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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 December 2006:
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Islamist Forces in Somalia Are in Retreat
Ethiopian-backed forces continued to beat back Islamist fighters in Somalia today, advancing to within 15 miles of Mogadishu, Somalia?s capital...
New York Times - December 27, 2006
Israeli Military to Resume Attacks in Gaza
After two boys were wounded by a rocket fired from Gaza, Israel ordered its military to partially end a cease-fire...
New York Times - December 27, 2006
Doctors demand alcohol price hike
Doctors call for a sharp rise in alcohol prices after a report reveals drink-related violence figures...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Top bosses' salaries 'race away'
Top executive salaries at FTSE 100 firms have risen seventeen times faster than their workers, the TUC says...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
US raps West Bank settlement plan
The US criticises Israel's decision to approve the construction of a new Jewish settlement in the West Bank...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Recovery truck to baby's rescue
Paramedics rush to help a sick baby in a recovery truck - with their broken down ambulance on the back...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Lula bolsters Brazil minimum wage
Brazil's president raises the country's minimum wage, but not by as much as many labour unions wanted...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Football: Fulham thwart Charlton
Fulham score in stoppage time to deprive new Charlton boss Alan Pardew of a winning start...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Ford state funeral plans revealed
A state funeral is announced for former US President Gerald Ford, with services starting in California on Friday...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Tories to plan for 300mph trains
The Tories say they will examine the feasibility of running 300mph magnetic
levitation trains in the UK...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Inquiry after body found in field
Police say a man found dead in a field near Hull may have been shot with an air weapon...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
US accepts threat to polar bears
The US says it plans to list polar bears as a threatened species because of declining Arctic ice levels...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Yukos probed over ex-spy's death
Russia's chief prosecutor says an ex-boss of oil firm Yukos may be linked to the poisoning of former agent Alexander Litvinenko...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Six dead in rig helicopter crash
Six bodies are recovered from the sea after a helicopter carrying gas rig workers crashes off the Lancashire coast...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
'Casino' tops Bonds at box office
Casino Royale becomes the highest-earning James Bond movie at cinemas worldwide, taking $454m (£232m)...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Double hand transplant 'success'
A Spaniard has become the first woman in the world to receive a double hand transplant...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Teachers get guidelines on India
Schools in England are to be sent extra guidelines on how to teach about the legacy of the British Empire in India...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
MPs in dining room 'misuse' probe
Twenty-two Conservative MPs are being investigated over the alleged misuse of House of Commons premises...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Investigation after fire at hotel
An investigation is under way after a major blaze caused substantial damage to a city centre hotel in Cardiff...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Takeover rumour boosts hotel firm
Shares in Intercontinental Hotels rise by more than 5% amid takeover speculation surrounding the UK firm...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Shoppers give up sleep for sales
Thousands of sales-hungry shoppers begin queuing at 0100 GMT to get into the Bluewater centre in Kent...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Teenage girl assaulted
A 15-year-old girl is attacked and indecently assaulted as she walks along the Ardoyne Road in north Belfast...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Belarus gas row 'may hurt Europe'
Russian energy giant Gazprom warns that its gas dispute with Belarus may hurt consumers across Europe...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Football: Mourinho airs concern
Boss Jose Mourinho says Chelsea's title challenge is being hampered by injuries to John Terry and Petr Cech...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Congo activists fined for forgery
Congo-Brazzaville sentences two anti-corruption activists, in a trial criticised as politically motivated...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Ethiopia urged to leave Somalia
The African Union calls on Ethiopia to withdraw troops who are supporting the Somali interim government...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Bargain hunters hit High Street
Millions of shoppers have been seeking out bargains across the UK as the post-Christmas sales hit top gear...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Bush pays tribute to Gerald Ford
US President George W Bush pays tribute to former President Gerald Ford, who has died at the age of 93...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Trial for 'spying-charge' soldier
An Army interpreter charged with passing on secret information to "the enemy" is sent to stand trial...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Saddam sees death as 'sacrifice'
Iraq's former leader Saddam Hussein says his execution will be a "sacrifice" for Iraq, in a letter written from prison...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Public burial for soul star Brown
James Brown, the singer known as the "Godfather of Soul", will have a public funeral in Georgia...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Vista opens new dawn for security
Windows Vista will have a profound effect on the computer security landscape, say experts...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Space telescope to hunt planets
The French-led Corot mission is due to launch from Kazakhstan on a quest to find planets outside our Solar System...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
The education year in Scotland
2006 was marked by the bold claim that one part of Scotland had virtually wiped out illiteracy...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Hotel evacuated after night fire
Fire crews are damping down after a blaze which forced the evacuation of a city centre hotel in Cardiff...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Lib Dems pledge to reduce crime
The Liberal Democrats promise to end the "wholesale degeneration" of the criminal justice system...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Military team reaches South Pole
Three Royal Marines and a Royal Navy sailor become the first military team to reach the South Pole for 100 years...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Family escapes injury in shooting
A woman and her daughter escape injury after shots are fired at their house in County Antrim...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Mumbai residents go without water
Millions of people spend a day without water in the Indian city of Mumbai because of repairs to supply pipelines...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Belarus firm on Russia gas demand
Belarus says it does not expect Russian energy giant Gazprom to cut off its gas, despite a row over the cost of supplies...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Israel to resume militant strikes
Israel moves to resume strikes against Palestinian militants firing rockets, after an attack injures two boys...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Asia communications hit by quake
Telecommunications across Asia are badly hit after Tuesday's quake off Taiwan affected undersea cables...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Australia build massive advantage
Matthew Hayden and Andrew Symonds hit centuries as Australia move 213 runs ahead of England on day two...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Cricket: Bowling plans leaked
England's bowling plans for each Australian batsman are leaked to the media on day two in Melbourne...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Ethiopians take key Somali town
Ethiopian troops and Somali government forces seize a strategic town, forcing Islamist militia to retreat...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Ex-BBC chair Lord Hussey dies
Former BBC chairman Lord Hussey of North Bradley, who was in charge of the corporation for 10 years, dies...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Blair flight in runway confusion
A British Airways plane carrying Tony Blair and his family overruns the main runway at Miami Airport...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Pupil tests 'should be replaced'
Tests for school pupils in England should be replaced with teacher assessment, a think-tank says...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Stores open for bargain hunters
One of the busiest days of the shopping year is underway, with sales expected to draw millions of shoppers across the UK...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Back troops, says UK general
Major General Richard Shirreff, who heads British forces in southern Iraq, urges national support for troops...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Mixed reactions to Saddam verdict
The US hails the death sentence upheld against Saddam Hussein, while the EU urges Iraq not to carry it out...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Islamists Retreat in Somalia
With Ethiopian forces fully involved in the fighting, the Islamists are retreating to Somalia's capital, Mogadishu...
New York Times - December 27, 2006
Spanish Doctor Denies Castro Has Cancer
The surgeon also said Fidel Castro could return to work after recovering from his intestinal surgery last summer...
New York Times - December 27, 2006
Gas Line Explodes in Nigeria, Killing at Least 260
Thousands searched for missing relatives in the latest oil-industry disaster to strike Nigeria...
New York Times - December 27, 2006
Iran Is Seeking More Influence in Afghanistan
Iran is investing in Afghanistan as part of a bigger drive to spread its influence and ideas farther across the Middle East...
New York Times - December 27, 2006
Israel Plans First Settlement in 10 Years
Israel plans to construct a Jewish settlement in the West Bank, prompting Palestinian anger and U.S. concern...
New York Times - December 27, 2006
Iraqi Court Says Hussein Must Die Within 30 Days
No further appeals are possible for Saddam Hussein after an Iraqi appeals court upheld his death sentence...
New York Times - December 27, 2006
Women can stop bone saving drug
Some women with osteoporosis can stop taking a bone protecting drug after five years with no extra risk of fractures, say scientists...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
UK home price rises 'to continue'
One in three people expect UK house prices to increase by more than 6% in 2007, a survey suggests...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Poor maths 'fails' sale shoppers
Millions of shoppers will fail to bag sale bargains as they lack basic maths skills, the government says...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
ID card call to 'stop bullying'
Secondary pupils in Scotland should to be given ID cards to stamp out bullying, a teaching union says...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Arson halts cross-border trains
Police are hunting arsonists behind a fire that has halted some rail services between England and Scotland...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Nigeria mourns pipeline victims
Nigeria's president speaks of his shock and sadness after a vandalised oil pipeline explodes, killing at least 260...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Stores braced for bargain hunters
Retailers are set for what could be one of the busiest days of 2006 with sales set to draw millions of shoppers...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Sailing: Injuries as masts torn off
Three injured sailors are airlifted in heavy seas during the Sydney to Hobart yacht race...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Extra funding for 'respect zones'
Forty areas of England and Wales are to be offered more money to tackle the problem of anti-social behaviour...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Primary school tests 'negative'
Tests for primary school pupils in England should be replaced with teacher assessment, a think-tank says...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Saddam execution 'within month'
Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is to be hanged within 30 days after his appeal is rejected...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Blair BA flight overshoots runway
A British Airways plane carrying Tony Blair and his family overshoots a runway at Miami International Airport...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
Ex-US President Gerald Ford dies
Gerald Ford, who took over the US presidency after Richard Nixon resigned in 1974, has died aged 93...
BBC News - December 27, 2006
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