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Invasive mussel confirmed in Utahs Electric Lake
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Microsoft lets Zune music subscribers keep tunes
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Astronauts end spacewalk to repair gummed-up joint
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Madonna, Ritchie get preliminary divorce decree
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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UN expects new peacekeepers in Congo in weeks
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Warsaw marks borders of former ghetto
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Afghanistan markets its brand of pomegranates
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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China says 19,000 students died in May earthquake
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Global News Archive for April 2007:
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Blair Sees Iran Standoff at ?Fairly Critical? Stage
Prime Minister Tony Blair said that he was still hoping to win the release of 15 Britons through diplomatic means...
New York Times - April 3, 2007
Kidnapped Iranian Diplomat Freed, Iraqi Says
An Iranian diplomat kidnapped by armed men wearing uniforms of the Iraqi Security forces was freed Tuesday...
New York Times - April 3, 2007
UK drops bid to boost EU rebate
The UK gives up attempts to claw back some of the EU rebate sacrificed in 2005 to achieve an EU budget deal...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Twin IVF births 'need to be cut'
The number of twins born through IVF should be cut because of the risks to mothers and babies, a watchdog says...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Grid sells £2.5bn mast business
Australia's Macquarie Bank agrees to buy the phone and broadcast mast business of the National Grid for £2.5bn...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Football: AC Milan 2-2 Bayern
Daniel van Buyten's late equaliser gives Bayern Munich the edge over AC Milan in the Champions League quarter-final...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Cricket: S Africa see off Ireland
Jacques Kallis' unbeaten 66 takes South Africa to a seven-wicket victory over Ireland in a rain-curtailed match in Guyana...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Rampant Liverpool on course for semis
Liverpool thrash PSV Eindhoven 3-0 to all but book their place in the semi-finals of the Champions League...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
UK sees promise in Iran contacts
Tony Blair believes both sides want to find an early end to the navy crew crisis through direct talks, UK officials say...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Pelosi Arrives in Damascus for Syria Talks
Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic Speaker of the House, arrived in Damascus, the capital of Syria, today for a controversial visit that is seen as part of an attempt to sway American policy in the Middle East...
New York Times - April 3, 2007
One Year Into Term, Chile?s Leader Tries to Reverse Slide
A corruption scandal and chaos in the transportation system have combined to sap President Michelle Bachelet?s popularity...
New York Times - April 3, 2007
C4 may pull drama over Iran fears
Channel 4 says it may delay a drama about Iraq as the UK negotiates for the release of personnel in Iran...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
'Edu-babble' jargon under attack
Annoying education jargon should be named and shamed, say teachers...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
GPS to reveal walrus whereabouts
Scientists will put satellite tags on walruses to try to understand where the great beasts migrate...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Stalker 'likely to strike again'
Lawyers acting for Tayside Police tell a court it is "almost inevitable" that a convicted stalker will strike again...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Dumped Rolls faces being crushed
A classic Rolls Royce car dumped in Birmingham may be scrapped if the owner fails to claim it...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Officer centre of assets inquiry
A serving police officer is at the centre of an investigation by the Assets Recovery Agency, the BBC learns...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Seized Iran diplomat free in Iraq
Jalal Sharafi, an Iranian diplomat kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Iraq in February, is released...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Bush warns over Iraq funds delay
US President George W Bush warns US troops will suffer if a dispute with Congress over war funding continues...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Confusion after Nigerian rulings
Two Nigerian court rulings contradict each other over whether the vice-president can run for president...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
UK police arrive in Woolmer case
A Scotland Yard team is in Jamaica to help the inquiry into the death of cricket coach Bob Woolmer...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
'Feral' boys jailed for killing
A pair of teenagers are jailed for beating a vulnerable man and dumping his body in the River Mersey...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
UK soldier killed in Iraq named
A British soldier who died after being wounded on a routine patrol in Basra has been named by the Ministry of Defence...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Relative charged over Ellie death
The grandmother of a five-year-old girl killed in an attack by a dog in Merseyside is charged with manslaughter...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Millions see Street trial verdict
An estimated 12.6 million viewers watch the verdict in Tracy Barlow's murder trial on ITV soap Coronation Street...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Broadband kills off consumer ISDN
BT is to withdraw ISDN lines for consumer use later this year due to the growth of broadband in the UK...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Sprinkler call for school arson
All newly-built and refurbished schools should be fitted with fire sprinklers, says a teachers' union...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
'Reject Labour,' say Lib Dems
England's local elections offer an "opportunity to reject New Labour and its mimics", Sir Menzies Campbell says...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Hewitt apology for training chaos
Health secretary, Patricia Hewitt has apologised to junior doctors over the continuing recruitment crisis...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Mourners gather for vicar funeral
The funeral service for of Father Paul Bennett stabbed to death outside his south Wales vicarage, begins...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Tough times at Harry Potter firm
Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury sees its annual profits drop 74% after "a challenging year"...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Man dies following fire at house
Firefighters find the body of a man as they tackle a blaze at a house in the Creggan area of Londonderry...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Priest's sex 'shame' with student
A court hears a priest admit he had sex with a Polish student whose body was found under his church floor...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Severn Trent to cut 600 positions
Severn Trent is to cut 600 jobs at its main water business, saying it needs to "achieve higher standards"...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Anger at Pakistan judge hearing
Hundreds of people protest against President Musharraf as the suspended chief justice faces a court hearing...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Aid reaches tsunami-hit Solomons
Aid begins to reach thousands of people affected by the deadly tsunami that struck the Solomon Islands...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Police deploy for Zimbabwe strike
Zimbabwean police are out in force as a general strike gets off to a slow start as workers fear losing their jobs...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Rugby: RFU legal threat
The Rugby Football Union tells the BBC it could take legal action against Premiership clubs if they pull out of European competition...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Tesco pays more to milk farmers
Tesco unveils two new measures to help increase the price UK dairy farmers receive for their milk...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Ukraine rivals in tense stand-off
Ukraine's PM Yanukovych condemns the president's dissolution of parliament as tensions mount...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
EU price probe into Apple iTunes
The EU probes what online music store iTunes charges users in Europe, accusing it of restricting choice...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Brown defends pensions decision
Gordon Brown responds to criticism of his 1997 pension tax change by insisting it was the "right decision"...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
UK hacker loses extradition fight
A Briton loses his court fight against extradition to the US for allegedly carrying out a "military computer hack"...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Row over plan for birthing choice
Critics warn a lack of funds could destroy a pledge to give women in England a choice of where they give birth...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Cocaine baron jailed for 30 years
The "manipulative" boss of a lucrative international drugs smuggling empire is jailed for 30 years...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
French set new rail speed record
A French TGV train smashes the world record for a train on rails, reaching 574.8km/h (356mph)...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Iran talks critical, says Blair
The next 48 hours will be "fairly critical" in resolving the crisis of UK sailors held in Iran, Tony Blair says...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Ukrainian Leader Disbands Parliament
President Viktor A. Yushchenko accused his rival of usurping power and ordered new elections for May 27...
New York Times - April 3, 2007
North Sinai Journal: Did the Red Sea Part? No Evidence, Archaeologists Say
Egyptian archaeologists who have worked in the North Sinai say they have never turned up evidence to support the story of the Exodus in the Bible...
New York Times - April 3, 2007
Shiite Cleric Opposes U.S. Plan to Permit Former Baath Party Members to Join Government
The rejection by the Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani appears certain to fuel hostility between the majority Shiites and the former ruling Sunni Arabs...
New York Times - April 3, 2007
Classical Music Looks Toward China With Hope
China has become a considerable force in Western classical music as the art form declines in Europe and the U.S...
New York Times - April 3, 2007
Rebel Ambush in Darfur Kills 5 African Union Peacekeepers in Deadliest Attack on the Force
The latest attack will likely increase pressure on the African Union to either strengthen the small, under-equipped force or withdraw...
New York Times - April 3, 2007
McCain Wrong on Iraq Security, Merchants Say
Iraqis disputed assertions by the senator?s delegation that a Baghdad market they visited visited was safe...
New York Times - April 3, 2007
Baby 'name test' may spot autism
Routinely checking whether one-year-olds can respond to their name could help pick up autism earlier, experts believe...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Violence 'driving teachers away'
Pupils' violent behaviour is driving teaching staff out of the profession, a union is warning...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Thatcher mourns Falklands dead
Baroness Thatcher attends a private ceremony to mark the 25th anniversary of the Falklands invasion...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Greens seek to boost life quality
The Scottish Greens are to launch their Holyrood election manifesto, promoting a "low carbon" economy...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Quake strikes north Afghanistan
A strong earthquake strikes northern Afghanistan, shaking cities in neighbouring Pakistan and Kashmir...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Cocaine baron faces jail sentence
A drugs baron is facing a lengthy jail sentence later for running an international cocaine smuggling empire...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Mbeki hoping for Zimbabwe talks
South African President Thabo Mbeki says he wants to broker compromise between Zimbabwe's rival factions...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Taiwan opposition leader on trial
A Taiwan presidential hopeful for the main opposition party, Ma Ying-jeou, goes on trial, accused of corruption...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Drug education faces funding cuts
Cuts in England's drugs education and prevention services will have disastrous results, a charity says...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Solomons tsunami aid stepped up
Aid begins to reach thousands affected by the deadly tsunami that struck the Solomon Islands...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
'One in 10' attends church weekly
One in 10 people attends church weekly, but millions more could be persuaded to go, a survey suggests...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Foundation in memory of ex-spy
The wife and friends of murdered ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko launch a justice foundation in his name...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
'Errors' led to Legionella deaths
A series of basic failings led to a Legionnaires' disease outbreak that killed seven in Cumbria, a report says...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Crime focus for election launches
Labour and the Lib Dems are to launch their local election campaigns in England by focusing on crime...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
UK studies Iran diplomacy 'offer'
The UK says it is seeking more details about an apparent offer by Iran to resolve the Royal Navy crew crisis...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
Women to get childbirth choices
Women in England are to get a choice of where they give birth as part of a series of reforms to maternity care...
BBC News - April 3, 2007
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