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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 May 2006:
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African Union Official Is Hacked to Death in Darfur
Protesters overwhelmed an unarmed team of eight civilian police officers as chaos engulfed a vast camp...
New York Times - May 8, 2006
South Africa Acquits Zuma in Rape Trial
South Africa's deputy president was acquitted today after a venomous trial that left him politically damaged...
New York Times - May 8, 2006
Tests 'damaging pupil confidence'
"Over-testing" England's pupils is "damaging the confidence" of less able children, a teaching union says...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Dolphins 'have their own names'
Scientists at St Andrews University discover dolphins recognise each other by "name" rather than tone of voice...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Blaine prepares for stunt finale
Illusionist David Blaine is set to try to take the record for holding breath underwater as his bubble stunt ends...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
UK house prices record 5.05% rise
The average UK property price rose more than 5% in the year to March, to £192,745, figures from the Land Registry show...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Long-term HRT 'ups cancer risk'
Long-term use of oestrogen-only hormone replacement therapy increases breast cancer risks, says research...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Beaten teenager dies in hospital
A 15-year-old boy attacked by a gang in Ballymena in County Antrim dies in hospital from his injuries...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Rescue service standards warning
Replacing RAF and Navy search and rescue services could hit standards and lead to job losses, it is warned...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Thai opposition backs new polls
Thailand's main opposition welcomes the annulment of last month's election and will take part in new polls...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Defence rests case in Enron trial
The defence rests its case in the Enron fraud trial in the US, after calling its final witnesses...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Eriksson yet to see Walcott play
Sven-Goran Eriksson admits he picked Theo Walcott for the World Cup despite never having seen him play a match...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Football: Leeds in play-off final
Rob Hulse and Fraser Richardson score as Leeds beat Preston 3-1 on aggregate to reach the play-off final...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
US food aid for crisis-hit Darfur
The US sends emergency food aid to Sudanese displaced by the conflict in Darfur and plans a $225m aid deal...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
BBC Radio 4 wins five awards
BBC Radio 4 wins five awards at the Sony Radio Academy Awards, including best news and current affairs for its Six O'clock News Bulletin...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Trapped Australian miners rescued
Two Australian miners trapped underground for two weeks are freed and walk out of the mine unaided...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
US rejects surprise Iran letter
A letter to George W Bush from Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad does not address key issues, US officials say...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
PM promises successor time to settle in
Tony Blair tries to reassure MPs by saying he will give his successor time to "bed in" before the next election...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Cheney Lauds 3 Premiers for Efforts to Join NATO
The vice president said the efforts of Macedonia, Albania and Croatia to join the E.U. and NATO would invigorate both institutions...
New York Times - May 8, 2006
Violence Forces U.N. to Evacuate Darfur Camp
Protesters tried to stab an aid worker they suspected of being a government spy...
New York Times - May 8, 2006
Lahore Journal: In Standoff With India, Pakistan Gives 35 Millimeters
In late April, for the first time since 1965, movies made in India, Pakistan's neighbor and longtime rival, were shown in Pakistani theaters...
New York Times - May 8, 2006
Iranian President Writes Letter to Bush
The letter would be the first in 27 years from an Iranian leader to an American president...
New York Times - May 8, 2006
UK hackers decry McKinnon trial
The UK's hacking community has strongly criticised the way fellow hacker Gary McKinnon has been treated...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Cameron says Blair 'must go' soon
Tony Blair has lost authority and his party is in a "state of civil war", Tory leader David Cameron has said...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Lecturers turn down new pay offer
University lecturers refuse a pay rise offer of 12.6% over three years as "way below" expectations...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Stones guitarist has head surgery
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards undergoes surgery in New Zealand, after a fall in Fiji...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Man critical after body is found
The body of one man is found at a park on the outskirts of Belfast and another is critically ill in hospital...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
NTL call centre job cuts expected
Cable firm NTL is expected to announce thousands of job cuts on Tuesday, including posts in Scotland...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Ex-mayor's computer images arrest
Police arrest a former Swansea council leader and mayor over claims indecent images were found on a computer...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
EU lifts eurozone growth estimate
The eurozone will grow by 2.1% this year, the European Commission says, up from a previous forecast of 1.9%...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Car bombing kills five in Baghdad
A car bomb explodes near a courthouse in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing at least five people...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Herceptin approved for cancer man
A male cancer sufferer who had his left breast removed is told he can receive the drug Herceptin on the NHS...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Cricket: Collingwood determined
England's Paul Collingwood says he is determined to hang onto his Test place despite fierce competition...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
US food aid to offset Darfur cuts
The US president announces extra food aid for Sudanese displaced by Darfur's conflict, so full rations can resume...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Rescuers within metre of miners
Rescuers are within one metre of two men trapped in a Tasmanian mine, say reports, but progress is slow...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Chavez doubles tax for oil firms
Foreign oil firms working in Venezuela will now have to pay an "extraction tax" of 33%, President Chavez says...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Hospital bars foetus photos man
A hospital denies hip treatment to a 75-year-old man who sent pictures of dead foetuses to health staff...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
QPR boss recalls gunpoint threats
A director of Queens Park Rangers Football Club describes how he was ordered to resign at gunpoint...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Walcott & Lennon in England squad
Theo Walcott and Aaron Lennon are in England's World Cup squad, but Shaun Wright-Phillips, Jermain Defoe and Ledley King miss out...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Deportation case figures worsen
The estimated number of most serious offenders not considered for deportation has risen to 150, the home secretary says...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Hayden named as CIA choice
US President George W Bush nominates retired Air Force General Michael Hayden as the next CIA chief...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Embryo checks 'should be wider'
Embryo testing should be extended to check for faulty genes not guaranteed to cause disease, the fertility watchdog recommends...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Blair faces MPs on departure call
Tony Blair is meeting his MPs as he refuses to give a timetable for standing down as prime minister...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
S Africa's Zuma cleared of rape
South Africa's former Deputy President Jacob Zuma is found not guilty of raping a 31-year-old family friend...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Ticket warning for World Cup fans
Fans buying World Cup tickets from online auction sites pay huge mark-ups but could be turned away, a report warns...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
More babies born to women over 50
The number of women over 50 having babies is soaring figures show, days after it was announced a 63-year-old would become a mother...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Talks held on university pay row
Talks are being held to try to resolve a UK-wide university pay dispute which threatens end-of-year exams...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
School's tribute to drowned girl
A head teacher pays tribute to a "caring" 10-year-old girl who drowned at a popular Scottish beauty spot...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
All-women list apology rejected
Supporters of late MP Peter Law call a Labour apology for an all-women shortlist in Blaenau Gwent 'too little, too late'...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Body discovered at park in city
Police investigate as a person's body is discovered at a country park in north Belfast...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
UN explores role in Nepal peace
A senior UN official begins talks with Nepalese officials on helping the peace process with the Maoist rebels...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Three Gorges Dam 'built by May'
Construction of China's Three Gorges Dam is likely to be completed nine months ahead of schedule, reports say...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Football: England to unveil squad
Sven-Goran Eriksson's provisional World Cup squad could include Arsenal's teenage striker Theo Walcott...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Football: Probe into Spurs illness
An inquiry begins after Tottenham Hotspur players fall ill with food poisoning on the eve of a crucial match...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
UN envoy flees Sudan refugee riot
The UN's top humanitarian official leaves a camp for Darfur's displaced people after a protest turns violent...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Judges rule against peace vigil
The government wins an appeal against a ruling which allowed a peace activist to continue a five-year vigil outside Parliament...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Thai court rules election invalid
Thailand's Constitutional Court rules that last month's election was invalid, and another one should be held...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Basra crash victims named by MoD
The five British personnel killed when an Army helicopter crashed in Basra are named by the government...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Beatles lose Apple court battle
The Beatles lose their High Court battle with Apple Computer over its iTunes download store...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Blair set to resist calls to quit
Tony Blair prepares to face further questions about his political future at meetings with MPs and the media...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Ahmadinejad sends letter to Bush
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad writes to George W Bush proposing "new solutions" to their differences...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Iran Says It Will Spurn Any U.N. Nuclear Edict
Iran's Parliament said it would withdraw from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty if the U.S. continues its pressure...
New York Times - May 8, 2006
Battle Rages Over Future of Labor Party After Blair
Britain's ruling Labor Party finished third in last Thursday's local elections, and Labor dissidents are pressing for a timetable to elect a new leader...
New York Times - May 8, 2006
Funds Cut, Gaza Faces a Plague of Health Woes
Curbs on Hamas have saddled the Palestinian medical system with crippling shortages of a range of medical supplies...
New York Times - May 8, 2006
Peace Pact Has Yet to Touch Lives of Darfur's Refugees
After a peace agreement was signed by the largest rebel group, aid workers said they remained overwhelmed...
New York Times - May 8, 2006
At Least 14 Are Killed by Car Bombs in Baghdad and Karbala
Casualties from the car bombings were overshadowed by at least 43 corpses, shot at close range, found strewn about Baghdad...
New York Times - May 8, 2006
Console giants head for showdown
Sony and Nintendo set their sights on Microsoft as they gear up to reveal more details about their new consoles...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Australia outlines Afghan force
Australia confirms it is to send 240 extra troops to Afghanistan in July, to aid reconstruction efforts...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Hard rock hinders miners' rescue
Rescuers suffer a further delay in reaching two trapped Australian miners, as they tackle tough rock...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
South Africa awaits Zuma verdict
A judgement is due in the rape trial of ex-Deputy President Jacob Zuma, a case that has divided South Africa...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Three die in Fatah-Hamas clashes
Three Palestinians are killed after a gun battle in southern Gaza between rival Hamas and Fatah groups...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Criticism over Bush CIA boss pick
US congress members criticise President Bush's expected choice of a military man to head the CIA...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Blair faces grilling from backbenchers
The prime minister prepares to face further questions about his political future at a meeting of backbenchers...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Liberia sex-for-aid 'widespread'
Aid workers are involved in widespread sexual exploitation of young girls in Liberia, says Save the Children...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
Young offenders 'being ignored'
Re-offending rates among young men are not adequately addressed by the government, says a report...
BBC News - May 8, 2006
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