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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 Octomber 2005:
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Brazil President's Party Secretly Got $3 Million From Cuba, Magazine Says
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 31 - During Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's successful presidential campaign in 2002, his Workers' Party received up to $3 million in illegal campaign contributions from the government of Cuba, according to the cover story in the current issue of Brazil's leading weekly newsmagazine...
New York Times - October 31, 2005
October Is 4th Deadliest Month for U.S. Forces in Iraq
Deaths announced today brought the number of Americans killed in October to 92, the highest monthly toll since January...
New York Times - October 31, 2005
U.N. Council Orders Syria to Cooperate With Inquiry
The sponsors of the resolution obtained the unanimous vote by agreeing at the last minute to drop the threat of sanctions against Syria in the original text...
New York Times - October 31, 2005
Mapping damage to African lakes
African lakes show significant damage from climate change and over-use, according to a new UN publication...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Music trial taps into Bluetooth
EMI and Nokia are turning to the Bluetooth short-range radio system to send music to consumers...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Orchestras 'face revenue crisis'
Orchestras in the UK face a financial crisis because of £35m National Insurance bill, says an industry body...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
'Cautious welcome' for LVF move
Sinn Fein gives "a cautious welcome" to the Loyalist Volunteer Force move to stand down...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
McLetchie resigns as Tory leader
Scottish Conservative leader David McLetchie stands down following pressure over his expenses claims...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Mystery Chinese outfit eyes Exxon
US oil giant Exxon Mobil dismisses a proposed bid to buy it from a little known Chinese firm for $450bn...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Cameron supported by 100 Tory MPs
David Cameron begins a crucial week in the Tory leadership race by taking his tally of MP supporters to 100...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Civil rights icon Parks honoured
Tens of thousands pay their respects in Washington to civil rights icon Rosa Parks, who died last week aged 92...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Paris riots prompt extra security
France's interior minister vows to boost security after youths clashed with police for a fourth night in a Paris suburb...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Pentagon counts Iraqi casualties
About 26,000 Iraqis have been killed or injured in militant attacks since January 2004, the Pentagon says...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
India sees foreign link to attack
The Indian PM hints that Pakistan-based militants were involved in Saturday's deadly bombings in Delhi...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Cricket: Trescothick unfazed
Marcus Trescothick says there is no need to panic after England get off to a poor start in their first tour match of Pakistan...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Rebels targeted in DR Congo park
The DR Congo army and UN troops launch a drive to flush out Rwandan rebels from a national park...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Hearts in turmoil as duo depart
Chairman George Foulkes and chief executive Phil Anderton leave Hearts in the latest twist at a turbulent Tynecastle...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Football: Vassell brace beats Villa
Man City go fourth as striker Darius Vassell grabs a brace against his old club Aston Villa...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Murder charges follow city riot
Three people arrested over the stabbing of a man during riots in Birmingham are charged with murder...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
UN steps up pressure on Syrians
The Security Council demands that Syria co-operate fully with the UN probe into the killing of Rafik Hariri...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Best leaves his bed but 'in pain'
Football star George Best has been out of his hospital bed and talking, but his manager says he is in "incredible pain"...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Prince to visit US hurricane city
Prince Charles and his wife Camilla will visit hurricane-hit New Orleans during their trip to the US...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Quake 'claimed 17,000 children'
The 8 October South Asian earthquake killed at least 17,000 children, the UN children's fund says...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Bush choice sets up court battle
President Bush picks conservative judge Samuel Alito for the Supreme Court, heralding a Senate fight...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Blunkett will sell biotech shares
Work and Pensions Secretary David Blunkett says his family will sell shares he bought in a DNA testing firm...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Basra car bombing causes carnage
A car bomb explodes in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, killing at least 20 people and wounding dozens more...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Warcraft game maker in spying row
The maker of the massively popular World of Warcraft game defends itself against charges that it spies on players...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Saw sequel tops Halloween chart
Gory sequel Saw II beats The Legend of Zorro to the top of the US box office chart over the Halloween weekend...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
What impact will Delhi blasts have?
Three explosions killed at least 60 people in India's capital Delhi on Saturday. Why do you think the city was targeted?...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Crackdown on Halloween pranksters
Police warn trick and treaters if they cross the line and cause a nusiance they could be fined or even jailed...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Fresh rise in mortgage approvals
The number of new mortgages approved, but not yet lent, rises to its highest level in more than a year...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Nurses' legal bid over NHS reform
Nurse leaders are taking legal action against the government over plans to reform NHS community services...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Call for new wildlife trade rules
International scientists say that current regulations are inadequate to stop imports of pets and livestock from spreading lethal diseases...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
'Many dead' in US strike in Iraq
A US military air raid in western Iraq has caused many deaths, reports from Iraq say...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Death sentence for Red Fort raid
A court in India sentences one man to death for a raid on army barracks at Delhi's Red Fort five years ago...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Prison for 'indecent' instructor
A driving instructor who sexually assaulted his young female pupils is jailed for nine months...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
'End' for loyalist terror group
A loyalist paramilitary group, the LVF, says it is to stand down its so-called military units...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
'More help for immigrants' call
The Scottish Executive should do more to help new immigrants become integrated into the community, a report says...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Football: Villa takeover approach
Aston Villa receive an approach to buy out the shares of chairman Doug Ellis and another shareholder...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Teargas at Zanzibar celebration
The security forces on Tanzania's Zanzibar islands break up a crowd of opposition supporters claiming victory in Sunday's poll...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Japan reshuffle hints at next PM
Japan's PM Junichiro Koizumi reshuffles his cabinet and puts leading conservatives in line to succeed him...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
More violence rocks Paris suburb
Youths clash with police for a fourth night in a Paris suburb as the interior minister moves to restore calm...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Syria faces sanctions vote at UN
The UN Security Council is to debate punishing Syria if it fails to help fully with the UN inquiry into the Hariri killing...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
UK citizenship testing starts
A new test of British customs and history for would-be citizens is due to be launched...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Tutors 'forced to inflate grades'
Some academics at a university say they are pressurised into passing poor quality work to meet targets...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Trescothick rescues sorry England
Marcus Trescothick hits a century but England's top order collapse in the tour match against a Patron's XI...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Football: Wenger 'is a voyeur'
Jose Mourinho tells Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger to stop talking about Chelsea...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Bush 'picks judge for top court'
President Bush will nominate conservative appeals judge Samuel Alito to the US Supreme Court, reports say...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Telefonica buys UK's O2 for £18bn
UK mobile phone group O2 agrees to an £18bn takeover offer from Spanish telecom firm Telefonica...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Bomb-hit Delhi steps up security
Delhi police beef up security ahead of the Diwali festival, as the hunt for Saturday's bombers continues...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Falconio test lab 'not official'
The Falconio murder trial hears how prosecutors used an unaccredited make-shift forensic science testing lab...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Crackdown on careless driving
New offences to deal with motorists who kill are announced by the government...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Tories put pressure on Blunkett
The Tories call for an inquiry into claims David Blunkett broke ministerial rules over a company directorship...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
U.N. Is Expected to Pass Measure Pressuring Syria
The resolution threatens Syria with sanctions if it does not help with the inquiry into the killing of a former Lebanese prime minister...
New York Times - October 31, 2005
Economic Ties Binding Japan to Rival China
China and Japan's intensifying economic ties are offering a counterpoint to rapidly deteriorating diplomatic relations...
New York Times - October 31, 2005
New Delhi Police Doubt a Boast; Shoppers Back, a Day After Blasts
A little-known militant outfit in the disputed Kashmir province took responsibility for the string of bombs that killed 59 people...
New York Times - October 31, 2005
Funds Fade, Deaths Rise and Iraq Rebuilding Is Spotty
As money runs out for Iraq's reconstruction, there is no clear source for the additional funds needed to operate finished projects...
New York Times - October 31, 2005
Islamic Jihad's Vow to Cease Rocket Fire Ends Hours Later
The group Islamic Jihad said its pledge depended on a halt in Israeli airstrikes and other military operations against the Palestinian factions...
New York Times - October 31, 2005
Gunmen Kill Iraqi Cabinet Adviser in Baghdad
Gunmen assassinated an adviser to the cabinet of Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari and wounded the country's deputy trade minister in a spate of attacks that left at least 11 people dead...
New York Times - October 31, 2005
Oil worker deaths inquiry begins
A fatal accident inquiry into the deaths of two North Sea oil workers is due to get under way...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Lone parents face more interviews
Unemployed single parents will now have to take quarterly job interviews or face a cut in their benefits...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Flood of smoke lawsuits 'to come'
The partial smoking ban in England may open the floodgates for bar workers to sue their employers, experts say...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Safety call after teacher payouts
A teachers' union wins compensation for injured members and says safety rules need tightening...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Indian crash rescue is called off
Indian army divers end their search for survivors of a train crash that killed 111 people...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
England bat first in tour opener
England win the toss and choose to bat against the Patron's team in Rawalpindi...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Australia hosts bird flu summit
Australia is hosting a bird flu summit of 21 Asia-Pacific countries to look at how to manage a potential pandemic...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
'No crisis over pensions' claim
Despite all the warnings there is no pensions crisis, a new report by think tank Tomorrow's Company claims...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
UK economy 'stronger in 2006'
UK businesses are set to prosper during the first months of 2006, a report suggests, but the CBI issues a jobs warning...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
DNA pressure mounts on Blunkett
The Conservatives are increasing pressure on David Blunkett to resign over claims he broke the ministerial code...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Tension remains in stunned Delhi
Indian capital Delhi remains on high alert after Saturday's bombs, and the city is slow to get back on its feet...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Homage paid to Rosa Parks
Thousands in Washington pay their respects to civil rights icon Rosa Parks, who died last week...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
Leaders united on prostate cancer
Political party leaders join together to call for an improvement in the treatment of prostate cancer...
BBC News - October 31, 2005
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