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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 May 2007:
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Vote Sets Tone for Blair?s Anticipated Departure
Today?s vote was depicted by political analysts as a final verdict on the prime minister?s 10 years in office...
New York Times - May 3, 2007
Snooker: Selby battles back
Mark Selby digs deep to shake off a host of errors and battle back into his semi-final against Shaun Murphy...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Queen tribute to Virginia victims
On the Queen's first trip to the US for 16 years she says her "heart goes out" to those affected by the Virginia Tech shootings...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
'Deal struck' at UN climate talks
Experts at a UN climate change summit reach a deal on how to combat global warming, delegates say...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
UVF urged to destroy its weapons
The Ulster Volunteer Force is urged to cooperate with the body which oversaw the destruction of IRA weapons...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Cuba 'thwarts air hijack attempt'
A Cuban military officer has died after being taken hostage in an attempted hijacking in Havana, officials say...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
McCartney scoops Classical Brit
Sir Paul McCartney wins a major award for his oratorio Ecce Cor Meum at the Classical Brits ceremony in London...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Heart disease genetic link found
Two teams of scientists have identified a genetic flaw which increases the risk of heart problems...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Results awaited as polling ends
The outcome of the Holyrood and council elections will soon be known as polling stations closed at 2200 BST...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Counting begins as Wales decides
Polling booths and counting is under way in the third - and possibly most unpredictable - Welsh assembly election...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Insolvency risk high for over-55s
People over 55 are having the most difficulty dealing with their debts, a survey from an insolvency firm suggests...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Council elections come to a close
Millions of people have voted in elections across England, with about 10,500 candidates standing in 312 areas...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Hundreds moved over poison fears
About 600 homes in Coleraine are evacuated over toxic smoke from a fire at a pharmaceutical plant...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
French rivals hold final rallies
The two candidates in France's presidential election hold their final rallies before Sunday's vote...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Republicans set for first debate
Ten Republican contenders for the 2008 US presidential elections prepare to take part in their first televised debate...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Israelis call on Olmert to resign
Tens of thousands of Israelis gather in Tel Aviv calling for PM Ehud Olmert to quit over last year's Lebanon war...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Labour awaits voters' judgement
Polls close across England, Scotland and Wales, with Labour facing heavy losses...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Recovering Andre leaves hospital
Pop star Peter Andre who was admitted to hospital with suspected viral meningitis is discharged...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Snowflakes promise faster chips
Chips will run faster and be more energy efficient by copying nature's creation of snowflakes, says IBM...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Space telescope spots new planet
The French-led Corot mission spies its first planet - a distant world that is hotter and bigger than Jupiter...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Court blow to Barclays ABN deal
A court blocks Dutch bank ABN Amro's plan to sell its US banking business, threatening merger plans with Barclays...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Papergirl rape bid culprit jailed
A papergirl who was abducted and tied up during a rape attempt cries as her attacker is jailed...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Father wrongly told son 'drowned'
A policeman tells an inquest he went to "hell and back" after wrongly being told his son was feared drowned...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Colombo airport in night closure
Officials at Sri Lanka's only international airport announce that it will close at night time following rebel air strikes...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Man charged with killing brother
A 43-year-old man is charged with the murder of his brother at a flat in a Belfast housing estate...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Turkish MPs vote for early poll
Turkey's MPst vote for a ruling party call for July elections aimed at resolving the crisis over the presidency...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Some foreigners freed in Nigeria
Five foreigners kidnapped in Nigeria's oil-rich south have been freed say militants, but others are still held...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Football: Whelan may sue
Wigan's Dave Whelan may sue the Premier League and West Ham after the saga of the transfers of Javier Mascherano and Carlos Tevez...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Football's greats remember Ball
Team-mates and family pay tribute to 1966 World Cup winner Alan Ball at his funeral in Hampshire...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
UK soldier killed in Afghanistan
A British soldier has been killed in southern Afghanistan, says the Ministry of Defence...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Olmert survives war debate
Israel's parliament debates a damning report on the Lebanon war, but PM Ehud Olmert escapes a confidence vote...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
US and Syria hold landmark talks
Condoleezza Rice holds the US's first high-level talks with Syria since 2005, on the fringe of an Iraq conference...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Vicar jailed for child sex abuse
A parish priest is jailed for five-and-a-half years for sexually abusing a string of boys over nearly 30 years...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Technology row over 2012 Olympics
The method of allocating technology crucial to the London games is questioned by an MP...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Arctics' album cracks US top 10
The Arctic Monkeys' second album Favourite Worst Nightmare debuts at number seven in the US chart...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Parents offered NHS baby minders
First-time parents are to get NHS minders to help them through the first two years under a new pilot scheme...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Bedside manner 'gives women edge'
More women pass medical exams than men, but non-whites do least well, analysis of results suggests...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Banks await ABN sell-off ruling
A Dutch court is to make a ruling which could determine the outcome of a battle for control of ABN Amro...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Blair 'will not quit yet as MP'
Downing Street denies a report that Tony Blair is to announce he is standing down as an MP next week...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Voting under way as Wales decides
Polling booths are open as the people of Wales elect the next Welsh Assembly Government...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Polls open for Scottish elections
Voting gets under way across the country as polling places open in the Holyrood and council elections...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Digger driven through classroom
A digger is driven through the classroom of a school in west Belfast by youths who stole it from a building site...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
England's voters head for polls
Millions of voters are going to the polls in English council elections, with about 10,500 candidates standing...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Gujarat police given court order
The Indian Supreme Court gives two weeks to Gujarat state police to explain the deaths of a Muslim couple in their custody...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Iran leader accused of indecency
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad comes under fire for kissing the hand of his former teacher in public...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
French rivals claim TV honours
France's presidential rivals claim victory in a TV debate as they prepare to hold final rallies ahead of the vote...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Japan PM calls for defence review
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe uses the 60th anniversary of the nation's pacifist constitution to call for 'bold' changes...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Foreign workers seized in Nigeria
At least 17 foreigners are seized in three kidnapping incidents in Nigeria's oil-rich south...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Football: Fergie's Premier anger
Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson says his team "did not have much help" from the Premier League in their Champions League quest...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
E-mail 'Domesday Book' compiled
A "21st century Domesday Book" - a snapshot of Britain seen through e-mails - is being compiled by the British Library...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Peanut allergy study seeks babies
Babies are being recruited for a study investigating if early exposure to peanuts will prevent allergy...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Voters out for 'super Thursday'
Millions of voters are going to the polls in Scotland, Wales and English local authority elections...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Knesset debates Lebanon report
Israel's parliament debates a damning report on the Lebanon war, as pressure on the prime minister grows...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Annual treatment for osteoporosis
A once-a-year treatment significantly cuts the risk of broken bones caused by osteoporosis, research shows...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Protection call for gang children
Children lured into gangs by their families should be on the child protection register, says Met chief Sir Ian Blair...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Youth arrested over stab death
Police arrest a teenage boy on suspicion of stabbing another 16-year-old boy to death in Newcastle...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Football's legends remember Ball
Footballing greats are turning out with thousands of mourners at the funeral of World Cup legend Alan Ball...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
UVF calls end to terror campaign
The Ulster Volunteer Force says it is renouncing violence and will cease to exist as a terrorist organisation...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Iraq pleads for funds to rebuild
Iraq's prime minister appeals for debt relief at a summit in Egypt called to try to help stabilise his country...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
3 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Baghdad; New Army Reinforcements Arrive
As thousands more troops arrived in Iraq, suicide bombs and mortar strikes killed several people around the country, including three American soldiers...
New York Times - May 3, 2007
Afghans Say U.S. Bombing Killed 42 Civilians
President Hamid Karzai said that the Afghan people could no longer tolerate such casualties...
New York Times - May 3, 2007
Candidates Spar Vigorously as French Vote Nears
Nicolas Sarkozy and Ségolène Royal went after each other in the kind of vivid confrontation that has disappeared from the American political scene...
New York Times - May 3, 2007
Israeli Foreign Minister Calls on Olmert to Resign
Tzipi Livni said she would not organize an effort to oust Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who has been criticized over Israel?s war against Hezbollah...
New York Times - May 3, 2007
Iraqi Blocs Opposed to Draft Oil Bill
Kurdish and Sunni Arab officials are concerned over a draft of a bill establishing a framework for the fair distribution of oil revenues...
New York Times - May 3, 2007
Diabetes may cut male fertility
Diabetes causes sperm damage, which may affect men's fertility, a UK study suggests...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Murder probe after fatal stabbing
A murder investigation is under way in Newcastle after a teenage boy was stabbed to death...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Premiership entry 'is worth £60m'
Promotion from the Football League to the Premiership this season will be worth some £60m, a report suggests...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
US 'to tighten rules on Britons'
The US government is reportedly seeking to tighten visa restrictions for British citizens of Pakistani origin...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Olmert wins party backing
Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert wins the backing of MPs from his Kadima party, amid calls for him to resign...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Insurgents 'right to take on US'
Insurgents in Iraq are right to try to force US troops out of the country, a former British Army commander says...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
Egypt hosts key Iraq conference
An international conference aimed at bringing stability and economic recovery to Iraq is to open in Sharm el-Sheikh...
BBC News - May 3, 2007
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