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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 December 2005:
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Cheney Cites Progress During Surprise Visit
Vice President Dick Cheney paid a surprise visit to Iraq while insurgents launched a string of attacks that left at least nine people dead...
New York Times - December 18, 2005
Israel's Prime Minister Suffers a Mild Stroke
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was rushed to a hospital, but within hours he was recovering and in good condition...
New York Times - December 18, 2005
JCB single beats Westlife to top
A song about a boy on a JCB beats Westlife and Diana Ross to the top of the singles chart...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
Patients 'confused over rights'
A survey by the Patients Association suggests people think they have more rights than they actually do...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
Snooker: Ding claims title
Ding Junhui outplays Steve Davis 10-6 to win the UK Championship final in York...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
Medical students 'owe £20,000'
UK medical students owe an average of more than £20,000 by their final year, a survey suggests...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
Israel's Sharon suffers a stroke
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is in hospital after a minor stroke, but his life is reportedly not in danger...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
Cheney Cites Progress During Surprise Visit to Iraq
Vice President Dick Cheney proclaimed that last week's election showed tangible progress toward a stable democracy...
New York Times - December 18, 2005
Extinct mammoth DNA decoded
Scientists piece together part of the genetic recipe of the extinct woolly mammoth, revealing its relationship to modern elephants...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
US journalist Jack Anderson dies
US journalist Jack Anderson, who won a Pulitzer prize for reporting on the Nixon presidency, dies aged 83...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
Three dead after separate crashes
Three people are killed in two separate road accidents in Belfast and County Antrim, according to police...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
Police officer in railway attack
Police appeal for witnesses after a sergeant is assaulted and taken to hospital with head injuries...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
Christmas shoppers out in force
Millions of shoppers have blitzed shopping malls across the UK in the hunt for last-minute Christmas bargains...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
Chelsea overcome London rivals
Goals from Arjen Robben and Joe Cole restore Chelsea's nine-point lead at the top of the table...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
Chad accuses Sudan after clashes
One hundred people in eastern Chad are reported killed in a rebel raid which the government blames on Sudan...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
German hostage released in Iraq
Susanne Osthoff, the German taken hostage in Iraq in November, has been freed, her brother says...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
Morocco abuse report criticised
A human rights group says Morocco's report on 40 years of human rights abuse does not go far enough...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
Israel's Sharon taken to hospital
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, 77, is taken to hospital after suffering a minor stroke, local media report...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
Sculpture theft lorry recovered
The lorry thought to have been used by a gang to steal a £3m Henry Moore sculpture is found by police...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
Cheney makes surprise Iraq trip
US Vice-President Dick Cheney - on his first post-war trip to Iraq - is praised by the Iraqi president as a hero...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
Kennedy pledges 'fresh impetus'
Lib Dems leader Charles Kennedy vows to "start afresh" in the New Year after party colleagues criticise his leadership...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
BAA seals Budapest airport deal
Airports operator BAA secures a £1.2bn deal to buy Hungary's main airport, one of Europe's fastest growing...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
Gates and Bono praised by Time
Bill and Melinda Gates and Bono are named 'Persons of the Year' by Time magazine for their charitable work...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
Blair 'must keep' school reforms
Conservatives say Tony Blair should ignore John Prescott's publicly expressed doubts over school reforms...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
Microsoft's vision of the future
A showcase of the top tech projects of the future has been laid on by Microsoft's researchers in Brussels...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
India batting slumps in Ahmedabad
Sri Lanka reduce India to 125-5 at tea on day one of the third and and final Test...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
Two dead following road accident
Two people are killed and eight others are injured in a car crash involving two vehicles in west Belfast...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
Protest over 'prisoner flights'
Campaigners plan demonstrations at four Scottish airports over claims they have been used for CIA flights...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
Railway attack on police officer
Police appeal for witnesses after an officer is assaulted and taken to hospital with head injuries...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
Cricket: Australia in control
Australia end day three of the first Test against South Africa in Perth on 310-4 - a second-innings lead of 272...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
DR Congo voting on constitution
Voters in DR Congo are voting on a new constitution, but many complain they do not know what it contains...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
Bhutan king announces abdication
Bhutan's King Wangchuk says he will step down when the tiny Himalayan state holds elections in 2008...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
Crucial choice for Bolivia voters
Bolivians vote in a presidential election which could bring to power a "nightmare" for Washington...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
Dance show ratings beat X Factor
Strictly Come Dancing beats rival show The X Factor in the TV ratings, with an average of 10 million viewers...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
Liverpool miss out in Japan
Sao Paulo win the Club World
Championship final after beating Liverpool in Yokohama...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
Football: Arsenal take on Chelsea
Arsenal striker Thierry Henry seeks victory over Chelsea at Highbury...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
Arms seized in Sydney beach raid
Australian police seize petrol bombs, swords and iron bars in a major effort to prevent further racial violence...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
Experts probe family house fire
Investigators examine the debris from a house fire which claimed the lives of a family of five...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
Madras relief stampede kills 42
At least 42 people die in a rush for flood relief aid in the south Indian city of Madras (Chennai), police say...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
'Modest' deal struck in Hong Kong
Developing countries welcome an agreement to end farm export subsidies by 2013 but EU officials are more cautious...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
New Mission for U.S. Division: To Put Iraqi Forces to the Test
The Fourth Infantry Division returns to Iraq next month with an expanded mission that will increase its reliance on Iraqi troops...
New York Times - December 18, 2005
In Era After Arafat, Islamic Militants Are Edging Into Power
The success of Hamas in the recent round of Palestinian elections is the latest sign of the deterioration of Fatah after the death of Yasir Arafat...
New York Times - December 18, 2005
Vitamin D 'key for healthy lungs'
Vitamin D could play a key role in keeping the lungs healthy, research suggests...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
Bachchan leaves hospital after op
Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan leaves hospital, three weeks after abdominal surgery...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
Swiss hospital to allow suicide
A hospital in Lausanne becomes the first to allow assisted suicide for terminally-ill patients...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
Madras relief stampede kills 43
At least 43 people die in a rush for flood relief aid in the south Indian city of Madras (Chennai), police say...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
Talent shows attract 20m viewers
An estimated 20 million people watch
the final of either BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing or ITV1's The X Factor...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
Moore sculpture 'could be melted'
Police fear a stolen bronze Henry Moore sculpture worth £3m could be melted down and sold as scrap...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
Brown rift over EU budget denied
No 10 dismisses reports that Chancellor Gordon Brown is unhappy with the EU budget deal negotiated by Tony Blair...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
Cameron could rethink asylum
The Tory leader says he is prepared to consider dropping his party's policy of imposing a cap on asylum seekers...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
Prescott in blow to school reform
John Prescott voices fears over plans to reform England's state schools, saying poorer pupils could lose out...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
Tough trade talks enter final day
Negotiators from 150 states begin a final day of tough talks in Hong Kong on forging a new deal on global trade...
BBC News - December 18, 2005
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