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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 2007:
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Meat Loaf cancels Birmingham gig
US singer Meat Loaf cancels Friday's concert at the Birmingham NEC Arena due to acute laryngitis...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
Digital magnetic map goes global
Scientists map the peculiar patterns of magnetism in rocks, producing a remarkable global panorama...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
How Hep C bypasses cell defences
The potentially-fatal hepatitis C virus evades the body's natural defences by slipping directly from cell to cell, scientists have found...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
'Evil' conman builder is jailed
A conman posed as a Christian and preyed on vulnerable people to trick them out of building repair money...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
'No RUC cover up' in 1984 murder
The Police Ombudsman dismisses claims an IRA killer was not charged with murder because he was an informer...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
'Cremated son' later found alive
A 58-year-old mother believed she had cremated her missing son - only for him to turn up alive a day later...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
US declares PKK 'a common enemy'
The US says it shares with Turkey an enemy in the Kurdistan Workers' Party in northern Iraq...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
S Lanka troops 'abused Haitians'
The UN sends home 108 of 950 Sri Lankan peacekeepers in Haiti, accusing them of sexual abuse...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
Mass protest in Georgian capital
Tens of thousands of Georgians rally against President Saakashvili outside parliament in Tbilisi...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
Burma to expel UN's top diplomat
Burma tells the UN's top diplomat in the country, Charles Petrie, that it will not renew his mandate...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
Heavy battles in Somali capital
Ethiopian troops suffer casualties as they battle insurgents in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
Tennis: Gasquet beats Murray
Richard Gasquet ends Andy Murray's dreams of a place in the Masters Cup with a 6-3 0-6 6-4 victory in the Paris Masters quarter-finals...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
Alonso and McLaren agree to split
Former world champion Fernando Alonso leaves McLaren just one year into a three-year contract...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
Supply fears puts oil at new high
Oil prices have rebounded to settle at a record closing high close to $96, on renewed fears of supply shortages...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
X Factor Emily pulls out of show
Finalist Emily Nakanda withdraws from The X Factor over a video of her allegedly attacking a teenage girl...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
Five hurt in fairground accident
Five people are taken to hospital after a fairground ride collapses at a bonfire display in Long Melford, Suffolk...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
Smith stands by Met chief
The home secretary rejects calls for Sir Ian Blair to resign over the death of Jean Charles de Menezes...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
British student murdered in Italy
A 22-year-old British female student is found dead in Perugia, Italy, with her throat cut...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
Flooding traps 300,000 in Mexico
Rescue workers battle to help those trapped by flooding in Mexico's Tabasco state, with more rains forecast...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
Firefighters 'missing' in blaze
A firefighter is injured and others are missing in a suspected arson attack on a warehouse in the Midlands...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
Two arrested over officer crash
A man and woman are arrested after a police officer was hit by a car while trying to make an arrest...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
Indonesian Volcano Activity Peaks
Hundreds of deep tremors shook one of Indonesia?s deadliest volcanoes, prompting the evacuation of thousands of people, a government official said...
New York Times - November 2, 2007
PS3 network enters record books
A project that uses Sony's PS3 to understand the cause of diseases is recognised by Guinness World Records...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
Broken finger delays Zeppelin gig
Led Zeppelin's reunion concert is put back two weeks to let guitarist Jimmy Page recover from a broken finger...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
Hand control to councils, say MPs
Councils need more freedom to raise money and decide how to spend it, says a group of MPs and peers...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
Vigil for death crash schoolgirls
A candle-lit vigil is being held to mark the first anniversary since four teenage girls died in a car crash...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
Oil back near $96 after respite
Oil prices climb back to near their record price of $96 a barrel and observers believe this level will not last for long...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
Service order for pitch invader
A who ran onto the pitch during Celtic's game against AC Milan is given 120 hours' community service...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
Schools await staff strike ballot
Children at special needs schools could face more disruption if classroom assistants strike again...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
Militants parade Pakistani troops
Taleban fighters in Pakistan's northern district of Swat show 48 captured paramilitary troops to journalists...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
Rice in Turkey for Kurdish talks
The US secretary of state arrives in Ankara in an effort to stave off any military push by Turkey into northern Iraq...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
New Iran sanctions to be debated
Officials from the permanent members of the UN Security Council are to discuss further sanctions against Iran...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
World markets hit by credit woes
European and Asian markets drop amid fresh fears over the US economy, echoing big falls on Wall Street...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
Football: Winter break 'unjustified'
Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson insists calls for a Premier League winter break to help avoid player burn-out are unjustified...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
Mills blames Sir Paul for split
Heather Mills criticises her estranged husband Sir Paul McCartney in an interview on US TV...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
BA reports strong rise in profits
British Airways reports a 26% rise in half-year profits as it continues its programme of cost-cutting...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
Man in court on Pc murder charge
A 27-year-old man appears in court charged with the murder two years ago of Pc Sharon Beshenivsky in Bradford...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
Personal insolvencies fall
The number of people being declared insolvent in England and Wales fell again in the third quarter of the year...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
Tennis coach jailed for sex abuse
A judge jails a tennis coach for sexually abusing a Merseyside schoolgirl who was her pupil...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
Senior Tamil Tiger leader killed
Sri Lanka's military kills one of the Tamil Tiger rebels' most senior leaders, SP Thamilselvan, in an air raid...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
Byrne fined over car mobile use
Home Office minister Liam Byrne has been fined £100 after admitting using his mobile phone while driving...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
Blair resignation calls intensify
Met Police chief Sir Ian Blair faces growing calls for his resignation over the Jean Charles de Menezes case...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
National Archives Gets Catalogs of Looted Art
The two worn leather-bound volumes that catalog art looted by the Nazis in France join similar albums at the National Archives...
New York Times - November 2, 2007
Movie Review | 'Darfur Now': Darfur?s Many Horrors, and Glimmers of Hope
In the absorbing documentary ?Darfur Now,? progress inches along on several fronts...
New York Times - November 2, 2007
If Elected ...: Obama Envisions New Iran Approach
In an interview, Barack Obama made clear that forging a new relationship with Iran would be part of his effort to stabilize Iraq...
New York Times - November 2, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Britain: Missing Girl?s Father at Work
Gerry McCann returned to work for the first time since his daughter vanished in southern Portugal six months ago...
New York Times - November 2, 2007
World Briefing | The Americas: Mexico: 23 Tons of Cocaine Seized
What the authorities called the largest seizure of cocaine in Mexican history ? 23 tons ? unfolded after a raid on a ship...
New York Times - November 2, 2007
World Briefing | Africa: Morocco: Objections to a Royal Visit
Morocco denounced a visit by King Juan Carlos to Spain?s two North African enclaves, Ceuta and Melilla, which have long been claimed by Morocco...
New York Times - November 2, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Sweden: After Kiss, a Resignation
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt?s battered administration received a fresh blow when a top aide resigned after it was disclosed that she had been out drinking while on duty...
New York Times - November 2, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Russia: Evidence Found in Bombing
The authorities said they had identified a suspect in Wednesday?s bombing of a passenger bus in the central Russian city of Togliatti...
New York Times - November 2, 2007
World Briefing | Africa: Congo: Fears of a Cholera Epidemic
An outbreak of cholera in Congo?s eastern city of Goma is raising fears of an epidemic among tens of thousands of refugees in camps, aid workers said...
New York Times - November 2, 2007
Troops Clash With Venezuelan Protesters
Tens of thousands of people massed Thursday to protest constitutional reforms that would permit Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to run for re-election indefinitely...
New York Times - November 2, 2007
Gates Says Iran Gave Assurances on Explosives
Robert Gates questioned the credibility of Iran?s pledge to stem the flow of high-powered explosives into Iraq as the number of roadside bombs declined in recent months...
New York Times - November 2, 2007
3 G.I.?s Die in Iraq?s North; Baghdad Civilian Toll Falls
Although violence persisted outside Baghdad, civilian casualties appeared to decline sharply recently, with 317 civilians killed in October...
New York Times - November 2, 2007
Britain Praises Iraqi Kurds? Efforts to End Crisis
While Turkish and American officials have stepped up criticism of Iraqi Kurdish leaders, the British defense secretary commended the Kurdish regional government...
New York Times - November 2, 2007
As Kurds? Status Improves, Support for Militants Erodes in Turkey
Militant proponents of Turkey?s newly publicly celebrated Kurdish identity threatens to complicate further progress on the very rights that they claim to fight for...
New York Times - November 2, 2007
Tropical Storm Blamed for More Than 100 Deaths in Caribbean
Tropical Storm Noel drenched the Bahamas and Cuba on Thursday, isolating dozens of communities with floods and mudslides. The storm is the region?s deadliest this year...
New York Times - November 2, 2007
A Competitive Spirit Survives the Rigors of the Marathon
Abdi Abdirahman is a favorite to make the United States Olympic team in the marathon, but the 30-year-old Somalian immigrant sprung from the humblest of athletic origins...
New York Times - November 2, 2007
Seoul Journal: A New Lifestyle in South Korea: First Weekends, and Now Brunch
The discovery of the weekend in South Korea has meant an explosion in new activities, including leisurely late-morning repasts...
New York Times - November 2, 2007
Taliban Retreat Is Seen After an Advance Near Kandahar
Local officials showed journalists what they said were abandoned Taliban positions inside the Arghandab district, ending two days of clashes...
New York Times - November 2, 2007
A Modern Marketplace for Israel?s Ultra-Orthodox
The Israeli economy has adjusted in surprising ways to the market power of the ultra-Orthodox community...
New York Times - November 2, 2007
Militants Draw New Front Line Inside Pakistan
For the first time, heavy fighting has moved beyond Pakistan?s tribal fringe and into more settled areas...
New York Times - November 2, 2007
Patients 'denied intensive care'
Patients with chronic lung disease are being denied treatment because doctors are too pessimistic about their chances, a study says...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
Bikers make tracks to Holyrood
Off-road riders in North Lanarkshire are calling for a national review of trail and quad bike facilities...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
Prayers for Ipswich murders women
A service is to be held in memory of five women who were murdered in the area around Ipswich last year...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
Army contracting alarms US panel
A panel issues a scathing report on the way the US army handles contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
US mayors in climate summit
More than 100 US mayors attend a summit in Seattle to share policies aimed at tackling climate change...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
Pre-eclampsia link to heart risk
Women are being warned about a new evidence of a link between pregnancy disorder pre-eclampsia and heart disease...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
Call to devolve power to councils
A cross-party group of senior MPs and peers says councils should have more financial freedom and a protected role...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
'Dual epidemic' threatens Africa
Simultaneous infection with both HIV and TB is spreading throughout sub-Saharan Africa, researchers say...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
School literacy scheme attacked
Expensive reading programmes for England's schools have not paid off, an independent inquiry says...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
Race to save Mexico flood victims
A massive rescue operation is under way in the Mexican state of Tabasco, largely under water after heavy rains...
BBC News - November 2, 2007
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