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Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Shuttle gives space station a mile-high boost
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Laura Bush visits Peruvian hospital
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Blast kills 8 mourners at Pakistani funeral
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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China 19,000 victims identified from May quake
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Obama keeps low profile in auto rescue talks
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Tobey Maguire, Jennifer Meyer expecting baby No. 2
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Spears makes unexpected appearance in court
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Kanye Wests new album to debut on MySpace Music
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Global News Archive for November 2005:
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To Avert Protests, Bolivia Schedules Presidential Elections
President Eduardo Rodríguez of Bolivia decreed that elections for president and Congress will be held Dec. 18...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Iraqi Government Asks Hussein's Officers to Return to Military
The move was a major step aimed at trying to drain the insurgency of recruits and bolstering the nascent Iraqi force...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Pakistan Increases Quake Toll to More Than 73,000
Also, more than 69,000 people were severely injured in the Oct. 8 earthquake, Pakistan's relief commissioner said today...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
German Social Democrats Choose New Leader
Angela Merkel's conservatives, contending with their own dramas, breathed an almost palpable sigh of relief...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Lisbon awaits MTV Europe awards
Coldplay and Gorillaz will battle it out for top honours at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Lisbon...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Payout after pupil beat teacher
A secondary school teacher with multiple sclerosis is awarded £27,500 after she was beaten by a 12-year-old pupil...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Three questioned over £26m raid
Three men are being questioned by police investigating the £26.5m Northern Bank robbery in Belfast last year...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Programme instigates murder calls
Police investigating the murder of Alistair Wilson follow up a number of calls after a BBC documentary is shown...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Eye agony of firework victim, 11
Police may bring in a Halloween curfew over "appalling" behaviour, including a boy hit in the eye by a hurled firework...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
OFT grocery market ruling quashed
An appeal hearing quashes the OFT's decision not to refer supermarkets to competition watchdogs...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Football: Arsenal reach final 16
Arsenal beat Sparta Prague to reach the Champions League knockout stages...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
E Africa army build-up alarms UN
The UN voices concern over reported troop movements by Ethiopia and Eritrea near their common border...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
US hurricane damage 'preventable'
Poor construction was to blame for failures in New Orleans flood defences, a US study says...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
French hold crisis talks on riots
French ministers hold a crisis meeting after riots spread through immigrant communities in Paris...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Syria frees political prisoners
The Syrian government frees 190 political prisoners, including two prominent human rights activists...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
'Bad news buried' claim Lib Dems
The government is accused of using David Blunkett's resignation to bury bad news about the police service...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Football: Lille beat Man Utd
Man Utd's Champions League hopes hang in the balance after they lose to Lille...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Climate Study Warns of Warming and Losses of Arctic Tundra
If emissions of heat-trapping gases continue to accumulate in the atmosphere at the current rate, there may be many centuries of warming, according to a new climate study...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Blair Ally Resigns in Britain Amid 2nd Scandal
David Blunkett resigned from the cabinet today after acknowledging mistakes in the way he handled private business interests...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Bush Faces Tough Time in South America
If George W. Bush is expecting some respite from his troubles at home during summit talks, he is in for a very rude awakening...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Football: Robson having doubts
Sir Bobby Robson is having second thoughts about his interest in the manager's job at Hearts...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
NHS staff stress rife, bosses say
Most NHS employers think up to half of their staff may be suffering from workplace stress, a report says...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Smart directions for green ideas
Environmental concepts triumph in a competition seeking novel uses for Galileo, Europe's future satellite-navigation system...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
High-speed net could disappoint
Promises that next-generation broadband will deliver super-fast speeds may be premature warns a new report...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Halloween curfew now considered
Police may introduce a Halloween curfew after a spate of "inexcusable" incidents including a boy hit in the eye by a hurled firework...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Ryanair plans in-flight gambling
Budget airline Ryanair says plans to allow passengers to gamble could do away with the need to charge air fares...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Hamas will end truce with Israel
Palestinian militant group Hamas says it will not extend an ceasefire that expires at the end of this year...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Suicide bomber hits Kashmir city
A suicide car bomb targeting Indian-controlled Kashmir's new leader kills at least four people in Srinagar, police say...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Top Tories make deal over leader
A deal is struck which should see Annabel Goldie become the leader of the Scottish Conservatives, with Murdo Fraser as her deputy...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Minister's exit
Blunkett's fate was sealed when affair damaged Blair...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Violence across Ethiopian capital
At least 23 people are shot dead as security forces crack down on opposition protesters in Ethiopia's capital...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Japan to push N Korea on missing
North Korea and Japan are due to hold talks on the issue of Japanese civilians believed missing in the North...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Killed director van Gogh honoured
The first anniversary of the murder of Dutch director Theo van Gogh is marked in the Netherlands...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Labour majority slashed on terror
The government's majority is slashed to just one vote as MPs debate plans for new anti-terror laws...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Charles and Camilla meet Bush
Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall lunch with President Bush at the White House...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Sheffield steel
People in his home city of Sheffield give their reaction...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
US holds funeral for rights icon
The funeral of US civil rights icon Rosa Parks, who died last week aged 92, is taking place in Detroit...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Mother who killed son avoids jail
A woman who killed her 36-year-old son who suffered from Down's Syndrome gets a suspended prison sentence...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Iraq launches recruitment drive
The Iraqi army asks officers who were sacked when the old regime was toppled to rejoin, as 20 die in a bombing...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Blunkett quits after 'mistakes'
David Blunkett admits making mistakes over his business affairs as he resigns from his post in Tony Blair's Cabinet for a second time...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Cricket: England fightback
Ashley Giles and Liam Plunkett take four wickets each as England recover to beat a Patron's XI by 52 runs in their first Pakistan tour match...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Football: Mourinho anger at loss
Jose Mourinho says Chelsea's display in losing to Real Betis was the worst since he came to Stamford Bridge...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
'Blatant copying' in coursework
Examiners were surprised at obvious examples of copying in coursework for this year's GCSE English...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Funds to promote renewable energy
Funding to promote renewable sources of electricity and help reduce carbon emissions is revealed by the government...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Virtual club to rock pop culture
The gamer who bought a virtual space station for $100,000 wants to turn it into a live music nightclub...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Viewers 'unaware of analogue end'
Only a third of viewers know analogue TV is to be switched off between 2008 and 2012, a survey suggests...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Outback handcuffs 'contaminated'
Cable ties used to bind the hands of British backpacker Joanne Lees were contaminated by a forensic scientist, an Australian court hears...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
NI hospital adopts infection plan
Craigavon hospital becomes the first trust in NI to adopt a plan aimed at cutting infections such as MRSA...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Shot banker's widow renews plea
The widow of a murdered banker renews her appeal to anyone who could help track down his killer to contact police...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
University's £35m expansion plan
The University of Glamorgan plans to merge with Merthyr Tydfil College as part of a £35m expansion...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Australia warned of terror threat
Australia has recent, specific information about a possible terrorist threat to the country, PM John Howard warns...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Americas trade zone is 'stalled'
US President George W Bush admits that plans for a giant free trade zone in the Americas have stalled...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Chirac seeks to calm Paris riots
French president Jacques Chirac warns of a "dangerous situation" after six nights of riots in suburbs in Paris...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Iran recalls senior ambassadors
Iran replaces top diplomats who were involved in nuclear talks under ex-President Mohammed Khatami...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Earthquake toll leaps to 73,000
Pakistan now says more than 73,000 died in the quake that devastated the country's north and Kashmir...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Farmers embark on prices strike
Around 2,000 British farmers launch a three-day strike in protest at the low prices they receive...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Primark stock destroyed in fire
Up to half the UK stock of High Street clothing firm Primark is destroyed in a fire at a warehouse near the M1...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Bowing to pressure
His departure had become inevitable says Nick Assinder...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Sheffield star
David Blunkett's rollercoaster political career...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
In pictures
Images from David Blunkett's life as a politician...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
More clashes in Ethiopian capital
At least 10 people are shot dead as riot police clash with stone-throwing youths for a second day in Ethiopia's capital...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Blunkett resigns from Cabinet
David Blunkett resigns as work and pensions secretary following controversy over his business dealings, telling Prime Minister Tony Blair his position had become "untenable"...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Clarke 'flexible' on terror laws
Charles Clarke says he may be willing to compromise on plans to hold terror suspects for up to 90 days without trial...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Two held over £26m NI bank raid
Two men are being questioned by police investigating the £26.5m Northern Bank robbery in Belfast last year...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
BCCI liquidators drop £1bn case
Liquidators for BCCI, the bank which collapsed in 1991, drop a £1bn damages claim case against the Bank of England...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Senators Concerned on Uzbekistan Party Leader
Echoing international concern about the suspected abuse of an opposition leader in Uzbekistan, two U.S. senators called for the humane treatment of the detained politician...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Nearly a Year After the Tsunami, Sri Lanka Strife Flares
A fresh wave of political violence is sweeping across eastern Sri Lanka as armed factions vie for supremacy...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Canadian Report Cites Liberals for Kickbacks
An inquiry found that the governing Liberal Party had benefited from "an elaborate kickback scheme" that laundered at least hundreds of thousands of dollars in public money...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
U.N. Sets Day to Remember the Holocaust
The General Assembly adopted a resolution to reject denials that the genocide occurred and urge countries to educate their citizens about the World War II killings...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
The Two Koreas Agree to Field a Unified Olympic Team in 2008
North and South Korea have agreed to send a single team to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, and also to the Asian Games next year in Qatar...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
U.S. to Intensify Its Training in Iraq to Battle Insurgents
A new counterinsurgency academy for American officers in Iraq will serve as a clearinghouse for the latest tactics and situations in the country...
New York Times - November 2, 2005
Davis 'to regain power from EU'
Tory leadership hopeful David Davis says he would aim to seize power back from Brussels if he became prime minister...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Merkel to pursue coalition talks
Incoming German Chancellor Angela Merkel vows to push on with coalition talks, despite two key withdrawals...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Commons probe over Diana fountain
A government committee is to question officials about the troubled Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Australia warns of terror threat
Australia has gained recent, specific information about a possible terrorist threat to the state, the PM warns...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Kyrgyz jail unrest claims lives
At least four people are killed as police move to quell unrest in several jails in Kyrgyzstan, officials say...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Chretien rejects Quebec inquiry
Canada's former Liberal PM Jean Chretien says a report partly blaming him for a corruption scandal is unjust...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Riots erupt in more Paris suburbs
Unrest spreads to more suburbs of Paris on a sixth night of unrest around the French capital...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Women warned over pensions
Over two million women are failing to build up entitlement to the basic state pension, the government warns...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Blunkett primed for MPs' grilling
David Blunkett is to be quizzed about whether he can do his job amid the furore over his business interests...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Charles and Camilla to meet Bush
Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall are to dine with President
Bush in the next stage of their US tour...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
Warning over council tax increase
Council tax bills in England could rise by 10% next year without more funding from government, a report says...
BBC News - November 2, 2005
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