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Review Just say I dont to Bride Wars
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Audiovox to expand availability of TV on the road
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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How big Jurassic flying reptiles got off ground
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Congo rebel faction denounces Nkunda as leader
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Arabs put Hamas in UN draft, West offers own text
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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New US-led naval force to battle Somali pirates
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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How many scorpions? London Zoo does critter count
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Pope Benedict jokes about hoarse voice
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Handlers on phone ordered Mumbai gunmen to kill
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Global News Archive for August 2005:
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Iraqis Submit Constitution Draft, but Key Issues Remain
Officials said they would need another three days to resolve disagreements, primarily over federalism and regional autonomy...
New York Times - August 22, 2005
Bush Tells Veterans That Iraq Policy Will Make U.S. Safer
At a crucial moment, the president said the struggle to build a new Iraq amounted to "the first war of the 21st century."...
New York Times - August 22, 2005
London Police Chief Faces New Pressure in Killing of Brazilian
Today, two Brazilian officials arrived in London to "see how the investigation works," one of them told reporters...
New York Times - August 22, 2005
Council workers debate next move
Aberdeen council workers are holding a mass meeting to plan their next move after hearing about pay cuts...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Girl, 12, dies after sea rescue
A 12-year-old girl who was found in the sea off Anglesey after a two-hour search has died...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Up to £2,700 for police cell stay
Some police forces have been charging over £1,000 a night to house immigrant detainees, a Home Office report shows...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Wealth 'won't cut dementia risk'
Living longer and being healthier provides no protection against developing dementia, a study says...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
GCSEs 'must be in' school tables
The government clarifies that its tougher school league tables measure must include maths and English GCSEs...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Bush defends policy on Iraq war
President Bush again says the US must "stay the course" in Iraq as he interrupts a holiday to address US war veterans...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Blast rocks north Beirut suburb
At least two are injured by an explosion in a northern suburb of the Lebanese capital...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Bombs thrown in city disturbance
Petrol bombs and stones are thrown in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast, according to the police...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Gaza settlers evacuated
A five-day operation to remove Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip is over, Israeli officials say...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Olympics bomber gets life
The man convicted of the Olympics bombing in Atlanta is jailed for life for his attack on the 1996 games...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Coogan-Love baby claim denied
Reports that Courtney Love is pregnant with Steve Coogan's child are dismissed by both stars...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Football: Saints ease through
Southampton sweep aside Southend to move into the Carling Cup second round...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Fresh deadline for Iraq document
Iraqi negotiators are given three more days to iron out differences and agree the text of a new constitution...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Body confirmed as missing boy
Police confirm that a body found in a wood in West Lothian is that of 11-year-old Rory Blackhall...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Gaza Pullout Displays New Scars for Palestinians and Israelis
Both peoples are engaged in fiercely internal debates about the nature and limits of their own societies...
New York Times - August 22, 2005
Israel Withdraws Its Last Jewish Settlers From Gaza Strip
Roughly 1,000 residents of Netzarim, plus another 300 or so who had come to support them, left their homes without resistance...
New York Times - August 22, 2005
Iraq Accuses Jordan of Allowing Financing of Insurgency
The Iraqi government accused Jordan of allowing family members of Saddam Hussein to finance an insurgent campaign to destabilize Iraq...
New York Times - August 22, 2005
Tougher test might not mean GCSEs
School league tables might count skills tests as proof of teenagers' English and maths abilities at GCSE level...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
First kittens for cloned wildcats
US scientists produce wildcat kittens by cross-breeding clones, a move which could have implications for preserving endangered species...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Synthesiser pioneer Dr Moog dies
Synthesiser pioneer Dr Robert Moog, who inspired bands such as the Beach Boys, dies aged 71...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Are first-born children better achievers?
First-born children are said to be more successful at school and work than their younger siblings according to research carried. Do you agree?...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Iranian dissident calls off fast
Iranian dissident journalist Akbar Ganji has ended a hunger strike begun in June, his wife confirms...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Father sues over son's expulsion
The father of a pupil at an exclusive private school plans to sue over its attempts to expel him...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Gas customers may face price hike
Phoenix Natural Gas wants to increase the price of gas to customers in Northern Ireland by 25%...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Jury out in gas blast family case
Jurors are sent home for the night in the trial arising from an explosion which killed a family of four...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Wales-wide backing for Taser guns
As a second Welsh police force adopts stun guns, the county's remaining two forces say they will follow suit...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Chemical firms face cartel probe
The European Commission has accused some of the world's biggest chemical firms with fixing prices...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Call for ban on Zimbabwe cricket
Zimbabwe should be prevented from participating in international cricket, UK ministers say...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Stem cell research hybrid hope
US scientists believe they have found a less controversial way of creating embryonic stem cells by using skin cells to create a "hybrid" version...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Community's grief after body find
Flowers are laid at the entrance to woodland in Livingston where a boy's body was discovered...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Pressure problem hit Cyprus jet
The Helios airliner crashed after losing cabin pressure and running out of fuel, investigators say...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Farmer killed by 'callous' thief
A murder inquiry is under way after a farmer died as he tried to stop his Land Rover from being stolen...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Coogan baby claim is 'nonsense'
Reports that Courtney Love is pregnant with Steve Coogan's child are dismissed by his spokeswoman...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Football: Villa agree Baros fee
Liverpool striker Milan Baros will move to Aston Villa on Tuesday, subject to passing a medical...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
South Africa's poor to tackle ANC
South African unions and church activists form a new anti-poverty alliance in a warning shot to the government...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Israel evacuates last settlement
A five-day operation to remove Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip is "basically over", Israeli officials say...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
'Piano Man' flies back to Germany
A mystery man who prompted worldwide efforts to identify him returns to Germany after his condition improves...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Gate Gourmet administration fear
Gate Gourmet threatens to walk away from its UK venture as the unions warn of more strikes at British Airways...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Iraqi Shia say constitution ready
Shia officials say a text is ready of Iraq's new constitution but Sunnis say there is no consensus...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Iraq Accuses Jordan of Allowing Financing of Insurgency
The Iraqi government accused Jordan of allowing family members of Saddam Hussein to finance an insurgent campaign to destabilize Iraq...
New York Times - August 22, 2005
Google tool watches as you work
Updates to Google's desktop search software look set to intensify competition with Microsoft and Yahoo...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Stones begin world tour in Boston
The Rolling Stones kick off their world tour with a sold-out concert in Boston for 36,000 fans...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Greene King taking over Belhaven
Suffolk-based Greene King agrees to pay £187m for Belhaven, Scotland's largest independent brewer...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Welsh police back Taser gun use
As a second Welsh police force introduces powerful stun guns, Wales' two other forces say they will too...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Legal step for Vioxx case Britons
Thousands of British users of a painkiller may seek damages after a US jury found its makers negligent in a death...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Chimpanzee culture 'confirmed'
Primate experts say they have proven for the first time that chimpanzees, like humans, show social conformity...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Indonesia starts Aceh withdrawal
More than 1,000 Indonesian troops leave Aceh province - the first withdrawal of forces after a peace deal...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
EU helps fire-stricken Portugal
EU countries respond to Portugal's request for help in fighting fires raging across the country...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Iranian dissident 'ends protest'
Iranian dissident journalist Akbar Ganji has ended a hunger strike begun in June, his wife says...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Afghan raids 'kill 100 militants'
The US says more than 100 suspected militants have been killed in recent operations in Afghanistan...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Memorial marks 1985 air disaster
A memorial service is held to mark the 20th anniversary of the Manchester air disaster in which 55 people died...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Pipe bomb attack on couple's home
A young couple escape injury following an early morning pipe bomb attack on their home in east Belfast...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Body found in schoolboy search
An investigation continues after a boy's body is found during the search for a missing 11-year-old...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Admin staff 'mark GCSE papers'
An exam board has been using administrative staff to help mark this summer's GCSE papers...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Drug suicide risk fears renewed
Further concerns have been raised about potential suicidal side effects of a commonly used antidepressant...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Football: Wilkinson out of hospital
Newcastle star Jonny Wilkinson could be back playing on Saturday after being released from hospital...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Racing: Boycott by riders
Monday evening's meeting at Wolverhampton is set to go ahead despite a boycott by leading riders...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
African fish industry 'in crisis'
Development agencies and scientific bodies warn that Africa's fisheries industry is facing severe problems...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Union warns of more BA disruption
Further British Airways flights could be disrupted unless Gate Gourmet reinstates 670 sacked staff, the union warns...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Mystery 'Piano Man' is discharged
A mystery man who prompted international efforts to identity him leaves hospital after his condition improves...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Army enters last Gaza settlement
Israeli forces begin evacuating Gaza's last Jewish settlement as an eviction operation nears completion...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Chief Tells of Delay in Learning Facts of London Shooting
The head of the London police said that he had not known until 24 hours after the killing of a Brazilian man by police officers that the man had been an innocent bystander...
New York Times - August 22, 2005
Pope, Sized Up by Young, Is More Cerebral Than Sizzling
The emotional charge that Catholics became accustomed to from Pope John Paul II was less evident in the less extroverted Benedict XVI, scores of young people said...
New York Times - August 22, 2005
Iranian Conservatives Criticize Cabinet Nominees
Iranian lawmakers put the new conservative president on the defensive over his recommendations for 21 cabinet ministers...
New York Times - August 22, 2005
Leaders in Iraq Report Progress on Constitution
Iraqi leaders, still struggling over questions of Shiite autonomy and the role of Islam, were hoping to finish the constitution by the end of the day on Monday...
New York Times - August 22, 2005
Gaza Pullout: Scars Are Left
The withdrawal of the Israeli settlers has displayed deep fissures among parties, generations and within Zionism itself...
New York Times - August 22, 2005
G.I. Death Toll in Afghanistan Worst Since '01
Sixty-five Americans have been killed this year, and the violence is likely to intensify before the legislative elections on Sept. 18...
New York Times - August 22, 2005
£140m to improve Asian education
A charity has pledged to give £140m ($250m) to help improve basic education in the poorest parts of Asia...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Twin V Festivals draw to a close
The tenth annual V Festival ends, after more than 130,000 music fans filled its two sites...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Special needs policy criticised
Not enough is being done to help youngsters with special needs when they leave school, campaigners warn...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
NHS warned over A&E unit closures
Fears are growing about patient safety over the rising number of A&E units downgrading or even closing...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Spain gets first married priest
A Roman Catholic bishop on the Spanish island of Tenerife ordains a married father of two as a Catholic priest...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Golf: Woods seals Ohio victory
World number one Tiger Woods maintains his lead to win the NEC World Golf Championship event...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Ecuador oil protesters call truce
Protesters in Ecuador agree to talks with the government after unrest which has slashed oil production...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Brazilians to probe Menezes case
Brazilian officials are due to arrive in Britain with questions over the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Last settlers to leave Gaza Strip
The last Jewish settlement in Gaza is due to be cleared, as the army prepares to tackle settlers in the West Bank...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Iraq deadline looms without deal
Iraq's government says more time could be needed for the drafting of a new constitution, as a deadline looms...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
'Majority' back total smoking ban
A majority of people in England and Wales back a complete ban on smoking in workplaces, a survey claims...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Body found in schoolboy search
Police searching for a missing 11-year-old schoolboy find the body of a young male in woodland...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Dutch to shield poultry from flu
The Dutch government orders farmers to keep poultry indoors to prevent the spread of bird flu...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
Genocide pact 'needs PM's help'
A leading charity says Tony Blair should act to secure an international agreement against genocide...
BBC News - August 22, 2005
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