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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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Labor Dissidents Planning for Blair's Succession
Dissidents in Britain's ruling Labor Party are pressing for a timetable to elect a new leader...
New York Times - May 7, 2006
China Installs Bishop With Approval of Vatican
Another Catholic bishop was consecrated in China Sunday in a ceremony approved by the Vatican but unlikely to ease tensions...
New York Times - May 7, 2006
Woman stabbed at railway station
A 49-year-old woman is stabbed in an unprovoked attack at Dunmurry railway station near Belfast...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Missing schoolgirl found in river
The body of a 10-year-old girl, who fell into a river at a popular picnic spot, is found, police say...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
NTL 'to slash thousands of jobs'
NTL is preparing to announce a shake-up which could result in thousands of job losses, newspaper reports suggest...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Self-repair gene therapy promise
Gene therapy experts say they have found a way to persuade cells to repair themselves...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Raids uncover 'sex trafficking'
Raids on Kent brothels lead to 28 arrests and the discovery of seven suspected sex trafficking victims...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Racing: Speciosa's Guineas glory
Speciosa makes all the running to win the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Big rally on eve of Zuma verdict
Thousands attend a concert for SA's ex-Deputy President Jacob Zuma on the eve of his rape trial verdict...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Young 'still unaware' of STI risk
Too many young people remain unaware of the risks of sexually transmitted infections, a health charity says...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Probe into club illness outbreak
An inquiry begins after Tottenham Hotspur players fall ill with food poisoning on the eve of a crucial match...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
NHS staff pile pressure on Hewitt
Midwives and physiotherapists urge ministers to tackle NHS funding issues and "rebuild trust" with staff...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Iraqis resume ties with British
Iraqi authorities in Basra agree to resume co-operation with the British Army after several weeks of boycott...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Doctor Who is Bafta award winner
Doctor Who, Bleak House and The X-Factor all triumph at the 2006 British Academy Television Awards...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Iran threat to quit atomic treaty
Iran's parliament warns it will pull out of a key nuclear treaty if a standoff with the West is not ended...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Buffett sets sights on major deal
Billionaire Warren Buffet tells investors that Berkshire Hathaway is ready to spend on major acquisitions...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Reid 'took home office for Blair'
John Reid says he did not "lobby" to be home secretary but agreed to do it because Tony Blair asked him...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
UFO study finds no sign of aliens
A secret Ministry of Defence report on UFOs has concluded that there is no proof of alien life forms...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Teenager critical after assault
A 16-year-old boy is in critical condition after being seriously assaulted in an alleyway in Ballymena...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Search for girl missing in river
A search is under way in the River Dee for a 10-year-old who fell into the water at a beauty spot...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
China names new Catholic bishop
China names another Catholic bishop, days after the Vatican criticised two similar appointments...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Cheney backs Balkan Nato-EU bids
US Vice-President Cheney backs the bids of Albania, Croatia and Macedonia to join Nato and the EU...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Stars gather for TV Bafta awards
Famous faces from British TV, including Ashley Jensen and Noel Edmonds, arrive on the red carpet for this year's Bafta TV awards...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Final day of 'elephant' spectacle
Thousands head into London for the climax of a street theatre spectacle featuring a giant mechanical elephant...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Arsenal pip Spurs to fourth place
Thierry Henry scores a hat-trick in Arsenal's last game at Highbury as they beat Wigan to secure fourth place in the league...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Football: Man Utd claim second
Man Utd beat Charlton 4-0 to seal second place in the Premiership...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
F1: Schumacher pips Alonso
Ferrari's Michael Schumacher wins his second race in a row after a battle with Fernando Alonso's Renault at the European Grand Prix...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Spanish arrest Real IRA suspects
Police in Spain arrest two suspected members of the illegal Real IRA dissident paramilitary group...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
UN Darfur force 'vital' for peace
The UN's top humanitarian official calls for UN peacekeepers to be allowed into Sudan's Darfur region...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Labour apology for all-woman list
The Labour Party apologises for imposing an all-woman shortlist on Blaenau Gwent at the 2005 general election...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Blair 'target of Old Labour coup'
Tony Blair is the victim of a left wing plot to oust him as prime minister, Home Secretary John Reid says...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Following Ghana's phone thieves
Mobile phones stolen in Europe are turning up in Ghana in what is proving to be a lucrative criminal business...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Family marks Mary-Ann anniversary
The family of a murdered schoolgirl is to mark the first anniversary of her death...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Woman serious after road accident
A young woman is left seriously injured following a road traffic incident in Newry in County Down...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Beef farmers face Brazil threat
Brazilian beef exports could threaten Scotland's attempt to rebuild its former market, a BBC investigation reveals...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Man held over tattoo woman death
Police arrest a man in north Wales after a woman was thought to have been dragged along by a vehicle in Hull...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Tamil Tigers snub Japanese envoy
Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka say they will not allow a Japanese special envoy to meet their reclusive leader...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Cricket: Warne could play on
Shane Warne says he could still be a Test match cricketer when Australia return to England for the 2009 Ashes...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Football: Race on for Euro slot
The race for the fourth and the final Champions League spot between Spurs and Arsenal goes to the wire...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
UN's aid chief heads for Darfur
The UN's top humanitarian official is due in Sudan's Darfur for the first visit since rebels signed a peace deal...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Oaten tells of 'mid-life crisis'
Liberal Democrat MP Mark Oaten tells how a "mid-life crisis" contributed to his affair with a male prostitute...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Bleak House aims for Bafta glory
The BBC adaptation of Dickens' Bleak House is tipped to win best drama at the Bafta TV awards on Sunday...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
England call up Lewis, Mahmood
England name Jon Lewis and Sajid Mahmood in the squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka at Lord's...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Iran MPs threaten nuclear treaty
Iran's parliament threatens to force a withdrawal from a key nuclear treaty if a standoff with the West is not ended...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Fresh violence hits Iraq cities
Car bombs kill 14 people in Iraq as police find 43 bodies, believed to be victims of sectarian violence...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Hebron settler families evicted
Israeli police evict dozens of Jewish settlers from a Palestinian home in Hebron, after overnight clashes...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Brown unity call over 'coup' plot
Gordon Brown urges unity as rebel Labour MPs are accused of launching a bid to topple Tony Blair...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
UK Army fire 'did not hit' Iraqis
Civilians killed during unrest in Basra could not have been hit by the shots fired by UK soldiers, the Army says...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Gypsies Gain a Legal Tool in Rights Fight
Using the civil rights struggle of black Americans as a model, the Gypsies, or Roma, are filing lawsuits under new antidiscrimination laws in Eastern Europe...
New York Times - May 7, 2006
Vietnam's Deep-Rooted Corruption Threatens Development
The discovery of $7 million worth of bets on soccer games set investigators on a trail that led to the resignation of one official and the jailing of his deputy...
New York Times - May 7, 2006
Police probe Prescott sex claim
Police investigate a complaint that John Prescott allegedly broke the law by having sex in his Whitehall Office...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Parkinson's 'targets cell boiler'
Parkinson's disease may cripple the energy-producing centre of cells, research suggests...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
US accepts six N Korean refugees
The US grants refugee status to six North Koreans, says a senator who co-sponsored a new human rights law...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Hebron clashes over settler move
Israeli police move in to evict Jewish settlers from a Palestinian home in Hebron, after overnight clashes...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Alcoholism hope over 'drug pill'
A medicine which is used in the UK to treat drug addiction can also help combat alcoholism, a study suggests...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Boxing: De la Hoya wins
Oscar de la Hoya produces a vintage performance to stop Ricardo Mayorga and take the WBC light middleweight crown...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Spanish aid worker shot in Chad
A United Nations aid worker is shot and wounded in eastern Chad amid a deteriorating security situation...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Home Office job 'daunting' - Reid
Home Secretary John Reid says his task is "daunting" and taxpayers should not expect Home Office "cock ups"...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
WHO begins 'toughest' polio drive
A mass polio vaccination campaign is due to start on Sunday on the dangerous Pakistan-Afghan border...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
Inquiry into Basra crash violence
UK and Iraqi forces examine how events unfolded in Basra when troops clashed with locals after a helicopter crash...
BBC News - May 7, 2006
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