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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 December 2006:
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Overstretched U.S. Forces Are ?Losing? in Iraq, Powell Says
The former secretary of state said today that a temporary increase in troop levels in Iraq probably would not help...
New York Times - December 17, 2006
Palestinian Leaders Call for Calm After Clashes
The appeals followed a day of rallies and violent clashes in Gaza between supporters of Hamas and Fatah that killed two people...
New York Times - December 17, 2006
Graduates 'regret degree choice'
A third of graduates believe they studied the wrong course at university, a survey suggests...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
Export market tops nearly £15bn
The whisky and recycling industries help Scotland's manufacturing export market grow to almost £15bn...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
BoE 'hurt by UK growth targets'
Five-years of over-optimistic forecasts did not help the Bank of England set rates and manage policy, a report says...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
Plea over funds for elderly care
Many elderly people will be isolated and dependent if extra funds are not forthcoming, campaigners say...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
US church splits over sexuality
Two Anglican congregations in the US vote to split from the Episcopal Church amid a row over homosexuality...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
Iran reformist regains influence
Iran's moderate ex-President Rafsanjani wins election to Iran's powerful clerical body, marking a surprise comeback...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
Rail users quizzed in murder case
Police investigating the murder of five prostitutes in Suffolk question rail passengers...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
Palestinian factions 'agree deal'
Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah agree to a deal to end fighting in Gaza, officials of both groups say...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
Target prostitute users - Harman
The government should look at prosecuting men who pay for sex, Constitutional Affairs Minister Harriet Harman says...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
PM Blair arrives for Israel visit
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair arrives in Israel to try and restart peace talks, after meeting British soldiers in Iraq...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
Little Britain star Lucas 'weds'
Little Britain star Matt Lucas "marries" his partner in a ceremony in London, ahead of their panto-themed reception...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
Hardcore jobless face benefit cut
The long-term jobless should try as hard as Polish migrants to find work or have their benefits cut, a minister will say...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
Astronauts prepare for final walk
The Discovery crew get ready for a fourth spacewalk at the International Space Station, to fix a solar panel...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
Men die in road gritter accident
Police in Dumfries say two men have died after their car was in an accident with a road gritter...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
Victim dies after street attack
A 'caring and popular' man dies in hospital, two days after he was found unconscious following a street attack...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
Tesco to run fleet on green fuel
Top UK supermarket chain Tesco says it plans to run 75% of its delivery fleet on biodiesel from January 2007...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
France cuts Afghan troop numbers
France announces it will withdraw 200 special troops from eastern Afghanistan within the next few weeks...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
Bishop criticises City pay rates
The Bishop of Worcester criticises high salaries paid to City workers and says they are "insulting"...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
Police brief Mills over 'threat'
Heather Mills McCartney is told by police of a "non-specific threat" made against her...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
Football: West Ham beat Man U
Man Utd have their Premiership lead cut to two points after Alan Curbishley masterminds a win in his first game in charge of West Ham...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
Prescott wades into honours row
John Prescott backs state funding for political parties amid new claims in the cash for honours affair...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
No 10 disowns 'shambles' memo
Downing Street plays down a leaked memo which suggests the government is seen as a "shambles"...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
MP Opik and TV's Lloyd separate
Liberal Democrat MP Lembit Opik says he and his fiancee, weather presenter Sian Lloyd, have separated...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
Murder victim CCTV reveals clues
Police receive 60 calls from the public after showing CCTV footage of one of the five women murdered in Ipswich...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
Poll call escalates Gaza violence
Gun battles between Hamas and Fatah erupt in Gaza after Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas's call for early polls...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
Blair visits UK troops in Basra
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has arrived in the southern Iraqi city of Basra to visit British troops...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
Police investigate man overboard
A man from Northern Ireland is believed to be missing overboard from his dive boat in the North Sea...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
Two people die in road accident
Police confirm that two people have died in a road accident in the Dumfries and Galloway area...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
Terfel supports Burberry campaign
Opera star Bryn Terfel adds his voice to calls to keep a clothing factory open as offers of alternative work are revealed...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
Gunmen kidnap Iraqi aid workers
Up to 30 people are kidnapped from the Iraqi office of the Red Crescent aid agency in central Baghdad, officials say...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
Nigeria party picks its candidate
Nigeria's governing party picks President Obasanjo's man as their candidate for next year's presidential poll...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
Danish police arrests hundreds
Danish police arrest more than 300 demonstrators as a protest against a youth centre closure turns violent...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
Football: Hammers 'need hunger'
New boss Alan Curbishley wants West Ham to rediscover last season's "hunger" against Man Utd...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
Pakistani wedding fire kills 22
At least 22 women and children die after a fire breaks out in a wedding tent in Pakistan, police say...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
Charles urges action on climate
The Prince of Wales describes global warming as the "biggest threat to mankind" and calls for action from governments...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
US parishes weigh Anglican split
Two congregations are to announce whether they will leave the US Anglican Church in a row over gay clergy...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
End jobless culture, says Hutton
The long-term unemployed are to be targeted by ministers keen to stamp out a "can work but won't work" culture...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
Blair promises Iraq full support
UK prime minister Tony Blair pledges continuing support to the Iraqi government during a surprise trip to Baghdad...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
Drivers questioned over murders
Police investigating the murders of five women follow up leads from drivers in Ipswich's red light district...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
Power restored after fish at risk
Electricity is restored at Birmingham's National Sea Life Centre a day after a blackout left exotic species at risk...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
Tories 'urge Middle East reform'
The Tories are expected to call for renewed efforts to encourage Middle East countries to accept reform...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
Astronauts rewire space station
The Discovery crew end a spacewalk to rewire the International Space Station but prepare for a fourth...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
Baby research funds demanded
Action Medical Research claims that babies' lives are being put at risk by a lack of government funding...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
Murder police questioning drivers
Police investigating the murders of five women stop and question drivers in Ipswich's red light district...
BBC News - December 17, 2006
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