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Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Shuttle gives space station a mile-high boost
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Congo refugees suffer shooting, rape, looting
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Italian premiers political party OKs merger plan
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Iraqi Shiites burn Bush effigy in anti-US protest
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Iraq Shiites burn Bush effigy in anti-US protest
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Blast kills 8 mourners at Pakistani funeral
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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China 19,000 victims identified from May quake
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Obama keeps low profile in auto rescue talks
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Global News Archive for Octomber 2006:
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Bush Offers Sobering Assessment on Iraq
The president acknowledged his concerns about the campaign but reaffirmed his determination that U.S. forces stay in the country until “the job is done.”...
New York Times - October 25, 2006
Iraqi Leader Disavows U.S. Timetable
Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki also criticized a raid carried out by U.S. forces against the leader of a Shiite death squad...
New York Times - October 25, 2006
Borat brings red carpet mayhem
Spoof Kazakh reporter Borat - aka comedian Sacha Baron Cohen - attends the UK premiere of his film on a cart...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Mother's baby murder 'disbelief'
A mother whose young son was killed by her ex-partner says he had always explained away the boy's injuries...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
US rates on hold for third month
The US Federal Reserve holds interest rates at 5.25% for the third successive month, in a widely expected move...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Terrorism 'biggest threat to EU'
Terrorism is the "biggest threat" to all European nations, the Home Secretary John Reid says...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
BA employee rejects 'cross' offer
A British Airways employee fighting to openly wear a cross necklace at work has rejected a compromise deal...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Further wait for inquiry report
The findings of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry will not be published until at least the end of 2007...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
US demands UN sanctions on Iran
The US urges the UN Security Council to impose immediate sanctions on Iran over its nuclear work...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Iran charged over Argentina bomb
Argentine prosecutors charge Iran's government and Hezbollah over the 1994 bombing of a Jewish centre...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Tennis: Murray queries selection
Andy Murray says that Great Britain should reconsider plans to hand Tim Henman a Davis Cup recall...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Football: Man U just beat Crewe
Kieran Lee strikes with two minutes of extra time remaining to send holders Man Utd into the fourth round of the Carling Cup...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Model Campbell in assault arrest
Naomi Campbell is arrested in London after a woman claimed she was assaulted by the supermodel...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Bush 'dissatisfied' with Iraq war
US President George W Bush says he shares the dissatisfaction of many Americans at the war in Iraq...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Nato troops 'kill 48 insurgents'
Nato forces say they have killed 48 in Afghanistan's south, as a Taleban leader warns of more suicide bombs...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Blair pledge over Lords reform
Tony Blair says House of Lords reform will only proceed if MPs and peers agree with the changes, the BBC learns...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
European Official Drops Plan to Regulate Drinking More Strictly
The alcohol industry in Europe escaped stricter regulation when the European Union’s health commissioner appeared to give in to opposition from the industry...
New York Times - October 25, 2006
Sarajevo Journal: This Film Is Pure Fiction, but the Chase Is All Too Real
A black comedy starring Richard Gere traces the path of Radovan Karadzic, a Bosnian war crimes suspect who has been on the run for 11 years...
New York Times - October 25, 2006
Bush Expresses Concern on Iraq Situation
President Bush said today that he was “not satisfied” with the situation in Iraq and that the United States was shifting its tactics...
New York Times - October 25, 2006
Sony admits to buying grey goods
Sony reveals it has bought PSP handhelds from a firm it has taken legal action against...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Spacecraft to make 3D Sun movies
The US space agency will launch its Stereo mission this week to study huge eruptions from our star...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Cost cuts help GM to smaller loss
US car giant General Motors says its losses have shrunk by 90% to $115m as its turnaround plan takes hold...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Radioactive waste 'to be buried'
Environment Secretary David Miliband confirms that Britain will bury radioactive waste in "geologically suitable areas"...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Homes raided in tax credit swoops
Police and customs officers conduct raids on people suspected of tax credit fraud in the west of Scotland...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Man jailed over scrambler death
A Belfast man is jailed for three years for killing his partner's son in an accident involving a motorbike...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Indian alarm at new polio cases
Officials in India are worried as polio spreads in the country, with 119 new cases in the past month...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Putin attacks Georgia 'war plans'
President Putin tells Russians that Georgian leaders are trying to settle territorial disputes by force...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Iran to expand nuclear enrichment
Iran says it has taken further steps in developing its nuclear programme, according to media reports...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Pyongyang warning to South Korea
A North Korean reunification committee official warns the South of a "crisis of war" if it backs UN sanctions...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
'Pinochet gold held in Hong Kong'
Chilean media report that a multimillion gold deposit allegedly held by Gen Pinochet is found in a Hong Kong bank...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Cricket: Mahmood upbeat
Sajid Mahmood is confident he will play for England in the first Test in Australia if he maintains his progress...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Blair rejects 'betrayal' of Iraq
Tony Blair tells MPs pulling out of Iraq now would be a "betrayal" of sacrifices made by British troops there...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Man guilty of 1982 child murder
A man is found guilty of murdering his former partner's three-year-old child in 1982...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
UK army tested 'stay awake' pills
A controversial drug which can keep people awake for days has been tested by the UK military, MPs are told...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Madonna's adoption warning
Madonna says negative coverage of her adoption of a Malawian baby discourages others from doing the same...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
German army in skull photos row
Germany orders an inquiry after newspaper pictures apparently show German troops posing with a skull...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Success in Iraq vital, says Bush
President Bush says recent unrest in Iraq is a "serious concern" but warns that the war is vital to US security...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
UK gets go-ahead for face transplant
A team of UK surgeons is given permission to carry out what would be the world's first full face transplant...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Actor Fox makes stem cell ads
Actor Michael J Fox appears in campaign ads for US politicians who support stem cell research...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Campaigners back sacked teacher
Campaigners seek to clear the name of a former teacher sacked for refusing to take a pupil on a school trip...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Older eggs pass on fertility risk
Women who delay starting a family may be putting their daughters at risk of fertility problems, say US researchers...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
United Biscuits bought for £1.6bn
United Biscuits, the owner of the McVitie's and Jacob's brands, is sold to a private equity consortium for £1.6bn...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Man in court over girl's kidnap
A man appears in court charged with the kidnap and rape of a 15-year-old girl in north Wales...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Teen held over schoolboy's death
A 19-year-old man is arrested and charged in connection with the murder of a schoolboy in Edinburgh, police say...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Robbers assault woman, shopowner
A spate of robberies in Belfast city centre on Wednesday morning may be linked, police say...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Pelican swallows pigeon in park
Visitors in a central London park are shocked by the sight of a fish-eating pelican swallowing a pigeon...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Peace with Pakistan 'desirable'
Peace with Pakistan is desirable and essential, says India's new Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Sudan 'arming rebels' in Chad
Sudan's authorities are arming rebels reported to be advancing towards N'Djamena, alleges Chad's government...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Madonna 'surprised at baby row'
Madonna reportedly says she is surprised by the furore surrounding her attempted adoption of a Malawian baby...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
FA charged over Croatia incidents
The Football Association is charged by Uefa after violent scenes among fans during England's Euro 2008 qualifier in Croatia...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Football: Pardew humiliated
West Ham boss Alan Pardew admits the club's form is "unacceptable" after the 2-1 Carling Cup exit at League One side Chesterfield...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
iTunes copy protection 'cracked'
A prominent hacker claims to have unlocked the Apple iTunes music store's copy protection system...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Minister orders GCSE rethink
The schools minister calls for a debate on whether state schools should be allowed to offer International GCSEs...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Slow takeoff at HK budget airline
Hong Kong's first budget airline, Oasis, hits trouble after it is refused permission to enter Russian airspace...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
'Don't squeeze N Korea' - Putin
North Korea should not be driven into a corner as nations try to curb its nuclear plans, President Putin says...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Book thief librarian is sentenced
A librarian who stole rare books valued at £175,000 is given 250 hours' community service...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Iraqi PM vows to tackle militias
Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki vows to "strike hard" against militias as Iraqi and US forces raid a militia stronghold in Baghdad...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
'Gas guzzlers' face parking hike
A London council plans to link the cost of residents' parking permits to the emissions their cars produce...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
UK given go-ahead for face transplant
A team of UK surgeons is given permission to carry out the world's first full face transplant...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Venezuela Diatribe Backfires
Both supporters and detractors of President Hugo Chávez say he may have miscalculated in turning the United Nations into his bully pulpit...
New York Times - October 25, 2006
Across South Korea, Softer Feelings Toward the North
Most South Koreans now appear to believe that their nation has no choice but to keep building ties with the North...
New York Times - October 25, 2006
General Weighs 2nd Troop Shift to Calm Baghdad
The top American military commander in Iraq said that it was possible he might need to call for an increase in American troop levels in Baghdad...
New York Times - October 25, 2006
Idle Contractors Add Millions to Iraq Rebuilding
Overhead costs have consumed more than half the budget of some reconstruction projects in Iraq, according to a government estimate...
New York Times - October 25, 2006
Military Analysis: Iraqi Realities Undermine the Pentagon’s Predictions
The U.S. goal to have the Iraqi military take over primary responsibility for security seems far removed from the violence-plagued streets of Baghdad...
New York Times - October 25, 2006
Most car brands 'failing on CO2'
Three quarters of Europe's car makers are failing to improve fuel efficiency fast enough to meet a key climate change target, a study claims...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Conflict 'wipes out' global aid
The cost of just one conflict almost equals the value of global annual development aid, says a UK report...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
New record for Scottish tourism
A record number of overseas visitors came to Scotland last year, new statistics reveal...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Caracas offers UN seat compromise
Venezuela offers terms for its withdrawal from a bitter contest to win a UN Security Council seat...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
France in Rwanda genocide probe
France played an active role in Rwanda's genocide, a former senior Rwandan diplomat tells a tribunal...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Solomons mission to be reviewed
Leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum agree to review the Australian-led security force in the Solomons...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
'Offensive' shower gel ad banned
A TV advert for shower gel is banned after complaints it depicted a naked model who appeared to be under 16...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Protests ahead of EU Eta debate
Hundreds march in Madrid as the European Parliament prepares to debate Basque separatists Eta...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Foreign lorries 'threaten lives'
Foreign lorry drivers are putting lives at risk by breaking traffic rules, a police chief says...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Incontinence care plan launched
The millions of women who experience bladder problems will no longer need to "suffer in silence", doctors say...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Bush team defends US Iraq plans
Senior US administration members say President Bush's policy can succeed in Iraq, as mid-term elections approach...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
London bombing charity closes
A charity fund set up to help victims of the 7 July bombings is wound up after handing out £12m in grants...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Pensioners to rally over reforms
Pensioners are to protest over planned reforms they say will not help people currently struggling to pay bills...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
Parking fees linked to emissions
A London borough council plans to link the cost of resident's parking permits to emissions their cars produce...
BBC News - October 25, 2006
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