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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 February 2006:
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Dissident Is Killed in Nepal's First Election in 7 Years
The military killed a dissident who was protesting the elections today, while suspected Maoist guerrillas lobbed bombs at government buildings...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Bush Urges World Leaders to Halt Violence Over Cartoons
The Bush administration said today that violence had been encouraged by Iran and Syria; also, three more protesters were killed in Afghanistan...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Bird Flu Virus Is Confirmed in Africa
Nigerian health authorities reported the continent's first outbreak to the World Organization for Animal Health in Paris...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
London critics honour Brokeback
Oscar hopeful Brokeback Mountain wins two of the top honours at the annual London Film Critics' Circle awards...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
UK sale boosts News Corp profits
Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation reports higher profits following the sale of its leading UK education titles...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Two more accused of man's murder
Another two men are charged with the murder of Gerard Devlin in west Belfast last week...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Apology for radiation error girl
Scotland's largest cancer centre apologises after overdoses of radiation are given to a 15-year-old girl...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Football: Charlton beat Liverpool
Liverpool's recent slump continues as they are beaten by Charlton to go down to a third defeat in four league games...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
US evangelicals seek green laws
A group of senior US evangelicals calls for action on global warming, causing splits in the religious right...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Iran and Syria 'incited violence'
The US Secretary of State says Iran and Syria are fuelling Muslim anger in a cartoon row with the West...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Football: Chelsea crush Everton
Chelsea book an FA Cup fifth-round tie against Colchester after cruising past Everton in their replay...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
'Taped evidence' in Kenya scandal
The BBC obtains new evidence in a corruption scandal in Kenya threatening to topple the government...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Police in baby search find body
Police searching for a missing six-month-old baby find the body of a child in an underground drain...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Church apologises for slave trade
The Church of England votes to apologise to the descendents of victims of the slave trade...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Leaders trade 'flip-flop' insults
Tony Blair and Conservative leader David Cameron accuse each other of "flip-flopping" over policy...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Oldest T. rex relative unveiled
The earliest recorded tyrannosaur has been discovered in China, scientists report...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Fishermen rescued after boat fire
Three fishermen are rescued after their boat catches fire near the County Down port of Kilkeel...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Child protection shake-up planned
New proposals to protect children in Scotland from sex offenders and other unsuitable adults are announced...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Coastguard hunt for hoax 'idiot'
An appeal is under way for help in finding a man who made three hoax Mayday calls in as many weeks...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Nursery costs soar, charity says
The average cost of a full-time nursery place reaches £7,400 a year, according to research by the Daycare Trust...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Sweden aims for oil-free economy
Sweden says it aims to completely wean itself off oil within 15 years, without building new nuclear plants...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Victim's concern over 'odd e-fit'
An "odd-looking" police e-fit of a suspected thief looks nothing like the criminal, according to the victim of a pub theft...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Council polls could be scrapped
Next year's local elections in England due in 2007 could be scrapped as local councils are shaken up, the BBC learns...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Fossett sets off on record bid
US aviator Steve Fossett has taken off
from Florida in an attempt to make the longest non-stop flight in his Virgin GlobalFlyer plane...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Ground sealed off in baby search
Police searching for missing baby Troy Simpson report finding "something of concern" on rough ground...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Knives amnesty to stem crime
A national knife amnesty is announced in a bid to halt the rise in crimes involving the weapons...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Ministers 'a shambles over CSA'
The government's handling of the Child Support Agency's funding crisis is condemned as a "shambles"...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
'Joint effort' in Hamza hate case
The police and CPS say Abu Hamza al-Masri's conviction was the result of a "close and painstaking" joint effort...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Chirac warns media over cartoons
French President Jacques Chirac condemns decisions to reprint cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Apple unveils cut-price iPod nano
Apple tweaks its line-up of iPods, announcing a 1GB version of its iPod nano and cutting the price of iPod shuffle...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Actors Fiennes and Annis in split
Ralph Fiennes and his partner Francesca Annis are to separate after 11 years, lawyers for the British actress say...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Troops face 'uneven battlefield'
John Reid urges people to be "slower to condemn" British troops as they fight an enemy "unconstrained by morality"...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Children to be given new vaccine
Babies in the UK are to be vaccinated against a disease that kills 50 children each year...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Teacher power beyond school gates
Teachers in England are to have new powers to punish pupils who behave badly on the way to and from school...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Space rock re-opens Mars debate
New evidence from a Martian meteorite boosts the idea life once existed on the Red Planet, scientists say...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Falconio killer to mount appeal
The man who murdered backpacker Peter Falconio in Australia is given leave to appeal against his conviction...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
'No agreement' in postal dispute
Striking postal staff in Belfast tell union representatives that they are not going back to work...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Teenager hit by radiation blunder
An inquiry is under way at a leading cancer centre after overdoses of radiation are given to a 15-year-old girl...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Cancer woman demands drug promise
A breast cancer sufferer staging a sit-in protest at the assembly over the availability of Herceptin, says she hopes to meet the health minister...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
China brands Chen 'troublemaker'
China calls Taiwan's President Chen a "troublemaker" for hinting at formalising Taiwan's independence...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Monitors praise Haiti election
As votes are counted in Haiti, international monitors praise the way the country handled the vote...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
EU to get tough on roaming charges
Mobile phone operators in Europe will be forced by the European Union to cut their expensive roaming charges...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Nepalis go to polls amid violence
Nine people die in attacks as Nepal votes in a controversial local poll a year after King Gyanendra seized power...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Football: Mido thrown out
Tottenham striker Mido is thrown out of the Egypt squad at the African Cup of Nations after a row with coach Hassan Shehata...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Football: Romanov to meet team
Owner Vladimir Romanov is willing to meet Hearts players who are concerned he is meddling in team affairs...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
SA 'dry-cleaner' murder case row
Uproar breaks out in a South African court as suspects in the high-profile "dry-cleaner" murder case are granted bail...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Hamas 'ready to talk to Israel'
The political leader of Hamas says the group is ready to talk to Israel but will not renounce violence...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Deadly bird flu found in Africa
The deadly strain of bird flu is found for the first time in Africa in Nigerian poultry, say animal health experts...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Anti-cartoon protests go online
Islamic hackers are defacing huge numbers of Danish websites as they protest about controversial cartoons...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Violent crime figures show fall
Violent crime fell 11% in the three months that saw the start of extended drinking hours, figures show...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Four arrested over missing baby
Four people are being questioned by police after the disappearance of a baby from the West Midlands...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
CPS defends Hamza case decisions
The CPS says there was not enough evidence to act sooner against jailed Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Four die in Afghan cartoon riot
Four people are killed in Afghanistan in a fresh protest against cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Community order for Pete Doherty
Babyshambles' Pete Doherty is given a 12-month community order after admitting possession of heroin...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Bombings Across Iraq Kill 5 Iraqis and 4 Marines
Two attacks Tuesday morning killed five Iraqis and appeared to be aimed at Shiites celebrating the religious festival of Ashura...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Museum Buying Rare Coin to Keep It in Britain
Britain blocked export of the 1,200-year-old gold coin sold at auction last year, then the British Museum raised more than $650,000 to buy it back...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Germany Frees Man in Qaeda Cell Linked to 9/11 Terrorists
Germany's high court ruled that the man, convicted of belonging to the same Al Qaeda cell as the 9/11 hijackers, should not be jailed during his appeal...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Cleric Convicted of Stirring Hate
Abu Hamza al-Masri was sentenced to 7 years in jail for sermons that encouraged his followers to murder non-Muslims...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Haitians Flock to Vote, on a Day of Anger and Hope
At least four died on a chaotic presidential election day as determinted Haitians stormed the polls, some waiting late into the night to vote...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Olmert Says Israel Will Keep 3 Large West Bank Settlement Blocs
The Israeli acting Prime Minister said his top priority is establishing Israel's frontiers, with or without an agreement with the Palestinians...
New York Times - February 8, 2006
Retailer HMV rejects bid approach
Music retailer HMV Group rejects a £762m takeover approach from private equity firm Permira...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Premature babies 'can defy odds'
Premature infants can achieve as much as those of normal birth weight, a study suggests...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Nepal's disputed vote under way
Polls open for Nepal's controversial local elections, a year after King Gyanendra seized power...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Cricket: Ashes ticket dates set
England cricket fans will have to wait until 18 June before applying for tickets for next winter's Ashes series...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
No deal in N Korea-Japan talks
Bilateral talks between Japan and North Korea end without a formal agreement on any major issues...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Germany releases terror suspect
A German court frees a Moroccan convicted over links to the 9/11 suicide hijackers because appeals are pending...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Haitians cast votes amid hitches
Haitians vote in a presidential election, amid voter anger following delays at some polling stations...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Wasteful homes 'should be taxed'
If Britons want to be "green", they should pay more for "wasteful" products such as light bulbs, a think tank suggests...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
House prices 'fell at end of year'
House prices fell 2% in the last three months of 2005, according to figures from the Land Registry...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Cost of nursery places 'soaring'
The average cost of a full-time nursery place is now £7,400 a year, according to research...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Plea for calm over cartoon row
UN, EU and Muslim leaders call for calm in the wake of violence sparked by the Muhammad cartoons...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Police record violent crime fall
Violent crime fell 11% in the three-months that saw the start of extended drinking hours, figures show...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
EU call to lift labour barriers
The European Commission is to urge all EU nations to lift labour restrictions on Eastern member states...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Concerns over cigarette testing
Experts want a review of cigarette tests and say the tobacco industry uses a machine giving inaccurately low results...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
Police face criticism over Hamza
Police face questions over why it took so long to charge Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, as he begins a jail term...
BBC News - February 8, 2006
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