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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 2008:
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Challenger to Mugabe in Zimbabwe
A senior member of Zimbabwe?s ruling party announced that he would run for president against Robert Mugabe...
New York Times - February 5, 2008
Hamas Claims Responsibility for Blast
The claim of responsibility in a lethal attack at a shopping center signaled a possible end to a self-imposed moratorium on such attacks by the Islamic group...
New York Times - February 5, 2008
American Soldiers Kill 3 Iraqis in Raid
According to the Iraqi police, the casualties were family members living in a tiny one-room house in Tikrit...
New York Times - February 5, 2008
US economy fears knock shares
Shares fall on renewed fears about the health of the US economy after weak US service sector figures...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Fears for 150 jobs at office firm
A company making stationery and filing products goes into administration, threatening 150 mid Wales jobs...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Scottish budget at crucial stage
A key vote on the Scottish Government's £30bn budget will take place at Holyrood later...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Police in terror threat warning
The Police Service of Northern Ireland warns of an "increased terrorist threat" from dissident republicans...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Bhutto's political will released
The Pakistan People's Party releases the political will of former leader Benazir Bhutto in which she backs her husband to be party leader...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Israeli raids kill nine in Gaza
Israeli forces kill seven Hamas members in an air strike in Gaza and another two in a military raid...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Italy leader 'to call snap polls'
Italy's president is to dissolve parliament on Wednesday, reports say, paving the way for early elections...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
CIA chief admits waterboarding
The CIA used waterboarding to interrogate al-Qaeda suspects, director Michael Hayden admits...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Salmond threatens resignation
Scotland's first minister threatens to resign if MSPs do not back his government's budget...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Review 'backs intercept evidence'
An independent review into the use of intercept evidence in court cases will say it should be used, the BBC learns...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Straw 'not told' of bugging claim
Ministry of Justice officials were told weeks ago a Labour MP had been bugged, an investigation reveals...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
BHP in £75bn offer for Rio
Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton says it is offering to buy rival Rio Tinto in a deal worth about £75bn...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Obama projected to win in Georgia
Barack Obama will beat Hillary Clinton in Super Tuesday's Democratic primary in Georgia, projections say...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Marches Show Disgust With a Colombian Rebel Group
Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators marched in cities around Colombia on Monday to protest the abductions and killings carried out by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia...
New York Times - February 5, 2008
Kenya Death Toll Surpasses 1,000
According to the Red Cross, most of the killings have been in the turbulent Rift Valley, where gangs from opposing ethnic groups have fought fiercel...
New York Times - February 5, 2008
Chad Rebellion Appears to Falter
France declared it would intervene to protect the Chadian government if called upon and a Darfur rebel group said it had sent troops to help bolster the president...
New York Times - February 5, 2008
U.S. Soldiers Kill 3 Iraqis in Raid
The American military said that American troops killed at least two men and a woman, and wounded a child during a raid in Tikrit in northern Iraq...
New York Times - February 5, 2008
Work begins to repair severed net
Work begins to repair two damaged internet cables in the Mediterranean Sea that were severed last week...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
UK homes urged to 'leave it off'
Britons will be asked to "leave it off" by a campaign showing the link between energy use and climate change...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Three-parent embryo created
Scientists create a human embryo with three separate parents, raising hopes of new treatment for genetic disease...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
School modernisation slips again
A £45bn scheme to modernise England's secondary schools has fallen further behind target...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Big name shopping pledge for city
Developers behind a £1bn Swansea revamp promise to make it a major attraction with top retailers...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Jodi killer claims 'unfair trial'
The lawyer for Luke Mitchell, jailed for killing his girlfriend, tells an appeal court he did not get a fair trial...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Presenter 'bullied rape victim'
A BBC radio presenter bullied a man he met at a party before drugging and raping him at his flat, a court hears...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Planners opposed Causeway scheme
Planners opposed a private developer's scheme for a visitor's centre at the Giant's Causeway, it emerges...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Israeli strike kills six in Gaza
An Israeli air strike hits a police station in Gaza, killing six members of Hamas, Palestinian sources say...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
France unveils super-fast train
France's Alstom unveils a new high-speed AGV train which will travel at up to 360km/h (224mph)...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Football: Gerrard named captain
New England boss Fabio Capello hands Steven Gerrard the captaincy for Wednesday's friendly against Switzerland...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
In pictures: Voters go to polls
Some of the day's images as US voters go to the polls in primaries and caucuses...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Q&A: Super Tuesday
Key questions answered about Super Tuesday, in the race to succeed George W Bush as US president...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
EBay to ban negative seller views
Online auctioneer eBay plans to change its feedback system from May and ban sellers from leaving negative comments...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Fibres 'link accused to victims'
Material from a man accused of killing five women matched that found on his alleged victims, a court hears...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Policing report targets red tape
The time wasted on red tape could put 3,000 more officers on streets, a police reform report says...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Mother's epidural death unlawful
A woman who died after being wrongly administered with an epidural drug was unlawfully killed, an inquest jury rules...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Man 'had sex with victim's body'
A man accused of murdering a teenage model admitted having sex with her after she was killed, a court hears...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Tories step up bug row pressure
The Tories demand a fresh statement on the bugging row which they say makes the prime minister "a liar"...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
US votes on crucial Super Tuesday
Millions of Americans turn out to vote on Super Tuesday - the biggest day so far in the race for the White House...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Israeli Troops Kill Two Hamas Gunmen in Gaza
Israel said its troops killed two Palestinian gunmen from the Islamist Hamas movement on Tuesday near the town of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip...
New York Times - February 5, 2008
Jailed Reporter in China Released
HONG KONG (AP) -- A Hong Kong journalist charged with spying for Taiwan has been released from a prison in mainland China where he was detained for almost two years, the government said Tuesday...
New York Times - February 5, 2008
Former Ally to Challenge Mugabe In Zimbabwe Poll
HARARE (Reuters) - A senior member of Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party, Simba Makoni, said on Tuesday he will run for president in the March 29 election in the biggest internal challenge to Robert Mugabe in 20 years...
New York Times - February 5, 2008
From Prince Andrew, Critical Words for U.S. on Iraq
In a rare Buckingham Palace interview, Britain?s Prince Andrew leveled criticism against U.S. policy on Iraq...
New York Times - February 5, 2008
China Frees Hong Kong Journalist
China freed a Hong Kong journalist jailed on charges of spying for Taiwan following an international campaign calling for his release...
New York Times - February 5, 2008
Oscars boss says show will go on
Academy Awards president Sid Ganis says there is "no doubt" the Oscars ceremony will take place...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Ministers launch fluoride drive
Health Secretary Alan Johnson calls for fluoride to be added to England's water supplies to tackle tooth decay...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
House prices unchanged in January
UK house price growth stalled in January, slowing the annual rate of increase, mortgage lender the Halifax says...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
200 jobs created at medical firm
A major expansion is announced for a biotech company based at a former slate quarry...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Jobs boost after plane seats deal
A Kilkeel company secures a multi-million dollar contract and the promise of at least 100 new jobs for the area...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Final fight for Greece death fall family
The family of a man who died after a balcony fall in Greece begin their last legal bid to convict three doctors...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Arab education 'falling behind'
The World Bank says education in the Arab world lags behind other regions and needs urgent reform...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
China frees Hong Kong journalist
Hong Kong journalist Ching Cheong, who was jailed for spying in mainland China, is released early...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Ex-ally to fight Mugabe in poll
A senior member of Zimbabwe's ruling party says he will challenge President Robert Mugabe in March polls...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Beckham understands snub
Former captain David Beckham admits a call-up to Fabio Capello's first England squad would have been "unfair" on his team-mates...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Cricket: England defeat Kiwis
Dimitri Mascarenhas hits four sixes in a row as England beat New Zealand by 32 runs in a Twenty20 international...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Democratic battle too close to call
Democratic presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are locked in a unique fight to secure their place in history, says the BBC's Jamie Coomarasamy...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Interactive maps of Super Tuesday vote
Guide to Super Tuesday polls and beyond...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Key issues: What candidates think
How do the Democratic and Republican hopefuls size up the key issues of the campaign?...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Home size to decide water bills
Water bills will depend on the size of customer homes under a new billing system from Thames Water...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Tory expenses changes unveiled
David Cameron says all Tory front benchers will declare spending - and any relatives employed - from July...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Lab creates three-parent embryo
Scientists believe they have made a breakthrough in IVF treatment by creating a human embryo with three separate parents...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
BP to cut jobs after profits fall
BP will cut 5,000 jobs after reporting "disappointing" profits as margins were squeezed and costs rose...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
'Work or lose home' - minister
Council tenants should look for work or risk homelessness, the new housing minister Caroline Flint is proposing...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
US Super Tuesday votes under way
Voters in 24 US states choose their candidates for the presidency in the Super Tuesday nominating contests...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Safety fears of bug row officer
An ex-policeman who said he bugged an MP's visit to a jailed constituent says his life is now at risk...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
World Briefing | Europe: France: Parliament Set to Ratify European Treaty
Both houses of Parliament met in joint session at the Palace of Versailles and approved a revision of the constitution necessary for ratification of the new, simplified European Union treaty. The vote paved the way for parliamentary ratification of the treaty on Thursday. France?s rejection of a proposed European Union constitution in a 2005 popular referendum paralyzed the union. The constitution has since been streamlined and renamed a treaty, and is being put before member nations. President Nicolas Sarkozy decided that this time Parliament would vote on the charter, diminishing the risk of rejection...
New York Times - February 5, 2008
World Briefing | Asia: Japan: Princess Becomes Fair Game
A 13-dish Mexican dinner in her honor. Then shark fin soup at a top Chinese restaurant. Next, a French meal featuring black truffles. Princess Masako, the wife of Crown Prince Naruhito, has been eating well, and being criticized in the tabloid press for violating the standards of imperial austerity as the economy shows signs of faltering. The lavish private outings have also prompted the tabloids to ask why the 44-year-old Harvard-educated princess, in whom depression was diagnosed four years ago, is still opting out of most of her official public duties...
New York Times - February 5, 2008
World Briefing | Africa: Kenya: South African Bows Out of Mediation
Cyril Ramaphosa, a South African businessman who led the African National Congress?s negotiations to end apartheid in his country in the 1990s, withdrew as a mediator in crisis talks in Kenya after the government of President Mwai Kibaki said he would not be impartial because he had had business dealings with the top opposition leader, Raila Odinga. Mr. Ramaphosa denied that. He arrived in Nairobi on Friday to help Kofi Annan, the former United Nations secretary general, broker talks between Kenya?s opposing politicians. Talks continued without him. The sides pledged to help people return to their homes and to provide food and shelter for those displaced by the ethnic violence that broke out after with the Dec. 27 presidential election. The government also lifted a monthlong ban on live television broadcasts...
New York Times - February 5, 2008
World Briefing | Europe: Britain: Prison for 5 Who Helped Failed London Bombers
Five men were convicted by a suburban London court of assisting in the failed terrorist attack on London?s transportation system on July 21, 2005, which sought to repeat the attacks that on July 7 that killed 52 people. The five ? all Muslim immigrants from Africa between 25 and 30 ? were sentenced to prison terms from 7 to 17 years for providing safe houses, passports, clothing and food after bombs planted in three subway stations and on a bus failed to explode. The two given the longest sentences, 12 and 17 years, were found guilty of knowing about the plot in advance. The court found that one lived above the ?bomb factory? and helped dump incriminating evidence, including empty bottles of hydrogen peroxide, used in making the bombs, in bins outside his apartment complex. The judge, Paul Worsley, said laws setting the maximum sentences he imposed were ?woefully inadequate for the enormity? of the plot. Four bomb-carriers in the failed attack were sentenced to life last year...
New York Times - February 5, 2008
World Briefing | Asia: China: Rails and Main Road Reopen
China?s main north-south highway, the Zhuhai-Beijing Expressway, reopened and was expected to ease the logjams that have stranded millions of bus and rail passengers after a series of exceptional snowstorms. Rail service was slowly returning to normal. About 80 trains left southern Guangzhou on Sunday with 210,000 passengers aboard, said the state-run newspaper The Southern Metropolis Daily. But a river of new travelers trying to get home for the Lunar New Year holiday this week flowed into the city on Monday, and the area around the main train station was still packed with people...
New York Times - February 5, 2008
An Altar Beyond Olympus for a Deity Predating Zeus
Archaeologists say they have found the ashes, bones and other evidence of animal sacrifices to some pre-Zeus deity on the summit of Mount Lykaion in Greece...
New York Times - February 5, 2008
Car-Free, Solar City in Gulf Could Set a New Standard for Green Design
Masdar City, a nearly self-contained mini-municipality designed for up to 50,000 people, is intended to be a hub for research on nonpolluting energy technologies...
New York Times - February 5, 2008
Bombings Mar Sri Lanka?s 60th Anniversary of Statehood
Two roadside bombings, one of which tore through a civilian bus about 150 miles outside of the country?s capital, killed 13 people, the military said...
New York Times - February 5, 2008
Europe?s Central Banker Engineers His Economics
Jean-Claude Trichet, president of the European Central Bank, is standing resolute about inflation, but he is watching the American economy closely...
New York Times - February 5, 2008
Wikipedia Islam Entry Is Criticized
An article about the Prophet Muhammad in the English-language Wikipedia has become the subject of an online protest in the last few weeks because of its representations of Muhammad...
New York Times - February 5, 2008
Iran Launches Rocket to Commemorate New Space Center
Iran fired a research rocket into space Monday to mark the opening of its space center, a move that was immediately condemned by the United States...
New York Times - February 5, 2008
Marches Show Disgust With a Colombian Rebel Group
Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators marched in cities around Colombia on Monday to protest the abductions and killings carried out by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia...
New York Times - February 5, 2008
Mired in Crisis, Italy Veers Toward Elections
Italy seemed headed toward new elections, after the Senate president said Monday he could not find enough support in Parliament to form a temporary government...
New York Times - February 5, 2008
Processing of Iraqi Refugees Remains Slow, U.S. Says
The process by which Iraqis who worked for the American Embassy in Baghdad can immigrate to the United States remains slow moving, the State Department said Monday...
New York Times - February 5, 2008
Time Runs Out for an Afghan Held by the U.S.
The fate of the first detainee to die of natural causes at the U.S. prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, reveals the problem of military tribunals, Afghans say...
New York Times - February 5, 2008
Police to urge cannabis regrading
Cannabis should be reclassified from Class C to Class B, senior police officers will tell government advisers...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Public asked to check on children
People are being asked to report their concerns about children they think are at risk...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Tax credits not improving say MPs
There has been little improvement in the working of the tax credit system, says another report from MPs...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
New strikes after talks collapse
Council workers in Argyll and Bute begin a fresh three-day strike after talks over conditions break down...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Report urges Afghan farmer boost
A new report on Afghanistan's drugs trade urges investment to provide alternative livelihoods for farmers...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Berlusconi spurns coalition bid
Italy's opposition leader Silvio Berlusconi demands elections, jeopardising efforts to form an interim government...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Catholic nuns and monks decline
The Vatican has reported a further dramatic fall in the number of Roman Catholic monks and nuns worldwide...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Glasgow gangs match London
Glasgow is blighted by drug and alcohol abuse and has as many youth gangs as London, a think tank says...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
£4bn to research killer diseases
Britain's largest medical research charity pledges £4bn to investigate the world's killer diseases...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Calls for climate change minister
A ministerial 'champion' is needed to co-ordinate governmental efforts on climate change, MPs say...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
MMR 'does not trigger reaction'
Autistic children do not react differently to the MMR jab in a study, further confirming no link between the two...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
'Work or lose home' says minister
Council tenants should look for work or risk homelessness, the new housing minister is expected to say in a speech...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
Prince Andrew rebukes US on Iraq
The Duke of York criticises the US administration for failing to heed British advice on post-war strategy in Iraq...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
US voters set for Super Tuesday
Voters in 24 US states are set to choose their candidates for the presidency in the Super Tuesday nominating contests...
BBC News - February 5, 2008
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