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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
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Global News Archive for May 2008:
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Indians protest Brazil hydro dam project
Hundreds of Amazon Indians capped a five-day protest against the construction of a multibillion dollar dam by swimming in the river they say it will destroy...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Veterans burials nonstop at national cemeteries
The cracking of rifle fire silenced the twittering blue jays, blackbirds and killdeer...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Tornadoes rake parts of Kan., Okla. 2 found dead
Authorities checking on a car stranded in a field Saturday morning found two people killed by a powerful storm that raked the state a day earlier with more than a dozen tornadoes...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Jessica Lange bashes Iraq war in graduation speech
Oscar-winner Jessica Lange bashed the Bush administration and denounced the war in Iraq during a commencement address at Sarah Lawrence College...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Yankees rout woeful Mariners 12-6
If only Joe Girardi could script every game this perfectly...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Francoeurs HR off Qualls leads Braves over Diamondbacks 3-1
Jeff Francoeur hit a game-ending, two-run homer off Chad Qualls in the ninth inning, and the Atlanta Braves overcame a sparkling 10-strikeout performance by Randy Johnson to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-1 Saturday...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Weaver leads Angels over White Sox 2-0
Jered Weaver pitched three-hit ball over eight innings and Vladimir Guerrero hit a go-ahead home run in the sixth to lead the Los Angeles Angels over the Chicago White Sox 2-0 Saturday...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Mets snap five-game losing streak
With Willie Randolph under pressure, the New York Mets finally ended their five-game skid with a 9-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Clinton apologizes for RFK assassination remark
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton quickly apologized Friday after citing the June 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy in defending her decision to keep running for the Democratic presidential nomination despite increasingly long odds...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Obamas political team out-organized Clinton
Call them Kool-Aid drinkers. Political romantics. Starry-eyed dreamers...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Vallejo, Calif. files for bankruptcy protection
The city of Vallejo filed for bankruptcy protection Friday to deal with a ballooning budget deficit caused by soaring employee costs and declining tax revenue...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Homes burn as fire spreads in central California
Gusty winds fanned a wildfire Thursday that burned several homes, forced evacuations and closed schools in the mountains of central California, where rugged terrain frustrated efforts to get a handle on the fast-moving blaze...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Professor calls Caladesi Island USs best beach
Kaylee Sturm sat in the low surf, the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico lapping around her...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Researchers say smokers tend to quit in groups
The urge to smoke is contagious, but quitting apparently is, too. A team of researchers who showed that obesity can spread person-to-person has found a similar pattern with smoking cessation: A smoker is more likely to kick the habit if a spouse, friend, co-worker or sibling did...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
South Africa allows military to help stop attacks
President Thabo Mbeki gave the go-ahead Wednesday for military troops to step in and quell a surge of anti-immigrant violence that has left 42 dead and driven tens of thousands from their homes...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Teen actor in upcoming Harry Potter film killed
A British teenage actor playing a minor role in the upcoming "Harry Potter" film was stabbed to death during a brawl in London on Saturday, police said...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Existing home sales drop in April by 1 percent
Existing home sales fell for the eighth time in the past nine months, a string of weakness expected to continue as the housing industry, mired in its worst slump in decades, battles falling home prices, tight lending conditions and a weak economy...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Tornadoes strike western and central Kansas
Forecasters said Saturday that at least a dozen tornadoes spun across western and central Kansas a day earlier, destroying numerous homes, downing trees and injuring several people...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Existing home sales drop in April by 1 percent
Existing home sales fell for the eighth time in the past nine months, a string of weakness expected to continue as the housing industry, mired in its worst slump in decades, battles falling home prices, tight lending conditions and a weak economy...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Palestinian suicide bomber attacks Gaza crossing
A Palestinian suicide bomber detonated a truck loaded with explosives as he tried to ram a crucial crossing between the Gaza Strip and Israel early Thursday, a spokesman for the militant Islamic Jihad said. No one else was wounded...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Many Afghans outraged at US decision on Marines
Afghan officials expressed outrage Saturday at a decision by the U.S. military not to charge U.S. Marines involved in a shooting spree that left 19 Afghan civilians dead in 2007...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Opposition leader heads back to Zimbabwe
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai headed back to Zimbabwe Saturday, saying he feels safe despite fears of a possible assassination attempt...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Russian leader Medvedev defends Russia-China ties
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday praised recent close ties between Moscow and Beijing as a key to global stability and said he wants to strengthen their strategic partnership...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Medvedev defends Russia-China ties
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday praised recent close ties between Moscow and Beijing as a key to global stability and said he wants to strengthen their strategic partnership...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Opposition leader Tsvangirai returns to Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai returned to his homeland Saturday, arriving at the main airport with little fanfare before speeding off in a three-car convoy...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
British peacekeepers arrive to boost NATO force
NATO says 200 British peacekeepers have arrived in Kosovo to help improve security as the U.N. administration prepares to hand over full control for running Kosovo to its government...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Leaders told battle to stem global warming slowing
The world is losing momentum in the battle against global warming, the U.N. climate chief warned on Saturday, urging environmental ministers from wealthy nations to revive the effort by setting clear targets for reducing greenhouse gases...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
China warns quake death toll could reach 80,000
China warned Saturday that the death toll from a massive earthquake two weeks ago could take a major leap and pass 80,000, suggesting the government may be giving up hope of finding more survivors...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Male circumcision gains ground as anti-AIDS weapon
Sitting underneath the bright murals at a clinic, 22-year-old Elijah Ochanda gestures at his shorts and explains: "When they remove this thing, it makes you safer."...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Fighting lays waste to disputed Sudanese town
Smoke still rises from charred huts and the only people left behind in this town of 30,000 in an oil-rich region in Sudan are the looters and the army. The worst fighting in years between Sudanese government forces and former southern rebels has laid waste to Abyei...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
ANALYSIS Iraq PM rides high on successes
After two years in office, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has managed only in the past two months to stamp a semblance of authority in this unwieldy nation with bold crackdowns on Shiite militias and Sunni insurgents in Baghdad, Basra and the north...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Male circumcision gains as Kenya anti-AIDS weapon
Sitting underneath the bright murals at a clinic, 22-year-old Elijah Ochanda gestures at his shorts and explains: "When they remove this thing, it makes you safer."...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Israel, Hamas exchange fire 4 Hamas gunmen hurt
Israeli forces on Saturday attacked two groups of Palestinian militants firing mortar shells in the northern Gaza Strip, wounding four Hamas gunmen, Israeli and Palestinian officials said...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Israel blocks US professor from entering country
Israeli authorities have blocked an American professor known for his harsh criticism of Israel from entering the country, officials said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Shark bites US surfer off Mexico coast
A shark injured a 49-year-old American surfer Saturday off the Pacific coast of Mexico, in the third attack in a month...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Moderate earthquake shakes Colombian capital
A moderate earthquake shook the Colombian capital Saturday afternoon, knocking over furniture in buildings and sending residents running into the streets...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Premature babies 'need cuddles'
Even very premature babies benefit from skin to skin contact with their parents, research suggests...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Farc leader 'dead' says military
Colombia's military declares the death of the leader of the Farc rebel group, Manuel "Sureshot" Marulanda...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Pair still questioned over blast
Police continue to question two men detained in an operation linked to an explosion in a restaurant...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Bored of your job?
Rule one to find meaning at work - don't look for it...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Reporter's log
Nul points? Act-by- act updates from inside Eurovision...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Hatton retains title on home turf
Ricky Hatton retains his IBO light-welterweight title with a
unanimous points victory over Mexican Juan Lazcano...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
2nd Test: England v NZ day two as it happened
England end day two 152-4, still 229 runs behind New Zealand's 381 on day two of the second Test...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Mexico shark attack kills surfer
A 21-year-old surfer dies after a shark bite off a beach near Acapulco, Mexico, in the area's second recent fatal attack...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Russia scoops Eurovision victory
Russia wins the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time with singer Dima Bilan - but the UK comes joint last...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Long school holidays 'should end'
Long school holidays should be abolished to prevent children falling behind in class, a think-tank says...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Blaze 'sets off Russian rockets'
A fire at an air base arms depot in north Russia reportedly sets off several missiles but causes no injuries...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Microsoft to shut down book scanning operations
Microsoft Corp. is abandoning its effort to scan whole libraries and make their contents searchable, a sign it may be getting choosier about the fights it will pick with Google Inc...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Indians protest Brazil hydro dam project
Hundreds of Amazon Indians capped a five-day protest against the construction of a multibillion dollar dam by swimming in the river they say it will destroy...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Lawmaker calls foreclosure of her home improper
California Rep. Laura Richardson claimed Friday that her Sacramento, Calif., home was sold into foreclosure without her knowledge and contrary to an agreement with her lender...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Tornadoes strike western and central Kansas
Forecasters said Saturday that at least a dozen tornadoes spun across western and central Kansas a day earlier, destroying numerous homes, downing trees and injuring several people...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Ludwick homers in Cards 2-1 win over Dodgers
Adam Wainwright outpitched Derek Lowe with seven strong innings, Ryan Ludwick hit a two-run homer and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Barry Zito earns first win as Giants beat Marlins
Barry Zito earned his first win of the season after eight straight losses, pitching the San Francisco Giants past the Florida Marlins 8-2 Friday night...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Bryant, Lakers roll to 101-71 victory over Spurs
The Los Angeles Lakers have the San Antonio Spurs just where they want them...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Obama says his Cuba policy is based on Libertad
Sen. Barack Obama, who once said he would meet Cuban leader Raul Castro without preconditions, added Friday that he would do so "only when we have an opportunity to advance the interests of the United States and to advance the cause of freedom for the Cuban people."...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Clinton apologizes for RFK assassination remark
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton quickly apologized Friday after citing the June 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy in defending her decision to keep running for the Democratic presidential nomination despite increasingly long odds...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Obamas political team out-organized Clinton
Call them Kool-Aid drinkers. Political romantics. Starry-eyed dreamers...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Vallejo, Calif. files for bankruptcy protection
The city of Vallejo filed for bankruptcy protection Friday to deal with a ballooning budget deficit caused by soaring employee costs and declining tax revenue...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
12 die in South Africa anti-foreigner violence
Emmerson Ziso fled hunger and repression in neighboring Zimbabwe, but now he wants to go back. Even his violent, chaotic homeland seems a haven compared to Johannesburg, where weekend attacks on foreigners left at least 12 dead...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Researchers say smokers tend to quit in groups
The urge to smoke is contagious, but quitting apparently is, too. A team of researchers who showed that obesity can spread person-to-person has found a similar pattern with smoking cessation: A smoker is more likely to kick the habit if a spouse, friend, co-worker or sibling did...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Myanmar begins 3-day mourning period
Myanmar began three days of mourning for some 78,000 cyclone victims Tuesday, after its ruling junta appeared to relent to foreign pressure to allow more outside help for its storm survivors...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
More tornadoes strike Kansas, Okla.
Emergency workers were picking through debris after tornadoes rampaged in western and central Kansas and northern Oklahoma for a second night in a row...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Homes burn as fire spreads in central California
Gusty winds fanned a wildfire Thursday that burned several homes, forced evacuations and closed schools in the mountains of central California, where rugged terrain frustrated efforts to get a handle on the fast-moving blaze...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Existing home sales drop in April by 1 percent
Existing home sales fell for the eighth time in the past nine months, a string of weakness expected to continue as the housing industry, mired in its worst slump in decades, battles falling home prices, tight lending conditions and a weak economy...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
South Africa allows military to help stop attacks
President Thabo Mbeki gave the go-ahead Wednesday for military troops to step in and quell a surge of anti-immigrant violence that has left 42 dead and driven tens of thousands from their homes...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Existing home sales drop in April by 1 percent
Existing home sales fell for the eighth time in the past nine months, a string of weakness expected to continue as the housing industry, mired in its worst slump in decades, battles falling home prices, tight lending conditions and a weak economy...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Palestinian suicide bomber attacks Gaza crossing
A Palestinian suicide bomber detonated a truck loaded with explosives as he tried to ram a crucial crossing between the Gaza Strip and Israel early Thursday, a spokesman for the militant Islamic Jihad said. No one else was wounded...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
UN chief Ban checking on earthquake relief efforts
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in China on Saturday to visit earthquake relief efforts as experts searched for 15 radiation sources buried in the rubble and survivors moved out of possible danger areas downstream from rivers dammed by landslides...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
China to give $10 million for Myanmar aid
Premier Wen Jiabao says China will pledge $10 million for Myanmar aid at an international donor conference...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Many Afghans outraged at US decision on Marines
Afghan officials expressed outrage Saturday at a decision by the U.S. military not to charge U.S. Marines involved in a shooting spree that left 19 Afghan civilians dead in 2007...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Donor conference to raise funds for Myanmar
More than 45 countries and regional organizations have signed up to attend a donors conference in Myanmar on Sunday to mobilize funds for immediate humanitarian assistance for the survivors of Cyclone Nargis, the United Nations said Friday...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Opposition leader heads back to Zimbabwe
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai headed back to Zimbabwe Saturday, saying he feels safe despite fears of a possible assassination attempt...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Russian leader Medvedev defends Russia-China ties
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday praised recent close ties between Moscow and Beijing as a key to global stability and said he wants to strengthen their strategic partnership...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Medvedev defends Russia-China ties
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday praised recent close ties between Moscow and Beijing as a key to global stability and said he wants to strengthen their strategic partnership...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Opposition leader Tsvangirai returns to Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai returned to his homeland Saturday, arriving at the main airport with little fanfare before speeding off in a three-car convoy...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
British peacekeepers arrive to boost NATO force
NATO says 200 British peacekeepers have arrived in Kosovo to help improve security as the U.N. administration prepares to hand over full control for running Kosovo to its government...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Leaders told battle to stem global warming slowing
The world is losing momentum in the battle against global warming, the U.N. climate chief warned on Saturday, urging environmental ministers from wealthy nations to revive the effort by setting clear targets for reducing greenhouse gases...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
US coalition Insurgents killed in Afghanistan
The U.S.-led coalition says several insurgents have been killed and six others detained during an operation in southern Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Suicides linked to work-related stress up in Japan
The number of people who committed suicide or tried to in Japan because of work-related stress has doubled in the last five years, a government report said, illustrating the growing anxiety many here feel from increased workloads and competition...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
North Sea oil platform evacuated after oil leak
About 200 people were evacuated from an oil platform in the North Sea on Saturday as workers tried to contain an oil leak that occurred during maintenance work, officials said...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Opposition leader returns to Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has returned to his homeland...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Belgian police detain nearly 200 after riots
Police have detained nearly 200 youths after rioting in Brussels sparked by a simmering dispute between rival groups after a soccer match...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
German parents post baby on eBay for 1 euro
Authorities in southern Germany have taken custody of a 7-month-old boy after his parents posted an ad on eBay offering to sell him for one euro, or about $1.60...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Male circumcision gains as Kenya anti-AIDS weapon
Sitting underneath the bright murals at a clinic, 22-year-old Elijah Ochanda gestures at his shorts and explains: "When they remove this thing, it makes you safer."...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Male circumcision gains ground as anti-AIDS weapon
Sitting underneath the bright murals at a clinic, 22-year-old Elijah Ochanda gestures at his shorts and explains: "When they remove this thing, it makes you safer."...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Indiana angers Russian Communists
Communist party members in Russia call for the new Indiana Jones film to be banned for "distorting history"...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Mars probe set for risky landing
Nasa's Phoenix lander is due to set down in the far north of Mars after a 423-million-mile journey from Earth...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Medvedev condemns US shield
Russia and China jointly condemn the planned US missile defence shield, saying it harms disarmament efforts...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Man denies six child sex offences
A 27-year-old man appears in court accused of exposing himself to primary school pupils aged eight and nine...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Waiter stabbed in chest by gang
A 22-year-old waiter is stabbed in the chest after chasing off a group of youths who were drinking in a street in Greater Manchester...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
'We are delivering Tory policies'
Conservative policies are being delivered, the party's Scottish leader Annabel Goldie tells conference delegates...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Illness blight
Democrats left weakened without ill Ted Kennedy...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
High hopes
Microsoft shows off research projects to help it thrive...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Grant sacked as Chelsea manager
Chelsea sack manager Avram Grant following their Champions League final defeat in Moscow...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Windass leads Hull to Premier League
Dean Windass puts Hull in the top flight for the first time with the winner in the 1-0 Championship play-off victory over Bristol City...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Clashes over Naples rubbish site
Eight policemen and three others are injured in clashes over a new dump near Naples as a waste crisis goes on...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Woman missing with five children
Officers from Northumbria Police appeal for help in tracing a missing woman and her five daughters...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Eurovision acts get set for final
Pop acts from around Europe are hoping to emulate Abba and Celine Dion by winning the Eurovision Song Contest...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Web users 'getting more selfish and indulgent'
Web users are getting more impatient, selfish and ruthless when going online, research suggests...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Tsvangirai 'confident of victory'
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says he will win a June run-off presidential poll, as he returns to Zimbabwe...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Father speaks over Khyra's death
The father of a girl who allegedly starved to death says what happened is "absolutely disgraceful"...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
'Improve or move over' call to PM
Labour's "only hope" of winning the next election is a "changed, improved" Gordon Brown, a senior Labour peer says...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Potter film actor killed in fight
Police are questioning a man about a fight in London in which an 18-year-old Harry Potter actor was stabbed to death...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Study N. Pacific humpback whale population rises
Once hunted to the brink of extinction, humpback whales have made a dramatic comeback in the North Pacific Ocean over the past four decades, a new study says...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Yahoo postpones annual meeting, battle with Icahn
Yahoo Inc. on Thursday postponed a looming showdown for control of its board, giving itself more time to prepare a defense _ or negotiate a sale to Microsoft Corp. that would cause activist investor Carl Icahn to call off the mutiny...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Indians protest Brazil hydro dam project
Hundreds of Amazon Indians capped a five-day protest against the construction of a multibillion dollar dam by swimming in the river they say it will destroy...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
More tornadoes strike Kansas, Okla.
Emergency workers were picking through debris after tornadoes rampaged in western and central Kansas and northern Oklahoma for a second night in a row...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
More tornadoes strike Kansas, Oklahoma
Emergency workers were picking through debris after tornadoes rampaged in western and central Kansas and northern Oklahoma for a second night in a row...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Lawmaker calls foreclosure of her home improper
California Rep. Laura Richardson claimed Friday that her Sacramento, Calif., home was sold into foreclosure without her knowledge and contrary to an agreement with her lender...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Hip-hop pioneer Slick Rick pardoned by governor
Pioneering rapper Ricky "Slick Rick" Walters, who spent more than five years in prison on a 1991 attempted murder conviction and faced threats of deportation years after rehabilitating his life, was granted a full and unconditional pardon Friday by New York Gov. David Paterson...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Morton, Watson share screen time in Synecdoche
Samantha Morton says people sometimes confuse her with fellow British actress Emily Watson. Fans will be even more confused after seeing their first film together...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
NY gov. pardons hip-hop pioneer Slick Rick
New York Gov. David Paterson is granting a full and unconditional pardon to rapper Ricky "Slick Rick" Walters for the attempted murders of two men in 1991...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Barry Zito earns first win as Giants beat Marlins
Barry Zito earned his first win of the season after eight straight losses, pitching the San Francisco Giants past the Florida Marlins 8-2 Friday night...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Ludwick homers in Cards 2-1 win over Dodgers
Adam Wainwright outpitched Derek Lowe with seven strong innings, Ryan Ludwick hit a two-run homer and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Bryant, Lakers roll to 101-71 victory over Spurs
The Los Angeles Lakers have the San Antonio Spurs just where they want them...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Clinton regrets Kennedy assassination remark
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton quickly apologized Friday after citing the June 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy as a reason to remain in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination despite increasingly long odds...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Clinton apologies for Kennedy remark
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton quickly apologized Friday after citing the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy as a reason to remain in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination despite increasingly long odds...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Obama says his Cuba policy is based on Libertad
Sen. Barack Obama, who once said he would meet Cuban leader Raul Castro without preconditions, added Friday that he would do so "only when we have an opportunity to advance the interests of the United States and to advance the cause of freedom for the Cuban people."...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Vallejo, Calif. files for bankruptcy protection
The city of Vallejo filed for bankruptcy protection Friday to deal with a ballooning budget deficit caused by soaring employee costs and declining tax revenue...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Tornado kills 1, injures dozens in northern Colo.
Residents awoke Friday to find debris-strewn neighborhoods, houses torn to pieces and trees stripped bare of their spring leaves after a tornado swept through northern Colorado, killing one person and injuring dozens...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Sri Lanka 22 rebels, 2 soldiers killed
Government troops and ethnic Tamil separatists fought gunbattles that killed 22 rebels and two soldiers in war-ravaged northern Sri Lanka, the military said Friday...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Clinton regrets RFK assassination remark
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton quickly apologized Friday after citing the June 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy in defending her decision to keep running for the Democratic presidential nomination despite increasingly long odds...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
12 die in South Africa anti-foreigner violence
Emmerson Ziso fled hunger and repression in neighboring Zimbabwe, but now he wants to go back. Even his violent, chaotic homeland seems a haven compared to Johannesburg, where weekend attacks on foreigners left at least 12 dead...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
South Africa allows military to help stop attacks
President Thabo Mbeki gave the go-ahead Wednesday for military troops to step in and quell a surge of anti-immigrant violence that has left 42 dead and driven tens of thousands from their homes...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Myanmar begins 3-day mourning period
Myanmar began three days of mourning for some 78,000 cyclone victims Tuesday, after its ruling junta appeared to relent to foreign pressure to allow more outside help for its storm survivors...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Homes burn as fire spreads in central California
Gusty winds fanned a wildfire Thursday that burned several homes, forced evacuations and closed schools in the mountains of central California, where rugged terrain frustrated efforts to get a handle on the fast-moving blaze...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Existing home sales drop in April by 1 percent
Existing home sales fell for the eighth time in the past nine months, a string of weakness expected to continue as the housing industry, mired in its worst slump in decades, battles falling home prices, tight lending conditions and a weak economy...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Existing home sales drop in April by 1 percent
Existing home sales fell for the eighth time in the past nine months, a string of weakness expected to continue as the housing industry, mired in its worst slump in decades, battles falling home prices, tight lending conditions and a weak economy...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Palestinian suicide bomber attacks Gaza crossing
A Palestinian suicide bomber detonated a truck loaded with explosives as he tried to ram a crucial crossing between the Gaza Strip and Israel early Thursday, a spokesman for the militant Islamic Jihad said. No one else was wounded...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Space station crew honored at Russias Star City
Russian space officials on Friday honored international space station crew members who suffered through a botched landing in Kazakhstan in their Soyuz capsule last month...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
UNs Ban visits China quake area
A state news agency says U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has arrived in China to visit earthquake relief efforts...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Disease threatens thousands fleeing South Africa
Thousands forced from their homes by anti-foreigner violence in South Africa are now reportedly threatened by disease in makeshift camps, and some immigrants said Friday they felt safer hiding in open fields...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
UN chief Ban checking on earthquake relief efforts
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in China on Saturday to visit earthquake relief efforts as experts searched for 15 radiation sources buried in the rubble and survivors moved out of possible danger areas downstream from rivers dammed by landslides...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
China to give $10 million for Myanmar aid
Premier Wen Jiabao says China will pledge $10 million for Myanmar aid at an international donor conference...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Donor conference to raise funds for Myanmar
More than 45 countries and regional organizations have signed up to attend a donors conference in Myanmar on Sunday to mobilize funds for immediate humanitarian assistance for the survivors of Cyclone Nargis, the United Nations said Friday...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Many Afghans outraged at US decision on Marines
Afghan officials expressed outrage Saturday at a decision by the U.S. military not to charge U.S. Marines involved in a shooting spree that left 19 Afghan civilians dead in 2007...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Medvedev defends Russia-China ties
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday praised recent close ties between Moscow and Beijing as a key to global stability and said he wants to strengthen their strategic partnership...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Opposition leader heads back to Zimbabwe
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai headed back to Zimbabwe Saturday, saying he feels safe despite fears of a possible assassination attempt...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Russian leader Medvedev defends Russia-China ties
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday praised recent close ties between Moscow and Beijing as a key to global stability and said he wants to strengthen their strategic partnership...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Opposition leader Tsvangirai returns to Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai returned to his homeland Saturday, arriving at the main airport with little fanfare before speeding off in a three-car convoy...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Official Bomb kills 1, wounds 3 in Pakistan
A government official says a roadside bomb has exploded near a vehicle in northwestern Pakistan, killing one civilian and wounding three others...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Suicides linked to work-related stress up in Japan
The number of people who committed suicide or tried to in Japan because of work-related stress has doubled in the last five years, a government report said, illustrating the growing anxiety many here feel from increased workloads and competition...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
US coalition Insurgents killed in Afghanistan
The U.S.-led coalition says several insurgents have been killed and six others detained during an operation in southern Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
North Sea oil platform evacuated after oil leak
About 200 people were evacuated from an oil platform in the North Sea on Saturday as workers tried to contain an oil leak that occurred during maintenance work, officials said...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Opposition leader returns to Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has returned to his homeland...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Belgian police detain nearly 200 after riots
Police have detained nearly 200 youths after rioting in Brussels sparked by a simmering dispute between rival groups after a soccer match...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Indonesia pushes up fuel prices
The Indonesian government raises fuel prices by nearly 30%, prompting fears of widespread unrest...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Pakistan militant 'holds to deal'
A top Taleban commander in Pakistan says his forces stand by a ceasefire agreement, despite recent bomb attacks...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Man's death treated as suspicious
Strathclyde detectives are treating the death of a man in Ayr on Friday night as suspicious...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Girl, 16, missing for six days
The family of a teenager who disappeared on Monday appeal for her to get in touch to tell them she is safe...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
IRA leader 'was pivotal in peace'
Thousands of people line the streets of west Belfast for the funeral of former senior IRA member Brian Keenan...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Boy hurt in tombstoning incident
A 14-year-old suffers suspected spinal injuries after he landed on rocks while tombstoning in Devon...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Homecoming
Can Zimbabwe's Morgan Tsvangirai bring change?...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Chasing pirates
Tackling modern day Blackbeards of the Malacca Straits...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Acts from around Europe tune up for the Eurovision Song Contest
The final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade could be heading for a momentous outcome with a line-up littered with potential winners...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Exhaustion foils Everest attempt by Sir Ranulph Fiennes
Sir Ranulph Fiennes abandons his second attempt to climb Everest after suffering from exhaustion...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Live - England v New Zealand
Ross Taylor nears a century after New Zealand lose two quick wickets on day two of the second Test...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Live - Monaco GP qualifying
Formula One's top drivers battle it out for the crucial pole position at the sport's most famous race...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Ban praises China quake response
The UN secretary general hails China's "extraordinary" response to the Sichuan quake as the toll tops 60,000...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Two quizzed over restaurant blast
Police continue to question two men detained in an operation linked to an explosion in a restaurant in Exeter...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Great Barrier Reef divers found
Two missing scuba divers are found alive after spending a night missing on Australia's Great Barrier Reef...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Brown 'must change course' to win
Former cabinet minister Margaret Beckett says Gordon Brown must change direction if Labour is to win the next general election...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Tsvangirai flies back to Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai returns to Harare to begin his run-off campaign for president...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Teenager killed in street fight
An 18-year-old dies after a fight in London in which four men were stabbed and another received injuries to his face...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Gusty winds hinder fight against Calif. wildfire
Fire crews struggled on Friday to maintain fire lines around a wildfire that chewed through centuries-old redwoods and pushed hundreds out of their homes in the Santa Cruz Mountains...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
School bus, semitrailer collide in Wisconsin
A semi-truck slammed into the back of a school bus that had stopped to drop off students along a highway on Friday afternoon, seriously injuring five people...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Hip-hop pioneer Slick Rick pardoned by N.Y. gov
New York Gov. David Paterson is granting a full and unconditional pardon to rapper Ricky "Slick Rick" Walters for the attempted murders of two men in 1991...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Unmarked chopper patrols New York City from above
On a cloudless spring day, the NYPD helicopter soars over the city, its sights set on the Statue of Liberty...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Hip-hop pioneer Slick Rick pardoned by governor
Pioneering rapper Ricky "Slick Rick" Walters, who spent more than five years in prison on a 1991 attempted murder conviction and faced threats of deportation years after rehabilitating his life, was granted a full and unconditional pardon Friday by New York Gov. David Paterson...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Morton, Watson share screen time in Synecdoche
Samantha Morton says people sometimes confuse her with fellow British actress Emily Watson. Fans will be even more confused after seeing their first film together...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
NY gov. pardons hip-hop pioneer Slick Rick
New York Gov. David Paterson is granting a full and unconditional pardon to rapper Ricky "Slick Rick" Walters for the attempted murders of two men in 1991...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Carmona injured, Indians lose 7th straight
Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit his first career grand slam to help the Texas Rangers beat Cleveland 13-9 Friday night as the Indians lost their seventh in a row and pitcher Fausto Carmona to injury...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Kobe, Lakers thump Spurs 101-71 lead series 2-0
There would be no blown lead in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals. Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers saw to that. Bryant scored 22 points, Lamar Odom added 20 points and 12 rebounds, and the Lakers took command late in the second quarter to rout San Antonio 101-71 Friday night for a 2-0 lead over the Spurs...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Bryant, Lakers roll past Spurs 101-71
There would be no blown lead in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals. Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers saw to that...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
McCain gets frequent checkups after melanoma scare
John McCain, seeking to become the oldest elected first-term president, gets an in-depth skin cancer check every few months because of a medical history his own dermatologist calls "remarkable" for its number of dangerous melanomas...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Clinton apologies for Kennedy remark
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton quickly apologized Friday after citing the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy as a reason to remain in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination despite increasingly long odds...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Clinton regrets Kennedy assassination remark
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton quickly apologized Friday after citing the June 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy as a reason to remain in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination despite increasingly long odds...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Obama says his Cuba policy is based on Libertad
Sen. Barack Obama, who once said he would meet Cuban leader Raul Castro without preconditions, added Friday that he would do so "only when we have an opportunity to advance the interests of the United States and to advance the cause of freedom for the Cuban people."...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Jobless claims drop to lowest level in 4 weeks
The number of newly laid off workers filing for unemployment benefits fell unexpectedly last week to the lowest level in a month...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Vallejo, Calif. files for bankruptcy protection
The city of Vallejo filed for bankruptcy protection Friday to deal with a ballooning budget deficit caused by soaring employee costs and declining tax revenue...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Sri Lanka 22 rebels, 2 soldiers killed
Government troops and ethnic Tamil separatists fought gunbattles that killed 22 rebels and two soldiers in war-ravaged northern Sri Lanka, the military said Friday...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Professor calls Caladesi Island USs best beach
Kaylee Sturm sat in the low surf, the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico lapping around her...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Valverde shakes off shot to save Astros
Jose Valverde earned a save after getting struck in the face with a line drive and the Houston Astros got two solo homers from Hunter Pence to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Myanmar begins 3-day mourning period
Myanmar began three days of mourning for some 78,000 cyclone victims Tuesday, after its ruling junta appeared to relent to foreign pressure to allow more outside help for its storm survivors...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Tornado kills 1, injures dozens in northern Colo.
Residents awoke Friday to find debris-strewn neighborhoods, houses torn to pieces and trees stripped bare of their spring leaves after a tornado swept through northern Colorado, killing one person and injuring dozens...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Homes burn as fire spreads in central California
Gusty winds fanned a wildfire Thursday that burned several homes, forced evacuations and closed schools in the mountains of central California, where rugged terrain frustrated efforts to get a handle on the fast-moving blaze...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Clinton regrets RFK assassination remark
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton quickly apologized Friday after citing the June 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy in defending her decision to keep running for the Democratic presidential nomination despite increasingly long odds...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Existing home sales drop in April by 1 percent
Existing home sales fell for the eighth time in the past nine months, a string of weakness expected to continue as the housing industry, mired in its worst slump in decades, battles falling home prices, tight lending conditions and a weak economy...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Existing home sales drop in April by 1 percent
Existing home sales fell for the eighth time in the past nine months, a string of weakness expected to continue as the housing industry, mired in its worst slump in decades, battles falling home prices, tight lending conditions and a weak economy...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
China, Russia criticize US missile defense plan
China and Russia jointly condemned a U.S. plan for a global missile defense system on Friday at the start of a highly symbolic visit by new Russian President Dmitry Medvedev...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Palestinian suicide bomber attacks Gaza crossing
A Palestinian suicide bomber detonated a truck loaded with explosives as he tried to ram a crucial crossing between the Gaza Strip and Israel early Thursday, a spokesman for the militant Islamic Jihad said. No one else was wounded...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Police question Olmert again in corruption case
Police questioned Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Friday for a second time in a corruption case that threatens his political survival and Israeli efforts to advance fragile peace moves with Syria and the Palestinians...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Basra shooting strains truce between govt, militia
Iraqi soldiers fired in the air over supporters of anti-U.S. Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to prevent them from gathering for Muslim prayers Friday in the southern city of Basra, enraging the worshippers and straining a fragile truce with the government...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Indians protest Brazil hydro dam project
Hundreds of Amazon Indians capped a five-day protest against the construction of a multibillion dollar dam by swimming in the river they say it will destroy...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Space station crew honored at Russias Star City
Russian space officials on Friday honored international space station crew members who suffered through a botched landing in Kazakhstan in their Soyuz capsule last month...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
UNs Ban visits China quake area
A state news agency says U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has arrived in China to visit earthquake relief efforts...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Disease threatens thousands fleeing South Africa
Thousands forced from their homes by anti-foreigner violence in South Africa are now reportedly threatened by disease in makeshift camps, and some immigrants said Friday they felt safer hiding in open fields...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
UN chief Ban checking on earthquake relief efforts
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in China on Saturday to visit earthquake relief efforts as experts searched for 15 radiation sources buried in the rubble and survivors moved out of possible danger areas downstream from rivers dammed by landslides...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
100,000 displaced Kenyans return home
About 100,000 people displaced by postelection violence in Kenya have returned home this month despite threats of attacks, an official said Friday...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Fourth right foot found off Canadas coast
For the fourth time in less than a year, a human foot in a running shoe has been found along the British Columbia coast...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 432
As of Friday, May 23, 2008, at least 432 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures May 17 at 10 a.m. EDT...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Shark kills surfer in southern Mexico
An official says a shark has killed a Mexican surfer off the Pacific coast...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,081
As of Friday, May 23, 2008, at least 4,081 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
China to give $10 million for Myanmar aid
Premier Wen Jiabao says China will pledge $10 million for Myanmar aid at an international donor conference...
Southern Ledger - May 24, 2008
Cautious response to Burma pledge
Aid agencies give a cautious welcome to Burma's pledge to let in all foreign aid workers to help cyclone survivors...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Minister sets out for Burma talks
International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander travels to Burma for aid talks following Cyclone Nargis...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Island strife
Row as Canadians to run Caribbean police force...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Goldie to focus on child neglect
Scottish Tory leader Annabel Goldie will tell her party's conference it is time to end the sticking-plaster approach to social problems...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Beach Boy battle
Band member David Marks tells of his fight with hepatitis...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Nimrod 'unsafe'
Inquest evidence highlights aircraft design faults...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Acts from around Europe tune up for the Eurovision Song Contest
Pop acts from around Europe are hoping to emulate Bucks Fizz and Abba by winning the Eurovision Song Contest...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Full steam ahead for engine which saw the end of an era
The locomotive which hauled the last British Rail passenger steam train is restored to its former glory...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Clinton sorry for Kennedy remark
Hillary Clinton apologises for reference to Robert Kennedy's shooting while defending her ongoing presidential bid...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Tsvangirai to return to Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is expected to return home on Saturday to begin his run-off campaign...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Thousands follow cup final dream
About 15,000 Queen of the South fans set out for their club's first ever Scottish Cup final appearance...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Warning on new anti-knife powers
New laws to crack down on knife crime could increase hostility among the young, the Children's Commissioner says...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
Brown 'can win general election'
Gordon Brown can still win an election for Labour, says former foreign secretary Margaret Beckett...
BBC News - May 24, 2008
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