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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 April 2005:
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The 'Pope of the People' Is Remembered in Prayers
In thousands of churches and millions of homes around the world, the faithful gathered to pray and to remember...
New York Times - April 2, 2005
At Least 20 U.S. Troops Wounded in Attack on Iraqi Prison
Using suicide car bombs and an array of weapons, scores of insurgents made the biggest assault yet on the American-controlled Abu Ghraib prison...
New York Times - April 2, 2005
Mugabe Threatens to Meet Street Protests of Election Count in Zimbabwe With Force
President Robert Mugabe warned Zimbabwe's political opposition against taking to the streets to protest its defeat in parliamentary elections this week...
New York Times - April 2, 2005
3 Killed in Kurdish Rebels' Attack in Turkey
At least two Kurdish guerrillas and one village guard were killed in clashes in southeastern Turkey on Saturday, a military official said...
New York Times - April 2, 2005
Catholic Leader's Death Comes After Long and Public Illness
Pope John Paul II died today, ending an extraordinary, if sometimes polarizing, 26-year reign that remade the papacy...
New York Times - April 2, 2005
Cardinal speaks of Pope's legacy
The leader of Scotland's Catholics believes the late Pope John Paul II left a strong legacy...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Wales mourning death of the Pope
People across Wales react to the death of the Pope, who passed away aged 84 on Saturday evening...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Sex disease clinics 'cannot cope'
A survey suggests the majority of sexual health clinics have turned patients away in the last year...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
What do you think of congestion charge rise?
London's congestion charge is to rise from £5 to £8 in July, Ken Livingstone has announced. Send us your views...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Football: Dyer & Bowyer 'sorry'
Newcastle's Kieron Dyer and Lee Bowyer publicly apologise for fighting on the pitch...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
UK Catholics mourn 'great' Pope
The head of the Roman Catholic church in England and Wales leads tributes after the death of Pope John Paul II...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Northern Ireland mourns late Pope
Religious and political leaders pay tribute to Pope John Paul II, who has died aged 84...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Poland mourns 'the people's pope'
Roman Catholics in the Pope's homeland of Poland grieve for an icon and a friend, the BBC's Dominic Bailey reports...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Reporters' log: Pope dies
BBC correspondents around the world report on the reaction to the death of Pope Jean Paul II...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
In pictures: Mourning the Pope
Roman Catholics the world over are mourning the death of Pope John Paul II at the age of 84 following heart failure...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Q&A: What happens next?
Pope John Paul II has died at the age of 84. The BBC News website looks at what happens next...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Your tributes to the Pope
Pope John Paul II has died, ending one of the longest papacies in history. Send us your tributes...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Pope John Paul II dies in Vatican
Pope John Paul II dies at the age of 84 following heart failure, ending one of the longest pontificates in history...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Police find missing Kirsty alive
Missing teenager Kirsty Chapman, who vanished while walking a dog, is found safe and well...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Help Wanted: China Finds Itself With a Labor Shortage
There is a growing shortage of factory workers in two of China's southern provinces at the heart of its export-driven economy...
New York Times - April 2, 2005
Iraqi Politicians Complain of Flaws in Interim Law
Several leading Iraqi politicians say flawed measures in the interim constitution are partly to blame for the failure to form a new government...
New York Times - April 2, 2005
Abbas Moves to Assert Control Over West Bank Security Forces
Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, accepted the resignation of his security chief on the West Bank on Saturday after firing the police commander in Ramallah, Palestinian officials said...
New York Times - April 2, 2005
Australian Navy Copter Crashes During Quake Aid Mission to Indonesian Island, Killing 9
GUNUNG SITOLI, Indonesia, April 2 (Agence France-Presse) - An Australian Navy helicopter crashed Saturday while on an aid mission over the Indonesian island of Nias, the Australian military said. One news report said at least 9 of the 11 people on board were killed...
New York Times - April 2, 2005
With High Fever, Weakened Pope Slides Toward Death
Pope John Paul II is fading out of consciousness, the Vatican said today...
New York Times - April 2, 2005
Mixed emotion over Pope's illness
Archbishop of Cardiff Peter Smith reveals feelings of sadness and joy as Pope John Paul II remains seriously ill...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Glastonbury poised for sell-out
Tickets for the Glastonbury Festival are set to sell out on Sunday, amid vows to avoid last year's problems...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Chelsea cruise past Saints
Chelsea move a step closer to the title with an impressive win at Southampton...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Rugby: Leicester into Euro semis
Leicester easily beat Leinster to book a Heineken Cup semi-final against Toulouse...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
UN attacks DR Congo militia camps
The United Nations military in eastern DR Congo attack militiamen in Ituri region who refused to disarm...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Kyrgyz group to visit ex-leader
A delegation from Kyrgyzstan is to meet ousted leader Askar Akayev, to negotiate his resignation...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Terri Schiavo autopsy completed
US doctors finish an autopsy on brain-damaged Terri Schiavo as her relatives plan separate funerals...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Nepal ex-PM challenges emergency
Former PM Koirala demands the return of democracy in Nepal a day after being freed from house arrest...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Tory row 'undue pressure' claim
Officials in sacked MP Howard Flight's constituency say Tory leaders have put activists under "undue pressure"...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Syringe found inside drink carton
An investigation is under way after a syringe is found in a Sainsbury's orange drink carton...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Neil Young treated for aneurysm
Guitarist and singer-songwriter Neil Young is treated for a brain aneurysm in hospital in New York...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Crowd appeal over missing Kirsty
Police searching for 16-year-old Kirsty Chapman, who vanished walking a dog, ask 18,000 football fans for help...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Mugabe 'can change constitution'
Zimbabwe's ruling party wins enough seats to change the constitution in polls rejected by the opposition...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Union warning on Rover deal
The leader of a car industry union vows to fight any compulsory job losses included in a deal to save Rover...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Nine feared dead in quake crash
Nine Australians are reported dead in a helicopter crash on the quake-hit Indonesian island of Nias...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Dyer and Bowyer in amazing punch-up
Newcastle's Kieron Dyer and Lee Bowyer are sent off for fighting each other in the 3-0 defeat to Aston Villa...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Stricken Pope develops high fever
Pope John Paul II has developed a high fever, but is still responding to people around him, the Vatican says...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Pope 'unchanged': Your reaction
The health of Pope John Paul II is "unchanged" since yesterday, the Vatican has announced. Send us your reaction...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Prayers are said for dying Pope
British Catholics pray for the critically-ill Pope at services around the UK on Saturday morning...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Teenager critical after stabbing
A teenage boy is in a critical condition in hospital after he was stabbed in the stomach in north Belfast...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Rally protest over regiment cuts
Save The Regiments holds a march to protest against the government's proposed infantry cuts in Scotland...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Financier heads Welsh rich list
A billionaire businessman from Cardiff takes over as the richest man in Wales, according to a newspaper list...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Fears grow for missing teenager
Police continue to search for 16-year-old Kirsty Chapman who vanished while walking a dog...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Sharon Osbourne quits show
Sharon Osbourne and her daughter pull out of a production of The Vagina Monologues due to illness...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
F1: Alonso in provisional pole
Fernando Alonso beats Jarno Trulli in first qualifying at the Bahrain Grand Prix...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Quake-trapped man rescued in Nias
An Indonesian man is pulled from rubble on the island of Nias nearly five days after a massive earthquake...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Sunnis urged to join Iraqi police
Influential Sunni Muslim clerics in Iraq appeal to their followers to join the country's fledgling security forces...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Mugabe 'can change constitution'
President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF party wins enough seats to enable a change of the Zimbabwean constitution...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Jackson lawyers call for mistrial
The legal team representing pop star Michael Jackson in his child abuse case asks the judge to declare a mistrial...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Howard has 'no secret agenda'
Shadow home secretary David Davis says Michael Howard has 'no secret agenda' in deselecting MP Howard Flight...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Pope begins losing consciousness
Roman Catholics around the world pray as the Vatican indicates the Pope is starting to lose consciousness...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
String of Street Shootings Kill 30, Including Youths, in Rio Suburb
At least 30 people were killed in drive-by shootings in a pair of gritty, working class suburbs...
New York Times - April 2, 2005
C.I.A. Answers Criticism With Pledge to Do Better
A day after a commission criticized its assessment of Iraqi weapons, the C.I.A. said it was trying to give more candid accounts of the reliability of intelligence it passed on...
New York Times - April 2, 2005
Tomfoolery in News Articles Is a Proud April 1 Tradition Among the Media in Britain
The fake April 1 article is a fine British newspaper tradition, befitting a country where the news media revel in not taking themselves too seriously...
New York Times - April 2, 2005
As His Church Prays, Weakened Pope Nears Death
The Vatican announced on Friday that Pope John Paul II's breathing had become shallow and some organs had begun to fail...
New York Times - April 2, 2005
Sunni Clerics Urge Followers to Join Iraq Army and Police
The edict was a striking turnaround for the clerics, who have often lashed out at the fledgling army and police force...
New York Times - April 2, 2005
Mugabe's Party Wins Majority in Zimbabwe
The lopsided outcome cast fresh doubts on the strength and strategy of the opposition, as well as the fairness of the vote...
New York Times - April 2, 2005
Football stars to promote reading
Premiership footballers have named their favourite books to help boost literacy...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Pray for Pope, UK Catholics urged
British Catholics continue praying for Pope John Paul II, who remains in a serious condition at the Vatican...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Tories plan 'to make life easier'
Conservatives pledge to cut red tape and reduce the unnecessary "interference" in people's lives...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Greens pledge to expose scandal
The Green Party unveils its election pledge card with a promise to act as Parliament's conscience...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Football: Souness tips Shearer
Graeme Souness wants new player-coach Alan Shearer to succeed him as Newcastle manager...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Loan could help Rover China deal
The UK government offers a bridging loan to help MG Rover secure a potentially huge deal with China...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Instant fines for serving drunks
Bar staff serving drunken customers could be hit with an £80 fixed penalty notice from Monday, it is announced...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
Digital divisions tackled head-on
The British government aims to tackle the digital divide with a wide-ranging action plan...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
End draws closer for ailing Pope
Pope John Paul II's health deteriorates further, as Catholics prepare for his approaching death...
BBC News - April 2, 2005
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