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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 November 2004:
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Iraqi Officials to Meet With Rebels to Discuss Political Role
The Iraqi foreign minister said the interim government planned to meet in Jordan with leaders of the insurgency to try to persuade them to take part in legitimate politics...
New York Times - November 25, 2004
Ukraine's Premier Offers Concessions in Election Fight
The offer from the official winner of Ukraine's disputed election came as a court decision left open the possibility of a legal challenge to his legitimacy...
New York Times - November 25, 2004
Panda handstand makes its mark
Remarkable filmwork of pandas in the wild shows how these rare bears engage in some gymnastics to mark their territory...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Labour 'must smash glass ceiling'
Labour still needs to smash the glass ceiling of opportunity, says Alan Milburn...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Palestinian group endorses Abbas
The Palestinian Fatah group backs Mahmoud Abbas for president, amid claims that Marwan Barghouti may run...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Blair pledges new drugs crackdown
Tony Blair says drugs are every parent's nightmare after unveiling a set of get-tough policies on drugs...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Black Watch holding 'insurgents'
British troops from the Black Watch regiment still hold 10 suspects after a major dawn raid in central Iraq...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Family angry at bail for 'killer'
The families of a UK couple killed in Thailand say it is a "travesty of natural justice" the accused has been given bail...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Two arrests at pro-hunt protest
Officers are injured and arrests are made as hunt supporters clash with police outside a Labour party dinner...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Prison review over Huntley tapes
A review is launched after apparently taped comments from Soham murderer Ian Huntley are published...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
England players' dismay at crisis
England's players claim to have been used as "political pawns" over the Zimbabwe tour crisis...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Football: Boro fall to Villarreal
Middlesbrough suffer their first defeat in Europe this season and will have to wait to secure their Uefa Cup knockout spot...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Football: Barwick is new FA chief
The Football Association names Brian Barwick as its new chief executive...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Asset freeze as Pinochet turns 89
Chile's ex-military ruler Augusto Pinochet marks his 89th birthday amid news that a judge has frozen more of his assets...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Ukrainian Opposition Leader Appeals Election Result
Viktor A. Yushchenko sent word to the crowds in Kiev today that the opposition intends to blockade several highways...
New York Times - November 25, 2004
Europe Rejects Iran's Demand to Use Uranium Equipment
Iran is demanding the right to operate uranium enrichment equipment, despite its agreement with the Europeans...
New York Times - November 25, 2004
Gold surges as dollar falls again
The euro jumps to an all-time high against the dollar, raising fears about European growth, and the price of gold rises as people switch out of the dollar...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Plan for first shelf antibiotic
Plans are being considered to make an antibiotic - for eyes - available without prescription at pharmacies...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
'Toss a coin' to choose students
Interviewing would-be students is so unreliable universities might as well toss a coin, an admissions expert told MPs...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Stores to stock 1m Band Aid CDs
One million copies of the new Band Aid single will be sent to record shops in time for its UK release on Monday...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
More Burma inmates 'to be freed'
Burma's government raises to more than 9,000 the number of prisoners it says it will free, including dissident Win Tin...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Jailed Barghouti mulls leader bid
Jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti may run in the upcoming presidential elections, aides say...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
'Trade can resolve Kashmir issue'
India's foreign minister says improved trade ties with Pakistan could spur on the peace process...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Footballers cleared of teen rape
A group of footballers accused of gang-raping a 15-year-old girl in south-east London are cleared...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Governments' response 'due soon'
The two governments are hoping to respond to queries tabled by the DUP and Sinn Fein by Friday...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Holyrood report clears officials
An inquiry finds civil servants should not face action over the cost of the Holyrood building project...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Concern on arts centre future
The Wales Millennium Centre says its plans are realistic, amid worries that it may fail to attract a big enough audience...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
England tour to Zimbabwe on
England's cricket tour of Zimbabwe will go ahead after the government lifts a ban on British journalists...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Football: Interviews for FA post
The Football Association is holding interviews for its chief executive post...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Football: Uefa probe Real racism
Uefa will investigate Real Madrid after racist chanting by fans against Bayer Leverkusen...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Lake victim 'met a violent end'
A woman whose body was found in a lake 21 years after she vanished had suffered a violent death, a court hears...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Black Watch seize 'insurgents'
British troops from the Black Watch regiment arrest 20 suspects after a major dawn raid in central Iraq...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Huntley 'admits lying in court'
Soham murderer Ian Huntley is taped admitting he lied in court, the Sun newspaper claims...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Half-Life 2 pirates banned
About 20,000 pirate players of Half-Life 2 have been banned from the game...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Court freezes Ukraine poll result
Ukraine's top court suspends publication of the election result until it considers the opposition's complaint...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
'Stunning' arms haul in Falluja
US troops searching Falluja say they have found enough arms to support a nationwide rebellion - and a chemical lab...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Reform of dentistry 'could fail'
Reforms to ensure more people have access to NHS dentists are at risk of failing, a watchdog says...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Nursery pupils 'go on to do well'
Research finds that children with some form of pre-school education do better at primary school than those kept at home...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
New rules for Britain's airwaves
Ofcom is to hand over control of the radio spectrum to the business community in the hope it will lead to more wireless services...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Alexander film panned by critics
Movie epic Alexander opens in the US to a poor reception from critics but is backed by novelist Gore Vidal...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Portugal child sex trial to begin
The trial of seven people accused of forming a child sex ring in Portuguese care homes is set to begin...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
UK minister visits Arafat grave
UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw lays a wreath at the grave of former Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Aziz briefs Pakistani officials
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz is briefing top Pakistani officials of his talks with India's premier on Kashmir...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Amelie suspect bailed by police
A man questioned over the murder of French student Amelie Delagrange is bailed by police...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Waiting lists soar by 40%
NI's hospital waiting lists climb by more than 40% in the last eight years, according to a new report...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Private firms to tackle NHS waits
Health Minister Andy Kerr confirms the private sector will be enlisted to help cut NHS waiting lists in Scotland...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Police chief wants fewer officers
Dyfed-Powys chief constable Terry Grange wants to employ fewer officers and more civilian staff...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Sharp fall in mortgage approvals
The number of mortgages approved by banks fall for the fifth month in a row in October, figures show...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Burma 'to free' dissident Win Tin
Burma's deputy foreign minister tells Reuters that political prisoner Win Tin is on a list of people to be freed...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Concern over Venezuela media law
Venezuela passes a strict media law condemned by the opposition and human rights groups...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Hunt for George Michael intruder
Police look for a woman who broke into pop star George Michael's north London home earlier this month...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Football: Wenger Euro confidence
Arsene Wenger says Arsenal will reach the knockout stages after their nine-man draw with PSV Eindhoven...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Ethiopia backs down over border
Ethiopia's government reverses its opposition to an international ruling on its border with Eritrea...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Strike call fuels Ukraine tension
Ukraine's opposition keeps up massive street protests over the flawed election and plans a general strike...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
England's tour 'back on'
England's cricket tour looks set to go ahead after the Zimbabwe government lifts a ban on British journalists...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Yukos executives 'flee' Russia
All the top executives at Russian oil giant Yukos have fled the country in fear of arrest as the government seeks to sell off its main asset...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Mexican police move against mob
Hundreds of police raid a Mexico City suburb and detain suspects after an angry mob kills two officers...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Drugs peddlers facing crackdown
People who sell drugs near schools or use children to help them deal could face tougher sentences under new plans...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Experts to reveal Holy Grail code
Code-breakers from Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire are to reveal their findings on a 250-year-old mystery...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Black Watch troops launch raids
British troops from the Black Watch regiment carry out a major raid on suspected insurgent villages in Iraq...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Tape Condemns Sunni Muslim Clerics
In an audiotape posted on the Internet, a man identified as Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the Jordanian terrorist, condemned Sunni Muslim clerics in Iraq for abandoning the resistance...
New York Times - November 25, 2004
Dutch Try to Thwart Terror Without Being Overzealous
European governments are wondering how to arrest suspected militants before they act, without trampling on individual rights...
New York Times - November 25, 2004
Sudan Rebels Say Government Bombed Village Camp, Killing 25
Rebel commanders near a strategically important provincial capital of the Darfur region said they had been bombed in one village even as they ceded control of another...
New York Times - November 25, 2004
Arctic Countries Agree on Perils of Climate Change but Not Solution
The United States and the seven other countries jointly expressed concern about profound changes in the Arctic climate, but they did not agree on a strategy to deal with it...
New York Times - November 25, 2004
Ukraine Premier Is Named Winner; U.S. Assails Move
The decision to ratify the election results intensified the differences between Ukraine's rulers and the emboldened opposition...
New York Times - November 25, 2004
Iranians Retain Plutonium Plan in Nuclear Deal
The recent nuclear accord European officials signed with Iran leaves Iran free to make plutonium, which can also be used as fuel for nuclear weapons...
New York Times - November 25, 2004
Gel may destroy cervical cancer
A gel to destroy cervical cancer cells and minimise the threat of disease is under development...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
State school 'costs £700 a year'
Expenses like travel and food cost parents of state school pupils more than £700 a year, says a report...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Russia plays down EU summit fears
Russian President Vladimir Putin is to attend an EU summit despite diplomatic sniping over the Ukraine crisis...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
UN to assess Iran nuclear freeze
The United Nations' nuclear agency is to hear if Iran is abiding by a deal to halt uranium enrichment activity...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Ukraine election crisis deepens
Ukraine's opposition steps up its campaign to overturn the disputed presidential vote by launching a general strike...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Bill to get tough on drug dealers
People who sell drugs near schools or use children to aid them could get tougher sentences under a new law...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Mid-East peace a priority - Straw
The foreign secretary aims for an end to conflict as he sets out to visit Palestinian leaders...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
£300m to halt sex disease crisis
£300m is being invested to tackle the UK's sexual health crisis after figures show infection rates are rising...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Speed up tax recovery, MPs urge
The Inland Revenue should be allowed to recover tax debts directly from a person's bank account, MPs say...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
Earthquake shakes northern Italy
A quake with a magnitude of 5.2 is felt across much of north Italy, causing panic and some damage...
BBC News - November 25, 2004
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