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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 November 2007:
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U.N. Report Warns That Rich Countries Must Do More on Climate Change
The report warns that progress toward prosperity in the world?s poorest places will be reversed unless rich countries promptly begin curbing emissions linked to global warming...
New York Times - November 27, 2007
Palestinians Protest Peace Talks
A Palestinian man was killed as police officers fired their weapons to disperse one of several protests today in the West Bank and Gaza...
New York Times - November 27, 2007
Police and Protesters Clash Near Paris
Officials said that the violence in a Paris suburb was escalating into urban guerrilla warfare...
New York Times - November 27, 2007
Framework Set by Palestinians and Israelis for Peace Talks
At the opening of talks in Annapolis, Md., the Israeli and Palestinian leaders committed themselves to negotiate a peace treaty by the end of 2008...
New York Times - November 27, 2007
UK's toads 'at risk' from fungus
Britain's native toad is at risk from a deadly infection that has driven many amphibians to extinction, say scientists...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Stars at Golden Compass premiere
Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig are among celebrities at the world premiere of The Golden Compass in London...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Hospital bugs 'hit communities'
Virulent bugs are spreading outside hospitals within the community and may put lives at risk, experts say...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Prudential staff await jobs news
Hundreds of staff at the Scottish base of financial giant Prudential will find out if their jobs will be outsourced...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Workers 'paid before Christmas'
All employees of bankrupt firm Reid Transport will be paid before Christmas, the administrator says...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Tour de France gives city £120m
London's economy gets a £120m boost from hosting the Tour de France cycle race...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Iraqi refugees begin journey home
A convoy of hundreds of Iraqi refugees starts the journey home from Syria, amid improved conditions in Iraq...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Football: First loss for Gunners
Arsenal lose for the first time this season as Sevilla come from behind to beat Arsene Wenger's side...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Football: Gers beaten in Germany
Rangers need a point against Lyon in their final game to progress to the Champions League knockout stages despite losing to Stuttgart...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Mourinho 'invites England offer'
Former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho reportedly says he is willing to talk to the FA about replacing Steve McClaren as England manager...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Sudan 'could free teacher soon'
The UK teacher arrested for allowing a teddy to be named Muhammad could be released soon, Sudanese officials say...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Bodies find 'treated as murder'
Police launch a murder investigation after the discovery of two bodies in a house in Derby...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Mid-East peace drive agreed
Israeli and Palestinian leaders agree to regular meetings aimed at reaching a peace deal by the end of 2008...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Meredith flatmate 'was at scene'
The American housemate of murdered Briton Meredith Kercher was at the scene of the crime, Italian police say...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Second French city hit by unrest
Cars are burned and a library goes up in flames in Toulouse, France, after two nights of riots in Paris...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
News Analysis: Bush Offers a Nudge to Start Mideast Talks
President Bush may be repeating Bill Clinton?s role in the peace process, yet he rejects what he sees as the meddlesome quality of it...
New York Times - November 27, 2007
Iran Announces New Missile
The new missile, called Ashura, has a range of 1,200 miles, the semiofficial Fars news agency reported...
New York Times - November 27, 2007
Chinese Officials Defend Dam
Chinese officials overseeing the Three Gorges Dam today defended the project?s environmental record...
New York Times - November 27, 2007
86 Police Officers Hurt in Paris Riots
Officials said that a Paris suburb saw more intense violence last night than during the riots of 2005...
New York Times - November 27, 2007
Car Bombing Kills 2 in Kabul District Used by Foreigners
A massive car bomb exploded in a residential district of the Kabul that is used by foreign diplomats and international organizations, killing two civilians and wounding four others, the police said...
New York Times - November 27, 2007
At Least 35 Dead in Iraq Violence
American troops killed at least five people in vehicles trying to drive through roadblocks in two separate episodes, military officials and witnesses said today...
New York Times - November 27, 2007
Framework for Mideast Peace Talks Set at Conference
President Bush today announced a joint decision between Israeli and Palestinian leaders to work toward a peace agreement by the end of 2008...
New York Times - November 27, 2007
Musharraf Prepares to Drop Army Role
Gen. Pervez Musharraf made farewell calls to Pakistan?s armed forces, a day before he drops his role as army chief...
New York Times - November 27, 2007
White Continent in its full glory
US and UK scientists use satellite imagery to produce the most detailed map yet of Antarctica...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Paediatrician 'abused position'
Controversial paediatrician Dr David Southall abused his position by accusing a mother of killing her son, GMC finds...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Pendragon shares plummet by 35%
Car dealer Pendragon issues its second profit warning in five months, blaming falling used car prices...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Service order for private pupils
Five former pupils of a private school in Glasgow appear in court after a "terrifying incident" at a party...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Collusion 'not properly probed'
Alleged security force collusion in the murders of eight men was not properly investigated, the ECHR rules...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Cigarette end 'started Cape fire'
A fire in South Africa that killed a tourist began when a Briton flicked a cigarette on to grass, a court hears...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Venezuela recalls Colombia envoy
Caracas recalls its ambassador to Colombia for consultations after a dispute between the two presidents...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Ethiopia 'bogged down' in Somalia
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi says his troops cannot withdraw from the conflict in Somalia...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
McLeish quits as Scotland manager
Alex McLeish resigns as Scotland manager and BBC Sport understands he will take over as Birmingham boss...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Amy Winehouse scraps all gigs
Amy Winehouse cancels all gigs for the rest of the year as her doctor advises her to deal with her "health issues"...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
UK population 'to double by 2081'
The UK population could almost double over the coming 75 years according to official government projections...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
PM to boycott talks over Mugabe
Gordon Brown says he will not go to an EU-Africa summit after Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe confirms he will attend...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Run-over student phoned for help
A student who was run over twice managed to phone her mother as she lay injured in the road, a court hears...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Paris rioters 'criminals' says PM
The French prime minister calls rioters criminals, after two nights of clashes in the Paris suburbs...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
British Energy eyes nuclear sites
British Energy has named eight places in the UK to build next-generation nuclear plants...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
New Mid-East peace drive
US President George Bush says Israeli and Palestinian leaders have agreed to try to reach a peace deal in 2008...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Suicide Blast in Kabul Kills 2 Civilians
A huge blast exploded near two armored vehicles used by U.S.-led troops in Kabul, witnesses and officials said...
New York Times - November 27, 2007
60 Miners Trapped in Ecuador
Sixty miners were trapped overnight in a gold mine after an explosion killed at least one person, officials said...
New York Times - November 27, 2007
77 Police Officers Hurt in Paris Riots
Rampaging youths rioted overnight, hurling Molotov cocktails and setting fire to dozens of cars...
New York Times - November 27, 2007
Defense Chiefs of Koreas Begin Talks
Defense chiefs of North and South Korea began a rare meeting aimed at easing tension across their countries? disputed sea border, pool reports said...
New York Times - November 27, 2007
Politics 'stifling $100 laptop'
A plan to distribute laptops to the developing world is being held back by cautious politicians, a spokesman says...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Billie Piper to return to Dr Who
Actress Billie Piper is to appear in three more episodes of TV's Doctor Who, reprising her role as Rose Tyler...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Black pupils' attainment better
The school achievement of black pupils has continued to get better though still lagging white children's...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
EU treaty too ambiguous - MPs
The "ambiguity" of parts of the EU reform treaty is causing concern that power is being surrendered, MPs say...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Dementia patients 'are ignored'
A report urges mandatory training for all care home staff after finding people with dementia are often neglected...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Barclays upbeat on customer debt
Barclays says there are no signs of rising debt levels among its UK customers despite interest rate hikes...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Controversial gas pipe completed
A £1bn pipeline across the width of Wales that sparked protests during construction is finished...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Domestic rates reforms outlined
Pensioners over the age of 70 who live on their own could have their rates bills slashed by 20% under new plans...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Pakistan army 'retakes key peak'
Pakistani troops say they have recaptured a strategic mountain peak in fighting in Swat district...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Flood families' Christmas misery
An estimated 200 families made homeless during the Gloucestershire floods face Christmas in a caravan...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
US fire kills Iraq bus passengers
Four civilians are reported to have died in Baghdad when US troops fired at a minibus taking them to work...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Bolivia opposition calls strike
Opposition leaders in six of Bolivia's nine provinces call a strike for Wednesday over a new draft constitution...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
New twist in Airbus share probe
Managers at EADS were aware of problems with A380 planes before selling shares, a businessman claims...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Koreas begin key security forum
South Korea's defence minister holds rare talks with his Northern counterpart to try to cut border tensions...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
UN fears over West Africa drugs
The United Nations says it is concerned that drug trafficking is putting the stability of West Africa at risk...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Ohuruogu earns Olympic reprieve
British 400m runner Christine Ohuruogu is free to run at future Olympic Games after successfully appealing against a lifetime ban...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Cricket: England snatch tour win
Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen hit half-centuries as England win their final warm-up match in Sri Lanka...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
TV rivals form on-demand service
The BBC, ITV and Channel 4 are to launch an on-demand service collating hundreds of hours of programmes...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Photographer snubs Diana inquest
The first photographer on the scene of the car crash which killed Princess Diana will not give evidence, her inquest hears...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Musharraf bids farewell to troops
President Musharraf says farewell to troops a day before he is due to resign as head of Pakistan's army...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Delivery vans 'kept rancid meat'
A meat distribution company supplying top hotels transported meat in rancid conditions, the BBC learns...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Greyhound racing 'needs change'
Lord Donoghue unveils his review into the sport of greyhound racing later today...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Bid to free teddy insult teacher
UK officials are trying to secure the release of a British teacher accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Bush urges Mid-East compromise
US President George W Bush warns peace will require difficult compromises as he prepares for Mid-East talks...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Cameron attacks tax hike plan
David Cameron calls for a simpler tax regime to help business and pledges to fight a capital gains tax hike...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Labour donations to be returned
Gordon Brown says donations to Labour via middlemen were "completely unacceptable" and will be returned...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Dozens injured in Paris rampage
Nearly 80 police officers are injured in a second night of clashes with youths in the suburbs of Paris...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Britain: Voice of the Tube Is Fired
Emma Clarke, a 36-year-old voice-over specialist whose recorded warning to ?mind the gap? is familiar to millions of London Underground riders, was fired after telling the newspaper The Mail on Sunday that she does not use the Tube anymore because it is ?dreadful.? Miss Clarke, who has recorded hundreds of announcements for the Tube since 1999, ?had done a good job until she started criticizing our service,? Dan Hodges, a London transit spokesman, said, adding, ?London Underground is sorry to have to announce that further contracts for Miss Clarke are experiencing severe delays.?...
New York Times - November 27, 2007
World Briefing | Asia: China: First Photos From Lunar Probe
Prime Minister Wen Jiabao said the transmission of the first photograph of the moon?s surface by a Chinese satellite showed that China had thrust itself into the front ranks of global technological powers. He unveiled the image in a televised speech at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center. The probe, launched Oct. 24, is expected to orbit the moon for a year as it scans its entire surface...
New York Times - November 27, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Italy: Doctors Stage Daylong Strike
Doctors across Italy walked off their jobs, forcing the cancellation of 5 million visits and tests, and 45,000 operations. Unions representing 135,000 medical workers called the walkout to protest stalled negotiations over contracts. Other unions have planned a series of strikes on Friday that are expected to idle many trains, ferries and planes, as well as buses and subway trains...
New York Times - November 27, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Greece: Strikes Against Pension Change Begin
Striking teachers marched through Athens streets, part of a planned wave of strikes against what unions describe as government plans to raise retirement ages and cut benefits to millions of future retirees. The journalists union was set for a 24-hour nationwide strike today, with a general strike scheduled for Dec. 12...
New York Times - November 27, 2007
World Briefing | Asia: Japan: One Mouthful at a Time
Shiga Prefecture?s government is calling on the public to eat enough bluegill fish to eradicate it. The ?catch-and-eat? drive for Lake Biwa in the prefecture follows a rare expression of contrition from Emperor Akihito, who has admitted bringing the fish home in 1960 as a gift from Mayor Richard J. Daley of Chicago. The bluegill is Illinois?s state fish. It has turned into a nuisance in Japan?s rivers and lakes, steadily destroying native species. Shiga?s Web site is offering recipes for deep-fried, marinated and chili-sauce bluegill...
New York Times - November 27, 2007
World Briefing | Asia: Polio Fight Gets $200 Million Injection
India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, along with the African nation of Nigeria, are the only countries where polio remains stubbornly endemic. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced that it was giving $100 million to the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International to try to stamp out the crippling disease, and Rotary, which has already contributed $633 million to the fight, pledged to match the Gateses? grant. Most of the money will be used for immunization...
New York Times - November 27, 2007
World Briefing | Africa: Chad: Hundreds of Rebels Killed, Army Claims
Chad?s army said its soldiers had killed 200 rebels in a four-hour battle at Abougouleigne, in the country?s east...
New York Times - November 27, 2007
Protests Greet Far-Right Speakers at Oxford
Demonstrators disrupted a forum featuring a British author who denies the Holocaust occurred and a far-right British politician...
New York Times - November 27, 2007
Defense Secretary Urges More Spending for U.S. Diplomacy
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates called Monday for the United States government to commit more money and effort to ?soft power? tools, including diplomacy, economic assistance and communications...
New York Times - November 27, 2007
Britain Opens Inquiry Into Deaths of 2 Danes in Afghanistan
Britain has opened a formal investigation after Danish television reported on Sunday that two Danish soldiers were killed by missiles fired by British forces who mistook them for Taliban fighters...
New York Times - November 27, 2007
Banditella Journal: Backyard Gardens Shelter Europe?s Orphan Seeds
As aged farmers and gardeners in Europe die, there is a chance that the fruits, grains and vegetables they have tended to will be lost within a generation...
New York Times - November 27, 2007
The U.S.S.R. Is Back (at Least on Clothing Racks)
Young and trendy Muscovites are in the throes of nostalgia for the staples of Soviet childhoods...
New York Times - November 27, 2007
U.S. and Iraq to Negotiate Pact on Long-Term Relations
The ?Declaration of Principles? signed Monday does not specify the eventual number of American troops nor the length of their deployment...
New York Times - November 27, 2007
Putin Accuses U.S. of Trying to Discredit Russian Vote
President Vladimir V. Putin on Monday accused the United States of trying to taint the legitimacy of next week?s Russian parliamentary elections...
New York Times - November 27, 2007
Israelis and Palestinians Try to Set Pace for Peace Talks as Bush Plans Speech
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators made progress toward completing a joint statement for the planned Middle East peace conference in Annapolis, Md...
New York Times - November 27, 2007
Violence Flares in Paris Suburb as Youths Clash With the Police
Dozens of youths clashed with the police for the second night in a row in a working- and lower-class suburb north of Paris on Monday...
New York Times - November 27, 2007
Back in Pakistan, Sharif Condemns Musharraf
Nawaz Sharif, the religiously conservative former prime minister, demanded an end to emergency rule and called for the reinstatement of fired Supreme Court justices...
New York Times - November 27, 2007
News Analysis: Seeking a Mideast Path, Bush Offers a Nudge
President Bush?s vision for two-state peace is ambitious but his strategy is cautious, and the real measure of the talks will be what happens afterward...
New York Times - November 27, 2007
Homes 'can cut CO2 by up to 80%'
Carbon dioxide emissions from UK homes could be cut by up to 80% by 2050, a report by Oxford University suggests...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Malnutrition 'a widespread risk'
A quarter of adults admitted to hospital and care homes in the UK are at risk of malnutrition, a survey finds...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Darling to face business leaders
Alistair Darling faces a tough reception from business leaders when he addresses the CBI conference...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Fewer jailed in sentencing revamp
The Scottish Government plans to cut the prison population by giving more minor offenders community service...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Two Koreas set for security talks
South Korea's defence minister sets off to meet his North Korean counterpart in a bid to cut border tensions...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Firemen among civilians honoured
Two firefighters who died battling to save a woman trapped in a burning building receive bravery honours...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Science adviser urges GM rethink
Sir David King, the UK government's chief scientist, will call for a rethink on GM crops in his farewell speech...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Gaps in maternity care 'worrying'
Thousands of women are being left alone during and shortly after labour, leaving them feeling at risk...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Private pupils grab top courses
Independent schools tighten their grip on top universities, with their pupils claiming two-thirds of elite places...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Call for dementia training
All care home staff should be trained to treat people who have dementia, the Alzheimer's Society says...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Protesters disrupt Oxford debate
A debate on free speech at the Oxford Union is disrupted by a protest at the inclusion of two controversial figures...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Witnesses face pre-trial quizzing
Prosecuting lawyers will be allowed to interview their witnesses before a trial to assess their reliability...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
Brown to answer 'crisis' claims
Tories say Labour is in 'crisis' after its general secretary resigns in a new row over party funding...
BBC News - November 27, 2007
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