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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
Southern Ledger - December 1, 2008
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Global News Archive for November 2005:
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Israelis Find Toy Gun After Wounding 12-Year-old Boy
A Palestinian boy carrying a toy gun was shot and seriously wounded by Israeli troops today during clashes in the West Bank...
New York Times - November 3, 2005
Cholera Cases Raise Fears in Pakistan's Remote Quake Area
The grim conditions among the homeless and injured survivors of the Oct. 8 earthquake appeared to be deteriorating as winter sets in...
New York Times - November 3, 2005
Al Qaeda in Iraq Threatens to Kill Diplomat and Driver
The group announced today that it would kill a Moroccan diplomat and his driver who were kidnapped in Baghdad last month...
New York Times - November 3, 2005
Google posts first books online
Thousands of mostly 19th Century US texts are put online as part of Google's controversial library project...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
MTV awards Coldplay and Green Day
Bands Coldplay and Green Day take two prizes each at the MTV Europe awards, opened by Madonna...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Hope over heart attack treatment
Scientists believe thousands of lives a year could be saved by combining two drugs to treat heart attacks...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
School language decline continues
Learning a foreign language beyond the age of 14 is now compulsory in only 26% of England's schools - survey...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Climate response risks to nature
Some birds and animals are reponding to climate change in ways which could put them at risk, research shows...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Drugs help for Jamie Oliver chefs
TV chef Jamie Oliver's restaurant Fifteen will offer in-house support to young chefs with a cannabis habit...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
McCartney sisters refuse accolade
The sisters of murdered Belfast man Robert McCartney refuse to share a platform with Margaret Thatcher...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Hain's police warning over terror
Some known terror suspects are in Wales, but police forces are too small to tackle the overall threat, says the Welsh secretary...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Football: Boro trounce Dnipro
Mark Viduka scores twice as Boro take control of Uefa Cup Group D...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Peru-Chile border row escalates
Peru's Congress redraws the sea border with Chile, further deepening tension between the two countries...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Man charged over £26.5m raid
A 23-year-old man becomes the first person to be charged with robbing £26.5m from the Northern Bank in Belfast...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
French police sent to riot towns
A thousand police officers are deployed in the suburbs of Paris, after seven consecutive nights of rioting...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Blair talks tough on terror plans
Tony Blair says he wants to give police controversial new detention powers - despite stiff opposition from MPs...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Tory rivals aping Blair, both say
Tory leadership rivals David Davis and David Cameron accuse each other of imitating Tony Blair in a BBC TV debate...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Qaeda Operative in Southeast Asia Has Fled U.S. Jail in Afghanistan
Omar al-Faruq, a confidant of Osama bin Laden who was one of Al Qaeda's senior operatives in Southeast Asia, escaped in July...
New York Times - November 3, 2005
France Opens Memorial Near Site of Concentration Camp
Never forget the victims of the darkest chapters of mankind's history," President Jacques Chirac said today near Strasbourg...
New York Times - November 3, 2005
Row over school breakfast scheme
A year after free breakfasts begin for primary schools, fewer than 10% of schools have taken it up...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Daring encounter with asteroid
A Japanese spacecraft is preparing to land a tiny robot on the surface of an asteroid...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Prescott protesters found guilty
Eight Greenpeace activists are found guilty of public order offences after a protest at John Prescott's home...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Five now held over £26m robbery
Two more men are arrested by police investigating last year's £26.5m Northern Bank robbery in Belfast...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Knife crime proposals challenged
The Scottish Executive is accused of misleading the public over its plan to double knife crime sentences...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Tory hopefuls primed for TV clash
Tory leadership contenders David Cameron and David Davis are preparing for their head-to-head BBC TV debate...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Football: Mourinho to end feud
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says he is ready to end his spat with Arsene Wenger...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
New war fears in Horn of Africa
The build-up of Ethiopian and Eritrean troops near their common border could lead to open conflict, the UN warns...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Japan, N Korea in 'honest' talks
Talks on normalising Japan-North Korea relations get underway in an "honest" atmosphere, officials say...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Battle ahead at Americas summit
Foreign ministers are meeting at the Summit of the Americas amid deep divisions over free trade and planned protests...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Belgium opens major terror trial
Thirteen men go on trial in Belgium accused of supporting the Madrid and Casablanca bombers...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
'Times are tough', Blair admits
Tony Blair tells the Cabinet "times are tough" as he seeks to reassert his authority after David Blunkett resigns...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
French PM holds riot crisis talks
French PM Dominique de Villepin holds emergency talks after a seventh night of rioting in Paris suburbs...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Compensation culture tackled
The lord chancellor says a "culture of fear" is gripping UK as he unveils plans to deal with the compensation culture...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Racing: Best Mate cremated
Champion racehorse Best Mate is
cremated after requests for him to be buried at Exeter racecourse are rejected...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Iraq murder trial charges dropped
The charges against seven soldiers accused of murdering an Iraqi civilian are dismissed by a court martial judge...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
EastEnders duo allegedly attacked
EastEnders' Steve McFadden is allegedly assaulted, hours after an incident involving co-star Ross Kemp...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Cheney's ex-aide denies charges
Lewis Libby, the former White House aide, pleads not guilty to charges related to the leak of a CIA agent's identity...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
China to Drop Urbanite-Peasant Legal Differences
China plans to abolish legal distinctions between urban residents and peasants as the government tries to slow the country's surging wealth gap and reduce social unrest...
New York Times - November 3, 2005
Poverty and Superstition Hinder Drive to Block Bird Flu at Source
Bird flu is most prevalent among poultry and wild birds in rural areas of Southeast Asia with poor literacy, high levels of superstition and very little health care...
New York Times - November 3, 2005
A Syrian Tale: Passion, Power, Assassination
Syria is in a tight spot as the brother-in-law of the country's president has been implicated in the killing of a Lebanese prime minister...
New York Times - November 3, 2005
Iraq Asks Return of Some Officers of Hussein Army
The move, reversing a U.S. directive, is aimed at draining the insurgency of recruits and bolstering the Iraqi security forces...
New York Times - November 3, 2005
Close Ally of Blair Resigns Again in Scandal
David Blunkett, a close ally of Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain, resigned on Wednesday after acknowledging mistakes in the way he handled private business interests...
New York Times - November 3, 2005
Ethiopian Protesters Killed as East African Clashes Spread
Ethiopian security forces clashed with protesters on the streets of Addis Ababa on Wednesday, killing at least two dozen people and wounding 150...
New York Times - November 3, 2005
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Have you witnessed a major event, or an incident we missed, that you would like to tell us about? Send us your comments...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
UN case triggers Compass sackings
Catering giant Compass sacks several executives following an investigation into alleged corruption over UN contracts...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Clarke plays down terror retreat
Charles Clarke insists anti-terror laws are still on track despite a climbdown on detaining suspects...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Over 2,000 'die from NHS errors'
More than 2,000 people died in English hospitals last year due to lapses in
patient safety, a watchdog says...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Sony attacked over anti-piracy CD
Sony's music arm has been criticised over the technology used to stop CDs being pirated...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Delays in opening Kashmir border
India says there will be delays to opening up Kashmir crossing points in the efforts to get aid to quake survivors...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Man stabbed as he sleeps in bed
A man is stabbed up to 25 times as he sleeps in his bed at his Warwickshire home...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Five now held over £26m robbery
Two more men are arrested by police investigating last year's £26.5m Northern Bank robbery in Belfast...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Midwife units 'not second class'
A sheriff who said midwife-led maternity units were a second-class service is told to go to see them in action...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Arrests linked to postman inquiry
Nine are arrested in a series of police raids in an operation linked to the murder of north Wales postman Paul Savage...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Japan presses N Korea on missing
North Korea and Japan begin talks on the issue of Japanese civilians believed missing in the North...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Ex-White House aide due in court
Lewis Libby, the former White House aide charged over the CIA leak case, is to appear in court for the first time...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Spain approves Catalonia autonomy
Spain's parliament passes a plan to give greater autonomy to Catalonia in its first reading...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Medics condemn Gaza sonic booms
Doctors' groups file a petition in an Israeli court seeking to halt Israeli jets from breaking the sound barrier over Gaza...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Glow from first stars revealed
Astronomers have detected a faint glow from the first stars to form in the Universe, Nature journal reports...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Bonds 'link' to Falconio suspect
DNA found on ties used to bind Joanne Lees when she was attacked in Australia matched the accused, a court hears...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Football: Fergie accepts wrath
Sir Alex Ferguson says he understands the reaction of disgruntled supporters after his side's defeat by Lille...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Football: Van Persie on form
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger believes the club have made "big steps" with Robin van Persie...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Sun editor held in Kemp 'assault'
Sun newspaper editor Rebekah Wade is arrested for allegedly assaulting her actor husband Ross Kemp...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Stabbed Abigail leaves hospital
Abigail Witchalls leaves hospital following treatment for severe spinal injuries after she was stabbed...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Fresh violence hits Paris suburbs
French youths open fire on police and burn more than 150 vehicles on a seventh night of violence in Paris...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Faster access to NHS drugs plan
Patients should be able to get life-saving drugs more quickly after fast-track checks were unveiled...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Clarke re-examining terror bill
The home secretary is to re-examine anti-terror laws after Labour's majority was cut to one vote...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
London July bombs 999 call heard
A harrowing 999 call made on 7 July is aired for the first time as officials assess their response to the attacks...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
Blair seeks to reassert authority
Tony Blair is meeting his Cabinet amid claims his own authority is weakened by David Blunkett's resignation...
BBC News - November 3, 2005
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