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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 Octomber 2004:
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Rapper knocks DJ off the top spot
Ja Rule shoots straight to the top of the singles charts with his new single Wonderful...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Irregularities mar Ukraine polls
Ukraine's presidential poll is marred by serious irregularities, European observers report...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Man charged over 'tongue attack'
A man is charged over three alleged sex attacks, including one where a woman's tongue was bitten off...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Couple die in house shooting
A prison officer and his partner in their 40s are killed in a shooting incident at a house in east Belfast...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Singh smashes $10m season barrier
Vijay Singh wins the Chrysler Championship to take his season's earnings over $10m...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Football: Bolton sink Newcastle
Goals from El-Hadji Diouf and Kevin Davies give Bolton a 2-1 win over Newcastle...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Man dies after riverside attacks
A barman dies and four others are injured after three attacks within minutes of each other on London's South Bank...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Many dead in Iraq rocket attack
A rocket attack in the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit has killed at least 15 people, police and doctors say...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Afghans Holding 3 U.N. Workers Make Demands
Militants holding three United Nations workers in Afghanistan have threatened to kill them unless all Taliban and al Qaeda prisoners are released from U.S. custody...
New York Times - October 31, 2004
Iranian Lawmakers Vote to Resume Uranium Enrichment
Iran's parliament unanimously approved the outline of a bill Sunday that would require the government to resume uranium enrichment...
New York Times - October 31, 2004
Future of tourism body debated
A tourism conference discusses the decision by the assembly to absorb the Wales Tourist Board...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
India in homage to Indira Gandhi
India pays tribute to the former PM, Indira Gandhi, on the 20th anniversary of her assassination...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Plant contamination 'substantial'
The full extent of the contamination at a former nuclear power station in Ayrshire comes to light...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Golf: Poulter's Valderrama triumph
Ian Poulter wins the Volvo Masters after a play-off with Sergio Garcia...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Liberia hit by 'revenge attacks'
Attacks apparently in revenge for riots on Friday mar the end of a UN disarmament programme in Liberia...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Malaysia's Anwar is welcomed home
Malaysia's former deputy PM Anwar Ibrahim returns after two months abroad following his release from jail...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Uruguay votes in general election
Uruguay is electing a new president with polls saying a left-wing candidate could win for the first time...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Gambling Bill 'could be changed'
Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell says she will consider changing the government's overhaul of gambling laws...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Nurse shortage claims dismissed
Claims there may be a nursing shortage after a report pointed to rising numbers leaving for the US are denied by the government...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Arafat 'is cheerful and better'
Yasser Arafat is feeling better, as medical tests continue in a French army hospital, his aides say...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Vogts set to leave Scotland post
Berti Vogts will step down from his role as Scotland manager this week, BBC Scotland understands...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
'Time is running out' for Falluja
The Iraqi prime minister says talks to avert a major conflict in the city of Falluja are in their final phase...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Final push for key US poll states
Presidential candidates George W Bush and John Kerry target key states two days ahead of the US election...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Spanish Prisons Provide Pool of Recruits for Radical Islam
Islamic militants in Spain have found that possible recruits have been collected into one pool, the Spanish prison system...
New York Times - October 31, 2004
In Iraq, U.S. Officials Cite Obstacles to Victory
Military commanders and civilian officials are speaking more candidly about hurdles that could jeopardize their plans to defeat the insurgency and hold elections in January...
New York Times - October 31, 2004
9 Marines Die as Insurgents Mount Attacks
The marines were killed when a suicide car bomb rammed into their convoy, military officials said...
New York Times - October 31, 2004
Medical Tests for Arafat in Early Stage
Senior Palestinian figures gathered at Yasir Arafat's battered West Bank compound on Saturday to show that the Palestinian leadership was still functioning...
New York Times - October 31, 2004
Somali Refugees Find a New Kind of Hardship in Italy
The experience of those who have fled Somalia for Italy is one that is not quite what they expected...
New York Times - October 31, 2004
R Kelly 'booted off' Jay-Z tour
R&B singer R Kelly is booted off a tour with Jay-Z, a day after alleging a pepper spray attack by a member of the rapper's entourage...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Kinnock to urge reform in Lords
Neil Kinnock says his seat in the Lords will allow him to help achieve further progress with democratic reform...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Pompeii gets digital make-over
Visitors to historical sites such as Pompeii could soon watch the past come to life thanks to augmented reality...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Schools shake-up plan rubbished
Opponents attack Scottish Executive plans for a wide-ranging overhaul of education...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Leighton 'to bid for Sainsbury's'
Ex-Asda boss Allan Leighton is preparing to make a takeover bid for Sainsbury's, according to newspaper reports...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Ukrainians vote for new president
Ukrainians go to the polls to elect a new president after a bitterly fought election campaign...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Iranian MPs approve uranium bill
Iranian MPs pass a bill which could force the government to resume its uranium enrichment programme...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Two die in house shooting
A man and a woman in their 40s are killed in a shooting incident at a house in east Belfast...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Football: Hope for Mutu after ban
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger would consider signing Adrian Mutu after his drugs ban...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Last day of Liberia disarmament
The UN is due to end its disarmament programme in Liberia, after 70,000 fighters lay down their weapons...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Japanese troops to stay in Iraq
Japan says it will not withdraw its troops from Iraq, after the killing of a Japanese hostage there...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
NHS nurses quitting to work in US
The number of NHS nurses leaving to work in the United States has doubled in two years, a report says...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Arafat's illness not fatal - aide
Medical tests on Yasser Arafat show he does not have any life-threatening condition, an aide says...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Rockets fired at Black Watch base
Four rockets are fired at the base occupied by UK forces of the Black Watch battle group south of Baghdad...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Lottery 'has changed UK culture'
National Lottery funding has "changed the public culture" of the UK and confounded sceptics, an anniversary report says...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Video shows UN Afghan hostages
Three people thought to be UN hostages seized by Afghan militants appear in a video shown by Arabic TV...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Body identified as Japanese man
Japan's government confirms a headless body found in Iraq is that of backpacker Shosei Koda...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
9 Marines Die as Insurgents Mount Attacks
The marines were killed when a suicide car bomb rammed into their convoy, military officials said...
New York Times - October 31, 2004
Medical Tests for Arafat in Early Stage
Senior Palestinian figures gathered at Yasir Arafat's battered West Bank compound on Saturday to show that the Palestinian leadership was still functioning...
New York Times - October 31, 2004
Somali Refugees Find a New Kind of Hardship in Italy
The experience of those who have fled Somalia for Italy is one that is not quite what they expected...
New York Times - October 31, 2004
Spanish Prisons Provide Pool of Recruits for Radical Islam
Islamic militants in Spain have found that possible recruits have been collected into one pool, the Spanish prison system...
New York Times - October 31, 2004
In Iraq, U.S. Officials Cite Obstacles to Victory
Military commanders and civilian officials are speaking more candidly about hurdles that could jeopardize their plans to defeat the insurgency and hold elections in January...
New York Times - October 31, 2004
Complex cause for brittle bones
A mix of bad genes and poor nutrition may be responsible for cases of brittle bone disease, research suggests...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
School admissions protests rise
There has been a sharp increase in the number of people complaining to a watchdog about problems getting their children into schools...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
New mortgage safeguards begin
Tighter controls on mortgages come into force to protect borrowers from mis-selling and rogue lenders...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Ukraine awaits presidency vote
Ukrainians are due to go to the polls to elect a new president after a bitterly fought election campaign...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
'Stethoscope' hears kidney stones
Scientists develop a "smart stethoscope" that can hear when a kidney stone has been successfully shattered by treatment...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Galloway plea for hostage release
MP George Galloway calls for the release of aid worker Margaret Hassan, kidnapped in Iraq...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Ferguson urges Henry punishment
Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson wants the FA to take action against Thierry Henry after a clash with Gabriel Heinze...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Jobs go in Eurotunnel rescue plan
Channel tunnel operator Eurotunnel unveils a turnaround plan involving redundancies and cuts in services, as it bids to see off its £6.4bn debts...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
£7m anti-crime campaign launched
An advertising campaign will aim to cut robbery, burglary and car crime, but is called a waste of money by the Conservatives...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Vote without fear, Americans told
The US homeland security chief says he is confident the US will be safe from attack on election day...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Cherie accused of attacking Bush
Cherie Blair is said to have criticised George W Bush's policies in a private address, sparking Tory disapproval...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
February poll claim 'speculation'
Downing street describes reports Tony Blair is planning a February general election as "idle speculation"...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
Road deaths 'not taken seriously'
A group of MPs accuse the government of not being tough enough on motorists who kill or injure others...
BBC News - October 31, 2004
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