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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 April 2005:
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Bomb Kills Solider in Iraq; Shiites to Demonstrate in Baghdad
An American soldier was killed by a roadside bomb in northern Iraq today, and Shiite protesters began streaming toward the capital for a demonstration against the American presence in Iraq...
New York Times - April 8, 2005
Mean Fiddler accepts takeover bid
Music promoter Mean Fiddler agrees to be taken over by US giant Clear Channel and Irish firm Gaiety Investments...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Cancer diagnosis hits Asians hard
White patients cope better with the pressure of cancer than their British Asian counterparts, research suggests...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Jackson 'fondled Home Alone star'
A former chef at Michael Jackson's ranch says he saw the star fondling then-child star Macaulay Culkin...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Mexico City mayor awaits arrest
Mexico City's popular mayor awaits his arrest for alleged contempt of court during a land dispute...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Oslo police arrest Scream suspect
Norwegian police arrest a man over the theft of Edvard Munch's famous painting The Scream...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Connery calls 'against the rules'
Sir Sean Connery's calls to thousands of households urging them to vote SNP may break marketing rules, it is claimed...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Golf: Britons lead rain-hit Masters
England's Luke Donald and David Howell and American Chris DiMarco lead the rain-ravaged Masters...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Football: Giggs 'to miss Cup semi'
Ryan Giggs is unlikely to be fit for Man Utd's FA Cup tie against Newcastle next week...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Monaco royal taken seriously ill
Princess Caroline of Monaco's husband is taken into intensive care, only days after her father Prince Rainier died...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Campaigner 'killed by burglar'
A peace campaigner was sexually assaulted and kidnapped by her killer at her home 21 years ago, a court hears...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
British mourners gather in rain
Hundreds brave weather in Trafalgar Square for screening of funeral of Pope John Paul II...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Prince's Mugabe handshake gaffe
Prince Charles makes a diplomatic gaffe by shaking hands with Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
UN tells of Darfur food shortages
The UN says a funding shortfall will force it to cut food rations to 1m people in Sudan's Darfur region...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Vote-rigging ex-councillor jailed
A former Labour councillor is jailed for three years and seven months after admitting vote-rigging...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Royal couple prepare for big day
Preparations for Saturday's wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles are nearly complete...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Atlanta bomb suspect strikes deal
The US man accused of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic bombing reportedly pleads guilty to all charges...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
A Huge Throng Gives Waves of Applause to a Beloved Pope
John Paul II's remains were carried out in a simple wooden coffin, and Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany delivered the homily...
New York Times - April 8, 2005
Work bloggers offered guidelines
A US digital civil rights group issues guidelines for those who want to write about their jobs online...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Indies urge chart merger delay
A group which represents indie labels calls for a delay to the inclusion of download music in the UK singles chart...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Rover plight 'threatens 600 jobs'
Hundreds of car components jobs in Wales could be at risk if MG Rover collapses, an industry figure warns...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Life sentence for microwave thug
A man who tortured his girlfriend for 18 hours and tried to microwave her head is jailed for life...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
70 jobs to go at textiles firm
A County Armagh textiles factory is to close with the loss of 70 jobs, union members are told...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Youth held over airgun shooting
A 14-year-old is charged in connection with an incident in which a six-year-old was shot by an airgun pellet...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Latin Americans grieve for Pope
Millions of Catholics across Latin America mourn Pope John Paul II on the day of his funeral in Rome...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Greece considers Macedonia name
Greece says a UN special envoy has come up with a new name for Macedonia to try to resolve a row...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Mid-East foes reach out in Rome
The Israeli president shakes hands with the leaders of Syria and Iran at the funeral of Pope John Paul II...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
UK petrol prices hit record high
Petrol prices in the UK hit a record high of 85.6p for a litre of unleaded...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Police moved after royal breach
Two police officers are moved from Royal protection duty following a security breach at Windsor Castle...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Alert over fake Windows update
An e-mail offering a bogus Windows security update that could cripple a PC is circulating online...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Rome pilgrimage 'awe-inspiring'
A British couple who flew specially to Rome for the Pope's funeral say their trip has been "awe-inspiring"...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Racing: Flyer cruises to win
Moscow Flyer eases to victory in the Melling Chase at Aintree...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Jets force plane down near Rome
Two military jets intercept a plane flying over Rome where world leaders gathered for the Pope's funeral...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Vote rigging ex-councillor jailed
A former Labour councillor is jailed for three years and seven months after admitting vote rigging...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Europe to mount Mars mission
Europe confirms its intention to try again to land on the Red Planet, with a mission touching down in 2013...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Cannabis granny is spared jail
A grandmother is given a suspended sentence after admitting possessing cannabis with intent to supply...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
MG Rover goes into administration
Car maker MG Rover calls in administrators but Tony Blair insists a deal with a Chinese investor is still possible...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Charles shakes Mugabe's hand
Prince Charles has shaken hands with Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe at the Pope's funeral...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Pope buried in St Peter's crypt
Pope John Paul II is laid to rest in St Peter's Basilica after a huge funeral, watched by millions worldwide...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Chinese Navy Buildup Gives Pentagon New Worries
China, officials say, has focused its growing defense spending on weapons systems that could exploit perceived U.S. weaknesses...
New York Times - April 8, 2005
A Huge Throng in St. Peter's Square Mourns the Pope
The pope's remains were carried out in a simple wooden coffin, and Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany delivered the homily...
New York Times - April 8, 2005
Green snaps up Etam fashion chain
UK retail tycoon Philip Green buys fashion retailer Etam UK from its French owners in a deal thought to be worth £10m...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Politicians lament Rover's plight
The three main political parties express dismay at the plight of MG Rover and its 6,000 strong workforce...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Cosmic particle accelerator seen
Astronomers have discovered a loop-like structure some 20 light-years across
close to the centre of the Milky Way...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Online criminals challenge police
Online crime groups are getting more sophisticated and harder to penetrate, say UK's hi-tech crime busters...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Media praise Kashmir peace buses
Newspapers in India and Pakistan hail the first cross-Kashmir bus in 60 years, but caution on a wider peace...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Pope's funeral marked across UK
Services are being held across Britain as millions of Catholics gather in Rome for the funeral of Pope John Paul II...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Pope's funeral shown in churches
Catholic churches across Northern Ireland have shown the Pope's funeral on large screen televisions...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Campaigning suspended for funeral
Scotland's political parties suspend campaigning for the general election as a mark of respect to Pope John Paul II...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Pope 'boosted' Welsh Catholicism
The Archbishop of Cardiff says Pope John Paul II had a 'tremendous' influence on the Welsh church...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Africans join world to mourn Pope
Millions of Africans mark the Pope's funeral with a day of mourning or by watching the service on television...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Indonesian leader visits E Timor
President Yudhoyono arrives in Indonesia's former territory of East Timor, for his first - and a closely watched - visit...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
US citizen among Cairo blast dead
A US citizen dies from wounds sustained in the Cairo bomb blast, bringing the toll from the attack to three...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Football: Owen hints at return
Michael Owen says he would have "nothing against" leaving Real Madrid for Anfield...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Europe has lander goal for Mars
Europe has confirmed its intention to try again to land on the Red Planet...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
'Cannabis gran' to be sentenced
A grandmother is to be sentenced after pleading guilty to possessing cannabis with intent to supply...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Inside the Vatican
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BBC News - April 8, 2005
John Paul II and the Anglicans
There was progress in Catholic Anglican relations under John Paul, but less than many had hoped for, says Alex Kirby...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Football: Bowyer thanks fans
Newcastle's controversial midfielder Lee Bowyer thanks the fans for a standing ovation at St James' Park...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
NHS waiting lists fall by 17,000
The number of patients in England waiting to be admitted to hospital fell sharply in February, official figures show...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Backpacker killer loses appeal
Judges in Australia reject an appeal of a man serving life for the murder of Briton Caroline Stuttle...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Rover suppliers offered £40m aid
A support package worth £40m is in place for suppliers of stricken car maker MG Rover, says the government...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
World mourns Pope at Rome funeral
Cardinals prepare to bury Pope John Paul II in St Peter's Basilica after his funeral concludes in Rome...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Bus and Bridge Reunite Kashmiris Long Kept Apart
The crossing had been closed since the partition of the subcontinent in 1947, and the India-Pakistan war that accompanied it...
New York Times - April 8, 2005
Bombing at Cairo Tourist Site Leaves 2 Dead, 18 Wounded
The bombing was the first such attack on foreigners in the capital in more than seven years...
New York Times - April 8, 2005
President of Zimbabwe Arrives in Rome, Despite Ban on Travel
Robert Mugabe apparently used a diplomatic loophole to evade European Union sanctions that bar him from traveling to any of the union's member states...
New York Times - April 8, 2005
In Pope's Will, Sober Thoughts on When His Work Might End
In March of 2000, Pope John Paul II appeared to have entertained a momentous possibility: his resignation...
New York Times - April 8, 2005
Shiite Leader Named Iraq Premier to End 2 Months of Wrangling
The new prime minister, Ibrahim al-Jaafari, is a doctor and the leader of one of Iraq's major Shiite religious parties...
New York Times - April 8, 2005
Opposition Chief at Risk in Mexico
Mexico City's mayor lost a battle in Congress that is likely to force him off the ballot in next year's presidential elections...
New York Times - April 8, 2005
Science shows how malaria 'hides'
Scientists discover how the parasite which causes the most severe form of malaria disguises itself from the body's immune system...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Internet essays prove poor buys
A BBC investigation discovers that university-level essays bought from internet-based providers can be "awful."...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Labour big guns star in broadcast
Footage of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown talking politics will dominate Labour's first party election broadcast...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Golf: DiMarco leads Masters
American Chris DiMarco leads the rain-hit first round of the Masters by one shot...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Mexico mayor hit by immunity vote
Mexico's Congress strips a popular mayor of his immunity from prosecution, possibly ending his presidential hopes...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Doubts over extra tuition success
Some parents who pay for private tuition for their children are wasting their money, a study suggests...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Depression 'main sickness cause'
Depression and anxiety are now the most common reasons for people claiming long-term sickness benefits, researchers say...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Campaign 'truce' for Pope funeral
An election campaigning truce is called as the three main party leaders attend the Pope's funeral in Rome...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Rome prepares for Pope's funeral
More than 200 world leaders and millions of pilgrims are due to attend Pope John Paul II's funeral in St Peter's Square...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
Strike action hits ITV programmes
ITV shows including Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway are hit by strike action by production staff...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
MG Rover on the brink as talks collapse
The future of MG Rover and its 6,000 workers is in doubt amid expectations it could soon go into administration...
BBC News - April 8, 2005
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