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Venus flytraps caught in shrinking natural habitat
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Hungary 4 dead, 26 injured in train collision
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Iraqi lawmaker urges resolution of minority issue
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Curfew in Indian Kashmir to prevent protest rally
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Kashmir police threaten to shoot curfew violators
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Supreme Court to open new term with heavy workload
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Congress hears Lehman sought millions for execs
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Designers play it safe as economy sours
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Jimmy Kimmel returns as American Music Awards host
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Global News Archive for December 2006:
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Jeane Kirkpatrick, U.N. Envoy Under Reagan, Dies
Jeane J. Kirkpatrick, a beacon of neoconservative thought, helped chart foreign policy from 1981 to 1985...
New York Times - December 8, 2006
Aspirin 'blocks prostate problem'
Aspirin, and other similar painkillers, may prevent or delay enlargement of the prostate, research suggests...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Why skills are the new education
BBC education correspondent Mike Baker assesses Gordon Brown's attempt to address the UK skills crisis...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Police issue triple shooting plea
Police investigating a triple shooting in Glasgow issue descriptions of the gunmen and their car...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Unionist woes 'will help enemies'
The DUP leader Ian Paisley says public divisions amongst unionists can only provide succour to their enemies...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
US to approve India nuclear bill
The US Congress is due to approve legislation allowing the export of civilian nuclear fuel to India...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Moscow hospital fire 'kills 42'
A night-time fire at Moscow drug rehabilitation hospital kills at least 42 people, reports say...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Man accused of special's murder
A man is charged with the murder of special constable Nisha Patel-Nasri who was stabbed outside her London home...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Tornado families being rehoused
Scores of families face a bleak run-up to Christmas as their homes are left uninhabitable by the London tornado...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Tests 'prove' Diana driver was drunk
DNA tests indicate Princess Diana's driver was drunk the night she died, a BBC documentary reveals...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Kurds brand report 'unrealistic'
Iraq's Kurdish leader criticises a report by the US Iraq Survey Group, branding it "unrealistic and inappropriate"...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
News Analysis: Dueling Views Pit Baker Against Rice
Many of the critiques in the Iraq Study Group’s report boil down to the differing views of a former secretary of state and the current one...
New York Times - December 8, 2006
In Munich, Provocation in a Symbol of Foreign Faith
The construction of mosques in German cities is stoking anti-foreign sentiment and reinforcing fears that Christianity is under threat...
New York Times - December 8, 2006
Kirkpatrick, U.N. Envoy Under Reagan, Dies
Jeane J. Kirkpatrick was a strong beacon of neoconservative thought, helping to chart foreign policy from 1981 to 1985...
New York Times - December 8, 2006
Snipes arrested in tax fraud case
Actor Wesley Snipes is arrested in Orlando after surrendering himself on tax fraud charges...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Two arrested over teenager's rape
Two males are arrested by police investigating the rape of a woman in Woodvale Park in north Belfast...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Bank of America 'eyeing Barclays'
Shares in Barclays Bank have risen 4% on speculation it may receive a takeover bid from Bank of America...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Hezbollah chief 'plotting coup'
Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora accuses the leader of the Hezbollah militant movement of plotting a coup...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Missing women police find body
A second body is found by police investigating the disappearance of two prostitutes in Suffolk...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Philippines delays Asean talks
A meeting of Asian leaders in the Philippines is postponed because of a coming tropical storm, officials say...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Bush pledges joint effort on Iraq
President George W Bush says he will work with congressional leaders to find a way forward for the US in Iraq...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Turkish offer fails to impress EU
The EU presidency says Turkey's offer to open a port to Cypriot traffic is not enough to break the deadlock...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Cricket: Vaughan in spotlight
Michael Vaughan plays in England's two-day warm-up match against Western Australia on Friday...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Football: Gibraltar Uefa move
Gibraltar is named as a
provisional member of Uefa after years of campaigning...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
'Heavy fighting' in Somali town
An Islamist leader calls on all Somalis to fight Ethiopia, saying its troops have attacked Islamist positions...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Wii shortages frustrating gamers
Shortages of Nintendo Wii consoles leave some gamers who pre-ordered the new machine frustrated...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Madonna criticised over fur coat
Madonna is criticised by animal rights group Peta for wearing what appeared to be a real fur coat...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Home Office missing crime target
The Home Office is falling behind its five-year target for reducing crime, a government report shows...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Dead marine friendly fire probe
The death of a marine after a battle in Afghanistan raises questions about "friendly fire", it emerges...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Tornado homes to be demolished
As damage to homes hit by the London tornado is assessed, experts say some buildings are beyond repair...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Commonwealth suspends Fiji
Fiji's membership of the Commonwealth is suspended days after the military seized power in a coup...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Criminals 'target tech students'
Organised crime gangs are targeting students in a bid to recruit skilled hackers, says a report...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Wii's debut for European gamers
European gamers snap up Nintendo's Wii videogames console, which went on sale on Friday...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Reward to catch mother's killer
A £20,000 reward is offered by police investigating the murder of a woman found dead in a bedroom...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Tories warn on couple break-ups
The break-up of co-habiting couples is causing severe social problems, a report for the Tories warns...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Railway power line chaos probed
Restricted train services are operating as inquiries go on into how two miles of overhead cables came down...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
NHS to fund girl's gene treatment
An eight-year-old girl with a rare degenerative condition will have her £100,000 a year treatment funded by the NHS...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Malaria 'speeds spread of Aids'
Scientists working in Kenya believe that malaria is helping the spread of Aids across Africa - and vice versa...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Camilla pulls out of pudding tour
The Duchess of Cornwall cancels a Christmas pudding factory tour due to a bout of gastro-enteritis...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Football: Cole braced for abuse
Chelsea's Ashley Cole admits he will face a barrage of abuse from Arsenal fans when he faces his old club on Sunday...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Bush 'must adopt all Iraq plan'
The main authors of a US report on strategy in Iraq urge President Bush to accept all their proposals...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Ebola 'kills over 5,000 gorillas'
The deadly Ebola virus may have killed more than 5,000 gorillas in central Africa, a study finds...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Ex-Iraq hostages forgive captors
Three peace campaigners who were taken hostage in Iraq say they "unconditionally" forgive their captors...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Iraq 'al-Qaeda militants' killed
The US military says it has killed 20 al-Qaeda insurgents in Iraq, while UK and Danish troops raid homes in Basra...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Conform to our society, says PM
New arrivals must conform to Britain's standards of tolerance, Tony Blair warns in a major speech...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Uneasy Havens Await Those Who Flee Iraq
Nearly two million Iraqis have fled to Jordan and Syria, threatening the social and economic fabric in both countries...
New York Times - December 8, 2006
Israeli Leader Rejects Link Between Iraq and Mideast Woes
Ehud Olmert disagreed with the Iraq Study Group’s report that linked the turmoil in Iraq with the need to resolve the conflicts between Israel and its Arab neighbors...
New York Times - December 8, 2006
7 Test Radioactive at Bar Where Ex-Spy Met Russians
Russia also announced it had opened its own criminal investigation into the death of Alexander V. Litvinenko...
New York Times - December 8, 2006
Havana Journal: Hippocrates Meets Fidel, and Even U.S. Students Enroll
The Latin American School of Medical Sciences in Cuba offers a free medical education, with a bit of Communist theory thrown in...
New York Times - December 8, 2006
Bush Backs Away From 2 Key Ideas of Panel on Iraq
President Bush did not seem to endorse a pullback of U.S. combat brigades over the next 15 months or talks with Iran and Syria...
New York Times - December 8, 2006
News Analysis: Dueling Views on Diplomacy Pit Baker Against Rice
Many of the critiques contained in the Iraq Study Group’s report boil down to the differing worldviews of Baker and Rice...
New York Times - December 8, 2006
Shuttle night lift-off postponed
Nasa calls off a rare night launch of the space shuttle Discovery after poor weather at Cape Canaveral...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Concern over mobile music-sharing
Children are increasingly swapping music via mobile phone without realising they can be breaking the law...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Baby car seat 'cot death' concern
Babies should not be left asleep in a car seat unchecked as there is a risk they will stop breathing, say experts...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Pill 'alternative' to methadone
A cheaper and safer treatment for heroin addicts is found to be as effective as methadone, a study claims...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
US agrees on India nuclear bill
US Congress negotiators agree on the text of a landmark nuclear deal with India before it goes to vote...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Rail chaos as power lines damaged
Virgin trains out of London were halted when two miles of power lines were brought down in Buckinghamshire...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Nigerian VP spurns ruling party
Vice-President Atiku Abubakar will not be running for president for Nigeria's ruling party next April...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Ex-PM says Fiji could reject coup
Fiji's ousted prime minister says public anger against a military coup could force the new rulers to step down...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Tests for spy murder bar visitors
Hundreds of visitors to the same bar as the murdered ex-KGB spy on the day he fell ill will be tested for radiation...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Birth rate 'harms poverty goals'
A UK parliamentary group concludes population growth threatens the UN's Millennium Development Goals...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Cricket: Aussie Martyn retires
Australia batsman Damien Martyn announces his immediate retirement from all forms of cricket...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Cricket: Read hopes hit by duck
Chris Read falls for a duck as England compile 259-8 from 50 overs in one-day match with Chairman's XI at Lilac Hill...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Stretch limos 'front for crime'
Some stretch limousine businesses in the UK are a front for organised crime, senior police officers say...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
UK firms 'exploiting Bangladesh'
Bangladeshi workers get paid as little as five pence an hour to make clothes for Tesco, Asda and Primark, says a report...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
New Guantanamo camp jail opens
The first terror suspects are moved to a new $37m maximum-security wing at Guantanamo Bay...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Bush says Iraq policy will change
US President George W Bush concedes a "new approach" is needed in Iraq, after the release of a damning report...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Battered homes to be demolished
Some of the homes battered by a tornado that hit north-west London remain too dangerous to enter...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
MPs warn over US fighter jet deal
The UK should not buy the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter unless the US shares technical information, MPs say...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
Patients facing 'substantial' vCJD risk
Experts say patients given blood contaminated with the human form of mad cow disease face substantial risk...
BBC News - December 8, 2006
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