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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 January 2007:
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Angry Dispute Erupts Among Iraqi Lawmakers
The prime minister?s presentation today of a new security plan broke down in bitter sectarian recriminations...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Peers protest at curbs on protest
A group of Liberal Democrat peers protest outside Parliament, before debating laws curbing demonstrations...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Pregnancy caffeine 'reassurance'
Pregnant women who drink moderate amounts of coffee do not increase risks to their baby, a study suggests...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Young pupils' skills gap remains
Only a third of pupils in poorer parts of England show good development after a year in school, figures reveal...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
NHS 24 helpline sued over death
A woman is suing the NHS 24 helpline service for £750,000 in damages over the death of her partner...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Boy, 14, on platform hit by train
A teenager, apparently leaning out from a station platform, is badly hurt when he is hit by a train...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Vista delay hits Microsoft profit
The much-delayed launch of the Windows Vista operating system hits second quarter profits at Microsoft...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Fire chiefs deny 'racist' emails
Wiltshire's chief fire officer and fire authority chairman 'strenuously deny' being the authors of 'racist' emails...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
EU constitution 'is still alive'
Seventeen EU ministers are due to meet in Spain hoping to keep alive the idea of an EU constitution...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
AU African troop plea for Somalia
African Union chief Alpha Oumar Konare appeals to countries in Africa to help get troops deployed to Somalia...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Car fumes stunt child lung growth
Living too close to a busy road could stunt a child's lung development, a study suggests...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Manchester United's profits flat
Football club Manchester United sees flat profits in season 2005/06, the first with the Glazer family at the helm...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
No 10 denies deleting e-mails
Claims that police involved in the cash-for-honours probe found a hidden email system are untrue, says Downing Street...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
MPs back jury-less fraud trials
Plans to hold complex fraud trials without a jury clear the Commons, despite strong opposition...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Beirut under curfew after clashes
Lebanon's army imposes a curfew after students from rival factions clash in Beirut, leaving four people dead...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Result of BA strike talks awaited
BA and the T&G union are set to reveal if there has been a breakthrough in talks designed to avert a strike...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
US to boost Afghan troops and aid
The US says it plans to spend $10.6bn on Afghanistan, while bolstering the number of Nato troops there...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Concern over net security patches
The firm that makes hardware for much of the net's backbone releases patches for security holes in its products...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Prison ships to ease overcrowding
The government is in talks to buy two prison ships to ease overcrowding, with an RAF camp also being looked at...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Power threat to football chiefs
The FAW is warned it must modernise and do more to develop the game or face losing responsibility...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Church seeks adoption assurances
The Catholic Church in Scotland seeks reassurances over equality law changes which could affect adoption policy...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Murder suspect 'now in England'
A key suspect in the knife murder of a Northern Ireland pensioner is now in England, police say...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Stabbed mother 'cried for help'
A young mother cried for help as she was stabbed by her former partner in front of their son, an inquest hears...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
India and Russia in nuclear deal
Russia agrees to build four nuclear power reactors in India under a draft deal signed by their two leaders...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Twenty die in Iraq car bomb
At least 26 people are killed and 64 injured in a car bomb in the Karrada district of central Baghdad...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Ford hit by record $12.7bn loss
US car giant Ford reports a $12.7bn loss for 2006, the biggest annual loss in its 103-year history...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Indonesia jet 'black boxes' found
A US ship locates the flight recorders of the Indonesian plane missing since 1 January, the US embassy says...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Ethiopian soldier dies in Somalia
An Ethiopian soldier is killed and another seriously wounded after gunmen open fire on them in Somalia...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Football: Spurs get Uefa bye
Tottenham have been given a bye through to the last 16 of the Uefa Cup, subject to an appeal by Feyenoord...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Channel 4 scraps Brother vote
Channel 4 is cancelling all votes cast for this Friday's Big Brother eviction after giving out the wrong information...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Criminals 'may overwhelm web'
Criminals controlling millions of PCs could threaten the internet, experts at the World Economic Forum warn...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Adoption decision 'due next week'
Tony Blair promises a decision on whether Catholic adoption agencies can opt out of gay discrimination laws...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Donors in aid boost for Lebanon
Foreign donors pledge $7.6bn to help rebuild Lebanon, as clashes in Beirut leave two people dead, reports say...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Accused 'caused Tube train panic'
More than 300 people burst from a Tube train after a man tried to set off a bomb in July 2005, a jury is told...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Full jails change child porn term
A man who downloaded child pornography is told he will not be jailed because of prison overcrowding...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Last-ditch bid to avert BA strike
BA and union chiefs are to meet in a bid to avert next week's two-day strike by cabin crew...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
The Who set for Glastonbury gig
Glastonbury organiser Michael Eavis confirms The Who are set to play his Somerset music festival...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Cancer therapy 'shortens penises'
Prostate cancer treatments can cause significant penile shortening, a study suggests...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Heads rejoin workload deal
One of the main head teachers' unions votes to end its opposition to the teachers' workload agreement...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Hobbit cave digs set to restart
Archaeologists who uncovered the "Hobbit" are given permission to restart excavations at the cave where it was found...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Judges rule on pension schemes
Steelworkers fail in bid to secure compensation for lost pensions after European Court of Justice judgment...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
EU rules on bust pension schemes
Thousands of people whose pensions schemes went bust may have moved a step closer to securing compensation...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Stroke City to remain Londonderry
The name of Northern Ireland's second city is to remain Londonderry, a High Court judge decides...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Five charged over nuclear protest
Five people are charged and three cautioned over a protest outside a nuclear weapons factory...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Georgia-US op foils uranium plot
Georgia gives details of the arrest of a Russian man who tried to sell a small amount of weapons-grade uranium...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Israel lawmakers mull Katsav fate
An Israeli parliament group is to decide whether to grant leave to President Katsav, who faces rape allegations...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Key Bali bomb suspect 'wounded'
An Indonesian militant wanted for the 2002 Bali attacks has been wounded in the Philippines, the military says...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Majestic Federer thrashes Roddick
Roger Federer produces a sublime display to destroy Andy Roddick 6-4 6-0 6-2 and reach the final of the Australian Open...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Football: Taylor quits U21 position
Peter Taylor leaves his role as coach of the England Under-21 side to focus on his job as Crystal Palace boss...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Snow falls lighter than expected
Overnight snow showers predicted for the South East fail to materialise, making travel easier on Wednesday...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Race row 'saved dull Big Brother'
The controversy over alleged racism in Celebrity Big Brother saved the show, says Channel 4 chief Kevin Lygo...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
MPs attack obesity response
The government has been too slow to react to rising levels of childhood obesity, an MPs' report warns...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Crane barges sail to Napoli's aid
Two specialist crane barges from Rotterdam join the operation to salvage cargo from the beached MSC Napoli...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Vomiting bug sweeps through QE2
More than 300 people are thought to have caught a highly infectious bug on the luxury cruise ship QE2...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Risk of suffering crime 'rises'
The risk of becoming a victim of crime is rising for the first time since 1995, Home Office figures suggest...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
BA strike to ground most flights
BA confirms that next week's two-day strike by cabin crew staff will ground most flights, including all from Heathrow...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
'No Catholic opt-out' on adoption
Catholic adoption agencies must not win an opt-out from gay discrimination laws, Alan Johnson says...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Pakistani Premier Faults Afghans for Taliban Woes on Border
Pakistan?s prime minister said the root of the problem of was the Afghan government?s weak authority, not Pakistani support of the Taliban...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
China Strains to Fit Migrants Into Mainstream Classes
Schools are closing as national and local authorities wrestle with a mandate that they provide a public education for the children of migrant workers...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Bush Iraq Plan Is Condemned by Senate Panel
The full Senate is poised to consider the nonbinding, yet strongly symbolic, repudiation of President Bush as early as Wednesday...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Hezbollah Won?t Topple the Lebanese Government, Its Leader Says
Sheik Hassan Nasrallah said Lebanon?s opposition movement had decided to stop short of toppling the government of Fouad Siniora, fearing civil strife...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Iraqi Official Offers Terms From Militia to Avoid Fight
The elected mayor of the Sadr City district has approached U.S. military officials and laid out a plan to avoid armed confrontation...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Smuggler?s Plot Highlights Fear Over Uranium
Two recent cases in the Republic of Georgia suggest that the region provides a breeding ground for illicit commerce in atomic materials...
New York Times - January 25, 2007
Caverns give up huge fossil haul
An astonishing collection of fossil animals from southern Australia is reported by scientists...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Russian President Putin in India
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in India for talks expected to focus on arms and energy deals...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Woman reported killer to police
A woman who died after being stabbed had reported her apparent killer to police one week earlier...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Vietnam leader due to meet Pope
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung is due to meet the Pope, in a sign of improving ties...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Guinea leader 'cedes key demand'
Guinea's President Lansana Conte agrees to appoint a new PM after a violent unrest, mediators say...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
China records huge growth
China's economy expands by 10.7% in 2006 - the fastest growth rate since 1995, official data shows...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Greek treasures sale goes ahead
An auction of Greek royal treasures goes ahead in London despite threats of legal action by Athens...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Williams powers into Aussie final
Serena Williams beats Nicole Vaidisova in straight sets to reach the final of the Australian Open...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
MoD dismisses Iraq policy 'split'
The Ministry of Defence denies there is "tension" between the UK and US over Iraq policy...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Aid pledged at Lebanon summit
A key donors' conference to help rebuild Lebanon is set to open in Paris, as the US and France pledge $1.4bn...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
Brown rebuked over air duty hike
The Chancellor is rebuked by MPs after giving just eight weeks notice of his decision to double air passenger duty...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
BA cabin crew strike to go ahead
A strike by British Airways cabin crew is to go ahead on 30 and 31 January, it is announced...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
'No opt-out' for Church adoption
The Catholic Church is not expected to win an exemption from anti-discrimination laws in the row over gay adoption...
BBC News - January 25, 2007
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