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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 November 2006:
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Markus Wolf, East German Spymaster, Dies at 83
The famously elusive East German spymaster’s feats of espionage were the stuff of Cold War legend...
New York Times - November 9, 2006
Israeli Leader Tries to Ease Anger After Shelling
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel offered to meet with the Palestinian president “any time, any place.”...
New York Times - November 9, 2006
Lib Dems 'prepare for snap poll'
The Lib Dems are preparing for what they see as the "very considerable chance" of a snap General Election next year...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Daughter settles with BP on blast
A woman who lost her parents in the explosion at BP's Texas City plant settles her lawsuit with the firm...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
DUP responds cautiously to plan
The DUP at a meeting of its ruling executive issues a cautious response to the St Andrews Agreement...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
France rebukes Israel over jets
The French foreign ministry summons Israel's ambassador over "menacing" Israeli jet flights over Lebanon...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Gaza hit was 'technical failure'
Israel's PM says the shelling that killed 18 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip was the result of a "technical failure"...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Argentina seeks Rafsanjani arrest
An Argentine judge orders the arrest of ex-President Rafsanjani of Iran over the 1994 Buenos Aires bombing...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Football: Fine over trouble
The FA is fined by Uefa for the conduct of England fans before October's Euro 2008 qualifying defeat against Croatia...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Saddam verdict timing 'suspect'
A former foreign secretary says he believes the US delayed the verdict on Saddam Hussein for political reasons...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
MI5 head's warning on terrorism
The "serious, growing threat" of terrorism will be "with us for a generation", Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller warns...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Democrats secure sweeping win
Democrats gain the final seat in the battle for the US Senate, sealing their victory in both houses of Congress...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Memo From Lebanon: Christians Struggle to Preserve a Balance of Power
As the country’s Shiite population, embodied by Hezbollah, gains political prominence, Lebanon’s Christians are struggling to maintain their influence...
New York Times - November 9, 2006
Venezuela Groups Get U.S. Aid Amid Meddling Charges
Since Hugo Chávez returned to power after 2002’s coup, the U.S. has given millions of dollars to Venezuelan organizations, many of them critical of his government...
New York Times - November 9, 2006
News Analysis: Rumsfeld, a Force for Change, Did Not Change With the Times Amid Iraq Tumult
Donald H. Rumsfeld aimed to reassert civilian control of the defense establishment and create a leaner, more lethal American military, but he became bogged down in Iraq...
New York Times - November 9, 2006
Websites face four-second cut-off
Web shoppers are getting more impatient with sites that take too long to load, finds research...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Nepali town welcomes truce
The small Nepali town of Taulihawa welcomes news of a breakthrough in talks between the Maoists and the government...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
£120,000 tackles school meal debt
Councillors agree to wipe out the debt of their school meals service, as pupils reject healthier food...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Global climate efforts 'woeful'
Efforts to help poor nations adapt to climate change are "woefully inadequate", a UN report says...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Cheap oil narrows US trade gap
Cheaper oil helped the US trade deficit to narrow by the largest amount for five years in September, figures show...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
NHS slipping into deficit again
The NHS is slipping into deficit once again as hospitals and local community services struggle to balance the books...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Hain slammed over victims' post
The NI Secretary is criticised over the appointment of Northern Ireland's Victims' Commissioner...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Relative of Kriss murderer jailed
A relative of one of the men who murdered Kriss Donald was jailed for helping the killer escape, it emerges...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Poverty at core of Labour policy
Labour unveils policies for the assembly elections - among them a pledge to help end child poverty by 2020...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Anger over Lanka civilian deaths
The Sri Lankan government is heavily criticised for artillery strikes that killed dozens of civilians in the island's east...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Man jailed over speed camera lies
A man who told police an old friend was driving his car as part of an attempt to avoid a speeding conviction is jailed...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Mexico leader in US border talks
Mexico's President-elect Felipe Calderon is set to hold talks on the US border fence plan with US President Bush...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Munich opens landmark synagogue
Munich's Jews get a new central synagogue, 68 years after the Nazis destroyed its predecessor...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Thousands mourn Beit Hanoun dead
Thousands of mourners fill the streets of Beit Hanoun to bury 18 Palestinians killed by Israeli tank fire...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Sissoko set to miss three months
Liverpool midfielder Mohamed Sissoko will be out for three months as he needs surgery on his dislocated shoulder...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Football: FA to probe bet claims
The FA will investigate allegations that several Premiership managers have laid bets on top-flight games...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Tories plan to limit immigration
Conservative Leader David Cameron says he wants to see "significantly less" immigration into the UK...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Mars rover may face one-way trip
The chief scientist on Nasa's Mars rover mission contemplates whether to send Opportunity into a crater with no escape route...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Johnson backing Brown for leader
Alan Johnson gives Gordon Brown his backing to be the next Labour leader, and says he wants to be deputy leader...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Cartoons protester found guilty
A man who called for the killing of UK troops is found guilty at the Old Bailey of stirring up racial hatred...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
UN urges end to 'water apartheid'
A further $4bn is needed to combat water-borne diseases, one of the worst killers for the world's poor, says the UNDP...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Bush drive to heal partisan split
US President George W Bush reaches out to Democrats, as they look set to take control of both houses of Congress...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Internet groomer jailed for 10 years
A man is jailed for hacking into girls' PCs and blackmailing them into sending him explicit images of themselves...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Mercury pass delights skygazers
Astronomers have had a rare opportunity to observe Mercury transit in a direct line across the Sun...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Drug clinic founder is struck off
The founder of a private drug treatment clinic has been struck off the medical register...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
October house prices 'gain 1.7%'
UK house prices are still rising strongly, according to the Halifax, the country's biggest mortgage lender...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Father in court over child deaths
The father of two children found dead at their home appears in court charged with their murders...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Anger over Omagh memorial delay
Relatives of the Omagh bomb victims criticise the length of time it has taken to erect a memorial stone...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Police shooting inquest is opened
A man shot dead by police in a suspected armed robbery died from multiple gunshot wounds, an inquest hears...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
French nearly fired at Israelis
French troops nearly fired on "menacing" Israeli aircraft in Lebanon, the French defence minister says...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Colombo 'regrets' civilian deaths
Sri Lanka's government expresses "regret" over the deaths of dozens of civilians in army shelling in the east...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Kyrgyz president agrees changes
Kyrgyz President Bakiyev signs a new constitution which limits his powers, in a bid to end street protests...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Football: Le Guen sorry for defeat
Rangers manager Paul Le Guen apologises to supporters for the surprise CIS Cup defeat by St Johnstone...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
International court in first case
The International Criminal Court starts hearing its first case, against a militia leader from DR Congo...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Football: Referee Poll under fire
Everton's James McFadden denies calling referee Graham Poll a cheat in the Carling Cup defeat against Arsenal...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Vaughan close to making comeback
England's injured captain Michael Vaughan hopes to be playing in three weeks' time, giving him a chance to play in the Ashes...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Red poppy 'less Christian' claim
The director of a religious think tank says red poppies are less Christian than the white, anti-violence version...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Klimt crowns record art auction
An auction of modern art breaks records in New York after taking almost half a billion dollars...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
NHS deficit 'set to reach £94m'
The forecasted financial position of the NHS this year is worsening...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Man faces speeding lies sentence
A man who tried to get out of a speeding conviction is sentenced for attempting to pervert the course of justice...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Move to overhaul sentencing rules
Judges could impose tougher minimum jail terms for potentially dangerous criminals, under new plans...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Iraq corruption 'costs billions'
Corruption within the Iraqi government is costing the country billions of dollars, a US official says...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Tories plan to limit migration
David Cameron outlines plans to control the numbers of economic migrants coming to the UK from outside the EU...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
UK interest rates increased to 5%
The Bank of England raises UK interest rates by one quarter of a percentage point to 5%, the highest level in five years...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Turks’ Bid to Join Europe Stalls on Cyprus and Rights, Official Warns
The European Union said Turkey must open its ports to Cyprus and make more progress on human rights to avoid a suspension of talks on joining the organization...
New York Times - November 9, 2006
Iraqi Predicts the Hanging of Hussein by Year’s End
Court officials said, however, that the prime minister’s prediction was unrealistic, considering the timing of the appeals process...
New York Times - November 9, 2006
Afghans Losing Faith in Nation’s Path, Poll Shows
A nationwide survey indicates that Afghans have lost a considerable amount of confidence in the direction of their country over the past two years...
New York Times - November 9, 2006
Man in the News: Robert Gates, a Cautious Player From a Past Bush Team
Robert M. Gates is a throwback to an earlier era in Republican foreign policy, one marked by caution and pragmatism...
New York Times - November 9, 2006
Israeli Shelling Kills 18 Gazans; Anger Boils Up
Some Hamas leaders called for retaliation inside Israel and for the U.S. to be taught “hard lessons” as well...
New York Times - November 9, 2006
Suicide Bomber Kills 42 Pakistani Soldiers
The attack may have come in retaliation for the deaths of about 80 militants at a religious school last month...
New York Times - November 9, 2006
Disputed Picasso auction halted
A Picasso painting to be auctioned by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber is withdrawn at the last minute due to its Nazi-era history...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Low pay probe into internships urged
Trade unionists demand a Low Pay Commission probe into the employment of young workers on unpaid internships...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Council tax study to be published
The long-awaited report of the independent committee set up to review local taxation in Scotland is to be published...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Aid agencies condemn Gaza carnage
International aid agencies say they are appalled by the violence in Gaza in which 18 civilians died...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Ortega pledges economic stability
Nicaragua's President-elect, ex-Marxist Daniel Ortega, says he will not introduce radical economic changes...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
UN official to push Burma reform
UN Ibrahim Gambari is due to arrive in Burma to press the military rulers to commit to democratic reforms...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Bladder cancer early smoking link
Smoking - or being exposed to second-hand smoke as a child - increases the risk of bladder cancer, a study suggests...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Lib Dems seek mass law repeal
The Liberal Democrats call for a "mass repeal" of 10 parliamentary acts passed by Labour since 1997...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
International court to begin work
The International Criminal Court is due to hear its first case, against a militia leader from DR Congo...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Kriss killer was on early release
One of the men who killed Kriss Donald was out of prison on early release when he murdered the Glasgow teenager...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Tories set out immigration plans
The Tories are to set out their plans on immigration, which are expected to limit access to those with required skills...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Child killer's term 'too lenient'
The parents of murdered schoolboy Joe Geeling say his killer's 12-year jail sentence is "too lenient"...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
Democrats 'to control US Senate'
AP news agency calls the final US Senate seat for the Democrats, as defence chief Donald Rumsfeld steps down...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
New rules on sentencing outlined
Moves to give more discretion on sentencing are expected after controversies such as the Craig Sweeney case...
BBC News - November 9, 2006
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