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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 September 2006:
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Gunmen Kill Afghan Women’s Advocate
Safia Amajan, 65, a senior Afghan official specializing in women’s rights, was gunned down today...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
Pope Meets Muslims in Bid to Defuse Anger
Pope Benedict XVI told ambassadors from 22 Muslim countries that “intercultural dialogue is a necessity.”...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
Cherie denies Brown 'liar' attack
Cherie Blair denies accusing Gordon Brown of lying when he paid tribute to Tony Blair in his speech...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Major police hunt for missing boy
An air and ground police search is under way for a seven-year-old schoolboy reported missing in Glasgow...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Mass evacuation for bomb removal
Up to 3,000 people leave their homes as explosives are removed from a former Royal Navy airfield...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Japan's PM Koizumi stepping down
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is stepping down after more than five years in office...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Pope stresses respect for Muslims
The Pope says he has "total and profound respect" for the Muslim faith, as he attempts to defuse a row with Islam...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Bolton end Pompey's run
Kevin Nolan volleys in the only goal of the game as Bolton win at Portsmouth...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Oil continues its slide below $60
Oil prices fall below $60 a barrel, continuing their sharp decline of recent weeks as worries over Iran recede...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Boy, three, buys car on internet
A boy of three uses his mother's account to order a £9,000 pink Nissan on an internet auction site...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Car driver dies in rail collision
One person dies in a collision between a car and a train, which partially derails in the accident near York...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Brown sets out his education goal
Britain must become "number one" in education if it is to compete globally, the chancellor says...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Browser bug could get early patch
A fix for a browser bug may appear early if hackers exploit the loophole in large numbers, said Microsoft...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Cherie attack on Brown 'untrue'
No 10 rejects a report Cherie Blair angrily said "that's a lie" when Gordon Brown paid tribute to Tony Blair...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Police concern over city rapist
Police in Edinburgh fear a man who attacked a teenage girl in Edinburgh could strike again before he is caught...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Scalding case jury is discharged
The jury in the trial of a woman accused of pouring boiling water over her son is discharged as new information emerges...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Death of Sinn Fein assembly man
West Belfast Sinn Fein assembly member and councillor Michael Ferguson dies suddenly...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Tobacco firms sued over low tar
A US lawsuit, claiming tobacco firms duped smokers into thinking low tar cigarettes are less harmful, gets the go ahead...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
EU chief urges enlargement pause
The EU Commission chief calls for a pause in EU enlargement after the entry of Romania and Bulgaria...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Football: Allardyce to sue BBC
Bolton manager Sam Allardyce is set to sue the BBC after allegations of bung-taking on Panorama...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
NFL: Superdome back in use
The New Orleans Saints make an emotional return to their Superdome home on Monday as they host Atlanta...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Somali PM warns of terror threat
Somalia's interim prime minister asks for international help against "al-Qaeda", as his Islamist rivals gain ground...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Aristocrat in court over shooting
The trial begins of a UK aristocrat accused of murdering a black Kenyan man he suspected of poaching...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Man arrested over fatal shooting
Police arrest a man on suspicion of murder over the fatal shooting of young father...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Woosnam challenge to European stars
European captain Ian Woosnam tells his team to excel as individuals after their Ryder Cup win...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Stone 'spoke of desire to kill'
A report on Michael Stone's care says that days before murdering Lin and Megan Russell, he wanted to kill...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Omagh evidence 'shortcomings'
There are"shortcomings" in the handling of evidence against a man accused of involvement in the Omagh bomb...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Jail sentence for Lib Dem donor
A businessman whose company gave the Lib Dems more than £2m is jailed for two years for "dishonesty"...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Brown sets out leadership vision
Gordon Brown makes his pitch to be Britain's next PM, saying he would "relish" the chance to take on David Cameron...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Senior militant 'killed in Iraq'
British forces kill a senior al-Qaeda fugitive in a raid in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, security sources say...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Attack on mauled baby's grandfather
The grandfather of a baby girl who was killed by two dogs is injured and his partner killed in a separate attack...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Shanghai Party Boss Held for Corruption
The move is part of a government crackdown on graft by China’s president that has focused on prominent political opponents...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
Prank film Jackass tops US charts
Jackass: Number Two hits number one in the US box office, but Sean Penn's All The King's Men fares badly...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Spam trail uncovers junk empire
A seemingly routine investigation into spam has unveiled a world-spanning network of spam...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Identity card cost 'may be cut'
The costs of the ID cards scheme can be cut "quite substantially" by using existing databases, says a minister...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Johnson plans classes on Saturday
The government wants more of England's state schools to open on Saturdays...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
No action over assisted suicide
Family and friends of a terminally-ill man who died in an assisted suicide will not face police action...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Cousin speaks of deaths at lake
The cousin of one of three youths who died in the Lake District tells how the day turned to tragedy...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Omagh bomb accused trial resumes
The trial of a man accused of the murders of 29 people in the Omagh bombing resumes in Belfast...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Indian stabbed to death in Russia
An Indian student is killed in St Petersburg, in what Russian police say may have been a racist attack...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Israel 'holds secret Saudi talks'
PM Ehud Olmert holds Israel's first talks with a senior member of the Saudi royal family, Israeli officials say...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
No survivors in Nepal air crash
All the 24 people who were in a helicopter which crashed in Nepal have been killed, officials say...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Top China leader fired for graft
Shanghai's Communist Party boss is sacked for graft in the highest-profile downfall in a decade, state media reports...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Football: BBC and FA to meet
The BBC will meet with FA officials on Monday to resolve what evidence it will provide after its bungs documentary...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Football: Spackman leaves Den
Millwall part company with manager Nigel Spackman after five successive defeats...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Shooting at captured Somali port
Somali Islamist fighters open fire at protesters in the port city of Kismayo, angered by its occupation...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Woosnam savours Ryder Cup glory
Europe captain Ian Woosnam says his side's crushing win over the USA shows his team selection was right...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Internet crime to hit homes hard
Home computer users are now the favourite targets of hi-tech criminals, reveals research...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Lloyd Webber's 'libel' threat
Sound of Music producer Andrew Lloyd Webber considers legal action over reports he calls "libellous"...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Pope meets Muslim envoys
The Pope meets Muslim nations' envoys in an attempt to defuse a row between the Catholic Church and Islam...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
BA jet flew despite engine fire
A British Airways jet continued with a transatlantic flight despite flames coming from an engine on take-off...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
'Failures' over Russell killer
A report into the care of Michael Stone, who killed Lin and Megan Russell, concludes there were failings in his care...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Shock after baby killed by dogs
Neighbours lay flowers at a pub in Leicester where a five-month-old girl was killed by two Rottweiler dogs...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Brown outlining long-term vision
Gordon Brown faces the test of his political life as he sets out his vision as a potential PM to the Labour conference...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Saddam thrown out of court again
Saddam Hussein is thrown out of court for a second time, as defence lawyers boycott the trial...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Study of Iraq War and Terror Stirs Strong Political Response
Democrats called for a new war strategy after a report found the conflict in Iraq has invigorated Islamic radicalism...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
Iraqis to Debate Bill on Creating Autonomous States
The legislation could allow Shiites in the south to form semi-independent regions, like Kurdistan in the north...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
Iranian Clerics’ Angling Stirs Worry on Absolute Rule
Political jockeying by fundamentalist Iranian clerics is raising concerns that Iran will move further toward authoritarianism...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
Torture Victim Had No Terror Link, Canada Told U.S.
A Canadian report offers rare insight into the flimsy evidence used by the U.S. to deport a Canadian man for his alleged ties to Al Qaeda...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
U.N. Force Is Treading Lightly on Lebanese Soil
Officials say the policing power for the U.N. force in Lebanon is limited as its tasks are dictated by the political will of Beirut...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
Baghdad Journal: As Iraqi Lights Flicker, ‘Generator Man’ Feels Heat
When the power goes out in Baghdad, Iraqis blame the generator man, probably the most vilified figure after Saddam Hussein...
New York Times - September 25, 2006
Web shoppers 'pick healthy foods'
Most people shopping online for food will pick healthier options when offered a choice, research suggests...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Three youths drown in lake
The bodies of three youths feared drowned in a Lake District lake are recovered by police divers...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Dozens dead in Ecuador crash
At least 47 people including 17 children die in Ecuador in a mountain bus crash near the capital Quito...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Bangladesh reports 2,000 missing
Some 2,000 fishermen are reported missing in Bangladesh after a heavy storm hits the Bay of Bengal...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Five face Ivorian waste questions
Five senior officials are summoned before Ivory Coast's parliament over the toxic waste scandal...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Thai corruption inquiry begins
A special Thai commission starts looking at claims of corruption under ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Sri Lanka reports battle at sea
Sri Lanka says it has killed dozens of Tamil Tiger separatists in a sea battle off the eastern coast...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
'Millions unaware' of ageism laws
Millions of workers are unaware of new laws against ageism coming in on 1 October, a survey suggests...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Tearful Clarke revels in triumph
Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke seals a fairtyale Ryder Cup appearance with a 3&2 win over Zach Johnson...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Police probe fatal dog attack
Police are investigating the death of a baby who was attacked by two Rottweiler guard dogs...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Somali port 'falls' to Islamists
Somali Islamists enter a crucial port without a shot fired after government forces and civilians flee, reports say...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
MoD denies Chinook claim
The MoD denies a helicopter accidentally set off landmines which killed a soldier in Afghanistan...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Brown to outline long-term vision
Gordon Brown will outline his long-term vision as a potential prime minister in his Labour conference speech...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
Pope to meet Muslim envoys
The Pope is to meet Muslim nations' envoys in an attempt to defuse a row between the Catholic Church and Islam...
BBC News - September 25, 2006
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