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Venus flytraps caught in shrinking natural habitat
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Hungary 4 dead, 26 injured in train collision
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Iraqi lawmaker urges resolution of minority issue
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Curfew in Indian Kashmir to prevent protest rally
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Kashmir police threaten to shoot curfew violators
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Supreme Court to open new term with heavy workload
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Congress hears Lehman sought millions for execs
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Designers play it safe as economy sours
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Jimmy Kimmel returns as American Music Awards host
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Global News Archive for December 2005:
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New British Law Allows Same-Sex Civil Partnerships
From Brighton to Birmingham and beyond, gay and lesbian couples began registering today for the first ceremonies later this month...
New York Times - December 5, 2005
Rumsfeld Cites Contractor in Planting of Reports in Iraqi Media
The secretary of defense laid blame today for the possible placement on the contractor who ran the propaganda program...
New York Times - December 5, 2005
Suspected Mastermind of Bangladesh Suicide Bombing Is Arrested
Enyatullah Ujjal was arrested for attacks last week that left at least 10 people dead...
New York Times - December 5, 2005
Skills gap 'threatens UK future'
The UK risks falling behind internationally because of a skills shortage, says an influential government adviser...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Poison gas 'caused' great dying
The Earth's greatest mass extinction was probably caused by poisonous volcanic gas, according to a study published in the journal Geology...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Tax change for movies made in UK
A tax credit for producers offering relief for both large and small budget films is announced...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Nurse shift costs hospital £1,100
A hospital trust in Kent pays £1,100 for an agency nurse to cover one shift in accident and emergency...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Searches in teenager murder probe
Detectives investigating the murder of Belfast schoolboy Thomas Devlin carry out several searches...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Brown accused of 'smash and grab'
Alex Salmond accuses Chancellor Gordon Brown of a "smash and grab" raid on oil revenues...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Gazza disputes Ladak drink claims
Paul Gascoigne denies claims by Kettering owner Imraan Ladak that drinking led to his dismissal as manager...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Football: B'ham 1-2 West Ham
Goals from Bobby Zamora and Marlon Harewood earn West Ham victory at struggling Birmingham...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Football: Redknapp in limbo
Harry Redknapp looks less likely to rejoin Portsmouth after Southampton refused their offer of compensation...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Dutch trial witness stays silent
A key witness in a Islamist terror network trial in the Netherlands refuses to answer questions...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
UK ready to hear from kidnappers
The UK "stands ready" to hear from peace activist Norman Kember's kidnappers in Iraq, says Jack Straw...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Shedboatshed artist wins Turner
Simon Starling, who turned a shed into a working boat and then back into a shed, wins the £25,000 Turner Prize...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Tsunami families attack response
Bereaved families of UK tsunami victims attack the authorities' handling of the disaster as the inquest opens...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Carol Thatcher wins jungle show
Bookmakers' favourite Carol Thatcher wins ITV1's reality TV show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Bomber Kills Five Outside Shopping Mall in Israel
It was the third time in more than three years that the mall, called the Sharon mall, had been the hit by a suicide bombing...
New York Times - December 5, 2005
Rice Chides Europeans on Detention Center Complaints
The secretary of state said interrogations of terror suspects have produced information that helped "save European lives."...
New York Times - December 5, 2005
President of Kazakhstan Secures a Third Term in Office
A prominent international observer mission said today that the election over the weekend did not meet democratic standards...
New York Times - December 5, 2005
Tories: Brown past sell-by date
Gordon Brown is "past his sell-by date" and has "held Britain back", shadow chancellor George Osborne says...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
NHS workers face 2% pay increase
NHS pay must be based on the government's 2% target for inflation, Chancellor Gordon Brown has said...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
'Confusion' over new GCSE targets
The government is said to be giving contradictory signals about its tougher GCSE-level targets for England...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Europe debates its space goals
Ministers from 17 European nations are meeting in Berlin to map out Europe's space activities over the next decade...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
BJP expels firebrand politician
Uma Bharti, a senior member of India's main opposition party, is expelled for publicly disagreeing with its leaders...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Child killed by family's pet dog
An inquest hears how a one-year-old toddler was killed when a bulldog held him by the neck at the family home...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Battalion is to leave border area
A Welsh Army battalion based at Bessbrook Mill in Armagh is to leave in the New Year, the government says...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Council guilty of discrimination
The Court of Session finds Glasgow City Council discriminated against two job applicants on race grounds...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Stabbed mother's 'years of abuse'
A woman stabbed to death when her ex-partner forced his way into her new home, had began a new life after years of domestic violence, relatives say...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Football: Kettering sack Gazza
Kettering sack Paul Gascoigne as a result of '37 separate incidents' since he became manager 39 days ago...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Football: Redknapp out of running
Portsmouth continue their search for a new boss after Southampton reject their compensation offer for Harry Redknapp...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Powerful quake rocks East Africa
A strong earthquake hits eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, sending shocks across East Africa...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Russia confirms Iran missile deal
Russia says it is selling surface-to-air missiles to Iran and insists they are only defensive...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Rice defends US terror policies
The secretary of state admits that terror suspects are flown abroad by the US, but denies they are tortured...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Tsunami alert needed back-up
A warning system may not have saved Asian tsunami victims, the inquest into 91 Britons' deaths is told...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
'Contact made' with kidnap group
Direct contact has been made with the kidnappers of western peace campaigners held in Iraq, the BBC learns...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Brown halves UK growth forecast
Chancellor Gordon Brown slashes his estimate of UK growth after admitting it has been a "tough" year...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Saddam trial told of 'massacre'
The first witness in the trial of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein gives harrowing evidence to the court...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
UK offers more funds to EU budget
The UK aims to end deadlock over the 2007-13 EU budget by offering to pay an extra 8bn euros (£5bn)...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Gamers decry Amazon Xbox shortage
Online retailer Amazon UK is facing criticism from customers over its handling of Xbox 360 deliveries...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Conservative leader contest ends
The ballot to choose the next Conservative Party leader ends - with the winner to be announced on Tuesday...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Police seek fatal stab witnesses
North Wales Police appeal for witnesses after a woman is stabbed to death in front of her family...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
NTL and Virgin in takeover talks
Virgin Mobile, the telecoms firm backed by Sir Richard Branson, is in talks to merge with cable TV company NTL...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Iran to build new nuclear plant
Iran's government has approved plans to build a second nuclear power plant, state media reports...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
'Enemy fire' forces down Chinooks
Enemy fire forced down two US Chinook helicopters in south Afghanistan injuring six troops, the US military says...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Call for safety check at crossing
The father of a teenage girl killed by a train on a level crossing calls for safety improvements to be made at the station...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
'Joint approach' to justice plans
Draft guidelines on community restorative justice schemes are published by the government...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Somali pirates force aid detour
The WFP delivers food aid from Kenya to Somalia by road because ship-owners fear pirate attacks...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Kazakh election 'not democratic'
Sunday's presidential poll in Kazakhstan failed to meet international standards, Europe's OSCE says...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Airbus unveils huge Chinese order
Airbus announces a deal to supply 150 A320 planes to Chinese airlines which could be worth up to £5.4bn...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Murdoch 'set up', lawyer claims
The lawyer for murder suspect Bradley Murdoch says police investigating Peter Falconio's murder may have framed him...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Eminem imitator jailed for life
A fan of US rapper Eminem is jailed for life for the murder of a 26-year-old woman he met at a karaoke gig...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Cricket: Vaughan tour 'in balance'
England are fearing there could be bad news regarding Michael Vaughan's availability for the one-day series...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Football: Real linked with trio
Arsene Wenger, Rafael Benitez and Jose Mourinho may be targeted by Real Madrid to replace sacked boss Wanderley Luxemburgo...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
UK coroner probes tsunami deaths
A mass inquest into the deaths of 91 Britons killed in the Asian tsunami opens in west London...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Five dead in Israel suicide bomb
Five people are killed and dozens are hurt in a suicide bombing at a shopping centre in the Israeli town of Netanya...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Brown to outline state of economy
The chancellor is expected to acknowledge a slowing UK economy when he presents his pre-Budget report...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Plumber faces five terror charges
A 28-year-old man is charged with five offences relating to alleged terrorist activities and firearms possession...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Chaos mars Saddam court hearing
A trial hearing for Saddam Hussein resumes in Baghdad, following chaotic scenes and a defence walkout...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Rice to Defend U.S. on Reports of Prisons for Terror Suspects
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice plans to offer a studied defense in the debate over reports of secret prisons for terror suspects in several European countries...
New York Times - December 5, 2005
Signs of Big Win for Kazakhstan President in Peaceful Election
Early signs indicated a landslide victory for President Nursultan Nazarbayev, but opposition candidates claimed vote fraud...
New York Times - December 5, 2005
U.S. Forces Try New Approach: Raid and Dig In
The taking of an abandoned youth center by Marines illustrated a new approach to taming the Anbar Province area, where the military has been conducting raids for months...
New York Times - December 5, 2005
Sunni Candidates in Iraq Find Enemies on All Sides
Sunni politicians taking part in the elections denounce the Shiite-led government, yet Sunni militants brand them as traitors...
New York Times - December 5, 2005
U.N. Elections Chief Faces Ouster as Vote Nears
Carina Perelli expects to receive a dismissal notice after a review found she was abusive and condoned sexual innuendo...
New York Times - December 5, 2005
Chávez's Grip Tightens as Rivals Boycott Vote
Venezuela's leftist government was positioned to increase its slight majority to as much as 90 percent or more, with about 75 percent of voters staying away from the polls...
New York Times - December 5, 2005
Concerns over breast op checks
Women who require breast reductions are assessed on a sometimes unreliable and ad-hoc basis, leading doctors claim...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Turner art winner to be announced
The winner of this year's Turner Prize for art, worth £25,000, is to be announced at Tate Britain on Monday...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Recyclers' rubbish dumped abroad
Councils are investigating after 500 tons of green bin rubbish ended up unsorted as 'hazardous waste' in an Asian port...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Same-sex couples embrace equality
Same-sex civil partnerships become law in Scotland to give the same legal rights as heterosexual married couples...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Virgin 'plans £4.5bn NTL merger'
Virgin Mobile, the telecoms firm backed by Sir Richard Branson, is in talks to merge with cable TV company NTL, according to reports...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
UK to table EU budget proposals
Proposals aimed at reaching a deal on the 2007-13 EU budget will be tabled by the government...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Massive victory for Kazakh leader
Kazakh leader Nursultan Nazarbayev wins 91% of the vote in a presidential poll, according to first results...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
'Kremlin' party leads Moscow poll
The pro-Kremlin party, United Russia, takes an early lead in Moscow city elections...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Saddam trial due to resume
The trial of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein is due to resume, as his lawyers seek further adjournment...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Brown's Pre-Budget Report due
The chancellor is expected to acknowledge a slowing UK economy when he gives his Pre-Budget Report...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
'Gay weddings' become law in UK
More than 1,200 gay couples are set to form civil partnerships after a long-awaited change in the law...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Venezuela victory for Chavez
Parties allied to President Hugo Chavez say they have won every seat in Venezuela's parliamentary elections...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Tsunami inquest to open in London
A mass inquest into the deaths of 93 Britons killed in the Asian tsunami opens in west London...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
Defence closes in Falconio case
The defence for murder suspect Bradley Murdoch tells an Australian court things about the case "don't add up"...
BBC News - December 5, 2005
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