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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 March 2005:
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Insurgents in Iraq Attack Shiite Pilgrims and School
A car bomb exploded outside a school west of Baghdad today as insurgents launched attacks on pilgrims traveling to Karbala...
New York Times - March 30, 2005
Opposition Visit to Beijing Sparks Anger Among Taiwan Leaders
A Taiwanese official today denounced a visit by Taiwan's opposition Nationalist Party as the group arrived in Beijing...
New York Times - March 30, 2005
Pope Receiving Food Through Nasal Tube
The Vatican's announcement raised new alarms about the pope's health and his ability to lead the Roman Catholic Church...
New York Times - March 30, 2005
Rescuers on Indonesian Island Dig Without Heavy Equipment
All over the island of Nias, off the western shore of Sumatra, neighbors are searching for people trapped under piles of rubble...
New York Times - March 30, 2005
Wolfowitz Seems to Win European Support for World Bank Nomination
Paul D. Wolfowitz, the Bush administration's candidate to head the World Bank, to create a multinational team to run the bank...
New York Times - March 30, 2005
Late developers' sex risk warning
Young people who reach sexual maturity later may be more vulnerable to sexually transmitted diseases, research suggests...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Scales tip with tiniest mass yet
Scientists weigh a cluster of xenon atoms at just a few billionths of a trillionth of a gram, or a few zeptograms...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Eccleston quits Doctor Who role
Actor Christopher Eccleston has quit as Doctor Who after just one episode of the new series, the BBC has confirmed...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Website offers sex health advice
Embarrassment is stopping many young people in Scotland from getting advice on sexual health, doctors say...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Call for shake-up of ATM charges
Fee-charging ATMs should carry large warning signs, a committee of MPs says, and the machines should be subject to greater regulation...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Football: England 2-0 Azerbaijan
Steven Gerrard and David Beckham are on target as England beat Azerbaijan in the World Cup qualifier...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
US court rejects new Schiavo plea
A US federal court rejects a petition by the parents of brain-damaged Terri Schiavo to save her life...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Tube PPP 'cost public purse £1bn'
Maintenance of the Tube could have been delivered more cheaply, a house of commons report says...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Jackson jury told of abuse claims
The psychologist who was first to hear the abuse claims by Michael Jackson's accuser gives evidence at court...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Patients to help judge NHS trusts
Patients will get a formal role in assessing the performance of health trusts in England under a shake-up of the inspection system...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Six charged over gunpoint kidnap
Six people are charged with conspiracy to kidnap a Hartlepool businessman who was snatched at gunpoint last year...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Children 'starving' in new Iraq
Malnutrition rates in Iraqi children under five have almost doubled since the US-led war, a UN report says...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Pro-Syrian Lebanese Premier Postpones His Expected Resignation
Prime Minister Omar Karami, who resigned last month and had spent the intervening weeks trying to form a new government, postponed an expected announcement today...
New York Times - March 30, 2005
Doctors Insert Feeding Tube Through Pope's Nose
The Vatican said the feeding tube is meant to help Pope John Paul II's recovery from a tracheotomy...
New York Times - March 30, 2005
Key Kyrgyzstan Official Quits, Raising Prospect of Political Fight
One of the leading figures in the government resigned as security chief today, positioning himself as a candidate for president...
New York Times - March 30, 2005
New Doctor Who series confirmed
The BBC commissions a second series of the new Doctor Who series after high ratings...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
How can school meals be made healthier?
The government has promised £280m to improve school lunches following a campaign by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver. Will it make a difference?...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Shell guilty over gas leak deaths
Oil company Shell pleads guilty to three charges in relation to the death of two North Sea workers in 2003...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Court mulls file-sharing future
A landmark appeal case between file-sharing networks and the entertainment industry has begun in the US Supreme Court...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Tribute paid to tsunami policeman
The family of a policeman killed in a road crash in Thailand say he was a "loving family man"...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Maze site 'approved' for stadium
Plans for a new £55m sports stadium at the site of the former Maze prison in County Antrim are approved...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Ferry therapist '£17,000' pay off
A union claims a beauty therapist allegedly paid around 75p per hour has a £17,000 settlement from Irish Ferries...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Rugby: Wood backing Dallaglio
Keith Wood believes Lawrence Dallaglio should be in the Lions squad to tour New Zealand...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Mugabe seeks landslide poll win
A Zimbabwean minister says the ruling party is heading for a massive win, in Thursday's parliamentary elections...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Thai PM indicates switch on south
Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra indicates he is ready to follow a softer line in tackling the restive south...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
US court to hear new Schiavo plea
A US federal court agrees to hear a petition by the parents of brain-damaged Terri Schiavo to save her life...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Czech government faces collapse
The Czech PM loses his parliamentary majority after a coalition partner votes to quit the government...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Iran opens secret nuclear plant
Journalists accompany Iran's president to a nuclear plant whose existence was not known until late 2002...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
TV chef welcomes £280m meals plan
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver welcomes new money for English schools to improve children's lunches...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Power-hungry PCs cost users dear
A study of the electricity consumed by electrical devices shows people could save money by switching off...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
First UK homes go digital TV only
Television viewers in two Welsh villages make history by becoming the first in the UK to lose their analogue signal...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
India traders protest at VAT plan
Shops and businesses across India shut down as traders begin a three-day protest against a new tax...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Irish forces search for teenager
Police in the Irish Republic close in on a 14-year-old Teesside girl, missing with her 23-year-old cousin...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Arson attack on new kidney unit
A new kidney unit at Londonderry's Altnagelvin Hospital is badly damaged in an arson attack...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Two UK banks to shed 1,700 jobs
National Australia Bank says it will shed about 1,700 jobs at its Yorkshire and Clydesdale banks in the UK as part of a restructuring...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Sharp fall in hospital wait times
New figures show NHS waiting times in Wales have fallen sharply across many areas in the last month...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Bloomsbury set for Potter boost
Fictional magician Harry Potter continues to cast a spell over publisher Bloomsbury with pre-orders of the new book ahead of forecasts...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Blunkett hints at election call
Ex-Home Secretary David Blunkett gives fresh clues that the general election will be announced on Monday...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Teachers claim heads bully staff
A teachers' union complains that many head teachers bully their staff, creating a climate of fear...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Cricket: Ponting wary of England
Aussie captain Ricky Ponting says this year's Ashes will be the closest in years...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Mugabe rejects phoney poll claim
As campaigning enters its final day, Zimbabwe's leader rejects fears parliamentary polls will be rigged...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Safety pledge for ousted Akayev
A senior Kyrgyz interim leader promises to protect ousted President Askar Akayev if he returns home to resign...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Wolfowitz wins European backing
Paul Wolfowitz, the US's controversial choice to head the World Bank, wins Europe's backing for his nomination...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Europe warned on cancer research
Europe could lose some of its most talented cancer experts unless funding on research is doubled, a survey warns...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Britons 'missing' in earthquake
Up to 10 Britons have been reported missing in the Indonesian earthquake, the Foreign Office says...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Blair accused of security gamble
Michael Howard accuses Tony Blair of gambling with the UK's national security by cutting armed forces...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Man drops Rooney punch claim
A student who claimed footballer Wayne Rooney punched him in a nightclub withdraws the allegation...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Football: Rooney in positive mood
England's Wayne Rooney hopes Azerbaijan are still reeling from their 8-0 thrashing by Poland...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Aid struggles to reach Indonesia
Transport and weather problems stop relief for survivors of an earthquake that killed 1,000 in Indonesia...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
BBC rejects Springer complaints
The BBC board of governors rejects thousands of complaints over the televising of Jerry Springer - The Opera...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Doctors give Pope feeding tube
Pope John Paul II is being fed through a nasal tube to aid his recovery, the Vatican reveals...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Jamie gets healthier school meals
English schools will get more money to improve lunches as TV chef Jamie Oliver's campaign reaches a climax...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Panel Says Annan Didn't Intervene in Iraq Contract
But the U.N. secretary general was faulted for not taking more action once conflict of interest questions were raised...
New York Times - March 30, 2005
Quake Damage Limited to Small Area; Hundreds Dead
The damage seems concentrated on Nias, a tiny island off the Indonesian coast, and its neighbor, Simeulue...
New York Times - March 30, 2005
Delay Possible on Iraq Charter as Talks Falter
Political leaders said that the delay in forming a new government would probably force them to postpone by half a year the writing of a permanent constitution...
New York Times - March 30, 2005
Sharon Clears Final Hurdle in Gaza Pullout Plan's Path
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel won an extraordinary victory Tuesday over his own party and the settler movement...
New York Times - March 30, 2005
Pro-Syrian Premier Expected to Resign in Lebanon Today
Omar Karami said today he would step down because he could not persuade opposition figures to join a national unity government...
New York Times - March 30, 2005
U.N. Council Approves Penalties in Darfur
The Security Council voted Tuesday to impose sanctions on individuals in the conflicted Darfur region of Sudan who commit atrocities or break cease-fire agreements...
New York Times - March 30, 2005
Inquiry into Sudan I scare urged
An inquiry into the Sudan I scare - which led to hundreds of food products being recalled - is urged by MPs...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Teachers offered more protection
More will be done to protect teachers from disruptive pupils, the schools minister is expected to say...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Syria vows full Lebanon pullout
Syria says it will withdraw all its troops from Lebanon before the Lebanese elections in May...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Man charged over 'gangster' death
A man is to appear in court, charged with murdering Manchester gangland boss Desmond Noonan...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Court appearance over stab death
A man is expected to appear in court in County Antrim charged with the murder of a man at the weekend...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Strategy to tackle domestic abuse
The Welsh Assembly Government unveils a three-year plan with £1.1m funding to tackle domestic abuse...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Memo shows Iraq prison methods
A top US general in Iraq authorised interrogation techniques including the use of dogs, a memo confirms...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Britons missing after Asian quake
A "handful" of Britons have been reported missing after the latest earthquake to hit south-east Asia...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Study highlights global decline
Human activities are causing irreversible damage to the natural world, a major study finds...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Privacy fears over NHS database
A new NHS computer database may threaten the privacy of patients' medical records, the BBC has learnt...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Football: Rooney 'getting better'
England's Wayne Rooney says he will be even more explosive by the 2006 World Cup if his country qualifies...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
MPs rap UN over Darfur death toll
British MPs put the death toll from Sudan's Darfur crisis at 300,000 - four times the WHO estimate...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
£280m for healthy school meals
Schools in England get extra money to ensure they spend at least 50p on the ingredients of meals...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
Indonesia aid effort gathers pace
Aid efforts get into gear after Indonesia's quake, but the rescue of victims is hampered by poor weather...
BBC News - March 30, 2005
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