|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
|
Shuttle gives space station a mile-high boost
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
|
Laura Bush visits Peruvian hospital
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
|
Blast kills 8 mourners at Pakistani funeral
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
|
China 19,000 victims identified from May quake
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
|
Obama keeps low profile in auto rescue talks
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
|
Tobey Maguire, Jennifer Meyer expecting baby No. 2
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
|
Spears makes unexpected appearance in court
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
|
Kanye Wests new album to debut on MySpace Music
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Global News Archive for April 2007:
|
 |
An Appraisal: A Skeptical Vietnam Voice Still Echoes in the Fog of Iraq
David Halberstam set a standard for skepticism of official wartime pronouncements that carries on to this day...
New York Times - April 25, 2007
Secret filming teacher defended
A Channel Five controller says it would be a "travesty" to discipline a teacher who secretly filmed pupils...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Doctor training 'security lapse'
The government apologises after personal details of junior doctors applying for training posts were revealed online...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Sheriff testifies in Kluk trial
A sheriff tells the Angelika Kluk murder trial how he hugged her and gave her a gift shortly before she died...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Apple profits soar on iPod demand
Apple sells more than 10 million iPods in the first three months of 2007, helping the firm to a 88% rise in profits...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Ukrainian president delays poll
Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko delays snap parliamentary elections by a month...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
US House to vote on war spending
US congressmen will vote on a bill requiring troop withdrawal from Iraq, despite threats of a presidential veto...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Cole gives Chelsea first-leg lead
Joe Cole's goal gives Chelsea a slender lead in the Champions League semi-final first leg against Liverpool...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Cricket: Australia into world final
Australia cruise into the World Cup final after an effortless victory over a below-par South Africa...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Football: Pompey stadium plan
Portsmouth unveil plans for a new 36,000-seater stadium...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Dow Jones powers past 13,000
The Dow Jones, America's main share index, closes above the 13,000 mark for the first time in its history...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Detective agency 'paid to spy'
A detective agency earned thousands of pounds hacking into computers and bugging telephones, a court hears...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Africa aid target 'may be missed'
Western nations risk missing the targets they have set for aid to Africa, United Nations ex-chief Kofi Annan warns...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Trio 'linked to terrorist films'
Three men helped to distribute films of beheadings and bomb-making instructions, a court hears...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Star 'was sinister and deadly'
Music producer Phil Spector could become "sinister and deadly", the jury at his Los Angeles murder trial hears...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Migrants 'deceived and exploited'
Migrant workers are being lured to Britain by deception and are forming a new underclass, a BBC probe finds...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Dignitaries Attend Yeltsin?s Funeral
The somber funeral service was attended by Russia?s political elite and current and former world leaders...
New York Times - April 25, 2007
In Somalia, Those Who Feed Off Anarchy Fuel It
Opportunists who profit from chaos are trying to help bring down the transitional government...
New York Times - April 25, 2007
Banksy painting fetches £288,000
The auction record for a painting by cult "guerrilla artist" Banksy is smashed twice in one day...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Boy, 4, badly hurt in dog attack
A four-year-old boy is in hospital seriously injured after being attacked by a dog which has been put down...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Dow Jones powers past 13,000 mark
The Dow Jones, America's main share index, passes the 13,000 mark for the first time in its history...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Lover 'denies murdering husband'
Alleged killer Roger Ferguson had nothing to do with murdering his lover's husband, a court is told...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Capsize inquiry hears of problems
The moments before an oil rig support vessel capsized with the loss of eight lives are set out at an inquiry...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Bangladesh u-turn on former PMs
The emergency government in Bangladesh lifts all restrictions on former PMs Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Toddler fight sentences review
The suspended sentences given to four women for urging two children to fight are to be reviewed...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Boss to quit scandal hit Siemens
The boss of Siemens says he will stand down later this year as corruption claims surround the industrial giant...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
China boom 'threatens minorities'
China's minority groups are becoming alienated and missing out on the economic boom, a rights report finds...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Nigeria opposition urge new polls
Nigeria's opposition parties ask parliament to annul last week's "flawed" presidential elections ...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Demos for BBC's Johnston
Journalists in London and the Middle East demonstrate over the kidnapping of BBC reporter Alan Johnston...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Secret memo leak 'risked lives'
A leaking of talks between Tony Blair and George Bush could have put soldiers' lives at risk, a court hears...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Heir 'hired firm to spy on wife'
Banking heir Matthew Mellon paid private detectives to hack into the e-mails of his estranged wife, a court hears...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
'Kingmaker' snubs French rivals
Defeated French centrist Francois Bayrou declines to back either candidate left in the presidential race...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Yeltsin is laid to rest in Moscow
Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin is buried in Moscow in front of weeping relatives and respectful dignitaries...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Blair rejects leak inquiry call
Tony Blair rejects a call by Tories and Lib Dems for an independent inquiry into leaks of terrorism intelligence...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Man 'inspired terror' with videos
A young al-Qaeda follower was told to think about the suicide bombers in Iraq he was inspiring, a court hears...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Mills is booted off US dance show
Heather Mills McCartney is voted off hit US TV contest Dancing with the Stars in the show's sixth week...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Malicious code rise driven by web
The number of new pieces of malicious code rises, driven by delivery on the web, says a report...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Unisex toilets to tackle bullies
Unisex lavatories with blurred glass walls will help stop bullying in school, government guidelines suggest...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Point-by-point: Question time
The key points from prime minister's questions in the House of Commons, from 1200 GMT...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Fall in hospitals' waiting times
Labour claims success in cutting hospital waiting times, but Tories dispute their achievement...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
RBS woos ABN with £49bn bid plan
A group of banks led by RBS says it is interested in buying Dutch lender ABN Amro for £49bn, trumping Barclays...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Lords back sex shop licence ban
The House of Lords backs a council's decision not to grant a licence to a sex shop in Belfast city centre...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Ship capsize inquiry set to begin
Witnesses are due to give evidence at a Norwegian inquiry into the capsize of the Bourbon Dolphin...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Nato dumps Afghan opium message
Nato forces in Afghanistan drop a paid radio advert which implied that growing opium poppies is acceptable...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Appeal to follow Blackman verdict
Prosecutors will appeal against a decision to clear a Japanese businessman of Lucie Blackman's death...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Iran and EU seek to break impasse
Tehran's top negotiator and the EU foreign policy chief are set to discuss Iran's nuclear deadlock...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Row over aid to fleeing Somalis
Western and UN diplomats suspect Somalia's government of preventing aid reaching people fleeing fighting...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Football: Mourinho taunts L'pool
All the build-up to the Champions League semi-final first leg at Stamford Bridge...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Terror suspect wins freedom bid
A Moroccan man accused of being linked to the 11 September attacks wins his High Court bid for freedom...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Raids target drugs gang
More than 400 police officers raid homes across England in an operation targeting crack cocaine dealers...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Refuse changes 'boost recycling'
Councils that adopt fortnightly rubbish collections achieve higher recycling rates, a report suggests...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
UN criticises Iraq human rights
The UN criticises Iraq's human rights record in the two months since a Baghdad security plan was launched...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
BBC reveals secret Maxwell tapes
The BBC uncovers secret tape recordings of conversations made by the late media tycoon Robert Maxwell...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Ellie's uncle admits dog charge
The uncle of a five-year-old girl pleads guilty to owning the dog that mauled her to death...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Russia bids farewell to Yeltsin
The state funeral of former Russian President Boris Yeltsin, who died on Monday, is taking place in Moscow...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
World Cup winner Ball dies at 61
A key member of the 1966 England World Cup winning squad, Alan Ball, has died at the age of 61...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
'No guarantee' in terrorism fight
The government "cannot guarantee 100% success" in its fight against terrorism, the Home Secretary says...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Japan?s ?Atonement? to Former Sex Slaves Stirs Anger
Critics saw a private compensation fund as a tortured attempt by Tokyo to avoid taking full responsibility for one of the ugliest aspects of the war...
New York Times - April 25, 2007
Ethiopian Rebels Kill 70 at Chinese-Run Oil Field
The severity of the attack seemed to unnerve Ethiopian officials, who usually minimize threats to their control...
New York Times - April 25, 2007
Mexico City Legalizes Abortion Early in Term
The vote sets the stage for court battles and social clashes between Mexico?s religious conservatives and liberals...
New York Times - April 25, 2007
Frustrations With Wolfowitz Boil Over at Meeting
A top manager at the World Bank said the furor over Paul D. Wolfowitz was the biggest crisis in the bank?s history...
New York Times - April 25, 2007
In Turkey, a Sign of a Rising Islamic Middle Class
Turkey?s ruling party chose a presidential candidate with an Islamic background, focusing secular Turks? worries...
New York Times - April 25, 2007
Fears over care 'information gap'
There is a lack of information to help people with conditions such as diabetes to access local services, a study says...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
'Dangers' testing parents' skills
Children face "terrifying" dangers, says a partner in a new academy to train parenting advisers...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Greens condemn EU's carbon cost
The monthly European Parliament move to Strasbourg leaves a huge carbon footprint, Greens say...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Missing Tibetan Lama comes of age
Tibet campaigners mark the 18th birthday of the Panchen Lama, not seen in public since the age of five...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
China condemns Ethiopia oil raid
China condemns an attack on an oil field in Ethiopia where nine Chinese and 65 Ethiopian workers are killed...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
New 'super-Earth' found in space
Experts find an Earth-like planet outside our solar system, one that could have liquid water on its surface...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Press intrusion complaints rise
The number of people taking privacy issues to the Press Complaints Commission is rising, a report suggests...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Mid-East demo for BBC's Johnston
Journalists are to rally at the Israel-Gaza crossing over the abduction of BBC reporter Alan Johnston...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Russians prepare to bury Yeltsin
A national day of mourning begins in Russia, ahead of the state funeral of former President Boris Yeltsin...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Crystal meth fears over medicine
Some flu remedies could be made prescription-only amid fears they are being used to produce crystal meth...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
Reforms 'boost' anti-terror fight
Splitting up the Home Office will greatly improve Britain's security, Home Secretary John Reid is to say...
BBC News - April 25, 2007
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
| Keep up with Steve, join our G-Mail List to receive Gill Show updates and Steve's weekly column... |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
