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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 January 2005:
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Democrats Use Rice Debate to Inveigh Against War in Iraq
Despite the forcefulness of the Democratic opposition, Condoleezza Rice's confirmation does not appear to be in doubt...
New York Times - January 25, 2005
MSPs search for climate answers
An inquiry into the impact of climate change is to get under way at the Scottish Parliament...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Welsh NHS woes 'not being solved'
An NHS trust chief says the Welsh health service is failing to solve problems after a nurse highlights concerns...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Clarke to respond on terror laws
The home secretary is to respond to a ruling that holding foreign terror suspects without trial breaches human rights laws...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Football: Liverpool reach final
Steven Gerrard scores as Liverpool reach the Carling Cup final...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Democrat senators criticise Rice
Democrat senators sharply criticise the Secretary of State nominee in a debate in Congress...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Teen trio hacked friend to death
Three teenagers admit killing their friend during a camping trip near a South Yorkshire reservoir...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Levy claims Whitbread book prize
Orange Prize winner Andrea Levy is wins the main Whitbread Prize with her novel Small Island...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Bush to seek $80bn for war funds
The White House is to ask Congress for an extra $80bn, mainly for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Iraq troops 'warned on treatment'
The senior commanding officer of three soldiers accused of abusing Iraqis says he warned troops to treat civilians humanely...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Plan Offers Autonomy for Enclave in Georgia
President Mikhail Saakashvili of Georgia released details of a proposal offering political rights and economic benefits to South Ossetia...
New York Times - January 25, 2005
Attacks Continue in Iraq; Allawi Declines to Fix Date for Pullout
Insurgents also distributed an undated videotape showing an American hostage, Roy Hallums, pleading for his life...
New York Times - January 25, 2005
Fireman killing accused 'in bed'
One of two Cardiff men accused of killing a firefighter tells a court he slept through a fatal explosion...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Criminal probe on Citigroup deals
An 11bn euro bond trade by traders at Citigroup last year becomes the subject of a German criminal investigation...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
'Fido' to be taken off vote lists
The risk of dogs and children being given votes could be cut by changing how people register to vote, says a watchdog...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Pregnancy diet child disease link
If a pregnant woman has a poor diet it may increase her child's chances of having heart disease, scientists say...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Google launches TV search service
Net search giant Google has launched a search service that lets people look for TV programmes...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Potter author names baby daughter
Harry Potter author JK Rowling says her third child, a daughter born on Sunday, will be named Mackenzie...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Football: Bellamy fined over row
Magpies striker Craig Bellamy is fined two weeks' wages following a dispute, but he is not put on the transfer list...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Rugby: Charvis blow for Wales
Colin Charvis and Martyn Williams are unlikely to be fit for Wales' opening Six Nations match against England...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Top Jakarta team for Aceh talks
The Indonesian government says it is sending several ministers to Finland for talks with Aceh's rebel leaders...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Bush 'wants $80bn for war funds'
The US administration is expected to request an additional $80bn for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Schroeder deplores Auschwitz evil
The German chancellor recalls the Nazi horrors of Auschwitz and urges vigilance against anti-Semitism...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Pakistan gives US 'key militant'
Pakistan has handed over to the US a key suspect in the bombings of US embassies in East Africa, officials say...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Aide pressed to 'dig dirt' on MP
A researcher for Cornwall MP Candy Atherton claims she asked him to "dig the dirt" on a gay political opponent...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Briton's death sentence quashed
An appeals court in Ohio is reported to have overturned the conviction and death sentence on a British man...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Guantanamo four arrive back in UK
The last four British men held as terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay are arrested after arriving back in the UK...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Aviator leads Oscar nominations
The Aviator, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, takes pole position in this year's Oscars race with 11 nominations...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Scores killed in Indian stampede
Up to 300 Hindu pilgrims are feared dead after a stampede at a Hindu festival in India, officials say...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Major 'destroyed abuse evidence'
The commanding officer of British troops accused of abusing Iraqi prisoners denies destroying his records to protect himself...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Pro-hunters claim ban 'invalid'
Laws used to force a ban on hunting with dogs in England and Wales are 'invalid', the High Court is told...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Bank raid tops NI talks agenda
Sinn Fein's Gerry Adams meets the Irish premier for the first time since the IRA was blamed for a £26m bank robbery...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
England claim historic series win
England draw the final Test to win their first series in South Africa for 40 years...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Rich pickings for hi-tech thieves
More and more viruses are being written by criminals keen to cash in on lax security say experts...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Sheriff denies Jackson leak claim
The Santa Barbara Sheriff's department denies being the source of leaks in the Michael Jackson child abuse case...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Guantanamo men released: Your views
The last four British men to be held at Guantanamo Bay are expected to return home on Tuesday. What is your reaction?...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
MP faces discrimination hearing
A gay researcher for Cornwall MP Candy Atherton claims he was asked to "dig up dirt' on a political opponent...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
School 'mismanaged' abuse probe
A government report is highly critical of how a school managed allegations of sexual abuse against young boys...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Anger at Scots trespass law plan
A new trespass law is set to be introduced in Scotland to cover certain areas such as Crown land...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Welsh hunters join court battle
Amid calls for hunting to be devolved to Wales, a Labour MP says a legal challenge to the ban is a waste of time...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Energy prices under the spotlight
MPs will on Tuesday grill energy bosses about rising gas and electricity prices...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Arthritis drug heart harm claim
An arthritis drug removed over safety concerns last year could have been linked to thousands of heart problems, and even deaths, researchers estimate...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Search for life signal on Titan
Scientists will comb data sent back from Titan by the Huygens probe for the chemical signature of life in a bid to identify the moon's source of methane...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Football: Hansen issues warning
Alan Hansen urges Liverpool to find new investment or risk becoming a footballing "relic"...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Genocide report expected on Sudan
A senior US senator urges sanctions on Sudan, as the UN prepares to say whether a genocide is being committed in Darfur...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Thai boat accident kills tourists
Seven people die and 13 are missing after a speedboat carrying tourists capsizes off Thailand's east coast...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Schroeder's shame over Auschwitz
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is set to express his shame for the atrocities committed in Nazi death camps...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Iraqi forces 'committing abuse'
Iraq's own security forces abuse prisoners systematically, a leading human rights group reports...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Many feared dead after stampede
Many people are feared dead after a stampede at a Hindu festival in western India...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Pro-hunters launch court battle
Supporters begin their High Court challenge to the ban on hunting with dogs in England and Wales...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Oxford 'to cut 1,000 undergrads'
Oxford University could reduce students by 1,000 but recruit more from abroad in seeking "the very best"...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Wintry conditions set to continue
Fresh snow showers are expected to fall across parts of England on Tuesday as the cold snap continues...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Gates praises UK stance on Africa
Microsoft tycoon Bill Gates has praised Tony Blair and Gordon Brown for their commitment to the developing world...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Violent crime 'increases by 6%'
New figures show violent crime rising in the third quarter of last year and an increase in firearms offences...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Indonesia quake toll jumps again
Indonesia raises its estimate of the deaths caused by last month's quake and tsunami to 220,000, a jump of 50,000...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Ukraine's President Mends Ties With Putin
President Viktor A. Yushchenko of Ukraine and President Vladimir V. Putin pledged to cooperate in the years ahead...
New York Times - January 25, 2005
Iraqis Report Seizure of 2 Aides to the Most Wanted Militant
Security forces in Iraq have captured Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's top bomb-maker and his propaganda chief...
New York Times - January 25, 2005
Balking at Vote, Sunnis Seek Role on Constitution
Sunni Arab leaders who have called for a boycott of the Iraq elections say they intend to get involved in politics after the vote...
New York Times - January 25, 2005
A.C.L.U. Presents Accusations of Serious Abuse of Iraqi Civilians
Documents describe complaints of abuse of Iraqi civilians that may not have been investigated fully by the military...
New York Times - January 25, 2005
Palestinians Fear East Jerusalem Land Grab
The Israeli government secretly approved a measure that says it may seize land in East Jerusalem owned by Palestinians...
New York Times - January 25, 2005
Reports on Pentagon's New Spy Units Set Off Questions in Congress
Members of Congress want to determine whether the Pentagon overstepped its bounds by creating secret intelligence units...
New York Times - January 25, 2005
Schools 'ignoring' sex education
Some secondary schools provide no sex education or health advice, a report says...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Levy tipped for Whitbread prize
Orange Prize winner Andrea Levy is the favourite to win the Whitbread Prize with her novel Small Island...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Seven die in Thai boat accident
At least seven people are killed and 13 others are missing after a speedboat carrying tourists capsizes off Thailand's east coast...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Yushchenko seeks EU breakthrough
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko makes his first post-election trip to the West, seeking support for eventual EU membership...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Poll 'shows world economic gloom'
A BBC survey of 22 countries finds most people downbeat over the future of the international economy...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Public 'back alternative therapy'
A majority of people believe complementary medicine is as valid as conventional treatment, a UK poll says...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Iraqi forces 'committing abuse'
Iraq's own security forces are abusing prisoners systematically, a leading human rights group reports...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Hunters prepare for court battle
Supporters are beginning their High Court challenge to the ban on hunting with dogs in England and Wales...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Bush 'to ask for more war funds'
The US administration is expected to request $80bn extra for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Asbo pig farmer's case 'dropped'
The crown court case against a Norfolk farmer at the centre of a dispute over his pigs is to be dropped, his solicitor says...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Arthritis drug 'harmed thousands'
An arthritis drug withdrawn last year could have caused thousands of serious heart problems, and even deaths, researchers suggest...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Hollywood awaits Oscars shortlist
Nominations for the 77th annual Academy Awards are to be announced in Los Angeles on Tuesday...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Tennis: Sharapova in semis
Maria Sharapova beats Svetlana Kuznetsova to reach the Australian Open semi-finals...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
Guantanamo four flying back to UK
The last four British men held as terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay are due to arrive back in the UK...
BBC News - January 25, 2005
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