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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 2007:
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German Court Seeks Arrest of 13 C.I.A. Agents
A German court is mounting the most serious legal challenge yet to the C.I.A.?s secret transfers of terrorism suspects...
New York Times - January 31, 2007
US interest rates held at 5.25%
US interest rates are kept on hold at 5.25% for the fifth time running, amid signs of "firmer" economic growth...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
EU concern at US data transfers
Euro MPs express concern at the way the US gathers information that may be used to identify terrorism suspects...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Mexicans stage tortilla protest
Tens of thousands of Mexicans join a march in Mexico City to protest against the rising price of tortillas...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Arsenal to play Chelsea in final
Two goals in extra time put Arsenal into the Carling Cup final at the expense of Spurs...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
UK sees second warmest January
January is on course to be the second warmest the UK has seen since 1914, the Met Office says...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
'Friendly fire' Iraq video found
Footage thought to show US planes firing on British troops may be shown to an inquest into the death of a soldier...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Terror kidnap plot suspects held
Anti-terror police are questioning suspects over an alleged plot to kidnap a Muslim serviceman...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Moscow Journal: A Soviet Agricultural Success: Vast Greenhouse Complex
Nearly 300 acres of greenhouses at Moscow?s southwestern edge are a measure of Russia?s change...
New York Times - January 31, 2007
Village May Have Housed Builders of Stonehenge
New excavations near Stonehenge have uncovered what archaeologists say was probably the village of workers who erected the monoliths on Salisbury Plain in England...
New York Times - January 31, 2007
Vista security claim challenged
Security experts cast doubt on claims that Microsofts Vista is "more secure" than other operating systems...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Failing schools statistics steady
The number of England's schools judged to be failing has remained steady on the same period last year...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
£400m power station plans backed
Plans for a £400m riverside power station, which could create 650 jobs in south Wales, pass a critical stage...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Brown 'faces £20bn funding gap'
If Gordon Brown becomes PM, he could face a tough time with sharp decreases in public spending, a think tank argues...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Asylum seeker sex attacker jailed
An asylum seeker and convicted sex attacker allowed to stay in Britain is jailed for attacking a girl...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
DUP anger at SDLP police claim
The DUP calls for an inquiry into SDLP's claims it ensured the appointment of the chief constable...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
US drugs suspects held in custody
A couple facing extradition to the US in connection with an internet drugs production operation are refused bail...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Berlusconi apologises to wife
Silvio Berlusconi publicly apologises to his wife for flirting with other women at a recent TV awards dinner...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Chavez gets sweeping new powers
Venezuela's assembly approves giving President Hugo Chavez new powers to "transform the country"...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Football: Hammers grab Upson
West Ham sign central defender Matthew Upson from Birmingham City for an initial fee of £6m...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
First bird flu death in Nigeria
A Lagos woman is the first person in Nigeria to have died with the deadly H5N1 strain of avian flu, a minister says...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Pop group Beautiful South split
Pop group The Beautiful South announce they are to split up after "19 wonderful years in music"...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Nato offensive 'kills 30 Taleban'
At least 30 suspected Taleban fighters were killed in an attack by Nato-led forces in Afghanistan, police say...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Police hand over Litvinenko file
Scotland Yard hands a file on the death of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko to prosecutors...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Non-learners 'may lose benefits'
Gordon Brown says he would cut the benefits of young people who refused education or training...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Ninth arrest over 'terror plot'
Anti-terror police arrest a ninth suspect over an alleged plot to kidnap a member of the armed forces...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Animators Aardman end movie deal
Wallace and Gromit creators Aardman Animations and US movie studio Dreamworks end their five-film deal early...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
'Time to go' Cameron tells Blair
David Cameron tells Tony Blair that it is in the "national interest" for him to quit as prime minister...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Dentists 'turning away patients'
Dentists are turning away patients because local health chiefs are running out of funds, dental leaders say...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Subway evacuated after breakdown
Up to 100 passengers have to walk through an underground tunnel after problems with a subway train...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Civil servants strike over cuts
Courts, driving test centres and benefit offices will be hit by a strike by up to 23,000 civil servants across Wales...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Big energy supplier to cut prices
Scottish & Southern is going to cut gas and electricity bills for its customers - but will not yet say by how much...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Police killed in Sri Lanka blast
At least six policemen and a civilian are killed by a roadside bomb in eastern Sri Lanka, the military says...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Refugee jailed for attack on girl
An asylum seeker who was jailed for several sex attacks but allowed to stay in Britain is jailed for a further attack...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Orde anger at 'policing insults'
The head of the PSNI accuses the SDLP and Sinn Fein of insulting his staff and using police as a "political football"...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Germany issues CIA arrest orders
Germany orders the arrest of 13 suspected CIA agents over the alleged kidnapping of one of its citizens...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Olmert ally loses harassment case
An Israeli court finds former Justice Minister Haim Ramon guilty of sexually harassing a female soldier...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Football: Transfer deadline latest
Clubs have until midnight to add to their squads before the transfer window slams shut...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Nigeria 'squandering' oil riches
Officials in Nigeria's richest oil state are accused of squandering funds that should go on schools and hospitals...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
No stoning, Canada migrants told
A Canadian town council issues new rules to immigrants telling them not to stone or burn women...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Football: Mascherano can move
Argentine midfielder Javier Mascherano is given special dispensation to join Liverpool from West Ham...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Wait for facts on honours - Brown
Gordon Brown believes people will be "satisfied" once the "full facts" of the cash-for-honours probe are known...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
BA cuts prices as strike averted
British Airways is offering cut-price tickets to help fill seats after a series of planned strikes were averted...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
BBC Trust backs download plans
BBC shows are expected to be made available to download later this year as on-demand plans get initial approval...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Intruder enters prince's estate
A pitchfork-wielding intruder breaks into the grounds of Prince Charles's country home Highgrove while the Prince and Camilla are asleep inside...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Police raids target 'terror plot'
Eight people are arrested in Birmingham after anti-terror raids targeting what sources say was a kidnap plot...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
US money in Iraq 'squandered'
A huge unused swimming pool is one example of the US reconstruction funds being wasted in Iraq, auditors say...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Fighting Eases on First Day of a Cease-Fire by Gaza Factions
A Hamas member was shot dead, while Israel bombed a tunnel it said Palestinian militants used to carry out attacks...
New York Times - January 31, 2007
Killing Puts Focus on Corruption in Chinese News Media
Veteran reporters tell of pervasive corruption in the industry after a reporter was killed while covering a story...
New York Times - January 31, 2007
Choice for No. 2 at State Dept. Defends Bush?s Stance on Iran
John D. Negroponte defended the Bush administration?s more confrontational policy with Iran...
New York Times - January 31, 2007
In Senate, Allies of Bush Work to Halt Iraq Vote
The new effort is aimed at blocking two nonbinding resolutions directly critical of the White House...
New York Times - January 31, 2007
50 Iraqis Die as Holiday Brings Spasm of Sectarian Killing
As millions of Shiite pilgrims converged to celebrate the holy day of Ashura, three separate attacks in different cities left dozens of worshipers dead...
New York Times - January 31, 2007
Iran May Have Trained Attackers That Killed 5 American Soldiers, U.S. and Iraqis Say
Investigators believe that a tightly coordinated operation that killed five Americans on Jan. 20 may have been trained and financed by Iranian agents...
New York Times - January 31, 2007
Brown backs schooling to age 18
Gordon Brown says penalties may be introduced to force youngsters to stay in education or training until age 18...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
BMA team 'stunned by GP contract'
GPs could not believe the terms they were offered when negotiating their new contract, a doctor says...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Wild wolves 'good for ecosystems'
The reintroduction of wild wolves into the Scottish Highlands is likely to benefit the area's ecosystem, a study concludes...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Partner charged with widow murder
The 71-year-old partner of a woman found dead at her home over a year ago is accused of her murder...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
March assembly election confirmed
A Northern Ireland assembly election will go ahead on 7 March, Prime Minister Tony Blair confirms...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Report warns of fisherman fatigue
A boat probably sank off Skye with the loss of two crewmen because one of them fell asleep, a report says...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Action urged on migrant tensions
Councils must act swiftly to stop disputes between migrants and residents escalating, a report says...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Climate change warning for Sydney
A new report warns that life in the Australian city of Sydney could be made unsustainable by climate change...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Cricket: Flintoff hopeful
Captain Andrew Flintoff believes England can still reach the triangular series final, despite their fifth defeat in six games...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Blair blasted over Tanzania deal
A former cabinet minister joins the Tories in accusing ministers of selling Tanzania a "useless" radar system...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Author Sidney Sheldon dies
The best-selling American novelist Sidney Sheldon dies aged 89 of complications from pneumonia...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Ministers silent on honours probe
Downing Street refuses to comment on the arrest of Labour's chief fundraiser Lord Levy...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
Rape prosecutions 'must improve'
Police and prosecutors are not implementing measures aimed at boosting rape conviction rates, watchdogs say...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
India's Tata wins race for Corus
Indian company Tata wins the £6bn battle to take over Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus...
BBC News - January 31, 2007
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