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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 August 2007:
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Curfew Near Taj Mahal After Violence
Police imposed a curfew in the northern Indian city of Agra, home to the country?s most popular tourist attraction, the Taj Mahal, after violent sectarian clashes on the streets...
New York Times - August 29, 2007
Musharraf Said to Agree to End His Army Role
Gen. Pervez Musharraf would resign as army chief and serve another term as president and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto would return to Pakistan...
New York Times - August 29, 2007
Few Iraqis Reach Safe U.S. Havens Despite Program
Despite a stepped-up commitment to take in Iraqis who are in danger because they worked for the U.S., few are signing up to go, officials say...
New York Times - August 29, 2007
Scary Spice set for US dance show
Pop star Melanie Brown will take part in the next series of US TV show Dancing With The Stars...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
BAA 'to cut 2,000 airport jobs'
Airport operator BAA is set to cut jobs with one report saying as many as 2,000 staff will be made redundant...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Drivers jailed after killer chase
Two men who killed three elderly women as they raced each other in their sports cars are jailed...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Clashes at Santiago demonstration
Police in Chile clash with demonstrators protesting against the government's economic policies...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
UN warns of 'arms' in Darfur camps
The UN's emergency relief co-ordinator says the refugee camps in Darfur are militarised and dangerous...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Tennis: Henman beats Tursunov
Tim Henman produces an inspired display to shock Dmitry Tursunov at the US Open and extend his Grand Slam career...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Football: Celtic through on pens
Celtic win 4-3 in a tense penalty shoot-out to reach the group stage of the Champions League...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Plea to 'brave' Rhys case caller
Detectives investigating the murder of 11-year-old Rhys Jones appeal to a "brave" but anonymous caller...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Prison officers' pay strike ends
A strike by thousands of prison officers in England and Wales is called off after the union agrees to fresh talks...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Army Colonel Is Acquitted in Abu Ghraib Case
The officer, Lt. Col. Steven L. Jordan, was found guilty of only one lesser offense, that of disobeying an order to refrain from discussing the case...
New York Times - August 29, 2007
Taliban Begin Releasing South Korean Hostages
Taliban militants released 12 of their remaining 19 South Korean hostages today, officials announced...
New York Times - August 29, 2007
U.S. Releases Group of Iranians Held in Baghdad
The members of an Iranian Energy Ministry delegation had been held overnight for having unauthorized weapons, officials said...
New York Times - August 29, 2007
Musharraf Said to Agree to Drop Role as Army Chief
Under the terms of the deal, President Pervez Musharraf would serve again as president and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto would return to Pakistan to contest elections...
New York Times - August 29, 2007
Climate flood risk may be greater
Climate change may carry a higher risk of flooding than was previously thought, the journal Nature reports...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Stars out for Venice film opening
British film Atonement, starring Keira Knightley, raises the curtain on the Venice Film Festival...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Terror accused 'had Osama video'
A terror trial hears footage of Osama Bin Laden urging Jihad against the West was found on an accused's laptop...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Parents believe 'prank' killed son
The family of a teenager found dead in his garden think he may have been trying to copy a TV stunt...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Lawrence widow meets Straw
Justice Secretary Jack Straw is meeting the widow of murdered head teacher Philip Lawrence over her fears his murderer will not be deported...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
'Mooning' teen avoids jail term
A student sent to prison for 'mooning' at the home of a Senegalese governor receives a suspended sentence...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Palestinian children die in blast
Two Palestinian children have been killed and a third wounded in a blast in the Gaza Strip, officials say...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Bhutto 'close to Musharraf deal'
Former Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto says she is close to a deal to share power with President Musharraf...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
US astronauts 'did not fly drunk'
There is no evidence that US astronauts have been drunk on space missions, Nasa's top safety chief reports...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Turkish leader approves cabinet
Turkish President Abdullah Gul approves a cabinet led by his former boss in the Islamist-rooted AK Party...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Ohuruogu claims gold for Britain
Christine Ohuruogu leads a British one-two in the World Championships with a stunning victory in the women's 400m...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Tennis: Henman set for finale
Tim Henman says he is fully fit as he looks to sign off his Grand Slam career in style at the US Open...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Bush marks Katrina anniversary
President Bush praises the spirit of New Orleans as the city marks two years since it was hit by Hurricane Katrina...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Teenager held over Rhys murder
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murdering Rhys Jones on Merseyside...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Markets gain on US rebound
US shares rebound from Tuesday's heavy falls caused by credit worries, dragging European markets higher...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Immigration 'too high' - Cameron
Immigration has been "too high" in recent years and needs to be better controlled, David Cameron says...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Sadr 'freezes' militia activities
The Iraqi Shia cleric, Moqtada Sadr, says he is freezing the activities of his Mehdi Army militia for six months...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Girl, 3, found at fatal shooting scene
A three-year-old girl survived a "targeted" shooting at a house that left three dead and two injured, police say...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Prison officers defy court order
Thousands of prison officers are defying an injunction and are refusing to end their national strike over pay...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
U.S. Releases 8 Iranians in Baghdad
A group of eight Iranians, including two diplomats, were released by U.S. forces after being detained because unauthorized weapons were found in their car, the U.S. military said...
New York Times - August 29, 2007
8 South Korean Hostages Are Freed by Taliban
The hostages are among the 19 captives in Afghanistan set to be freed in a deal with South Korea?s government...
New York Times - August 29, 2007
Call to regulate the net rejected
One of the net's founding fathers rejects calls for strict regulation of what people put online...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Bo Diddley suffers heart attack
Musician Bo Diddley is in stable
condition in a US hospital after suffering a heart attack...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Plan for 'easier' science exams
Exam boards in England are planning to put more simple questions in some science papers, the Times reports...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Road grit plan after bike deaths
New rules surrounding road gritting are expected to be approved after Britain's worst cycling accident...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
EMI boss to quit ahead of buyout
EMI chief executive Eric Nicoli is to step down from his post as part of a shake-up under new owners Terra Firma...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Police wife killer is remembered
Colleagues of a man suspected of shooting his wife dead before killing himself pay tribute to him...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
World's End bodies 'found apart'
A former policeman tells a murder trial about the discovery of the bodies of two teenage friends 30 years ago...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Bhutto 'ultimatum to Musharraf'
Former PM Benazir Bhutto has given President Musharraf 48 hours to seal a power-sharing deal, Pakistani media say...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Coastguard help Libya sea rescue
Falmouth Coastguard tries to avert a human trafficking tragedy off the north African coast...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Greek PM pledges speedy fire aid
Greece promises to speed up compensation for those affected by the forest fires which have killed 63 people...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
US admits Iranian arrests mistake
The US military admits that arresting eight Iranians in Baghdad was a "regrettable incident"...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
China defence chief visits Japan
China's Cao Gangchuan begins a visit to Japan, the first by a Chinese defence minister in over nine years...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Bush to mark Katrina anniversary
President George Bush is to honour those who have "dedicated their lives" to rebuilding New Orleans...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Sudan launches flood aid appeal
Sudan and the UN launch an appeal to raise $20m to help more than 400,000 people hit by recent flooding...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Football: Fury over Dyer injury
West Ham boss Alan Curbishley accuses a Bristol Rovers player of lashing out in a tackle that broke Kieron Dyer's leg in two places...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
British film to open Venice gala
British film Atonement, starring Keira Knightley, is to raise the curtain on the Venice Film Festival...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Apple launches UK TV service
Apple rolles out a limited version of its video download service in the UK, with mainly US content available...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Global stocks in volatile trading
European stocks are volatile as US housing and credit woes continue to make the markets nervous...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Three found dead after 'shooting'
Police begin a murder inquiry following the deaths of a teenager and two men at a house in Hertfordshire...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Nelson Mandela statue unveiled
Former South Africa leader Nelson Mandela is hailed a "liberator of people", as a statue is unveiled in London...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Taleban release Korean hostages
Taleban rebels in Afghanistan free eight of the 19 South Korean hostages they have been holding since July...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Prison officers in strike action
Prison officers across England and Wales walk out of jails in an unprecedented national strike over pay...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Teenager quizzed over Rhys murder
A 15-year-old boy is arrested on suspicion of murdering Rhys Jones, Merseyside police have said...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
World Briefing | Africa: South Africa: Pretoria Name Blocked
The Pretoria High Court temporarily barred the city government from posting road signs that identify Pretoria as Tshwane...
New York Times - August 29, 2007
World Briefing | The Americas: Panama: U.S. Backs Noriega Extradition
Manuel Antonio Noriega can be extradited to France, where he faces charges of money laundering and up to a decade in prison, a federal judge in Miami ruled...
New York Times - August 29, 2007
World Briefing | Asia: India: On Trial With Swallowed Knife
An Indian businessman who had spent years evading authorities around the world appeared in a Calcutta court Tuesday to face a host of criminal conspiracy charges...
New York Times - August 29, 2007
World Briefing | Africa: South Africa: Huge Gem Reported Found
A South African mining company claimed to have found a greenish-tinged diamond weighing in at 7,000 carats, but skeptics said the claim remained unproved...
New York Times - August 29, 2007
World Briefing | Asia: China: Communist Party to Meet Oct. 15
A major congress expected to produce a new Communist Party leadership team will open on Oct. 15, the state news media reported...
New York Times - August 29, 2007
World Briefing | The Americas: Guatemala: Candidate Killed
A candidate of the party of the presidential candidate Rigoberta Menchú, winner of the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize, was shot dead by gunmen...
New York Times - August 29, 2007
Galina Dzhugashvili, 69, Stalin?s Granddaughter, Dies
Ms. Dzhugashvili challenged widely accepted accounts that her father ? Stalin?s eldest son ? was interned and died at a Nazi prison camp...
New York Times - August 29, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: France: Anger Over Homeless Spray
The mayor of Argenteuil, a Paris suburb, said he would suspend the use of a foul-smelling spray against homeless people after rights groups and politicians across the spectrum attacked the measure...
New York Times - August 29, 2007
Gaston Thorn, Former Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Dies
Mr. Thorn, a longtime politician and businessman, led the government of Luxembourg from 1974 to 1979 and was known as a strong advocate of European integration...
New York Times - August 29, 2007
Smuggled Turtle Eggs Seized in Mexico
The police arrested six people at a police roadblock near a beach in Oaxaca, where the eggs are a delicacy believed to have aphrodisiac powers...
New York Times - August 29, 2007
Canadian Court Overturns 1959 Murder Verdict
An appeals court on Tuesday overturned a 1959 rape and murder conviction that had sentenced a 14-year-old boy to hang...
New York Times - August 29, 2007
Buddhist Monks Join Pro-Democracy Protesters in Myanmar
Pro-democracy supporters expanded their protests against Myanmar?s military on Tuesday, marching through the streets in Yangon and the port city of Sittwe...
New York Times - August 29, 2007
U.S. Troops Arrest Members of Iran Ministry in Baghdad
Hotel employees confirmed that six Iranians were led away blindfolded and handcuffed by American soldiers who had arrested them at a hotel in central Baghdad...
New York Times - August 29, 2007
Bush Cites Nuclear Risk of Leaving Iraq
President Bush said that an American withdrawal from Iraq would unsettle the entire Middle East, create a haven for Al Qaeda and embolden a belligerent Iran...
New York Times - August 29, 2007
Plan Released by Iran and U.N. Atomic Agency Is Faulted
An agreement between Iran and the U.N. nuclear agency is inadequate and is likely to delay further international sanctions against the country, some say...
New York Times - August 29, 2007
In Thai Cultural Battle, Name-Calling Is Encouraged
The spread of foreign nicknames in Thailand has some people looking to revive the simple and often more pastoral nicknames of yore...
New York Times - August 29, 2007
Close Political Ally of Brazilian President to Face Corruption Trial
José Dirceu de Oliveira e Silva, whom many call the architect behind the Brazilian president?s rise to power, resigned in 2005 after being accused of vote-buying...
New York Times - August 29, 2007
U.N. Secretary General to Meet Sudanese Leader
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will press for an end to violence in Darfur and for speedy deployment there of a joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping force...
New York Times - August 29, 2007
Greek Government Faces Political Fallout From Fires
The government came under increasing criticism Tuesday over whether it intensified Greeks? fears about who might be to blame for fires that tore through scores of villages...
New York Times - August 29, 2007
Gains Unclear as Israeli and Palestinian Leaders Meet
It was unclear how closely the leaders of the two states moved toward a foundation for a final settlement on the core issues of contention between their peoples...
New York Times - August 29, 2007
50 Die in Fight Between Shiite Groups in Karbala
A power struggle between rival Shiite groups erupted Tuesday during a religious festival in Karbala, as street battles were waged amid crowds of pilgrims...
New York Times - August 29, 2007
Taliban Will Release Hostages, South Korea Says
The announcement signaled an end to a wrenching hostage crisis that had gripped South Korea for almost six weeks...
New York Times - August 29, 2007
Turkish Official With Islamic Ties Wins Presidency
Abdullah Gul?s victory breaks an 84-year grip on power by the secular establishment...
New York Times - August 29, 2007
Colonel Is Acquitted in Abu Ghraib Abuse Case
The officer, Lt. Col. Steven L. Jordan, was found guilty of only one lesser offense, that of disobeying an order to refrain from discussing the case...
New York Times - August 29, 2007
'Spider-man' suit secret revealed
A "Spider-man" suit allowing wearers to scale vertical walls could one day be a reality, according to a study...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Fall in 'good' childcare settings
A reduced number of childcare settings in England are ranked as good or outstanding, inspection body Ofsted says...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Eye experts 'to prescribe drugs'
Eye specialists will be able to issue prescriptions on the high street under government plans...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Police hunt for missing schoolboy
Officers are studying CCTV images after a 12-year-old boy went missing on his way home from seeing friends...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Chile ex-general jailed for life
A retired Chilean general becomes the first top officer of the Pinochet era to get a life term for rights violations...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Mandela statue to be unveiled
A statue of Nelson Mandela will be unveiled in central London...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Police renew Rhys murder appeal
Detectives hunting the killer of 11-year-old Rhys Jones hope to find fresh witnesses, a week after the shooting...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Nurses fear 'elder abuse errors'
Fear of misinterpreting a case of elder abuse may stop some nurses from reporting it, a survey suggests...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Smokers to face picture warnings
Regulations are being set out under which all UK tobacco products will have to carry picture health warnings...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
US troops 'won't attend inquests'
The US will continue to stop personnel appearing at UK inquests into "friendly fire" deaths, a report says...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
'Militants dead' in Afghan battle
More than 100 Afghan insurgents are killed in a major battle in Kandahar province, US-led forces say...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Three dead in 'firearms incident'
Police begin a murder inquiry following the deaths of a teenager and two men at a house in Hertfordshire...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
Iran to protest over 'US arrests'
Iran is to make a formal complaint over the apparent arrest of several nationals by US troops in Baghdad...
BBC News - August 29, 2007
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