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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 January 2005:
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Rice Pledges to Mend Ties as Confirmation Hearings Begin
Condoleezza Rice's confirmation as secretary of state is nearly certain, but she faced tough questions on Iraq and terrorism...
New York Times - January 18, 2005
Virginia Man Pleads Guilty in Oil-for-Food Inquiry
The plea bargain was announced by Attorney General John Ashcroft, who said that the man, Samir A. Vincent, was cooperating in an ongoing investigation...
New York Times - January 18, 2005
Panel Criticizes Israeli Banks on Holocaust Victims' Holdings
Israeli banks holding assets from European Jews who were slain in the Holocaust failed to make a determined effort to return the holdings, according to a Parliament report...
New York Times - January 18, 2005
Weak dollar boosts IBM's profits
US computer giant IBM reports better than expected profits thanks to strong sales and the beneficial impact of the weak dollar...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
First-year student numbers rise
The number of people starting UK degrees has increased by 8.6%, official figures show...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Shackleton hut to be resurrected
Work has begun to restore a hut used by the British explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton during his attempt to reach the South Pole nearly a century ago...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
China pledges action for hostages
China says it is taking "all measures" to secure the release of eight nationals abducted in Iraq...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Rice grilled over US Iraq policy
Condoleezza Rice, President Bush's choice for US secretary of state, is challenged on Iraq at her confirmation hearing...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Hungary marks ghetto liberation
A service is held in Budapest to mark the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the ghetto in Budapest...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Rice hails Mid-East 'opportunity'
The incoming US secretary of state says resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will be a core goal...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
MSPs to debate Supreme Court plan
The Scottish Parliament considers proposals to create a Supreme Court to replace the House of Lords...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Army censured over cadet death
The Army is criticised over the death of a trainee soldier who drowned in a dangerous pool on a training course...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
UN chief warns of 'megadisaster'
The UN's disaster chief urges countries to divert small sums spent on emergency relief to tackling disaster prevention...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Benefit fraud, errors 'cost £3bn'
Little progress has been made in cracking down on benefit fraud and error, a spending watchdog has said...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Gaza blast on eve of talks
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas holds talks with Hamas, hours after a suicide bomber kills an Israeli in Gaza...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Death on the ward inquiry
It may be in the interests of dementia patients who cannot eat safely not to be fed, an inquest into 11 deaths has heard...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Football: Burnley 1-0 Liverpool
A comical own goal from Djimi Traore sees 10-man Liverpool dumped out in the third round of the FA Cup...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Battle-hit Falluja 'set to vote'
A US general in Iraq says voting in the former insurgent strongholds of Falluja and Ramadi will go ahead...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Abducted Catholic Archbishop of Mosul Is Freed in Iraq
Archbishop Basile Georges Casmoussa, who was kidnapped by masked gunmen on Monday, was freed today without the payment of any ransom, the Vatican said...
New York Times - January 18, 2005
Formal grammar is 'ineffective'
Researchers claim that teaching formal grammar is not the best way to teach writing...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Bangladesh 'endorses' GM rice
The Bangladesh Agriculture Ministry says it hopes to release a type of genetically modified rice to farmers...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Actor Jackman is Bond favourite
Actors Hugh Jackman and Clive Owen emerge as the front-runners to be the next James Bond...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
England 'to hit recycling target'
Recycling rates from local authorities show England should reach its 17% target for 2003/4...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Heavy snow causes travel chaos
Scotland is hit by snow and blizzards, while snow showers also bring chaos to parts of Northern Ireland...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Football: Rover seeks move
Blackburn captain Barry Ferguson hands in a written transfer request in a bid to win a move back to Rangers...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Nigerian police boss's shock exit
Nigeria's police chief announces his retirement, as an anti-corruption body says he is being investigated for corruption...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Deadline set in Ukraine poll saga
After weeks of bitter wrangling Ukraine's Supreme Court lifts a ban on publishing the presidential poll results...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Iran rejects US operations claims
Iran dismisses a report in the US media that American commandos are conducting missions on Iranian territory...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Relaunch for Afghan women's radio
A radio station dedicated to helping women deal with violence and discrimination relaunches in Afghanistan...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Minibus carrying children crashes
A minibus carrying 18 school children crashes head on with a van in Cheshire. The driver of the van is treated in hospital...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Northern Bank workers to be moved
The Northern Bank is to move 40 employees from its Belfast HQ following last month's £26m robbery...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Thaw under way after heavy snow
Heavy overnight snow which caused travel problems in parts of Scotland melts away...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
MEP sent 'suspicious' package
A Plaid Cymru MEP receives a suspicious package containing white powder at her Cardigan office...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Bumper Christmas sales at Tesco
Tesco consolidates its position as the UK's leading supermarket chain after reporting strong sales growth over Christmas...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Donor attacks Blair-Brown 'feud'
A Labour donor says he will almost certainly stop giving money because of Cabinet disunity and overseas concerns...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
British Army chief condemns abuse
The head of the army "condemns utterly" all acts of abuse, as three soldiers face charges of mistreating Iraqi civilians...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Rice to strengthen partner ties
Condoleezza Rice tells US senators she will strengthen ties with allies, adding "time for diplomacy is now"...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Stone confession 'upset' prisoner
A prisoner says he needed medical help after hearing an alleged confession in the Michael Stone appeal...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Iraq to close borders for polls
Iraq announces tough new restrictions on movement to protect voters from violence during the 30 January poll...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Inquest examines hospital deaths
Inquests begin into the deaths of 11 elderly and psychiatric patients at a Derby hospital...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Muslim schools 'deeply upset'
A Muslim education leader says his community feels unfairly demonised by the head of Ofsted...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Catholic Archbishop of Mosul Freed by Insurgents
Archbishop Basile Georges Casmoussa, who was kidnapped by gunmen in northern Iraq on Monday, was freed today. No ramsom was paid for his release...
New York Times - January 18, 2005
Heavy snow causes travel problems
There are warnings for drivers after heavy snow in many parts of Scotland overnight and blizzards in some areas...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Teacher's false sex claim payout
A teacher wins £22,000 compensation for being unfairly dismissed after sexual allegations by two pupils...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Norwich Union cuts bonus payouts
The UK's biggest life insurer, Norwich Union, cuts bonuses for some with-profits customers...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Union leader backs Brown for PM
The leader of Britain's biggest union wants a date to be set for Tony Blair to be replaced as Labour leader...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
A&E treats '1m drinkers a year'
Hospital A&E departments are flooded with 1m boozers at weekends each year, a study says...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Dublin hi-tech labs to shut down
Dublin's hi-tech research laboratory, Media Labs Europe, is to shut down after running out of money...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Parents' access rights: Your views
Government plans to improve the way access to children is handled after couples divorce in England and Wales will be published today. Send your views...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
UK inflation rate rise continues
Rising household utility bills helped to push the UK inflation rate higher in December, official figures show...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Cricket: SA coach hails Hoggard
South Africa coach Ray Jennings says England's Matthew Hoggard put the other bowlers to "shame"...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Tennis: Henman scrapes through
Tim Henman has a nasty wobble against Cyril Saulnier in the Australian Open...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Maathai offers to help end clash
Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai offers to help end clashes in an arid part of Kenya...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
China stands firm on Tiananmen
China will not reassess its crackdown on the Tiananmen Square protests, a day after Zhao Ziyang's death...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
US and Mexico hold border talks
Senior Mexican and US offiicials discuss border security and a proposed immigration deal...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Threatened Dutch MP out of hiding
A liberal Somali-born Dutch female politician re-emerges despite death threats over criticism of Islam...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Pakistan seeks help in dam row
Pakistan asks the World Bank to intervene in a dispute with India over a planned dam in Indian-administered Kashmir...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Man in court over girl's murder
A 42-year-old man is charged with the murder of Amy Williams, 14, whose body was found in a churchyard...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Blizzards cause NI roads chaos
Bad weather is causing travel chaos and has closed more than 100 schools across Northern Ireland...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Iraq to shut borders during polls
Iraq will close all its land borders for three days around the 30 January poll to protect voters from violence...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Airbus unveils 'superjumbo' jet
European consortium Airbus unveils the world's largest plane, the 555-seat A380, at a glitzy ceremony in France...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Call to cut prison staff sick pay
Prison staff should not be paid for the first three days they are off work through illness, a group of MPs says...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Harvard row over sex and science
The president of Harvard University angers women academics by saying men may naturally be better at science...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Record Christmas sales at Tesco
The UK's leading supermarket chain sees sales, excluding petrol, rise by 7.6% over the Christmas holiday period...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Child access law shake-up planned
Parents who deny ex-partners contact with their children could be electronically tagged or given curfews, under government plans...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
U.S. Is Punishing 8 Chinese Firms for Aiding Iran
The move is part of a broader effort by the White House to identify and slow key elements of Iran's weapons programs...
New York Times - January 18, 2005
Gunmen Kidnap the Catholic Archbishop of Mosul as Pre-election Violence Flares in Iraq
The spasm of violence jolted Iraq end to end and increased the air of uncertainty leading up to the Jan. 30 elections...
New York Times - January 18, 2005
China Gives Zhao's Death Scant Notice
Chinese leaders imposed a ban on news reports about the death of Zhao Ziyang, who opposed the 1989 crackdown on protesters...
New York Times - January 18, 2005
Abbas Tells Palestinian Forces to Block Attacks on Israel
The move could put Mahmoud Abbas on a collision course with armed Palestinian factions...
New York Times - January 18, 2005
Wolfowitz, in Sri Lanka, Has Close Look at Devastation
In Gintota, a tiny seaside village in Sri Lanka, Deputy Defense Secretary Paul D. Wolfowitz got a glimpse of life after the tsunami...
New York Times - January 18, 2005
Rival Political Factions Jockey for Power in Tsunami-Devastated Sri Lanka
The post-tsunami political struggle across Sri Lanka could help end a brutal 20-year civil war, or it could help reignite it...
New York Times - January 18, 2005
Chinese media muted on Zhao death
The death of China's purged Communist leader Zhao Ziyang gets only limited coverage in the local media...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Inquests examine hospital deaths
Inquests are due to begin on Tuesday into the deaths of 11 elderly and psychiatric patients at a hospital...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Target found for Parkinson's test
Scientists discover a single gene mutation which could be responsible for up to 5% of inherited cases of Parkinson's disease...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Iraqi bishop kidnap sparks outrage
The Vatican expresses anger at the abduction of Georges Casmoussa, one of Iraq's most senior Christian clerics...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
'UK seas are in crisis' says WWF
Britain's seas are in crisis, with key species in serious decline, according to a report by the WWF...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Race crime referrals up by 13%
The number of defendants referred to the CPS for racially motivated crimes rose by 13% last year...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
GPs 'should address cannabis use'
Family doctors should question their younger patients about cannabis use, senior GPs say...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Gang culture 'infiltrated' prison
Gang culture took over one of the UK's largest jails, the Chief Inspector of Prisons reports...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
'Billions' affected by disasters
Natural disasters are affecting more and more people, the UN says ahead of a conference on reducing the risks...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
UK wildlife inquiry seeks helpers
Thousands of wildlife sleuths are being recruited for an inquiry into the affects of climate change on wildlife...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Rusedski fightback stuns Bjorkman
Greg Rusedski beats Jonas Bjorkman in four sets at the Australian Open...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
Parents' access rights plans due
Plans to improve the way access to children is handled when parents divorce are due to be announced by ministers...
BBC News - January 18, 2005
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