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Venus flytraps caught in shrinking natural habitat
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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Taliban, Afghan officials meet in Saudi Arabia
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Pakistan to deport all Afghans from tribal region
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Lehman sought millions for execs while seeking aid
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Colbert on Colbert Its fun playing a jerk
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Dancing with the Stars contestant injured
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Hopper stars in Starz series Crash
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Global News Archive for December 2006:
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X Factor's Leona has festive No 1
Singer Leona Lewis has this year's Christmas number one single - a week after winning TV's The X Factor...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
Bangladesh parties in poll U-turn
Bangladesh's opposition alliance calls off a boycott of next month's general election, ending months of protests...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
Iraqi police deaths 'hit 12,000'
Some 12,000 Iraq police officers have died in the line of duty since the US-led invasion in 2003, a minister says...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
Ethiopia PM admits Somalia action
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi gives a televised address in which he admits sending troops into Somalia...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
Pardew replaces Reed at Charlton
Charlton head coach Les Reed leaves the club by mutual consent to be replaced by Alan Pardew...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
Schwarzenegger breaks leg skiing
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger breaks his femur while skiing in Sun Valley, Idaho...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
Archbishop urges Mid-East peace
The Archbishop of Canterbury urges the world to help provide hope for a peaceful solution in the Middle East...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
Burberry gifts 'complete insult'
Burberry is criticised over £30 Christmas bonuses given to workers at its closure-threatened Welsh plant...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
Concern over car maker's future
Unions at the TVR sports car firm seek urgent talks after administrators are apparently called in...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
Families rehoused after flat fire
A fire at a block of flats in north Belfast will mean some residents will have to be rehoused over Christmas...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
Hundreds attend Italian's funeral
Hundreds of people attended a civil funeral for an Italian man whose fight to die sparked a euthanasia debate...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
Egyptian woman dies of bird flu
An Egyptian woman dies of bird flu, just hours after testing positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
Raul Castro urges transport plan
Cuba's acting President Raul Castro criticises the country's transport system saying it is on the point of collapse...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
England fans flock to fourth Test
Thousands of England fans are expected in Melbourne for the first day of the fourth Ashes Test...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
Defence cuts 'could cost lives'
UK military lives could be lost if defence spending is cut, a former senior Navy figure says...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
Crime fight 'needs fresh ideas'
A Cabinet minister says new ways of tackling crime must be considered, after a report warns crime rates could rise...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
Dead spy's Italy contact arrested
Police arrest an Italian man who met ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko the day he was poisoned...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
Australia ponders climate future
The parched conditions afflicting much of Australia spark an emotional debate about the nature of climate change...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
Injured man 'collapsed' in street
Police investigate after a man was found collapsed in Wrexham town centre with serious head injuries...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
Strike action hits rail services
A 24-hour strike by conductors affects services by Central Trains across the Midlands...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
Roads claim four lives at weekend
A teenager who died after a road accident becomes the fourth person to be killed on NI roads in two days...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
Bomber hits Iraq police station
At least seven police are killed in a suspected suicide bomb attack north-east of Baghdad, police say...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
Turkmenistan mourns late leader
The funeral of Turkmenistan's late president, Saparmurat Niyazov, gets under way in the capital Ashgabat...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
Football: Southgate in Viduka vow
Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate insists the club will open talks with striker Mark Viduka over a new deal...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
Football: Knight plays down injury
Fulham defender Zat Knight insists there is nothing "sinister" behind the broken jaw that will keep him out for two months...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
Nigeria to replace vice-president
Nigeria's government announces that President Obasanjo is to replace Vice-President Atiku Abubakar...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
Slapstick comic Drake dies at 81
Comedian Charlie Drake dies in a nursing home aged 81 following a long illness caused by two strokes...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
Ambramovich to cut spending
Chelsea will reduce the amount of money spent on transfers once the academy bears fruit, says billionaire owner Roman Abramovich...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
Bishop calls for veil legislation
The Bishop of Rochester says security officials should have powers to remove the veil worn by Muslim women...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
Ethiopia admits Somalia offensive
Ethiopia says for the first time its forces are battling Islamist militiamen in Somalia, as violence intensifies...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
Teenager lied over race assault
A Sikh teenager from Edinburgh lied to police about an apparent racist attack in which his hair was cut...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
Ahmadinejad rejects UN sanctions
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad insists the West will have to learn to live with a nuclear Iran...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
Israeli and Palestinian Leaders Meet, With Hints of Slight Gains
The meeting was not a full-fledged peace negotiation, but marked a renewed attempt to deal with more limited issues...
New York Times - December 24, 2006
Commander Said to Be Open to More Troops
Altering his earlier position, the top American ground commander in Iraq is now willing to back an increase in U.S. troops in Baghdad...
New York Times - December 24, 2006
Quest for battery-free pacemaker
A heart pacemaker that does not need a battery is being developed under a technology scheme...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
Japan emperor urges war teaching
Emperor Akihito calls for young people to honour Japan's war dead and learn about the ravages of conflict...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
Azeris warn Russia on gas prices
Azerbaijan threatens to stop importing gas from Russia after Gazprom says it will increase the price...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
Darfur force expansion on agenda
Sudanese officials are to meet next week to discuss how to incorporate UN troops into the current AU force in Darfur...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
Turkmen leader's funeral begins
A funeral ceremony is under way in Turkmenistan for the late President, Saparmurat Niyazov...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
Drink 'cuts brain injury damage'
Having low levels of alcohol in the blood may protect the brain from the effects of a head injury, research suggests...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
BA confident of normal schedule
UK flights are returning to normal after days of dense fog caused chaos for Christmas travellers...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
Strike due to hit rail passengers
Thousands of people will have to find alternative ways of travelling because of a 24-hour rail strike...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
Armed forces 'face tinpot future'
Britain's armed forces risk a future as a "tinpot gendarmerie", the former head of Royal Navy warns...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
US seeks tougher Iran sanctions
The US urges even tougher action against Iran over its nuclear programme, after UN sanctions are imposed...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
Ministers 'braced for crime rise'
Britain faces its first crime rise in 12 years if there is a downturn in the economy, a leaked report suggests...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
Israel releases Palestinian cash
Israeli leader Ehud Olmert agrees to release $100m in frozen Palestinian funds, at talks with President Abbas...
BBC News - December 24, 2006
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