|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Spacecraft flies by remote asteroid, camera stops
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
|
Official Egypt rock slide toll rises to 31
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
|
Philly school rekindles same-sex education debate
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
|
Muslim separatist strike shuts down Indian Kashmir
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
|
Troops, protesters clash in Indian Kashmir 1 dead
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
|
Catholics assert themselves in Hanoi land dispute
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
|
Myanmar says no sign of Suu Kyi hunger strike
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
|
Landslides leave 27 dead or missing in Philippines
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
|
Returning lawmakers make Capitol a campaign stage
Southern Ledger - September 7, 2008
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Global News Archive for January 2008:
|
 |
Elderly care funding reform plea
Most people would contribute towards the costs of long-term care but want a fairer system, a report shows...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
Six taken to hospital after crash
Six people including two children are taken to hospital after a two car collision in County Antrim...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
Pakistanis flee into Afghanistan
Thousands of Pakistanis are fleeing into Afghanistan as the security situation worsens in tribal regions...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
Football: Newcastle deny Stoke
Stoke City force an FA Cup third-round replay against Newcastle after an absorbing draw...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
Crisis talks over Naples rubbish
Italy's government is to hold an emergency meeting to find a solution to the rubbish crisis in Naples...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
Luton earn replay with Liverpool
Embattled Luton put in a superb performance against a weakened Liverpool to earn an FA Cup third-round replay at Anfield on Tuesday week...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
Cabin bag rules 'could confuse'
New restrictions on baggage at some UK airports could confuse passengers, it is warned...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
Democratic rivals 'neck and neck'
Top Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama appear locked in a dead heat, two days before a key primary...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
Georgian president 're-elected'
Mikhail Saakashvili has been re-elected president of Georgia, preliminary official election results suggest...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
MRSA 'could be treated at home'
Experts on MRSA say that up to a third of people with the bug could be treated at home and not in hospital...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
Gates hails age of digital senses
The way people interact with PCs will change dramatically in the next five years, Microsoft chief Bill Gates says...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
UK charities in Kenya aid push
British charities are continuing their efforts to help people made homeless in violence-hit Kenya...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
Home price fall 'risks Rock sale'
Concerns about a slump in UK house prices may damage chances of selling Northern Rock, a report says...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
Plea over reporting child neglect
The public is urged to report parents suspected of neglecting their children due to drug or alcohol abuse...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
Codes to police stations missing
The Metropolitan Police change entry codes to 73 police stations after a list is stolen from a contractor's car...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
One-bag rule still applies in NI
The one-bag rule will still apply at NI airports despite changes elsewhere in the UK from Monday...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
Cricket: India fury over defeat
India hit out at the umpiring and Australia's sportsmanship after their defeat in the second Test in Sydney...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
Live - FA Cup third round
Stoke host Newcastle in the FA Cup third round after Luton hold Liverpool to a 1-1 draw...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
Fears of airport bags confusion
New restrictions on baggage at some UK airports could confuse passengers, it is feared...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
Woman, 84, discharged in nightie
A pensioner has criticised a hospital for discharging her in her nightgown in the early hours...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
Family remember tragic hillwalker
The family of a keen hillwalker pay tribute to her following her death in icy conditions...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
Driver killed with single bullet
A man shot dead while driving on Merseyside was killed by a bullet fired through the windscreen, police say...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
Musharraf queries how Bhutto died
Pakistan's President Musharraf says Benazir Bhutto may have been shot dead, contradicting official accounts...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
Iran Expels German Diplomat
Iran has expelled a German diplomat for '?undiplomatic?' behavior, the Foreign Ministry said Sunday...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Miliband urges Kenya power deal
Foreign Secretary David Miliband calls on Kenya's political leaders to share power, as violence continues...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
Man is arrested over baby death
Police say a man of 30 is under arrest in connection with the death of a month-old baby boy...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
M&S 'sees Christmas sales growth'
Marks and Spencer is set to report a growth in Christmas sales despite High Street gloom, reports suggest...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
Bra walkers funding cancer centre
A new cancer care centre is to be built using funds raised by women who powerwalked wearing decorated bras...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
Two quizzed over teenager murder
Two men are being questioned after a teenager is killed and two others are injured in a knife attack in London...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
Irish planes struck by lightning
Two planes have been grounded at Shannon Airport after being struck by lightning, it has emerged...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
Tamil intelligence chief killed
The intelligence head of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels is killed, as violence continues in the north of the island...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
Soldiers killed in Iraqi bombing
Iraqi soldiers are among eight killed by a suicide bomber in Baghdad in an attack during Army Day celebrations...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
Greece hit by strong earthquake
A powerful earthquake is felt across Greece and shakes buildings in the capital, Athens...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
Australia beat India in thriller
Michael Clarke takes three wickets in the penultimate over as Australia beat India for a record-equalling 16th consecutive Test win...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
Britney Spears 'leaves hospital'
Pop star Britney Spears is no longer in hospital, according to a TV therapist who said he had visited her in Los Angeles...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
Father sad at Deepcut 'closure'
The father of a recruit who died at Deepcut army barracks says he is sad to hear reports it is to be demolished...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
PM pledges superbug screening
All patients entering NHS hospitals in England will be screened for MRSA and Clostridium difficile, Gordon Brown says...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
Monitors hail Georgian election
Georgia's presidential election was broadly free and fair but had shortcomings, international observers say...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
Man shot dead at wheel of vehicle
Police launch a murder inquiry after a 35-year-old man is shot dead while driving a Land Rover on Merseyside...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
Kenya food effort gets under way
A convoy of food trucks heads for two Kenyan towns hit by a humanitarian crisis in the wake of disputed polls...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
Tories plan benefit numbers cut
The Conservatives promise to cut the number of incapacity benefit claimants in Britain by 200,000...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
Brown warns MPs over pay increase
Gordon Brown says MPs should not vote for an above-inflation pay rise, but demonstrate "discipline"...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
Plans to Reopen Landfill Incite Rioting in Naples
Angry Neapolitans blocked railway tracks, hurled stones at the police and overturned vehicles to protest plans to reopen an old landfill to deal with the city?s long-running refuse crisis...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Kinkri Devi Is Dead at 82; Fought Illegal Mining in India
Kinkri Devi was an illiterate and impoverished woman who waged a long fight against illegal mining and quarrying in the mountainous northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Idea Lab: Independence Daze
Who deserves to be free?...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
The World: Ghosts That Haunt Pakistan
Throughout history, violent death has rewritten the country?s political map...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
U.N. Faults Congo Army for Violence
Congolese government forces summarily executed civilians and members of a politician?s private militia and used excessive force during clashes with the militia last year, according to a U.N. report...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
1977 Exam Opened Escape Route Into China?s Elite
Now, three decades later, the powerful combination of intellect and determination has taken many in this elite group to the top in politics, education, art and business...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Next-Gen Taliban
Pakistan?s younger Islamic militants are bringing the jihad waged in Afghanistan back home: breaking with senior mullahs, renouncing elections and killing police officers, soldiers and, perhaps, Benazir Bhutto...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Afghan Clerics Warn Karzai Against Missionaries
Afghanistan?s Islamic council has told President Hamid Karzai to stop foreign aid groups from converting local people to Christianity and has demanded the reintroduction of public executions...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Israeli Army Operation in Nablus Is Suspended
The large-scale, three-day operation drew strong condemnation from Palestinian officials, who argue that it could frustrate peace talks and destabilize the restive city...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Exit Polling Suggests Election Victory for Georgia?s Pro-Western President
Voters in Georgia went to the polls in an early presidential election called by President Mikheil Saakashvili after he declared a state of emergency in November to deal with protesters...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Kenyan City Is Gripped by Violence
Few places have been so thoroughly gutted by the post-election violence in Kenya as Kisumu, the country?s third-largest city...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
U.S. Considers New Covert Push Within Pakistan
A plan that could authorize more aggressive operations follows concern that Al Qaeda and the Taliban hope to destabilize the Pakistani government, officials said...
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Arab League sets out Lebanon plan
The Arab League backs Lebanon's army head as the next president at crisis talks on the country's future...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
Mass rally looms on Georgia poll
Georgia's opposition gears up for mass street protests, accusing the authorities of rigging presidential elections...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
Suharto condition 'has improved'
Indonesian ex-leader Suharto's health has shown some improvement but he remains critical, officials say...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
Part dropped to ship stuck in ice
A British trawler stuck in Antarctic ice for a week has received a vital engine part from a US Air Force plane...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
Bishop warns of 'Islamic areas'
Islamic extremism has made some UK places into no-go areas for non-Muslims, says the bishop of Rochester...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
UN food aid targets Kenya crisis
The UN is to begin new efforts to bring food aid to tens of thousands hit by Kenya's post-election violence...
BBC News - January 6, 2008
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
| Keep up with Steve, join our G-Mail List to receive Gill Show updates and Steve's weekly column... |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
