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Venus flytraps caught in shrinking natural habitat
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Curfew in Indian Kashmir to prevent protest rally
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Kashmir police threaten to shoot curfew violators
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Taliban, Afghan officials meet in Saudi Arabia
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Pakistan to deport all Afghans from tribal region
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Lehman sought millions for execs while seeking aid
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Colbert on Colbert Its fun playing a jerk
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Dancing with the Stars contestant injured
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Hopper stars in Starz series Crash
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Global News Archive for December 2007:
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Chinese Anti-Corruption Site Crashes
SHANGHAI ? A Web site created by China?s anti-corruption bureau crashed after it began operating on Tuesday, overwhelmed by traffic from people wishing to file complaints, according to the Beijing Youth Daily newspaper...
New York Times - December 19, 2007
Charges of Price Fixing on European Christmas Trees
PARIS ? The state prosecutor for serious economic crimes charged the Christmas Tree Growers Association with anticompetitive price fixing and said he would bring the growers to court in the spring...
New York Times - December 19, 2007
Hopes Dim for U.N. Solution for Kosovo
The Security Council signaled that it would not be able to resolve the status of the breakaway Serbian province...
New York Times - December 19, 2007
Israelis Cool To an Offer From Hamas On a Truce
Officials in the Israeli prime minister?s office reacted coolly to an indirect approach by the Hamas ruler in Gaza offering talks for a truce...
New York Times - December 19, 2007
Iraqi Refugees Return, and Are Stranded
The government?s inability to manage a reverse exodus has left the most vulnerable in an uneasy limbo...
New York Times - December 19, 2007
Conservative Wins Vote in South Korea
The opposition candidate Lee Myung-bak swept to a landslide victory despite questions about his ethics...
New York Times - December 19, 2007
BSkyB to hear ITV stake verdict
A ruling on BSkyB's controversial purchase of a stake in ITV is expected to be published on Thursday...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
UN fails to break Kosovo impasse
UN Security Council talks fail to bridge the gap between the West and Russia over the future of Kosovo...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
White House angry at tape claims
The White House describes media reports that it tried to mislead the public over CIA tapes as "pernicious"...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
'No revenge' call after Zuma win
Left-wing supporters of South Africa's new ANC leader Jacob Zuma appeal for unity after an acrimonious party poll...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Football: Chelsea into semi-finals
Chelsea book their place in the Carling Cup semi-finals by beating a Liverpool side who had Peter Crouch red-carded...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Three missing as tug goes down
Coastguards search for three crew of a tug which has capsized in the River Clyde in thick fog...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Hands-free ban for company staff
Transport firm FirstGroup bans all its employees from using mobile phones even with legal hands-free kits...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Guantanamo three detained in UK
Three British residents held by the US at Guantanamo Bay are detained after arriving back in the UK...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Man in the News | Lee Myung-bak: The Evolution of a Man Called ?Bulldozer?
Lee Myung-bak, the man chosen as South Korea?s next president, owes much of his victory to a wildly successful project he completed Seoul?s mayor...
New York Times - December 19, 2007
Israel?s Dilemma in Response to Rockets
Despite the lethality and accuracy of the Israeli airstrikes, Israel finds itself with no effective military answer to the problem of rockets from Gaza...
New York Times - December 19, 2007
Lee Wins Election for Presidency in South Korea
The conservative opposition candidate Lee Myung-bak, a former construction executive nicknamed the ?Bulldozer,? won despite doubts about his ethics...
New York Times - December 19, 2007
Government cracks broadband whip
The government is considering using 'formal powers' to make the broadband industry give consumers a better deal...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
'Active glacier found' on Mars
A probable active glacier is identified on the surface of Mars for the first time...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Leon set for Christmas number one
X Factor winner Leon Jackson storms towards this year's Christmas number one title in the singles chart...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Schools to get £340 for languages
Primary schools in England will receive about £340 each next year to make language lessons compulsory...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Crises will be forgotten - Brown
Gordon Brown says scandals such as the loss of data and proxy Labour donations will be forgotten in the New Year...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Fire teenagers 'lucky to survive'
There is no evidence gas hair stylers started an explosion which badly burned four girls, say fire chiefs...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
New bridge to be built over Forth
A new bridge is to be built across the Firth of Forth, west of the existing suspension road crossing...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Disfigured man told to leave club
A man with a facial disfigurement told to leave a Belfast nightclub because of his looks wins damages...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Boy's deportation 'disgraceful'
A judge orders the home secretary to bring back a young asylum seeker taken in a dawn raid...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Israel considers new settlement
Israel examines plans for a new settlement in East Jerusalem, an area considered occupied land...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Dozens jailed over links to Eta
Spain's anti-terror court jails 47 people over their links to the armed Basque separatist group, Eta...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Lee wins South Korea's election
Lee Myung-bak claims victory in South Korea's presidential elections, despite being dogged by corruption claims...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Somali 'child safety zones' call
The UN calls for the creation of safe zones in Somalia for about 1.5m children caught up in the conflict...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Rugby: Barkley on assault charge
An England rugby player is charged with assault following an allegation of an incident in July...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Football: 'End abuse' - Campbell
Sol Campbell tells the BBC that verbal abuse towards footballers and managers has spiralled out of control...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Clegg 'does not believe in God'
New Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg says "no", when asked on BBC radio whether he believes in God...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
BNP divided after leadership row
The British National Party denies being irrevocably split, after two members were expelled for "plotting a coup"...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Teachers 'tied up pupil on floor'
Two teachers are suspended from a school over claims they bound a pupil's arms and legs...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Nationalising Rock not ruled out
Gordon Brown says it would be wrong to dismiss any options over Northern Rock - including nationalisation...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Death row Briton to be freed
A man who has been on death row for 20 years for the murder of a young girl is to be freed after a plea bargain...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Flames at US government office
Flames and thick black smoke are sighted at a US government building in Washington DC...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Man Utd star bailed in rape probe
Manchester United defender Jonny Evans is bailed over the alleged rape of a woman at a Manchester hotel...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Guantanamo three returning to UK
Three British residents held by the US at Guantanamo Bay have been released after more than four-and-a-half years...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
German fury at EU fine on car CO2
Germany's Angela Merkel denounces EU plans to fine carmakers that do not meet carbon dioxide emission caps...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
At Least 58 Dead in Pakistan Train Wreck
An express train crowded with holiday travelers derailed in southern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least 56 people and injuring another 150, officials said...
New York Times - December 19, 2007
Call to limit whole body scan use
Private firms should not offer body scans to people without any symptoms, a government advisory panel says...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Bank unanimous on cutting rates
Bank of England policymakers voted 9-0 to cut UK interest rates to 5.5% earlier this month, minutes show...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Brown backs peerage rule change
Gordon Brown says he wants the prime minister of the day to lose their final say on who gets peerages...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
School's sadness over fire girls
A school holds special assemblies to comfort pupils after four girls were badly burned in a house fire...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Firefighters hurt in farm blaze
Two firefighters are injured and hundreds of animals rescued during a blaze at farm buildings in County Tyrone...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Salmond to appear at Trump probe
First Minister Alex Salmond will be questioned by a Holyrood committee over the Trump golf application...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Officers face charges over crash
Two police officers face charges of causing death by dangerous driving after a road crash in which a man died...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Dead fish surface on Indian river
Thousands of dead fish wash up in a river in the north-east Indian state of Assam river in recent days...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
War funds budget clears US Senate
US senators back a huge federal budget, bowing to President Bush's call for extra Afghanistan and Iraq funds...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Belgium gets interim government
Belgium's Dutch and French parties form an emergency government, ending six months of deadlock...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Zuma's supporters celebrate win
Supporters of Jacob Zuma celebrate his election as leader of South Africa's governing ANC...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
South Korea's Lee 'wins election'
Exit polls suggest conservative candidate Lee Myung-bak has won South Korea's presidential election...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Olympics: London 'on track'
Leaders of London's 2012 Olympics reveal all targets for this year have been met and their preparations are on schedule...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Cricket: England made to suffer
Mahela Jayawardene hits a Sri lanka record 21st Test century as his side reach 379-6 on day two of the final Test in Galle...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Cosmetic surgery demand 'soars'
The popularity of cosmetic surgery is continues to soar with the UK market expected to top £1bn next year...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Key EU health report delayed
The EU delays unveiling controversial plans to give every citizen the right to health care across Europe...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Diana 'had contraceptive pills'
Princess Diana was in possession of contraceptive pills while she was with Dodi Al Fayed, their inquest is told...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
'Fair' deal at fisheries summit
A "reasonable settlement" is reached in the annual European Union fisheries talks, a UK minister says...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Man Utd player in hotel rape quiz
Manchester United defender Jonny Evans is questioned over the alleged rape of a woman at a Manchester hotel...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Nationalising Rock not ruled out
Gordon Brown says it would be wrong to dismiss any options over Northern Rock - including nationalisation...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Italy: Their Boy Friday, No More
An appeals court in Genoa ruled that a couple could not name their son Friday, because it recalled the native servant in Daniel Defoe?s ?Robinson Crusoe.?...
New York Times - December 19, 2007
Brazil: Santa Comes Under Fire
Suspected drug traffickers shot at a helicopter carrying a Santa Claus to a Rio de Janeiro slum to distribute toys...
New York Times - December 19, 2007
Pakistan: Train Derails; at Least 50 Dead
A crowded passenger train derailed near southern Mehrabpur, killing at least 50 people and injuring dozens more...
New York Times - December 19, 2007
Uruguay: Gay Unions Approved
Congress legalized gay civil unions in the first nationwide law of its kind in Latin America...
New York Times - December 19, 2007
Ukraine: Ex-Premier Makes Comeback
Yulia Tymoshenko, who helped lead the street protests that overturned a rigged presidential election three years ago, was narrowly approved by Parliament to be prime minister...
New York Times - December 19, 2007
United Nations: Assembly Calls for Freeze on Death Penalty
The General Assembly passed, 104 to 54 with 29 abstentions, a nonbinding resolution calling for a moratorium on the death penalty...
New York Times - December 19, 2007
Angola: Actors Mistaken for Robbers
Two actors were shot dead while filming a crime drama on the streets of a crime-ridden suburb of the capital, Luanda...
New York Times - December 19, 2007
Canada: New Mad Cow Case
Mad cow disease has been confirmed in a 13-year-old beef cow from Alberta, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said...
New York Times - December 19, 2007
Colombia: 3 Hostages May Be Freed Soon
President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela confirmed that he had received a statement from the Colombian rebel group, FARC, saying it would release three hostages to him or whomever he chooses...
New York Times - December 19, 2007
Lebanese Man Convicted in 2006 Plot to Bomb German Trains
A court convicted a Lebanese man on Tuesday and sentenced him to 12 years in jail for a failed attempt to bomb German trains. Three other defendants were acquitted...
New York Times - December 19, 2007
Election Ban on Sharifs Is Upheld
Pakistan?s election commission upheld an earlier ruling barring former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his brother from running in elections scheduled for January...
New York Times - December 19, 2007
U.N. Chief at Blast Site
Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations secretary general, vowed Tuesday that the organization would not be intimidated by terrorists...
New York Times - December 19, 2007
Britain?s Liberal Democrats Elect Clegg
Nick Clegg narrowly beat his fellow former European lawmaker, Chris Huhne, to lead the third-ranked party, which fiercely opposed the Iraq war...
New York Times - December 19, 2007
Economy Looms Over South Korea Election
Voters appeared ready on Tuesday to choose Lee Myung-bak, a pro-business candidate identified with the nation?s economic growth but bedeviled by corruption charges...
New York Times - December 19, 2007
Kyrgyz Vote Law Voided
The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a law that had appeared to guarantee all seats in the country?s Parliament to the president?s party...
New York Times - December 19, 2007
Pentagon Says Services in Iraq Are Stagnant
The Iraqi government has made little headway in improving the delivery of electricity, health care and other essential services, a new Pentagon report said...
New York Times - December 19, 2007
Turkey Arrests Kurdish Leader
The arrest of the leader of Turkey?s Kurdish political party capped weeks of attempts to shut down the party, and supporters said it was political...
New York Times - December 19, 2007
Abroad: In Marseille, Rap Helps Keep the Peace
It is Hip-hop, as much a source of local pride as the town?s soccer team, that turns out to be a lens through which to examine why this city didn?t burn...
New York Times - December 19, 2007
Report Finds U.S. Agencies Distracted by Focus on Cuba
Catching Americans who travel illegally to Cuba or who purchase cigars, rum or other products from the island may be distracting some American government agencies from higher-priority missions...
New York Times - December 19, 2007
Shanghai Journal: Cinephiles, Pack Your Bags. An Uncut Version Awaits.
The phenomenon of so many people visiting Hong Kong to see uncensored films has highlighted changing attitudes toward government censorship of the arts in China...
New York Times - December 19, 2007
Rice Visits Iraq Amid Strain With Turkey
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Tuesday, as tensions mounted along the country?s mountainous border with Turkey...
New York Times - December 19, 2007
Russia and Poland to Discuss U.S. Missile Shield
Russia and Poland said Tuesday they would hold consultations over plans by the United States to deploy elements of a missile defense system in Eastern Europe...
New York Times - December 19, 2007
Resolving Crisis in Congo Hinges on Foreign Forces
The surrender of four Hutu fighters in Congo brings into focus how complex the situation between the Congolese army and the Hutu militia has become...
New York Times - December 19, 2007
Picture of Secret Detentions Emerges in Pakistan
Pakistani intelligence agencies have released nearly 100 suspected terrorists in an apparent effort to avoid acknowledging an elaborate secret detention system...
New York Times - December 19, 2007
Bush Lawyers Discussed Fate of C.I.A.Tapes
At least four top White House lawyers took part in discussions with the C.I.A. about whether to destroy videotapes showing the secret interrogations of two Qaeda operatives...
New York Times - December 19, 2007
Tennant laughs off Dr Who rumours
Doctor Who star David Tennant denies he is planning to quit the show at the end the next series in 2008...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Action urged on broadband speeds
Action should be taken over consumers' concerns about broadband connection speeds, a watchdog says...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Cannabis smoke 'has more toxins'
Inhaled cannabis smoke has significantly more toxins than tobacco, a study suggests...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Racehorse winning secret revealed
The offspring of expensive stallions owe their success more to nurture than nature, a study suggests...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Male rape 'should be new offence'
A report recommends that male rape is recognised by law and that consent is defined in the statue book...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Turkey defends incursions in Iraq
The Turkish military defends air strikes and a ground incursion into Iraq to target alleged PKK rebel positions...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Pentagon claims progress in Iraq
The latest Pentagon report on Iraq says the situation is continuing to improve but the handover is lagging...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
South Koreans vote for president
South Koreans vote for a successor to President Roh Moo-hyun, following a scandal-hit election campaign...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Magna Carta copy fetches £10.6m
A rare copy of the Magna Carta is sold for £10.6m ($21.3m) in an auction at Sotheby's in New York...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Knife crime plans 'may not work'
Academics say government plans to combat knife crime lack a "clear strategy"...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Pakistan train crash kills dozens
A crowded train derails in southern Pakistan killing at least 50 people and injuring many more...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Parties 'should not pick peers'
The power to appoint people to the House of Lords should be removed from political parties, MPs have said...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
Plans to end health queues in EU
The EU is set to unveil controversial plans to give every citizen the right to health care across Europe...
BBC News - December 19, 2007
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