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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 May 2006:
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Kidnapped in Iraq: Victim's Tale of Clockwork Death and Ransom
Kidnappings are sometimes lucrative enterprises, sometimes brutal aspects of sectarian violence, and sometimes a tangled mix of the two...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Clashes Roil Basra After Deadly British Copter Crash
The helicopter crash drew crowds of cheering local residents who threw stones and Molotov cocktails...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Out of Desert Poverty, a Caldron of Rage in the Sinai
A tumble-down Egyptian village in the Northern Sinai, where Bedouin culture has been marginalized, has become a caldron of Islamic rage...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Football: Colchester promoted
Colchester seal their automatic promotion to the Championship with a nervy draw at Huish Park...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
UN aid chief due to visit Darfur
The UN's top humanitarian official is in Sudan to assess the situation in Darfur, after a peace deal is signed...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Australia mine rescuers delayed
A team trying to free two Australian miners trapped for 11 days are slowed down in the final phase of the rescue...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Bishop vote avoids gay clergy row
The Anglican Church avoids further division over gay clergy after a married man is elected bishop in California...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Brazil joins world's nuclear club
Brazil joins the select group of countries with the capability of enriching uranium for energy production...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Football: Oxford out of league
Leyton Orient win promotion to League One, but Oxford are relegated to the Conference...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Fatal Basra crash sparks unrest
British troops clash with Iraqi civilians after UK servicemen are killed in a helicopter crash in Basra...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Jowell's husband to 'clear name'
Tessa Jowell's estranged husband David Mills vows he will clear his name over allegations about his finances...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
10 U.S. Soldiers Are Killed in Afghan Helicopter Crash
The soldiers were among 2,500 coalition and Afghan forces taking part in an attack on insurgents...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Kidnapped in Iraq: Victim's Tale of Clockwork Brutality, for Profit
In Iraq, kidnappings are sometimes lucrative enterprises, sometimes brutal aspects of sectarian violence, and sometimes a tangled mix of the two...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Up to 5 Die in British Copter Crash and Attack in Basra
A British helicopter crashed in Basra on Saturday, drawing crowds of cheering local residents who threw stones and Molotov cocktails...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Catholics form Da Vinci film team
Senior Catholics and Opus Dei form set up a group to counter any negative impact from The Da Vinci Code film...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Two sought over tourist's murder
Police in Spain continue their hunt for two men in connection with the murder of a Scottish tourist...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Shell suspends chip and pin
Shell suspends chip-and-pin payments at 600 UK petrol stations after eight arrests in a fraud inquiry...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Alert fails to halt prison honour
A security alert fails to disrupt a ceremony to honour the Northern Ireland Prison Service...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Criticism of UN Iran draft mounts
Russia and China criticise a draft UN resolution on Iran's nuclear plans, ahead of a key meeting on Monday...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Serb FM eyes sackings over Mladic
Serbia's foreign minister urges the dismissal of top security officials over their failure to detain Ratko Mladic...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Racing: Fallon wins 2,000 Guineas
Favourite George Washington wins the Stan James 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Arrests after air upgrade mutiny
A group of irate economy air passengers are arrested after storming the first class cabin of an international flight in mid-air...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Anglicans in US face new gay row
The Anglican Church in the US faces more division with the possible choice of another gay person as a bishop...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Camilla's daughter marries model
The daughter of Camilla Parker Bowles is getting married in a private ceremony to Harry Lopes...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Football: Watford crush Palace
Goals from Marlon King, Ashley Young and Matthew Spring put Watford in control of their Championship play-off tie...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Blair has lost authority - Tories
The Cabinet reshuffle shows the government is in "terminal decline", says Tory leader David Cameron...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Bush denies CIA boss forced out
The White House denies reports it had lost confidence in CIA chief Porter Goss, after his sudden resignation...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Cruise ship towed in after blaze
A cruise ship carrying 708 people is towed to the south coast after an engine fire in the English Channel...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
British troops die in Basra crash
A helicopter crashes in the southern Iraq city of Basra killing British servicemen and sparking deadly clashes...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Top music award for singer Lennox
Singer Annie Lennox is to receive a prestigious US award for her contribution to music...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Hacker fears 'UFO cover-up'
Gary McKinnon, arrested for hacking into Nasa, spoke exclusively to Click about what he did and why...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Widow insists Law offered peerage
The widow of late Blaenau Gwent MP Peter Law repeats her claim her husband was offered a peerage by Labour not to stand against them...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
UK welcomes peace deal in Sudan
An agreement in Sudan's Darfur region is a step towards peace, says UK minister Hilary Benn...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Two hurt in fairground crash
An inquiry is under way after a fairground ride car containing two women was flung into the air...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Seven trapped in city flats blaze
Seven people are trapped during a blaze at a block of flats in Londonderry, a fire officer says...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Delhi swelters amid power crisis
Delhi is to take steps to save electricity as power cuts bite amid soaring temperatures and fraying tempers...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Anger over Prescott role
A Labour MP says it is "outrageous" that John Prescott keeps his Cabinet role and salary despite losing most of his duties...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
F1: Ferrari duo fastest
Michael Schumacher leads a Ferrari one-two in the final practice free session ahead of the European Grand Prix...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Tests urged over resort HIV cases
A hotline and extra testing facilities are set up after a number of HIV cases come to light in St Ives...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Blaine to get medical treatment
Doctors are to treat US illusionist David Blaine, who is spending seven-day stunt submerged underwater...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Analysis: Doubts after Straw exit
The BBC's Paul Reynolds examines how the axing of Jack Straw as the UK's foreign secretary brings uncertainty to foreign policy...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Analysis: Reshuffle taunts Brown
BBC Business Editor Robert Peston on what Mr Blair's reshuffle means for Chancellor Gordon Brown...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Cruise halted in Channel by blaze
A fire on board a cruise ship carrying 708 people in the English Channel sparks a major alert...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Ten die in Afghan chopper crash
Ten US soldiers are killed after their military helicopter crashes in eastern Afghanistan, officials say...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
British helicopter crashes in Iraq
A UK helicopter is reportedly shot down in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, amid fears that four soldiers are dead...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Blair and Brown to discuss future
Tony Blair and Gordon Brown are to hold talks on Labour's future as critics attack the Cabinet reshuffle...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Cheney, Visiting Kazakhstan, Wades Into Energy Battle
The vice president visited Kazakhstan to promote export routes to directly supply the West...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
U.S. Defends Rights Record Before U.N. Panel in Geneva
Officials argued that the United States had not violated its treaty obligations to prevent the torture of prisoners...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Stung by Election Losses, Blair Reshuffles Cabinet
The most unexpected of the high-profile casualties was Jack Straw, the foreign secretary...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Not All See Video Mockery of Zarqawi as Good Strategy
Military officers questioned whether outtakes of the Al Qaeda leader in Iraq were convincing in suggesting his incompetence...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
The Saturday Profile: A Suicide Bomb, a Dead Daughter and a Test of Faith
Within hours of the suicide bombings in London last summer, Julie Nicholson knew, but could not at first accept, that she had lost her 24-year-old daughter...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
Largest Faction of Darfur Rebels Signs Peace Pact
But two smaller rebel groups angrily demurred, leaving open the possibility that they would threaten the accord...
New York Times - May 6, 2006
School leaders have had enough
BBC education correspondent Mike Baker was struck by the emotional mood at a head teachers' conference...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Murdered Emma's 999 calls played
A recording of phone calls made by murder victim Emma Caldwell is released by police in a bid to trace her killer...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Medics slam 'short-sighted' cuts
The sweeping job cuts being seen across the NHS are condemned as "short-sighted" by leading medics...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
US chopper crashes in Afghanistan
A US military helicopter with 10 people on board crashes in eastern Afghanistan...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Polls open in Singapore election
Singapore holds a general election, with the opposition fielding a strong challenge to the government...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Albania takes Guantanamo five
The US says five Chinese Muslim men have been freed from Guantanamo Bay and resettled in Albania...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Sixth arrest in race murder hunt
A 29-year-old man is arrested in connection with the racist murder of a black teenager in Kent...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Passenger ship on fire in Channel
A ship with more than 450 passengers on board issues a May Day signal after a fire breaks out...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Brown to press on Labour's future
Tony Blair and Gordon Brown are to meet to discuss the future of the Labour Party after Cabinet reshuffle...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
Annan presses Sudan on UN force
Kofi Annan urges Sudan to allow UN assessors into Darfur after a peace deal is signed with the main rebel faction...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
MPs warn over two-tier benefits
A shake up of benefits payments for sick and disabled people could create a two-tier system, MPs warn...
BBC News - May 6, 2006
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