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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 March 2007:
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Saudi King Condemns U.S. Occupation of Iraq
At an Arab summit, King Abdullah referred to it as an ?illegitimate foreign occupation.?...
New York Times - March 28, 2007
Dispute Over Britons Held by Iran Escalates
Britain froze all ?bilateral business? with Iran and the Iranians displayed some of the prisoners on television. Iran indicated one sailor could be released soon...
New York Times - March 28, 2007
Grisham collects lifetime honour
Novelist John Grisham wins a lifetime achievement honour at the British Book Awards in London...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Call for blogging code of conduct
Bloggers have been forced to examine their community following death threats to a prominent technology writer...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Mammal rise 'not linked' to dinos
The extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago had little effect on the evolution of mammals, scientists say...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
New Diplomas move a step closer
Steps are taken towards the biggest shake-up of England's exam system for a generation...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Health secretary in Muslim GP row
Patricia Hewitt is embroiled in a row over whether some Muslim GPs abuse patient confidentiality...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Boy, 16, accused of man's murder
A 16-year-old boy is charged with the murder of a man found dead in a flat in Rhyl earlier in the month...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Drive to tackle forced marriage
Police urge victims of forced marriages and domestic abuse within black and ethnic communities to come forward...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Two-goal Healy is hero at Windsor
Northern Ireland go top of their Euro 2008 qualifying group after a 2-1 victory over Sweden in Belfast...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
City 'still confident' of casino
Manchester remains confident of hosting the UK's first super-casino, despite the Lords rejecting plans...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Students raid Islamabad 'brothel'
Dozens of female Islamic students kidnap an alleged brothel owner in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Gunmen kill dozens in Iraqi town
At least 70 Sunnis are shot dead in a north Iraqi town, in apparent reprisal for bombings in a Shia area, officials say...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Italians held in EU fraud probe
Three Italians, including an EU official, are arrested as part of a corruption probe involving the EU Commission...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Sudan pledges to ease aid access
The Sudanese government promises to ease restrictions on aid workers in its war-torn region of Darfur...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Cricket: S Africa seal victory
Lasith Malinga takes four wickets in four balls but Sri Lanka lose by one wicket to South Africa...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Cricket: Aussies too strong
Brad Hogg and Glenn McGrath take three wickets each as Australia beat West Indies...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
US Marines prohibit large tattoos
The US Marines ban the wearing of large tattoos, saying they do not represent "traditional values"...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
England stutter to win over Andorra
Steven Gerrard scores twice and debut boy David Nugent is on target as England beat minnows Andorra...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai 'held'
Zimbabwe's police launch a new opposition crackdown as President Mugabe arrives for a summit in Tanzania...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
WHO backs HIV circumcision plan
International experts have backed the use of male circumcision in the prevention of HIV...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
More time to quiz 7 July suspects
Detectives holding three men in connection with the 7 July 2005 bombings in London are granted more time to question them...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Girl charged with sister's murder
Detectives investigating the death of a 16-year-old girl charge her younger sister with murder...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Father seeks justice for teacher
The father of a British woman found dead in Japan in a bath full of sand says he will not rest until her killer is caught...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Lords scupper super-casino plan
Peers throw out a decision to site the UK's first super-casino in Manchester by just three votes...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Home Office to be split into two
Tony Blair will announce the Home Office is to split into separate departments for security and justice...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Iran TV shows seized UK navy crew
15 Royal Navy personnel are shown on Iranian TV, with a female sailor saying "we trespassed" in Iran's waters...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Dozens Killed in Reprisal Attacks in Iraqi City
As many as 50 people were killed in Tal Afar after a double suicide-vehicle bombing there on Tuesday killed 85 people...
New York Times - March 28, 2007
Iran to Release Female Sailor; Britain Steps Up Pressure
Britain today froze all ?bilateral business? with Tehran to retaliate for the seizure of 15 British naval personnel six days ago in what the Royal Navy insists were Iraqi waters...
New York Times - March 28, 2007
Mideast Leaders to Hold Talks Twice a Month
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said there would be no discussion of ?final status? issues, saying Israelis and Palestinians remain too far apart...
New York Times - March 28, 2007
Da Vinci Code appeal is dismissed
The Court of Appeal rules that Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown did not plagiarise parts of an existing novel...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
'Admissions unfair', school told
A popular girls' comprehensive school in London is criticised for its unfair admissions scheme...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
'Preserve peat bogs' for climate
The UK government should conserve peat bogs and the carbon they contain, urges the National Trust...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
UK growth revised down
The UK economy remained strong at the end of 2006, despite growth figures being revised down, the ONS says...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Point-by-point: Question time
The key points from prime minister's questions in the House of Commons, from 1200 GMT...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
TV sauce man threat over factory
The businessman behind a sauce which won backing from TV's Dragons' Den condemns plans to shut a factory which makes it...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
New jury chosen in Angelika trial
The trial of a man accused of the murder and rape of Polish student Angelika Kluk in Glasgow restarts...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Emergency NI bill sets path ahead
An emergency bill is rushed through Parliament to give effect to Northern Ireland's power-sharing deal...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Sister still held in murder probe
Detectives investigating the murder of a 16-year-old girl continue to question her younger sister...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Students raid Islamabad brothel
Female Islamic students break into a brothel in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, and kidnap its manager...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Dozens killed in north Iraq city
Gunman in northwest Iraq have killed dozens of people in apparent reprisal attacks...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
NZ protest to block smacking law
Hundreds protest against a law change which would ban parents from hitting their children...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Leaders gather for Zimbabwe talks
Southern African leaders are gathering in Tanzania to discuss Zimbabwe's political and economic crisis...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Football: Shearer backs Rooney
Alan Shearer says England's Euro 2008 qualifier against Andorra is the perfect game for Wayne Rooney to get back on the goal trail...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Football: Dailly poised for recall
West Ham's Christian Dailly will be given a midfield holding role for Scotland against Italy, BBC Sport understands...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Tate Modern extension approved
Plans for a £215m extension to London's Tate Modern gallery are given the go-ahead...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Christmas cash 'needs protecting'
Money paid into Christmas savings schemes, such as the failed Farepak hamper firm, will now be protected...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Rate rises 'cooling house prices'
House price inflation slowed in March suggesting that recent rate rises are having an effect, the Nationwide says...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Dead teacher's father in Japan
The father of a British woman found dead in a bath full of sand is going to Japan to formally identify her...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Gunmen kill dozens in Iraqi town
Iraqi gunmen kill dozens in a north-western town, in what officials have described as a revenge attack...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
NHS dental contract attacks mount
People are finding it no easier to see an NHS dentist a year after radical reforms came into effect, two reports say...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
'Stronger borders' plan unveiled
More people will face checks before entering the UK under new Home Office plans to tighten border controls...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
UK reveals Iran dispute evidence
The UK produces satellite data which it says proves 15 personnel were in Iraqi waters when seized by Iran...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Manila bus siege children freed
A busload of children held hostage by the head of their day care centre in the Philippines are set free...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Typical French Town Is Split Over Election
With the first round of the presidential election looming, almost half the voters in France?s ?average town? are undecided...
New York Times - March 28, 2007
Sidoarjo Journal: Spirits Are Angry. Bad Time to Bomb Their Volcano.
In recent weeks, workers in Indonesia have been dropping hundreds of giant concrete balls into the steaming vent known to scientists as ?the big hole.?...
New York Times - March 28, 2007
Many Paisley Supporters Back Joint Ulster Government
While one high-profile member of Ian Paisley?s Democratic Unionist Party quit, many said their leader had done the right thing...
New York Times - March 28, 2007
Blair Pushes Iran for Release of Captives
Prime Minster Tony Blair of Britain said the campaign to free 15 naval personnel could move into a ?different phase.?...
New York Times - March 28, 2007
Sweeps in Iraq Cram Two Jails With Detainees
Hundreds of Iraqis have been crammed into detention centers designed to hold dozens of people, a monitoring group said...
New York Times - March 28, 2007
After Congo Vote, Neglect and Scandal Still Reign
Six months after a historic election, the fledging government is struggling to put Congo back together...
New York Times - March 28, 2007
Government 'failing' nanoscience
The UK government has failed to fund adequate research into potential nanotechnology risks, a report finds...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Savings club safeguards planned
Plans to safeguard customers of Christmas savings clubs are to be announced by the government...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Beef diet 'damages sons' sperm'
Women who eat a lot of beef while pregnant may produce sons who have poor quality sperm, US research suggests...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Reid calls for expenses overhaul
Holyrood's presiding officer calls for MSPs to take a "radical look" at their expenses system...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Hunt for man after Briton's death
An arrest warrant is issued by police in Japan investigating the death of a British woman...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Hicks' plea 'a way to get home'
Terry Hicks, father of the first Guantanamo detainee to plead guilty, says he did it to go back to Australia...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Young are still baffled by money
Basic aspects of money and finance are still baffling to many young people, according to a government survey...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Woolmer police in witness appeal
Police investigating the murder of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer appeal for witnesses...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
NHS dental contract criticised
The new dental contract has come in for more criticism amid reports patients are struggling to access services...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Check-in delays to continue - BAA
Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted operator BAA warns passengers that check-in delays may continue...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Reid promises 'stronger borders'
Plans for new immigration controls are expected to include raising the minimum age for marriage visas to 21...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Gunmen seize bus in Philippines
At least two men seize a busload of children and teachers near the centre of the Philippines capital, Manila...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Argentina ends Falklands oil deal
Argentina scraps a deal with the UK to share any oil found off the Falkland Islands...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
Tight vote expected over casino
The government is set for a tight Commons vote over plans to build Britain's first super-casino...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
UK ready to produce Iran evidence
The UK is set to release photographic evidence 15 British sailors seized by Iran were not in Iranian waters...
BBC News - March 28, 2007
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