuse
Today's announcement came in contrast to comments by Iraq's interior minister who said that reports of abuse were exaggerated...
New York Times - November 17, 2005
Survey Shows a Revival of Isolationism Among Americans
Americans are turning inward, a new Pew survey of U.S. opinion leaders and the general public has found...
New York Times - November 17, 2005
Grammars 'should share expertise'
Grammar schools should share teaching and equipment and help run other schools, the government says...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Tunisia slated over net controls
The host of the UN net summit, Tunisia, has come under fire for the way it restricts access to websites...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Gromit film makes Oscar longlist
Wallace and Gromit's debut movie makes it on to the longlist for the best animated feature film Oscar...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Second E.coli outbreak confirmed
E.coli cases in Brecon are not connected with the south Wales valleys outbreak, health officials say...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Jump in US manufacturing output
US manufacturing production jumps 1.4%, its biggest monthly rise in six years, says a Federal Reserve report...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Minister rejects ID cards fears
The minister for ID cards plays down fears from an ex-MI5 chief that the scheme may not help fight terror...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Decaf coffee linked to heart risk
Drinking decaffeinated coffee could increase the risk of heart disease, a study has suggested...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Euro MPs back major chemicals law
The European Parliament approves a law putting the onus on industry to subject chemicals to health tests...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Tamil boycott of Sri Lanka vote
The votes are counted in Sri Lanka's presidential election marked by a near total boycott in minority Tamil areas...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Search for toddler and teenager
A two-year-old boy goes missing with a teenage girl who failed to return after taking him for a walk...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
'No threat to Catholic education'
There is no threat to the ethos of Catholic schools in Northern Ireland, Education Minister Angela Smith says...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
RAF bases receive aircraft boost
The long-term future of two RAF bases in Scotland are safeguarded by new plans announced by the Ministry of Defence...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
New Zealand get 2011 World Cup
New Zealand will host the 2011 Rugby World Cup after beating bids from Japan and South Africa...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Football: Match fixer ref jailed
Referee Robert Hoyzer is sentenced to more than two years in jail for his part in Germany's biggest match-fixing scandal...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Top Democrat urges Iraq pullout
A senior Democrat who backed the Iraq war calls for the immediate pullout of US forces...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
New Orleans mould 'risks health'
Airborne mould spores in flood-hit New Orleans pose a serious health risk, an environmental group warns...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Billie-Jo 'scratched by Jenkins'
The best friend of Billie-Jo Jenkins tells the Old Bailey the teenager was scratched by her foster father...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
BSkyB football monopoly ends
BSkyB loses its monopoly over live coverage of English Premiership matches, under a shake-up of TV rights...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Anthony 'found with axe in head'
The cousin of murdered black student Anthony Walker describes how he found him with an axe in his head...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Austria holds 'Holocaust denier'
British revisionist historian David Irving is detained in Austria on charges of denying the Nazi Holocaust...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Iraq plays down claims of abuse
Iraq's interior minister says claims of prisoner abuse are exaggerated, and the problem is not widespread...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Student guilty of sex trafficking
A teenager was part of an Albanian gang who bought a woman for £5,000 and forced her to work as a prostitute...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Iraqi Rift Grows After Discovery of Prison
The discovery of the prison has galvanized Sunni Arab anger and widened the sectarian divide just a month before elections...
New York Times - November 17, 2005
Mexican Court Says Sex Attack By a Husband Is Still a Rape
The verdict brings Mexico's laws into line with much of the world and removes one of the many obstacles women face in reporting rape...
New York Times - November 17, 2005
Vietnam Archive Casts a Shadow Across Decades
The Nixon administration's issues eerily parallel problems facing the Bush administration, new documents show...
New York Times - November 17, 2005
More pain for Sony over CD code
Malicious hackers are exploiting the loophole opened by Sony BMG's uninstaller for its anti-copy CD code...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Fraud charge for Iraqi contractor
A US businessman is charged with fraud relating to contracts for reconstruction in Iraq, the New York Times reports...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Prison chief's smoke ban warning
Banning smoking in prisons would cause an increase in assaults on staff, the prison service's chief warns...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Israeli polls 'early next year'
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Labour leader Amir Peretz agree to hold elections early next year...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Boy charged over air rifle death
A 15-year-old is charged with manslaughter over the death of another boy who was shot in the head...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Schools body could be downgraded
The body which runs Catholic schools could be broken up as part of a sweeping review of administration in NI...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Warning of rail disorder crisis
As train guards and drivers contend with more and more assaults and abuse, a transport union warns that violence is reaching "civil unrest" proportions...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Tapes of Lennon's killer to air
John Lennon's killer talks of a "compulsion" to kill the former Beatle in tapes set to air for the first time...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Cricket: Trescothick may drop out
England stand-in captain Marcus Trescothick may have to return home from the tour of Pakistan because of a family accident...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Athletics: China training 'shock'
Sir Matthew Pinsent says he was disturbed by the treatment of young gymnasts in Beijing ahead of the 2008 Olympics...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
US wants fast Uganda critic trial
The US calls for a fair and speedy trial for Ugandan opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye to prevent polls being affected...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Black Sea partners toast gas deal
Russia, Turkey and Italy officially open a major Black Sea gas pipeline after surmounting disputes...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
'Most wanted' website launched
The UK's first FBI-style website aimed at tracking down suspected criminals is launched by Crimestoppers...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Dick Cheney lambasts Iraq critics
The US vice-president slams claims the White House misled on Iraq as Democrats question his credibility...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Aids may help spread of bird flu
Bird flu could readily mutate into a pandemic form if it infects people wth Aids, a flu expert has warned...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
UN debut for $100 laptop for poor
A $100 wind-up laptop for the world's poorest children makes its debut at the UN internet summit in Tunis...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
State pension age 'should rise'
The Pensions Commission wants a higher state pension and a rise in the age it can be claimed to 67, reports say...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Kelly says no to school selection
The education secretary says schools reforms will not mean a return to widespread selection, as some MPs fear...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Algerian to be extradited from UK
An Algerian man, wanted in connection with bombings in Paris, can be extradited to France, a UK court decides...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
American Faces Charge of Graft for Work in Iraq
Philip H. Bloom has been charged with paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes for jobs in reconstruction...
New York Times - November 17, 2005
Amman Bombs Churned Local Emotions
While no one in Jordan has publicly applauded the bombings of three hotels last week, reaction has highlighted divisions in Jordanian society...
New York Times - November 17, 2005
China Confirms Its First 3 Cases of Bird Flu Infecting People
The admission marks a potentially far-reaching change in how China handles the emergence of new diseases...
New York Times - November 17, 2005
U.S. and Seoul Share a Goal but Not a Strategy on North Korea
While American officials publicly declare that the two nations share the goal of forcing North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons the differences in strategy have become far too obvious to paper over...
New York Times - November 17, 2005
A 1,200-Year-Old Murder Mystery in Guatemala
Archaeologists and forensic experts discovered as many as 50 skeletons, the victims of murder and dismemberment, among the ruins of an ancient Maya city...
New York Times - November 17, 2005
Combat: Five Marines Dead and 11 Hurt in an Ambush by Insurgents
It was the deadliest day for U.S. Marines since beginning an aggressive sweep of towns near the Syrian border early this month...
New York Times - November 17, 2005
Legends turn out for Hall of Fame
Rock legends are saluted by the music industry as they are inducted into UK Music Hall of Fame...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
RAF bases set for aircraft boost
The MoD is set to announce plans to safeguard jobs and the long-term future of three RAF bases in Scotland...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Pension reform blueprint leaked
The Turner Commission will call for a higher basic state pension and a rise in the age it can be claimed, the FT said...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Genes can be 'changed' by foods
Nutrients and supplements can alter the genetics of animals and possibly humans too...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Tussle over student debt research
Documents suggest the university chiefs' organisation suppressed finds on student debt - which it denies...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Spain quizzes US over CIA flights
Washington says Madrid raised the issue of secret CIA flights using Spanish airports with US officials...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Sri Lanka votes for new president
Sri Lankans begin casting ballots for a new president in an election observers say is key to the country's future...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Two Indonesians die from bird flu
Indonesia confirms two more bird flu deaths, raising its toll to seven, a day after China announced a fatality...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Leaders urge Korea peace treaty
US President Bush and South Korean leader Roh Moo-hyun call for talks to agree a Korean peace treaty...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Ex-MI5 chief sparks ID card row
The opposition seizes on remarks by Dame Stella Rimington that ID cards could be "useless" against terrorists...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
School reform proposals defended
The education secretary is to promise the government will "listen more" to concerns about school reforms...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
7 July bomber's motives examined
A BBC documentary reveals how 7 July bomber Mohammad Sidique Khan became part of a group of young radicals...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Italy holds three terror suspects
Three Algerians are arrested in Italy, after being found actively planning a terrorist attack, police say...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
Vote expected on EU chemical law
The European Parliament is due to vote on a new law requiring safety testing of 30,000 chemicals...
BBC News - November 17, 2005
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