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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 May 2006:
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Australian Forces Arrive in East Timor to Quell Violence
East Timor's foreign minister, José Ramos-Horta, appealed for outside help to disarm "renegade troops and police rebelling against the state."...
New York Times - May 25, 2006
Palestinian Leader Plans a Vote on Accepting Israel
President Mahmoud Abbas today proposed a referendum on a Palestinian state that would exist alongside Israel...
New York Times - May 25, 2006
UK attacked over terror flights
Ministers are failing to meet their duties to investigate claims about secret terror flights, say MPs and peers...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
London looks to count its carbon
Scientists want to set up a network of monitoring stations to track London's carbon "footprint"...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Google, Dell in computer tie-up
Dell and Google agree a deal in which Google software would be installed on Dell computers at factory level...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
US Senate passes immigration bill
The US Senate backs a controversial immigration reform bill but tough talks lie ahead before it becomes law...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Marines' Iraq conduct scrutinised
The commander of US Marines is going to Iraq to reinforce standards of conduct, amid a row over civilian deaths...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Cricket: Strong England start
England are a healthy 138-3 replying to Sri Lanka's 141 all out after day one of the Edgbaston Test...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Football: Morientes goes home
Liverpool striker Fernando Morientes leaves Anfield to join Valencia...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
HIV origin 'found in wild chimps'
The source of HIV has been found in wild chimpanzees living in southern Cameroon...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Plan for cloaking device unveiled
Research teams in the United States and Britain reveal their blueprints for building a cloaking device...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Green hurt as England B lose
Ten-man Belarus beat England B in Reading as keeper Robert Green suffers a serious injury...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
MoD pays out over gas death
The family of an RAF man who died after a nerve gas experiment in 1953 wins £100,000 compensation...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Blair arrives for talks with Bush
UK PM Tony Blair arrives in the US for talks with President George Bush expected to focus on Iraq and Iran...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Pope Arrives in Poland for Four-Day Visit
Crowds of Poles lined some seven miles of street from the airport to catch a glimpse of Benedict XVI...
New York Times - May 25, 2006
In Deep South, North Koreans Find a Hot Market
The North is all the rage in South Korea, and theme restaurants, with bad service and photos of Kim Jong Il, are cashing in...
New York Times - May 25, 2006
Nintendo sets price limit on Wii
Nintendo's has said its new Wii console will not cost more than $250 (£133) when it goes on sale later this year...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Tunstall single tops Ivor awards
Singer-songwriter KT Tunstall wins the prestigious best song at the Ivor Novello Awards with Suddenly I See...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Heart disease is biggest killer
Heart disease still kills more people in England and Wales than any other condition, official figures show...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Yahoo and eBay seal online deal
Search engine Yahoo and internet auction site eBay are teaming up in an exclusive online advertising deal...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Customs 'probing WMD case'
MPs probing arms exports are told UK customs are investigating a case involving weapons of mass destruction...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Breast cancer deadlines 'missed'
Almost 7,000 women in two health board areas miss a government deadline for breast cancer tests...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Two accused over £4.4m GHB haul
Two people appear in court after the seizure of millions of pounds worth of the date rape drug GHB in West Lothian...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
'Crisis' as ambulance chief quits
The resignation of the Welsh Ambulance Service chief is described as "astonishing" and a move which throws the service into "crisis"...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Poles applaud and sing for Pope
Poland warmly welcomes Pope Benedict XVI as he pays homage to his predecessor John Paul II...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Karzai visits US bombing victims
The Afghan president makes a rare visit to Kandahar to visit victims of a US-coalition bombing raid...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Dyer arrested in exposure case
Premiership player Kieron Dyer is arrested over allegations of indecent exposure and bailed by Norfolk Police...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Football: Rooney foot scanned
Wayne Rooney has a scan on his broken foot although England are not expected to know the result until Friday...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Battle intensifies for Mogadishu
Islamic militiamen gain ground in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, as at least 30 die in heavy fighting...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
London club 'bombing plan' taped
An alleged British terror cell talked on tape of blowing up London's Ministry of Sound nightclub, a court hears...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Shoppers 'buying healthier food'
An average UK shopper is spending more on wholemeal bread, semi-skimmed milk and yoghurt, an annual survey finds...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Big Brother ejects 'rule-breaker'
Big Brother contestant Dawn is thrown off the seventh series of the hit Channel 4 reality show...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Man facing Marsha murder charge
Police charge a man with the murder of student Marsha McDonnell, killed by a blow to her head in London...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Blair heads to US for Bush talks
UK PM Tony Blair is to meet President George W Bush on Thursday with Iraq and Iran dominating their agenda...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Enron's Lay and Skilling guilty
The Enron jury finds Jeffrey Skilling and Kenneth Lay guilty on charges including fraud and conspiracy...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Home Office 'damaged' by rows
The Home Office's senior civil servant says the recent scandals have "inflicted immense damage" on it...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Soldier cleared of Iraqi's death
A British soldier accused of the manslaughter of a 15-year-old Iraqi is acquitted by a court martial...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
State pension age to rise to 68
The government proposes raising the state pension age to 68 from 2044 but restoring the link to earnings...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
School reforms 'cannot stagnate'
New Education Secretary Alan Johnson signals that the pace of change in schools will continue...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Jolie photographer arrested again
A photographer trying to take pictures of Angelina Jolie in Namibia is arrested for a second time...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Fusion reactor work gets go-ahead
Seven international parties involved in an experimental nuclear fusion reactor project have initialled a 10bn euro (£6.8bn) deal...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
ASW workers await pension news
Workers who lost pensions with the collapse of Allied Steel and Wire await details of UK Government pension reform...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Consumer lull undermines growth
The UK's economic growth figure for the first quarter is a strong 0.6% but household spending is weak...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Indian PM meets Kashmir leaders
Indian PM Manmohan Singh holds a second day of talks with pro-India Kashmiri politicians...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Seven arrested in vice crackdown
Police arrest seven people and rescue four women during raids by detectives investigating human trafficking...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Boy punched in face by burglars
A 16-year-old boy is punched in the face and tied up during a break-in at his home in south Belfast...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Rape drug haul seized in Lothians
Two people are arrested after a £4.4m consignment of the date rape drug "GHB" is seized in Livingston...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
US sniper grills former partner
The Washington sniper acting as his own defence lawyer questions his ex-accomplice at his second murder trial...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Russia and EU hold energy summit
The EU and Russia focus on the politics of energy at a summit in the Black Sea resort of Sochi...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
England star Rooney facing scan
Wayne Rooney will undergo a scan on his broken foot on Thursday but England may not know the result until Friday...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Football: Pires Villarreal deal
Arsenal's Robert Pires agrees a two-year contract with Spanish club Villarreal...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Gun battles rage on in Mogadishu
Fighting between warlords and Islamic militia intensifies in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, despite a truce...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Commandos secure E Timor airport
Australian commandos land in East Timor and secure the capital's airport, as gunbattles rage for a third day...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Watchdog demands Iraq advice
Attorney General Lord Goldsmith is forced to reveal more details about his advice over the legality of the Iraq war...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Pope Benedict starts Poland tour
Poland welcomes Pope Benedict XVI on a trip to the birthplace of his predecessor John Paul II...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
'Divide remains' after 2001 riots
Community divisions in Oldham are still "entrenched" five years on after race riots, a report finds...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Regulators slam drug trial firm
Drug regulators have heavily criticised the firm which carried out the drug trial which left six men seriously ill...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Labour security plans left in bar
Documents outlining security for the Labour Party conference in Manchester are found in a hotel bar...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Government outlines pension plans
The government begins setting out its proposals to strengthen pension provision in the UK...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Referendum call on Palestinian borders
Mahmoud Abbas will hold a referendum on a Palestinian state if factions cannot agree on a political programme...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Water firms given drought orders
Two more water companies in south-east England are granted drought orders by the government...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
W.H.O. to Study Bird Flu Deaths in Family
A team of W.H.O. experts will help investigate a cluster of human cases of avian influenza in a family in northern Indonesia...
New York Times - May 25, 2006
Rice's Deputy Intends to Resign, Aides Say
Robert B. Zoellick intends to resign as deputy secretary of state, the department's second in command, after 15 months in the job...
New York Times - May 25, 2006
U.S. Rejects Direct Talks With Iran but Keeps Meeting With Europe, China and Russia
The U.S. said it is nearing agreement with Europe, China and Russia on a package of incentives and threats of punishment for Iran...
New York Times - May 25, 2006
British Police Stage Raids, Netting 8 Terror Suspects
The eight are being held under laws that let Britain deport foreigners whose presence in the country threatens national security...
New York Times - May 25, 2006
Hussein's Former Envoy Gushes With Adulation on Witness Stand
Tariq Aziz, Saddam Hussein's former principal international envoy, testified that his old boss's actions were backed by law...
New York Times - May 25, 2006
Some in Mexico See Border Wall as Opportunity
The proposal in the United States to build a wall at its southern border is gaining traction in Mexico...
New York Times - May 25, 2006
IVF pregnancy complication link
IVF may increase the risk of a potentially dangerous complication of pregnancy, research suggests...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Warning against cut-price degrees
Universities have been urged not to cut course fees at the last minute in an attempt to attract students...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Markets still weak as Nikkei dips
Japanese shares fall sharply in Thursday trading as nervousness continues across the global stock markets...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Divide 'remains' after 2001 riots
The author of a report on Oldham five years after riots in the town says community divisions are still "entrenched"...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Australians head for East Timor
Fresh clashes break out in East Timor's capital Dili, as Australia sends commandos to secure the airport...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Prostate therapy benefits doubted
Many men diagnosed with low-grade prostate cancer do not benefit from radical treatment, research suggests...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Pope to tour predecessor's Poland
Poland prepares to welcome Pope Benedict XVI on a trip to the birthplace of his predecessor John Paul II...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Anti-terror police quiz suspects
Eight are held in anti-terrorist raids in England to target people police suspect of plotting attacks abroad...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Palestinian rivals set for talks
Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas are to hold crisis talks to try to heal deep divisions which have sparked clashes...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Johnson bullish on school reform
New Education Secretary, Alan Johnson, signals that the pace of change in England's schools will continue...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Russia and EU to discuss energy
The EU and Russia are due to focus on the politics of energy at a summit in the Black Sea resort of Sochi...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
Reward offer over Nisha murder
A £30,000 reward is offered for information about the murder of special constable Nisha Patel-Nasri...
BBC News - May 25, 2006
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