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Spacecraft flies by remote asteroid, camera stops
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
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Official Egypt rock slide toll rises to 31
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
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Philly school rekindles same-sex education debate
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
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Muslim separatist strike shuts down Indian Kashmir
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
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Troops, protesters clash in Indian Kashmir 1 dead
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
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Catholics assert themselves in Hanoi land dispute
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
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Myanmar says no sign of Suu Kyi hunger strike
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
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Landslides leave 27 dead or missing in Philippines
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
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Returning lawmakers make Capitol a campaign stage
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
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Global News Archive for March 2008:
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Saturn moon may have hidden ocean
Saturn's moon Titan may have a deep, hidden ocean, according to new data from the Cassini-Huygens space mission...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
AB Volvo's Iraq kickbacks penalty
AB Volvo agrees to pay millions of dollars in fines for its part in Iraq's oil for food programme...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Livingstone inspirational - PM
Gordon Brown praises London Mayor Ken Livingstone for being an "inspirational" figure to the city...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Charity 'makes you feel better'
It's not having lots of money that makes us happy - it's spending money on others, say US researchers...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Man charged over student's murder
Police have charged a man with the murder of student Michael Alexander Jones in north London...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
ITV retains Champions League
ITV retains the rights to broadcast UEFA Champions League matches as part of a new deal for 2009 - 2012...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Saudis to retrain 40,000 clerics
Saudi Arabia says it will retrain its 40,000 imams is part of a campaign to counter religious extremism...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Conway police inquiry ruled out
Scotland Yard says it would not be "appropriate" to investigate the expenses of disgraced MP Derek Conway...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Shannon quizzed '10 mins daily'
Shannon Matthews is questioned for only 10 minutes a day about her disappearance, according to police...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Prisoners 'may be released early'
More prisoners could be let out early to reduce overcrowding in jails, Justice Secretary Jack Straw says...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
King may give more help to banks
The Bank of England considers a request for an emergency fund to deal with financial crises like the credit crunch...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Deport paedophile 'on register'
A paedophile who moved to Australia as a child and returned to the UK will be put on the sex offenders' register...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
'Bin Laden' in Palestinian call
A second audio message in two days, purportedly from Osama Bin Laden, urges Palestinians to fight in Iraq...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
More primary maths experts needed
An interim report on maths calls for more expertise in primary schools and more support from parents...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Fish key to reef climate survival
As climate change and pollution threaten coral reefs, fish may be vital to their survival, scientists say...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Acting world mourns Scofield
Paul Scofield, one of Britain's greatest Shakespearean actors and an Oscar winner, dies at the age of 86...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Two men die after lorries collide
Two men die following a collision between two lorries on the A5 between Omagh and Newtownstewart...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Killer sentenced for jail murder
A man who murdered a fellow inmate in a "horrific" jail attack is sentenced to 24 years in prison...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Hundreds face cancer tests checks
Letters have been sent to 528 patients after it was revealed mistakes were made in prostate cancer tests...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
US growth forecast slashed
The US economy is on the brink of recession, says the OECD research group as it cuts its forecast...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
New Belgian cabinet ends crisis
A new Belgian coalition government is sworn in, ending months of political deadlock...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Palestinian talks in Yemen 'fail'
Talks between Fatah and Hamas, have collapsed, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Girl died in 'freakish' accident
A father tells how he tried to resuscitate his four-year-old daughter who died in a freak accident in her bedroom...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Summer Wine star Wilde dies
Actor Brian Wilde, who played Foggy in Last of the Summer Wine and Barraclough in Porridge, passes away...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Beckham recalled to England squad
David Beckham is included in Fabio Capello's England squad for the friendly against France...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Rugby: England target Johnson
Former England captain Martin Johnson is approached to work alongside Brian Ashton as team manager, BBC Sport understands...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Mugabe rival condemns vote plans
Zimbabwe's opposition leader condemns plans to count presidential ballots centrally, in case this helps rigging...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
N Korea's food crisis 'worsening'
An aid agency with experience of working inside North Korea says the state's food crisis is chronic, and getting worse...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Air passengers' safety 'at risk'
Air traffic controllers are under such pressure to maximise the number of landings, passengers are at risk, the BBC is told...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Brothers face Russia spy charges
Russia charges two men with British links with industrial spying, threatening to further worsen the countries' ties...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Iraq leader sombre five years on
President Jalal Talabani says violence and corruption are Iraq's main problems on the invasion's fifth anniversary...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Historic first for Maundy service
The Queen breaks with tradition to attend the first Maundy Thursday ceremony to be held in Northern Ireland...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Police 'shot at Tibet protesters'
China admits police opened fire on Tibetan demonstrators as the unrest spread into neighbouring provinces...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Too many short sentences - Straw
Too many people are being given short jail sentences, clogging up the system, says Justice Secretary Jack Straw...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Bank bosses meet governor King
The bosses of major UK banks are meeting Bank of England Governor Mervyn King to seek reassurances over funding...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
The Bill wins soap award battle
The Bill comes out top in the battle of the soaps at the Royal Television Society Awards in London...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
'Beeb' creators reunite at museum
The creators of the BBC Micro are reuniting at the Science Museum to discuss the legacy of the computer...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Surprise rise in UK retail sales
UK retail sales unexpectedly rose strongly in February, lifted by higher food sales, official figures show...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Teacher leader's warning on tests
A teachers' leader says school tests which could replace England's Sats might make children's lives worse...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Nepal action on Tibet 'excessive'
An US-based rights group condemns Nepal's government for using 'excessive force' against Tibetan protesters...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Tributes to IRA bombing victims
Flowers are laid to remember those killed and injured in the IRA bombing of Warrington town centre 15 years ago...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Arrests over Northern Bank raid
Detectives arrest two men over a money laundering inquiry launched after the Northern Bank robbery...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Anger after removed Ghanaian dies
The Archbishop of Wales says the death of a woman with cancer removed from the UK will be on Britain's conscience...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Chad peace force 'to shoot back'
The head of the European peace force in Chad says his troops will return fire if rebels attacked any refugee camps...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Shares fall on commodity sell-off
Europe and Asian shares fall as investors cash in profits from record high commodity prices...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Severe rains in US leave 13 dead
At least 13 people have died and hundreds moved to safety after torrential rain brings havoc to central US...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
US 'reassures Russia on shield'
The US offers to let Russia monitor missile shield installations planned in Europe, Russia says...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Blast at Hamas facility in Gaza
Hamas members die in an explosion in Gaza, as Israeli forces reportedly shoot dead a civilian...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Queen attends NI Maundy service
The Queen attends the first Maundy Thursday ceremony to be held in Northern Ireland...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Oscar-winning actor Scofield dies
Paul Scofield, one of Britain's greatest Shakespearian actors and an Oscar winner, dies at the age of 86...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Formula One to return to BBC TV
The BBC secures the television rights to Formula One from 2009...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
UK paedophile deported home
A paedophile who moved to Australia as a child is sent back to the UK after serving a 12-year jail sentence...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
McCain meets Brown at No 10
US Senator John McCain meets Gordon Brown for talks over issues including Iraq, Iran and climate change...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Jams predicted as getaway begins
Extensive roadworks are expected to lead to severe traffic problems as the Easter exodus gets under way...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Split views on Iraq anniversary
President Jalal Talabani says violence and corruption are Iraq's main problems on the invasion's fifth anniversary...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Removed Ghanaian dies of cancer
A Ghanaian woman who was removed from a UK hospital and flown home after her visa expired has died...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Bank bosses to meet governor King
Bosses of major UK banks will meet Bank of England Governor Mervyn King to seek reassurances over funding...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Lords' membership cut considered
House of Lords membership could be almost halved under reform plans being considered, it is reported...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Folate 'may keep sperm healthy'
A diet rich in the vitamin folate may protect men against producing abnormal sperm, a study suggests...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Decades to fix school buildings
A third of schools in Scotland are still in poor or bad condition despite substantial investment, a report claims...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Over-55s 'causing holiday havoc'
Older British holidaymakers are causing trouble by drinking too much and trying dangerous sports...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
UK student numbers 'set to fall'
Numbers of UK students are expected to fall over the next decade - but more students are coming from overseas...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Fund concern for 2012 Olympics
British athletes may not receive the expected level of funding for London 2012, warns a report from the National Audit Office...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Tennis: Haas too much for Murray
Andy Murray loses to Germany's Tommy Haas in round four of the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
China announces arrests in Tibet
Chinese officials say they have arrested 24 over Lhasa protests and admit unrest has spread beyond Tibet...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
US commitment to Nato 'at risk'
MPs say US commitment to Nato risks being undermined by some European reluctance to deploy more troops in Afghanistan...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
PM to meet McCain for first time
Gordon Brown is to meet US presidential hopeful John McCain, with Iraq likely to be on the agenda...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Maternity units closed to mothers
Many hospitals across England report having to turn away women in labour last year because they were full...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
Big bank bosses due to meet King
The chief executives of major UK banks are due to meet Bank of England governor Mervyn King...
BBC News - March 20, 2008
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