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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 March 2008:
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Chinese Lawyer Says He Was Detained and Warned on Activism
Teng Biao?s detention was the latest example of how China is moving against some of its more outspoken dissidents, lawyers and human rights advocates...
New York Times - March 8, 2008
Vitaly Fedorchuk, 89, of K.G.B. Dies
After heading the K.G.B. in 1982, Gen. Fedorchuk became his country?s interior minister from late 1982 to 1986...
New York Times - March 8, 2008
On Language: Waterboarding
A gerund to cause a shudder...
New York Times - March 8, 2008
Serbia, Split Over Kosovo, Moves Toward Early Elections
Prime minister Vijislav Kostunica said he would ask the government to resign Monday because he could no longer rule in president Boris Tadic?s pro-Western coalition...
New York Times - March 8, 2008
Rift Over AIDS Treatment Lingers in South Africa
Despite data suggesting better AIDS treatment courses are available in South Africa, the government has been slow to implement them...
New York Times - March 8, 2008
News Analysis: Settling of Colombian Crisis Makes Andes a Winner, While Rebels Lose Ground
In Latin America?s worst diplomatic crisis in years, the biggest winner appears to have been the region itself, which resolved its own dispute without outside help and without violence...
New York Times - March 8, 2008
Fierce Rematch Looms, but Neither Man Thrills Spain
Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero on the left and Mariano Rajoy on the right will battle in Spain?s general election on Sunday...
New York Times - March 8, 2008
Malaysia?s Governing Coalition Suffers a Setback in Elections
Despite significant gains by opposition parties, early results showed the governing coalition retained a parliamentary majority and would be able to form the next government...
New York Times - March 8, 2008
Gains Cited in Hunt for Liberia Ex-Warlord?s Fortune
Prosecutors said newly traced documents may help pinpoint the money the former president of Liberia, Charles Taylor, is believed to have pilfered...
New York Times - March 8, 2008
The Money Issue: The Celebrity Solution
What can a Hollywood star really do to change the world a little?...
New York Times - March 8, 2008
Freakonomics: Bottom-Line Philanthropy
Why can?t a charity be more like a business?...
New York Times - March 8, 2008
Bush Uses Veto on C.I.A. Tactics to Affirm Legacy
President Bush on Saturday used his veto to shut down a Congressional effort to limit the agency?s latitude to use harsh interrogation techniques on terrorism suspects...
New York Times - March 8, 2008
Senate Committee Seeks Audit of Iraq Oil Money
Two senior members of the Senate Armed Services Committee have requested a full accounting of how Iraq is spending its soaring oil revenues...
New York Times - March 8, 2008
Lawyers Demand Release of Judges in Pakistan
A rally on Saturday was part of a series of marketplace demonstrations to show support for the former chief justice, who remains under house arrest...
New York Times - March 8, 2008
Council bids to run post offices
Essex county council enters into talks on taking over post offices in its area earmarked for closure...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Race hate graffiti investigated
Police are investigating the daubing of Nazi symbols and racist slogans in the Village area of south Belfast...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Election setback for Malaysia PM
Malaysia's ruling coalition suffers its worst poll results in decades, winning only a small majority, officials say...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Cable rethink on homes of rich
Vince Cable tells BBC News he scrapped plans for a £1m home tax over fears it would hurt middle-class voters...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Barnsley dump Chelsea out of Cup
Kayode Odejayi's second-half header dumps holders Chelsea out of the FA Cup and takes Championship Barnsley into the semi-finals...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Kosovo sparks early Serb election
Serbia's president says he will call an early election after the ruling coalition says it cannot agree on Kosovo...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Obama wins in Wyoming - reports
Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has won the backing of voters in Wyoming, US media project...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Former UK PM Thatcher Leaves Hospital
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher spent the night in a London hospital undergoing medical checks and was reported to be doing well on Saturday...
New York Times - March 8, 2008
Putin Warns West: Medvedev Is No Softer
NOVO-OGARYOVO, Russia (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Saturday it could expect no easing of Russia's foreign policy under his protege, president-elect Dmitry Medvedev...
New York Times - March 8, 2008
Gains for Opposition in Malaysia Elections
Early results showed that the coalition of Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi retained a parliamentary majority and would be able to form the next government...
New York Times - March 8, 2008
Lawyers Rally Against Musharaff Government
The lawyers are planning a week of anti-Musharraf demonstrations, called Black Flag Week after the protesters? flags and armbands...
New York Times - March 8, 2008
Prime Minister Dissolves Serbia?s Government
Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica has dissolved the government and called for new elections...
New York Times - March 8, 2008
Space truck set for maiden voyage
Europe is primed to launch the Automated Transfer Vehicle - its biggest, most complex spacecraft...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
£107m guarantee on new curriculum
The money will be in place to deliver a new curriculum for the youngest pupils, says Wales' education minister...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Lib Dems back Clegg health plans
Nick Clegg avoids a conference rebellion over NHS proposals but is forced to make some concessions...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Diploma success 'to end A-levels'
England's chief exams watchdog says success for new Diplomas will mean the demise of A-levels...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Bodies found in Iraq mass grave
Security forces in Iraq discover a mass grave containing about 100 decomposed bodies...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Afghans protest against cartoons
Thousands of Afghans protest against the reprinting of cartoons they say are insults to Islam...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
MEP seeks to resolve ferry strike
The President of France is urged to intervene in a strike by ferry workers to help end the gridlock on the M20...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Nothing found in search for pair
Another search for a missing elderly couple is carried out in Ballintoy, County Antrim, but nothing is found...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Talks over scrapping council tax
Talks have taken place between ministers and the Lib Dems over scrapping the council tax, it emerges...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Rugby: Wales clinch Triple Crown
Wales clinch the Triple Crown and keep their Grand Slam dreams alive with a hard-fought win over Ireland in Dublin...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Burma rejects UN referendum plan
Burma's junta rejects proposals by a UN envoy for independent monitoring of May's referendum...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Bush vetoes interrogation limits
US President George Bush vetoes a bill that would stop the CIA using methods such as simulated drowning...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Poland to welcome expelled Jews
Poland's president vows to restore citizenship to thousands of Jews who were expelled in 1968...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Six killed in head-on car crash
A crash in Gloucestershire in which six people died is described by police one of the "worst ever" in the county...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Lib Dems plan tax for super rich
Vince Cable tells Lib Dems he wants a new tax on the homes of the super rich...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Inspired Scotland shock England
Scotland claim their first Six Nations win of 2008 as they beat England in a grim battle at Murrayfield...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Serbia ruling coalition collapses
Serbia's Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica says his coalition has collapsed and calls for new elections...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Ex-newsreader Barnes dies at 63
Former ITV newsreader Carol Barnes, who presented News at Ten for several years, dies aged 63 after a stroke...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Thatcher resting at London home
Ex-prime minister Baroness Thatcher is resting at home after an overnight stay at a London hospital for tests...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
'No Russia thaw under Medvedev'
Outgoing Russian President Vladimir Putin warns the West that relations will not be easier under his successor...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Gains Expected for Malaysia Opposition
Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi?s coalition appeared certain to win Malaysia?s parliamentary elections as the polls closed Saturday...
New York Times - March 8, 2008
UN Myanmar Envoy Meets Suu Kyi
The U.N. special envoy to promote political reconciliation in Myanmar met Aung San Suu Kyi and other opposition party members Saturday, a day after being rebuffed by the country?s military rulers...
New York Times - March 8, 2008
Afghans Protest Over Prophet Cartoons
Thousands of Afghans demonstrated Saturday in western Afghanistan, shouting angry slogans against Denmark and the Netherlands for alleged insults against Islam...
New York Times - March 8, 2008
Assassination Curtails Spain?s Election Campaign
Spain?s two main political parties curtailed campaigning for the general election after a gunman suspected of belonging to the Basque militant group ETA killed a former city councilman...
New York Times - March 8, 2008
Singer Presley hits out at press
Lisa Marie Presley criticises the media for publishing "degrading stories" forcing her to confirm she is pregnant...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Who rules in the classroom?
Mike Baker hears a former education minister complain that politicians are interfering too much...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Powder in package sparks alert
A Royal Mail sorting office is at the centre of a security alert after white powder is seen coming from a package...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Driver set alight in robbery bid
A bus driver escapes injury after flammable liquid is poured over him during a robbery bid...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
High hopes for mountain safety
Rescuers hope new, detailed weather forecasts will improve safety on Wales' most popular but treacherous mountains...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Malaysia chooses new parliament
Malaysia's prime minister could see his large majority cut as polls close in an election marred by ethnic tensions...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
McCanns' sadness over dead girl
The parents of Madeleine McCann send prayers and sympathy to the family of a Spanish girl found dead...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Rugby: Wales eye Triple Crown
Ireland go in as favourites as unbeaten Wales look to win the Triple Crown on Saturday...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Thatcher 'set to leave hospital'
Ex-Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher is expected to go home after being admitted to hospital for tests...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Smokers 'make their children ill'
Alder Hey Hospital says bronchitis could be drastically reduced if parents stopped smoking around their children...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Burma's Suu Kyi meets UN envoy
The Burmese opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is meeting the visiting UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Six killed in head-on car crash
Six people are killed and three others, including two children, are injured in a head-on car crash in Gloucestershire...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Rally in Jersey over abuse claims
A rally is being held in Jersey to highlight concerns over the handling of child abuse claims at a former care home...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
World Briefing | Europe: Britain: Public Uniform Ban for R.A.F.
The advice is based on episodes of verbal abuse from opponents of military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan...
New York Times - March 8, 2008
World Briefing | Asia: Kashmir: Strays Saved From Poisoning
The authorities in Srinagar, Indian Kashmir?s main city, canceled plans to poison all its stray dogs, nearly 100,000, with strychnine...
New York Times - March 8, 2008
Lord Francis Pym, Ex-Foreign Secretary of Britain, Dies at 86
Lord Pym of Sandy was a decorated veteran of World War II who earned respect for resisting the radical shake-up of British politics that became known as ?Thatcherism.?...
New York Times - March 8, 2008
Thatcher Hospitalized
LONDON (AP) ? Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was hospitalized in stable condition in London on Saturday and was undergoing medical tests, the authorities said...
New York Times - March 8, 2008
World Briefing | United Nations: Texan Gets 2 Years in Oil-For-Food Fraud
The oil trader pleaded guilty in August to federal fraud charges in connection with illegal profits and kickbacks involving the United Nations oil-for-food program in Iraq...
New York Times - March 8, 2008
World Briefing | Europe: Armenia: Vote Observers More Critical
An election observation team issued a second report delivered a more negative assessment of the Feb. 19 vote and its recount than it initially gave...
New York Times - March 8, 2008
World Briefing | Europe: Britain: Prison for Terrorist Trainers
A London judge sentenced two extremist preachers convicted of running a network of military-style terrorism training camps across the English countryside...
New York Times - March 8, 2008
Arab Leaders, Angry at Syrian President, Threaten Boycott of Summit Meeting
The measures are part of an intensified campaign against Syria over its role in Lebanon and its continuing links to Iran that come alongside similar moves by the United States...
New York Times - March 8, 2008
Got a Mint, Comrade? Chinese Ban Liquid Lunch
A Communist Party campaign in Xinyang, China, seeks to catch civil servants partaking of alcohol-soaked meals...
New York Times - March 8, 2008
Crisis Over Colombian Raid Ends in Handshakes
The resolution of the dispute was spelled out in a document criticizing Colombia?s foray into Ecuador while recognizing the need to combat illegal armed groups in the region...
New York Times - March 8, 2008
Alcohol 'quickly' cuts heart risk
Middle aged non-drinkers can quickly cut their risk of heart disease by having a daily tipple, say researchers...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Kashmir suspends stray dog cull
Authorities in Indian-run Kashmir halt a bid to poison thousands of feral dogs after a threat of legal action...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Farm tractor gets congestion fine
A Derbyshire farmer is wrongly fined four times for not paying the London congestion charge for his tractor...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
$200bn Fed move over credit fears
The Fed makes billions of dollars available to banks in an auction hoping to ease credit-crunch concerns...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Court slows Bolivian reform
A Bolivian court delays a referendum on a controversial new constitution, in a setback for President Morales...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
English Auschwitz survivor dies
The only Englishman to be held at the Nazi concentration camp in Auschwitz dies, aged 97...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Chavez urges unity after summit
Venezuela's leader says the "happy" end to the regional crisis with Colombia should boost unity in Latin America...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Many injured in Greek train crash
A passenger train derails near Larissa in central Greece with at least 23 people injured, police say...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Sidebottom inspires England bid
New Zealand close day four of the first Test at 147-8 with a lead of 269 after a hat-trick from Ryan Sidebottom...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Lib Dems propose juice tax cuts
VAT on fruit juice should be cut to 5% to encourage healthy diets, the Lib Dem spring conference is to hear...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Jersey police to search new room
Police investigating alleged abuse at a former children's home are expected to enter a second sealed chamber...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
WWII ship dead to be mourned
A ceremony is to be held at the site where a Royal Navy warship was sunk in 1940 with the loss of 110 lives...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Bush insists US not in recession
The US president insists there is not a recession despite the worst monthly jobless figures in five years...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Council bidding to run post offices
A local authority enters into "groundbreaking" talks to take over post offices in its area earmarked for closure...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
Thatcher 'stable', hospital says
Ex-Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher is said to be in a stable condition after being admitted to hospital for tests...
BBC News - March 8, 2008
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