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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 2006:
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Protests Over Cartoons of Muhammad Turn Deadly
Protests over Danish cartoons continued today in several countries, and four protesters were killed in Afghanistan...
New York Times - February 6, 2006
Israel Says It Will Work With Abbas but Not Hamas
Israel will cooperate with the Palestinian Authority so long as Hamas is not represented, the acting prime minister said...
New York Times - February 6, 2006
Kin of Ferry Victims Storm Offices of Ship's Owners
Frustrated relatives demanded that the company and the government provide information about their loved ones...
New York Times - February 6, 2006
Gervais to write US 'The Office'
Ricky Gervais agrees to write an episode of the US version of his hit BBC comedy The Office...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
More fires near city murder site
Fire crews have been attacked attending a blaze near where a man was murdered in west Belfast...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Disney profits beat expectations
Walt Disney reports a 7% rise in first quarter profits, with its resorts and TV networks off-setting a dip at its film unit...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Date set for key Sri Lanka talks
Sri Lanka's government and Tamil Tiger rebels will meet in Geneva on 22-23 February, peace broker Norway says...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Rugby: Josh Lewsey ruled out
England full-back Josh Lewsey will miss Saturday's Six Nations clash against Italy with a shoulder injury...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Shipman prompts coroner reform
Grieving families could ask for a "second opinion" on death certificates under plans to reform the coroners' system...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Schools to face interviewing ban
A ban on schools interviewing pupils and parents is part of a compromise being offered on education reform...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Beirut Mob Burns Danish Mission Building Over Cartoons
Protesters angry over Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad clashed with Lebanese security forces, attacking a church...
New York Times - February 6, 2006
Israel Makes Payment to Palestinians, but Says It Could Be the Last
Israel agreed to pass on $54 million in taxes but a cabinet minister said the monthly transfer would stop once Hamas formed the next Palestinian government...
New York Times - February 6, 2006
Woman Makes 1st Appearance Since Face Transplant in France
In slurred speech, Isabelle Dinoire thanked the doctors and the donor who have given her a new nose, mouth and chin...
New York Times - February 6, 2006
Planner of Cole Attack Escapes From Yemeni Jail
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the U.S. will be working closely with Yemen's government to recapture the prisoners...
New York Times - February 6, 2006
CD anti-piracy firm vows openness
The makers of controversial copy-protection software found on some music CDs pledge to fix security flaws...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Bodyguard killed at Busta video
A bodyguard is shot dead in New York during filming for a pop video starring rapper Busta Rhymes...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
'Taped' lawyer on terror charges
A solicitor whose client meetings were secretly taped by police is charged with attempting to incite a murder...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
All-Wales police force confirmed
Controversial plans to merge Wales' four police forces are announced by Home Secretary Charles Clarke...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Iran cuts trade ties with Denmark
The Iranian government cuts all trade ties with Denmark in protest at the cartoons satirising Prophet Muhammad...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Israel warns Abbas on Hamas ties
Israel says it will work with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas as long as he does not co-operate with Hamas...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Muslim cartoon fury claims lives
Protests against cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad sweep the world, leading to several deaths...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Third man hurt in city shootings
A man is taken to hospital after being injured in the third shooting in Liverpool in four days...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Football: Barton near to deal
Joey Barton hopes to resolve his future at Manchester City before Sunday's home league game against Charlton...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Football: BBC's World Cup plans
England's opening World Cup game will be televised exclusively on the BBC...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
SA editor threatened over cartoon
South African editor Ferial Haffajee is threatened after her paper printed a cartoon that has angered some Muslims...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Costa Rica vote too close to call
Costa Rican officials count the final votes to determine the result of what is said to be the country's closest election...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
9/11 plotter removed from court
Terrorist plotter Zacarias Moussaoui is removed from court after an outburst as jury selection begins in his trial in the US...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Cameroon 'gay' witchhunt row
Cameroon's elite is rocked by a campaign by tabloid newspapers to "out" top personalities they say are homosexual...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Fans triumph over net ticket site
Ticket tout website Getmetickets.net is shut by the government, the BBC News website learns...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Man apologises for bomber protest
A man who dressed as a suicide bomber during a protest in London apologises for his behaviour...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Drug refusal 'a death sentence'
A mother-of-three tells a court a decision not to give her the cancer drug Herceptin is "a death sentence"...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Police 'super forces' heralded
The home secretary outlines proposals to create several larger police forces in England and Wales by merger...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
School reforms compromise offer
A ban on interviews is part of the compromise deal on school reforms being offered to MPs, the BBC learns...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
McCain Seeks Boycott of Meeting in Russia
Senator John McCain called for a boycott of the Group of 8 meeting in St. Petersburg in June because of Russia's deteriorating record on human rights...
New York Times - February 6, 2006
Stones' Super Bowl songs censored
The Rolling Stones have two songs censored during their halftime performance at the US Super Bowl...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Are protests over cartoons justified?
Protests by muslims have spread across the world at the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. Are the protests justified?...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Lib Dem leader ballots sent out
Ballot papers are being sent out to Lib Dems' 73,000 members for the election to choose their next leader...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
School trips 'can change lives'
School trips help to bond families and can change children's lives into adulthood, a report suggests...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
E-mail charging plan to beat spam
Big US net firms are planning to start charging to deliver e-mail in a bid to stop spam...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Teen admits Farah rape and murder
A 19-year-old pleads guilty to raping and murdering a young mother on a river bank in Glasgow...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
'Disturbing' child suicide rate
The assistant children's commissioner calls for urgent action to tackle suicide rates among young people...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Fuel costs 'drag' Ryanair profits
Ryanair sees its profits hit by rising fuel costs in the third quarter of the financial year, despite carrying more passengers...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Danes issue travel warning list
Denmark lists 14 countries it advises its citizens to avoid amid the Muhammad cartoon protests...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Indian shares hit historic high
Shares on the Bombay Stock Exchange's benchmark share index cross the 10,000 points mark for the first time...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Blair condemns cartoon protesters
The behaviour of some Muslim protesters over Muhammad cartoons was "completely unacceptable", says No 10...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Man dies after city flat attack
Police begin a murder inquiry after a 21-year-old man dies in an attack in a flat in west Belfast...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Football: Campbell in training
Arsenal defender Sol Campbell returns to training for the first time since walking out of Highbury on Wednesday...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Rugby: O'Driscoll's nervous wait
Irish captain Brian O'Driscoll faces a possible citing after being accused of stamping in the win over Italy...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
SA's Mbeki rules out third term
South African President Thabo Mbeki crushes speculation that he is seeking a third term in office...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Hamas leadership meet in Cairo
Hamas leaders are to meet in Egypt to discuss forming a government after their shock Palestinian election victory...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
'Hit squads' to help tackle MRSA
The government announces hit squads to tackle the rising number of MRSA cases...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Egg thrown at Kelly outside court
Education Secretary Ruth Kelly is hit by an egg as she arrives at court to give evidence at a protester's trial...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Football: QPR boss suspended
QPR suspend manager Ian Holloway because of his links with the vacant manager's job at Leicester...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Face op woman braves media glare
A French woman who had the world's first face transplant appears before the media for the first time...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Relatives attack sunk ferry firm
Relatives of the passengers missing in the Red Sea ferry disaster wreck the offices of the ship operators...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Cameron 'to curb PMs' war power'
Tory leader David Cameron calls for a limit on the power of prime ministers to declare war without a Commons vote...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Four killed in cartoon protests
Three Afghans and a Somali die in protests against cartoons that satirised the Prophet Muhammad...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Planner of Cole Attack Escapes From Yemeni Jail
Jamal Ahmed al-Badawi, who was convicted by a court in Yemen for his role in the attack on the warship, escaped through a tunnel with 22 other prisoners...
New York Times - February 6, 2006
Kin Fear Ferry Victims Won't Be Found
For the families of about 800 people still missing, most of them Muslims, the lack of finality means cultural and financial limbo...
New York Times - February 6, 2006
The Military: Pentagon Widens Program to Foil Bombings in Iraq
The Pentagon is tripling its spending on an effort to combat homemade bombs that are the No. 1 killer of American troops in Iraq...
New York Times - February 6, 2006
As Iraqi Shiites Police Sunnis, Rough Justice Feeds Bitterness
Shiites are taking on more policing duties and using tough tactics to restore order, which risks fueling the Sunni-led insurgency...
New York Times - February 6, 2006
News Analysis: Behind the Urgent Diplomacy: A Sense Iran Will Get the Bomb
Many diplomats and nuclear experts say that the most realistic goal is to delay, not prevent, Iran from joining the nuclear club...
New York Times - February 6, 2006
Beirut Mob Burns Danish Mission Over Cartoons
The violence in the predominantly Christian Achrafieh section of East Beirut raised fears of deepening divisions in Lebanon...
New York Times - February 6, 2006
Bendiest roads in the UK revealed
A study names the bendiest roads in the UK - where drivers face the same G-forces as a rollercoaster...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Surgery death rates to be issued
Death rates for all Scottish surgeons are to be published after requests under the Freedom of Information Act...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Cambodian opposition member freed
A Cambodian opposition MP is freed from jail, a day after party leader Sam Rainsy is given a royal pardon...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Lords hear education rights cases
Law Lords are asked to rule on two appeals concerning children's right not to be denied an education...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Breast cancer leads to cash woe
Many breast cancer patients have experienced cash difficulties after being forced to pay prescription fees, survey says...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Pc death robbery: Men charged
Three men are charged over the robbery in which Pc Sharon Beshenivsky was shot and killed...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Steelers seal Super Bowl victory
Pittsburgh win their first Super Bowl since 1980 by beating Seattle 21-10 in Detroit...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Police examine protest footage
Police are studying footage of protests in London on Friday in which people chanted threatening slogans...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Danish blaze: Beirut minister out
Lebanon's interior minister resigns after protesters torch the Danish embassy in protest at Muhammad cartoons...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Curb PM's war powers - Cameron
The Tory leader calls for a limit on the power of the prime minister to declare war without the approval of MPs...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Row over risks of farm chemicals
Scientists criticise a report on crop spraying and its risks to human health in the UK...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Woman begins Herceptin court bid
A breast cancer patient is launching a court challenge to health bosses' decision not to give her the drug Herceptin...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
Coastguard in search for cocklers
A search is under way in south west Scotland after reports that 20 cockle pickers may be trapped by the tide...
BBC News - February 6, 2006
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