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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 February 2007:
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As Death Toll Rises in Flood, Indonesia Braces for Disease
Officials are concerned about the possible spread of serious ailments such as cholera, typhoid and malaria and also issued warnings about the bird flu virus...
New York Times - February 5, 2007
'Super-scope' opens for business
The biggest science facility to be built in the UK for 30 years - the Diamond synchrotron - welcomes its first users...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Healthy foods 'lift retail sales'
UK High Street sales saw their best performance in January for three years, according to a leading industry survey...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
A&E wait figures 'being fiddled'
The four-hour A&E target is being fiddled by "dubious management tactics", academics say...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Iran 'sets up atomic centrifuges'
Iran installs 328 centrifuges at two uranium enrichment sites at its Natanz complex, Western diplomats say...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
US firms pay up over stunt scare
Two US firms pay $2m after staging a "guerrilla" advertising stunt that sparked bomb scares in Boston...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Rugby U: Hope for Irish skipper
Brian O'Driscoll remains in contention to play for Ireland against France but Peter Stringer is another fitness doubt...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Doherty facing motoring charges
Rock star Pete Doherty is charged with four driving offences following his arrest last year...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
England hit by triple withdrawal
Wayne Bridge, Andrew Johnson and Chris Kirkland will miss England's friendly with Spain - but Wayne Rooney could still feature...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
US Republicans block Iraq debate
Republicans in Congress block a debate on a bill opposing President Bush's plan to send extra troops to Iraq...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
UK a high crime country - survey
The UK is a "high crime country" with a very high risk of common crime, a European Union study suggests...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Straw criticised for Lords reform
The Leader of the House of Commons, Jack Straw, has been criticised by Labour MPs and lords over Lords reform...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
'Kidnap plot' police end searches
Detectives investigating an alleged terrorist kidnap plot finish their search of 18 addresses...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Italian fans face stadium lockout
Italy's football stadiums will not re-open to fans until safety standards are met, the interior minister says...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Litvinenko friend breaks silence
A close friend of murdered ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko breaks his silence in a BBC interview...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Giuliani joins race for president
Ex-New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani registers as a candidate for the Republican US presidential nomination...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Bird flu turkey cull completed
The cull of 159,000 birds at a farm in Suffolk where bird flu was found is now complete, the government says...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
TV ad ban plan 'threatens shows'
TV news and children's shows could be threatened by an EU plan to overhaul ad rules, a House of Lords report warns...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
UKIP to push 'independence' theme
The UK Independence Party is to campaign as "The Independence Party" in May's local elections, its leader says...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Over-the-counter pill plan debate
Drug regulators are to consider making the pill available over the counter without a doctors prescription...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Curbs call on pupils' phone usage
Teachers call for schools to be made phone free zones after an alleged attack on a head teacher is filmed...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Anger at Cwmbran jail possibility
The Home Office refuses to comment on speculation a jail might be built on a former police training college...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Firm seeks to ease bird flu fears
Bernard Matthews says there is no risk to people from the bird flu outbreak but farmers remain wary about its impact...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Van used for disabled boy stolen
A vehicle specially adapted for a family's severely disabled son has been stolen from a house in Dunmurry...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Syria 'can broker peace in Iraq'
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says his country can play a major role in bringing security to Iraq...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Bali bomber 'preached from cell'
One of the 2002 Bali bombers has been able to preach to militants from jail using a mobile phone, police say...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Football: Woodgate to Boro
Real Madrid announce they have agreed the permanent transfer of Jonathan Woodgate to Middlesbrough...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
No more Mars bar ads for children
Masterfoods, which makes Mars and Snickers, is to stop targeting advertising at under-12s...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Easter and Balshaw in for England
England make two changes for their Six Nations match against Italy, with Nick Easter and Iain Balshaw coming into the side...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Italy buries football riot victim
Italy buries a policeman who died in riots after a football match, as officials debate the future of the game...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Meera Syal joins the set text set
Meera Syal, comedian and writer, is joining the ranks of authors recommended for study for young teenagers...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
'Bomb plotters made frantic calls'
The alleged 21 July bombers made hundreds of calls to each other while plotting to attack London, a court hears...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Deal ends Beatles' Apple battle
Technology giant Apple reaches a deal with the Beatles to end the dispute over the Apple name...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Bird flu 'will be stamped out'
The government is determined to eradicate bird flu, Environment Secretary David Miliband says...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Hindered by Delays and Corruption, the Iraqi Air Force Is Flying Again, but Barely
The United States severely underestimated what it will take to rebuild Iraq?s air force...
New York Times - February 5, 2007
Actor O'Neal in gun row with son
Hollywood actor Ryan O'Neal is arrested in California for allegedly assaulting his son Griffin, police say...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Apple to Vista upgraders: 'Wait'
Apple's iTunes music software is not fully compatible with Vista, Microsoft's newest operating system...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
'Food fear' children need support
Most young people with an eating disorder say there is no-one they can turn to about their problem...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Nursery pupils taught philosophy
Children as young as four are being taught philosophy in nursery in a bid to encourage good thinking...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Bill bids to extend national park
MSPs are in Blair Atholl to hear from whether the area should be included in the Cairngorm National Park...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
'Confusion' over cancer services
Cancer services are over-stretched and over-complicated, according to a new report...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Barratt in £2.2bn property deal
Housebuilder Barratt Developments is to buy rival developer Wilson Bowden in a £2.2bn deal...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
India river dispute ruling issued
A tribunal set up 17 years ago to rule on a dispute over the Cauvery river in southern India announces its verdict...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Witness appeal in ice rink murder
Police ask for help from 300 young people who may have seen a teenager being shot dead at a disco...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Man charged with stabbing murder
A 43-year-old man is charged with murder after a man was killed in south Belfast at the weekend...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Chile probes deadly weekend fires
Inquiries begin in Chile after a fire in a historic port kills at least three people and a hotel fire leaves 10 tourists dead...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Bodies found in German restaurant
Six people are found shot dead in a Chinese restaurant in Sittensen, northern Germany...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Rows over Nigeria treason trial
The treason trial of Nigerian oil militant Mujahid Dokubo-Asari is again delayed after angry rows in court...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Disease fears amid Jakarta floods
Indonesia fears disease could take hold in the severely flooded capital Jakarta, where 25 people have already died...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Rooney clear for England link-up
Man Utd's Wayne Rooney is cleared to join the England squad ahead of Wednesday's friendly with Spain...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Cricket: Vaughan fit for NZ
England welcome captain Michael Vaughan back for Tuesday's must-win match against New Zealand...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Caste clouds India's high hopes
Indians want their country to punch its weight but worry the caste system may hold it back, a BBC poll suggests...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Curriculum for 'changing society'
The secondary school curriculum in England is re-shaped to be more relevant to modern learners...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
UK soldier dies in Iraq bombing
A British soldier is killed by a roadside bomb in Basra in southern Iraq, the Ministry of Defence confirms...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Suspended sentence for cat killer
A woman who put her boyfriend's cat in a washing machine following a row, is given a four-month suspended jail term...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
US urged to speed up Iraq plan
Iraq's Sunni vice-president demands the US speed up troop deployments in Baghdad for a new security drive...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Men jailed for online rape plot
Three men who used an internet chat room to hatch a plan to rape a schoolgirl have been jailed...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Woman hurt in 'letter bomb' blast
A woman is taken to hospital after an explosion in an office building in central London...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Building a Memorial to a Son, One Child at a Time
By helping children abroad, an American couple sought to create a legacy for their son, who died of a heart ailment...
New York Times - February 5, 2007
Former Cabinet Officials Arrested in Bangladesh Corruption Sweep
The arrests followed a promise by the interim government to cleanse politics of organized crime and corruption...
New York Times - February 5, 2007
American Takes Over Command of NATO Force in Afghanistan
The force is still struggling to contain the Taliban, which mounted a strong comeback last year...
New York Times - February 5, 2007
Palestinians Say Clashes Hurt Their Cause
Palestinians say their own infighting is making it too easy for Israel to argue that the time is not right to promote a Palestinian state...
New York Times - February 5, 2007
Iraqis Fault Pace of U.S. Plan in Attack
A growing number of Iraqis blamed the United States for creating conditions that led to the single worst suicide bombing in the war...
New York Times - February 5, 2007
GP chief launches charm offensive
The government's GP leader is to go on a charm offensive after weeks of damaging stories about the profession...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Scottish Power charges criticised
A group of MSPs will urge Scottish Power to stop back-charging customers with token meters...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Seven quizzed over ice rink shooting
Seven people are arrested after the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy at an ice rink in south London...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Massive floods hit 75% of Jakarta
Some 75% of the Indonesian capital Jakarta is now affected by floods that have killed 25 people, officials say...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Manning guides Colts to victory
Indianapolis beat the Chicago Bears 29-17 to win Super Bowl XLI in rain-hit Miami...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Internet video rules 'misguided'
An all-party Lords committee condemns EU attempts to regulate internet video broadcasts as "misguided"...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Hyundai's boss gets three years
The head of Hyundai Motor Company, Chung Mong-koo, is sentenced to three years in jail for embezzlement...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
'Strong chance' of UK rates rise
There is a "strong possibility" interest rates in the UK will rise in February, according to an overview business survey...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Quarter of ex-Rover staff jobless
Thousands of ex-workers from MG Rover remain unemployed two years after its collapse, a union survey shows...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Cities 'prosper with more powers'
Up to a million jobs could be created in England if more power was devolved to cities, research suggests...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Iran strike 'would be disastrous'
A coalition of UK organisations warns Tony Blair that military action against Iran would be disastrous...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
Experts hunt for bird flu source
Experts try to determine the source of an outbreak of bird flu as a mass cull of turkeys nears its end...
BBC News - February 5, 2007
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