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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 June 2005:
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U.S. Forces Reach Site of Copter Crash
There was no word on the fate of those aboard the helicopter, but a Pentagon official said many or all were likely to have perished...
New York Times - June 30, 2005
Iranians Deny Leader Is Tied to Hostage Standoff
WASHINGTON, June 30 - A new cloud appeared over the United States relationship with Iran today as President Bush said that many questions had been raised by the allegations of six former American hostages that the president-elect of Iran was among their captors after radicals seized the American Embassy in 1979...
New York Times - June 30, 2005
Israeli Security Forces Evict Jewish Protesters in Gaza
The scene was part of a confrontational campaign against the planned evacuation of Jewish settlers from the coastal territory...
New York Times - June 30, 2005
Global warming issue key, Blair
Climate change is the most serious global threat and the US is central to any solution says Tony Blair...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Tunnel collapse causes rail chaos
Commuters in the Midlands and London face disruption after a rail tunnel collapsed in Buckinghamshire...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Loyalists disrupt police meeting
A District Policing Partnership meeting in County Antrim has to be abandoned following a protest by loyalists...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
'Optimism' over G8 protest deal
An agreement could be reached over plans by campaigners to protest near the G8 summit at Gleneagles...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Three dead in Sri Lanka 'ambush'
Three soldiers are killed in eastern Sri Lanka in an attack by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels, the government says...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
US Fed increases rates to 3.25%
The Federal Reserve votes to raise interest rates by 25 basis points to 3.25% - its ninth successive monthly rise...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Glazers get apology from Charlton
Sir Bobby Charlton says sorry to Malcolm Glazer's sons for the violent scenes that greeted their Old Trafford visit...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Tennis: Williams books final spot
Venus Williams defeats reigning champion Maria Sharapova to reach the Wimbledon final...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Football: Hearts choose Burley
Hearts confirm George Burley as their new head coach on a two-year deal...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
US confirms Afghan crash deaths
The Pentagon says 16 bodies have been recovered from the site of a helicopter crash in Afghanistan...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
One dead in level crossing crash
A train hits a car on a level crossing in East Yorkshire killing the car driver and injuring five rail passengers...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Indian Ocean tsunami alert deal
The UN says agreement has been reached on setting up a tsunami warning system for the Indian Ocean...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Bush plans to double African aid
The US president proposes doubling aid to Africa over the next five years - if African leaders commit to reform...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Nasa unveils shuttle launch date
Nasa says it plans to launch Discovery on 13 July - the first space shuttle flight since the Columbia disaster in 2003...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Retrial for Briton on death row
A Scot who spent 18 years on death row in the United States for killing a two-year-old child is to be retried...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Budget key for UK's EU presidency
Rows about farm subsidies and Britain's rebate look set to overshadow the UK's start to its EU presidency...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Forgery Case Against Egypt Opposition Figure Suffers Setback
A defendant reversed his guilty plea in the case against an opposition figure challenging the president in September's election...
New York Times - June 30, 2005
Spain Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
Spain is now the second nation to eliminate all legal distinctions between same-sex and heterosexual unions, according to supporters of the bill...
New York Times - June 30, 2005
Bush Announces Aid for Fight Against Malaria
The announcement came as leaders of the seven big industrial democracies and Russia prepared to gather for a summit meeting...
New York Times - June 30, 2005
Hedgehog numbers 'in nose-dive'
Hedgehog numbers across the UK are falling, particularly in the east of the country, a survey has found...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Fines up for rogue internet firms
Fines for duping consumers into using premium rate internet connections are to increase, says the DTI...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Michael Jackson 'in Bahrain trip'
Michael Jackson travels to Bahrain to "relax" after his child abuse trial, an official in the Gulf state says...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Should abortion laws change?
Doctors have voted against reducing the legal limit for abortions from 24 to 20 weeks. Send us your reaction...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Attacker's jail term is increased
An armed robber who stabbed an off-duty policeman has his "lenient" prison term increased by more than a year...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Fatal blow to marina expansion
Controversial plans to extend a marina at Pwllheli are thrown out after a meeting of the council rejects the £3.8m scheme after years of debate...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Bank of America in $35bn MBNA buy
Credit card company MBNA agrees to a $35bn takeover by Bank of America, the second-biggest bank in the US...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Safety of egg donation 'unclear'
More needs to be known about the long term risks of egg donation, warn fertility experts...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Public 'misled' on city academies
The government has been accused of "misleading" the public over the city academies programme...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Iran victor 'kidnap role' probe
The US examines reports that Iran's president-elect was involved in the 1979 Tehran embassy hostage-taking...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Army move against Gaza hardliners
Israeli troops storm a Gaza Strip hotel to remove hardline activists who oppose the government's pullout plan...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Two guilty over religion killing
Two men are jailed for life for killing a Sikh wrongly targeted in a dispute over a young couple's relationship...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Care home convictions are quashed
Two former Barnardos workers jailed for sexual offences against young people
in their care win their appeals...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Football: Charlton's Glazer relief
Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton says he is reassured after talks with Joel, Avi and Bryan Glazer...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Emission cuts 'vital' for oceans
Tiny shelled plankton in the Antarctic Ocean that are a major food source for fish and other animals are likely to be the first to suffer from rising acidity...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Disabled miss out at Live 8 show
Many wheelchair users with tickets for London's Live 8 concert will not be able to attend, due to insufficient space...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Bush lays out Africa agenda
President Bush pledges to double aid to Africa but stresses the need for reform, in a speech ahead of the G8 summit...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Priest abuse victim wins pay-out
A man who was sexually abused as a child by a Catholic priest is awarded more than £600,000...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
5 Americans Say Iran's New Chief Was '79 Captor
A quarter-century after they were taken captive in Iran, five former American hostages say they got a reminder of their ordeal in Iran's president-elect...
New York Times - June 30, 2005
U.S. and Allies to Meet Official of North Korea
Representatives of the U.S., Japan and South Korea plan to press the North Korean official to explain whether North Korea will return to disarmament talks...
New York Times - June 30, 2005
Brando's life goes under hammer
More than 300 items from the home of acting legend Marlon Brando go under the hammer in New York...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Will changes to ambulance service work?
Fewer 999 callers will be attended by an ambulance to reduce unnecessary visits to A&E, under new government plans. Send us your reaction...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Mobile giants court the internet
Mobile operators T-Mobile and Vodafone move to beef up the role of the internet on mobile phones...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Talks sought as 800 jobs face axe
Unions seek talks over the loss of more than 800 jobs at two major plants - Sony and Wrigley - in the same town...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Sex infections continue to rise
The number of sexually transmitted infections diagnosed in UK clinics has continued to rise...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Steiner schools 'could help all'
Steiner schools, which aim to develop the "whole child", could hold lessons for state education, a report says...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Israel seals off Gaza settlements
Israel declares settlements in Gaza a "closed military zone" after soldiers clash with Jewish right-wingers...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Wipro loses outsourcing supremo
The vice-chairman of Indian software services firm Wipro leaves to join a US investment firm, the second executive to leave in a month...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Hayley accused appears in court
The former boyfriend of Hayley Richards appears in court and is remanded in custody...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
'Anger' over police stations plan
Proposals to close 17 rural police stations in Northern Ireland are defended by the security minister...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Arroyo problems see minister quit
The Philippines agriculture minister quits over tax evasion charges, as President Arroyo tries to regain authority...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Bush sets up domestic spy service
President Bush sets up a domestic intelligence service within the FBI, as one of 70 new measures to fight terror...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Russia jails liberal MP's killers
A Russian court sentences two men to long prison terms for the 1998 murder of liberal MP Galina Starovoitova...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Sudan Islamist leader Turabi free
Sudan's president releases Islamist leader Hassan al-Turabi detained in connection with an alleged coup plot...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Road death toll hits record low
Deaths on UK roads last year reached the lowest number since records began, new figures reveal...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
US Chinook crash - bodies found
US troops find 13 bodies at the site where a helicopter is believed to have been shot down in Afghanistan...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Police defend Glazer demo action
A senior police officer defends his officers' actions after a protest by Manchester United fans turns violent...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Charles' income rises to £13m
The Prince of Wales' private income rose by 11% last year to more than £13m, according to his annual accounts...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Abortion time limit cut rejected
Doctors vote against reducing the upper limit for abortion from 24 to 20 weeks at the BMA conference...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Spain approves gay marriages
The Spanish parliament pushes through a bill to allow gay couples to marry and adopt children...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Illegal immigrant figure revealed
Up to 570,000 illegal immigrants are living in the UK, according to Home Office estimates...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Pay-out for priest abuse victim
A man who was sexually abused as a child by a Catholic priest is awarded damages of more than £600,000 in the High Court...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Health Groups Expect to Miss AIDS Target
Two major health groups said that they would not reach their goal of treating three million H.I.V.-infected poor people by the end of 2005...
New York Times - June 30, 2005
Secular Shiites in Iraq Seek Autonomy in Oil-Rich South
The push by powerful Shiite politicians for an autonomous region in southern Iraq poses a direct challenge to the nation's central authority...
New York Times - June 30, 2005
Brazilians Streaming Into U.S. Through Mexican Border
Encouraged by organized groups of smugglers offering relatively cheap packages, Brazilians have been migrating in record numbers to the U.S...
New York Times - June 30, 2005
Canada Is Drafting Regulations to Curb Bulk Drug Exports to U.S.
Canada wants to limit bulk exports of essential Canadian drugs to assure that online sales to the U.S. do not cause domestic shortages...
New York Times - June 30, 2005
New Racial Gaffe in Mexico; This Time It's a Tasteless Stamp Set
Just weeks after President Vicente Fox made a remark that angered many African-Americans, Mexico put cartoon caricatures of a black boy on a series of stamps...
New York Times - June 30, 2005
Mood of Anxiety Engulfs Afghans as Violence Rises
The loss of a military helicopter with 17 Americans aboard in Afghanistan comes at a time of growing insecurity in the region...
New York Times - June 30, 2005
Asbo issue rate doubles in a year
The number of anti-social behaviour orders issued doubled at the end of 2004, government figures show...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Gene tests 'could miss problems'
A proposed change to prenatal genetic tests could lead to abnormalities being missed, research suggests...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Smoking ban law set for approval
MSPs will vote on Thursday to ban smoking in bars, restaurants and all public places from spring next year...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Darfur extradition calls rejected
Sudan rejects calls to hand over Darfur war crimes suspects to the International Criminal Court...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Caribbean oil initiative launched
Venezuela's president announces an oil initiative to provide cheaper fuel for 15 Caribbean nations...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Spain set to back gay marriages
Spain's lower house of parliament is set to vote again for legalising gay marriage, overruling a Senate rejection...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Football: Owen 'not for sale'
Real Madrid quash rumours that Michael Owen will be leaving the Bernabeu...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Tennis: Champion faces Williams
Defending champion Maria Sharapova faces Venus Williams in Thursday's Wimbledon semi-finals...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Bush enacts anti-terror measures
The US president approves 70 new measures to fight terror and prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
African sands 'set for upheaval'
A study suggests climate change in Africa will whip up the great dunefields of the Kalahari...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Doctors mull abortion time limits
Doctors are to reopen the abortion debate with a vote on whether to lower the legal limit for abortions...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
No ambulance guarantee for 999s
Fewer 999 callers will be attended by an ambulance under plans announced by the government...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Pregnant women 'lose their jobs'
Tens of thousands of women lose their jobs each year for getting pregnant, the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) says...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
Tory donor attacks poll campaign
A multi-million pound donor to the Tory Party launches a scathing attack on its efforts during the election...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
UK to push for deal on EU budget
A budget deal will be a key aim of Britain's EU presidency, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw is set to tell MPs...
BBC News - June 30, 2005
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