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Review Just say I dont to Bride Wars
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Audiovox to expand availability of TV on the road
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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How big Jurassic flying reptiles got off ground
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Congo rebel faction denounces Nkunda as leader
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Arabs put Hamas in UN draft, West offers own text
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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New US-led naval force to battle Somali pirates
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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How many scorpions? London Zoo does critter count
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Pope Benedict jokes about hoarse voice
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Handlers on phone ordered Mumbai gunmen to kill
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Global News Archive for September 2007:
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World?s Languages Dying Off Rapidly
Of the estimated 7,000 languages spoken in the world today, linguists say, nearly half are in danger of extinction and are likely to disappear in this century...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
Bodies of 15 Pakistani Soldiers Found
A security official said that the soldiers, reported missing during recent clashes with militants in North Waziristan, had been shot and that some had been decapitated...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
Turkey Keeps Military Options Open on Kurdish Separatists Across Iraq Border
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan refused to rule out the possibility of military operations inside northern Iraq against armed Kurdish separatist groups...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
Monks Stage Protest in Myanmar
Hundreds of defiant monks marched through Yangon on Tuesday, through streets lined with cheering crowds, the latest in a series of anti-government protests...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
Russian Radar Can?t Replace Antimissile System, U.S. General Says
The director of the Pentagon?s missile defense program said that a Soviet-era early warning system is incapable of replacing an antimissile tracking radar proposed for the Czech Republic...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
New Twist on Musharraf Plan Emerges
Gen. Pervez Musharraf plans to run for another term but resign his military post if he is re-elected as president...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
State Dept. Official Blocked Inquiries, Congressman Says
A top House Democrat said that the State Department inspector general interfered with investigations into fraud and abuse in Iraq and Afghanistan...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
U.S. and British Officials Meet on Iraq Strategy
Top American officials in Iraq were setting out their vision for the U.S. troop presence to the British prime minister...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
Isolation of Gaza Chokes Off Trade
With Gaza almost entirely shut off from normal trade, Palestinian businesses are enduring a deep depression...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
Live - Rugby U: Scot-Romania
Scotland run in six tries as they crush Romania in their World Cup Pool C clash in Edinburgh...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Man crushed to death in bin lorry
Irish police want to find the family of a homeless man crushed to death after taking shelter in a bin...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Harman pleads guilty to speeding
Deputy Labour Leader Harriet Harman pleads guilty to committing a speeding offence in Suffolk...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Shanghai braced for typhoon
Chinese authorities evacuate 1.6 million people from the Shanghai area as a major typhoon bears down...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Football: Reds draw in Porto
Liverpool are fortunate to emerge with a draw from their opening Champions League Group A game against Porto...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Rugby U: Easy win for Scotland
An impressive display from Scotland sees off a lacklustre Romania at Murrayfield...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Shevchenko goal rescues Blues point
Chelsea are held to a 1-1 draw by Norwegian underdogs Rosenborg at Stamford Bridge in the Champions League...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Scores ill in Peru 'meteor crash'
Some 600 people in Peru become sick after visiting the crash area of what is said to be a meteorite...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Russia and China 'spying on US'
Russia and China are spying on the US at levels close to those of the Cold War, the US Intelligence chief warns...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
I would stand for leader - Clegg
Home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg says he would "probably" stand for the Lib Dem leadership in the future...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Spector jury deadlock on verdict
Jurors in Phil Spector's murder trial may have to consider a lesser charge, after failing to reach a unanimous verdict...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
OJ Simpson faces robbery charges
Ex-US football OJ Simpson faces charges, including kidnapping, over an alleged armed robbery in Las Vegas...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Fed cuts interest rate to 4.75%
The Federal Reserve decides to cut US interest rates by 0.5%, more than had been expected...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
New Twist on Musharraf Plan Emerges
Gen. Pervez Musharraf plans to run for another term but resign his military post if he is re-elected as president...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
Iraq to Review All Security Contractors
The announcement by the Iraqi government today follows the banning of Blackwater USA, an American contractor, after a shooting that left eight Iraqis dead...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
Brown pledges to expand GP access
The Prime Minister has stressed that extending access to GP care is a top priority for the government...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
At-a-glance: Lib Dems Day Two
The key quotes, the big stories, the best pictures from the second day of the 2007 Liberal Democrat party conference...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Five M4 crash victims are named
Five people killed in a head-on crash involving a car which had earlier been pursued by police, are named...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
'10% chance' of house price crash
There is a one in 10 chance of a 1990s-style housing market crash, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Omagh memorial in inscription row
Any memorial to victims of the 1998 Omagh bombing must represent what happened, relatives say...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
River crash claims two more lives
A total of four children have died after a Land Rover crashed into a river in Lincolnshire, it is confirmed...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Sarkozy targets pension benefits
French President Sarkozy outlines controversial plans to overhaul pension benefits for half-a-million public workers...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Russia concerned by Iran war talk
Russia's foreign minister raises fears over threats of war in Iran after meeting his French counterpart...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
'Tear gas used' on Burma monks
Burma's military authorities use tear gas to break up a protest by hundreds of monks, reports say...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Search for Fossett is downgraded
Rescuers are winding down their hunt for Steve Fossett two weeks after his plane vanished over Nevada...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Constitutional deal in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's opposition tells parliament it will not oppose the government's proposed constitutional amendments...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Third outbreak confirmed at farm
A third outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has been confirmed at a farm in Surrey...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Petraeus praises British troops
US commander in Iraq, General Petraeus, praises the "great contribution" being made by British troops...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Lib Dems back migrant 'amnesty'
Plans to offer a "selective" amnesty to illegal immigrants in the UK have been backed at the Lib Dem conference...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Fed considers interest rate cut
The Federal Reserve meets to decide whether US interest rates should be cut from 5.25%...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
'Eight Britons' dead in air crash
Eight British nationals are believed to have died in the Thai plane crash, David Miliband says...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Car Bomb in Baghdad Kills at Least 7, Police Say
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A car bomb outside the Health Ministry in central Baghdad killed seven people and wounded 23 on Tuesday, police said...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
Nepal Ex-Rebels Quit Government
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- Nepal's former rebels quit the government Tuesday and threatened widespread protests, sparking a political crisis that threatened to undermine this Himalayan nation's peace process...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
Cash reward for Facebook programs
Facebook founder is offering up to £125,000 to developers who come up with innovative programs for the site...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Graduates keep higher earnings
Going to university still gives people a big advantage in the workplace, shows an international survey...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Baby bats hit by cold, wet summer
British bats are abandoning their young in a struggle to survive poor breeding conditions, say researchers...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Sex Pistols to make live comeback
Punk legends The Sex Pistols are to play a one-off concert in London in November, their first gig for four years...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
M4 crash survivor still critical
A man is critical after the M4 crash which killed five others - shortly after police stopped pursuing the car he was in...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
UK inflation rate eases to 1.8%
UK inflation fell to 1.8% in August from 1.9% in July, official figures show, helped by cheaper energy bills...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Dying man could not get ambulance
The ambulance service in Londonderry admits it did not have a vehicle available to bring a dying man to hospital...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Parents lay daughter Emma to rest
The funeral of Emma Caldwell, whose body was discovered in woods more than two years ago, takes place...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Second child dies in river crash
A second child dies in hospital after her family's Land Rover crashed into a river in Lincolnshire...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Maoists 'quit Nepal government'
Former Maoist rebels say they have resigned from Nepal's government in a row over the future of the monarchy...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Iraq to review all security firms
Iraq says it will review the status of all private security companies after a deadly gunfight involving a US firm...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Shanghai braced for Typhoon Wipha
The Chinese authorities evacuate 200,000 people from Shanghai as a major typhoon heads for the east coast...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
MPs debate Mugabe succession bill
Zimbabwe's parliament is debating a bill which could allow President Mugabe to choose his own successor...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Cricket: England facing exit
England's World Twenty20 hopes are left in tatters after they are beaten by five runs by New Zealand...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Usmanov increases Arsenal stake
Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov ups his stake in Arsenal to become the second largest shareholder at the Premier League club...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Britney dropped by management
Singer Britney Spears is dropped by her management company, one month after employing them...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
O2 wins UK iPhone contract
Apple announces that its iPhone will be launched in the UK on the O2 mobile network on 9 November...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Making EU climate goal 'unlikely'
It is unlikely that the global temperature rise can be kept below the EU's target of 2C, a leading climate scientist says...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
UK slow in graduate drive
The UK is being overtaken by international competitors in the drive for more graduates, shows an annual report...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
UK soldier killed in Afghanistan
A British soldier has been killed and another injured in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the MoD says...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
'Needless risks' in police chases
Some police officers are taking unnecessary risks in high speed chases, a watchdog has warned...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Madeleine search 'must be focus'
The Madeleine McCann inquiry should focus on finding her, the new spokesman for her parents says...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Relief as Northern Rock shares up
Shares in troubled Northern Rock bank rise after the government's promise to protect savers' deposits...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Scientist at Work | Phung Tuu Boi: Through the Forest, a Clearer View of the Needs of a People
A botanist by training, Phung Tuu Boi is fighting the effects of Agent Orange, an invisible poison that has affected Vietnam for decades...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
Prosecutors Say a Charity Aided Terrorists Indirectly
Federal prosecutors reaffirmed their charge that the largest Muslim charity in the United States was an arm of the radical Palestinian group Hamas...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
New French Museum Embraces Architecture
At a low-key ceremony on Monday, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France inaugurated La Cité de l?Architecture et du Patrimoine, (the City of Architecture and Heritage) in Paris, which reopened after an $114 million, decade-long makeover...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
[TS] NYC: Becoming an American Citizen, the Hardest Way
Juan Mariel Alcántara, one of the 21,000 noncitizens serving in the armed forces, became an American only after a homemade bomb ended his life in Baquba, Iraq...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
Ink: Band, and Country, Seek Respect on World Stage
A metal band from Taiwan, is timing its New York concerts to advocate for its county?s quest for recognition before the world...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
From Staten Island Haven, Liberians Reveal War?s Scars
Liberia?s Truth and Reconciliation Commission will collect testimony on Staten Island, home to a large population of survivors of civil war...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
World Briefing | Americas: Colombia: Warlord?s Army Dismantled
The Colombian police said they had dismantled the private army of Carlos Mario Jiménez, a paramilitary warlord who is awaiting extradition to the United States, by arresting 147 people believed to be protecting a major cocaine smuggling ring. Gen. Orlando Páez, who carried out the weekend raid on three jungle camps where the arrests took place, said the armed group was under the command of Mr. Jiménez, who is being held on a navy frigate off Colombia?s Atlantic coast while awaiting extradition...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
World Briefing | United Nations: U.N. Chief ?Alarmed? at Rise in Darfur Fighting
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warned that a recent surge of fighting in the Darfur region of Sudan could hurt next month?s political negotiations on ending the four-year conflict. Mr. Ban said he was ?alarmed? that attacks were reported after the Sudanese government said in a joint communiqué during his visit to Sudan this month that it was committed ?to a full cessation of hostilities in Darfur? in the run-up to talks, which are expected to begin Oct. 27 in Libya...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
World Briefing | Africa: Sierra Leone: President Sworn In
Ernest Koroma, an opposition leader, was sworn in as Sierra Leone?s president, hours after election officials declared him the winner of a tense runoff...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Britain: Diseased Sheep to Be Killed
All the sheep on a farm in southern England will be slaughtered after blood tests suggested they had contracted foot and mouth disease, the British Agriculture Ministry said. The sheep are on a farm within the protection zone west of London that was set up last week, when a new outbreak of the disease was discovered and hundreds of pigs and cattle were slaughtered...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
World Briefing | Middle East: Dubai: M.I.T. Center for Developing Countries
A Dubai-based private investment company will create a center at M.I.T. to help students from developing countries hone their skills and meet mentors and financiers...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
World Briefing | Americas: United States: 2 Nations? Drug Efforts ?Failed?
Myanmar and Venezuela have ?failed demonstrably? to do enough to fight illegal drugs for a third straight year, the United States said, but waived sanctions on Venezuela to maintain American aid for democracy programs. The 20 states identified as major illicit drug transit and drug producing countries in the annual presidential report to Congress were unchanged from 2006, but the administration said allies Afghanistan and Colombia had made progress. The report listed Afghanistan, the Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Myanmar, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Laos, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela as major drug transit or major illicit drug-producing countries...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Greece: Premier to Form Government
President Karolos Papoulias asked Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis to form a government, after the governing conservative New Democracy Party won close weekend elections...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
Green Berets Face Hearing on Killing of Suspect in Afghan Village
A military hearing will convene at Fort Bragg on Tuesday in a rare public examination of the rules that govern the actions of Special Operations troops in Afghanistan...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
World Briefing | Asia: China: Beijing Church to Ordain Bishop
Beijing church leaders will ordain Bishop Joseph Li Shan this week, a senior religious official said, filling an influential post that had been closely watched to gauge whether the government would consult with the Vatican on church appointments. He was approved by China?s 59-member Conference of Bishops on Aug. 28 and an ordination ceremony will be held Friday, said Liu Bainian, vice chairman of the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association. He said there had been no contact between China and the Vatican about the appointment ?because the two sides have no diplomatic relations.? But the Vatican-affiliated AsiaNews agency cited Chinese Catholic sources as saying the bishop had received papal approval, while adding that other sources said they were not aware of it. Efforts to reach the Vatican spokesman in Rome were not successful...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
Conservatives in Canada Gain in Voting for Parliament
Canada?s Conservative government captured a seat in a generally separatist region of Quebec during one of three special elections on Monday...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
Key Senators Urge Shifting Responsibility to Iraq Army
Three senators who are considered potential swing votes on war policy said that a weekend visit to Iraq left them discouraged about prospects for political reconciliation...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
Data Recorders Found at Site of Plane Crash on Thai Island
An airline official said wind shear may have doomed the flight that crashed Sunday on Thailand?s resort island of Phuket...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
News Analysis: As a Child Disappears, Old Headlines Howl Again
The case of Madeleine McCann, who went missing in Portugal earlier this year, finds echoes in the 1982 case of a child who disappeared in the Australian desert...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
Chávez Warns Private Schools Not to Resist His Inspectors
All Venezuelan schools, public and private, must submit to state inspectors enforcing the new educational system and will be closed and nationalized if they refuse...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
Eritreans Deny American Accusations of Terrorist Ties
Eritrean officials, responding to American accusations that they have abetted terrorists in the volatile Horn of Africa, defended their actions on Monday...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
[TS] Politicus: Ms. Merkel Becomes Ms. Soft Power
Angela Merkel has signaled that she?s backing Germany out of a more assertive, taking-sides role on the world?s nastiest problems...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
Building a Dam in a Bid to End Afghan Instability
The largest American project in Afghanistan is the repair and upgrade of the Kajaki Dam, which lies in the most problematic of all of Afghanistan?s provinces...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
Solovetsky Islands Journal: Tourists, Monks and History: Whose Islands Are They?
Many of the monks who live on the Solovetsky Islands, among the holiest sites in Russian Orthodox Christianity, are alarmed by recent efforts to open the islands to tourists...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
A Radical Gives Bolivia Some Stability
President Evo Morales of Bolivia knows a thing or two about unrest, having organized protests for years as the leader of the country?s coca cultivators...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
Israeli Nuclear Suspicions Linked to Raid in Syria
An attack by Israeli warplanes inside Syria struck what Israeli intelligence believes was a nuclear-related facility that North Korea was helping to equip, officials said...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
World Bank and U.N. to Help Poor Nations Recover Stolen Assets
A new system will help developing nations recover assets stolen and sent abroad by corrupt leaders, assets that amount to an estimated $40 billion a year...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
Musharraf Re-election Plan Disputed in Supreme Court
he Supreme Court started hearing a set of petitions against the plans of Pakistan?s president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, to be re-elected while still in military uniform...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
After Talk of War, Cooler Words in France on Iran
France?s foreign minister, Bernard Kouchner, sought to tone down remarks he made the day before that the world had to prepare for possible war against Iran...
New York Times - September 18, 2007
Rethink vow over care complaints
The government says it will consider an independent complaints system for vulnerable old people in care...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
UK learning exports 'worth £28bn'
The export value of UK education and training is £28bn, more than financial services, a report says...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Call to reform 'outdated' GP care
Business leaders have rounded on GPs, claiming the service they offer is "outdated" and needs overhauling...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Hauliers' foot-and-mouth warning
Scottish livestock hauliers warn of meltdown in rural areas if rules are not eased to help move a backlog of lambs...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Musharraf to 'give up army post'
The chief lawyer for Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf says he will give up his post of army chief if he is re-elected...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Appeal over 1967 schoolboy murder
The brother of a 12-year-old boy stabbed to death 40 years ago is to renew the appeal to help catch his killer...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Unity urged over Zimbabwe crisis
Zimbabwe is closer to collapse than ever, and only regional leaders can make a difference, a new report says...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Work to identify Thai crash dead
Officials work to identify victims of the Phuket plane crash, amid reports the pilot was warned of wind shear...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Female smokers 'risk spotty face'
Women who smoke are more likely to develop a form of acne than those who do not, research suggests...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Easyjet to back green air taxes
The budget airline Easyjet is expected to announce its support for a green tax on air travel...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
French MPs debate immigrants bill
Proposals in France to tighten entry conditions for immigrants' relatives are to be debated by MPs...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Lib Dem urges migrant amnesty
Lib Dem home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg is to call for a "selective" amnesty for illegal immigrants...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
MPs urge transparency over rates
A group of MPs are calling for the Bank of England to be more open about the way it sets interest rates...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Experts call for DNA restrictions
Police should only be allowed to keep the DNA of people convicted of a crime, a group of experts say...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
'Fair probe' vow on Iraq gunfight
A "fair and transparent" probe will be held into a Baghdad gunfight involving a US firm, says Iraq's prime minister...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
Worrying wait for Northern Rock
Northern Rock waits to see if a government pledge to protect accounts will reassure its customers...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
'Citizen juries' to discuss NHS
Members of the public will discuss the future of the NHS in England when "citizens' juries" meet for the first time...
BBC News - September 18, 2007
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