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Gustav stalls offshore in Haiti after killing 23
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
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Indian security forces kill 3 in Kashmir
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
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Indian security forces kill 5 in Kashmir
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
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Kashmir police and suspected rebels in shootout
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
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Swiss exonerate Europes last executed witch
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
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Combat flares in 3rd area of Pakistan border belt
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
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At least 5 dead in Kashmir battle over hostages
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
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9 killed in bomb blast in northwestern Pakistan
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
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Garth, Doherty make nice while filming new 90210
Southern Ledger - August 28, 2008
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Global News Archive for December 2007:
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In a Force for Iraqi Calm, Seeds of Conflict
Sunni ?Awakening? groups, paid by the U.S. to fight extremists, have become a success story in Iraq, but there are growing concerns about what will happen to them after a U.S. handoff...
New York Times - December 22, 2007
Sea cucumber 'new malaria weapon'
Sea cucumbers may provide a potential new way to block transmission of the malaria parasite, a study says...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
Inquiry call over Blair arms role
Tony Blair raised concerns about a probe into a Saudi arms deal days before it was dropped, a letter has shown...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
Aid plan for India's 33m widows
India outlines an ambitious programme aiming to help women overcome the stigma of losing their husband...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
Club death 'racist', police say
Police investigating the death of a man outside a club are treating it as a racist attack...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
Chad kidnap accused 'duped'
One of French aid workers in Chad who denies abducting children tells a court they were misled by intermediaries...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
Second tug boat body recovered
Underwater search teams find the body of tug boat crewman Eric Blackley inside the sunken vessel on the River Clyde...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
Dixon wins Strictly Come Dancing
Singer Alesha Dixon beats EastEnders' Matt di Angelo to win the final of the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
Scotland top of house price chart
Scotland and south-east England have seen the biggest house price rises during 2007, Halifax Estate Agents say...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
Blair Converts to Catholicism, Church Says
LONDON (AP) -- Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has left the Church of England and converted to Catholicism, the faith of his wife and children...
New York Times - December 22, 2007
At Least 11 Killed When Minibus Falls Off Nile Ferry
Eleven people died and another five were feared to have drowned after a minibus fell off a Nile ferry in Egypt, security sources said...
New York Times - December 22, 2007
Leaders of France and Australia Visit Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Making the first-ever trip to Afghanistan by a French president, Nicolas Sarkozy met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday to discuss the political and military situation in the war-torn country...
New York Times - December 22, 2007
Official Says 15 Died in Tajik Avalanche
An avalanche of snow hit a section of one of Tajikistan?s main roads, killing at least 15 people, an Interior Ministry spokesman said...
New York Times - December 22, 2007
Belgium Frees 14 Held in Prisoner Plot
Because of a lack of evidence, 14 suspects held over an alleged plot to free a supporter of Al Qaeda were released...
New York Times - December 22, 2007
Major blaze breaks out at depot
Firefighters have been tackling a major blaze at a removal firm's storage depot near Aberdeen...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
Six-year-old boy dies after crash
A six-year-old boy dies in hospital after being injured in a crash in County Armagh earlier this week...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
Iraq warning over Sunni patrols
US-backed mainly Sunni patrols must be integrated into the security forces, Iraq's defence minister warns...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
'Four held' over Pakistan bombing
Pakistani police arrest four people in connection with a bombing that killed at least 50 people, local media say...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
Ivory Coast's disarmament begins
Ivory Coast rebels and government troops start a process of disarmament, five years after violence began...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
Football: L'pool bounce back
Liverpool bounce back from their Carling Cup exit with a slick display which ends Portsmouth's six-match winning run on the road...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
Spurs pay penalty as Arsenal win
Arsenal sub Nicklas Bendtner heads the winner against derby rivals Spurs to keep them top of the Premier League...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
Web sales start on Christmas Day
Millions of British consumers are expected to spend Christmas Day shopping online for bargains...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
Airport delays on 'busiest day'
Air travellers endure a series of delays on what was expected to be the busiest day of the Christmas getaway...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
Turkey in fresh Iraq air strikes
Turkey has launched fresh air strikes against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, the Turkish military says...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
Australia vows Afghan commitment
Australia's new PM Kevin Rudd visits Kabul to pledge support, hours after French leader Nicolas Sarkozy also visits...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
Tony Blair joins Catholic Church
Ex-PM Tony Blair leaves the Anglican Church to become a Catholic, after much speculation he would do so...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
Earthquake Strikes Indonesia
A strong earthquake rattled Indonesia?s half of New Guinea island, although there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties...
New York Times - December 22, 2007
First-time buyers '20-year low'
The number of first-time buyers in Scotland falls to a 20-year low this year, according to new figures...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
Sons worry for deportation family
A family wins a deportation reprieve only to find two others sons could now be sent back to Pakistan...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
Man hurt as shots fired at house
Shots are fired in an early morning attack at a house in west Belfast, injuring a man who was inside...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
Officer shot in covert operation
A man is held after a shot is fired at a police officer conducting a surveillance operation...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
China jails five over mine blast
A Chinese court jails a mine-owner and four employees over a 2005 blast which killed 171 people in Heilongjiang...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
Ivory Coast disarmament to start
Rebel and government militia in Ivory Coast are due to start disarming formally, five years on from the civil war...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
Football: Wenger's Berbatov fear
Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal must contain Spurs striker Dimitar Berbatov in Saturday's early Premier League match...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
England draw Test but lose series
England draw the final Test against Sri Lanka in Galle but lose the series 1-0...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
Belgium frees jailbreak suspects
Fourteen people arrested on suspicion of trying to free a convicted al-Qaeda militant are released after 24 hours...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
'Atheistic fundamentalism' fears
The Archbishop of Wales uses his Christmas message to warn of dangers posed by "atheistic fundamentalism"...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
Sarkozy warns of Taleban threat
French President Nicolas Sarkozy says Afghanistan must not fall back into the hands of extremist groups...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
Divers find body of tug engineer
The body of Robert Cameron, one of three sailors whose tugboat capsized in the River Clyde, is found by police...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
Airports expecting 'busiest day'
Airports expect the busiest day of the Christmas getaway as they recover after being disrupted by fog...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
Tony Blair joins Catholic faith
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair converts from the Anglican church to the Catholic faith...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
Holiday firm collapse hits 40,000
Thousands of people find their Christmas and New Year holiday plans cancelled when a travel firm collapses...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
Aid Workers on Trial in Chad Case
Six French aid workers accused of trying to kidnap 103 children went on trial in Chad, where there is popular pressure for them to be punished...
New York Times - December 22, 2007
Japan Halts Plan to Kill Humpback Whales
Japan is dropping its plan to kill humpback whales in the seas off Antarctica, the country?s top government spokesman said...
New York Times - December 22, 2007
Picasso Painting Stolen in Brazil
Thieves homed in on two paintings, one by Pablo Picasso and another by Candido Portinari, in the first successful heist in the history of Brazil?s premier modern art museum...
New York Times - December 22, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Britain: Police Suspend a DNA Testing Method
The British police organization said it was suspending the use of a form of DNA testing criticized by a judge who acquitted the only person charged with murder in Northern Ireland?s deadliest terrorist attack...
New York Times - December 22, 2007
Beliefs: Milestone in Death Penalty Fight, but Still a Way to Go
Religious opponents of capital punishment were heartened by a United Nations resolution against the death penalty that passed on Tuesday...
New York Times - December 22, 2007
World Briefing | Middle East: Saudi Arabia: Officials Say They Foiled Plot Against Holy Sites
The police arrested a group of men planning to attack holy sites around Mecca during the hajj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage, the Interior Ministry said...
New York Times - December 22, 2007
World Briefing | Middle East: Israel: Army Denies Role in Hamas Death
A 17-year-old Hamas fighter was shot to death in Gaza near the border with Israel, but the Israeli Army denied that it had anything to do with it...
New York Times - December 22, 2007
World Briefing | Antarctica: 10 Survive Plane Crash
A DC-3 aircraft chartered by the National Science Foundation crashed while taking off from a remote research site in West Antarctica...
New York Times - December 22, 2007
World Briefing | Australia: Accused Doctor Gets His Visa Back
An Indian doctor once accused of involvement with terrorist bombers in Britain was given back his Australian visa, in the latest chapter in a case that has embarrassed the police, prosecutors and the government...
New York Times - December 22, 2007
Arabella Spencer-Churchill Dies at 58; Rebel Broke Family Mold
Arabella Spencer-Churchill, a granddaughter of Britain?s wartime prime minister, co-founded the Glastonbury rock festival, which became known as Britain?s Woodstock...
New York Times - December 22, 2007
Under Pressure, Japan Delays Plan to Hunt the Humpback
Under pressure from the U.S. and Australia, Japan is delaying plans to kill 50 humpback whales as part of its already-contentious annual whale harvest near Antarctica...
New York Times - December 22, 2007
The Saturday Profile: The Tortured Voice of Russia?s Lost Generation
Sergei Minaev, an overly introspective Russian yuppie with a new style of dissent, has written two novels, first published on the Web, that have now sold nearly a million copies in book form...
New York Times - December 22, 2007
No Immediate Ruling on Judicial Inquiry
Lawyers for a dozen Yemeni prisoners being held at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, had filed a motion seeking an inquiry that would force the government to explain why it destroyed the tapes...
New York Times - December 22, 2007
U.S. Envoy Says Iran Could Revive Halted Nuclear Arms Program
Gregory L. Schulte, the American ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, told reporters the National Intelligence Estimate contained ?new evidence? of a concerted, clandestine nuclear bomb project in Iran...
New York Times - December 22, 2007
Anti-Musharraf Lawyer Is Suddenly Freed, Then Abruptly Arrested Again
After announcing plans to mount nationwide protests, the president of Pakistan?s Supreme Court Bar Association was hurled into the back of a police truck and threatened to have his son shot...
New York Times - December 22, 2007
At Trial in Chad, Aid Official Claims Backing on ?Orphans?
The leader of a French aid group accused of trying to kidnap 103 African children in Chad told a court that France?s government knew from the start about plans to rescue war orphans from Darfur...
New York Times - December 22, 2007
Belgium Holds 14 in Plot to Free Qaeda Supporter
The 14 people detained were described as Islamic extremists. Belgian authorities said raids in 15 locations, mostly in Brussels, had turned up explosives and arms...
New York Times - December 22, 2007
Rice Has Sharp Words for Taiwan, as Gates Does for China
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice issued an unusually sharp rebuke to Taiwan, pointedly calling its planned referendum on United Nations membership ?provocative.?...
New York Times - December 22, 2007
Cuban Refinery Inaugurated, With Chávez in Spotlight
Guessing about Fidel Castro?s fate, plans and intentions has become a parlor game in Havana. Every time a podium is set up, Cubans wonder...
New York Times - December 22, 2007
In Helicopter or Hummer, Kenya Contender Dazzles
A neck-and-neck race for Kenya?s presidency with Raila Odinga, an unconventional opponent, will test whether voters will vote strictly along tribal lines...
New York Times - December 22, 2007
Bomber Kills 48 in Mosque in Pakistan
A suicide attacker detonated a bomb in a mosque as people celebrated a holiday with a former interior minister...
New York Times - December 22, 2007
9/11 Panel Study Finds That C.I.A. Withheld Tapes
The commission?s chairmen said they believed the C.I.A. had made a conscious decision to impede repeated and detailed inquiries about interrogations...
New York Times - December 22, 2007
Single brain cell's power shown
There could be enough computing ability in just one brain cell to allow humans and animals to feel, a study suggests...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
Death row Scot returns to prison
Death row Scot Kenny Richey is returned to jail in Ohio following a heart scare, it emerges...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
Raided Brazil museum 'uninsured'
A Brazilian museum where two prized paintings were stolen this week admits its collection is not insured...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
Dixon tipped for Strictly success
Singer Alesha Dixon is the bookmakers' favourite to win the final of Strictly Come Dancing...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
Staff 'not getting minimum wage'
Thousands of workers are not being paid the national minimum wage, a survey by the TUC has found...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
Chavez suggests oil barter plan
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez offers neighbouring states the option to pay for oil with local produce...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
Severe fog causes flights chaos
Passengers are left stranded as flights are cancelled or diverted due to fog at Gatwick, Stansted and Southampton airports...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
Blair 'fears' on Saudi arms probe
Tony Blair raised concerns about a probe into a Saudi arms deal days before it was dropped, a letter has shown...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
Pentagon warning over war funds
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates warns the Pentagon could be running out of money for Iraq and Afghanistan...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
Refund pledge from travel company
Refunds are promised to thousands whose holidays were cancelled when a travel firm collapsed...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
First-time buyers 'at fresh low'
The number of first-time home buyers in the UK has sunk to its lowest point since 1980, mortgage lender Halifax says...
BBC News - December 22, 2007
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