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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 March 2006:
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Under Tight Security, Bush Arrives in Pakistan
President Bush arrived in Islamabad, Pakistan, for a 24-hour visit to a capital locked down under extraordinary security...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
Altruism 'in-built' in humans
Infants as young as 18 months show helping behaviour, as do young chimps, say scientists...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Sir Menzies in first leader test
Sir Menzies Campbell urges activists to back a controversial plan to part-privatise the Royal Mail...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Gunmen kill 19 Shias near Baghdad
In continuing violence, the bodies of 19 Iraqis killed in a suspected sectarian attack are found near Baghdad...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Ecuador judge frees ex-president
Former Ecuadorean President Lucio Gutierrez is released from prison after a judge dismisses charges.against him...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Settlement ends Blackberry case
The maker of the Blackberry reaches a $612.5m settlement to end a legal case that could have closed its US service...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Crackdown call as Glitter jailed
Tighter UK controls could stop paedophiles such as Gary Glitter offending abroad, charities say...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Guantanamo names released by US
After four years of secrecy the Pentagon releases the names of detainees being held in Guantanamo Bay...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Blair 'prayed to God' over Iraq
Prime Minister Tony Blair says he prayed to God when deciding whether or not to send UK troops to Iraq...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Hamas, on Visit to Russia, Is Told It Must Accept Israel
The leaders of the Islamic militant group praised President Vladimir V. Putin, only to receive a pointed warning...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
In India, Bush Urges Americans to Welcome Global Competition
In the booming city of Hyderabad, the president defended the outsourcing of U.S. jobs, and said India was a vital new market...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
Iraq's Ban on Vehicles Brings Calm to Baghdad
Gen. George W. Casey, Jr., the top U.S. commander in Iraq, said today that he believed "the crisis part of this is past."...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
Africa could face more droughts
Africa could be faced with 25% less water by the end of the century because of global warming, scientists warn...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Abbey memorial for Ronnie Barker
Celebrities and friends attend a memorial service for much-loved comedian Ronnie Barker at Westminster Abbey...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Origami gadget to debut at Cebit
Microsoft's mysterious Origami gadget will be unveiled at the Cebit trade fair in Germany...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Hotel chain in smoking ban action
The chairman of the Swallow hotel and pub group begins a legal challenge against the smoking ban...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Wales police merger to go ahead
Home Secretary Charles Clarke confirms Wales' police forces will merge, despite opposition from police authorities...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Vodafone could sell Japanese arm
Vodafone shares leap 8% after the firm says it in talks to sell its struggling Japanese phone business...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
'No evidence' of mast health risk
Mobile phone masts and handsets were no more dangerous than TV or radio transmitters, an expert says...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Canada backs Sikh dagger rights
A Canadian Sikh boy wins the right to carry a ceremonial dagger at school, in a landmark ruling...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Skiers hit by Italian avalanche
Dozens of people are rescued after an avalanche hits a skiing competition in northern Italy...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Unrest after Israel church attack
Angry protests are sparked after Israelis reportedly set off firecrackers in a key Christian church in Nazareth...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Bush hails partnership with India
George W Bush outlines a new strategic partnership with India at the end of his visit to the country...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Boy's body 'concealed' in gulley
Police say a number of items were used to try to conceal a body found in a park near to the home of a missing boy...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Bar raid focused on 'UFF display'
A raid on a bar in Belfast was aimed at loyalist paramilitary group the Ulster Freedom Fighters, say police...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Sailing: Solo break for Ellen
Yachtswoman Dame Ellen MacArthur says she is to take a break from solo sailing...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Nigeria warns on political riots
The Nigeria government says it will take tough action against politicians stirring up violence, after communal clashes...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Thai PM gambles on poll results
Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra says he will quit if his party does not win at least 50% of the vote in upcoming polls...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Coca-Cola threat to quit schools
Coca-Cola said it might withdraw its vending machines network from schools over the fizzy drinks ban...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Cracknell's Olympic medals stolen
Rower James Cracknell says he is "gutted" after his two gold medals are stolen in a burglary at his London home...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Ruling due on right-to-life baby
A judge is to decide whether life-saving treatment can be withdrawn from a baby at the centre of a right to life case...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Moscow urges Hamas to change
Russia calls on Hamas to transform itself into a political organisation, in landmark talks in Moscow...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Blair 'prayed to God' over Iraq
Prime Minister Tony Blair says he prayed to God when deciding whether or not to send UK troops to Iraq...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Damilola accused 'under curfew'
One of the youths accused of murdering Damilola Taylor is innocent because he was not in the area at the time, a jury hears...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Crackdown call as Glitter jailed
Tighter UK controls could stop paedophiles such as Gary Glitter offending abroad, charities say...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Producer sues Oscars over credit
Crash producer Bob Yari sues Academy Awards organisers after he was denied the chance to win an Oscar...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Big push for Chinese net domains
Chinese language domains look set to boost dotcom businesses in the nation...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
New Lib Dem leader to greet party
New Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell is to make his first appearance in front of his party...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Breast screen treatment concerns
Breast screening could lead to 10% of those checked having unnecessary treatment, a study has suggested...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Teachers get new coursework guide
Teachers must report cases where they believe a pupil has plagiarised coursework, new guidelines say...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Jobs agency denies funds 'crisis'
Scottish Enterprise is to use budget resources from next financial year to help cover an overspend of tens of millions, it emerges...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
'Humiliation' of hitman case wife
A woman cleared of plotting to murder her millionaire husband says she has learnt "you should be careful what you say"...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
M&S asks suppliers for price cuts
Retailer M&S asks its suppliers for discounts of up to 10%, a move which could save the group as much as £40m...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Woman denies murdering baby son
A County Fermanagh woman is remanded in custody charged with murdering her baby boy...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Epilepsy doctor to launch appeal
A doctor who misdiagnosed more than 600 children with epilepsy is appealing against an order to retrain...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Curfew widened amid Iraq violence
A curfew is extended in and around Baghdad as the bodies of at least 19 people are found near the capital...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Bush to hail Indian partnership
George Bush is to outline a new strategic partnership with India, on the last day of his visit to the country...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Skiers missing in Italy avalanche
A number of people are feared to be buried after an avalanche in the northern Italian province of Cuneo...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Raided Kenya paper back on street
Kenya's Standard newspaper comes out as normal a day after its offices were raided by armed police...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Embattled Thai PM stages rally
Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra holds a major rally in Bangkok as he fights a campaign to oust him...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Football: Premiership picks
Mark Lawrenson's verdict on the weekend's Premiership games...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Tennis: Borg to sell trophies
Tennis legend Bjorn Borg is to sell the five Wimbledon trophies he won to ease financial worries...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Abbey memorial for Barker
A memorial service for the comedian Ronnie Barker is taking place at London's Westminster Abbey...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Cricket: England nose ahead
India reach 322-9 in reply to England's 393 in Nagpur with Matthew Hoggard taking 5-57...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Footballer Cole sues newspapers
Arsenal and England star Ashley Cole is suing two papers for libel amid claims about the sexuality of unnamed footballers...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
'Apathy' leads to higher tax bill
Four out of five people are set to pay more tax than they need this year, Independent Financial Advice Promotion (IFAP) says...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Body found in park 'is a boy'
Police investigating the disappearance of an 11-year old say a body found in a park is that of a young boy...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Millions found after depot raid
Police investigating the £53m heist in Kent find several million pounds in a raid in south-east London...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Guantanamo man tells of 'torture'
A Kuwaiti held at Guantanamo since 2002 criticises the US regime at the military camp, in a rare BBC interview...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
With 65 Still Entombed at Mexican Mine, Ache Deepens
Eleven days after an explosion sealed 65 miners in an airless coal shaft, the mine operators and their U.S. consultants are no closer to finding the men than they were last week...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
Belarus Opposition Candidate Injured in Melee With Police
Aleksandr V. Kazulin, who is challenging President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, was released more than eight hours after his arrest...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
Bush and India Reach Pact That Allows Nuclear Sales
Leaders said the deal would help India with power for its civilian energy needs while allowing it to keep its nuclear arms...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
Report Warns Malnutrition Begins in Cradle
Efforts should concentrate on the brief window of opportunity between gestation and age 2, a new World Bank report says...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
Shiites Get Demand: Drop Jaafari From Race
Leaders of Iraq's Kurdish, secular and Sunni Arab parties say that Ibrahim al-Jaafari failed to contain sectarian violence...
New York Times - March 3, 2006
East Europe dominates book prize
Novels from Hungary, Poland and Croatia feature on the shortlist for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Beam halts Holyrood business
Proceedings at Holyrood are suspended after a ceiling beam in the chamber becomes loose...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Call for more home death support
Experts call for better home care and more support to allow terminally cancer ill patients to die at home...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
School ban for more sex offenders
Three further sex offenders should be considered for a ban on working in schools, ministers have been told...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Parents 'forgive' school weakness
Loyal parents tell inspectors they are satisfied even when schools have weaknesses, Ofsted says...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Tory leader to showcase talents
UK Tory leader David Cameron will state his case for power when he addresses the Scottish Tory conference...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Arroyo ends Philippine emergency
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo lifts the state of emergency imposed a week ago amid an alleged coup plot...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Haiti parliamentary polls delayed
Haiti's second round of polls are delayed, postponing the inauguration of President-elect Preval...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Moscow offers Hamas talks
Russia breaks ranks with the other members of the Middle East Quartet by holding talks with Hamas...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Critics attack Jowell 'whitewash'
Tessa Jowell faces ongoing criticism over a £344,000 gift to her husband, despite being cleared of any wrongdoing...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Bush takes in Indian cyber city
The US president visits hi-tech Hyderabad, after signing a historic deal on nuclear cooperation with India...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Licence 'must not fund TV switch'
The government is criticised for asking licence fee payers to help fund the switch to digital TV...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
Glitter jailed for abusing girls
British former rock star Gary Glitter is convicted of abusing two girls in Vietnam and jailed for three years...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
New leader to address Lib Dems
Sir Menzies Campbell says he is ready to take risks, ahead of his first speech to Lib Dems as their new leader...
BBC News - March 3, 2006
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