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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 May 2006:
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Bush and Blair Concede Errors, but Defend War
The prime minister of Britain said that instead of wanting foreign troops to be withdrawn from Iraq, other nations needed to show more support for the effort to bring democracy to Iraq...
New York Times - May 26, 2006
Hamas Wary of Palestinian President's Proposal
President Mahmoud Abbas's call for a referendum recognizing Israel caught Hamas off guard...
New York Times - May 26, 2006
Should the UN be reformed?
Prime Minister Tony Blair has called for reform of the UN and other international bodies. Do you agree?...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
'Amazing' Gorky's announce split
After 15 years and nine studio albums, Welsh band Gorky's Zygotic Mynci say they are to break up...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Pair charged over toddler's death
A man and woman are charged with murder and reckless endangerment following the death of a child...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Cricket: Pietersen boosts England
Sri Lanka end day two at Edgbaston on 86-4, still 68 runs behind, after Kevin Pietersen's brilliant century...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Bonnie the first Brother eviction
Care worker Bonnie Holt is the first person to be evicted from the Big Brother house...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Boy killed man in cigarette row
A 16-year-old is found guilty of manslaughter after fatally stabbing man in a row over cigarettes...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Chechen Gets Life Sentence in Killings at Russian School
A Russian court spared the man execution only because of a moratorium in Russia on capital punishment...
New York Times - May 26, 2006
Iraqi Minister Backs Iran on Nuclear Research
The new foreign minister staked out a position at odds with that of the U.S...
New York Times - May 26, 2006
Ras al Khaymah Journal: Here Comes the Bride (but Not From Afar, Emirates Hope)
In this nation of five million, of whom only about 10 percent are native citizens, the battle for cultural survival begins with "I do."...
New York Times - May 26, 2006
Lecturers' pay deal 'is in reach'
A deal in the academics' pay dispute is "within reach", with talks with unions to resume next week, universities say...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
'Too many' women having Caesarean
The number of UK women having Caesarean sections has not fallen - despite calls for the rate to be cut...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
SSP official jailed over papers
Alan McCombes is jailed after refusing to hand over party documents to the Court of Session...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Builder sent deportation papers
Paperwork regarding the deportation of foreign criminals has been mistakenly faxed to a builder by the Prison Service...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Megan murder 'killing operation'
The murder of a Belfast schoolgirl is described as a "killing operation" by a crown court judge...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
First round of Nepal talks ends
Initial talks between Maoist rebels and the government conclude with pledges to continue the peace process...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Hayden confirmed as head of CIA
The US Senate confirms the appointment of General Michael Hayden as the new head of the CIA...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Russia to honour Iran arms deal
Russia's defence minister confirms Moscow intends to honour a controversial missile deal with Iran...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Blair attack 'morally justified'
MP George Galloway says it could be "morally justified" to assassinate the prime minister...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Iraqis shot 'for wearing shorts'
Iraq's tennis coach and two players are killed in Baghdad - witnesses say because they were wearing shorts...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Alzheimer's drugs policy outrage
Alzheimer's disease groups attack draft guidance from the NHS medicines watchdog restricting access to key drugs...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Organs of crash boy donated
The family of an eight-year-old boy who died after being hit by a car decide to donate his organs for transplants...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Teenager stabbed outside school
A 14-year-old boy is taken to hospital after being stabbed near a school in the Nechells area of Birmingham...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
'Shots heard' in Capitol office
US police investigate the sound of gunfire in a House of Representatives office building in Washington DC...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Blair urges United Nations reform
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair calls for an overhaul of international bodies like the UN, in a key speech in the US...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Jackson to appear at Japan awards
Singer Michael Jackson will make a rare public appearance at the MTV Japan Awards on Saturday...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Dell deal bolsters Google search
Google has taken a major step towards challenging the dominance of Microsoft by signing a deal with Dell...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
A daily drink 'only good for men'
Drinking alcohol daily protects against heart disease in men but not in women, research shows...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Lecturers resume pay discussions
Universities and lecturers' unions have resumed talks aimed at ending an exam-marking boycott...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Girls 'ordered out' at gunpoint
Three teenage girls are told to leave Londonderry by a gang of masked men who broke into a house...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Call to close fingerprint bureau
An MSP calls for the Scottish Criminal Records Office fingerprints bureau in Glasgow to be closed...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Two admit murder inquiry offence
Two men plead guilty to perverting the course of justice over the murder of a 90-year-old widow...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Russia looks at oil control move
Russia is floating the idea of taking majority control of three oil projects in Siberia owned by Western firms...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Arcelor to merge with Severstal
Steel-maker Arcelor unveils a plan to merge with Russian firm Severstal to block a hostile takeover by Mittal...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Lebanon blast kills Palestinian
An explosion in the Lebanese city of Sidon injures a Palestinian militant leader and kills his brother...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Nepal rebels to hold peace talks
Talks are due between Maoist rebels and the government to resolve Nepal's insurgency...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Two men held over double shooting
Police are questioning two men over two separate shootings in London which left one man critically ill...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Rooney to miss England group ties
Wayne Rooney faces another scan on 14 June to see if he can play in the World Cup...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Thousands flee Mogadishu battle
Thousands of civilians are fleeing the Somali capital after fierce fighting left at least 48 people dead...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Pope hails mentor at Warsaw Mass
Tens of thousands brave the rain to hear Pope Benedict XVI say Mass in the heart of the Polish capital...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Da Vinci code nun 'not genuine'
Sister Mary Michael who shot to prominence in her protests about the Da Vinci Code is not a real nun...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Reggae legend Dekker dies
Reggae legend Desmond Dekker dies suddenly from a heart attack at his home, at the age of 64...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Path crash boy dies in hospital
An eight-year-old boy dies in hospital after being hit by a stolen car on a cycle path more than a week ago...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Oxford lab injunction tightened
The High Court grants Oxford University an extension to its injunction taken out against animal rights protesters...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Hamas force leaves Gaza streets
A security force deployed by the ruling Palestinian party Hamas withdraws from the streets of Gaza...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Man in court over Marsha killing
Police charge a man with the murder of student Marsha McDonnell who was killed by a blow to the head...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Beslan attacker jailed for life
The sole surviving suspect of the Beslan school siege is found guilty of murder and terrorism and jailed for life...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Bush and Blair admit Iraq errors
Tony Blair and George W Bush acknowledge mistakes in Iraq, but urge support for the new government...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Australian Forces Intervene to Halt Fighting in East Timor
Nine people were killed and 27 others were wounded in an ethnic dispute involving the country's armed forces and police...
New York Times - May 26, 2006
Karzai Visits Site of Battle Where Many Civilians Died
President Hamid Karzai made a surprise trip to his hometown of Kandahar today to visit civilians wounded in an American bombing raid earlier in the week...
New York Times - May 26, 2006
Abbas Says He'd Put Peace Plan to a Vote
Mahmoud Abbas said that he would call a referendum if Hamas failed to accept the peace plan within 10 days...
New York Times - May 26, 2006
In Poland, Pope Seeks to Strengthen Bond With Faithful and Honor His Predecessor
Pope Benedict XVI's visit is intended to maintain strong ties with one of the few European countries where Roman Catholicism remains vibrant...
New York Times - May 26, 2006
The Investigation: Military Expected to Report Marines Killed Iraqi Civilians
An investigation into the deaths of two dozen Iraqis is expected to find that a small number of marines carried out extensive, unprovoked killing of civilians...
New York Times - May 26, 2006
Politics: Bush and Blair Concede Errors, but Defend War
The two leaders insisted that the election of a constitutional government in Iraq justified going to war...
New York Times - May 26, 2006
Your electricity choices revealed
Support for renewables and nuclear emerges in your responses to our UK Electricity Calculator...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
'Tighten rules' for MPs' reports
All-party groups should be made to reveal links to companies with a vested interest in their work, a sleaze watchdog says...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Call made for 'unruly pupil unit'
Schools urgently need off-site "behaviour" units to deal with pupils behaving badly, according to experts...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Poles to flock to see Pope's Mass
More than a million people are expected to throng the centre of Warsaw as Pope Benedict XVI says Mass...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Taiwan leader's relative detained
The son-in-law of Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian is detained over allegations of insider trading...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Football: Rooney scan result due
Wayne Rooney is waiting to learn the result of the scan on his broken foot to see if can play in the World Cup finals...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Israel 'to supply arms to Abbas'
Israel says it will allow forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to be supplied with weapons...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Lib Dems 'want violence register'
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell is calling for a register of people convicted of violent crimes...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Enron bosses shocked at verdict
The former chiefs of failed US energy giant Enron express shock at being found guilty of fraud and conspiracy...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
Troops pour into unstable E Timor
More Australian troops arrive in East Timor, as violence continues with the deaths of nine unarmed police...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
World 'must stand firm with Iraq'
Tony Blair and George W Bush call for the international community to back the new Iraqi government...
BBC News - May 26, 2006
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