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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 April 2008:
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Players are backing Grant - Terry
John Terry insists Chelsea's players are 100% behind boss Avram Grant ahead of Tuesday's Champions League semi-final at Liverpool...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
'Outlook worse' for scalp cancer
Skin cancers on the scalp or neck are more deadly than those elsewhere on the body, a large study suggests...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Coral spawn turns Palau seas pink
The annual mass spawning of corals on the Palau archipelago in the western Pacific occurs right on cue...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Customer data 'needs protection'
Companies and public bodies are not doing enough to protect customers' data, says the UK's privacy watchdog...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Torch set for short Indonesia leg
The Olympic torch arrives in Indonesia, but the latest stage of its worldwide relay will be confined to a stadium...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Russia 'shot down Georgia drone'
Georgia accuses Russia of downing one of its unmanned spy planes over the Abkhazia region at the weekend...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Top Pakistani militant released
A leading Pakistani militant, Maulana Sufi Mohammad, is released following a peace deal, the government says...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Update due on BAA airport inquiry
The competition regulator is due to give an update on its inquiry into under-fire UK airport operator BAA...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Olympic cost plans 'unrealistic'
Ministers were "entirely unrealistic" in estimating the cost of hosting the 2012 Olympics, MPs say...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Smugglers banned from selling oil
Three men and a woman who made £1.2m through smuggled fuel get the UK's first crime prevention orders...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Africa plans biggest dam project
Plans for the world's most powerful hydro-electric dam project in DR Congo are being discussed in London...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Hamas rejects Israeli recognition
Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal rules out recognition of Israel, after meeting former US President Jimmy Carter...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Acas talks over refinery dispute
Talks aimed at resolving a dispute which could shut down a Scottish oil refinery will be held at conciliation service Acas...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
MP 'euphoric' after Cheeky Girl accepts his wedding proposal
Lembit Opik tells Hello magazine he has proposed to his girlfriend - Cheeky Girl Gabriela Irimia...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Protection HQ
The centre targeting internet paedophiles...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Air France scraps Alitalia bid
Alitalia's future is under fresh threat after Air France walks away from its proposed takeover bid...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Zimbabwe opposition turns to UN
Zimbabwe's opposition urges the United Nations and African Union to help resolve the election crisis, the UN says...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
British soldier killed in blast
A British soldier has been killed in a suspected minestrike in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence confirms...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Think tank to counter extremism
Former radical Islamists are launching a think tank to counter the ideology they blame for violent extremism...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Winehouse up for three Ivor gongs
Singer Amy Winehouse is nominated for three prizes at this year's Ivor Novello songwriting awards...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Wilkinson out of New Zealand tour
Jonny Wilkinson is to undergo shoulder surgery at the end of the season, ruling him out of England's tour to New Zealand in June...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Oil rises to yet another record
Oil hits new highs in London and New York amid worries about supply disruptions and Opec's stance...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Remove 'crook' Al Fayed, says MP
An MP says Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed is a "thief, a crook and liar" and should be deported...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
First contact to earthquake zone
An ambitious plan to drill into a Japanese earthquake zone yields its first results, generating 3D fault images...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Sarkozy tries to mend China ties
France's President Sarkozy writes to a disabled Chinese athlete who was jostled by protesters in Paris...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Babysitter guilty of boy's murder
A teenage babysitter is found guilty of murdering a 22-month-old boy after sexually assaulting him...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Expert called in to avert strike
The Scottish Government brings in an independent expert to help avert a strike by workers at the Grangemouth refinery...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Cuts 'on hold' at protest school
Plans to make teachers redundant at a school where pupils protested are withdrawn while talks go on...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Village bypass needs new surface
The Toome bypass in County Antrim needs a new surface just four years after it was opened...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
£50bn swap
Bank of England's credit crunch plan explained...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Suffer in silence?
Do men feel able to reveal 'female' ailments?...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Taunts fly ahead of key US vote
The Democrats' White House battle takes on a sharper tone ahead of Tuesday's vital Pennsylvania primary...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Benefit fraud ref caught on video
An ex-mayor is secretly filmed as a football linesman while claiming mobility allowances, a court hears...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
World's first cloned sniffer-dogs begin training in South Korea
The world's first cloned sniffer dogs have begun training for work in South Korea...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Quitting smoking? The time of the month could be key to your success
A successful attempt to quit smoking may depend on where women are in their monthly cycle, say scientists...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Top man
How to do a Wills - without the aid of a Chinook...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Hopes of bionic eye blindness cure
A 'bionic eye' may hold the key to returning sight to blind people affected by a hereditary disease, UK experts believe...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Darling backs £50bn bank bailout
Chancellor Alistair Darling backs the Bank of England's £50bn plan to help banks struck by the credit crunch...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
China seeks to 'educate' Tibetans
China launches an "education" campaign in Tibet designed to undermine support for the Dalai Lama and separatism...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Terror suspect's timetable check
The head of an alleged terrorist cell was seen looking up flight information just days before being arrested, a court hears...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Brown acts to head off tax revolt
Gordon Brown meets Labour MPs to outline plans to help those worst hit by the abolition of the 10p tax rate...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Mugabe trying to 'steal election'
UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband accuses Robert Mugabe of trying 'to steal the election' in Zimbabwe...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Ubuntu 'reaping Linux dividend'
The public perception of open source is changing fast, says Ubuntu leader Mark Shuttleworth...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Lampard and Gerrard in Euro boost
Chelsea's Frank Lampard is available for the Champions League semi-final at Liverpool, who may be boosted by the return of Steven Gerrard...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Live - Murray v Lopez
Andy Murray takes on Feliciano Lopez in the first round of the Monte Carlo Masters...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Nepal's king denies exile reports
King Gyanendra of Nepal dismisses reports that he will go into exile after the Maoists' election success...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
RBS considers plan to raise cash
Royal Bank of Scotland confirms it is considering asking shareholders for cash to boost its financial position...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Clarke launches attack on Balls
Charles Clarke urges Gordon Brown's closest ally Ed Balls to look at his own record before attacking critics of the PM...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Meningitis C deaths cut to zero
There were no deaths from meningitis C among under-19s in England last year, a government report reveals...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Clerics killed in Somali mosque
The bodies of 10 people are found in a Somali mosque, after Ethiopian troops clash with Islamist insurgents...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Saudi women 'kept in childhood'
Saudi women are being kept in perpetual childhood by a system of male guardianship, a leading rights group says...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Torch relay begins in Malaysia
The Malaysian leg of the Olympic torch relay begins amid tight security over fears of protests...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Spain in hostage hunt off Somalia
Spain sends a frigate to hunt for a Spanish trawler with a crew of 26 which was seized by pirates off Somalia...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Massive wind energy plan refused
Proposals to build one of Europe's biggest onshore wind farms are turned down by the Scottish Government...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Baby died after warnings missed
A baby died aged two days because staff missed 30 warning signs that he was in difficulties, a report finds...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Forest park rape accused remanded
A 15-year-old boy is charged with the rape of a woman in her 20s who was on holiday in Northern Ireland...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Close eye
Teaching students persuasive powers of Facebook...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Right on cue
Coral spawn turning the sea pink in Pacific...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Death by torture
Waziristan perils for British troops 90 years ago...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Quitting Islam
Why parents feigned death of son who converted...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Carter: Hamas will accept Israel
Ex-US President Jimmy Carter says Hamas is prepared to accept the right of Israel to live in peace as a neighbour...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Refinery shuts down before strike
A crude oil unit closes at the Grangemouth oil refinery ahead of planned strike action over pensions...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
'Ape' protest at Unilever factory
Environmental campaigners, some dressed as orang-utans, protest at Unilever sites against its use of palm oil...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Princes in injured troops visit
Princes William and Harry meet patients at a medical rehabilitation centre for the armed forces, in a drive to raise support for UK troops...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Avon is calling again 40 years on
Cosmetics giant Avon makes a call for "Avon ladies" as it begins its first big recruitment drive for 40 years...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Bank details £50bn lending boost
The Bank of England details a £50bn plan to prevent the credit crisis further damaging the UK economy...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Cameron vow to 'stop' tax changes
David Cameron pledges to "stop the government in its tracks" over the abolition of the 10p income tax...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Schools facing strike shut down
Hundreds of schools in England and Wales could close in this week's pay strike by teachers...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Key Indonesian militants jailed
Two senior leaders of the Islamic militant group Jemaah Islamiah are sentenced to 15 years in jail in Indonesia...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Bosses 'weigh up pregnancy risk'
The majority of UK bosses assess the chances of a woman falling pregnant before hiring them, a survey finds...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Ovary problem 'may aid athletes'
A common cause of menstrual disorders may offer an advantage to some female athletes, a scientist says...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Catching corals' spectacular moment
The coral reefs in the tropical western Pacific are on the brink of a spectacular mass spawning...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Method may boost cancer fertility
Experts develop a way of growing human eggs that could preserve young cancer patients' fertility...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Call for action on Zimbabwe 'war'
Zimbabwe's opposition urges African leaders and the UN to stop the "war" there following disputed polls...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Former Muslims
Christian converts tell of being disowned by family...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
In pictures
Images from Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the US...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Enniskillen bomb
Who within the IRA knew about 1987 attack in advance?...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Worried shoppers 'turn to cash'
Consumers trying to control their finances are increasingly using cash not credit, a survey suggests...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Paraguay party's 60-year rule ended
More than 60 years of conservative party rule ends in Paraguay as Fernando Lugo wins the presidential election...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Stadium Mass ends Pope's US visit
Pope Benedict XVI ends his first visit to the US with an open-air Mass at New York's Yankee baseball stadium...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Brucie's big night
Bruce Forsyth is the toast of the Bafta awards ceremony...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Bank to detail £50bn bonds plan
The Bank of England is to detail a £50bn mortgage-debt-swap plan to prevent the credit crisis further harming the UK economy...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Ministers return to tax rebellion
Ministers returning from their spring break face a growing rebellion over the abolition of the 10p income tax rate...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Increase in sex offender arrests
The UK organisation set up to tackle child sex abuse reports a threefold rise in arrests of suspected offenders...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
Clot drug 'could save thousands'
Wider use of a new medication to prevent blood clots could save thousands of lives a year, say campaigners...
BBC News - April 21, 2008
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