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Venus flytraps caught in shrinking natural habitat
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Hungary 4 dead, 26 injured in train collision
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Iraqi lawmaker urges resolution of minority issue
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Curfew in Indian Kashmir to prevent protest rally
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Kashmir police threaten to shoot curfew violators
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Supreme Court to open new term with heavy workload
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Congress hears Lehman sought millions for execs
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Designers play it safe as economy sours
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Jimmy Kimmel returns as American Music Awards host
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Global News Archive for May 2008:
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Scouts sue after Philly demands rent or new policy
A Boy Scouts chapter engaged in a long fight over gay rights has sued the city of Philadelphia to try to avoid paying $200,000 a year in rent to stay in the city-owned space that has been its headquarters for 80 years...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
CTA Operator probably caused Chicago derailment
A Chicago transit spokeswoman says a train derailment was probably caused by operator error...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Tenn. woman who spent life in iron lung dies at 61
A woman who spent nearly 60 years of her life in an iron lung after being diagnosed with polio as a child died Wednesday after a power failure shut down the machine that kept her breathing, her family said...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Chicago el train derails 14 taken to hospitals
A train operator apparently made two key errors in quick succession to cause a derailment that left passengers perched more than 20 feet above the ground and sent several to hospitals, the Chicago Transit Authority said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Ashlee Simpson will take the Wentz name
Ashlee Simpson is so over.The newlywed pop singer will go by Ashlee Wentz in private, and be professionally known as Ashlee Simpson-Wentz, according to a report posted Wednesday on People.com. The heretofore Simpson was married on May 17 to Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Sharapova, Serena Williams advance at French Open
When the ball was in play, Maria Sharapova at least was able to make something happen...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
White Sox rally to beat Indians 6-5
Carlos Quentin drove in three runs, including a go-ahead, two-run double in a three-run seventh inning that led the Chicago White Sox over the Cleveland Indians 6-5 Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Garza leads first-place Rays over Rangers 5-3
Another win, another dismal crowd for the Tampa Bay Rays. Matt Garza pitched a career-high eight innings, leading first-place Tampa Bay over the Texas Rangers 5-3 Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Maria Sharapova survives at French Open
When the ball was in play, Maria Sharapova at least was able to make something happen...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
McCain, Obama give election preview in the West
Call it the political version of how to win the West. Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama are tripping over each other this week in New Mexico, Nevada and Colorado, a prelude to a likely general election matchup and inevitable fight for three booming battleground states. President Bush narrowly won the three states four years ago and Democrats now see them as ripe for opportunity...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Clinton touts electability in South Dakota
Hillary Rodham Clinton touted her electability before separate audiences Wednesday, saying her wins in swing states and strong vote margins among certain voting blocs give her the best chance of defeating Republican John McCain in November...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Exxon Mobil boss gets to keep 2 titles
Exxon Mobil chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson will keep both of his titles as shareholders have rejected a plan to split the chairman and chief executive roles...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Ford plans involuntary layoffs of salaried workers
Ford Motor Co. plans to conduct involuntary layoffs of salaried employees by August as part of a restructuring in the face of slumping sales and record-high gas prices, a spokeswoman said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
UPS plans air deal with DHL
DHL, the struggling U.S.-based express shipping unit of German postal service Deutsche Post AG, wants UPS to carry some of its air packages. The collaboration between rivals with past legal battles would give UPS a hefty new revenue stream and help DHL cut costs...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Durable goods show strength in many areas
Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket items besides autos and airplanes showed surprising strength in April, raising hopes that manufacturing can help the economy shake off the slumping housing market and credit crisis...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Maria Sharapova advances to French Open 2nd round
Top-seeded Maria Sharapova struggled with her serve in the wind at the French Open and barely managed to beat Evgeniya Rodina 6-1, 3-6, 8-6 Wednesday in the first round...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Political Play of the Day Clinton visits Mount Rushmore
Hillary Rodham Clinton, her future far from carved in stone, paid a visit to the famed Mount Rushmore monument Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Mental trauma rampant after China earthquake
Liu Yisi sits on a hospital bed, reading a comic book. His nose is bruised, swollen and cut, and his left arm is heavily bandaged...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Lawyer contends Mattel owns rights to Bratz dolls
The rights to the popular Bratz doll franchise belong to Mattel Inc., not a rival toymaker that stole the concept that became a global darling among consumers, a lawyer for Mattel said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
3 generations of family found dead in Calif. home
The decomposed bodies found last weekend in an oceanside home were identified Tuesday as an engineer who testified at trials about accident reconstruction and four of his relatives...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Teen actor in upcoming Harry Potter film killed
A British teenage actor playing a minor role in the upcoming "Harry Potter" film was stabbed to death during a brawl in London on Saturday, police said...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Va. executes man who killed convenience store owner
A man whose lawyers claimed he was mentally disabled has been executed for killing a convenience store owner in Virginia...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Home sales unexpectedly rise in April
Sales of new homes rose in April for the first time in six months although the unexpected increase still left activity near the lowest level in 17 years...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
3 generations of family found dead in Calif. home
The decomposed bodies found last weekend in an oceanside home were identified Tuesday as an engineer who testified at trials about accident reconstruction and four of his relatives...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Mental trauma rampant after China earthquake
Liu Yisi sits on a hospital bed, reading a comic book. His nose is bruised, swollen and cut, and his left arm is heavily bandaged...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
China works to open roads to reach quake survivors
China struggled to keep roads open to provide a lifeline for quake survivors, while the government warned Wednesday that rebuilding after the disaster would be "arduous."...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Warlords laptops not handled with care
Laptop computers have proven evidentiary treasure troves of late for Colombian investigators probing far-right militias and leftist rebels...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Kitty Hawk leaves Japan for decommissioning
The oldest active ship in the U.S. Navy, the USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier, made its final departure from Japan on Wednesday to be decommissioned after nearly half a century of service...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Pakistans Sharif wants Musharraf ousted and tried
A Pakistani leader stepped up the pressure on President Pervez Musharraf Wednesday, branding him a "traitor" and claiming that the ruling coalition had agreed to oust the former army strongman...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Laptop computers become evidence in Colombia
Laptop computers have become treasure troves of evidence for Colombian investigators probing crimes committed by far-right militias and leftist rebels...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Sadr City truce strains as militia leaders grumble
An angry Shiite militia commander complained Wednesday that "we were duped" into accepting a cease-fire in Sadr City _ remarks that point to a potentially damaging rift within the movement of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Cluster bombs at a glance
WHAT IS A CLUSTER BOMB?: Fired by artillery or dropped by aircraft, cluster bombs are canisters that open in flight and eject dozens or hundreds of "bomblets" across a wide area, typically the size of one or two football fields. Bomblets are small metallic spheres or cylinders that can be as small as a flashlight battery, with about the same force as a hand grenade. The weapon is designed to slow or halt an enemy army by destroying or disabling troops and vehicles over a wide area in a single attack...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Ancient Egyptian city unearthed in Sinai
Archaeologists exploring an old military road in the Sinai have unearthed 3,000-year-old remains from an ancient fortified city, the largest yet found in Egypt, antiquities authorities announced Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Treaty seeks to ban cluster bombs within 8 years
Diplomats from more than 100 nations agreed on a treaty Wednesday to ban current types of cluster bombs and require the destruction of stockpiles within eight years...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Mexico arrests 2 in baby buying case
Police in northern Mexico have arrested two people accused of buying Mexican babies to sell to U.S. couples for a profit, investigators said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
UK police make new arrest after restaurant blast
British police in southwest England arrested a third man Wednesday in connection with a restaurant blast that rattled the English city of Exeter last week...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,086
As of Wednesday, May 28, 2008, at least 4,086 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Wages erode Premier League cash
Premier League clubs are spending a more of their cash on wages than ever, football finances report says...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
'Insurrection in the air' - Clegg
Britons "are ready for a change" and the Lib Dems are the only ones who can deliver, Nick Clegg says...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Businessman to pay out £500,000
A businessman is to pay out almost £500,000 as part of a settlement with the Serious Organised Crime Agency...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Defiant Israeli PM vows to stay
Israel's PM Ehud Olmert says he will stay in office despite a call by a key ally to step down over corruption claims...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Government to announce drug plan
The Scottish government is to announce a strategy aimed at tackling drugs problems...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Crocodile tears
Fadi Nasri joins list of killers who made phoney TV appeals...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Blindfolded teenager sets new Rubik's Cube record
A Leeds teenager sets a new national record for solving the Rubik cube blindfolded...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
England ease to victory over USA
John Terry puts aside his Champions League troubles to help England to a 2-0 friendly win over the USA at Wembley...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Evans strike earns Wales away win
A wonder goal from Ched Evans earns Wales a 1-0 win and third successive victory in Iceland...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Nepal votes to abolish monarchy
The nation of Nepal becomes the world's newest republic, as a constituent assembly ends 240 years of royal rule...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
New blow for NHS computerisation system
A key company involved in computerising the NHS in England has lost its contract, the BBC learns...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Third man quizzed over explosion
Police investigating an explosion at a restaurant in Exeter arrest a
third man...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Robert McCartney witness 'lied'
A friend of Robert McCartney tells his murder trial there was blood and mayhem after a fight broke out...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Cluster bomb ban treaty approved
Diplomats from more than 100 countries have backed a treaty banning the controversial weapons...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Boy Scouts sue Philadelphia over rent, policy barring gays
A Boy Scouts chapter engaged in a long fight over gay rights has sued the city of Philadelphia to try to avoid paying $200,000 a year in rent to stay in the city-owned space that has been its headquarters for 80 years...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Scouts sue after Philly demands rent or new policy
A Boy Scouts chapter engaged in a long fight over gay rights has sued the city of Philadelphia to try to avoid paying $200,000 a year in rent to stay in the city-owned space that has been its headquarters for 80 years...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Putin appointment to Belarus post concerns US
The United States is concerned about a new sign of deepening ties between Belarus and Russia at a time of heightened tensions with both countries...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Ex-prosecutors embrace courts for terror cases
A federal courtroom may be the proper place to dispense justice in the terrorism case of confessed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, two former federal prosecutors said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Feds bust owners of Calif. medical marijuana shops
The owner of six Southern California medical marijuana dispensaries, including one store linked to an accident that killed a motorist and paralyzed an officer, are facing federal drug and money laundering charges...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
One-time R. Kelly aide IDs singer on sex tape
CHICAGO _ A former personal assistant to R. Kelly became the latest person to take the stand and say she believes the R&B superstar appeared in a sex tape at the center of his child pornography trial...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Chris Cagle, girlfriend jailed for domestic assault
Country music singer Chris Cagle has been arrested for domestic assault in Nashville after police said he and his girlfriend got into a drunken fight...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Indians pull off rare triple steal
The Cleveland Indians pulled off another triple triumph...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Adam Sandler to be honored at MTV Movie Awards
Adam Sandler became a box-office superstar by interpreting his favorite character: the repressed man-child...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Mauresmo advances to second round at French Open
Amelie Mauresmo took what amounted to a three-hour lunch break during her match at the French Open...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Sharapova survives windy conditions at French Open
When the ball was in play, Maria Sharapova at least was able to make something happen...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Clinton still insists shes more electable
Her chances of securing the Democratic presidential nomination narrowing by the day, Hillary Rodham Clinton asserted Tuesday that she would be a stronger candidate than Barack Obama to square off against John McCain in November...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Memo Fla., Mich. cant be fully restored
A Democratic Party rules committee has the authority to restore delegates from Michigan and Florida but not fully seat the two states at the convention as Hillary Rodham Clinton wants, according to a party analysis...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Dem lawyers Fla., Mich. cant be fully restored
A Democratic Party rules committee has the authority to seat some delegates from Michigan and Florida but not fully restore the two states as Hillary Rodham Clinton wants, according to party lawyers...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Political Play of the Day Clinton visits Mount Rushmore
Hillary Rodham Clinton, her future far from carved in stone, paid a visit to the famed Mount Rushmore monument Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Oil prices steady below $128 a barrel
Oil prices held steady below $129 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after dropping more than $3 in the previous session on a growing sense that soaring prices have cut demand for gasoline and other fuel...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Landowners getting trampled in gas rights rush
Unsuspecting property owners around the country are getting trampled in an old-fashioned land rush by natural gas companies and speculators trying to lock up long-ignored drilling rights quickly and cheaply...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
St. Louis worries it may lose Anheuser-Busch
Residents here have grown accustomed to seeing local corporations gobbled up by larger outside firms. But losing Anheuser-Busch Cos. could be the cruelest cut of all...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Oil prices drop below $127 a barrel
Oil prices dropped below $127 a barrel Wednesday in Asia, extending a decline of more than $3 in the previous session on a growing sense that soaring prices have cut demand for gasoline and other fuel...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Maria Sharapova advances to French Open 2nd round
Top-seeded Maria Sharapova struggled with her serve in the wind at the French Open and barely managed to beat Evgeniya Rodina 6-1, 3-6, 8-6 Wednesday in the first round...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Authorities Storm kills 7 in northeast Iowa
A state official says a powerful storm that tore through a rural area of northeast Iowa has killed seven people injured dozens more...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Sharapova survives at French Open
When the ball was in play, Maria Sharapova at least was able to make something happen...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Mental trauma rampant after China earthquake
Liu Yisi sits on a hospital bed, reading a comic book. His nose is bruised, swollen and cut, and his left arm is heavily bandaged...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Lawyer contends Mattel owns rights to Bratz dolls
The rights to the popular Bratz doll franchise belong to Mattel Inc., not a rival toymaker that stole the concept that became a global darling among consumers, a lawyer for Mattel said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
3 generations of family found dead in Calif. home
The decomposed bodies found last weekend in an oceanside home were identified Tuesday as an engineer who testified at trials about accident reconstruction and four of his relatives...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Teen actor in upcoming Harry Potter film killed
A British teenage actor playing a minor role in the upcoming "Harry Potter" film was stabbed to death during a brawl in London on Saturday, police said...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Va. executes man who killed convenience store owner
A man whose lawyers claimed he was mentally disabled has been executed for killing a convenience store owner in Virginia...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Home sales unexpectedly rise in April
Sales of new homes rose in April for the first time in six months although the unexpected increase still left activity near the lowest level in 17 years...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
3 generations of family found dead in Calif. home
The decomposed bodies found last weekend in an oceanside home were identified Tuesday as an engineer who testified at trials about accident reconstruction and four of his relatives...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Mental trauma rampant after China earthquake
Liu Yisi sits on a hospital bed, reading a comic book. His nose is bruised, swollen and cut, and his left arm is heavily bandaged...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
SKoreans detained in rally over US beef
Police detained more than 100 protesters Wednesday after they took part in nighttime rally against a deal to allow beef imports from the United States...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Red Cross warns of food riots over soaring prices
The Red Cross warned Tuesday of a possible surge in "food-related violence" because of soaring prices that are increasing hunger around the world...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Mad cow fears grip SKoreans
Shin Hae-suk is convinced looming beef imports from the United States pose a potential danger to her family...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Myanmar keeps Suu Kyi detained, but aid continues
YANGON, Myanmar _ Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi began a sixth year under detention Wednesday as foreign donors said aid would continue to flow into the military ruled nation to save cyclone victims...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Thousands moved from China flood threat
JIANGYOU, China _ Nearly 160,000 people were evacuated downstream from an unstable earthquake-created lake in central China, while the government warned Wednesday that rebuilding after the disaster would be "arduous."...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Thousands moved amid China flood threat
JIANGYOU, China _ Nearly 160,000 people were evacuated downstream from an unstable earthquake-created lake in central China, while the government warned Wednesday that rebuilding after the disaster would be "arduous."...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Myanmar keeps Suu Kyi detained aid to continue
YANGON, Myanmar _ Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi began a sixth year under detention Wednesday as foreign donors said aid would continue to flow into the military-ruled nation to save cyclone victims...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
China works to keep roads to reach
China struggled to keep roads open to provide a lifeline for quake survivors, while the government warned Wednesday that rebuilding after the disaster would be "arduous."...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
China works to open roads to reach quake survivors
China struggled to keep roads open to provide a lifeline for quake survivors, while the government warned Wednesday that rebuilding after the disaster would be "arduous."...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Warlords laptops not handled with care
Laptop computers have proven evidentiary treasure troves of late for Colombian investigators probing far-right militias and leftist rebels...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Kitty Hawk leaves Japan for decommissioning
The oldest active ship in the U.S. Navy, the USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier, made its final departure from Japan on Wednesday to be decommissioned after nearly half a century of service...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Pakistans Sharif wants Musharraf ousted and tried
A Pakistani leader stepped up the pressure on President Pervez Musharraf Wednesday, branding him a "traitor" and claiming that the ruling coalition had agreed to oust the former army strongman...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
2 dead, 1 missing in El Salvador flash floods
Authorities in El Salvador say they have found the bodies of two young girls who were swept away by a flash flood. Their father is still missing...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Dead baby found in freezer
German police say a mother who believed her newborn baby girl had died has confessed to stashing her in a freezer _ but an autopsy showed the child was still alive at the time...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Beijing subway line shutdown for technical reasons
A main subway line that circles the heart of Beijing was stopped twice Wednesday for technical reasons, not because of terrorism, a state news agency and a subway official said...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
French court convicts man of killing 7 females
A French court has convicted a man of murdering seven girls and young women and sentenced him to life in prison...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
15 die and 56 are hurt in Afghan train accident
A passenger truck ran off the road in a remote mountainous region of Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing 15 people and wounding 56, an official said. Four bomb attacks around the country killed one Afghan and one NATO soldier...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
China asks Japan for help with earthquake relief
China has asked Japanese soldiers to deliver earthquake relief aid in what would be the first significant military dispatch between the two countries since World War II, officials said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Bicarbonate 'could detect cancer'
The naturally-occurring chemical bicarbonate, used to make baking soda, could help detect cancer using sensitive scanning, research suggests...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Monkey's brain controls robot arm
Monkeys are taught to control robotic limbs using only their thoughts, Nature journal reports...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Painter Beryl Cook dies aged 81
Artist Beryl Cook, known for her colourful and comic paintings of larger-than-life ladies, dies at the age of 81...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
EU against Fifa's quota proposal
Fifa's "six plus five" proposal on foreign players is branded as illegal by the European Commission...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
'R' driver guilty of speed deaths
The families of two road accident victims weep as a speeding 'R' driver is convicted of killing them by dangerous driving...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
SA denies planning refugee camps
South Africa's government denies it is setting up massive migrant or refugee camps for foreigners who fled attacks...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Tracking twisters
The hi-tech gear used by experts to track tornadoes...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Cake poison wife spared prison
A wife who baked a cake laced with rat poison for her husband is given a suspended jail sentence...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Ferry firm to axe Rosyth service
Scotland's continental ferry service is to stop operating out of Rosyth, the company confirms...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
New review of fancy dress killing
A coroner says a man who was punched while in fancy dress was unlawfully killed and refers the case back to prosecutors...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Beryl Cook's art
The painter in her own words and pictures...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Iraqi's demand
Iraqi seeks Blackwater apology for son's death...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Ad Breakdown
Is the Thunderbird set to be this year's drumming gorilla?...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Aircraft cabin fumes investigated
Researchers are travelling on 100 flights to determine whether cabin air contamination is making passengers and pilots ill...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Court in Malawi approves Madonna's adoption
A Malawian court approves an application by pop star Madonna to adopt a three-year-old boy...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
'Ping-pong ball sized' diamond breaks records under the hammer
A 101.27 carat diamond the size of a squash ball, has been sold at auction in Hong Kong for more than $6m (£3m)...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Live - Murray v Acasuso
British number one Andy Murray meets Argentine Jose Acasuso in round two of the French Open...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
UK will ban use of cluster bombs
Gordon Brown says Britain will take the devices out of service, as diplomats draw closer to reaching an international ban...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Probe exposes fraudulent ID trade
Four people are arrested following an investigation into the sale of fake documents including payslips and gas bills...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Man guilty of police wife murder
The husband of special constable Nisha Patel-Nasri is found guilty of her murder at the Old Bailey...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Brown expands nuclear ambitions
Gordon Brown raises the prospect of new nuclear power sites as he says the UK needs to "be more ambitious"...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Life sentence for French serial killer
A French court sentences a 66-year-old man to life in prison for murdering seven girls and young women...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Boy Scouts sue Philadelphia over rent, policy barring gays
A Boy Scouts chapter engaged in a long fight over gay rights has sued the city of Philadelphia to try to avoid paying $200,000 a year in rent to stay in the city-owned space that has been its headquarters for 80 years...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Scouts sue after Philly demands rent or new policy
A Boy Scouts chapter engaged in a long fight over gay rights has sued the city of Philadelphia to try to avoid paying $200,000 a year in rent to stay in the city-owned space that has been its headquarters for 80 years...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Va. executes man who killed conveniece store owner
A man whose lawyers claimed he was mentally disabled has been executed for killing a convenience store owner in Virginia...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Putin appointment to Belarus post concerns US
The United States is concerned about a new sign of deepening ties between Belarus and Russia at a time of heightened tensions with both countries...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Ex-Kelly employee testifies singer appears on sex tape
A former employee of R. Kelly testified Tuesday that she was "110 percent sure" the Grammy-winning R&B singer appeared with an underage girl on a sex tape at the center of his child pornography trial...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Glam-pop German quartet makes teens swoon
Move over Jonas Brothers, the Kaulitz twins are moving in...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
One-time R. Kelly aide IDs singer on sex tape
CHICAGO _ A former personal assistant to R. Kelly became the latest person to take the stand and say she believes the R&B superstar appeared in a sex tape at the center of his child pornography trial...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Mariners end 7-game losing streak
Jose Lopez lined a single past diving third baseman Mike Lowell to score Wladimir Balentien with the game-winning run and the Seattle Mariners beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Tuesday night to end a season-high seven-game losing streak...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Bryant leads Lakers to 3-1 series edge over Spurs
Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers are one win away from returning to the NBA finals. Bryant had 28 points and 10 rebounds and the Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs 93-91 on Tuesday night to take a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference finals...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Santana pitches struggling Mets past Marlins
This was precisely the type of performance the New York Mets hoped for when they acquired Johan Santana...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Indians pull off rare triple steal
The Cleveland Indians pulled off another triple triumph...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Memo Fla., Mich. cant be fully restored
A Democratic Party rules committee has the authority to restore delegates from Michigan and Florida but not fully seat the two states at the convention as Hillary Rodham Clinton wants, according to a party analysis...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Clinton affirms commitment to Indian issues
Hillary Rodham Clinton pledged her commitment Tuesday to tribal sovereignty and Indian health care...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Clinton still insists shes more electable
Her chances of securing the Democratic presidential nomination narrowing by the day, Hillary Rodham Clinton asserted Tuesday that she would be a stronger candidate than Barack Obama to square off against John McCain in November...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Dem lawyers Fla., Mich. cant be fully restored
A Democratic Party rules committee has the authority to seat some delegates from Michigan and Florida but not fully restore the two states as Hillary Rodham Clinton wants, according to party lawyers...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Oil prices steady below $128 a barrel
Oil prices held steady below $129 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after dropping more than $3 in the previous session on a growing sense that soaring prices have cut demand for gasoline and other fuel...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Landowners getting trampled in gas rights rush
Unsuspecting property owners around the country are getting trampled in an old-fashioned land rush by natural gas companies and speculators trying to lock up long-ignored drilling rights quickly and cheaply...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
St. Louis worries it may lose Anheuser-Busch
Residents here have grown accustomed to seeing local corporations gobbled up by larger outside firms. But losing Anheuser-Busch Cos. could be the cruelest cut of all...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Oil prices drop below $127 a barrel
Oil prices dropped below $127 a barrel Wednesday in Asia, extending a decline of more than $3 in the previous session on a growing sense that soaring prices have cut demand for gasoline and other fuel...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Orioles rally past Yankees 10-9 in 11 innings
A wacky game featuring nine home runs, 12 pitchers and a 67-minute rain delay was ultimately decided when the Baltimore Orioles mounted one final rally after midnight...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
New reports give bleak outlook on housing, economy
Not since George H.W. Bush ran the White House have consumers felt so downbeat about the economy. And the catalyst for much of the gloom _ the housing slump _ shows no signs of abating, new data Tuesday showed...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Mental trauma rampant after China earthquake
Liu Yisi sits on a hospital bed, reading a comic book. His nose is bruised, swollen and cut, and his left arm is heavily bandaged...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
3 generations of family found dead in Calif. home
The decomposed bodies found last weekend in an oceanside home were identified Tuesday as an engineer who testified at trials about accident reconstruction and four of his relatives...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Lawyer contends Mattel owns rights to Bratz dolls
The rights to the popular Bratz doll franchise belong to Mattel Inc., not a rival toymaker that stole the concept that became a global darling among consumers, a lawyer for Mattel said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Teen actor in upcoming Harry Potter film killed
A British teenage actor playing a minor role in the upcoming "Harry Potter" film was stabbed to death during a brawl in London on Saturday, police said...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Va. executes man who killed convenience store owner
A man whose lawyers claimed he was mentally disabled has been executed for killing a convenience store owner in Virginia...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Home sales unexpectedly rise in April
Sales of new homes rose in April for the first time in six months although the unexpected increase still left activity near the lowest level in 17 years...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
3 generations of family found dead in Calif. home
The decomposed bodies found last weekend in an oceanside home were identified Tuesday as an engineer who testified at trials about accident reconstruction and four of his relatives...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Mental trauma rampant after China earthquake
Liu Yisi sits on a hospital bed, reading a comic book. His nose is bruised, swollen and cut, and his left arm is heavily bandaged...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Che returns to Buenos Aires
Argentine-born revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara returned to Buenos Aires Tuesday, his defiant expression immortalized in a towering bronze statue...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Argentine farmers suspend grain exports
Argentine farm groups vowed Tuesday to suspend grain exports and meat sales, resuming protests against controversial export taxes a day after talks with the government stalled...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Minister left classified NATO documents
The Canadian foreign minister who resigned this week for a security breach had left classified documents about a NATO summit at the home of his ex-girlfriend, the government said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
SKoreans detained in rally over US beef
Police detained more than 100 protesters Wednesday after they took part in nighttime rally against a deal to allow beef imports from the United States...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Red Cross warns of food riots over soaring prices
The Red Cross warned Tuesday of a possible surge in "food-related violence" because of soaring prices that are increasing hunger around the world...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Mad cow fears grip SKoreans
Shin Hae-suk is convinced looming beef imports from the United States pose a potential danger to her family...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Myanmar keeps Suu Kyi detained, but aid continues
YANGON, Myanmar _ Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi began a sixth year under detention Wednesday as foreign donors said aid would continue to flow into the military ruled nation to save cyclone victims...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Thousands moved amid China flood threat
JIANGYOU, China _ Nearly 160,000 people were evacuated downstream from an unstable earthquake-created lake in central China, while the government warned Wednesday that rebuilding after the disaster would be "arduous."...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Thousands moved from China flood threat
JIANGYOU, China _ Nearly 160,000 people were evacuated downstream from an unstable earthquake-created lake in central China, while the government warned Wednesday that rebuilding after the disaster would be "arduous."...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Myanmar keeps Suu Kyi detained aid to continue
YANGON, Myanmar _ Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi began a sixth year under detention Wednesday as foreign donors said aid would continue to flow into the military-ruled nation to save cyclone victims...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
China works to keep roads to reach
China struggled to keep roads open to provide a lifeline for quake survivors, while the government warned Wednesday that rebuilding after the disaster would be "arduous."...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
China works to open roads to reach quake survivors
China struggled to keep roads open to provide a lifeline for quake survivors, while the government warned Wednesday that rebuilding after the disaster would be "arduous."...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Warlords laptops not handled with care
Laptop computers have proven evidentiary treasure troves of late for Colombian investigators probing far-right militias and leftist rebels...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Kitty Hawk leaves Japan for decommissioning
The oldest active ship in the U.S. Navy, the USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier, made its final departure from Japan on Wednesday to be decommissioned after nearly half a century of service...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
6 lions eat South African man
Police say six caged lions left only fingers and intestines after eating a worker giving them water...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Report Beijing suspends subways
Xinhua News Agency says Beijing subways have suspended operations...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
15 Afghans killed, 56 injured in crash
A passenger truck ran off the road in a remote mountainous region of Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing 15 people and wounding 56, an official said. Three suicide bomb attacks around the country killed one person...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
2 dead, 1 missing in El Salvador flash floods
Authorities in El Salvador say they have found the bodies of two young girls who were swept away by a flash flood. Their father is still missing...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Hamas says 2 killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza
An Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza Strip killed two Hamas gunmen during a military operation on Wednesday, the militant group said...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
ITV backtracks on Pushing Daisies
An episode of Pushing Daisies dropped by ITV1 will now be shown after all, but only on the channel's website...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Microsoft demos 'touch Windows'
Software giant Microsoft gives a sneak peek of its next operating system, Windows 7, at a conference...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Financial complaints rise by 30%
There has been a 30% rise in the number of complaints dealt with by the Financial Ombudsman Service...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Heart failure guidance 'ignored'
Doctors are failing to follow guidelines for managing heart failure, a Europe-wide survey suggests...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Students 'had hints' before exam
An exam board investigates claims some teachers gave students hints about an A-level biology exam...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Iran speaker warns nuclear agency
Iran's new parliament speaker Ali Larijani brands a recent report from the UN's nuclear agency, the IAEA, "deceitful"...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Historic China-Taiwan summit held
The chairman of Taiwan's ruling party meets Chinese President Hu Jintao in a sign of warming ties...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Italy condemned for 'racism wave'
Amnesty International warns against a "wave of racism" in Italy after the government introduces tough security measures...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Guilty verdict for Delhi murder
A court in India's capital Delhi finds the son of an influential politician guilty in a high-profile murder case...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Climbie lessons 'not yet learned'
The mother of Victoria Climbie says she is "shocked" that lessons from the case have still not been learned...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Fuel bills are 'burden' on firms
Rising fuel costs place intolerable pressure on businesses, says the Scottish Chambers of Commerce...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Railways 'safer' as crime drops
Transport police say railways in Wales are becoming safer with a fall in crime, including violence and criminal damage...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
33% rise on cards for electricity
Electricity prices in Northern Ireland are to rise by 14% from the start of July, NIE says...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
In pictures
Kylie Minogue's life and career as she turns 40...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Play time
Can video games make the office more productive?...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Hughes & Mancini on Chelsea list
Luis Felipe Scolari, Roberto Mancini and Mark Hughes are among the names being considered for the vacant Chelsea managerial job, BBC Sport understands...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
The light fantastic
See where lightning strikes much more than twice...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Spangle mystery
Why are adults so obsessed with long-gone sweets?...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Anger over star's quake remarks
Actress Sharon Stone sparks criticism after saying the Chinese earthquake may have been down to "bad karma"...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Bard's 'cursed' tomb is revamped despite a warning
William Shakespeare's tombstone is set for an upgrade - despite bearing a warning curse...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Call for Israel PM to stand down
Israel's defence minister urges Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to take a leave of absence or resign over corruption claims...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Couple in court over girl's death
A mother and her partner appear in court over the death of seven-year-old Khyra Ishaq in the West Midlands...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Nepal prepares to become republic
Nepal is set to become a republic and end 240 years of royal rule as its new assembly meets in Kathmandu...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Brown urges increased oil boost
Gordon Brown urges oil industry leaders to come up with ideas for improving supplies as fuel prices soar...
BBC News - May 28, 2008
Boy Scouts sue Philadelphia over rent, policy barring gays
A Boy Scouts chapter engaged in a long fight over gay rights has sued the city of Philadelphia to try to avoid paying $200,000 a year in rent to stay in the city-owned space that has been its headquarters for 80 years...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Scouts sue after Philly demands rent or new policy
A Boy Scouts chapter engaged in a long fight over gay rights has sued the city of Philadelphia to try to avoid paying $200,000 a year in rent to stay in the city-owned space that has been its headquarters for 80 years...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Va. executes man who killed conveniece store owner
A man whose lawyers claimed he was mentally disabled has been executed for killing a convenience store owner in Virginia...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Ex-Kelly employee testifies singer appears on sex tape
A former employee of R. Kelly testified Tuesday that she was "110 percent sure" the Grammy-winning R&B singer appeared with an underage girl on a sex tape at the center of his child pornography trial...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Glam-pop German quartet makes teens swoon
Move over Jonas Brothers, the Kaulitz twins are moving in...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Matthews RBI single gives Angels win over Tigers
Gary Matthews Jr. hit an RBI single off Aquilino Lopez with two out in the ninth inning Tuesday night to lift Ervin Santana and the Los Angeles Angels to a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Matthews RBI single gives Angels 3-2 win
Gary Matthews Jr. hit an RBI single off Aquilino Lopez with two out in the ninth inning Tuesday night to lift Earvin Santana and the Los Angeles Angels to a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
As win fifth straight
On the day he turned 40, Frank Thomas doubled against his old team and the Big Hurt hurt his leg in the process. Talk about the birthday blues, but his team did win...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Gonzo, Kouz go yard for Padres over Nats
Adrian Gonzalez and Kevin Kouzmanoff homered on consecutive pitches with two outs in the seventh inning, and San Diego beat the Washington Nationals 4-2 in a matchup of last-place teams Tuesday night, giving the Padres a rare two-game winning streak...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Today on the presidential campaign trail
IN THE HEADLINESAfter a week of setbacks, Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks of faith ... Obama subs for Kennedy at Wesleyan, promotes public service and evokes Kennedy legacy ... Libertarian Party picks former GOP Rep. Bob Barr as presidential candidate ...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Mariners end 7-game losing streak
Jose Lopez lined a single past diving third baseman Mike Lowell to score Wladimir Balentien with the game-winning run and the Seattle Mariners beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Tuesday night to end a season-high seven-game losing streak...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
McCains policy on fundraisers Close them
John McCain prides himself on being a remarkably transparent presidential candidate, with rolling news conferences on his "Straight Talk Express" campaign bus and an open-door policy when it comes to the media...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Clinton affirms commitment to Indian issues
Hillary Rodham Clinton pledged her commitment Tuesday to tribal sovereignty and Indian health care...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Clinton affirms commitment to Native American issues
Hillary Rodham Clinton pledged her commitment Tuesday to tribal sovereignty and Indian health care...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Clinton still insists shes more electable
Her chances of securing the Democratic presidential nomination narrowing by the day, Hillary Rodham Clinton asserted Tuesday that she would be a stronger candidate than Barack Obama to square off against John McCain in November...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Lawyer contends Mattel owns rights to Bratz dolls
The rights to the popular Bratz doll franchise belong to Mattel Inc., not a rival toymaker that stole the concept that became a global darling among consumers, a lawyer for Mattel said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Oil prices steady below $128 a barrel
Oil prices held steady below $129 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after dropping more than $3 in the previous session on a growing sense that soaring prices have cut demand for gasoline and other fuel...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
St. Louis worries it may lose Anheuser-Busch
Residents here have grown accustomed to seeing local corporations gobbled up by larger outside firms. But losing Anheuser-Busch Cos. could be the cruelest cut of all...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Authorities Storm kills 7 in northeast Iowa
A state official says a powerful storm that tore through a rural area of northeast Iowa has killed seven people injured dozens more...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
3 generations of family found dead in Calif. home
The decomposed bodies found last weekend in an oceanside home were identified Tuesday as an engineer who testified at trials about accident reconstruction and four of his relatives...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Analysis Party insider Clinton now on the outs
After more than a decade as the ultimate Democratic Party insider, Hillary Rodham Clinton finds herself in a strange place: on the outside looking in, beseeching party leaders to help keep her White House bid alive...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Va. executes man who killed convenience store owner
A man whose lawyers claimed he was mentally disabled has been executed for killing a convenience store owner in Virginia...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
New reports give bleak outlook on housing, economy
Not since George H.W. Bush ran the White House have consumers felt so downbeat about the economy. And the catalyst for much of the gloom _ the housing slump _ shows no signs of abating, new data Tuesday showed...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Home sales unexpectedly rise in April
Sales of new homes rose in April for the first time in six months although the unexpected increase still left activity near the lowest level in 17 years...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
3 generations of family found dead in Calif. home
The decomposed bodies found last weekend in an oceanside home were identified Tuesday as an engineer who testified at trials about accident reconstruction and four of his relatives...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Mental trauma rampant after China earthquake
Liu Yisi sits on a hospital bed, reading a comic book. His nose is bruised, swollen and cut, and his left arm is heavily bandaged...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Frances president wants tax cut on fuel in Europe
French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday proposed cutting fuel taxes Europe-wide, responding to economic discontent that has prompted French fishermen to launch protests now spreading to other European shores and sectors...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Zimbabwe opposition leader helps violence victims
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai launched a $300,000 fund Tuesday to help victims of politically motivated violence that he said has left 50 supporters dead over the past six weeks...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
China evacuates villagers after new flood threat
About 80,000 people were evacuated Tuesday from downstream of an unstable earthquake-created dam that is threatening to collapse, and troops rushed to carve a trench to drain the water before it floods the valley...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Militant cleric urges protests on US-Iraq deal
Militant Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called Tuesday for followers to hold weekly protests against a U.S.-Iraqi security deal under negotiation that could lead to a long-term American troop presence...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Feud over sports could keep Iraq out of Olympics
Sports has been one of the few things unifying Iraqis in recent years _ with soccer victories bringing Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds alike into the streets cheering...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Mental trauma rampant after China earthquake
Liu Yisi sits on a hospital bed, reading a comic book. His nose is bruised, swollen and cut, and his left arm is heavily bandaged...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Palestinian police get training in riot control
Palestinian police officers in riot gear trained under the desert sun Tuesday as part of a European Union-sponsored public order course begun after a deadly clash between police and demonstrators last fall...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
American testifies he gave cash to Israels leader
A Jewish-American businessman testified Tuesday in a corruption probe that threatens to bring down Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, saying he handed cash-stuffed envelopes to the Israeli politician he described as a bon vivant with a penchant for fancy hotels, fine cigars and first-class travel...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Che returns to Buenos Aires
Argentine-born revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara returned to Buenos Aires Tuesday, his defiant expression immortalized in a towering bronze statue...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Minister left classified NATO documents
The Canadian foreign minister who resigned this week for a security breach had left classified documents about a NATO summit at the home of his ex-girlfriend, the government said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Argentine farmers suspend grain exports
Argentine farm groups vowed Tuesday to suspend grain exports and meat sales, resuming protests against controversial export taxes a day after talks with the government stalled...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
SKoreans detained in rally over US beef
Police detained more than 100 protesters Wednesday after they took part in nighttime rally against a deal to allow beef imports from the United States...
Southern Ledger - May 28, 2008
Red Cross warns of food riots over soaring prices
The Red Cross warned Tuesday of a possible surge in "food-related violence" because of soaring prices that are increasing hunger around the world...
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