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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 December 2006:
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Army to get bomb disposal robots
The Army signs a £65m contract to get a fleet of 80 hi-tech bomb disposal robots, the Ministry of Defence announces...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Belarus sees end to gas price war
Belarus says a gas price spat with Russia, which threatens to disrupt European supplies, should be over by 1 January...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Palestinian deaths 'rose in 2006'
An Israeli rights group says three times more Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli army this year than last...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Sinn Fein set to discuss policing
Sinn Fein announces a special executive meeting to discuss the issue of republician backing for policing...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Gatting hits out at sorry England
Mike Gatting says England's performances are getting worse and accuses the players of lacking "discipline"...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Debt write-off 'at £1.4bn record'
Creditors wrote off a record £1.4bn of personal debt in the UK as more people get into financial trouble, KPMG says...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Cloned food safe, says US body
US food authorities say food from cloned animals is safe to eat, paving the way for its eventual sale in shops...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Somali troops enter capital city
Somali government troops march into parts of Mogadishu, hours after Islamist forces flee the city...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Air tragedy sea search called off
A search for the seventh man involved in a helicopter crash in Morecambe Bay is halted, as six dead men are named...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
18 Dead in Wave of Violence in Rio
Brazilian news organizations said the wave of violence is meant as a warning to the new governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Sérgio Cabral...
New York Times - December 28, 2006
Karzai Denounces Pakistan?s Mining of Border
President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan said that mining and fencing would only hurt the people living in the region, not stem the problem of cross-border terrorism...
New York Times - December 28, 2006
Opponents of Islamists Seize Somali Capital
Troops from the transitional government, along with Ethiopian soldiers who had been backing them up, poured into Mogadishu from the outskirts of the city...
New York Times - December 28, 2006
Apple shares hit ahead of figures
Apple shares are hit as the computer firm prepares to restate earnings and give information on stock options...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
BBC denies Doctor 'quits' report
David Tennant is "committed" to Doctor Who, the BBC insists, despite a report that he is leaving the sci-fi drama...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Robot heading for Antarctic dive
The UK's first deep-diving remotely operated vehicle is to trawl the depths of the Antarctic sea-bed...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
E-mail school reports considered
Parents in England may get progress reports from their children's schools via e-mail or mobile phone...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
EU urges end to Belarus gas row
The EU urges Belarus and Russia to end a dispute over gas prices, amid fears that Europe's supplies could be hit...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Karzai lambasts border mine plan
Afghan President Hamid Karzai criticises Pakistan's plans to fence and plant landmines along their border...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Seventeen die in Baghdad blasts
At least 17 people are killed in a number of explosions in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, Iraqi police say...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Rio hit by deadly gang violence
Gang attacks on buses and police across the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro leave at least 18 dead, reports say...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Football: Terry has back surgery
Chelsea reveal that John Terry has had a successful operation on his troublesome back injury...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Zimbabwe holds 16,000 over mining
Police arrest more than 16,000 people as part of a government campaign to curb illegal mining...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Afghan blast kills UK serviceman
One British serviceman is killed and three others are injured following an explosion in southern Afghanistan...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
E-credits for more gifted pupils
A scheme of "e-credits" will allow schools to buy extra lessons for some 800,000 gifted pupils...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Harlem fans sing tribute to Brown
Several hundred fans sing one of James Brown's signature tunes as his coffin arrives at Harlem's Apollo Theater...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Minister defends hospital protest
Cabinet minister Hazel Blears defends taking part in a protest over hospital closure plans in her constituency...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Somali troops 'enter Mogadishu'
Somali government troops enter parts of Mogadishu, hours after Islamist forces leave, Somalia's PM says...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Saddam lawyer in last-ditch plea
Saddam Hussein's lawyer asks the international community to stop him being handed over for execution...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Islamist Forces in Somali City Vanish
The Islamists had repeatedly vowed to fight to the death, making their disappearance that much more unexpected...
New York Times - December 28, 2006
MP3 site responds to legal action
Russian MP3 site Allofmp3.com says legal action by US record firms to shut it down is "unjustified"...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Harlem plans James Brown farewell
The body of late soul star James Brown is to be taken to one of his favourite venues in a horse-drawn carriage...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Double-digit rise in house prices
UK house prices rose by 10.5% during 2006, according to the Nationwide building society...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Fourth man arrested over accident
Police investigating a fatal hit and run incident in Randalstown, County Antrim, arrest a fourth man...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Tories attack Welsh NHS spending
Official figures show less money is spent on the Welsh NHS per person than in the rest of the United Kingdom...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
'Agonising death' of man in field
A man found dead in a field was brutally beaten to death and suffered "horrendous" injuries, police say...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Deadly wave of violence hits Rio
At least 10 people are killed in a string of gang attacks in Rio de Janeiro, reports say...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Canaries migrant death toll soars
About 6,000 African migrants have died on the sea journey to the Canary Islands in 2006, Spain's officials say...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Somali troops close in on capital
Ethiopian-backed government troops in Somalia reach the outskirts of Mogadishu after Islamist fighters flee...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Asia phone links start to recover
Asia's internet and phone networks get back to normal after Tuesday's quake off Taiwan severely hit services...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Rugby U: Bristol ease to top
Bristol go back to the top of the table after beating Bath in front of a Premiership record crowd for a club venue of 21,203...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Football: Referee upsets Pardew
Charlton boss Alan Pardew is mystified by the award of a free-kick that led to Fulham's equaliser in the 2-2 draw...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Sorry England thrashed by innings
Australia beat England by an innings and 99 runs inside three days to go 4-0 up in the Ashes Test series...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Fight forces plane to the ground
An Aeroflot plane makes an emergency landing in Prague after a passenger demands a change of route...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Old cars to be scrapped for free
Car owners will be able to have their old vehicles scrapped for free of charge from 1 January...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Hogmanay weather warning
High winds and rain are likely to sweep across central Scotland on Hogmanay, forecasters say...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
First bike ride 'elates' Hammond
Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond says his first bike ride since his near-fatal jet car crash was "incredible"...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Helicopter tragedy victims named
Six men killed when a helicopter crashed over the Morecambe Bay gas field off the Lancashire coast have been named...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
UK soldier killed in Afghanistan
One British soldier is killed and three others are injured following an explosion in southern Afghanistan...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Islamists abandon Somali capital
A Somali Islamic leader says his forces have left the capital after an offensive by Ethiopian-backed troops...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Oaxaca Journal: Painting Over Signs of Strife to Tidy Up for the Tourists
In politically charged Oaxaca, Mexico, where protesting is as much a part of the culture as the distinctive cuisine, even the cleanup is causing arguments...
New York Times - December 28, 2006
Islamists Seem to Give Up Grip on Somali City
The Islamist forces who controlled much of Somalia in recent months suddenly vanished from the streets of Mogadishu, residents said...
New York Times - December 28, 2006
Sectarian Ties Weaken Duty?s Call for Iraq Forces
U.S. forces are struggling with the task of trying to build up Iraqi security forces that are being used as proxies in a spreading sectarian war...
New York Times - December 28, 2006
Moscow Links Poisoning Inquiry to Yukos Case
Russia is investigating a link between the poisoning of Alexander V. Litvinenko and former Yukos Oil executives...
New York Times - December 28, 2006
Letter by Hussein, Written After Conviction, Urges Iraqis to Renounce Hatred
Saddam Hussein said he is prepared to die and is sure of his place in heaven as a martyr, and called on Iraqis to unite...
New York Times - December 28, 2006
Malnutrition Is Cheating Its Survivors, and Africa?s Future
Most of Ethiopia?s malnourished children do not die. Instead, they grow up stunted and sickly, weaklings in a land that runs on manual labor...
New York Times - December 28, 2006
NHS urged to 'reduce drugs bill'
The NHS could save at least £85m a year through more efficient prescribing of the cholesterol-busting drug statins, the government says...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
UN criticises Pakistan mine plan
UN officials criticise Pakistani plans to build a fence and mine sections of its border with Afghanistan...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
DR Congo clashes 'leave 18 dead'
At least 18 rebels die in clashes between troops and insurgents in eastern DR Congo, the UN says...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Body may be key Philippine rebel
DNA tests are carried out in the Philippines on the body of a man who may be a key rebel leader wanted by the US...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Argentine banks to repay savings
Argentina's top court orders banks to repay, in local currency, dollar savings frozen in the 2001-02 crisis...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Muslims begin the Hajj pilgrimage
Millions of Muslims begin the annual Hajj pilgrimage from the Saudi Arabian holy city of Mecca...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Minister in NHS hospital protest
Cabinet minister Hazel Blears joins protests against plans to close part of an NHS hospital in her constituency...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
Somalia peace hopes stalled at UN
The UN Security Council fails to agree on a statement urging the withdrawal of Ethiopian forces from Somalia...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
PM 'paying' for Miami home stay
Tony Blair is paying to use the Florida home of the Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb, Downing Street says...
BBC News - December 28, 2006
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