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Scientists recover complete dinosaur skeleton
Southern Ledger - July 25, 2008
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Scientists expose mystery behind northern lights
Southern Ledger - July 25, 2008
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Cyprus reunification talks on Sept 3
Southern Ledger - July 25, 2008
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US strengthening Zimbabwe sanctions
Southern Ledger - July 25, 2008
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Extradition appeal deadline for Karadzic closer
Southern Ledger - July 25, 2008
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Attacks kill 9 in Kashmir, including mom, 4 kids
Southern Ledger - July 25, 2008
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South Korea struggles to probe tourist death
Southern Ledger - July 25, 2008
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Military Sri Lankan fighting kills 45
Southern Ledger - July 25, 2008
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Food industry bitten by its lobbying success
Southern Ledger - July 25, 2008
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Global News Archive for May 2008:
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Chongson Journal: Koreans Recall an Era of Propaganda Battles
A museum in South Korea displays leaflets dropped on both sides of the DMZ during the pre-Internet age, when thought bombs were dropped by plane or balloon in enemy territory...
New York Times - May 1, 2008
Dockworkers Protest Iraq War
Thousands of dockworkers at West Coast ports stayed off the job on Thursday in what their union said was a call for an end to the war in Iraq...
New York Times - May 1, 2008
Do the Rich Pay Taxes? Italy Tells All
The outgoing government of the center-left Prime Minister Romano Prodi posted on Wednesday the returns for all 40 million Italians who paid taxes in 2005...
New York Times - May 1, 2008
Close Contest Seen in London Mayoral Election
Mayor Ken Livingstone campaigned hard across London on Thursday as voters went to the polls to decide whether to let him stay in office for another four years...
New York Times - May 1, 2008
Pakistan Talks End on Positive Note
Leaders of Pakistan?s governing coalition concluded talks on Thursday over how to restore the judges ousted by President Pervez Musharraf without saying whether they had reached an agreement...
New York Times - May 1, 2008
Smith joy over shoot-out victory
Rangers manager Walter Smith says reaching the Uefa Cup final is an incredible achievement...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Rangers hold nerve to reach final
Rangers reach the Uefa Cup final after a penalty shoot-out victory over Fiorentina...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Azeris clear Iran nuclear cargo
Azerbaijan allows a Russian nuclear cargo to cross its territory into Iran after holding it up for a month...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Hong Kong ready for torch tour
Free Tibet activists are denied entry to Hong Kong, ahead of Friday's Olympic torch relay, reports say...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
EU hails Turkey free speech move
Turkey's vote to amend a law that limits freedom of speech is welcomed by the EU...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Counting begins in council polls
Welsh council election results start to arrive, with suggestions Labour may have lost Blaenau Gwent in its valley heartlands...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Girl faces Holland murder charge
A 16-year-old girl is to appear in court charged with murdering Belfast grocer Harry Holland last September...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Cameraman freed from Guantanamo
A Sudanese cameraman from the al-Jazeera TV station has been freed from Guantanamo Bay, the channel says...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Fifteen injured as bus hits house
Fifteen people are taken to hospital after a bus crashes into a block of flats in the West Midlands...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Bush offers $770m for food crisis
George W Bush offers $770m (£390m) in new international food aid to help ease the effects of surging food prices...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Tsvangirai 'wins' Zimbabwe vote
Zimbabwe's electoral commission tells parties Morgan Tsvangirai won almost 48% in the presidential poll...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
US confirms Somali missile strike
The US military confirms it carried out a pre-dawn missile strike in Somalia which killed a senior Islamist militant...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
First local poll results declared
The first results are in for the local elections in England and Wales, with counting set to continue all night...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Jury sees 7/7 bomb CCTV images
Previously unseen footage of the aftermath of two of the London suicide bombings of 7 July 2005 is shown to a jury...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Cubans Urged to Work Toward Change
In a May Day address, the leader of Cuba?s labor union told tens of thousands of workers in Havana?s Revolution Plaza that they must get to work to build a better country...
New York Times - May 1, 2008
Iran Protests to U.N. About Clinton Comments
Iran protested Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton?s statement that the United States would ?totally obliterate? Iran if it attacked Israel with nuclear weapons...
New York Times - May 1, 2008
Lesbian islanders battle for Lesbos name
Campaigners on the Greek island of Lesbos try to prevent a gay rights group from calling itself "lesbian"...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Leeds points appeal unsuccessful
Leeds United fail in their bid to claim back the 15 points they were deducted by the Football League...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Rangers' Weir fit for Uefa semi
David Weir is passed fit to face Fiorentina as Rangers bid to reach the final of the Uefa Cupl...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
GCSE and A-level papers stolen
An exam board is re-setting some GCSE and A-level papers after some went missing...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Ronson teams up with Duran Duran
Mark Ronson is to rework Duran Duran's classic hits in a one-off concert with the pop legends in Paris...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Burmese urged to support charter
Junta leader Than Shwe calls on Burmese workers to back the new constitution, which critics say is deeply flawed...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
US expels last Belarus diplomats
The US orders the expulsion of the remaining six Belarus diplomats as relations deteriorate further...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
'Deal reached' on Pakistan judges
One of Pakistan's ruling coalition leaders says a deal has been reached over how to deal with sacked judges...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Hornby to buy Corgi in £7.5m deal
Toymaker Hornby agrees to buy die-cast model car maker Corgi in a £7.5m deal to expand its product line...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Inquiry into spoilt ballot papers
An investigation is launched after polling station staff spoilt ballot papers by writing on them...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Addict died after car wheel grab
An addict died after jerking the wheel of his wife's car when she refused to drive to buy heroin...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Water chief expected to leave job
The Chief Executive of Northern Ireland Water is expected to leave her post in the near future...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Zimbabwe begins vote verification
Zimbabwe's Electoral Commission begins verifying the country's long-delayed presidential election results...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Iraq suicide bombing hits market
At least 30 people are killed in a double suicide bomb attack in the northern Iraqi province of Diyala...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Set for invasion
Moscow confident of Champions League cup success...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Been and gone
A lonely panda among the notable deaths in April...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Ex-lover guilty of fireball death
A man is found guilty of the kidnap and murder of his ex-lover who died after being stabbed and set alight...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
New talks likely at Grangemouth
Further talks are likely to take place between unions and management at Grangemouth, BBC Scotland learns...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Judges attack adoption 'disgrace'
A father suffered a "manifest injustice" in the adoption of his young child against his wishes, judges rule...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Tasers on trial
Popular with police but should their use be extended?...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Mission drift
Five years on from Iraq's 'Mission Accomplished'...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Polish model
She's coming for tea. What to cook from local shops?...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Image problem
Incest case fuels fears for Austria's standing...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Foreign beef 'is sold as British'
A significant amount of beef sold as 'British' actually comes from abroad, a BBC investigation finds...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Election day entering final phase
Millions of people are voting in local elections across England and Wales, with polls due to shut at 2200 BST...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Jury sees CCTV footage of bombers
Footage of the aftermath of two of the 7/7 London suicide bombings are shown to a jury...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Toddler death babysitter released
A babysitter convicted of murdering a boy of two is freed from prison after being granted a retrial...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
'Second man' went to abuse cellar
A lodger tells the BBC he saw another man go to the cellar where Josef Fritzl is accused of abusing his daughter...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Names of the Dead
The Department of Defense has identified 4,046 American service members who have died since the start of the Iraq war. It confirmed the death of the following American on Wednesday:...
New York Times - May 1, 2008
More Protests Target Carrefour Stores in China
Protests erupted outside Carrefour stores in Beijing and four other Chinese cities, amid anger at foreigners over Tibet and the Olympic torch relay...
New York Times - May 1, 2008
5 French Mountaineers Die in Avalanche in Italy
Rescuers say they have found the bodies of five French ski mountaineers who were missing since being swept away by an avalanche during an excursion in Italy's northwestern Alps...
New York Times - May 1, 2008
Blasts in Afghanistan Kill 1 NATO Soldier and 8 Civilians
Roadside bombs struck a NATO patrol and two civilian vehicles in Afghanistan, killing nine people and wounding 10, officials said Thursday...
New York Times - May 1, 2008
Elvis friends dispute London trip
Two of Elvis Presley's close friends have disputed a recent story claiming the star made a secret visit to London...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Grant praise for 'brave' Lampard
Avram Grant pays an emotional tribute to Frank Lampard after he guides Chelsea to the Champions League final...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Benitez rues missed opportunities
Rafael Benitez says missed chances cost his Liverpool side victory in their Champions League semi-final against Chelsea...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Hefty bill beckons for Champions League trip
Football fans eyeing a trip to this month's Champions League final in Moscow face high ticket costs, pricey hotel rooms, expensive flights and potential problems with getting visas...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Shell pulls out of big wind farm
Energy firm Shell wants to sell its stake in a project to build the world's largest wind farm in the Thames Estuary...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Tax staff breach data security
More than 600 HM Revenue and Customs staff have been disciplined for accessing personal or sensitive data...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Nine dead in Iraq car bomb attack
At least nine people are killed and 23 wounded in a bomb attack in central Baghdad, Iraqi police say...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Five French die in Alps avalanche
The bodies of five French mountaineers hit by an avalanche are found in Italy's northwestern Alps...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Partial shutdown at oil refinery
An oil refinery in Pembrokeshire, employing 1,200, partially shuts down after a mechanical failure...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Group clears IRA of Quinn murder
The body monitoring paramilitary activity says the IRA was not involved in beating a man to death...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
SA elephants can be culled again
South Africa has lifted a moratorium on elephant culling to combat a surge in population numbers...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Acid brain
Vegeburgers, posh chocolate... how LSD changed eating...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Dan Dare spirit
How comic strip Dan Dare inspired young Britons...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Muslim inmate 'degraded in jail'
The Ministry of Justice reviews procedures after a Muslim prisoner complains of being degraded by officers...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Electronics' 'missing link' found
Details of a new kind of electronic device, which could make chips smaller, is outlined by scientists...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Italian outrage after every citizen's income published on net
Italians are outraged after the government publishes every citizen's declared taxable income on the internet...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Some keyboards 'harbour more bacteria than a toilet seat'
Some computer keyboards harbour more bacteria than a toilet seat, research suggests...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Tomorrow's world
Inside the world famous Xerox Parc lab in Silicon Valley...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
In pictures
Voters around England and Wales go to the polls...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Bank says credit fears overstated
The Bank of England says many lenders' worries are overstated and may prolong a credit crunch recovery...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Tourists die in Egypt bus crash
Nine people die as a bus carrying European and North American tourists crashes in Egypt's Sinai peninsula...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Air raid kills Somali militants
A leading Somali Islamist militant and 10 others are killed in an alleged US air strike, reports say...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Local election voting under way
Millions of people are voting in local elections which are taking place across England and Wales...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Retrial for boy death babysitter
A babysitter wins an appeal against her conviction for murdering a two-year-old boy and now faces a retrial...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Alzheimer's drugs appeal victory
The Appeal Court rules NHS advisors should have been more transparent over decisions on Alzheimer's drugs...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
World Briefing | Europe: Ireland: Town Wins Fight Over Its Name
The town of Dingle has won its battle against a government edict to adopt the Irish-language version of its name...
New York Times - May 1, 2008
Design Notebook: In Inner Mongolia, Pushing Architecture?s Outer Limits
One hundred international architecture firms were recently commissioned to design luxury homes in the Chinese desert region of Inner Mongolia...
New York Times - May 1, 2008
For Europe?s Middle-Class, Stagnant Wages Stunt Lifestyle
Families that once enjoyed Europe?s vaunted quality of life are pinching pennies to buy necessities, and cutting back on extras like movies and vacations abroad...
New York Times - May 1, 2008
Memo From Frankfurt: As Euro Nears 10, Cracks Emerge in Fiscal Union
By most yardsticks, Europe?s common currency has been a success. Yet fissures are forming in the European monetary union that threaten to widen in coming months...
New York Times - May 1, 2008
Canadians Investigate Death of Ducks at Oil-Sands Project
Officials said a large oil-sands operator, Syncrude, had failed to operate noisemakers to frighten away migrating ducks, 500 of which were found dead in a company tailings pond...
New York Times - May 1, 2008
7 European and Canadian Tourists Killed in Egypt Bus Accident
EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) -- A bus carrying dozens of Canadian and European tourists overturned Thursday and caught fire in Egypt's Sinai peninsula, killing at least seven passengers and wounding at least 16, an emergency official said...
New York Times - May 1, 2008
15 Dead, 49 Injured in Tour Bus Crash in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AP) -- A tour bus crashed and overturned Thursday in suburban Hong Kong, killing at least 17 people and injuring 45, officials said. Police said they arrested the driver...
New York Times - May 1, 2008
World Briefing | Middle East: Palestinians Agree to Plan for Truce With Israel
Palestinian groups agreed in Cairo to an Egyptian proposal for a truce with Israel. The truce would apply first to Gaza and later to the West Bank...
New York Times - May 1, 2008
World Briefing | Africa: Zimbabwe: Army Accused of Terror Campaign
Human Rights Watch accused the army of providing supporters of the governing party with arms and trucks for a campaign of violence against the opposition...
New York Times - May 1, 2008
Attacks in Pakistan Rising, State Department Reports
Terrorist attacks against noncombatants more than doubled in Pakistan from 2006 to 2007, in part reflecting the growing violence in the country?s turbulent tribal areas ...
New York Times - May 1, 2008
NATO Accuses Russia of Stirring Tensions in Rebel Georgia Areas
Relations with Russia have been strained by calls for NATO to expand by accepting Ukraine and Georgia, formerly part of the Soviet Union, into the alliance...
New York Times - May 1, 2008
DNA Tests Confirm the Deaths of the Last Missing Romanovs
For nine decades after the Bolsheviks shot Czar Nicholas II and his family, there had been no traces of the remains of Crown Prince Aleksei...
New York Times - May 1, 2008
Turkish Law Easing Curbs on Speech Wins Praise
The European Union on Wednesday welcomed a vote by the Turkish Parliament to soften a law restricting free speech...
New York Times - May 1, 2008
In Peru Protest, Women Urge Action on Food Prices
More than 1,000 women protested outside Peru?s Congress on Wednesday to demand that the government do more to counter rising food prices, which are squeezing the poor worldwide...
New York Times - May 1, 2008
5 Asian Nations Are Weighing a Rice Cartel
The Thai government announced it would try to create a cartel of rice-producing countries in partnership with Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos...
New York Times - May 1, 2008
French Premier to Seek Common Fiscal Policy in U.S.
François Fillon will try to build a common approach to meet growing concerns in France and the U.S. about market instability and the weak dollar...
New York Times - May 1, 2008
Yossi Harel, Who, Defying British, Brought Jews to Palestine, Is Dead at 90
Mr. Harel renamed the rickety ship he commanded Exodus 1947 and sailed it to legend as a symbol of the righteousness of the mission by Jews to settle Palestine in the face of British opposition...
New York Times - May 1, 2008
A Fabled Instrument, Suppressed in Iraq, Thrives in Exile
Two musicians ? one in Iraq, one in the United States ? are bound by their passion for the oud, a pear-shaped instrument whose roots run deep in Iraq?s history...
New York Times - May 1, 2008
Pakistani Parties Weigh Reinstating Judges
Pakistan?s governing coalition is holding talks over whether to restore the high court judges ousted by President Pervez Musharraf in November...
New York Times - May 1, 2008
Fewer Latino Immigrants Sending Money Home
More than three million Latin American immigrants in the U.S. have stopped sending remittances, a survey said...
New York Times - May 1, 2008
In a New Climate Model, Short-Term Cooling in a Warmer World
Climatologists will create decade-long climate forecasts, just as meteorologists craft weeklong weather forecasts...
New York Times - May 1, 2008
Tree-lined streets 'cut asthma'
Children who live in tree-lined streets have lower rates of asthma, a New York-based study suggests...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Blaine sets breathtaking record
Magician David Blaine breaks a world record by holding his breath for more than 17 minutes on a live TV show...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Identity 'at risk' on Facebook
The personal details of Facebook users could potentially be stolen by malicious hackers, the BBC's Click has found...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Hopes as Pakistan talks continue
Pakistan's new ruling coalition will resume talks on sacked judges, with one minister saying agreement is likely...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
House prices in 1% annual fall
House prices in the UK have recorded their first year-on-year fall for 12 years, the Nationwide says...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Air raid 'kills Somali militants'
An air strike hits the house of an Islamist leader in Somalia, killing two militants, reports say...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Next decade 'may see no warming'
Global temperatures may not rise for 10 years as natural cooling masks greenhouse warming, research suggests...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Raunchy Lebanese singer causes controversy in Bahrain
A raunchy Lebanese singer is causing controversy in Bahrain, where she is due to perform for the first time...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Share swindle
Spain's 'boiler room' salesmen have the UK in their sights...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Gains and losses
Commodity prices transfer wealth from rich to poor...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Israel's dilemma
Besieged Gazans find treatment in Israel...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
McCanns 'will not give up' search
The McCanns make fresh appeals in the run up to the anniversary of their daughter's disappearance, and tell how they keep hope alive...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Heart disease warning for women
Fears are raised that obesity may be affecting the fall in heart disease death rates in women aged under 50...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
'Provocative' Clinton angers Iran
Tehran complains to the UN about remarks made by Hillary Clinton on the possibility of a US attack on Iran...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Bluetongue vaccine for UK farms
The first vaccinations against the animal disease bluetongue are to take place later on a farm in Norfolk...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Banks warned over lending fears
The Bank of England warns there may be risks to the wider economy if banks remain defensive and curb lending...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Zimbabwe prepares to verify count
Zimbabwe's Electoral Commission is due to start verifying the country's long-delayed presidential results...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
Councils await voters' verdicts
Millions of people are deciding how they will vote ahead of local elections taking place across England and Wales...
BBC News - May 1, 2008
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