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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 Octomber 2006:
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U.S. Troops Search for Missing Soldier in Iraq
For the second time this week, American troops rolled in force today into the stronghold of the Mahdi Army...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
The Green Room
Hunting bans on vulnerable species, such as African elephants, may do more harm than good, a conservationist says...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Patients denied 'blindness' drug
Thousands of patients are missing out on a treatment which could save their sight, a group of charities warns...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Hunting 'has conservation role'
Tourists paying to hunt endangered animals actually help protect species, a leading conservationist says...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Victim's mother wants man hanged
The mother of a taxi driver killed by a Leeds man in Pakistan refuses blood money and demands his execution...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Anti-social measures hailed
Justice Minister Cathy Jamieson says new anti-social behaviour legislation are a success...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Karzai 'sadness' at raid deaths
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says Afghans are "hurt and saddened" by civilian deaths in a Nato air strike...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
California fireman clings to life
A firefighter clings to life after being injured in a California wildfire that officials say was set deliberately...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
EU seeks Hungary unrest 'facts'
The EU asks Hungary to respond to reports its police used excessive force to break up anti-government protests...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Football: Dyer suffers freak injury
Newcastle midfielder Kieron Dyer will be out of action for at least two weeks after a freak training ground accident...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Police deployed in Paris suburbs
Extra police are ordered into Paris suburbs a year after two deaths which sparked riots across the country...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
House prices boom in past decade
Average house prices have nearly tripled during the past decade across the UK, the Halifax says...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Bangladesh power shift postponed
The swearing-in of an interim government in Bangladesh is postponed as opposing factions clash...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Bush enters Cheney 'torture row'
President Bush reiterates the US does not condone torture, after comments by Vice President Dick Cheney...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Missing Scots fishermen named
Police in Fife release details of the four men missing after a boat disappeared in the North Sea...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Corfu tragedy couple out of coma
The father of two British children found dead in a hotel room in Greece, and his girlfriend, are out of a coma...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Sanctions Don’t Dent N. Korea-China Trade
At an isolated border crossing, no one seems to have noticed the recent U.N. sanctions against North Korea...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Fantasy game wins Joystick awards
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion picks up the "Ultimate Game" prize at this years Golden Joystick Awards in London...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Killer's family care inquiry call
The children of woman who stabbed a widow to death in a shop call for an inquiry into their mother's medical care...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Housing slump batters US economy
US economic growth slows to 1.6% in the third quarter of 2006 - its lowest level in more than three years...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Bangladesh pledge on power shift
Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia promises to hand power to a caretaker administration ahead of elections...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Ex-INLA man's son on bomb charges
A son of a former INLA leader is remanded in custody in Londonderry on explosives charges...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Riots haunt Parisians a year on
Hundreds march through a Paris suburb in memory of two youths whose deaths sparked riots a year ago...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Israel denies German ship clash
Israel denies reports that its jets fired shots near a German naval ship contributing to the Lebanon peace force...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Football: Collision haunts Cech
Chelsea keeper Petr Cech reveals he is affected by severe headaches two weeks after fracturing his skull against Reading...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
DR Congo leader to accept results
Congolese President Joseph Kabila tells the BBC he will accept defeat "without question" if he loses Sunday's vote...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Police back call for alcohol tax
The Association of Chief Police Officers says revenue from any increased tax on alcohol could help tackle binge drinking...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Arrest after theft posted on web
A teenager is cautioned after video of a charity worker's glasses being stolen in the street was put on YouTube...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Football: Hearts players warned
Hearts owner Vladimir Romanov provokes dressing-room unrest after telling players they will be sold unless they win this weekend...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
No charges for Forest Gate victim
The CPS advises police not to bring child pornography charges against a man shot during a terror raid in Forest Gate...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Body recovered in lost boat hunt
Norwegian Coastguards say a body has been found following a search for a missing fishing boat from Fife...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Bush condemns Iran nuclear move
The US calls for "redoubled" efforts on Iran, amid reports Tehran has stepped up uranium enrichment work...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
UK soldier dies in Iraq accident
A British soldier dies after a road accident in southern Iraq, the Ministry of Defence says...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Mother cleared of baby salt death
A 24-year-old mother is cleared of murdering her 15-month-old son by poisoning him with salt...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Prize to Honor Heroes in African Democracy
A Sudanese-born billionaire announced a $5 million prize for the sub-Saharan African president showing the greatest commitment to good governance...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Democrats Are Divided on a Solution for Iraq
Democratic leaders say they stand for change in Iraq, but the variety of formulations is dizzying...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
China’s Corruption Inquiry Targets Beijing
The investigation is a sign that President Hu Jintao intends to keep removing officials he considers insufficiently loyal...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Nicaragua Passes Total Ban on Abortion
The measure, expected to be approved by President Enrique Bolaños, came during a hotly contested election campaign season...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Sanctions Don’t Dent North Korea-China Trade
At an isolated border crossing in Sanhe, China, no one seems to have noticed the recent U.N. sanctions against North Korea...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
42 Iraqis Die as Insurgents Attack Police Near Baquba
Officials said 24 police officers were killed as they acted on a tip about several kidnapped colleagues...
New York Times - October 27, 2006
Madonna adoption case adjourned
The hearing of a case brought by rights groups challenging Madonna's adoption of a Malawian boy is postponed...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Free speech online 'under threat'
Amnesty International calls on bloggers to back a campaign to preserve free speech on the net...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Winter deaths down 'but a worry'
Numbers of excess winter deaths have fallen by 19% in England and Wales, but rates of fuel poverty climb ever higher, experts warn...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Faith schools 'climbdown' denied
The government denies a U-turn after ditching plans to force faith schools to take pupils not from their religion...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Lib Dems may have to return £2.4m
The Electoral Commission could still seize £2.4m donated to the Lib Dems by a man later jailed for perjuy...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Head teacher fined for assaults
An Aberdeen primary school head teacher is fined £750 and placed on the sex offenders' register...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
RAF base bid 'exceptional' - Hain
Welsh Secretary Peter Hain says a military academy which may go to south Wales would boost the whole area...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Pig tested for foot-and-mouth
The first tests on a pig which was suspected of having foot and mouth disease are negative, says Defra...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Pensioners suffer break-in ordeal
Two pensioners are left badly shaken after being robbed at their homes in Belfast in separate incidents...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Demand for mobiles boosts Bharti
More mobile phone users helps the telecoms arm of Indian group Bharti to report a 79% rise in quarterly profits...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Iran 'steps up nuclear programme'
Iran says it has taken another step in its uranium enrichment programme, defying the international community...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Australia Muslim cleric suspended
Australia's top Muslim cleric is barred from preaching after comparing immodestly dressed women to "uncovered meat"...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Mexico anger over US border fence
Mexico condemns US plans for a new fence on their joint border which is aimed at curbing illegal immigration...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
DR Congo leader's ally released
UN forces free an ally of DR Congo's leader from a radio station, after clashes erupted ahead of Sunday's poll...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Football: McClaren quizzes squad
England coach Steve McClaren meets his squad to canvas their opinions on what went wrong in their last two Euro 2008 qualifiers...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Cricket: Flintoff to bowl
Andrew Flintoff could bowl for England for the first time since June in Saturday's Champions Trophy game against West Indies...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Radiation report identifies error
A report into the death of a cancer patient given massive radiation overdoses identifies errors in her treatment plan...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
California fire claims four lives
Arsonists are blamed for starting a forest fire which has killed four firefighters in California...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Nato confirms Afghan raid deaths
Nato admits that at least 12 Afghan civilians died in an air strike which local people say hit a nomad camp...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Debris found in lost boat search
Norwegian Coastguards say a life raft and debris have been found following a search for a missing Fife boat...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Kiyan murder jury is discharged
A jury fails to reach a verdict in the trial of a 16-year-old accused of murdering teenage footballer Kiyan Prince...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Family tribute for Corfu children
Relatives pay tribute to two "gorgeous" British children feared to have died from poisoning during a Greek holiday...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Mother did not kill 'salt baby'
A mother is cleared of murdering her son by poisoning him with salt...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Ministers face faith school fight
Ministers face a Lords battle over scrapped plans to make new faith schools take more children from other religions...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Medics 'under-report child abuse'
Many doctors and nurses do not report fears about suspected child abuse, a study suggests...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Victimisation concerns at prison
Concerns are raised about the number of complaints made by inmates at Wandsworth prison about treatment by staff...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
French police put on high alert
French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy orders police to be on maximum alert, on the anniversary of rioting...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Two 'militants' arrested in India
Police in southern India say they have arrested two suspected Pakistan-based militants after a shooting...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Football: Mijailovic ban for abuse
Wisla Krakow's Nikola Mijailovic is banned for five Uefa matches for the racial abuse of Blackburn's Benni McCarthy...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Williams joins faith symbols row
Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams says the right to wear visible religious symbols should be protected...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Call centres infiltrated by gangs
Criminals have planted staff inside 10% of Glasgow's call centres to steal customer details, police believe...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Nato 'regret' over Afghan deaths
Nato acknowledges as "credible" reports that 60 civilians were killed in an air strike in southern Afghanistan...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Crowding 'delays jail's progress'
Attempts to tackle serious problems at the UK's largest jail are being hampered by overcrowding, says the prisons watchdog...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Hewitt asks for alcohol tax rise
Tax on alcohol should rise to reduce binge drinking among teenagers, Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt says...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Post-mortems for Corfu children
The Greek authorities are trying to find out what killed two British children found dead in a Corfu hotel room...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
Faith schools 'climbdown' denied
The government denies a U-turn after ditching plans to force faith schools to take pupils not from their religion...
BBC News - October 27, 2006
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