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NASA presses ahead for Mars rover launch in 2009
Southern Ledger - October 13, 2008
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American space tourist blasts off in Soyuz rocket
Southern Ledger - October 13, 2008
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US game designer blasts into space with DNA cargo
Southern Ledger - October 13, 2008
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Bombers strike in Mosul and Baghdad, killing 13
Southern Ledger - October 13, 2008
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Car bombings in Mosul and Baghdad kill 13
Southern Ledger - October 13, 2008
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Italian woman in right-to-die case worsens
Southern Ledger - October 13, 2008
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Official 3,000 Christians flee Iraqs Mosul
Southern Ledger - October 13, 2008
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Kashmir shuts down in protest as Indian PM visits
Southern Ledger - October 13, 2008
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Pope creates 4 new saints, including Indian woman
Southern Ledger - October 13, 2008
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Global News Archive for March 2008:
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Constitution reform plans set out
Jack Straw proposes giving MPs the final say on going to war as part of a package of constitutional reforms...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
400 Housing Executive jobs to go
The Housing Executive says 400 jobs will go over the next three years in a bid to save money...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Mugabe seeks election price cuts
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe threatens to make shops cut prices ahead of 29 March elections...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Belarussian police break up rally
Police in the Belarussian capital Minsk arrest dozens of people at a rally marking a nationalist anniversary...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Live - New Zealand v England
Monty Panesar takes his sixth wicket of the innings as England close in on a series win in New Zealand...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Football: Ferdinand to captain
Man Utd's Rio Ferdinand speaks of his pride at being named England captain...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Clinton admits Bosnia 'mistake'
US White House hopeful Hillary Clinton says she was mistaken in claiming she came under sniper fire in Bosnia...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Comoran troops search for rebels
Comoran troops still facing some resistance despite having captured all major towns on the island of Anjouan...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Tata to announce Jaguar purchase
Ford is to sell UK-based Jaguar and Land Rover to Indian firm Tata in a deal to be announced on Wednesday...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Tories lose Iraq war inquiry vote
A Conservative attempt to force the government to order an inquiry into the Iraq war is defeated in the Commons...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Antarctic shelf 'hangs by thread'
A chunk of ice the size of the Isle of Man has broken away from Antarctica in what scientists believe is further evidence of global warming...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Printing displays screen promise
Scientists demonstrate a printing technique to cheaply and quickly produce flat-panel computer screens...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
US consumer sentiment falls
US consumer confidence falls to a five-year low, according to the latest Conference Board report...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Bid to block MP expenses details
The Commons launches a last ditch bid to block publication of detailed expenses of 14 prominent MPs and ex MPs...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Student prisoners 'had £730,000'
Three times as much as previously thought was paid in student loans and grants to prisoners...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Lost boy 'was snatched in India'
A family in India claims a boy abandoned in London is their son who was kidnapped in 2005...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Tributes to child killed in crash
Tributes are paid to an eight-year-old boy who died in a car crash in Moray along with his great aunt...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
US examines Suez Canal shooting
US authorities say they are investigating after a US container ship shot at an Egyptian boat in the Suez Canal...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
China raps Olympic torch protest
China condemns as shameful a protest over Tibet at the Olympic torch lighting ceremony in Greece...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Clinton pressed over Bosnia claim
US White House hopeful Hillary Clinton is challenged over claims she came under sniper fire while visiting Bosnia...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Sarkozy threat to Olympic opening
French President Nicolas Sarkozy says he has not ruled out boycotting the opening of the Olympics...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Ferdinand gets captaincy
Man Utd's Rio Ferdinand is named England captain for Wednesday's friendly with France in Paris...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Battles on Comoros rebel island
Comoros government troops take control of most of Anjouan island but fighting continues...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Threatened Iraqis to settle in UK
Some 2,000 Iraqis may be flown to the UK to start a new life under a £25m government programme...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
HBOS leads UK shares rebound
HBOS shares gain as much as 17% after it emerges management bought £6m worth of shares in the bank...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Jersey 'punishment rooms' found
Two more "punishment rooms" have been found in the inquiry into alleged abuse at a Jersey children's home...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Killer who posed with body jailed
A murderer who stabbed a man 80 times and posed for a picture next to his dead body is jailed for life...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Goan police protect girl's mother
Armed Indian police are protecting the mother of murdered UK teenager Scarlett Keeling, her lawyer said...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Tributes for wartime Bevin Boys
The prime minister pays tribute to the Bevin Boys, whose wartime work in the mines has been recognised...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Brown compromise over embryo vote
Gordon Brown says Labour MPs will have a free vote on three controversial parts of the embryo research bill...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Mass motorway pile-up in Austria
Austrian police say one person is killed and 30 hurt as dozens of vehicles are involved in a motorway pile-up...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Spears' order appeal thrown out
A challenge to a ruling that puts Britney Spears' father in control of her assets is dismissed by a US court...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Google backs 'white space' wi-fi
Google asks for unlicensed frequencies of TV "white space" in the US to be used for wi-fi...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Teachers warn of spoilt children
Growing numbers of spoilt schoolchildren are misbehaving, a teachers' leader will say...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Tower's royal lions 'from Africa'
Two lion skulls found during excavations at the Tower of London originated in north-west Africa, researchers say...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
New Pakistan PM Gillani sworn in
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf swears in Yusuf Raza Gillani as PM, heading a coalition opposed to him...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Blackman verdict appeal under way
The first hearing in an appeal against the acquittal of the man accused of killing Lucie Blackman takes place...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Second man questioned on killing
A second man is being questioned about the murder in County Tyrone of Shaun Fitzpatrick...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Devolution review plans outlined
Plans to move forward the review of Scottish devolution 10 years on are due to be outlined...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Ban on hospital junk food vending
Wales is to ban chocolate, crisps and sugary drinks from all vending machines in hospitals...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Comoros army seizes rebel island
Troops from the Comoros in the Indian Ocean say they have retaken Anjouan island, ending a year-old rebellion...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
More arrests as Tibet still tense
Tibetan exiles say 140 died in recent protests, as Chinese media carries new reports of arrests...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Ecuador concern at raid death
Ecuador voices "grave concern" as Colombia confirms an Ecuadorean was killed in a cross-border raid...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Tories seek Iraq war inquiry vote
The Conservatives hope to force a vote calling for an inquiry into the Iraq war before "memories fade"...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
BBC website 'unblocked in China'
News stories on the BBC website are now accessible to people in China, after years of tight government control...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Diver Daley on Olympic hopes
Thirteen-year-old diving sensation Tom Daley says he is not expecting a medal at the Beijing Olympics this summer...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Up to 100 cars in Austrian crash
Police in Austria say between 50 and 100 vehicles are caught up in a motorway pile-up in the west of the country...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
US bank news lifts world shares
Global shares rise strongly, boosted by JP Morgan Chase raising its takeover bid for fellow US bank Bear Stearns...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Teachers reject Army recruiting
Teachers have voted to oppose military recruitment in schools if it is based on "misleading propaganda"...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Parliament reform plans due out
Jack Straw is due to announce details of plans to reform the way parliamentary business is conducted...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Iraq forces battle Basra militias
Heavy fighting erupts in Basra as Iraqi security forces try to break the Mehdi Army militia's hold on the city...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Wheeze 'link' to baby milk powder
Prolonged exposure to baby milk powder increases the risk of breathing problems, a study finds...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Medvedev warns on Nato expansion
Russia's new leader says Moscow is not happy about the prospect of Ukraine and Georgia joining Nato...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
US congratulates Bhutan on vote
The US congratulates Bhutan for choosing its first democratically elected government...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Murder family's fresh plea
Murdered teacher Lindsay Ann Hawker's family are in Japan to raise awareness of the hunt for her killer...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
WWII Bevin Boys receive badges
The work of the Bevin Boys during World War II is to be commemorated with special badges later...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
England poised for series victory
Monty Panesar and Stuart Broad share five wickets as England close on a series victory over New Zealand on day four in Napier...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Liberians suspend Ghana protest
Liberian women refugees halt a five-week sit-in protest against their repatriation from a refugee camp in Ghana...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
MP expense claims being released
The expenses of 14 prominent MPs and ex-MPs from all the major parties are expected to be published later...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Anger problems 'left untreated'
People who cannot control their anger have nowhere to turn, the Mental Health Foundation warns...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
CBI predicts 'even slower growth'
Employers' organisation the CBI says the UK economy will grow more slowly than predicted in 2008...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
US vessel 'shoots at Suez boat'
A US container ship opens fire on a small Egyptian boat in the Suez Canal, killing one man, reports say...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Mining forces out thousands in SA
Mining giant Anglo American has displaced thousands of South Africans in its quest for platinum, a BBC report finds...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Donors accused of failing Afghans
Some $10bn in aid promised to Afghanistan has still to be delivered, the aid organisation Oxfam says...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Judges criticised over gun crime
A senior policeman criticises some judges for being lenient in their sentencing in gun crime cases...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Pupils 'lured' into armed forces
Teachers are to consider calling for a ban on armed forces "recruitment" in schools in England and Wales...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
Shooting on Comoran island
A military operation begins in the Comoros to put down a year-old rebellion on the island of Anjouan...
BBC News - March 25, 2008
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