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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 May 2006:
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British Academics' Debate Sharpens as Vote on Israel Nears
A British teachers' union will vote Monday on boycotting Israeli colleagues who do not distance themselves from what it calls Israel's "apartheid policies."...
New York Times - May 27, 2006
'Dead' Climber's Survival Impugns Mount Everest Ethics
Lincoln Hall, 50, was left for dead overnight on the mountain, but was revived the next day and walked on his own to a base camp...
New York Times - May 27, 2006
East Timor's Capital Spirals Into Violence
Australian and Malaysian peacekeepers have been unable to stop fighting between rival gangs...
New York Times - May 27, 2006
Colombian Leader, Seeking Re-election, Warns of Catastrophe
Polls suggest that President Álvaro Uribe will win Sunday's election. Opponents worry that he will further consolidate power...
New York Times - May 27, 2006
Iran and Iraq to Join to Seal Border Against Insurgents
The two countries agreed on Saturday to form a joint commission to oversee border issues and keep "saboteurs" out of Iraq...
New York Times - May 27, 2006
Cricket: Hoggard nets key wicket
Matthew Hoggard removes Tillakaratne Dilshan late on day three as Sri Lanka close on 194-5 - only 40 ahead...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
F1: Schumacher stripped of pole
Michael Schumacher must start from the back of the grid in Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix after losing pole position for an infringement...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
Heart warning on African herb use
Doctors warn about heart problems associated with chewing Khat, after a young man suffered a heart attack...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
Bush invokes resolve of Cold War
The US president likens his "war on terror" to the Cold War fight against communism, at a military graduation event...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
England stars in Soccer Aid win
Robbie Williams leads the England team of celebrities and ex-footballers to victory in the Soccer Aid charity match...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
Britain offers £3m earthquake aid
The UK offers immediate aid to Indonesia after a huge earthquake kills thousands on the island of Java...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
Double shooting: man charged
A 23-year-old man will appear before magistrates in London to face charges of attempted murder after two shootings...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
Pope urges John Paul canonisation
Pope Benedict XVI says on a visit to Poland that he hopes to see former Pope John Paul II made a saint...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
Search for Java quake survivors
Rescuers hunt for victims feared trapped under rubble after an earthquake kills at least 3,000 in Indonesia...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
Afghan Parliament Rejects Islamist Nominee for Court
Unhappy with widespread judicial corruption, the Parliament rejected the president's nomination of an Islamist cleric for chief of the Supreme Court...
New York Times - May 27, 2006
Iran Chief Eclipses Clerics as He Consolidates Power
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's consolidation of power presents difficult diplomatic choices for the United States...
New York Times - May 27, 2006
Indonesian quake: Your comments
More than three thousand people have been killed and thousands more injured by an earthquake measuring 6.2 in the Indonesian island of Java. Send us your comments...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
Football: Barnsley win promotion
Adebayo Akinfenwa and Alan Tait miss penalties as Barnsley win the League One play-off final against Swansea...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
Rugby: Sale see off Tigers
Sale are crowned English champions with victory over Leicester in a bruising Premiership final at a sodden Twickenham...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
Swans miss out on top tier spot
Thousands of Swansea City fans see their team fail to reach the Championship in a penalty shoot-out at the Millennium Stadium...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
'Freak accident' kills skydiver
A record-breaking skydiver from Berkshire is killed in a "freak accident" after colliding with another jumper...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
Brothers face trafficking charge
Two Nigerian brothers appear at Londonderry Magistrates Court charged in connection with people-trafficking...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
E.coli outbreak 'was rare strain'
A rare strain of E.coli O157 is behind the outbreak of the bug linked to a nursery in Fife, experts claim...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
Hamas militia returns to streets
A controversial Hamas force makes a limited reappearance on Gaza streets, a day after ending a show of strength...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
EU charter 'won't be revived yet'
EU officials say there is little immediate hope of reviving the EU constitution, rejected by voters last year...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
New Mogadishu clashes 'kill 13'
Rival militias resume fighting in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, leaving at least 13 people dead...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
'Dead' Everest man safe at camp
An Australian man left for dead as he descended Mount Everest is rescued and taken to a camp for treatment...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
Jackson thanks fans in Tokyo
Michael Jackson thanks "the people who believed in me" in his first public appearance since his court case...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
Cameron: KGB tried to recruit me
Tory leader David Cameron says he believes KGB agents may have tried to recruit him during his gap year...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
Pope visits John Paul II's home
Pope Benedict XVI visits Wadowice, the Polish town where his predecessor John Paul II grew up...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
Moscow gay rally broken up
More than 70 people are held in Moscow as activists try to hold the city's first gay rights rally despite a ban...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
Lecturers boo education minister
Higher Education Minister Bill Rammell has been heckled and booed at a conference of lecturers...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
Indonesia quake toll passes 3,000
A strong earthquake hits the Indonesian island of Java, leaving more than 3,000 people dead, officials say...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
Arrest after fatal train stabbing
A 21-year-old Lancashire man is arrested after a fatal stabbing on board a train in Cumbria...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
Reid attacked in releases row
The Home Office looks into reports that hundreds of foreign offenders freed from secure hospitals are still in the UK...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
The viral video online revolution
Video-sharing websites where anyone can upload their movie are challenging traditional media outlets...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
Baby boy for singer Gwen Stefani
US singer Gwen Stefani gives birth to her first child with husband Gavin Rossdale at a Los Angeles hospital...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
UK MEP calls for action on Burma
MEP Glenys Kinnock wants international action against Burma after Aung San Suu Kyi's detention is extended...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
Fans travel to stadium showdown
More than 30,000 Swansea City fans travel to Cardiff for the League One play-off final at the Millennium Stadium...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
Sri Lanka foes 'agree to talks'
Sri Lankan officials and Tamil Tiger rebels have agreed, in principle, to hold talks in Norway next month, Norwegian officials say...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
Two die in Blackpool sea
Two men die in the sea at Blackpool, despite a rescue effort, after getting into difficulties in the water, police say...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
Several injured in city trouble
Police investigate what sparked trouble in Lisburn during which six people were injured, one seriously...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
Inmates grab keys from jail guard
Prisoners snatch keys from a guard and break into the dispensary at Saughton Prison in Edinburgh...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
'Dead' Everest climber is alive
An Australian man believed to have died as he descended Mount Everest is found alive, but in poor shape...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
First drought order takes effect
The first drought order in England and Wales since 1995 comes into force, banning the use of hosepipes...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
Football: Eriksson's team plan
England's team to play in the World Cup opener against Paraguay will be revealed in the final two warm-up games...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
Knifing mars Berlin opening
Europe's biggest railway station is inaugurated in Berlin, but festivities are marred by a knife attack...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
Two arrested over pupil stabbing
Two 16-year-old boys are arrested after a 14-year-old boy is stabbed outside his school in Birmingham...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
Powerful Earthquake in Indonesia
A quake rocked Indonesia's Central Java province on Saturday, killing at least 211 people and injuring scores...
New York Times - May 27, 2006
China Sets State Secrets Trial for Times Researcher in June
Chinese authorities have set a preliminarily trial date of June 8 for the Times researcher accused of fraud and disclosing state secrets...
New York Times - May 27, 2006
Bear Hunting Caught in Global Warming Debate
As its icy environs shrink, the polar bear has become the new poster face of Arctic vulnerability...
New York Times - May 27, 2006
U.S. Is Debating Talks With Iran on Nuclear Issue
The Bush administration is beginning to debate whether to set aside a longstanding policy taboo and open direct talks with Iran...
New York Times - May 27, 2006
Russia Gives Life Sentence to Man Convicted in School Siege
The court made clear it spared Nurpashi Kulayev from execution only because of a moratorium on capital punishment in Russia...
New York Times - May 27, 2006
Iraq Official Says Iran Has Right to Atomic Power Goal
The Iraqi foreign minister endorsed Iran's right to pursue nuclear power but avoided reference to uranium enrichment...
New York Times - May 27, 2006
Mission to target highest clouds
A satellite mission will be launched this year to study strange clouds that form close to the edge of space...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
Prozac effect on brain pinpointed
Researchers have discovered how the widely prescribed drug Prozac acts on the brain to counter depression...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
Tailoring lessons for every pupil
BBC education correspondent Mike Baker assesses what is really meant by the term "personalised education"...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
UN pulls staff from E Timor chaos
The United Nations orders non-essential staff out of East Timor, as fresh violence flares...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
Donne portrait saved for nation
A painting of poet John Donne will be bought by The National Portrait Gallery after nearly £1.4m was raised to save it...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
Bishop attacks multi-faith policy
A senior Anglican bishop condemns what he says is the sacrificing of the UK's Christian character...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
Graphic images to deter smokers
The public are being invited to decide which pictures will feature in a new set of warnings on cigarette packets...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
Hundreds die in Indonesian quake
A strong earthquake strikes the Indonesian island of Java, leaving at least 200 people dead, hospitals say...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
More foreign offenders 'released'
The Home Office looks into reports hundreds of foreign offenders freed from secure hospitals are still in the UK...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
Burma extends Suu Kyi's detention
Burma's rulers extend the detention under house arrest of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, officials say...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
Three hunted over stabbing
Police search for three suspects after a 14-year-old is stabbed outside a Birmingham school...
BBC News - May 27, 2006
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