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Frozen yogurt war de-thaws, tart new brands hit US
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Some eBay sellers frustrated with rule changes
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Microsoft site makes digital photos into panoramas
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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25 bodies identified from plane crash in Spain
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Displaced Georgians look to US for hope, aid
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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26 dead as Philippine troops flush out rebels
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Indian Kashmir protests called off for 3 days
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Philippines Peace deal to be renegotiated
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Philippines peace in tatters after rebel attack
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Global News Archive for December 2005:
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Al Qaeda Commander Is Killed in Pakistan
A senior commander for Al Qaeda was killed in what was thought to be a missile attack, officials in Pakistan and the U.S. said...
New York Times - December 4, 2005
Kazakh President Headed Toward Re-election Amid Fraud Charges
Early signs indicated a landslide victory for President Nursultan Nazarbayev, but opposition candidates claimed vote fraud...
New York Times - December 4, 2005
Iran's President Nominates Oil Minister
Iran's president nominated a fourth candidate to be oil minister in an effort to end the crisis with Parliament, which has rejected his previous nominees for the job...
New York Times - December 4, 2005
Illness forces off Feeder dates
Rock band Feeder scrap the final dates on their UK tour after lead singer Grant Nicholas falls ill...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Airbus and China strengthen ties
China and Airbus sign a pact which could see the European aircraft maker assembling some planes in China...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Iran MPs consider new oil nominee
Iran's President Ahmadinejad nominates a fourth candidate for oil minister, after previous rejections...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Rescue attempt woman dies in fire
A 37-year-old woman died in a flat fire in the Highlands after returning to rescue a pet dog...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Football: Real Madrid sack coach
Real Madrid sack coach Wanderley Luxemburgo following an emergency meeting of the club's board...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
African leaders name Ivorian PM
An interim prime minister is named for Ivory Coast by mediators seeking to resolve the state's political crisis...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Armed carjack closes station
A Bristol rail station is evacuated after a woman was forced to drive there by a gunman...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Wife of UK hostage makes appeal
The wife of Norman Kember, a Briton kidnapped in Iraq, makes a televised appeal begging for his release...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Religious Leader Among Dead in Baghdad
At least four people were killed in a flurry of violence in Baghdad on Sunday, including a religious leader loyal to the rebellious cleric Moktada al-Sadr...
New York Times - December 4, 2005
Pro-Democracy Protesters March in Hong Kong
The huge throng of protesters defied warnings from senior Chinese officials, who have refused to set a timetable for general elections...
New York Times - December 4, 2005
Howard defends leader selection
Outgoing Tory leader Michael Howard defends the way the Tories are selecting his successor...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Israel scorns Iran nuclear talks
Israel's military chief says he doubts diplomatic efforts will prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Rebels blamed for Sri Lanka blast
Sri Lanka's government blames Tamil rebels after nine soldiers die in a mine blast and other weekend attacks...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Counterfeit goods haul is seized
Police seize counterfeit goods estimated at millions of pounds at Jonesborough in County Armagh...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Family saw woman's fatal stabbing
Relatives of a Wrexham woman who died from stab wounds saw her and her brother attacked in her home...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Trade talks highlight differences
Talks between top world trade ministers in Geneva end, with differences remaining ahead of a key WTO meeting in Hong Kong...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Minnows to face Man Utd
Manchester United will travel to non-League minnows Burton or Burscough in the FA Cup third round...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Football: Man City crush Charlton
Manchester City crush Charlton with contemptuous ease at The Valley...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Rice 'to talk tough on CIA claim'
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is reportedly to urge EU states to ease off over secret CIA jail claims...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Virgin 'plans NTL merger'
Virgin Mobile, the telecoms firm owned by Sir Richard Branson, is in talks to merge with cable TV company NTL...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Fans flock to George Best grave
Fans of George Best visit his grave to say a final farewell to the Belfast-born former soccer star...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Iraq ex-PM 'escapes murder bid'
Former Iraqi PM Iyad Allawi flees a mosque in Najaf after a clash he says was an assassination attempt...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Kidnap envoy meeting Sunnis
An envoy holds talks to secure the release of a Briton and three others, as Iraqi groups attack the kidnapping...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Tragedy for train death families
The father of one of two girls killed by a train on a level crossing in Essex speaks of his family's devastation...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Muslims debate role in UK life
Muslim leaders attack plans that could see the closure of mosques suspected of inciting extremism...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Time capsule buried at Wembley
A time capsule is buried under what will be the pitch at London's new Wembley Stadium...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Ex-RUC head to review Iraq police
The UK is sending a former NI policing chief to Basra in southern Iraq to carry out a review of policing there...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Smoking lobby backs age increase
Proposals to raise the minimum legal age for buying tobacco from 16 to 18 are cautiously welcomed...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Wi-fi venture tests Philadelphia
Philadelphia's plans for citywide wireless internet access have stirred up a bees' nest of controversy in the US...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Arrest following road crash death
A man is arrested after a 30-year-old pedestrian is killed in a road accident involving a single car in east Belfast...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Testing time for education system
Scotland's education minister calls for a more flexible approach to exams during a debate on the system...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Venezuelans vote for new congress
Venezuelans are voting for a new parliament with the president's allies tipped to extend their majority...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Cargo ship sinks in Italy storm
Bad weather batters much of Italy, sinking a cargo ship in the north-west and flooding Venice...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Israel strikes Gaza after rockets
Israeli helicopters carry out missile strikes on targets in Gaza city, the first such raids for over a month...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Troops killed in Sri Lanka blast
A landmine kills at least six soldiers in northern Sri Lanka, as truce monitors warn of a sharp upturn in violence...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Woodward denies Saints reports
Sir Clive Woodward rules himself out of the race to replace Harry Redknapp as Southampton manager...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Olympics: IOC defends China
IOC chief Jacques Rogge gives his support to 2008 Olympic hosts Beijing...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Football: FA Cup draw due
Non-league Tamworth will take their place in the FA Cup third round draw on Sunday afternoon...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Inquiry into rail crossing deaths
An investigation begins into the deaths of two 14-year-old girls who were hit by a train at a level crossing...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Thousands march for HK democracy
Tens of thousands join a protest in Hong Kong demanding a fully-democratic political system...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Details Emerge on a Brazen Escape in Afghanistan
The escape of four terror suspects may have been a far more serious breach than the Defense Department has acknowledged...
New York Times - December 4, 2005
Attack Kills a Top Leader of Al Qaeda, Pakistan Says
A senior operational commander for Al Qaeda was killed in what was thought to be a missile attack on a house in Pakistan...
New York Times - December 4, 2005
U.S. Delaying Food Donation to North Korea
The action comes in response to North Korea's announcement that it wants United Nations aid efforts to switch over from food aid to development assistance...
New York Times - December 4, 2005
Simple mesh gives Iraq woman hope
How UK medics teamed up with an Iraqi specialist to help a young woman with a prolapsed uterus...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Virus clue to cervical cancer jab
Scientists unravel the body's immune response to a virus which causes most cases of cervical cancer, raising hopes of a vaccine...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
MP pay demand reports denied
Reports MPs were demanding a 22% pay rise are strongly denied by backbench MP leader Ann Clwyd...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Cache named Europe's best film
Michael Haneke's Cache is named best European film in 2005, while Sir Sean Connery receives a lifetime award...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Cricket: England win toss
England elect to bat in the third one-day international against India...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
UN envoy kicks off Zimbabwe visit
UN emergency relief co-ordinator Jan Egeland arrives in Zimbabwe to assess the humanitarian crisis...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Kidnap envoy meeting Iraqi Sunnis
Some Muslim groups in Iraq condemn the kidnapping of a Briton and three others while a peace envoy's efforts continue...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Smoking age could increase to 18
Ministers are considering raising the minimum legal age for buying tobacco in England from 16 to 18...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
Kazakhstan chooses new leader
The polls open in an election likely to keep President Nursultan Nazarbayev in office in Kazakhstan...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
NHS patients tracked by satellite
The movement of patients in Coventry and Warwickshire is being tracked to streamline NHS ambulance services...
BBC News - December 4, 2005
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