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Saber-toothed cat fossils discovered in Venezuela
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Study Seismic has little effect on Gulf whales
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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At top of Greenland, new worrisome cracks in ice
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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US, Iraq reach deal to pull US troops out by June
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Bodies identified from plane crash in Spain
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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French deaths in Afghanistan show rising Taliban
Southern Ledger - August 21, 2008
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Russians dig in but still promise Georgia pullout
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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Global News Archive for February 2008:
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As a Japanese Island Grows Less Remote, a Wildcat Grows More Endangered
One of the world?s rarest wildcats, found only, and not often, on the Japanese island of Iriomote, is almost indistinguishable from a house cat. Researchers worry that tourists, hoping to catch a glimpse of the cats, may be endangering them...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Turkish Planes Strike Iraqi Kurdistan
In a statement on its Web site, the Turkish military said it had struck 70 targets in a 12-hour bombing run...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
U.N. Urges Outside Help for Chad
The Security Council adopted a statement condemning attacks by rebels seeking to overthrow the government of Chad and urging other countries to help stop the violence...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Thousands Are Reported to Flee Chad?s Capital
As shelling and small arms fire erupted in Ndjamena, residents were crossing into neighboring Cameroon...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Suicide Attack in Israel Kills One
A suicide bomber killed at least one Israeli, while a second bomber failed to detonate his explosive belt...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
'King of the Congas' dies in Cuba
Tata Guines, Cuba's most famous percussionist, dies of a kidney infection in Havana, aged 77...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Climate set for 'sudden shifts'
Many climate systems will undergo a series of sudden shifts this century as a result of human-induced climate change...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
MPs pledge broad expenses probe
Three MPs will carry out an inquiry into all aspects of MPs expenses, the BBC understands...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Murdoch rules out bid for Yahoo
Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch appears to say he is not interested in launching a rival takeover bid for Yahoo...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Motorists killed in lorry crashes
Two motorists are killed in separate road traffic accidents after their cars were in collision with lorries...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Presenter 'drugged and raped' man
A BBC radio presenter drugged and raped a man he met at a New Year party, the Old Bailey is told...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Football: Benjani deal close
Benjani's transfer from Portsmouth to Manchester City looks set to go through on Tuesday...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Rugby U: Wilkinson not cited
England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson will not be cited for his tackle on Wales flanker Jonathan Thomas in Saturday's Six Nations opener...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
John Martyn wins BBC folk honour
John Martyn gets a Radio 2 lifetime achievement award, with Martin Simpson among other folk awards winners...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Israeli killed in suicide bombing
A suicide bomber kills an Israeli woman and wounds nine people in the first such attack in Israel in over a year...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Support Chad president, says UN
The UN Security Council calls for backing for Chad's government, after two days of clashes with rebels...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Battle for Rock is two-horse race
Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Rock and Northern Rock's own board make rival offers to rescue the troubled bank...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Policeman 'pressured' to bug MP
An ex-policeman who allegedly bugged an MP's visit to a jailed constituent says he was put under pressure to do so...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Common in Australian Aborigines, Report Shows
A report says that sexually transmitted diseases have reached hyperendemic proportions in some Aboriginal communities and suggested mass treatment...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
News Analysis: Cold Chinese Grow Angry Over Lack of Preparation
The Chinese government in the last week has worked as hard at public relations and crisis management, faced with the crippling effects of some of the most important snowfall in 50 years...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Suicide Biker Kills Six in Pakistan
A suicide bomber on a motorbike packed with explosives destroyed a military bus carrying doctors in the Pakistan military headquarters city of Rawalpindi on Monday...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Turkish Jets Bomb Northern Iraq
The 12-hour bombing run was the fifth major strike against Kurdish rebels this year...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Israel Hit by First Suicide Attack in More Than a Year
A suicide bomber killed at least one Israeli, while a second bomber failed to detonate his explosive belt, officials said...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Winehouse leaves rehab for visa
Singer Amy Winehouse meets officials at the US Embassy in London to apply for a visa...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Schools 'want to offer Diplomas'
Two thirds of England's schools and three quarters of colleges want to offer the first 10 Diplomas subjects...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Speaker seeks expenses 'solution'
The Commons Speaker tells MPs a "solution" must be found "urgently" to the issue of expenses...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Workers 'had sex on double time'
Senior Aberdeen council staff were on double time while having sex in the workplace, it is alleged...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
'120mph crash' head is struck off
A head teacher, who was jailed for dangerous driving, is struck off for damaging the reputation of his profession...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Nurse denies disliking old people
A nurse accused of killing four elderly patients denies once saying that he did not like old people...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Ecstasy warning after man's death
Police issue a warning about ecstasy tablets following the sudden death of a young man in Coleraine...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Green light for EU Kosovo mission
All 27 EU member states have approved a police and justice mission to Kosovo but a date is still to be decided...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Search for Rwanda quake survivors
Many people remain trapped under rubble in Rwanda after two earthquakes hit the Great Lakes region, police say...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Rugby U: England call up trio
England add scrum-half Lee Dickson, fly-half Shane Geraghty and flanker
Magnus Lund to their Six Nations training squad...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Hamilton saddened by racist abuse
Formula One star Lewis Hamilton says he has been left saddened after being subjected to racist taunts during testing in Spain...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Diana driver 'not a big drinker'
The parents of Henri Paul tell the inquest into the princess's death that they never saw him drunk...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Government acts on hoax e-mail
The government is writing to every embassy to stop a false e-mail rumour about the teaching of the Holocaust...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
'Tracksuit fibres' found on body
Fibres from clothing worn by a man accused of killing five women were found on a body, a court hears...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Five jailed for helping 21/7 plot
Five men who helped the bombers in the aftermath of the failed 21 July attacks are sentenced to jail...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Police can challenge pay deal
Police get the go-ahead to launch a court challenge to a decision not to backdate their pay rise...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Virgin takes lead in Rock rescue
Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group is the frontrunner to take control of Northern Rock after Olivant pulls out...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Police 'took MP bugging decision'
Justice Secretary Jack Straw says ministers were not consulted over a decision to allegedly bug an MP's meeting...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Rebels Say They?ve Left Chad?s Capital
Chadian rebels said Monday they had voluntarily withdrawn from Chad?s capital overnight, but it was unclear if they succumbed to government forces...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Suicide Bomber in Southern Israel Kills 1 Israeli
In the first suicide attack in Israel in a year, a bomber blew himself up in Dimona, the southern town that houses Israel?s secretive nuclear reactor, authorities said...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Chips pass two billion milestone
The first microprocessor to pack more than two billion transistors is launched by silicon giant Intel...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
EU 'should ban inefficient cars'
The EU should ban the sale of cars that do under 35 miles to the gallon, the ex-chairman of oil giant Shell says...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Sniffling mice raise therapy hope
Scientists have created a mouse that can catch a cold - raising hopes of developing new ways to treat asthma...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Cathedrals plan choir academies
Cathedrals are in talks with the government to sponsor up to 40 city academy schools for young choristers...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Google troubled by Microsoft move
Internet giant Google urges regulators to scrutinise Microsoft's proposed $44.6bn move to buy Yahoo...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Wintertons defend flat expenses
Sir Nicholas and Lady Ann Winterton defend claiming expenses for a flat they owned and put in a trust...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Alexander says she will not quit
Wendy Alexander dismisses fresh calls for her to resign over donations to her leadership campaign...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
'120mph crash' head's hearing
A head teacher jailed for dangerous driving faces a hearing to decide if he is fit to continue in his job...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Husband of make-up artist bailed
The husband of a missing make-up artist who was arrested on suspicion of murder is released on bail...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
IRA garda killer freed from jail
One of four men jailed for the controversial killing of Garda Jerry McCabe is released from prison in County Roscommon...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Iranians inaugurate space project
Iran launches a research rocket to inaugurate its first home-built space centre, state TV reports...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Many dead in Sri Lanka bus attack
At least 10 people are believed to have died in a bomb attack on a civilian bus in northern Sri Lanka, the army says...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
EU offers closer ties to Serbia
The EU says it wants to accelerate Serbia's progress towards membership following President Tadic's re-election...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Colombians say 'No More' to Farc
Colombians around the world hold protests against Farc rebels, in a movement launched on the internet...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
China 'not ready' for snow crisis
Chinese weather experts admit the country was not properly prepared for the current severe snow storms...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
F1: Anger at Hamilton race taunts
Formula One's governing body warns Spanish circuits after Lewis Hamilton is racially abused in testing at Barcelona...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Thousands flee fighting in Chad
Civilians pour out of the Chad capital, as fighting continues on the outskirts, despite government claims of victory...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
UK's first emissions zone begins
Heavily polluting lorries face £200 charges to enter London as Britain's first low emission zone comes into force...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
English cricket gets £30m boost
English cricket chiefs hand the sport a £30m cash injection in a bid to develop the club game and improve facilities in the country...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
French move after bank scandal
France's finance ministry calls for tighter banking controls after the Societe Generale trading scandal...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Extra funding for Holocaust trips
A project taking English teenagers to Auschwitz is to receive £4.65m funding for an extra three years...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Ryanair warns of profits 'storm'
Ryanair says net income fell 27% and warns high oil prices and a weak pound may cause an earnings storm this year...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Statement expected over bugging
Jack Straw is expected to make a Commons statement on how police may have eavesdropped on an MP...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Migrants' advice packs proposed
Immigrants should be told not to touch people without permission or spit in the street, the government says...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Ministers target GPs over hours
The health secretary is writing to every GP in England urging them to accept plans for longer opening hours...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Rare suicide bombing hits Israel
A suicide bomber kills an Israeli woman and wounds 10 people in Dimona in southern Israel, police say...
BBC News - February 4, 2008
Political Memo: Campaign Conflicts Are Not Over Core Goals, but How to Get There
There is more consensus than disagreement in the parties over tax, health and Iraq proposals, though the presidential candidates do disagree over means, priorities and each other?s sincerity...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
France Said to Suggest New Controls for Its Banks
The French government is calling for tighter risk-control measures and a broad review of bank rules in response to losses from the trading scandal at Société Générale...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
11 Killed in Suicide Attack in Sri Lanka
The suicide attack in a packed railroad station in the Sri Lankan capital came hours after a crude bomb went off in a zoo, killing four visitors...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Former Warlord in Standoff With Police at Kabul Home
The arrest of General Abdul Rashid Dostum, one of Afghanistan?s most notorious former warlords, came after 50 of General Dostum?s followers attacked and briefly abducted a political rival Saturday night...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Colombia Says Rebels to Hand 3 More Hostages to Chávez
The hostages to be released are three former Colombian lawmakers that the rebel group said were in poor health...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Quakes Kill at Least 40 in Congo and Rwanda
The two quakes, one of which had a magnitude of 6.0, struck close together along the western Rift Valley fault, cracking open the walls of houses and other buildings...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
U.S. Says It Accidentally Killed 9 Iraqi Civilians
American forces acknowledged what appeared to be one of the deadliest cases of mistaken identity in recent weeks...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
K.G.B.-Trained Hungarian Has NATO Role
Some NATO diplomats indicated that the background of the new Hungarian secret services chief might make member countries less willing to share intelligence with one another...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Proposed Military Spending Is Highest Since WWII
The budget proposal, which does not include supplemental spending on the war efforts or on nuclear weapons, is an increase in real terms of about 5 percent over this year...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Pro-West Incumbent Wins Serbia?s Presidential Runoff
The race was seen as having the potential to determine with this poor Balkan nation would turn toward the West or revert to the nationalism and isolationism of the past...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
A Tiny Staff, Tracking People Across the Globe
An online journal has been followed worldwide by scholars, policy makers and the occasional migrant in distress...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Damascus Journal: A Lebanese Diva, Performing in Syria, Creates Drama in More Ways Than One
Fayrouz, the great Lebanese diva, returned to Damascus for the first time in three decades, a performance some considered a betrayal...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
At Least 6 Killed in Pakistan Bombing
A suicide bomber on a motorbike rammed into a minibus carrying security personnel, the latest in a string of attacks in the city of Rawalpindi...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Cross-Border Chases From Iraq O.K., Document Says
American forces in Iraq were in some cases authorized to pursue foes into Iran and Syria, according to a classified 2005 document that was leaked...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Great Firewall of China Faces Online Rebels
The Chinese government?s censorship of Web sites with no discernible political content has fostered a backlash...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
Fighting Rages for Second Day in Chad?s Capital
Diplomats and analysts in the region worried that the escalating violence could lead to a civil war in Chad and a war between Chad and Sudan...
New York Times - February 4, 2008
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