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Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Shuttle gives space station a mile-high boost
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Laura Bush visits Peruvian hospital
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Blast kills 8 mourners at Pakistani funeral
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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China 19,000 victims identified from May quake
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Obama keeps low profile in auto rescue talks
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Tobey Maguire, Jennifer Meyer expecting baby No. 2
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Spears makes unexpected appearance in court
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Kanye Wests new album to debut on MySpace Music
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Global News Archive for May 2005:
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Chirac Urges Approval of European Treaty as Polls Predict Defeat
President Jacques Chirac went on television tonight to urge the French to approve the European Constitution in a referendum on Sunday...
New York Times - May 26, 2005
Bush Offers Abbas Public Support and More Aid
President Bush praised Mahmoud Abbas and pledged millions of dollars in direct American aid for the Palestinian Authority...
New York Times - May 26, 2005
Bolton's Supporters Fail to Cut Off Senate Debate
The vote was 56 to 42 to shut off debate, or invoke cloture, but 60 were needed under Senate rules to stop the debate and move to a confirmation vote...
New York Times - May 26, 2005
'Half a million' see victory tour
An estimated 500,000 Liverpool fans line the city's streets to welcome its conquering Champions League winning team...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Man killed in stolen car pile-up
One man is dead and two other people are critically ill after a pile-up involving a stolen car in south Belfast...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Church website considers adverts
The Kirk could soon be looking for a commercial sponsor for its website, the General Assembly is set to hear...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Spitzer sues AIG and ex-bosses
Authorities in New York file a lawsuit for fraud against American International Group and two former executives of the insurance giant...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Jackson judge allows police video
The judge at Michael Jackson's trial agrees to let the prosecution show a police interview with his accuser...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
US marine cleared of Iraq killing
Charges against a US marine accused of murdering two Iraqis are dropped after an investigation...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Vomiting virus hits cruise ship
A contagious vomiting virus strikes about 200 passengers on board a P&O luxury cruise liner...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Mexico tackles women's murders
Mexico says it is forming a team to look into the murders of more than 350 women in the city of Ciudad Juarez...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Chirac makes final push for 'Yes'
France's president makes a TV plea for voters to back the EU constitution, as polls put the "No" camp ahead...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Revelling Reds finish city parade
Liverpool's triumphant players parade the Champions League trophy to a million people...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Abbas's Gamble: Pulling a Foe Into Palestinian Politics
When the Palestinian leader meets with President Bush, one of the issues will be the growing strength of Hamas...
New York Times - May 26, 2005
Iraqi Leaders Announce Major Effort to Curb Insurgents
Forty thousand Iraqi forces will set up 600 checkpoints around Baghdad, some of them mobile, the Iraqi government announced...
New York Times - May 26, 2005
U.S. Embassy in Indonesia Closed After Threat
An official said the decision was made after details of how to carry out an attack were posted on an Islamic website...
New York Times - May 26, 2005
UK cinemas share digital windfall
More than 200 cinemas across the UK are chosen to receive Lottery money to install state-of-the-art digital projectors...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Geldof confirms G8 summit concert
Bob Geldof announces plans for a Live Aid-style concert to coincide with the G8 summit in July...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Howard rejects pressure to quit
Tory leader Michael Howard vows to stick to his timetable for stepping down despite pressure to quit early...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Lecturers overturn Israel boycott
UK academics vote to end a boycott of two Israeli universities...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Trio admit 'savage' flat killings
A mother, her son and his friend face life sentences for the murder of three men at a Glasgow flat in October...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Chechen held over Van Gogh death
A 25-year-old Chechen is arrested in France in connection with the murder of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Egyptians back election changes
Egyptian voters approve changes which open the way for multi-candidate presidential elections...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Pakistan helps Iran nuclear probe
Pakistan hands nuclear components to the UN atomic agency as part of its investigation into Iran's nuclear activities...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Cricket: England dominate
Bangladesh endure a miserable first day at Lord's - all out for 108, they see England reply with 188-1...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Pretoria name change is approved
Moves to change the apartheid-era name of the South African capital to Tshwane pass a key stage...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Chirac to make final 'Yes' plea
France's President Chirac is to make a last-ditch televised plea for voters to back the EU constitution...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Bush pledges aid to Palestinians
US President George W Bush pledges $50m in aid to the Palestinians, after a meeting with leader Mahmoud Abbas...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Billie-Jo accused gives evidence
The Sion Jenkins murder retrial is told that the prosecution has failed to prove he murdered his foster daughter...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Commons hunting protesters guilty
Pro-hunt protesters, including Otis Ferry, are found guilty of violating the Public Order Act after invading the Commons...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Victorious Reds return to England
Liverpool's Champions League winners are back in England ahead of a trophy parade in the city centre...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Shiites Offer to Give Sunnis Larger Role on Broader Panel Writing a Constitution
Iraq's dominant Shiite religious parties agreed to establish a constitutional commission with as many as 15 of the 101 seats reserved for Sunni Arabs...
New York Times - May 26, 2005
How can teen pregnancies be reduced?
A government minister has appealed to parents to help tackle the UK's high teenage pregnancy rate. Send us your comments...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Cattle movement key to TB spread
Patterns of bovine TB in Britain are more closely associated with cattle movements than proximity to badgers, scientists say...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Sims creator takes on evolution
The creator of the hugely popular Sims game is working on an ambitious title in which you can truly be God...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Stars remember 'great' producer
Sir Anthony Hopkins, Ralph Fiennes and Lord Puttnam lead the tributes to late film producer Ismail Merchant...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Morrisons boss survives rebellion
Shareholders at supermarket group Morrisons vote to re-elect Sir Ken Morrison as chairman, but a sizeable minority rebel...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
'No bulldozer policy' for homes
There is no "bulldozer policy" to demolish homes in northern England and the Midlands, claims a minister...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Cancer drug assessment 'too long'
The NHS is taking too long to assess cancer drugs which could potentially save lives, a charity says...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Champions return to victory tour
The city of Liverpool gets ready to welcome its conquering Champions League winning team...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
NI banks face competition probe
The big four NI banks will face a probe by the Competition Commission over their treatment of customers...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Minister hails NHS wait figures
Scotland's health minister says there has been a "significant reduction" in hospital waiting times...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Landmark study's top-up fees call
Universities in Wales should be allowed to charge fees of up to £3,000, a review body recommends...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
WTO to approve Lamy for top job
The World Trade Organisation is to officially appoint Pascal Lamy as its next director-general on Thursday...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Nuclear rivals in Siachen talks
India and Pakistan begin talks on resolving a long-running military stand-off on the Siachen glacier - the world's highest battlefield...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Tebbit backing early Howard exit
Former party chairman Lord Tebbit says Michael Howard should be replaced by the end of the summer...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Football: Uefa firm over L'pool
Uefa insists it will stick to its guns and not allow Liverpool to enter the Champions League to defend their title...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Ivorian militias hand over rifle
The disarming of Ivorian militias who back President Gbagbo begins with one Kalashnikov rifle...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Malaysia U-turn on immigrants ban
Malaysia is to allow former illegal immigrants back in to seek work, only weeks after an operation to expel them...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Parents 'must tackle teen births'
The government urges parents to tackle teenage pregnancy as figures show a rise in the under-16 birth rate...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Al-Qaeda 'names Iraq head'
Iraq's interior minister gives credence to reports that the al-Qaeda leader in Iraq has been wounded...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Support sought for Darfur force
The African Union asks the US, EU and Nato for $460m to fund a threefold increase in its peacekeeping force in Darfur...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Iraq to launch huge Baghdad raids
A 40,000-strong force is to battle insurgents in Baghdad, Iraq's defence minister announces...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
UK terror threat level is lowered
The UK terrorism threat level is lowered to "substantial" from "severe general", say government sources...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Omagh bombing accused is charged
A County Armagh man is formally charged with the murders of 29 people in the Omagh bombing of 1998...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Liverpool ready for heroes' return
Champions League winners Liverpool are due to parade their trophy in the city as fans celebrate their triumph...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
China Gives a Strategic 21-Gun Salute to Visiting Uzbek President
The salute underscored China's emphasis on supporting leaders who take a hard line against Muslim extremists...
New York Times - May 26, 2005
U.S. Halts Search for Its War Dead in North Korea
The Pentagon accused the government in Pyongyang of creating an atmosphere dangerous to American searchers...
New York Times - May 26, 2005
Europe Gets Iran to Extend Freeze in Nuclear Work
The European proposal averted a diplomatic crisis that could have led to punitive international measures against Iran...
New York Times - May 26, 2005
10 Insurgents Are Killed in New Round of Battles in Iraqi City
It was the second large attack in two weeks by U.S. troops in Haditha, where Islamic militants move relatively freely...
New York Times - May 26, 2005
U.S. 'Thumbs Its Nose' at Rights, Amnesty Says
Amnesty International accused the U.S. of condoning human rights violations, thereby diminishing its moral authority...
New York Times - May 26, 2005
Senators May Try to Block Vote on Nominee for U.N. Post
Democrats demanded classified documents that could shed light on John Bolton's role in the handling of secret intelligence matters...
New York Times - May 26, 2005
Pesticide use link to Parkinson's
Exposure to pesticides could increase the risk of developing Parkinson's disease, researchers warn...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Immigrant centre escapes revealed
Thirteen man have escaped from a Hampshire detention centre in the last two years, it emerges...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Minister to visit job loss base
Armed forces minister Adam Ingram visited RAF Lossiemouth to inspect a helicopter system...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Tennis: Coria continues quest
Guillermo Coria continues his pursuit of the French Open title in Thursday's second round action...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
FBI records detail Koran claims
US documents show Guantanamo Bay detainees alleged in 2002 that guards desecrated the Koran...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Abbas set for White House talks
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will on Thursday hold historic talks with George Bush at the White House...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Goldsmith defends Iraq advice
Attorney General Lord Goldsmith defends his legal advice on the war with Iraq and denies he was "leant on"...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Lecturers vote on Israel boycott
UK academics are to vote on whether to uphold a controversial boycott of two Israeli universities...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Others' smoking hits IVF success
Women undergoing IVF should avoid other people's smoke to have the best chance of a successful pregnancy, advise fertility experts...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Fresh aid sought for Darfur work
Kofi Annan will chair talks in Ethiopia to discuss urgent assistance for the peacekeeping force in Darfur...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Acas talks over BBC jobs dispute
The BBC and broadcasting unions are to hold talks through Acas, ahead of a planned two-day strike...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Teenager to fight 'anti-yob' laws
A 15-year-old boy mounts a legal challenge to a local council's right to impose a curfew...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
Policeman guilty of Thai murders
A Thai police sergeant is convicted of killing two British backpackers and is sentenced to life in jail...
BBC News - May 26, 2005
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