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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 May 2006:
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Bush Calls Sudan's Leader About Darfur Talks
President Bush called Omar al-Bashir today, urging him to send a representative back to peace talks on Darfur...
New York Times - May 2, 2006
Bolivia's Moves on Resources Worry Investors
A decision by President Evo Morales to place oil and gas reserves under state control has raised concerns...
New York Times - May 2, 2006
University in separate pay offer
A university makes its staff a separate pay offer, as the UK-wide dispute threatens student graduations...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Four admit 'horrific' child abuse
Four men accused of running a paedophile ring admit charges relating to the 'horrific' abuse of eight girls...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Talks over benefits system crash
Royal Mail is to make emergency benefit payments after a computer system crashes...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Football: Blackburn 1-0 Chelsea
Blackburn qualify for the Uefa Cup after beating champions Chelsea at Ewood Park...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
'Absurd' Ethiopia charges slammed
Amnesty International urges the Ethiopian government to free the 111 people on trial for treason and genocide...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Rooney hangs on to World Cup hope
Wayne Rooney has not given up hope of playing for England at the World Cup in Germany...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Boy, 16, executes father's killer
A teenage Somali boy stabs and kills the man convicted of murdering his father, in a public Sharia law execution...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
New deadline for Darfur agreement
The deadline is extended for the Sudan government to reach a deal with rebels to end the Darfur conflict...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Progress 'too slow' after Shipman
Ministers are attacked for failing to act on the findings of the inquiry into the Shipman murders...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
German hostages released in Iraq
Two German engineers kidnapped in Iraq in January have been freed, Germany's foreign ministry says...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Beshenivsky suspect not deported
The deportation row escalates after it emerges a suspect in the Beshenivsky slaying was allowed to stay...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Italian Premier Quits After Defying Vote
Silvio Berlusconi's resignation will start the countdown to the formation of a new government...
New York Times - May 2, 2006
Cash card taps virtual game funds
The makers of an online game have issued cash cards to allow gamers to access their virtual funds in real life...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Late Easter boost for High Street
The late Easter has helped deliver a long-awaited boost to High Street stores, according to the CBI...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Worry at web exam plagiarism rise
New technology could be contributing to the rise in pupils cheating at exams and coursework, says a Welsh exam board...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Life for 'merciless' murder gang
Four men are jailed for life for the murder of an assistant bank manager kicked to death in London's West End...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Man denies four friends' deaths
The trial opens of a 21-year-old man who denies causing the deaths of four of his friends by dangerous driving...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
New pact aims to beat the bigots
Police forces, councils, unions and the Orange Order join forces to tackle sectarianism in Scotland...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Fatal crash driver 'not speeding'
The driver of a minibus which overturned killing a 12-year-old schoolgirl tells a court he was not driving dangerously...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Bolivia gas move met with shock
Brazil and Spain voice deep concern after Bolivia puts privately developed gas fields under state control...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Berlusconi resigns as Italian PM
Silvio Berlusconi formally resigns as Italian prime minister, paving the way for Romano Prodi to take office...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Pakistan nuclear case 'is closed'
Pakistan announces an end to investigations into the leaking of nuclear secrets by disgraced scientist AQ Khan...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Football: McClaren job warning
Steve McClaren's former mentor Jim Smith warns the Middlesbrough boss against taking the England job...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Cricket: Anderson ruled out
James Anderson is out for two months, and Simon Jones and Steve Harmison are doubts for next weel's first Test against Sri Lanka...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Foam may not have helped - MoD
The deaths of 10 UK personnel in Iraq may not have been prevented by a plane fuel safety device, says the MoD...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Britons 'put fun before babies'
A generation who would rather have fun and live comfortably is fuelling falling birth rates, a poll suggests...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Rooney upbeat on World Cup hopes
Wayne Rooney is hopeful he can play some role for England at the World Cup...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
UK soldiers 'saw Iraqi boy drown'
Four British soldiers forced an Iraqi teenager into a river at gunpoint and
watched him drown, a court martial hears...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
French PM 'hurt by terrible lies'
French PM Dominique de Villepin tells parliament claims he tried to damage his rival Nicolas Sarkozy are false...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Clarke to face MPs over prisoners
Under-fire Home Secretary Charles Clarke is to update MPs on Wednesday about the freed foreign prisoners...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
US warns of tough Iran resolution
A top US diplomat says he expects EU states to prepare a binding UN resolution on Iran's nuclear programme...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Blaine begins underwater stunt
US illusionist David Blaine says he is feeling "pretty good" as he starts a seven-day stunt submerged underwater...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
US file-sharing students targeted
The US music and film industry is targeting universities in its latest action against illegal file-sharing...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Schools 'risk being baby-sitters'
Head teachers threaten to block plans to extend the school day, branding it a 'baby-sitting service'...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
UK manufacturing 'sees pick-up'
The UK manufacturing sector grew at its fastest rate for nearly a year and a half in April, a survey says...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Tories a 'positive alternative'
David Cameron says the Tories offer a "positive, centre-right alternative" to Labour in the local elections...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Arrests in sex trafficking raids
Four people are arrested and six women taken into protective custody as police make sex trafficking raids...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Loyal Orders and SDLP set to meet
Representatives of the Loyal Orders are to meet the SDLP for the first time to discuss the marching season...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Stag party man shot near airport
A 32-year-old man from north Wales is shot near Liverpool's airport after returning from a stag party abroad...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Kashmir on strike over killings
A strike called to protest against the killings of 35 Hindus shuts down parts of Indian-controlled Kashmir...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Darfur's rebels pressed on deal
Sudanese rebels come under pressure to accept a peace deal for Darfur, as a deadline looms for talks to end...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
France reviews immigration rules
French MPs are to debate a bill that would make it harder for foreigners to work in France...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Football: McClaren awaits decision
Steve McClaren wants an end to the saga over the England job - as reports claim he is set to be named as Sven-Goran Eriksson's successor...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
June deadline for injured Rooney
England will be able to replace Wayne Rooney up until 24 hours before their opening World Cup match on 10 June...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
BBC 'must improve Mid-East view'
The BBC aims for accurate Middle East coverage but UK viewers get an incomplete picture, a report says...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Berlusconi to hand in resignation
Defeated Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi is to resign, paving the way for Romano Prodi to form a new government...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Three guilty of The Scream theft
Three men found guilty over the theft of Edvard Munch The Scream, while three others are acquitted...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
RAF pilots 'asked for tank foam'
The deaths of 10 personnel in Iraq could have been avoided if a fuel safety device was fitted to their Hercules plane...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Man held over arson attacks
A man is arrested by police investigating three arson attacks in south London, in which one man died...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Gary Glitter denies abusing girls
Disgraced singer Gary Glitter denies ever abusing underage girls and blames the British media for his downfall...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Militants Kill 35 Hindus Days Before Talks on Kashmir
The killings were the deadliest violence since peace talks began more than two years ago between India and Pakistan...
New York Times - May 2, 2006
Beit Hanun Journal: Where Rockets Exit, Shells Enter and Houses Are Ruined
An Israeli artillery shell slammed into the Abu Odeh house in northern Gaza, injuring their son and grandson, and leaving the family wondering how they will pay to fix their home...
New York Times - May 2, 2006
Zimbabwe's Prices Rise 900%, Turning Staples Into Luxuries
At a supermarket near the center of Harare, toilet paper costs $417 per sheet...
New York Times - May 2, 2006
Bolivian Nationalizes the Oil and Gas Sector
President Evo Morales of Bolivia gave foreign companies 180 days to renegotiate existing contracts with the government, or leave the country...
New York Times - May 2, 2006
U.S. Diplomat Heads to Nigeria to Try to Unsnarl Darfur Talks
Talks were extended after failure to reach agreement Sunday night, only to break down on Monday when the senior representative of the Sudanese government walked out...
New York Times - May 2, 2006
Ideals Collide as Vatican Rethinks Condom Ban
A clash is shaping at the Vatican between the church's condom ban and its advocacy of human life...
New York Times - May 2, 2006
Children 'failed' over nutrition
The world is failing children by failing to tackle the ensure they have enough to eat, Unicef has warned...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
UK economic growth 'accelerating'
UK economic growth will accelerate in the second half of 2006, according to a survey of business confidence...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Cancer charity backs sunbed bill
A cancer charity backs a proposal to introduce a licensing system to regulate sunbed salons in Scotland...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Hamas moves to fix salary crisis
Hamas aims to ease a salary crisis by paying Palestinian state workers directly with funds from Arab nations...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Cricket: Anderson Tests doubt
England pace bowler James Anderson has a suspected stress fracture of the back...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
China-Vatican talks 'should end'
The Vatican should halt talks with China because it ordains bishops without Rome's consent, a HK cardinal says...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Pupils to sit first online exams
Computers will replace pens and paper for some pupils as Scotland's exam season gets under way...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Gutsy Dott wins world snooker final
Graeme Dott defeats Peter Ebdon 18-14 in a monumental contest to win the World Championship at The Crucible...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
'Clear lead needed' on green life
A UK government advisory body says the public needs more leadership on environmental issues...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
UN powers review Iran atom row
Officials from top UN Security Council member nations are to discuss efforts to curb Iran's nuclear programme...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
Jobcentres hit by two-day strike
Staff at Jobcentres and benefit offices stage a 48-hour walkout in protest at planned job cuts...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
PM bids to lift beleaguered party
Tony Blair moves to repair the setbacks to Labour's local election prospects caused by rows engulfing two ministers...
BBC News - May 2, 2006
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