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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 July 2005:
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Navy Seal Is Rescued in Afghanistan
One member of a four-man Navy Seal reconnaissance team has been rescued in a mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan...
New York Times - July 3, 2005
Hamas and Other Factions Invited to Join Palestinian Government
Hamas has yet to decide whether to accept a role in a national unity government and is pressing for parliamentary elections...
New York Times - July 3, 2005
Doctors 'fear criminal charges'
Doctors are increasingly fearful of facing criminal charges when patients die, experts say...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
Rapper stays in top chart slot
Late rapper Tupac Shakur fends off competition from Charlotte Church to stay at number one in the UK singles chart...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
'Firm' plan for anarchists' rally
Police say they will be "firm and fair" with anarchists at an anti-G8 rally planned for the centre of Edinburgh...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
Gonzales faces conservative block
Conservatives rally against any nomination of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to the US Supreme Court...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
Boy dies after falling on knife
A mother pays tribute to her four-year-old son who died after injuring himself while playing with a kitchen knife...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
Cycling: Boonen wins Tour stage
Tom Boonen outsprints Robbie McEwen to win the first full stage of the Tour de France...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
Zimbabweans seek bail
A group of Zimbabweans being held in UK asylum centres after losing their application to stay are applying for bail...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
Live 8 success hailed by Geldof
Live 8 organiser Bob Geldof says he is confident world leaders will listen to the call to tackle poverty in Africa...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
G8 police influx swells numbers
Police officers from England and Wales head for Scotland to bolster the massive G8 security operation...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
Boy, seven, 'attacked by gang'
Police investigate a family's claims their son was attacked by a gang of three, including two eight-year-olds...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
Youngsters stage 'C8' gathering
Young people from some of the world's poorest and richest nations hold their own version of the G8 summit...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
Luxembourg 'may revive EU treaty'
Luxembourg's vote on the EU constitution will help decide whether the treaty can be saved, its PM says...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
Troops rescue India flood victims
Indian soldiers reach thousands of people stranded in flood water in Gujarat, where dozens have died...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
Massive clean-up following Live 8
A massive clear-up operation begins to remove 150 tonnes of rubbish left by Live 8 crowds...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
Fisherman dies after harbour fall
A fisherman from County Down dies after falling from a harbour in the north of England...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
F1: Alonso eases to win
Fernando Alonso maintains his hold on the F1 drivers' race with an emphatic win at the French Grand Prix...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
Africa summit to urge G8 action
An African Union summit is expected to press richer nations to help them fight poverty and disease...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
Japan monitors 'volcanic' steam
An underwater volcano is thought to be behind a huge column of steam above the Pacific, Japanese officials say...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
Gonzales quiet on top US vacancy
US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales deflects questions on the Supreme Court vacancy as he visits Iraq...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
Man and grandson drown at sea
A man and his eight-year-old grandson die after their dinghy overturns, but the boy's father and brother survive...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
Prince William honours war dead
Prince William attends a ceremony in Wellington to remember New Zealand's war dead...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
Federer wins third Wimbledon in row
Roger Federer beats Andy Roddick in straight sets to win his third successive Wimbledon title...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
Egypt ambassador seized in Iraq
Egypt's ambassador to Iraq is taken hostage in Baghdad, just weeks after arriving in the country...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
More protests ahead of G8 talks
Anti-poverty protests continue ahead of the G8 meeting, after Saturday's 225,000-strong Edinburgh march...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
Clergy fear for Zimbabwe genocide
Methodist bishops from southern Africa warn that a potential genocide could take place in Zimbabwe...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
US rescues soldier in Afghanistan
The US rescues a special forces soldier missing in Afghanistan since last week, officials say...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
Helping poor 'a lifetime's work'
Ending poverty in Africa will not be achieved during one G8 summit but will take a lifetime, says Gordon Brown...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
'Best of Scotland' at G8 summit
A Saltire-shaped "Scottish Village" opens at Gleneagles to promote the best of the nation at the G8 summit...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
Letwin backs Cameron for leader
Oliver Letwin declares his support for "young pretender" David Cameron as the next Tory leader...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
Afghan 'civilians' die in US raid
US officials admit civilians may have been killed during a bombing raid on a suspected Taleban hideout...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
Dead boy was 'playing with knife'
A four-year-old boy died after injuring himself while playing with a kitchen knife, police in Manchester say...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
Police attacked on mercy mission
Police are attacked in west Belfast after helping resuscitate a woman who had collapsed in her home...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
'Al-Qaeda chief' killed in Saudi
A top al-Qaeda militant in Saudi Arabia is reported killed in a clash with security forces in Riyadh...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
Probe heads for comet collision
The US Deep Impact spacecraft sets a probe on collision course with a comet to find out what's inside...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
UK's EU logo flies into trouble
The Eurosceptic Bruges Group says the UK presidency's EU logo is nearly identical to its own and threatens action...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
Live 8 stars thrill London fans
It was billed as "the biggest and best rock concert the world has ever seen" - and fans at the Live 8 gig in Hyde Park, London, were treated to an epic show...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
Were you in the audience?
The Live 8 series of anti-poverty concerts took place across the world on Saturday. Were you there? Tell us your experiences...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
Egypt envoy 'kidnapped' in Iraq
Egypt's new ambassador to Iraq is taken hostage in Baghdad, weeks after arriving in the country, reports say...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
Blair arrives to back London bid
Tony Blair is in Singapore to lend his weight to London's bid to win the race to host the 2012 Olympics...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
Millions rock to Live 8 message
Music stars unite in concerts around the globe to put pressure on political leaders to tackle poverty in Africa...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
Increase in Guerrilla Attacks Tests Colombia's Popular President
A wave of rebel violence has tarnished Álvaro Uribe's law-and-order image as he pushes for re-election...
New York Times - July 3, 2005
After Centuries of Enmity, Relations Between Poland and Russia Are as Bad as Ever
Neither country is threatening violence, but angry sentiments are common...
New York Times - July 3, 2005
Ukraine's Top Assets Are the Spoils in a Post-Election Power Struggle That's Far From Over
Ukraine's Orange Revolution promised to reverse the country's contentious 1990's privatizations, but the past is proving hard to unravel...
New York Times - July 3, 2005
For the Poor in Iran, Voting Was About Making Ends Meet
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran's president-elect, campaigned on a populist message, and now voters want results...
New York Times - July 3, 2005
Albania Prepares to Vote Amid Accusations of Fraud and Intimidation
European officials say the fairness of the election will determine Albania's chance of closer ties with the European Union...
New York Times - July 3, 2005
Double jazz triumph for Carroll
Singer and pianist Liane Carroll and Jamie Cullum are winners at the BBC Jazz Awards on Saturday...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
Blair seeks Saudi support for G8
Tony Blair asks Saudi Arabia to back a Middle East peace initiative during a flying visit to Riyadh...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
Smoking 'could increase TB risk'
Smoking cigarettes may increase the risk of developing tuberculosis, a study has suggested...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
Africa to seek UN Council seats
The African Union says it will seek two permanent seats and five rotating seats on an expanded UN Security Council...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
Kaliningrad marks key anniversary
Russia's enclave of Kaliningrad celebrates 750 years since its founding, but its neighbours aren't invited...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
Blair 'warns Clarke over respect'
Tony Blair criticised the home secretary over a lack of action on the "respect agenda", according to leaked papers...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
Policies fail to impact on drugs
Policies designed to cut the supply of illicit drugs into the UK since the early 1990s have had no significant impact...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
Tennis: Federer & Roddick final
Roger Federer aims for Wimbledon title number three against Andy Roddick in Sunday's final...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
Rugby: White's Lions debut
Scottish forward Jason White will make his Lions debut in Tuesday's match
against Auckland at Eden Park...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
More protests ahead of G8
Anti-poverty demos continue ahead of the G8 meeting, after Saturday's 225,000-strong Edinburgh march...
BBC News - July 3, 2005
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