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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 April 2005:
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Pakistan and India Show New Signs of Reconciliation
Talk of trade, peace and a gas pipeline dominated the weekend as the Pakistani leader met his Indian counterpart...
New York Times - April 17, 2005
Turkey Says 523,000 Were Killed by Armenians Between 1910 and 1922
The Turkish State Archive issued today a list of more than 523,000 Turks whom it said were killed by Armenians in Turkey between 1910 and 1922...
New York Times - April 17, 2005
Sent to Rescue Shiite Hostages, Iraqi Troops Find None
The three Iraqi Army battalions sent to the town of Madaen found no armed Sunni mobs, no cowering Shiite victims...
New York Times - April 17, 2005
China's Top Diplomat Offers No Apology for Anti-Japan Protests
China's foreign minister, Li Zhaoxing, played host to his Japanese counterpart, Nobutaka Machimura, in Beijing today...
New York Times - April 17, 2005
Christie stays top in new chart
Tony Christie becomes the first artist to top the new UK singles chart, which now includes downloads...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Iraqi PM urges calm over hostages
Iraq's PM urges calm as troops fight to free Shia hostages believed held in the town of Madain...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Basque nationalists win election
Ruling nationalists win regional elections in Spain's Basque country, but are denied an absolute majority...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
English Democrats launch bid
The English Democrats call for a separate Parliament just for England as they launch their election manifesto...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Football: Man Utd in FA Cup final
Man Utd book an FA Cup final meeting against rivals Arsenal after breezing past a lacklustre Newcastle...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Family in vigil for dead brother
A sister of murdered Belfast man Robert McCartney says Sinn Fein could do more to bring his killers justice...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Ulster Unionists delay manifesto
The Ulster Unionist Party delays its election manifesto launch after police raid the home of an Assembly member...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Little Britain wins Bafta double
Hit sketch show Little Britain picks up two prizes at the Bafta TV Awards ceremony in London...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Cardinals prepare for conclave
More than 100 cardinals are readying themselves to begin the process of choosing a new pope...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
U.N. Nominee Is Accused of Seeking 2nd Dismissal
A former national intelligence officer for Latin America has accused John Bolton and another Bush administration official of trying to remove him from his post...
New York Times - April 17, 2005
Best of British TV set for Baftas
BBC Three comedy Little Britain is among the programmes vying for the Bafta TV awards in London...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Woman is raped in church grounds
A woman is left severely traumatised after being raped in the grounds of a south Belfast church...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Steel fence to surround Holyrood
A steel fence will be built around Holyrood Palace and the parliament ahead of the G8 summit...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Littlewoods axes five Index sites
Littlewoods' five Index catalogue stores in Wales are among the 126 that the firm says it will close...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Labour accuse Tories of 'tax con'
Labour repeats its attack on Tory spending plans after the Tories pledge incentives to people saving for pensions...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Thousands run London Marathon
Some 30,000 people run the London Marathon and many more line the route, as Paula Radcliffe storms to victory...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Togo election rally turns violent
At least six people die and scores are injured when violence breaks out during pre-election rallies in Togo...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Ex-trader Leeson in football role
'Rogue trader' Nick Leeson takes on a new role as commercial manager for an Irish football club...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Iraq pullout 'within two years'
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw says he hopes UK troops can leave Iraq within the next two years...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Bell boosts Independent army
Martin Bell, the country's best known Independent, is giving a boost to a growing army of single-minded candidates...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Election bus heads for Boston
Find out if the BBC election bus will be stopping at a town near you...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Anger over police chief's ID call
A human rights group attacks the Met police chief's support for new terror laws and ID cards...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
China rejects calls for apology
Beijing has no need to apologise over a wave of anti-Japanese protests, says Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Man Utd coast to FA Cup final
Man Utd set up an FA Cup final meeting with rivals Arsenal after breezing past a lacklustre Newcastle...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Swiss coach plunges into ravine
Twelve people are killed as their bus plunges 250 metres down a ravine in south-western Switzerland...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Tories target pensions 'timebomb'
The Tories unveil a £1.7bn incentive for people to save for a pension, but rival parties brand the plans "unworkable"...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Opinion polls suggest Labour lead
Opinion polls suggest Labour is heading for a third general election win, but differ on the scale of the victory...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Soyuz spacecraft docks with ISS
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft docks at the International Space Station with replacement crew members...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Google maps give fresh perspective
Search engine Google offers users the chance to see satellite photos of many locations in North America...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Basque voters consider referendum
Basque voters go to the polls in a regional election that has turned into a virtual plebiscite on independence from Spain...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
India and Pakistan to build trade
The leaders of India and Pakistan decide to build business ties after a rare summit meeting...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Ahern rebuffs interfering claim
Irish Foreign Affairs minister Dermot Ahern rebuffs a claim that he "interfered" in the Westminster election...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Thatcher condemns regiment merger
Former Tory prime minister Margaret Thatcher makes an impassioned call to save Scotland's under-threat regiments...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Church service for murdered tramp
Churches in Neath hold a joint memorial service for a homeless man days after a man is jailed for his murder...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Three held over QE2 damage
Three QE2 crew members are arrested on suspicion of damaging the cruise liner, after it docks in Southampton...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Quicker smear test results pledge
Labour has promised to ensure women receive their cervical smear test results within seven days rather than seven weeks if they win the election...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Thousands race in London Marathon
More than 30,000 people are running for charity in the 25th London Marathon, as Paula Radcliffe storms to victory...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Japan and China in crisis talks
Japan's foreign minister is in Beijing for talks over the ongoing anti-Japanese protests across China...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Paper pulled over 'rapist' photos
The Sunday Mirror pulls some papers which identify the wrong man as the 'lottery rapist.'...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Littlewoods to slash 3,200 jobs
Retailer Littlewoods is cutting up to 3,200 jobs as part of plans to shut down 126 Index catalogue shops...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Tories unveil pension plan
The Conservatives announce plans for a £1.7bn incentive for people to save towards pension schemes...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Deal to Ease Poor Nations' Debt Eludes Rich Nations
The world's richest nations failed to reach a deal to forgive $40 billion in debt owed by the world's poorest nations...
New York Times - April 17, 2005
Cardinals Finish Preparations for Conclave
The cardinals who will elect Pope John Paul II’s successor held their last formal meeting Sunday. The conclave begins Monday...
New York Times - April 17, 2005
Ecuador's President Revokes Curbs on Protests
Hours after declaring a state of emergency to quell anti-government protests, President Lucio Gutiérrez of Ecuador revoked the measure...
New York Times - April 17, 2005
Downloads to make UK chart debut
The first chart to count legal music downloads alongside sales over the counter will be unveiled on Sunday...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Talks start on Lebanon government
Lebanon's prime minister-designate begins talks with political leaders about forming a new government...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Death for 22 in Bangladesh murder
A Bangladesh court sentences 22 people to death for killing a leader from the opposition Awami League...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Turkish Cyprus to elect president
Turkish Cypriots are due to vote for a new president to replace veteran leader Rauf Denktash, who is retiring...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
World of television awaits Baftas
BBC Three comedy Little Britain is among the programmes vying for the Bafta TV awards in London on Sunday...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Camilla's solo trip nerves denied
The Duchess of Cornwall did not cancel her first solo engagement since marrying Prince Charles because of nerves, Clarence House has insisted...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Ecuador lifts state of emergency
The president of Ecuador lifts a state of emergency in the capital less than a day after imposing it, amid continuing street protests...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
'Prompt' MG Rover inquiry pledge
The man leading an inquiry into MG Rover's accounts expects to reach initial findings within a fortnight...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Musharraf to hold Kashmir talks
The leaders of India and Pakistan are heading into key peace talks in Delhi after watching a cricket game...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
Japan to protest over China riots
Japan's foreign minister is due in Beijing, where he will demand an apology over the anti-Japanese protests...
BBC News - April 17, 2005
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