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Venus flytraps caught in shrinking natural habitat
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Hungary 4 dead, 26 injured in train collision
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Iraqi lawmaker urges resolution of minority issue
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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Supreme Court to open new term with heavy workload
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Congress hears Lehman sought millions for execs
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Designers play it safe as economy sours
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Jimmy Kimmel returns as American Music Awards host
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Global News Archive for December 2005:
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Rival Drug Gangs Turn the Streets of Nuevo Laredo Into a War Zone
A new face arrived three years ago to vie for control over the lucrative drug trade on the Mexican border...
New York Times - December 3, 2005
19 Iraqi Army Soldiers Are Killed and 4 Are Wounded as Insurgents Open Fire on a Convoy
The assault came a day after 10 American marines were killed and 11 wounded in a bomb explosion outside Falluja...
New York Times - December 3, 2005
Uzbeks jail 25 Andijan suspects
Uzbekistan hands long jail terms to 25 more men in connection with the uprising in the town of Andijan...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
Lebanese find 20 bodies in grave
The remains of 20 bodies are found in eastern Lebanon near the former headquarters of Syrian army intelligence...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
Green activists rally in Canada
Thousands of people demonstrate
in the Canadian city of Montreal to demand action on global warming...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
Football: Man Utd go second
Man Utd move second in the Premiership after an easy win against Portsmouth...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
Football: Beckham sees red
England captain David Beckham is sent off for the third time this season during Real Madrid's win over Getafe...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
CIA flights 'landed in Germany'
Germany's government has a list of 437 flights suspected of being used by the CIA in its airspace, reports Der Spiegel...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
UN pleads for more quake funds
The UN says it needs more money to maintain Pakistani quake relief operations throughout the winter...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
Iraq groups condemn kidnapping
Several Sunni Muslim groups call for the release of a Briton and three other Westerners after talks with an envoy...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
India Accelerating: Mile by Mile, India Upgrades the Route Toward Its Future
India is struggling to modernize its national highway system, and in the process, itself...
New York Times - December 3, 2005
White House Seeks a Strategy for Victory, at Home and in Iraq
A White House document reflects the Bush administration's attempts to turn around flagging public support for the war...
New York Times - December 3, 2005
U.S. and Britain Seek Aid on Iran Arms
Britain and the U.S. are trying to persuade Russia and China to endorse their conclusion that Iran intends to build nuclear weapons...
New York Times - December 3, 2005
Attack Kills a Qaeda Leader
A senior operational commander for Al Qaeda was killed Thursday in what was thought to be a missile attack on a house in Pakistan...
New York Times - December 3, 2005
Officials Detail Brazen Escape in Afghanistan
The escape of four terror suspects in July may have been a far more serious breach than the Defense Department has acknowledged...
New York Times - December 3, 2005
Mass protests at climate change
Campaigners take to the streets in a mass call for action to combat the threat of global warming...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
Raid suspect can be held longer
Police investigating the £26.5m Northern Bank raid are granted an additional 60 hours to question a man...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
Man found hanged after woman dies
North Wales Police investigating the death of a woman stabbed find a man hanged at another address...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
G7 urges progress on trade talks
Finance ministers from the G7 call for a revival of world trade talks ahead of WTO negotiations in Hong Kong...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
Taiwan opposition wins key poll
Taiwan's opposition wins mid-term local elections, prompting the chairman of the ruling party to quit...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
Ukraine takes bird flu measures
Emergency measures are imposed in the Crimea, as Ukraine confirms its first outbreak of a strain of bird flu...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
'Four killed' in Afghan attacks
Militants have killed the head of a district administration and three police officials in southern Afghanistan, officials say...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
UK 'may not get EU budget deal'
Europe Minister Douglas Alexander says the UK may not be able to obtain a deal on the European Union budget...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
Hospitals admit surgery 'go-slow'
Some hospitals in England admit delaying surgery in a bid to reduce debt in primary health trusts...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
Arsenal slip up at Bolton
Abdoulaye Faye scores the opener as Bolton defeat Arsenal at The Reebok Stadium...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
Football: Redknapp explains exit
Harry Redknapp tells BBC Sport why he has left Southampton...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
Final farewell to football legend
Football stars pay tribute and mourners throw scarves and flowers as Belfast stops to remember legend George Best...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
Blast 'kills al-Qaeda commander'
A senior al-Qaeda commander, Abu Hamza Rabia, has been killed near the Afghan border, Pakistan says...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
Girls killed in railway accident
Two teenagers are struck by a train on a foot crossing between platforms at a station in Essex...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
Brad Pitt to adopt Jolie children
Brad Pitt applies to become the adoptive father of Angelina Jolie's two children...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
Woman slashed with broken bottle
A woman is injured after being slashed with a broken bottle in an early morning attack in Londonderry...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
Bus drivers strike as talks stall
About 400 bus drivers in Aberdeen go on strike over pay and announce further strike dates over the festive period...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
Woman found dead in farmhouse
A man is taken to hospital after police called to a house in south Wales find a woman's body...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
Taiwan opposition 'wins' key poll
Taiwan's opposition claims victory in mid-term polls seen as a test of the popularity of the president...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
Iraqi soldiers killed in ambush
At least 10 Iraqi soldiers die after being ambushed with a roadside bomb by militants near the city of Baquba...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
India to overhaul city services
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh launches an ambitious plan to improve infrastructure in major cities...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
Thousands due at climate march
About 15,000 people are expected to march through London as part of a day of protests across the world, calling for action over global warming...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
Brilliant Pakistan crush England
England collapse to an innings and 100-run defeat in the final Test to lose the series in Pakistan 2-0...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
Football: Redknapp quits Saints
Harry Redknapp leaves his post as Southampton manager...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
Africa summit focus on youth jobs
A Franco-African summit in Mali is to discuss the continent's problems with migration and unemployment...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
Raid 'kills al-Qaeda commander'
Pakistan says it has killed a senior al-Qaeda commander, Abu Hamza Rabia, near the Afghan border...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
Hostage envoy arrives in Baghdad
An envoy arrives in Iraq to try to win the release of a kidnapped Briton and three other Westerners...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
Blair 'on EU hiding to nothing'
Tony Blair is on a "hiding to nothing" in his efforts to reach an EU budget deal, Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy says...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
Green activists rally worldwide
Protests are being held in more than 30 countries as part of an international day of action on global warming...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
Finance 'hit squads' for NHS debt
Financial hit squads from the City are being used to help NHS trusts balance their books...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
Thousands attending Best funeral
The funeral of Northern Ireland football legend George Best is under way at Parliament Buildings in Belfast...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
U.S. Goals for Iraqi Forces Meet Success and Challenges in Najaf
Najaf, which President Bush cited as evidence of progress toward turning over security to Iraqis, still faces hurdles...
New York Times - December 3, 2005
Push to Loosen Abortion Laws in Latin America
Women's rights groups are mounting challenges in courts to liberalize laws that ban abortion under any circumstances...
New York Times - December 3, 2005
Torture Is 'Widespread' in China, U.N. Investigator Says
"Obtaining confessions" and fighting "deviant behavior" continue to be central goals of China's criminal justice system, a report states...
New York Times - December 3, 2005
Dire Wounds, a New Face, a Glimpse in a Mirror
Doctors described and defended the face transplant, despite the enormous risks of death and psychological difficulties...
New York Times - December 3, 2005
Mexico Agents Kidnapped 4, Prosecutor Says
Federal agents from Mexico's elite antidrug force were involved in the kidnapping and torture of four assassins linked to a drug cartel...
New York Times - December 3, 2005
Launch of child disability guide
The government has published a guide aimed at improving the care of children with disabilities...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
Phonics: Strategy but no consensus
The BBC's Mike Baker considers how the teaching of phonics might work in practice...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
Taiwan votes in key mid-term poll
The people of Taiwan are voting in a mid-term test of the popularity of President Chen Shui-Bian...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
Brazil police act to save tribe
Brazil's police arrest 29 people in a raid into the Amazon to protect one of the most isolated Indian tribes...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
Leading Turkey reporters charged
Five prominent Turkish journalists are charged with insulting the judiciary under a controversial new law...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
India ex-FM denies new oil claim
Indian former Foreign Minister Natwar Singh dismisses new claims linking him to the Iraq oil-for-food programme...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
X-rays predict bird flu 'toll'
Doctors say they can predict how deadly a case of bird flu might be by looking at an infected person's chest x-ray...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
MPs 'should set pension example'
MPs should give up their pension scheme before imposing new pension rules on voters, Lord Turner says...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
Onassis heiress to wed in Brazil
Greek billionairess Athina Roussel Onassis - worth up to $1bn - marries a Brazilian horseman on Saturday...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
US civil rights group to sue CIA
A US rights group says it will sue the CIA over a man allegedly abducted and flown to a secret Afghan prison...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
Thousands to attend Best funeral
Thousands are expected to flood the streets of Belfast for the funeral of footballing legend George Best...
BBC News - December 3, 2005
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