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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 August 2007:
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Fears of Mob Feud Lead to Arrest of 32 in Italy
The arrests, linked to the fatal shooting of six men outside a pizzeria in Germany this month, were part of an effort to stop a deadly feud between warring crime families...
New York Times - August 30, 2007
Memo From Tokyo: Decades After War Trials, Japan Still Honors a Dissenting Judge
Radhabinod Pal, the only one out of 11 Allied justices who handed down a not guilty verdict for Japan?s top wartime leaders at the Tokyo trials, is still big in Japan...
New York Times - August 30, 2007
Taliban Free Remaining Koreans
The freeing of the seven remaining hostages ended a six-week ordeal for the South Korean missionaries...
New York Times - August 30, 2007
Iran Expanding Its Nuclear Program, Agency Reports
Iran is expanding its nuclear program in defiance of United Nations? resolutions, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Thursday...
New York Times - August 30, 2007
Burial clue to early urban strife
Archaeologists working in Syria find the remains of youths probably killed in a fierce battle 6,000 years ago...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Seven years for baseball beater
A man has been jailed for seven years for crimes including beating a woman, 58, with a baseball bat...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Malaysia marks 50 years as nation
Malaysia launches two days of lavish celebrations to mark 50 years of independence from the United Kingdom...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
'Several dead' in Rio train crash
Two trains collide in a suburb of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, leaving several people dead, rescue services say...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Tennis: Murray in gruelling win
Andy Murray comes through a gruelling match against Jonas Bjorkman 5-7 6-3 6-1 4-6 6-1 to reach the third round of the US Open...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Broad heroics fire England to win
England beat India by three wickets at Old Trafford to take a 3-1 lead in the seven-match one-day series...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Brits 'addicted' to cheap flights
Even environmentally aware people are unwilling to reduce the amount of flying they do, research shows...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Dangerous chemicals found at UN
Vials of potentially dangerous chemicals removed from Iraq have been found in a UN building in New York, the UN says...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Fighters 'seize Pakistan troops'
Pro-Taleban militants claim to have captured more than 300 Pakistani soldiers near the Afghan border...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Somalia Concludes Peace Talks
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Aug. 30 (Reuters) ? Somali reconciliation talks, seen as the best hope for peace in the war-wracked nation, ended on Thursday with the interim president urging insurgents and militias to swap the bullet for the ballot box...
New York Times - August 30, 2007
Nuclear Agency Sees Progress on Iran
VIENNA, Austria (AP) -- The U.N. nuclear agency said Thursday that Iran was producing less nuclear fuel than expected and praised Tehran for ''a significant step forward'' in explaining past atomic actions that have raised suspicions...
New York Times - August 30, 2007
Rival to Pakistan's Musharraf to Return From Exile
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has yet to decide whether to step down as army chief, a spokesman said on Thursday, as former prime minister Nawaz Sharif announced he would return home from exile on September 10...
New York Times - August 30, 2007
China Replaces Key Ministers
The cabinet reshuffling foreshadows bigger changes as the Communist Party prepares for a gathering in October...
New York Times - August 30, 2007
Taliban Free 4 More South Koreans
A Taliban spokesman said the three remaining South Korean hostages would be released within hours...
New York Times - August 30, 2007
Continuing Myanmar Protests Defy Junta
The small street protests over the last two weeks are the most sustained challenge to the junta in a decade...
New York Times - August 30, 2007
Bloggers battered by viral storm
Malicious hackers post poisoned entries to blogs in a bid to infect visitor's PCs...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Bank's U-turn on student charges
A bank makes a U-turn over charges after a student protest on Facebook...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
US economy receives growth boost
The US economy grows 4% in the second quarter of the year, much stronger than was originally estimated...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Man admits he 'pulled off' hijab
A man grabbed a woman's hijab - religious headscarf - as she pushed a pram in Rhyl, a court hears...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Cancer centre turns away patients
More than 30 patients have recently been turned away from NI's cancer centre without receiving treatment...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Poem penned for football-mad Rhys
The father of murdered 11-year-old Rhys Jones writes a poem dedicated to the young Everton football club fan...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Sharif names Pakistan return date
Pakistan's ex-PM Nawaz Sharif will return home on 10 September to challenge President Pervez Musharraf...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Iraq 'fails to meet key targets'
Iraq has met only three of 18 targets being used to measure its progress, a US watchdog is said to have concluded...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
China finance minister resigns
Chinese Finance Minister Jin Renqing resigns for personal reasons, the government announces...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Champions League draw revealed
Arsenal, Chelsea, Man Utd, Liverpool, Celtic and Rangers discover who they will play in the group stage of the Champions League...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Gangs in pit bull smuggling ring
A network of gangs is supplying illegal pit bull dogs for fighting in the UK, a BBC investigation finds...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Divorce rate lowest for 22 years
The divorce rate falls to its lowest level for 22 years, amid a record low in marriages themselves...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Virginia failures 'must be fixed'
The lethal gun rampage by a Virginia Tech student should never be allowed to happen again, officials say...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Taleban free all Korean hostages
The final seven South Korean hostages held by the Taleban in Afghanistan are released, ending a six-week ordeal...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Fighters 'snatch Pakistan troops'
Pro-Taleban militants claim to have kidnapped more than 100 Pakistani soldiers near the Afghan border...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Measles 'surge' prompts warning
Health experts are issuing a warning about measles after an unexpectedly high number of cases this summer...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Serial paedophile jailed for life
A serial paedophile, who filmed his crimes, is jailed for life for 89 sex offences on children as young as three...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Chinese Finance Minister Resigns
Government officials said that Finance Minister Jin Renqing resigned for ?personal reasons,? amid concerns of surging inflation and just weeks ahead of an expected reshuffling of top government positions...
New York Times - August 30, 2007
Post-quake Peru runs out of tents
Peruvian officials say they need 40,000 more tents to house victims of the quake that struck two weeks ago...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Winehouse scraps MTV appearance
Singer Amy Winehouse will not be appearing at the MTV Music Awards, her record label confirms...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Sensor rise powers life recorders
A person's life could one day be recorded by a network of intelligent sensors, according to a scientist...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
'Easier science' claim rejected
Exam boards in England insist science GCSEs are not getting easier...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
US rises boost European markets
Global stock markets rebound on hopes that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next month...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Green rejects 'core vote' shift
Damian Green denies that calls for tighter immigration controls signal a Tory shift to a "core vote strategy"...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Huge rise in Scottish drug deaths
The number of drug-related deaths in Scotland rises by a quarter, according to new figures...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Funeral for tourist stabbed in US
The funeral is to be held at a Cardiff's Llandaff Cathedral of a fitness instructor killed on holiday in the US...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
GAA star 'dog fight ringleader'
A leading Ulster GAA star is a major player in the illegal world of dog fighting, a BBC investigation finds...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
World facing 'arsenic timebomb'
About 140 million people globally face arsenic poisoning from drinking water, more than previously realised...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Airport operator BAA to cut jobs
BAA confirms plans to cut jobs at its UK airports but says security and customer service jobs will not be affected...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Mafia suspects arrested in Italy
Dozens of suspected Mafia members are held in Italy as police investigate the killings of six Italians in Germany...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
S Korea hopes for seven hostages
South Korea says it expects the remaining seven hostages held in Afghanistan to be freed on Thursday...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Clashes erupt at Chilean protests
Chile police arrest some 450 people as clashes erupt during anti-government protests in Santiago...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
England rocked by Beckham injury
David Beckham is a major doubt for England's upcoming Euro 2008 qualifiers after suffering a knee injury...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Sudan to help Iraq's Palestinians
Sudan is willing to take in Palestinian refugees stranded on Iraq's borders with Syria and Jordan, diplomats say...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
US Anglicans join Kenyan Church
Kenya's Anglican Church consecrates two American bishops, after a row over homosexuality...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Deadly cholera outbreak in Iraq
An outbreak of cholera in northern Iraq kills eight people and infects 80 others, the Kurdish authorities say...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Wind farms 'not in windy places'
The government is funding wind farms that are not viable because they are badly sited, it is claimed...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Boy, 15, bailed over Rhys murder
Detectives in Liverpool release on police bail a 15-year-old boy they were questioning in connection with the murder of Rhys Jones...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Father and son killed in shooting
A father and son were two of three people shot dead at their family home in Hertfordshire...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Fall in primary writing standards
Writing standards among seven-year-olds in England fall slightly for the second
year in a row...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
RAF gunner killed in Afghanistan
An RAF serviceman has been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan, says the Ministry of Defence...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Brown's prisons pay deal warning
Gordon Brown warns prison officers that staging their pay rise this year is "an essential part" of tackling inflation...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Boxing: Cuba Will Forgo World Championships
Cuba will not send a boxing team to the world championships in Chicago in October, heeding Fidel Castro?s fears about future defections after two fighters abandoned their teammates during the Pan American Games last month in Brazil...
New York Times - August 30, 2007
World Briefing | The Americas: Chile: Clashes in Workers? Protest
The police used tear gas, water cannons and clubs against demonstrators staging nationwide protests over government social and economic policies...
New York Times - August 30, 2007
World Briefing | Africa: Sudan: Canada Retaliates for Expelled Envoy
Canada said it would expel a Sudanese diplomat in response to Sudan?s decision last week to expel Canada?s chargé d?affaires, Nuala Lawlor...
New York Times - August 30, 2007
World Briefing | Asia: Japan: China?s Defense Chief Visits
The Chinese defense minister arrived in Japan in the first such visit in nearly 10 years, hoping to ease tensions after strained ties halted top-level military exchanges...
New York Times - August 30, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: France: No Blessing for Carry-On Holy Water
Inspectors at Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport barred passengers on a new Vatican-backed chartered flight to the shrine at Lourdes from returning to Rome with carry-on holy water...
New York Times - August 30, 2007
World Briefing | Middle East: Gaza: Israeli Gunfire Kills 3 Children
A 10-year-old Palestinian girl and two boys, 10 and 12, were killed by Israeli fire in northern Gaza...
New York Times - August 30, 2007
World Briefing | Africa: Congo: Hemorrhagic Fever Suspected; 103 Die
More than 100 people have died in a remote part of southeastern Congo in what health officials fear is an outbreak of hemorrhagic fever...
New York Times - August 30, 2007
World Briefing | Asia: Azerbaijan: Building Collapse Kills 8
A 16-story building collapsed while under construction in Baku, Azerbaijan, killing eight people...
New York Times - August 30, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Italy: Coast Guard Finds Migrants Adrift
The Italian Coast Guard said it had rescued 59 African immigrants who had been adrift off the Libyan coast...
New York Times - August 30, 2007
17,000 Still Missing From Balkan Wars
The International Committee of the Red Cross released the figures ahead of the International Day of the Disappeared on Thursday...
New York Times - August 30, 2007
White House Is Gaining Confidence It Can Win Fight in Congress Over Iraq Policy
Current and former administration officials say the president?s hand is stronger now than it was in early July, when a string of Republican defections had many worried...
New York Times - August 30, 2007
Panama Nominee Tied to G.I.?s Death
Pedro Miguel González was indicted for the drive-by killing of an American soldier in the 1990s...
New York Times - August 30, 2007
Arsenic in Drinking Water Said to Be Rising Risk
Naturally occurring arsenic in drinking water poses a growing global health risk as large numbers of people unknowingly consume unsafe levels...
New York Times - August 30, 2007
Firefighters Gain Control of Greek Wildfires
Cooling temperatures and lighter winds on Wednesday helped thousands of firefighters control wildfires that have ravaged Greece in the past week...
New York Times - August 30, 2007
Sandstorms Are Eroding Great Wall, China Says
Sandstorms in northwest China are reducing sections of the Great Wall to mounds of dirt and may cause them to disappear in about 20 years, state media said...
New York Times - August 30, 2007
Rare Dolphin Seen in China, Experts Say
Experts say a large white animal swimming in the Yangtze River is a member of a dolphin species unique to China and feared extinct...
New York Times - August 30, 2007
Qum Journal: For Iran?s Shiites, a Celebration of Faith and Waiting
The celebration of the birthday of Imam Mahdi, the savior of the Shiite faith, is receiving plenty of attention from the government of Iran...
New York Times - August 30, 2007
Most Iraq Goals Still Unmet
Congressional auditors have determined that the Iraqi government has failed to meet the vast majority of political and military goals laid out by lawmakers to assess President Bush?s Iraq war strategy...
New York Times - August 30, 2007
After Clashes, Curfew Is Set in Taj Mahal Area
A fatal road accident early Wednesday morning fueled the violent clashes on the streets of Agra, India, home to the Taj Mahal...
New York Times - August 30, 2007
Iranians Seized in Baghdad Freed by U.S. After a Day
American officials said the Iranians were detained when unauthorized weapons were found in their vehicles at a checkpoint...
New York Times - August 30, 2007
Sadr Suspends His Militia?s Military Operations
The surprise declaration was widely taken as a tacit acknowledgment of the damage done to the Mahdi Army?s reputation by two days of Shiite in-fighting...
New York Times - August 30, 2007
Taliban Release 12 of 19 Hostages From South Korea
The seven hostages still in Taliban custody were widely expected to be released Thursday...
New York Times - August 30, 2007
After 10 Years, Fascination With Diana Hardly Fades
Ten years have passed since Diana, Princess of Wales, died and debate continues over her significance, in life and in death...
New York Times - August 30, 2007
U.S. Weapons, Given to Iraqis, Move to Turkey
Serial numbers on pistols and other weapons in Turkey match those originally given to Iraqi security forces...
New York Times - August 30, 2007
Marines? Trials in Iraq Killings Are Withering
If prosecutors? past legal problems are repeated, none of the marines charged with killing civilians in Haditha, Iraq, in 2005 will be convicted...
New York Times - August 30, 2007
Musharraf Said to Agree to End His Army Role
Gen. Pervez Musharraf would resign as army chief and serve another term as president and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto would return to Pakistan...
New York Times - August 30, 2007
Hypnosis 'eases cancer op pain'
Breast cancer patients need less anaesthetic if relaxed by hypnosis before an operation, US research suggests...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Targeted schools 'not half empty'
Pupil numbers for six Edinburgh schools due to close, exceed minimum occupancy levels, it emerges...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Taleban release S Korean hostages
Taleban rebels in Afghanistan free 12 of the 19 South Korean hostages they have been holding since July...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Major grants for English museums
Forty three museums and galleries around England benefit from grants totalling £4m...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Nelson Mandela statue is unveiled
A statue of Nelson Mandela is unveiled in Parliament Square in central London...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Japan and China in defence talks
Japanese and Chinese defence chiefs hold talks, in a meeting seen as a sign of warming bilateral ties...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Football: Arsenal in group stage
Arsenal ensure a 10th consecutive season in the Champions League group stages as they complete a routine win over Sparta Prague...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Let staff use network sites - TUC
Workers should have access to social networking websites such as Facebook in office hours, the TUC says...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
'One in five' teens drink-drives
One in five teenagers has driven while under the influence of alcohol, a survey suggests...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Study exposes 'flawed' eye tests
People with poor eyesight may be coming away from eye tests with inaccurate prescriptions, a survey suggests...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Two hunted in triple murder probe
Police search for two men in connection with the murders of three people shot dead at a house in Hertfordshire...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Virginia Tech response 'too slow'
Virginia Tech officials might have saved lives if they had acted sooner after the first shootings, a report says...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Prison officers back after strike
Prison officers in England and Wales are due to report for work as normal after their national strike was ended...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
Iraq welcomes Mehdi Army 'freeze'
Iraq welcomes Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr's freeze on the activities of his Mehdi Army militia for six months...
BBC News - August 30, 2007
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