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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 August 2004:
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In Western Iraq, Fundamentalists Hold U.S. Forces at Bay
Falluja and Ramadi, and much of Anbar Province, are now controlled by militias, with U.S. troops confined to outside bases...
New York Times - August 28, 2004
Israel Denies Spying Against U.S.
Israeli officials are rushing to assure the U.S. of its friendship a day after news of a suspected Israeli spy in the Pentagon...
New York Times - August 28, 2004
Canada Reinforces Its Disputed Claims in the Arctic
Canada is intensifying efforts to reinforce disputed claims over tens of thousands of miles of Arctic channels and tundra...
New York Times - August 28, 2004
Chechens Look to Election With Fear and Resignation
The date of Chechnya's elections has assumed a local significance the Kremlin would no doubt prefer to avoid: a masquerade of democracy, and a dangerous one...
New York Times - August 28, 2004
Political Bid to Quell Unrest in Afghanistan
The Afghan government is seeking to capitalize on a recent attack against an entrenched governor by removing him before presidential elections...
New York Times - August 28, 2004
Music fans enjoy festival weekend
Tens of thousands of revellers are at the Reading, Leeds and Creamfields music festivals to see stars like The Darkness...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Golden double for Holmes
Britain's Kelly Holmes makes Olympic history by adding 1500m gold to her 800m title...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Iraq Shia leaders reject violence
Senior Shia clerics in Iraq reject armed resistance as a way of protesting at the presence of US-led forces...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Gold for GB sprint four
Britain's men's 4x100m relay team win a stunning gold medal in Athens...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Historic doubles in Athens
The final night of athletics sees Kelly Holmes and Hicham El Guerrouj clinch their second gold medals...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Radcliffe eyes long break
Paula Radcliffe seems set for a long break from athletics after her disappointments in Athens...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Malaysia government wins key vote
Malaysia's ruling coalition wins a key by-election, dashing hopes by Islamic hardliners for political comeback...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Frenchmen 'held by Iraqi group'
Iraqi militant group has announced it is holding two missing French journalists, according to al-Jazeera...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
'Relaxed' crowd braving mud bath
Crime and disruption at the Reading Festival is down on previous years, police say...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Is reality TV harmful to society?
The BBC's John Humphrys has described British reality TV as being "seedy, cynical and harmful" to society. Do you agree?...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Explosives 'in both Russian jets'
Traces of explosive are found in the wreckage of a second crashed airliner, say Russian officials...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Israel denies US spy allegation
The Israeli government strongly rejects reports that a senior US defence department official spied for Israel...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Howard hits out at Bush aides
Tory leader Michael Howard criticises US officials - after claims he was refused a meeting with President Bush...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Peace restored to city of Najaf
Life in the Iraqi city of Najaf returns to normal after weeks of fighting around its great Muslim shrine...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
One dead, two hurt in plane crash
One person has been killed and two badly injured when their light aircraft crashes and bursts into flames...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Gilligan fights back over Hutton
Ex-BBC reporter Andrew Gilligan warns BBC journalism is in danger of being "cowed" after the Hutton Report...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Football: Man Utd up Rooney bid
Man Utd make a second bid for Everton striker Wayne Rooney, one which exceeds Newcastle's highest offer so far...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Darfur rebels walk out of talks
Darfur's rebel groups suspend peace talks with the Sudanese government for 24 hours...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Pope returns rare icon to Russia
A Vatican cardinal returns a precious Russian icon to the Orthodox Church in Moscow as a gift from the Pope...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Boxing club swamped by Khan-mania
The club where 'Bolton Bullet' Amir Khan learnt to box is inundated with calls from youngsters...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Police name dead river rescue man
A man who drowned after jumping into the River Clyde in Glasgow to save a woman is named by police...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Powell cancels trip to Olympics
US Secretary of State Colin Powell calls off a planned trip to the Olympic Games amid anti-war protests in Athens...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Yemenis sentenced over bombing
A Yemeni court sentences 15 men on terror charges, including the 2002 bombing of the French Limburg tanker...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
New calm in revolt-wracked Najaf
Inhabitants of the Iraqi city of Najaf enjoy their first night of peace in several weeks after a ceasefire deal...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Strike threatens weekend breaks
A Eurostar strike could add to road and rail delays as people take a Bank Holiday weekend break...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Radcliffe run defended
GB athletics chief Max Jones defends Paula Radcliffe after she quits the 10,000m final...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Athletics: Holmes eyes double
Kelly Holmes targets a second gold medal in Saturday's 1500m final...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Live: Olympics day 15 action
Argentina win the football tournament, while GB's Ian Wynne takes kayak bronze...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Darfur peace talks set to restart
Negotiations between the Sudanese government and rebel groups in the troubled Darfur region are to resume...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Argentina hit football gold
Argentina beat Paraguay 1-0 to win the gold medal in the men's Olympic football...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Iraq minister set for Iran visit
An Iraqi deputy prime minister goes to Iran on Saturday for what is seen as a fence-building visit...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Musharraf ally sworn in as new PM
Pakistan's finance minister, a close ally of President Musharraf, is sworn is as the country's prime minister...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Bandsmen stabbed in attack
Two loyalist bandsmen are stabbed in what police say was a sectarian attack in north Belfast...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Body of boy, 13, flown home
The body of a south Wales teenager who collapsed and died on holiday on the Spanish island of Menorca is flown home...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
UN drive to boost free software
The UN is holding events across Asia to encourage the region to adopt free and open source software...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Rumsfeld Denies Abuses Occurred at Interrogations
The defense secretary incorrectly described the findings of an investigation by saying there was no evidence that Iraqi prisoners had been abused...
New York Times - August 28, 2004
Insurgents Quit Mosque in Najaf After Peace Deal
Guerrillas loyal to Moktada al-Sadr ceded control of the holy site to the Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, but did not give up their guns...
New York Times - August 28, 2004
Across Asia, Beijing's Star Is in Ascendance
From the mines of Australia to the forests of Myanmar, China's rapid growth is sucking up resources and pulling the region's economies in its wake...
New York Times - August 28, 2004
Explosive Suggests Terrorists Downed Plane, Russia Says
An Islamic extremist group said its fighters had hijacked the two planes to avenge the deaths of Muslims in the war in Chechnya and elsewhere...
New York Times - August 28, 2004
Chirac Avoids Criticizing U.S. on Iraq; Praises U.N. Role
President Jacques Chirac lavished praise on the United Nations for restoring sovereignty to Iraq and portrayed France as a participant in the process...
New York Times - August 28, 2004
Police get cleric quiz extension
UK police have been granted more time to question radical cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri under the Terrorism Act...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Chain stores 'creating clone towns'
The proliferation of chain stores is turning the UK into a series of "clone towns", a think tank warns...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Lost harvest prompts EU aid calls
Farmers are calling for the early release of EU subsidies to help them overcome damage to their harvests...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
NHS warns of sex risk 'lottery'
Thousands of people will contract a sexually transmitted infection this weekend, campaigners warn...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Microsoft lays out Windows timing
Microsoft vows to release the next version of Windows by the end of 2006 - but without some key components...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Avoid anti-US talk, Chavez told
Venezuela's president can improve ties by avoiding inflammatory remarks, the US State Department says...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Lib Dems could change crime age
Plans to decriminalise child offenders and raise the age of criminal responsibility will be debated by Lib Dems...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
Doctors 'shun academic careers'
Medical students could soon find themselves without medically-trained teachers, a report suggests...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
US examines 'Israeli spy' claim
A top Pentagon analyst is under investigation for having allegedly spied for Israel, officials say...
BBC News - August 28, 2004
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