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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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Sunni Group Calls on Iraqis to Register to Vote
After an electoral boycott, a major Sunni umbrella group called on its people today to participate "despite our reservations."...
New York Times - July 4, 2005
Politicians and Protestors Prepare for Group of 8 Summit Meeting
Leaders of the world's most industrialized nations are to meet Wednesday through Friday at a luxurious golf estate in Scotland...
New York Times - July 4, 2005
Bush Compares Challenges in Iraq to First Independence Day
Reprising his prime-time speech on Iraq the week before, President Bush declared an exit strategy in place...
New York Times - July 4, 2005
Chirac Cracks Jokes About Mad Cow Disease and English Food
A French daily reported that the president of France said that "the only thing they have ever done for European agriculture is mad cow."...
New York Times - July 4, 2005
U.S. Disputes Afghan Claims That Second Commando Was Located
Defense Department officials said that an Afghan official had been mistakenly referring to a Navy SEAL rescued Saturday...
New York Times - July 4, 2005
Man convicted for chipping Xbox
A 22-year-old man has become the first person in the UK to be convicted for modifying a games console...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Davis makes appeal for low taxes
Low taxes are essential for creating opportunity for all, says potential Tory leadership contender David Davis...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Meadow admits he was insensitive
A cot death expert admits his use of statistics at the murder trial of Sally Clark for the murder was "insensitive"...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Comet crash clues for Europe
Deep Impact gives scientists on Europe's Rosetta mission valuable insights into what lies in store for their spacecraft...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Death sentence for judge killers
Five men are sentenced to death in Sri Lanka for killing a high-profile judge in November last year...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Boy's hanging death 'accidental'
A seven-year-old boy found hanging from a bedpost in his house died in what police have called a tragic accident...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Paul Berry is suspended from DUP
DUP assembly member Paul Berry is suspended from the party pending an investigation...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
G8 protest clashes in Edinburgh
Police in Edinburgh accuse a "hard core" of anarchist protesters of irresponsible behaviour...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Energy firms rapped over billing
Power companies must improve their customer billing or face tough new regulatory action...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Two missing US troops 'are dead'
Two of the three US special forces soldiers missing in Afghanistan are dead, US sources tell the BBC...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Scandal-hit VW 'halts India plan'
Volkswagen postpones making a decision on plans to build a new factory in India in the wake of a bribery scandal, according to a report...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
'Ex-Saddam guards' in Syria clash
A Syrian security officer dies in a clash with an armed group said to include the ex-Iraqi leader's bodyguards...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Siege after police officer shot
An armed siege is under way at a house where an officer was shot and seriously injured as he tried to make an arrest...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Prince marks veterans' sacrifice
The Prince of Wales opens a "living museum" in a London park to mark the start of Veterans Awareness Week...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Hamas rejects unity cabinet offer
Palestinian militant group Hamas turns down an invitation to join a national unity government...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Dome defrauded by £4m
Two businessmen defrauded the operator behind the Millennium Dome by nearly £4m, it has been revealed...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Woman's body at siege house
A woman's body is recovered and a man is arrested at a house where an armed siege was taking place...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
PRI Defeats Fox's Party in a Key State
The loss raises questions about the party's ability to mount a strong campaign before the election for president next year...
New York Times - July 4, 2005
Second Navy Seal Is Located in Afghanistan, Official Says
An Afghan provincial governor said that a second member of an American special operations unit had been located...
New York Times - July 4, 2005
Davis: Tories must embrace change
The Conservatives must offer "something very different" if they are to win the next election, David Davis says...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Kelly 'raising bar' for schools
The education secretary promises a White Paper which will tackle slow progress in schools...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Queen top UK album charts league
Queen beat the Beatles to become the most successful act in UK album chart history, Guinness Records say...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
US regrets Afghan civilian deaths
The US military says it regrets that civilians were killed in an air strike by US forces in eastern Afghanistan...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Missing man dies after sea rescue
A body boarder who went missing on the north coast dies after being recovered from the sea by the Coastguard...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Branson G8 charter touches down
Sir Richard Branson flies anti-poverty protesters to Edinburgh ahead of the G8 summit...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
1,850 furniture jobs under threat
Furniture firm Christie Tyler - which has five plants in Wales - calls in receivers threatening thousands of jobs...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Baugur still eyes Somerfield bid
Baugur says it is still part of a group mulling a bid for UK supermarket Somerfield, despite five people at the Icelandic firm now facing fraud charges...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
G8 summit battle lines are drawn
Leaders and protestors from around the world are drawing out their battle lines ahead of this week's G8 summit...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Appeals to free Egypt ambassador
Efforts continue to secure the release of Egypt's top envoy to Iraq, as US and Iraqi forces carry out raids...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Live 8 attracts 9.6m UK viewers
The Live 8 concerts pull in a peak audience of 9.6m viewers on BBC One on Saturday evening...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Beckham jets in for 2012 mission
David Beckham lobbies for London as the race for the Olympics hots up ahead of Wednesday's vote in Singapore...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Tennis: Murray rankings leap
Andy Murray's Wimbledon exploits lift him 99 places to 213th in the latest ATP rankings...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Football: Gerrard 'set to quit'
Steven Gerrard looks likely to leave Liverpool after his agent said negotiations over a new deal had broken down...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Stop begging, Africa leaders told
Libya's Muammar Gaddafi tells other African leaders to be more self-reliant and stop asking for Western charity...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Officer shot while making arrest
A police officer is seriously injured after being shot while attempting to make an arrest in Lancashire...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Byers wished to 'kill' Railtrack
The Railtrack court case hears how former Transport Secretary Stephen Byers spoke of the need to 'kill off' any possible rescue deal...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Beckhams' nanny seeks damages
The Beckhams' former nanny is seeking compensation from the couple for alleged constructive dismissal...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Boy gets life for raping teacher
A 16-year-old boy is given a life sentence after admitting raping a teacher at a London school...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
G8 unrest escalates in Edinburgh
Police deploy officers trained in public order to deal with several hundred anti-G8 protesters in the centre of Edinburgh...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Veterans' war sacrifice honoured
The Prince of Wales has opened a "living museum" in a London park to mark the start of Veterans Awareness Week...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Straw positive on climate change
The foreign secretary predicts a "satisfactory outcome" on climate change at the G8 summit, despite US doubts...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
War of Worlds takes $101m in US
War of the Worlds takes $101.7m in the US holiday weekend, but fails to beat Spider-Man 2's record...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Can G8 reach climate change deal?
President Bush has thtreatened to reject any Kyoto-style deal on climate change at the G8 summit. Can any progress be made?...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
African leaders plan G8 pressure
Leaders of more than 50 African states gather in Libya to plan how to make sure this week's G8 summit delivers its promises on aid and debt...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
No 10 'shouldn't pass the buck'
David Davis says Tony Blair should not try to blame his home secretary for "serial failure" of crime policies...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Net fuels Live 8 extravaganza
Technology has helped Live 8 reach more people than ever before via the internet...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Young jockey dies at Market Rasen
Jockey Tom Halliday dies from injuries sustained in a fall at Market Rasen...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Hospitals face waiting list fines
Hospitals in Northern Ireland that keep patients on long waiting lists face sanctions under new legislation...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Protesters mass at nuclear base
A blockade takes place at the home of the UK's Trident nuclear submarine fleet on the west coast of Scotland...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Family sailing deaths tributes
A fisherman describes his efforts to save a family after their dinghy capsized in rough seas, leading to the deaths of a man and his grandson...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Mexico opposition 'wins key poll'
A political party that ruled Mexico for 71 years claims victory in elections for the country's biggest state...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
US air strike 'killed 17 Afghans'
The air strike by US forces in eastern Afghanistan last week killed 17 civilians, a provincial governor says...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Men 'in denial' over weight gain
Around a quarter of British men are "in denial" about their waist measurement, a Cancer Research UK survey suggests...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Quest for 2012 Games intensifies
The race to stage the 2012 Olympics - led by London and Paris - is hotting up ahead of Wednesday's decisive vote...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Doubts over Gerrard future
Liverpool refuse to comment on reports Steven Gerrard's Anfield future has been jeopardised by a training-ground row...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Africa leaders hold pre-G8 summit
African Union leaders gather in Libya to give their views on trade and aid ahead of this week's G8 meeting...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Bird flu experts warn of pandemic
Scientists meeting in Malaysia warn more resources are needed to prevent bird flu causing a worldwide epidemic...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Lineker-Kewell libel case settled
England football legend Gary Lineker and Liverpool's Harry Kewell settle their High Court libel case...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Water firms seek drought powers
Water companies in the south of England seek new powers to deal with a shortage of supplies...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
400 complain at Live 8 swearing
The BBC receives about 400 complaints about swearing after outbursts by artists performing at Live 8...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Nasa probe hits Comet Tempel 1
A probe from the US Deep Impact spacecraft strikes a comet to reveal secrets about the Solar System...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
G8 anarchy rally fears heightened
Police increase their warning of street trouble at an anti-G8 protest by anarchists' in the centre of Edinburgh...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Harry teacher wins Eton tribunal
Prince Harry's former art teacher wins her unfair dismissal case against Eton College...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Details of Srebrenica Emerge as Hague Prepares for a Trial
Prosecutors at the U.N. war crimes tribunal in The Hague are preparing a joint trial of nine high-ranking officers accused of playing integral roles in the Srebrenica killings...
New York Times - July 4, 2005
Mexico Braces for Next Move by Elusive Leader of Zapatista Rebels
The uneasy peace between the government and Mexico's Zapatistas has been shaken as rebel leaders have put their forces on high alert...
New York Times - July 4, 2005
Palestinian Leader Invites Hamas to Join 'Unity 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 4, 2005
Fox's Party Is Said to Trail in a Key State
The Mexican president's party seemed to have lost an important state election, dealing a new blow to Vicente Fox's declining fortunes...
New York Times - July 4, 2005
Commando Saved in Afghanistan
Officials declined to release details of the rescue until the status of the other members of the team could be determined...
New York Times - July 4, 2005
Top Egyptian Diplomat in Baghdad Is Kidnapped
The kidnapping came as the American and Iraqi governments are vigorously pressing Arab nations to send ambassadors to Iraq...
New York Times - July 4, 2005
Concerns over EU doctors' English
Patients' lives are being put at risk because thousands of doctors in the UK may have insufficient English skills, doctors warn...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Mexico 'dynasty' seeking poll win
A political party that ruled Mexico for 71 years is on course to win power one of the country's key state...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Federer plays 'best ever' match
Roger Federer says he has never played better after beaing Andy Roddick in the Wimbledon final...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Quest for 2012 set to intensify
The race to stage the 2012 Olympics will intensify on Monday ahead of Wednesday's decisive vote...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Burundi set to elect new assembly
Voters in Burundi prepare to elect a new National Assembly - a key step in efforts to end the civil war...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Indonesia head slams 'youth sin'
Indonesia's president urges young couples to avoid the "disgraceful deed" of living together outside marriage...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Prince marks veterans week
The Prince of Wales will open a "living museum" in a London park to mark the start of Veterans Awareness Week...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Fresh calls for interest rate cut
The UK economy continues to show signs of slowdown and interest rates could "come down soon", a report suggests...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Scientists hold bird flu summit
Health experts gather in Malaysia to discuss ways of preventing bird flu causing a worldwide epidemic...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Egypt plea for seized ambassador
Egypt asks that its top envoy kidnapped in Iraq be treated well, saying he is "working for the benefit of Iraqis"...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Police gearing up for G8 summit
The largest ever UK mobilisation of police officers is under way as security is bolstered ahead of this week's G8 summit in Scotland...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
Probe on course for comet impact
Scientists say a probe from US Deep Impact spacecraft is set to hit a comet and reveal secrets of the Solar System...
BBC News - July 4, 2005
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