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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 November 2006:
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First timer takes bad sex award
The Bad Sex in Fiction Award is won by journalist Iain Hollingshead for his first novel, Twenty Something...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Cameron attacks 'outdated' mayor
Tory leader David Cameron attacks Ken Livingstone as an "ageing politician" with outdated ideas about race...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
MSPs approve St Andrew's day bill
MSPs unanimously pass a bill making St Andrews Day a national day of celebration in Scotland...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Tesco will pay £7,000 Lottery win
Tesco agrees to pay the cash to a woman who was told her winning Lottery ticket was invalid...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Iran leader appeals to US people
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad writes to US citizens asking them to reject President Bush's policies...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
US firms seek India opportunities
As the largest US business delegation travels to India for a summit, firms face hurdles as well as huge opportunities...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
US man gets $2m for false arrest
A US lawyer wrongly held over the Madrid bombings settles part of his lawsuit against the US government for $2m...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Heavy gunfire in southern Sudan
Fighting breaks out between Sudan's army and the former southern rebels, nearly two years after a peace deal...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Man Utd beat Everton to stay top
Cristiano Ronaldo, Patrice Evra and John O'Shea are on target as Premiership leaders Man Utd beat Everton...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Brown's son has cystic fibrosis
Chancellor Gordon Brown confirms his baby son Fraser has been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Key Bush summit on Iraq delayed
US President George W Bush's meeting with the Iraqi PM is delayed, but the White House denies there is a rift...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Radioactive traces on BA planes
Traces of a radioactive substance are found on two BA planes at Heathrow during probe into ex-spy's death...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Ancient Moon 'computer' revisited
A study of a 2000-year-old calculator, known as the Antikythera Mechanism, reveals more about its use...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Pupils head to the farm for class
Pupils in England will learn more about how food is grown and how it reaches the consumer in a new scheme...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Average GP pay rises to £106,000
Average GP pay soars by 30% in the first year of their new contract, prompting concerns money is not going into service development...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
38,000 take redundancy at Ford
Ford says 38,000 of its hourly unionised staff have accepted voluntary redundancy and will leave the firm next year...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Migration impact advice planned
The wider social impact of immigration is set to be assessed by an independent body advising ministers...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Father 'shocked' at rape charges
The father of a chess prodigy says allegations that he raped his daughter were "absolutely outrageous"...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
British 'colluded with loyalists'
An Irish parliamentary committee is expected to find evidence of British collusion with loyalists...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Pope meets world Orthodox leader
Pope Benedict XVI meets the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians during a landmark visit to Turkey...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
US forces kill two women in Iraq
US forces in Iraq kill two women in an air attack on a house in Baquba, a day after five girls died by tank fire...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Ugandan rebels pull out of talks
Uganda's northern rebels boycott peace talks in Sudan after it accuses the army of killing three fighters...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Robinson is forced out by England
A reluctant Andy Robinson is told his reign as England rugby union coach is over after 13 defeats in 22 Tests...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Craig Bellamy cleared of assault
Wales and Liverpool footballer Craig Bellamy is found not guilty of assaulting two women in a Cardiff nightclub...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Stansted expansion plan refused
An Essex council turns down a planning application for a major runway expansion at Stansted Airport...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Nato hails shift on Afghan combat
Nato leaders welcome the relaxation of curbs on deployment of some members' troops in Afghanistan...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Asylum protesters 'now contained'
A large disturbance inside the UK's biggest immigration centre has been contained, the Home Office says...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Sarkozy declares presidential bid
France's Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy announces his intention to run for the presidency next year...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Bush in Jordan for talks on Iraq
US President Bush and the Iraqi PM are in the Jordanian capital for talks on how to contain increasing violence...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Bush Adviser’s Memo Cites Doubts About Iraqi Leader
President Bush’s national security adviser expressed serious doubts about whether Iraq’s prime minister can control sectarian violence...
New York Times - November 29, 2006
Illegal net sport faces crackdown
Sport authorities take action against illegal live football and cricket broadcasts over the internet...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Video-sharing makes move to TV
Sumo TV offers viewers the chance to create content and get paid for it when it is broadcast on satellite...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Rare bird's stronghold protected
Campaigners hope to have secured the future of the aquatic warbler after buying a key breeding site in Poland...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Point-by-point: Question time
The key points from prime minister's questions, where deputy PM John Prescott is standing in for Tony Blair...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Dollar falls sharply as US slows
The dollar continues its recent declines, falling against the euro as concerns grow about the US economy...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Bank accused wins Law Lords case
A west Belfast man accused of the £26.5m Northern Bank robbery wins a hearing in the House of Lords...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
'Radical' vision for arts awaited
A report which aims to revolutionise the future of the arts in Wales is due to be published...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Pakistan atom expert is 'unwell'
The family of disgraced Pakistani scientist AQ Khan says he is unwell and needs medical attention...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Body of baby found on motorway
The naked body of a baby is found on the hard shoulder of the M25 by a lorry driver whose vehicle broke down...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
EU outlines new carbon permits
The EU sets carbon limits under the next phase of the European Trading Scheme, a tool to tackle global warming...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Jordan urges Iraq to seek unity
Jordan's king urges Iraqis to keep their country united, ahead of talks with President Bush and the Iraqi PM...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Rugby U: Robinson delay row
The Rugby Football Union attracts criticism for the uncertainty over the future of England head coach Andy Robinson...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Warning ahead of Darfur AU talks
Darfur's instability risks a dangerous regional crisis, warns the UN aid chief as the AU mulls help for its force...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Fiji military stokes coup fears
Fiji's army says it will conduct night-time exercises in the capital, Suva, as fears grow of an imminent coup...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Football: Henry misses award list
Thierry Henry fails to make the final shortlist for this year's Fifa World Player of the Year award...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Vaughan happy despite batting woe
Ashes-winning England captain Michael Vaughan is satisfied with his comeback - even though it lasts just seven balls...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
State pension age will rise to 68
Ministers have published a bill outlining changes to the state pension system, including raising the pension age...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Allen Carr dies from lung cancer
An anti-smoking guru who has helped millions of smokers to kick the habit has died from lung cancer...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Climate 'altering UK marine life'
The UK's marine environment could already be suffering the consequences of climate change, a report suggests...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Fires started at asylum complex
Disturbances break out in all four wings of a troubled immigration detention centre near Heathrow airport...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Afghan combat curbs split Nato
Nato leaders continue to limit deployment in Afghanistan, despite US calls to accept difficult assignments...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Royal editor admits phone tapping
The royal editor of the News of the World and another man admit conspiracy to intercept voicemail messages...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Court victory for Misbah's mother
A schoolgirl who chose to live with her father in Pakistan must return to her mother in Scotland, a judge rules...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Billionaire Ally of Dead Spy Issues Statement
An exiled Russian billionaire confirmed that the police found radioactive traces in his office after the death last week of his close associate...
New York Times - November 29, 2006
Bush Declines to Call Situation in Iraq Civil War
President Bush blamed Al Qaeda for the latest wave of sectarian violence and vowed not to withdraw troops “until the mission is complete.”...
New York Times - November 29, 2006
Pope Backs Turkey’s Bid to Join European Union
The gesture of good will, a reversal of his position, was aimed at blunting Muslim anger toward him...
New York Times - November 29, 2006
Man Mistakenly Abducted by C.I.A. Seeks Redress
A lawyer for a German man who was abducted by the C.I.A. urged an appeals court to reinstate his lawsuit...
New York Times - November 29, 2006
Bush Adviser?s Memo Cites Doubts About Iraqi Leader
President Bush’s national security adviser expressed serious doubts about whether Iraq’s prime minister can control sectarian violence and recommended new steps to strengthen his position...
New York Times - November 29, 2006
News Analysis: Deeper Crisis, Less U.S. Sway in Iraq
American fortunes in Iraq are ever more dependent on feuding Iraqis who seem, at times, almost heedless to American appeals...
New York Times - November 29, 2006
EU to set phase two carbon limits
The EU is to set carbon limits under the next phase of the European Trading Scheme, a tool to tackle global warming...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Council ordered to pay care costs
A council is ordered to reimburse the cost of a 90-year-old's free personal care after an ombudsman's inquiry...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Officers rapped for offensive e-mail
A police force disciplines 140 personnel over the distribution of an e-mail showing a man being decapitated...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Rivals in Mexico Congress fracas
Rival deputies in Mexico's Congress come to blows, days ahead of President-elect Calderon's inauguration...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Fiji army plans show of strength
Fiji's military says it will conduct night exercises in the capital, Suva, as fears grow of an imminent coup...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
GB 'missing out on future stars'
A new report says Britain is losing out on a massive pool of sporting talent...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Survey finds support for veil ban
One in three people would back a ban on the Muslim face-covering veil in public places, a survey suggests...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Children living in 'bad' housing
Some 1.6 million children in Britain are homeless or living in 'unfit' housing, says homelessness charity Shelter...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Jobseeker no-shows 'waste £16m'
Jobseekers who fail to turn up for Jobcentre interviews cost taxpayers more than £16m a year, says a report...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Nato 'to ease Afghan troop rules'
Nato members agree to relax restrictions on how troops are used in Afghanistan, at a summit in Latvia...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Pope set to meet Orthodox leader
Pope Benedict XVI is to meet the Greek Orthodox Patriarch on the second day of his landmark visit to Turkey...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Castro misses birthday ceremony
A message apparently from Cuban leader Fidel Castro says he is too ill to attend his 80th birthday celebrations...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Muggers commit crimes 'for kicks'
Street robbers often carry out their crimes for the thrill as much as for the financial gain, a report says...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
Farepak response fund due to shut
The fund to compensate families who lost savings in the Farepak Christmas fund collapse is to close...
BBC News - November 29, 2006
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