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Venus flytraps caught in shrinking natural habitat
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Hungary 4 dead, 26 injured in train collision
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Iraqi lawmaker urges resolution of minority issue
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Curfew in Indian Kashmir to prevent protest rally
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Kashmir police threaten to shoot curfew violators
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Supreme Court to open new term with heavy workload
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Congress hears Lehman sought millions for execs
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Designers play it safe as economy sours
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Jimmy Kimmel returns as American Music Awards host
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Global News Archive for December 2006:
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Gene doubles breast cancer risk
Scientists in the US discover another gene linked to breast cancer, according to a new report...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
New powers to store suspects' DNA
Powers allowing police forces to keep the DNA of people accused of sexual or violent offences come into force...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
US Iraq death toll 'hits 3,000'
The US military suffers its 3,000th death in Iraq since the 2003 invasion, a group tracking casualties says...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
Russia-Belarus gas deal reached
Russia and Belarus agree a deal on gas supplies after Moscow threatened to cut them off over pricing...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
Bangkok explosions leave two dead
A series of New Year's Eve blasts in the Thai capital kills two people and injures about 30, including foreigners...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
Birmingham's Upson set for exit
Matthew Upson says it is in his and Birmingham's best interests if he leaves the club in the January transfer window...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
Ex-minister Lambton dies aged 84
Lord Lambton, a former minister who resigned after he was photographed in bed with two prostitutes, dies in Italy...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
Romania and Bulgaria join the EU
Bulgaria and Romania mark their entry into the EU at midnight with rock concerts and dancing...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
Britons injured in Bangkok blasts
Two people are killed and two Britons are injured after several bombs explode in the Thai capital Bangkok...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
Cigarette-buying age set to rise
The government is to raise the legal minimum age to purchase tobacco in England and Wales from 16 to 18 from October...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
News Analysis: Hussein Divides Iraq, Even in Death
In many ways the country is living the legacy Saddam Hussein built...
New York Times - December 31, 2006
Miller denies Dylan 'defamation'
Actress Sienna Miller rejects claims that a new film implicates singer Bob Dylan in Edie Sedgwick's suicide...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
Shot soldier contracts MRSA bug
A soldier who was injured in Afghanistan contracts MRSA as he recovers in a hospital in Birmingham...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
Weather scuppers outdoor concert
Foul weather leads to the cancellation of an outdoor concert in Belfast City Hall to usher in 2007...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
Glasgow Hogmanay event cancelled
Hogmanay celebrations in Scotland's biggest city are cancelled because of bad weather...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
Belarus in last-ditch gas talks
Belarus sends its deputy PM to Moscow in an effort to reach a deal on gas imports Russia threatens to suspend...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
Police probed in India child case
Five senior Indian police officers in a Delhi suburb are suspended after human remains are discovered...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
How Saddam's execution unfolded
An account of the last minutes leading up to Saddam Hussein's execution, based on film footage and witness accounts...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
Press fears over execution
Newspapers in the Arab world and Israel reflect a combination of cynicism, anger and fear over the execution of Saddam Hussein...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
Somali Islamists battle advance
Ethiopian and Somali government troops begin fighting Somali Islamists near their last major stronghold...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
Intruders beat man, 83, to death
A father-of-seven dies after being "viciously" attacked by intruders in his east London home...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
Princess Diana inquest to resume
The inquest into the death of Princess Diana will resume on 8 January, nearly 10 years after her car crash in Paris...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
Saddam not hanged 'for revenge'
Saddam Hussein's execution was "justice" says Iraq's government, as he is shown taunted on the gallows...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
Two dead in Bangkok blasts
At least two people are killed and more than 20 injured - some foreigners - in a series of blasts in the Thai capital...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
Bad weather hits New Year parties
Rain and gales force the cancellation of some New Year events, as UK revellers prepare to welcome in 2007...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
Woman rescued from car in river
A woman is rescued as her car fills up with water after rolling down an embankment into a river near Port Talbot...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
Three arrested over car ramming
Three men are arrested for driving offences after a car rams a police vehicle in County Down, the police say...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
Hajj pilgrims 'stone the devil'
Muslim pilgrims performing the Hajj in Saudi Arabia take part in a ritual seen as the stoning of the devil...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
Indonesia ferry survivors found
Planes spot lifeboats with scores of survivors of an Indonesian ferry sinking, but bad weather slows rescuers...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
Ashes: England hope for final Test
Monty Panesar says England are determined to avoid a whitewash in the Ashes series...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
Mourinho hits out at Chelsea form
Jose Mourinho launches a scathing attack on Chelsea's recent displays as they slip six points adrift in the title race...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
A bitter family saga is at an end
BBC Washington correspondent Matt Frei examines what Saddam Hussein's death will mean for the Bush administration...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
Dead US submarine crew named
Two American submarine crew members who fell overboard in UK waters have been named by the United States Navy...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
Passengers hit by railway strike
Two 24-hour strikes by conductors on Central Trains close much of the rail firm's network...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
Judging the Saddam Hussein trial's legal impact
Will Saddam Hussein's trial be regarded as a defining moment or just another event in a long catalogue of chaos? Paul Reynolds considers...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
New EU members set to party
Bulgaria and Romania are to mark their entry into the EU at midnight with rock concerts and dancing...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
Murder hunt after man, 83, dies
Police begin a murder inquiry after the death of an 83-year-old man assaulted at home in east London...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
CCTV studied after park shooting
Police investigating the shooting of a teenager in a Manchester park comb CCTV images for clues...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
UK prepares for New Year parties
Millions of people are getting ready to brave bad weather to see in the New Year at events around the country...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
Somali Islamists 'to defend base'
Somali Islamist leaders in the port stronghold of Kismayo vow to resist advancing Ethiopian and Somali forces...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
Britons 'not ready to drink less'
Britons enjoy drinking too much to become European-style social drinkers, says Labour Chairman Hazel Blears...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
News Analysis: Hussein Divides Iraq in His Death as He Did in Life
Saddam Hussein has faded from relevance in the life of everyday Iraq, but in many ways the country is living the legacy he built...
New York Times - December 31, 2006
Around the World, Unease and Criticism of Penalty
Western politicians sought a balance between revulsion at Saddam Hussein?s record, support for his executioners and concern at the use of a capital penalty they largely shun in their own countries...
New York Times - December 31, 2006
Hussein Video Grips Iraq; Attacks Go On
Iraqis spent much of the day crowding around televisions to watch replays of a video showing Saddam Hussein at the gallows...
New York Times - December 31, 2006
Kylie gears up for New Year gig
British fans prepare to celebrate the New Year with Kylie Minogue as she makes her UK comeback...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
Fatal brittle bone gene is found
Scientists in the US have discovered the cause of a fatal form of brittle bone disease...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
Teachers awarded accident payouts
Scotland's biggest teaching union reveals that its members claimed £171,954 in compensation for accidents and attacks at work...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
Hunt for Indonesia ship survivors
Rescue teams battle harsh weather conditions to find survivors after a ferry carrying 600 sinks off Indonesia...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
Ford's body arrives in Washington
Ceremonies begin in Washington to honour late US President Gerald Ford, ahead of his burial on Wednesday...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
'Molecular condom' to combat HIV
A "molecular condom" to protect women against HIV is being developed by US scientists...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
Work curbs in place for bigger EU
Bulgarian and Romanians coming to work in the UK will face more restrictions than other EU citizens...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
Defence cuts 'put troops at risk'
A former Army commander says Tony Blair has put soldiers at "considerable risk" with defence cuts...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
Saddam is buried in home village
Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is buried in his home village a day after his execution...
BBC News - December 31, 2006
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