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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 2007:
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Death Toll in Bangladeshi Cyclone Exceeds 1,700
The official death toll from the deadliest storm to hit the country in a decade rose to 1,723 and authorities feared the figure could rise further...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Ex - Rebel Leader Ahead in Kosovo Vote
The party of a former rebel leader who has promised to declare Kosovo?s independence if mediation efforts fail was leading a parliamentary election Saturday, according to an unofficial tally by independent observers...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
2 Koreas Agree on Aid to North and Trains Across Border
The prime ministers of North and South Korea announced a significant package of economic projects to help rebuild the North?s broken economy and ease military tension...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Musharraf Refuses to Say When Emergency Will End
Gen. Pervez Musharraf, declined to tell a senior American envoy when he would lift a two-week-old state of emergency...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
U.N. Chief Seeks More Climate Change Leadership
In releasing a report on climate change, the U.N. secretary general called on the U.S. and China to play ?a more constructive role.?...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Iraq Credits Iran for Helping to Curb Attacks by Militias
The Iraqi government said that Iran had helped rein in Shiite militias and stem the flow of weapons into Iraq, improving the security situation noticeably...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
U.S. Secretly Aids Pakistan in Guarding Nuclear Arms
With the future of Pakistan?s leadership in doubt, debate is intensifying about whether the highly classified program has done enough...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Bush Failed to See Musharraf?s Faults, Critics Contend
President Bush looked at Gen. Pervez Musharraf and saw a democratic reformer when he should have seen a dictator instead, critics say...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Natural protein 'heals the heart'
Scientists believe a naturally occurring protein can protect against damage from a heart attack...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
Fans see Scotland lose key game
Football fans across Scotland saw their team lose against Italy in a tension-filled game at Hampden...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
Ex-Kosovo fighter 'winning poll'
Monitors say a pro-independence ex-guerrilla is ahead in Kosovo's general election count - he says he has won...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
Italy end Scotland's Euro dream
Italy qualify for the Euro 2008 finals and send Scotland out of the competition thanks to Christian Panucci's stoppage-time winner...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
Football: Israel give England hope
England earn a Euro 2008 qualifying reprieve with their fate again in their own hands after Group E rivals Russia are beaten by Israel...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
Chavez warning at Opec summit
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez tells a key Opec summit oil prices could double if the US attacks Iran...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
Miliband on visit to Middle East
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband meets Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas ahead of peace talks...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
King's Cross radio faults unfixed
Emergency services still lack radios for use underground, 20 years after the King's Cross fire led to calls for their use...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
MI5 chief 'did not quit over 7/7'
The former head of MI5, Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller, denies quitting as a result of criticism over the 7 July London bombings...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
Bangladesh toll more than 2,000
The death toll from this week's devastating cyclone in Bangladesh passes 2,000, officials announce...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
Envoy Elicits No New Promises From Musharraf
In a meeting with a U.S. envoy, Pakistan?s president declined to say when he would lift a state of emergency...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
U.N. Report Describes Risks of Inaction on Climate Change
In releasing the report, the U.N. secretary general called on the U.S. and China to play a greater role in coming negotiations for a new global climate treaty...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Defra facing budget cuts
Defra is facing budget cuts of between £130m and £270m over the next three years, it emerges...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
Tension over big game qualifier
Football fans roar Scotland on despite falling 1-0 down to Italy within the first two minutes of a key game...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
Man remanded over student's death
A 21-year-old man appears before magistrates charged with murdering a 24-year-old student...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
Church apology over abuse vicar
A Church of England bishop publicly apologises to a community where a priest abused youngsters...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
Family is left homeless by arson
A young family is left homeless after an arson attack on a neighbouring property in Antrim...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
Bodies found in Iraq mass killing
The badly decomposed remains of about 30 people are discovered by Iraqi police in the south of the capital...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
Afghan bomb kills Nato Canadians
A roadside bomb kills two Canadian soldiers of the Nato-led forces in Afghanistan and an interpreter, officials say...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
Loans cut for Chinese polluters
Chinese authorities withdraw loans to 12 firms accused of flouting environment laws, in the first move of its kind...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
Somali rebels attack peacekeepers
Insurgents target an African Union base in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, with grenades and machine guns...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
Tennis: Federer dispatches Nadal
Defending champion Roger Federer will play David Ferrer in the Masters Cup final after a 6-4 6-1 win over Rafael Nadal...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
Football: Wales draw with Ireland
Jason Koumas scores a late penalty to earn Wales a draw in their Euro 2008 qualifier with the Republic of Ireland...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
Live - Euro 2008 qualifying
Scotland face Italy in the crunch Euro 2008 qualifier ahead of key games for England and Northern Ireland's destiny...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
Poet Vernon Scannell dies at 85
Poet and author Vernon Scannell dies at his home in West Yorkshire after a long illness...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
Japan to begin whaling mission
Japan confirms it will carry out its largest whaling programme in the South Pacific, including hunting humpbacks...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
Smoke killed fire tragedy family
A family of seven killed in a house fire in Omagh died from smoke inhalation, post mortem results show...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
Teenager is found dead in street
Murder detectives investigate the death of a teenager in east London...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
Lib Dems call for Rock takeover
The Liberal Democrats call for the government to take over control of ailing bank Northern Rock...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
Bangladesh toll more than 1,500
The death toll from this week's devastating cyclone in Bangladesh passes 1,500, the government announces...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
Dolly scientist abandons cloning
The man who led the team that created Dolly the sheep is abandoning the cloning of human embryos...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
UN challenges states on warming
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urges governments to act on the findings of a major new report on climate change...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
Death house search moves inside
Forensic teams finish searching the garden of a Kent house where the bodies of two girls have been found...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
At Least 15 Died in Crackdown, Myanmar Tells Envoy
The United Nations human rights envoy to Myanmar said that at least 15 people were killed in the crackdown in September...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Insurgents Attack Ugandan Troops in Somalia
Islamist rebels firing grenades attacked Ugandan peacekeepers in Mogadishu, but a spokesman for the African Union force said it suffered no casualties...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Child Soldiers Released in Congo
Aid groups in Congo have secured the release of 232 child soldiers from militia fighters who forcibly recruited them in the east of the country, the U.N. children?s agency said...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Hollywood writers to resume talks
Hollywood screenwriters, who have been on strike for nearly two weeks, set a date to restart talks...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
Man in court over student's death
A man is due in court later charged with the murder of a student who died after a night out in Liverpool...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
Body discovered after chalet fire
A body has been discovered after a blaze at a holiday chalet, the fire brigade have confirmed...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
Fire tragedy post mortems resume
Post mortem examinations are continuing on a family of seven killed in a house fire in Omagh...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
Cancer victim gets death threats
A nine-year-old girl who began a blog about her fight with leukaemia receives death threats...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
Kosovo votes in general election
People in Kosovo vote in a general election, as uncertainty over the status of the province continues...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
US seeks to end Pakistan crisis
A senior US envoy meets President Pervez Musharraf to discuss Pakistan's deepening political crisis...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
UN calls for joint climate effort
UN chief Ban Ki-moon says a report on climate change sets the stage for global action to tackle the issue...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
'Hotspots' search at death house
Police use radar and drill floors at a Kent house where the bodies of two teenage girls have been found...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
World Briefing | Asia: Thailand: Pilot?s Mushroom Mission
The Air Force has opened an investigation after a pilot reportedly landed a search-and-rescue helicopter in western Kanchanaburi to pick mushrooms for his mother...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
World Briefing | Africa: Zimbabwe: ?Mugabenomics? Gathers Pace
Zimbabwe?s annual inflation rate, already the world?s highest by far, rocketed to nearly 15,000 percent in October, almost twice the rate for the previous month...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
World Briefing | Middle East: Gaza: Rally Detainees to Be Released
The Hamas-run Interior Ministry in Gaza announced the release of ?dozens? of Fatah supporters detained after Monday?s pro-Fatah rally...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
World Briefing | Asia: China: Loans Cut for Polluters
The government suspended bank loans to 12 polluting companies as part of its new ?green-credit policy.?...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Turkey: Legal Moves to Ban Kurdish Party
Supreme Court prosecutors accused the only Kurdish political party in Parliament of colluding with separatist rebels and moved to disband it, the semiofficial Anatolian News Agency reported...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Georgia: Emergency Rule Lifted
As promised, the government of President Mikheil Saakashvili lifted a state of emergency imposed nine days ago after a crackdown on street protests...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
French Transit Strike Falters, but Stretches Into Weekend
No relief was in sight for weekend travelers as a strike that has snarled public transportation across France appeared likely to continue into next week...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Bhutto Rejects Caretaker Government
Hours after being released from house arrest, the Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto today rejected a new caretaker government appointed to oversee elections in Pakistan...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Indian Coalition Wins Political Dispute Over Nuclear Pact
The Indian government?s Communist allies, who have vigorously opposed a landmark nuclear accord with the U.S., said they would allow the government to go ahead with talks with the I.A.E.A...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Cyclone Kills Hundreds in Bangladesh
Packing winds of over 100 miles an hour, a furious cyclone swept across the low-lying watery edges of southern Bangladesh, leaving at least hundreds dead...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
The Saturday Profile: In Fight Against Terror, Keen Ears Undistracted by Sight
Sacha Van Loo, a slight man who has been blind since birth, is one of Europe?s newest weapons in the global fight against terrorism, drug trafficking and organized crime...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
As Presidential Vote Nears, Beirut?s Residents Sense They Won?t Be the Winners
Most Lebanese have been feeling new heights of anxiety as the clock counts down to next Friday?s deadline for the country to choose a new president...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
U.S. Measure Against Rape Fails at U.N.
The United States has failed to obtain a resolution focused on rape used by governments and armed groups...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Sunni Group Says U.S. Killed Its Members
A tribal group tapped by American forces to root out extremists said Friday that more than four dozen of its members were killed during U.S. air and ground strikes this week...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Election Watchdog Group Cancels Russia Mission
Western election observers on Friday pulled out of a mission to monitor Russia?s Dec. 2 parliamentary vote, citing restrictions imposed by the Kremlin on their work...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Brothers, Bad Blood and the Blackwater Tangle
A story of two brothers with ties to the security contractor involves estrangement and a potential conflict of interest...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Chávez?s Vision Shares Wealth and Centers Power
A sweeping revision of Venezuela?s Constitution could be President Hugo Chávez?s closest electoral test since his presidency began in 1999, but one he is still likely to win...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
U.N. Report Describes Risks of Inaction on Climate Change
In its final and most powerful report, an international panel details mounting risks in specific and forceful language, scientists said...
New York Times - November 17, 2007
Split Respect Party rivals gather
Two rival national conferences are held for the anti-war Respect party, after a split within its ranks...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
Iraq deployment for new battalion
The recently formed Royal Scots Borderers head off on their first operational deployment to Iraq...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
Ian Blair 'too close to Labour'
Liberal Democrat mayoral candidate Brian Paddick claims Sir Ian Blair is too close to the Labour government...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
Cyclone rescue effort under way
Relief workers in Bangladesh are trying to reach hundreds of thousands of victims of a devastating cyclone...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
Budget cuts considered for Defra
Defra is facing budget cuts of up to £270 million over the next three years, it emerges...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
Children in Need raises £19m
Performances from pop and TV stars help raise more than £19m on the annual BBC Children in Need TV show...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
Tories call for bank assurances
The Tories seek assurances that taxpayers' interests are safeguarded over Northern Rock bank...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
Double death search resumes
Police continue to search a house in Kent where the bodies of two teenage girls have been found...
BBC News - November 17, 2007
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