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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 April 2007:
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Regulator sets new TV quiz rules
New rules are to be introduced on TV quizzes following allegations that some shows have misled callers...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Farmer throws support behind SNP
Businessman Sir Tom Farmer says he is backing the Scottish National Party in next month's Holyrood elections...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Iraq extends new security drive
Iraq says it is extending the current security drive beyond Baghdad to areas outside the capital...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Guantanamo conditions 'worsening'
Inmates at Guantanamo Bay face 'inhumane' conditions, with most held in solitary confinement, Amnesty says...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Cricket: England narrowly lose
A seventh-wicket stand of 87 between Ravi Bopara and Paul Nixon almost snatches victory but England fall two runs short against Sri Lanka...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Football: Chelsea held at home
Match report to follow later...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Scholes off as Man Utd lose
Paul Scholes is sent off as Roma secure a slender lead over Man Utd in the Champions League quarter-final first leg...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
'No collusion' over bombing probe
A report into the Dublin and Monaghan bombings finds no evidence to establish garda collusion...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Apology for 'idiots' election ban
A council apologises for banning "lunatics, idiots, deaf and dumb" people from standing for election...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Lawyer accuses priest of lying
A priest denies knowledge of the death of Polish student Angelika Kluk whose body was found under a church floor...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Arrest after sisters die in fire
A teenager is arrested on suspicion of murder after two young sisters die in a house fire...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
British sailors set to come home
The 15 navy personnel held captive in the Gulf are preparing to fly home after being freed by the Iran...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Clashes mar Man Utd-Roma match
Manchester United fans are involved in violence before and during their Champions League match in Rome...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Pelosi Meets With Syrian Leader
The House speaker was the most senior American politician to visit Syria since 2003...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
Caracas Journal: A New Decree From Chávez: Less Elbow-Bending
A decree by President Hugo Chávez severely limiting alcohol sales in Venezuela for much of Holy Week has generated a public outcry...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
Iran to Release 15 Britons Held Since March 23
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today he was willing to make a ?gift? to Britain by releasing the sailors and marines...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
C4 pulls TV drama over Iran fears
Channel 4 delays airing a drama about Iraq as the UK waits for the release of Royal Navy personnel in Iran...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Long-hours threat to family life
The education secretary rejects warnings that children can be damaged by long hours in childcare...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
'Ecstasy' over sailors' release
Relatives of three Welsh servicemen who are among 15 personnel freed in Iran welcome news of the release...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
A third 'will refuse ID checks'
One in three are expected not to cooperate with ID card checks, Home Office papers from 2004 suggest...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Paisley and Ahern in Boyne visit
Ian Paisley and Bertie Ahern shake hands publicly for the first time, saying they will visit the Battle of the Boyne site...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Parents' delight at Iran release
The parents of a Scottish Marine freed by Iran after being held in the Gulf say they are "delighted and thrilled"...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Chappell quits as coach of India
Greg Chappell resigns as India coach following their disastrous World Cup campaign in the West Indies...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Fatal robbery footballer jailed
A professional footballer is jailed for eight years for helping plan a robbery which ended in murder...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Bosnian Serb jailed for 15 years
A Bosnian Serb is jailed for 15 years for the rape and torture of Muslim women during the war in the former Yugoslavia...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Surprise as Delta hostages freed
All the foreign hostages abducted in Nigeria's volatile Niger Delta within the last month are freed...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Obama fundraising rivals Clinton
US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama raises $25m in campaign money, rivalling Hilary Clinton's fund...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Doctors training crisis 'averted'
A deal is struck in the row over appointment of junior doctors to specialist training posts...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
'Freddy Krueger' attacker jailed
A man who attacked his friend with a home-made Freddy Krueger-style bladed glove is jailed for life...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Iranians release British sailors
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says 15 British naval personnel captured in the Gulf will be freed immediately as a "gift to the British people"...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Stones star 'snorted dad's ashes'
Rolling Stone guitarist Keith Richards claims he snorted the ashes of his late father during a drug binge...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Lenovo tops eco-friendly ranking
Chinese PC maker Lenovo comes top of a Greenpeace study on which electronics firms are most eco-friendly...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Depression link with early birth
Depression during pregnancy may increase the risk of giving birth early, a UK study suggests...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Watchdog probes drug distribution
The Office of Fair Trading begins a probe into the UK supply of medicines after changes by drug firm Pfizer...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Paisley and Irish PM in handshake
The first public handshake between Ian Paisley and Bertie Ahern takes place ahead of talks in Dublin...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Scottish hostage freed in Nigeria
A Scottish oil worker kidnapped in Nigeria at the weekend has been released, BBC Scotland learns...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
'Drugs racket' found at old hotel
Officers praise a tip off which led them to a cannabis factory at a disused hotel in the south Wales Valleys...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Tamil Tigers' sea HQ 'destroyed'
The Sri Lankan air force says it has destroyed the headquarters of Tamil Tiger rebels' sea force...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Mother recounts water bike death
The mother of a British schoolgirl tells a Cyprus court about her daughter's death in a water bike crash...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Ukraine braced for more protests
Thousands gather to hold further demonstrations over a political crisis which is splitting Ukraine...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Colombia seeks Israelis' arrests
Interpol issues arrest warrants for three Israelis wanted in Colombia for the alleged training of paramilitaries...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
N Korea nuclear deadline in doubt
Asian diplomats voice doubts North Korea will meet an April deadline to shut a nuclear plant, part of a landmark deal...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Madagascar vote on leader's power
Madagascans are voting on constitutional changes which, if approved, would increase the president's powers...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Football: Valencia's Edu defiant
Valencia's ex-Arsenal midfielder Edu tells BBC Sport the Spanish side will not be overawed by Chelsea in the Champions League...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Football: Man U fears attacked
Manchester United are accused of raising tensions by warning fans they could be attacked by AS Roma "ultras"...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
BBC users urge reporter's release
Hundreds of BBC News website users back an online petition urging the release of our Gaza correspondent...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Darfur asylum seekers win appeal
Home Office plans to send failed asylum seekers back to Sudan are blocked by senior judges...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
US Democrat Pelosi in Syria talks
Top US Democrat Nancy Pelosi meets Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad on a visit condemned by President Bush...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
'Talking' CCTV scheme expanding
"Talking" CCTV cameras that scold people seen carrying out anti-social acts are to be extended to 20 areas...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
BA tops lost luggage league table
British Airways lost more luggage than any other major European airline last year, figures show...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Twin IVF births 'need to be cut'
The number of twins born through IVF needs to be reduced because of the risks involved, a watchdog says...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Opposition to Electronic Voting System Grows in France
France?s Socialists, among others, are concerned that the coming presidential election could descend into a nightmare like last fall?s in Florida...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
Pelosi, Warmly Greeted in Syria, Is Criticized by White House
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi?s visit is seen as part of an attempt to sway Bush administration policy on Iraq and the rest of the Middle East...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
Ukraine?s Premier Defies Order to Dissolve Parliament
The standoff led to confusion over who is controlling the day-to-day operations of the government...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
Seizure of Britons Underlines Iran?s Political Split
A move toward finding a diplomatic solution is a sign that the pragmatists are pushing back against the radicals...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
Captors Release Kidnapped Iranian Diplomat in Baghdad
Iraq?s foreign minister said that the freeing of the diplomat was unrelated to the negotiations over the 15 British sailors and marines seized by Iran...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
Bush Blames Democrats for Impasse Over Iraq Bills
The president said Congressional Democrats had ?undercut the troops? by passing legislation that ties war financing to the withdrawal of combat units...
New York Times - April 4, 2007
Womb transplant pregnancy success
Four sheep have become pregnant after having their wombs removed and then reconnected, say scientists...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
'No' 2014 Games council tax rise
Glasgow City Council leader Steven Purcell rules out a rise in council tax to pay for the 2014 Commonwealth Games...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Hundreds attend vicar's funeral
The funeral service is held for Father Paul Bennett who was stabbed to death outside his south Wales vicarage...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Tamil Tigers 'never backed truce'
A breakaway Sri Lankan rebel leader says the Tamil Tigers were never serious about the 2002 ceasefire...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Sharks died in 'too cold' water
Three sharks died after being moved to an aquarium in Norfolk where the water was too cold...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Qatar FM steps up to premiership
Qatar's emir names his influential foreign minister and cousin as PM, replacing another family member...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Solomons death toll still unclear
Solomon Islands officials say there is no evidence of widespread tsunami deaths but figures are still unclear...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
S Africa memorial for Woolmer
A memorial service will be held in Cape Town for Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer, believed murdered in Jamaica...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Pet welfare act coming into force
People will be liable for their pets' welfare under new laws coming into force in England this week...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Homes evacuated amid bomb find
Homes in Plymouth are being evacuated after workers on a building site find an unexploded bomb...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Hospital phone charges up 160%
A firm that provides bedside phone services in NHS hospitals is to increase the cost of calls by 160%...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
Red meat 'ups breast cancer risk'
Eating red meat significantly increases a post-menopausal woman's chance of breast cancer, research suggests...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
'Talking' CCTV scheme expanding
"Talking" CCTV cameras that scold people seen carrying out anti-social acts are to be introduced in 20 areas...
BBC News - April 4, 2007
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