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Frozen yogurt war de-thaws, tart new brands hit US
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Some eBay sellers frustrated with rule changes
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Microsoft site makes digital photos into panoramas
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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25 bodies identified from plane crash in Spain
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Displaced Georgians look to US for hope, aid
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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26 dead as Philippine troops flush out rebels
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Indian Kashmir protests called off for 3 days
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Philippines Peace deal to be renegotiated
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Philippines peace in tatters after rebel attack
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Global News Archive for March 2008:
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French First Lady More Than Tames British Press
After her arrival in London, Carla Bruni supplanted affairs of state with an affaire d?amour among British newspaper reporters wistfully competing for the fondest paean of praise...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
?Blasphemous? Russian Artist Vanishes in Berlin
A prominent artist who had run-ins with both church and state in her native Russia after taking part in a controversial exhibition has disappeared without a trace from her new home in Berlin...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Bush Apologizes to Mubarak for Suez Shooting
The killing of an Egyptian vendor, when U.S. forces opened fire on his small boat near the Suez Canal on Monday, has enraged Egyptians...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
2 More Bodies ID?d as Kidnapped Contractors
Two bodies found in Iraq have been identified as those of American contractors kidnapped more than a year ago, the F.B.I. said Thursday...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
More NATO Security Aid Needed, Afghan Official Says
Afghanistan?s defense minister, Abdul Rahim Wardak, called on NATO countries to reaffirm their commitment to his nation?s security...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Crusaders 'left genetic legacy'
Scientists have detected the faint genetic traces left by medieval crusaders in the Middle East...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Bailey Rae's husband 'overdosed'
Soul singer Corinne Bailey Rae's husband died from a suspected drugs overdose, an inquest in Leeds is told...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Silicon chips stretch into shape
Normally fragile and brittle silicon microchips are made to bend and fold by scientists in the US...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Two men charged over town murder
Two men, aged 21 and 24, are charged with the murder Shaun Fitzpatrick in Dungannon last weekend...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Nepal royals 'stole charity cash'
An investigation by Maoist former rebels in Nepal says the royal family misused nature conservation funds...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Livingstone cleared on donations
The Electoral Commission rules London Mayor Ken Livingstone did not break the law over financial donations...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Dutch MP posts Islam film on web
A Dutch right-wing politician posts a controversial film critical of the Koran on the internet...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Rail union votes for Tube strike
Members of the RMT union vote in favour of going on strike on the London Underground over safety issues...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Baggage halted at new £4.3bn T5
Flights from Heathrow's new £4.3bn T5 depart with hand baggage only as luggage check-in is suspended...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Curfew in Baghdad amid clashes
A three-day curfew is imposed on Baghdad, amid continuing clashes between Shia militias and security forces...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
World Briefing | Asia: Kazakhstan: Court Sentences President?s Former Son-in-Law
A closed military court sentenced in absentia Rakhat Aliyev, who was married to President Nursultan Nazarbayev?s oldest daughter, to 20 years in prison...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
World Briefing | Africa: Somalia: More Gains for Islamist Forces
Islamist fighters overpowered government troops and briefly seized a strategic town, the latest in a string of recent victories...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Militant Held in ?02 Passover Bombing
Israeli soldiers on Wednesday arrested a Hamas militant suspected by Israel of directing the bloodiest suicide bombing of the Palestinian uprising...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
World Briefing | Middle East: Dubai: Fireworks Blast Ignites Blaze
A huge explosion at a fireworks warehouse set off a raging fire that raced through an industrial zone in Dubai on Wednesday morning, killing at least two people...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
World Briefing | United Nations: Iran Asks for Apology on Sanctions
Iran said the United States, Britain, France and Germany should apologize to the country?s leaders for damaging their reputations through sanctions resolutions against the country?s nuclear program...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
World Briefing | Europe: France: No Eiffel Redesign Planned, Says Architect Who Made Proposal
The principal of Serero Architects said his firm submitted unsolicited designs and put them on the Web, where they were later seen by news organizations...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
World Briefing | Asia: Afghanistan: Bomb in Market Kills 8
A car bomb exploded at a crowded farmers? market in southern Afghanistan, killing eight civilians and wounding 17, Afghan officials said...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Indecision Cloaks Route of Olympic Torch
San Francisco officials say they still have no final plans on what route through the city the Olympic torch will take. The delay has upset some groups that want to use the procession to protest China?s human rights record...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Japanese Poetry Persists in Korea, Despite Disapproval
As South Korea?s new president prepares to meet with Japan?s prime minister, memories of Japan?s colonial rule continue to sour South Korea on its neighbor?s art forms...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
China Concerned Over Missile Parts Mistake in Taiwan
The U.S. military was supposed to ship helicopter batteries to Taiwan, but instead sent fuses used as part of the trigger mechanism on Minuteman missiles, the Pentagon said on Tuesday...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Argentine Farmers Vow to Press Strike Over Tax
The strike by farmers who are protesting a tax increase on the export of grains, has led to shortages of meat and dairy products in the country...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Navy Says Egyptian Died in Suez Clash
The United States Navy said on Wednesday that an Egyptian citizen was killed when a Navy-contracted ship fired warning shots at approaching motorboats in the Suez Canal...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
India Orders New Inquiry Into 2002 Clashes
The Indian Supreme Court has ordered fresh investigations into several high-profile incidents in Hindu-Muslim violence that took place in Gujarat...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Putin Invites Bush to Confer in Move to Avoid Public Clash
The meeting is likely to be the last between the two leaders before the Russian president is replaced by his protégé, Dmitri A. Medvedev...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Europe and U.S. Press China Over Tibet
European leaders sharpened their tone over Tibet on Wednesday, as President Bush telephoned President Hu Jintao of China and urged a resumption of negotiations with the Dalai Lama...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Fossils Link Pre-Humans in West Europe to Earlier Date
Excavations in a cave in the mountains of northern Spain have uncovered the oldest known remains of human ancestors in Western Europe, scientists said...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Salmon Virus Indicts Chile?s Fishing Methods
A virus has sent shivers through Chile?s salmon industry and opened companies up to fresh charges that their breeding methods are producing potentially unhealthy fish...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
North Korea Expels All South Korean Officials
The expulsions were in reaction to a recent hardening in the South?s policy toward the North over its lack of cooperation on its nuclear program...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
U.S. Says Hussein Spy Agency and Iraqi-American Arranged ?02 Trip by Lawmakers
The Justice Department did not claim any wrongdoing by the three lawmakers, whose five-day trip to Iraq occurred five months before the American invasion...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Despite Thunderclouds in the United States, Business Confidence Is Up in Europe
Few officials or economists expect Europe to escape the effects of a downturn in the United States, but Europe?s broader economy is demonstrating startling resilience...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Bundoran Journal: On Frigid Celtic Waves, Surfers Where You?d Least Expect Them
Ireland?s northwest is not an ideal place for the type of surfer who is looking to hang out on the beach. But it is ideal for those who seek a good wave...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Iraqi Army?s Assault on Militias in Basra Stalls
Fighting in two of Iraq?s largest cities threatens to destabilize a long-term truce that had helped reduce the level of violence in the five-year-old war...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Monks Protest During Press Tour of China
About 30 Tibetan monks shouting pro-independence slogans protested during a highly scripted tour for Western journalists in Lhasa?s central Buddhist temple...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
660 Held in Tibetan Uprising, China Says
The announcement was part of the government?s effort to quell continuing unrest in the area, which includes Tibet and adjoining provinces with large Tibetan populations...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Supplier Under Scrutiny on Aging Arms for Afghans
To arm Afghan forces to fight against Al Qaeda and the Taliban, the U.S. has relied on a fledgling company that has provided ammunition that is more than 40 years old...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Thousands in Baghdad Protest Basra Assault
Supporters of the powerful Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr took to the streets in Baghdad on Thursday while intense fighting continued in Basra for a third day...
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Video games ratings face overhaul
A review of how the net and video games affect children says the ratings system for games should be revamped...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Nuclear terror checks stepped up
Britain and France are to work together to screen cross-channel traffic in a bid to combat "nuclear terrorism"...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Large waist 'an Alzheimer's risk'
A big waistline in your 40s could almost triple the threat of dementia in old age, according to new research...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
White working class 'left behind'
Government research suggests white working class pupils are being left behind in England's schools...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Warning on plastic's toxic threat
Plastic waste in the oceans poses a potentially devastating long-term toxic threat to the food chain, marine scientists say...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
US chart triumph for Leona Lewis
Leona Lewis becomes the first British woman to top the US pop chart for more than 20 years with Bleeding Love...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Salmonella given to baby by snake
A baby picks up the potentially fatal bacteria, salmonella, from her family's pet snake...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Doctors 'knew about suicide plan'
A mother who killed her daughter and then herself had told doctors about her intentions, a report finds...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Baby killer jailed for six years
A man who was found guilty of killing his baby daughter by shaking her to death is sent to prison...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
EADS wins £13bn RAF tanker deal
Airbus parent firm EADS wins a £13bn contract to provide new air refuelling tankers for the Royal Air Force...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Argentine farm tax crisis worsens
A strike by Argentine farmers over rising export taxes heads into a third week, with little sign of resolution...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Bush hails Iraq militia crackdown
US President George W Bush praises Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki for his "bold" crackdown on Shia militias in Basra...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Many killed in Pakistan clashes
Clashes blamed on tribal tensions in north-west Pakistan leave more than 40 people dead...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Sheridans in court over perjury
Socialist former MSP Tommy Sheridan and his wife Gail appear in court accused of perjury...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Football: 24 hours for Mascherano
The Football Association allows Javier Mascherano an extra 24 hours to respond to his improper conduct charge...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Cricket: IPL targets England stars
The Indian Premier League's boss tells BBC Sport that England's top players want to feature in the Twenty20 series in the future...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Mugabe warns of protest crackdown
Zimbabwe's president has warned opposition supporters not to protest if they lose elections this Saturday...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Boy convicted of Goth park murder
A 15-year-old boy is found guilty of murder after he kicked a woman to death because she was a Goth...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
MoD to admit Mousa rights breach
The UK government is to admit breaching the human rights of an Iraqi man who died in British custody in Basra...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
MMR doctor defends his research
The doctor who first linked the MMR vaccine to autism has defended his work at a GMC hearing...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Brown seeks 'Entente Formidable'
Gordon Brown announces plans to strengthen Britain's ties with France at a summit with Nicolas Sarkozy...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Check-in suspended at £4.3bn T5
All luggage check-in is suspended at Heathrow's new T5, as cancelled flights and baggage delays blight launch...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Publish expenses now, says Clegg
Delaying publication of MPs' expenses is a "hammer blow" to public confidence in the Commons, says Nick Clegg...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Newspaper sorry for Tupac claim
A US newspaper apologises for claiming rap mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs was involved in a shooting of Tupac Shakur...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Man arrested over Matalan killing
Police question a man over the death of a shop manager, killed as he was cashing up in east London...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Father haunted by avoidable death
A child killed by her suicidal mother would still be alive if health workers followed basic procedures, a report is to say...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Seven-lane highway plan abandoned
Controversial plans to widen a stretch of the A494 in north Wales are scrapped after a public inquiry...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Oil above $107 on pipeline attack
Oil prices rise above $107 after one of Iraq's main export pipelines is blown up, sparking supply fears...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Anti-French protests in Comoros
Police fire tear gas at Comoros demostrators angry at France's role in the escape of Anjouan's ousted leader...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Karadzic's family homes raided
EU and Nato forces search the Bosnian homes of the family of war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Banned Indian group's leader held
Indian police arrest the top leader of the banned militant group Students' Islamic Movement of India...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Newts stop flood ditch clearance
A couple cannot clear an overgrown ditch which has flooded their house, as it may be home to endangered newts...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Beckham can play on - Owen
Michael Owen says David Beckham is good enough to add to his 100 caps and continue to play for England...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Cricket: No date for Flintoff
England refuse to put a date on fit-again Andrew Flintoff's return to international cricket...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Six baby cough medicines pulled
Popular cough remedies for babies are being removed from the shelves amid fears of potential overdoses...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Sarkozy at British-French talks
Nicolas Sarkozy and wife Carla are met by Gordon and Sarah Brown in Downing Street, ahead of bilateral talks...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Fall death boy unlawfully killed
A six-year-old boy who died in a fall from a hotel balcony was unlawfully killed, an inquest rules...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Clashes continue in southern Iraq
The southern Iraqi city of Basra sees a third day of heavy fighting between Iraqi forces and Shia militias...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
MMR doctor to begin his defence
Dr Andrew Wakefield, whose work sparked a public crisis of confidence in the MMR vaccine, faces the GMC...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Degree funding switch criticised
An committee of MPs say they cannot support the cut in funding for people taking second degrees...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Police budgets set to be capped
The budgets of up to five English police authorities are to be capped, the government is expected to confirm later...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
MSP wants right to end own life
Independent politician Margo MacDonald, who has Parkinson's disease, wants the right to assisted death...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Comoran rebel seeks asylum
The ousted renegade leader of the Comoran island of Anjouan reportedly flees to a French-run island...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
N Korea expels S Korean managers
North Korea expels most of the South Korean managers from a joint economic zone on the border...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
French serial killer trial starts
Michel Fourniret goes on trial in France charged with killing seven young women between 1987 and 2001...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Monks disrupt Tibet media visit
Tibetan monks disrupt a tour by the first foreign journalists to visit Lhasa since protests erupted, witnesses say...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Endeavour touches down in US
The US space shuttle Endeavour lands in Florida after a record mission to the International Space Station...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Review 'to change games ratings'
A review of how the net and video games affect children is expected to recommend changing the ratings system...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Kidnap case failings 'continue'
Continued failings by probation staff are identified, 15 months after criticism over a paedophile's kidnap of a young girl...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Nimrod replacement under threat
The MoD is advised to cancel the replacement order for the Nimrod fleet because of delays and spiralling costs...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Asylum system 'shameful for UK'
The UK's treatment of asylum seekers falls seriously below the standards of a civilised country, says a report...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Brown and Sarkozy hold nuclear talks
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Gordon Brown discuss nuclear energy and illegal immigration...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
Heathrow T5 open to passengers
London Heathrow's new £4.3bn terminal opens to the public with the arrival of the first flight...
BBC News - March 27, 2008
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