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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 August 2004:
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Sistani and Sadr Said to Have Reached Deal to End Fighting
Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani and rebel cleric Moktada al-Sadr have reportedly reached a deal to end three weeks of fighting in Najaf...
New York Times - August 26, 2004
Clerics agree Najaf peace deal
Iraq's top Shia cleric wins backing for a deal to end the Najaf uprising, after scores died in violence near the city...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Cleric arrested on terror charges
Radical cleric Abu Hamza, already facing US terror allegations, is questioned under UK anti-terror laws...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Crowd mars sprint showdown
Shawn Crawford wins the 200m amid a crowd protest over the absence of Greek sprinter Kostas Kenteris...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Football: Champions League draw
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho will face his old club Porto in the group stage of the Champions League...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
DNA challenge to Bryant defence
Prosecutors in the rape case of US basketball star Kobe Bryant try to discredit defence DNA evidence...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Owner fined for demolishing pub
A developer who illegally reduced a 200-year-old pub to rubble "wiped out 200 years' history in minutes"...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Windfall for offshore turbine plan
Plans for a massive offshore deep water wind farm gain £6m support in government funding...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Boy, 13, dies on Spanish holiday
A south Wales boy reportedly dies of a heart attack while on holiday on the Spanish island of Menorca...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
London oil drops to $40 a barrel
The slide in crude oil prices takes a barrel in London down to little more than $40, as traders realise profits after the recent surge...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Academies getting results at GCSE
Some of the new academies set up with help from business have better GCSE results than the schools they replaced...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Violence Flares in Najaf Area as Top Shiite Cleric Returns
At least 40 people were killed and more than 100 wounded today as Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani returned to Najaf...
New York Times - August 26, 2004
Russian Official Says Flight Recorders Reveal Little
The recorders failed to provide reliable information on the causes of two jet crashes, but terrorism is a leading theory...
New York Times - August 26, 2004
Carnage amid Najaf peace mission
At least 74 people die outside Najaf as top Shia cleric Ayatollah Sistani begins a peace mission to the city...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Thatcher 'planned to leave home'
Mark Thatcher planned to leave South Africa, say investigators into his alleged involvement in a coup plot...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Firefighters' deal averts strike
Employers and unions reach an agreement, resolving the long-running dispute over firefighters' pay...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Teenager held over double killing
A teenager is arrested over the double murder of a couple in their seaside bungalow in Lincolnshire...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Chile strips Pinochet of immunity
Chile's Supreme Court strips Augusto Pinochet of immunity, paving the way for a possible trial on human rights abuses...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Amelie's parents speak of pain
The parents of a murdered French student speak of their "pain and devastation" as police reconstruct her last movements...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Shakespeare on Booker longlist
Little-known authors including Nadeem Aslam are among 22 authors to make the Booker prize longlist...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Millions plan weekend break
Travellers are expected to brave road and rail delays and head for the coast this Bank Holiday weekend...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Radcliffe delays 10,000m decision
Paula Radcliffe will decide on Friday - the day of the race - whether to run the 10,000m...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Football: Rooney bids rejected
Everton reject an increased bid from Newcastle for Wayne Rooney as well as an offer from Man Utd...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Canberra boosts missile strength
Australia's government says it is spending up to A$450m on cruise missiles to beef up its air force...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
US admits 'bounty hunter' contact
The Pentagon admits that it was in contact with alleged 'bounty hunter' Jonathan Idema in Afghanistan...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Data loss hits Russia crash probe
Russian officials remain baffled after examining the black boxes from Tuesday's mystery double air crash...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Israel begins new Gaza clampdown
Troops cut Gaza into three parts and shut the Egypt border after Palestinian militants fire rockets...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
India budget voted without debate
India's national budget is passed by parliament amid an opposition boycott after a row with the prime minister...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Law firm offers cash for patients
A Merseyside law firm is offering GPs money for referring patients with compensation claims...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Action call over 'needless' waits
Scotland's health minister admits that lengthy waits in hospital A&E departments must be tackled...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Microsoft's Linux ad 'misleading'
Microsoft has been warned by the UK's advertising watchdog about misleading Windows vs Linux adverts...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Lethal Weapon star arrested in US
Lethal Weapon star Danny Glover is arrested during a protest over Sudan's humanitarian crisis...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Is the GCSE still a valid qualification?
GCSE results have shown the biggest increase in top grades since 1999. Is the GCSE still a valid qualification? Send us your comments...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Radcliffe registers for 10,000m
Britain's Paula Radcliffe is registered for Friday's Olympic 10,000m - but is not certain to take part...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Live: Day 13 action
Light winds delay the start of the sailing and Team GB's bid for gold in the 49er class...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Football: Giants fight for Rooney
Man Utd are set to discover if their £20m bid for Everton's Wayne Rooney is successful...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
UN assesses security in Darfur
A UN mission goes to Darfur to see if Sudan's government is keeping promises to improve security...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Canberra plans 'lethal' air force
Australia's government says it is spending up to A$450m on cruise missiles to boost its air force...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Russia shaken by air crash enigma
Russia is in mourning for the 89 victims of a mystery double air crash, as officials refuse to rule out sabotage...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Rezazadeh wins gold
Hossein Rezazadeh sets a new world record as he reclaimed his Olympic title in weightlifting's +105kg class...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Flash floods hit northern India
At least 29 people are feared dead in Uttaranchal state after being swept away by flood water...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Dad's Viking treasure discovered
A precious Viking arm ring is handed to a museum after it was found among a late father's belongings...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Families flee after 'intimidation'
Up to ten families leave their Belfast homes amid claims they have been intimidated by republicans...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
New figures show drug deaths fall
A second set of figures shows a drop in the number of drug-related deaths in Scotland last year...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Welsh GCSE pass rate beats England
Pupils in Wales have a GCSE pass rate of almost 98% - outperforming youngsters in England and Northern Ireland...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Gambling boosts Hilton's profits
Bookmaker Ladbrokes continues to boost profits for its parent company, hotels group Hilton...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Blair impeachment campaign starts
A group of MPs want to impeach Tony Blair over the Iraq war but critics brand the idea laughable...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Civil servants in net porn probe
More than 200 staff at the Department of Work and Pensions have been disciplined for downloading porn at work...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Police follow Amelie's last steps
Detectives investigating the murder of Amelie Delagrange carry out a reconstruction of her last movements...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
FBI action over illegal file-swap
The FBI has seized equipment as part of the first copyright action taken against file-sharing networks...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Attack on Iraq mosque 'kills 25'
A deadly blast hits a mosque near troubled Najaf as the top Shia cleric heads to the city to try to resolve a crisis...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Boscastle residents return home
The cordon lifts on the Cornish village devastated by flash floods, and residents prepare to return to their homes...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Investigators Seek Causes of Jet Crashes in Russia
No clear causes have emerged for the crashes, leaving open the possibility that they were an awful coincidence...
New York Times - August 26, 2004
Thatcher's Son Held in Failed Africa Coup
Mark Thatcher, son of the former prime minister, was arrested in Cape Town over a failed coup in Equatorial Guinea...
New York Times - August 26, 2004
Abuses at Prison Tied to Officers in Intelligence
A high-level Army investigation has found that military intelligence interrogators played a major role in the abuse of Iraqi prisoners...
New York Times - August 26, 2004
Ayatollah Calls for Rally to End Fighting in Najaf
Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani plans to lead a march to the shrine in Najaf that has been commandeered by rebel Mahdi fighters...
New York Times - August 26, 2004
Oil price falls after good news
The price of oil falls for the fourth day in a row, aided by an increase in Iraqi exports and data showing better than expected petrol stocks in the US...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Clean houses 'may trigger asthma'
Parents who keep a clean house may unwittingly be developing asthma in their children, research suggests...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
GCSEs: What the statistics show
BBC education correspondent Mike Baker looks at what the GCSE figures reveal - and what they do not...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Earth warned on 'tipping points'
The risk of humans triggering catastrophic change in unstable Earth systems is largely ignored, a climate scientist says...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Mark Thatcher under house arrest
Margaret Thatcher's son Mark remains under house arrest in South Africa, accused of being involved in an alleged coup in Equatorial Guinea...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Top grades rising for GCSEs
GCSE results have shown the biggest increase in top grades since 1999, with girls still out-performing boys...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Iraqi cleric in Najaf peace march
Iraq's leading Shia cleric heads with a huge convoy to Najaf where he is expected to unveil a peace plan...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
BA boss admits 'we got it wrong'
British Airways chief executive Rod Eddington admits the airline "got it wrong" after staff shortages led to travel chaos...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Tory leader attacks 'PC culture'
Tory leader Michael Howard attacks the culture of "political correctness" which he says is undermining British values...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
House prices boost millionaires
Rising house prices have doubled the number of millionaires in the UK over the last three years, say researchers...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Mixed day for Brits
Britain win two more bronzes on day 12, but struggle in the Olympic stadium...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Terror suspect pleads not guilty
Australian terror suspect David Hicks pleads not guilty at a US military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
Flood village cordon 'could lift'
Boscastle residents could be allowed back home, ten days after devastating flash floods hit the Cornish village...
BBC News - August 26, 2004
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