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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 August 2004:
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France Vows to Enforce Scarf Ban Despite Threat
Officials vowed today that they will not allow the fate of two French hostages in Iraq to interfere with a new law...
New York Times - August 30, 2004
Kremlin's Choice Wins in Chechnya Election
Maj. Gen. Alu Alkhanov had been assured of his victory in the presidential election since he declared his candidacy in June...
New York Times - August 30, 2004
French hostages plead for lives
Two French hostages in Iraq urge France to lift a ban on Muslim headscarves in schools to save their lives...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
40th carnival hailed as a success
The 40th Notting Hill Carnival weekend is praised for its high turn-out and peaceful spirit as it draws to a close...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
Tennis: Rusedski crashes out
Cyril Saulnier beats Greg Rusedski in five sets to reach round two of the US Open...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
England 'stomped' on Iraq inmates
A colleague testifies against the woman pictured in photos from Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, Pte Lynndie England...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
Radical cleric 'calls Iraq truce'
Rebel Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr reportedly calls on his armed supporters across Iraq to observe a ceasefire...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
Sex attack on teenager
Police appeal for witnesses after a young woman is subjected to a "serious sexual assault" near Belfast...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
Churches split over sex education
Controversial proposals to reform sex education in Scotland divide the Catholic Church and the Kirk...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
Triple triumph for bog snorkeller
A south Wales teenager gains the title of champion bog snorkeller for the third year running...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
Talks Go On in Iraq; Aide Says Cleric Asks Fighters to Disarm
No immediate agreement was announced, and previous cease-fires involving Moktada al-Sadr's forces have failed to hold...
New York Times - August 30, 2004
7 Killed in Kabul as Bombing Rips a U.S. Contractor
Three Americans were among those killed when a powerful bomb exploded outside the compound of a U.S. contractor...
New York Times - August 30, 2004
French plea for hostages' release
France sends top officials to the Middle East to try to secure the freedom of two French journalists in Iraq...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
GB Olympic team back home
Britain's Olympians return home to a hero's welcome after collecting 30 medals in Athens...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
Streets fill up at 40th carnival
Thousands of people are filling the streets of west London where the final day of the 40th Notting Hill Carnival is under way...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
Britons die in outback air crash
Two British tourists in their 60s are killed when their light aircraft crashes in a wilderness park in Australia...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
Marathon wrecker avoids jail term
An ex-priest is given a suspended jail sentence for pushing the front-runner off the road during the men's marathon in Athens...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
OutKast triumph at MTV Awards
Hip-hop duo win four prizes at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards, including Video of the Year...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
Live: Rusedski v Saulnier
All the action as Greg Rusedski goes a set down against Cyril Saulnier in the first round of the US Open...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
Football: Everton hold Man U
Manchester United hit the post three times as Everton earn a point at Old Trafford...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
F1: Schumacher 'will race on'
Michael Schumacher has no plans to retire after winning his seventh world title, says Ferrari boss Jean Todt...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
'Miracle baby' charges in Kenya
Police in Kenya charge five over child-trafficking allegations involving a UK-based evangelist...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
Doubts voiced over Chechen poll
Opponents question the Chechnya election win of Alu Alkhanov, who vows to continue the war on rebels...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
Israeli Druze set to visit Syria
Members of the Druze community are to visit Syria - still officially at war with Israel - after a court ruling...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
Kabul tense after weekend bombing
Security is tightened in the Afghan capital after a deadly bomb attack outside the offices of a US security firm...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
Religion show stand fall probed
An investigation starts into the collapse of seating at a religious festival that injured more than a dozen people...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
Four charged with assault
Four people, including a juvenile, appear in court in connection with the stabbing of two loyalist bandsmen...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
Three killed in Netherlands crash
Three men from mid Wales killed in a road crash on a motorway in the Netherlands are named...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
Sudan crisis being tackled - Benn
The Sudanese government is starting to address the crisis in Darfur, International Development Secretary Hilary Benn says...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
China's Hero leads US box office
The Chinese martial arts epic Hero, starring Jet Li, takes top spot at the box office in the US and Canada...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
Republicans gather to back Bush
The Republican convention in New York opens amid tight security, after a mass protest against George W Bush...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
7 Killed in Kabul as Bombing Rips a U.S. Contractor
At least two Americans were killed when a powerful bomb exploded outside the compound of an American contractor...
New York Times - August 30, 2004
Ambassadors to fight yob culture
Experts are to encourage local authorities to toughen up their approach to tackling anti-social behaviour...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
GB Olympic team fly home
Britain's Olympians are to return home to a hero's welcome after collecting 30 medals in Athens...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
UN deadline on Darfur nears
A deadline for Sudan's government to improve security in troubled Darfur is set to expire later on Monday...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
Britons attack US cloning ban bid
Britain's Royal Society is backing a campaign to stop the US securing a world ban on all forms of human cloning...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
Sun 'to attract carnival crowds'
Bank Holiday sunshine is expected to draw in the crowds for the final day of the 40th Notting Hill Carnival...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
Newcastle force Robson out
Newcastle sack manager Sir Bobby Robson after five years at the club...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
Football: Rooney nears endgame
Man Utd and Newcastle have until 1200 BST on Tuesday to sign Wayne Rooney...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
Full marks to Athens games
The Greek capital allayed all fears of a city not ready for the 28th Olympiad...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
Mission accomplished for GB?
How did Athens rate for the British team?...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
E Guinea court resumes coup trial
The trial of 14 men on charges of attempting a coup in Equatorial Guinea enters its second week...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
East Timor marks breakaway vote
The fifth anniversary is celebrated of the historic vote for independence from Indonesia...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
France firm over headscarf ban
Paris insists a headscarf ban will stay despite militants' demands as it begins efforts to free journalists held in Iraq...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
Karzai 'disturbed' at Kabul bomb
Afghan President Hamid Karzai expresses deep concern after a bomb attack which left at least seven people dead...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
Two charged over attack
Two people are charged following an incident ahead of the opening of a County Antrim fair...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
Minister in sex education pledges
Scotland's health minister makes moves to play down the row over new plans for sex education in schools...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
Woman's murder: man questioned
Police arrest a 34-year-old man in connection with the death of a woman in south Wales...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
Santander accelerates Abbey bid
Santander aims to complete its takeover of UK mortgage lender Abbey one month sooner than originally planned...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
Council tax rises 'cost £1,500'
Households have paid £1,500 more in cumulative council tax rises since Labour took office, Tories say...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
NHS GPs 'to offer online booking'
Many NHS patients could soon be able to make an appointment to see their GP over the internet...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
Video games find their political voice
The net and video games are becoming essential tools for political activists...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
What can be done about yob culture?
Experts are to encourage local authorities to toughen up their approach to tackling anti-social behaviour. Is this the right way to tackle yob culture?...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
7 Killed in Kabul as Bombing Rips U.S. Security Firm
Two Americans were among the dead when a bomb exploded outside the compound of a U.S. contractor helping to train the Afghan police...
New York Times - August 30, 2004
G.I.'s in Talks With Rebels of Sadr Stronghold in Baghdad
The thorniest issue left unresolved by a settlement in Najaf is the disarmament of the Mahdi Army militia...
New York Times - August 30, 2004
The Candidate Picked by the Kremlin Seems to Be the Voters' Choice in Chechnya
Although no winner was declared in Sunday night's presidential election in Chechnya, all signs pointed to victory for the Kremlin-backed candidate...
New York Times - August 30, 2004
France Won't Meet Demand to Stop Ban on Head Scarves
The demand that France revoke a law banning Muslim head scarves in public schools came from a militant Islamic group holding two French journalists in Iraq...
New York Times - August 30, 2004
Colombia wins drug lord's house
The Colombian state finally wins control of the estate of the late Medellin drugs baron, Pablo Escobar...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
Third child on way for Beckhams
Victoria and David Beckham are expecting their third baby in March next year, it has been confirmed...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
British fail to rest at weekend
A new survey shows that many British people fail to relax at weekends despite working long hours...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
Somalia edges towards democracy
Somalia takes another step towards a central government as 64 more MPs are sworn in...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
Australian PM seeks fourth term
Australian leader John Howard calls a general election for 9 October, seeking a fourth term in office...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
Kremlin's man wins Chechen poll
Moscow-backed candidate Alu Alkhanov wins presidential elections in the troubled republic of Chechnya...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
Notting Hill has a peaceful start
The first day of the 40th Notting Hill Carnival
ended peacefully despite some arrests in west London...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
Number 10 dismisses Dyke's attack
Downing Street dismisses a scathing attack by former BBC boss Greg Dyke over Tony Blair's handling of the war in Iraq...
BBC News - August 30, 2004
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