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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 February 2007:
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An Afghan?s Path From U.S. Ally to Drug Suspect
The pitfalls of the using informants with questionable backgrounds are seen the case of an Afghan drug lord...
New York Times - February 2, 2007
Panel Issues Bleak Report on Climate Change
The fourth assessment of an international network of climate experts said today that global warming is ?unequivocal,? but that its impact can be substantially blunted by prompt action...
New York Times - February 2, 2007
YouTube asked to 'remove' videos
Viacom, the parent firm of MTV, has asked YouTube to remove 100,000 'unauthorised' video clips from its site...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Lord Fraser air rage case dropped
Prosecutors decide not to charge the former lord advocate over an alleged incident on a plane...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
School head rejects 'failing' tag
A head teacher says her staff are disgusted by an official report claiming their school is failing...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
US helicopter 'shot down' in Iraq
The US military in Iraq confirms that a helicopter has gone down north of Baghdad, killing two troops...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Italian league halted by violence
All Italian matches are called off indefinitely after a policeman is killed during violence at the Catania-Palermo derby...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Sex offender found after appeal
A man described as a "high-risk" sex offender, who went on the run in Oxfordshire after failing to keep a curfew, is found...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Gaza factions renew their truce
Gaza's rival factions agree to revive a ceasefire as international mediators voice deep concern at the violence...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
47 arrested in immigration raids
Forty-seven people are held in connection with alleged immigration offences after raids across England...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Florida struck by deadly tornado
At least 19 people die as storms and a tornado sweep through parts of the US state of Florida, officials say...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
1,000 turkeys killed by bird flu
Government vets reveal that 1,000 turkeys found dead at a farm in Suffolk were killed by bird flu...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Climate Panel Issues Urgent Warning to Curb Gases
The fourth assessment of an international network of climate experts said today that centuries of warming can be substantially blunted by prompt action...
New York Times - February 2, 2007
Thousands sign up for Glastonbury
More than 100,000 people sign up for Glastonbury tickets on the first day of the festival's registration system...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Concrete 'to stem Java mud flow'
A plan to drop concrete balls into the mouth of the mud volcano in East Java should be put into action next week...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Climate and slavery to be studied
Climate change, slavery and healthy cooking feature in a new curriculum for England's 11 to 14-year-olds...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
MPs to scrutinise drug watchdog
The Health Select Committee is to investigate the role of the body which decides on which drugs should be available on the NHS...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Distract criminals, says minister
People should try to "distract" potential criminals while waiting for police to arrive, a home office minister says...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Crash driver denies using mobile
A woman tells a court she was not on her mobile phone before a car crash after which another motorist died...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
IRA 'supergrass' wants to return
Republican "supergrass" Raymond Gilmour wants Sinn Fein assurances he can return to Londonderry...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Taleban forces retake Afghan town
Taleban forces in southern Afghanistan take control of a town at the centre of controversial UK peace deal...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Mother jailed for drug car deaths
A woman is sentenced to nine years for killing her daughters and two teenagers in a car crash...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Serbia rejects Kosovo breakaway
Serbia's leader says Kosovo independence will never be accepted, after seeing UN plans for a partial breakaway...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Iraq report warns of worsening crisis
The US could lose control in Iraq unless action is taken to end sectarian violence, an intelligence report says...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Football: Barton England call-up
Man City's Joey Barton wins his first England call-up for Wednesday's friendly against Spain at Old Trafford...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Chinese leader boosts Sudan ties
China's President Hu Jintao agrees on a series of economic deals in Sudan, which China protects from UN sanctions...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
High-risk sex offender on the run
A high-risk sex offender is on the run in Oxfordshire after failing to keep a curfew, say police...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Mystery illness kills 1,000 birds
Government vets investigate the death of 1,000 turkeys at a farm in Suffolk...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
New fighting scuppers Gaza truce
New fighting in the Gaza Strip leaves at least 20 people dead over 24 hours, scuppering a Hamas-Fatah truce...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
'Kidnapping plot' search widens
Police will search a further three Birmingham properties in the inquiry into an alleged kidnapping plot...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Images of 'bomb factory' released
Photographs of the flat allegedly used by the 21 July bomb plotters have been released by police...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Deadly tornadoes batter Florida
At least 14 people are killed as tornadoes sweep through parts of the US state of Florida, officials say...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Chacaltaya Journal: Bolivia?s Only Ski Resort Is Facing a Snowless Future
Scientists say global warming could extinguish Bolivia?s skiing tradition when its only ski run disappears forever in a few years...
New York Times - February 2, 2007
iPhone court battle put on hold
Talks between Apple and Cisco over the trademark of the iPhone name are extended to try to reach an agreement...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Profit fall for British Airways
British Airways reports a fall in profits to £113m for the three months to December, from £166m a year earlier...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
One dead in train crossing crash
A train and car collide at a level crossing in northern Scotland leaving one teenager dead and two injured...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Burberry pulls out of Bafta party
Burberry is "disappointed" to be dropping sponsorship of a pre-Baftas party, after a planned protest over a factory closure...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Musharraf admits border problems
President Musharraf admits that some border security forces have been letting the Taleban into Afghanistan...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Crash charge youth freed on bail
A teenager charged with two counts of dangerous driving causing death is released on bail...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Chirac retracts Iran remarks
French President Jacques Chirac plays down the threat from a nuclear-armed Iran, but later reconsiders...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
China leader to boost Sudan ties
Chinese President Hu Jintao is in Sudan, which China has protected from UN sanctions over the conflict in Darfur...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Joyce inspires England to victory
England complete their first victory over Australia since the 2005 Ashes after Ed Joyce's century in Sydney...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Football: Owen may miss season
Newcastle striker Michael Owen tells BBC Sport he may not play at all this season...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Record numbers going bust
The number of people declared insolvent in England and Wales rises to a new record of 107,000 in 2006...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Soul star's widow sues for estate
The partner of the late soul singer James Brown sues for half of the star's estate and access to their home...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Sainsbury shares soar on bid talk
Shares in Sainsbury's soar after private equity firms say they are mulling a takeover bid for the supermarket chain...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Helicopter 'crashes near Baghdad'
The US military in Iraq says it is checking reports that a helicopter has gone down north of Baghdad...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Ten die as Gaza truce collapses
At least 10 people are killed in Gaza as fighting rages between Hamas and Fatah, scuppering a three-day truce...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Defiant Blair rejects quit calls
Tony Blair tells the BBC he will not give in to pressure to stand down over the cash-for-honours affair...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
MoD fails to show cockpit video
The Ministry of Defence fails to provide an inquest with video of an incident in which a British soldier died...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Humans blamed for climate change
Human activity is likely to increase global temperatures by 1.8-4C over the next century, scientists warn...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Even Before Its Release, World Climate Report Is Criticized as Too Optimistic
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change will moderate its gloom on sea level rise, lowering its worst-case estimate...
New York Times - February 2, 2007
In Uproar, Chirac Again Retracts Remarks on Nuclear Iran
President Jacques Chirac reaffirmed that France remained committed to preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear power...
New York Times - February 2, 2007
General Parries Senate Attacks on Iraq Record
Gen. George W. Casey Jr. said that Baghdad could be stabilized with far fewer additional troops than President Bush is sending...
New York Times - February 2, 2007
Compromise Senate Measure Rebuffing Bush?s Iraq Buildup Gathers Support
Two authors of a sterner resolution of disapproval said they would accept a compromise fashioned by Senator John W. Warner...
New York Times - February 2, 2007
Iraq Suicide Bombers Kill 60 and Wound 150 in Market in Southern City
The explosions were the latest incidents in a wash of violence that has swept over a belt of Shiite-controlled Iraq...
New York Times - February 2, 2007
An Afghan?s Path From Ally of U.S. to Drug Suspect
The pitfalls of the government?s use of informants with questionable backgrounds are illustrated by the case of an Afghan drug lord and Taliban ally...
New York Times - February 2, 2007
Hope for safe prenatal gene test
Work by US scientists could lead to a non-invasive test to detect genetic abnormalities in the womb...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Delay fear for smear test system
The introduction of a new cervical cancer screening system could be delayed amid security concerns...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Noisy Newcastle tops league table
A survey finds Newcastle is the noisiest urban area in England, while Torquay is the quietest...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Chavez sets May oil takeover date
Venezuela's President Chavez says he wants the state to take over oil projects on the Orinoco Belt by May...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Police interview Big Brother star
Detectives interview Celebrity Big Brother housemate Danielle Lloyd about the race row that engulfed the show...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Gunmen storm Philippines prison
Suspected Muslim rebels storm a jail in the southern Philippines, freeing at least 47 inmates, officials say...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Cancer doctor at fault over scans
A Greater Manchester doctor is to blame for misreading the breast cancer scan results of 28 women, a report says...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
US sex offender 'posed as pupil'
A 29-year-old sex offender spent four months at a US school passing for a 12-year-old, officials say...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Clashes leave Gaza truce in ruins
Clashes between forces loyal to two Palestinian factions, Fatah and Hamas, continue in Gaza, despite a recent truce...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
No budget 'risks' Olympic success
The uncertainty over a budget for London's 2012 Olympic Games is a threat to its success, a report warns...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Honours claims 'damaging trust'
Party chairman Hazel Blears is among senior Labour figures who say cash-for-honours claims are damaging politics...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
Calm urged after terror arrests
Muslim leaders will call for calm following nine arrests under terror laws and accusations of a kidnap plot...
BBC News - February 2, 2007
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