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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 June 2006:
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Troops Respect Iraqis' Rights, Rumsfeld Says
Amid a growing furor over reports of killings of civilians, the defense secretary said there is no systemic problem with the conduct of U.S. troops...
New York Times - June 2, 2006
U.N. Chief Says World Is Losing Battle With AIDS
The dark tone of Kofi Annan's remarks diverged markedly from the upbeat speeches by Laura Bush, the first lady...
New York Times - June 2, 2006
Iranian President Dismisses Package of Incentives
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran will pursue its legal right to develop a peaceful nuclear program...
New York Times - June 2, 2006
Cannabis 'reduces surgery pain'
A cannabis plant extract provides pain relief for patients after major surgery, research shows...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Search for fishermen called off
The search for two fishermen missing in their prawn trawler off the Scottish coast is called off overnight...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Brown defends under-fire Prescott
Chancellor Gordon Brown defends deputy leader John Prescott during a trip to Germany...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Football: Chelsea in Mikel deal
Chelsea agree a combined £16m fee for Jon Obi Mikel, with £12m going to Man Utd and £4m to Lynn Oslo...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Cricket: England lose initiative
England lose the initiative against Sri Lanka, slipping to 53-2 in reply to the tourists' 231 at Trent Bridge...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
'Zarqawi tape' urges Sunni unrest
A recording said to be of al-Qaeda's Iraq leader, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, urges Sunnis to attack Shias...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
UN agrees global Aids declaration
A UN conference on Aids agrees a declaration on tackling the disease but activists attack it as too weak...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Man shot in terror raid quizzed
A man shot in an armed police raid is questioned in hospital after his arrest under the Terrorism Act...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Troops cleared of Iraq wrongdoing
A US military investigation finds there was no misconduct by US troops over Iraqi civilian deaths in Ishaqi...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Tony Blair to meet Pope Benedict
Prime Minister Tony Blair will discuss the war on terrorism in an audience with Pope Benedict XVI...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Ivory Coast Sets Date to Begin Disarmament of Militia Units
The disarmament pact is the latest in a series of pledges intended to reunite the country before national elections set for October...
New York Times - June 2, 2006
Putin Dismisses Russia's Chief Prosecutor
The prosecutor had promised to disclose "new so-called high-profile criminal cases" involving government corruption...
New York Times - June 2, 2006
British Police Shoot Man in Counterterrorism Raid
British police officers shot, wounded and arrested a 23-year-old man before dawn today in a counterterrorism raid, according to police accounts...
New York Times - June 2, 2006
Eight Oil Workers Abducted From Rig Off Nigeria
The kidnapping was the latest of a string of violent incidents meant to disrupt oil production in the country's oil-rich Niger Delta region...
New York Times - June 2, 2006
U.S. to Cooperate With Iraqis on Haditha Inquiry
Progress in the Haditha inquiry came along with evidence of another incident: the killing of 11 Iraqi civilians in March...
New York Times - June 2, 2006
Classics drive for inner cities
A teacher at a leading independent school is giving up her job to teach classics in inner-city comprehensives...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Hackers hit Swedish police site
Cyber vandals have attacked the website of the Swedish police a day after raids against a BitTorrent site...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Widespread search for fishermen
Rescuers are continuing their search for two fishermen missing in their prawn trawler off the Scottish coast...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Armed gang caught on phone camera
Four men are guilty of a £75,000 armed robbery where shoppers' mobile phone photos of the raid provided vital clues...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Deutsche persists with bourse bid
Deutsche Boerse says it will continue its attempt to buy Euronext, despite its target agreeing to a NYSE offer...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Child killed by collapsing wall
A three-year-old girl dies on the way to hospital after a brick wall collapses on top of her in Merseyside...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Lung cancer in women 'to double'
Lung cancer among women in NI is well on its way to doubling within 30 years, new research finds...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Kenya smashes US visa scam ring
A visa fraud ring operating around the US embassy in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, is broken up, police say...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
EU bans Romanian poultry over flu
The EU reimposes a ban on all poultry imported from Romania, due to the rapid spread of bird flu...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Hard labour for Abu Ghraib man
A US army dog handler who abused an Iraqi prisoner at Abu Ghraib prison will not go to jail, a military court decides...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Go-ahead for 'pharmed' goat drug
The first medicine produced from a genetically modified animal is recommended for use in Europe...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Eriksson delight at Rooney progress
Sven-Goran Eriksson is delighted with Wayne Rooney's progress as the striker attempts to be fit for the World Cup...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Rumsfeld backs Iraq probes
US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld voices confidence in investigations into an alleged massacre in Iraq...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Man jailed for sunbed accident
A tanning firm boss is given a jail term after a woman gets trapped in a sunbed and ends up in a burns unit...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Iran 'rejects Western pressure'
Iran's president says Tehran will not abandon its right to nuclear technology under Western pressure...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Lottery company seeks new funding
The company behind Monday, a new lottery game, seeks new financial backing after disappointing sales...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Baby for Oscar-winner Weisz
Oscar-winning British actress Rachel Weisz gives birth to her first child, a baby boy, in New York...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Selection ban 'is still in place'
The government rejects suggestions it may drop its ban on academic selection in Northern Ireland...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Roof-top protest ends peacefully
Inmates who staged a protest at Featherstone prison come down from the roof after seven hours...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Family rescued from fire in house
A woman and six children are rescued by fire crews following an arson attack on their home in Londonderry...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Guilty verdicts in armed robbery
Four men are found guilty over a £75,000 armed robbery at a building society, where a guard was shot in the leg...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Russia's chief prosecutor sacked
Russian prosecutor-general Vladimir Ustinov is dismissed at the behest of President Vladimir Putin...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Five die as Syria thwarts attack
Four gunmen and a security guard die during a "terrorist" attack in the Syrian capital, officials say...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Maoists hold massive Nepal rally
At least 200,000 people join the first big Maoist rally in the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu, for three years...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Football: Davies to join Derby
Derby County unveil Preston boss Billy Davies as their new manager on Friday...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Kenya to provide free Aids drugs
Kenya's president says fees will be removed for anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs), which combat the effects of Aids...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
E Timor's Horta 'to end unrest'
East Timor's Foreign Minister Jose Ramos Horta is to take over as security chief, in a bid to end weeks of violence...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Web users to 'patrol' US border
A US state is to stream live webcam pictures of its border with Mexico so the public can spot illegal immigrants...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Stones star given tour all-clear
The Rolling Stones will begin their European tour next month after Keith Richards recovers from brain surgery...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Rooney steps up comeback attempt
Wayne Rooney begins running and kicking the ball with both feet in his battle to recover from a metatarsal injury...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Iraqi PM angry at 'US violence'
Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki criticises US troops for what he describes as habitual attacks against civilians...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Virus ship docks in Southampton
A luxury cruise ship returns to port after 200 passengers were struck down with a vomiting virus...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Man remanded over fatal stabbing
A man appears in court charged with murder following the death of a father of three in Bristol...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Man shot in anti-terrorism raid
A man has been shot by police during an anti-terrorism raid in east London, Scotland Yard says...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Iran nuclear bomb 'in 10 years'
Iran could have nuclear weapons within the next 10 years, the top US intelligence chief warns...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Oilmen kidnapped from Nigeria rig
Eight foreign oil workers, including six Britons, are kidnapped from an offshore oil rig in Nigeria...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
London Journal: It's Springtime for Soccer, and for Rowdy England Fans
As England's soccer fans prepare to visit Germany for the World Cup, another item has been added to their long "verboten" list: Don't mention the war...
New York Times - June 2, 2006
Iranians Dismiss U.S. Terms for Beginning Direct Talks
Iranian officials and analysts said the talks indicated that the United States has been forced to take Iran more seriously...
New York Times - June 2, 2006
German Spy Agency Admits Mishandling Abduction Case
Germany's external intelligence service said it knew about the American seizure and detention of a German citizen before the country was officially informed...
New York Times - June 2, 2006
U.S. Rejects an Invitation for Talks in North Korea
North Korea invited the top American nuclear envoy to Pyongyang for bilateral talks, but the White House insisted on a return to long-deadlocked six-nation talks...
New York Times - June 2, 2006
Iraqi Accuses U.S. of 'Daily' Attacks Against Civilians
The prime minister of Iraq said that U.S. troops crush civilians "with their vehicles and kill them just on suspicion."...
New York Times - June 2, 2006
Package of Terms (No Sanctions Included) for Iran
The initiative is aimed at encouraging Iran to return to a freeze of its sensitive nuclear activities...
New York Times - June 2, 2006
Ancient fig clue to first farming
Carbonised figs found in an archaeological site in the Jordan Valley may represent one of the earliest forms of agriculture, scientists report...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Home visits 'could aid baby jabs'
Home visits may help ensure babies are immunised against childhood diseases, researchers have suggested...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Planning forms an 'ID theft risk'
Homeowners are warned they could be targeted by identity fraudsters after applying for planning permission...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Interpol push for Uganda arrests
Interpol issues the first wanted persons notices for the International Criminal Court, for Ugandan suspects...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
NYSE and Euronext in $20bn merger
The New York Stock Exchange and Euronext are to merge, creating a stock market worth $20bn (16bn euros; £11bn)...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Iraq agenda at Blair-Prodi talks
Iraq is expected to be high on the agenda as Tony Blair meets Italian prime minister Romano Prodi in Rome...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Female circumcision 'a birth risk'
Female circumcision has serious risks for women during childbirth and their babies, the World Health Organisation warns...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Urgent law to shut rape loophole
Emergency legislation is to be rushed through in the Irish Republic to close a loophole in statutory rape laws...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Watchdog issues IVF clinic guide
The UK's fertility watchdog launches an online 'league table' of clinics to show the best local services...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
Prescott job 'interests' Johnson
Education Secretary Alan Johnson says he would be interested in taking over John Prescott's job in the future...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
US probes new Iraq massacre claim
The US tells the BBC it is investigating an incident in which 11 Iraqis may have been shot by US troops...
BBC News - June 2, 2006
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