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Venus flytraps caught in shrinking natural habitat
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Curfew in Indian Kashmir to prevent protest rally
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Kashmir police threaten to shoot curfew violators
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Taliban, Afghan officials meet in Saudi Arabia
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Pakistan to deport all Afghans from tribal region
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Lehman sought millions for execs while seeking aid
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Colbert on Colbert Its fun playing a jerk
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Dancing with the Stars contestant injured
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Hopper stars in Starz series Crash
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Global News Archive for December 2005:
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Face Transplant Doctors Defend Procedure
Doctors defended their rush to give the woman a new face, despite the enormous risks of death and psychological difficulties posed by the procedure...
New York Times - December 2, 2005
Free Speech at Issue in Kazakhstan Election
An opposition leader has warned that the elections will be unfair, and international observers say there have been some troubling signs...
New York Times - December 2, 2005
Roadside Bomb Kills 10 U.S. Marines in Falluja
Eleven marines were also wounded in one of the deadliest attacks on U.S. troops in recent months...
New York Times - December 2, 2005
Senate Panel Will Investigate Paid Articles in Iraq
Senator John W. Warner said today that he was "gravely concerned" about a secret military campaign to plant tailored "news" in Iraqi papers...
New York Times - December 2, 2005
Edinburgh joins climate protest
A climate rally is staged in Edinburgh to coincide with UN talks in Montreal on the Kyoto Protocol...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
China issue dominates Taiwan poll
Voters in Taiwan vote on Saturday in a mid-term test of the popularity of President Chen Shui-Bian...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
G7 ministers focus on trade talks
Finance ministers from the G7 group of nations meet in London for a two-day summit ahead of WTO talks in Hong Kong...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
UN to hear Burma report
The UN Security Council agrees for the first time to hear a briefing on Burma, in a move led by the US...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
Bad weather disrupts SW travel
Heavy rain and storm force winds disrupts rail and road travel in the south-west of England...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
UK hostage shown in new TV video
The Foreign Office still hopes hostage Norman Kember will be freed, after a second video is shown on Arabic TV...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
Fans camping out for Best funeral
Fans of soccer legend George Best are camping outside the Stormont Estate in advance of his funeral...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
Use of Torture Still 'Widespread' in China, Says U.N. Envoy
The investigation noted some progress by Chinese officials in reducing violence against prisoners...
New York Times - December 2, 2005
Israel Shoots Down Incoming Missile in Test of Arrow System
Israel shooting down an incoming missile intended to simulate those in Iran's arsenal, the Defense Ministry said...
New York Times - December 2, 2005
U.S. and Iraqi Forces Turn Offensive to Ramadi
The raid started a day after insurgents fired mortar rounds at a government building there, the U.S. military said...
New York Times - December 2, 2005
Online tax credit system closed
Organised fraud forces HM Revenue and Customs to stop accepting online applications for tax credits...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
Xbox 360 sells out within hours
The Xbox 360 has virtually sold out as UK gamers rushed to snap up Microsoft's new console, say retailers...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
Winter warning over quake tents
Most of the tents given to the South Asia earthquake survivors are not designed for winter, an aid agency says...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
Jail suspended for animal trader
A teenager who admitted trading stuffed animals on an internet auction site receives a suspended jail term...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
GAA raid 'linked to £26m robbery'
An investigation at GAA grounds in west Belfast is understood to be linked to the £26m Northern Bank robbery...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
Mortgage fraudster must pay £4.2m
One of Wales' richest men who built an empire of 450 houses, is jailed for two years for fiddling mortgages and ordered to pay compensation...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
Football: Neville named skipper
Gary Neville is appointed as the new club captain of Man Utd...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
US Vietnam intelligence 'flawed'
Previously secret documents suggest the US may have escalated its war in Vietnam based on faulty intelligence...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
New EU states cool on budget plan
The newest EU members give a mixed reception to UK plans for a budget deal which would mean cutting their aid...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
Son's death 'was a mercy killing'
A father accused of murdering his terminally ill son says he and his then wife faced an "impossible situation"...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
EU deal to keep phone records
EU ministers reach a deal on storing mobile phone and internet records for use in anti-terror investigations...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
China torture 'still widespread'
Torture is often used in China's jails, says a UN official - who also accused Beijing of obstructing his inquiry...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
BBC News Interactive new editor
Steve Herrmann is the new editor of BBC News Interactive, which publishes the BBC News website and Ceefax...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
Ten US marines killed in Falluja
Ten marines were killed and 11 wounded by a roadside bomb near the Iraqi city of Falluja, the US military says...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
Face op patient 'said thank you'
The first patient to undergo a face transplant thanks her doctors after coming round from surgery...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
Porn domain faces further delays
Plans to set up a .xxx domain for internet sex websites have been delayed again...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
Europe's space goals laid bare
Delegates from European countries meet in Berlin on Monday to decide on the future of its space programme...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
Brown 'plans £3bn land sale tax'
A report says Chancellor Gordon Brown is planning a new windfall tax on profits made from selling land to property developers...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
Tory rivals awaiting final result
Tory leadership rivals David Davis and David Cameron face an anxious weekend, as the six-week contest ends...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
DNA testing on water infection
Experts are using DNA technology to test if strains of a bug which has infected 123 people in north Wales has come from human sewage...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
Arrest in £26m bank robbery probe
Another man is arrested by police investigating last December's £26m Northern Bank robbery in Belfast...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
Majority of councils using Asbos
All but four of Scotland's 32 local authorities used anti-social behaviour orders last year...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
UN issues quake shelter warning
Most of the tents given to the South Asia earthquake survivors are not designed for winter, the UN says...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
Top heads say scrap school tables
There have been renewed calls for an end to school league tables in England - even from those who did well...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
Blair pushes December budget deal
The UK's Tony Blair says new member states need a EU budget deal now because it will be no easier in 2006...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
Exiled militants return to Gaza
Several exiled Palestinian militants have returned to Gaza via the recently re-opened Rafah crossing...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
Governor escape 'shames' Nigeria
President Olusegun Obasanjo says the governor who jumped bail in the UK is "shameful" to Nigeria...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
Australian warning over hanging
Australia's prime minister says Singapore's execution of a Melbourne man may harm links between their peoples...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
Fire sweeps German shelter
At least nine people die when fire engulfs a temporary shelter for homeless people in Germany, authorities say...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
Alcohol's health benefits doubted
Any heart gains from drinking alcohol in moderation are likely outweighed by the harms, say researchers...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
Gamers in frenzy over Xbox 360
UK gamers rush to buy Microsoft's Xbox 360, though many face disappointment due to limited stocks...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
Cricket: England dig deep
Ian Bell and Paul Collingwood give England hope of avoiding defeat in the third Test against Pakistan...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
US carries out 1,000th execution
A killer becomes the 1,000th person executed in the US since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
Pc killing suspects 'could flee'
Police hunting two men suspected of murdering a police officer warn people not to help them leave the UK...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
Carers 'missing £750m benefits'
People who provide care full-time for relatives or friends are missing benefits worth nearly £750m, a charity says...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
Reid looks to Iraq troop handover
Defence Secretary John Reid says Iraqi forces could take control of some UK-run areas of Iraq in 2006...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
UK could give up 15% of EU rebate
The UK may be prepared to give up between 12% and 15% of its £3.8bn EU rebate, Tony Blair's spokesman says...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
Experts Doubt Bird Flu Tallies From China and Elsewhere
With China reporting its first two human deaths from bird flu, international health specialists are warning that current tallies may greatly underestimate the problem...
New York Times - December 2, 2005
Bangladesh Blast Kills One and Hurts 30
The third suicide bombing in as many days signaled a new low in an already steep decline of law and order...
New York Times - December 2, 2005
Rights Group Lists 26 It Says U.S. Is Holding in Secret Abroad
Human Rights Watch has released a list of 26 "ghost detainees" it says are being held incommunicado by the United States at secret foreign prisons...
New York Times - December 2, 2005
Vietnam War Intelligence 'Deliberately Skewed,' Secret Study Says
The National Security Agency has released documents on the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident, which played a critical role in expanding the American commitment to the Vietnam War...
New York Times - December 2, 2005
U.S.-Iraq Force Presses Sweep Against Rebels
The U.S. military said four Americans had died, including two marines, during intensive sweeps to disrupt insurgent networks in advance of Dec. 15 elections...
New York Times - December 2, 2005
Prescott 'to scrap pension rule'
Plans to scrap a rule which allows council workers to retire early are due to be outlined by the government...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
Cannabis doubles fatal crash risk
Driving under the influence of cannabis almost doubles the risk of a fatal road accident, research suggests...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
Skype adds in video to net calls
Popular net phone service Skype is adding video calling to rival similar services by MSN, AOL and Yahoo...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
Nepal's Maoists extend ceasefire
Maoist rebels in Nepal extended their unilateral ceasefire by a month...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
Gamers queue for Xbox launch
More than 200 UK fans have waited hours to be among the first to own the new Xbox 360 game console...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
Rugby U: Wallabies coach sacked
The Australian Rugby Union axes Eddie Jones as national team boss with immediate effect...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
HK democrats hold talks in China
Pro-democracy lawmakers from Hong Kong are to hold rare face-to-face talks with senior Beijing officials...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
US to carry out 1,000th execution
A convicted killer is set to be the 1,000th person to be executed in the US since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
Best's body flown home for burial
The body of football legend George Best is to be flown into his native Northern Ireland on Friday...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
Belgian 'suicide bomber' is named
A newspaper names the Belgian woman believed to have carried out a suicide bomb attack in Iraq last month...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
Blair in crunch EU budget talks
Tony Blair is set for more crunch talks with new EU members in which he will try to finalise a budget...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
Experts plead for stem cell cash
UK stem cell scientists call for £350m for research by 2016 as the government pledges £50m by 2007...
BBC News - December 2, 2005
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