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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 April 2007:
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Wolfowitz Says He?s the Victim of Smear Campaign
He also hinted that he would discuss whether to resign if the board clears him of misconduct...
New York Times - April 30, 2007
Israeli Leader Clings to Office Despite Harsh Report on War
The interim findings say that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ?made up his mind hastily? to launch the campaign last July against Hezbollah guerrillas...
New York Times - April 30, 2007
Motion-sensitive laptop developed
A motion-sensitive laptop which can be controlled much like a Nintendo Wii remote is being developed...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Arctic melt faster than forecast
Computer models of climate change have underestimated the pace of Arctic melting, a study concludes...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Councillor killed by bull on farm
Sinn Fein councillor Michael McAnespie dies after being attacked by a bull on a farm in County Tyrone...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Cancer fighting gene identified
Scientists in Dundee believe they may be a step closer to finding out why some people get cancer...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Airlines cancel Sri Lanka flights
Three airlines cancel or change flights to Sri Lanka a day after rebels carried out an air raid around Colombo...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Fireman killed himself at station
A fireman set fire to himself in front of work colleagues in North Yorkshire, an inquest hears...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
US and EU agree 'single market'
The annual US-EU summit takes steps to dismantle barriers to transatlantic trade and investment...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Turkish PM makes appeal for unity
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan appeals for national unity over the disputed presidential election...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Football: Reading down Newcastle
Dave Kitson's volley upstages Michael Owen's return after 10 months out as Reading beat Newcastle...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
NatWest 'abused' overdraft fees
An attempt to force NatWest bank to justify its unauthorised overdraft fees in court is adjourned after a first day...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Frenzy as Kate Moss range debuts
A range of clothes by Kate Moss attracts a scrum of shoppers as it goes on sale at Topshop...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Israel PM 'will remain in office'
Israeli PM Ehud Olmert says he will not resign, despite criticism of his handling of the war in Lebanon...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Five get life over UK bomb plot
Five men are jailed for life for a bomb plot which could have killed hundreds in Britain as a 7 July link emerges...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
5 Britons Are Convicted in Terror Plot
The five men found guilty today of a conspiracy involving fertilizer bombs were tied to a Qaeda training camp and two of the 2005 London bombers...
New York Times - April 30, 2007
Report Sparks Calls for Israeli Leader to Quit
JERUSALEM, April 29 ? On the eve of the publication of an official report into the Israeli government?s failings during last summer?s war against Hezbollah in Lebanon, the main topic of public debate is whether Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will be able to hang on to power...
New York Times - April 30, 2007
Universities reject Europe fears
Claims the European Commission is seeking to interfere in UK higher education are refuted...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Cannabis 'disrupts brain centre'
Scientists have shown how cannabis may trigger psychotic illnesses such as schizophrenia...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Watchdog inquiry over biker photo
A police watchdog is to investigate after photos of a decapitated motorcyclist were shown without permission...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Power firms to reduce fuel bills
Scottish Power and EDF Energy become the latest energy supplier to announce significant price cuts...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Reid rejects call for 7/7 inquiry
John Reid rejects calls for a public inquiry into the London bombings after new details of intelligence on the bombers...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
School defends morning-after pill
A school defends its sexual health policy after handing out hundreds of morning-after pills to teenage girls...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Councillor dies in farm accident
Sinn Fein councillor Michael McAnespie dies following a farming accident at Lough McCrory in County Tyrone...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Man convicted of hammer killings
Gerard McLeish is found guilty of killing a woman and her nephew with a claw hammer in a Glasgow flat...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Estonia unearths Soviet war dead
Estonia says it has found the coffins of 12 Soviet soldiers buried at a controversial war memorial...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Deadly blast targets Iraq funeral
At least 30 people die and many more are hurt in a suicide bomb attack on a funeral in the Iraqi town of Khalis...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Wolfowitz to face Bank directors
Embattled World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz will fight for his job in front of a panel of bank directors...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Kate Moss clothes to hit Topshop
A range of clothes by Kate Moss is expected to attract a scrum of shoppers as it goes on sale at Topshop...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Football: I'm staying - Nolan
Bolton captain Kevin Nolan tells BBC Sport he is looking forward to playing under Sammy Lee - and says Sam Allardyce told him he does not have a job lined up...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Israeli leaders 'rushed to war'
Israeli PM Ehud Olmert is criticised in a high-level report for taking Israel to war in Lebanon last year "hastily"...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
UK soldier killed in Basra named
The Ministry of Defence names a British soldier shot dead on a routine patrol in Basra, southern Iraq...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Missing BBC man alive, MEPs say
Palestinian leaders tell European Parliament members that abducted BBC reporter Alan Johnston is alive...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Fire buildings may be demolished
Firefighters who tackled two blazes in Manchester have said the buildings may have to be demolished...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
UK soldier jailed over Iraq abuse
A UK soldier who admitted treating Iraqis inhumanely has been jailed for a year and dismissed from the army...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Bomb plot
How a terror gang formed, planned UK attacks - and failed...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Pakistan roots
Gang spent time in training camps in Pakistan...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Prince Harry to be sent to Iraq
Prince Harry will be deployed to Iraq with his regiment, the head of the British army confirms...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Five jailed for life over UK bomb plot
Five men are jailed over an al-Qaeda-linked bomb plot that could have killed hundreds of people. MI5 tracked two of the 7 July bombers during the investigation, it has been revealed...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Bugged talk
Tapes and transcripts from plotters' conversations...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Sugababe arrested over 'assault'
Sugababes singer Amelle Berrabah is arrested over claims she assaulted a woman in a nightclub, police confirm...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Pacific whale decline 'a mystery'
Grey whales along the Pacific coast of North America appear to be in distress, with not enough food available...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
EDF to lower its gas bills by 10%
EDF Energy says that it will cut its gas prices by more than 10% with effect from the middle of June...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Recognise NHS success, says Blair
Tony Blair hails the "progress" Labour has made in the NHS over 10 years, but opponents call them wasted years...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Fire crews tackling gorse blaze
Fire crews deal with the latest gorse fire at Hilltown in County Down, the Fire and Resue Service says...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Manslaughter charges after crash
A 17-year-old is charged with manslaughter after a crash in which four teenage girls were killed...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Troops kill 'scores of Taleban'
Nato-led forces and Afghan troops kill 136 Taleban fighters in Herat province, a coalition statement says...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Turkish poll crisis goes to court
Turkey's highest court examines the row over a new president, pitting secularists against the ruling party...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Somalis returning to the capital
Hundreds of Somalis, many in desperate conditions, are returning to the capital now heavy fighting is over...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Apple admits laptop battery issue
Apple says that "some batteries" in its range of MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops have "performance issues"...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Football: Lee is Bolton manager
Sammy Lee is confirmed as Bolton's new manager after the shock resignation of Sam Allardyce...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
BBC approves on-demand service
TV shows such as Doctor Who will be made available on-demand as the green light is given to the BBC's iPlayer...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
UK troops lead attack on Taleban
British forces take part in a major military offensive against the Taleban in southern Afghanistan...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Major fire disrupts city centre
A large blaze in Manchester city centre has gutted one building and spread to a second block...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Men convicted over UK bomb plot
Five men are convicted of an al-Qaeda-linked bomb plot that could have killed hundreds in the UK. Some of the plotters knew two of the 7 July London bombers, it has been revealed...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Colombian Seeks to Persuade Congress to Continue Aid
President Álvaro Uribe of Colombia is heading to Washington this week to try to unlock frozen American aid and salvage a trade agreement with the United States...
New York Times - April 30, 2007
War Report Could Decide Israeli Premier?s Fate
A much anticipated report on the Israeli government?s failings during last summer?s war in Lebanon is to be made public on Monday afternoon...
New York Times - April 30, 2007
Memo From Istanbul: In Turkey, Fear and Discomfort About Religious Lifestyle
Secular Turks fear that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has a secret agenda to impose Islamic law on Turkey...
New York Times - April 30, 2007
French Presidential Candidates Make Bids for Centrist?s Support
Both finalists have been aggressively courting supporters of François Bayrou?s centrist party, aware that they are decisive to the outcome of the runoff next Sunday...
New York Times - April 30, 2007
Iran to Attend Regional Talks on Iraq Strife
The stage is set for the first cabinet-level meeting between Iran and the U.S. since the end of 2004...
New York Times - April 30, 2007
Quiet Bush Aide Seeks Iraq Czar, Creating a Stir
The search for a war czar has provoked criticism that responsibility for the crisis is being subcontracted...
New York Times - April 30, 2007
Complaints to NHS Direct rise by 50%
Complaints about NHS Direct have surged as the helpline struggles to answer calls and offer speedy advice...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
MPs issue EC university warning
The government is warned to safeguard UK universities' interests against European Commission plans...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Momentum is with us - Cameron
David Cameron says the Conservative Party is changing and winning the political momentum...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Forest fears as gorse fire blazes
Fire crews battle a gorse fire at the foot of the Mournes amid fears it could spread to a forest...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Olmert braces for Lebanon probe
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert faces a damning report over his conduct of the war in Lebanon in 2006...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Games 'catalyst for China abuses'
China is using the 2008 Olympic Games as a catalyst for suppressing dissent, Amnesty International says...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Snooker: Hendry facing defeat
Ali Carter takes a 12-4 lead to leave Stephen Hendry's hopes hanging by a thread at The Crucible...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Recognise NHS success, says PM
Tony Blair is to highlight what he will say are the successes of Labour reforms to the National Health Service...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Landmark care case before Lords
An 83-year-old woman is at the centre of a landmark legal case on the rights of private care home residents...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Brown 'won't face serious fight'
Gordon Brown will not face a serious contest for the Labour leadership, Tessa Jowell is to predict in a speech...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Climate summit opens in Bangkok
A major conference on what needs to be done to combat climate change opens in Thailand's capital, Bangkok...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Three die in Kansas City shooting
Three people, including a gunman, die in a shooting at a shopping centre in Kansas City, Missouri, officials say...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Smoking ban in force in N Ireland
Smoking in bars is no longer permitted in NI, following the introduction of smoke-free legislation...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Rice 'not ruling out Iran talks'
The US secretary of state says she does not rule out meeting Iran's foreign minister at a conference on Iraq...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
Many minorities 'live in poverty'
Britain's ethnic minorities are two times more likely to live in poverty than white people, a charity says...
BBC News - April 30, 2007
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