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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 November 2005:
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Russian Report Faults Rescue Efforts in Beslan
The investigation failed to corroborate the official versions of some pivotal events in the convulsion of violence...
New York Times - November 29, 2005
Blair to Decide on Nuclear Plants by Next Summer
The British leader's announcement reflected a nascent European debate that could presage a dramatic shift in energy policies...
New York Times - November 29, 2005
Directive Banning Gay Priests Is Released by Vatican
In its first public comment on the decree, the church rejected criticism that the policy is discriminatory...
New York Times - November 29, 2005
Militants in Iraq Threaten to Kill German Archaeologist
In a video, armed men threatened to kill Susanne Osthoff unless Berlin stopped cooperating with the Iraqi government...
New York Times - November 29, 2005
Growth hormone levels' IQ 'link'
Scientists suggest they have found a reason why some shorter children perform less well at school...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Climate change 'will dry Africa'
Southern Africa and the Sahel will get much drier as the planet warms, according to new research...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Fears for man 'dedicated to peace'
A friend of kidnapped Norman Kember tells of his "great concern" after the release of a video showing the Briton...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Conrad Black court date put back
Court proceedings against Conrad Black are pushed back to 1 December, at the request of the media tycoon's lawyers...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Football: Doncaster beat Villa
Doncaster claim their second Premiership scalp to reach the Carling Cup quarter-finals...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Football: Arsenal beat Reading
Arsenal cruise past Championship leaders Reading in the Carling Cup at Highbury...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Ugandan rebel urges peace talks
A senior Lord's Resistance Army commander calls for peace talks with the Ugandan government...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Total to pay Burmese compensation
Total agrees to compensate Burmese workers who claimed they were used as forced labour on a pipeline project...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Venezuelan opposition quit poll
Three opposition parties in Venezuela pull out of the congressional election on Sunday, claiming conditions are unfair...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
US probes secret CIA jail claim
The US says it will investigate reports that the CIA is running secret prisons in eastern Europe...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
US 'to reduce its forces in Iraq'
The US says it expects conditions in Iraq will allow a reduction in American troops numbers there next year...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Blair reignites nuclear arguments
A fierce debate on nuclear power begins after Tony Blair launches a review which could lead to new nuclear plants...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
'Dozens die' in Congo train crash
Up to 60 passengers are feared dead in DR Congo as they are swept off a train's roof as it goes over a bridge...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Payouts for UK tsunami hardship
A grants scheme to help UK nationals in the aftermath of the Asian tsunami is launched by the British Red Cross...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Cricket: England hope for runs
Pakistan will have a new ball in the offing when play resumes in Lahore, with England on a shaky 248-6...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Man due in court over Pc's murder
A 19-year-old is due in court accused of the murder of Pc Sharon Beshenivsky, who was shot in a raid in Bradford...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Pensions blueprint to be unveiled
A rise in the state pension value and the age it is paid are set to form part of reform proposals due to be unveiled...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
New Election Is Set in Canada After No-Confidence Vote
The prime minister today set Jan. 23 as the date for an election after the House of Commons voted to bring down his government...
New York Times - November 29, 2005
In Egypt, a Vote More for Change Than Faith
People said they voted for the Muslim Brotherhood because the governing party was not committed to change...
New York Times - November 29, 2005
U.S. Lacks Plan to Curb Terror Funds, Agency Says
A Congressional report says efforts to help foreign nations cut off funds for terrorists have been hurt by leadership problems...
New York Times - November 29, 2005
Patients lose Vioxx legal appeal
More than 200 people who suffered strokes or heart attacks while taking the painkiller Vioxx have lost a legal aid appeal...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Teenagers drop out of education
Almost half of 17 year olds in some parts of England have left full-time education or training, figures reveal...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
US net body challenged over .com
The body which oversees the workings of the internet is being sued over its handling of the .com domain...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Damages for kidney blunder woman
A woman receives £33,650 in damages after a hospital admits removing a kidney by mistake...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Two held over £26m bank robbery
Two people arrested by police investigating the £26m Northern Bank robbery are understood to be employees...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Victory for 'IOU fraud' victims
The Halifax bank says it will return money stolen by a financial adviser to 84 victims of a fraud totalling £10m...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Museveni's rival returns to jail
Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye appears in the High Court to sign bail papers, but goes back to prison...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Fatah primaries thrown into chaos
Primary elections for the Palestinian ruling party, Fatah, are called off amid suspicions of fraud...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Nine die in Bangladesh bombings
At least nine people are killed in what police believe to be a mounting Islamic militant campaign in Bangladesh...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Bowyer payout for attack victim
Footballer Lee Bowyer agrees an out-of-court-settlement with an Asian student he was cleared of assaulting...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Warning of treacherous UK roads
Freezing rain is set to hit parts of the UK overnight, leaving roads icy and dangerous, the Met Office warns...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
X Factor copyright case settled
Music mogul Simon Fuller settles copyright action against X Factor's Simon Cowell out of court...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Cricket: Minister backs TV deal
Sports Minister Richard Caborn believes there is a little chance of England Test matches staying on terrestrial TV...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Iraq video shows Western hostages
The four peace activists taken hostage in Iraq, including a retired Briton, are shown in a video released by an unknown militant group...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Man charged with Pc's murder
A 19-year-old is charged with murder of a police officer in Bradford...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
State forces blamed over Beslan
An inquiry finds Russian security forces partly to blame for the Beslan school siege in which hundreds died...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Dozens die in Congo train crash
Up to 60 passengers are killed in DR Congo as they are swept off a train's roof as it goes over a bridge...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
At Hussein Trial, First Testimony and New Bluster
Saddam Hussein launched a verbal assault on the U.S. guards who, he said, had treated him and his Koran disrespectfully...
New York Times - November 29, 2005
CO2: This time it's personal
Personal carbon allowances traded by credit card could be the key to curbing climate change, politicians hear...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Overhaul for Firefox web browser
A big marketing push is planned for the latest version of Firefox, the main rival to Microsoft's Internet Explorer...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
The Shadows founder member dies
Drummer Tony Meehan, a founding member of UK pop group The Shadows, dies aged 62...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Pensions deal 'will be honoured'
A deal to keep the retirement age of public sector workers at 60 will be "honoured", the trade secretary says...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
UK and Africa university link-ups
Partnerships between universities in the UK and Africa are backed by the higher education minister...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Seven die in Bangladesh attacks
At least seven people are killed in what police believe to be a mounting Islamic militant campaign in Bangladesh...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Four arrests over 1972 bombings
Three men and a woman are arrested by detectives re-examining the 1972 Claudy bombings...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Police plea over knife sentences
The Association of Scottish Police Superintendents calls for a mandatory 18-month sentence for knife possession...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Appeal to fly tumour woman home
Friends of a woman seriously ill in Canada launch an appeal to fly her home amid fears of a £130,000 bill...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
P&O agrees bid from Dubai Ports
Ports and ferries group P&O agrees to be bought by Dubai Ports World in a takeover deal worth £3.3bn ($5.7bn)...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Cricket: Aussies sweep series
Australia defeat West Indies by seven wickets in Adelaide to win the series 3-0...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Lesotho to offer free HIV tests
Lesotho is to offer free HIV testing to all its citizens in an attempt to curb the spread of Aids...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Vatican ordains Vietnam priests
Thousands of Catholics in Vietnam celebrate the first ordination of priests by a cardinal from the Vatican...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
EU missing greenhouse gas targets
The European Environment Agency says core EU members are failing to cut greenhouse gas emissions fast enough...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
'Abbas suspends' Fatah primaries
Primary elections in the Palestinian ruling party, Fatah, are called off amid suspicions of fraud, officials say...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
£50k reward to catch Pc's killers
Crimestoppers offers a £50,000 reward to catch the killers of policewoman Sharon Beshenivsky...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Stones unveil Europe tour dates
The Rolling Stones announce plans for their European tour in 2006, including four UK concerts...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
UK space expertise 'on the line'
Thousands of jobs and the continued strength of the UK space sector hang on key financial decisions taken this week in Whitehall...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Pakistan hit back to rock England
England slump from 101-0 to 248-6 on day one of the third Test in Lahore...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Football: Man U to honour Best
Man Utd are planning a week of tributes to celebrate the life of George Best...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Falconio suspect 'was miles away'
The man accused of killing Peter Falconio fails to explain how his DNA was on the victim's girlfriend's clothing...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Iraq shooting claims third Briton
A third Briton shot while on a Muslim pilgrimage to Iraq has died, says the British embassy in Baghdad...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Vatican renews gay priests ban
Long-awaited Vatican rules stress Church policy of barring gay men and their supporters from the priesthood...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Glitter bail attempt 'considered'
A bail application by former singer Gary Glitter is being considered by the Vietnamese authorities...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Two held over £26m robbery
A Northern Bank employee held by the gang that stole £26m is believed to be one of two people arrested by police...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Nuclear protest hits Blair speech
Greenpeace protesters disrupt Tony Blair's speech launching a review which could lead to new nuclear power stations...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
South Koreans Rush to Defend Cloning Researcher Against Criticism
Days after his televised fall from grace, Hwang Woo Suk, South Korea's cloning pioneer, re-emerged as a national hero...
New York Times - November 29, 2005
Sunnis Accuse Iraqi Military of Kidnappings and Slayings
Evidence has begun to mount suggesting that Iraqi forces are carrying out executions in predominantly Sunni neighborhoods...
New York Times - November 29, 2005
As Nigeria Tries to Fight Graft, a New Sordid Tale
Evading money-laundering charges by dressing as a woman, a Nigerian official has joined a rogue's gallery of corrupt leaders...
New York Times - November 29, 2005
Turf Wars Hinder U.S. Attack on Terror Cash, Agency Says
Efforts to help nations cut off funds for terrorists have been stymied by infighting among agencies and insufficient financing...
New York Times - November 29, 2005
Liberal Party Loses Vote of Confidence in Canada
Canada's three opposition parties voted to bring down the Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin, contending that the governing party is corrupt...
New York Times - November 29, 2005
Gunfire, Fraud and a Stolen Lion: In Gaza Voting, Chaos Wins
Palestinian gunmen forced the postponement of primary elections for the main Palestinian party, Fatah...
New York Times - November 29, 2005
Age change for Scots blood donors
The maximum age people can donate blood for the first time is increased to 66 to cope with winter demand...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
'Smoke ban' to be debated by MPs
MPs will get their first chance to debate partial smoking ban plans for England as the Bill returns to the Commons...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Obesity stops jabs hitting target
Injecting drugs into the buttocks may not be a reliable way of administering medicine, research suggests...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Tension rises over Honduras poll
Confusion and tension abound after an early election declaration in Honduras brings angry protests...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Six killed in Bangladesh blasts
At least six people are killed in two separate bomb attacks in south-eastern Bangladesh, police say...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Jury to decide in axe murder case
A jury is to determine whether a 17-year-old youth is guilty of the axe murder of Anthony Walker...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Ice warning after snow storm
The Met Office warns of icy conditions in parts of the UK after snow left motorists in Gloucestershire stuck for hours...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Tsunami victims 'need new land'
Oxfam urges Sri Lanka and Indonesia to provide land for tsunami victims, as UN envoy Bill Clinton visits the region...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Australia cruise past West Indies
Australia beat the West Indies in Adelaide by seven wickets for a 3-0 Test series win...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Football: McLeish on Pompey list
Rangers boss Alex McLeish joins Sheffield United's Neil Warnock on Portsmouth's managerial wanted list...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Rescuers hunt China mine missing
Chinese rescuers search for survivors of a coal mine blast, as four more miners are found dead, taking the death toll to 138...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Omagh families to meet Blair
Relatives of the Omagh bomb victims are to meet Prime Minister Tony Blair in London on Tuesday...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Falconio accused smuggled drugs
The man accused of killing British backpacker Peter Falconio admits he ran drugs across Australia...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Key climate summit opens
Delegates start key climate talks in Montreal, looking for ways to meet Kyoto treaty targets and go further...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
Blair to unveil 'nuclear option'
Tony Blair prepares to launch a review of UK energy policy which could lead to new nuclear power stations...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
'Shock' at Britons' Iraq deaths
A friend of two Britons shot dead in Iraq has paid tribute to his 'close friends and colleagues'...
BBC News - November 29, 2005
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