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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 November 2005:
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Korean Cloning Pioneer Is Popular Despite Ethical Lapses
Days after his televised fall from grace, South Korea rallied around Hwang Woo Suk in an outpouring of nationalism...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
Consumer watchdogs slated by MPs
Energywatch and Postwatch are denounced as feeble by the Public Accounts Committee...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Tory backers bid Howard farewell
Tory donors and backers say farewell to Michael Howard eight days before his successor is named...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Boy, 13, charged over murder bid
A 13-year-old boy is charged with attempted murder after another schoolboy was stabbed...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Icy roads remain driving threat
Drivers are being warned to beware further icy conditions after black ice caused 10 accidents in Carmarthenshire...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Saddam team looks for new lawyers
The trial of Saddam Hussein is adjourned so the defence team can replace two murdered lawyers...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
'Selfish father' murdered ill son
A father murdered his terminally ill son in a "selfish killing" as he could not cope with him, a court hears...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
EU warned on 'secret CIA jails'
A top EU official says any member state found to have hosted a secret CIA jail could have voting rights suspended...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Tennis: Murray accuses LTA
Andy Murray accuses the Lawn Tennis Association of hampering older brother Jamie's tennis career...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Rugby: Nine-week ban for Moody
Lewis Moody is banned for nine weeks after his red card against Samoa - but should be available for the Six Nations...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Football: Award for Ronaldinho
Barcelona forward Ronaldinho is named European Footballer of the Year...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Oxfam's plea on tsunami homeless
Countries hit by the tsunami must ensure land is given to those whose homes were destroyed, says Oxfam...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Two Britons killed in Iraq named
Two Britons killed alongside an Iraqi man by gunmen near the Iraqi capital of Baghdad are named by their mosque...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Deathbed evidence at Saddam trial
The trial of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein hears its first witness - video testimony from a dying man...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Hundreds marooned in snow
Heavy snowfall in Gloucestershire leaves hundreds of motorists trapped while icy conditions create problems elsewhere...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Hussein, Back in Court, Is Combative and Feisty
After less than three hours, the judge ordered a week-long adjournment to allow one of the defendants to get a laywer...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
Canada's Government Faces No-Confidence Vote Today
Today's vote in the House of Commons is expected to set off a nasty election campaign over the Christmas holiday season...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
Palestinian Gunmen Force the Postponement of Vote in Gaza
Gunmen pushed their way into polling stations today and forced the postponement of primary elections for Fatah...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
China Resolves a Water Crisis, Then Pivots to an Earthquake
The government, under criticism for its handling of water crisis, was faced with a major earthquake and a mining accident...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
Climate summit opens in Montreal
Key climate talks begin in Montreal with the US opposing new greenhouse gas reduction targets...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Wrong-way driver 'went 14 miles'
A man who died in a crash, which left three others injured, drove the wrong way on the M6 for 14 miles...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Man killed partner while on bail
A man who admitted murdering a woman while he was on bail must serve at least 18 years in jail...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Snow warning follows roads chaos
There is a warning of more snow after black ice caused 10 accidents in Carmarthenshire, closing a main road...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Chancellor gives ONS independence
Chancellor Gordon Brown says the Office for National Statistics will be made independent of government...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
China mine blast death toll jumps
An explosion at a mine in north-east China claims 134 lives, officials say, with 15 miners still trapped...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Venezuela signs Spain arms deal
A deal that will see Venezuela supplied with military hardware by Spain goes ahead despite US opposition...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
UK seeks cuts to future EU budget
The UK proposes cutting the money promised to new EU members, in a bid to get a 2007-13 budget deal...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Hariri witness says he was bribed
A man appears on Syrian TV saying he was bribed to give evidence against Syria to the UN Hariri inquiry...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Sri Lanka head offers peace talks
Sri Lanka's new president invites the Tamil Tigers to resume peace talks, a day after a rebel ultimatum...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Death row Briton appeal setback
The US Supreme Court throws out a decision to quash the conviction of a Briton on death row for 18 years...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Beckham delight at soccer school
England captain David Beckham opens a football academy aimed at children aged 8 to 15...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Cricket: Giles struggling
England spinner Ashley Giles is a doubt for the final Test match against Pakistan, starting on Tuesday, because of a hip problem...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Football: Chelsea fined over fans
Chelsea are fined £30,000 by the FA for failing to control their fans during a Carling Cup tie with West Ham in 2004...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Football: Keane exit attacked
David Beckham believes the bonuses England players stand to receive at the 2006 World Cup are justified...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Nigeria presses UK over governor
Nigeria's president asks the UK how a Nigerian state governor charged with money laundering was able to skip bail...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
UK suicide bomber family cleared
The relatives of a British would-be suicide bomber are cleared of failing to disclose information about terrorism...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Jury retires in axe murder trial
The jury in the trial of a teenager accused of the Anthony Walker murder retires to consider its verdict...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Brown doubt on pension deal
Gordon Brown says there is still "work to be done" on the "retire at 60" deal agreed for public sector workers...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Met 'welcomes' Menezes inquiry
The Metropolitan Police says it welcomes an inquiry into Sir Ian Blair's conduct after the shooting of a Brazilian man...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Hussein's Trial Resumes in Baghdad
On Sunday, before the trial restarted, authorities arrested 10 Sunnis with orders from a fugitive associate of Saddam Hussein to assassinate the court's best-known judge...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
Home broadband sign-ups 'peaking'
Broadband is proving more popular with consumers than ever, says Datamonitor report...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Potter film tops $400m worldwide
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire has generated an estimated $408m (£239m) at the worldwide box office...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Traffic chaos follows 10 crashes
A main road is closed near Carmarthen and motorists are caught in a huge tailback after a spate of road crashes in black ice...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Brown 'planning to cut red tape'
Chancellor Gordon Brown is expected to announce plans to cut red tape for UK businesses, a report says...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
MPs to examine 90-days detention
A Commons inquiry is to be held into the police case for more detention powers when dealing with terror suspects...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Hunt on for Briton's kidnappers
An urgent investigation starts into the kidnap of a British aid worker and three other westerners in Iraq...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Civil servants could stage strike
About 20,000 civil servants in NI are consulted by their union about possible strike action in January...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Outside inquiry into police crash
An outside force is brought in to investigate a crash which claimed the lives of a couple and their premature baby...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Pro-Putin party leads in Chechnya
A Kremlin-backed party leads in Chechnya's parliamentary poll, which has drawn international criticism...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Nepal radio shut over BBC report
Police in Nepal close a radio station for trying to rebroadcast a BBC interview with the Maoist rebel leader...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Cricket: Warne stars for Aus
Australia end day four in Adelaide just 106 runs short of a series sweep over West Indies...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Kenya opposition defies rally ban
Kenyan opposition leaders say they will hold rallies calling for new elections, despite a government ban...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Singapore executioner 'sacked'
Singapore's chief executioner says he has been sacked after his identity was exposed by the media...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Cameron urges capitalist agenda
Tory rivals David Cameron and David Davis seek to win over business chiefs at the CBI conference...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Many dentists 'set to quit NHS'
Hundreds of dentists could walk away from the NHS before a new contract starts next year, dentist leaders say...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Beckham critical over Keane exit
David Beckham criticises Man Utd for the manner in which they allowed Roy Keane to make his exit from Old Trafford...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Football: Fergie praises Rooney
Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson says Wayne Rooney "reflected" George Best during the 2-1 win at West Ham...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Blair aims to sell EU budget deal
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair embarks on frantic diplomacy this week in a drive to get a deal on the EU budget...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Stormont funeral for George Best
Thousands are expected at the funeral of football legend George Best in his home city of Belfast on Saturday...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Saddam trial hears first witness
The first testimony against former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein is heard as his trial resumes amid tight security...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Call to scrap 'retire at 60' deal
Business leaders are urging ministers to rethink the "retire at 60" pensions deal agreed for public sector workers...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Lees recalled in Falconio trial
Joanne Lees, girlfriend of backpacker Peter Falconio, gives more evidence at the trial of the man charged with his murder...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Two Britons killed in Iraq attack
Two Britons and an Iraqi are killed in an attack by gunmen in Iraq after visiting holy sites in the country...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
China Resolves a Water Crisis in the North, then Pivots to a Major Earthquake in the South
Water supplies resumed in Harbin five hours earlier than scheduled, but it was not immediately clear whether it would continue or whether it was for the whole city...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
Tribunal Leader in Hussein's Case Is Target of Plot
Authorities arrested 10 Sunnis with orders from a fugitive associate of Saddam Hussein to assassinate the court's best-known judge...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
Rule by Law: A Judge Tests China's Courts, Making History
A ruling on a mundane case about seed prices has unexpectedly become a landmark case for the evolving Chinese legal system...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
As Calls for an Iraq Pullout Rise, 2 Political Calendars Loom Large
A judgment about when withdrawals can begin is driven by politics in Iraq and the U.S. as much as by military assessments...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
Under Duress, Egypt's Islamist Party Still Surges at Polls
The banned Muslim Brotherhood trounced Egypt's secular opposition parties in voting for Parliament, winning 29 new seats despite government intimidation...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
Powerful Quake in Iran Kills 10; 80 Hurt and 7 Villages Damaged
The tremor shook Oman and the United Arab Emirates as well, forcing many office workers to evacuate their buildings...
New York Times - November 28, 2005
Science 'must teach experiments'
Children need to experiment more in science lessons and not just learn a body of facts, a report says...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Ten dead in southern Iran quake
At least 10 people are killed and villages are badly damaged as a 6.1-magnitude quake hits southern Iran...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Public's views of Scotland sought
People in Scotland are being asked for their views about the country and their visions for the future...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Ofgem urges gas supply probe
Ofgem asks for an inquiry into why the rest of the EU is not selling more gas to Britain even when prices are high...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
McCartney attacks China over fur
Sir Paul McCartney vows not to perform in China after seeing footage of dogs and cats being killed for their fur...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Ferguson hails 'Best-like' Rooney
Man Utd boss Alex Ferguson compares Wayne Rooney to George Best after his team's 2-1 win at West Ham...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Zelaya 'leads Honduras election'
Opposition front-runner Manuel Zelaya claims victory in the Honduras presidential election...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Pressure mounting over pensions
Pressure mounts on the government to clarify its position on pensions in the run-up to a major report...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Workers die in China mine blast
Fifty-one miners are dead and 100 missing after an explosion at a colliery in north-east China, authorities say...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Apology over missed Aids target
The head of the WHO's HIV/Aids programme apologises for failing to meet its global treatment target...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Montreal climate summit to begin
A major climate change conference is due to open in Montreal, but the US warns it will not commit to targets...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Spend more on transport - CBI
Business leaders say an extra £1bn should be invested on UK road and rail, because delays are hitting output and staff...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Saddam trial to resume in Baghdad
The trial of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein on murder and torture charges is set to resume amid tight security...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
Teens 'as young as 14' run drugs
Teenagers as young as 14 are being recruited to run drugs for dealers in local communities, a charity says...
BBC News - November 28, 2005
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