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Big Issue Energy crisis hitting home
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Sony, Microsoft virtual communities to start
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Scientists Virginia sharks pup a virgin birth
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Sony seeks to harmonize music, electronics
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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NASA presses ahead for Mars rover launch in 2009
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Bodies, perhaps of migrants, wash ashore in Yemen
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Oil, soy, copper all go bust in Latin America
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Swedish couple hacked to death in Tobago 1 arrest
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Carter, peacemakers see Cyprus peace deal near
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Global News Archive for December 2006:
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Iraq Prepares to Execute Hussein
Iraqi officials said they had prepared the last legal notice necessary before Saddam Hussein?s execution, which would likely be ?tonight or tomorrow,? a judge said...
New York Times - December 29, 2006
Mixed Signals in Mogadishu After Islamist Retreat
While some Somalis are relieved to see the Ethiopian troops, others are suspicious and angry...
New York Times - December 29, 2006
School clerk honoured by Queen
A school clerk and a teaching assistant are among those in education honoured by the Queen...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Drug trial safety expert knighted
Professor Gordon Duff, who led the inquiry into safety after a drugs trial left six seriously ill, is knighted...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Arms body trio named in honours
Two members of Northern Ireland's arms decommissioning body are appointed honorary CBEs...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Sporting stars head honours list
Sportsmen Gareth Edwards and Ian Woosnam are among the Welsh figures rewarded in the New Year Honour list...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Huge Arctic ice break discovered
A vast ice shelf broke away in the Canadian Arctic last year, in what could be another sign of global warming...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Sports stars given New Year gongs
Zara Phillips, Gareth Edwards, Ian Woosnam and Steven Gerrard are among the sport stars featuring in the New Year Honours...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Football: Brum salvage draw
Leaders Birmingham draw with Luton after Neil Danns scores a stoppage-time equaliser...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Sinn Fein backs police conference
The Sinn Fein leadership votes for a special party conference in January on backing policing in Northern Ireland...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Rod and Zara top New Year Honours
Singer Rod Stewart and equestrian star Zara Phillips are among those recognised in the New Year Honours list...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Saddam's execution 'is imminent'
Final arrangements are being made for the execution of Saddam Hussein, which now appears imminent...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Hussein Turned Over to Iraqis, His Lawyers Say
The physical hand-over was believed to be one of the last steps before he was to be hanged...
New York Times - December 29, 2006
Somalia's Prime Minister Welcomed in Mogadishu
Anti-Ethiopia unrest erupted today in the Somalian capital, after Ethiopian-backed forces captured the city...
New York Times - December 29, 2006
MP withdraws her son from academy
The government defends city academies after it emerges that a Labour MP is withdrawing her son from one in London...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Buoyant year for FTSE and pound
The FTSE index of leading shares rises nearly 11% in 2006 while sterling gains 14% against the US dollar...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Country braced for stormy weather
Scotland braces itself for stormy weather as forecasters predict strong winds over New Year...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
India police find child skeletons
Police near the Indian capital search for more bodies after finding bags containing children's skeletons...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Police killer loses parole case
A man who has served 40 years in prison for murdering three police officers, must stay inside after losing his parole case...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Tensions rise in Belarus gas row
Belarus and Russia trade accusations of blackmail as a New Year deadline for a gas shutdown looms...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Football: Celtic sign Pressley
Scotland defender Steven Pressley opts to join Celtic rather than Charlton...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Population in Nigeria tops 140m
Nigeria's census results show that Africa's most populous nation has grown by 63% in the last 15 years...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Rwanda suspects remanded in UK
Four men accused of taking part in the Rwanda genocide have been remanded in custody by UK magistrates...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Drogba considered Chelsea future
Chelsea striker Didier Drogba tells Football Focus he considered leaving the club during the summer...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
MoD names killed British soldier
A UK soldier killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan is named by the Ministry of Defence...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Hajj approaches spiritual climax
Millions of Muslims take part in the spiritual climax of the Hajj pilgrimage at Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Mike Tyson faces cocaine charge
Former boxing star Mike Tyson is charged with possessing cocaine and driving under the influence of drugs...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Mogadishu crowds hail Somali PM
Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamad Ghedi enters Mogadishu, a day after Islamist fighters fled the city...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Saddam Hussein 'in Iraqi hands'
Lawyers say former leader Saddam Hussein is in Iraqi custody, amid reports his execution could be imminent...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Two crew die in submarine tragedy
Two members of an American nuclear submarine die after falling overboard in Plymouth Sound...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
U.S. Is Being Told Hussein Hanging Seems Imminent
Iraqi officials told the White House to expect the execution on Saturday, Baghdad time, a senior administration official said...
New York Times - December 29, 2006
Chart revamp puts downloads first
A change to the way the UK singles chart is compiled could see B-sides and album tracks enter the top 10...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Alliances key for search giants
Both Yahoo and Google have been busy making friends and influencing people in 2006...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Pupil testing worries archbishop
Pupils should face fewer tests and be allowed to develop at their own pace, says the Archbishop of Canterbury...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Minister backs Blears on protest
Health minister Ivan Lewis defends Cabinet member Hazel Blears over her protest at a maternity unit...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Man dies after estate disturbance
An 18-year-old woman is arrested after the suspicious death of a man following a disturbance on an estate...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Nepal doctors call off strike
Doctors in Nepal end a strike called in protest at recent attacks on them by protesters accusing them of negligence...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Hill walkers rescued from gully
Two hill walkers are rescued after falling into a deep gully near Lower Lough Erne in County Fermanagh...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Police face Katrina murder charge
Four New Orleans policemen are charged with murder in connection with shootings after Hurricane Katrina...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Clock ticking in Belarus gas row
A Belarus delegation heads for Moscow to settle a gas row, with only three days left till supplies could be cut off...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Asian markets ending year on high
Japan's leading share index records its fourth successive year of growth, while India's index is up 46% this year...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Adams confident on police issue
The Sinn Fein executive meets in Dublin to discuss the issue of republican support for policing in Northern Ireland...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Fletcher admits to Ashes mistakes
Coach Duncan Fletcher says England have got things wrong during the disastrous Ashes tour of Australia...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Saddam team 'to take belongings'
Lawyers for former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein say they have been asked to pick up his personal effects...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Routine post-op checks 'to end'
An NHS money-saving plan to scrap routine post-op consultant check-ups is revealed...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Archbishop's 'regrets' over Iraq
The Archbishop of Canterbury says he may yet regret not doing more to oppose the Iraq war...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
'Dirty bomb' police training to rise
The government is increasing the number of police trained to combat chemical, biological or radiation attacks...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
British soldier is killed in Iraq
A British soldier has been killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq, according to the Ministry of Defence...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Roosevelt Indigenous Area Journal: Diamonds? Glitter Fades for a Brazilian Tribe
The discovery of diamonds in the Amazon jungle has brought more misfortune than riches for the Cinta-Larga Indians who live there...
New York Times - December 29, 2006
Israel Says Egypt Sends Weapons to Abbas?s Forces, With Israeli and U.S. Approval
Egypt has sent a shipment of weapons into the Gaza Strip to forces loyal to the Palestinian president, officials said...
New York Times - December 29, 2006
Bush Considers Up to 20,000 More Troops for Iraq
The increase would be accomplished in part by delaying the departure of two Marine regiments...
New York Times - December 29, 2006
Crisis in Housing Adds to Miseries of Iraq Mayhem
Along with its many other desperate problems, Iraq is in the midst of a housing crisis that is worsening by the day...
New York Times - December 29, 2006
U.S. Is Being Told Hussein Hanging Seems Eminent
Iraqi officials told the White House to expect an execution on Saturday morning, Baghdad time, U.S. officials say...
New York Times - December 29, 2006
Somalia Forces Retake Capital From Islamists
Thousands of troops of the transitional government marched into Mogadishu in a stunning reversal of fortune...
New York Times - December 29, 2006
Smoking addiction advert launched
A government anti-smoking ad will start in the New Year in a bid to cut the number of smokers before the July ban...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Union anger at axed nursery posts
Scotland's largest teaching union expresses anger at the number of nursery jobs axed by local authorities...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Argentine 'death squad' man held
Spanish police arrest an alleged far-right death squad leader in Argentina in the 1970s...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Thousands bid farewell to Brown
Several hundred fans pay their last respects to James Brown as his body lies in state at Harlem's Apollo theatre...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
UK settles WWII debts to allies
Britain will settle its WWII debts to the US and Canada with two final payments before the end of 2006, says the Treasury...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Superbug claims 'underestimated'
NHS hospital superbug-related compensation payouts are 10 times higher than previously thought, figures show...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Falklands invasion predicted in 1976
British officials predicted in 1976 that Argentina would invade the Falkland Islands, official documents show...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Storms to hamper air crash probe
Poor weather is expected to delay the investigation into a helicopter crash over Morecambe Bay gas field...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
UK arrests over Rwanda genocide
Four men accused of taking part in the Rwanda genocide in 1994 have been arrested in the UK, police say...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
Somali government seeks control
Somalia's government is to take steps to assert control over Mogadishu, a day after its forces entered the city...
BBC News - December 29, 2006
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