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Obama to usher in major shift in trade policy
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Perfume maker sues Prince over contract in NY
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Obama, McCain bury campaign pain, vow cooperation
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Obama, McCain bury sour campaign, vow cooperation
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Saks posts bigger-than-expected 3Q loss
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Obama, McCain pledge to work together for reform
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Astronaut loses tool bag in space
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Astronaut outside space station loses tool bag
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Astronauts end spacewalk marred by lost tool bag
Southern Ledger - November 19, 2008
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Global News Archive for Octomber 2007:
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49 Militants Killed in Baghdad Raid, U.S. Says
U.S. forces today raided Baghdad?s Sadr City, a Shiite enclave, in an attempt to capture a militia chief...
New York Times - October 21, 2007
Members of New Group in Britain Aim to Offset Their Own Carbon Output
CRAGs, or Carbon Rationing Action Groups, are slowly springing up across Britain, an example of how the phenomenon of low-carbon living is growing...
New York Times - October 21, 2007
In Myanmar, Fear Is Ever Present
Anger, uncertainty and hopelessness lurk beneath the ominous calm that has settled in Yangon since the uprising last month...
New York Times - October 21, 2007
India beat Australia in Twenty20
Gautam Gambhir sets India on the way to a seven-wicket win over Australia in the Twenty20 international...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
Poll boost for Swiss right-wing
The right-wing Swiss People's Party increases its lead in parliament, according to voting projections...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
Football: Hammers beat S'land
West Ham edge out Sunderland helped by a fortuitous own goal from keeper Craig Gordon...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
Vickery backs influence of Ashton
England captain Phil Vickery insists coach Brian Ashton's impact during the World Cup campaign was "huge"...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
Monkeys kill Delhi deputy mayor
Delhi's deputy major dies after falling from a terrace while trying to fight off a horde of wild monkeys...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
Polish PM admits election defeat
Polish PM Jaroslaw Kaczynski admits electoral defeat, after his party polls only 31% to the opposition's 44%...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
Inquiry casts doubt on F1 title
Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen's world title is in doubt following an inquiry into the cars of Williams and BMW Sauber...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
Turkey vows to defeat PKK rebels
Turkey's leaders vow to "pay any price" to defeat terrorism after the latest attack by Kurdish rebels...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
U.S. Says Iraq Raid Kills 49 Militants
BAGHDAD (AP) -- U.S. forces backed by airstrikes raided Sadr City, Baghdad's main Shiite district, killing 49 militants on Sunday as they targeted a militia leader accused in high-profile kidnappings, the military said. Iraqi officials said women and children were among the dead...
New York Times - October 21, 2007
The World: Sorting Out Pakistan?s Many Struggles
A deadly bombing that threw the triumphant return of Benazir Bhutto to Karachi into chaos puts a focus on the multiple conflicts and rivalries that roil Pakistan...
New York Times - October 21, 2007
Wired Youth Aim to Sway Poland?s Vote
A text message spread between cellphones imploring Polish youths to steal their grandmothers? IDs highlights the power conservative older women have at the polls...
New York Times - October 21, 2007
12 Turkish Soldiers Killed in Rebel Attack
The audacious attack last night by Kurdish militants sharply increased the pressure on Turkey?s government to send troops into northern Iraq...
New York Times - October 21, 2007
Osbourne walks out of X Factor
Judge Sharon Osbourne walks out of ITV's X Factor show as one of her acts, Kimberley Southwick, is voted off...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
Tories 'unlikely to win EU vote'
The Tories are "unlikely" to defeat Labour over an EU treaty referendum, says William Hague...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
Big share falls feared on Monday
There are fears that European stock markets may fall sharply on Monday following Friday's falls in the US...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
NHS patients 'lost in the gaps'
The number of local health boards in Wales should be cut because they don't serve all patients properly, says the health minister...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
Boy, 7, dies in hit-and-run crash
Police find the limousine-type car involved in a crash which led to the death of a seven-year-old boy...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
Confusion at city half-marathon
Three of the race leaders in the Coventry half-marathon are guided along the wrong route...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
IRA link to border death denied
Sinn Fein MP Conor Murphy says he does not believe republicans were behind the death of a man...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
US raid kills Iraqi 'criminals'
The US says 49 "criminals" have died in raids in Baghdad - Iraqi officials say children are among the dead...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
Bhutto call for outside expertise
Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto says foreign expertise could help find those behind recent deadly bombings...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
Australia poll rivals in TV clash
Australian PM John Howard takes on election rival Kevin Rudd in a TV debate ahead of the November poll...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
Rugby U: Robinson in tearful exit
England full-back Jason Robinson says he felt like crying as he ended his rugby career at the Stade de France on Saturday night...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
DR Congo tells Mai Mai to disarm
DR Congo gives a pro-government militia 48 hours to disarm, as a humanitarian crisis deepens...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
British man kidnapped in Nigeria
A British oil worker is snatched in Nigeria along with six other men, the Foreign Office confirms...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
McCann friends face fresh quiz
Friends of Gerry and Kate McCann, who were with them when Madeleine vanished, are to be re-interviewed...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
Live - Brazilian Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton is playing catch-up after making a disastrous start in his attempt to win the Formula One title in his debut season...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
Teenagers held over sailor death
Three teenagers are held on suspicion of murder after a sailor dies in a fight in a village...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
Pope decries 'religious' violence
Pope Benedict XVI tells world religious leaders at a peace summit that religion must not become "vehicle for hatred"...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
Dozens die in Turkey border clash
At least 12 Turkish soldiers and 32 Kurdish rebels are killed in fighting near the Iraqi border, Turkey says...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
UK 'may increase Afghan troops'
Britain may increase the number of troops it has in Afghanistan, according to a Nato spokesman...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
China?s Vice President Steps Down
Closing a weeklong Communist Party congress, delegates selected a new Central Committee, with Vice President Zeng Qinghong not among those selected...
New York Times - October 21, 2007
Iraqis Say Civilians Killed in U.S. Raid
BAGHDAD (AP) -- U.S. forces backed by airstrikes raided Sadr City, Baghdad's main Shiite district, on Sunday, killing six militants as they targeted a militia leader accused in high-profile kidnappings, the military said...
New York Times - October 21, 2007
Bail after flats 'arson' attack
A man is given bail after 20 people were evacuated from a block of flats following a suspicious fire...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
Boy, 7, dies in 'limousine' crash
A seven-year-old boy is killed in an accident involving a "limousine-type" vehicle in West Lothian...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
Murder inquiry into border death
A murder investigation is due to begin after a man dies following a beating in County Monaghan...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
Shooting leaves boy, 13, wounded
A 13-year-old boy is recovering in hospital after being shot in a late-night attack in Manchester...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
Men questioned over Bhutto attack
Pakistan police question three men over the suicide bomb attack on the convoy of ex-PM Benazir Bhutto...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
Battle follows Mogadishu ambush
At least eight civilians are killed after insurgents ambush Ethiopian troops in the Somali capital...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
Turkish troops killed by rebels
At least 12 Turkish soldiers are killed near the Iraq border, in an ambush blamed on Kurdish rebels...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
Poland votes in a snap election
People in Poland begin voting in early parliamentary polls called after the collapse of the coalition government...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
No pay-off for Northern Rock boss
There will be no pay-off for Northern Rock chairman Matt Ridley, who resigned on Friday, the BBC learns...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
Ashton proud of defeated England
England coach Brian Ashton believes his players should be proud despite defeat by South Africa in the World Cup final...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
Call to increase stop and search
More searches of young people are needed to stop gun and knife crime, the head of the Black Police Association says...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
Lib Dem race 'about presentation'
The two contenders for the Lib Dem leadership say the race is about who can best present the party's policies...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
Old Enough Now to Ask How Dad Died at War
In a marker of the Iraq war?s longevity, children too young to remember losing a parent in action are growing up...
New York Times - October 21, 2007
Soft Spot for the South Bronx
Since he fell in love with the Bronx during a visit in 2005, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has been funneling millions of dollars to the area through Citgo Petroleum...
New York Times - October 21, 2007
Hospitals Full of Victims and Solidarity With Bhutto
In a Karachi hospital where volunteers from Benazir Bhutto?s procession were being treated for their wounds, the mood was one of solidarity and defiance...
New York Times - October 21, 2007
French Knots: L?Amour Has Little to Do With l?État
The French ? on the right and on the left ? have embraced the news that President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife, Cécilia, have divorced with a surprising amount of sang-froid and a collective shrug...
New York Times - October 21, 2007
The World: Sorting Out Pakistan?s Many Struggles
A deadly bombing that threw the triumphant return of Benazir Bhutto to Karachi into chaos puts a focus on the multiple conflicts and rivalries that roil Pakistan...
New York Times - October 21, 2007
What to Do About Pixels of Hate
Jihadi Web sites may be useful for terrorists, but they are also helping terror fighters...
New York Times - October 21, 2007
The World: India Feels Pakistan?s Pain, and Shows It
Next door in India, the attack on Benazir Bhutto has summoned an unusual expression of sympathy, a sign that may hint at Indian readiness to do business with her...
New York Times - October 21, 2007
Fallout: No, It?s Not Really World War III
Was George W. Bush really insinuating that an Iran with nuclear weapons could set off a worldwide nuclear conflagration, or did he just fully commit to a verbal arms race with an old cold war foe?...
New York Times - October 21, 2007
Groups? Aim: The Greening of Britain
CRAGs, or Carbon Rationing Action Groups, are slowly springing up across Britain, with about 160 people active in some 20 groups, low-carbon living trends are growing...
New York Times - October 21, 2007
Iraq President Assails Syria?s Support for Turkish Cross-Border Threat
President Jalal Talabani of Iraq said that Syria?s president had crossed a ?red line? by speaking approvingly of Turkey?s threat of a cross-border offensive...
New York Times - October 21, 2007
Marine Inquiry Into Afghan Killings to Look at 2 Officers, Lawyer Says
A Marine Corps inquiry investigating the killings of at least a dozen Afghan civilians last March will only focus on the actions of two officers in charge...
New York Times - October 21, 2007
Lib Dem hopefuls in head-to-head
The two Lib Dem MPs to put themselves forward for next party leader go head to head at a conference...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
Toxic gas 'may help transplants'
Scientists say they have found a safe way to give carbon monoxide to help organ transplant patients...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
City hosts asylum seeker summit
A conference on the integration of asylum seekers in Scottish society is to be held in Glasgow...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
Arrest of loyalist sparks protest
A protest is held at a police station where an ex-MLA is questioned in connection with a Belfast boy's murder...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
Swiss voting for new parliament
Swiss voters go to the polls after a campaign marred by riots and accusations of racism...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
Cuba set for municipal elections
Cuba holds municipal polls starting a process that will lead to the election of a new National Assembly...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
China's vice-president loses post
China's vice-president is dropped from the Communist Party central committee, as the 17th congress ends...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
Hamilton upbeat for Brazil finale
Britain's Lewis Hamilton goes into the Brazilian Grand Prix confident he can become the first rookie to take the title...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
Poland to vote in snap election
People in Poland begin voting in a parliamentary election called two years ahead of schedule...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
Three die in heavy Gaza fighting
Three are killed in fighting in the Gaza Strip as Palestinian factions challenge the authority of Hamas...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
Politicians praise beaten England
Leading politicians praise England's efforts after their defeat by South Africa in the rugby union World Cup final...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
Third arrest over boy's shooting
Police investigating the shooting of 16-year-old Jonathan Matondo arrest a man on suspicion of murder...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
'Scared' crew boycotting planes
Some Flybe crew are refusing to fly part of its fleet because they say poor air quality is putting people at risk...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
Call to search more black people
More searches of black suspects are needed to stop gun crime, the head of the Black Police Association says...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
Review of child inmate batons ban
The government is to review the ban on the use of batons against under-18s in young offenders institutions...
BBC News - October 21, 2007
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