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Frozen yogurt war de-thaws, tart new brands hit US
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Some eBay sellers frustrated with rule changes
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Microsoft site makes digital photos into panoramas
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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25 bodies identified from plane crash in Spain
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Displaced Georgians look to US for hope, aid
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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26 dead as Philippine troops flush out rebels
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Indian Kashmir protests called off for 3 days
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Philippines Peace deal to be renegotiated
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Philippines peace in tatters after rebel attack
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Global News Archive for December 2006:
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Bush Adviser Tries to Cool Expectations for Iraq Study
The national security adviser said that a bipartisan panel’s report would represent only “one input” in President Bush’s search for “a new way forward in Iraq.”...
New York Times - December 3, 2006
U.N. Secretary Says Iraq Is Engulfed in Deadly Civil War
Kofi Annan described the conflict in Iraq as deadlier and more anarchic than the 15-year sectarian bloodshed that tore apart Lebanon...
New York Times - December 3, 2006
Typhoon Death Toll Expected to Rise in Philippines
Rescue workers began burying landslide victims in a mass grave today, and officials warned that the death toll of more than 400 was likely to rise...
New York Times - December 3, 2006
New crops needed to avoid famines
New varieties of crops able to function in a warmer world are needed if famines are to be avoided, researchers say...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
First chart double for Take That
Reformed Take That top the UK's singles and albums charts simultaneously for the first time in their career...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
Country braces for more rain and gales
Rain and strong gales will continue to batter the country and cause flooding after a stormy night...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
'Dozens of Taleban' die in battle
International troops kill 70 Taleban during a four-hour battle in southern Afghanistan, Nato says...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
Polls close in Venezuela election
Polls close in Venezuela where President Hugo Chavez is seeking another term from a divided electorate...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
Warnings as more storms due
Severe weather warnings remain in force for much of the UK, with a second night forecast of gales and heavy rain...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
More Pinochet surgery ruled out
Further surgery for ex-Chile ruler Augusto Pinochet would be too risky after his heart attack, doctors say...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
Inquiry into prostitute's death
Police launch a major inquiry into the death of prostitute Gemma Adams whose body was found in a Suffolk brook...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
Fireworks depot blaze kills two
Two fire crew members are killed and at least 12 people injured in a major blaze at an East Sussex fireworks depot...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
Soap star on holiday rape charge
Emmerdale actor Ben Freeman is charged with raping a British woman on the Caribbean island of Barbados...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
Anger after Lapland flight halted
Police are called to Cardiff Airport to deal with angry passengers after a Christmas trip to Lapland is cancelled...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
FA Cup: Liverpool draw Arsenal
Holders Liverpool will meet 2005 winners Arsenal in the third round of the FA Cup...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
Pitch poses obstacle for England
England go into day four of the second Ashes Test knowing a placid surface is likely to thwart their victory chances...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
Community care flaws admitted
Health Minister Rosie Winterton concedes problems in the system for treating the mentally ill...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
Major fire at fireworks factory
A number of people are injured, some seriously, as a large fire breaks out at a fireworks factory in Sussex...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
Barrymore 'does not fear inquiry'
Michael Barrymore says he has nothing to fear from a new police inquiry into the death of a man at his home in 2001...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
Lawyers in Saddam death appeal
Lawyers for the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein lodge an appeal against his death sentence...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
Three marines hurt in Afghanistan
Three Royal Marines have been injured in a suspected suicide bombing in southern Afghanistan...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
Spy death probe moves to Russia
UK police are to travel to Russia as part of the investigation into the death of ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
Bad night for Scots on reality TV
Carol Smillie and the MacDonald Brothers leave TV reality series Strictly Come Dancing and The X Factor...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
New animal rights party launching
A new political party campaigning for animal rights across the UK is to be launched in London...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
Virgin Atlantic plan to save fuel
Virgin Atlantic is to tow planes to take-off areas in a move designed to cut carbon dioxide output...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
Gales and rain bring disruption
Fire crews deal with 150 calls to flooding and property damage as 90mph winds batter parts of Wales...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
Flood warnings follow heavy rain
Flooding affects several parts of Scotland after heavy overnight rain, with some roads closed...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
Fisherman father in wave tragedy
A man hit by a wave and killed in County Down was the father of a fisherman who drowned in the same harbour...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
Weak Christmas trade warning
Festive shopping will not pick up until the last two weeks before Christmas, the British Retail Consortium warns...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
Beirut protests keep pressure on
Protests continue in Beirut to try to bring down the government as Arab nations renew efforts to mediate...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
Rumsfeld urged Iraq tactics shift
Donald Rumsfeld urged major changes to US Iraq strategy two days before quitting as defence chief, a memo shows...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
Philippine mudslides a 'calamity'
The Philippine president declares a national calamity after devastating mudslides which have killed hundreds...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
UK braced for more storms
Rain and strong gales will continue to batter parts of Britain and cause flooding after a stormy night...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
Hoggard wickets give England edge
Matthew Hoggard takes four wickets on day three in Adelaide to keep England hopes up despite Ricky Ponting's record century...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
MPs urge 'climate change' budget
MPs press Gordon Brown to make greenhouse gas emissions a priority in his pre-Budget report...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
Chile's Pinochet has heart attack
Chile's former military leader Augusto Pinochet is in a serious condition after a heart attack, hospital sources say...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
National road tolls 'in 10 years'
A national road pricing scheme is a possibility within the next decade, the transport secretary says...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
Chavez seeks re-election
Venezuelans vote on whether to give President Chavez another term with voters deeply split over his policies...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
Canada Liberals Pick New Leader in Upset
Stéphane Dion, a former professor at the University of Montreal, edged out Michael Ignatieff for leadership of Canada’s Liberal Party...
New York Times - December 3, 2006
String of 3 Car Bombs Kills 51 at Busy Market in Baghdad
Three car bombs exploded in quick succession in a predominantly Shiite neighborhood of central Baghdad, Iraqi government officials said...
New York Times - December 3, 2006
A Rare Silence Reverberates in Castro?s Long Goodbye
Cubans expected one last speech from Fidel Castro but he was a no-show at a military parade honoring him...
New York Times - December 3, 2006
Russian Ex-Spy Lived in a World of Deceptions
Alexander V. Litvinenko’s career began in the post-Soviet roller coaster and ended mysteriously when he died of radiation poisoning last week...
New York Times - December 3, 2006
Rumsfeld Memo on Iraq Proposed ‘Major’ Change
Two days before he resigned as defense secretary, Donald H. Rumsfeld submitted a memo to the White House that acknowledged that the administration’s strategy in Iraq was not working...
New York Times - December 3, 2006
Care staff 'should get flu jabs'
Giving care home staff flu jabs can cut the number of illnesses and deaths among residents...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
Housing help needed for young
Young workers need more help to get on the property ladder, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation says...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
Canada Liberals spurn Ignatieff
Stephane Dion beats favourite Michael Ignatieff in the leadership race for Canada's opposition Liberals...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
Venezuela to vote for president
President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela faces voters in a poll seen as crucial for the country's future...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
Madagascar elects new president
Madagascar holds its first presidential poll since a 2001 election that brought the island to the brink of civil war...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
New animal rights party launching
A new political party campaigning for animal rights across the UK is to be launched in London...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
Philippines buries typhoon dead
Victims of mudslides in the Philippines are buried in a mass grave, in an effort to prevent disease...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
'Community care killings' exposed
Psychiatric patients released into the community have killed more than 400 people in eight years, a study will say...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
Ex-spy's contact assessed further
Doctors are still assessing a contact of Alexander Litvinenko who tested positive for a radioactive substance...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
Family mourn murdered 'princess'
The family of a woman who died after being attacked in her home pays tribute to their "beautiful princess"...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
Barrymore welcomes death inquiry
Entertainer Michael Barrymore vows to assist a new police inquiry into the death of a man at his home in 2001...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
Rumsfeld 'had doubts' over Iraq
Donald Rumsfeld was reconsidering US strategy in Iraq before he quit as defence chief, a report says...
BBC News - December 3, 2006
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