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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 February 2008:
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Barak to Remain in Israeli Coalition Government
The move stabilizes Prime Minister Ehud Olmert?s coalition despite last week?s harsh report on the handling of the Lebanon war in 2006...
New York Times - February 3, 2008
Adele's album debuts at chart top
Singer Adele's first album, 19, goes straight to the top of the UK chart in its first week on sale...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Man arrested over city stabbing
A 26-year-old man is stabbed several times in a weekend attack close to the Falls Road in west Belfast...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Lebanese man 'killed by Israelis'
A Lebanese man is shot dead and another wounded in south Lebanon by Israel forces, Lebanese sources say...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Rugby U: England face injury woe
Mike Tindall is ruled out of the rest of the Six Nations while David Strettle, Lewis Moody and Tom Rees will all miss England's match against Italy...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Limit foreign footballers say MPs
A group of MPs call on football clubs to cut the number of foreign players in the English game...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
NHS paid £120 an hour for nurses
Hospitals have paid over £120 an hour for agency workers to cover for gaps in staffing, latest figures show...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Serbia election victory for Tadic
President Boris Tadic wins Serbia's run-off presidential poll, beating challenger Tomislav Nikolic...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Brown 'unaware of bugging letter'
The PM was not aware of a Tory letter warning that an MP's conversations may have been bugged, No 10 says...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Quakes Kill at Least 39 in Rwanda and Congo
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) -- Two earthquakes struck hours apart in Rwanda and neighboring Congo on Sunday, killing at least 39 people and injuring hundreds of others, officials said. Some of the victims died when the church they were attending collapsed...
New York Times - February 3, 2008
A Second Day of Fighting in Chad
Fighting raged for the second day on Sunday in the Chadian capital after rebels intent on toppling President Idriss Deby battled their way into the city and surrounded his palace and loyalist troops...
New York Times - February 3, 2008
Taxi fire attack inquiry on-going
Three people are bailed after being quizzed in connection with an attack on a taxi driver who was set on fire...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Deadline for Northern Rock bids
Virgin Group and up to two other bidders are expected to meet a Monday deadline for Northern Rock offers...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Evening and weekend GP deal hope
GP surgeries may open during evenings and weekends - if a deal is struck between doctors and ministers...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Protest over plans for eco-town
Protesters gather near the site of a proposed eco-town planned for a former Army camp...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Teen held over car house crash
A teenager is questioned after a car crashes into an elderly couple's house in Lisburn on Sunday morning...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Khan welcomes 'bugging' inquiry
Sadiq Khan, the MP allegedly bugged as he visited a constituent in jail, welcomes an inquiry...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Live - Africa Cup of Nations
Ghana meet Nigeria then Ivory Coast takes on Guinea in the first Africa Cup of Nations quarter finals...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Football: Fulham stuns Villa
Jimmy Bullard's late free-kick earns Roy Hodgson his first win as Fulham manager at Craven Cottage...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Patriots aim for Super Bowl glory
New England will become the first NFL team ever to go unbeaten through a 19-game season if they beat the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
France outclass sorry Scots
France get their new era off to a winning start as they outclass Scotland in their Six Nations opener...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Colombo station attack kills 11
At least eleven people die in a suicide attack on the main railway station in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Backlash over jury ban proposals
The government has sparked concern over controversial plans to bar juries from some inquests...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
UK soldiers facing Cyprus charges
Nine British soldiers are charged after a brawl in a bar in the Cypriot resort of Ayia Napa...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Great Lakes hit by deadly quakes
At least 30 people die and hundreds are injured in a series of earthquakes in Africa's Great Lakes region...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Police search for Chicago gunman
Police in the US city of Chicago are searching for a man who shot dead five women in a shopping centre...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
High turnout for Serb elections
Voting is brisk in Serbia for a knife-edge presidential election that could shape its relations with Europe...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Chad troops battle against rebels
Chadian forces use tanks and helicopter gunships to fight rebels besieging the capital's presidential palace...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
No 10 denies MP 'bugging' tip-off
Downing Street says Gordon Brown was unaware that one of his MPs may have been bugged by police...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Sri Lanka Bombing Kills 6 and Wounds 95
A female suicide bomber blew herself up at the main railway station in the Sri Lankan capital Sunday, killing six people and wounding 95 others, the military and a hospital official said...
New York Times - February 3, 2008
Kenya?s Opposition Calls for Peacekeepers
The leader of Kenya's opposition called Sunday for the African Union to send peacekeepers to help stem violence sparked by the country's disputed presidential election...
New York Times - February 3, 2008
Israel?s Barak Won?t Quit Government Over Report
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak said on Sunday he would not quit the government despite a harsh Lebanon war report, relieving pressure on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert as he pursues peace talks with the Palestinians...
New York Times - February 3, 2008
Egyptian Troops Seal Gaza Border
The move appears to bring an end to 11 days of free movement for Palestinian residents of the blockaded territory...
New York Times - February 3, 2008
Yahoo bid 'should get approval'
With US politicians to debate Microsoft's offer for Yahoo, analysts expect any deal to get regulatory backing...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Ministers back fluoride in water
Health Secretary Alan Johnson is to call for fluoride to be added to Britain's water supplies...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
'Most' councils want tax freeze
The vast majority of Scottish local authorities expect to freeze council tax, says a BBC survey...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Men quizzed over taxi fire attack
Two men arrested in connection with an attack on a taxi driver who was set on fire are questioned by police...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Couple may lose home after crash
An elderly couple are unhurt after a car crashes into their house and bursts into flames in Lisburn...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Barak 'will not quit' over report
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak says he will not quit PM Ehud Olmert's coalition over the 2006 Lebanon war...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Storm-hit China calls for 'faith'
Chinese PM Wen Jiabao urges his country to "have faith" recent bad weather can be overcome, media reports...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Rugby: Ashton 'must back team'
Lawrence Dallaglio says England coach Brian Ashton must give his players the chance to make amends for the loss to Wales...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Skipper Jones hails Wales belief
Wales captain Ryan Jones describes his team's stunning win over England as the greatest day of his career...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Chad capital hit by new fighting
Rebels try for a second day to take control of Chad's capital as hundreds of French and other foreigners evacuate...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Hole found in storm ship's side
Surveyors examining the cargo ship Horncliff, which got into difficulty off Cornwall, find a hole in her side...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Earthquake shakes Rwanda
At least 21 people die and hundreds are injured in a 5.0 magnitude earthquake in western Rwanda...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Colombo railway blast kills eight
At least eight people die in a suspected suicide attack on the main railway station in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
MP backs probe into bugging claims
An MP allegedly bugged by police while meeting a constituent in prison says he wants to know the truth...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Alexander reported over donations
Labour's Scottish leader is reported to the procurator fiscal for failing to publicly declare campaign donations...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
18 Killed in Sri Lanka Bus Blast
A bomb tore through a bus packed with mostly elderly Buddhist pilgrims in central Sri Lanka Saturday, killing 18 people and wounding 51 others, the military said...
New York Times - February 3, 2008
A Director With a Bent for the Visceral
?Hey Girl!? offers a rare opportunity for East Coast audiences to see Romeo Castellucci?s work...
New York Times - February 3, 2008
Patients 'must aid medical study'
More patients must allow medical students to provide care, to safeguard doctors' training, researchers say...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Warning over citizenship classes
Former Education Secretary David Blunkett says too few teachers have been trained to give citizenship classes...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Grenade attack at Sri Lanka zoo
At least four people are injured in a grenade attack on visitors to a zoo in Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Sentences over Paraguay shop fire
A Paraguayan supermarket chain owner is jailed over a 2004 shop fire in which over 300 people died...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Protest due over eco-town plans
Protesters are to gather near the site of a proposed eco-town planned for a former Army camp later...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
US rivals try to woo youth vote
Four US presidential hopefuls join a youth election forum as Mitt Romney wins Maine Republican caucuses...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Chad rebels 'to resume offensive'
Rebels in Chad say they will resume their assault on N'Djamena after seizing large parts of the city...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Tories ponder baby nurses for all
The Conservatives consider plans for dedicated maternity nurses to help every new mother in her home...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Serbian voters choosing president
Voting has begun in Serbia's run-off presidential election, with both candidates neck-and-neck in polls...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
Probe into police 'bugging' of MP
Justice Secretary Jack Straw orders an inquiry into claims an MP was bugged as he visited a constituent in jail...
BBC News - February 3, 2008
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