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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 Octomber 2005:
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German Court Convicts 4 in Plot Against Jewish Targets
The Middle Eastern men were convicted today of belonging to a terror group linked to Al Qaeda and of plotting attacks...
New York Times - October 26, 2005
Iran's President Says Israel Must Be 'Wiped Off the Map'
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's tone was reminiscent of that of the early days of Iran's Islamic revolution in 1979...
New York Times - October 26, 2005
U.S. Envoy Says Some G.I.'s in Iraq May Come Home Next Year
Zalmay Khalilzad conceded today that insurgents remain strong, but he said Iraqis were making progress toward democracy...
New York Times - October 26, 2005
China bank braces for stock debut
China Construction Bank is to make its stock market debut in Hong Kong, following an $8bn IPO...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Iran leader's words 'sicken' UK
The Foreign Office is to summon a top Iranian diplomat after his country's president said Israel should be wiped off the map...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Vampire stalker court bid fails
A poet who stalked an S&M vampire performance artist fails to get her conviction overturned...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Dozens of fugitives could return
"Dozens" of paramilitary fugitives could be allowed home under 'on-the-run' proposals, the NI Secretary says...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Bus HQ project given green light
Transport giant First is given the go-ahead to build a £10m global HQ in Aberdeen, despite local objections...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Fumes theory behind family deaths
Police say carbon monoxide poisoning is the likely cause of death of a couple and their great-grandson in south Wales...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Football: Chelsea out of cup
Charlton cause a major upset by dumping Carling Cup holders Chelsea out of the competition on penalties...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Bird flu feared on French island
Authorities on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion say three people who visited Thailand could have bird flu...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Saddam lawyers suspend trial work
Saddam Hussein's lawyers suspend contact with his war crimes tribunal amid fears for their safety...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Rush-hour train derails
Passengers are led to safety after a Liverpool train is derailed, trapping 119 commuters...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Terror Bill clears first hurdle
The government's Terrorism Bill passes its first stage in the Commons, with support from Tories...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Quake appeal raises fresh $580m
The UN raises its South Asia quake aid target with some rich nations said to have pledged nothing...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Biggs' release appeal rejected
Ronnie Biggs' plea to be released on ill health grounds is turned down by the home secretary...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Best's condition 'deteriorates'
Football legend George Best's condition in intensive care has "deteriorated dramatically", says his ex-wife Alex...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Suicide Bombing Kills at Least 5, Israeli Police Say
The blast left the street covered with blood and overturned fruit crates as rescue workers rushed to scene...
New York Times - October 26, 2005
3 Sunni Groups Form Coalition for December Elections
The move today signals an intent by Sunni Arabs to seriously engage in the political process in Iraq...
New York Times - October 26, 2005
German Court Convicts 4 Men for Plotting Attacks
A German court today convicted four Middle Eastern men of belonging to a terror group linked to Al Qaeda and of plotting attacks against Jewish targets in Germany...
New York Times - October 26, 2005
U.S. and Japan Agree on Plan to Relocate Okinawa Air Base
The deal removed the biggest obstacle to talks on the redeployment of American troops across the country...
New York Times - October 26, 2005
Iraqi Officials Declare Charter Has Been Passed
But the constitution narrowly escaped defeat, as Sunni Arabs turned out in large numbers to vote against it...
New York Times - October 26, 2005
School meals shake-up bears fruit
The push to improve the quality of school meals in Scotland is going down well, according to inspectors...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Microsoft joins book search plan
Microsoft joins Yahoo in a project to digitise the world's books and other works, making them accessible online...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Record entries for foreign Oscar
Iraq, Costa Rica and Fiji are among a record 58 countries to submit films for the foreign language Oscar...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Hurricane Wilma: Your travel experiences
Thousands of British tourists are still in Mexico and Florida following Hurricane Wilma. Are you affected? Have you returned to the UK?...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Criticism for Deepcut media event
A media open day at the Deepcut army barracks is criticised by the families of four young recruits who died there...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
'On-the-run' legislation due soon
Legislation on so-called on-the-runs could come in early next month, the Northern Ireland Secretary says...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
EU 'must meet global challenge'
Tony Blair urges fellow European leaders to meet the challenge of globalisation and sort out the EU's budget...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Cricket: England confident
Captain Michael Vaughan says England are not worried about Pakistan spin duo Mushtaq Ahmed and Danish Kaneria...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
'Bird flu' case on French island
Authorities on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion say a man who visited Thailand could have bird flu...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Russia opposes UN action on Syria
Moscow says it will block any UN effort to impose sanctions on Syria over the death of ex-Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Murray holds nerve to beat Henman
Andy Murray beats British number one Tim Henman in three sets at the Swiss Indoors in Basel...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
F1: Season starts in Bahrain
The traditional order of races has been changed so as not to clash with next year's major sporting events...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Service for Queen's 80th birthday
A National Service of Thanksgiving will be among the events held to mark the Queen's 80th birthday next year...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
New measures to tackle bird flu
Ministers are to introduce rules to prevent an outbreak of a bird flu pandemic, the UK Government announces...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Wife jailed for hitman death plot
A wife who tried to hire an undercover policeman to kill her husband is jailed for five years...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Cabinet agrees England smoke ban
Ministers agree terms for a widespread ban on smoking in England - with exemptions for clubs and food-free pubs...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Five die in Israel market bombing
At least five people have died in an attack in Hadera, the first suicide bombing inside Israel for two months...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Free eye tests for all in sight
The Scottish Executive announces that free eye tests will be available to everyone in Scotland by 2007...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Elderly couple and boy found dead
An inquiry is under way after the bodies of an elderly couple and their five-year-old great-grandson are found at a house in south Wales...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Prudential to keep stake in Egg
Prudential says it will retain its stake in Egg as the internet bank unveils a rise in UK profits for the three months to September...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Point-by-point: Question time
All the key points from the half-hour prime minister's question time are appearing here from 1200 BST...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Experts offer bird flu egg advice
Chicken and eggs are safe to eat and pose no bird flu threat when cooked properly, food experts reassure...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
US agrees Okinawa air base move
The US agrees to a Japanese proposal to relocate a controversial military air base on the island of Okinawa...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Germany convicts terror plotters
German court jails four men accused of links to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and planning attacks on Jewish targets...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Car bomb targets Kashmir troops
An Indian border guard is killed and more than 20 others injured in a car bomb attack in Indian-administered Kashmir...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Woman jailed for 'hiring hitman'
A woman who admitted trying to hire a hitman to kill her husband is jailed...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Cannabis factory found by police
Three men are arrested after the police uncover a cannabis factory during a planned search in County Tyrone...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
More homeowners in debt trouble
Mortgage repossession orders granted in England and Wales rose by 66% in the third quarter, official figures show...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Murray primed for Henman showdown
Andy Murray is relishing what may be his only opportunity to face veteran compatriot Tim Henman on Wednesday...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Football: O'Neill 'out of running'
Martin O'Neill is not interested in becoming the Republic of Ireland's next coach, the BBC understands...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Cricket: England in Pakistan
England begin a tour of Pakistan that captain Michael Vaughan calls "one of the toughest challenges of all"...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Uganda exile returns for election
Ex-Ugandan presidential candidate Kizza Besigye returns home from four years in exile despite threats of arrest...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
UN raises quake aid appeal target
The UN almost doubles its South Asia quake appeal target, amid claims some rich nations are not giving enough...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Lethal bird flu strain in Croatia
The lethal H5N1 strain of bird flu virus has been found in Croatia, the European Union announces...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Internet child porn block calls
Internet service providers are urged by an MP to declare whether they block websites containing child pornography...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Falconio van test 'took weeks'
The trial into the murder of backpacker Peter Falconio has heard how it took weeks to test for gunshot residue...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Cabinet clash derails smoking ban
Plans for a widespread smoking ban in England are delayed after disagreements between ministers...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
U.N. Puts Children in Forefront of AIDS Effort
The United Nations announced a campaign to raise the profile of children with H.I.V./AIDS, firing off text messages to millions of cellphone users in Africa to spread the word...
New York Times - October 26, 2005
Uzbeks Accused of Drugging Foe
The leader of an Uzbek opposition party who was arrested was later found to be naked and in an incoherent state. His family fears he had been drugged...
New York Times - October 26, 2005
2,000 Dead: As Iraq Tours Stretch On, a Grim Mark
The collective stories of those killed in Iraq describe the painful stresses and recurring strains of the extended conflict...
New York Times - October 26, 2005
U.S., France and Britain Join to Press Syrians at the U.N.
A draft Security Council resolution orders Syria to cooperate with the investigation of the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri of Lebanon...
New York Times - October 26, 2005
Spanish Police Say 40-Year Manhunt Is Zeroing In on Nazi Concentration Camp Doctor
After more than 40 years of searching, a manhunt for Aribert Heim, one of the most wanted Nazi war criminals, has zeroed in on Spain's Mediterranean coast...
New York Times - October 26, 2005
China school stampede kills seven
At least seven children are killed and 37 injured in a stampede at a primary school in south-west China...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Abuse claims prompt care review
A health watchdog investigates the care of people with learning disabilities after allegations of abuse at one NHS trust...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
New bird flu outbreak hits China
China reports 545 dead poultry in Hunan province in its third bird flu outbreak in two weeks...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
People 'lack mortgage knowledge'
Many consumers have trouble understanding how mortgages work, a survey from the City watchdog suggests...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Diocese 'hit by 100 abuse claims'
An Irish government inquiry into child abuse uncovers over 100 allegations of abuse by priests...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Ministers seek smoking agreement
Ministers are trying to thrash out details of a bill to ban smoking in England, after divisions cause its delay...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Call to widen birth control choices
Offering more women long-lasting birth controls would stop thousands of unwanted pregnancies, a body advises...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Rich world 'failing' on quake aid
Many of the world's richest nations are failing to back a UN appeal for the South Asian quake, says a top UK charity...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
Tories delaying terror laws fight
The Tories are to back anti-terror laws in the Commons, but say they will oppose aspects at later stages...
BBC News - October 26, 2005
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