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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 August 2004:
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Yemen continues anti-cleric drive
Clashes between Yemeni forces and followers of a rebel cleric continue, despite claims of a government victory...
BBC News - August 8, 2004
First Islamic bank to open in UK
The Financial Services Authority gives the go ahead for the UK's first purely Islamic bank to open...
BBC News - August 8, 2004
Howard dismisses critics of war
Australia's PM John Howard says former officials who criticised him over the Iraq war were out of date...
BBC News - August 8, 2004
China road official 'took bribes'
A senior official in charge of building Beijing's new road network is detained for corruption, state media says...
BBC News - August 8, 2004
Locust plague prompts famine fear
Experts warn that up to a million people could be faced with famine following a plague of locusts in West Africa...
BBC News - August 8, 2004
Olympic torch nears Athens
Greece football coach Otto Rehhagel carries the Olympic flame on its trip into Greece...
BBC News - August 8, 2004
Rescued divers return to depths
Twelve European divers who went missing for 11 hours in the Red Sea off Egypt have returned to the depths...
BBC News - August 8, 2004
Arab League backs Sudan
Arab states stand by Sudan, rejecting sanctions and urging more time to resolve the crisis in Darfur...
BBC News - August 8, 2004
Accident at Japan nuclear plant
Four people have died after a steam leak at a nuclear power plant in Japan, though officials say no radiation escaped...
BBC News - August 8, 2004
Iraq tribunal head fears for life
The head of the Saddam tribunal says he is the victim of a smear campaign after an arrest warrant is issued...
BBC News - August 8, 2004
Iranian diplomat kidnapped in Iraq
An Iranian diplomat who disappeared four days ago in Iraq was apparently kidnapped by Islamic militants, Iranian embassy officials tell CNN...
CNN - August 8, 2004
Europe takes on Afghan security
A French and German led military unit takes over command of the international peacekeeping force in Afghan...
BBC News - August 8, 2004
Workers freed from tunnel ordeal
Twenty workers are rescued from a tunnel in northern India 24-hours after they were trapped in it...
BBC News - August 8, 2004
Singapore raises growth forecasts
Strong demand for computer chips and medicine prompts Singapore to raise its economic growth forecasts for a third time this year...
BBC News - August 8, 2004
Tennis: Agassi wins Masters
A rejuvenated Andre Agassi beats Lleyton Hewitt to win the Cincinnati Masters...
BBC News - August 8, 2004
Snatched Australian baby is found
A three-week-old baby stolen after her mother is attacked in a car park in Melbourne is found in a derelict house...
BBC News - August 8, 2004
Iranian consul abducted in Iraq
An Iranian diplomat is reported kidnapped in Iraq as interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi visits the holy city of Najaf...
BBC News - August 8, 2004
Migrants die on journey to Italy
At least 26 African migrants die trying to reach Italy in an overcrowded boat, police say...
BBC News - August 8, 2004
Arab League backs Sudan on Darfur
Arab states stand by Sudan, rejecting sanctions and intervention and urging more time to resolve Darfur's crisis...
BBC News - August 8, 2004
Chalabis deny charges in Iraq warrants
Iraqi National Congress leader Ahmed Chalabi and his nephew Salem Chalabi vehemently denied charges leveled against them in Iraqi arrest warrants issued Sunday, calling the charges personally and politically motivated...
CNN - August 8, 2004
Foreign divers rescued in Red Sea
Twelve missing divers - five British, five Portuguese and two Belgians - are rescued from the Red Sea off Egypt...
BBC News - August 8, 2004
Israel 'plans more settler homes'
Israel reportedly approves the construction of 200 new homes in a controversial West Bank settlement...
BBC News - August 8, 2004
Israel fires missiles into Gaza
An Israeli helicopter fires at least four missiles near the Rafah refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, but no casualties are reported...
BBC News - August 8, 2004
Iraq issues warrants for Chalabis
An Iraqi judge issues arrest warrants for Salem Chalabi, head of the tribunal trying Saddam Hussein, and his uncle, Ahmed...
BBC News - August 8, 2004
Festival off to colourful start
Up to 170,000 spectators line the streets of Edinburgh as the Fringe Festival gets under way, but its director says more investment is needed...
BBC News - August 8, 2004
All Blacks arrive in SA
New Zealand arrive in South Africa for next week's Tri-Nations match, despite security concerns...
BBC News - August 8, 2004
Nixon mulled Vietnam exit in 1972
Richard Nixon discussed pulling out of Vietnam before the 1972 election, according to a tape released to mark 30 years since his resignation...
BBC News - August 8, 2004
Theft 'spurred Florida murders'
Police say a man angry about a suspected theft may have ordered a multiple murder at a house in Florida...
BBC News - August 8, 2004
Eight die in Karachi bomb blasts
At least eight people are killed in two bomb explosions in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi...
BBC News - August 8, 2004
'Four die' in Karachi explosion
At least four people are reported killed in a bomb explosion in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi...
BBC News - August 8, 2004
Kerry 'would lift stem-cell ban'
US presidential candidate John Kerry vows to overturn Presidential Bush's curbs on stem cell research if elected...
BBC News - August 8, 2004
Late rush for Athens seats
Athens Olympics organisers say there has been a last-minute surge in ticket sales...
BBC News - August 8, 2004
Cricket: Galle Test ends in draw
South Africa draw the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle...
BBC News - August 8, 2004
Sudan seeks Arab League support
The Sudanese government is seeking Arab help to ward off possible sanctions threatened by the UN...
BBC News - August 8, 2004
Firefighter Red Adair dies at 89
Paul "Red" Adair, whose exploits fighting global oil well fires made him a household name, dies in hospital...
BBC News - August 8, 2004
Allawi in surprise Najaf visit
Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi makes a surprise visit to Najaf, the scene of fierce fighting in recent days between U.S. forces and the Mahdi Army militia. Allawi called on the militia to "leave the holy sites quickly, lay down their weapons and return to the rule of order and law."...
CNN - August 8, 2004
Man dies after Bangladesh bomb
One of the victims of Saturday's bomb blast in the northern Bangladeshi city of Sylhet dies in hospital...
BBC News - August 8, 2004
Tennis: Agassi into final
Andre Agassi will play Lleyton Hewitt in the final of the Cincinnati Masters after beating Andy Roddick...
BBC News - August 8, 2004
Terror suspect sent to Pakistan
A man considered to be a top al-Qaeda suspect is arrested in the United Arab Emirates and sent to Pakistan...
BBC News - August 8, 2004
Arab League to meet over Darfur
The Arab League calls an emergency session to discuss the crisis in the Sudanese region of Darfur...
BBC News - August 8, 2004
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