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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 2007:
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Sudanese President Pardons Teacher
The teacher jailed for allowing her pupils to name a teddy bear Muhammad was reported to be returning home to Britain...
New York Times - December 3, 2007
Putin Basks in Election Win Despite Criticism
President Vladimir V. Putin insisted today that the results had conferred new legitimacy on the government...
New York Times - December 3, 2007
Government job for data disc boss
Paul Gray, who quit as HM Revenue and Customs boss over lost data discs, is back working for the government...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Ford sees rare rise in US sales
Ford sees its US car sales rise for the first time in 12 months in November, but rival General Motors reports falling sales...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Father and son die in sea tragedy
Two fishermen die and a A father and son die after falling from off a fishing boat off the Irish coast...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Sarkozy says colonial rule unjust
France's President Sarkozy says during a visit to Algeria the colonial system was "profoundly unjust"...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
US hails Chavez referendum defeat
The White House says the referendum defeat of the Venezuelan leader's reforms bodes well for the future...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Games content 'concerns parents'
Parents are concerned about the content of video games played by their children, according to a survey...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Football: Ronaldo sinks Fulham
Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice as Manchester United beat Fulham to close the gap on Premier League leaders Arsenal to three points...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Kercher suspect to be extradited
German authorities agree to extradite to Italy a man suspected of involvement in the Meredith Kercher's murder...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Kremlin insists election was fair
Vladimir Putin's office rejects concerns over the conduct of polls which gave Russia's ruling party a landslide...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Maternal deaths linked to obesity
Obesity is the fastest growing cause of women dying in pregnancy or childbirth in the UK, a report shows...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Mark Wallinger wins Turner Prize
Artist Mark Wallinger is named the winner of the £25,000 Turner Prize at the Tate Liverpool gallery...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Hain admits more donor errors
Cabinet minister Peter Hain has said more donations to his Labour deputy leadership campaign "were not registered as they should have been"...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Australian Ratifies Kyoto Protocol
Kevin Rudd, the new prime minister of Australia, said that he had signed paperwork to ratify the Kyoto Protocol...
New York Times - December 3, 2007
Text: White House Reaction to Iran Report
Here is the text of a statement issued today by Stephen Hadley, President Bush?s national security adviser, concerning the new National Intelligence Estimate on Iran?s nuclear weapons program. The intelligence estimate says that, contrary to previous assessments, Iran halted the program in 2003 in response to international pressure and has probably not restarted it since then, though it has the capacity to do so...
New York Times - December 3, 2007
Report Details Return of Iraq Refugees
At least 25,000 Iraqi refugees have returned since mid-September, according to the Iraqi Red Crescent...
New York Times - December 3, 2007
Sharif Barred From Pakistan Election
Nawaz Sharif, an opposition leader, vowed to contest the decision to block him because of a prior conviction...
New York Times - December 3, 2007
Party?s Triumph Raises Question of Putin?s Plans
Russia faces an era of political instability after an election observers said had violated international standards...
New York Times - December 3, 2007
Opposition Cheers Defeat of Chávez Plan in Venezuela
The results of a referendum that would have given new powers to President Hugo Chávez were a stunning development in a country where he controls nearly all the levers of power...
New York Times - December 3, 2007
U.S. Says Iran Ended Atomic Arms Work
A new assessment by American intelligence agencies concludes that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003 and that the program remains on hold, contradicting a previous intelligence report...
New York Times - December 3, 2007
Chimps beat humans in memory test
Young chimps perform better than adult humans on certain memory tasks, a scientific study suggests...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Oxbridge shuns academies project
Oxford and Cambridge universities are refusing to become sponsors of academy schools...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Hain admits more donations errors
Peter Hain says more donations to his Labour deputy leadership campaign were "were not registered as they should have been"...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
EADS 'to produce outside Europe'
EADS plans to shift some Airbus production outside Europe because of the weakness of the US dollar...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Plea to avoid bug-hit hospitals
Visitors are urged to stay away from some hospitals after a severe outbreak of a winter sickness bug...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Alexander urged to consider going
The former standards watchdog says Wendy Alexander must seriously consider "stepping aside"...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Artificial heart man dies aged 68
The man who became the first in the world to be fitted with a permanent artificial heart dies...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Man jailed for beating his mother
A 25-year-old man who hit his mother up to nine times in the eye, face and body is jailed for two years...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Red Crescent confirms Iraq trend
The Iraqi Red Crescent backs reports refugees are returning home but puts the figures lower than the government...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Art world awaits Turner ceremony
This year's winner of the £25,000 Turner Prize for art is being announced at the Tate Liverpool gallery later...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Football: Mourinho mulls top job
Jose Mourinho's assistant says the former Chelsea boss would consider becoming the new England manager...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Wife killed 'over cyber affair'
A man stabbed his wife to death after he found out she was having an affair over the internet, a court hears...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
'Presumed dead' man questioned
A man who walked into a police station five years after going missing at sea has no memory of what happened...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
PM 'wants quick funding reforms'
Gordon Brown says he wants to move "quickly" to reform party funding, as he tries to stem the row over Labour donations...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
US report plays down Iran threat
Iran seems "less determined" to develop nuclear weapons than previously thought, a US intelligence report says...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Teens charged with boy's murder
Two teenagers are charged with murder after a 14-year-old boy dies of stab wounds...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Fire teen 'tried to save family'
A girl killed in a fire which claimed the lives of her family tried to call 999 just before the house went up in flames...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Teddy row teacher returning home
A UK teacher jailed in Sudan for allowing a toy bear to be named Muhammad is said to be elated after being freed...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Secretary Gates Visits Base in Djibouti
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived in the Horn of Africa to inspect an installment built to wage peace...
New York Times - December 3, 2007
Australian Leader Ratifies Kyoto Pact
Australia?s new prime minister, Kevin Rudd, took the oath of office on Monday and immediately signed documents to ratify the Kyoto Protocol...
New York Times - December 3, 2007
Sudanese President Pardons Teacher
Sudan?s president agreed to pardon a British teacher jailed here after she allowed her students to name a teddy bear Muhammad...
New York Times - December 3, 2007
Push for faster net 'premature'
The push for next generation broadband in the UK could be premature, say industry leaders...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Spice Girls launch reunion tour
The Spice Girls begin their reunion world tour with a sell-out concert in the Canadian city of Vancouver...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Cancer care plan to be outlined
Plans to help prevent cancer and support those coping with the disease in England are to be announced...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
'Cooked fats' linked to cancers
Women who eat crisps or chips every day may double their chances of ovarian or womb cancer, say scientists...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
'Grave concern' over funding gap
A shortfall in funding could hit new roads, schools and core council services in Wales, a report warns...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Airbus may produce outside Europe
EADS may shift some Airbus production outside Europe because of the weakness of the US dollar...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Road death double blow for family
A family who lost a young son three years ago suffer a second loss in a road accident near Ballymena...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Alexander battling on as leader
Further pressure is being placed on Wendy Alexander to quit over the illegal donation to her leadership campaign...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Sharif facing Pakistan poll ban
Former Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif is barred from standing as an election candidate for a Lahore constituency...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Tensions dog Sarkozy in Algeria
France's President Sarkozy is to finalise big business deals in Algeria, but historic tensions weigh heavily...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Lebanon leaders back army chief
Lebanon's ruling coalition supports the country's army chief as a compromise candidate for president...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Chavez defeated over reform vote
Venezuelan voters reject plans to reform the country's constitution, in a major blow to President Hugo Chavez...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Rudd signs Australia up to Kyoto
Kevin Rudd is sworn in as Australia's new PM, and immediately signs documents to ratify the Kyoto Protocol...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
DR Congo army in rebel offensive
DR Congo's army attacks rebel leader Laurent Nkunda, using helicopter gunships and heavy artillery...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Cricket: England hopes dented
Sri Lanka gain the upper hand in the first Test against England after Muttiah Muralitharan makes history...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Police quiz 'presumed dead' man
Cleveland Police are due to interview a canoeist, who turned up five years after disappearing off the Teesside coast...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Cricket: Murali breaks record
Muttiah Muralitharan breaks Shane Warne's record to become Test cricket's leading wicket-taker...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Clegg claims lead in Lib Dem race
Nick Clegg's team claim 60% of Lib Dems back him for leader, but Chris Huhne's team say he is "catching up"...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Tories press Labour over funds
Labour is either "utterly dysfunctional" over donations or the whole truth has not come out, say David Cameron...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Boys arrested over fatal stabbing
Two teenagers are re-arrested on suspicion of murder after a 14-year-old boy dies of stab wounds...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Anti-poverty strategy 'stalling'
The government's poverty approach has lost momentum and is in 'urgent need' of a major rethink, says a charity...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Plan to boost cancer patient care
A £370m package to improve cancer services in England will include more screening and quicker drug approval...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Monitors denounce Russia election
Foreign observers say the Russian general election won by President Vladimir Putin's party was "not fair"...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Teddy row teacher freed from jail
A British teacher is pardoned and freed, after being jailed in Sudan for allowing a teddy bear to be named Muhammad...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
?Kite Runner? Boys Are Sent to United Arab Emirates
After months of worrying and diplomatic wrangling, the movie studio that is releasing ?The Kite Runner? has whisked to safety four young actors...
New York Times - December 3, 2007
Ukraine Blast Kills 4 Miners
An explosion on Sunday killed four men in the same mine in eastern Ukraine hit by the country?s worst mining accident last month...
New York Times - December 3, 2007
Democracy Advocate Wins in Hong Kong
Anson Chan, a former leader of the civil service, won a decisive victory on a platform that called for full democratic rights to be granted to voters of Hong Kong within five years...
New York Times - December 3, 2007
A Kyrgyz Reporter Is Killed, and Suspicions Fall on Uzbekistan?s Government
Alisher Saipov was renowned for his scoops and his extensive network of inside contacts, ranging from Islamic extremists to foreign ministers...
New York Times - December 3, 2007
New U.N. Envoy in Iraq Sets Out Strategy to Revive Hopes Crushed in 2003 Attack
Staffan de Mistura, a longtime United Nations diplomat of Italian and Swedish parentage, said that the UN was prepared to carry out the expanded mission...
New York Times - December 3, 2007
U.S. Urges Iraq to Take Advantage of Lull
After a week of meetings with Iraqi leaders, Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte said lawmakers must pass legislation and improve basic government services...
New York Times - December 3, 2007
Unearthing War?s Horrors Years Later in South Korea
Stories from the Korean War are emerging after half a century, a testament to South Korea?s Truth and Reconciliation Commission...
New York Times - December 3, 2007
Buenos Aires Journal: In Macho Argentina, a New Beacon for Gay Tourists
The Axel Hotel, a Spanish import that opened in November, symbolizes Buenos Aires?s increasingly aggressive effort to court gay dollars and euros...
New York Times - December 3, 2007
Climate Talks Take on Added Urgency After Report
The report issued by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change detailed the potentially devastating effects of global warming...
New York Times - December 3, 2007
Trouble on a Vital Road in Afghanistan
Highway 1, Afghanistan?s main road between Kabul and Kandahar, has been rebuilt with $250 million from the U.S. and other nations, but it remains bedeviled by danger...
New York Times - December 3, 2007
Party?s Triumph Raises Question of Putin?s Plans
As President Putin has been accumulating power and popularity, he has been stirring deep uncertainty about his intentions, creating a new era of political instability for Russia...
New York Times - December 3, 2007
Venezuela Hands Narrow Defeat to Chávez Plan
The results of the referendum, which would have given new powers to President Hugo Chávez, were a stunning development in a country where Mr. Chávez controls nearly all of the levers of power...
New York Times - December 3, 2007
Lewis remains top of both charts
Former X Factor winner Leona Lewis again holds on to the number one slots in the UK singles and album charts...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
School work priority for children
A survey commissioned by the children's CBBC programme Newsround finds that children see school work as a priority...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Military funding comes under fire
A former defence chief has renewed calls on Prime Minister Gordon Brown to ensure that troops are properly resourced...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Extra fuel burnt in air fee dodge
Airlines deliberately fly longer routes to avoid paying some air charges, a BBC Investigation finds...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Australia's Rudd sworn in as PM
Australian Labor Party leader Kevin Rudd takes office as PM a week after a landslide election victory...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
DR Congo rebels take eastern town
The Congolese army sends troops to an eastern town taken by fighters loyal to rebel General Laurent Nkunda...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Spice Girls start reunion tour
The Spice Girls have kicked off their reunion world tour with a concert in Vancouver, performing for the first time in 10 years...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Key climate summit opens in Bali
A key UN summit to thrash out a deal on the future shape of a global climate agreement opens in Indonesia...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Labour funding pressure kept up
Opposition politicians will keep up pressure on Labour over allegations of illegal party funding...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Chavez defeated over vote
Venezuelan voters reject plans to reform the country's constitution in a major blow to President Hugo Chavez...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Anti-poverty strategy 'stalling'
The government's poverty approach has lost momentum and is in 'urgent need' of a major rethink, says a charity...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
UK 'failed to make Basra safe'
The UK will hand over control of Basra despite failing to establish security there, MPs claim...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
Putin party secures huge victory
President Vladimir Putin's party wins more than 60% of votes in Russia's general election, official results show...
BBC News - December 3, 2007
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