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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 March 2006:
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Tamil rebels 'blow themselves up'
Six Tamil Tiger rebels are killed after blowing up their vessel off Sri Lanka's north-west coast, the military says...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
Fire kills mother and grandmother
Police release the names of the two women killed in a house fire from which two girls are rescued...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
Racing: Dettori wins richest race
Electrocutionist and Frankie Dettori win the Dubai World Cup, the world's richest race...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
Thai protesters rally against PM
Tens of thousands of people demonstrate in Bangkok in an bid to oust Thaksin Shinawatra before a poll...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
More help for self-harmers urged
More needs to be done to help young people who self-harm, a two-year inquiry into the issue says...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
Live: Commonwealth Games
The women's cycling road race is hotting up on the final day of action in Melbourne...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
Gunman kills six at Seattle party
A gunman shoots six people dead at a party in Seattle in the US before turning the gun on himself, police say...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
Blairs fly the flag in Melbourne
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and wife Cherie cheer on athletes in Australia in the first call of a three-country tour...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
Tories demand action on housing
Conservative leader David Cameron urges more house-building to help young people get on the property ladder...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
Pope's Afghan convert appeal
The Pope asks the Afghan president to free a man facing possible execution for converting to Christianity...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
Bound, Blindfolded and Dead: The Face of Atrocity in Baghdad
As leaders struggle to avert a civil war, hundreds of men continue to be kidnapped, tortured and executed in Baghdad...
New York Times - March 25, 2006
Police Block Belarus Protests and Arrest an Opposition Leader
Riot police shoved protesters shouting "Truth! Truth! Truth!" and blocked a march in Minsk on Saturday...
New York Times - March 25, 2006
Nigeria Will End Asylum for Warlord
Nigeria said it would hand deposed Liberian dictator Charles G. Taylor over to the Liberian government for trial...
New York Times - March 25, 2006
In Dubai, an Outcry From Asians for Workplace Rights
Asian workers lured to Dubai by dreams of wealth often end up living in squalid conditions. But lately, they are becoming an organized labor force...
New York Times - March 25, 2006
On the Brink: Guinea Worm | A Long Crusade: Dose of Tenacity Wears Down a Horrific Disease
Guinea worm, which has plagued untold generations, is poised to become the first disease since smallpox to be pushed into oblivion...
New York Times - March 25, 2006
Probe returns first Mars pictures
Scientists study the first pictures of the surface of the Red Planet taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
Newman backs US image rights bill
Paul Newman joins fellow actors in urging the legislature in Connecticut to pass a bill protecting image rights...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
Thousands flee from CAR violence
Refugees cross into Chad to escape alleged systematic killing of men and boys in the Central African Republic...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
Canadian hostages heading home
Two Canadian peace activists held hostage in Iraq for almost four months begin their journey home...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
Street actress Perrie dies at 75
Former Coronation Street actress Lynne Perrie, who played Ivy Tilsley, dies following a stroke...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
Gerrard off as Liverpool win derby
Liverpool overcome Steven Gerrard's dismissal to beat Everton through a Phil Neville own goal, Luis Garcia and Harry Kewell...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
Football: Royals reach top flight
Reading clinch promotion to the Premiership with a draw at Leicester...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
Cricket: England lose by 5 runs
Mohammad Kaif makes 119 not out as a Rajasthan President's XI defeat England by five runs in Jaipur...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
Nigeria to give up Charles Taylor
Nigeria agrees to hand over Liberia's exiled former leader, Charles Taylor, to face war crimes charges...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
Canada seal cull to start
Canada's annual seal hunt begins amid international criticism, as 325,000 harp seal pups face the cull...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
Hundreds join free speech rally
At least several hundred people attend a rally calling for freedom of expression in the wake of the Muhammad cartoons controversy...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
Freed Kember thanks rescue troops
Ex-hostage Norman Kember thanks soldiers who rescued him from kidnappers in Iraq as he arrives home...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
Belarus protests spark clashes
Police and protesters clash in the Belarus capital during a mass opposition rally over the disputed election...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
Revolutionary jet engine tested
A jet engine that could reduce flight times between London and Sydney to two hours is tested in Australia...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
Real money behind Brown's tricks
The BBC's Mike Baker looks at the reality of the chancellor's education spending commitments...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
Dando's killer hopes for appeal
The man serving life for murdering TV presenter Jill Dando seeks an appeal based on new evidence...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
School is damaged in arson attack
A secondary school in Craigavon, County Armagh, is extensively damaged in an arson attack...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
Council strike will close schools
Wales is warned to prepare for major disruption when a council workers' strike affects services next week...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
French student group to snub PM
A French student group refuses to meet the prime minister on Saturday about a controversial youth labour law...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
Afghan convert 'may be released'
Afghan officials meet in Kabul to discuss the fate of a man facing execution for converting to Christianity...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
Commonwealth Games day 10 review
England and Scotland win boxing golds, while a disqualification denies the English women 400m relay gold in Melbourne...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
Rugby: Sir Clive approach denied
The RFU denies reports it has approached Sir Clive Woodward to rejoin the England set-up...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
Thai protesters gather in Bangkok
Thousands of protesters in the Thai capital, Bangkok, gather for a final attempt to oust the prime minister...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
Russia denies Iraq secrets claim
Russia rejects US claims it gave Saddam Hussein intelligence on US military moves during the Iraq war...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
Belarus protests take to streets
Several thousand protesters take to the streets of the Belarus capital Minsk in a rally over disputed elections...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
Canada seal cull to get under way
Canada's annual seal hunt is due to get under way, despite international calls for an end to the controversial cull...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
Tactics: Iraq Qaeda Chief Seems to Pursue a Lower Profile
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has lowered his profile, and his group claims to have submitted itself to the leadership of an Iraqi...
New York Times - March 25, 2006
Espionage: U.S. Inquiry Finds Russians Passed Spy Data to Iraq in '03
A Russian spy operation provided information on U.S. war plans to Iraqi officials in the early days of the war, documents show...
New York Times - March 25, 2006
Sharon's Spirit, and Absence, Pervade Election
In next week's elections, Israel prepares to give its verdict on Kadima, the centrist party Ariel Sharon created...
New York Times - March 25, 2006
In Basque Region's Capital, Fear Lingers Despite a Truce
Nevertheless, the ETA's cease-fire at least permits Vitoria residents to begin to imagine life without fear and threats of violence...
New York Times - March 25, 2006
Preachers in Kabul Urge Execution of Convert to Christianity
The case has drawn a strong reaction in Afghanistan, and for many hardline clerics, there is no greater offense than apostasy...
New York Times - March 25, 2006
U.S. and Europe Plan Sanctions Against Belarus
The sanctions are likely to irritate Russia, which endorsed the presidential election and made light of the violence on Friday...
New York Times - March 25, 2006
Abbas 'moots secret peace talks'
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has proposed secret peace talks with Israel, a paper quotes him as saying...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
SNP veteran Ewing is laid to rest
Political leaders gather in Lossiemouth for the funeral of Scottish National Party MSP Margaret Ewing...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
Racing: World's richest race
Electrocutionist and Frankie Dettori go from the bogey stall one in the Dubai World Cup - while Ouija Board also runs at Saturday's meeting...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
UN speeds up Darfur peace mission
The UN Security Council votes to speed up plans to deploy peacekeepers to Darfur in western Sudan...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
Final rally for Thai protesters
Thousands of protesters in the Thai capital, Bangkok, prepare for their final rally to oust the prime minister...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
French students refuse PM meeting
French student groups refuse to talk to the prime minister on Saturday about a controversial youth labour law...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
Tories pressed to reveal lenders
Labour urges the Conservatives to disclose the names of those who gave them loans before the last election...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
Newsagents act over 'lads mags'
Newspapers and magazines with sexual content are to be moved to higher shelves in shops, under new guidelines...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
Football: Mersey derby preview
Team news ahead of Saturday's Premiership match...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
Kember to be reunited with family
British former hostage Norman Kember is due back in the UK after 117 days spent captive in Baghdad...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
Cockling deaths 'not our fault'
The Home Office denies ignoring warnings before 21 Chinese cockle pickers drowned in Morecambe Bay...
BBC News - March 25, 2006
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