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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 2006:
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North Korea Says It Will Rejoin Nuclear Negotiations
China announced that six-nation talks will reconvene shortly, after more than a year-long hiatus, easing tensions after North Korea’s Oct. 9 nuclear test...
New York Times - October 31, 2006
U.S. Troops Agree to Leave Baghdad Checkpoints
Iraq’s prime minister demanded today that that the U.S. military remove all of its roadblocks and checkpoints from the streets of Baghdad...
New York Times - October 31, 2006
Abbey lends five times your wage
Abbeyoffers borrowers up to five times their salary to help them onto the property ladder...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Westerners 'are more promiscuous'
People in western countries tend to have more sexual partners than those in the developing world, a study says...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Specialist schools cause division
The future expansion of specialists schools is dividing Holyrood's coalition partners, the BBC learns...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Mexico agrees Portillo's return
Mexico agrees to extradite a former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo to face corruption charges...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Hezbollah-Israeli talks 'begin'
Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah says indirect talks on a prisoner exchange with Israel have begun...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Football: Collins confirmed at Hibs
Former Hibernian midfielder John Collins signs a three-year deal to succeed Tony Mowbray as manager at Easter Road...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Chelsea scrape Barca draw
Didier Drogba's injury-time equaliser gives Chelsea a crucial Champions League point against Barcelona...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Brain flaws 'linked to cot death'
Brain abnormalities affecting breathing and temperature could increase cot death risk, a study suggests...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Dr Who in TV awards hat-trick
Doctor Who takes three prizes at the National Television Awards in a repeat of its success last year...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Bomb strikes Iraq wedding party
A bomb rips through a wedding convoy in the Iraqi capital, killing at least 15 people, including four children...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Stabbed City lawyer 'fought back'
A lawyer who was stabbed to death in the street may have fought back against his attackers, a court hears...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Former South Africa leader dies
Former South Africa President PW Botha, in office at the height of the anti-apartheid struggle, dies aged 90...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Bush hails China on N Korea deal
The US president thanks China for its role in persuading North Korea to return to talks about its nuclear programme...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Iraq inquiry call rejected by MPs
An attempt to force the government to hold an inquiry into the Iraq war fails in the House of Commons...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Hundreds to join NHS cuts rally
Hundreds of NHS staff are expected to descend on Parliament for a rally against the state of the NHS...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
London Journal: Trick or Treat? For Many Britons, the Reply Is Neither
Halloween is big in Britain now, but is still a culture shock to older Britons whose need for a macabre fall festival was traditionally satisfied by Bonfire Night...
New York Times - October 31, 2006
North Korea Agrees to Rejoin Nuclear Negotiations
The development ended an 11-month boycott and raised hopes for an easing of the tensions created by North Korea’s Oct. 9 nuclear test...
New York Times - October 31, 2006
Fewer women seek student places
Fewer women across the UK have applied for university places for next year, initial figures show...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Singer Watson postpones UK tour
Classical singer Russell Watson postpones his forthcoming UK tour after undergoing brain surgery...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Five questioned over OAP's death
Police appeal for witnesses after a pensioner died after confronting a group of young people about their behaviour...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Abortion time limit cut rejected
A call for the time limit for abortions to be cut from 24 weeks to 21 weeks has been rejected by MPs...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Family seeking baby brain answers
The family of a deceased baby boy say his body was released for burial with his brain missing...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Jobs go as charity cuts service
An organisation providing homes for people with physical difficulties closes with the loss of 40 jobs...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Iraqi passengers 'kidnapped'
At least 30 bus passengers are kidnapped, as Iraq's PM orders checkpoints to be lifted in a Shia suburb of Baghdad...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
China tightens death penalty law
China passes a law allowing only its top court to approve death sentences, in a bid to improve the justice system...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Ethiopia hit by new deadly floods
At least 67 people are killed and 300,000 affected after floods hit Ethiopia, for the second time this year...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Prince urges religious tolerance
The Prince of Wales calls for religious tolerance and moderation in a speech in Pakistan...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Thomas back for Australia tester
Gareth Thomas will play for Wales for the first time in nine months in Saturday's Test against Australia...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Corfu hotel's licence suspended
The Corfu hotel where two children died during a family holiday has had its licence suspended, the Greek Tourism Ministry confirms...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
North Korea talks set to resume
Six-nation talks on North Korea will restart soon, in the first sign of detente since the North's nuclear test...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Court told of christening shooting
An armed gang of masked teenagers shot dead a woman at a christening party, the Old Bailey heard...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Teenagers 'murdered City lawyer'
Lawyer Tom ap Rhys Pryce was targeted by two robbers who fatally stabbed him in the street, a court hears...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
UK gaming rule bid 'not tax grab'
Ministers insist the UK's attempt to licence online gambling is not just a bid to "grab" tax...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Hubble telescope will get upgrade
Nasa chief Mike Griffin says shuttle astronauts will be sent to service the Hubble Space Telescope...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Beckett warns over Iraq inquiry call
Margaret Beckett urges MPs not to "send the wrong signal" to the world as she opposes calls for an inquiry into Iraq...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
U.S. Envoy Arrives in Iraq as Tough Options Loom
One option, according to officials, is a substantial increase in the number of American and Iraqi troops patrolling Baghdad...
New York Times - October 31, 2006
Veteran actor Franklyn dies at 80
Veteran actor William Franklyn, known for roles in TV shows like Ooh, You Are Awful and Splitting Heirs, dies aged 80...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Firms defend dealings with China
Tech firms dealings with repressive regimes is the subject of a debate at the Internet Governance Forum...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
OAP's family speak of 'poor' care
A family criticise the care their elderly mother received at a Cardiff hospital in the last few months of her life...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Warning over heart drugs increase
Drugs to reduce cholesterol and blood pressure are being offered to too many healthy patients, doctors are warning...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Mental health spend 'must double'
The amount spent on mental health in Northern Ireland should double within the next 20 years, a review finds...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Rally condemns Pakistan air raid
Tribesmen rally in Pakistan after an air strike on an alleged militant camp at an Islamic school kills 80...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Soldiers held over barracks death
Three soldiers are arrested in connection with the death of a Private at a Wiltshire barracks...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Two Palestinians killed in Gaza
Israeli forces kill two Hamas militants and wound three other Palestinians in clashes in the southern Gaza Strip...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Five held for Marseille bus blaze
French police arrest five people over an arson attack on a Marseille bus that left a woman critically ill...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Observers praise DR Congo's poll
Observers at DR Congo's landmark presidential run-off say it was well run, as some unofficial results are released...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
North Korea talks 'set to resume'
China says six-nation talks on North Korea will restart soon, in the first sign of detente since the North's nuclear test...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Football: Collins takes Hibs helm
Former Hibernian midfielder John Collins signs a three-year deal to succeed Tony Mowbray as manager...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Football: Mourinho wary of Barca
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho suggests Barcelona receive favourable refereeing decisions at home ahead of Tuesday's European tie...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
House price growth 'still firm'
House price growth cooled slightly in October, the Nationwide says, but the underlying trend is "firm"...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Virus writers target web videos
Booming interest in video online is catching the attention of hi-tech criminals, say security firms...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Man Utd suffer triple injury blow
Ryan Giggs, Louis Saha and Gary Neville are ruled out of Man Utd's Champions League game against FC Copenhagen on Wednesday...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Abu Hamza 'wrongly convicted'
A radical cleric should be freed because Victorian laws do not apply to foreigners killing foreigners, a court has heard...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Iraq violence 'linked to US vote'
US Vice-President Dick Cheney says Iraq militants are seeking to influence mid-term polls by stepping up attacks...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Prince rearranges Pakistan plans
Security fears force Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall to reschedule part of their Pakistan tour...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Liver cells grown from cord blood
British scientists grow tiny sections of human liver from stem cells which could help in drug testing...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
UK gaming to be 'mark of quality'
Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell wants internet gambling sites - banned in the US - to register in the UK...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Network Rail admits crash errors
Network Rail faces a heavy fine after admitting health and safety errors in the run-up to the Ladbroke Grove disaster...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
No 10 warning ahead of Iraq vote
Downing Street warns of "very real consequences" for British troops if MPs defeat ministers over an inquiry into Iraq...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Chad Villages Hit by Echoes of Ethnic War Across Border
Chadian Arabs, apparently inspired by the actions of Arab militias in Sudan, are beginning to attack non-Arab villages in the interior of Chad...
New York Times - October 31, 2006
Olmert Says Israel May Widen Military Role in Gaza
Israel’s prime minister said the military operation would be intended to halt Palestinian rocket fire, not to reoccupy the territory...
New York Times - October 31, 2006
Britain Warns of High Costs of Global Warming
Britain warned Monday that failure to act swiftly on global warming would have a cataclysmic effect on the world’s economy...
New York Times - October 31, 2006
Pilot of Nigerian Jet Ignored Storm Warning, Senior Official Says
The pilot did not heed air traffic controllers’ advice to not depart in dangerously stormy weather, Nigeria’s aviation minister said...
New York Times - October 31, 2006
Bombs Sweep Baghdad; Cleric Faults U.S.
As the U.S. toll for October rose to 101, Shiites said that American security cordons are limiting their ability to defend themselves...
New York Times - October 31, 2006
Pakistan Says It Killed 80 Militants in Attack on Islamic School
The Pakistani military said Monday that it had destroyed a religious school near the border with Afghanistan used to train militants...
New York Times - October 31, 2006
Student work rates 'vary widely'
The amount of work put in by students varies greatly between both subjects and institutions, says a report...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
British Gas complaints 'double'
British Gas is the UK's most expensive energy provider and provides the worst customer service, says Energywatch...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Superbug vaccine 'shows promise'
A vaccine to guard against hospital superbug MRSA is a step closer, according to scientists...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Drive to help autistic children
A campaign is being launched in a bid to improve the education offered to children with autism...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Violence returns to Mexican city
Mexican riot police clash with protesters in Oaxaca as the state governor rejects calls by the Senate to step down...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Collusion in jail assault alleged
Prison officers colluded in the assault of vulnerable inmates at a jail "under tremendous pressure" from overcrowding, according to a watchdog...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Police hold 'Mr Loophole' lawyer
Celebrity lawyer Nick Freeman - nicknamed Mr Loophole - is arrested in Greater Manchester...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
More traffic police officers call
More police officers, together with more cameras, are needed to enforce speeding laws, MPs are expected to say...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
UK presses for Net gambling rules
The UK is to host a global summit on the impact of internet gambling on crime rates and children...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Pentagon boosts 'media war' unit
The Pentagon sets up a unit to counter "inaccurate" stories, with the focus on the internet and blogs...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
Reviews for pathologist's cases
Convictions in nine murder and manslaughter cases involving a former Home Office pathologist are being reviewed...
BBC News - October 31, 2006
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