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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 May 2005:
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Iraq War Veteran Pleads Guilty in Abu Ghraib Prison Scandal
Pfc. Lynndie R. England, who became an infamous presence in the prisoner abuse photos, pleaded guilty under an agreement with military prosecutors...
New York Times - May 2, 2005
Polio Detected in Indonesia, Indicating It Crossed an Ocean
The case of polio indicates that an outbreak spreading from Nigeria has reached the world's fourth-most-populous country...
New York Times - May 2, 2005
More Deadly Bombings as Iraqis Debate Last Cabinet Posts
A string of deadly car bombs killed at least 12 people in neighborhoods in and around Baghdad...
New York Times - May 2, 2005
Israeli Soldier and Wanted Palestinian Killed in Gun Battle
The shooting in the West Bank reflected the strain on a truce, nearly three months old, that has reduced violence rather than stopping it altogether...
New York Times - May 2, 2005
Vitamin 'cuts smoke harm to baby'
Vitamin C may counteract some of the harmful effects to babies of smoking during pregnancy, researchers say...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Bloom greets fans at UK premiere
Orlando Bloom greets more than 1,000 fans at the UK premiere of his movie Kingdom of Heaven...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
'Hitler's nurse' breaks silence
A German paper publishes what it says is the first public account from Hitler's nurse, who survived in the bunker...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Iraq car bomb attacks 'kill 16'
A series of car bombs in Iraq's two cities kills at least 16 people, officials say...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Verizon sees off Qwest in MCI war
Qwest pulls out of its bidding for MCI, leaving the way open for rival Verizon's revised $8.5bn offer for the telecoms firm...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Snooker: Murphy wins world title
Shaun Murphy beats Matthew Stevens 18-16 to become the first qualifier since 1979 to win the World Championship...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Football: Arsenal stay second
Robin van Persie and Edu score to keep Arsenal in pole for second spot and harm West Brom's survival hopes...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Prince Naseem held over crash
Former boxing champion Prince Naseem Hamed is arrested after a man is seriously hurt in a car crash...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Italian report queries US claims
Italy publishes a report into the shooting of an agent in Iraq showing disagreements with the US version...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Brazil backs ire over Falklands
Brazil supports Argentine protests over the inclusion of the Falklands as a British territory in the draft EU constitution...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Jackson's cheques under spotlight
A senior aide cashed cheques worth $1.5m in the wake of sex abuse claims, the star's trial jury is told...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
G.I. in Iraqi Prisoner Abuse Scandal Pleads Guilty
Pfc. Lynndie R. England pleaded guilty today to seven of the nine counts against her, under an agreement with prosecutors...
New York Times - May 2, 2005
New Round of Car Bombs Kills at Least 11 in Baghdad
Today's attacks, which wounded at least 23, capped the bloodiest four-day period of violence in two months...
New York Times - May 2, 2005
Cache of Explosives Blows Up, Killing 34 Afghans
A cache of explosives stored at a former Afghan commander's house blew up today in a village in northern Afghanistan...
New York Times - May 2, 2005
Tories unveil timetable of action
Tory leader Michael Howard reveals the timetable for the party's eight priority tasks if they win the election...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Hitchhiker's tops US box office
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy tops the North American box office in its opening week...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Will NPT conference make a difference?
A conference on atomic arms control has opened in New York with the world's nuclear powers facing demands to speed up disarmament. Send us your comments...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Baghdad car bombs kill shoppers
A series of car bombs across Baghdad kills at least 13 people as escalating violence continues...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Probe into 'paltry' tsunami aid
India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands officials investigate tsunami compensation as low as two rupees...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Abigail police face wait of weeks
Police may have to wait weeks before they know if any of their suspects is Abigail Witchalls' attacker...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Marathon diverted after bomb find
A "viable device" is found along the route of the Belfast Marathon, leading to runners being diverted...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Runaway horses take motorway slip
Drivers take evasive action on a busy city centre motorway when two horses gallop down the carriageway...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Snooker: Stevens' narrow lead
Matthew Stevens leads Shaun Murphy 12-11 going into the final session of their World Snooker Championship final...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Woman soldier admits Iraq abuse
US soldier Lynndie England pleads guilty to charges of abusing prisoners at Abu Ghraib jail...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
UK pension 'near lowest in West'
Britain's state pension is one of the lowest paying in the Western world, according to an OECD report...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Royals celebrate Grand Slam
Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall join the celebration of Wales' rugby Grand Slam...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Rover staff to get £5,000 payout
MG Rover workers who lost their jobs after the UK carmaker's collapse are to get redundancy pay-outs averaging £5,000...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Annan seeks nuclear overhaul
The UN secretary general tells delegates from 187 countries the atomic arms treaty needs updating to ensure security...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Afghan munitions blast 'kills 28'
A massive explosion at an illegal ammunitions store in northern Afghanistan kills 28 people, officials say...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Leaders in final pitch to voters
The three main party leaders hit the road to bolster support in the last three days before the election...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Insurgents in Iraq Continue to Press With Spate of Attacks
More than 100 Iraqis have been killed and 200 wounded since Friday, as insurgents try to undermine and intimidate the new government...
New York Times - May 2, 2005
Taiwan Communication Plan Stirs New Hopes for a Thaw
President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan called Monday for China and Taiwan to set up a procedure to improve communications between their military and security forces...
New York Times - May 2, 2005
Sharansky Is Quitting Israel's Cabinet
Natan Sharansky, the Soviet dissident turned politician, intends to resign from Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's cabinet on Monday because he opposes Israel's withdrawal from Gaza...
New York Times - May 2, 2005
Welsh court ruling on baby battle
A New Zealand court says the future of a baby in an international custody dispute should be decided in Wales...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Plan to block Glazer Man Utd bid
Investment bank Nomura agrees to help Manchester United fans opposed to the possible takeover of the club by US tycoon Malcolm Glazer...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Labour target wavering supporters
Tony Blair and Gordon Brown begin a tour of marginal seats to persuade Labour voters not to switch to the Lib Dems...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Asia calm on N Korea missile test
North Korea's neighbours play down an apparent short-range missile test by Pyongyang at the weekend...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Abu Ghraib woman to face judges
US soldier Lynndie England is expected to plead guilty at a court martial to charges of abusing Iraqis prisoners...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Italian report to query US claims
Italy says its report into the shooting of a secret agent in Iraq will show disagreements with the US version...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Sharon ally quits over Gaza plan
Israeli cabinet minister Natan Sharansky submits his resignation in protest at plans to withdraw from Gaza...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Gaza killing sparks civil appeal
The family of British film maker James Miller are launching a civil case against the Israeli government...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Alert leads to marathon diversion
A security alert along the route of the Belfast Marathon leads to runners being diverted...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Warning of school 'parent power'
A head teachers' leader has warned of the danger of giving "irresponsible parents" power in schools...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Fourth arrest over Hassan killing
A fourth suspect is held in Iraq over the kidnap and killing of British aid worker Margaret Hassan...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Hitler bunker witness resurfaces
A German newspaper claims to have tracked down a survivor of Hitler's bunker in Berlin...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Labour vote claim 'utter rubbish'
Charles Kennedy dismisses as "rubbish" Labour's claim that switching to the Lib Dems will mean a Tory government...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Rooney dropped by school chiefs
Man Utd star Wayne Rooney is dropped as a guest at a children's tournament because of his behaviour on the pitch...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Australia rules out hostage talks
Australia is sending officials to Iraq to seek the release of an abductee but rules out negotiations with captors...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
UK soldier dies in action in Iraq
A British soldier has died from injuries he received in a suspected roadside bomb attack in Iraq...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
U.S. Denounces North Korea After Reports of Missile Test
The move by North Korea raised tensions on the eve of a United Nations conference on nuclear nonproliferation...
New York Times - May 2, 2005
Turkish Leader Visits Israel, Restoring Friendly Ties
Turkey's prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan offered to serve as a Middle East peace mediator and looked to build on trade and military ties...
New York Times - May 2, 2005
35 Iraqis Killed as Insurgents Press Spate of Attacks
Insurgents attacked a Kurdish funeral near Mosul and American soldiers handing out candy to children in Baghdad...
New York Times - May 2, 2005
Secret Message From Taiwan Stirs New Hopes for Accord
President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan sent a secret message to China's leaders, the most direct contact between the two sides since his election five years ago...
New York Times - May 2, 2005
Warning of worm infection threat
The disability caused by a tropical parasitic worm infection is far greater than previously thought, warn experts...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Mars Express set to deploy radar
A radar on the Mars Express spacecraft which will look for water and ice under the Red Planet is due to be deployed after a delay of over a year...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Washing machine fingers lazy male
A Spanish designer produces a washing machine called "Your Turn", which will not let the same person use it twice in a row...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Israel army raid kills 'militant'
Israel says it has shot dead an Islamic Jihad gunman, during a raid near the West Bank town of Tulkarm...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Communist leader freed in Nepal
The leader of Nepal's communists is freed from house arrest, two days after the state of emergency was lifted by the king...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Investigation into gun car death
Investigations continue after a man was shot in north-west London by police...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Electioneering enters final week
The last week of campaigning gets under way with all parties still pushing to win votes ahead of polling day...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Grand Slam party has royal touch
Rugby fans and two Royal visitors are heading to the Millennium Stadium for Wales' Grand Slam victory party...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Physical depression ails ignored
Although most people with depression have physical symptoms, few discuss them with their doctor, a survey shows...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Eight die in Ivory Coast clashes
At least eight people die and 30 are hurt in clashes as two ethnic groups clash in Ivory Coast, the Red Cross says...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Turkish PM makes key Israel trip
Turkey's PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan visits Israel to try to boost Mid-East peace efforts and improve bilateral ties...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Oxfam predicts Darfur long haul
The humanitarian crisis in Sudan's Darfur is set to last until late 2006, warns leading UK aid agency, Oxfam...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Skylark makes its final launch
The final launch of a successful but largely unknown British space programme goes ahead on Monday...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Election campaign hits final week
The three main parties are making a final push to win votes ahead of Thursday's general election...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
Call to nuclear powers to disarm
The world's nuclear powers face demands to disarm faster as a atomic arms treaty review opens in New York...
BBC News - May 2, 2005
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