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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 January 2005:
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With 6 Combat Deaths, U.S. Suffers Deadliest Day in Iraq
A top U.S. commander said the weather was bad at the time, and that there were no signs yet of hostile fire...
New York Times - January 26, 2005
Bush Upbeat on Vote but Warns Iraqis Need to Take Initiative
Speaking at the first news conference of his second term, the president predicted "a grand moment in Iraqi history."...
New York Times - January 26, 2005
French Detain Group Said to Recruit Iraq Rebels
French intelligence and law enforcement officials said today that they had smashed an operation that was recruiting fighters for the insurgency in Iraq...
New York Times - January 26, 2005
Blair Urges U.S. to Heed Concerns of Other Nations
Prime Minister Tony of Blair of Britain appealed to the Bush administration today to heed the concerns of others in return for support in its wars...
New York Times - January 26, 2005
Police ask to postone NI inquiry
The police ask the inquiry into the deaths of three children at NI hospitals to postpone part of the hearings...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Four stabbed in 'random attacks'
Four men are injured in what appears to have been a random series of knife attacks in Paisley...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Anger at fire death woman's care
The family of a woman who died in a fire hours after leaving hospital say more should have been done to help her...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Rover 'sweetener' claim dismissed
Claims the UK government offered the car maker's potential Chinese partner £100m to seal a deal are dismissed...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Football: Double signing for Spurs
Tottenham sign Mido on loan and Mounir El Hamdaoui on a permanent deal...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Barroso seeks EU economic boost
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso presents a five-year policy strategy to MEPs...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Approval for first red light zone
Liverpool City Council votes in favour of plans to set up a prostitution tolerance zone in the city...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Alarm at new climate warning
Global temperatures could rise by as much as 11 degrees Celsius, a major climate prediction project suggests...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Turin shroud 'older than thought'
The Shroud of Turin is much older than suggested by 1980s radiocarbon dating, a new chemical study suggests...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Football: Chelsea reach cup final
Damien Duff grabs the winner as Chelsea beat Man Utd in their Carling Cup semi-final...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
UK police release Guantanamo four
The four British men freed from Guantanamo Bay are released without charge by police...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Iraq air crash kills 31 US troops
A helicopter crash in Iraq kills 31
US soldiers, as President Bush hails Sunday's poll as a "grand moment"...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Blair asks for 'global consensus'
Tony Blair sees an "emerging consensus" on climate change and poverty as the World Economic Forum kicks off...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Bush Says Deaths Should Harden Resolve for 'Our Missions'
Speaking at the first news conference of his second term, the president also appeared to acknowledge that the fighting in Iraq was likely to go on even after the elections...
New York Times - January 26, 2005
Israel Moves to Improve Relations With Palestinians
Israeli and Palestinian aides resumed meetings and Israel agreed to suspend targeted killings of Palestinian militants...
New York Times - January 26, 2005
Paternity Suit Against TV Star Scandalizes Egyptians
A paternity suit in Egypt has prompted a national debate over the clandestine marriage contracts that young couples are using to have sex...
New York Times - January 26, 2005
Cause of Deadliest Incident for U.S. in Iraq Is Still Unknown
A search and rescue team has reached the site of the crash, and an investigation is being conducted...
New York Times - January 26, 2005
Bookmakers back Aviator for Oscar
The Aviator is tipped by bookmakers as the favourite to win the best film award at this year's Oscars...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Anti-terror measures: Your reaction
The home secretary has said that a system of control orders will replace the holding of foreign terror suspects without trial. What is your reaction?...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Jobs lost after flood wrecks mine
The north-east of England's last deep mine is to close with the loss of 340 jobs...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Police warn of fire bomb attacks
Dissident republicans may be planning a fresh wave of fire bomb attacks in the north west, police warn...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Blogging 'a paedophile's dream'
Online journals and camera phones are a "paedophile's dream", MSPs are warned...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Drop in hospital waiting times
The health minister says the gap with England is closing as new figures show Welsh waiting times are falling...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Pfizer to cut hundreds of UK jobs
Pfizer says it is to shed up to 400 jobs and sell off a factory as part of plans to "rationalise" its UK operations...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
MPs opt for return to late hours
MPs narrowly decide to go back to late night sittings on Tuesdays despite a plea by Commons Leader Peter Hain...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Lunar probe's amazing new images
The European-built Smart-1 spacecraft has sent back its first close-up images of the Moon, showing the cratered landscape in glorious detail...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Football: L'pool hit by injury
Liverpool striker Florent Sinama-Pongolle faces a long lay-off after tearing knee ligaments...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Rugby: Wilkinson targets Ireland
Jonny Wilkinson is aiming to be fit for England's third Six Nations match...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Somalis build mosque on cemetery
Somali militiamen are building a mosque on the site of an Italian cemetery, which they desecrated last week...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Rice confirmed in US Senate vote
The US Senate confirms Condoleezza Rice as secretary of state after vigorous debate...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Aids and poverty top Davos agenda
The World Economic Forum in Davos kicks off amid transatlantic tensions, with a focus on poverty and climate change...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Arson probe into India stampede
Indian police say fires that led to the stampede killing more than 250 Hindu pilgrims were started deliberately...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Guantanamo arrests criticised
The lawyer for two Britons freed from Guantanamo Bay says they are being used in a "political exercise"...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Rail crash carnage in Los Angeles
Nine people are killed and up to 200 injured in a crash involving three trains during rush hour in Los Angeles...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Bogus doctor jailed for 10 years
A man who claimed to be a psychiatrist and pocketed £1.5m assessing asylum seekers is jailed...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Abuse trial hears 'kicking' claim
Three soldiers accused of abusing Iraqis were told to give looters 'a kicking', their court martial is told...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Iraq air crash kills 31 marines
A helicopter crash in Iraq kills 31 US marines, as President Bush hails Sunday's poll as a "grand moment"...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Allders goes into administration
The Allders department store chain goes into administration, amid hopes it could still be sold as a viable business...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
House arrest plan for terror suspects
Controls such as house arrest and curfews will replace the holding of foreign terror suspects without trial, says the home secretary...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Two-thirds of schools specialise
More than two-thirds of England's secondary schools have achieved specialist status...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Chimps have 'sense of fair play'
Chimpanzees display a similar sense of fairness to humans, one which is shaped
by social relationships, experts claim...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Microsoft makes anti-piracy move
Microsoft is clamping down on people with pirated copies of Windows by restricting their access to security features...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Levy toasts Whitbread book prize
Orange Prize winner Andrea Levy wins the main Whitbread Prize with her novel Small Island...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Flooding kills 29 in Saudi Arabia
Heavy rain and flash floods claim more lives in the Saudi Arabian city of Medina, media reports say...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Neighbours prevent arson attack
A family of five escape injury after a burning bin is placed at the door of their County Tyrone home...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
State 'will appeal' Richey ruling
A lawyer predicts that prosecutors will oppose the quashing of the conviction and death sentence on a British man...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Brown 'needs £11bn tax increase'
Chancellor Gordon Brown will have to raise taxes by at least £11bn to make his sums add up, says a leading think-tank...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
World leaders gather to face uncertainty
World leaders arrive in the Swiss resort of Davos for the World Economic Forum, with Iraq and transatlantic relations top of the agenda...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
'Clean yourself' advice on MRSA
Patients should scrub up before coming to hospital to cut rates of the superbug MRSA, say advisors...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Football: Gerrard is 'Reds saviour'
Rafael Benitez acknowledges Steven Gerrard's importance to Liverpool after their Carling Cup progress...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Libyan torture trial to go ahead
Ten Libyans are to go on trial accused of torturing Bulgarian nurses on death row into giving false statements...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Aceh schools reopen after tsunami
Schools in the Indonesian province of Aceh reopen for the first time since the disaster a month ago...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Aids and climate top Davos agenda
The World Economic Forum in Davos kicks off amid transatlantic tensions with a focus on Aids and climate change...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Last deep mine to be closed down
The north-east of England's last deep mine is to be closed with the loss of 340 jobs...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Astronauts begin first spacewalk
The two astronauts living on the International Space Station (ISS) begin the first spacewalk of their mission...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Iraq hit by wave of car bombs
A series of car bombs explode across Iraq in the run-up to Sunday's election, killing at least five people...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Mid-East talks raise peace hopes
Israeli and Palestinian officials meet in Jerusalem after Israel lifted a ban on diplomatic contacts...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
EU referendum question unveiled
The question to be asked in the UK referendum on the EU constitution has been unveiled...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Families to visit Guantanamo four
Four Britons released from Guantanamo Bay are expected to be allowed a visit from one relative later...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Worries grow over Allders future
The future of the Allders department store chain appears to be in the balance, with reports that it could be put into administration...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
MPs threaten 'unfit' CSA
The government would not rule out abolishing the Child Support Agency if it fails to improve, a minister says...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Terror Charges Against 5 Dropped in Italy
A judge was sharply criticized after she dismissed terrorism charges against five North Africans accused of being Islamic militants...
New York Times - January 26, 2005
Insurgents Vowing to Kill Iraqis Who Brave the Polls on Sunday
Guerrilla groups in Iraq are trying to intimidate Iraqi citizens and scare them away from the polls with threats of death...
New York Times - January 26, 2005
Iraqis Abroad Seem Reluctant to Vote, Too, Sign-Up Shows
After a two-day extension, registration of Iraqi voters living abroad drew to a close but fell well below expectations...
New York Times - January 26, 2005
A Path to Cheaper AIDS Drugs for Poor Nations
The F.D.A. has opened the way for U.S. taxpayer dollars to be used to buy cheaper AIDS medicines for use in poor countries...
New York Times - January 26, 2005
In Senate, Democrats Assail Rice and U.S. Policy in Iraq
Senate Democrats denounced Condoleezza Rice as the architect of a failed and misleading Iraq policy...
New York Times - January 26, 2005
Warning Issued About Ethnic Conflict in Kirkuk After Elections
Elections in Kirku, Iraq, where Turkish and Kurdish interests collide, could set off an ethnic war and wider regional instability...
New York Times - January 26, 2005
Poor couples 'want IVF anonymity'
Couples from poorer backgrounds seeking fertility treatment are more inclined to want anonymous donors than more well off people, a study says...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Israeli PM 'lifts talks freeze'
Israeli PM Ariel Sharon reportedly decides to lift a ban on diplomatic contact with the Palestinians...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Cremation for India crush victims
Relatives prepare to cremate around 300 Hindu pilgrims who died in a stampede at an Indian religious festival...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
City to decide on red light zone
Liverpool City Council is to decide later if it wants to set up a prostitution tolerance zone in the city...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
HealthSouth ex-boss goes on trial
The former head of US medical services firm HealthSouth goes on trial accused of "directing" a $2.7bn fraud...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
UK pledges £2bn to vaccine effort
Gordon Brown will offer to £2bn over 15 years to help boost an international scheme of vaccination programmes...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Clarke setting out terror policy
Charles Clarke is to set out his plans for foreign terrorist suspects after Law Lords ruled their detention is illegal...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Warning over tsunami aid 'holdup'
Only half the money requested by the UN for immediate tsunami aid has been received, says Oxfam...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
MPs' report backs scrapping CSA
MPs call for the Child Support Agency to improve or be scrapped in a report on its performance...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Straw argues EU constitution case
Jack Straw makes the "patriotic case" for the EU constitution as a bill on a referendum is published...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Website to report on paedophiles
Police and internet companies launch a website for children to report possible paedophile activity...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
World leaders gather at Davos
World leaders are arriving in the Swiss resort of Davos for this year's World Economic Forum, with Iraq and transatlantic relations top of the agenda...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Tennis: Davenport wins thriller
Lindsay Davenport overcomes Alicia Molik 9-7 in the third set of a thrilling Australian Open quarter-final...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
Guantanamo four face questioning
Four Britons released from Guantanamo Bay are expected to be questioned by UK anti-terror police...
BBC News - January 26, 2005
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