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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 January 2008:
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A Politically Dangerous Liaison for France?s President
President Nicolas Sarkozy?s romance with a singer has fueled criticism that he is ignoring the country...
New York Times - January 7, 2008
War Crimes Trial Resumes for Former Leader of Liberia
Charles Taylor, 59, has pleaded not guilty to the 11 charges against him, which include murder, rape, enslavement and conscripting child soldiers...
New York Times - January 7, 2008
Kenyan Leader and Opponent to Meet
For the first time since Kenya exploded into election-related violence that killed more than 400 people, the president and the top opposition leader have agreed to meet...
New York Times - January 7, 2008
Funeral held for tug boat skipper
A funeral service takes place for a young father who died when a tug boat sank on the Clyde...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Armed robbers kill father-of-six
A British father-of-six is shot dead at his home in South Africa in front of his wife and four of his children...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Troubles 'war statement' mooted
The group looking at the legacy of the Troubles may ask the government to say it fought a war against the IRA...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Ex-Taleban chief named governor
A former Taleban commander who switched sides is made governor of the Afghan town of Musa Qala...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Pig-farm killer conviction appeal
Canadian prosecutors say they will appeal the second-degree murder convictions of serial killer Robert Pickton...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Tories target long-term jobless
The Conservatives would adopt a US-style scheme forcing long-term unemployed people to work for benefits...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Richey freed after court hearing
Scot Kenny Richey is given his freedom by a US court after spending 20 years on death row...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Respects Paid to Dying Suharto
It was the place to be seen over the weekend, the bedside of Indonesia?s former strongman, Suharto, who was driven from office 10 years ago and is now near death...
New York Times - January 7, 2008
Suicide Bomber Kills Key Sunni Leader in Baghdad
At least 14 were killed in the latest attack on nationalist Sunnis who have allied themselves with American troops...
New York Times - January 7, 2008
Foiling U.S. Plan, Prison Expands in Afghanistan
Efforts to scale back the U.S. detention center at the Bagram military base are failing, and its conditions have drawn a strong complaint from the Red Cross...
New York Times - January 7, 2008
Gates joins Dancing on Ice stars
Singer Gareth Gates will join tennis star Greg Rusedski and pop star Samantha Mumba in ITV1's Dancing on Ice...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
UK push for space station modules
A proposal for the UK to join the International Space Station project is put forward by a group of scientists and engineers...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
University 'soft' A-level warning
Universities say choosing 'soft' subjects at A-level can narrow a student's chances of getting on a top course...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Brown names No 10 strategy chief
Gordon Brown appoints the head of one of the City's best known communications firms as No 10 strategy chief...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Circumcision 'does not curb sex'
A study finds circumcision does not reduce enjoyment of sex - a fear that has limited its use in tackling HIV...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Pair bailed in baby death inquiry
A man and a woman are released on bail as police continue to investigate the death of new-born baby...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Virgin cabin crew ditch strikes
Virgin Atlantic cabin crew have called off planned strikes after reaching a deal on pay, the airline says...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
More tests for presenter's death
A post-mortem examination on Natasha Collins, fiancee of CBBC presenter Mark Speight, is "inconclusive", police say...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Six-year-old dies during lesson
A six-year-old boy collapses and dies during a lesson at St Patrick's Primary School in Armagh city...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Iraq bombs hit Sunni stronghold
A double bombing kills 14 in Baghdad, including the head of a US-backed Sunni armed group fighting al-Qaeda...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
No payout for 'stolen' Aborigines
Australia's government refuses a request for reparations by Aborigines taken from their families...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
FA Cup: Havant face dream tie
Havant & Waterlooville could face Liverpool in the FA Cup fourth round if both sides win their replays...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Shocking footage at Taylor trial
The war crimes trial of Liberian ex-President Charles Taylor sees footage of mutilated victims in the Sierra Leone conflict...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Football: 'No' to Blues Anelka bid
Chelsea have had a significant bid for Bolton striker Nicolas Anelka rejected, BBC Sport understands...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Diana relationship 'already over'
Princess Diana's relationship with Dodi Al Fayed finished a few weeks before their fatal crash, an inquest hears...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Blears rejects 'no go' area claim
Hazel Blears "does not recognise" a bishop's claim that extremists make some areas "no go" for non-Muslims...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Kenya leader invites foe to talks
Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki invites opposition rival Raila Odinga for talks over disputed elections...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Ministers seek prison strike ban
Ministers are to reintroduce powers to ban strikes by prison officers, after they pulled out of a voluntary no-strike deal...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Baby inquest told of water fault
A faulty hot water system that caused a baby's death could affect up to 3.5 million homes, an inquest hears...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Iranians 'made threat' to US ships
Five Iranian boats harassed three US navy ships on Sunday with threats to blow them up, US officials say...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Seven Die in South Korean Fire
A fire at a warehouse south of Seoul killed seven people, injured 10, and left up to 32 others missing...
New York Times - January 7, 2008
Taylor War Crimes Trial Opens
The international trial of former President Charles Taylor of Liberia reopened six months after it was adjourned when he boycotted the opening session and fired his attorney...
New York Times - January 7, 2008
Kenya Kikuyus, Long Dominant, Are Now Routed
Tens of thousands of Kikuyus, the tribe of Kenya?s president, have fled because of ethnic violence...
New York Times - January 7, 2008
Radiohead CD tops UK album chart
Radiohead have the UK's number one album, three months after In Rainbows was offered for free online...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Pair questioned after baby death
A man and a woman are in custody after police launch an investigation into the death of newborn baby...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Diesel popularity revs car sales
Sales of new cars rose 2.5% last year to 2.4 million units, driven by diesel models, says the main trade body...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Death row Scot 'to be released'
A Scot who was on death row in the US is to attend an appeal hearing which should see him released...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Royal Marsden reopens after fire
The Royal Marsden Hospital in west London reopens to out-patients, days after a serious fire...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Tests carried out on man's body
Police are investigating the circumstances of how a man in his 30s died in east Belfast at the weekend...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Taylor war crimes trial resumes
The war crimes trial of Liberian ex-President Charles Taylor hears its first witness in The Hague...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
South Korea fire toll rises to 22
At least 22 people have been killed and about 17 are missing in a fire at a warehouse in South Korea...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Football: Blatter's Capello shock
Fifa boss Sepp Blatter tells BBC Sport he is surprised England have appointed another foreign coach to lead the national side...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Tour at risk after Harbhajan ban
India suspend their tour of Australia pending the outcome of an appeal against Harbhajan Singh's three-match ban...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
FA Cup: Giant-killers await draw
FA Cup giant-killers Oldham and Huddersfield discover their fourth-round opponents in Monday's draw live on BBC Sport...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Juror queries baby death verdict
A second juror expresses doubts over the decision to jail a childminder for violently shaking a baby to death...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Darling seeks energy cost talks
Chancellor Alistair Darling asks to meet with energy regulator Ofgem to discuss gas and electricity price rises...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
US rivals' last push in key state
US presidential hopefuls gear up for the last day of campaigning before Tuesday's New Hampshire primary...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
MoD denies 'war glamour' claim
The Ministry of Defence denies claims the British armed forces are glamorising war to boost recruitment...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Sailors die after trawler sinks
Two sailors are believed to be dead after a French fishing vessel sank about 50 miles off the coast of Cornwall...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Health screening plans unveiled
At-risk patients in England are to be offered screening for heart disease and strokes, Gordon Brown announces...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Kenya opposition cancels protests
Kenya's opposition leader calls off nationwide protest rallies planned for Tuesday, following disputed elections...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Alberto Alonso Dies at 90; A Founder of Cuban Troupe
Mr. Alonso was a Cuban-born dancer, ballet master and choreographer who received political asylum in the United States in 1993...
New York Times - January 7, 2008
Military Memo: For Pentagon and News Media, Relations Improve With a Shift in War Coverage
The anguished relationship between the military and the news media appears to be on the mend as battlefield successes in Iraq are reflected in more upbeat news coverage...
New York Times - January 7, 2008
Sri Lankans Kill 36 Rebels as Monitors Begin Pullout
Tamil Tiger rebels said they lost one of their leaders in heavy fighting in northern Sri Lanka, as Norwegian-led monitors began pulling out before the formal end of a tattered truce...
New York Times - January 7, 2008
Qaeda Urges Meeting Bush With Bombs
An American member of Al Qaeda urged fighters to meet President Bush ?with bombs? when he visits the Middle East this week, according to a new videotape posted on the Internet on Sunday...
New York Times - January 7, 2008
Congo Opens Talks on Ending Fighting in Eastern Region
Talks to secure peace in conflict-torn eastern Congo opened amid warnings by the Roman Catholic Church against a ?Balkanization? of the vast African country...
New York Times - January 7, 2008
Beit Safafa Journal: Straddling Cultures, Irreverently, in Life and Art
The latest work of Sayed Kashua, an Israeli-born Arab journalist and author, is a situation comedy that deals with Israeli society?s prejudices through the eyes of a Muslim Arab family...
New York Times - January 7, 2008
Israel Says It Will Toughen Response to Longer-Range Fire
Israeli security officials said that a rocket with a longer range than usual fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza on Thursday had been made in Iran...
New York Times - January 7, 2008
Arab League Backs Plan to End Lebanon Stalemate
Diplomats said the plan had support from Syria and from the Lebanese parliamentary majority, but members of Hezbollah gave a more cautious response...
New York Times - January 7, 2008
Georgia?s President Narrowly Wins Vote
Georgia?s pro-Western president narrowly won re-election, according to official results released Sunday, but the main opposition candidate contested the outcome...
New York Times - January 7, 2008
Poland Signals Doubts About Planned U.S. Missile-Defense Bases on Its Territory
Saying that it feels no threat from Iran, Poland?s foreign minister says his country?s new government is not ready to accept American missile-defense bases until all costs and risks are considered...
New York Times - January 7, 2008
Deadly Bombing Mars Iraqi Celebration
A suicide bomber killed at least four soldiers celebrating Army Day in Baghdad and wounded at least six others...
New York Times - January 7, 2008
Kenya Kikuyus Are Routed From Rivals? Land
Over the past few days, tens of thousands of Kikuyus, the tribe of Kenya?s president, have fled the western part of the country because of ethnic violence...
New York Times - January 7, 2008
In Musharraf?s Shadow, a New Hope for Pakistan Rises
Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, who replaced Pervez Musharraf as Pakistan?s army chief, has raised hopes among U.S. officials that he could become a new force for stability...
New York Times - January 7, 2008
Defying U.S. Plan, Prison Expands in Afghanistan
Efforts to scale back the U.S. detention center at the Bagram military base are failing while conditions at the facility have drawn a strong complaint from the Red Cross...
New York Times - January 7, 2008
Call for asylum work reform
Asylum seekers should be given the right to work in the UK after six months, a leading children's charity says...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
US to decide on lethal injection
The US Supreme Court is to hear a challenge to lethal injections that has halted executions for months...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Taylor war crimes trial to resume
The war crimes trial of ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor is to resume in The Hague after a six-month gap...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Cosmetic clinics 'downplay risks'
Some cosmetic surgery clinics are putting sales before patient safety, warns a consumer watchdog...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Australia floods strand thousands
Thousands of people remain stranded by some of the worst flooding in eastern Australia for 20 years...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Israel accused ahead of Bush trip
Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat blames Israel for stepping up attacks ahead of the US president's visit...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
'Elderly' champion for Wales
First Minister Rhodri Morgan is due to formally reveal the identity of Wales's first Commissioner for Older People...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Clinton struggles to hold Obama
New Hampshire polls suggest Barack Obama is surging ahead of
Hillary Clinton in the Democrat presidency race...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
PM to announce major screening plans
At-risk patients in England are to be offered screening for heart disease and strokes, Gordon Brown is to say...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
Overstay students 'can remain'
Immigration staff have been told not to deport students overstaying their UK visas, in most cases, a memo reveals...
BBC News - January 7, 2008
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