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Venus flytraps caught in shrinking natural habitat
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Curfew in Indian Kashmir to prevent protest rally
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Kashmir police threaten to shoot curfew violators
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Taliban, Afghan officials meet in Saudi Arabia
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Pakistan to deport all Afghans from tribal region
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Lehman sought millions for execs while seeking aid
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Colbert on Colbert Its fun playing a jerk
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Dancing with the Stars contestant injured
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Hopper stars in Starz series Crash
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Global News Archive for January 2008:
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Israel to Allow Supply Flow Into Gaza
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert promised that Israel would no longer disrupt the supply of food, medicine and necessary energy...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Deadly Protests in Beirut Leave 7 Dead
Deadly clashes erupted in Beirut on Sunday, leaving at least seven people dead and escalating Lebanon?s deepest political crisis since the end of its civil war in 1990...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Violence Spreads in Kenya, Killing 19 in House Fire
Ethnically driven violence intensified in Kenya on Sunday, and police officials said at least 19 people, including 11 children, were burned to death in a house...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Food giant to award 'McDiplomas'
McDonald's has won approval to offer courses which could form part of an A-level standard qualification...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
Confusion over food salt content
Parents are confused over the salt content of foods and the dangers of eating too much salt, research shows...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
Seven killed in Beirut violence
Seven people are killed in southern Beirut as a demonstration against power cuts descends into violence...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
Snow hampers China New Year
China orders emergency measures to fight nationwide transport chaos caused by severe weather conditions...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
Indonesia set for Suharto funeral
Indonesia's authoritarian former leader is to be buried in a royal burial ground after his death in hospital at 86...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
Helicopter accident couple named
A couple who died in a helicopter crash at a golf resort in North Yorkshire are named by police...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
Trader 'staked 50bn euros'
The French financial trader at the centre of a massive fraud case gambled around 50bn euros, his employer says...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
All faiths commemorate Holocaust
The Archbishop of Canterbury joins the Chief Rabbi to mark Holocaust Memorial Day in Liverpool...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
Overstretch 'drives troops away'
Overstretch within the armed forces is driving away personnel and damaging morale, MPs warns...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
UK patients to get new HIV drug
A new class of HIV drugs will help doctors treat patients who have become resistant to treatment...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
Mexico Arrests Man in Killing of Cardinal
A man believed to be a key figure in the assassination of Cardinal Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo in 1993 was arrested in Tijuana...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Pakistan Shuns C.I.A. Buildup Sought by U.S.
President Pervez Musharraf dismissed proposals to allow the U.S. greater latitude to operate in tribal territories where militants are active...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Lib Dems 'not fit for 24hr news'
Sir Menzies Campbell says the Lib Dems have "too many alternative power sources" for the era of 24-hour news...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
Hanging deaths of best friends
A mother whose son was found hanged after the death of his best friend says young people must be offered help...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
Paisley 'must not attend La Mon'
DUP leader Ian Paisley is asked to stay away from a memorial service for the victims of an IRA bombing...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
Planning concern move 'in order'
Ministers deny inappropriate involvement over a threatened £80m Highland holiday resort development...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
Pakistan 'seizes back key tunnel'
Pakistani forces say they have recaptured an important road tunnel seized by pro-Taleban militants...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
Murder inquiry after death at pub
Police launch a murder investigation after a man dies in a disturbance outside a pub in Greater Manchester...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
Two shot dead in Beirut violence
Two people are killed in southern Beirut as a demonstration against power cuts descends into violence...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
Tennis: Djokovic takes title
Serbia's Novak Djokovic beats Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to win his first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
Ronaldo seals Man Utd win
Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice to put Manchester United into the last 16 of the FA Cup after an entertaining tie...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
Football: Man City crash out
Sheffield United knock Manchester City out of the FA Cup to leave only six Premier League sides in the hat for Monday's fifth-round draw...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
Boy held after death of teenager
A 14-year-old boy is arrested after the death of a teenager found seriously injured in the street on Saturday...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
Off-duty troops may be in uniform
The government may urge off-duty soldiers to wear their uniforms in a bid to boost public support...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
Helicopter crash bodies removed
The bodies of a couple who died in a helicopter crash in North Yorkshire are removed from the wreckage...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
City hosts Holocaust ceremony
A 1,400-strong audience has attended the national commemoration service in Liverpool to mark Holocaust Memorial Day...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
Israel 'to resume Gaza supplies'
Israel says it will resume fuel supplies to Gaza, 10 days after stopping shipments in response to rocket attacks...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
Trader 'staked 50bn euros'
The French financial trader at the centre of a massive fraud case gambled around 50bn euros, his employer says...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
At Least 9 Killed in Turkish Train Derailment
A passenger train derailed in central Turkey early Sunday, killing at least nine people and injuring dozens of others, possibly due to ice on the tracks, railway authorities said...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Russia Bars Kremlin Opponent From Election
Russia's election authorities barred Kremlin opponent Mikhail Kasyanov on Sunday from taking part in a March election to find a successor to President Vladimir Putin...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Plan to Extend Shanghai Rail Line Stirs Middle Class to Protest
Yang Yang had never imagined herself in the role of activist until she began networking with other middle-class opponents who were angered about a train line?s effect on property values...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Suharto, Former Indonesian Dictator, Dies at 86
The rule of Suharto, who was driven from office in 1998, was one of the 20th century?s most brutal and corrupt...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Coen pair win top directing award
Coen brothers film No Country for Old Men wins top prize at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) awards...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
'Double standard' on data safety
Data security concerns are raised after it emerges celebrities and MPs cannot submit tax returns online...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
Web review examines suicide spate
An inquiry into child safety on the internet is likely to look at several suicides by young people in south Wales...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
Four arrested after scaling crane
Four men are arrested after they scaled a massive crane on a construction site in Belfast city centre...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
Kasyanov barred from Russian poll
Russia's Central Election Commission bars opposition candidate Mikhail Kasyanov from running for president...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
Djokovic battles to Aussie title
Novak Djokovic beats Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to win his first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
Fighting spreads in western Kenya
At least nine people are feared dead as fresh fighting erupts in Kenya, this time in the town of Naivasha...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
Indonesia ex-leader Suharto dies
Indonesia's ex-leader, 86, Suharto dies after suffering multiple organ failure, police and hospital authorities say...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
Darling defends actions over Rock
Alistair Darling defends his handling of the Northern Rock crisis, as the Tories outline their plans for the bank...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
Ashdown pulls out of Afghan role
Britain's Paddy Ashdown says he will not become UN envoy to Afghanistan after strong opposition from Kabul...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
Johnson denies donor wrong-doing
Alan Johnson says he and his team broke no rules regarding donations during the Labour deputy leadership race...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
E. Kaestner, 107, German Veteran, Is Dead
Erich Kaestner was believed to be the last German veteran of World War I. In 1939 he rejoined the military with the outbreak of World War II, serving as a first lieutenant in ground support for the Luftwaffe...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
George Habash, Palestinian Terrorism Tactician, Dies at 82
George Habash was the founder of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a hard-line Marxist group that shocked the world with a campaign of airline hijackings and bombings in the late 1960s and early 1970s...
New York Times - January 27, 2008
Crash victims' bodies to be moved
The bodies of two people who died in a helicopter crash in North Yorkshire are due to be removed from the wreckage...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
France bids to mend Rwandan ties
France's foreign minister defends his country's stance during Rwanda's genocide on a visit aimed at improving ties...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
Suharto's condition now critical
Indonesia's ex-leader, 86, is in a critical condition after suffering multiple organ failure for the second time...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
Football: Woodgate deal unlikely
Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan says he does not expect to sign defender Jonathan Woodgate from rivals Middlesbrough...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
City to host Holocaust ceremony
A 1,600-strong audience is expected to attend the national commemoration service in Liverpool to mark Holocaust Memorial Day...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
Egypt asks Hamas to crisis talks
Egypt invites the Palestinian group Hamas to attend talks in Cairo "promptly" on resolving the border crisis...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
Annan presses for Kenyan accord
The former UN chief continues his mission to end Kenya's political deadlock as tribal violence continues...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
Energy shortfall 'threatens Britain'
A shortfall in UK electricity generation is likely even after the recent decision on nuclear power, a report concludes...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
Village schools 'facing closure'
Campaigners for village schools say hundreds face closure because of government pressure...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
Obama takes clear S Carolina win
Barack Obama records an easy victory over Hillary Clinton in South Carolina's Democratic primary election...
BBC News - January 27, 2008
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