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Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Shuttle gives space station a mile-high boost
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Laura Bush visits Peruvian hospital
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Blast kills 8 mourners at Pakistani funeral
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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China 19,000 victims identified from May quake
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Obama keeps low profile in auto rescue talks
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Tobey Maguire, Jennifer Meyer expecting baby No. 2
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Spears makes unexpected appearance in court
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Kanye Wests new album to debut on MySpace Music
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Global News Archive for May 2007:
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Stress 'harms nurses' sex lives'
Almost half of nurses feel their sex lives are being damaged by the emotional stress of their job, a poll suggests...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
Wife denies Mafia involvement
The British wife of a convicted Mafia boss tells the BBC she did not ask about her husband's activities...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
Peretz loses Israeli party vote
Amir Peretz loses the Labour Party leadership, putting the future of the Israeli government coalition in doubt...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
Grenade attacks kill Ethiopians
At least six people reportedly die in Ethiopia's Somali region after two grenades were thrown at a crowd...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
Japan hints at major whaling deal
Japan hints it may be open to significant compromise as an annual international whaling conference opens in Alaska...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
'No profit' from Big Brother vote
Channel 4 promises it will not profit from voting on Big Brother 8 after controversy about a previous phone poll...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
Iraq reservists 'need more help'
Part-time soldiers and their families need more help and support before and after being sent to Iraq, according to a study...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
Support staff 'do midwife tasks'
Support staff hired to help midwives could put mothers and babies at risk by doing their jobs, claims a report...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
Madeleine clips issued by parents
Madeleine McCann's parents released the last video clips taken before their daughter went missing in Portugal...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
British soldier dies in Helmand
A British soldier has died in Helmand province of Afghanistan, says the Ministry of Defence...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
China Seeks Extradition Pacts in Spite of Death Penalty
Some governments have been reluctant to sign extradition treaties with China because of concerns about its widespread use of the death penalty...
New York Times - May 28, 2007
In Rare Talks, U.S. and Iran Discuss Iraq
The United States and Iran held the first high-profile, face-to-face talks in nearly three decades today, adhering to an agenda that focused strictly on Iraq...
New York Times - May 28, 2007
Designing mobiles for the world
BBC News speaks to Jan Chipchase, principal human behavioural researcher at Nokia Design...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
MGs set to roll out at Longbridge
MG Rover's historic Longbridge factory in Birmingham is due to reopen on Tuesday under Chinese ownership...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
City airport cleared to re-open
A Northern Ireland airport closed after concerns were raised about safety standards is to re-open...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
Pupils offered bird flu treatment
Children and teacher at a primary school are offered bird flu medicine as one of the pupils may have the virus...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
Three more top Bangladeshis held
Three leading politicians in Bangladesh's two main parties are arrested in a continuing anti-corruption drive...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
Israel's Labour Party in key vote
Israel's Labour party is choosing a new leader in a vote that could determine the government's fate...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
Moscow anti-gay attack condemned
Gay activists and Western mayors express shock at anti-homosexual violence in Moscow...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
Grenade blast 'kills Ethiopians'
At least five people reportedly die in Ethiopia's Somali region after two grenades were thrown at a crowd...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
Kazakhstan seeks envoy's arrest
Kazakhstan sends a team of prosecutors to Vienna to try and arrest the son-in-law of the Kazakh president...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
Football: Derby Premiership joy
Stephen Pearson scores the only goal as Derby win the Championship play-off final to secure a place in next season's Premiership...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
F1: McLaren victory probe
Formula One's governing body will investigate McLaren for a possible breach of the rules in Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
Huge welcome for Gipsy Moth
Thousands of people welcome home Gipsy Moth IV as it finishes its second round-the-world voyage...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
England complete emphatic victory
England condemn the West Indies to their heaviest defeat in Tests with victory by an innings at Headingley...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
Giant Madeleine poster unveiled
The parents of missing Madeleine McCann thank the public for their efforts, as a giant appeal poster is unveiled...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
UK requests Lugovoi extradition
A formal request is made to Moscow for the extradition of an ex-KGB agent accused of killing Alexander Litvinenko...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
US warns Iran over arming Iraqis
The US calls on Iran to stop arming militants in Iraq following their first direct talks for almost 30 years...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
BP closer to losing its gas field
A court ruling moves TNK-BP a step closer to losing the licence for the Kovykta gas field in East Siberia...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
City airport decision 'due soon'
An announcement is expected soon on when City of Derry airport will re-open after being closed on safety grounds...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
Concern over Harris Tweed changes
New production plans for Harris Tweed cause concern within the traditional cloth industry...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
Afghan demonstrators 'shot dead'
Afghan police shoot dead at least five supporters of notorious Uzbek leader General Dostum, reports say...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
Police exam bungle forces re-sits
Hundreds of Metropolitan Police officers have to retake their promotion exams after mistakes by examiners...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
Nigeria strike over 'flawed' poll
The streets of Lagos are empty as a strike begins to protest at the inauguration of a new Nigerian president...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
China's stock market hits record
Chinese shares continue their breakneck surge, pushing the main stock index past the 4,000 mark for the first time...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
Live - England v West Indies
England take the third West Indian wicket as Chris Gayle departs, but rain returns to halt play at Headingley...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
Researchers save Everest climber
A woman found unconscious near the summit of Everest received life-saving help from a UK research team, it emerges...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
Australian pub bars heterosexuals
A gay pub in the Australian city of Melbourne wins the right to ban heterosexuals...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
Rain washes out holiday weekend
Many events are affected over the Bank holiday weekend after two inches of rain fell in parts of England...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
Japanese minister 'kills himself'
Japan's agriculture minister is found hanged, hours before he was to face questions over a political scandal...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
Denial over Diana crash images
Channel 4 has denied that a programme about the crash which killed Princess Diana will show any graphic images...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
Alcohol health warnings by 2008
Alcoholic drinks will carry new health warning labels by the end of 2008 under a voluntary agreement...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
Arrest over rail 'hero' shooting
A man is arrested over the shooting of a commuter who tried to stop a robbery at Rayleigh railway station...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
US and Iran in key Baghdad talks
Iran and the US hold their first bilateral talks in almost three decades to discuss security in Iraq...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
Dublin Journal: Irish Classic Is Still a Hit (in Calfskin, Not Paperback)
The Book of Kells, the splendidly illustrated Gospels in Latin written 1,200 years ago, is about to undergo laser analysis...
New York Times - May 28, 2007
The World: A Handful of Soldiers, on Patrol
In Iraq, a new strategy pushes soldiers out of large bases and into communities...
New York Times - May 28, 2007
As Allies Turn Foe, Disillusion Rises in Some G.I.?s
In interviews with more than a dozen soldiers, most expressed disillusionment toward the situation in Iraq...
New York Times - May 28, 2007
Olmert Warns Hamas, as Rocket Kills Civilian
An Israeli man in the town of Sderot died from a Qassam rocket launched by a Hamas squad on Sunday...
New York Times - May 28, 2007
Roadside Bombings Kill 2 More G.I.?s in Iraq
American forces decided to run DNA tests on a body that could be that of one of the remaining two missing soldiers seized in an ambush in early May...
New York Times - May 28, 2007
Militants Widen Reach as Terror Seeps Out of Iraq
The Iraq war, which for years has drawn militants from around the world, is beginning to export fighters to neighboring countries and beyond...
New York Times - May 28, 2007
Call for update in legal training
The legal profession must update the way solicitors are trained, according to the Law Society of Scotland...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
Israeli raids follow PM's warning
Israeli aircraft strike Hamas targets in Gaza, the military says, hours after the PM vows to continue a crackdown...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
Policemen die in 'Taleban attack'
Taleban militants in Afghanistan kill six police in an attack on their convoy in the south-east Paktika province...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
Conciliation talk at whaling meet
Delegates at the International Whaling Commission's annual meeting look for harmony rather conflict...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
Japanese minister tries suicide
Japan's agriculture minister is in a critical condition after being found hanged in Tokyo, reports say...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
Scotsman Franchitti wins Indy 500
Scotland's Dario Franchitti wins the Indianapolis 500 in front of 350,000 fans...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
UK businesses feel 'more upbeat'
UK business confidence is increasing despite higher interest rates, a survey by accountants KPMG finds...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
MPs back calls for nurse pay rise
Nearly 200 MPs, including David Cameron and Sir Menzies Campbell, back calls for nurses to get a full 2.5% pay rise...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
Children 'not exercising enough'
Children living in inner-city areas are not getting enough exercise, the British Heart Foundation says...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
UK wife denies Mafia involvement
The British wife of a convicted Mafia boss tells BBC's Panorama she never asked about her husband's activities...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
Clashes over Caracas TV closure
Thousands march to mark the demise of an opposition TV station in Venezuela, as the channel ends broadcasts...
BBC News - May 28, 2007
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