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Venus flytraps caught in shrinking natural habitat
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Hungary 4 dead, 26 injured in train collision
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Iraqi lawmaker urges resolution of minority issue
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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Supreme Court to open new term with heavy workload
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Congress hears Lehman sought millions for execs
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Designers play it safe as economy sours
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Jimmy Kimmel returns as American Music Awards host
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Global News Archive for December 2007:
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Basque Militant Group Kills Spanish Guardsman
One Spanish civil guardsman was killed and another seriously wounded in southern France, the Spanish authorities said...
New York Times - December 1, 2007
Israeli Forces Kill 6 in Gaza
Five members of Hamas were killed by an Israeli rocket strike in southern Gaza; later, a sixth Palestinian was killed in a firefight with Israeli troops...
New York Times - December 1, 2007
U.S. Credit Crisis Adds to Gloom in Arctic Norway
Norwegian towns that lost millions in investments that went sour fear they will be forced to cut local services...
New York Times - December 1, 2007
Turkey Says It Attacked Kurdish Fighters in Iraq
The Turkish military said that it had inflicted ?significant losses? on a group of Kurdish guerrillas in Iraq, though it offered no evidence for its claim...
New York Times - December 1, 2007
Nonstop Theft and Bribery Are Staggering Iraq
There is a growing sense that Iraq has slipped to new depths of lawlessness even as security has improved...
New York Times - December 1, 2007
Ending Famine, Simply by Ignoring the Experts
Malawi?s agricultural turnaround, credited to fertilizer subsidies, has implications for fighting hunger across Africa...
New York Times - December 1, 2007
Search for missing fisherman ends
Coastguards call off the search for a fisherman who is missing and feared dead in the English Channel...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
Venezuelans vote on constitution
Venezuelans are to vote on whether to approve constitutional changes planned by the president...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
Darfur mission 'behind schedule'
The head of the new Darfur peacekeeping force says only a third of troops will be ready for deployment in January...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
Football: Arsenal extend lead
Arsenal extend their lead at the top of the Premier League to five points after an impressive away win at Villa Park...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
Rugby: Baa-Baas beat S Africa
The Barbarians beat World Cup holders South Africa in soggy conditions at Twickenham...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
USA take record Davis Cup victory
Bob and Mike Bryan win their doubles tie to secure an unbeatable 3-0 lead for the USA in the Davis Cup final...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
Voting starts in Russian election
Voting begins in Russia's general election, amid opposition accusations of bias and intimidation...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
Cash injection for radiotherapy
The government is investing £130 million in radiotherapy treatment in a bid to tackle cancer...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
Fresh benefit data lapse admitted
The government says a former contractor has had discs containing details of benefit claimants for over a year...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
PM vows wholesale funding reform
Gordon Brown has vowed to drive through urgent reforms of party funding in the wake of the illegal donations row...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
ETA Gunmen Kill Police Officer
ETA suspects shot and killed a Spanish Guardia Civil policeman in France, French police said...
New York Times - December 1, 2007
Israeli Rocket Kills 5 in Gaza
Five members of the Hamas armed wing were killed by an Israeli rocket strike inside southern Gaza, near the village of Abassan...
New York Times - December 1, 2007
Turkey Fires on Kurdish Rebels in Iraq
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) -- The Turkish military said Saturday it attacked 50 to 60 Kurdish rebels inside Iraqi territory, inflicting ''significant losses.''...
New York Times - December 1, 2007
SNP approves working with Tories
The SNP's ban on working with the Conservatives is overturned at local government level...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
Belgium coalition talks collapse
The head of Belgium's Flemish Christian Democrats abandons an effort to form a coalition government...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
Australia's Howard 'loses seat'
The woman who contested outgoing Australian PM John Howard's parliamentary seat claims victory...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
Football: Hearts 1-1 Celtic
Andrius Velicka's injury-time penalty rescues a point for Hearts in a dour encounter at Tynecastle...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
Chelsea 1-0 West Ham
Joe Cole's late goal gives Chelsea victory in a scrappy encounter with West Ham at Stamford Bridge...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
Plan to improve cancer treatment
The Government sets out a five-year strategy to fight cancer and tackle the 'postcode lottery' in services...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
Turkish army fires on PKK in Iraq
The Turkish army says it has inflicted "heavy losses" on Kurdish PKK rebels across the border in Iraq...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
Uefa looks at match-fixing claims
Europe's football body investigates allegations that 15 matches in various competitions were fixed...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
PM launches urgent funding review
Gordon Brown has appealed for cross-party consensus over reforms to party political funding...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
Blast Shakes Ukrainian Mine
An explosion shook the coal mine where 100 people died in a methane blast two weeks ago, injuring five miners...
New York Times - December 1, 2007
13 Tamil Rebels Killed in Sri Lanka
Troops fought a series of gunbattles with separatist Tamil Tiger rebels across Sri Lanka?s northern front lines, killing 13 guerrillas in recent days, the military said...
New York Times - December 1, 2007
Militant Raid on Iraqi Village Kills 13
Dozens of suspected al-Qaida militants raided a Shiite village north of Baghdad, killing at least 13 people and torching homes...
New York Times - December 1, 2007
50 years on: The Keeling Curve legacy
How one of the most famous graphs in science - showing how carbon dioxide has risen in the atmosphere - has become a scientific icon...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
Tremors shake up parts of Wales
Parts of north and mid Wales are shaken by earth tremors, but there are no reports of damage...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
Teenagers die in stolen car crash
Two teenagers die when a car which had been reported stolen crashes on a road in the Bradford area...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
Five killed in weekend accidents
Two men, two women and teenager are killed on Northern Ireland's roads within the space of 24 hours...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
Five killed in Israeli Gaza raids
Five members of the Palestinian militant group Hamas are killed in Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
UK seeks Sudan teacher release
A British Muslim peer is travelling to Sudan hoping to secure the release of jailed UK teacher Gillian Gibbons...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
Football: Blues takeover 'in doubt'
Birmingham chairman David Gold says the odds on Carson Yeung completing a takeover of the club have "lengthened considerably"...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
Football: Barton criticises fans
Joey Barton launches a scathing attack on Newcastle fans, branding them "vicious"...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
England on top against Sri Lanka
England dominate the first day's play against Sri Lanka, bowling the hosts out for 188, before reaching 49-1 at the close...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
BBC plans new Aussie soap
The BBC is to show a new daytime Australian soap after losing the long-running show Neighbours to Five...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
Priest tells of blaze deaths pain
The deaths of a family in a Tyrone fire caused the community "unbearable suffering", a priest says...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
Man arrested over train collision
A 20-year-old man is arrested after a freight train crashed into an empty car in East Ayrshire...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
Global effort on World Aids Day
Events mark the 20th World Aids Day, as campaigners say better prevention and treatment is still needed...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
Militants kill 14 Iraqi villagers
At least 14 Shia villagers are killed in an attack by al-Qaeda militants near the Iraqi city of Baquba, officials say...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
PM vows to change funding rules
Gordon Brown promises to speed up new rules on party funding in a speech to Labour supporters...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
UK peers visit teacher in Sudan
Two British Muslim peers meet jailed UK teacher Gillian Gibbons in Sudan as they lobby for her release...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
World Briefing | The Americas: Venezuela: Chávez Ready to Rule Until 2050
President Hugo Chávez delivered a speech threatening the moneyed elite, investors from Spain, foreign correspondents, the United States and ?pitiyanquis,? a term loosely translated as ?Yankee lovers.?...
New York Times - December 1, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Russia Suspends NATO Arms Pact
President Vladimir V. Putin signed a law suspending Russia?s participation in a NATO treaty limiting conventional forces in Europe, European diplomats said...
New York Times - December 1, 2007
World Briefing | Africa: Chad: Rebels Declare War on France
One of the biggest rebel groups, United Forces for Democracy and Development, declared war on France, saying the former colonial power was working to help prop up Chad?s president, Idriss Déby...
New York Times - December 1, 2007
World Briefing | Middle East: U.S. Pulls U.N. Resolution Disliked by Israel
In an embarrassing about-face, the United States withdrew a draft Security Council resolution endorsing the agreement reached this week in Annapolis, Md., on starting Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations...
New York Times - December 1, 2007
World Briefing | Middle East: Israeli Court Upholds Gaza Fuel Cuts
Israel?s Supreme Court ruled that the government could continue cutting fuel supplies to the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, which it has done since Oct. 28...
New York Times - December 1, 2007
The Saturday Profile: A Pygmy Traveler Gives Voice to a Marginalized People
While most Pygmies still live in the forest, they are being displaced and driven out by the relentless encroachment of the modern world...
New York Times - December 1, 2007
As Talks With Europe End, Iran Gives No Sign of Concession on Nuclear Program
After 18 months of unproductive talks between the Europeans and the Iranians, the London meeting was a last-ditch attempt to persuade Iran to compromise...
New York Times - December 1, 2007
Iraq Seeks to Execute 3 Former Officials
Iraqi government officials said they had demanded that President Bush hand over Iraq?s former defense minister, arguing that it was a matter of national sovereignty...
New York Times - December 1, 2007
News Analysis: A Fuller Picture: U.S. Looks to Iraqi Data
As the United States military begins to remove troops from Iraq, it plans to draw increasingly on Iraqi government data to gauge the level of violence...
New York Times - December 1, 2007
Lawyer Says Pakistan Heading Toward ?Rigged? Vote
Stories of rough prison treatment of lawyers, who led opposition to Pervez Musharraf and were arrested after Nov. 3, are emerging through relatives...
New York Times - December 1, 2007
Abroad: Putin?s Last Realm to Conquer: Russian Culture
A Kremlin that has gained authority over business and government may be setting its sights on artistic freedom...
New York Times - December 1, 2007
Nigeria Turns From Harsher Side of Islamic Law
An Islamic revolution in northern Nigeria appears to have come and gone ? or gone in an unexpected direction...
New York Times - December 1, 2007
Schools face up to global leagues
Mike Baker looks at how schools in England are being assessed against international competitors...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
PM's wife urges children to read
More should be done by schools and parents to encourage children to read, the Prime Minister's wife says...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
No Ethiopia-Eritrea border deal
A deadline for long-time foes Ethiopia and Eritrea to demarcate their shared border passes without agreement...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
Live - Sri Lanka v England
England turn the screw on Sri Lanka with five wickets inside 16 overs on the first day of the first Test in Kandy...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
US office hostage drama ends
A man who took hostages at a Hillary Clinton campaign office surrenders without a fight after a lengthy siege...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
Police search tips in disc hunt
Police searching for computer discs containing details of 25 million people visit rubbish dumps...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
Chavez urges Venezuela reforms
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez rallies supporters ahead of Sunday's referendum on constitutional changes...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
Concern over HIV homeopathy
Concern is expressed over a conference which believes homeopathy has a role in treating HIV...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
PM 'vows to change funding rules'
Gordon Brown is expected to promise to speed up new rules on party funding in a speech to Labour supporters...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
Global effort on World Aids Day
The US president urges a doubling of aid for the global fight against HIV/Aids, on World Aids Day...
BBC News - December 1, 2007
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