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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 January 2005:
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Europe Cautiously Welcomes Iraqi Vote
Somewhat on the defensive after Iraq's election, European leaders who had opposed the war welcomed the vote today...
New York Times - January 31, 2005
Clerics in Najaf Voice Approval of Iraq's Multiparty Elections
The clerics' confidence was obviously inspired by reports of high turnout across the arid Shiite heartland on Sunday...
New York Times - January 31, 2005
Death strains informal Gaza truce
An Israeli-Palestinian truce is shaken as a Palestinian girl is shot dead and Hamas retaliates with mortar fire...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Policeman drowns saving children
A police officer drowns on holiday in Australia helping to save two children swept out to sea...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Dental patients feeling the bite
A study reveals less than half of Scottish dentists are accepting new NHS patients...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
'I saw forklift abuse' - soldier
A soldier tells a court martial how Iraqi prisoner abuse was "like watching a football match"...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Hillary Clinton suffers collapse
US Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton collapses during a public appearance in Buffalo, after feeling unwell...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Football: Bellamy off to Celtic
Newcastle striker Craig Bellamy joins Celtic on loan until the end of the season...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
McConnell in 'drink okay' rumpus
Scotland's first minister tells a group of high school pupils that it is okay to get drunk "once in a while."...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Allawi Vows to Unite Iraq's Ethnic and Religious Groups
A day after the country's first free elections in 50 years, interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi called on all Iraqis today to work together for stability and peace...
New York Times - January 31, 2005
Britain Says 10 Believed Dead in Iraq Plane Crash
Nine Royal Air Force personnel and a soldier died on a flight from Baghdad International Airport and the Balad airbase Sunday...
New York Times - January 31, 2005
Ten years for killing firefighter
Two men are jailed over the death of a firefighter killed during an explosion after an arson attack on a bingo hall...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Blood pressure soars on Mondays
The stress of returning to work on a Monday morning can trigger a dangerous increase in blood pressure, scientists say...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Fewer youngsters stay in learning
The proportion of youngsters 'staying on' in education and training has fallen, and a reward scheme has not worked...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Paxman hits out at BBC news cuts
Newsnight presenter Jeremy Paxman criticises the BBC's plans to make 15% cuts in its news budget...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Inquiry call after knife killing
Relatives of a woman killed by a mental patient call for a public inquiry into why he was freed by a hospital...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
City commuters face travel strife
A subway strike and the start of year-long work on the Kingston Bridge cause travel problems in Glasgow...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Iraqi PM calls for national unity
Iraqi PM Iyad Allawi urges Iraqis to work together for a common future after Sunday's historic election...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Son killed mother after DIY jibe
A 36-year-old who attacked his mother with a hammer is told he should serve at least 13 years in prison...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Judge backs Guantanamo challenge
A US judge backs a Supreme Court ruling that inmates at Guantanamo Bay are entitled to constitutional rights...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Tunnel fire trial opens in France
A trial has opened in France to establish responsibility for a 1999 fire in the Mont Blanc tunnel which killed 39 people...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Football: Last-day transfer rush
Premiership clubs have until midnight on Monday to complete transfers before the window shuts for the season...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
UN 'rules out' genocide in Darfur
A UN report on Darfur stops short of describing the violence there as genocide, a Sudanese minister says...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Drink-drive girl, 13, sentenced
A 13-year-old girl who was caught over the drink-drive limit when she was aged 12 is given a supervision order...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Football: FA Cup fifth round draw
Man Utd face Everton and Chelsea draw Newcastle in the FA Cup fifth round...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Iraq poll 'a victory over terror'
Iraq's interim PM hails Sunday's election amid reports that turnout in Sunni areas was not as low as expected...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Man admits Fife hot tub murders
An obsessed husband pleads guilty to murdering his estranged wife and her boyfriend in a hot tub in Fife...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Terror detainees are granted bail
Bail is granted to three foreign terror suspects being held without trial, although two face house arrest...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Kerry blames defeat on Bin Laden
US Democratic Senator John Kerry says Osama Bin Laden's video aided his defeat in the 2004 presidential race...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Hatfield a 'disaster in waiting'
The Hatfield rail crash could have been avoided if action had been taken months earlier, a court is told...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Jackson in court for abuse trial
Pop icon Michael Jackson arrives in court as jury selection begins in his child molestation trial...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Ten feared dead in Hercules crash
Ten UK troops are confirmed missing, presumed dead, as video said to show their plane being shot down in Iraq is aired...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Occupation Authority Did Not Properly Monitor Spending of Iraqi Money, U.S. Audit Says
The U.S. occupation authority that governed Iraq until mid-2004 did not properly monitor the spending of $8.8 billion in Iraqi money...
New York Times - January 31, 2005
What high-definition will do to DVDs
High-definition will close the gap between cinema and home entertainment, but will also change DVD production...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Actor Scott is new Bond favourite
A bookmaker stops taking bets on the next James Bond after several large wagers on actor Dougray Scott...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Woolworths shares up on bid talk
Retailer Woolworths sees its shares rise more than 20% after private equity group Apax says it is considering a takeover bid...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
A77 speed net extended by police
Police patrols are stepped up to catch drivers ignoring speed limits imposed by roadworks between Glasgow and Ayr...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Appeal to dead baby's mother
It is hoped tests on a baby found dead in a garden will reveal clues, as police ask his mother to come forward...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Hatfield crash trial set to start
The jury in the Hatfield train crash case is due to begin hearing evidence in the trial of five men and a company accused of manslaughter...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Man dies after city centre attack
A man found stabbed following a bar fight in Belfast city centre at the weekend dies in hospital...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
'Five militants' killed in Kuwait
At least five militants have been killed and four suspects arrested in clashes in Kuwait, reports say...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Pakistani PM reaches out to India
Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz hopes a series of joint projects with India could ease tension between the two rivals...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Vietnam bird flu deaths increase
A young girl is the 12th victim of bird flu in Vietnam this month, as fears are raised about human transmission...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
French tunnel fire trial to open
Individuals and companies go on trial in France over the deaths of 39 people in the 1999 Mont Blanc tunnel fire...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Football: Clubs await FA Cup draw
Brentford and Hartlepool are the minnows in Monday's FA Cup fifth-round draw...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Annan pushes Sudan sanctions move
The UN should threaten to impose sanctions on Sudan because of abuses in Darfur, Kofi Annan says...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Football: Djemba-Djemba for Villa
Aston Villa agree a fee to buy Cameroon international Eric Djemba-Djemba from Man Utd...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Search on for three missing boys
Police who were looking for a missing nine-year-old now say three boys have disappeared in Essex...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Painkiller scrapped over suicides
A popular painkiller is being withdrawn from the market over concerns about links with overdoses...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Jackson abuse trial due to begin
Pop icon Michael Jackson is just hours away from the start of his trial on child abuse charges in California...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Ryanair hit by soaring fuel costs
Ryanair, Europe's biggest low-cost airline, reports a 26% drop in quarterly profit after it cut fares and the price of fuel jumped...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
MoD investigates fatal Iraq crash
A probe begins into whether a missile downed an RAF Hercules plane in Iraq, with the loss of up to 15 lives...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Israel to Hand Over Security Role in Several West Bank Cities
Israel is prepared to hand over security control of several West Bank cities to the Palestinians in the next few days...
New York Times - January 31, 2005
For Many Killed on a Dark Day in Iraq, the Future Was Bright, and Near
Some of the marines killed in a helicopter crash last week were pursuing a lifelong dream; others enlisted after the 9/11 attacks...
New York Times - January 31, 2005
Arab Media Focuses on Voting, Not Violence
After months of closely covering Iraq's mayhem, Arab news outlets found that violence wasn't the story on election day - the voting was...
New York Times - January 31, 2005
Bombers Kill 35; Turnout Heavy Among Shiites and Kurds
At the day's end, election officials in Baghdad estimated that the nationwide turnout could exceed 60 percent...
New York Times - January 31, 2005
Bush Hails Iraqi Vote, but Warns of More Fighting Ahead
President Bush declared the Iraqi election a triumphant moment in his effort to spur democracy throughout the Middle East...
New York Times - January 31, 2005
In a Shiite Neighborhood, Residents Brave Explosions
The bombs kept exploding, but in Karada, a Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad, voters hardly even bothered to look up...
New York Times - January 31, 2005
US firm to land carrier contract
A US firm is to be handed the project management contract for two Royal Navy aircraft carriers...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Iraq reconstruction funds missing
A team of official auditors in Washington finds large amounts of Iraq's oil revenues are unaccounted for...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Brown encourages volunteers
Chancellor Gordon Brown wants to increase the number of young people in volunteer work by a million...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
In pictures: Iraqis vote
The most striking images of Iraqis as they participate in the country's first multiparty elections for decades...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Football: Bellamy's decision day
Newcastle striker Craig Bellamy is in no rush to leave St James' Park...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
Air force investigates Iraq crash
An investigation begins into why a Hercules plane carrying at least nine British soldiers crashed in Iraq...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
World leaders praise Iraqi poll
The international community hails Iraq's first multi-party elections for half a century, as vote-counting begins...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
'Clampdown' on animal activists
Animal rights activists could face five years in prison for targeting research centres under new measures...
BBC News - January 31, 2005
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