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A-Rod in Mexico City on same weekend as Madonna
Southern Ledger - December 1, 2008
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Madonna, Alex Rodriguez in Mexico City
Southern Ledger - December 1, 2008
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Space shuttle Endeavour lands in California
Southern Ledger - December 1, 2008
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Space shuttle lands in Calif. after 16-day mission
Southern Ledger - December 1, 2008
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Space shuttle Endeavour finishes 16-day mission
Southern Ledger - December 1, 2008
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Space shuttle glides to safe landing in California
Southern Ledger - December 1, 2008
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Orphan of slain rabbi in Mumbai lands in Israel
Southern Ledger - December 1, 2008
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Raul Castro attends first beatification in Cuba
Southern Ledger - December 1, 2008
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Refugees from Bhutan settle in Pittsburgh
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Police defuse 18 bombs near another Indian market
Police defused 18 bombs found Tuesday near the main diamond markets in the city of Surat and issued a sketch of a young man believed to be linked to one of two explosives-filled cars discovered there...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Ex-Thai leaders wife found guilty of tax evasion
The wife of ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was found guilty Thursday of evading millions of dollars in taxes and sentenced to three years in prison, dealing a staggering blow to a man who was once one of the richest and most powerful in Thailand...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Small jet crashes in Minn., killing at least 8
A small jet crashed in strong thunderstorms Thursday while preparing to land at a regional airport in Minnesota, killing at least eight people, including several casino and construction executives...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Salmonella probe likened to Keystone Kops
The government bungled the salmonella outbreak probe so badly, a House committee chairman said Thursday, that federal investigators reminded him of Keystone Kops. A colleague hoped the maligned tomato can get its good name back...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Massachusetts lets out-of-state gay couples marry
Joy Spring and Carla Barbano spent the day before their wedding the way many brides do: relaxing and primping at a spa...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Carmona pitches Indians past Tigers 9-4
Fausto Carmona won for the first time since May 12 and Grady Sizemore had four RBIs, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 9-4 win over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Money woes postpone India.Aries Broadway debut
India.Arie will have to wait a little longer to make her Broadway debut...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
McCain expresses pride in campaign ad about Obama
Republican presidential candidate John McCain expressed pride Thursday in a new campaign ad that compares Barack Obama to a pair of Hollywood celebrities, but defended his Democratic opponent after a voter said Obama "terrifies me."...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Edmonds hits slam, Cubs finish sweep of Brewers
Jim Edmonds hit two homers including a grand slam, and the Chicago Cubs finished off a four-game sweep of Milwaukee with an 11-4 rout on Thursday to extend their lead in the NL Central...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Edmonds hits slam, Cubs rout Brews 11-4 for sweep
Jim Edmonds hit two homers, including a grand slam, and the Chicago Cubs finished off a four-game sweep of Milwaukee with an 11-4 rout on Thursday to extend their lead in the NL Central...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Carmona pitches Indians past Tigers
Fausto Carmona won for the first time since May 12 and Grady Sizemore had four RBIs, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 9-4 win over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
NY gov. seeks hiring freeze, spending cuts
Gov. David Paterson said Wednesday he wants to freeze hiring and cut state spending by an additional 7 percent to shore up a state economy that his budget director said is officially in recession...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Exxon Mobil turns biggest US quarterly profit
Exxon Mobil reported the fattest operating profit in U.S. corporate history Thursday but took a beating anyway _ from politicians railing against Big Oil, drivers bleeding cash at the pump and investors who expected more...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Rebates helped economy some in second quarter
The prospects for a quick economic recovery dimmed Thursday, with new data showing the economy grew at a slower-than-expected rate this spring despite some oomph from tax rebate checks _ and actually shrank late last year...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Economy gains traction in spring shrank year end
The government says economic growth picked up in the second quarter as tax rebates energized consumers somewhat. The rebound followed a treacherous patch where the economy actually jolted into reverse at the end of 2007...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Exxon Mobil 2Q profit sets US record, shares fall
Exxon Mobil reported second-quarter earnings of $11.68 billion Thursday, the biggest quarterly profit ever by any U.S. corporation, but the results fell well short of Wall Street expectations and shares fell in premarket trading...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Top UK court allows extradition of hacker to US
Some call it the biggest hack of military computers; perhaps it was just a big embarrassment...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Sri Lanka fighting kills 25 as summit nears
The Sri Lankan army launched a wave of attacks against Tamil Tiger separatists in the north, sparking battles that killed 24 rebels and one soldier, the military said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
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Some call it the biggest hack of military computers; perhaps it was just a big embarrassment...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
India, Pakistan continue trading fire at Kashmir
Indian and Pakistani soldiers traded fire across the heavily armed Kashmir frontier for more than 12 hours overnight and into Tuesday in what the Indian army called the worst violation of a 2003 cease-fire agreement between the nuclear-armed neighbors...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Suicide car bomb kills 3 Iraqi policemen
A suicide car bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the wall of a police station near the northern city of Mosul on Thursday, killing three policemen and wounding four, police said...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Guantanamo judge allows disputed interrogation
A U.S. military judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors can use a disputed interrogation to support their case against a former driver for Osama bin Laden in the first Guantanamo war crimes trial...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Netanyahu calls for early Israeli elections
A day after Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced he would depart political life, top rival Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel should get rid of its current governing coalition and go straight to early elections...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Karadzic to appear at UN war crimes plea hearing
The world gets its first look Thursday at war-crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic, shorn of the bushy beard and long hair that disguised him as a new-age guru during at least part of his nearly 13 years on the run...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Suicide attack targets Iraqi police, kills 3
A suicide car bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle against the wall of a police station south of Mosul on Thursday, killing three policemen and wounding four others, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Obama aids American in Mideast custody battle
An American woman fighting to get back four daughters living in the West Bank with their Palestinian father has gotten unusually high-powered help _ from Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
11 cattle killed in lightning strike in Germany
A bolt of lightning killed 11 cattle that took shelter under a tree during a storm in southern Germany...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Sri Lanka fighting kills 30 as summit nears
The Sri Lankan army launched a wave of attacks against Tamil separatists in the north, sparking battles that killed 29 rebels and one soldier, the military said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Olympic official I didnt know about Web reversal
An Olympic official said Thursday he felt like the "fall guy" after promising reporters at the games they would have uncensored Internet access, only to find that the Chinese had blocked certain Web sites...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Bomb targets Pakistani consulate in Afghanistan
An explosives-rigged bicycle detonated outside a Pakistani consulate in western Afghanistan on Thursday, wounding two people at the gates of the building, officials said...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
British teen killed in Brazil, boyfriend arrested
Police on Thursday accused a Brazilian man of killing and dismembering his 17-year-old British girlfriend, taking pictures of her body parts with his cell phone and stuffing her torso in a suitcase...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
US toll in Iraq hits all-time low as month ends
The monthly U.S. toll in Iraq fell to its lowest point since the war began, with at least 10 American deaths as July drew to a close Thursday after the departure of the last surge brigade...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Karadzic skirmishes with UN war crimes court
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic had his first skirmishes with the U.N. war crimes tribunal Thursday: He was cut short by the judge when he tried to protest his arrest, and put on notice that the prosecution will object to his demand to represent himself...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
US couple almost adopted stolen Guatemalan baby
For 14 months, Ana Escobar studied the tiny fingers of every passing baby, searching for a girl with pinkies that curved gracefully outward, just like those of her missing daughter...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Al-Qaida commander killed in Afghanistan
Al-Qaida has posted a statement on the Internet saying one of its commanders in Afghanistan has been killed by a U.S. airstrike...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Man decapitated in Canada bus stabbing attack
A man aboard a Greyhound bus repeatedly stabbed and then decapitated a fellow passenger, witnesses said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Canada bus attack leaves man decapitated
A man aboard a Greyhound bus stabbed a fellow passenger, police said Thursday, and a witness said the victim was decapitated...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Man accused of killing, dismembering girlfriend
Police on Thursday accused a Brazilian man of killing and dismembering his 17-year-old British girlfriend, taking pictures of her body parts with his cell phone and stuffing her torso in a suitcase...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Canada bus passenger stabs, decapitates seat mate
A traveler aboard a Greyhound bus repeatedly stabbed and then decapitated his seat mate, pausing during the savage attack in central Canada to display the head to passengers who had fled in horror, witnesses said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,127
As of Thursday, July 31, 2008, at least 4,127 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
US holds secret session of Gitmo war crimes court
The U.S. military has removed journalists from a Guantanamo courtroom for a secret session of the war crimes tribunal...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
US troop deaths in Iraq in July
July had the lowest monthly U.S. death toll in Iraq since the start of the war. Here are the 10 American personnel who died this month and two whose bodies were discovered and identified:...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Abbas Release 200 Hamas prisoners in West Bank
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has ordered the release of all Hamas activists detained in recent days by his security forces...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Germany Scanners help archive Holocaust documents
A major archive in Germany has purchased 15 custom-made scanners to digitize and catalog a huge collection of virtually untapped Holocaust records...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Scrabulous game back on Facebook
Scrabulous is back on Facebook, but with a new name, new rules and circular tiles...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Union wants NHS pay deal review
Health service union Unison is to try to renegotiate a pay deal for more than a million workers due to rising living costs...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
UK in 'delusion' over emissions
The UK has been living under a delusion over its claim to be cutting greenhouse gases, according to two reports...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Care worker is jailed for murder
A care worker who murdered a disabled man for his inheritance fund is told she will spend at least 30 years in jail...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Teenager killed in quad accident
A 14-year-old boy dies in hospital eight days after a crash involving a car and a quad bike, according to police...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Federer loss opens door for Nadal
Roger Federer's reign as world number one comes under threat after he loses to Ivo Karlovic in the Cincinnati Masters...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Flintoff burst gives England hope
Andrew Flintoff takes four wickets as England haul themselves back into contention in the third Test against South Africa...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Man 'confesses to Brazil murder'
A man has confessed to the murder of a British teenage girl whose torso was found in a suitcase in Brazil, police say...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Shot tourist 'to be flown home'
A tourist critically injured in a shooting on Antigua in which his wife died is to be flown back to Wales on Friday, according to reports...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
UK in 'delusion' over emissions
The UK has been living under a delusion over its claim to be cutting greenhouse gases, according to two reports...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Nasa's lander samples Mars water
Nasa's Phoenix Mars lander spacecraft identifies water in a sample of soil collected on the planet for the first time...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Sen. Stevens pleads not guilty in corruption case
Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens has pleaded not guilty to charges he lied about accepting more than a quarter of a million dollars worth of gifts from a powerful oilfield contractor...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Stevens pleads not guilty in corruption case
Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens has pleaded not guilty to charges he lied about accepting more than a quarter of a million dollars worth of gifts from a powerful oilfield contractor...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Sen. Ted Stevens to face judge in corruption case
Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens is due in federal court to answer charges that he lied about hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts from an oil services contractor...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Reavie takes Canadian Open for first PGA Tour win
Chez Reavie was asked what he planned to buy first after his $900,000 windfall in the Canadian Open...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Pudge traded to Yankees Angels beat Red Sox again
The New York Yankees made another big catch by adding Ivan Rodriguez. Hours later, Boston was still deciding what to do with Manny Ramirez...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Cubs keep rolling over Brewers
The Chicago Cubs arrived in Milwaukee at the beginning of the week with a one-game lead over the Brewers in the NL Central...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Billingsley, Kemp lead Dodgers past Giants
Chad Billingsley pitched a five-hitter for his first career shutout, Matt Kemp scored twice, stole two bases and extended his hitting streak to 17 games, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 4-0 Wednesday night to move above .500 for the first time since May 27...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Money woes postpone India.Aries Broadway debut
India.Arie will have to wait a little longer to make her Broadway debut...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
McCain campaign accuses Obama of playing race card
The McCain campaign is accusing Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama of playing the race card...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
More delays Thursday at JFK after software glitch
A software glitch that snarled air traffic and caused baggage pileups at John F. Kennedy International Airport stretched into Thursday, with more flight cancellations expected...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
NY gov. seeks hiring freeze, spending cuts
Gov. David Paterson said Wednesday he wants to freeze hiring and cut state spending by an additional 7 percent to shore up a state economy that his budget director said is officially in recession...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Economy gains traction in spring shrank year end
The government says economic growth picked up in the second quarter as tax rebates energized consumers somewhat. The rebound followed a treacherous patch where the economy actually jolted into reverse at the end of 2007...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Exxon Mobil 2Q profit sets US record, shares fall
Exxon Mobil reported second-quarter earnings of $11.68 billion Thursday, the biggest quarterly profit ever by any U.S. corporation, but the results fell well short of Wall Street expectations and shares fell in premarket trading...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
India, Pakistan continue trading fire at Kashmir
Indian and Pakistani soldiers traded fire across the heavily armed Kashmir frontier for more than 12 hours overnight and into Tuesday in what the Indian army called the worst violation of a 2003 cease-fire agreement between the nuclear-armed neighbors...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Top UK court allows extradition of hacker to US
Some call it the biggest hack of military computers; perhaps it was just a big embarrassment...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Gilberto Gil steps down as Brazil culture minister
Grammy-winning Brazilian musician Gilberto Gil stepped down as culture minister on Wednesday, saying he wanted to dedicate more time to his music and his family...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Ex-soldiers end standoff in Haiti after talks
Former soldiers who had seized a building in northern Haiti changed out of their uniforms and peacefully filed out Wednesday, ending a tense standoff of nearly 24 hours after negotiations with government officials...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
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Some call it the biggest hack of military computers; perhaps it was just a big embarrassment...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Palestinian protests against barrier turn savvy
A Palestinian teen tracks Israeli troops with a video camera to document abuse of demonstrators...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Sri Lanka fighting kills 25 as summit nears
The Sri Lankan army launched a wave of attacks against Tamil Tiger separatists in the north, sparking battles that killed 24 rebels and one soldier, the military said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Mortar kills family of 7 in Pakistans Swat valley
Pakistani police say mortar fire has killed a family of seven in a northern valley where security forces are battling Islamic militants...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Thaksins wife found guilty of tax evasion
The wife of ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was found guilty Thursday of evading millions of dollars in taxes and sentenced to three years in prison...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Maori tribe in autonomy talks with NZ government
A rebellious New Zealand Maori tribe entered into negotiations with the government Thursday in a bid to gain autonomy over its land...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Bin Ladens driver denies making oath to bin Laden
A former driver for Osama bin Laden denied Wednesday that he had sworn a loyalty oath to the al-Qaida leader, contradicting potentially damaging testimony from a Defense Department interrogator...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Guantanamo judge allows disputed interrogation
A U.S. military judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors can use a disputed interrogation to support their case against a former driver for Osama bin Laden in the first Guantanamo war crimes trial...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Netanyahu calls for early Israeli elections
A day after Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced he would depart political life, top rival Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel should get rid of its current governing coalition and go straight to early elections...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Karadzic to appear at UN war crimes plea hearing
The world gets its first look Thursday at war-crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic, shorn of the bushy beard and long hair that disguised him as a new-age guru during at least part of his nearly 13 years on the run...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Suicide attack targets Iraqi police, kills 3
A suicide car bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle against the wall of a police station south of Mosul on Thursday, killing three policemen and wounding four others, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Karadzic to appear before war crimes tribunal
Radovan Karadzic makes his first appearance Thursday before the U.N. war crimes tribunal on charges that the former Bosnian Serb leader was behind massacres and atrocities against Muslims and Croats...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Ex-Thai leaders wife found guilty of tax evasion
The wife of ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was found guilty Thursday of evading millions of dollars in taxes and sentenced to three years in prison, dealing a staggering blow to a man who was once one of the richest and most powerful in Thailand...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
11 cattle killed in lightning strike in Germany
A bolt of lightning killed 11 cattle that took shelter under a tree during a storm in southern Germany...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Sri Lanka fighting kills 30 as summit nears
The Sri Lankan army launched a wave of attacks against Tamil separatists in the north, sparking battles that killed 29 rebels and one soldier, the military said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Olympic official I didnt know about Web reversal
An Olympic official said Thursday he felt like the "fall guy" after promising reporters at the games they would have uncensored Internet access, only to find that the Chinese had blocked certain Web sites...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Bomb targets Pakistani consulate in Afghanistan
An explosives-rigged bicycle detonated outside a Pakistani consulate in western Afghanistan on Thursday, wounding two people at the gates of the building, officials said...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Suicide car bomb kills 3 Iraqi policemen
A suicide car bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the wall of a police station near the northern city of Mosul on Thursday, killing three policemen and wounding four, police said...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
US troops charged in Iraq deaths to face tribunal
Four American soldiers accused of involvement in the slaying of prisoners in Iraq will be brought before a military tribunal in Germany next month, the Army said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Orangutan at German zoo falls in moat and drowns
Zoo officials in Hamburg say their 10-year-old orangutan drowned after falling into a moat while trying to grab bread thrown in by a visitor...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Hamas frees German TVs cameraman after 5 days
The Hamas militant group released a Palestinian cameraman for German TV on Thursday, and the broadcaster said the 42-year-old man was tortured during his five days in detention...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Al-Qaida commander killed in Afghanistan
Al-Qaida has posted a statement on the Internet saying one of its commanders in Afghanistan has been killed by a U.S. airstrike...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Obama aids American in Mideast custody battle
An American woman fighting to get back four daughters living in the West Bank with their Palestinian father has gotten unusually high-powered help _ from Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Man decapitated in Canada bus stabbing attack
A man aboard a Greyhound bus repeatedly stabbed and then decapitated a fellow passenger, witnesses said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Canada bus attack leaves man decapitated
A man aboard a Greyhound bus stabbed a fellow passenger, police said Thursday, and a witness said the victim was decapitated...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Hollyoaks to launch online soap
C4 soap Hollyoaks will launch a new online drama that will feature on the show and be broadcast on the website...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Constitution reforms 'need work'
The government needs to do further work on plans to reform the UK constitution, a Parliamentary committee says...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Sats to be published as scheduled
The government will publish national statistics on primary school tests next week despite the marking delays...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Beijing unblocks BBC Chinese site
Chinese authorities appear to have unblocked the BBC's Chinese language website, amid a row over internet censorship...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Republicans attack Sinn Fein MLA
Sinn Fein assembly member Daithi McKay is attacked by young republicans in the Dunclug estate in Ballymena...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Obama dismisses McCain ad attack
US presidential hopeful Barack Obama hits back at a TV ad labelling him as a celebrity who may not be ready to lead...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Tomlinson ride reaches Land's End
The widower and daughter of Jane Tomlinson reach their destination after a 1,400-mile bike ride...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Boasting killer jailed for life
A man who said he enjoyed murdering a charity worker then cutting up and hiding her body is jailed for life...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Details of Warren's claim emerge
Boxing promoter Frank Warren claims breach of a verbal contract with Joe Calzaghe could cost him at least £1m at the High Court...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
On the rack
Etiquette of parking bikes without annoying others...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Back in time
Why carbon dating may not solve the Jersey abuse case...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Church's 'big ask'
Is covenant on homosexuality possible?...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Lost arch
Campaigners call for a landmark to be rebuilt...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Russia hit by doping suspensions
Seven Russian athletes bound for the Olympics are provisionally suspended for doping offences, the IAAF has announced...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
WWI grave troops to be reburied
The remains of British and Australian WWI troops are to be taken from a mass grave and reburied in individual plots...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Potter fairytales to be published
JK Rowling's The Tales of Beedle the Bard are to be published to raise money for vulnerable children...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Car dealer shocked to find crash driver is F1's Schumacher
A car dealer sent flying when a van struck a barrier is surprised to find the driver is Michael Schumacher...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Broadband at last! Island monks hail faster net access
An island community of Cistercian monks who lost patience with their slow internet connection, get broadband installed...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
UK teenager found dead in Brazil
Police in Brazil arrest the boyfriend of a British teenager whose torso was found in a suitcase by a motorway...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Man quizzed over honeymoon murder
A man is questioned again over the murder of a British woman during her honeymoon in Antigua, it is believed...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Karadzic appears at Hague court
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic makes his first appearance before the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
MPs urge Brown to sack Miliband
Two Labour MPs say Foreign Secretary David Miliband should be sacked for disloyalty, as leadership speculation continues...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
'Beasting' death soldiers cleared
Three soldiers are cleared of the manslaughter of a junior colleague after a so-called beasting punishment...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
FDA finds salmonella strain at second Mexican farm
Federal health officials say the salmonella strain linked to a nationwide outbreak has been found in irrigation water and a serrano pepper at a Mexican farm...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Little progress made in bridge repairs across US
A year after the worst U.S. bridge collapse in a generation brought calls for immediate repairs to other spans, two of every three of the busiest problem bridges in each state _ carrying nearly 40 million vehicles a day _ have had no work beyond regular maintenance...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
AP Little progress in bridge repairs across US
A year after the worst U.S. bridge collapse in a generation brought calls for immediate repairs to other spans, two of every three of the busiest problem bridges in each state _ carrying nearly 40 million vehicles a day _ have had no work beyond regular maintenance...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Cubs keep rolling over Brewers
The Chicago Cubs arrived in Milwaukee at the beginning of the week with a one-game lead over the Brewers in the NL Central...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Billingsley, Kemp lead Dodgers past Giants
Chad Billingsley pitched a five-hitter for his first career shutout, Matt Kemp scored twice, stole two bases and extended his hitting streak to 17 games, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 4-0 Wednesday night to move above .500 for the first time since May 27...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Oil jumps $3 after report says gas supplies fell
Oil prices shot up Wednesday, jumping more than $3 a barrel after the government reported a surprise drop in U.S. gasoline supplies. But analysts said the market, despite the big advance, is still concerned that high prices are choking off demand...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Pudge traded to Yankees Angels beat Red Sox again
The New York Yankees made another big catch by adding Ivan Rodriguez. Hours later, Boston was still deciding what to do with Manny Ramirez...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Tigers score twice in 13th to top Indians 14-12
Kelly Shoppach tied a major league record with five extra-base hits, including a game-tying homer in the ninth, but his Cleveland Indians lost 14-12 to the Detroit Tigers in 13 innings Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Haren pitches Diamondbacks past Padres
Dan Haren pitched seven solid innings, Chad Tracy and Mark Reynolds each drove in two runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 7-3 Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Analysts blame easy credit for restaurant woes
Restaurant companies may have depended too much on easy-to-borrow money to back aggressive expansion plans, industry experts say _ a move that may lead to more bankrupt chains and fewer new eateries opening in the months to come...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Shoppers to face higher prices on holiday goods
Christmas in July? Maybe not a bad idea this year...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Office supply retailers struggle in North America
Office supply retailers felt no relief from the pinch of weaker spending by consumers and small businesses, with both Office Depot and OfficeMax citing the struggling economy as they reported losses for the second quarter...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
India, Pakistan continue trading fire at Kashmir
Indian and Pakistani soldiers traded fire across the heavily armed Kashmir frontier for more than 12 hours overnight and into Tuesday in what the Indian army called the worst violation of a 2003 cease-fire agreement between the nuclear-armed neighbors...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Top UK court allows extradition of hacker to US
Some call it the biggest hack of military computers; perhaps it was just a big embarrassment...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
NY gov. seeks hiring freeze, spending cuts
Gov. David Paterson said Wednesday he wants to freeze hiring and cut state spending by an additional 7 percent to shore up a state economy that his budget director said is officially in recession...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Moderate Calif. quake a drill for the Big One
Despite shaking a large swath of Southern California, a magnitude-5.4 earthquake was not the "Big One" that scientists have long feared. Still, it rattled nerves, causing people to vow to step up their emergency preparations...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Zimbabwe drops 10 zeros from inflated currency
Zimbabwe announced Wednesday that it is knocking 10 zeros off its hyper-inflated currency _ a move that turns 10 billion dollars into one...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
2,100-year-old gadget tracked Olympics
An astronomical calculator, considered a technological marvel of antiquity, was also used to track dates of the ancient Olympic games, researchers have found...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
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Some call it the biggest hack of military computers; perhaps it was just a big embarrassment...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Official Palestinian boy killed by live round
Israeli troops trying to repel rock-throwing Palestinians did not have permission to use live rounds, Israeli officials said Wednesday, but a Palestinian autopsy showed that a 10-year-old boy killed in the clash was shot by an assualt rifle...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Major Vancouver Olympic road blocked by rock slide
A massive rock slide has severed the only direct highway between Vancouver and the famed resort town of Whistler, both venues of the 2010 Winter Olympics...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Iraqi parliament deadlocks over Kirkuk
Iraqi lawmakers on Wednesday scheduled an emergency weekend meeting during summer recess to resolve disagreements that have blocked a provincial elections law and threaten a new wave of bloodshed in the disputed northern city of Kirkuk...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Israeli PM to resign, wont run in party primary
Facing burgeoning corruption allegations and plummeting popularity, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Wednesday he will resign in September, throwing Israel into political turmoil and raising doubts about prospects for peace with the Palestinians and Syria...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Mexicans working in US sending less money home
Mexicans working in other countries are sending less money home, threatening businesses, stalling construction and choking cash flow to hamlets where as much as half the population works in the United States...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Thaksins wife found guilty of tax evasion
The wife of ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was found guilty Thursday of evading millions of dollars in taxes and sentenced to three years in prison...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Maori tribe in autonomy talks with NZ government
A rebellious New Zealand Maori tribe entered into negotiations with the government Thursday in a bid to gain autonomy over its land...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Bin Ladens driver denies making oath to bin Laden
A former driver for Osama bin Laden denied Wednesday that he had sworn a loyalty oath to the al-Qaida leader, contradicting potentially damaging testimony from a Defense Department interrogator...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Gilberto Gil steps down as Brazil culture minister
Grammy-winning Brazilian musician Gilberto Gil stepped down as culture minister on Wednesday, saying he wanted to dedicate more time to his music and his family...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Ex-soldiers end standoff in Haiti after talks
Former soldiers who had seized a building in northern Haiti changed out of their uniforms and peacefully filed out Wednesday, ending a tense standoff of nearly 24 hours after negotiations with government officials...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Bin Ladens driver denies making loyalty oath
A former driver for Osama bin Laden denied Wednesday that he had sworn a loyalty oath to the al-Qaida leader, contradicting potentially damaging testimony of a Defense Department interrogator...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Suicide attack targets Iraqi police, kills 3
A suicide car bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle against the wall of a police station south of Mosul on Thursday, killing three policemen and wounding four others, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Karadzic to appear before war crimes tribunal
Radovan Karadzic makes his first appearance Thursday before the U.N. war crimes tribunal on charges that the former Bosnian Serb leader was behind massacres and atrocities against Muslims and Croats...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Ex-Thai leaders wife found guilty of tax evasion
The wife of ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was found guilty Thursday of evading millions of dollars in taxes and sentenced to three years in prison, dealing a staggering blow to a man who was once one of the richest and most powerful in Thailand...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Palestinian protests against barrier turn savvy
A Palestinian teen tracks Israeli troops with a video camera to document abuse of demonstrators...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Sri Lanka fighting kills 25 as summit nears
The Sri Lankan army launched a wave of attacks against Tamil Tiger separatists in the north, sparking battles that killed 24 rebels and one soldier, the military said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Karadzic to appear at UN war crimes plea hearing
The world gets its first look Thursday at war-crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic, shorn of the bushy beard and long hair that disguised him as a new-age guru during at least part of his nearly 13 years on the run...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Arab League names Egyptian diplomat as Iraq envoy
The 22-nation Arab League has named a new envoy to Iraq...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Report Iraqi journalist detained by US military
Reuters news agency said Thursday one of its Iraqi photographers had been detained by the U.S. military and called on the American command to make public the reasons for his detention...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Newly discovered Beatles tape up for sale
A British auction house says it will sell a tape recording of The Beatles chatting and breaking into giggles during an early recording session...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Obama rejects Ludacris rap lyrics
A song by rapper Ludacris criticising Barack Obama's opponents is called "outrageously offensive" by his campaign...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
HBOS pre-tax profits fall by 72%
HBOS sees profits before tax fall 72% in the first six months of the year as write-offs and bad debts rise sharply...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Labour cannot be timid - minister
The Labour Party must avoid being too "timid" if it is to win a fourth term in office, a minister says...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Snap poll call as Olmert departs
Israeli opposition leader Binyamin Netanyahu calls for snap elections after PM Ehud Olmert announced he would quit...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Fresh record for euro inflation
Inflation in the euro area rose to 4.1% in July but rising unemployment may mean interest rates are kept on hold...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Pakistan spy agency accused by US
Pakistan says its intelligence agency has been accused by the US of alerting al-Qaeda-linked militants before missile strikes...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Teenager killed father with sword
An 18-year-old man who killed his father with a Samurai sword admitted the charge on grounds of diminished responsibility...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Further arrests over Quinn murder
Police investigating the murder of south Armagh man Paul Quinn have arrested three men in the Forkhill and Crossmaglen areas...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Zuma evidence bid ends in failure
South African ruling party leader Jacob Zuma loses a bid to stop documents being used as evidence in his corruption trial...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Church appeal
Archbishop tries to ease tensions over homosexuality...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
'All-clear' patients have cancer
Seventeen hospital patients who were told they did not have cancer discover they have the disease, in a lab mix-up...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Murder family left 'heartbroken'
Shocked relatives of a man murdered in Aberdeen say they are devastated and inconsolable...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Quick fix
Mirrors in space - a shortcut to halt global warming?...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Dos and don'ts
An insider's guide to having a good time in Beijing...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Vulture 'eatery'
Where the food is rotten and the clientele flocks to it...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Live text - England v South Africa
Opener Neil McKenzie survives a close catch call on the second day of the third Test at Edgbaston...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Bentley shrugs off Arsenal past
David Bentley says his "heart is at Tottenham" despite having started his football career at bitter north London rivals Arsenal...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Shot honeymoon man 'to come home'
A critically ill British man shot in Antigua while on his honeymoon, is to be flown back to the UK via air ambulance...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Crash driver shocked to find other motorist is F1's Schumacher
A car dealer involved in an accident with a van is surprised to find the driver is Michael Schumacher...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
UK house price fall 'at a record'
UK house prices see their biggest annual fall - 8.1% - since the Nationwide began its housing survey in 1991, it reports...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Many hurt as open bus overturns
Several people have been injured after a bus overturns and two cars crash near Poole Harbour, emergency crews say...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Anger over £1bn Centrica profits
Consumer groups express anger as British Gas owner Centrica reports huge profits, a day after raising gas prices 35%...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Jersey murder inquiry 'unlikely'
The remains of at least five children have been found at an-ex children's home, but a murder probe is unlikely, police say...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
William to visit special forces
Prince William is to spend time with special forces in the next stage of his army career, Clarence House says...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
FDA finds salmonella strain at second Mexican farm
Federal health officials say the salmonella strain linked to a nationwide outbreak has been found in irrigation water and a serrano pepper at a Mexican farm...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Amber Alerts issued in Mass., NY for 4 children
Police in two states issued Amber Alerts on Wednesday for four children taken with their mother from an apartment near Boston where another woman was found fatally stabbed...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Road to Yosemite reopens as fire crews gain ground
The main western highway into Yosemite National Park reopened Wednesday after firefighters kept flames from leaping across a steep river canyon and drawing perilously near the park...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Dempster, Cubs beat Brewers to widen division lead
Ryan Dempster pitched seven superb innings, Ryan Theriot tripled to break open a close game and the Chicago Cubs once again beat the Milwaukee Brewers, winning 7-2 Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Evacuees from Yosemite-area wildfire return home
Hundreds of residents streamed back into their mountain homes Wednesday as firefighters announced they had made critical gains against a wildfire charging across the hillsides outside Yosemite National Park...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Political Play Obama claims link to the Wild West
Barack Obama is claiming a link to the Wild West _ Wild Bill Hickok, to be precise...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Reds snap 8-game skid against Astros with 9-5 win
Adam Dunn homered twice, Ken Griffey Jr. added a three-run shot and the Cincinnati Reds snapped an eight-game skid against the Houston Astros with a 9-5 win Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Analysts blame easy credit for restaurant woes
Restaurant companies may have depended too much on easy-to-borrow money to back aggressive expansion plans, industry experts say _ a move that may lead to more bankrupt chains and fewer new eateries opening in the months to come...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Shoppers to face higher prices on holiday goods
Christmas in July? Maybe not a bad idea this year...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Office supply retailers struggle in North America
Office supply retailers felt no relief from the pinch of weaker spending by consumers and small businesses, with both Office Depot and OfficeMax citing the struggling economy as they reported losses for the second quarter...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Oil jumps $3 after report says gas supplies fell
Oil prices shot up Wednesday, jumping more than $3 a barrel after the government reported a surprise drop in U.S. gasoline supplies. But analysts said the market, despite the big advance, is still concerned that high prices are choking off demand...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Haren pitches Diamondbacks past Padres
Dan Haren pitched seven solid innings, Chad Tracy and Mark Reynolds each drove in two runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 7-3 Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Crane dismantling Texas bridge collapses 1 dead
A crane removing steel beams while dismantling an old bridge over a central Texas river became overloaded and toppled Wednesday, killing one worker and injuring another, officials said...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Billingsley, Kemp lead Dodgers past Giants
Chad Billingsley pitched a five-hitter for his first career shutout, Matt Kemp scored twice, stole two bases and extended his hitting streak to 17 games, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 4-0 Wednesday night to move above .500 for the first time since May 27...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
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Some call it the biggest hack of military computers; perhaps it was just a big embarrassment...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
NY gov. seeks hiring freeze, spending cuts
Gov. David Paterson said Wednesday he wants to freeze hiring and cut state spending by an additional 7 percent to shore up a state economy that his budget director said is officially in recession...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
5 more arrested from west Texas polygamist sect
A state law enforcement official says five indicted members of a polygamist sect in West Texas have turned themselves in to authorities...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Tigers score twice in 13th to top Indians 14-12
Kelly Shoppach tied a major league record with five extra-base hits, including a game-tying homer in the ninth, but his Cleveland Indians lost 14-12 to the Detroit Tigers in 13 innings Wednesday night...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Top UK court allows extradition of hacker to US
Some call it the biggest hack of military computers; perhaps it was just a big embarrassment...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Israeli prime minister to resign in September
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced Wednesday he will resign in September, throwing his country into political turmoil and raising doubts about progress for U.S.-backed Mideast peace efforts...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Israeli PM to resign, wont run in party primary
Facing burgeoning corruption allegations and plummeting popularity, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Wednesday he will resign in September, throwing Israel into political turmoil and raising doubts about prospects for peace with the Palestinians and Syria...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Mexicans working in US sending less money home
Mexicans working in other countries are sending less money home, threatening businesses, stalling construction and choking cash flow to hamlets where as much as half the population works in the United States...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Zimbabwe drops 10 zeros from inflated currency
Zimbabwe announced Wednesday that it is knocking 10 zeros off its hyper-inflated currency _ a move that turns 10 billion dollars into one...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
2,100-year-old gadget tracked Olympics
An astronomical calculator, considered a technological marvel of antiquity, was also used to track dates of the ancient Olympic games, researchers have found...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Israeli Prime Minister Olmert to resign in Sept.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced Wednesday he will resign in September, throwing his country into political turmoil and raising doubts about progress for U.S.-backed Mideast peace efforts...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Ex-soldiers end standoff in Haiti after talks
Former soldiers who had seized a building in northern Haiti changed out of their uniforms and peacefully filed out Wednesday, ending a tense standoff of nearly 24 hours after negotiations with government officials...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Bin Ladens driver denies making loyalty oath
A former driver for Osama bin Laden denied Wednesday that he had sworn a loyalty oath to the al-Qaida leader, contradicting potentially damaging testimony of a Defense Department interrogator...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Official Palestinian boy killed by live round
Israeli troops trying to repel rock-throwing Palestinians did not have permission to use live rounds, Israeli officials said Wednesday, but a Palestinian autopsy showed that a 10-year-old boy killed in the clash was shot by an assualt rifle...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Major Vancouver Olympic road blocked by rock slide
A massive rock slide has severed the only direct highway between Vancouver and the famed resort town of Whistler, both venues of the 2010 Winter Olympics...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Iraqi parliament deadlocks over Kirkuk
Iraqi lawmakers on Wednesday scheduled an emergency weekend meeting during summer recess to resolve disagreements that have blocked a provincial elections law and threaten a new wave of bloodshed in the disputed northern city of Kirkuk...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Highlights of Ehud Olmerts political career
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced Wednesday that he will resign in September. Here are highlights of his political career:...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Mexico federal police to escort migrant transfers
Mexican federal police will guard all government vehicles transporting detained migrants after gunmen hijacked a bus carrying 33 Cubans, the government said Wednesday...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Thaksins wife found guilty of tax evasion
The wife of ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was found guilty Thursday of evading millions of dollars in taxes and sentenced to three years in prison...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Maori tribe in autonomy talks with NZ government
A rebellious New Zealand Maori tribe entered into negotiations with the government Thursday in a bid to gain autonomy over its land...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Bin Ladens driver denies making oath to bin Laden
A former driver for Osama bin Laden denied Wednesday that he had sworn a loyalty oath to the al-Qaida leader, contradicting potentially damaging testimony from a Defense Department interrogator...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Gilberto Gil steps down as Brazil culture minister
Grammy-winning Brazilian musician Gilberto Gil stepped down as culture minister on Wednesday, saying he wanted to dedicate more time to his music and his family...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
400 Russian troops leave separatist Abkhazia
About 400 Russian troops left a separatist-held region of Georgia on Wednesday after completing restoration work on a railroad linking Abkhazia with Russia...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,125
As of Wednesday, July 30, 2008, at least 4,125 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
2 guards sentenced in Mexican drug lords escape
Mexican authorities say two prison guards have been sentenced to eight and 19 years in jail, respectively, for helping suspected drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman escape in 2001...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Bin Ladens former driver denies loyalty oath
A former driver for Osama Bin Laden says he never told a Defense Department agent he swore an oath of loyalty to the terrorist leader...
Southern Ledger - July 31, 2008
Maysoon quits Big Brother house
Model Maysoon Shaladi walks out of the Big Brother house just four weeks after joining the Channel 4 reality show...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Row over video games ratings plan
Planned changes to the way video games are rated have sparked a row over who should be in charge of the system...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Patient survey reveals GP delays
Many patients say they are still waiting too long to see their GP - but levels of satisfaction with the care offered are high...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Live fish caught at record depth
Scientists capture deep-sea fish at 2,300m and pull them to the surface alive in a special container...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Ex-Thai PM's wife guilty of fraud
The wife of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is given a three-year sentence for tax fraud...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Legionella contracted in hospital
Cheltenham General Hospital says it is likely that a patient contracted Legionnaires' disease on one of its wards...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
Police apologise over arrest case
Grampian Police apologises for "humiliating" a woman handcuffed while violently resisting arrest...
BBC News - July 31, 2008
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