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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 2007:
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Strong Earthquakes Hit Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Strong earthquakes shook western and eastern Indonesia on Sunday, sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes. There were no immediate reports of injuries...
New York Times - November 25, 2007
Rumbling Across India to a New Life in the City
Passengers on the Pushpak Express are part of a historic migration: the planet is now more urban than rural...
New York Times - November 25, 2007
Car Bomb Kills 9 in Baghdad
The bomb near Baghdad?s medical district was the second major bomb in the Iraqi capital in three days after a recent lull in violence...
New York Times - November 25, 2007
Bitterest Rival of Musharraf Returns Home
Nawaz Sharif represents the most formidable challenge to Gen. Pervez Musharraf?s remaining in power as the president of Pakistan...
New York Times - November 25, 2007
Penguins win at children's Baftas
Happy Feet is named best feature film at the Children's Bafta sAwards, beating Harry Potter's latest outing...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
Better ocean monitoring 'vital'
Warming seas, overfishing and pollution mean it is vital to improve how the oceans are monitored, say scientists...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
Kenyan police 'killed thousands'
A Kenyan Human rights group accuses the police of killing more than 8,000 people in a sect crackdown...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
Blair 'nutter' fear angers bishop
A bishop criticises Tony Blair after he said he avoided talking about religion because he feared the "nutter" label...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
Sharif welcomed back to Lahore
Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif is greeted by jubilant supporters on his return from exile...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
Virgin poised for Rock takeover
Northern Rock is poised to name a consortium Virgin Group as favourite to buy the bank, the BBC learns...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
Opposition Protesters Detained in Russia
Dozens of members of a Russian opposition party and other activists were detained as they tried to gather for a protest...
New York Times - November 25, 2007
Syria to Attend Mideast Peace Conference
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- Syria announced Sunday that it will attend the Annapolis summit on Mideast peace, saying it would send its deputy foreign minister because the future of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights had been put on the agenda...
New York Times - November 25, 2007
In Afghanistan, Hunt for Militants Can Be a Slog
On patrol in the long, slow counterinsurgency campaign that the government hopes will marginalize the Taliban...
New York Times - November 25, 2007
News Analysis: Hope for Leaders? Cooperation, but Little for Results
Mahmoud Abbas and Ehud Olmert respect each other. But even if they negotiate a far-reaching agreement, can they carry it out?...
New York Times - November 25, 2007
U.S. Scales Back Political Goals in Iraq
The Bush administration has lowered its expectations of quick progress on goals like regional elections and a plan to share oil revenues...
New York Times - November 25, 2007
Former Pakistani Premier Returns
Nawaz Sharif was greeted by jubilant supporters upon his arrival today in Lahore from Saudi Arabia...
New York Times - November 25, 2007
EastEnders' co-star mourns 'Nana'
Family and friends of former EastEnders actress Hilda Braid pay their final tributes to her at her funeral...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
Darling's role 'nearly untenable'
Alistair Darling's role as Chancellor may soon be untenable after recent "disasters", says Vince Cable...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
Grange 'faces another allegation'
A former chief constable who stepped down amid an inquiry was facing a further allegation, it has emerged...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
'Missing' pensions package found
A package containing hundreds of pension statements has been found - at its original destination...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
Budget set to delay new hospital
The building of a new women and children's hospital in Belfast may be further delayed, the BBC learns...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
Pilot loses Savage sacking appeal
A pilot loses his appeal against being sacked for allowing footballer Robbie Savage onto his flight deck...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
Pakistan troops in Swat offensive
Pakistani troops begin a ground offensive against pro-Taleban militants in the former tourist resort of Swat Valley...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
Football: Spurs and W Ham draw
Tottenham's Jermain Defoe misses an injury-time penalty against his old club in an exciting draw at West Ham...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
England to face Croatia rematch
England face their Euro 2008 nemeses Croatia in 2010 World Cup qualifying, Scotland face Holland, Wales play Germany and N Ireland will take on the Czech Republic...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
Spice Girls in 'fake' e-mail claim
The Spice Girls deny cancelling a gig in Argentina, after a story appears on websites claiming they have...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
Syria to attend peace conference
Syria says it will send a senior official to a Middle East peace conference in the US later in the week...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
Ex-PM Sharif returns to Pakistan
Pakistan's ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returns home to a jubilant welcome after spending eight years in exile...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
Chile completes shipwreck airlift
The last of the passengers and crew rescued from a shipwreck in Antarctica are flown back to mainland Chile...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
MP quits union over BNP speaker
An MP resigns from The Oxford Union after the BNP leader and a controversial historian are invited to speak...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
Probe into secret Labour donor
Labour launches a probe after a property developer admits donating cash to the party through "friends"...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
North Sea Oil Platform Catches Fire
A North Sea oil platform was being evacuated after a fire broke out on board the rig, rescue officials said...
New York Times - November 25, 2007
Canadian Man Dies After Being Tasered
A Canadian man died four days after police used a Taser stun-gun on him, police said, the third person to die recently in Canada after being shocked by the weapon...
New York Times - November 25, 2007
Talk of Efforts to Fix Matches Rattles Pro Tennis
In a scandal that has become the worst crisis in tennis, ranked players say they were asked to throw matches...
New York Times - November 25, 2007
Astronauts get ready for Columbus
Spacewalking astronauts complete tasks that will allow Europe's Columbus lab to fly to the space station...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
Broadway strike talks to resume
Producers and stagehands are to resume talks to try to resolve the dispute that has shut down Broadway shows...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
Band memorial for Thai crash pair
Friends organise a music event to remember two backpackers who died after a plane crash in Thailand...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
Vicky's father visits death house
The father of one of two girls whose bodies were found buried in the garden of a Kent house visits the scene...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
NI grandfather among ice rescued
A Belfast grandfather is one of the people plucked from the freezing waters of the Antarctic from a sinking liner...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
Commonwealth issues climate plan
Commonwealth leaders release a non-binding plan on climate change at a Uganda summit...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
More activists arrested in Russia
Russian riot police break up another protest by opposition activists, detaining at least 150 people...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
Golf: Scotland World Cup thriller
Scotland's Colin Montgomerie and Marc Warren win the World Cup with a play-off victory over the United States in China...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
Archbishop criticises US policies
Rowan Williams makes a stinging attack on the US, comparing it unfavourably with the British Empire...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
Exiled Pakistani PM set to return
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to return to Pakistan after spending eight years in exile...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
Labour probes mystery donations
Labour launches an internal inquiry after questions are raised about donations of £400,000 from two individuals...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
'Serious' oil blaze extinguished
A major fire on a North Sea platform with 159 people on board is completely extinguished...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
Labour woes 'no Black Wednesday'
Jack Straw says comparisons with a 1992 financial crisis are nonsense, as polls suggest falling confidence in Labour...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
Bridge Collapses in Bangladesh
At least three people were killed and nearly 100 injured when a bridge packed with hurricane survivors waiting for food aid collapsed into a river in the southwest...
New York Times - November 25, 2007
Injured in Iraq, a Soldier Hobbles Toward Recovery
One soldier?s odyssey through the Pentagon bureaucracy is shared by scores of others who have sustained traumatic brain injuries...
New York Times - November 25, 2007
News Analysis: In Annapolis, Much Hope for Leaders? Cooperation, but Little for Results
Mahmoud Abbas and Ehud Olmert have the potential to negotiate the most far-reaching agreement ever between Israelis and Palestinians. But even if they do, can they carry it out?...
New York Times - November 25, 2007
Interim Prime Minister Takes Office in Somalia
Somalia?s Parliament swore in Nur Hassan Hussein as prime minister on Saturday, hoping to bolster a weakened interim government...
New York Times - November 25, 2007
The World: When a Mother Country Tells Its Kid, ?Shut Up?
In one impolite exchange, a mirror of Spain?s curious relationship to its old colonies...
New York Times - November 25, 2007
Pakistani Middle Class, Beneficiary of Musharraf, Begins to Question Rule
As he fights to hold on to power, Gen. Pervez Musharraf finds himself opposed by the expanded middle class that is among his greatest achievements...
New York Times - November 25, 2007
Ideas & Trends: Japan Hunts the Humpback. Now Comes the Backlash.
The Japanese ritual of killing whales in the name of scientific research may inspire new protest with the targeting of the endangered species...
New York Times - November 25, 2007
The World: A Time to Rethink AIDS?s Grip
Finally, the disease is acting like other epidemics. That?s a good sign...
New York Times - November 25, 2007
The Way We Live Now: Persuading Them
Want the world to like us again? Think diplomacy...
New York Times - November 25, 2007
Where Boys Grow Up to Be Jihadis
Many of the men involved in the Madrid train bombings came from one small neighborhood in the Moroccan city of Tetouan. A number of would-be suicide bombers in Iraq are from there, too. What is it about the place?...
New York Times - November 25, 2007
Kasparov Gets 5 Days in Jail for Marching
Garry Kasparov, the former chess champion and opposition leader, had tried to lead a march to the offices of the federal election authorities...
New York Times - November 25, 2007
In Afghanistan, Hunt for Arms and Militants Can Be a Fruitless Slog
A patrol in the long, slow counterinsurgency campaign that the Afghan government and the U.S. hope will marginalize the Taliban...
New York Times - November 25, 2007
U.S. Starts First Major Pullout From Iraq, Beginning With Brigade Members
The first members of a brigade in Diyala Province have started to leave, but because of continuing violence, another brigade that is already in Iraq will take its place...
New York Times - November 25, 2007
Rumbling Across India Toward a New Life in the City
Passengers on the Pushpak Express are part of a migration that helped push the world over a historic threshold this year: the planet, for the first time, is more urban than rural...
New York Times - November 25, 2007
As Democrats See Security Gains in Iraq, Tone Shifts
Democratic presidential candidates are trying to shift the focus to the lack of political progress, and are highlighting other issues...
New York Times - November 25, 2007
Mini-stroke target 'must change'
Experts call for an end to the target for seeing patients after a "mini-stroke" in favour of urgent assessments...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
Sex offender photos posted on web
Photographs of sex offenders can now be published by Scottish police on an international "most-wanted" website...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
Garry Kasparov jailed over rally
Ex-chess champion and Russian opposition figure Garry Kasparov is jailed for five days after a protest march...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
Malaysian police break up rally
Malaysian police use tear gas and water cannon to disperse a group of ethnic Indian protesters in the capital...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
California fire residents return
Up to 10,000 California residents forced from their homes by fires are being allowed back as dry winds subside...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
Durban readies for World Cup draw
A total of 170 countries will go into Sunday's draw for the 2010 World Cup preliminary competition...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
Rudd sets new Australian agenda
Australian Prime Minister-elect Kevin Rudd outlines his priorities after his decisive poll victory over John Howard...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
Weather disasters 'getting worse'
Aid agency Oxfam says the number of weather-related disasters has quadrupled since the 1980s...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
Firms attack planned tax changes
Many firms have changed investment plans as a result of proposed tax changes, a CBI survey suggests...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
Blair feared faith 'nutter' label
Tony Blair says he avoided talking about his religious views while in office for fear of being labelled "a nutter"...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
Think long term, PM urges public
Gordon Brown urges voters to take a long-term view, as polls suggest Labour has been hurt by recent crises...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
Missile defence plan 'sneaked out'
Plans to use an RAF base for a US ballistic missile defence system were sneaked out by ministers, MPs have said...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
Tories demand discs statement
Chancellor Alistair Darling must clear up discrepancies in his statement on the loss of child benefit data, Tories insist...
BBC News - November 25, 2007
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