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Big Issue Energy crisis hitting home
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Sony, Microsoft virtual communities to start
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Scientists Virginia sharks pup a virgin birth
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Sony seeks to harmonize music, electronics
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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NASA presses ahead for Mars rover launch in 2009
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Bodies, perhaps of migrants, wash ashore in Yemen
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Oil, soy, copper all go bust in Latin America
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Swedish couple hacked to death in Tobago 1 arrest
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Carter, peacemakers see Cyprus peace deal near
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Global News Archive for December 2005:
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Coca Advocate Wins Election for President in Bolivia
Evo Morales, who has pledged to reverse a campaign financed by the U.S. to wipe out coca growing, scored a decisive victory...
New York Times - December 19, 2005
Early Results Show Religious Groups Leading in Iraqi Vote
The main Shiite coalition had taken a commanding lead with nearly two-thirds of the ballots having been counted...
New York Times - December 19, 2005
Israeli Leader to Leave Hospital on Tuesday
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel has little damage from a mild stroke Sunday night, his doctors said today...
New York Times - December 19, 2005
Clarke attacked on police reform
Charles Clarke comes under attack over plans to merge 43 police forces in England and Wales into 12 large forces...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Tyrone hospital loses A&E service
The Tyrone County Hospital in Omagh is to lose its emergency and major elective surgery services...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Couples in partnership ceremonies
Five same-sex couples are preparing to take part in the first civil partnership ceremonies in Scotland...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Administrators come in at Unwins
Off-licence chain Unwins has gone into administration, nine months after it was bought by a private equity firm...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Ronaldinho wins world award again
Barcelona playmaker Ronaldinho is named Fifa's World Player of the Year for the second consecutive season...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Netanyahu rival concedes defeat
Exit polls hand former Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu the leadership of Likud, as his main rival concedes defeat...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Europe fish quota battle to begin
EU ministers are to meet to set fisheries quotas for 2006, with scientists advising suspension of cod fishing...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Seaplane crashes off Miami Beach
A seaplane crashes into a shipping canal near Florida's Miami Beach, killing at least 19 people...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Sharon Stays in Hospital After Mild Stroke
The prime minister's office said today that Ariel Sharon had a "restful night" and that his condition continues to be good...
New York Times - December 19, 2005
Newly Elected Parliament Convenes in Afghanistan
Vice President Dick Cheney flew in to attend the opening session today, which began with a reading from the Koran...
New York Times - December 19, 2005
Cheney Offers Support to Afghanistan's Parliament
The vice president traveled today to Afghanistan with words of praise and encouragement for the country...
New York Times - December 19, 2005
Showdown on Constitutional Change Is Coming in Hong Kong
Beijing-backed leaders said they would demand that the legislature vote on a change to their plan for limited democracy...
New York Times - December 19, 2005
Bush Says U.S. Spy Program Is Legal and Essential
President Bush offered a vigorous and detailed defense of his previously secret wiretap program today...
New York Times - December 19, 2005
Trade can 'export' CO2 emissions
Reducing carbon dioxide emissions in western countries could lead to a global increase, research suggests...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
End nears for Mac version of IE
Microsoft has advised Mac users of Internet Explorer to switch to rival browsers such as Apple's Safari...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Six charged with The Scream theft
Six people are charged in Oslo in connection with the theft of Edvard Munch's painting The Scream...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Hain rejects 'spy' inquiry demand
Demands for an inquiry into the so-called Stormontgate affair are rejected by NI Secretary Peter Hain...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Welsh family killed in Thai crash
Three members of the same family on holiday in Thailand are killed in a taxi accident on the way to the airport...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Late Christmas bonus for High St
John Lewis boasts a busy weekend as retailers finally begin to report a long-awaited surge in Christmas shoppers...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Kennedy attacks Tory green claims
Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy uses a speech on the environment to attack David Cameron's green credentials...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Bank of Italy governor steps down
Bank of Italy governor Antonio Fazio resigns, following a scandal involving a controversial bank takeover...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Israeli PM set to leave hospital
Israeli PM Ariel Sharon will leave hospital tomorrow, two days after suffering a minor stroke, doctors say...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Sleepwalking man cleared of rape
A man accused of three counts of rape is cleared by a jury after telling the court he suffers from sleepwalking...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Bush defends phone-tapping
US President George Bush defends his decision to allow eavesdropping on Americans in the wake of 9/11...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Jenkins admits slapping daughter
Sion Jenkins, the man accused of murdering his foster daughter Billie-Jo, admits he slapped her across the face...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Blair defends Europe budget deal
Tony Blair says an EU budget deal which will see £1bn a year cut from the UK's rebate is in the national interest...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Clarke calls for Monckton inquiry
Home Secretary Charles Clarke orders an inquiry into the murder of City financier John Monckton...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Cricket: Pakistan clinch series
Pakistan beat England by 13 runs to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the one-day series...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
MPs condemn smoke ban plans
Plans for a partial ban on smoking in public places in England are "unjust, inefficient and unworkable", MPs say...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
US sets Saddam's scientists free
Two women said to have built banned weapons for Saddam Hussein are among several ex-aides freed by the US...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Kelly defends schools reform plan
Education Secretary Ruth Kelly says there is "no way" plans to reform schools will mean a return to selection by ability...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Asking for Patience, Bush Cites Progress in Iraq
From the Oval Office, the president offered a forceful reaffirmation of the war and asked his viewers not to "give in to despair."...
New York Times - December 19, 2005
Hi-tech firms censured over China
A senior official at the EC has sharply criticised the policies of hi-tech firms operating in China...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
'Slow start' in US for Kong film
King Kong takes $50.1m (£28.3m) at the US box office in what industry experts called a slow start...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Three die in Thai road accident
A sister and brother from Wales and the man's wife are killed in a road accident in northern Thailand...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Carphone buys up OneTel for £132m
Mobile-phone seller Carphone Warehouse buys alternative fixed line phone service provider OneTel for £132m...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Millions urged to check hearing
A phone-based hearing test is launched to try to persuade an estimated 4m people they could benefit from a hearing aid...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Troops fire during Jaffna protest
Sri Lanka's army says troops fired in the air to disperse protesters in Jaffna, but there are reports of injuries...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Maggots found on patient's face
A woman who found maggots crawling on her mother's face in hospital receives an apology...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Adams and Hain in 'spy row' talks
Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams is to hold talks with NI Secretary Peter Hain to discuss the Stormont spy row...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Scotsman newspapers change hands
The Scotsman newspaper and other titles are sold to Johnston Press in a deal worth £160m...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Ex-Nazi acquitted over war crimes
A Munich court acquits an 88-year-old man over Nazi massacres of civilians in wartime Czechoslovakia...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Iraqi group shows 'hostage death'
An Iraqi extremist group posts an internet video showing a man being repeatedly shot from behind...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Olympics: Deighton gets top role
Goldman Sachs CEO Paul Deighton is named as chief executive of the London Organising Committee for the 2012 Olympic Games...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
F1: Alonso to join McLaren
World champion Fernando Alonso will leave Renault for McLaren in 2007...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
DRC war may cost Uganda billions
Uganda will have to pay compensation to DR Congo for looting in the 1998-2003 war, the World Court rules...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Aceh rebels surrender last arms
Rebels in Indonesia's Aceh province hand in all the weapons they agreed to under an historic peace deal...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
School admissions 'clarity' call
Labour MPs need clarity on ministers' plans for England's schools, says education committee chairman...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Afghan MPs hold first session
The first Afghan parliament for more than 30 years holds an inaugural session seen as another milestone...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Bush hails Iraqi anti-terror role
President Bush tells the US Iraq is now a strong ally against terror and a force for democracy in the Middle East...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Sharon 'doing well' after stroke
Israeli PM Ariel Sharon spends a quiet night in hospital after suffering a minor stroke, officials say...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
'Gay weddings' first for Belfast
The first civil partnership ceremonies in the United Kingdom are taking place in Northern Ireland...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Tycoon responsible for rival's death
Property baron Nicholas van Hoogstraten is held responsible by the High Court for the killing of a rival...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Bolivia Elects a President Who Supports Coca Farming
Evo Morales won a resounding victory in Bolivia's presidential election...
New York Times - December 19, 2005
Rights Group Reports Afghanistan Torture
Eight Guantánamo Bay detainees have given their lawyers "consistent accounts" of being tortured at a secret prison in Afghanistan at various periods from 2002 to 2004...
New York Times - December 19, 2005
Moscow Rally Held to Protest Growing Rate of Hate Crimes
On Sunday, the latest in the series of dueling rallies over growing anti-immigrant sentiment in Moscow this fall looped through several backstreets in the Russian capital...
New York Times - December 19, 2005
Bush, Saying U.S. Is Winning, Asks Patience on Iraq
In an Oval Office speech, the president offered a forceful reaffirmation of the war and asked his viewers for patience...
New York Times - December 19, 2005
A Mild Stroke Sends Sharon to the Hospital
Information suggested Israel's prime minister was not seriously ill, though it appeared he would remain in the hospital for a few days...
New York Times - December 19, 2005
Days at sea key to fishing talks
Fisheries Minister Ross Finnie insists he is opposed to any cut to days at sea for Scotland's white fish fleet...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Sydney police claim beach success
Police in Australia's biggest city say a big presence on beaches at the weekend stopped a repeat of riots...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Leftist claims victory in Bolivia
Leftist candidate Evo Morales claims victory in Bolivia's presidential poll after his main rival admits defeat...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Torture in Afghan 'secret prison'
Human Rights Watch says the US operated a secret prison in Afghanistan where detainees were tortured...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Driving arrest for singer Doherty
Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty is arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drink or drugs...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Police plans face MPs' opposition
Plans to merge the 43 English and Welsh police forces into as few as 12 face a rough ride in the Commons...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Belfast hosts first 'gay weddings'
The first set of civil partnership ceremonies for gay couples in the UK is to take place in Northern Ireland...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Afghan parliament opens session
Afghanistan's new parliament holds its inaugural session - the first in more than 30 years in the war-torn nation...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Egypt blast inquest opens in UK
An inquest opens into the deaths of 11 Britons killed by bomb blasts in Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh resort...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Bush hails Iraqi anti-terror role
The US president tells America Iraq is now a strong ally against terror and a force for democracy in the Middle East...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Kelly to fight back on school reforms
Education Secretary Ruth Kelly is to defend school reform plans to MPs, after John Prescott criticised them...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
Sick Sharon rules out resigning
Israel's Ariel Sharon rules out quiting and says he feels fine after suffering a "very minor" stroke on Sunday...
BBC News - December 19, 2005
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