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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 August 2004:
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Sporadic gunfire hits Iraq city
US troops and Shia militiamen engage in sporadic battles for the third day in the Iraqi city of Najaf where scores have died...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
Preview: Australia v NZ
New Zealand return to the scene of their World Cup semi-final disaster when they face Australia in Sydney...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
Al-Qaeda threat to attack Italy
A group said to be linked to al-Qaeda threatens attacks if Italy does not withdraw its troops from Iraq...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
Al-Qaeda group 'beheads US man'
A video on a website linked to al-Qaeda militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi apparently shows a US citizen being beheaded...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
'Hundreds killed' in Najaf battles
About 300 militia fighters have been killed in the south-central Iraqi city of Najaf in fighting since Thursday, U.S. military officials said...
CNN - August 6, 2004
Australia team visits North Korea
Australia sends a delegation of officials to North Korea to try to diffuse nuclear tensions...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
Chinese mine explosion kills 10
Ten miners are killed and five others are believed trapped after a gas explosion in a mine in northern China...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
Canada struggles with deadly bug
Canadian health officials urge improved hospital hygiene to counter a bacterial infection that has killed 189 people...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
Iraq Shia city remains on alert
A stand-off between US troops and Shia militiamen continues in the Iraqi Shia stronghold of Najaf...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
Karachi bomb explosion kills two
Two die and three are injured by an explosion in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
Minister set to defy Olympic ban
Belarus minister insists he will go to the Athens Olympics, despite a visa ban for alleged human rights abuses...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
Pacific Forum opens Samoa talks
Leaders of some of the Pacific Forum seek to boost regional co-operation at their summit in Samoa...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
Ebola outbreak is halted in Sudan
Health officials say an outbreak of the virus that killed seven in southern Sudan is over...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
Delaying delivery benefits babies
Postponing delivery by a few days may prevent brain damage in premature babies, research suggests...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
France calls for help over Darfur
France's defence minister appeals for greater world involvement to help refugees from Sudan's Darfur region...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
Iranian refuses Guantanamo review
An Iranian man is the sixth detainee at Guantanamo Bay to refuse to appear before a US military hearing into his case...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
Yemen army 'crushes' rebellion
Yemen says it has ended an offensive against a rebel cleric, after weeks of violence that left 200 dead...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
Funk star Rick James found dead
US funk artist Rick James, known for 1981 hit Super Freak, is found dead aged 56, say Los Angeles police...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
Brazil chief banker vows to stay
The governor of Brazil's Central Bank denies financial wrongdoing and insists he will not resign...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
Sudan approves Darfur action plan
The Sudanese cabinet approves a plan to tackle the Darfur crisis, which could help Khartoum avoid UN sanctions...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
Tennis: Hewitt beats Safin
Lleyton Hewitt sees off Marat Safin in straight sets at the Cincinnati Masters...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
Athletics: Powell outruns Greene
Asafa Powell claims his second 100m victory in a week over Maurice Greene at the Zurich Golden League meeting...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
Bush stands by al-Qaeda alert
President Bush defends last weekend's terror alerts in US cities, which critics said were politically driven...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
Hundreds stream over Gaza border
Palestinian travellers pass through the newly reopened border between Gaza and Egypt...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
India bans religious riot movie
India bans documentary film Final Solution, which examines violence between Hindus and Muslims in 2002...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
Prosecutors to wrap up abuse case
A hearing to decide if US Private Lynndie England should be court martialed over Iraq prisoner abuse enters fourth day...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
Football: Real reveal Vieira hitch
Arsene Wenger says Patrick Vieira has not had talks with Real Madrid and believes he will stay at Arsenal...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
Denmark, US sign radar deal
US and Denmark agree to upgrade a Greenland radar base that could be used in the US missile shield project...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
Six bodies found in Florida home
US police are investigating after the bodies of six people are found in a house in Florida...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
Russia angry at US over Chechen
Russian officials decry a US move to grant asylum to a senior Chechen separatist, whom Moscow calls a terrorist...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
Tajik drug tsar held 'for graft'
The Tajik general in charge of fighting the drugs trade is arrested amid claims of murder and corruption...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
Yukos shares continue to tumble
Shares in troubled oil company Yukos lose 12% of their value on Friday, despite reports it may have been thrown a legal lifeline...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
300 insurgents killed in Najaf
About 300 militia fighters have been killed in the Iraqi city of Najaf in recent fighting, U.S. military officials said. Two Marines were killed in the gunbattles...
CNN - August 6, 2004
Olympic ban for Belarus minister
Greece says it will ban the Belarus sports minister from the Olympic Games after a request by the EU over rights abuses...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
US executes 74-year-old murderer
A 74-year-old murderer becomes the oldest US inmate in six decades to be put to death...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
Somali tells of Iraq kidnap ordeal
A Somali truck driver taken hostage in Iraq arrives safely back in Kuwait and tells the story of his capture...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
El Nino 'could strike this year'
An El Nino event may be on its way this year, according to the US government's climate prediction centre...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
White rhino numbers 'halved'
Africa's only surviving population of northern white rhinoceros has been cut by 50% in the last 14 months due to poaching, the IUCN reports...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
Poor US jobs figures hit markets
American firms hired just 32,000 extra workers in July, shocking analysts and hitting markets in the US and Europe...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
Terrorism 'fund-raiser' in court
A British man has appeared court following a request from the United States for his extradition in connection with "acts of terrorism in Chechnya and Afghanistan."...
CNN - August 6, 2004
Murali reclaims Test record
Muttiah Muralitharan takes his wicket tally to 529 as South Africa reach 347-7 in reply to Sri Lanka's 486...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
Rivals focus on Kashmir glacier
India and Pakistan end talks on reducing tension on the Siachen glacier, the highest battlefield in the world...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
East German officials convicted
Two former East German officials are put on probation for their role in fatal shootings at the Berlin Wall...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
Three Chinese Christians jailed
A court in China sentences three Christian activists to jail terms for leaking state secrets...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
Georgia 'wants to calm tensions'
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili tells the US he wants to calm the escalating tensions with Russia...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
China appeals for football calm
China asks its football fans to show respect for their Japanese rivals in Saturday's final of the Asian Cup...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
Nigerian ritual killing arrests
Some 30 people in Nigeria are arrested after 50 corpses were found by police in a raid on fetish shrines...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
WHO Africa 'a political club'
A medical journal publishes a scathing attack on the World Health Organization's regional office for Africa. The WHO has declined to respond...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
Terror suspect 'had naval plans'
A British man wanted by the US in connection with terrorist offences was found in possession of US naval intelligence, a court hears...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
Denmark to sign US airbase deal
The US and Denmark are to sign a deal to upgrade a Greenland radar base to support the US missile defence programme...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
US forces battle Iraqi militiamen
US forces clash with militia loyal to radical cleric Moqtada Sadr in fighting in several locations around Iraq...
BBC News - August 6, 2004
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