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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 August 2007:
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British Make Initial Gains Against Taliban
Progress in Afghanistan?s most dangerous province is perhaps the most important in the country, officials say...
New York Times - August 4, 2007
Palestinians Say Olmert and Abbas Are Set to Meet
Palestinian officials said that President Mahmoud Abbas and the prime minister of Israel, Ehud Olmert, would meet Monday in the West Bank city of Jericho...
New York Times - August 4, 2007
Mice bred to mimic schizophrenia
US scientists genetically modify mice to exhibit the anatomical and behavioural defects seen in schizophrenia...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
MPs urge foreign university links
MPs say UK universities should devise joint projects overseas to continue to attract foreign students...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
Lebanon braces for key elections
Lebanon prepares for two by-elections, one a key test for the anti-Syrian bloc in a Christian area...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
Cricket: Kent win Twenty20 Cup
Kent win the Twenty20 Cup after beating Gloucestershire in the final at Edgbaston...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
New rules to treat obese patients
Anaesthetists are given advice for dealing with very fat patients as obesity levels continue to rise...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
Alonso punished for Hamilton move
Fernando Alonso is stripped of pole for the Hungarian Grand Prix after impeding Lewis Hamilton in qualifying...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
Foot-and-mouth strain identified
The strain of foot-and-mouth found at a Surrey farm is identical to one used at a nearby laboratory, says Defra...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
Britain Responds to Disease Outbreak
Officials moved today to try to contain the disease, which devastated the British livestock industry in 2001...
New York Times - August 4, 2007
The new wave of Silicon Valley start-ups
Click investigates the start-ups operating in Silicon Valley, as optimism and money pours back into the area...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
Countryside 'open' despite alert
Scotland's countryside is "open for business" despite foot-and-mouth restrictions, ministers stress...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
Arson suspected over mill blaze
A massive blaze which destroyed a listed building in the Black Country is treated as suspicious...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
Iraqi leaders honour footballers
Iraqi leaders honour the national football team a day after its return from victory in the Asian Cup...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
New World Bank chief in Cambodia
New World Bank president Robert Zoellick is in Cambodia, on his first official tour since taking over in July...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
Rugby U: England thrash Wales
England's experimental team run up a record score against Wales as they put a second-string Principality side to the sword...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
Alonso denies Hamilton
Fernando Alonso secures pole position for Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix ahead of Lewis Hamilton...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
Length of heatwaves 'doubled'
The average duration of heatwaves in Western Europe has doubled since 1880, a study shows...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
Black MPs spurn Boris for mayor
Boris Johnson is not an acceptable candidate to be the mayor of London given his past "disgraceful comments" on race, say black MPs...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
Four killed in helicopter crash
Four people die when a helicopter crashes into a farmer's field during bad weather in Cumbria...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
Turkish parliament being sworn in
Turkey swears in a new parliament with attention on pro-Kurdish MPs and an upcoming presidential vote...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
Bush visits US bridge site
US President George W Bush visits the site of a collapsed motorway bridge over the Mississippi river...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
Teenager dies in double shooting
One man dies and another is left seriously injured after a shooting outside a snooker club in Paisley...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
Madeleine suspect's home searched
Police investigating Madeleine McCann's disappearance in Portugal renew their search of Robert Murat's home...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
Further farms tested for disease
More farms are tested for foot-and-mouth as an inquiry into an outbreak in Surrey gets under way...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
Attacks in Pakistan Tribal Areas
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - At least 22 people were killed on Saturday in spiraling violence in northwestern Pakistan as international concern grew over the deteriorating security situation and al Qaeda threat along the Afghan border...
New York Times - August 4, 2007
Britain Bans Livestock Movement After Foot-and-Mouth Outbreak
Foot and mouth disease has been found in cattle on a farm in Britain, the government said as it shut down livestock movements...
New York Times - August 4, 2007
Shamed scientist's 'breakthrough'
A scientist who faked his research may have made a groundbreaking advance - without realising it...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
Eddie Murphy confirms paternity
Actor Eddie Murphy publicly acknowledges he is the father of Spice Girl Mel B's daughter, Angel...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
Livestock movement ban in place
Animal movement restrictions are in force in Wales in the wake of a foot-and-mouth case at a farm in Surrey...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
Magherafelt murder probe launched
Police are treating the death of a man as murder after his body was found in the hallway of a house...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
Foot-and-mouth ban at farm shows
Agricultural shows in Scotland are going ahead without cows, sheep and goats due to foot-and-mouth restrictions...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
Pakistan attacks kill at least 20
At least 20 people die in attacks, including a suicide bombing, in Pakistan's restive north-west region...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
Arson suspected in factory blaze
More than 120 firefighters tackle a town centre blaze which has partially collapsed a building...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
Bodies of woman and child found
A murder inquiry is under way after the bodies of a woman and child are found at a house in Hampshire...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
Live - Twenty20 Cup Finals Day
Lancashire take on Gloucestershire in the first semi-final at Edgbaston...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
Rugby U: England to face Wales
England tackle Wales at Twickenham in the first of three World Cup warm-up Tests for each country...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
Actor's dogs 'kill his caretaker'
Dogs belonging to actor Ving Rhames apparently maul a man to death at the star's home...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
Teenage boy shot dead in street
A teenager is shot dead close to Brixton Tube station in south London...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
Lift off for Nasa's Mars probe
Nasa launches a spacecraft on a nine-month trip to Mars, where it will search for signs of past or present life...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
S Asia floods trigger aid effort
Efforts are stepped up to help millions of people affected by devastating floods across South Asia...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
Farm infected with foot-and-mouth
The UK bans the movement of cattle, sheep and pigs as foot-and-mouth disease is found on a Surrey farm...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
Holden Roberto Dies at 84; Fought to Free Angola from Portuguese Rule
Mr. Roberto founded Angola?s first nationalist movement which eventually helped win the country?s indepenedence from the Portuguese in 1975...
New York Times - August 4, 2007
Slowly, Clinton Shifts on War, Quieting Foes
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, who voted in 2002 to authorize the invasion of Iraq, has over the past year repositioned herself...
New York Times - August 4, 2007
World Briefing | Americas: Bolivia: New Salute
President Evo Morales has suggested that along with the traditional salute of placing the right hand over the heart while listening to the national anthem, Bolivians should also raise their left fists, in solidarity with the country?s long-suffering indigenous majority...
New York Times - August 4, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Germany: About Those Workaholics
A survey of 32,000 men and women by researchers at the University of Göttingen found that more than 35 percent of those reporting unsatisfying sex lives tended to use work as a diversion...
New York Times - August 4, 2007
World Briefing | Asia: China: Pro-Tibet Protesters Arrested
The authorities detained as many as 200 ethnic Tibetans this week after a protest in the town of Lithang, in Sichuan Province, an area populated by Tibetans, Radio Free Asia reported...
New York Times - August 4, 2007
Monsoon Rains Kill 186 in India and Bangladesh
At least 186 people have been killed in recent days and 19 million driven from their homes by monsoon rains in northern India and Bangladesh...
New York Times - August 4, 2007
World Briefing | Asia: Nepal: New Anthem Snubs King
Nepal introduced a new national anthem to replace the one that praised the highly unpopular King Gyanendra and wished him a long life...
New York Times - August 4, 2007
Britain Bans Livestock Movement After Foot-and-Mouth Outbreak
Foot and mouth disease has been found in cattle on a farm in Britain, the government said as it shut down livestock movements...
New York Times - August 4, 2007
Californian Arrested on Terror Charges
Rahmat Abdhir was arrested at his workplace in Sunnyvale, Cal. on Thursday on terrorism charges related to the 2002 Bali bombings...
New York Times - August 4, 2007
Dozens Feared Dead as Boat Holding 120 Capsizes in Sierra Leone
The search was continuing for potential survivors after a boat capsized in heavy rain at the mouth of the Great Scarcies River, while en route from Freetown to Rokupr...
New York Times - August 4, 2007
The Saturday Profile: A Pakistani Envoy in Britain Defuses Cultural Land Mines
Maleeha Lodhi, Pakistan?s high commissioner in Britain, works all angles to convince the British government and public that British Pakistanis are normal people, not terrorists...
New York Times - August 4, 2007
Marine Sentenced in Killing of Iraqi
Sgt. Lawrence G. Hutchins III was sentenced to 15 years in prison for killing an Iraqi man near Hamdaniya last year...
New York Times - August 4, 2007
Italian Priest Accused of Sexual Assault by Ex-Clients
A prominent Italian priest who is close to some of Italy?s most powerful politicians has been accused by men who were once clients of his drug rehabilitation charity of sexually abusing them...
New York Times - August 4, 2007
Chávez Takes ?Crazy Battalion? of Supporters on the Road
Using pomp and imagery to court public opinion at home and abroad, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has been escorting the actor Sean Penn on a tour around his country...
New York Times - August 4, 2007
Airplane Crashes Create Anxiety Among Brazil?s Travelers
Brazilians are reconsidering their travel options after two major plane crashes in the past 10 months...
New York Times - August 4, 2007
After Chief Justice?s Return, Court Frees Musharraf Critic
Pakistan?s Supreme Court ruled to free Javed Hashmi, one of the country?s main opposition leaders, who had been serving a sentence for treason...
New York Times - August 4, 2007
Iraqi Soccer Heroes Return Out of Sight of Adoring Fans
Returning to Iraq for the first time since they won the Asian Cup final, the Iraqi national soccer team celebrated far from the gaze of their disappointed fans...
New York Times - August 4, 2007
Olmert Will Rework Aid Plan for Survivors of the Holocaust
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel on Friday agreed to rethink a widely criticized plan to give Holocaust survivors a monthly stipend of about $20...
New York Times - August 4, 2007
Night Raid in Iraq: Seeking Militants, but Also Learning the Lay of the Land
On a helicopter raid hunting Iraqi insurgents, U.S. troops avoid roadside bombs, establish a presence and pick up intelligence...
New York Times - August 4, 2007
Drug Gangs Use Violence to Sway Guatemala Vote
Twenty-six people have been killed in 61 attacks on candidates and activists as national elections approach...
New York Times - August 4, 2007
U.S. Airstrike on 2 Taliban Commanders in South Wounds at Least 18 Civilians, Afghans Say
U.S. officials said the airstrike had targeted two Taliban commanders during ?a sizable meeting? of insurgents in Helmand Province on Thursday...
New York Times - August 4, 2007
Brazil judge in gay football row
A Brazilian judge faces legal action for homophobia after saying football was not a homosexual sport...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
Biggs makes fresh bid for release
Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs makes a new attempt for his release from prison on compassionate grounds...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
Tories talk of election readiness
Tory leader David Cameron says he is ready to fight a general election if Gordon Brown calls a snap poll...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
Teenager is shot dead on street
A teenager is shot and killed close to Brixton underground station in south London...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
Congress to fund rebuilt bridge
US Congress allocates funds to rebuild Minneapolis's collapsed bridge, as President Bush plans to visit the site...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
'Troops killed' in Pakistan clash
Ten militants and four Pakistani soldiers have been killed in a shootout near the Afghan border, reports say...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
Darfur rebels seek unity in talks
Dozens of Darfur rebel leaders hold talks to find common ground for negotiations with Sudan's government...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
Child protection system 'failing'
Britain's child protection system is still not working effectively, according to a leading expert...
BBC News - August 4, 2007
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