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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 May 2005:
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Bolivia Set to Raise Taxes on Foreign Energy Concerns to Blunt Protests
LA PAZ, Bolivia, May 17 - President Carlos Mesa's government said today that it would permit passage of a Congressional bill that sharply raises taxes on foreign energy companies, a move officials hoped would defuse mounting protests from groups that want Bolivia to squeeze the big multinationals that have flocked to this poor Andean country...
New York Times - May 17, 2005
France Gives 5 Who Aided Terrorism Jail Sentences of Up to 7 Years
PARIS, May 17 - Five men of Arab descent were sentenced here today to jail terms of up to seven years for terrorism-related activities, including the provision of logistical support to the assassins of the Afghan warlord Ahmed Shah Massoud, who was killed in 2001 while leading opposition to the Taliban...
New York Times - May 17, 2005
Uzbekistan Increases Death Toll of Crackdown
The number — 169 dead, including 32 soldiers — was well below the unverified estimates of survivors and witnesses, say the toll was in the hundreds...
New York Times - May 17, 2005
British Lawmaker Denies That He Diverted Oil-for-Food Money
George Galloway today vehemently denied any role in diverting money from the United Nations oil-for-food program...
New York Times - May 17, 2005
Nintendo reveals its Revolution
Nintendo shows off its new home console, the Revolution, but technical details are scarce...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Chinese made first use of diamond
The magnificent jade artefacts made in China during the late stone age were polished using diamond, 2,000 years before anyone else had the same idea...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Hermon out of UUP leadership race
The Ulster Unionist Party's sole remaining MP, Lady Sylvia Hermon, rules herself out of the race for the party leadership...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
'Urgent action' call for Dungavel
A report into the Dungavel detention centre criticises the "inadequate" arrangements for children...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Brown warns on EU economy risks
Chancellor Gordon Brown warns about the risks of slow economic growth in the European Union...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Spain ready for Eta peace talks
Spanish MPs back a government motion to open talks with Eta if the Basque group renounces violence...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Weak school shut every fortnight
Failing schools are being shut at the rate of almost one a fortnight, figures from the government reveal...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
US ups ante over Chinese currency
The United States steps up its pressure on China to revalue its currency against the dollar by claiming that its exchange rate policies are "highly distortionary"...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Charles calls for medical rethink
A more holistic approach to tackling the nation's health problems should be adopted, says Prince Charles...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
French Lose a Holiday, but Many, Angry, Take One Anyway
A well-meaning government initiative to sacrifice a paid holiday to raise money for the country's elderly threw France into confusion...
New York Times - May 17, 2005
South Korea Says It Doubts That the North Plans an A-Test
South Korea said Monday it saw no clear evidence that the North was preparing for such a nuclear test...
New York Times - May 17, 2005
Iranian Envoy in Iraq for Talks, as Rebels Battle U.S. Gunships
The minister said he will tackle a number of issues, including closing out unfinished business from the Iran-Iraq war...
New York Times - May 17, 2005
Jowell wants Bond to stay in UK
Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell says steps are being taken to make sure the new Bond film is made in the UK...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Reid on first Basra troops visit
New Defence Secretary John Reid makes an unannounced visit to British troops in southern Iraq...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Musharraf to go for another term
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will try to stay in office when his present term expires, the government says...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Girl hit in face by fired pellet
A 13-year-old girl narrowly escapes serious injury after being hit in the face by an airgun pellet...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Canada defection boosts coalition
Canada's ruling Liberal Party is bolstered by a defector ahead of a key confidence vote...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
EU ratchets up China textile row
Brussels calls on China to discuss the damage its T-shirts and flax are doing to European firms, or face penalties...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Egypt parties oppose election law
Opposition groups in Egypt say they will boycott a referendum on changing the rules for presidential elections...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Football: Cole inquiry under way
The two-day Premier League inquiry into the alleged Ashley Cole 'tapping-up' affair gets under way...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Ethiopia victory claims condemned
Ethiopia's main opposition coalition accuses the ruling party of trying to cling to power by announcing early poll results...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Parachutist dies at Eiffel Tower
A Norwegian man dies in an unauthorised parachute jump off the Eiffel Tower in Paris...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Football: Pair net England call up
England add Kieran Richardson and Zat Knight to their squad for the trip to the USA...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Feral youths on 'rampage of fear'
A police chief investigating an attack on a 48-year-old man warns of "out of control yobs" on the streets...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Support pours in for singer Kylie
Messages of support pour in for Kylie Minogue, who has been diagnosed with breast cancer...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Uzbek officials put toll at 169
Uzbekistan's chief prosecutor says 169 people died in Andijan but denies troops killed civilians during last week's clashes...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Galloway takes on US oil accusers
UK MP George Galloway goes on the offensive at a senate hearing over accusations he profited from Iraq oil...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Soldier Is Found Guilty in Abu Ghraib Abuse
A military jury convicted a soldier on all but one of the seven charges she faced for her role in the abuse of inmates at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq...
New York Times - May 17, 2005
Queen's Speech: Your reaction
The government has outlined its priorities for the new Parliament in the Queen's Speech. Send us your reaction...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Hospital hygiene shake-up planned
Plans to tackle MRSA are to be included in one of three health bills in the next parliament...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
School choice promise for parents
The Queen's Speech announces that the school system must become more responsive to parents...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Sony shows off new PlayStation 3
Sony unveils the PlayStation 3, marking the latest twist in the contest to dominate the games console market...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Anger over G8 road closure plans
Protesters vow to fight a ban on them marching past the Gleneagles Hotel during the G8 summit in July...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Queen announces assembly reform
Increasing the Welsh assembly's law-making powers are among plans due to be announced at the State Opening of Parliament...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Fans fume as Glazer sets up offer
Malcolm Glazer draws up his offer to shareholders whose stock he has not yet bought, as fans continue to protest at his takeover...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Leaders hail Kuwait women's votes
The United States and United Nations praise Kuwait's historic decision to grant women full political rights...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Graft charge for Indian minister
India's Railways Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav is charged with embezzling funds worth more than $600,000...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Woodlands searched in body hunt
Police search Staffordshire woodland for the body of a woman taken from her grave...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Firefighters 'ambushed' in attack
A fireman is recovering in hospital after his crew was attacked by a gang of youths in west Belfast...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Football: Redknapp holds talks
Southampton boss Harry Redknapp is believed to be in talks with chairman Rupert Lowe over his future...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Uzbek town still burying its dead
Funerals continue in the Uzbek town of Andijan, four days after a brutal crackdown on protesters...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Newsweek withdraws Koran report
Newsweek retracts its story that a copy of the Koran was desecrated by the US military at Guantanamo Bay...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Yukos trial must wait for verdict
A Russian judge again adjourns mid-verdict in Mikhail Khodorkovsky's fraud trial, amid predictions that the tycoon will be found guilty...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
US 'ignored Iraq oil smuggling'
American senators say the US knew about Iraqi oil smuggling worth billions of dollars under Saddam Hussein...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Lord Burns to take helm at M&S
Marks & Spencer announces that its chairman Paul Myners is to be replaced by Lord Burns, resolving reported boardroom squabbles...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Young girl's rape claim was false
Police say the reported rape of a child in her Essex home which sparked a major inquiry, did not take place...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Beslan siege suspect trial begins
The trial of the only hostage-taker caught alive after the Beslan school siege in Russia gets under way...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Royal Mail delivers record profit
Postal workers at the Royal Mail will get £1,074 each after the mail service announces record profits of £537m...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Terror suspect facing extradition
A British man accused of urging Muslims to wage a holy war faces extradition to the US after a court ruling...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
'Respect' key to Blair third term
Creating a "culture of respect" and reform of the public services are at the heart of the Queen's Speech...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Kylie Minogue has breast cancer
Singer Kylie Minogue is diagnosed with breast cancer, postponing her Australian tour and a Glastonbury concert...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Russian Court Delays Ruling in Fraud Trial of Oil Tycoon
The judges began reading their verdict against Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky, but then postponed the final verdict for at least another day...
New York Times - May 17, 2005
Senate Democrats Fault U.S. in Iraq Oil Scandal
A report indicates that American imports of Iraqi oil helped finance about 52 percent of clandestine deals carried out illegally under the United Nations oil-for-food program...
New York Times - May 17, 2005
Iraq Government Calls for an End to Mosque Raids
The order by the Shiite majority government was calculated to ease tensions with Iraq's dispossessed Sunni Arab minority...
New York Times - May 17, 2005
Newsweek Says It Is Retracting Koran Report
After a drumbeat of criticism from the Bush administration and others, the magazine retracted an article blamed for inciting protests and riots in the Muslim world...
New York Times - May 17, 2005
Kuwait Grants Political Rights to Its Women
The vote came just two weeks after the Parliament had thwarted a measure allowing women to take part in city council elections...
New York Times - May 17, 2005
Uzbeks Say Troops Shot Recklessly at Civilians
In interviews at the Suzak regional hospital in Kyrgyzstan, survivors with gunshot wounds excoriated the government of President Islam A. Karimov...
New York Times - May 17, 2005
Police in Emma murder spot checks
Strathclyde Police stop vehicles and passers-by at the spot where a murdered prostitute was last seen...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Rural mobile phone use 'riskier'
Using a mobile phone in rural areas may pose a greater risk of developing brain tumours, a study says...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Firearm teacher to fight sacking
A teacher jailed for firing a pellet gun near youths outside her home is to appeal against her sacking...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
N Korea 'in urgent need of food'
The UN warns North Korea urgently needs more food aid, as North and South prepare for a second day of talks...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Small family farms 'may vanish'
Traditional family farms could soon disappear, warns National Farmers' Union President Tim Bennett...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Man in court over Mary-Ann
A man is to appear in court charged with the murder of teenager Mary-Ann Leneghan...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Asylum seekers 'denied justice'
Growing numbers of asylum seekers are being denied help because of legal aid funding changes, a report says...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Galloway set for Senate hearing
British MP George Galloway is set to appear before a US Senate committee over allegations involving Iraqi oil...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
US 'disturbed' by Uzbek violence
The US says it is "deeply disturbed" by reports that troops in Uzbekistan shot at unarmed protesters...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
Blair unveils new term blueprint
ID card laws are among about 40 bills to be unveiled in the Queen's Speech for the new parliamentary term...
BBC News - May 17, 2005
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