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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 2007:
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Central Rome Streets Blocked by Taxi Drivers
In just 20 minutes Rome?s taxi drivers clotted all of Rome?s main roadways on Wednesday, when they flooded Piazza Venezia with their cars. The disruption resumed on Thursday...
New York Times - November 29, 2007
British Muslim Leaders Propose ?Code of Conduct?
Moderate British Muslim leaders on Thursday proposed guidelines that aim to root out extremism, promote a culture of ?civic responsibility? and foster women?s rights...
New York Times - November 29, 2007
1,000 Police Enforce Uneasy Peace in Paris Suburb
The first thing everyone mentions is the helicopters and the probing searchlights that have kept the residents of a heavily immigrant suburb of Paris awake over the last four nights...
New York Times - November 29, 2007
Police Say Olmert Inquiry Should Be Closed
Israeli police who are investigating whether Prime Minister Ehud Olmert had acted criminally in the 2005 sale of a bank recommended today that the case be closed, citing a lack of evidence...
New York Times - November 29, 2007
British Teacher Found Guilty in Sudan
Gillian Gibbons was sentenced to 15 days in jail and deportation after her class called a teddy bear Muhammad...
New York Times - November 29, 2007
In Chávez Territory, Signs of Dissent
With President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela facing a tough test at the polls, some of his natural allies are restive...
New York Times - November 29, 2007
Kasparov Warns of ?Chaos? in Russia
After serving a five-day sentence for leading an opposition march, Garry Kasparov, the former chess champion, warned today that Russia was heading toward chaos under President Vladimir V. Putin...
New York Times - November 29, 2007
Nipsa set to ballot on pay offer
Classroom assistants belonging to the union Nipsa are to be balloted on the latest offer from employers...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Labour donation 'clearly illegal'
A donation for Wendy Alexander's Scottish Labour leadership campaign broke the law, aides admit...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Boy, 15, found hanged in cell
A 15-year-old boy dies after being found hanged in his cell in a young offenders' institute...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Nato denial over civilian deaths
Nato says it is confident that reports that it killed a number of civilians in an air strike in Nuristan province are wrong...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Students stage anti-Chavez rally
Protesters hold a rally in Caracas against constitutional changes planned by Venezuela's president...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Football: Spurs in Uefa Cup win
A storming second half from Tottenham sees them come back from 2-0 down to beat Aalborg in the Uefa Cup...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Strong earthquake hits Martinique
An earthquake measuring magnitude 7.4 shakes the island of Martinique in the eastern Caribbean...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Sudan Trial on Naming Toy Begins
Riot police surrounded a Sudanese court as proceedings began against a British teacher charged with inciting religious hatred by letting her pupils name a teddy bear Muhammad...
New York Times - November 29, 2007
China Explains Decision to Block U.S. Ships
The move was in retaliation against the Bush administration?s proposed upgrading of Taiwan?s Patriot anti-missile batteries, Chinese state media said today...
New York Times - November 29, 2007
Rebel Officers Surrender in Manila
Philippine SWAT teams stormed a five-star hotel commandeered by dissident army officers today...
New York Times - November 29, 2007
Musharraf Says Emergency Rule Will End on Dec. 16
Questions remained about the effects of the announcement, which Pervez Musharraf made after being sworn into a second term as president of Pakistan today...
New York Times - November 29, 2007
EastEnders creator Holland dies
EastEnders creator Tony Holland dies aged 67 in a London hospital after being unwell for some time...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Male topi antelope's sex burden
Scientists shed new light on the aggressive sexual pursuit of males by female topi Antelope in Kenya...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
UK among school science leaders
The UK is among the leaders in an international league table on school science, although there is a wide achievement gap...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Trump's £1bn golf plan rejected
Donald Trump says he may appeal after his plans to create a £1bn golf resort were rejected...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Separate burials for fire family
The seven victims of the family who died in a house fire in Omagh are to be buried on Saturday...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Olmert warns of 'end of Israel'
Israeli PM Ehud Olmert says failure to negotiate a two-state solution would spell the end of the Jewish state...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Pakistan clash 'kills civilians'
At least 11 civilians die after troops shell suspected militant positions in north-western Swat Valley, locals say...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Slovak raid nets 'bomb' uranium
Uranium seized in a raid in Slovakia on Wednesday could have been used in a bomb by terrorists, police say...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
DR Congo child rape victim dies
The UN in DR Congo says an 11-month baby girl has died one day after being raped, a man is in custody...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Cricket: Murali targeting record
Muttiah Muralitharan is relishing the chance to break the Test wickets record in front of his hometown fans in Kandy...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Morrissey to sue NME over story
Former Smiths star Morrissey is to sue the NME over an article focusing on his views on immigration...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
MEPs back stricter gun laws
The European Parliament votes to make it harder to buy and possess firearms...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Musharraf 'to end emergency'
President Musharraf starts a new term as civilian leader, vowing to end Pakistan's emergency on 16 December...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Inquiry into court's 'bungling'
Justice Secretary Jack Straw launches a probe into claims criminals failed to attend Leeds Magistrates' Court...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Arroyo vow after Manila coup bid
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo says soldiers involved in a coup bid will face the full force of the law...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Al Fayed's suspicions 'immediate'
Mohamed Al Fayed said his son was the victim of a plot within seconds of being told of his death, a court hears...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Redknapp 'bitter' at police probe
Portsmouth's manager expresses disappointment at the way police have handled an alleged corruption inquiry...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
'Nato gun' probably killed para
A British soldier given the VC was probably killed by Nato-calibre ammunition in Afghanistan, an inquest hears...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Donations row referred to police
The row over a property developer's donations to Labour is referred to police by the Electoral Commission...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
UK teacher jailed over teddy row
A British teacher who allowed pupils to name a teddy bear Muhammad is jailed for 15 days in Sudan...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
British Teacher Appears in Sudan Court
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) -- A British teacher charged with inciting religious hatred over letting her pupils name a teddy bear Muhammad appeared Thursday in a court in the Sudanese capital for her trial...
New York Times - November 29, 2007
Two Injured as Hotel Standoff in Manila Ends
A group of soldiers demanding the ouster of the Philippine president agreed to end the standoff with police begun when the took over the five-star hotel earlier in the day...
New York Times - November 29, 2007
Musharraf Defends Actions After Taking Oath
Pervez Musharraf was sworn in as a civilian president today, a day after giving up his post as army chief...
New York Times - November 29, 2007
Hackers hijack web search results
Hi-tech criminals are 'poisoning' search results to trick people into visiting booby-trapped websites...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
War of words over Morrissey story
Singer Morrissey sparks controversy after allegedly saying immigration has caused Britain to lose its identity...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Health policy clash 'intentional'
Policy differences between England and Scotland on health are not due to money but because English ministers disagree with the approach north of the border...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
UK banks in bid to calm investors
Two British mortgage lenders seek to reassure investors over their prospects in the wake of the credit crunch...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Data disc report 'in three weeks'
An interim report into the loss of discs with 25m people's details is expected in three weeks, says the chancellor...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
'Reluctant' plea by bank accused
The MSP mother of one of the NatWest Three says her son reluctantly pleaded guilty to an Enron-related charge...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Mother accused of daughter murder
A 31-year-old woman is remanded in custody charged with killing her four-year-old daughter...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Nine held in class A drugs raids
Sniffer dogs are deployed to search a nightclub as nine men are arrested in drugs raids across Northern Ireland...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Drugs carrier 'stupid and naive'
A 20-year-old Briton held in Peru for allegedly carrying cocaine regrets "getting tangled into all this mess"...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Putin in TV appeal for his party
President Putin urges Russians to vote for his United Russia party in Sunday's parliamentary election...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Australia's Rudd unveils cabinet
Prime Minister-elect Kevin Rudd names Australia's first woman deputy leader and an ex-rock star to his cabinet...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Cricket: England 'have no fear'
Wicket-keeper Matt Prior tells BBC Sport that England have no fear of Sri Lanka ahead of the upcoming Test series...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Chad rebels warn EU peace force
Chadian rebels say they will fight EU peacekeepers as a "foreign occupation army" if they side with President Deby...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Benitez seeks Reds reconciliation
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez says he has no "personal problems" with club owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Redknapp denies corruption link
Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp denies he is directly linked to a probe into football corruption claims...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Grieving Brook to keep dancing
Kelly Brook vows to continue on Strictly Come Dancing, despite mourning her father's death...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
NatWest Three admit charge
Three British bankers extradited to the US on Enron-related charges face a 37-month jail sentence...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Major crackdown on guns culture
More than 100 arrests are made and over 1,300 weapons seized in a drive against gun culture...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Flu cases 'linked to wild birds'
Wild birds were probably the main infection source for a bird flu outbreak, an official report suggests...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Preacher jailed over £51m fraud
A Nottingham lay preacher who worked as a part-time law lecturer is jailed for 10 years for a £51m VAT fraud...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
UK property market 'turning down'
UK house prices fall 0.8% in November, while new mortgage approvals for home buyers slump...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
UK teacher goes to court in Sudan
A British teacher charged in Sudan with insulting religion and inciting hatred arrives at the court building...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
I acted within law, says Harman
Harriet Harman tells MPs she acted "within both the letter and spirit of the law" in the donations row...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Manila rebel soldiers surrender
Renegade soldiers barricaded in a Manila hotel surrender after an assault by Philippine police and troops...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
World Briefing | Asia: Japan: Call by Canada for Sex Slavery Apology
Canada?s Parliament formally called on Japan to apologize for coercing women to work as sex slaves for its soldiers in World War II...
New York Times - November 29, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Germany: Vast Nazi Archive Opens to the Public
A vast archive of German war records opened to the public, giving historians and Holocaust survivors who have waited more than 60 years access to concentration camp papers detailing Nazi horrors...
New York Times - November 29, 2007
World Briefing | Asia: Kyrgyzstan: Premier Steps Down
Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev stepped down and was presented with a service award by President Kurmanbek Bakiev...
New York Times - November 29, 2007
World Briefing | Africa: Sharp Drop in Deaths From Measles Reported
The World Health Organization and Unicef reported a stunning 91 percent reduction in measles mortality across Africa...
New York Times - November 29, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Kosovo: Independence More Likely as Talks Fail
A last round of negotiations on the future status of Kosovo broke up in Austria without an agreement...
New York Times - November 29, 2007
World Briefing | Middle East: Lebanon: Backing for Army Chief for President
The main faction in the Lebanese Parliament agreed to amend the Constitution to allow the head of the military to assume the vacant presidency...
New York Times - November 29, 2007
World Briefing | Asia: Japan: Ex-Defense Official Arrested in Bribery Inquiry
Prosecutors arrested the former vice minister of the Defense Ministry on suspicion that he accepted cash and lavish entertainment from military contractors in exchange for business, officials said...
New York Times - November 29, 2007
U.S. Takes Steps to Simplify Voting From Abroad
Two bills have been introduced aiming at simplifying voter registration, expanding voter education, and ensuring that expatriates? ballots are counted...
New York Times - November 29, 2007
Bomb at a Sri Lankan Department Store Kills 17
Ethnic Tamil separatists were suspected in the attack, the Sri Lankan military said...
New York Times - November 29, 2007
Jail Time Cut for 3 in Rwanda Genocide
A United Nations tribunal on Wednesday reduced the jail terms of three Rwandan journalists convicted of fanning the 1994 genocide by inciting Hutu extremists to slaughter Tutsi...
New York Times - November 29, 2007
Saudis Arrest 208 in a Sweep to Head Off Terrorist Attacks
The arrests included six cells, one of which plotted to attack a logistical oil facility, according to a government spokesman...
New York Times - November 29, 2007
An Afghanistan War-Crimes Case Tests Poland?s Commitment to Foreign Missions
Poland is facing a rare war-crimes prosecution at a crucial juncture for the newly elected government?s commitment to overseas military engagements...
New York Times - November 29, 2007
Mexico Tries to Show Resolve With Big Drug Seizure
Officials burned one of the largest shipments of narcotics ever seized, sending about 23 tons of cocaine into the tropical sky in a black plume...
New York Times - November 29, 2007
News Analysis: Rice?s Way: Restraint in Quest for Peace
This week, the Condoleezza Rice way toward reaching a peace deal between Israelis and Palestinians got off the ground...
New York Times - November 29, 2007
NATO Strike Is Said to Kill 14 Civilians in Afghanistan
A NATO airstrike killed 14 workers for an Afghan company that had been contracted by the United States Army Corps of Engineers...
New York Times - November 29, 2007
U.S. Military Plans to Bolster Iraqi Sentry Forces by 10,000
The American military expects to add roughly 10,000 Iraqis to its roster of unofficial security guards who act as paid neighborhood sentries in Baghdad...
New York Times - November 29, 2007
Sarkozy Pledges Crackdown on Rioters
President Nicolas Sarkozy pledged to hunt down the attacking rioters and bring them to justice...
New York Times - November 29, 2007
Juba Journal: The Boom Is Drowned Out by the Boys on Motorbikes
Juba, the capital of South Sudan and one of the fastest-growing towns on the continent, is a land of big dreams and broken ? or at least neglected ? promises...
New York Times - November 29, 2007
Chávez Says He?ll Cut Ties With Colombia and Its Leader
The move is an escalation of a dispute after Álvaro Uribe?s withdrawal of support last week for Hugo Chávez?s mediating role with Colombian guerrillas...
New York Times - November 29, 2007
Strikes Shut Cities in Much of Bolivia
Banks, shops, schools and public transportation were closed in cities across Bolivia on Wednesday as demonstrators protested a proposed constitutional overhaul...
New York Times - November 29, 2007
Israel?s Nuclear Arsenal Vexed Nixon
A declassified 1969 memorandum shows that the Nixon administration was worried that Israel?s acquisition of a nuclear arsenal could touch off an arms race in the Middle East...
New York Times - November 29, 2007
Russia?s Election Is for Parliament, but the Real Vote Is on Putin
President Vladimir V. Putin has transformed Sunday?s election into a vote of confidence on his leadership and on the nation?s economic recovery...
New York Times - November 29, 2007
Bush Promotes Middle East Peace Dialogue
The Bush administration sought Wednesday to give practical and symbolic impetus to the reinvigorated Middle East peace process...
New York Times - November 29, 2007
For Musharraf, Reduced Power as the President
Resigning as Pakistan?s army chief will leave Pervez Musharraf with vastly reduced powers and Washington with a far more complex Pakistan to deal with in its fight against Al Qaeda and the Taliban...
New York Times - November 29, 2007
Joy Division dominate film awards
A biopic about late Joy Division singer Ian Curtis wins five trophies at British Independent Film Awards...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Call to redirect cancer drug cash
A top cancer specialist says NHS money spent on the Herceptin drug could be better spent on radiotherapy...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
MPs criticise housing for forces
Armed forces accommodation will remain substandard for 20 years unless improvements are given priority, MPs say...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
NHS 'must check foreign workers'
NHS Scotland should improve criminal checks on foreign staff, a senior watchdog recommends...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Ex-rock star in Australia cabinet
Australia's new PM unveils a former rock star as his new environment minister as he outlines his cabinet...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Premature babies 'cost parents'
Maternity pay should be overhauled to ensure mothers of premature babies don't miss out financially, a charity says...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Mosques body targets extremism
British Muslim leaders are to tell mosques to reform and modernise in a government-backed attempt to prevent extremism...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Vote to tighten Europe gun laws
The European Parliament is to vote on plans to ban blank-firing guns that can become lethal weapons...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
'Teddy insulter' due in Sudan court
A British teacher charged in Sudan with insulting religion and inciting hatred, is due to appear in court later...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
New term for civilian Musharraf
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf prepares to be sworn in for a second term, this time as a civilian ruler...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
Police probe urged in donor row
Gordon Brown is facing calls for a police investigation into disguised donations to the Labour Party...
BBC News - November 29, 2007
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