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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 2007:
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Sarkozy Picks Fillon as Prime Minister
France?s new president hopes the appointment will smooth the introduction of his ambitious reform program...
New York Times - May 17, 2007
U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ready to Talk to Iran
The United States ambassador to Iraq said today that he was ?ready to sit down? any time with Iranian officials for talks on ways of stabilizing Iraq...
New York Times - May 17, 2007
Polar ocean soaking up less CO2
Antarctica's Southern Ocean carbon "sink" is soaking up less CO2 than it was expected to...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Critics applaud Joy Division film
A film about late Joy Division singer Ian Curtis gets a rapturous reception at the Cannes Film Festival...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Salmond congratulated by Brown
Prime minister in waiting Gordon Brown congratulates Alex Salmond on becoming Scotland's first minister...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
India tensions over Sikh protests
Indian security reinforcements are sent to Punjab and Haryana amid signs of growing violence between Sikhs and a Hindu sect...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Cricket: Cook ton boosts England
Alastair Cook hits 102 not out as England dominate against West Indies, ending day one on 200-3...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
US deal over illegal immigrants
The White House and the US Senate reach a deal that could give legal status to millions of illegal immigrants...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Two charged with boy's gun death
Two men are charged with the murder of a 15-year-old schoolboy shot dead in his bedroom in February...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Israel launches raids into Gaza
Israel launches air strikes and deploys troops in Gaza after vowing to respond to Palestinian rocket attacks...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Madeleine police 'not struggling'
Portuguese police insist their search for missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann is not struggling...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
World Bank head Wolfowitz to quit
World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz is to resign on 30 June, after coming under fire over alleged favouritism...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Google overhauls main search
Changes to Google searches will make it easier to find results from video, news and blogging sites...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Bush: Blair exit may be my fault
US President George Bush says he "could be" responsible for the early departure of prime minister Tony Blair...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Fortify 'bread with folic acid'
Bread should be fortified with folic acid to reduce birth defects such as spina bifida, a watchdog says...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Four held in flats murder inquiry
Police say they are now questioning four men after the discovery of a woman's body in a flat...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Wife and lover guilty of murder
The wife of a County Armagh man killed nearly three years ago and her lover are found guilty of his murder...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
MSPs approve new Scottish cabinet
The new SNP Scottish cabinet and junior ministers are approved without the help of opposition parties...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Private detective checked parents
A head teacher hires a private detective to check the addresses of parents trying to get a place for their children...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Afghan minister hurt in bombing
Three people are killed and the Afghan culture minister slightly hurt in a bombing in Kandahar, officials say...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
BBC marks Alan Johnston birthday
The BBC, the UN and journalist groups hold vigils to mark the 45th birthday of kidnapped BBC reporter Alan Johnston...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Estonia hit by 'Moscow cyber war'
Estonia says its websites are under heavy attack, blaming Russia for playing a part over a row about a war memorial...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Wolfowitz crunch talks to resume
The World Bank's board is set to resume discussions over the fate of its embattled president, Paul Wolfowitz...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Huge rise in Zimbabwe inflation
Zimbabwe's rate of inflation surges to a new record high of 3,731.9%, official figures show...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Football: Ranieri denies City link
Claudio Ranieri says he has not been contacted about the Man City job, despite bookmakers making him firm favourite...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Oxygen supplies for India police
Police officers across the Indian city of Calcutta receive oxygen supplies to help offset the effects of air pollution...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Window cleaner drowns in bucket
A window cleaner drowned in his bucket of water after blacking out while he worked, an inquest hears...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Huge Madeleine campaign response
The family of Madeleine McCann say support for their campaign to find her has been overwhelming...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Israel launches Gaza air strikes
Israeli aircraft strike a number of targets in Gaza, including a Hamas office, in response to rocket fire...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Bush and Blair defend war record
Tony Blair and George W Bush reaffirm their decisions over Iraq, on Mr Blair's last official visit to Washington...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Brown 'humbled' by Labour backing
Gordon Brown says he is "truly humbled" as he is selected unopposed to succeed Tony Blair as prime minister...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Warhol car crashes sales barrier
A painting of a car crash by Andy Warhol sells for $71.7m, four times more than his previous auction record...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Young women dominate UK net scene
In the UK, women aged 18- 34 are the dominant group and spend the most time online, research finds...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Two held in woman murder inquiry
Police who are questioning two men say they are treating the death of a woman in Swansea as murder...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Bank charge firms under spotlight
Regulators are investigating "no win, no fee" firms specialising in recovering bank charges, the BBC learns...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
A third of post offices may close
As many as 200 post offices across Northern Ireland could be set to close after a UK-wide shake-up...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Salmond officially first minister
Alex Salmond is officially sworn in as Scotland's first minister before MSPs debate his new cabinet set-up...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Pakistan and Afghan forces clash
Afghan and Pakistani troops exchange fire again in a disputed area of their common border...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
No charges for celebrity lawyer
Celebrity lawyer Nick Freeman will not be charged with conspiring to pervert the course of justice...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Russian Church ends 80-year split
The Russian Orthodox Church Abroad reunites with its mother church after 80 years of schism...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Ugandan troops to stay in Somalia
Uganda will not withdraw its peacekeepers from Somalia despite an attack on its soldiers in Mogadishu...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Farc hostage escapes after decade
A Colombian policeman held hostage by left-wing Farc rebels for nearly nine years escapes his captors...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Sarkozy names ally Fillon as PM
New French president Nicolas Sarkozy names moderate conservative Francois Fillon as his first prime minister...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
F1: Hamilton 'won't win title'
Former team boss Eddie Jordan says Lewis Hamilton is an "extraordinary talent" but will not be world champion this year...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Thousands of post offices to shut
Some 2,500 post offices - a fifth of those left in the UK - are to close by 2009, the government confirms...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Ministers bow to hybrid pressure
Ministers bow to pressure from scientists to allow the creation of human animal hybrid embryos for research...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
DNA failings 'missed 183 crimes'
Some 183 crimes went undetected for up to 11 years because of failures by the Home Office...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Funeral clash shatters Gaza truce
At least one man is killed and 20 are injured in a gun battle at the funeral of two Hamas militants in southern Gaza...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
With Hussein Gone, Other Iraqi Trials Lose Impact
Questions have been raised about how far Iraq?s new Shiite-dominated government can carry the process of holding Hussein-era officials to account...
New York Times - May 17, 2007
Memo From Plzen: Feeling Short of Real Heroes, Thus Fond of a Fake One
In the Czech Republic, Jara da Cimrman has become a kind of national antihero, memorialized in street names and on commemorative plaques...
New York Times - May 17, 2007
Clash of Hope and Fear as Venezuela Seizes Land
President Hugo Chávez is redistributing his country?s farmland in a process that is both brutal and legal...
New York Times - May 17, 2007
Wolfowitz Said to Push for Deal to Quit
Paul D. Wolfowitz wants to be cleared of wrongdoing before he resigns as the World Bank?s president...
New York Times - May 17, 2007
Unfriendly Views on U.S.-Backed Arabic TV
Al Hurra has come under criticism from U.S. lawmakers for its broadcasting of views of leaders from militant Islamist groups...
New York Times - May 17, 2007
Unity Fractures as Palestinians Battle in Gaza
At least 19 Palestinians were killed in fighting between Fatah and Hamas as rage rises on both sides...
New York Times - May 17, 2007
Drive to close the attainment gap
Education Secretary Alan Johnson pushes for targets to close the attainment gap between rich and poor pupils...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Deputy hopefuls make their case
Labour's deputy leadership hopefuls bid for support at their first hustings event of the contest...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Children palliative care 'patchy'
Families of terminally ill children have to fight for support, an inquiry for the government says...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Salmond getting down to business
Scotland's new first minister Alex Salmond is due to make his first policy announcement, after being sworn in...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Do not rush Diplomas say MPs
MPs warn of confusion over new Diplomas, designed as work-based practical and theoretical learning...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Armed gang kills Mexican police
Four Mexican police officers are kidnapped and later found shot dead, with three people still missing...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Algeria votes amid tight security
Algeria heads to the polls for parliamentary elections marred by a bomb attack on the eve of voting...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Korean trains in historic link-up
A pair of trains make the first rail crossings between North and South Korea since the Korean War...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
BBC to mark Johnston's birthday
BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston spends his 45th birthday in captivity, as the BBC holds vigils...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Complaints about water firms rise
Customer complaints about water firms in England and Wales rise by 10% in a year, the watchdog reveals...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Fertility bill to set out reforms
A draft bill setting out reform of the laws on assisted reproduction will be published later...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Blair and Bush hold pre-G8 talks
Tony Blair is in the US for talks with President Bush as the prime minister enters his final round of international diplomacy...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
War-torn Iraq 'facing collapse'
Iraq faces collapse unless the US and Britain radically change strategy, a leading think tank warns...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Darling to detail postal closures
A total of 2,500 post office closures are expected to be confirmed by Trade Secretary Alistair Darling...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Russian questioned over Madeleine
Police looking for Madeleine McCann question a Russian man after taking computer equipment from his house...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Commanders mull Harry's army role
Military commanders consider Prince Harry's future role in the Army after deciding not to send him to Iraq...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
Brown awaits leader confirmation
Gordon Brown will be the only candidate on the ballot to become Labour leader when nominations close later...
BBC News - May 17, 2007
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