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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 December 2007:
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Veto of Spending Bill Is Threatened
The White House budget director warned that the president was prepared to veto a spending package being prepared by Congressional Democrats...
New York Times - December 8, 2007
Iran Snub of Atomic Pacts Is Denied
A former nuclear negotiator for Iran dismissed reports that the country?s current negotiator had brushed off previous agreements with Europe over the Iranian nuclear program...
New York Times - December 8, 2007
Abortion Complicates Congressional Debate Over Foreign Aid Bill
The bill would allow the federal government to donate contraceptives to foreign groups that provide family planning services abroad...
New York Times - December 8, 2007
The World: Look Who?s Still Standing in Russia
With President Vladimir V. Putin?s party swaggering to an election landslide last week, the heirs of Lenin and Stalin are the only ones left with a toehold in the government...
New York Times - December 8, 2007
China to Order Banks to Raise Cash Reserves
Analysts said the move shows that Beijing is growing increasingly worried about growing inflationary pressure and the threat of a meltdown...
New York Times - December 8, 2007
Bomber Kills 11 at Police Station in Northern Iraq
A suicide truck bomber killed 11 people in an attack on a police station in the northern Iraqi town of Baiji, Iraqi security forces said...
New York Times - December 8, 2007
Gates Sees Iran as Still-Serious Threat
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates called on Tehran to account for American intelligence that describes its support for terrorism and instability around the world...
New York Times - December 8, 2007
Detainee Says He Was Tortured in C.I.A. Prison
The first of the so-called high value Guantánamo detainees to have seen a lawyer claims he was subjected to ?state-sanctioned torture? while in secret C.I.A. prisons...
New York Times - December 8, 2007
Taliban Haven Is Hemmed in by NATO and Afghan Forces
The Afghan government called on Taliban fighters in the town of Musa Qala in southern Afghanistan to put down their weapons and give themselves up...
New York Times - December 8, 2007
Fungus Once Again Threatens French Cave Paintings
No consensus has emerged among experts over whether the invading patches of gray and black mold are the result of climate change or other factors...
New York Times - December 8, 2007
Mugabe?s Presence Hijacks European-African Summit
The meetings was dominated by divisions between the two continents over trade and criticism from European leaders of human rights abuses in Zimbabwe...
New York Times - December 8, 2007
NATO Says It?s Prepared to Keep the Peace in Kosovo
Tension and wariness reign as Kosovo moves toward its expected secession from Serbia...
New York Times - December 8, 2007
Inquiry Begins Into Tapes? Destruction
The Justice Department and the Central Intelligence Agency?s internal watchdog opened an inquiry into the spy agency?s destruction of interrogation videotapes...
New York Times - December 8, 2007
As Iraqis Vie for Kirkuk?s Oil, Kurds Become Pawns
Squatters have turned the Kirkuk soccer stadium into a refugee city as they wait to vote on a referendum on Kurdish regional rule...
New York Times - December 8, 2007
Shuttle launch time set on Sunday
Nasa officials reschedule the delayed launch of shuttle Atlantis for 2021GMT on Sunday, after problems with two fuel gauges...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
Generosity 'may be in the genes'
Some people may be genetically inclined to have a generous personality, research suggests...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
Iran protests over US 'espionage'
Iran sends a formal protest letter to the United States, accusing it of spying on Iran's nuclear activities...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
Oprah campaigns for Obama in Iowa
Chat show host Oprah Winfrey campaigns in Iowa for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
Football: Reading down Liverpool
Reading hand Liverpool their first league defeat of the season as they claim a richly deserved home win at the Madejski Stadium...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
Live - Hatton v Mayweather
British welterweight Ricky Hatton is hours away from his Las Vegas showdown with Floyd Mayweather...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
Inquiry into destroyed CIA tapes
The US justice department and the CIA launch an inquiry into the CIA's destruction of interrogation tapes...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
UK soldier killed in Afghanistan
A soldier serving in southern Afghanistan with The Yorkshire Regiment has been killed, the MoD says...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
Jane Rule, Canadian Novelist, Dies at 76
Ms. Rule was a prominent Canadian writer whose first novel, ?Desert of the Heart,? is considered a landmark work of lesbian fiction...
New York Times - December 8, 2007
Norval Morrisseau, Native Canadian Artist, Is Dead
Mr. Morrisseau, also known as Copper Thunderbird, was one of Canada?s most celebrated painters...
New York Times - December 8, 2007
Bomber in Iraqi Oil Hub Kills 7
A suicide truck bomber attacked a police station in a area that is home to many refinery workers and engineers...
New York Times - December 8, 2007
Gates Calls Iran a Threat to Regional Security
The defense secretary today called on Tehran to account for intelligence describing its support for terrorism...
New York Times - December 8, 2007
Congress Looks Into Obstruction as Calls for Justice Inquiry Rise
The Justice Department said it would consider an investigation into the destruction of interrogation tapes, and Congressional committees said that they would begin their own...
New York Times - December 8, 2007
Lee film sweeps Taiwan 'Oscars'
Ang Lee's controversial drama Lust, Caution wins a host of prizes at the Golden Horse awards in Taiwan...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
Daughter 'found murdered mother'
A woman found murdered in her flat was discovered by her daughter and her landlord, it is reported...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
385 calls for help in flooding
NI Water says 385 people have called as heavy flooding causes water problems across Northern Ireland...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
Helpline criticised over payoff
NHS 24 is criticised for giving its former chief executive £50,000 following his decision to leave after six months...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
Warning issued of severe weather
Flood watches are in place across England and forecasters are warning of severe gales and snow...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
UK urged to translate less
Councils are advised to "think twice" about spending money on translation, under new government guidelines...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
DR Congo army advances on rebels
Fighting has intensified in eastern DR Congo as the army pushes further into territory held by dissident Gen Nkunda...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
Fallon fails drugs test in France
Kieren Fallon's lawyer confirms newspaper reports the jockey tested positive for a banned substance while racing in France...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
Trains halted after bodies found
A police investigation is under way after the discovery of two bodies on a railway line in Norfolk...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
Global rallies focus on climate
Mass demonstrations have taken place across the world as campaigners demand action at key UN climate change talks...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
Road collapse in Wales flooding
Flooding chaos hits Wales, with homes evacuated as one road collapses, another shut by a mudslide, and drivers asked to stay home...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
Labour given donation rules grant
Labour was paid £183,000 to help officials understand funding rules shortly before it accepted secret donations...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
Family welcomes Cuba camp release
Relatives of a British resident held at Guantanamo Bay say news of his imminent release ends five years of misery...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
Toll rises in Taleban town battle
Twelve insurgents and two children are killed in a key assault on a Taleban-held town, Afghan sources say...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
EU increases Zimbabwe pressure
The German chancellor condemns oppression in Zimbabwe at a summit, attended by Robert Mugabe...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
'Missing' man charged by police
Police charge a canoeist, who was presumed drowned in 2002 but reappeared this month, with two offences...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
Britain to Take Back 3 From Guantánamo
The British government had resisted taking the men, saying they were not British citizens, only former residents. In August, however, Britain reversed itself and requested their release...
New York Times - December 8, 2007
Gunmen Kill 3 Bhutto Supporters
Gunmen attacked a party office of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto in southwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing three of her supporters ahead of parliamentary elections, police said...
New York Times - December 8, 2007
Secretary Calls Iran a Threat to Regional Security
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates called on Tehran to account for the full range of intelligence describing its support for terrorism around the world...
New York Times - December 8, 2007
Tycoon considers two golf sites
Donald Trump may build a golf course in Antrim even if his Scottish development goes ahead...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
Homes and roads are flooded again
More flooding hits Wales, with homes and roads affected, a driver rescued from her car, and sport called off...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
IRA arms witness receives award
One of the two clergymen who witnessed the IRA's arms decommissioning receives a prestigious peace award...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
Pakistan hunting Swat militants
Pakistani troops pursue a pro-Taleban cleric's supporters after a major operation to clear the Swat valley...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
Boxing: Khan up for Earl fight
Amir Khan has vowed he will be in the shape of his life when he defends his Commonwealth lightweight title against challenger Graham Earl on Saturday...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
Race-fixing trial inquiries call
The legal team of acquitted jockey Kieren Fallon calls for an inquiry into why a £10m trial was brought to court...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
Mass rallies focus on Bali talks
Mass demonstrations are taking place across the world as campaigners demand action at key UN climate change talks...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
Iran threatens Mid-East, US says
The US defence secretary says Iran threatens the Middle East, and may have resumed a nuclear arms programme...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
EU host hails 'summit of equals'
The host of the first meeting of EU and African leaders for seven years hails it as a "summit of equals"...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
Canoeist 'lived at family home'
The wife of a man presumed dead in 2002 has said he secretly lived at the family home for three years...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
World Briefing | Africa: Libya: Qaddafi to Pitch His Tent in Paris
Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, the leader of Libya, will bring a heated Bedouin tent to Paris for receiving visitors when he arrives next week for a state visit, a spokesman for the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, said...
New York Times - December 8, 2007
World Briefing | Middle East: Lebanon: Leader?s Vote Delayed Again
A parliamentary session to elect a new president was postponed for a seventh time, with a new date set for Tuesday...
New York Times - December 8, 2007
World Briefing | Africa: Rwanda: Life Term for Genocide
The United Nations Tribunal for Rwanda sentenced François Karera, a former mayor of the capital, Kigali, who is considered a central figure in the genocidal attacks on Tutsi and moderate Hutu in the spring of 1994, to life in prison...
New York Times - December 8, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Poland: ?Potato? Case Dropped
Citing a lack of evidence, prosecutors in Poland dropped a libel investigation against the German newspaper Tageszeitung for likening President Lech Kaczynski to a potato...
New York Times - December 8, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: France: Suspect in Paris Office Bombing
The police were holding a 45-year-old architect as a suspect in the package bomb explosion at a Paris law office on Thursday, a judicial police official said...
New York Times - December 8, 2007
World Briefing | Africa: Liberia: Ex-President Arrested
Gyude Bryant, left, a businessman who led the transitional government that operated from the exile of Charles Taylor in 2003 to the inauguration of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf last year, was arrested for violating conditions of his bail while on trial on charges of embezzling $1.3 million from the government...
New York Times - December 8, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Britain: Light From Once-Dead Kayaker
The police continued to question John Darwin, the man who suddenly reappeared more than five years after he was thought to have drowned after a kayaking accident...
New York Times - December 8, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Germany: Move to Ban Scientology
The interior ministers of the nation?s 16 states as well as the federal interior minister, Wolfgang Schäuble, ?consider Scientology to be an organization that is not compatible with the Constitution? and will work to ban the organization, Berlin?s interior minister, Erhart Körting, told reporters after a meeting...
New York Times - December 8, 2007
World Briefing | Asia: India: Honor Thy Parents, or Else
Indians who neglect parents over the age of 60 face three months in jail under a new law passed by Parliament. The legislation also provides for the state to set up centers that Meira Kumar, the social justice minister, told Parliament should be the ?last resort for the poor and the childless.?...
New York Times - December 8, 2007
Alois Kracher Jr., Austrian Winemaker and Advocate, Dead at 48
Mr. Kracher?s wines are coveted throughout the world, admired as much for their silky finesse and balance as for the intensity of their sweet, honeyed fruit flavors...
New York Times - December 8, 2007
Under Fire, State Dept. Watchdog Quits
Howard J. Krongard, who has been accused of impeding a Justice Department investigation of Blackwater Worldwide and other inquiries, announced his resignation on Friday...
New York Times - December 8, 2007
Tanker Spills Oil Off South Korea
A Hong Kong-registered oil tanker leaked 10,810 tons, or 66,000 barrels, of crude oil off South Korea?s west coast...
New York Times - December 8, 2007
Talks on Kosovo Hit a Dead End, Rice Says
Expectations are high among ethnic Albanians that Kosovo will declare independence, even as its probable new prime minister said Kosovo would wait until early next year...
New York Times - December 8, 2007
Congress Plans C.I.A. Obstruction Inquiries
The Justice Department said it would consider an investigation into the destruction of interrogation tapes, while the House and Senate intelligence committees said they would open their own probes...
New York Times - December 8, 2007
C.I.A. Was Urged to Keep Interrogation Videotapes
The Central Intelligence Agency ignored advice from the White House, Congress and the Justice Department to preserve the interrogation videotapes...
New York Times - December 8, 2007
Music industry betting on mobiles
The music industry and retailers are hoping mobile music downloads will reverse the decline in music sales...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
Pressure kept up on Taleban town
International and Afghan troops continue a major offensive on the Taleban-held town of Musa Qala...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
Brazil deforestation slows again
Figures show a fall in the rate of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest for a third year running...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
S Korea oil slick reaches shore
Oil from a holed tanker reaches South Korea's coastline in the country's worst ever spillage...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
UK 'lacking nativity knowledge'
More than one in four adults cannot correctly state where Jesus was born, a survey suggests...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
Mayweather v Hatton build-up
Excitement grows in Las Vegas ahead of Ricky Hatton's welterweight showdown with Floyd Mayweather...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
Hollywood writers talks collapse
Talks aimed at ending a strike of Hollywood writers break down, with each side blaming the other for failure...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
EU-Africa heads gather at summit
Leaders are in Lisbon for a two-day EU-Africa summit that the hosts hope will herald a new relationship...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
Teen shooting suicide note shown
Police release a suicide note from the US teenager who killed eight people at a Nebraska shopping mall...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
Democrats call for CIA tape probe
US Democrats call for the CIA's destruction of tapes showing harsh interrogation methods to be investigated...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
Store card shoppers 'pay more'
Store card shoppers pay an average of 62% more interest than those using credit cards, a study suggests...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
Wife 'tells of canoeist's return'
The wife of a canoeist presumed dead in 2002 claims he turned up at their home months later, reports say...
BBC News - December 8, 2007
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