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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 February 2006:
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Hamas Figure Criticizes Israeli Proposals
The man many expect to become the new Palestinian prime minister criticized proposals to restrict movement in Palestinian areas...
New York Times - February 17, 2006
Divestiture Dispute in Britain Raises Jewish-Christian Tensions
Britain's Chief Rabbi assailed the Church of England for supporting divestiture from companies whose products support Israeli policies...
New York Times - February 17, 2006
Blair Calls Guantánamo Camp an 'Anomaly'
Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain today called the Guantánamo Bay camp an "anomaly" to be dealt with "sooner or later."...
New York Times - February 17, 2006
Foot and mouth efforts 'failed'
Measures to boost the rural economy after the foot and mouth crisis have failed, new research suggests...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Denmark closes Pakistan embassy
Denmark closes its embassy in Pakistan after violent protests in the country over the Muhammad cartoon row...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Government 'fails' rural economy
Measures to boost the rural economy after the foot-and-mouth crisis five-years ago failed, a report says...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
US 'losing media war to al-Qaeda'
The US is losing the propaganda war against al-Qaeda and other enemies, its defence chief warns...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Hospital discharges Cheney victim
Harry Whittington, who was shot by the US vice-president on a quail hunting trip, is discharged from hospital...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Winter Olympics day seven review
Britain miss out on medals in the skeleton while their curlers suffer mixed fortunes...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Football: Luton down Reading
Runaway Championship leaders Reading suffer their first League defeat in 33 games at the hands of Luton...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Rugby: Sale win thriller
League leaders Sale score three tries in injury time to seal an incredible win over a battling Leeds at Edgeley Park...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
'Nine die' in Libya cartoon clash
At least nine people are reported killed in Libya during an anti-Italian protest over the Muhammad cartoons...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Experts buoyed by Meadow ruling
Expert witnesses hail a ruling that Sir Roy Meadow should not have been struck off for giving flawed evidence...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Race to rescue Philippine victims
International assistance is under way after hundreds of people are buried in a mudslide in the Philippines...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Russia Closes Paper That Published Cartoon
Authorities ordered the closing of a Volgograd newspaper that published a cartoon of Muhammad, Jesus Christ, Moses and Buddha...
New York Times - February 17, 2006
Iraq Interior Ministry Looks Into Reports of Death Squads
The inquiry comes after reports that Sunni Arabs have been abducted by men in police uniforms only to be found dead days...
New York Times - February 17, 2006
In Deep Drought, at 104°, Dozens of Africans Are Dying
A drought has killed scores since December as well as huge numbers of animals...
New York Times - February 17, 2006
Da Bolan Dasht Journal: Another Year of Drug War, and the Poppy Crop Flourishes
The green shoots are sprouting in the poppy fields of Helmand, Afghanistan...
New York Times - February 17, 2006
Hundreds Feared Dead in Landslide in Philippines
A mudslide wiped out a village in the Philippines today, covering hundreds of homes and an elementary school up to 30 feet deep, according to local officials...
New York Times - February 17, 2006
Academics vote for strike action
Universities could face disruption after thousands of academics vote for a pay strike...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Man charged over Oscar 'piracy'
A man accused of uploading a copy of Walk the Line is charged with copyright infringement...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Hain's SOS on rising energy costs
Businesses hit by rising energy prices meet Welsh Secretary Peter Hain, over fears jobs in Wales are at risk...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Lonmin talks spark share frenzy
Shares in mining firm Lonmin surge after the company says it is in talks that could lead to its takeover...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Pressure on Blair over Guantanamo
Cabinet minister Peter Hain says he thinks the US-run detention camp at Guantanamo Bay should close...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Israel postpones Hamas decision
The Israeli cabinet delays until Sunday a decision on its approach to a Hamas-led Palestinian administration...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Bollywood star guilty of poaching
Top Bollywood star Salman Khan is sentenced to a year in prison after being found guilty of killing revered antelopes...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
City post staff end strike action
Striking Belfast postal workers vote to end more than two weeks of unofficial industrial action and return to work...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Football: FA Cup predictions
Mark Lawrenson gives his verdict on the weekend's FA Cup and Premiership games...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Tutu calls for Guantanamo closure
Archbishop Desmond Tutu adds his voice to those calling for the US to close its Guantanamo Bay prison camp...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
French duck is 'likely' flu case
France comfirms its first case of H5 bird flu in a wild duck, while tests continue for the deadly H5N1 strain...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Wrongly jailed pilot wins review
Algerian pilot mistakenly accused of training 9/11 hijackers allowed to challenge decision denying him compensation...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Royal Mail faces further £2m fine
Royal Mail is hit with its second multi-million pound fine in a week...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
British Gas raises prices by 22%
Millions of British Gas customers face higher bills after the firm raised its gas and electricity prices 22%...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
'Many die' in Philippine mudslide
Hundreds of people are buried under a torrent of mud after a mountainside collapses on a Philippines village...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Airport arrest after Pc shooting
Police say a man arrested at Heathrow is the suspect wanted in connection with the shooting of Pc Rachael Bown...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
French star is Bond leading lady
French actress Eva Green will be the female lead in the new James Bond movie, Casino Royale...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Herceptin maker asks for licence
The maker of breast cancer drug Herceptin applies for a licence for it to treat early stages of the disease...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Alphabet block for some children
One in six children has problems writing their name at the age of five, government figures show...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Craig David's mobile music quest
R&B star Craig David explains why the mobile phone is the future of music...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Post staff may end strike action
Postal workers in Belfast are expected to meet later to consider Royal Mail's proposals for ending strike action...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Factory deaths company prosecuted
The owners of a Glasgow factory in which nine people died when it exploded in 2004 are to be prosecuted...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
School play love scene 'ban' fear
Draft guidelines on school drama after an inquiry into teacher abuse could see love scenes cut, teachers warn...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
French test wild birds for virus
French vets test a swan and two ducks for bird flu after the virus spread to seven new European countries...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Israel cabinet to discuss Hamas
The Israeli cabinet meets to consider its approach should Hamas takes control of the Palestinian administration...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Pakistan crackdown over cartoons
Pakistan arrests a radical leader and more than 100 others to stop protests over the Mohammad cartoons...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Daily Mail keeps regional papers
Publisher Daily Mail & General Trust rejects bids for its Northcliffe regional paper business as unacceptable...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Football: World Cup safety fear
World Cup security concerns are raised after an alert before Middlesbrough's Uefa Cup tie in Stuttgart...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Nigeria oil 'total war' warning
A Nigerian militant commander in the oil-rich south threatens "total war" unless foreign oil companies leave by midnight...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Japan raids over bio weapons fear
Japan police target firms suspected of exporting goods to North Korea that could be used for biological weapons...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Malicious worm aims to bite Apple
A malicious program that targets Apple's operating system has been discovered online...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
T. rex 'had razor-sharp senses'
Tyrannosaurus rex may have been a big beast, but it appears to have possessed the sensory skills of much smaller, more agile animals...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Live: Winter Olympics day seven
High winds force the postponement of the downhill section of the women's combined in stormy San Sicario...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Man given life for murdering Pc
A man is sentenced to life in prison for murdering a police officer and a nightclub bouncer more than a decade ago...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Patients hit by oxygen shortage
Patients hit by oxygen supply problems after private contractors take over the service, the government says...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Police name Pc shooting suspect
Police have named a man they want to trace in connection with the shooting of Pc Rachael Bown...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Europe increases Iran pressure
The UK and German leaders vow to keep up diplomatic pressure on Iran over its nuclear programme...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Sally Clark doctor wins GMC case
Professor Sir Roy Meadow wins his appeal against the GMC's decision to strike him off the medical register...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Mud wipes out Philippines village
Hundreds of villagers in the Philippines are feared buried by a landslide, but thick mud hampers rescue efforts...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
France Alleges Iran's Nuclear Plan Is for Military Use
France's comments that reflect mounting European frustration with Iran's resumption of uranium enrichment...
New York Times - February 17, 2006
Glaciers Flow to Sea at a Faster Pace, Study Says
A new study might force scientists to increase estimates of how much seas could rise under the influence of global warming...
New York Times - February 17, 2006
Haitians Dance for Joy as Préval Is Declared Winner
René Préval will be declared the winner in last week's presidential election, an official of the Organization of American States said...
New York Times - February 17, 2006
Investigators for U.N. Urge U.S. to Close Guantánamo
Investigators working for the U.N. called on the U.S. to shut down the Guantánamo Bay camp and either try its detainees quickly or free them...
New York Times - February 17, 2006
U.S. Digs In on Withholding Aid to Hamas Government
The U.S. is struggling to maintain a united front with its allies to stick to a warning to cut off aid to the Palestinian Authority if Hamas does not renounce its anti-Israel positions...
New York Times - February 17, 2006
Close Guantanamo camp, Hain urges
Cabinet minister Peter Hain says he thinks the US-run detention camp at Guantanamo Bay should close...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Cancer drug 'treats early ageing'
A cancer drug could help patients with the early ageing disorder progeria, a study has shown...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Australia remembers Kerry Packer
Australian PM John Howard leads tributes for flamboyant tycoon Kerry Packer at a state memorial service...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Colombia head discusses US trade
Colombia's leader Alvaro Uribe meets President Bush in Washington to discuss new trade agreements...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Men guilty in Belgium terror case
A Belgian court finds three men guilty of belonging to a group linked to terror attacks in Madrid and Morocco...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Church's Israel policy criticised
The Church of England is criticised for voting to review investments in firms whose products are used by Israel in the occupied territories...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Meadow GMC appeal verdict due
A judge is to rule if the General Medical Council was wrong to strike Sir Roy Meadow off the medical register...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Child 'jail' restraint criticised
An unacceptable level of pain is being used to restrain children in secure custody, a new report says...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Doubts cast on Whitehall savings
The spending watchdog casts doubt on government claims that efficiency programmes have saved it almost £5bn...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Annan backs UN Guantanamo demand
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan backs a report saying the US should close down its Guantanamo camp...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
Iran tops Blair and Merkel agenda
Tony Blair is due to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, with Iran expected to top the agenda...
BBC News - February 17, 2006
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