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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 April 2007:
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U.S. Officer in Iraq Accused of ?Aiding the Enemy?
The charge is rare and serious, with a maximum sentence of death...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Senate Passes Iraq War Bill Requiring Pullout
The vote will send the measure to President Bush, who has vowed to veto it...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Hawking takes zero-gravity flight
The British physicist Stephen Hawking has completed a zero-gravity flight in a specially modified plane...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Health gap 'widest in retirement'
The health gap between the lowest and highest paid work groups widens in retirement, a study claims...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Rise in pupils without English
The proportion of children in England's schools who do not have English as a first language is rising...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Study uncovers new diabetes genes
Scientists identify new genes which they say will bring them closer to understanding the causes of diabetes...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Vista sales boost for Microsoft
The Windows Vista operating system and Office 2007 helps Microsoft beat earnings forecasts for its third quarter...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Addict killed his baby son with drugs
A man is found guilty of killing his three-month-old son by giving him a heroin substitute to stop him crying...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Fire crews tackle mountain blazes
The Fire and Rescue Service tackle two fires in Belfast, one of which the National Trust believes was malicious...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Muslim Brothers in military trial
Thirty-three members of Egypt's biggest opposition group go on trial at a military court in Cairo...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Top 'US Tamil Tiger' is arrested
A senior member of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers rebel group is arrested in the US for 'terror' activities, officials say...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Nationwide power cut hits Colombia
A nationwide blackout in Colombia cuts power to commercial centres and causes traffic chaos...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Hunt for Turkey collapse victims
Rescuers at the site of a multi-storey building that collapsed in Istanbul continue to search for survivors...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Football: Liverpool win Youth Cup
Liverpool win the FA Youth Cup after beating Man Utd in a penalty shoot-out...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
21/7 suspect 'is a devious liar'
One of the 21 July bomb plot suspects is a "sly and devious liar" who is trying to mislead the jury, a court hears...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Speed admits World Cup too long
ICC chief Malcolm Speed says the next Cricket World Cup will be shorter than the current seven-week format...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Spector lawyer sets out defence
Defence lawyers at music producer Phil Spector's murder trial say scientific evidence will prove his innocence...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Doctors' job website is suspended
A website for junior doctors is suspended over claims that job applicants can access each other's messages...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Call to stop children's drinking
Parents who give alcohol to children aged under 15 should be prosecuted, a charity says...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Congress backs Iraq pull-out plan
The US Senate joins the House of Representatives in approving a bill setting out a US withdrawal from Iraq...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Russia's treaty threat irks Nato
Nato members express concern over Russia's threat to freeze its compliance with a key arms treaty...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
U.S. Officer in Iraq Charged With ?Aiding the Enemy?
The charge, brought against a top commander at the main detention center in Baghdad, is rare and serious, with a maximum sentence of death...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
A Theater Holds a Hearing on Blair, Then Stages It
The Tricycle Theater in London has ?indicted? Tony Blair for his handling of the war in Iraq in a new play, ?Called to Account.?...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Missile-Defense Plan No Threat to Russia, Rice Says
The secretary of state?s comments are part of a White House campaign to rally support for the proposal...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Memo From London: Why Can?t the English Just Give Up That Class Folderol?
Even in new, egalitarian Britain, everyone seems ready to believe in the return of the class war that had supposedly ended in a truce years ago...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Putin Suspends Arms Pact Over Missile Dispute
Russia will suspend its compliance with a treaty on arms in Europe as a result of its dispute over American missile-defense proposals, President Vladimir V. Putin said today...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Care children 'still lag behind'
New figures show a third of children in care reach the end of compulsory schooling with no qualifications at all...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Lily Allen to play Diana concert
Lily Allen, Rod Stewart and Kanye West are among performers added to the Diana memorial concert bill...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Lib Dem 'principle over fashion'
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell calls for politics to focus on "principle over fashion"...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Clash over Angelika meeting time
Defence lawyer Donald Findlay clashes with a sheriff called to give evidence over time he spent with Angelika Kluk...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Fewer fines for speeding drivers
A chief constable says more drivers will be offered speed-awareness courses instead of fines and penalty points...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Gere faces Indian arrest warrant
An Indian court issues an arrest warrant for Richard Gere for publicly kissing actress Shilpa Shetty...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Body in car may be missing mother
Police work on the assumption that a body found in a car boot is that of a missing mother-of-four...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Premier claims Somali 'victory'
Ethiopian-backed troops are in "complete control" of Somalia's capital after fierce fighting, the PM says...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Iraq criticises US pull-out bill
Moves by US Democrats on troop withdrawal from Iraq undermine its security, Iraq's foreign minister says...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Cricket: England name squad
Matthew Prior, Marcus Trescothick and Simon Jones are all in a 25-man England squad for this summer's internationals...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Snooker: Championship latest
Ali Carter concludes his first round match with Andy Hicks with Anthony Hamilton plays Ian McCulloch in the second round...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Woolmer's body to be flown home
The body of murdered Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer is to be flown to South Africa, police say...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Everest climb for Olympic torch
The Olympic torch will take in Mount Everest, Tibet and Taiwan on its way from Greece to Beijing, officials say...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Forth safe after huge sewage leak
Authorities say it is safe to return to beaches along the Firth of Forth following last weekend's huge sewage spill...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Addict found guilty of baby death
A man is found guilty of killing his three-month-old son by giving him a heroin substitute and a tranquillizer...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
EU urges Gaza reporter's release
EU lawmakers unanimously back a resolution calling for the immediate release of the BBC's Alan Johnston...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Harry will not quit, say friends
Friends of Prince Harry deny reports that he would quit the Army if he was not allowed to serve in Iraq...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Anger over Church abuse cover-up
The Church of England is under fire after an ex-choirmaster is jailed for sexually abusing children...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Racial 'time bomb' in UK schools
Racial segregation in Britain's schools is like a "ticking time bomb", a race watchdog claims...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Hawking set for weightless flight
The British physicist Stephen Hawking is to embark on a zero-gravity flight in a specially modified plane...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Snoop Dogg banned from Australia
Rapper Snoop Dogg is banned from entering Australia after failing a character test, officials say...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Migrant 'underclass' to be probed
The government is to investigate evidence from the BBC that migrant workers are being trafficked into Britain...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Deadly NHS bug 'continues rising'
More hospital patients in England are getting the deadly Clostridium difficile bug, figures show...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Sheriff tells of Kluk friendship
A sheriff tells a murder trial that Polish student Angelika Kluk had revealed to him she was "a bit of a pagan"...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Test carried out after dog attack
Officials investigate the breed of dog which attacked and mauled a four-year-old boy in a street...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
British Gas cuts its energy bills
British Gas announces that it is to cut its gas bills by 3% and electricity by 6%, with immediate effect...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Man denies abduction and assault
A brother-in-law of Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness is accused of abducting and assaulting a couple...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
US prison chief arrested in Iraq
The US commander of a military prison in Iraq is arrested on suspicion of "aiding the enemy"...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Opposition welcomes B'desh U-turn
Bangladesh opposition parties welcome the government's decision not to force their leaders into exile...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Burma, North Korea restore ties
Burma and North Korea, two of the world's most isolated nations, restore diplomatic ties after 24 years...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Ukraine PM opposes new poll move
Ukraine's PM steps up opposition to the president's election call after the date is delayed to June...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Cricket: Australia 'have no fear'
Captain Ricky Ponting says Australia have no fear of Sri Lanka in Saturday's World Cup final...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Tanks pound Somalia's insurgents
Ethiopian and Somali government troops launch a major new offensive against insurgents in the capital...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Breast cancer screen for embryos
Two couples with a long family history of breast cancer plan to be the first to screen embryos to prevent their future children developing the disease...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Football: Chelsea 'are tiring'
Liverpool keeper Pepe Reina believes Chelsea's tiredness could be a factor in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Russia in defence warning to US
Russian President Vladimir Putin raises concerns over US plans for a missile shield in Europe in his annual address...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Watchdog probes cost of banking
The Office of Fair Trading launches a fresh investigation into the charges banks impose on their customers...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Robberies buck falling crime rate
Total recorded crime fell slightly in England and Wales in the last part of 2006 - although robberies went up...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Organ removal inquiry widened
More evidence has come to light of the removal of body parts from nuclear industry workers for medical tests...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Church accused of abuse cover-up
The Church of England is accused of covering up child sex abuse carried out by a former choirmaster...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Hugh Grant bailed over 'attack'
Actor Hugh Grant is arrested over claims he attacked a photographer by throwing a tub of food at him...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Wolfowitz Escalates Battle to Stay at Bank
Paul D. Wolfowitz, president of the World Bank, appealed for more time to defend himself against allegations of favoritism and other matters...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Israeli Premier Accused of Impropriety in Previous Post
A report states that Ehud Olmert improperly helped an associate during his term as minister of trade and industry in a previous government...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
In French Race, 2 Vote-Getters Feel the Scorn of an Also-Ran
François Bayrou, the defeated ?third man? in the race for the French presidency, is signaling that he intends to retain some influence in the contest...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Japan Premier to Visit a Politically Changed Washington
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants to limit his exposure to uncomfortable questions about his views on Japan?s conduct during World War II...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
War Bill Passes House, Requiring an Iraq Pullout
The narrow approval of the measure sets the stage for the first veto fight between President Bush and majority Democrats...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
After First Steps, Saudi Reformers See Efforts Stall
Recently the government has cracked down on advocates of change and scrapped some long-promised initiatives...
New York Times - April 26, 2007
Text reveals more ancient secrets
Experts find a 13th Century prayer book has yielded yet another key ancient text buried in its parchment...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Home tutors 'help autistic young'
Autistic children as young as three can raise their IQ levels with intensive tutoring, research finds...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Plant vault passes billion mark
The Millennium Seed Bank, a UK "Noah's Ark" for plants, reaches a milestone with pleas for more cash...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Fall in women's drink violence
Fewer women are getting injured in drink-related fights, but figures for men remain the same under new pub licensing laws...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Final week poll push for parties
With just a week to go before the Scottish elections, the main parties continue to look for votes...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
New Iran-EU nuclear talks set
Senior Iranian and EU envoys make progress in talks, saying they plan to meet again in two weeks...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Bodies of UK soldiers returned
The bodies of three British soldiers who were killed in southern Iraq are being flown back to the UK...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Malaysia's new king takes office
Malaysia's new monarch formally takes office, under the country's five-year rotational system...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Yar'Adua calls for reconciliation
Nigeria's president-elect says he wants reconciliation with the opposition after last weekend's disputed poll...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Public consulted on embryo work
Regulators have launched a public consultation on whether human-animal hybrid embryos should be created...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Hospital warns patients over TB
Hospital officials send a letter to 600 patients after a member of staff is diagnosed with TB...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
MoD to review Harry's Iraq role
Senior Army officers are to review the decision to send Prince Harry to Iraq, the Ministry of Defence says...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Body in missing woman's car
Police searching for a missing mother-of-four have found the body of a woman in the boot of her car...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
Call for more action on NHS bugs
More must be done to protect people from potentially lethal hospital bugs, the Patients Association says...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
US House votes for Iraq deadline
The House of Representatives narrowly passes a war funding bill setting a timetable for US troop withdrawal from Iraq...
BBC News - April 26, 2007
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