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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 2005:
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Iraqi Court Bars at Least 90 Candidates for Parliament
At least 90 candidates in the recent elections were disqualified because of their ties to Saddam Hussein's Baath Party...
New York Times - December 24, 2005
U.S., Citing Abuse in Iraqi Prisons, Holds Detainees
The military will not turn over detainees to Iraq until officials are satisfied that Iraqis are meeting U.S. standards...
New York Times - December 24, 2005
Shantytown Dwellers in South Africa Protest Sluggish Pace of Change
Residents take their frustration to the streets in marches, often resulting in clashes with the police and violence...
New York Times - December 24, 2005
Moderator's Christmas faith call
The Reverend David Lacy says his "very non-PC" Christmas message aims to help protect the religious celebration...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
Grapefruit cuts gum disease risk
Eating grapefruit could help fight gum disease, research by scientists in Germany suggests...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
India state to build 100 villages
The Indian state of Maharashtra is to create 100 new villages to rehabilitate floods victims...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
Muslim group issues Kember plea
The Muslim Association of Britain renews its appeal for the release of Norman Kember, held hostage in Iraq...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
'Bin Laden deputy' lauds Taleban
A new message said to be from Bin Laden's deputy claims the Taleban still control large parts of Afghanistan...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
Bethlehem a 'prison' - patriarch
Israel's top Roman Catholic says Bethlehem has become a prison since the erection of Israel's West Bank barrier...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
Williams sermon on 'forgiveness'
The Archbishop of Canterbury will pay tribute to the families of Anthony Walker and Abigail Witchalls in his sermon...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
Gunmen kill Sri Lankan politician
A pro-Tamil Tiger MP is shot dead as gunmen open fire at Christmas Midnight Mass in eastern Sri Lanka...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
Service for tsunami dead
Remembrance services for UK victims of last year's Boxing Day tsunami have been held in Phuket, Thailand...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
Queen reflects on year of tragedy
The Queen's Christmas message will focus on 2005's natural disasters and terrorist acts...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
Tsunami's Legacy: Extraordinary Giving and Unending Strife
A range of contrasting and paradoxical effects are being felt a year after the tsunami killed 181,000 people...
New York Times - December 24, 2005
Clone Scientist Relied on Peers and Korean Pride
Dr. Hwang Woo Suk's faked research left scientists wondering how he had risen so fast and deceived so many...
New York Times - December 24, 2005
Testing Egypt, Mubarak Rival Is Sent to Jail
The case is seen as a political prosecution aimed at silencing a challenge to President Hosni Mubarak's monopoly on power...
New York Times - December 24, 2005
Contempt case for Shell over gas
The oil giant Shell is facing contempt of court litigation as a result of flaring gas from its Nigerian oil wells...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
Entertainment review of the year
From court battles to awards triumph, follow the highs and lows of the entertainment world in 2005...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
Sri Lanka emergency talks falter
A meeting between foreign backers of Sri Lanka's peace process and rebel leaders ends with no breakthrough...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
UN captures DR Congo rebel town
An operation involving UN and Congolese troops captures a key rebel town in eastern DR Congo, the UN says...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
'No survivors' from Azeri crash
All 23 passengers and crew are thought to have died when an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed after take off...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
Qurei not to run in key election
Palestinian politician Ahmed Qurei says he will not stand in elections next month - two weeks after resigning as PM...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
Man bailed over London rapes
A man arrested in connection with three rapes and an attempted rape in London's West End is bailed...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
Slim chance of a white Christmas
A white Christmas looks unlikely for most parts of the UK but some areas are set for snow in the next few days...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
Football: Lowe criticises Wise
Dennis Wise's Southampton career appears to be over after chairman Rupert Lowe accused the midfielder of "sour grapes"...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
Service tribute for tsunami Britons
Commemorations for the Britons who died in last year's tsunami are held in Phuket, Thailand...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
Threat to kill Jordanian hostage
Kidnappers holding a Jordanian in Iraq say he will die in three days unless a failed suicide bomber is freed...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
US wants Egypt politician freed
The US, a key ally of Egypt, demands the release of an opposition leader hours after he is jailed...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
Download probe subpoenas Warner
Warner Music is told to give evidence to an investigation into the price of digital music downloads...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
Son dies after fire kills parents
The blind son of a couple who were killed in a suspicious house fire in Sheffield dies after being rescued from the blaze...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
Man denies raping woman in city
A 32-year-old man is remanded in custody after he was charged over the rape of a woman in south Belfast...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
Investment hopes for engine plant
The Toyota engine factory in north Wales could see more investment as the car firm plans to expand production...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
Football: Di Stefano taken ill
Real Madrid legend Alfredo di Stefano suffers a heart attack at the age of 79...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
Attempt to save Sri Lanka truce
Foreign backers of Sri Lanka's peace process hold talks with the Tamil Tigers following a wave of violence...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
Agencies warned over child abuse
More cases like the children left to starve in Sheffield will happen unless agencies are more proactive, an expert warns...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
Shearer stands by quit decision
Alan Shearer says he will ignore appeals from Newcastle boss Graeme Souness and still intends to retire next summer...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
Football: Villa takeover 'close'
Businessman Michael Neville is confident he and the Comer brothers can take over Aston Villa before the new year...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
Ashdown urges Bosnian 'justice'
The freedom of Ratko Mladic and Radovan Karadic is an obstacle to peace in Bosnia, the UN High Representative says...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
Service tribute for tsunami Brits
Commemorations for the Britons who died in last year's tsunami have begun in Phuket, Thailand...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
Man held over West End rapes
Police hunting a rapist targeting women in London's West End arrest a man...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
Drink-drive fear over Tube strike
Drink-driving could increase if a Tube strike goes ahead on New Year's Eve, it has been claimed...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
Egyptian opposition leader jailed
Egyptian opposition leader Ayman Nour receives a five-year jail term after being found guilty of fraud...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
U.N. Adopts a 2-Year Budget, Averting a Financial Crisis
Approval of the $3.8 billion plan emerged when the developing nations and China agreed to a proposal put forward by the U.S., Japan and others...
New York Times - December 24, 2005
Thousands of Sunnis Protest in Baghdad, Charging Fraud in Election
Several thousand Sunni Arabs gathered in a neighborhood in central Baghdad, Iraq, to protest what they said was broad-based fraud in elections last week...
New York Times - December 24, 2005
Israel Says Its Attacks Aim to Build Anti-Rocket Buffer
Frustrated by rocket fire from Gaza, Israel is intensifying air and artillery strikes, a deputy defense minister said today...
New York Times - December 24, 2005
Italy Seeks Arrests in Kidnapping Case
An Italian judge has issued European arrest warrants for 22 people who he said were C.I.A. operatives accused of kidnapping an Egyptian cleric in Milan...
New York Times - December 24, 2005
Korean Cloning Scientist Quits Over Report He Faked Research
Dr. Hwang Woo Suk resigned from his university after a panel reported that he had fabricated a paper on cloning...
New York Times - December 24, 2005
High-veg diet 'wards off cancer'
Eating lots of fruit and vegetables helps ward off pancreatic cancer, US researchers believe...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
Bandits murdered two aid workers
Two British aid workers were gunned down in cold blood by Islamic terrorists in Africa, an inquest hears...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
Scots towns head house price list
Two Scottish towns had the highest increase in house prices in the UK this year, new figures show...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
Japan backs joint US missile plan
Japan's cabinet approves a joint missile defence programme with the US, as concerns about N Korea grow...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
UN states resolve budget impasse
The UN agrees on a budget for next year, with a $950m (£548m) spending cap linked to reform of the world body...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
Israel plans Gaza 'aerial siege'
Israel says it will impose an "aerial siege" along its border with Gaza to stop militants firing rockets into Israel...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
Public services 'fail homeless'
Britain's public services are failing the homeless and the government must do more, a leading charity says...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
Young father deported
Immigration officials are criticised by an MP for splitting up a young family only days before Christmas...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
US mosques radiation check
Authorities have secretly been monitoring radiation levels at Muslim sites in the US, the government confirms...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
Service for tsunami Brits
Relatives of Britons who died in last year's tsunami are to gather for a memorial service in Phuket, Thailand...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
Police trace baby's mother
Police trace the mother of a baby girl found abandoned in a garage in Somerset...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
Kember family's new appeal
The family of Iraq hostage Norman Kember are making a new plea for his release in radio and newspaper adverts...
BBC News - December 24, 2005
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