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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 April 2007:
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Manila Says Peace Corps Worker Is Dead
A body believed to be that of an American Peace Corps volunteer was found today in a mountainous province in the north of the Philippines, officials said...
New York Times - April 18, 2007
Bombings Kill at Least 171 Iraqis in Baghdad
A flurry of insurgent attacks included car bombs that tore through predominantly Shiite crowds at a bus hub...
New York Times - April 18, 2007
Point-by-point: Question time
The key points from prime minister's questions in the House of Commons, from 1200 GMT...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Haemophiliac deaths 'avoidable'
The supply of contaminated NHS blood to haemophilia patients was avoidable, an inquiry is told...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Dow Jones sets new all-time high
The Dow Jones hits a fresh all-time closing high, buoyed by strong results from bank JP Morgan Chase...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Iran nuclear work confirmed
The UN's nuclear agency confirms that Iran has begun enriching uranium after a visit to the Natanz plant...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Bush sanctions warning for Sudan
US President Bush says he will impose sanctions on Sudan if a strengthened UN force is not allowed into Darfur soon...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Colombia backs ELN ceasefire plan
Colombia's government says it is willing to agree to a "temporary and experimental" ceasefire with a rebel group...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Cricket: Easy win for Sri Lanka
Ireland's World Cup comes to a sorry end as Sri Lanka beat them by eight wickets with 40 overs to spare in Grenada...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
West Ham 1-4 Chelsea
Chelsea reduce Man Utd's Premiership lead to three points with an easy win at relegation-threatened West Ham...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Call for BBC man's release
Jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti urges the immediate release of the BBC's kidnapped Gaza reporter Alan Johnston...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Virginia gunman sent media letter
The student who shot at least 30 in Virginia sent letters and photos to NBC News on the day of the killings...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Man charged over teenager's death
An 18-year-old is the fifth person to be charged with the murder of Paul Erhahon in east London...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Up to 200 killed in Baghdad bombs
Almost 200 people are killed in car bombs in Baghdad, in the worst violence since a US security operation began...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Gang-Related Killing of Japanese Mayor Shocks Nation
NAGASAKI, Japan, April 18 ? The mayor of the southern Japanese city of Nagasaki died on Wednesday after being gunned down in what appeared to be a murky gang-related killing, shocking a nation where crime rates are low and shootings extremely rare...
New York Times - April 18, 2007
Japanese Researchers Rebut Premier?s Denials on Sex Slavery
The group?s public rebuttal was a rare protest in a country where the prime minister?s remarks had stirred little outcry...
New York Times - April 18, 2007
Gates Says Collapse of Iraqi Government Could Harm Region
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates called today for Iraq to make ?faster progress? on Sunni-Shia reconciliation...
New York Times - April 18, 2007
Car Bomb Kills at Least 115 in Shiite Area in Baghdad
Bombs struck today in three other areas of Baghdad as well, making the day one of the deadliest in Iraq since a new security push began two months ago...
New York Times - April 18, 2007
Space shield to block radiation
UK scientists are planning to see if a Star Trek-style deflector shield could protect astronauts from radiation...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Back Diplomas, universities told
The education secretary urges universities to get involved with creating new practical Diplomas for England...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Ministers win fight over pensions
The government defeats Labour rebels over help to people whose pension schemes have collapsed...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Coastguard action gathers support
Coastguard in Broadhaven and Penrhyn in Pembrokeshire, withdraw their services in a dispute over insurance cover...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Pregnant woman's torturers jailed
A duo who stripped and tortured a pregnant teenager with learning difficulties are jailed for 17 years...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Teenager admits raping schoolgirl
A teenager who had denied raping a 15-year-old girl in west Belfast in 2005, admits the attack...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Brothel killer admits hammer deaths
A man admits bludgeoning two women to death during a robbery at a Shropshire massage parlour...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Bangladesh ex-PM vows to go home
Former Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina says she still intends to return home, despite a government ban...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Poland and Ukraine host Euro 2012
Poland and Ukraine are chosen as joint hosts of the 2012 European Championships, as Italy surprisingly misses out...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
US concern over Iran Afghan role
A senior US official expresses growing concern over Iran's involvement with its neighbour Afghanistan...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Football: Dein leaves Arsenal
Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein has left the club with immediate effect...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Sweeney case police disciplined
Two police officers are disciplined for their part in the search for a paedophile who sexually assaulted a toddler...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Dyke rules out London mayor bid
A Tory plan to run Greg Dyke as a joint candidate with the Lib Dems in the London mayoral election fails...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Three killed at Turkish publisher
Three people are killed at a publishing house in eastern Turkey that produced bibles, officials say...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
BBC to open up archive for trial
The BBC is to open up its archive of video and audio in an on-demand trial involving more than 20,000 people...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Civil servant 'leaked Iraq memo'
Two men face Official Secrets Act charges over a leaked memo relating to talks between Tony Blair and George Bush on Iraq...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Blackberry says system restored
Blackberry maker RIM says it has restored its service to "most" North American users after a network failure...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Sellafield organ removal inquiry
An official inquiry is launched to examine if tissue was taken from deceased nuclear plant workers without consent...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Virginia gunman 'had mental care'
The student who killed at least 30 people at a US university was admitted to a mental health unit in 2005...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
More than 150 dead in Iraq blasts
At least 157 people are killed in car bombs in Baghdad, in the worst violence since a US security operation began...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Web counting tools 'need change'
The way web audiences are measured could be ripe for an overhaul, according to two separate reports...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Walters to play Whitehouse on BBC
Actress Julie Walters will play TV campaigner Mary Whitehouse in a drama for her chief target, the BBC...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Drillers target earthquake zone
An international team is to drill down into rocks that have been responsible for immense earthquakes in Japan...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Postnatal mental care 'lacking'
Women are being let down by a lack of services for women with post-natal mental health problems, nurses say...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Bank voted 7-2 to hold UK rates
The Bank of England voted 7-2 in favour of keeping UK interest rates unchanged at 5.25% in April...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Pension scheme victims cash bid
The Tories and Lib Dems demand more for victims of pension schemes which collapsed before 2005...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Health bodies face growing debt
The Welsh NHS continues to fall into debt with health bodies facing an overspend of £33m, research shows...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Doubts raised over e-count system
Concerns are voiced about the counting of next month's Holyrood and council election votes...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Criticism over rates information
The Rates Collection Agency is criticised over "confusing information" in a leaflet, by the Alliance Party...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Bangladesh blocks ex-PM's return
Bangladesh's military-backed government bans former prime minister Sheikh Hasina from returning from the US...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Sellafield inquiry to be launched
An official inquiry is to be launched into claims that Sellafield nuclear plant kept workers' body parts...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Nasa delays Europe's lab launch
Europe's Columbus module launch is delayed by Nasa because of problems with Space Shuttle Atlantis...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Rice meets Palestinian minister
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice holds unofficial talks with the Palestinian finance chief...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Nigerian army attacks Islamists
Nigerian troops move in to oust armed Islamic militants near Kano, as the opposition demands an election delay...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Australia and US to swap refugees
Australia and the US plan to swap 200 asylum seekers a year, in a move designed to deter illegal migrants...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Poland-Ukraine to host Euro 2012
Poland and Ukraine are chosen as joint hosts of the 2012 European Championships, as Italy surprisingly miss out...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Cricket: Botham blames Fletcher
Ian Botham says Duncan Fletcher's reign as England coach must come to an end after his side crash out of the World Cup...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
EBay sets Live Earth charity levy
Auction website eBay will carry tickets for the UK and US Live Earth gigs, with a 20% levy going to charity...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Crematoria struggle with obese
Crematoriums are struggling to deal with spiralling rates of obesity...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Pound reaches 26-year dollar high
The UK pound climbs well past the $2-mark, surging to a 26-year high against the troubled US currency...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
University 'warned about gunman'
A professor who taught a US student who shot 32 people dead says she warned officials about him in 2005...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Sellafield inquiry into body parts
An official inquiry is to be launched into claims the Sellafield nuclear plant kept workers' body parts...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Memo From Paris: U.S. Missile Deals Bypass, and Annoy, European Union
A U.S. proposal to plant antimissile missiles in Poland is prompting European queasiness about American influence on the continent...
New York Times - April 18, 2007
Candidate Back on Ballot in Chaotic Nigeria Vote
The last-minute maneuvering came amid a turbulent election season already marked by violence and fraud charges...
New York Times - April 18, 2007
AIDS Drugs Reach More People, U.N. Report Says, but Not Enough
About two million people in the world are receiving drugs for AIDS, an increase of 700,000 in the last year...
New York Times - April 18, 2007
Demonstration in Basra Signals Growing Tensions Between Iraqi Shiites
The protest to force the governor of Basra to step down could throw the already unsettled southern city into turmoil...
New York Times - April 18, 2007
Sudan Flying Arms to Darfur, Panel Reports
A U.N. report says arms and military equipment are being flown into Darfur in violation of Security Council resolutions...
New York Times - April 18, 2007
U.S. Says Iranian Arms Seized in Afghanistan
It was the first time that a senior U.S. official had asserted that Iranian weapons were being supplied to the Taliban...
New York Times - April 18, 2007
Fines 'failing to tackle truancy'
Penalty notices or "on-the-spot fines" for the parents of school truants do not work, researchers say...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Ethanol cars may not be healthier
Ethanol vehicles may have worse effects on human health than conventional fuels, warn US scientists...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Blair hosts NI devolution talks
Sinn Fein is to have talks with Tony Blair, ahead of the restoration of the Northern Ireland executive in May...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Indian herb remedy cancer hope
A study finds triphala, an Indian herbal remedy, slows pancreatic tumour growth in mice...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Abe denounces mayor's death
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe says the murder of Nagasaki's mayor was unforgivable and a threat to democracy...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Nigeria parties demand poll delay
Nigeria's opposition calls for Saturday's presidential poll to be postponed, saying state polls were a "sham"...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
'Smart dust' to explore planets
UK engineers say that tiny, "smart" devices that can be carried on the wind like dust particles could be used to explore space...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Timetable for new migrant curbs
A points-based system aimed at restricting immigration to the UK to those with skills will start in the new year...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Drug policy has 'limited impact'
The UK has a severe drugs problem and strategies are not working, says a report for a new watchdog body...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Virginia killings review pledged
Virginia's governor pledges to review authorities' handling of university shootings that left 32 people killed...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
Contaminated blood probe begins
An independent public inquiry into how contaminated NHS blood was given to haemophilia patients opens...
BBC News - April 18, 2007
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