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Venus flytraps caught in shrinking natural habitat
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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Taliban, Afghan officials meet in Saudi Arabia
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Pakistan to deport all Afghans from tribal region
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Lehman sought millions for execs while seeking aid
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Colbert on Colbert Its fun playing a jerk
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Dancing with the Stars contestant injured
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Hopper stars in Starz series Crash
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Global News Archive for May 2008:
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Vatican excommunication for female priests
The Vatican is slamming the door on attempts by women to become priests in the Roman Catholic Church. It has strongly reiterated in a decree that anyone involved in ordination ceremonies is automatically excommunicated...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
AP Impact Hurricane season outlooks of little use
Each April, weather wizard William Gray emerges from his burrow deep in the Rocky Mountains to offer his forecast for the six-month hurricane season that starts June 1. And the news media are there, breathlessly awaiting his every word...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Guests for Sunday TV news shows feature McClellan
Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:___...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller tie the knot
The star of "Two and a Half Men" has moved on to marriage number three...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Sharapova gains 4th round at French
Maria Sharapova saved her most piercing shriek to punctuate her final shot of the first set, a thunderous crosscourt backhand winner to close out a tiebreaker...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Sharapova advances to 4th round
Maria Sharapova saved her most piercing shriek to punctuate her final shot of the first set, a thunderous crosscourt backhand winner to close out a tiebreaker...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Ginepri 1st US man in 4th round at Paris since 03
Robby Ginepri is the first U.S. man to reach the fourth round of the French Open since Andre Agassi in 2003...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Sharapova advances to 4th round at French Open
Maria Sharapova saved her most piercing shriek to punctuate her final shot of the first set, a thunderous crosscourt backhand winner to close out a tiebreaker. She then dominated the rest of the way Saturday to beat Karin Knapp 7-6 (4), 6-0 in the third round of the French Open...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Kuznetsova, Jankovic advance at French Open
Svetlana Kuznetsova faced only one break point and beat fellow Russian Nadia Petrova 6-2, 6-1 in the third round of the French Open on Saturday...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
No. 3 for Two and a Half Men star Charlie Sheen
The star of "Two and a Half Men" has moved on to marriage No. 3...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Analysis Iraq squabbling previews campaign
John McCain tore in Barack Obama over a two-year Iraq absence. The likely Democrat nominee then said he was considering a war zone trip. Point: McCain...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Democrats consider Fla., Mich. delegate plans
Supporters for Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton staked out competing positions Saturday as Democrats searched for a compromise to seat disputed convention delegations from Florida and Michigan and clear the way for a smooth end to the marathon struggle for the presidential nomination...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Obama angles for showcase win in Montana
The Rocky Mountain region represents friendly terrain for Barack Obama, who is angling to add Montana to his string of victories on Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Clinton backers to protest outside rules meeting
The Democratic presidential race is heading into a fractious end game as supporters of Hillary Rodham Clinton mobilize for a protest Saturday to demand that the party count two outlawed primaries that favored her...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
South Koreans rally against US beef imports
Tens of thousands of South Koreans rallied Saturday night against a plan to import U.S. beef in the largest protest in weeks of anti-government demonstrations...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
South Korea braces for rally against US beef
South Korean riot police braced Saturday for what could be the largest anti-government protest during weeks of rallies against an agreement to resume imports of U.S. beef...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
After 10 years, ECB vigilant over Europe
The European Central Bank celebrates its 10th birthday Monday with its reputation burnished by a steadfast stance on interest rates and quick action to supply banks with cash during the credit crisis over mortgage-backed securities...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Official China evacuation order just a drill
An earthquake official says a Chinese state media report that 1.3 million people in Sichuan Province were ordered to evacuate was wrong and that a mass evacuation has not been ordered...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Phoenix Mars Lander has short-circuit problem
Scientists for the Phoenix Mars Lander are wrestling with a short circuit on the spacecraft...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Force may be used to stop Thai protests
Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej warned Saturday he would use force to disperse demonstrators who have vowed to continue protests demanding his resignation...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Report North Korea tests missiles off coast
North Korea has fired three short-range missiles into waters off its western coast in an apparent routine test, Yonhap news agency reported Saturday...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
TACA passenger jet crashes in Honduras 4 killed
A jetliner originating from Los Angeles overshot a runway and raced onto a busy street in the Honduran capital Friday, killing the pilot, two passengers and a motorist on the ground. At least 65 people were injured...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Phoenix Mars Lander has short-circuit problem
Scientists for the Phoenix Mars Lander are wrestling with a short circuit on the spacecraft...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Key provincial elections split Sunni Arabs in Iraq
Plans for provincial elections in Iraq by the fall have already set Sunni Arabs against each other as factions prepare to compete for control of the local governments that will wield considerable power over security and finances...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
UN nuclear agency report puts Iran on defensive
Growing pressure on Iran to explain what could be secret nuclear weapons work has left Tehran increasingly defensive _ and the U.S. and its allies hopeful they can exploit the situation to wrest concessions from Tehran...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Chertoff downplays terrorist nuclear threat
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff is downplaying the idea of a nuclear attack by terrorists after recent postings on al-Qaida-affiliated Web sites exhorted militants to pursue weapons of mass destruction for use against the U.S...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
China says 200,000 evacuated because of flood risk
Chinese authorities had evacuated nearly 200,000 people by early Saturday and warned more than 1 million others to be ready to leave quickly as a lake formed by a devastating earthquake threatened to breach its dam...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Hamas militant killed in explosion in Gaza City
Health officials say an explosion in the house of a Hamas militant killed him and wounded 16 of his relatives and neighbors...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
North Korea questions US stance on nuclear issue
North Korea questioned Saturday U.S. willingness to settle an ongoing nuclear dispute after criticisms by Washington included in a report on global democracy...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
French foreign minister makes surprise Iraq visit
The French foreign minister has arrived for a previously unannounced visit to Nasiriyah in southeastern Iraq...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Egyptian police official weapons cache discovered
An Egyptian police official says boxes of ammunition, rocket-propelled grenades and anti-aircraft missiles have been found in a mountain in the northern Sinai peninsula...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Sadrists want referendum on US-Iraq pact
Followers of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on the Iraqi government Saturday to hold a public referendum on a long-term security deal with the United States...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
South Africa death toll reaches 62
Police say the death toll from attacks on foreigners across South Africa over the past three weeks has risen to 62...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Riot police assemble against protesters in Bangkok
About 1,000 riot police assembled at an anti-government demonstration in Bangkok on Saturday after the prime minister warned he would use force to disperse thousands gathered to demand his resignation...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Afghan bomb attack wounds 8
A suicide car bomb attack Saturday against a convoy of international troops wounded four soldiers and four Afghans, while fighting in the south killed 16 Taliban militants, officials said...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
French foreign minister arrives in Iraq
The French foreign minister arrived Saturday in the southern city of Nasiriyah for his second visit to Iraq in less than a year as Paris seeks to rebuild ties with the war-torn nation...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Pakistani minister denied entry to India
Indian immigration authorities refused entry to a former Pakistan human rights minister who helped Indians imprisoned in Pakistani jails, including a convicted spy who spent 18 years on death row, officials said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Marine dies in non-combat incident in Iraq
The U.S. military says a Marine has died in a non-combat related incident in Iraq...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
China quake batters ancient sites, tourism
Taoist Master Dan Jia picks through the wreckage of the 1,500-year-old Erwangmiao Temple, piling books in a stack and dusting off altarpieces...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Indias Sterlite to buy US copper miner Asarco assets
The U.S. copper mining company Asarco LLC will sell virtually all its operating assets to Sterlite Industries (India) Limited for $2.6 billion in cash, Sterlite said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Lebanese soldier killed in explosion in north
A Lebanese soldier was killed by an explosion at dawn Saturday in the north of the country, the military said...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Yemen northern rebels move near capital
Yemeni government forces have beaten back an advance by northern rebels who brought their fight to within 12 miles of the capital, officials and witnesses said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Afghan bomb attack kills 2 NATO soldiers
A suicide car bomb attack against a NATO convoy Saturday killed two soldiers and wounded four others, while fighting in the south killed 16 Taliban militants, officials said...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Nancy contenders kick off battle
Three aspiring actresses begin their battle in the final of BBC One's I'd Do Anything talent search...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Thai protesters defy PM's warning
Thousands demonstrate in Bangkok, defying warnings of a crackdown issued by the Thai prime minister...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Russia army unit sent to Abkhazia
A unit from the Russian army's railway force is sent to the breakaway province of Abkhazia...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
'Soldier killed' in Afghan blast
A suicide car bomb reportedly kills one international soldier and injures six other people in eastern Afghanistan...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Prescott hails 'leader' Miliband
John Prescott hails David Miliband - often mooted as an alternative to Gordon Brown - as a "brilliant" future leader...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Two held over £200,000 kidnapping
A man and a woman are being questioned by police about the kidnapping of a mother and her child in County Down...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Clashes at Nairobi food protest
Police in Kenya fire tear gas to disperse a protest against the soaring cost of food after the recent political crisis...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Honduras crash forces diversions
The international airport in the Honduran capital is to be closed to larger planes, following a fatal crash...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
'Bomber' killed by Lebanon troops
A suspected suicide bomber is shot dead by troops near Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Newsagent dies in store shooting
A murder investigation is opened after a shopkeeper is fatally wounded in a shooting in Merseyside...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Virgin Radio sold by SMG for £53m
SMG reaches a deal to sell Virgin Radio - for less than a quarter of the amount it bought the station for...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Passport battle
Swiss may bring back secret ballots on citizenship...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Mental scars
Treating the trauma of years of violence in Baghdad...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Storm diary
BBC reporter Simon Hancock chases down a tornado...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Lorenzo's Oil boy is dead at 30
Lorenzo Odone, whose parents' battle to save him from a nerve disorder was depicted in the film Lorenzo's Oil, dies...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Iceberg now known as Melting Bob - thanks to a six-year-old boy
A six-year-old Hampshire boy wins a competition to name an Antarctic iceberg...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Dallaglio retires on Wasps Premiership win
Wasps survive a fierce Leicester fightback to win the Guinness Premiership final and ensure a dream send-off for Lawrence Dallaglio...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Beckham handed England captaincy
David Beckham is named England captain for Sunday's friendly against Trinidad & Tobago...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
F1: Mosley should go, says Ecclestone
Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone joins calls for motorsport chief Max Mosley to quit his post...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Troops 'must back Mugabe or quit'
Zimbabwe's army chief tells soldiers they must leave the military if they do not vote for President Mugabe...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Pizzeria boss 'met violent death'
A woman whose body was found in a restaurant in Glasgow met a violent death, police say...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Robinson confirmed as DUP leader
Peter Robinson is made the new leader of the DUP, after 28 years as Ian Paisley's deputy...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
US Democrats hold key poll talks
US Democratic Party officials meet to decide the fate of two states left out of the race to find a presidential candidate...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Thousands join Heathrow protest
About 3,000 campaigners opposed to a third runway at Heathrow airport take part in a rally against expansion plans...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Indiana boy spells guerdon to win national bee
As it turned out, Sameer Mishra provided more than just comic relief at the 2008 Scripps National Spelling Bee. He ended up winning the title...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller tie the knot
The star of "Two and a Half Men" has moved on to marriage number three...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Royals lose again Mariners too
For all the problems the Kansas City Royals have, they can take solace in this: The Seattle Mariners are keeping right with them for the worst record in the American League...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Millwood, Boggs lift Rangers over As 3-1
Kevin Millwood allowed one run through six innings in his first start in almost three weeks, rookie Brandon Boggs matched a career high with three RBIs and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 3-1 Friday night...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
No. 3 for Two and a Half Men star Charlie Sheen
The star of "Two and a Half Men" has moved on to marriage No. 3...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Guests for Sunday TV news shows feature McClellan
Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:___...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Royals lose again Mariners on AL-worst pace
For all the problems the Kansas City Royals have, they can take solace in this: The Seattle Mariners are keeping right with them for the worst record in the American League...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Obama angles for showcase win in Montana
The Rocky Mountain region represents friendly terrain for Barack Obama, who is angling to add Montana to his string of victories on Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Democratic panel considers delegate plans
The fate of nearly 2.3 million Democratic presidential primary votes belongs to 30 party activists...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Obama says his ears too big for Rushmore
Democrat Barack Obama paid an unscheduled late-night visit to Mount Rushmore Friday, visiting the national memorial at closing time and joking that his ears were too big to ever be included in such a display...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
South Korea braces for rally against US beef
South Korean riot police braced Saturday for what could be the largest anti-government protest during weeks of rallies against an agreement to resume imports of U.S. beef...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
After 10 years, ECB vigilant over Europe
The European Central Bank celebrates its 10th birthday Monday with its reputation burnished by a steadfast stance on interest rates and quick action to supply banks with cash during the credit crisis over mortgage-backed securities...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Clinton backers to protest outside rules meeting
The Democratic presidential race is heading into a fractious end game as supporters of Hillary Rodham Clinton mobilize for a protest Saturday to demand that the party count two outlawed primaries that favored her...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Phoenix Mars Lander has short-circuit problem
Scientists for the Phoenix Mars Lander are wrestling with a short circuit on the spacecraft...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Dell shares get boost from strong earnings report
Growth in Asia and strong sales of notebook computers helped Dell Inc. beat Wall Street expectations for first-quarter sales and profit...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Official China evacuation order just a drill
An earthquake official says a Chinese state media report that 1.3 million people in Sichuan Province were ordered to evacuate was wrong and that a mass evacuation has not been ordered...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Phoenix Mars Lander has short-circuit problem
Scientists for the Phoenix Mars Lander are wrestling with a short circuit on the spacecraft...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Palestinians Olmert, Abbas to meet
Embattled Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will meet the Palestinian president before flying to Washington for talks with President Bush next week, a top Palestinian official confirmed Friday...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
111 nations, but not US, adopt cluster bomb treaty
Chief negotiators of a landmark treaty banning cluster bombs predicted Friday that the United States will never again use the weapons, a critical component of American air and artillery power...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Alma weakens to tropical depression
The remnants of Tropical Storm Alma dumped rain on Honduras and Guatemala on Friday, as officials in Nicaragua and Costa Rica cleared trees from roads and repaired roofless homes...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Force may be used to stop Thai protests
Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej warned Saturday he would use force to disperse demonstrators who have vowed to continue protests demanding his resignation...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Report North Korea tests missiles off coast
North Korea has fired three short-range missiles into waters off its western coast in an apparent routine test, Yonhap news agency reported Saturday...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
TACA passenger jet crashes in Honduras 4 killed
A jetliner originating from Los Angeles overshot a runway and raced onto a busy street in the Honduran capital Friday, killing the pilot, two passengers and a motorist on the ground. At least 65 people were injured...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Jordan, France sign nuclear energy deal
Jordan and France signed an agreement on Friday to help the Arab kingdom develop its nuclear energy program...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Chertoff Conventional terror arms a key US focus
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff dismissed concerns Friday that al-Qaida inspired terrorists could launch a nuclear attack against the West, saying the U.S. was more concerned about their use of conventional arms...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
UN nuclear agency report puts Iran on defensive
Growing pressure on Iran to explain what could be secret nuclear weapons work has left Tehran increasingly defensive _ and the U.S. and its allies hopeful they can exploit the situation to wrest concessions from Tehran...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Chertoff downplays terrorist nuclear threat
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff is downplaying the idea of a nuclear attack by terrorists after recent postings on al-Qaida-affiliated Web sites exhorted militants to pursue weapons of mass destruction for use against the U.S...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
China says 200,000 evacuated because of flood risk
Chinese authorities had evacuated nearly 200,000 people by early Saturday and warned more than 1 million others to be ready to leave quickly as a lake formed by a devastating earthquake threatened to breach its dam...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Hamas militant killed in explosion in Gaza City
Health officials say an explosion in the house of a Hamas militant killed him and wounded 16 of his relatives and neighbors...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Egyptian police official weapons cache discovered
An Egyptian police official says boxes of ammunition, rocket-propelled grenades and anti-aircraft missiles have been found in a mountain in the northern Sinai peninsula...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Key provincial elections split Sunni Arabs in Iraq
Plans for provincial elections in Iraq by the fall have already set Sunni Arabs against each other as factions prepare to compete for control of the local governments that will wield considerable power over security and finances...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Government says 25 killed in Ethiopia flooding
A government spokesman says 25 people have died in flash floods in eastern Ethiopia...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
French foreign minister arrives in Iraq
The French foreign minister arrived Saturday in the southern city of Nasiriyah for his second visit to Iraq in less than a year as Paris seeks to rebuild ties with the war-torn nation...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
North Korea questions US stance on nuclear issue
North Korea questioned Saturday U.S. willingness to settle an ongoing nuclear dispute after criticisms by Washington included in a report on global democracy...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
French foreign minister makes surprise Iraq visit
The French foreign minister has arrived for a previously unannounced visit to Nasiriyah in southeastern Iraq...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Chavez aide to keep post in Venezuela
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is keeping his information minister in his post despite an offer by the top aide to resign...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
UN to vote on Somali piracy resolution
A draft U.N. resolution finalized on Friday would allow foreign ships to enter Somali waters to capture and prevent acts of piracy and armed robbery...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Georgia suspends flights over Abkhazia
Georgia told the U.N. Security Council on Friday that it has stopped conducting surveillance flights over one of its breakaway regions...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Marine dies in non-combat incident in Iraq
The U.S. military says a Marine has died in a non-combat related incident in Iraq...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Troop convoy bombed in Afghanistan 8 wounded
Afghan and NATO officials say a bomb attack against a convoy of international troops wounded four soldiers and four Afghans...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Oliver prepares to meet his Nancy
Three aspiring actresses prepare to do battle in the final of BBC One's I'd Do Anything talent search...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Taxi driver is stabbed by robber
A taxi driver is stabbed in the stomach after confronting a man who stole cash from him in east Belfast...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Mobile money
Using your mobile to book a hotel...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Families involved in fatal crash
A father dies and his wife and daughter are hurt in a crash on the M5, in which a married couple were also killed...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Restaurant body find 'suspicious'
Strathclyde Police are investigating the discovery of a body in the west end of Glasgow...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Fuel protest causes road misery
A fuel price protest by hundreds of hauliers brings traffic to a standstill on a holiday route in Cornwall...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Woman dies after mountain plunge
A woman dies after falling down a mountain and a man is injured while trying to go to her aid...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Wasps and Leicester ready for final
Wasps take on Leicester in the Guinness Premiership final at Twickenham in what will be Lawrence Dallaglio's last game...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Live - Sharapova v Knapp
World number one Maria Sharapova takes on Karin Knapp in round three of the French Open...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Cigarette machines may be banned
Cigarette vending machines and packet logos could be banned under new anti-smoking plans proposed by the government...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
'Quake lake' evacuation continues
Almost 200,000 people have been moved from areas below a rising "quake lake" in Sichuan, Chinese media say...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Robinson set to become DUP leader
Peter Robinson is to be made leader of the DUP later after 28 years as Ian Paisley's deputy...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Two children killed in stabbing
Two children have been stabbed to death and a baby seriously injured in an attack at a home in south London...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Vatican excommunication for female priests
The Vatican is slamming the door on attempts by women to become priests in the Roman Catholic Church. It has strongly reiterated in a decree that anyone involved in ordination ceremonies is automatically excommunicated...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Indiana boy spells guerdon to win national bee
As it turned out, Sameer Mishra provided more than just comic relief at the 2008 Scripps National Spelling Bee. He ended up winning the title...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
13-year-old spells guerdon to win national bee
A 13-year-old boy has won the Scripps National Spelling Bee by correctly spelling the word "guerdon."...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller tie the knot
The star of "Two and a Half Men" has moved on to marriage number three...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Amy Winehouse late for first post-rehab concert
Amy Winehouse showed up late for her first concert since leaving rehab, giving an underwhelming performance in front of 90,000 people Friday at a Lisbon music festival...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Amy Winehouse late for her 1st post-rehab concert
Amy Winehouse showed up late for her first concert since leaving rehab, giving an underwhelming performance in front of 90,000 people Friday at a Lisbon music festival...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Utley hits 18th homer and Phillies beat Marlins
Chase Utley hit his major league-leading 18th homer to help Brett Myers win for the first time in six weeks, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Florida Marlins 12-3 Friday night...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Overbays 2 HRs lead Jays over Angels 10-4
Lyle Overbay hit a pair of solo homers and an RBI single, leading Toronto to a 10-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night and making it a pleasant homecoming for Blue Jays shortstop David Eckstein...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Speed wins Dover trucks race
Scott Speed celebrated his win as if he was ready to paint the town red. Should work out fine for a driver who already had painted his toenails blue...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Biffle takes Sprint Cup pole at Dover
Greg Biffle took the pole. Kyle Busch took the heat. Biffle held off the Busch brothers, turning a lap of 155.219 mph on Friday at Dover International Speedway to take the top spot and bolster his bid to drive the No. 16 Ford to his first victory of the season...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Detroit uses 7-run first to beat Mariners
Curtis Granderson singled and doubled in the first inning alone, Brandon Inge added a two-run triple and the Tigers got all their runs in the opening frame of a 7-4 win over the Mariners on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Incomes and spending both slow in April
Consumer spending barely budged in April while growth in personal income slowed sharply, even though the government started sending out billions of dollars in economic stimulus payments...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Begone to the nomination race that wouldnt quit
After what feels like forever, the end of the presidential primaries is in sight. Really...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Clinton expects superdelegates to decide next week
Hillary Rodham Clinton says she expects her marathon Democratic race against Barack Obama to be resolved next week...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Clinton faces adjustment upon return to Senate
Hillary Rodham Clinton, who ran for the presidency with the aura of inevitability, faces the reality of being one of 100...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Sect parents cheer court ruling, await next step
Members of a polygamist sect whose children were placed into foster care said Friday they were thrilled by an appellate court decision that upended the custody case and eagerly waiting to find out if and when their children will return home...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Dell shares get boost from strong earnings report
Growth in Asia and strong sales of notebook computers helped Dell Inc. beat Wall Street expectations for first-quarter sales and profit...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Ford to build Fiesta subcompact near Mexico City
Ford Motor Co. plans to build its new Fiesta subcompact at a factory near Mexico City for sale in the U.S., the company said Friday...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Clinton backers to protest outside rules meeting
The Democratic presidential race is heading into a fractious end game as supporters of Hillary Rodham Clinton mobilize for a protest Saturday to demand that the party count two outlawed primaries that favored her...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Researchers City residents produce less carbon
While cities are hot spots for global warming, people living in them turn out to be greener than their country cousins...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
New York to recognize out-of-state gay marriage
New York Gov. David Paterson has told state agencies to start recognizing gay marriages performed where the unions are legal...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Reds home streak reaches 9 after 9-1 rout of Pirates
Jay Bruce was bound to make an out sooner or later. The Cincinnati Reds will lose again at home, too...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Phoenix Mars Lander has short-circuit problem
Scientists for the Phoenix Mars Lander are wrestling with a short circuit on the spacecraft...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Passenger jet overshoots runway in Honduras
A Grupo TACA airplane overshot a runway and slammed to a stop on a city street Friday in the Honduran capital, leaving at least one passenger dead and injuring several others...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
NATO general sees long fight in Afghanistan
The outgoing American commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan said the insurgency there will last for years unless Pakistan shuts down safe havens where militants train and recruit...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Iraqis say Marine handed out Christian coins
A U.S. Marine handed out coins promoting Christianity to Muslims in the former insurgent stronghold of Fallujah, outraged Sunni officials said Friday. The U.S. military responded quickly, removing a trooper from duty pending an investigation...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Remnants of tropical storm Alma hit Honduras
The remnants of Tropical Storm Alma swept across Honduras on Friday, dumping rain and leaving roofless homes and flooded streets in its wake...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
UN delegates agree to biodiversity measures
Delegates to a U.N. conference on biological diversity agreed Friday to develop measures to counter bio-piracy and protect marine wildlife and rainforests...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Palestinians Olmert, Abbas to meet
Embattled Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will meet the Palestinian president before flying to Washington for talks with President Bush next week, a top Palestinian official confirmed Friday...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
111 nations, but not US, adopt cluster bomb treaty
Chief negotiators of a landmark treaty banning cluster bombs predicted Friday that the United States will never again use the weapons, a critical component of American air and artillery power...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Alma weakens to tropical depression
The remnants of Tropical Storm Alma dumped rain on Honduras and Guatemala on Friday, as officials in Nicaragua and Costa Rica cleared trees from roads and repaired roofless homes...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Opposition mounts to US-Iraq security deal
Tens of thousands rallied in several cities Friday against a proposed U.S.-Iraqi security agreement, raising doubts that negotiators can meet a July target to finalize a pact to keep U.S. troops in Iraq after the current U.N. mandate expires...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Report North Korea tests missiles off coast
North Korea has fired three short-range missiles into waters off its western coast in an apparent routine test, Yonhap news agency reported Saturday...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
TACA passenger jet crashes in Honduras 4 killed
A jetliner originating from Los Angeles overshot a runway and raced onto a busy street in the Honduran capital Friday, killing the pilot, two passengers and a motorist on the ground. At least 65 people were injured...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Jordan, France sign nuclear energy deal
Jordan and France signed an agreement on Friday to help the Arab kingdom develop its nuclear energy program...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Georgia suspends flights over Abkhazia
Georgia told the U.N. Security Council on Friday that it has stopped conducting surveillance flights over one of its breakaway regions...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Government says 25 killed in Ethiopia flooding
A government spokesman says 25 people have died in flash floods in eastern Ethiopia...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Some Iraqi insurgents agree to reconcile
School teacher Raad Mohammed Mahdi used to take on another role after classes: foot soldier in the Sunni insurgency north of Baghdad...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Airplane overshot runway in Honduras
A Grupo TACA airplane overshot a runway and slammed to a stop on a city street Friday in the Honduran capital, injuring some onboard...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Chavez aide to keep post in Venezuela
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is keeping his information minister in his post despite an offer by the top aide to resign...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
UN to vote on Somali piracy resolution
A draft U.N. resolution finalized on Friday would allow foreign ships to enter Somali waters to capture and prevent acts of piracy and armed robbery...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Chertoff Conventional terror arms a key US focus
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff dismissed concerns Friday that al-Qaida inspired terrorists could launch a nuclear attack against the West, saying the U.S. was more concerned about their use of conventional arms...
Southern Ledger - May 31, 2008
Japanese hopes ride on Discovery
The Discovery shuttle is about to fly the main section of Japan's science lab to International Space Station...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Facebook 'violates privacy laws'
Social networking site Facebook is accused of 22 counts of privacy breaches by a Canadian group...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Fatal crash at Honduran airport
Five people die when a Miami-bound airliner landing in fog in Honduras overshoots the runway and hits a road...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
North Korea 'tests sea missiles'
North Korea tests three ship-to-ship missiles off its west coast as part of an exercise, reports from the South say...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Fishing facing a 'stark reality'
Fishermen say some boats could be forced to tie up because of rising fuels costs...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Amy in Lisbon
Winehouse plays her first concert for six months...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Blair's faith move
Matthew Price on the ex-PM's new enterprise...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Libya to resolve claims with US
The US and Libya agree to work together to resolve compensation claims over the Lockerbie bombing...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Texan sect reunions within days
Children taken into care from a Texan polygamist sect can rejoin their parents from Monday, a court rules...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Black-winged stilt chicks successfully hatch in Britain - for the first time in 20 years
A family of black-winged stilt chicks are successfully hatched for the first time in Britain for more than 20 years...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Burma policy costs lives, says US
The US defence secretary says Burma is causing great loss of life by hindering international cyclone relief...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Rally aims to stop Heathrow growth
Campaigners opposed to a third runway at Heathrow are hoping a rally on Saturday will prevent the airport being expanded...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Motorway opens after fatal crash
A section of the M5 reopens after a crash in which three people died when a van went through the central barrier...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
US Democrats to hold crunch talks
US Democrats will decide the fate of two states left out of the dramatic race to find a presidential candidate...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Cigarette sales overhaul planned
Cigarette vending machines and packet logos could be banned, under new anti-smoking plans proposed by the government...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
Officers 'to use own judgement'
Four police forces in England are to abandon government targets and allow officers to decide how best to deal with incidents...
BBC News - May 31, 2008
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