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Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Shuttle gives space station a mile-high boost
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Laura Bush visits Peruvian hospital
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Blast kills 8 mourners at Pakistani funeral
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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China 19,000 victims identified from May quake
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Obama keeps low profile in auto rescue talks
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Tobey Maguire, Jennifer Meyer expecting baby No. 2
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Spears makes unexpected appearance in court
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Kanye Wests new album to debut on MySpace Music
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Global News Archive for Octomber 2005:
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U.N. Seeks 'Cooperation' From Syria on Assassination Probe
The head of the inquiry told the Security Council that Syria must provide him "greater and meaningful cooperation."...
New York Times - October 25, 2005
Envoy in Mideast Peace Effort Says Israel Is Keeping Too Tight a Lid on Palestinians in Gaza
The envoy criticized Israel for failing to ease restrictions on Palestinian movement into and out of the Gaza Strip...
New York Times - October 25, 2005
Sweden convicts first file-sharer
A Swedish court has meted out the country's first conviction for using a file-sharing network...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Doctor Who takes three TV awards
BBC series Doctor Who wins three prizes at the National Television Awards, voted for by the public...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Bus giant awaits city HQ ruling
Transport giant First is to learn if its plans for a controversial £10m global HQ in Aberdeen will be approved...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Wales wins power for smoking ban
Wales is likely to impose a stricter ban on smoking than in England, with total abolition probable in pubs and clubs...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Shanghai Six to discuss economies
Officials from China, Russia and Central Asia are meeting in Moscow to discuss improving economic ties...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Mountain rescue of nine teenagers
An RAF helicopter airlifts nine teenagers to hospital from a mid Wales mountain range...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Murder charge GP 'had no motive'
A 71-year-old retired GP "deliberately terminated" the lives of three of his patients, a court hears...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
UK quake aid reaches £25m
Donations from the British public to the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) Asia Quake Appeal top £25m...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Liverpool crash out of Cup at Palace
Crystal Palace's Marco Reich grabs the winner to knock Liverpool out of the Carling Cup...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Football: Gunners too strong
Emmanuel Eboue and a Robin van Persie brace earn Arsenal a Carling Cup win away at Sunderland...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Rugby U: NZ duo escape censure
Tana Umaga and Keven Mealamu will not be punished for their tackle on Brian O'Driscoll despite new video footage...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Divisions delay smoking ban bill
Disagreements between ministers hold up the publication of a bill on the banning of smoking in England...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
7 July bomber 'filmed last year'
London bomber Mohammed Sidique Khan was secretly filmed by intelligence services, a BBC investigation suggests...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Syria 'must hold' Hariri suspects
A draft UN resolution calls on Syria to arrest any of its nationals suspected over the killing of a former Lebanon PM...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
EU bans imports of exotic birds
The EU bans pet bird imports from outside the bloc as initial tests in Germany find bird flu in migratory geese...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
US death toll in Iraq hits 2,000
Two thousand US military have now died as a result of the conflict in Iraq, the Pentagon says...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Parents question school reforms
Parents demanding a new school were unconvinced by the government's latest plans to reform England's schools...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Venus spacecraft 'in good shape'
Europe's first mission to Venus should be ready for lift-off by the end of the week, officials have confirmed...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Deal lets Verisign hold onto .com
The key net oversight body has settled a long-running legal dispute with the domain name giant, Verisign...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Clooney denies 'suicide thoughts'
Actor George Clooney tells the BBC News website he did not consider taking his own life, as reports had claimed...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Steel producer to shed 670 jobs
Steelworkers in Sheffield reel from the news that one of the city's major producers is to close a factory...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Sharp rates rise for homeowners
Homeowners in NI face a £1 a week average increase in their rates under government spending plans...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Mother begins baby killing appeal
A mother who watched as her boyfriend killed her baby begins an appeal against a three-year sentence...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Anger over race crash sentences
Relatives of three people killed by two racing motorists criticise their jail terms and say they should have got 14 years...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Kelly announces schools overhaul
Education Secretary Ruth Kelly outlines plans to give all England's secondary schools "independence"...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Cricket: Tufnell backs Udal
Spinner Shaun Udal could have an influential role for England in Pakistan, says Phil Tufnell...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Darfur refugees free aid workers
Refugees in Sudan's troubled Darfur region release all but five of the 34 aid workers they had earlier seized...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Plane crash killing trial starts
A Russian man accused of stabbing an air traffic controller to death goes on trial in Switzerland...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Bomb blasts hit Iraqi Kurdistan
A series of car bombs kill at least 12 people in the city of Sulaymaniyah in north-eastern Iraq, officials say...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Families lament Kashmiri delays
Families in Indian-held Kashmir are disappointed by delays in treating quake victims from over the de facto border...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
'Parent power' to change schools
Education Secretary Ruth Kelly says giving parents more power will trigger changes to schools...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
GP 'deliberately killed' patients
A 71-year-old retired GP "deliberately terminated" the lives of three of his patients, a court hears...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Syria denounces UN Hariri report
Syria angrily refutes the findings of a report implicating its officials in the murder of a former Lebanon PM...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Father tracks down paedophile
A paedophile who fled the UK is tracked down by a private detective hired by the victim's father...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Football: Beckham wins appeal
Real Madrid's David Beckham will not face a suspension after having his red card rescinded...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Ministers 'deal on smoking ban'
A deal is emerging over plans for a smoking ban in pubs and restaurants in England, the BBC learns...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Iraq voters back new constitution
Iraq's new constitution wins majority backing despite Sunni objections, as the insurgency continues...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Jackson settles antiques claim
An antiques dealer which claimed Michael Jackson owed it $178,000 (£101,000) settles its claim...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Viagra 'could cut heart stress'
The anti-impotence drug Viagra can reduce the effects of stress on the heart, research has found...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
BitTorrent user guilty of piracy
A Hong Kong man is convicted in what is believed to be the first case involving BitTorrent file-sharing software...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
New rules blamed for 'crime rise'
The number of crimes reported to police increases by 6%, but ministers blame new ways of reporting...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Racer is guilty of minibus deaths
A motorist killed three minibus passengers after losing control during a race with another car in Swansea, a jury decides...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Price rises help BP weather storm
Oil price rises boost BP profits but the recent hurricanes in the US hit its third-quarter performance...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Ministers to tackle smoking split
Ministers are trying to sort out their differences over plans for a smoking ban in English pubs, ahead of a new bill...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Bush increases pressure on Syria
The US president says using force against Syria would be a "last resort", but urges Damascus to co-operate with the UN...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Man sought over alleged torture
Police investigating claims that a man was kidnapped at gunpoint and beaten for two days name a man they want to question...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
NI homeowners facing rates rise
Homeowners in NI are facing a 19% increase in their rates as part of the government's public spending plans...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Morocco admits shooting migrants
Morocco says its guards shot dead four African migrants trying to enter the Spanish enclave of Melilla this month...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Japan panel wants women on throne
Women should be allowed to ascend Japan's Imperial throne, a government panel is set to propose...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Galloway accused of Senate 'lies'
MP George Galloway strongly rejects US senators' claims he lied over profiting from Iraq's oil-for-food programme...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Marconi in £1.2bn Ericsson deal
Telecoms firm Marconi agrees to sell most of its assets and its trademark name to Ericsson in a £1.2bn deal...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
World Service 'set for Arabic TV'
The BBC World Service is expected to confirm plans to set up a television news channel in Arabic...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Overweight job hunters 'lose out'
Overweight workers find it harder to get jobs than slimmer people, suggesting "hidden discrimination", a report finds...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Cricket: England off to Pakistan
England leave for Pakistan with captain Michael Vaughan warning the tour will present a huge challenge...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Athletics: Holmes could quit
Dame Kelly Holmes could quit athletics next week if treatment on her injured Achilles fails...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Iraqis approve new constitution
Iraq's new constitution has been approved, according to official results from the nationwide referendum...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Falconio mother walks from court
The mother of murdered UK backpacker Peter Falconio leaves court after seeing images of the alleged crime scene...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Galloway challenges US senators
MP George Galloway denies US senators' claims he lied under oath - and challenges them to charge him with perjury...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Study Finds Small Developing Lands Hit Hardest by 'Brain Drain'
Poor countries across Africa, Central America and the Caribbean are losing sometimes staggering portions of their college-educated workers...
New York Times - October 25, 2005
France and U.S. to Press U.N. to Demand Syrian Cooperation
The countries plan to push the demand that Syria end its obstruction of the U.N. investigation into the assassination of a former Lebanese prime minister...
New York Times - October 25, 2005
Peru's Fugitive Ex-Leader Trying to Regain Presidency
The only thing standing between Alberto Fujimori and a real run for president in Peru is about 10,000 miles of Pacific Ocean - that and an Interpol arrest warrant...
New York Times - October 25, 2005
Canada's Smiles for Camera Mask Chill in Ties With U.S.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Canada for meetings with Prime Minister Paul Martin, who has said the U.S. is making a "mockery" of trade rules...
New York Times - October 25, 2005
U.N. Envoy Sharply Criticizes South Africa's AIDS Program
A new book brings to light an extraordinary breach between the United Nations and South Africa over the AIDS crisis...
New York Times - October 25, 2005
3 Bombers Strike at Baghdad Hotels Used by Foreigners
At least six people were killed in the attack on two hotels that have been symbols of the foreign presence in Iraq...
New York Times - October 25, 2005
Malaria gene 'defends mosquitoes'
A gene may explain why mosquitoes do not develop malaria even though they carry the disease, US scientists say...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
SNP urges airgun licensing scheme
The SNP presses the government to introduce a licensing scheme for those possessing or using airguns...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Afghan 'drug lord' handed to US
An alleged drug lord becomes the first Afghan national to be extradited to the US, prosecutors in New York say...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Israel launches new Gaza strikes
Israel launches fresh air strikes on Palestinian targets in the Gaza Strip, amid escalating violence...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Fresh bird flu fears rattle Asia
Indonesia confirms its fourth human death from bird flu, as China reports a new outbreak of the virus among poultry...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Hurricane Wilma batters Florida
Hurricane Wilma strikes Florida, killing at least four people before moving out over the Atlantic...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Africa Aids orphans 'to top 18m'
Unicef says 18 million children in sub-Saharan Africa could be orphaned by Aids by the end of the decade...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Falconio jury sees scene footage
The jury in the trial of the alleged killer of British backpacker Peter Falconio sees a video of the crime scene...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
'Super head' criticised in report
A head teacher made a dame for her work is told she will not face legal action despite criticism of her work...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
US civil rights icon Parks dies
Rosa Parks, whose 1955 protest action marked the start of the modern US civil rights movement, dies at 92...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
State schools 'to be independent'
The government will unveil plans to allow secondary schools to be "independent" of local authority control...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
Galloway dismisses new oil claims
Respect MP George Galloway denies new claims he profited from Saddam Hussein's oil-for-food programme...
BBC News - October 25, 2005
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