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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 April 2005:
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Orange-Clad Israelis Protest Gaza Withdrawal
Tens of thousands of Israelis marched through the largest settlement bloc in the Gaza Strip today to protest the planned evacuation...
New York Times - April 27, 2005
In 6 Languages, Benedict XVI Gets Comfortable With His Audience
Benedict XVI held the traditional Wednesday papal audience, using the occasion to express what may become a central theme of his papacy: the Christian roots of Europe...
New York Times - April 27, 2005
Slain Iraqi Legislator Knew the Risks She Was Taking
Three men with pistols shot to death an Iraqi legislator today at the front gate of her home in a brazen daylight attack...
New York Times - April 27, 2005
Riot Police Crack Down on Day of Anti-Mubarak Protests Across Egypt
Egypt's fledgling movement for political reform tried to extend its reach nationally by organizing demonstrations in 14 major cities...
New York Times - April 27, 2005
New Iraqi Premier Says Impasse Over Cabinet Is Broken
Iraq's new prime minister said he had submitted a full list of cabinet members, opening the way for a new coalition government to assume power...
New York Times - April 27, 2005
White House Firm on Bolton Despite Inquiry
The White House reiterated its unstinting support for John R. Bolton to be ambassador to the United Nations today...
New York Times - April 27, 2005
Early preview for Hitchhiker fans
The long-awaited Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie opens just before midnight on Wednesday...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Bush seeks to ease US oil needs
President Bush unveils energy initiatives designed to make the US less dependent on fossil fuels...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Pollutant affects sex chromosome
An environmental pollutant can change the ratio of sperm carrying male and female chromosomes, a study says...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Extended school clubs 'voluntary'
Education secretary Ruth Kelly stresses schools would not have to provide the after-hours clubs Labour plans...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Berlusconi wins MPs' confidence
Italy's lower house of parliament backs a vote of confidence in Silvio Berlusconi's new government...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Man charged over Belfast murder
A man is due to appear in court in Belfast charged with the murder of a man in the east of the city last week...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
LibDems push credibility message
Charles Kennedy is to stress the Liberal Democrats' credibility as a party of government on a visit to Scotland on Thursday...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Football: Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool
Liverpool hold Chelsea to a goalless draw in the Champions League semi-final first leg...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Snooker: O'Sullivan crashes out
Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan is knocked out of the World Snooker Championship by Peter Ebdon...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Jackson's ex-wife in witness box
Prosecutors in Michael Jackson's child abuse trial begin questioning the star's ex-wife and mother of two of his children...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Putin begins historic Israel tour
Russia's president arrives in Israel on the first visit by any Kremlin leader, to meet Israeli and Palestinian leaders...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Mother was 'bludgeoned to death'
A mother found dead with her 18-month-old daughter in Cornwall was hit over the head with a blunt instrument...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
E-fit hope in Abigail knife case
Detectives hunting the man who stabbed Abigail Witchalls hope she can help them compile an e-fit of her attacker...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Early Iraq legal opinion leaked
The attorney general doubted the Iraq war would be legal without a new resolution from the UN, leaked advice shows...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
New Iraqi Premier Announces End of Impasse Over Cabinet
In a breakthrough, politicians have agreed on the makeup of the new Iraqi cabinet, Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari declared today...
New York Times - April 27, 2005
Italians Angry Over Inquiry on Iraq Death
Italians reacted furiously to reports that an investigation into the death of an Italian agent in Baghdad would absolve American soldiers of guilt in the incident...
New York Times - April 27, 2005
Stars mourn veteran actor Mills
Some of Britain's leading performers attend the funeral of Sir John Mills, who died on Saturday...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Shell fined £900,000 over deaths
The oil firm Shell is hit with a large fine after the deaths of two workers on a North Sea platform...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Pc attacked boy, 15, with spanner
An officer who struck a teenager over the head with a spanner because he refused to give up his chair, is guilty of unlawful wounding...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Election fight getting personal
The election gets personal as the party leaders trade blows with claims of "con tricks" and "extreme" policies...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Nurses warn over teen group sex
Teenagers are taking part in a group sex activity known as "daisy-chaining", nurses have claimed...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Queen awards VC to Iraq war hero
The Queen presents Private Johnson Beharry with the Victoria Cross at a Buckingham Palace investiture...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Coke £53m funding saves 250 jobs
Coca Cola announces a £53m investment in its NI operation, securing the jobs of more than 250 workers...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Football: Duff doubtful to start
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is relaxed over team selection as Damien Duff emerges as an injury doubt...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Togo's poll loser 'is president'
Togo's opposition candidate declares himself president, contrary to official results, as his supporters clash with security forces...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Thailand on alert for anniversary
Southern Thailand is on alert ahead of the first anniversary of a series of attacks which left 113 dead...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Iraq death car arrives in Italy
Italy is to study the bullet-riddled car in which one of its agents died protecting a freed hostage in Iraq from US gunfire...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Putin proposes Middle East summit
Russia's president says he wants to hold a conference on Middle East peace in Moscow later in the year...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
US terror-charge Briton convicted
A British man is found guilty of attempting to support terrorism after trying to sell a missile to an FBI agent...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Beckham 'shock' at nanny claims
David Beckham says it is "unbelievable" that a former nanny has sold claims about his marriage to a newspaper...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Iraq PM finalises government plan
Iraq's Prime Minister-designate submits plans for a new government, as insurgents kill a woman MP in Baghdad...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Jackson's ex-wife to take stand
Michael Jackson's former wife is expected to take the stand shortly in the pop star's child abuse trial...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Jenkins wife breaks down at trial
The ex-wife of the man accused of murdering their foster daughter Billie-Jo Jenkins breaks down in court...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
A380 completes maiden flight
The world's largest passenger plane, the Airbus A380, lands safely, having completed its maiden flight...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Lightning strikes Blair's plane
Prime Minister Tony Blair's election campaign plane is struck by lightning, but is not damaged and lands safely...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Last Syria Force Leaves Lebanon, but Political Puzzles Remain
The pullout of the last of Syria's troops ended a military presence that for 29 years helped Syria confront Israel through proxy militias...
New York Times - April 27, 2005
Lib Dems mood 'best since 1983'
Charles Kennedy says the Lib Dem mood is the best since the "heady days of 1983"...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Yahoo search tools get personal
Yahoo has unveiled early versions of a series of personal search tools...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Funeral for veteran actor Mills
Lord Attenborough, a close friend of Sir John Mills, will be among mourners at his funeral service...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
What impact will Airbus have on air travel?
The Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger plane, has taken off on its maiden flight. Send us your reaction...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Rifleman fails to answer appeal
The person who shot a little boy by accident at a Fermanagh school has not yet come forward to police...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Population grows for second year
Figures suggest that Scotland's population has seen its largest increase in more than 50 years...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Airbus staff watch maiden flight
Workers from Flintshire who built the wings of the world's biggest passenger plane watch it fly for the first time...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
B&Q owner warns of falling profit
Kingfisher, which owns the B&Q home improvement chain, says it expects first-quarter retail profits to fall by 15%...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
US 'conceals high terror figures'
Data withheld from an official US report on terrorism show a sharp increase in attacks in 2004, a lawmaker says...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Khodorkovsky verdict is postponed
The verdict in the trial of former Yukos boss Mikhail Khodorkovsky, has been postponed, Moscow court officials say...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Council to consider gum tax call
Councillors in Liverpool are to vote on whether to officially call for a nationwide tax on chewing gum...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Football: Ranieri tips Chelsea
Ex-boss Claudio Ranieri backs Chelsea in the Champions League but defender Jamie Carragher says Liverpool will not squander their chance...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Street battles over Togo election
Opposition supporters clash with security forces in Togo for a second day after the former leader's son is elected president...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Hopes fade in Japan crash rescue
Rescuers in Japan fear no more survivors may be found after Monday's train crash that killed at least 90 people...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Hundreds of calls in Abigail case
Detectives investigating the stabbing of Abigail Witchalls say they have received more than 200 calls from the public...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Sri Lanka rail crash 'kills 35'
A Sri Lankan train crashes into a packed bus at a level crossing, killing 35 people and injuring 33, officials say...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Man hunted over double murder
A 26-year-old man is being sought by police after a mother and her baby were found murdered in a Cornwall village...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Election fight gets more personal
The Conservatives accuse Tony Blair of "con tricks" as the Labour leader focuses on education...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
A380 takes off for maiden flight
The world's largest passenger aircraft, the Airbus A380, is on its long-awaited maiden flight...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Last Syria Force Leaves Lebanon
The last of Syria's troops left Lebanon, ending a military presence that for 29 years helped Syria confront Israel through proxy militias...
New York Times - April 27, 2005
In Japan Crash, Time Obsession May Be Culprit
Monday's deadly train accident outside Osaka has caused much soul-searching over Japan's attention to punctuality and efficiency...
New York Times - April 27, 2005
Iraqi Cabinet May Be Chosen by Wednesday, Leaders Say
Iraq's political leaders said they expected to submit a cabinet to the National Assembly on Wednesday even if some posts remained undecided...
New York Times - April 27, 2005
Senate Panel Is Widening Its Review on Nominee to U.N.
A Senate committee intends to conduct formal interviews with as many as two dozen people about John R. Bolton...
New York Times - April 27, 2005
State-Run Chinese Paper Lashes Anti-Japan Protests as 'Evil Plot'
The newspaper said that the protests against Japan were part of an "evil plot," suggesting that the Chinese leadership wishes to portray them as a conspiracy to undermine the Communist Party...
New York Times - April 27, 2005
Word of Togo Leader's Victory Ignites Clashes
After the announcement that the son of longtime leader Gnassingbé Eyadéma had won Sunday's presidential election, police and opposition supporters clashed...
New York Times - April 27, 2005
Concern over food child marketing
Food manufacturers are merging advertising and entertainment to market their products to children, a campaign group warns...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Banks 'ignore overseas students'
More than half of overseas students in the UK are being denied overdrafts, a survey suggests...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Jawbone hints at earliest Britons
A piece of jawbone that has lain in a museum for nearly 80 years could be the oldest example of a modern human yet found in Europe...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Nepal ex-prime minister arrested
Sacked Nepal prime minister is detained for refusing to answer questions on alleged corruption...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Khodorkovsky verdict is 'delayed'
The verdict in the trial of former Yukos boss Mikhail Khodorkovsky, is being postponed, says a notice put up at a Moscow court...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Failed asylum seekers 'may work'
There could be a case for allowing failed asylum seekers to work legally in the UK, the home secretary has said...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Rice seeks Latam democracy drive
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urges respect for democracy as she tours Latin America...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Iraqi insurgency 'undiminished'
The US military's most senior member says Iraqi insurgents have lost none of their ability to stage attacks...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Abigail detectives get 210 calls
Detectives investigating the stabbing of Abigail Witchalls say they have received 210 calls from the public...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Europe appeal over prisoner vote
The government is due to appeal against a European ruling which said prisoners have the right to vote...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
Sri Lanka rail crash kills scores
More than 50 people are killed as an express train slams into a packed bus on a level crossing in Sri Lanka...
BBC News - April 27, 2005
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