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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 2007:
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Shiite Cleric Opposes Return of Baathists in Iraq
The rejection of the ?de-Baathfication? proposal is likely to fuel sectarian hostility between Sunni Arabs and Shiites...
New York Times - April 2, 2007
Ancient human unearthed in China
The remains of one of the earliest modern humans to inhabit eastern Asia are unearthed in a cave in China...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Treasury pensions row escalates
The CBI and Treasury dispute each other's versions of events in a row over changes to pension tax relief in 1997...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Germany's E.On ends Spanish bid
German energy giant E.On withdraws its controversial 42.3bn-euro bid for Spanish power company Endesa...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Priest 'admired Angelika spirit'
The former priest at the church at the centre of the Angelika Kluk murder trial says he admired her vitality...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Mother left child alone in car
A woman who left her young child alone in a locked car while she visited a hair salon is given a police caution...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Children killed in Iraq bombing
Nine children are among 12 people killed in a suicide attack in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, police say...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
French unions call Airbus strike
Unions at Airbus plants in France call for strike action in protest at the planemaker's job cut plans...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
US 'must regulate car pollution'
The US Supreme Court rules the government was wrong to say it did not have the power to regulate vehicle emissions...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Demolition ends China house row
The home of a Chinese family who famously defied developers is demolished after a reported deal...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Cricket: NZ cruise to victory
New Zealand cruise to a nine-wicket win over Bangladesh in their Super 8 match...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Football: Villa rescue point
Struggling Aston Villa hold Everton 1-1 thanks to Gabriel Agbonlahor's late equaliser...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Ukraine leader calls early poll
Ukraine's pro-West president dissolves parliament and calls a snap election after failed talks with pro-Russian rivals...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Argentina renews Falklands claim
Argentina renews its claim on the Falkland Islands, on the 25th anniversary of the start of the war with the UK...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
UK 'shares Iran diplomacy desire'
The UK says it shares Iran's desire for a diplomatic solution to the crisis over the captured Royal Navy crew...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Suicide Truck Bomber Kills 12 Near Iraqi School
A suicide bomber detonated a truck filled with explosives outside an Iraqi government building in the northern city of Kirkuk...
New York Times - April 2, 2007
Qaeda Is Seen as Restoring Leadership
A new generation of leaders has emerged under Osama bin Laden to cement control over the network?s operations, officials said...
New York Times - April 2, 2007
Heart valve grown from stem cells
British scientists grow part of a human heart from stem cells for the first time...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Man guilty of plotting wife murder
A man encouraged his lover to stab his wife to death in the bedroom of her Swansea home, a jury decides...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Warning over 'tough' benefit test
Thousands could lose incapacity benefits due to plans to toughen up the eligibility test, it is claimed...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
New assembly cabinet takes shape
The leaders of the four main Northern Ireland parties announce the share-out of ministerial portfolios...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Goldie rejects Holyrood coalition
Scottish Tory leader Annabel Goldie rules out entering into a coalition with rival parties after the Holyrood election...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Family tribute after webcam death
The brother of a man who apparently committed suicide live on the internet makes an emotional statement...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
John Paul sainthood plan boosted
The late Pope John Paul II is on the path to sainthood as the Vatican is given testimony of an alleged miracle...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Date rape drugs 'under-reported'
Experts warn that sexual assaults assisted by drugs are a significant but under-reported problem...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Death sought for 'Chemical Ali'
Iraqi prosecutors seek death sentences in the trial over alleged crimes against the Kurds in the 1980s...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
21/7 accused 'had escape plans'
The alleged 21 July attacks were a "protest" with an escape plan, a court hears...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Mother blames firm over deaths
The mother of two children poisoned in a Greek hotel says she blames the tour firm for not making adequate checks...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Tsunami sparks Solomons aid call
A state of emergency is declared in the Solomon Islands amid calls for aid after a tsunami kills 12 people...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
UK soldier dies after Iraq patrol
A British soldier dies after being wounded on a routine patrol in Basra, defence officials confirm...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
EMI takes locks off music tracks
Apple and EMI will sell songs without copy protection, in a major change to the way most people buy music online...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Cocaine trafficking boss guilty
Drugs baron Brian Wright is found guilty of running an international cocaine smuggling empire...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Tsunami Swamps South Pacific Islands
An undersea earthquake sent huge tides rolling across low-lying areas of the Solomon Islands, inundating entire villages and causing an unknown number of deaths...
New York Times - April 2, 2007
Wedged Amid African Crises, a Neglected Nation Suffers
The region around the Central African Republic has spawned one of the world?s deadliest and most complex crises...
New York Times - April 2, 2007
Everest mobile call effort begins
A British climber has begun an attempt to make the world's highest mobile phone call...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Glastonbury tickets 'foil touts'
Glastonbury Festival organisers say their ticketing system has successfully beaten touts...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Magnolias face 'perilous future'
A report finds that over half the species in the magnolia family of plants are facing extinction...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Blood groups 'can be converted'
A method of converting one blood group to another may help relieve shortages for transfusion...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Schools 'avoid Holocaust lessons'
Teachers are dropping difficult history subjects for fear of offending some pupils, a study says...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Smoking ban comes into force
Offices, pubs and public buildings adjust to the start of the ban on smoking in public places in Wales...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Tesco denies market domination
Tesco denies that it excessively dominates the UK grocery market, saying most people can choose to visit one of its rivals...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Shake-up call over NI planning
The time delay in planning decisions is making houses more expensive, the construction industry claims...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Fighting crime tops Tory agenda
The Scottish Conservatives put the war on crime and drugs at the centre of their Holyrood election manifesto...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Sri Lanka blast 'kills civilians'
The Sri Lankan government accuses Tamil Tiger rebels of bombing a civilian bus and killing at least 15 people...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Regional anti-terror unit formed
The first of four new regional anti-terror teams in England comes into operation in Greater Manchester...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Argentina marks Falkland invasion
Memorial services are held in Argentina, 25 years after the invasion of the Falkland Islands...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
African troops killed in Darfur
Five African Union soldiers die in Darfur in the worst attack on peacekeepers since they deployed in 2004...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Football: May start for Reds home
The development of Liverpool's new stadium at Stanley Park will start in May...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Cricket: Lara rues schedule
Hosts West Indies are struggling to qualify for the World Cup semi-finals after their third defeat in six days...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
EMI, Apple 'deal on music locks'
EMI and Apple arrange a media event, with speculation centred on an end to digital locks on some music...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Pilot arrested on drink charge
A man is arrested on suspicion of being above the alcohol limit as he prepared to fly a jet to the US...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Treasury pensions claim 'untrue'
Ex-CBI boss Lord Turner says it is "completely untrue" they lobbied for Gordon Brown's 1997 pension tax changes...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Fresh protests for BBC reporter
Protests and vigils continue for BBC correspondent Alan Johnston, three weeks after he disappeared in Gaza...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
CCTV in Japan murder hunt
CCTV images of murdered UK teacher Lindsay Ann Hawker with the main suspect are released in Japan...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
No charges faced by bird flu farm
The Bernard Matthews plant at the centre of a bird flu outbreak will not face prosecution, the FSA says...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Heart valve grown from cells
British scientists have successfully grown part of a human heart from stem cells for the first time...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Seized crew 'all admit trespass'
All 15 Britons detained by Iran accept they were inside the country's waters, Iranian state radio reports...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Quake Hits South Pacific, Setting Off Tsunami
The 8.0 quake off the Solomon Islands sent a tsunami crashing onshore, killing several people...
New York Times - April 2, 2007
Kingston Journal: In Jamaican Politics, Just About Everything Is Cricket
Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller, who doubles as Jamaica?s sports minister, is hardly the only politician in the country to go cricket-crazy...
New York Times - April 2, 2007
Death in Diyala: A Salute for His Wounded, a Last Touch for His Dead
In Iraq?s increasingly violent Diyala Province, the Third Brigade Combat Team of the First Cavalry Division has seen 39 soldiers die in five months...
New York Times - April 2, 2007
Old Church Becomes Mosque in Uneasy Britain
A battle to turn a former Christian church into a mosque underscored Britain?s unease with its Muslim minority...
New York Times - April 2, 2007
4 G.I.?s Among Dead in Iraq; McCain Cites Progress
The attacks coincided with a visit to Iraq by Senator John McCain who said the security plan was ?making progress.?...
New York Times - April 2, 2007
New Generation of Qaeda Chiefs Is Seen on Rise
A new generation of leaders has emerged under Osama bin Laden to cement control over the network?s operations, U.S. officials said...
New York Times - April 2, 2007
Union head urging Ofsted reforms
The head of a teachers' union will say Ofsted is "surplus to requirements" and its role needs to be changed...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
EU targets hit UK energy strategy
Britain's energy plans have been thrown into disarray by ambitious European Union targets, the BBC has learned...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Dirt exposure 'boosts happiness'
Getting dirty may be a way to lift mood and boost the immune system, UK scientists believe...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Conservatives to launch manifesto
The Scottish Conservatives launch their political manifesto which includes a £1bn pledge to cut crime...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Effects of 7 July 'long-lasting'
Many Londoners were still stressed and frightened months after the 7 July 2005 bombings, a study indicates...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Pope 'moves closer to sainthood'
Late Pope John Paul II is set to move closer to sainthood with a report attributing a possible miracle to him...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
US and S Korea agree trade deal
The US and South Korea reach a landmark free trade agreement, after 10 months of intensive talks...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Cycling: More golds for GB
Vicky Pendleton and Chris Hoy add two more golds for Great Britain on the final day of the World Track Cycling Championships...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Extra troops enter Somali battle
Hundreds more Ethiopian troops arrive in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, amid the worst violence in 15 years...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Media stars back ad for BBC man
Leading world media figures urge greater efforts to seek the safe return of missing BBC reporter Alan Johnston...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Stem cells grown into heart valve
British scientists grow part of a human heart from stem cells for the first time...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Tsunami strikes Solomon Islands
A tsunami hits the Solomon Islands after a strong sea quake, with eight people reported dead...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Wales starts public smoking ban
Offices, pubs and public buildings adjust to the start of the ban on smoking in public places in Wales...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Regional anti-terror unit formed
The first of four new regional anti-terror teams in England comes into operation in Manchester...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
Pension 'spin' attack on Treasury
The leader of the CBI says his organisation did not support Gordon Brown's scrapping of tax credits...
BBC News - April 2, 2007
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