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Venus flytraps caught in shrinking natural habitat
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Hungary 4 dead, 26 injured in train collision
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Iraqi lawmaker urges resolution of minority issue
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Curfew in Indian Kashmir to prevent protest rally
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Kashmir police threaten to shoot curfew violators
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Supreme Court to open new term with heavy workload
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Congress hears Lehman sought millions for execs
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Designers play it safe as economy sours
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Jimmy Kimmel returns as American Music Awards host
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Global News Archive for April 2008:
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Man Utd rue Ronaldo penalty miss
Cristiano Ronaldo misses a penalty as Manchester United draw 0-0 with Barcelona in a cagey Champions League semi-final at the Nou Camp...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
US reassures Georgia over Russia
The US says it is "very concerned" by Russian moves which Georgia insists are a threat to its sovereignty...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
'Satan' driver cleared over crash
A driver who claimed Satan caused her to crash her car killing two people is cleared of causing their deaths...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Man killed in motorcycle accident
A man dies following a collision between a motorcycle and a car on a road in County Down, police say...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Ethiopian troops 'took children'
Amnesty International accuses Ethiopian troops of capturing 40 Somali children during a raid on a mosque...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Pay flashpoints
The other public sector workers taking action...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Canberra braced for torch relay
Tight security in Australia's capital for the latest leg of the Olympic torch's troubled progress around the world...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Artist captures 'tired' Blair in final months as prime minister
A portrait of Tony Blair, painted in his last few months as prime minister, has been unveiled in Westminster...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
A card sent by Anne Frank turns up in a Dutch antique shop
A greetings card signed by the young Jewish diarist, Anne Frank, has been found in an antique shop near Amsterdam...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
End of cheap?
Clothes prices to rise as cost of oil starts to hurt...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Refinery strike talks break down
Talks aimed at resolving a dispute which could shut down Grangemouth oil refinery break up without agreement...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Two men arrested after body found
Police arrest two men on suspicion of murdering a disabled man two days after his mother was found dead...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Men freed in speedboat child death
Three men accused of killing a British toddler who was struck by a speedboat are cleared by a judge in the Bahamas...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Four on detective murder charge
Four men are charged with the murder of a private detective found with an axe in his head in a London car park in 1987...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Mayor 'ensnared' Olympics cash
London mayor Ken Livingstone says he "ensnared" ministers over the bid to host the 2012 Olympics in an effort to get money for redevelopment...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Strike disrupts third of schools
The first national teachers' strike in two decades will mean empty classrooms in more than 8,000 schools in England and Wales...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
World Championship snooker scores
Day five of the World Championship sees former champions Ken Doherty, Ronnie O'Sullivan and Shaun Murphy in action at The Crucible...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Hleb season over following FA ban
Arsenal's Alexander Hleb admits an FA charge of violent conduct and will miss Arsenal's final three games of the season...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Lecturers prepare for strike day
Further education college lecturers holding a one-day strike on the same day as school teachers...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Thieves set up data supermarkets
Cyber criminals are setting up web shops that sell stolen data for a knock-down price, say security experts...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Man Utd wait on Vidic after scare
Man Utd's Nemanja Vidic was taken to hospital with a stomach complaint on Tuesday and is now a doubt to face Barcelona...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Banks braced for charges defeat
The UK's biggest banks are bracing themselves for defeat in the High Court test case over their overdraft charges...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Anger over arthritis drug refusal
Campaigners have condemned a health watchdog's final decision not to recommend a new rheumatoid arthritis drug for NHS use...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Consumers face 30% gas rate hike
Consumers in Northern Ireland face a £200 increase in their gas bills, blamed on rising costs...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
First results in Zimbabwe recount
Recounts in two disputed parliamentary seats in Zimbabwe confirm the initial results...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Petraeus set for Central Command
The US military commander in Iraq, Gen David Petraeus, is nominated to become the head of Central Command...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Primary polling
How White House hopefuls rate in latest surveys...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Refinery shutdown moves forward
The shutdown of Grangemouth oil refinery continues despite talks to halt a two-day strike...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
OAP 'neglected' by nursing staff
Eight nursing home workers go on trial for neglect of an 84-year-old woman, who died weeks later in hospital...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Planes diverted after hole found in runway
Edinburgh Airport reopens after being closed for three hours to incoming flights due to a runway hole being found...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Schools strike
Check how the NUT pay strike will affect your area...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Boy or girl
Can you really influence a baby's gender?...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Two charged with private eye murder
Two men are charged with the murder of a private detective in a London car park in 1987...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Clinton 'best to take on McCain'
Hillary Clinton says she is the best placed Democrat candidate to beat Republican John McCain in the November elections...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
'Plotter wanted passport for son'
A man accused of plotting to blow up aircraft wanted to obtain a passport for his baby son, a court hears...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Brown denies being 'pushed about'
The PM defends his decision to compensate people hit by tax changes, denying he was "pushed about" by Labour MPs...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Body is found in missing son case
Two people are arrested on suspicion of murdering a disabled man as a body is found a day after his mother was found dead...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Court sees footage of 7/7 bombers
A jury sees previously unreleased surveillance footage of the 7 July suicide bomber Mohammed Siddique Khan...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Strike to disrupt 7,800 schools
Thursday's teachers' strike seems set to disrupt about 7,800 schools across England and Wales, figures suggest...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Lineker warns Man Utd over Henry
Ex-Barcelona striker Gary Lineker tells Manchester United not to underestimate Thierry Henry in the Champions League semi-final...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Live - Champions League build-up
Anticipation builds ahead of Manchester United's Champions League semi-final first leg against Barcelona at the Nou Camp...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
No sex for all-girl fish species
A fish species, which is all female, has survived for 70,000 years without reproducing sexually...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Eastwood film tops Cannes line-up
Movie icon Clint Eastwood will premiere his latest film, Changeling, at the Cannes Film Festival...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Microsoft unveils its web vision
Microsoft lifts the lid on Live Mesh, web-based software designed to connect devices and applications online...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Khmer Rouge leader seeks release
Former Khmer Rouge head of state Khieu Samphan makes his first appearance at Cambodia's genocide trial...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Alitalia loan stirs rescue hopes
Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's next Prime Minister, says an emergency loan to Alitlia may save the problem-hit airline...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
'Heavy losses' in S Lanka clashes
At least 52 Tamil Tigers and 15 soldiers are reported killed in clashes in Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Bank split on move to cut rates
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee was split over its move to cut interest rates in April to 5%...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Strike to hit one in four schools
The teachers' strike, planned for Thursday, is to affect more than 500 schools across Wales...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Hearing into hospital deaths
Northern Ireland's senior coroner is to begin a preliminary hearing into the deaths of four babies...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Mugabe's party wins first recount
Zimbabwe's ruling party wins the first of 23 parliamentary seats to complete a recount from March's election...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
EBay sues Craigslist
EBay sues online ad site Craigslist, saying it needed to "safeguard its four-year financial investment"...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Israel resumes Gaza fuel supplies
Israel resumes fuel deliveries to Gaza, averting the possibility that the power plant would be shut down...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Bowlers say police 'heavy handed'
Members of a bowls club claim police used "heavy handed" tactics to break up a protest match...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Talks resume over refinery strike
Talks aimed at resolving a dispute which could shut down Grangemouth oil refinery are back under way...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Situations vacant
Astronauts wanted, must have 'right stuff'. What is that?...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Gold leaf
A tree worth £750,000, how do you calculate that?...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Mother had 'ligature' around neck
Police searching for a disabled man after his mother's body was found say she had a ligature around her neck...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Gun death family can sue police
The family of a man shot dead by police 10 years ago win the right to sue the Sussex force for unlawful killing...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Beyonce, Jay-Z wedding confirmed
A marriage licence for Beyonce and Jay-Z has been filed with the authorities, an official says...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Darling 'U-turn' on 10p tax rate
The chancellor seeks to win over Labour rebels, promising more help for those hit by the 10p tax rate's axing...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
21 July plotters lose appeal bid
Four men jailed for the failed 21 July suicide bombs in London lose a bid to challenge their convictions...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Family food shop up '£15 a week'
Steep increases in food costs add £15 to a weekly shop for an average family in the UK, new research shows...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Darling 'promises to act on tax'
The chancellor tells MPs he will act "within this financial year" to allay concerns about tax changes, the BBC learns...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
'No right' to stop selection
A Northern Ireland grammar school says the education minister has no legal right to stop academic selection...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
High calorie diet linked to boys
A woman's diet around the time of conception may influence the gender of her baby, research suggests...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Colombia leader's cousin arrested
A cousin of the Colombian president is arrested over alleged paramilitary ties, after a failed asylum bid...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Western forces 'in Basra raids'
US and UK forces lead operations in Basra against Shia militiamen, military sources say...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Olympic torch arrives in Canberra
The Olympic torch arrives in the Australian capital amid tight security ahead of Thursday's relay...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Concern over missing man's safety
Police continue to search for an "extremely vulnerable" disabled man after the body of his mother was found...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Flying the flag
One town pulls out all the stops on St George's Day...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Ordinary lives
Exhibition aims to challenge Muslim stereotypes...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Safety first
The inexperienced workers who could have been saved...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Wildlife crime
New breed of UK poacher sparks police focus...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Challenge to court ruling on BAE
The Serious Fraud Office is to appeal against ruling that it acted unlawfully by dropping a probe into a BAE arms deal...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Betting firm breached new ad rule
A press advert linking online betting with increased sexual prowess has become one of the first to breach tighter rules...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Adding designer flair to people serving fast-food at McDonald's
Restaurant giant McDonald's is giving its UK workers new designer uniforms, in a "mark of respect" for its staff...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Criminal website
How hackers are selling credit card details online...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Net card fraud 'underestimated'
Internet credit and debit card fraud in the UK is much greater than previous estimates, figures uncovered by the BBC suggest...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Meadows protection bid launched
Open University scientists lead a project to monitor flood plain meadows in a bid to protect and restore them for the future...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Clinton wins key Democratic vote
Hillary Clinton beats rival US Democrat Barack Obama in a key vote in Pennsylvania, keeping her campaign alive...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
Strike to disrupt 6,000 schools
The teachers' strike later this week seems set to disrupt more than 6,000 schools in England and Wales...
BBC News - April 23, 2008
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