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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 November 2006:
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More Radiation Traces Found in Britain
In the latest discoveries after the poisoning of an ex- K.G.B. agent, radiation was found at 12 sites in Britain...
New York Times - November 30, 2006
Bush Dismisses Calls for Iraq Withdrawal
President Bush said today that U.S. troops would stay in Iraq unless its government asks them to leave, hours after a pullback proposal from an independent panel was reported...
New York Times - November 30, 2006
Threat to new diploma is denied
Education Minister Jane Davidson defends the new Welsh Bac as other diplomas are announced for England...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Minister in Moon talks with Nasa
The new science minister meets the head of Nasa to discuss possible UK involvement in future Moon landings...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
C4 secures Big Brother until 2010
Channel 4 commissions three more series of reality TV icon Big Brother, securing it until 2010...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Blair wants another 200 academies
Prime Minister Tony Blair sets out a major expansion of controversial city academies and trust schools...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Shutters fall at six DIY outlets
All six of Budget DIY's Northern Ireland stores close with the loss of more than 180 jobs...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Record rise in Scottish HIV rates
More than 400 people in Scotland contracted HIV last year, World Aids Day organisers reveal...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Cyprus 'may veto' Turkey talks
Cyprus threatens to block Turkey's EU membership talks unless Ankara lifts trade restrictions on Nicosia...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Lebanese PM vows to defy protests
Lebanon's PM Fouad Siniora says his government will not be brought down by protests planned by pro-Syrian groups...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
MBE conman stripped of honour
An ex-police worker, who conned his way to receiving an MBE from the Queen, is stripped of his honour...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Darfur troops' mandate extended
African leaders extend the mandate of their Darfur peacekeepers for another six months...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
England smoking ban date set
A smoking ban in enclosed public places is to come into force in England on 1 July next year...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Road tolls backed in key report
A report into the impact of transport on the UK economy will say road charging is inevitable, the BBC learns...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Rice Meets With Olmert and Abbas
The secretary of state met with Israeli and Palestinian leaders today and urged them to step up their efforts to find a lasting peace...
New York Times - November 30, 2006
British Inquiry Widens With New Traces of Radiation
In the latest discoveries after the the poisoning of an ex- K.G.B. agent, radiation was found at 12 sites in Britain...
New York Times - November 30, 2006
Bush Dismisses Iraq Panel’s Pullback Plan
In a joint news conference, President Bush also proclaimed Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki “the right guy for Iraq.”...
New York Times - November 30, 2006
15 Brigades Would Gradually Stand Down Under Plan
The Iraq Study Group was expected to stop short of setting a firm timetable for their withdrawal...
New York Times - November 30, 2006
Green light for EU science plan
The European Parliament has approved a 54bn euro (£36bn) plan to boost science research in Europe...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
BA staff given radiation advice
Workers at a BA plant receive medical advice over links to a plane with traces of radioactive polonium...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Widow's relief at guilty verdicts
The wife of a man shot dead in a pub says justice is done after seeing three men found guilty of the murder...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Clinton launches child HIV drugs
Ex-US leader Bill Clinton and Indian drug companies join in a deal to provide children with cheaper HIV/Aids drugs...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Unrest aimed to 'sabotage' policy
Unrest at the Harmondsworth centre was an "attempt to sabotage" immigration policy, says the Home Secretary...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Scores more bodies found in Iraq
Dozens of people, many bearing gunshots or signs of torture, are found dead in Iraq, officials say...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Russia ex-PM has mystery illness
Doctors are trying to find what caused former Russian PM Yegor Gaidar to fall seriously ill in Ireland...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Football: Terry faces FA charge
Chelsea captain John Terry is charged with improper conduct by the FA following comments he made about referee Graham Poll...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Car bomb blast rocks Somali town
A car bomb explodes in Baidoa, where Somalia's interim government is based, leaving at least six dead...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Cricket: England revival hopes
England will bid to bounce back from a poor start to the Ashes when the second Test starts in Adelaide on Friday...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Fayed wants open Diana inquest
Mohammed Al Fayed mounts a legal challenge over plans for a "closed hearing" into Princess Diana's death...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
A-levels 'to be made harder'
A-levels get an A* grade and all young people in England will be able to study the International Baccalaureate...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Radiation found at 12 locations
Experts investigating Alexander Litvinenko's death find radioactive traces in 12 places, including two planes...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Pope pays visit to Turkish mosque
Pope Benedict XVI visits a Turkish mosque in what is seen as an attempt to mend relations with Muslims...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Bush Proclaims Support for Iraqi Premier
President Bush said he and the Iraqi leader had agreed today to speed the turnover of security responsibility to Iraqi forces and dismissed a call for a gradual withdrawal of troops...
New York Times - November 30, 2006
Virtual pals 'soar in importance'
Virtual communities are as important as their real-world counterparts, many members of online communities believe...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Kidman tops actress earning list
Oscar-winning star Nicole Kidman is the highest paid actress in Hollywood, according to the latest chart...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Clarke 'sceptical' about Trident
Ex-Home Secretary Charles Clarke says he is "extremely sceptical" about the need to replace Trident...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
'Millions wasted' on Springvale
At least £3.5m was wasted in the failed attempt to set up a university in Belfast, a government watchdog says...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Six years custody for school fire
An 18-year-old man is given six years custody for arson at a school, which caused £8m of damage...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Pound hits 14-year dollar high
Sterling hits a 14-year high against the dollar amid speculation that UK interest rates will rise in the New Year...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Omagh trial charges move rejected
The judge in the Omagh bomb trial rejects an application to dismiss some of the charges facing Sean Hoey...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Trio guilty of pub fatal shooting
Three men are found guilty of a double shooting at a pub in Edinburgh which left one man dead...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Mumbai bombings suspects charged
Indian police charge 30 people in connection with the July blasts which killed 185 people in Mumbai...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Man jailed for bus station murder
A man is jailed for life for the murder of a grandmother he sexually assaulted and mutilated in a bus station toilet...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Rice has peace talks in West Bank
The US secretary of state starts talks with Palestinian and Israeli leaders as part of a new diplomatic effort...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Iraq report 'advises US pullback'
A US review of policy on Iraq will recommend a troop pullback and a new diplomatic offensive, reports say...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Pope set to visit Turkish mosque
Pope Benedict XVI is to visit a famous Turkish mosque in what is seen as a goodwill gesture to Muslims...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
'Hundreds killed' in Sudan battle
At least 300 people were killed in clashes between Sudan's army and former rebels in the south, aid workers say...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Fiji army head sets coup deadline
Fiji's military chief warns he will overthrow the government on Friday, unless his demands are met...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Football: Mourinho warns Man Utd
Jose Mourinho warns Man Utd that he expects Chelsea to take over at the top of the Premiership soon...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Rugby: Andrew rejects job link
Rob Andrew admits England are unlikely to replace head coach Andy Robinson by the start of the 2007 Six Nations...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Microsoft Vista released for sale
Windows Vista, Microsoft's new operating system, goes on sale to business customers...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
'Long-term scars' of 7/7 bombs
The trauma of the 7 July London bombings has left emotional scars for 80% of survivors, a report says...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Unrest is 'immigration sabotage'
The home secretary says unrest at the Harmondsworth centre was an "attempt to sabotage" the UK's immigration policy...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Marines 'lose' payment in blunder
A navy blunder means Royal Marines in Afghanistan will not get a £3,000 bonus they were expecting...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Bush vows to 'complete Iraq job'
The US leader pledges to keep troops in Iraq until "the job is complete" and says its PM is "the right guy for Iraq"...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
UK pair lose US extradition fight
Two men held on Afghanistan-related terror charges lose their US extradition fight...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Fayed bids for open Diana inquest
Mohammed Al Fayed mounts a legal challenge over plans for a "closed" inquest into Princess Diana's death...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
BA passengers in radiation alert
A radiation alert on two British Airways planes prompts the airline to contact 33,000 passengers...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
British Find Radiation Traces on 3 Planes
Traces of radioactivity were found on planes that flew to Moscow days before a former Russian K.G.B. agent fell ill...
New York Times - November 30, 2006
Brazzaville Journal: For One Colonial Ruler, Honor in His African Home
The government of Brazzaville is erecting a 20-foot-tall statue to honor its first master, Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza...
New York Times - November 30, 2006
Iraq’s Premier Abruptly Skips a Bush Session
The cancellation occurred on a day that a classified White House memo expressing doubts about the prime minister was disclosed...
New York Times - November 30, 2006
Iran’s President Criticizes Bush in Letter to American People
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad criticized U.S. policy and offered to work with Americans to reverse those policies...
New York Times - November 30, 2006
Early Astronomical ‘Computer’ Found to Be Technically Complex
The Antikythera Mechanism calculated phases of the Moon and planetary motions in the second century B.C...
New York Times - November 30, 2006
Iraq Panel to Recommend Pullback of Combat Troops
The Iraq Study Group final report will call for a gradual pullback of 15 brigades but stops short of setting a firm timetable for their withdrawal...
New York Times - November 30, 2006
Social care improvement 'slows'
No English council is zero-star-rated for adult social services - but concerns still remain...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Farepak fund closes short of target
The fund to compensate families who lost savings in the Farepak fund collapse has closed short of target...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Concern at nutrition in hospitals
Patient meals at Scottish hospitals need to be more nutritious, a watchdog claims...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Rice flies in for Mid-East talks
The US secretary of state is due to meet Palestinian and Israeli leaders as part of a new diplomatic effort...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Cautious US hope on N Korea talks
The US envoy negotiating with North Korea says he hopes talks on its nuclear programme will start soon...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Paraguay man crucified in public
Protesters in Paraguay stage a public crucifixion to call for the release of a former general jailed for plotting...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Andrew rejects England job link
Rob Andrew rules himself out of the running to succeed Andy Robinson as England's head coach...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Bush begins delayed talks on Iraq
The US president begins a delayed summit in Jordan with the Iraqi premier aimed at tackling escalating violence...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
UN troops face child abuse claims
Children are being subjected to rape and prostitution by UN peacekeepers in Haiti and Liberia, the BBC learns...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
PM to set out school expansion
PM Tony Blair is to set out a major expansion of controversial city academies and trust schools...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
UK tsunami officials criticised
British officials are criticised by survivors for their initial handling of the Asian tsunami disaster...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
MRSA superbug claims may surge
Compensation claims over the MRSA superbug may rise as lawyers use workplace laws to pursue hospitals...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
BA planes undergo radiation tests
Two BA planes undergo more tests after traces of radiation are found in the probe into an ex-spy's death...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
Brown confident on son's disease
Chancellor Gordon Brown says he is upbeat about baby son Fraser, who has been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis...
BBC News - November 30, 2006
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