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Review Just say I dont to Bride Wars
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Audiovox to expand availability of TV on the road
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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How big Jurassic flying reptiles got off ground
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Congo rebel faction denounces Nkunda as leader
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Arabs put Hamas in UN draft, West offers own text
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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New US-led naval force to battle Somali pirates
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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How many scorpions? London Zoo does critter count
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Pope Benedict jokes about hoarse voice
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Handlers on phone ordered Mumbai gunmen to kill
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Global News Archive for September 2005:
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4 Palestinians Killed in Blast of Home Linked to Hamas
A powerful explosion destroyed the home of a family closely linked to the Islamic faction Hamas in Gaza City...
New York Times - September 5, 2005
Afghan and U.S. Forces Mount Operation in Southern Afghanistan
Thirteen suspected Taliban were killed and over 40 people detained, Afghan and American officials said today...
New York Times - September 5, 2005
Indonesian Jet Crashes on Takeoff in Sumatra, Killing 143
Thirteen people sitting in the rear survived the fire that engulfed the plane when it hit a busy road 500 yards from the airport...
New York Times - September 5, 2005
Iraq's Kurdish Leader Issues Broadside Against Arab Countries
Iraq's Kurdish president said Arab countries had not sent diplomats and had not sent condolences about the stampede last week...
New York Times - September 5, 2005
Chernobyl's After-Effects Not as Dire as Predicted, Report Says
A scientific report has found that its after-effects on health and the environment have proved not so dire as had been previously predicted...
New York Times - September 5, 2005
E.ON eyes Scottish Power takeover
German utility giant E.ON confirms it is considering making a takeover bid for UK energy group Scottish Power...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Almost 4m missing from vote lists
Up to 3.7m people eligible to vote are not registered to go to the polls, says a report from the UK elections' watchdog...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Southern Colombia hit by blackout
Nearly three million people are left without electricity in south-western Colombia after suspected rebel attacks...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
India 'will cut' Kashmir troops
After talks with separatists, India says it will cut troop levels in disputed Kashmir if there is an end to violence...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
High Street gloom as sales slip
Falling demand for furniture, carpets and electrical goods hits UK High Street sales, the British Retail Consortium says...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Football: Owen kept guessing
England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has yet to tell Michael Owen whether he will start against Northern Ireland...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Clarke is voter favourite - poll
Ken Clarke is four times more popular with the public than his nearest rival in the Tory leader race, a poll suggests...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
UK clubbers 'turn to ketamine'
Animal sedative ketamine is becoming common on Britain's drugs scene, according to charity DrugScope...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Jobless Palestinians Clash With Security Forces in Gaza
Hundreds of unemployed Palestinians demanding jobs clashed with the Palestinian security forces for a second day today...
New York Times - September 5, 2005
DNA study of 'greatest racehorse'
Eclipse, the stallion described by many as the greatest racehorse of all time, is to have his DNA studied by scientists...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Kazaa hit by file-sharing ruling
An Australian court has ruled that the popular file-swapping program Kazaa urged its users to breach copyright...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Stars unite for hurricane relief
A concert is being staged to benefit victims of Hurricane Katrina, as stars offer to help those affected...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Katrina: Are you a survivor?
British officials have been defended by Tony Blair after criticisms from some survivors returning to the UK. Send us your comments...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Tory contest 'could be delayed'
The Tory leadership election could be delayed as debate continues on changing the rules...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Chernobyl 'likely to kill 4,000'
Experts have estimated that around 4,000 people will die from the effects of the 1986 accident at Chernobyl...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
India PM begins key Kashmir talks
Indian PM Manmohan Singh begins his first talks with Kashmiri separatists opposed to Delhi's rule...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Police attacked by petrol bombers
Police officers carrying out a search operation in north Belfast are attacked with petrol bombs and stones...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Toddler accused 'hit wrong pedal'
A man charged with careless driving after the death of a toddler told police he accidentally accelerated...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Left behind in New Orleans
Small boats still patrol New Orleans looking for survivors, a week after the city flooded...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
UK petrol prices continue to rise
Petrol and diesel prices continue rising with the average cost of a litre of unleaded petrol at 94.6p...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Cricket: Aussies call up Clark
Paceman Stuart Clark is called into Australia's Test squad as cover for Glenn McGrath...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Roberts named as top US judge
President Bush nominates John Roberts to succeed Chief Justice William Rehnquist, who died on Saturday...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Soldiers' assault 'killed Iraqi'
An Iraqi man was killed during a "gratuitous" assault involving seven UK soldiers, a court hears...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Forced marriage 'should be crime'
Parents who coerce their children into forced marriages could face prosecution under proposals unveiled by ministers...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Thousands return to New Orleans
Residents return to suburban New Orleans to inspect hurricane damage as an appeal for funds is launched...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Alps cable car crash kills nine
At least nine people are killed and several others injured in a cable car accident in the Austrian Alps...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Indonesian Jet Crash Kills All 117 Aboard
An airliner carrying 109 adults, three babies and five crew members crashed soon after takeoff from the northern city of Medan on Monday...
New York Times - September 5, 2005
Hussein Trial in '82 Deaths Set to Begin Next Month
Saddam Hussein and seven aides will face a special tribunal in six weeks on charges of massacring almost 150 residents from the Iraqi town of Dujail...
New York Times - September 5, 2005
Turner wins 'great painting' vote
Turner's 1839 work The Fighting Temeraire is named the greatest painting in Britain in a public vote...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Hurricane Katrina: What next?
Huge areas of New Orleans have been evacuated as rescuers conduct house-to-house searches. Send us your reaction...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
SOS call for Ireland's deep coral
Spectacular deep-water corals off the south-west coast of Ireland are in urgent need of protection, a Dublin conference will hear...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Legal loss for Kazaa file-sharers
An Australian court rules that people using the popular file-swapping program Kazaa are infringing copyright...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Kosovo president has lung cancer
Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova says he has been diagnosed with lung cancer but will not step down...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Armed assault on Baghdad ministry
At least two Iraqi policemen are killed in a surprise insurgent attack on the interior ministry in Baghdad...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
India to hold key Kashmir talks
Indian PM Manmohan Singh is to hold his first talks with Kashmiri separatists opposed to Delhi's rule...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Classroom damaged in arson attack
A temporary classroom is destroyed in an arson attack at a primary school in County Londonderry...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Body of newborn infant discovered
Police cordon off a section of parkland in the east end of Glasgow after a newborn baby's body is found...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Concerns over RAF jet maintenance
An MP voices his worries over RAF maintenance after a report into how a part fell off a Tornado jet...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Online betting firm in bid talks
Internet betting company Sportingbet confirms it is in talks to buy online poker business Empire Online...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Davis criticises leadership rules
Tory leadership hopeful David Davis has criticised plans to deny ordinary party members a say in who gets the top job...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Blair defends UK Katrina response
Prime Minister Tony Blair defends UK officials' efforts to assist British survivors of Hurricane Katrina...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Football: Owen set for recall
England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson hints that Michael Owen will start the World Cup qualifier in Northern Ireland...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Cricket: Fletcher keen to stay
Duncan Fletcher says he will remain England coach until at least the 2007 World Cup and could stay even longer...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Kenya constitution vote announced
A referendum on Kenya's new constitution is to be held on 21 November, with the government deeply split on the draft...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Bush to name top judge 'promptly'
The US president vows to nominate a new chief justice soon, following William Rehnquist's death...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Hurricane rescuers seek survivors
Much of New Orleans is completely evacuated, as rescuers go house-to-house to search for survivors...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
UK troops killed in southern Iraq
Two British soldiers are killed in a roadside bomb attack near Basra, the Ministry of Defence confirms...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
EU and China reach textile deal
An EU-China summit starts with a deal which could settle the two sides' row over China's surging textile exports...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
PC jailed for Guyana killing
A British police officer is jailed for two years after being convicted of killing a man in South America...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Egypt's Election Panel to Ignore Court Order on Poll Monitors
Egypt's presidential electoral commission said that it would not abide by a court ruling authorizing nongovernmental organizations to monitor the coming election...
New York Times - September 5, 2005
Iran Rejects an Ultimatum From Europe on Its Nuclear Program
The head of Iran's nuclear negotiating team told state television that the increasing pressure on Tehran to freeze its program to make nuclear fuel amounted to "bullying."...
New York Times - September 5, 2005
Palestinian Legislator Pleads Guilty to Assisting Militant Group
A prominent member of the Palestinian parliament pleaded guilty in an Israeli military court to charges that he helped carry out attacks against Israel...
New York Times - September 5, 2005
Egyptians Are Said to Find Links in 3 Sinai Attacks
Investigators say they have concluded that three recent attacks in the Sinai Peninsula were all linked...
New York Times - September 5, 2005
Hussein Trial in '82 Deaths Set to Begin Next Month
Saddam Hussein and seven aides face a special tribunal in six weeks on charges of massacring almost 150 residents from the Iraqi town of Dujail...
New York Times - September 5, 2005
The Schröder-Merkel Debate: Experts Say the Conservative Still Leads the Chancellor
Germany's conservative leader, Angela Merkel, blamed Chancellor Gerhard Schröder for the country's economic woes as they debated two weeks before the election...
New York Times - September 5, 2005
Smoke ban proposal 'half-hearted'
The government would be guilty of double standards if it did not enforce a full ban on smoking in public places, doctors' leaders say...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Typhoon death toll rises in China
More than 70 are known to have died after typhoon Talim hit in south-eastern China, with many more missing...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Family tribute to murdered mother
A family pay tribute to a teenager who is thought to have been murdered in front of her baby daughter...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Forced marriage law debated
Women who have been forced into marriage are to be asked if the practice should be made a criminal offence in the UK...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Criminals to 'adapt to ID cards'
The UK's proposed ID cards scheme will do little to stop identity theft and fraud, studies on criminals suggest...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Chirac 'doing well' in hospital
French president Jacques Chirac is said to be in good condition after being hospitalised at the weekend...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
SOS call for Ireland's coral
Spectacular corals off the south-west coast of Ireland are in urgent need of protection, scientists say...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Indonesia jet crashes on take-off
Dozens die after a passenger plane crashes near the northern Indonesian city of Medan...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
Winston warns of stem cell hype
Fertility expert Lord Winston says the potential benefits of embryonic stem cell research have probably been oversold...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
More Katrina Britons to fly home
Seven more planes carrying British survivors of Hurricane Katrina are due to arrive back in the UK...
BBC News - September 5, 2005
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