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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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U.S. Examines Troops' Role in 4 Iraqi Deaths
The investigation of the March 12 shooting of an Iraqi family is being overseen by the highest levels of the American command...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Hamas Leader Sees Plan to Cripple Government
The Palestinian prime minister called Israel's seizure of 64 members of Hamas part of a "premeditated plan."...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
O'Grady is admitted to hospital
Television host Paul O'Grady is admitted to hospital after suffering chest pains, a friend says...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Weather key to shuttle decision
Nasa is waiting on the weather before it okays the launch of the space shuttle Discovery on Saturday...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Car crash victim dies in hospital
A 41-year-old man seriously injured in a car accident in County Tyrone has died in hospital...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
China rolls out railway to Tibet
China opens a railway to Tibet hailed as an engineering feat, but Tibetans worry about the impact on their culture...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Singing Japan PM tours Graceland
Japan's PM gives one of his famed Elvis impressions during a tour of Graceland with George Bush...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Clinical Germany beat Argentina
Germany beat Argentina 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out after a tense quarter-final in Berlin ended 1-1 after extra-time...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
World Cup: Italy cruise to semis
Luca Toni scores twice as Italy set up a World Cup semi-final against Germany...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Tennis: Hingis in shock exit
Ai Sugiyama stages a final-set fightback to beat Martina Hingis in the third round at Wimbledon...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Hasselhoff in chandelier accident
Actor David Hasselhoff is treated in hospital for a severed tendon after being hurt in a chandelier accident...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
English flood into Gelsenkirchen
Fans of England's football team pour into Gelsenkirchen ahead of their World Cup clash with Portugal...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Woman charged over £53m raid
A 23-year-old woman is charged in connection with the £53m Securitas depot robbery in Kent...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Dili Journal: Amid Broken Dreams, a Peacemaker Resumes the Quest
José Ramos-Horta, the global campaigner for a little-known freedom fight, has been a figure of equanimity in the crisis in East Timor...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Foreign Policy Tries a Little Shake, Rattle and Roll
Graceland joined Yalta in the annals of U.S. history with a visit today by President Bush and Japan's leader...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Cleric Vows Iran Will Never Talk With U.S. on Nuclear Program
An American official underscored the need for Iran to respond next Wednesday to a package of incentives offered by major powers...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Palestinian Premier Says Israel Seeks to Cripple Government
Ismail Haniyah called the seizure of 64 members of Hamas part of a "premeditated plan" to cripple the Palestinian government...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
World Cup panel: Quarter-finals
Only one panellist's team from our original eight debutant nations has made it through to the quarter-finals - Ukraine...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
France approves iTunes rights law
A law that could force Apple to share its digital download technology with rivals is passed in France...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Colin and Edith radio show to end
Radio 1 DJs Colin Murray and Edith Bowman end their afternoon show partnership in a schedule overhaul...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Meacher leader bid not ruled out
Michael Meacher has refused to rule out challenging Tony Blair for the leadership of the Labour Party...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Job stress raises blood pressure
Working under constant stress can put health at risk by raising blood pressure, experts warn...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
School slashing pupil sentenced
A 13-year-old schoolgirl who slashed a classmate across the face with a razor is given a supervision order...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Assets worth £2m frozen by court
Assets belonging to a County Londonderry couple worth an estimated £2m are frozen at the High Court...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Soil samples put factory in clear
An inquiry finds no link between a former industrial site in Edinburgh and local people's health problems...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Top Nepal rebel says no more war
The top Maoist leader in Nepal gives his strongest indication yet that the rebels will not return to violence...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Bosnian Muslim guilty but freed
A Bosnian Muslim is found guilty of Srebrenica war crimes, but will go free as he has already spent time in jail...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
$10m reward to find Iraq killers
Russia offers $10m (£5.4m) for information on the militants who killed four Russian diplomats in Iraq...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Tennis: Murray victorious
Andy Murray easily wraps up victory over Julien Benneteau to set up a third-round meeting with Andy Roddick...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Palestinian PM attacks Gaza raid
Palestinian PM Ismail Haniya denounces Israel's offensive in Gaza, in his first appearance since the campaign began...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Live: Germany 1-1 Argentina
Miroslav Klose's equaliser takes the World Cup quarter-final between Germany and Argentina into extra-time...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
US investigates new Iraq killings
The US military opens a criminal investigation into the alleged killing of an Iraqi family by US soldiers...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Four people held over £53m raid
Four people are arrested by police investigating the £53m Securitas depot robbery in Tonbridge...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Hain sceptical on nuclear power
Peter Hain says he is sceptical about nuclear power a month after Tony Blair says it is back on the agenda...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Record levels of alcohol illness
Drink-related hospital admissions in England have reached record levels, NHS statistics show...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
'No timetable' for Blair quitting
Labour chairman Hazel Blears says there will be no timetable for Tony Blair's departure despite calls for him to go...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Ants 'use an internal pedometer'
Desert ants have an internal "pedometer" to measure exact marching distances, according to a study...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Companies 'to control NHS funds'
Suspicions of full-scale NHS privatisation have been fuelled by a government advert apparently inviting firms to take control of NHS budgets...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
British Empire lessons proposed
Pupils in England will learn more about the British Empire under new guidance for schools...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
New warning as knife amnesty ends
A knife amnesty comes to an end with Scotland's senior law officer warning of tougher punishments...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
OFT launches probe into airports
The Office of Fair Trading is to study whether the UK's airports sector works well for consumers...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Police ruled out joyrider chase
A teenager condemns police after they refused to chase youths who took his moped because of safety fears...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
City house murder charge denied
A 45-year-old north Belfast man appears in court charged with murdering another man in the city...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Japan's Koizumi to tour Graceland
George Bush and Junichiro Koizumi head to Elvis Presley's former home, as the Japanese PM wraps up his US visit...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Dutch government quits after row
The Dutch government resigns because of an internal dispute about the Immigration Minister, Rita Verdonk...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Reformist gains in Kuwaiti vote
Reformists make strong gains in parliamentary elections, while women candidates fail to win seats...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
World Cup: Ronaldo a doubt
Team news ahead of Saturday's World Cup quarter-final match...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Tear gas mars DR Congo campaign
DR Congo police fire tear gas at opposition supporters on the first day of campaigning for landmark elections...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Chinese president denounces graft
Chinese President Hu Jintao calls on the Communist Party to combat corruption, after several high profile cases...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Ullrich and Basso out of Le Tour
Jan Ullrich and Ivan Basso are dramatically suspended from the Tour de France after being named in
an official inquiry into blood doping...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Stabbings during knife amnesty
More than 100 serious knife attacks were recorded during the five-week national knife amnesty, a survey finds...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Israel expels detained MPs
Israel revokes the Jerusalem residency rights of four Hamas officials, as its offensive in Gaza continues...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Murder plot gang get life terms
Three men are jailed for life for plotting the revenge murder of a couple at their seaside home...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Sunnis and Shiites Clash North of Baghdad
American soldiers were involved in the fighting in the village of Daliqiya, but it was unclear what role they played...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
As China Ages, a Shortage of Cheap Labor Looms
Shanghai, while known as youthful and vigorous, also has the oldest population in China, and it is getting older...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Kuwaiti Women Join the Voting After a Long Battle for Suffrage
In a landmark vote, Kuwaiti women went to the polls for the first time in the country's history...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Koizumi Joins Bush in Warning North Korea Not to Fire Missile
President Bush warned North Korea that Japan "cannot afford to be held hostage to rockets."...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
U.S. Seeking to Bolster Foes of Islamists in Somalia
The United States hopes to strengthen the security troops of Somalia's largely powerless interim government...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Seizures Show New Israel Line Against Hamas
Israeli troops seized 64 members of Hamas, including a third of the Palestinian cabinet and 23 legislators...
New York Times - June 30, 2006
Advisers warn on nuclear power
Nuclear power alone will not make the UK more energy efficient, advisers to the government advisers warn...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Fans ready for Dylan at Roskilde
Bob Dylan, Morrissey and Guns N' Roses are on the bill for the Roskilde Festival, which has opened in Denmark...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Watchdog demands more tug checks
Marine watchdogs demand better checks on emergency towing vessels after a case involving a drunk skipper...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Double election defeat for Labour
Independents beat Labour in both the Blaenau Gwent by-elections for the Welsh assembly and Westminster...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Indian PM visits debt-hit farmers
Indian PM Manmohan Singh goes to Maharashtra, where cotton farmers are facing a severe crisis...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
E Timor ex-PM avoids questioning
East Timor's former PM Mari Alkatiri refuses to turn up for questioning over claims that he armed a hit squad...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
UK pondered China nuclear attack
The UK wanted China to believe nuclear action would follow if China attacked Hong Kong, secret papers show...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Iran rejects early nuclear reply
Iran refuses a call to reply next week to an international offer of incentives to halt its nuclear programme...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Jackson video screened in court
Michael Jackson rejects the claims of a former associate who is suing him in the second day of a court case...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Murray aims to seal Benneteau win
Andy Murray resumes against Julien Benneteau with a two sets to one lead at Wimbledon...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Costly CSA reforms 'not working'
More than £500m has been spent on reforms that have failed to improve the CSA, says a watchdog...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Nuclear weapons debate urged
The Commons defence committee calls for a "genuine public debate" on the future of Britain's nuclear weapons...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
New 'Bin Laden message' posted
A new recording purporting to be by al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden is posted on an internet site...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Bush refuses to abandon tribunals
President Bush refuses to rule out military tribunals for terror suspects despite a damning Supreme Court ruling...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Labour and Tories suffer at polls
Labour fails to win back a former stronghold in a by-election, while the Tories just hang on to Bromley...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
Israel strikes new Gaza targets
The Palestinian interior ministry is seriously damaged as Israel's Gaza action over a captured soldier goes on...
BBC News - June 30, 2006
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