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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 June 2005:
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U.S. Mounts Offensive Near Syria to Cut Iraq Insurgent Routes
About 1,000 marines began the third major offensive over the last two months in Iraq's western desert frontier...
New York Times - June 17, 2005
Iran presidency vote count begins
Counting begins in Iran's presidential contest with aides to the front runners predicting a second round...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Fury over 'abuse' chief's honour
Parents of child sex abuse victims attack a decision to honour a schools official criticised for 'abject failure' to protect them...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
DR Congo MPs agree election delay
The parliament in DR Congo approves a six-month postponement of general elections due this month...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
US House votes to slash UN funds
The House of Representatives votes to halve US dues to the United Nations, unless changes are made...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Eurotunnel boss wins battle
Eurotunnel chairman Jacques Gounon wins the battle to lead the Channel Tunnel operator...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Iran votes in presidential poll
Iranians vote for a new president in a close race, as polling is extended to give people more time to vote...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Trouble hits Orange march
Petrol bombs have been thrown and at least one police officer injured during trouble at an Orange parade...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Tyco bosses guilty of $150m theft
Two former bosses of US manufacturer Tyco stole $150m from the company to fund lavish lifestyles...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
EU budget summit ends in failure
European Union leaders fail to solve the budget impasse, with the current EU president talking of a "deep crisis"...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
In Yukon, Today's Con Men Mix With Gold Rush Ghosts
The Yukon Territory used to be known as the Wild West. The town of Dawson still is...
New York Times - June 17, 2005
Iranians Vote After a Campaign of Violence and Moderation
Iran's campaign season was defined by moderate, reform based platforms and yet was also marred by extraordinary violence...
New York Times - June 17, 2005
Haggling Continues on Bolton Vote, Now Planned for Monday
With his nomination to be ambassador to the U.N. hanging in the balance, John Bolton made a trip to the Capitol to meet with two of his chief Democratic critics...
New York Times - June 17, 2005
Media studies grows in schools
More pupils are studying the media - and some are dropping English literature to do so...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
'Teleporting' over the internet
Computer scientists in the US are developing a system which could let people "teleport" a solid 3D model of themselves...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Man 'may have been buried alive'
A former soldier and his nephew are jailed for killing a man who may have been buried alive...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Ikea plans small High Street shop
Swedish home-furnishing chain Ikea unveils plans to open a small-scale High Street store, as it moves away from big warehouse stores...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
DIY may boost council tax bills
People who make substantial home improvements - such as loft conversions - may face higher council tax bills, it is confirmed...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Woman who kept 271 pets released
A woman jailed for animal cruelty after cramming 271 pets into her filthy cottage is freed on appeal...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Father's relief shot boy 'better'
The father of a five-year-old boy shot in a playground thanks medical staff after his son leaves hospital...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Teenage boy murdered schoolgirl
Teenager Kenneth Fraser is found guilty of strangling and beating schoolgirl Jenni Gordon to death...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Football boss revives sexism row
Uefa president Lennart Johansson says promoting players' physical attributes could help women's football...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
DR Congo MPs to delay elections
The parliament in DR Congo is expected to approve a six-month postponement of general elections due this month...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
US troops in major Iraq operation
The US launches a military crackdown on rebels in western Iraq, as a car bomb explodes in Baghdad...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Oxfam pays $1m tsunami aid duty
The Oxfam charity has to pay Sri Lanka's government $1m in duty to import vehicles for tsunami aid work...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Plumber who took leak convicted
A plumber who was filmed pouring urine into a customer's water tank is found guilty of deception...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Olympic team vies for Africa vote
London's Olympic 2012 team is making a final effort to attract the vote of the African committee members...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Football: FA Rooney agent charge
Agent Paul Stretford has been charged by the FA over his acquisition of England striker Wayne Rooney...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Smuggling Customs man jailed
A Customs man who waved drug smugglers through the "nothing to declare" channel at Gatwick has been jailed...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Hayley police name prime suspect
Wiltshire Police confirm Portuguese man Hugo Quintas is wanted for the murder of Hayley Richards...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Eurotunnel board battle nears end
Eurotunnel chairman Jacques Gounon looks set to win the battle to lead the Channel Tunnel operator...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Leaders deadlocked on EU budget
A summit in Brussels fails to narrow differences over the EU budget, as France again attacks the UK rebate...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
G.I. Is Charged in Iraq Deaths of 2 Superiors
The United States military charged a New York Army National Guard member with murdering his commanding officers last week at a base in Tikrit...
New York Times - June 17, 2005
Antiwar Group Says Leaked British Memo Shows Bush Misled Public on His War Plans
Opponents of the war in Iraq drew attention to a British government document they say proves that President Bush misled the public about his war plans in 2002...
New York Times - June 17, 2005
Cruise engaged to actress Holmes
Actor Tom Cruise becomes engaged to Katie Holmes after proposing to her at the Eiffel Tower in Paris...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Crackdown on offshore tax evasion
Details of thousands of offshore credit and debt cards are being studied as part of a crackdown on tax evasion, a law firm says...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Short attacks Geldof over Live 8
Clare Short goes on the offensive over Bob Geldof's Live 8 concert questioning what it will achieve for Africa...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
G8 climate plans 'watered down'
A leaked copy of a draft G8 communiqué suggests plans to tackle climate change have been watered down...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Blogs recognised 'freedom awards'
The best weblogs on the net which defend freedom of expression are recognised in an online poll...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Bomb goes off at Baghdad mosque
A car bomb causes casualties outside a Shia mosque in Baghdad as people emerge from Friday prayers...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Oxfam 'pays $1m tsunami aid duty'
The Oxfam charity has to pay Sri Lanka's government $1m in import duty for tsunami aid vehicles, reports say...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Murder probe file on Met shooting
Surrey Police is to send a file to the Crown Prosecution Service after interviewing two policemen over a fatal shooting...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Man is rescued from a house fire
A man is rescued from a house fire after a passer-by hears a smoke alarm and alerts the Fire Brigade...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Humanist wedding is legal first
Britain's first legally recognised humanist wedding is to take place in Edinburgh at the weekend...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Lawyer's drug case was 'cock-up'
A solicitor who was charged with possessing cocaine stored as murder trial evidence asks the attorney general to investigate...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
US, UK shut missions in Nigeria
The US and UK close their consulates in Nigeria's biggest city, Lagos, citing "security fears"...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Kyrgyz forces break up protests
Police retake government headquarters in Kyrgyzstan's capital, after it was stormed by hundreds of protesters...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
EU in disarray over treaty freeze
Three more EU countries postpone votes on the ill-fated EU constitution as the bloc faces an uncertain future...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Four arrests in anti-terror raids
Anti-terrorist police arrest four men in north London after there addresses are raided...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Quarry protesters win court fight
A quarry firm has lost its bid to reopen two disused quarries near a beauty spot in the Peak District...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Football: Routledge to join Spurs
Crystal Palace winger Wayne Routledge is set to join Spurs in July after the clubs agree a compensation package...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Eurotunnel bosses under attack
The management of Eurotunnel prepares for a turbulent meeting as shareholders seek action to sort out its finances...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Hayley probe officers charge man
Police investigating Hayley Richards' murder charge a man with attempting to pervert the course of justice...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
New Archbishop of York appointed
The Bishop of Birmingham, John Sentamu, is named by Downing Street as Britain's first black archbishop...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Hodge MG Rover remarks 'stupid'
Minister Margaret Hodge is under fire for saying former MG Rover workers could find jobs at Tesco...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Contractor Now Denies He Talked With Annan on Oil-for-Food Bid
Michael Wilson said Wednesday that he never met or had any discussion with the United Nations secretary general on the issue of the bid for the U.N. contract...
New York Times - June 17, 2005
Antiwar Group Says Leaked British Memo Shows Bush Misled Public on His War Plans
Opponents of the war in Iraq drew attention to a British government document they say proves that President Bush misled the public about his war plans in 2002...
New York Times - June 17, 2005
European Leaders Give Up on Ratifying Charter by 2006
Struggling to defuse the European Union's worst political crisis in decades, the leaders of its 25 nations abandoned their plan to ratify their first constitution by next year...
New York Times - June 17, 2005
Effort to Raise $3 Billion for Palestinians in Post-Israel Gaza
The Bush administration is working to assemble a large new international aid package for Palestinian areas after Israel's disengagement from Gaza...
New York Times - June 17, 2005
Sunnis to Accept Offer of a Role in Constitution
The agreement was a step forward in Iraq's political process, which has been mired in arguments between Shiite and Sunni Arabs...
New York Times - June 17, 2005
Iran Ends a Campaign Mixing Violence and Moderation
Iran's campaign season was defined by moderate, reform based platforms and yet was also marred by extraordinary violence...
New York Times - June 17, 2005
Science dull and hard, pupils say
Half of teenagers think school science lessons are boring, confusing or difficult, a survey suggests...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
RAF base closure hits 1,700 jobs
An RAF base is to close with the loss of 1,700 jobs, the Ministry of Defence announces...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Adult learning gets mixed report
The learning programmes are praised by inspectors but they say improvements can be made in teaching numeracy...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Tissue engineering 'heart hope'
Scientists say they have been able to make long-lasting blood vessels from human cells...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Rivals agree amid Iraq violence
Sunnis agree to play a fuller part in drafting a new Iraqi constitution as violence claims at least eight more lives...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Brazil minister quits government
A top minister in Brazil's government resigns following a series of corruption allegations...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
NHS hours 'risk patients' safety'
NHS shift patterns could be threatening the safety of patients and doctors, experts have warned...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Iranians electing new president
The people of Iran are voting for a new president in what is set to be the Islamic republic's closest election...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Free Suu Kyi, Straw urges Burma
UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw calls for Burma to release pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Golf: US duo claim Pinehurst lead
Olin Browne and Rocco Mediate are the surprise leaders after the first round of the US Open...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
Britain set for scorching weekend
The UK braces itself for the hottest weekend of the year as temperatures are set to soar above 30C (86F)...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
G8 climate plans 'watered down'
A leaked copy of a draft G8 communique suggests plans to tackle climate change have been watered down...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
California struck by second quake
The US state of California is struck by its second earthquake in two days, but no casualties are reported...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
EU heading for budget collision
European Union leaders are due to meet in Brussels to discuss the contentious issue of the bloc's budget...
BBC News - June 17, 2005
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