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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 August 2007:
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A Peruvian City Is Left Devastated by Quake
No area on the southern coast of Peru, which was struck by an earthquake that killed at least 510 people, appears to have been harder hit than the port city of Pisco...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Hips to cover three-bed homes
The government says it will extend its Hips scheme to cover three-bedroom homes from 10 September 2007...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Utah mine rescue efforts halted
Underground efforts to find six trapped US coal miners are halted indefinitely after three rescuers are killed...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Cricket: Warne in passport bid
Shane Warne is considering an application for a German passport so he can play county cricket as a non-overseas player...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Caribbean storm gathers strength
Hurricane Dean intensifies to a category three "major" storm, as it claims its first victim on the island of St Lucia...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Journalist Lord Deedes dies at 94
The distinguished journalist, and former Cabinet minister, Lord Deedes, dies at the age of 94 after a short illness...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
'Put child drinkers in care' call
The head of Cheshire Police speaks out against parents who dodge responsibility for underage drinking...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Guilty Plea in Apartheid-Era Case
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) -- A former government minister in charge of a police force that killed dozens of anti-apartheid activists pleaded guilty to attempted murder Friday in a plot to assassinate a church leader by lacing his clothes with poison...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Earthquake Toll Climbs to 510 in Peru
At least 17,000 people are displaced and wide areas remain without power, telephone service or road access...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Engineers work to reconnect Peru
Technicians and engineers from Telecoms San Frontieres arrive in Peru to help the earthquake recovery effort...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Allen forced to postpone US tour
Singer Lily Allen shelves her US tour and an appearance at the MTV awards after her US visa was revoked...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
EU biofuel policy is a 'mistake'
The EU target of ensuring 10% of fuel comes from biofuels by 2020 is "mistaken", a study says...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Schools enjoy jobs 'golden age'
Secondary schools are facing a golden age of teacher recruitment where they can pick and choose staff, research shows...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
MEP found guilty of benefit fraud
A Member of the European Parliament representing South East England is convicted of 21 charges of benefit fraud...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Victim's mum traps sex offender
A mother tells of how she helped police trap a man who was trying to groom her young daughter via the web...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
£42m NI cash diverted to Olympics
About £42m of lottery funding earmarked for good causes in NI is diverted to pay for the 2012 Olympic Games...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Labour was 'at fault' for defeat
Wendy Alexander launches her Labour leadership bid by saying the party was at fault for its defeat by the SNP...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Iraq bomb death toll reaches 344
Officials in Iraq say 344 people died in Tuesday's bomb attacks against the minority Yazidi community...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Boy dies in car window accident
The family of a five-year-old boy, who died when his neck became trapped in a car's electric window, pay tribute to the boy...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
BBC radio ordered off Russian FM
The BBC's service is dropped by its last Russian FM radio partner on the orders of the media regulator...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Football: England squad named
Sol Campbell and David James are included in the 28-man England squad for Wednesday's friendly against Germany...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
New E.coli case in outbreak
A further E.coli O157 infection case is linked to the investigation surrounding two Paisley supermarkets...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
UK tourist killed by falling tree
A 61-year-old woman has been killed by a tree that fell onto a cafe terrace in western France...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Revenge fears over biker murder
Police say it would be "foolish" to rule out retaliation attacks after a Hells Angel was shot dead on a motorway...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Peru rattled by fresh earthquake
A strong earthquake strikes panic into Peruvians as they continue to hunt for survivors of Wednesday's disaster...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Demolition after Skegness fire
Firefighters tackling a fire at a coastal resort are to demolish part of a building to put out the blaze...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Tories 'will consider tax cuts'
The Conservatives promise to look "very closely" at plans for wide-ranging tax cuts, including abolishing inheritance tax...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Russia restarts Cold War patrols
Russia resumes a Soviet-era practice of long-range bomber flights, President Putin says, citing security worries...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
US rate cut boosts global markets
US and European markets rise after the Federal Reserve cuts the interest rate at which it lends money to banks...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Australia Passes Controls on Northern Aboriginal Communities
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- Australia's Senate overwhelmingly approved a package of bills Friday to fight what the government says is rampant child sexual abuse among Aborigines, clearing the last hurdle for a plan condemned by critics as a racist attack on indigenous rights...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
German Court Orders Former Red Army Member Released
BERLIN (AP) -- A German court said Friday it ordered the early release on parole of a former Red Army Faction member who was convicted in the 1985 murder of a U.S. soldier...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Apartheid Minister Pleads Guilty in ?89 Murder Plot
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) -- An apartheid-era government minister whose name was synonymous with terror pleaded guilty to attempted murder Friday in a plot to kill a prominent church leader by lacing his clothes with poison, but may serve no time in prison in a plea deal...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Winehouse cancels V Festival gig
Amy Winehouse pulls out of appearing at this weekend's V Festival because of "health issues"...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Compact disc hits 25th birthday
Exactly 25 years ago the world's first compact disc was produced at a Philips factory in Germany...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Record numbers get student places
More than 300,000 A-level students are allocated university places on results day alone...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
UK pension funds hit by share dip
UK pension funds have lost billions of pounds after stock markets tumbled, reports suggest...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Rail firm defends rugby schedules
First Great Western says criticism of rail services for Rugby World Cup fans should lie with tournament organisers...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Two arrests over baby 'abduction'
Two people are arrested over the attempted abduction of a four-month-old baby from her pram...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Scam fishermens' assets frozen
The Assets Recovery Agency freezes assets belonging to three fishermen convicted of landing illegal fish stocks...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Fresh rain worsens S Asia floods
Fresh rains in north India hit new areas and worsen regions already struck by some of the worst floods in 30 years...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Three die in Utah rescue attempt
Three rescue workers die in a suspected cave-in as efforts continue to find six miners trapped in a Utah coal mine...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Athens suburb fire under control
Firefighters tackling a blaze which burnt dozens of homes in an Athens suburb say the fire is under control...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Charity rejects US food aid gift
Aid group Care rejects $45m worth of US food aid saying it destroys local agriculture, particularly in Africa...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
WHO fears over Beijing pollution
Pollution is a health risk for some visitors to Beijing's Olympics, the WHO says, as the city tries to cut car use...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Exercise 'must be tough to work'
To be healthy, you really do need to break into a sweat when you exercise, say sports scientists...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Football: Bentley out of reckoning
Blackburn boss Mark Hughes says David Bentley will not be in England's squad to face Germany - although Steven Gerrard is set to be called up...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Search for Peru quake survivors
Rescuers work through the night trying to find survivors of the devastating earthquake that hit Peru's central coast...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Jazz drummer Max Roach dies
Legendary jazz drummer Max Roach, best known for creating the fast-paced bebop style, dies...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Girlfriend grieves for shot biker
The girlfriend of a Hells Angel biker shot dead on the M40 says his death has left a hole "that can never be filled"...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Apartheid murder plotters guilty
Five security officials in South Africa's apartheid regime receive suspended sentences for plotting to kill an activist...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Fire destroys Skegness arcade
Firefighters describe a fire which destroyed an entertainment arcade as one of the worst they have seen...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Blast firms admit safety charges
The operators of a Glasgow plastics factory where nine people died in an explosion admit four safety charges...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Shaky trading for Europe's shares
European markets are having a shaky day of trading following heavy losses in Asian markets...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Home pack scheme extended
People selling three-bed properties will be required to compile a home information pack from 10 September...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
World Briefing | Asia: Japan: Hottest Day
The mercury hit 105.6 degrees in the city of Tajimi, Japan on Thursday...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
World Briefing | Asia: Malaysia: Foreign Maid Found Dead
The police questioned a couple after their 24-year-old Indonesian maid was found dead in their house in Kuala Lumpur...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Italy: 500 Boat Migrants Arrive
About 500 people trying to reach Europe aboard boats from Africa were found by the Italian Coast Guard over a 24-hour period...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
World Briefing | Asia: North Korea: U.N. Reports on Floods
The government of North Korea granted the World Food Program permission to send four emergency teams to flood-stricken areas...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Greece: Premier Seeks Snap Elections
Greece?s governing conservatives moved to hold parliamentary elections on Sept. 16, six months ahead of schedule...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Destruction and Tsunami After Plates Collide Again
The earthquake that struck off Peru?s southern coast on Wednesday occurred in one of the world?s most active geological areas...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: The Netherlands: Wake-Up Bell
A new priest in Tilburg was fined $6,800 for ringing his church bells too loudly at just after 7 in the morning...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
At Asian Security Meeting, Russian and Iranian Criticize the U.S.
Iran lashed out at American plans for a missile defense shield, while Russia took an indirect swipe at what it called Washington?s unilateral foreign policy...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Areas of Athens Are Engulfed by Growing Fire
The worst forest fire to close in on Athens in a month destroyed homes and caused power failures across the Greek capital...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Ex-Marine Charged in Iraq Deaths
A former Marine sergeant has been charged with voluntary manslaughter in the killings of two captured Iraqi insurgents in Falluja in 2004...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
While Kurds Count Bodies, Iraqi Leaders Try to Bridge Their Divide
Iraq?s prime minister, a Shiite, and president, a Kurd, announced a new alliance of moderates in Parliament that could revive government activity...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Records Show Canada Balked at Taking Detainees Cleared by U.S.
Canada ? like other countries ? seemed ill at ease with taking on refugees to remedy a public-relations headache for the United States...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Italian Police Seek to Avert Full Mob War After 6 Killings
Hundreds of Italian police officers have deployed to head off a full-scale mob war after six Italian men were killed Wednesday in Germany...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Israel to Get $30 Billion in Military Aid From U.S.
Officials insisted that the deal was not dependent on a simultaneous American plan for $20 billion in sales of sophisticated arms to its Arab allies...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
India Discussing Uranium Deal With Australia
Australia and India have agreed to negotiate a uranium trade pact to help meet the growing demand for power in India...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Allies Not Likely to Push Mugabe to Change
Southern African political leaders appear unlikely to press President Robert G. Mugabe of Zimbabwe to change any of the policies that have caused a crisis in his nation...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Hyderabad Journal: Where Concept of a ?Pet Rock? Has Reached Its Apex
The primordial rocks in Hyderabad, India, have become the focus of one of India?s many emerging citizens movements...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
News Analysis: Events Prod U.S. to Make New Push for Mideast Deal
After seven years of violence and terrorism, stagnation and unilateralism, the U.S. has finally decided to push the Israeli and Palestinian leaders to talk about peace...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Case of Spy vs. Vote Monitor in Kazakhstan? Some Clues Surface
Seemingly internal documents suggest that Kazakhstan conducted intelligence operations against international monitors during the presidential election in 2005...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Panel Hints at Russian Involvement in Fallen Missile in Georgia
A report by a panel of international military experts stopped short of directly implicating Russia in the matter...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Even Musharraf?s Allies Question His Re-election Goal
Senior figures in Pakistan?s governing party have warned that the Supreme Court will almost certainly block Pervez Musharraf?s nomination for president...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Toll Climbs in Peru; Areas Lack Water and Power
A day after an earthquake devastated cities along Peru?s southern coast, government officials put the death toll at 437, but say it is sure to rise...
New York Times - August 17, 2007
Early cord clamping may harm baby
Clamping the umbilical cord straight after birth does not benefit mother or baby, a UK expert has warned...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Alexander to urge Labour reform
Wendy Alexander, who is standing for the Labour leadership at Holyrood, is to call for reform of the party...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
US supports Pakistani moderates
The US says it is talking to all main parties in Pakistan to encourage moderates ahead of elections due this year...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Forest fire grips Athens suburbs
A huge forest fire sweeps across the northern outskirts of the Greek capital, forcing hundreds to flee...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Apartheid-era minister on trial
South Africa's apartheid-era Police Minister Adriaan Vlok goes on trial over an alleged plot to kill a regime opponent...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Beijing trials car reduction plan
Beijing begins a four-day trial of a car reduction scheme aimed at cutting the city's notorious pollution...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Depression is 'over-diagnosed'
Too many people are being diagnosed with depression, a leading psychiatrist writes in the British Medical Journal...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Climate fear for visiting birds
Climate change is causing a decline in the number of some birds visiting Britain each winter, a report claims...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Banks intervene in Asian markets
Central banks in Asia again inject funds into markets in a bid to restore stability, amid further share falls...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Blood pressure cases 'to top 1bn'
High blood pressure is out of control in the world, with over one billion sufferers expected by 2025, experts warn...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
High street plan for recycle bins
Recycling bins may be placed beside waste bins on streets and other public places, under government plans...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
One dies in Utah rescue attempt
One rescue worker dies after a suspected cave-in at the Utah mine where six miners are trapped...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Nasa opts not to repair shuttle
A hole in the underside of the space shuttle Endeavour will not need repairs before it returns to Earth, says Nasa...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
Peruvians mourn earthquake dead
Peru will hold three days of mourning after an earthquake destroyed villages and killed at least 450...
BBC News - August 17, 2007
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