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Saber-toothed cat fossils discovered in Venezuela
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Study Seismic has little effect on Gulf whales
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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At top of Greenland, new worrisome cracks in ice
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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US, Iraq reach deal to pull US troops out by June
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Bodies identified from plane crash in Spain
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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French deaths in Afghanistan show rising Taliban
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Russians dig in but still promise Georgia pullout
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Indian Kashmir protests called off for 3 days
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Philippines Peace deal to be renegotiated
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Global News Archive for December 2005:
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Dozens Sickened After Gas Is Released in Store
The peak of the Russian holiday shopping was disrupted for a St. Petersburg retail chain today when two of its stores were struck by devices that emitted foul-smelling gas...
New York Times - December 26, 2005
Sharon to Undergo Heart Catheterization
The catheterization will repair a small hole in Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's heart that apparently contributed to his mild stroke last week...
New York Times - December 26, 2005
Character actor Schiavelli dies
Vincent Schiavelli, a character actor renowned for his droopy eyes, dies of cancer at the age of 57...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
Blairs take Red Sea winter break
Tony Blair and his family are taking a winter holiday in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
Israeli PM to have minor heart op
Israeli PM Ariel Sharon is to undergo a procedure to close a small hole in his heart, his doctors say...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
Media magnate Kerry Packer dies
Australian media magnate Kerry Packer, the country's richest man, dies aged 68 in his home in Sydney...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
Europe 'behind on Kyoto pledges'
The UK is almost alone in the EU in honouring commitments to cut greenhouse gases, a think-tank warns...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
Threat to London 'disorganised'
London's terror threat comes from "small disaffected groups", claims the capital's mayor Ken Livingstone...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
Britons commemorate tsunami
Around 150 Britons travel to Asia to take part in memorial services for those killed in last year's tsunami...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
'No mistakes', Beslan report says
Russian authorities made no mistakes in the 2004 Beslan school siege in which 330 died, prosecutors say...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
X Factor star in festive top spot
The winner of the X Factor TV talent show scoops the coveted Christmas number one single spot...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
More deaths in eastern Sri Lanka
Four people including two suspected Tamil Tiger rebels die in fresh violence in eastern Sri Lanka...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
Races abandoned in security alert
Down Royal racecourse's Boxing Day meeting is abandoned following a security alert...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
Tills jangle during festive sales
Shopping centres across Scotland report a surge in spending as bargain hunters hit the Boxing Day sales...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
Show of support for holiday hunts
Thousands of supporters watch the first Boxing Day hunt meetings since the Hunting Act came into force...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
Owen loses on return to Anfield
Newcastle striker Michael Owen's return to former club Liverpool ends in a comprehensive defeat...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
Racing: Kicking King wins again
Kicking King holds off a late challenge to win the King George VI Chase at Sandown...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
Swedes mark tsunami anniversary
Swedes hold ceremonies to mark the first anniversary of the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
Mother dies collecting loft gifts
A mother-of-five dies at home after falling from her loft while collecting her children's Christmas presents...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
Pinochet ruled fit to stand trial
Chile's supreme court rules that former military ruler Augusto Pinochet should face human rights charges...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
Russia shoppers 'poisoned' by gas
Dozens of people are taken ill after a gas is released in a shop in the Russian city of St Petersburg...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
BBC wins Christmas ratings war
The BBC's EastEnders and Doctor Who were the most watched TV shows on Christmas Day...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
'No mistakes' says Beslan report
Russian prosecutors investigating the 2004 Beslan school siege say no mistakes were made by the authorities...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
Maldives for tsunami 'strategy'
Maldives' president says an early warning system is not enough to protect his country from another tsunami...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
Ten escape following arson attack
Ten people are forced to leave their homes on Christmas day following an arson attack...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
Embassy 'clarifies' Syria denial
The US embassy in London moves to clarify remarks by its ambassador on "renditions" to Syria...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
Iraqi policemen killed in ambush
Five Iraqi policemen have been killed and at least three others wounded in an insurgent attack on a checkpoint, police say...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
Cricket: S Africa in control
South Africa paceman Andre Nel takes 4-58 as Australia end day one of the Melbourne Test on 239-8...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
DR Congo fighting leaves 40 dead
An Indian peacekeeper is among the dead as UN and DR Congo troops clash with rebels in eastern DR Congo...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
Japanese train crash kills four
Four people are killed and more than 30 injured as an express train derails in northern Japan...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
Glitter police 'drop rape charge'
Vietnamese police are to drop a charge of child rape against former singer Gary Glitter, his lawyer says...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
Sharon to have 'minor heart op'
Israeli PM Ariel Sharon is to have an operation to repair a small hole in his heart, his doctors say...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
Mourners mark tsunami anniversary
Ceremonies are held to mark the first anniversary of the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
China plans mass bird flu vaccine
China says it has made a new bird flu vaccine for poultry which may also ultimately help protect humans...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
Sunnis Protest Iraqi Vote, and Offer Deals
Sunni political leaders asked the main Shiite political bloc to give them 10 seats in the new Parliament in an attempt to defuse tensions over the elections, but the Shiites refused...
New York Times - December 26, 2005
Fleeing Sudan, Only to Languish in an Egyptian Limbo
Thousands who fled to Egypt from war-torn Sudan are petitioning to be declared refugees and relocated to a better place to live. But the law does not seem to be on their side...
New York Times - December 26, 2005
In First Christmas Homily, Pope Reflects on World Conflicts
Pope Benedict XVI prayed for the poor and warned the more comfortable that they "risk becoming victims of their own intellectual and technical achievements."...
New York Times - December 26, 2005
Zimbabwe's Opposition Party 'Expels' Its Leader (but Not for Sure)
Leaders of Zimbabwe's sole democratic opposition party decided to expel their president over the weekend, but it was unclear whether the expulsion would stick...
New York Times - December 26, 2005
Rule by Law: Seeking a Public Voice on China's 'Angry River'
A proposal for a dam project is now unexpectedly presenting the Chinese government with a quandary of its own making: will it abide by its own laws?...
New York Times - December 26, 2005
Libyan Court Orders a Retrial for 6 Workers in H.I.V. Case
Libya's supreme court overturned the death sentences and ordered a retrial for five nurses and a doctor charged with infecting children with H.I.V...
New York Times - December 26, 2005
2006 full of broadband promise
More people are expected to sign up for broadband in 2006, with every increasing speeds available to more people...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
Over-50s 'driving music growth'
Over-50s are having an increasing impact on the UK music industry, a survey suggests...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
Public defibrillators save lives
Putting electric shock machines in public places to treat cardiac arrest victims saves lives, a study says...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
ATM fraud police arrest three men
Police investigating suspected fraud at cash machines in several parts of Belfast arrest three men...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
Public doubts over hunting ban
As Boxing Day meets take place, a poll says most people in Wales believe hunting with dogs is continuing...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
Pub death suspect due in court
A man, 30, is due to appear in court charged with murder after a stabbing at a pub in south London...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
First Boxing Day hunts since ban
Hunts in England and Wales are to hold their first Boxing Day meetings since the Hunting Act came into force...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
Straw apology to tsunami families
The foreign secretary voices regrets to victims' relatives as events mark the tsunami tragedy's anniversary...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
Hain attacks Tories on N Ireland
The Northern Ireland secretary accuses the Conservatives of abandoning cross-party peace efforts...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
Christmas blaze kills 26 in China
A blaze in a bar in the southern Chinese city of Zhongshan kills 26 people celebrating Christmas...
BBC News - December 26, 2005
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