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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 November 2005:
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Palestinians Take Control of Key Border Crossing
The opening today was seen as a step toward independence and a boost to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas...
New York Times - November 25, 2005
Chinese Town Still Without Water After Toxic Spill
At a time when China is eager to prove that it is a candid international partner, the response to the chemical spill appeared secretive and misleading...
New York Times - November 25, 2005
Syrian Officials to Be Question in Assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister
Syria has agreed to allow five officials to be questioned in Vienna by the prosecutor investigating the assassination of a former Lebanese prime minister...
New York Times - November 25, 2005
Iraqi Official Says He Received Call From Resistance Leader
The security adviser to President Jalal Talabani said he received calls from people claiming to represent bands of guerrillas to discuss joining in the U.S.-backed political process...
New York Times - November 25, 2005
Cranberries 'block tooth decay'
A compound in cranberries may help prevent tooth decay and cavities, research suggests...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Coursework in last chance saloon
The BBC's Mike Baker has firsthand experience of exam coursework, which was damned in a new report...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Man, 25, charged under terror act
A man is due to appear in court charged under the Terrorism Act, Scotland Yard has said...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
First big test for new drink laws
The new licensing laws face their first major test as millions head out for Friday and Saturday nights on the town...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Blizzard leaves hundreds stranded
Hundreds of people are facing a night away from home after heavy snow brought chaos to much of Cornwall...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Teachers ignore flexible testing
Teachers are not taking advantage of relaxed rules on tests for seven-year-olds, a report says...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Clothes of 1924 head for Everest
A mountaineer aims to test clothing used in Mallory and Irvine's 1924 attempt on Mount Everest...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Karate Kid actor Pat Morita dies
Actor Pat Morita, nominated for an Oscar for playing Mr Miyagi in The Karate Kid, dies aged 73...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
India flood bus plunges kill 58
At least 58 people die after two packed buses are swept away in floods in India's Tamil Nadu state, officials say...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Court rejects Omagh case appeal
A bid to have the £15m Omagh bomb compensation case dismissed is rejected in the Court of Appeal...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Bridge board backs £4 toll plan
Operators of the Forth Road Bridge agree variable tolls aimed at cutting tailbacks and paying for repairs...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Community term for eBay fraudster
A teenager who repeated a con of eBay customers escapes a second term behind bars after 'reforming himself in jail'...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Retailers revelling in cold spell
The cold weather is boosting the fortunes of many retailers but experts point out that there are dangers as well...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Museveni defends rival's arrest
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni defends the arrest of an opposition leader ahead of next year's presidential election...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Italy paralysed by general strike
An Italian public service strike over planned spending cuts halts transport and shuts offices...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
UN probe to quiz Syrian officials
Syria agrees to allow a UN investigation into the killing of ex-Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri to quiz five of its officials...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Treasury launches 'leak' inquiry
Gordon Brown launches an inquiry into a leak at the centre of claims he "sabotaged" the Turner report on pensions...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Arafat report 'broke BBC rules'
The BBC governors uphold part of a complaint after a radio report about a dying Yasser Arafat...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Falconio evidence planting denied
A police officer denies planting DNA evidence to incriminate the man accused of murdering Briton Peter Falconio...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Football: Man Utd rule out Ballack
Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson insists he is not interested in signing Bayern Munich's Michael Ballack...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Cricket: Jones set for India
England paceman Simon Jones starts bowling again as he gears up for the India tour...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Police name Pc shooting suspects
Three men wanted over the murder of policewoman Sharon Beshenivksy are named by police...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Hundreds trapped in moor blizzard
Helicopter rescue teams stand by as about 500 vehicles are stuck in heavy snow near Bodmin Moor, in Cornwall...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Ecclestone to sell interest in F1
Motor racing supremo Bernie Ecclestone is to sell his interest in Formula One racing to private equity firm CVC Capital...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Fake fifth London bomber jailed
A man has been jailed after admitting falsely claiming he had been lined up to be the fifth 7 July bomber...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Football legend George Best dies
Former Manchester United and Northern Ireland star George Best dies in hospital at the age of 59...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
US army cuts teeth on video game
America's Army, a hugely popular computer game, is being increasingly used as a training tool by military...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Take That confirm a reunion tour
Boy band Take That announce they are to reform for an 11-date tour next April - 10 years after they split...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Tough market fails to dent Tesco
Supermarket giant Tesco reveals group sales increased by 14% ion the past 14 weeks, driven by strong international sales...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Life term for torso on bus killer
A man who killed a prostitute and carried her remains in a suitcase on a bus must serve at least 30 years...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
More snow forecast in big freeze
Motorists are warned to exercise extra care as forecast snow arrives across many parts of NI...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Heavy snow hits schools and roads
Schools close and travelling becomes difficult as many areas of Wales are hit by heavy snowfalls...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Saddam lawyers 'need protection'
Defence lawyers and witnesses in Saddam Hussein's trial must be protected, a rights group says...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
S Lanka leader urges truce review
Sri Lanka's new President Mahinda Rajapakse demands a review of a truce deal with Tamil Tiger rebels...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Museveni rival to stay in prison
A Ugandan military court rules that opposition leader Kizza Besigye must remain in prison until 19 December...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Sugar firms welcome subsidy deal
European sugar businesses say a deal to slim down cuts in Europe's sugar subsidies is good news...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
MoD still facing large overspends
The National Audit Office says the MoD is starting to control its finances better, but it still faces large overspends...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Heavy snowfall hits parts of UK
Blizzards hit parts of the UK, with reports of up to 8cm of snow in Scotland and 5cm in Wales...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Football: Ronaldo tells of relief
Man Utd winger Cristiano Ronaldo reveals his relief that rape charges against him have been dropped...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Evacuations follow China spillage
Hundreds of Chinese are being evacuated as the city of Harbin spends a third day without mains water...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
'Abuse video' outrages Malaysia
Video pictures appear to show a woman of Chinese origin being humiliated in a Malaysian police station...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Ministers 'in pensions disarray'
Gordon Brown's "sabotage" of the Turner report on pensions has left the government in "disarray", the Tories say...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
George Best very close to death
Doctors treating George Best say the footballing legend is close to dying but continuing to fight...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Palestinians take over key border
Palestinians take control of a link to the outside world for the first time as the Gaza-Egypt border re-opens...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Third of benefit calls unanswered
One in three benefit claimants who ring a new computerised call system is unable to get through, figures show...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
China Blames Oil Company for Benzene Spill in River
The Chinese government blamed the country's biggest oil company for a 50-mile toxic slick in the river that provides drinking water for a major city...
New York Times - November 25, 2005
Europeans Rebuke Israeli Jerusalem Policy
A European Union report says Israeli policies in Jerusalem are reducing the possibility of ever reaching an agreement there...
New York Times - November 25, 2005
Suicide Bombing in Iraq Kills 30 and Wounds Dozens
The bombing in Mahmudiya was particularly vicious, taking place outside a hospital as visitors and the sick were coming and going...
New York Times - November 25, 2005
Putin Defends Reining in Private Groups
President Vladimir V. Putin defended Russia's right to scrutinize activity by charities and nongovernmental organizations...
New York Times - November 25, 2005
Atomic Agency Delays Action on Iran
The International Atomic Energy Agency delayed taking any action on Iran's nuclear program despite charges made by the British delegate...
New York Times - November 25, 2005
Korean Leaves Cloning Center in Ethics Furor
The South Korean stem cell researcher apologized for lying about the sources of some human eggs used in his research...
New York Times - November 25, 2005
Pupils 'leaving school for money'
More than half of adults who left school at 16 say they did so to make money, a survey says...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Patient fear over rest room cuts
Patients may be being put at risk because hospital bosses are closing rest rooms, junior doctors say...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Anger as Singapore hanging looms
A former Australian premier calls Singapore a "rogue Chinese port" as it prepares to hang a drug smuggler...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
100 tonnes in China toxic leak
Chinese media reveal the extent of the toxic leak threatening water supplies along the Songhua river...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Pinochet turns 90 under detention
Chile's Augusto Pinochet marks his 90th birthday under house arrest on charges of repressing dissidents...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Brilliant Lara passes milestone
West Indies batsman Brian Lara becomes only the second player in Test history to score 11,000 runs...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
George Best 'very close to death'
A doctor treating George Best says the footballing legend is "hours if not minutes" from dying...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Unhealthy store offers criticised
Supermarkets are more likely to promote unhealthy foods than fresh produce, a consumer watchdog finds...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
Memorial service for murdered Pc
A public service is being held in Bradford in memory of Pc Sharon Beshenivsky who was shot dead while attending a robbery...
BBC News - November 25, 2005
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