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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 June 2005:
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Israeli Paper Publishes Account of Soldiers' Deadly Reprisal
An Israeli newspaper reported today that Israeli forces carried out revenge attacks on Palestinian police officers three years ago...
New York Times - June 3, 2005
New Attacks Highlight Growing Sectarian Divisions in Iraq
At least three Iraqis were killed in shootings and bombings today, a day after at least 44 Iraqis were killed in attacks...
New York Times - June 3, 2005
U.S. Cites 4 Mideast Allies in Report on Trafficking in People
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice today called the practice of trafficking in human beings an "abomination."...
New York Times - June 3, 2005
As Protests Paralyze Bolivia President Calls for People's Vote
BOGOTÁ, Colombia, June 3 - In an effort to end mounting protests across Bolivia, President Carlos Mesa of Bolivia announced an election late Thursday for a citizen assembly to write a new constitution, and a national referendum that would allow Bolivians to vote for greater regional autonomy...
New York Times - June 3, 2005
Mary first to exit Big Brother
White witch Mary O'Leary becomes the first person to be evicted from the Big Brother house...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Country life key for homebuyers
Homebuyers value being near green open space more than living close to shops, a survey from Halifax estate agents suggests...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Taxpayers foot £4,000 phone bill
The bill for a councillor's mobile calls during a Hawaiian holiday will be met by council taxpayers, say officials...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Woman killed in digger collision
A woman is killed and another person injured in an accident involving a car and a digger in County Antrim...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Tennis: Teen Nadal stuns Federer
Rafael Nadal defeats Roger Federer in four sets to reach Sunday's French Open final...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Boxing: Harrison halts Brodie
Scott Harrison stops Michael Brodie in round four to defend his WBO featherweight title...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
SA's Zuma has 'clear conscience'
South Africa's deputy president says he has a clear conscience despite a close ally's corruption conviction...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
US report warns key Gulf allies
The US says four Gulf allies in the war on terror could face sanctions for failing to fight human trafficking...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Gunfire over 'stolen Potter book'
Shots are fired as a national newspaper attempts to obtain a stolen copy of the new Harry Potter book...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
MacArthur sets cross-Channel pace
Yachtswoman Dame Ellen MacArthur completes a pace-setting trip to France in just over 6 hours and 20 minutes...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Jackson jury begins deliberations
The Michael Jackson abuse trial jury retires to consider its verdict after lawyers finish their closing statements...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Girl, 12, charged over attack on boy
A girl of 12 is charged by police investigating an attack on a five-year-old boy in West Yorkshire...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Rumsfeld Urges China to Increase Political Freedom
The U.S. defense secretary, arriving in Singapore for a conference on Asian security, drew a sharp distinction between the region's major powers, China and India...
New York Times - June 3, 2005
Car Blast Kills Lebanese Critic of Syria's Role
The assassination of an outspoken journalist prompted opposition calls for the ouster of the pro-Syrian president of Lebanon...
New York Times - June 3, 2005
Death Toll Climbs to 44 in Iraqi Insurgent Attacks
A suicide bomber set off an explosives belt, killing 10 and wounding 11, and a Shiite religious leader was gunned down during a day of bloody insurgent attacks...
New York Times - June 3, 2005
Anti-cancer drugs in chicken eggs
A chicken whose eggs contain a protein which can be used to treat cancer could become a commercial reality...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
'Close vote' for Brother eviction
This year's Big Brother sees its first eviction on Friday, with Mary and Craig up for the public vote...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Brawling footballers await fate
Newcastle's Kieron Dyer and Lee Bowyer will hear soon whether they will face affray charges after an on-pitch brawl...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Fight breaks out at murder trial
Fighting breaks out in Belfast Crown Court at the trial of a man accused of murdering a loyalist drug dealer...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Tourist garden boss dead in pool
Staff are 'shocked and saddened' as the manager of a National Trust garden is found dead in a pool at the tourist attraction...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
BA opposes Stansted runway levy
British Airways may call for the break-up of airports owner BAA if it raises a levy on Heathrow and Gatwick passengers to pay for a new runway at Stansted...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Explosions mar key Burundi poll
Gunfire and explosions are heard in Burundi, as voters take part in the first national polls since civil war began in 1993...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Israel tit-for-tat death claims
Israeli soldiers allege they were ordered to kill Palestinian policemen to avenge the deaths of comrades...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Plane diverts after hijack error
A US-bound plane diverts to Canada after accidentally transmitting a hijack warning...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Fake Bin Laden e-mail hides virus
Computer users are being warned about fake Bin Laden e-mail that contains a Windows virus...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
MacArthur in Channel crossing attempt
Yachtswoman Dame Ellen MacArthur starts her latest challenge, to race the 100-mile cross-Channel route from Plymouth to Roscoff in France...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Jackson jury set to mull verdict
Lawyers in Michael Jackson's trial are due to end closing arguments as jurors prepare to discuss a verdict...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Jeshma parents 'elated' by arrest
The parents of murdered teenager Jeshma Raithatha welcome the arrest of a man in connection with her death...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Man charged with McCartney murder
Police charge a man with the murder of Robert McCartney, who died after being stabbed outside a Belfast pub...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Court work ban for Clark doctor
The pathologist in the Sally Clark baby death case has been found guilty of misconduct by the General Medical Council...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
UK in renewed push for Africa debt plan
Chancellor Gordon Brown calls again for the cancellation of Africa's debts, but the plan faces US opposition...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Trio guilty of 'witch' cruelty charges
Three people are found guilty of cruelty charges in the case of an eight-year-old girl tortured "for being a witch"...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Do reading lessons need reforming?
A review is being set up of the way literacy is taught, following a critical report on standards. Send us your comments...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Extinct cave bear DNA sequenced
Scientists obtain large amounts of DNA from a cave bear that died out tens of thousands of years ago...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Net porn plan labelled 'obscene'
Web veterans have hit out at a plan to create a .xxx domain for porn sites on the net...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
White Stripes star marries model
White Stripes singer Jack White marries his girlfriend, model Karen Elson, in a canoe on the Amazon in Brazil...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Brown 'waives VAT' for Live 8
Chancellor Gordon Brown backs Bob Geldof's Live 8 saying he will waive concert staging and clean-up costs...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Toxins may pass down generations
Toxic chemicals that poisoned your great-grandparents may also damage your health, research suggests...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Students take up cash for college
Almost 300,000 teenagers in England have received payments of up to £30 a week for staying in education...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Suicide girl's parents 'will sue'
The family of a teenager who died in a suicide pact with a friend say they will take action against her former school...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Recovery signs for weakened euro
The euro recovers from the eight-month lows it hit against the dollar after the Netherlands rejected the European Constitution...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Falcon eggs hatch on tower block
A pair of Peregrine Falcons hatch two eggs in a nest on central London tower block...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
'No danger of more plant blasts'
The government is "confident" a fatal explosion at a water treatment plant will not happen again...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Geldof's magic million rally hope
Bob Geldof says he would "love it" if a million people travelled to Edinburgh to protest about poverty...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Bolivia moves to resolve crisis
Bolivia's president promises radical reforms to end weeks of protests that have partly paralysed the nation...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Luxembourg rebuffs eurosceptics
EU president Luxembourg denies talk of a crisis, saying ratification of the European constitution should continue...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Leaders in Kashmir peace warning
Kashmiri separatist politicians warn that the peace process between Pakistan and India could easily break down...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Final phase of Zimbabwe crackdown
Zimbabwe's police say their operation against street traders and illegal housing is entering its final day...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Malaysia opposition backs Anwar
The head of Malaysia's Islamic party calls on former deputy PM Anwar Ibrahim to unite the opposition...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Austrian babies found in freezer
Three dead babies are found in the basement of an apartment block in the Austrian city of Graz...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Hospitals defend Bible move
An NHS trust says it is only considering removing bibles from bedside lockers because of the infection risk...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Sailing: MacArthur in Channel bid
Yachtswoman Dame Ellen MacArthur attempts a record for the 100-mile cross-Channel route from Plymouth to Roscoff...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Bush opposes UK Africa debt plan
UK attempts to write off debts owed by African nations are facing opposition in the US...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
After a Fall in Popularity, Chirac Shifts Cabinet Posts
President Jacques Chirac of France fired his foreign minister and welcomed a political foe back as interior minister...
New York Times - June 3, 2005
Israel Frees 398 More Palestinian Prisoners
Israel released the prisoners at checkpoints in the West Bank and Gaza, from where they were transported to reunions with family and friends...
New York Times - June 3, 2005
North Korea Denounces the U.S. and Calls Cheney 'Bloodthirsty'
Statements made through North Korea's Central News Agency were made in response in part to the Bush administration's decision to send fighter jets to South Korea...
New York Times - June 3, 2005
Syria Test-Fires 3 Scud Missiles, Israelis Say
One of the missiles broke up over Turkish territory and showered missile parts down onto unsuspecting Turkish farmers...
New York Times - June 3, 2005
Video of Serbs in Srebrenica Massacre Leads to Arrests
Almost 10 years after the execution of thousands of Muslim men and boys by Serbian security forces, a video has surfaced that presents graphic details of their fate...
New York Times - June 3, 2005
Insurgent Attacks in Iraq Kill at Least 33
The attacks were the latest in a series of assaults that appear to be in response to the counterinsurgency effort led by the Iraqi government...
New York Times - June 3, 2005
Aircraft noise 'affects learning'
Exposure to high levels of aircraft noise can affect children's memory and reading skills, researchers claim...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Primary reading lessons reviewed
Literacy teaching in England's primary schools is to be reviewed following a critical report on standards by MPs...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Serbian leader 'shocked' by video
Serbian President Boris Tadic says his nation is shocked by a video showing Serb soldiers executing Bosnian Muslims...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Tourists urged to back UK beaches
Tourists are being asked to stay in the UK and enjoy its beaches as Blue Flag cleanliness awards are given out...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Tennis: Nadal pressurises Federer
Rafael Nadal says Roger Federer is favourite to win their French Open semi-final...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Police probe football 'assaults'
Police investigate possible offences of assault or threatening behaviour on the field by Premiership footballers...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Girl, 12, quizzed over boy attack
Police are continuing to question a 12-year-old girl after a boy was found with ligature marks on his neck...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Cricket: England 'to be ruthless'
England will not toy with their batting line-up for Friday's second Test against Bangladesh...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
UN calls for action to halt Aids
Aids is spreading faster than ever, outstripping efforts to contain it, warns UN Secretary General Kofi Annan...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Pylons 'may be a leukaemia risk'
Living too close to power lines appears to increase the risk of childhood leukaemia, say researchers...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
Jeshma police hold man in Latvia
Police investigating the murder of Jeshma Raithatha arrest a man in Latvia...
BBC News - June 3, 2005
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