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Frozen yogurt war de-thaws, tart new brands hit US
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Some eBay sellers frustrated with rule changes
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Microsoft site makes digital photos into panoramas
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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25 bodies identified from plane crash in Spain
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Displaced Georgians look to US for hope, aid
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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26 dead as Philippine troops flush out rebels
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Indian Kashmir protests called off for 3 days
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Philippines Peace deal to be renegotiated
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Philippines peace in tatters after rebel attack
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Lieberman to speak at conference hosted by Hagee
Sen. Joe Lieberman said Wednesday he will address a conference hosted by the Rev. John Hagee, who was spurned by Republican John McCain for his claim that God sent Adolf Hitler to help Jews reach the promised land...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Blast in Philippines kill 2, wounds 19
A homemade bomb exploded outside an air force base in the southern Philippines on Thursday, killing two people and wounding 19 others in a possible attack by al-Qaida-linked militants, police said...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Signals, cell phone focuses of Boston train crash
Federal investigators at the site of a fatal commuter train crash checked trackside signals Thursday, as well as reports that the trolley driver who was killed may have been on a cell phone...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Coroner Singer Sean Levert died of natural causes
The R&B singer Sean Levert, who died at age 39 after falling ill in jail, suffered from a variety of ailments and died of natural causes, the county coroner ruled Thursday...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Court Sect children should be returned to parents
The Texas Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that hundreds of children from taken from a polygamist sect should be returned to their parents...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
CNN reporter talks of pressure to be patriotic
CNN correspondent Jessica Yellin said Thursday she was referring to her time spent at MSNBC when she said she felt pressure not to report stories critical of the Bush administration during the time leading up to the Iraq war...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Tenor Marcello Giordani cancels performances
Tenor Marcello Giordani is canceling his performances through July because of a recurrence of a herniated disk...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Carol Burnett star Harvey Korman dies at 81
A UCLA Medical Center spokeswoman says actor Harvey Korman has died. Hospital spokeswoman Roxanne Moster said Korman died Thursday but she released no details...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Wie shoots 4-under 68 at German Open
Michelle Wie shot a 4-under 68 at the Ladies German Open with about half the field in the clubhouse, trailing leader Nina Reis of Sweden by four strokes...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
McCain increasingly tries to derail rival Obama
Who is Barack Obama? John McCain will happily tell you _ his version. The Republican nominee-in-waiting is increasingly uttering campaign trail criticisms, previewing likely themes and laying the foundation for an eventual full-blown effort to try to ill define _ and derail _ his expected Democratic rival...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Nicklaus gets Muirfield feeling like the Masters
Jack Nicklaus always envisioned the Memorial as a northern version of the Masters, from the superb course conditions to super slick greens, from caddies wearing white coveralls to grounds so immaculate that nary a cigarette butt is to be found...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Top Dems to push for swift end to primary race
Top Democratic leaders intend to push for a quick end to the battle for the presidential nomination when primaries are over next week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday, adding that he, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and party chairman Howard Dean will urge uncommitted delegates to choose sides...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Clinton backers to protest outside rules meeting
The Democratic presidential race is heading into a fractious end game as supporters of Hillary Rodham Clinton mobilize for a protest Saturday to demand that the party count two outlawed primaries that favored her...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
NJ, Texas courts scrap awards from Vioxx cases
Appeals courts in New Jersey and Texas have scrapped verdicts against drugmaker Merck stemming from some of the earliest trials involving its once popular painkiller Vioxx...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
US rail network facing congestion calamity
Railway executive Matthew Rose stood before fellow industry leaders, pointing to a map meant to tell the future of the U.S. rail freight network. It was drenched in red _ east to west, north to south...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
GM may reassign workers from trucks to cars
General Motors Corp. will furlough entire shifts of workers at some truck factories and may move them to nearby car plants as it restructures to adjust to a rapidly changing U.S. market brought on by $4 per gallon gasoline...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
State Gay marriage to begin June 17 in California
California officials are telling county clerks that they can start issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples on June 17. The state Office of Vital Records says it chose June 17 because the state Supreme Court has until the end of business on June 16 to decide whether to grant a stay of its ruling legalizing gay marriage...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Political Play of the Day Clinton visits Mount Rushmore
Hillary Rodham Clinton, her future far from carved in stone, paid a visit to the famed Mount Rushmore monument Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Clinton touts electability in South Dakota
Hillary Rodham Clinton touted her electability before separate audiences Wednesday, saying her wins in swing states and strong vote margins among certain voting blocs give her the best chance of defeating Republican John McCain in November...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Quake brings rare freedom for journalists in China
Rows of body bags were laid out along streets for all to see. Sobbing parents furious about shoddily built schools that collapsed and killed thousands of children were able to speak freely. Military helicopters carried reporters to tour the disaster zone...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
New York to recognize out-of-state gay marriage
New York Gov. David Paterson has told state agencies to start recognizing gay marriages performed where the unions are legal...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Researchers City residents produce less carbon
While cities are hot spots for global warming, people living in them turn out to be greener than their country cousins...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Lawyer contends Mattel owns rights to Bratz dolls
The rights to the popular Bratz doll franchise belong to Mattel Inc., not a rival toymaker that stole the concept that became a global darling among consumers, a lawyer for Mattel said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Feds bust owner of Calif. medical marijuana shops
The owner of six Southern California medical marijuana dispensaries, including one store linked to an accident that killed a motorist and paralyzed an officer, is facing federal drug and money laundering charges...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Lieberman to speak at conference hosted by Hagee
Sen. Joe Lieberman said Wednesday he will address a conference hosted by the Rev. John Hagee, who was spurned by Republican John McCain for his claim that God sent Adolf Hitler to help Jews reach the promised land...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Suicide bomber kills 16 people in northwestern Iraq
An Iraqi official says 16 people have been killed and 14 wounded in a suicide bombing in a remote area in northwestern Iraq...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Chemical fire, rain hamper China quake recovery
Heavy rain and a chemical fire hampered urgent recovery efforts Thursday in an earthquake-shattered town threatened by a rising lake...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
UN Balkans one of the safest parts of Europe
A United Nations report released Thursday says the Balkans, a region once known as a hotbed of crime and violence, has become one of the safest zones in Europe...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
World Bank, UN ask for more food aid for Africa
African leaders and international aid agencies implored developed nations Thursday to do more to help countries reeling from soaring food prices...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Austrian dungeon girl starts TV career
Television was once her only window on the world. Now Natascha Kampusch _ still adjusting to life after spending 8 1/2 years captive in an underground cell _ is starting an improbable career as a TV talk show host...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Iceland shaken by magnitude 6.1 earthquake
A strong earthquake has shaken southern Iceland...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Little action on Iraq debt relief at conference
A U.N. conference on Iraq ended Thursday with a declaration encouraging debt forgiveness but without commitments from its biggest creditors...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Tropical storm lashes Central America
Tropical Storm Alma lashed the coast of Central America with heavy rains and high winds on Thursday after becoming the first such storm of the eastern Pacific season...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Suicide bomber kills 16 in northwestern Iraq
A suicide bomber detonated explosives among a group of men seeking police jobs Thursday, killing 16 people crowded around a recruiting station in northwestern Iraq despite warnings of an attack...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Tropical storm reaches Central America
Tropical Storm Alma is hitting land along Nicaragua northwest corner, near the city of Leon. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says the storm reached land at midday...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Pressure increases on Israeli prime minister
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert suffered another blow Thursday when a key rival for power in his political party suggested the embattled leader should be replaced because of a widening corruption investigation...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Security chiefs meet in Jerusalem
U.S. Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff said Thursday that progress is being made in the war on terror but it is being sabotaged by critics of American foreign policy in the West...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Tropical Storm Alma lashes Central America
Tropical Storm Alma lashed the coast of Central America with heavy rains and high winds on Thursday after becoming the first such storm of the eastern Pacific season...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Richardson urges US on aid package for Mexico
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson urged U.S. lawmakers Thursday to resolve their differences over an aid package to help Mexico fight drugs, saying it would be "disastrous" for security on both sides of the border if the Merida Initiative fell through...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Guyanese lawyer attacked with acid
Authorities say a Guyanese attorney and former politician is in the hospital with disfiguring burns after an unknown attacker doused her face with acid...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Guyana lawyer attacked with acid
Authorities say a Guyanese attorney and former politician is in the hospital with disfiguring burns after an unknown attacker doused her face with acid...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Pakistan Musharraf denies resignation rumors
President Pervez Musharraf has dismissed media speculation that he is preparing to quit...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
US Report increases Iran concerns
The chief U.S. delegate to the International Atomic Energy Agency said evidence described by the nuclear watchdog Thursday increased concerns that Iran had tried to make nuclear weapons...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Lawyers want 911 trial dismissed
Defense lawyers accused the government of rushing the Sept. 11 defendants to trial at Guantanamo to influence the U.S. presidential elections, and asked the military judge to dismiss the case in a court filing obtained Thursday by The Associated Press...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
US military charges 3 Gitmo detainees
U.S. military prosecutors filed identical charges Thursday against three Guantanamo Bay detainees, including a U.S.-educated Saudi engineer...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Countdown to UK military launch
The third and final Skynet satellite - part of Britain's single biggest space project - is launched on Friday...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Abscess rise 'amid dental crisis'
Long-standing problems of access to NHS dentists in England are linked to a rise in patients admitted to hospital with abscesses...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Obama: I'll be winner next week
US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama tells the BBC he expects to clinch the nomination next week...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Army suicides cause Russia alarm
A total of 341 Russian military suicides in 2007 is worrying, says the country's chief military prosecutor...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Boy held over teenager shooting
A 16-year-old boy is arrested on suspicion of the murder of teenager Sharmaarke Hassan in London...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Underage teens test alcohol shops
Shops which sell alcohol in Scotland's capital city are to be tested by underage buyers...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Anger over Greek death 'delays'
The family of an 18-year-old man killed on holiday in Greece criticise the delay in interviewing a suspect...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Kidnap gang paid £200,000 ransom
About £200,000 is thought to have been paid to a gang who kidnapped a woman and her son in County Down...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Not forgotten
Friends' blog recalls Peter Moore, seized in Iraq a year ago...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
GM revival?
Is the food crisis changing minds about GM food?...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
George Formby's banjos are going for a song
A collection of George Formby's banjoleles, including the one he used to record When I'm Cleaning Windows, is to go up for auction...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Inter Milan dismiss coach Mancini
Inter Milan sack coach Roberto Mancini, who has been linked with the Chelsea vacancy...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Court win for Texas sect parents
The Supreme Court in Texas rules that children taken from the ranch of a polygamist sect must be returned to their parents...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Pressure grows on Israel's Olmert
The party of scandal-hit Israeli PM Ehud Olmert should prepare for possible polls, his foreign minister says...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Infection cot death link probed
Some of the hundreds of sudden, unexplained baby deaths each year may be linked to bacterial infection, research suggests...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Terror concessions being planned
Ministers are set to offer Labour MPs a concession to avoid defeat over plans to extend pre-charge terror detentions...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
World Bank offers $1.2bn food aid
The World Bank is to offer immediate financial help to countries worst hit by the sharp rise in food prices...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Storms leave county under water
Torrential rain across Somerset leaves large areas of the county flooded and many roads impassable...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Lieberman to speak at conference hosted by Hagee
Sen. Joe Lieberman said Wednesday he will address a conference hosted by the Rev. John Hagee, who was spurned by Republican John McCain for his claim that God sent Adolf Hitler to help Jews reach the promised land...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Mayor New Orleans reinventing itself
Historic New Orleans is reinventing itself as it recovers from Hurricane Katrina, with efforts under way to help make this a safer, more vibrant city, Mayor Ray Nagin said in his annual State of the City address...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Officials probe train wrecks in Boston, Chicago
The operator of a commuter train was killed and several passengers were injured when the trolley she was driving slammed into the back of another train, derailing both, officials said...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Naomi Campbell charged in London rage incident
Naomi Campbell has been charged with assaulting two police officers during a "luggage rage" incident at Heathrow Airport, her lawyer and prosecutors said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Coroner Singer Sean Levert died of natural causes
The R&B singer Sean Levert, who died at age 39 after falling ill in jail, suffered from a variety of ailments and died of natural causes, the county coroner ruled Thursday...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Wife of actor Bill Murray files for divorce
The wife of entertainer Bill Murray wants a divorce after nearly 11 years of marriage...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Wife of Bill Murray files for divorce
The wife of entertainer Bill Murray has filed for divorce after nearly 11 years of marriage, alleging he abused her and is addicted to marijuana and alcohol...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Venus Williams, Jankovic advance at French Open
Venus Williams and Jelena Jankovic reached the third round at the French Open on Thursday, one easing through her match and the other playing through pain...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Nadal, Venus, Jankovic win at French Open
Rafael Nadal improved to 23-0 at the French Open by defeating Nicolas Devilder of France 6-4, 6-0, 6-1 Thursday in the second round...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Venus, Jankovic win, Blake loses at French Open
Venus Williams and Jelena Jankovic reached the third round at the French Open on Thursday, one easing through her match and the other playing through pain...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Federer, Nadal advance to 3rd round at French Open
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal showed what they can do when challenged. The two highest-seeded men at the French Open had tougher-than-expected first sets Thursday, and both responded by reeling off game after game to move into the third round...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Federer, Nadal advance at French Open
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal showed what they can do when challenged...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Obama considering visit to Iraq this summer
Barack Obama is considering a visit to Iraq this summer, his first since becoming a presidential candidate...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Clinton presses on as primary season nears end
The long, drawn-out Democratic presidential primary season finally draws to a close next Tuesday. Hillary Clinton takes her campaign today to one of the last two states voting, South Dakota. Rival Barack Obama is taking a breather back home in Chicago. And Republican John McCain will be talking to voters in Wisconsin...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Obama, Clinton in close battle for South Dakota
The voters of South Dakota look a lot like those who have favored Hillary Rodham Clinton in presidential primaries this year, but her rival, front-runner Barack Obama, has plenty of friends in high places in this rural state...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Obama considers Iraq visit amid GOP criticism
Barack Obama _ increasingly under fire from John McCain as he appears poised to win the Democratic nomination _ said he is considering a trip to Iraq but dismissed as a "political stunt" an invitation by the Republican candidate to make the visit together...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Economys growth picks up slightly in first quarter
The economy grew at a slightly better pace in the first quarter. However, it was still a weak showing that underscored caution on the part of consumers and businesses walloped by housing, credit and financial problems...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Teen actor in upcoming Harry Potter film killed
A British teenage actor playing a minor role in the upcoming "Harry Potter" film was stabbed to death during a brawl in London on Saturday, police said...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Political Play of the Day Clinton visits Mount Rushmore
Hillary Rodham Clinton, her future far from carved in stone, paid a visit to the famed Mount Rushmore monument Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
New York to recognize out-of-state gay marriage
New York Gov. David Paterson has told state agencies to start recognizing gay marriages performed where the unions are legal...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
State Gay marriage to begin June 17 in California
California officials are telling county clerks that they can start issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples on June 17. The state Office of Vital Records says it chose June 17 because the state Supreme Court has until the end of business on June 16 to decide whether to grant a stay of its ruling legalizing gay marriage...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Clinton touts electability in South Dakota
Hillary Rodham Clinton touted her electability before separate audiences Wednesday, saying her wins in swing states and strong vote margins among certain voting blocs give her the best chance of defeating Republican John McCain in November...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Quake brings rare freedom for journalists in China
Rows of body bags were laid out along streets for all to see. Sobbing parents furious about shoddily built schools that collapsed and killed thousands of children were able to speak freely. Military helicopters carried reporters to tour the disaster zone...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Lawyer contends Mattel owns rights to Bratz dolls
The rights to the popular Bratz doll franchise belong to Mattel Inc., not a rival toymaker that stole the concept that became a global darling among consumers, a lawyer for Mattel said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Researchers City residents produce less carbon
While cities are hot spots for global warming, people living in them turn out to be greener than their country cousins...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Feds bust owner of Calif. medical marijuana shops
The owner of six Southern California medical marijuana dispensaries, including one store linked to an accident that killed a motorist and paralyzed an officer, is facing federal drug and money laundering charges...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Lieberman to speak at conference hosted by Hagee
Sen. Joe Lieberman said Wednesday he will address a conference hosted by the Rev. John Hagee, who was spurned by Republican John McCain for his claim that God sent Adolf Hitler to help Jews reach the promised land...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Rain hampers effort to drain quake-created lake in China
Rain grounded helicopters and added urgency to attempts on Thursday to drain an earthquake-created lake that was threatening to flood disaster victims in central China...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Suicide bomber attacks international soldiers in Kabul
Afghan police say a suicide car bomb has hit a convoy of international soldiers in Kabul...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Suicide bombing in Afghanistan kills 3
A suicide car bomber hit a convoy of international soldiers in Kabul on Thursday, killing three Afghans caught in the blast, police said...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Blast in Philippines kill 2, wounds 19
A homemade bomb exploded outside an air force base in the southern Philippines on Thursday, killing two people and wounding 19 others in a possible attack by al-Qaida-linked militants, police said...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Suicide bomber kills 16 people in northwestern Iraq
An Iraqi official says 16 people have been killed and 14 wounded in a suicide bombing in a remote area in northwestern Iraq...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Chemical fire, rain hamper China quake recovery
Heavy rain and a chemical fire hampered urgent recovery efforts Thursday in an earthquake-shattered town threatened by a rising lake...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
UN Balkans one of the safest parts of Europe
A United Nations report released Thursday says the Balkans, a region once known as a hotbed of crime and violence, has become one of the safest zones in Europe...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
World Bank, UN ask for more food aid for Africa
African leaders and international aid agencies implored developed nations Thursday to do more to help countries reeling from soaring food prices...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Austrian dungeon girl starts TV career
Television was once her only window on the world. Now Natascha Kampusch _ still adjusting to life after spending 8 1/2 years captive in an underground cell _ is starting an improbable career as a TV talk show host...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
39 die as truck falls into river in India
A truck packed with revelers traveling to a wedding plunged off a bridge in southern India on Thursday, killing at least 39 people and trapping others in the submerged vehicle, police said...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Tropical storm Alma forms off Central America
Tropical Storm Alma has formed in the eastern Pacific and is lashing the coast of Central America with heavy rains...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
911 defendants lawyers want case dismissed
Defense lawyers say the government is rushing 9/11 defendants to trial at Guantanamo to influence the U.S. presidential elections, and are asking the military judge to dismiss the case...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Official says Somali pirates hijack 2 more boats
A Kenyan maritime official says Somali pirates have hijacked two more boats in the Gulf of Aden...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Chavez revamps spy agencies in Venezuela
President Hugo Chavez is revamping his intelligence agencies to counter what he calls U.S. attempts to undermine his government...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Iceland shaken by magnitude 6.1 earthquake
A strong earthquake has shaken southern Iceland...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
UK military helicopter crashes
A British army helicopter crashed in southwest England Thursday, killing one man, officials said...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
UN Balkans no longer hotbed of crime
The Balkans, a hotbed of crime and violence during the Yugoslav wars and the chaotic transition from communism, has become one of the safest areas in Europe to live, according to a U.N. report released Thursday...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Dubai goes from business to music mecca
Those who fetch $130 for a barrel of oil can call the tune these days. And it seems the tune is becoming so catchy that even Madonna, the original Material Girl, might be singing soon in this rich Gulf city-state...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Colombia signs up for XO laptop
The Caldas region of Colombia is buying 65,000 XO laptops for schoolchildren throughout the state...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Revolt grows over planning bill
A Labour revolt grows over plans to cut politicians' powers over major projects like airports and roads...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
NHS to reveal surgery death rates
The NHS is set to publish hospitals' mortality rates for certain kinds of surgery, it has been revealed...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Childcare 'out of reach for many'
Thousands of parents miss out on affordable childcare promised by the government in 2004, a report shows...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Stonehenge 'a long-term cemetery'
Stonehenge served as a burial ground for much longer than had previously been believed, new research suggests...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Dior drops Sharon Stone in China
Sharon Stone is dropped by Christian Dior in China after saying the recent earthquake was the result of bad "karma"...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Iraq 'stepping back from abyss'
UN chief Ban Ki-moon praises progress in Iraq at a UN forum, while Iraq's PM calls for debt relief from Arab states...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
'Scotland's fury' over fuel costs
Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond brands the rising cost of fuel a "massive, national outrage"...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Rethink on school closures
Controversial plans to close 29 schools in Gwynedd are to be looked at again, as council officials say they are listening...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
'IRA visit' to McCartney witness
A witness at the Robert McCartney murder trial says IRA representatives visited him days after the killing...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
US ex-aide defends Bush critique
White House ex-spokesman Scott McClellan explains why he is so critical of the Bush administration in his new book...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
What is karma?
Clue: it's actually not what Sharon Stone thinks it is...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Fighting fear
Why police figures won't make fear of crime go away...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Escaping N Korea
North Koreans' extraordinary risks trying to flee...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Drug dealer dies after shooting
A teenage drug dealer dies in hospital four days after being shot in the head in north London...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Washington diary
US election fever crosses the Atlantic to the UK...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
What's an emo?
Dangerous cult or nice kids that do their homework?...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Kidnap gang snatch mother and son
A County Down family are subjected to a kidnap and ransom ordeal by a gang, the police say...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Campbell charged over 'assaults'
Supermodel Naomi Campbell is to appear in court accused of assaulting two police officers at Heathrow airport...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Ten Cate sacked as Chelsea coach
Chelsea terminate the contract of assistant first-team coach Henk ten Cate five days after the sacking of manager Avram Grant...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Two dead in Army helicopter crash
Two crew members die when an Army training helicopter crashes near a Devon village...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
UN warns about higher food costs
Expect higher food prices and volatile commodity markets, says a report by the UN's food organisation and OECD...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Strong earthquake rocks Iceland
A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 hits southern Iceland, 50km (30 miles) from the capital, Reykjavik...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Idaho town enjoying mine industry resurgence
Condos and a gondola have replaced giant smokestacks and piles of mine waste that used to greet visitors in this northern Idaho town as it turned to the ski industry for survival...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Gay rights advocates score wins in NY, Calif.
Gay rights advocates had reason to celebrate on both coasts Thursday, with New York set to recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere and California preparing to begin issuing marriage licenses to gay couples on June 17...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Mayor New Orleans reinventing itself
Historic New Orleans is reinventing itself as it recovers from Hurricane Katrina, with efforts under way to help make this a safer, more vibrant city, Mayor Ray Nagin said in his annual State of the City address...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Officials probe train wrecks in Boston, Chicago
The operator of a commuter train was killed and several passengers were injured when the trolley she was driving slammed into the back of another train, derailing both, officials said...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
R Kelly lawyers hope mystery man can help defense
Questions linger about what, if anything, a man who made a surprise call to defense attorneys might be able to say to help R. Kelly at his child pornography trial...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Newlyweds Ashlee Simpson, Pete Wentz expecting baby
Newlyweds Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz say they are expecting a baby...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Tom Cruise launches Web site
Tom Cruise has launched a Web site devoted to himself:...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Serena advances to third round at French Open
With the light fading on center court and Serena Williams facing the possibility of heading into a third set at the French Open, the eight-time Grand Slam champion started to get a little peeved. She quickly took care of that problem...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Reds home streak reaches 9 after beating Pirates
Jay Bruce was bound to make an out sooner or later. The Cincinnati Reds will lose again at home, too. Eventually...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Obama considering Iraq visit
Barack Obama is considering a visit to Iraq this summer, his first to the war zone since becoming a presidential candidate...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Venus Williams reaches 3rd round at French Open
Venus Williams had a much easier time in the second round of the French Open than in the first...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Lieberman to speak at conference hosted by Hagee
Sen. Joe Lieberman said Wednesday he will address a conference hosted by the Rev. John Hagee, who was spurned by Republican John McCain for his claim that God sent Adolf Hitler to help Jews reach the promised land...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Obama considering visit to Iraq this summer
Barack Obama is considering a visit to Iraq this summer, his first since becoming a presidential candidate...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Obama, Clinton in close battle for South Dakota
The voters of South Dakota look a lot like those who have favored Hillary Rodham Clinton in presidential primaries this year, but her rival, front-runner Barack Obama, has plenty of friends in high places in this rural state...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Honda intent on saving US jobs by switching models
Honda will meet growing U.S. demand for small cars while maintaining North American jobs by moving production of two bigger models from Canada to Alabama, Chief Executive Takeo Fukui said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Dollar rises against yen
The dollar rose against the yen Thursday in Asia as investors took heart from better-than-expected U.S. durable goods orders...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Oil prices drop below $127 a barrel
Oil prices dropped below $127 a barrel Wednesday in Asia, extending a decline of more than $3 in the previous session on a growing sense that soaring prices have cut demand for gasoline and other fuel...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Teen actor in upcoming Harry Potter film killed
A British teenage actor playing a minor role in the upcoming "Harry Potter" film was stabbed to death during a brawl in London on Saturday, police said...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Lawyer contends Mattel owns rights to Bratz dolls
The rights to the popular Bratz doll franchise belong to Mattel Inc., not a rival toymaker that stole the concept that became a global darling among consumers, a lawyer for Mattel said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Clinton touts electability in South Dakota
Hillary Rodham Clinton touted her electability before separate audiences Wednesday, saying her wins in swing states and strong vote margins among certain voting blocs give her the best chance of defeating Republican John McCain in November...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
State Gay marriage to begin June 17 in California
California officials are telling county clerks that they can start issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples on June 17. The state Office of Vital Records says it chose June 17 because the state Supreme Court has until the end of business on June 16 to decide whether to grant a stay of its ruling legalizing gay marriage...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Researchers City residents produce less carbon
While cities are hot spots for global warming, people living in them turn out to be greener than their country cousins...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Feds bust owner of Calif. medical marijuana shops
The owner of six Southern California medical marijuana dispensaries, including one store linked to an accident that killed a motorist and paralyzed an officer, is facing federal drug and money laundering charges...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Lieberman to speak at conference hosted by Hagee
Sen. Joe Lieberman said Wednesday he will address a conference hosted by the Rev. John Hagee, who was spurned by Republican John McCain for his claim that God sent Adolf Hitler to help Jews reach the promised land...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Sadr City truce strains as militia leaders grumble
An angry Shiite militia commander complained Wednesday that "we were duped" into accepting a cease-fire in Sadr City _ remarks that point to a potentially damaging rift within the movement of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Rain hampers effort to drain quake-created lake in China
Rain grounded helicopters and added urgency to attempts on Thursday to drain an earthquake-created lake that was threatening to flood disaster victims in central China...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Suicide bomber attacks international soldiers in Kabul
Afghan police say a suicide car bomb has hit a convoy of international soldiers in Kabul...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Suicide bombing in Afghanistan kills 3
A suicide car bomber hit a convoy of international soldiers in Kabul on Thursday, killing three Afghans caught in the blast, police said...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Blast in Philippines kill 2, wounds 19
A homemade bomb exploded outside an air force base in the southern Philippines on Thursday, killing two people and wounding 19 others in a possible attack by al-Qaida-linked militants, police said...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Suicide bomber kills 16 people in northwestern Iraq
An Iraqi official says 16 people have been killed and 14 wounded in a suicide bombing in a remote area in northwestern Iraq...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Suicide bomber attack in Kabul militants killed in attack
A suicide car bomber hit a convoy of international soldiers in Kabul on Thursday, killing three Afghans caught in the blast, police said...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Afghan at Guantanamo seeks dismissal of charges
An Afghan detainee at Guantanamo Bay was the alleged victim of an abusive tactic meant to decrease his resistance to interrogation, a Pentagon-appointed defense attorney said Wednesday in a motion to dismiss charges...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Rampaging elephant kills 7 in northern India
An elephant rampaged through a village in northern India on Thursday, killing at least seven people who tried to surround it, a wildlife official said...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Blast in Philippines kill 2, wounds 17
A homemade bomb exploded outside an air force base in the southern Philippines on Thursday, killing two people and wounding 17 others, police said...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
World Bank warns flood may hit Jakarta
The World Bank warned Thursday that an exceptionally high tide could inundate the Indonesian capital next week, forcing thousands of people to flee homes and cutting off the highway to the international airport...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
China quake brings aftershocks of corruption
A Chinese police car had been tipped onto its side by an angry crowd. TV footage showed its lights still blinking...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Academics' Israel vote sparks row
Academics agree to examine links with Israeli universities over the Palestinian conflict, sparking anger among Jewish groups...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
JK Rowling pens Potter 'prequel'
JK Rowling pens a short prequel to her popular Harry Potter books, in aid of charity...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Dell joins cut-down laptop market
Computer giant Dell is the latest firm to offer a cut-down laptop aimed at the developing world...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
'Record' Premier League wage bill
Premier League clubs are spending more of their cash on wages than ever, football finances report says...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
SA province seeks disaster status
South Africa's Western Cape wants parts of the province to be declared a disaster zone after xenophobic riots...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Rice defends Bush over Iraq claim
The US secretary of state rejects claims by an ex-White House aide that President Bush misled the US on Iraq...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Iraq seeks to relieve debt burden
Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki says he will ask for debt relief, as a UN forum on reform in Iraq opens in Sweden...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Deal to ban cluster bombs reached
More than 100 countries, meeting at a conference in Ireland, agree on a treaty to ban the use of cluster bombs...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Rhys teenager committed for trial
A teenager is committed for crown court trial accused of murdering Liverpool schoolboy Rhys Jones...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Government unveils drug strategy
The Scottish Government announces a new strategy aimed at tackling the country's drugs problems...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Musician supports donor campaign
After the death of a friend, ex-Stereophonics drummer Stuart Cable urges people to register as organ donors...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
State 'let innocent people die'
The state must admit to illegal activity which led to the deaths of innocent people, the group on the past says...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Race against time
China's fast-rising quake lakes pose disaster threat...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Map the future
Google pinpoints future of web developments...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Up to its neck
Naples engulfed in filth and Mafia corruption...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Piece of cake
Welsh soul singer Duffy on the madness of fame...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
World's rarest rhinoceros captured on video
The world's rarest rhino is captured on video in the jungles of Java - then sends camera flying...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Seven rested for England friendly
Seven players are excused from the trip to Trinidad and Tobago for Sunday's friendly but Rio Ferdinand remains in the squad...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Burke's career is ended by injury
Newcastle's Australian full-back Matt Burke is forced to retire because of a knee problem...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
South west tops long-life table
People in the south west are more likely to live to their mid 70s than those elsewhere in England and Wales, official data shows...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
UN warns about higher food costs
Expect higher food prices and volatile commodity markets, says a report by the UN's food organisation...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Youth dies from shot to the head
A 17-year-old dies in hospital after being shot in the head in north London over the weekend...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Campbell charged over 'assault'
Supermodel Naomi Campbell is charged with assaulting a police officer at Heathrow Airport, her lawyer says...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Toilet trouble for astronauts on the International Space Station
Astronauts on the International Space Station await the arrival of the shuttle Discovery - and a new pump for their broken toilet...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Iraq abduction anniversary appeal
The families of five British men held by kidnappers in Iraq for a year have made a joint appeal for their release...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
House price falls at new record
House prices have recorded their largest monthly fall since 1991, says the Nationwide building society...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Compromise 'planned' over 42 days
Concessions to avoid a government defeat over terror detention have been drawn up, the BBC understands...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Four in court over park killing
A man and three teenagers appear in court accused of the murder and robbery of a teenager in West Yorkshire...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Scouts sue after Philly demands rent or new policy
A Boy Scouts chapter engaged in a long fight over gay rights has sued the city of Philadelphia to try to avoid paying $200,000 a year in rent to stay in the city-owned space that has been its headquarters for 80 years...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Mad cow fears grip SKoreans
Shin Hae-suk is convinced looming beef imports from the United States pose a potential danger to her family...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Feds bust owner of Calif. medical marijuana shops
The owner of six Southern California medical marijuana dispensaries, including one store linked to an accident that killed a motorist and paralyzed an officer, is facing federal drug and money laundering charges...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
New York to recognize out-of-state gay marriage
New York Gov. David Paterson has told state agencies to start recognizing gay marriages performed where the unions are legal...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Father Train operator in Boston collision is dead
The train operator trapped after a collision near Boston during the evening rush hour has died...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Train wrecks in Boston, Chicago kill 1, hurt many
Two commuter trains collided and derailed during the evening rush hour outside Boston on Wednesday, trapping and killing the operator of one train and injuring several passengers, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Kirk Douglas, wife, dedicate LA school playground
Kirk Douglas and his wife have dedicated their 400th school playground _ completing a decade-long effort to give Los Angeles kids a place to frolic...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Newlyweds Ashlee Simpson, Pete Wentz expecting baby
Newlyweds Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz say they are expecting a baby...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Flores grand slam leads Nationals over Padres, 6-4
Jesus Flores hit a grand slam to lift the Washington Nationals to a 6-4 win over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Flores grand slam leads Nationals over Padres 6-4
Jesus Flores hit a grand slam and the Washington Nationals beat the San Diego Padres 6-4 Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Obama considering Iraq visit
Barack Obama is considering a visit to Iraq this summer, his first to the war zone since becoming a presidential candidate...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Lieberman to speak at conference hosted by Hagee
Sen. Joe Lieberman said Wednesday he will address a conference hosted by the Rev. John Hagee, who was spurned by Republican John McCain for his claim that God sent Adolf Hitler to help Jews reach the promised land...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
UPS plans air deal with DHL
DHL, the struggling U.S.-based express shipping unit of German postal service Deutsche Post AG, wants UPS to carry some of its air packages. The collaboration between rivals with past legal battles would give UPS a hefty new revenue stream and help DHL cut costs...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Obama considering visit to Iraq this summer
Barack Obama is considering a visit to Iraq this summer, his first since becoming a presidential candidate...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Ford plans involuntary layoffs of salaried workers
Ford Motor Co. plans to conduct involuntary layoffs of salaried employees by August as part of a restructuring in the face of slumping sales and record-high gas prices, a spokeswoman said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Durable goods show strength in many areas
Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket items besides autos and airplanes showed surprising strength in April, raising hopes that manufacturing can help the economy shake off the slumping housing market and credit crisis...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Kuznetsova and Safina advance at French Open
Russian players Svetlana Kuznetsova and Dinara Safina advanced to the second round of the French Open on Tuesday before rain again disrupted play at Roland Garros...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Teen actor in upcoming Harry Potter film killed
A British teenage actor playing a minor role in the upcoming "Harry Potter" film was stabbed to death during a brawl in London on Saturday, police said...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
State Gay marriage to begin June 17 in California
California officials are telling county clerks that they can start issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples on June 17. The state Office of Vital Records says it chose June 17 because the state Supreme Court has until the end of business on June 16 to decide whether to grant a stay of its ruling legalizing gay marriage...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Rays put up another impressive win
The Tampa Bay Rays are in rare company atop the major league standings...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Kuznetsova, Safina advance at French Open
Russian players Svetlana Kuznetsova and Dinara Safina advanced to the second round of the French Open on Tuesday before rain again disrupted play at Roland Garros...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Quake brings rare freedom for journalists in China
Rows of body bags were laid out along streets for all to see. Sobbing parents furious about shoddily built schools that collapsed and killed thousands of children were able to speak freely. Military helicopters carried reporters to tour the disaster zone...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Clinton touts electability in South Dakota
Hillary Rodham Clinton touted her electability before separate audiences Wednesday, saying her wins in swing states and strong vote margins among certain voting blocs give her the best chance of defeating Republican John McCain in November...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Feds bust owner of Calif. medical marijuana shops
The owner of six Southern California medical marijuana dispensaries, including one store linked to an accident that killed a motorist and paralyzed an officer, is facing federal drug and money laundering charges...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Lieberman to speak at conference hosted by Hagee
Sen. Joe Lieberman said Wednesday he will address a conference hosted by the Rev. John Hagee, who was spurned by Republican John McCain for his claim that God sent Adolf Hitler to help Jews reach the promised land...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Pakistans Sharif wants Musharraf ousted and tried
A Pakistani leader stepped up the pressure on President Pervez Musharraf Wednesday, branding him a "traitor" and claiming that the ruling coalition had agreed to oust the former army strongman...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Laptop computers become evidence in Colombia
Laptop computers have become treasure troves of evidence for Colombian investigators probing crimes committed by far-right militias and leftist rebels...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Sadr City truce strains as militia leaders grumble
An angry Shiite militia commander complained Wednesday that "we were duped" into accepting a cease-fire in Sadr City _ remarks that point to a potentially damaging rift within the movement of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Suicide bomber attacks international soldiers in Kabul
Afghan police say a suicide car bomb has hit a convoy of international soldiers in Kabul...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Treaty seeks to ban cluster bombs within 8 years
Diplomats from more than 100 nations agreed on a treaty Wednesday to ban current types of cluster bombs and require the destruction of stockpiles within eight years...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Ancient Egyptian city unearthed in Sinai
Archaeologists exploring an old military road in the Sinai have unearthed 3,000-year-old remains from an ancient fortified city, the largest yet found in Egypt, antiquities authorities announced Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Mexico arrests 2 in baby buying case
Police in northern Mexico have arrested two people accused of buying Mexican babies to sell to U.S. couples for a profit, investigators said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
UK police make new arrest after restaurant blast
British police in southwest England arrested a third man Wednesday in connection with a restaurant blast that rattled the English city of Exeter last week...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,086
As of Wednesday, May 28, 2008, at least 4,086 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Palestinians pin biz hopes on high-tech industry
Hunched over their laptops, Palestinian software engineers are working on a program that makes desktop computers accessible from anywhere...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 436
As of Wednesday, May 28, 2008, at least 436 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures May 24 at 10 a.m. EDT...
Southern Ledger - May 29, 2008
Nature loss 'to hurt global poor'
Loss of forests and other natural systems could halve living standards for the world's poor, a major report will conclude...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Tribesmen try to paralyse Delhi
Members of the Gujjar tribe block key highways into the Indian capital in protest at alleged discrimination...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Cancer survivors 'left in limbo'
Many cancer survivors do not get the help needed to cope with the disease's after-effects, experts warn...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
China and Taiwan to restart talks
Taiwan accepts an invitation from China to restart bilateral talks that have been suspended for a decade...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Life sentence for French killer
A French court sentences Michel Fourniret to life in prison for murdering seven girls and young women...
BBC News - May 29, 2008
Trains halted over bridge safety
Train services into and out of London's Liverpool Street station are suspended due to problems with a new brid | | | | |
