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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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Rice Plans Asia Trip to Discuss North Korea's Nuclear Program
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will visit four Asian countries from Friday through the following Wednesday, July 13...
New York Times - July 5, 2005
Details of Afghan Battle Emerge Amid Search for Missing Commando
The Navy commandos killed in action in the wooded mountains of eastern Afghanistan last week were fighting a running battle with a large force of Taliban insurgents at the time...
New York Times - July 5, 2005
Britain Tells Protesters Not to Expect Too Much of G-8 Summit
A senior British official indicated that the world's most industrialized nations have not reached the kind of agreement on key issues that campaigners are demanding...
New York Times - July 5, 2005
Diplomats From Bahrain and Pakistan Are Ambushed in Iraq
Insurgents stepped up their campaign to drive Muslim diplomats from the country, as the Iraqi constitution cleared a hurdle...
New York Times - July 5, 2005
Stars prepare for last Live 8 gig
Ronan Keating, Sugababes, Travis and Annie Lennox prepare to play the final Live 8 concert in Edinburgh...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Galloway claims Africa deception
Ministers are using aid for Africa as a deception to cover up for disaster in Iraq, claims MP George Galloway...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Blair and Beckham boost 2012 bid
Tony Blair and David Beckham spearhead London's final push ahead of the 2012 Olympics vote...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Europeans join forces on migrants
Interior ministers for five key European nations agree to organise joint flights to expel illegal immigrants...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Kidnap claim for Egyptian envoy
A message said to be from one of Iraq's most feared militant groups claims the abduction of Egypt's ambassador...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Africa calls on G8 to scrap debt
Delegates at the African Union summit in Libya call for the cancellation of all debt for all African nations...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Internet given election verdict
The internet was more important at this year's election but did not make a great breakthrough, says a report...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
African leaders urge debt action
African heads of state call on G8 leaders to act quickly and cancel the continent's debts...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Cities gear up for Olympics vote
Olympic chiefs will decide on Wednesday which of the five bidding cities will host the 2012 Games...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Iraqi Leaders Clear Impasse on Constitution
The progress on the political front came as insurgents stepped up their campaign to drive Muslim diplomats from the country...
New York Times - July 5, 2005
Thumbs up for foundation trusts
Foundation trusts have not destabilised the health service, or created a two tier NHS, a report says...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Heads want more power to exclude
Head teachers say they must have greater control over excluding violent pupils from their schools...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Vote looms for EU 'software law'
The European Parliament is preparing to vote on a directive which could lead to the patenting of software...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Police 'ready' for more G8 unrest
Trouble at protests in Perthshire during the G8 summit will be dealt with "robustly", the police promise...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
'Optimism' over jobs threat firm
A union official says there is a 'glimmer at the end of the tunnel' after talks with managers at troubled firm, Christie Tyler...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Lifeguard review call after death
An assembly man calls for a review of the lifeguard service at beaches on the north coast after a man drowns...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Gunmen fire on envoys in Baghdad
Gunmen fire at Pakistan's envoy to Iraq, hours after Bahrain's top diplomat is shot and wounded in Baghdad...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Farmer 'lifted in air' by tornado
A farmer escapes injury after being lifted into the air by a tornado in North Yorkshire as he sheltered from a storm...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Tennis: Murray eases to win
Andy Murray beats world number 126 Gregory Carraz in Rhode Island...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
African leaders call for debt end
Delegates at the African Union summit in Libya are calling for the cancellation of all debt for all African nations...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Bolivian MPs agree early election
Bolivian MPs agree to hold an early election in an attempt to avert further political turmoil...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
UK cancer divide mapped
Maps show people in Scotland and the north of England are far more likely to get cancer than those in the South...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Asda planning to shed 1,000 jobs
Supermarket group Asda says it expects to cut 1,000 jobs as part of a review of its staffing...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Donate Live 8 profit says Gilmour
Live 8 artists should donate profits from increased album sales to charity, says Pink Floyd star Dave Gilmour...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
I want to leave Anfield - Gerrard
Steven Gerrard tells Liverpool he wants to quit Anfield after rejecting a £100,000-a-week contract...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
German admits creating Sasser
A German youth admits in court to creating the Sasser worm which crippled global computers...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Fuel duty increase delayed again
The rise in fuel duty due this month is being delayed again, the UK government has announced...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Blair and Beckham boost Olympic bid
Prime Minister Tony Blair and England star David Beckham push London's bid on the final day of Olympic campaigning...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Lib Dems make Live 8 profits plea
Live 8 artists should donate profits from increased album sales to charity, says a Liberal Democrat spokesman...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Who should win Olympic bid?
Tension is mounting as bid cities wait to find out who will host the 2012 Olympics Games. Who should win the prize?...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Jobs threat firm put up for sale
Furniture firm Christie Tyler, which has five sites in south Wales, goes on sale with hundreds of jobs in the balance...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Further gloom for UK High Street
Underlying retail sales fell again in June, an industry body says, although the good weather and numerous sales offers helped stem the decline...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
ID cards academic attacks Clarke
An academic describes ministers' attacks on him over his report criticising plans for ID cards as "desperate"...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
North-South cancer divide mapped
New cancer maps show people in Scotland and the north of England are far more likely to get cancer than those in the South...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Gunmen killed at Indian holy site
Police end an attack on a disputed religious site at Ayodhya in northern India by killing all the assailants...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Snapped spine driver walks again
The surgeon who operated on a 25-year-old whose back broke in two says it is a miracle that he walked out of hospital...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Police probe bomb attacks motive
Police are keeping an open mind about the motive for two petrol bomb attacks on houses in south Belfast...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
G8 protest accused set for court
Police say 100 people are due to appear in court after clashes in Edinburgh ahead of the G8 summit...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Koizumi wins postal reform vote
Japan's PM Junichiro Koizumi wins a key lower house vote to privatise the country's huge postal system...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Blair sidesteps French food fight
Tony Blair refuses to be drawn into a diplomatic row after the French president reportedly insulted English food...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Sasser worm suspect on trial
A German teenager goes on trial charged with creating the Sasser worm which crippled computers around the world...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Chelsea fail in £32m Gerrard bid
Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry tells BBC Sport he will turn down Chelsea's £32m bid for Steven Gerrard...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Rugby: Lions beat Auckland
The Lions bounce back from their second Test defeat with a hard-fought win over Auckland...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Tennis: Murray back in action
Britons Andy Murray and Greg Rusedski are in action at Rhode Island on Tuesday...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
African leaders seek end to debt
Delegates at the African Union summit in Libya prepare a final declaration urging debt cancellation...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
U2 win memorabilia court battle
U2 win their court battle for the return of memorabilia, which they accused a former stylist of stealing...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Europe bans chemical use in toys
The European Parliament votes to permanently ban the use of a group of chemicals to soften children's toys...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Bahrain envoy shot in Iraq attack
Bahrain's envoy to Iraq is shot and wounded by gunmen who attack his car in the capital, Baghdad...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Family murder men jailed for life
Two men who murdered a businessman and his family are told they should never be released from prison...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Best in clear over assault claims
No further action will be taken over assault and indecent assault allegations against football legend George Best...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Protesters in court ahead of G8
Protesters arrested on Monday are appearing on court in Edinburgh as fresh protests get under way ahead of the G8 summit...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Blair makes Olympic 2012 plea
British Prime Minister Tony Blair and England captain David Beckham are in Singapore to help London's Olympic bid...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
First Gay Couples Apply for Marriage Under New Spanish Law
Gay and lesbian couples in Madrid lined up to apply for marriage licenses four days after Parliament passed a law giving same-sex couples the right to marry...
New York Times - July 5, 2005
Syrians Clash With Fighters Linked to the Iraqi Insurgency
Syrian security forces clashed with men believed to be militants connected to Iraq's insurgency and former bodyguards for Saddam Hussein...
New York Times - July 5, 2005
G.I.'s Recover Bodies of 2 on Seal Team in Afghanistan
U.S. forces have recovered the bodies of two members of a Navy Seal reconnaissance team that was reported missing after coming under fire in eastern Afghanistan...
New York Times - July 5, 2005
Sunni Group in Iraq Urges Members to Vote
A major Sunni umbrella group called on its people to register for the next round of elections and take part "despite our reservations."...
New York Times - July 5, 2005
On Eve of Summit Talks, Leaders and Protesters Prepare
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 5, 2005
Corruption Hampers Mexican Police in Border Drug War
Mexico has been forced to take another hard look at its police force as the country struggles against a devastating crime wave...
New York Times - July 5, 2005
Universities denounce visa move
University and student representatives protest to MPs about moves to drop the right of appeal on UK visa refusals...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Extradition law criticised by MPs
Extradition laws come under fire from MPs as deadline nears for a decision on the fate of a UK terror suspect...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Patients trade wait for best care
Patients say they are prepared to face long waiting lists if it means they will receive the best hospital care...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Scores face court after clashes
Nearly 100 people will appear in court following clashes with police in the centre of Edinburgh...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Kyrgyzstan to halt repatriations
Kyrgyzstan drops plans to deport hundreds of refugees who fled Uzbekistan after unrest in May...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Blair's Olympic 2012 plea
British Prime Minister Tony Blair says a London Olympics would provide a sporting legacy for generations...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Football: Gerrard 'set to quit'
Chelsea make a record £32m bid for Liverpool's Steven Gerrard, say reports...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Two die in Albania poll violence
Two Albanians in post-election violence as monitors say the poll did not fully meet international standards...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
Siege drags on after officer shot
An armed siege at a house continues after an office was shot and seriously injured as he tried to make an arrest...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
G8 leaders and protests get ready
US President George W Bush plays down expectations ahead of this week's G8 summit in Scotland this week...
BBC News - July 5, 2005
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