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Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Shuttle gives space station a mile-high boost
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Congo refugees suffer shooting, rape, looting
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Italian premiers political party OKs merger plan
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Iraqi Shiites burn Bush effigy in anti-US protest
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Iraq Shiites burn Bush effigy in anti-US protest
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Blast kills 8 mourners at Pakistani funeral
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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China 19,000 victims identified from May quake
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Obama keeps low profile in auto rescue talks
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Global News Archive for November 2006:
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Bomb Kills 5 in Baghdad Where U.S. Ended Cordon
At least five people were killed today when a bomb exploded in a crowded marketplace in Sadr City...
New York Times - November 2, 2006
China Opens Summit for African Leaders
Leaders of 48 of the 53 African countries are scheduled to arrive this weekend for a huge diplomatic event...
New York Times - November 2, 2006
The Green Room
UN climate chief Yvo de Boer warns that developing nations need urgent help to adapt to climate change...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Host Timberlake in MTV double win
Singer Justin Timberlake and hip hop duo Gnarls Barkley each win two honours at the MTV Europe music awards...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Muslims must feel British - Straw
Muslims and other communities should feel British, not "isolated and defensive", Jack Straw says...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Seven die in Israeli raid on Gaza
Seven Palestinians are killed on the second day of a major raid into northern Gaza, hospital officials say...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Appeal bid on Geeling killer term
Prosecutors seek an appeal hearing over the minimum jail term given to the 15-year-old killer of Joe Geeling...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
9/11 victims' remains identified
More Ground Zero remains are identified, as victims' families urge a wider search at the World Trade Center site...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Football: Newcastle in Uefa win
Albert Luque's first-half goal gives Newcastle a 1-0 victory over Palermo and sends his side to the top of Group H in the Uefa Cup...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Tennis: Murray beaten
Andy Murray's season is ended by a 7-6 (8-6) 6-0 loss to Dominik Hbraty in the Paris Masters third round...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Pollock work 'earns record price'
A work by Jackson Pollock sells for a record price of about $140m (£73m), according to a US newspaper...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Fire deaths police probe marriage
A woman who was killed along with her four children in a house fire may have been having marriage problems, police say...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Brown 'unlikely to face PM fight'
Gordon Brown is unlikely to face a serious challenger in his bid to become prime minister, the BBC learns...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Man missing from cruise ship
A search is under way after a Scottish pensioner goes missing from a cruise ship going from Spain to the US...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
'Only 50 years left' for sea fish
There will be virtually no fish or other seafood from the oceans by the middle of the century, scientists conclude...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Israeli Troops Kill 3 Palestinians in Gaza
Israeli troops battled Palestinian militants for a second day in the northeastern corner of the Gaza Strip today...
New York Times - November 2, 2006
Beirut Journal: Where the Boys Are, at Least for Now, the Girls Pounce
Between Ramadan and Christmas, thousands of young men return to Lebanon from jobs abroad — and run smack into one of the world’s most aggressive cultures of female display...
New York Times - November 2, 2006
Tending a Fallen Marine, With Skill, Prayer and Fury
Petty Officer Dustin E. Kirby is a trauma medic in Iraq. “When I told you that I do not let people die on me, I meant it,” he said...
New York Times - November 2, 2006
U.S. Military Says Soldier Is Being Held in Baghdad
The soldier who disappeared last month is still believed to be alive, the top U.S. military spokesman in Iraq said...
New York Times - November 2, 2006
Madonna may adopt more children
Madonna says she may adopt another child from abroad following her proposed adoption of a Malawian boy...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Cameron demands 'more love'
Young offenders should be shown 'a lot more love' to discourage crime, Tory leader David Cameron says...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Kriss death 'act of inhumanity'
The jury in the Kriss Donald murder trial is told that his death was an "appalling crime of inhumanity against a defenceless boy"...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Insolvencies set for record rise
Official government figures are expected to show a record number of people in England and Wales going insolvent when published on Friday...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Four die in raid on northern Gaza
Four Palestinians are killed on the second day of a major raid into northern Gaza, hospital officials say...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Sri Lanka jets bomb rebel areas
The Sri Lankan air force bombs Tamil Tiger targets - five people - probably civilians - die, peace monitors say...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Brown offer a 'nuisance payment'
The financial package proposed by Gordon Brown is little more than a "nuisance payment", the CBI in Northern Ireland says...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Gazprom to double Georgia charges
Russian energy giant Gazprom has said it will more than double the cost of gas to Georgia from 2007...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Cricket: Windies into final
Chris Gayle hits 133 as West Indies beat South Africa by six wickets to reach the Champions Trophy final...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Microsoft names Vista launch day
Vista, the new version of Microsoft's Windows operating system, will be launched on 30 November...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Iraq hero receives George Cross
A bomb disposal officer who was badly wounded in Iraq has been given awarded the George Cross...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
German troops 'had Nazi symbol'
A German magazine publishes a photograph showing a Nazi-like symbol allegedly on a German army vehicle...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Sunk Falklands ship safety 'poor'
An inquiry into the sinking of the HMS Sheffield in 1982 found an under-trained crew and inadequate equipment...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Man jailed for daughter's murder
A jealous husband who killed his daughter using a chloroform-soaked cloth is jailed for life...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Medic Aids Fallen Marine With Skill and a Prayer
Petty Officer Dustin E. Kirby, a trauma medic, fights for those he treats. “When I told you that I do not let people die on me, I meant it,” he said. “I meant it.”...
New York Times - November 2, 2006
Stars gear up for MTV Europe show
The Red Hot Chili Peppers lead the way at this year's MTV Europe music awards, which take place on Thursday...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
School admission rules criticised
The government upholds complaints against Catholic schools for admission rules that "fetter parents' freedom"...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
World 'lacks will' on disasters
There is a global lack of political will to prepare for natural disasters, says a UK parliamentary committee...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Broadband costs see Carphone loss
Carphone Warehouse makes a £4.6m loss in the past six months, because of the cost of its free broadband offer...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Parliament customs still 'baffle'
People must be taught more about politics if they are to stop being baffled by Parliament, the Lords Speaker claims...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Funding package 'needs more work'
Northern Ireland's political parties say more work must to be done to finalise the so-called peace dividend...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Misbah judge wants to meet mother
The latest hearing in the custody battle for Misbah Rana is adjourned because the judge wants to see her mother...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Mother allowed baby son's murder
A woman is found guilty of familial homicide by allowing her 13-month-old son to be murdered by her partner...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
UK in India climate change plea
British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett urges India to help in efforts to tackle climate change...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Fire death family killed by smoke
A family of five who died when their house was deliberately set alight were killed by smoke inhalation, say police...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Kyrgyz protesters call for change
Thousands of protesters march in Krygyzstan after President Bakiyev rejects calls for immediate reforms...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
UK youths 'among worst in Europe'
British youths are among the worst behaved in Europe, a think-tank's study suggests...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Three die in northern Gaza raid
Three Palestinians are killed on the second day of a major raid into northern Gaza, hospital officials say...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Football: World Cup bid backed
The government is willing to back an English bid for the 2018 World Cup, says Sports Minister Richard Caborn...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Nigeria gets new Islamic leader
An army colonel is named to replace the Sultan of Sokoto - Nigeria's top Muslim leader - who died in a plane crash...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Sharp rise in tuberculosis cases
Cases of tuberculosis in England, Wales and Northern Ireland rose by 10.8% in 2005, figures show...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Google revenue 'to surpass TV'
Google is about to overtake the UK's main commercial TV channels in the race for ad revenue, a study says...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
1,500 migrants arrive in UK daily
The UK's population grew by 500 a day from immigration in 2004, according to official estimates...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Britain is 'surveillance society'
An increase in monitoring has made the UK a "surveillance society", the information commissioner says...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Airport liquid ban to be relaxed
The ban on liquids being taken through airport security in the UK is to be relaxed, the government announces...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
News Analysis: U.S. Debates Value of North Korea Talks
American officials and experts are skeptical of what a new round of talks with North Korea can achieve...
New York Times - November 2, 2006
Kosovo May Soon Be Free of Serbia, but Not of Supervision
Officials say international authorities will still be needed in an independent Kosovo to arbitrate between the province’s Albanians and its Serbian minority...
New York Times - November 2, 2006
Iraqi Shiites Continue to Exert Independence and Seek Changes to U.N. Deal on U.S. Troops
Iraqi Shiites are pressing a fresh set of conditions on the U.S., asking for changes in the Iraqi government’s relationship with the American military...
New York Times - November 2, 2006
Latin Fight for U.N. Security Council Seat Ends
Venezuela and Guatemala agreed to support Panama as a consensus candidate for the U.N. Security Council...
New York Times - November 2, 2006
Rife as Onion Domes, Moscow’s Casinos Face Closing
President Vladimir V. Putin is pushing a law that would banish casinos, slot-machine parlors and other gambling halls from Moscow...
New York Times - November 2, 2006
Medic Tends a Fallen Marine, With Skill, Prayer and Fury
Petty Officer Dustin E. Kirby, a trauma medic, cannot always keep his word. “When I told you that I do not let people die on me, I meant it,” he said. “I meant it.”...
New York Times - November 2, 2006
Lecturers 'made ill by workload'
Nearly half of lecturers suffer ill health because of their job, a new survey suggests...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Call centres 'let down millions'
Millions of benefit claimants are being let down by Department of Work and Pensions call centres, MPs say...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Families unite in Jessie appeal
The family of a Manchester gun crime victim back calls for the community to help identify the killer of Jessie James...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Hearing expected in Misbah case
A Pakistan court is to consider the case of Misbah Rana who left the Western Isles in August to be with her father...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Catalonia set for power jostling
Spain's region of Catalonia prepares for political horse-trading after inconclusive regional elections...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Fiji army head warns of bloodshed
Fiji's military commander warns that the refusal of the prime minister to resign might lead to violence...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Panama agreement ends UN seat row
Venezuela and Guatemala withdraw rival bids for a UN Security Council seat and back Panama instead...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Asbos seen as 'badge of honour'
Anti-social behaviour orders have become glamorous among many young people, according to a survey...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Paris airport bars Muslim staff
More than 70 Muslim staff at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport lose their security clearance due to "terrorist links"...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Queen misses award to Iraq hero
Back trouble forces the Queen to miss a medals ceremony where a bomb disposal officer will receive the George Cross...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Web inventor fears for the future
The British inventor of the internet says he is worried it could be used to spread 'misinformation'...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Menezes officer shot man in Kent
A marksman who shot Jean Charles de Menezes also shot a man who died after a police operation in Kent...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
Airport liquid ban to be lifted
The ban on liquids being taken through airport security in the UK is to be lifted, the government announces...
BBC News - November 2, 2006
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