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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 February 2006:
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Israeli Minister Says Palestinian Leader Is Irrelevant
The remarks were at odds with U.S. efforts to bolster Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority...
New York Times - February 26, 2006
Elliot musical leads stage awards
The stage version of Billy Elliot wins four prizes at the Laurence Olivier Awards in London...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Bank robbery police make arrest
A man is arrested by police investigating the robbery of a bank at Belfast's Carlisle Circus on Friday...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Labour conference backs nuclear
Labour's Scottish conference endorses a resolution backing the renewal of ageing nuclear power stations...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Uganda's Museveni thanks voters
Uganda's long-term President Museveni thanks voters for electing him and urges his rival to accept the result...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
French protest for murdered Jew
Tens of thousands march through Paris to protest against anti-Semitism after the murder of a young Jew...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Tesco boss defends firm's growth
Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy says most people are happy with its service and there is still plenty of retail choice...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Games: Colourful finale in Turin
The 2006 Winter Games closes with a celebration of carnival and circus at Turin's Stadio Olympico...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Drugs arrest for George Michael
Pop star George Michael is bailed after being arrested in central London on suspicion of possessing drugs...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
More Iraqis Killed Despite Leaders' Attempt to Defuse Crisis
Iraq's political elite met in an emergency session in an effort to contain the sectarian crisis that has paralyzed the country...
New York Times - February 26, 2006
Thriller scoops France's Cesars
Drama De Battre Mon Coeur S'est Arrete takes top honours at France's leading movie awards...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Darling takes a swipe at Lib Dems
Scottish Secretary Alasdair Darling closes the Labour conference with an attack on its coalition partners...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Funding warning on police merger
Welsh Secretary Peter Hain says police authorities risk losing money if they refuse a volunteer merger...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
High Court bid to block P&O deal
A US firm seeks a High Court order in London to block the £3.9bn takeover of shipping giant P&O by a Dubai firm...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Speaker Martin has heart surgery
Commons Speaker Michael Martin has undergone an angioplasty procedure, his office confirms...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Livingstone appeals Nazi jibe ban
London mayor Ken Livingstone is to appeal against his suspension for likening a Jewish reporter to a concentration camp guard...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Football: Liverpool beat Man City
Harry Kewell's first-half goal is enough to sink Manchester City...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
'Historic' meeting of Somali MPs
Somalia's parliament meets inside the country for the first time, in Baidoa, with Mogadishu deemed unsafe...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
French energy deal irks Italians
Rome criticises a planned merger between two French energy firms, one of them a Italian takeover target...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Man Utd crush Wigan to take Cup
Man Utd score three goals in seven minutes to blow Wigan away in the Carling Cup final...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Rugby: Ireland 31-5 Wales
Ireland keep their Triple Crown hopes alive by beating Wales at Lansdowne Road...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Rehab offer to drug troops
Armed Forces personnel may be offered rehabilitation rather than dismissal for drug offences, the MOD says...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Troops surround Afghan riot jail
Security forces reinforce positions around a high-security Afghan jail in the grip of a major uprising...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Archer 'may vote in Lords again'
Disgraced peer Lord Archer says he could be tempted back to Westminster if there was a prison reform debate...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Kelly 'confident' bill will pass
Education Secretary Ruth Kelly says she believes the Education Bill will be passed despite backbench opposition...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Philippines marine head removed
The man who commands the Philippines marines is removed from his post, prompting a five-hour stand-off...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Jowell facing conduct questions
The Tories call for an inquiry into whether the culture secretary breached the ministerial code in relation to her husband's financial affairs...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Depot robbers left behind £1.3m
The gang which stole up to £50m from a Securitas depot left £1.3m in an abandoned van, say police...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Baghdad mortar barrage kills 16
A series of mortar attacks on a Shia district of Baghdad kill at least 16 Iraqis and injure more than 40...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Conflicting laws hinder research
Inconsistent national policies in embryonic stem cell research hamper collaboration, scientists and ethicists say...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Mobile tracking devices on trial
Tracking someone's movements via their mobile phone is easier than you might think...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
No charges after 'terror' arrest
Police release a man after finding nothing dangerous in a flat at the centre of a Terrorism Act investigation...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Charlotte's condition 'serious'
Charlotte Wyatt - the baby at the centre of a right-to-life battle - is in a serious but stable condition...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Death of infant is 'suspicious'
The death of a baby in County Fermanagh is being treated as suspicious, the police say...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Darling turns on Labour opponents
Scottish Secretary Alasdair Darling says Labour is the only party prepared to take hard decisions...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
China alert for spring bird flu
Chinese officials warn of a possible "massive" outbreak of bird flu this spring as migratory birds return...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Jamaica to get first woman leader
Jamaica is to have its first female PM after Portia Simpson Miller was elected leader of the ruling party...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Pakistan police break up protests
Police in Pakistan use force to disperse a rally against the Muhammad cartoons and arrest activists...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Watch Scotland go now - Paterson
Chris Paterson insists there is more to come from the Scots after their shock 18-12 win over England...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Football: Ferguson's job 'threat'
Sir Alex Ferguson hints his position may be under threat if Man Utd lose the Carling Cup final against Wigan...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Live: Winter Olympics Day 16
The final two gold medals will be decided before a spectacular ceremony brings the Games to a close...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Iraq leaders see hope of progess
Political and militia leaders in Iraq say they have made progess in easing sectarian tensions...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Afghan prisoners seize jail wing
Prisoners take control of part of a notorious Kabul high-security jail in riots that reportedly leave four dead...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Thirteen charged over Dublin riot
Thirteen people have appeared in court charged in connection with rioting in Dublin city centre...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
No Hope for Mexico Miners
The 65 men trapped by a Mexican coal mine explosion last Sunday cannot have survived their ordeal underground, mine owners said...
New York Times - February 26, 2006
All-party plan for Lords reform
The government is to launch an initiative to get consensus on reforms of the House of Lords...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Unrest at notorious Afghan jail
A riot starts at Kabul's main jail, and four prisoners are reported dead, with two guards taken hostage...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Winter Olympics Day 16 preview
The final two gold medals will be decided before a specacular ceremony brings the Games to a close...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Eight die in Colombia Farc attack
At least eight people are killed in an attack on a civilian bus by left-wing rebels Farc in southern Colombia...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Archbishop in Sudan 'peace visit'
The Archbishop of Canterbury arrives in Sudan at the start of a week-long pre-Lent visit...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
M-way to reopen after car chaos
A busy section of the M11 that was closed after a van blaze will not reopen until mid-morning, police warn...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Williams outpoints brutal Skelton
Danny Williams retains the Commonwealth heavyweight title with victory over Matt Skelton...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Guns found after £50m depot robbery
Police investigating the £50m Securitas robbery recover firearms and cash and say "the net is closing in"...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
Palestinian leader issues warning
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says he may resign if he feels too constrained by a Hamas administration...
BBC News - February 26, 2006
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