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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 Octomber 2005:
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8 Killed and 20 Wounded in Attack on Pakistan Mosque
The assault on the congregation of a minority Muslim sect has raised fresh concerns about the protection of minorities...
New York Times - October 7, 2005
Annan Calls for Early Talks on Kosovo's Future
Secretary General Kofi Annan said today that he would recommend that talks begin soon on the future status of Kosovo...
New York Times - October 7, 2005
Malnutrition 'time bomb' warning
Europe's ageing population means many more will die of malnutrition unless urgent action is taken, warns a charity...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Girl critical after hit-and-run
A young girl is critically ill in hospital after being hit by a vehicle which failed to stop in west Belfast...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Parents given home E.coli tests
A meeting is held at a school closed by a suspected E.coli case where parents are given kits to test their children...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
US market boosted by job figures
Better-than-expected jobless figures help Wall Street to buck the global trend of stock market falls...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
ElBaradei welcomes Nobel 'boost'
The head of the IAEA, Mohamed ElBaradei, says the Nobel Peace Prize will give the UN agency a shot in the arm...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Tennis: Injury forces out Murray
Andy Murray goes out of the Ethias Trophy after retiring from his match with Xavier Malisse because of injury...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Boy George held in 'cocaine find'
Musician Boy George is arrested at his home in New York on suspicion of possessing cocaine...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Hundreds missing after storm
Hundreds are missing and at least 254 die as torrential rain sparks mudslides and floods in Central America...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Bush God comments 'not literal'
A Palestinian official says he did not take literally President Bush's alleged words that God told him to invade Iraq...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
No Qaeda Link Seen in Bali Suicide Bombings
The suspected bombers appear to have been a small group with no prior criminal record...
New York Times - October 7, 2005
Symbols Are Important. So What Does a Gun Symbolize?
Mozambique is holding a competition to redesign its flag and national emblem, which date from the civil-war days...
New York Times - October 7, 2005
U.N. Nuclear Agency and Its Chief Win Nobel Prize for Peace
The committee hoped it will strengthen the United Nations organization and help stop the spread of nuclear weapons...
New York Times - October 7, 2005
Six Marines Killed in Bomb Attacks in Iraq
U.S. troops pressed ahead today with a campaign to root out terrorists along the Euphrates River northwest of Baghdad...
New York Times - October 7, 2005
Hong Kong Offers Trade Protesters Two New Sites
The government will seal off a relatively small area around the World Trade Organization conference in December...
New York Times - October 7, 2005
School plan for 364-day opening
A school is looking at the idea of opening 364 days a year, with children studying at different times...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Europe needs bigger robots push
The EU wants more to be done to turn research on robots into viable commercial products...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Police in talks over Barker son
Police say they will treat the fugitive son of Ronnie Barker with "sensitivity" if he attends his father's funeral...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
'Jobs to go' at engineering firm
About 120 job losses are announced at the John Crane UK company based in Ballymena in County Antrim...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Isles case children 'were abused'
Three girls at the centre of the collapsed Western Isles child abuse case had been sexually abused, an inquiry reveals...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Jail for 'catastrophic' road rage
A driver enraged that his wing mirror had been clipped is sentenced for head butting a pensioner causing "devastating" brain damage...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Kosovo set for 'breakaway' talks
UN chief Kofi Annan calls for talks soon on the future status of Serbia's breakaway province of Kosovo...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
US 'intercepts al-Qaeda letter'
A letter from the al-Qaeda leadership warns its Iraq cell that its tactics may alienate Muslims, the US says...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Rape victim loses damages ruling
The victim of a rapist cannot sue him for damages after he won £7m on the lottery, the High Court rules...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
England: Sven bullish over match
Sven-Goran Eriksson says it would be "unacceptable" for England not to reach the World Cup...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Cricket: Pietersen hamstring scan
Kevin Pietersen is to have a scan on his right hamstring but England's physio says the injury is not serious...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Ugandan top rebel leader indicted
Uganda names the five Lord's Resistance Army rebel commanders sought by the ICC in The Hague...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Bali 'mastermind' evades police
Police in Bali say they have narrowly missed capturing suspected Bali mastermind Noordin Mohamed Top...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
US sheds jobs in wake of Katrina
The number of people in work in the US declines for the first time since mid-2003 as Hurricane Katrina leads to layoffs...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
African migrants 'left in desert'
Aid agency MSF finds about 500 migrants "abandoned" in the Moroccan desert after expulsion from Spain...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Hackers jailed over global virus
Two computer hackers are jailed for helping to spread a virus which infected thousands of computers...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
ABC broadcasts live from Palace
A US breakfast TV show has been at Buckingham Palace in a second day of live Royal broadcasts...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
UK troops detain Basra policemen
UK soldiers detain 12 people, including three policemen, in Basra in a crackdown on increasing violence...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Stepfather's killer sentenced to life
A 16-year-old receives a life sentence for murdering the stepfather of a boy he had been bullying...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Hundreds missing after Stan
Hundreds are missing and at least 240 die as torrential rain sparks mudslides and floods in Central America...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Rebels' Split Said to Threaten Darfur Peace
Infighting among rebels together with the Sudanese government's failure to control attacks by pro-government militias are hampering the search for peace, a report says...
New York Times - October 7, 2005
Mohamed El Baradei Wins Nobel Peace Prize
The International Atomic Energy Agency and its chief Mohamed El Baradei were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2005. Mr. El Baradei and the agency will share the prize...
New York Times - October 7, 2005
Nobel Peace Prize 2005: Your views
The 2005 Nobel Peace Prize has been won by the IAEA and its chief Mohamed ElBaradei. Send us your comments...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Cut prices aid Sainsbury's sales
UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's sees quarterly sales rise 2.8% after boosting adverts and cutting prices...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Lords condemn anti-terror plans
The government's proposed anti-terrorism measures have been called unlawful by two senior judges...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Teaching assistants 'exploited'
More than a third of classroom assistants say they are working up to four hours' overtime, a survey suggests...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
TVs and PCs 'take over US homes'
The average American spends more time using media such as TV and the net than sleeping, a study has found...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Elton joins Peel tribute single
Sir Elton John is joining musicians to record a tribute single to the late DJ John Peel...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Efforts to agree Mid-East summit
Palestinian and Israeli officials to meet on Friday to iron out the detail of an upcoming Mid-East summit...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Eight die in Pakistan sect attack
Eight people die and 20 are injured when gunmen open fire on members of the minority Ahmadiyya sect in Pakistan...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Man remanded over musician murder
A 27-year-old man is remanded in custody charged with the murder of a Londonderry musician...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Island sex case report imminent
Police and social workers are expected to be criticised in a report on the collapse of a child sex abuse inquiry...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
E.coli school closure 'sensible'
A public health official dealing with the E.coli outbreak defends the first school closure as a sensible precaution...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
David Frost joins al-Jazeera TV
Sir David Frost is to join pan-Arab TV news network al-Jazeera, the TV station confirms...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Bali bombers 'a new generation'
Police say the Bali bombers came from a new generation of militants, as the US offers $10m for a key figure's arrest...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
General strike paralyses Belgium
A general strike brings much of Belgium to a virtual standstill, with transport and other public services hit...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
British troops detain 12 in Basra
UK soldiers detain 12 people and seize weapons in Basra in a crackdown following attacks on troops...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Nuclear watchdog wins peace prize
The 2005 Nobel peace prize is won by the UN nuclear watchdog and its "fearless" leader, Mohamed ElBaradei...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Tories nominate contenders
Official nominations for the Conservative leadership contest open, as Michael Howard formally resigns...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Blair and Chirac revive alliance
The UK's Tony Blair and French President Jacques Chirac stress their joint efforts to reinvigorate the EU...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Firms fined over Hatfield crash
Network Rail and Balfour Beatty are fined millions over the Hatfield train crash, in which four people died...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Bali Suicide Bombers Said to Have Belonged to Small Gang
The suicide bombers appear to have had no link to Al Qaeda, giving the case echoes of the London subway bombings in July...
New York Times - October 7, 2005
Abbas Says He Will Press Sharon on Withdrawal From West Bank
Mahmoud Abbas said that when he meets with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, his most important demand would be that Israel carry out the measures the two men agreed on in February...
New York Times - October 7, 2005
Uninvited Guest Turns Up at Catholic Synod: Issue of Married Priests
Over the last week, the deep shortage of Roman Catholic priests has dominated the first gathering of bishops under the new pope, Benedict XVI...
New York Times - October 7, 2005
Warning Issued About Peace Efforts in Sudan
Infighting among rebels in Darfur and a failure to control militia attacks hamper peace efforts, an independent group has warned...
New York Times - October 7, 2005
Al Qaeda Tells Ally in Iraq to Strive for Global Goals
The second-ranking leader of Al Qaeda has warned Abu Musab al-Zarqawi that violent acts committed by his followers threaten to jeopardize the broader extremist cause...
New York Times - October 7, 2005
10 Plots Foiled Since Sept. 11, Bush Declares
The president sought to focus attention on the successes of the fight against terrorism at a time of dwindling support...
New York Times - October 7, 2005
NHS private sector links attacked
The government is criticised over its use of the private sector to provide services and facilities for the NHS...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Court moves against Uganda rebels
The International Criminal Court issues its first arrest warrants, for five leaders of the Ugandan rebel movement...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
$10m bounty on Bali bombs suspect
The US offers $10m for information leading to the capture or death of a suspect in the 2002 Bali bombings...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Brazil bishop ends hunger strike
A Brazilian bishop ends his 11-day hunger strike after the government delays a disputed environmental project...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Mental health link to deprivation
Calls are made to address the root causes of mental illness as figures show high levels in deprived areas...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Assets swoop on 250 'IRA houses'
Searches of 250 properties in Greater Manchester worth £30m and thought to be linked to the IRA continue after a series of raids...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
'Human cost' of foot-and-mouth
Researchers say the 2001 foot-and-mouth crisis was a tragedy for humans as well as slaughtered animals...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
'Pay more' to sperm, egg donors
People who donate sperm and eggs should be compensated more money from next year, a government body says...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Trial expert witnesses reviewed
The role of expert witnesses in trials is to be independently reviewed in an attempt to prevent wrongful convictions...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Stan storm death toll rises to 230
Forty bodies are recovered from a village in Guatemala after a landslide, as the death toll across the region reaches 230...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Football: Rio poised for axe
Rio Ferdinand is set to be left out of England's World Cup qualifier with Austria, in favour of Sol Campbell...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
Cervical cancer jab 'in a year'
A vaccine that was highly successful in trials against cervical cancer could be available in the UK in a year...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
New York subway terror warning
Security is increased on New York's underground railway network as officials warn of a "credible" terror threat...
BBC News - October 7, 2005
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