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Team of FBI investigators readies to fly to Mumbai
Southern Ledger - December 1, 2008
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US Jewish, meditation groups members die in India
Southern Ledger - December 1, 2008
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Tennessee, Kiffin reach tentative deal
Southern Ledger - December 1, 2008
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FBI agents ordered to India to investigate attacks
Southern Ledger - December 1, 2008
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Indian forces fight last gunmen in hotel
Southern Ledger - December 1, 2008
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Indian forces fight last gunmen in Mumbai hotel
Southern Ledger - December 1, 2008
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US sends FBI agents to India to investigate attack
Southern Ledger - December 1, 2008
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Suters OT goal lifts Predators
Southern Ledger - December 1, 2008
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Parker scores 15 for Spurs in return from injury
Southern Ledger - December 1, 2008
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Global News Archive for December 2007:
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China Media Less Aggressive in Foreign Coverage
As Chinese journalists expand the boundaries of the permissible in domestic coverage, articles about foreign news are more cautious...
New York Times - December 6, 2007
Bidder 'quits Northern Rock race'
One of the frontrunners to buy Northern Rock has pulled out of the running, newspaper reports claim...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Cash boost for part-time students
Part-time students could soon expect to receive financial help to attend university in Scotland...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Clarkson quizzed over gang ordeal
Jeremy Clarkson is interviewed by police after he was accused of being abusive to a teenager harassing him...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Bush details housing rescue plan
President George W Bush outlines plans to protect more than a million homeowners hit by the US housing slump...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Football: Bolton win in Serbia
Bolton move to the brink of qualification from the Uefa Cup group stage after winning 1-0 at Red Star Belgrade...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
All nations 'need emission goals'
With key UN climate talks in full swing, a UK minister says all countries need targets for greenhouse gas emissions...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Spurs reach knockout stage
Spurs qualify for the knockout stage of the Uefa Cup after coming from behind to draw at Anderlecht...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Bolton fans held in Serbian hotel
Hundreds of Bolton Wanderers football fans were detained by Serbian police at a Belgrade hotel amid security fears...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Councils told to translate less
There should be fewer translations of documents and signs, the government is to tell local authorities...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Abrahams denies giving interview
David Abrahams denies saying that he donated cash secretly to avoid "Jewish conspiracy" accusations...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Defense Challenges Status of Guantánamo Detainee
A Guantánamo detainee who is charged as Osama bin Laden?s driver argued that he should be treated as a prisoner of war and should not be tried by military commission...
New York Times - December 6, 2007
70 Killed in China Mine Explosion
The accident, one of the worst in China this year, has also left 26 miners trapped...
New York Times - December 6, 2007
Gates Leaves Iraq Encouraged
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today that security progress in Iraq was significant yet still fragile...
New York Times - December 6, 2007
Philippine Court Convicts 14 in Kidnapping Case
The members of the Abu Sayyaf terrorist group were convicted in the kidnapping of 20 people in 2001...
New York Times - December 6, 2007
Parcel Bomb Kills 1 in Paris
Police were struggling to determine the motive behind the attack on a lawyers? office in the heart of Paris...
New York Times - December 6, 2007
Bush Sends Letter to North Korean
It was Mr. Bush?s first direct communication with Kim Jong-il, the reclusive North Korean dictator...
New York Times - December 6, 2007
Fasthosts faces user complaints
Customesr are protesting about changes made by web firm Fasthosts following a security breach...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Kanye and Amy lead Grammys field
Rap star Kanye West and singer Amy Winehouse lead the pack at the 50th Grammy Awards...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Concern over Darling fundraiser
Alistair Darling faces "conflict of interest" claim after attending a Labour event at a bank linked to Northern Rock...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Drivers sent wrong DVLA details
The DVLA admits 1,215 drivers were sent details about other motorists in error, including their traffic offences...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Fraser back in jail after appeal
Nat Fraser is back in jail as evidence concludes in his appeal against conviction for murdering wife Arlene...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Paisley Jr 'lobbied for land bid'
It has emerged Ian Paisley Junior lobbied an executive colleague over a multi-million pound land deal...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Wife found guilty of poison plot
A woman is found guilty of poisoning her husband to confuse him while she stole £43,000 from his mother...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Pakistan army retakes Swat towns
Troops in the Pakistani district of Swat retake strongholds of a leading pro-Taleban cleric, Maulana Fazlullah...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
One killed by Paris parcel bomb
A parcel bomb blast kills one person and injures several others at law offices in central Paris...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Bush sends letter to North Korea
The US president sends a letter to Kim Jong-il urging him to give details of North Korea's nuclear programme...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Romney vows to defend all faiths
US Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney seeks to dispel unease about his Mormon faith...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Fall in S Africa's violent crime
South Africa sees a marked decrease in cases of violent crime but robberies are on the increase, new figures show...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
F1: Renault escape punishment
Renault are found guilty but not penalised in the latest spying scandal to hit Formula One...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Boxing: Hatton tipped for victory
Bernard Hopkins tips Ricky Hatton to defeat Floyd Mayweather on points in their world title fight this weekend...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Diana 'engagement' claim denied
A jeweller invented stories about a ring chosen by Dodi Al Fayed hours before he and Princess Diana died in a Paris car crash, an inquest hears...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Chinook crash to be reviewed
The defence secretary agrees to re-examine the 1994 Chinook helicopter crash, BBC Scotland learns...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
US teen gunman 'wanted fame'
A teenager who killed eight people at a US shopping mall left a note saying he wanted to be famous, reports say...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Abrahams warning for government
David Abrahams tells a newspaper he will come out fighting if ministers "hammer" him over secret Labour gifts...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Neighbour 'met Darwin in Panama'
"Missing" canoeist John Darwin moved to Panama in July, a woman who says she was his neighbour tells the BBC...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Sri Lanka Bus Attack Kills at Least 16
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- A land mine explosion blamed on Tamil separatists tore through a passenger bus crowded with civilians in northern Sri Lanka on Wednesday night, killing at least 16 people and wounding 22 others, the military said...
New York Times - December 6, 2007
Blast Kills 40 in China Mine; 74 Missing
BEIJING (AP) -- A gas blast at mine in northern China killed at least 40 people Thursday, with another 74 missing, state television reported...
New York Times - December 6, 2007
Philippine Court Convicts 14 Militants
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Fourteen Muslim militants were sentenced to life in prison Thursday for the 2001 kidnapping of a U.S. missionary couple and 18 others in a yearlong jungle ordeal that prompted U.S.-backed offensives against the guerrillas...
New York Times - December 6, 2007
Ukraine President Nominates Ally for Premier
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Ukraine's president on Thursday nominated his Orange Revolution ally Yulia Tymoshenko to be prime minister, his office said...
New York Times - December 6, 2007
Iranian Leader Calls Report U.S. Confession of ?Mistake?
Iran?s president hailed a U.S. intelligence report as a victory on Wednesday, but President Bush said that Iran still had questions to answer...
New York Times - December 6, 2007
Details in Military Notes Led to Shift on Iran, U.S. Says
American intelligence agencies obtained notes last summer from deliberations of Iranian military officials involved in the nuclear weapons program...
New York Times - December 6, 2007
Microsoft trials XP on XO laptop
Microsoft is to begin field tests of Windows XP working on the so-called $100 laptop, or XO, early in 2008...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Meteorite dates lunar volcanoes
Volcanoes were active on the Moon's surface soon after it was formed, a new study in the journal Nature suggests...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Paediatrician defends his actions
Controversial paediatrician Dr David Southall has defended himself, saying the first priority of anyone in child protection had to be the child...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
RBS in £1.25bn credit crunch hit
Royal Bank of Scotland warns it will write off about £1.25bn because of exposure to the US sub-prime market...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
English council grant figures due
Councils are expected to get an above-inflation funding increase - but there are fears over council tax rises...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Pay deal boost for Scots police
Police officers in Scotland may receive their agreed pay rise before their colleagues in England and Wales...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Police quiz woman over baby death
Police investigating the death of a two-month-old girl question a woman...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Doubt cast on baby death verdict
BBC Newsnight uncovers evidence that casts doubt on the conviction of a woman for the murder of a boy she was baby-sitting...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Mother cleared of murder released
A County Fermanagh woman accused of murdering her newborn son has been is freed from prison...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Sharif barred from visiting judge
Former Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif is stopped by police from visiting former chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Tymoshenko nominated Ukraine PM
Ukraine's pro-Western president nominates Orange Revolution ally Yulia Tymoshenko as prime minister...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
New rules for Iraq security firms
Rules to improve control of security firms in Iraq are agreed by the US Pentagon and State Department...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Gun rampage US teen 'wanted fame'
A teenager who killed eight people at a US shopping mall left a suicide note saying he wanted to be famous...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
French army 'wants Chad payment'
The French army demands to be paid to feed charity workers detained in Chad, their lawyer says...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Appeal by 'Angel of Death' fails
Former nurse Beverly Allitt, who killed four children, has her appeal to reduce her tariff rejected...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Facebook founder in ads apology
The founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, apologises to users for the way it launched an adverts system...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Bird flu protection zone 'lifted'
Protection and surveillance zones imposed following the bird flu outbreak in Suffolk are to be lifted, Defra says...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Gunman opens fire in US mall
A gunman opens fire in a shopping centre in Nebraska, killing at least eight people and himself...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Flood victims 'warned too slowly'
Homeowners who were flooded out of their homes last summer were not warned early enough, says a report...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Canoeist sons 'victims of scam'
The sons of canoeist John Darwin say they feel like they have been "the victims of a large scam"...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Terror manuals woman avoids jail
The first woman convicted under the Terrorism Act 2000 is given a nine-month suspended jail sentence...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Smith plans 42-day terror limit
Jacqui Smith announces plans to extend the period terror suspects can be held without charge to 42 days...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
UK interest rates trimmed to 5.5%
The Bank of England cuts UK interest rates from 5.75% to 5.5% amid signs that the economy is slowing down...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
World Briefing | Australia: It?s Beginning to Look a Lot Like P.C.
A Santa Claus starting his fourth year at a store in Cairns said he had been fired for saying ?Ho! Ho! Ho!? which, according to local reports, the recruitment agency Westaff, the country?s biggest Santa supplier, feels might frighten children and be seen as demeaning to women...
New York Times - December 6, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Austria: Kidnap Victim to Talk Show Host
Natascha Kampusch, the teenager abducted on her way to school in 1998 and held prisoner for eight years, is to become the host of a television talk show, Austria?s national news agency, APA, reported...
New York Times - December 6, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Latvia: Government Resigns
The center-right government resigned after coming under intense criticism for trying to fire a popular anticorruption investigator...
New York Times - December 6, 2007
World Briefing | Asia: China: Tourists Riot Over Shopping Trip
Policemen armed with riot shields and batons were called in to subdue angry tourists from the mainland who clashed with tour guides in the tiny gambling enclave of Macao, the police said...
New York Times - December 6, 2007
World Briefing | Asia: Pakistan: Judges Involuntarily Retired
The government formally retired 37 judges who opposed President Pervez Musharraf?s imposition of emergency in the country last month and refused to take a new oath of allegiance to him...
New York Times - December 6, 2007
World Briefing | Asia: Thailand: King Celebrates 80th Birthday
Thais celebrated the 80th birthday of their revered King Bhumibol, honoring the world?s longest-reigning monarch with festivities and prayers amid concerns about his declining health...
New York Times - December 6, 2007
World Briefing | Asia: Sri Lanka: Bus Bombing Kills 15
A roadside explosion for which Tamil separatists were blamed tore through a passenger bus crowded with civilians, killing at least 15 people and wounding 23, the military said...
New York Times - December 6, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Russia: Warships Sent to Mediterranean
Russia dispatched an 11-ship aircraft carrier group to the Mediterranean Sea, Defense Minister Anatoly E. Serdyukov said, as part of what he said was an effort to resume regular Russian naval patrols there and on the world?s oceans...
New York Times - December 6, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Germany: Berlin to Get Giant Ferris Wheel
Berlin officials broke ground this week for the construction of the Great Berlin Wheel, a 600-feet Ferris wheel that will top the London Eye by more than 160 feet to become the largest in Europe...
New York Times - December 6, 2007
Bolivia to Vote on Leader?s Job
President Evo Morales called for a nationwide referendum to decide whether he should stay in office as a way to resolve a deepening political crisis in the country...
New York Times - December 6, 2007
Crimes by Juveniles Rise, China Says
The number of juvenile criminals in China has more than doubled over the past decade, as broken homes and a decline in social values have spurred youth delinquency...
New York Times - December 6, 2007
Israeli Forces Kill 3 Palestinians
Two of the members of Hamas were preparing to fire mortar into Israel...
New York Times - December 6, 2007
Report Sees Danger in Delay on Kosovo
The United Nations and European Union must guide Kosovo on a path to independence as soon as failed negotiations with Serbia officially end on Monday...
New York Times - December 6, 2007
Greece and Macedonia to Restart Talks on Name
The agreement offered new momentum to stalled negotiations over what the former Yugoslav republic should call itself...
New York Times - December 6, 2007
Victims Urge Cluster-Bomb Ban
An international conference to ban cluster bombs was held in Vienna, Austria as part of the Oslo Process, which began in February when 46 countries agreed to consider a ban...
New York Times - December 6, 2007
Abbas to Seek Almost Twice as Much Aid From Abroad
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas will ask for $5.8 billion in aid through 2010 to help with a huge deficit run up in years of strife. He also will promise to curb spending...
New York Times - December 6, 2007
Official Urges Arrest of 2 Darfur Suspects
The janjaweed fighters are held responsible for attacks on black African villagers in a campaign that has caused at least 200,000 deaths...
New York Times - December 6, 2007
Forest Loss in Sumatra Becomes a Global Issue
On the Island of Sumatra, about 1,200 miles from the global climate talks under way on Bali, are some of the world?s fastest-disappearing forests...
New York Times - December 6, 2007
Pushed Out of Baghdad, Insurgents Move North
A growing number of Sunni insurgents have relocated to Mosul and other places in northern Iraq as the additional forces sent by President Bush have moved to Baghdad...
New York Times - December 6, 2007
For Chávez, Reflection and Anger After Defeat
President Hugo Chávez?s political movement is being consumed by recrimination and soul-searching, with calls by some of his followers to embrace a more pluralistic path...
New York Times - December 6, 2007
Smith wins for Royle performance
Royle Family star Liz Smith scoops best actress at the British Comedy Awards, with a hat-trick for Gavin & Stacey...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Cell transplant for heart attack
A transplant of genetically engineered cells may reduce the risk of a fatal heart rhythm in heart attack patients...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Devolution 'review' gains support
Scottish Labour leader Wendy Alexander is to call for the setting up of a Constitutional Commission...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Council grant deal to be revealed
The government is due to reveal how much money it will give to councils in England to help provide services...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Security tight in India holy town
Security is tight in the Indian city of Ayodhya 15 years after an attack on a mosque which sparked huge riots...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Sarkozy urges Betancourt release
French President Sarkozy appeals to Colombian rebels to free French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Philippine rebels jailed for life
A court jails 14 Abu Sayyaf militants for the abduction of a group of tourists, five of whom were killed...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
MPs call on BBC to open accounts
The BBC should open its accounts to the National Audit Office to help it reduce risk, say MPs...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Judges mull Guantanamo rights
A key hearing on whether Guantanamo Bay inmates should have access to civilian courts is held in the US...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Tories unveil home power plans
Homeowners would be encouraged to generate their own energy under new Conservative plans...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Summer flooding report awaited
The Environment Agency is due to publish its report into the lessons learned from last summer's floods...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
School tables show better results
The school test results published in this year's primary league tables for England show a general improvement...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
Terror detention announcement due
Revised plans to extend the period that terrorism suspects can be held without charge are due to be announced...
BBC News - December 6, 2007
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