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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 2007:
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Afghan Lawmaker Is Killed in Shooting
A member of Afghanistan?s Parliament was gunned down while he was walking to a mosque, officials said...
New York Times - January 26, 2007
Canada Reaches Settlement With Torture Victim
Maher Arar, who was cleared of charges that led to his detention, will be paid over $8.9 million in compensation...
New York Times - January 26, 2007
Bush Backs Force Against Iranians in Iraq
The statement follows a report that President Bush had authorized the killing of Iranian agents...
New York Times - January 26, 2007
NATO Allies Wary of Adding Troops in Afghanistan
The Bush administration met with resistance as it tried to inject new energy into the NATO mission...
New York Times - January 26, 2007
Big Brother star Jo denies racism
Pop singer Jo O'Meara denies being racist after her eviction from Channel 4's Celebrity Big Brother with Cleo Rocos...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Roadworks warning for M8 drivers
Work begins on the second phase of improvements to a stretch of the M8 motorway in Glasgow...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Nasdaq extends LSE share deadline
The Nasdaq extends its closing date for LSE shareholders to accept its proposed takeover bid...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Bush assertive on Iraq strategy
President Bush reaffirms plans to send more troops to Iraq, as their new commander there is confirmed...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
New call to save EU constitution
EU members supporting the union's constitution call for the rest of the bloc to help revive the document...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Iran rejects UN's chief inspector
Iran demands the removal of the UN official in charge of inspecting its nuclear programme, reports say...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Football: Ferguson warns Platini
Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson tells new Uefa president Michel Platini not to revamp the format of the Champions League...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Guinean leader 'to cede powers'
Guinea's president has agreed, after bloody protests, to cede some powers to a prime minister, union leaders say...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Canada compensates deportee
The Canadian PM apologises to a man allegedly tortured in Syria after being detained in the US as a terror suspect...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Liverpool reveal Gillett approach
Liverpool receive an approach about a possible takeover of the club from American tycoon George Gillett...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Bill Gates praises UK on Africa
Microsoft boss Bill Gates hails the UK government's role as a "change agent" that helps Africa...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
New attempt to head off BA strike
Weekend talks will be held between BA and union leaders to try and avert a strike by cabin crew...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Eleven die as Gaza factions clash
At least 11 people are killed in some of the deadliest fighting between rival Palestinian factions in Gaza for months...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Memo From Davos: Seeing Future of Britain, and Blair, in the Snow
Some question whether Tony Blair will find a niche to enable him to return to Davos in the future in something resembling the post-political mode of Bill Clinton...
New York Times - January 26, 2007
Rome Journal: Renewal, in Real Estate and in Culture, for Ancient People
High real estate prices in Rome are driving the last Jews from their homes in the old ghetto, which is transforming itself into a trendy enclave...
New York Times - January 26, 2007
Bombing at Hotel in Pakistani Capital
A man blew himself up today outside a major hotel used by government officials and foreign dignitaries, killing himself and a security guard...
New York Times - January 26, 2007
Punk band Sham 69 in bitter split
Punk band Sham 69 split after an acrimonious fall-out between singer Jimmy Pursey and guitarist Dave Parsons...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
School sets out trust proposals
A school in Tyne and Wear is thought to be the first in England to publish plans to become a trust school...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Recycled satellite radio planned
An in-car satellite radio and multimedia system that could use out-of-date satellites is unveiled...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Cameron would end 'manic' reform
David Cameron says he would end the "hysterical" pace of Labour's public service reforms and keep many changes...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Leading LVF man jailed for murder
A leading member of the Loyalist Volunteer Force is sentenced to 28 years for the murder of a grandmother...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Family's anger at man's treatment
Relatives of a 77-year-old man accuse a care home of leaving him at a hospital with his possessions in bin bags...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Burberry gives factory to Rhondda
The Rhondda Burberry factory will be given to the local community when it shuts, the company announces...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Chocolate drugs trio spared jail
Three people are given nine-month suspended jail terms for supplying cannabis-laced chocolate bars...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
US Senate confirms Iraq commander
The US Senate unanimously confirms Lt-Gen David Petraeus as the commander of US forces in Iraq...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Spain rallies constitution bloc
Spain strongly defends the beleaguered EU constitution, rallying the countries that have ratified it...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Many die in Iraq pet market blast
A bomb planted at a popular pet market in central Baghdad kills at least 15 people and injures scores more...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Thailand partly lifts martial law
Thailand's government lifts martial law in Bangkok and 41 provinces, two months after the measure was authorised...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Wembley welcomes public in March
The FA confirms the first date the doors of Wembley will be opened to members of the public...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
UK in whaling recruitment drive
The British government will launch a campaign to secure an anti-whaling majority on the world's governing body...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Best leaves son World Cup watch
Northern Ireland soccer legend George Best left his celebrity son Calum a commemorative watch in his will...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Nato 'to step up Afghan support'
Nato ministers meeting in Brussels agree to step up military and economic help for Afghanistan, officials say...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Four face jail for racist murder
Four white teenagers are told they will be imprisoned for the racially-motivated killing of an Asian taxi driver...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Pair jailed over royal phone taps
The News of the World's royal editor and an investigator are jailed for plotting to intercept messages for royal aides...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
July bomb suspect 'strolled away'
One of the men accused of the 21 July London bomb plot walked calmly away from the scene, a court hears...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Reid hits back in sentencing row
Home Secretary John Reid denies telling judges to give criminals softer sentences to ease prison overcrowding...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Iraq Leader and Sunni Officials in Clash on Security
The sectarian confrontation came as Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki is under increasing pressure to demonstrate evenhandedness...
New York Times - January 26, 2007
Kidman hurt during 'zombie' crash
Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman is taken to hospital after her car crashes while filming a zombie scene...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Tories to end 'hysterical' reform
David Cameron says he will end the "hysterical" pace of public service reform undertaken by Labour, while keeping many of the key changes...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Stress 'harms brain in the womb'
Children whose mums were stressed in pregnancy are vulnerable to behavioural problems, evidence shows...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Minister to discuss poverty issue
The work and pensions minister visits Scotland to discuss ways of tackling poverty and unemployment...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Loyalist in feud murder retrial
Judges rule loyalist William 'Mo' Courtney must stand trial again for a murder he was cleared of two months ago...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Theatre may charge Scots more
A English theatre considers higher admission charges for Scots in a row over funding...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
'Suicide blast' at Pakistan hotel
A suicide bomber kills himself and a security guard at a top hotel in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, officials say...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
France bids adieu to Abbe Pierre
French leaders attend a funeral ceremony at Notre Dame Cathedral for homeless campaigner Abbe Pierre...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Tuna groups tackle overfishing
The first international plan to try to stop the overfishing of tuna has been adopted by regulators meeting in Japan...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Tennis: Gonzalez destroys Haas
Fernando Gonzalez thrashes Tommy Haas to set up an Australian Open final against Roger Federer...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Cricket: Pitiful England defeated
Australia gallop past England's feeble 110 in Adelaide, thrashing the tourists by nine wickets...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Five killed in Mogadishu attacks
Unknown gunmen kill five people in a series of attacks in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, witnesses say...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Hi-def DVD security is bypassed
The encryption on high definition DVDs has been bypassed, the group backing copy protection on the discs confirms...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Platini elected as Uefa president
Michel Platini is the new Uefa president after being elected ahead of Lennart Johansson in Dusseldorf...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Babies 'removed to meet targets'
Young children are being removed from their parents so that councils can meet adoption targets, MPs claim...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
'Hundreds' of royal calls tapped
The News of the World's royal editor tapped into hundreds of phone messages of royal aides, a court hears...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Plans for tougher border controls
Measures to increase immigration officers' powers and UK border controls are to be unveiled by ministers...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Resignation adds to Reid pressure
Pressure on Home Secretary John Reid increases as the head of the Youth Justice Board quits over his policies...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Israeli Panel Approves Suspending President in Sex Scandal
Prosecutors are preparing a case against Moshe Katsav that could include charges of rape and other sexual misconduct...
New York Times - January 26, 2007
Rules Dispute Imperils Khmer Rouge Trial
If judges cannot agree on procedural rules soon, analysts and officials at the tribunal say, some foreign judges may walk out...
New York Times - January 26, 2007
Bush to Seek More Aid for Afghanistan
President Bush will ask Congress for $10.6 billion to help Afghanistan strengthen its security forces and rebuild...
New York Times - January 26, 2007
Beirut University Dispute Escalates Into Rioting, Killing 4
The army declared a rare night curfew amid fears that Lebanon?s two-month political crisis had entered a violent phase...
New York Times - January 26, 2007
Aid Conference Raises $7.6 Billion for Lebanon
The effort was led by Saudi Arabia and the U.S. to try to prop up the government of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora...
New York Times - January 26, 2007
Iraq Leader and Sunni Officials in Sectarian Clash on Security
The uproar came as Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki is under increasing pressure to demonstrate even-handedness...
New York Times - January 26, 2007
Parade marks India Republic Day
A grand parade marking India's Republic Day is held in Delhi, with Russian President Vladimir Putin as guest of honour...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Libby misled inquiry, trial hears
Ex-White House aide Lewis Libby did not tell FBI agents the truth over the CIA leak scandal, his trial hears...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Lords reform to go to free vote
Ministers are to get a free vote on options to reform the House of Lords, the BBC has learned...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Iraq inquests backlog continues
Inquests are yet to be held into the deaths of a third of all British soldiers killed in Iraq, figures show...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Beirut lifts curfew after clashes
Lebanon's army lifts a curfew imposed after students from rival factions clash in Beirut, leaving four people dead...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Nato to discuss Afghanistan boost
Nato ministers meet to consider stepping up the Afghan campaign ahead of an expected Taleban offensive...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Plan to strengthen UK borders due
Measures to increase immigration officers' powers and border controls are to be unveiled by the government...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Child porn sentence is condemned
A judge's decision not to jail a man who downloaded child porn has been condemned by children's charities...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
Shopping voucher plan for addicts
Drug addicts should be given shopping vouchers to help them kick their habit, the NHS advisory body suggests...
BBC News - January 26, 2007
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