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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 2007:
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Man Said to Be Aide to bin Laden Detained by U.S.
The man was described as being involved in plots against President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan and in attacks in Afghanistan...
New York Times - April 27, 2007
Bush Eases Tone on Iraq Spending Bill
While vowing again to veto any bill that includes a troop-withdrawal timetable, President Bush said he was confident that he and the lawmakers could find ?a way forward? on the Iraq war financing bill...
New York Times - April 27, 2007
Canada aims to miss climate goal
Canada's new climate strategy sets emissions targets, but acknowledges it will not meet its Kyoto Protocol commitment...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Animals found dead in student car
More than 70 animals are found dead in a car after a student left them to go to classes, a charity says...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Scientists declare Union support
Dozens of scientists are to claim it is in the interest of science for Scotland to remain part of the UK...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Colombia hostages shown on tape
Left-wing rebels in Colombia release video footage of a group of politicians who were abducted five years ago...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Fresh clashes over Estonia statue
Police fire tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters in new clashes over the removal of a Soviet war memorial in Tallinn...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Snooker: Murphy into last eight
Shaun Murphy reaches the last eight at the Crucible with a 13-8 win over John Parrott...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
West Ham receive Tevez clearance
Carlos Tevez is cleared to play for west Ham, who are fined £5.5m over charges relating to his transfer and that of Javier Mascherano...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Football: Sunderland back on top
Sunderland return to the top of the Championship by prevailing in a five-goal thriller against Burnley...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
UN lifts Liberia diamond sale ban
The United Nations Security Council lifts the ban on the export of diamonds from Liberia it imposed in 2001...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Appeal over blocked deportation
The government says it will immediately appeal against the blocked deportation of two Libyan terror suspects...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Army 'concerned' by Turkey vote
Turkey's army warns it is willing to protect the country's secular system after a disputed presidential vote...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Saudis Arrest 172 in Anti-Terror Sweep
The Saudi Interior Ministry said the militants were planning suicide attacks against public figures, refineries and other oil facilities...
New York Times - April 27, 2007
Gere apologises over Shetty kiss
Actor Richard Gere has apologised for causing offence when he kissed Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Degrees 'unfair and misleading'
Employers cannot judge someone's ability by the quality of their university degree, a UK watchdog says...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
PM 'will not quit before polls'
Downing Street denies press claims Tony Blair will quit before next week's Scottish, Welsh and local polls...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Experts clash on powerline safety
Experts have clashed over whether or not it is safe to build houses and schools near powerlines...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
BSkyB's ITV move 'needs probing'
The OFT recommends that BSkyB's purchase of a 17.9% stake in ITV is referred to the Competition Commission...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Kluk priest 'lied' over trapdoor
A witness at the Angelika Kluk murder trial describes Roman Catholic priest Father Gerry Nugent as dishonest...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
3,000 speed cases to be quashed
Up to 3,000 motorists are to get their speeding convictions scrapped after a council road blunder...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Man treated for stabbing wounds
A man is being treated for multiple stab wounds to the back and chest following an incident in south Belfast...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Murali dreams of World Cup glory
Muttiah Muralitharan says winning the World Cup final would be the greatest moment of his career...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Estonia memorial move 'blasphemy'
Russia condemns the removal by Estonia of a Red Army war memorial as blasphemous and inhuman...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Somalis move bodies after clashes
Residents of the Somali capital start to clear away the bodies of those killed in nine days of fierce battles...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Row over decapitated biker photo
A chief constable is criticised after photographs of a motorcyclist decapitated in a crash are shown to journalists...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
West Ham handed record £5.5m fine
West Ham are fined £5.5m over charges relating to the transfers of Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano - but do not lose points...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Putin steps up missiles warning
Russian President Vladimir Putin says US missile defence plans raise the risk of "mutual destruction"...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Saudis foil 'air attack plotters'
Saudi Arabia says it has foiled a plot by militants to carry out suicide air attacks on oil plants and military bases...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Police bike is 'serious threat'
A standard issue police motorbike used by 22 forces poses a "serious threat" to riders' lives, a coroner says...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
US holds 'senior al-Qaeda figure'
The US has arrested one of al-Qaeda's top operatives and is holding him at Guantanamo Bay, the Pentagon says...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Senate Passes Bill Seeking Iraq Exit; Veto Is Expected
President Bush has promised to veto the measure, forcing Democrats to begin confronting the difficult question of what to do after he acts...
New York Times - April 27, 2007
Monkeys head for chart domination
The Arctic Monkeys are set to dominate the UK singles chart with a possible 18 songs in the top 200...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Global net use makes rapid rise
African and Asian nations are using the net to catch up with other industrialised nations, says a report...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Teachers 'need more protection'
Teachers' union Ucac calls for more to be done to protect teachers from dangerous pupils and parents...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
RBS confirms ABN Amro bid plans
RBS confirms that it intends to bid for the whole of ABN Amro and go up against a £45bn offer from Barclays...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
MPs to debate info exemption bid
Debate on the controversial bill to exempt MPs from Freedom of Information laws delayed until May...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Two men killed in city house fire
Two men in their 20s die and four others are saved from a house fire in the Tigers Bay area of north Belfast...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Child drink ban 'a step too far'
A Scottish charity opposes the prosecution of parents who give under-15s alcohol at home...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Anger at Pakistan burka play ban
The head of a Pakistani theatre group says that she is astonished by a government ban on a play about burkas...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Safety fears after Oxford St fire
Firefighters tackling a blaze above a store in London's Oxford Street say the building could collapse...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Estonia removes Soviet memorial
Estonia removes a Soviet war memorial in Tallinn amid violent clashes, sparking an angry Russian reaction...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Football: Henry happy to stay
Thierry Henry insists he is happy to stay at Arsenal as long as Arsene Wenger remains as manager...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Somalia is 'worst refugee crisis'
More people have been displaced in Somalia in recent months than anywhere in the world, the UN says...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
China and Taiwan in Olympics row
China's government expresses surprise at Taiwan's rejection of its position on the Olympic torch relay route...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Hugh Grant accepts libel damages
Hugh Grant accepts undisclosed libel damages over claims about his relationship with Jemima Khan...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
April weather set to break record
UK Met Office figures indicate this month will be the warmest April in England for more than 300 years...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Funeral for Iraq death medic held
Hundreds of mourners gather to pay their last respects to teenage Army medic Eleanor Dlugosz...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Left rivals unite to target Brown
Michael Meacher and John McDonnell agree to join forces to challenge Gordon Brown for the Labour crown...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Maestro Rostropovich dies
Russia's world-famous musician and human rights defender Mstislav Rostropovich dies aged 80...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Pakistan 'tops death row league'
Pakistan has more death row inmates than any other country, human rights group Amnesty International says...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
UK terror suspects win key ruling
Two Libyan terror suspects win an appeal against the government's attempt to deport them from the UK...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Iraq criticises US pull-out vote
Iraq's government says the US Senate's approval of a bill requiring troop withdrawals sends "negative" signals...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
A ?First Spouse? in France? Not Any Time Soon
Both presidential candidates in the French election are members of unconventional couples...
New York Times - April 27, 2007
U.S. Commander Says Fall Pullback in Iraq Would Lead to More Sectarian Killings
Gen. David H. Petraeus was clearly making a case for more time to put the new security plan into full effect...
New York Times - April 27, 2007
U.S. Officer Accused of ?Aiding Enemy? in Iraq
A top commander has been charged with nine violations of military law, a rare and serious accusation that could carry a death sentence...
New York Times - April 27, 2007
Ex-C.I.A. Chief, in Book, Assails Cheney on Iraq
George J. Tenet said the vice president and others pushed the country into war without ever conducting a ?serious debate.?...
New York Times - April 27, 2007
Putin to Suspend Pact With NATO
The announcement underscored the Kremlin?s anger at the United States for proposing a new missile defense system...
New York Times - April 27, 2007
Senate Passes Bill Seeking Iraq Exit, Veto Is Expected
President Bush is expected to veto the measure, forcing Democrats to begin confronting the question of what to do after the president acts...
New York Times - April 27, 2007
Parties keep up election pressure
The main parties will be out and about again making the most of the final few days of the election campaign...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Turkey set to elect new president
Turkey's presidential election could be overshadowed by an opposition boycott in parliament on Friday...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Europe's mixed road safety stats
New figures on road accidents show big gaps between European states with Baltic states the most dangerous...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Building site deaths 'unpunished'
The number of companies convicted of offences following building site deaths has fallen, research shows...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Bicycles stolen every 71 seconds
Bicycles are being stolen in England at the rate of one every 71 seconds, new figures reveal...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Democrat hopefuls at one on Iraq
Democratic contenders for the 2008 US presidential election attack President Bush's Iraq policy in a TV debate...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
Tough packaging fines are urged
The Local Government Association urges stiff penalties for companies who use excessive packaging...
BBC News - April 27, 2007
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