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Venus flytraps caught in shrinking natural habitat
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Hungary 4 dead, 26 injured in train collision
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Iraqi lawmaker urges resolution of minority issue
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Curfew in Indian Kashmir to prevent protest rally
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Kashmir police threaten to shoot curfew violators
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Supreme Court to open new term with heavy workload
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Congress hears Lehman sought millions for execs
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Designers play it safe as economy sours
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Jimmy Kimmel returns as American Music Awards host
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Global News Archive for December 2005:
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20 Reported Killed as Chinese Unrest Escalates
It is the largest known use of force by security forces against ordinary citizens since the 1989 killings around Tiananmen Square...
New York Times - December 9, 2005
U.S. Delegation Walks Out of Climate Talks
Talks neared an end today with the U.S. and China refusing to take any mandatory steps to avoid dangerous climate change...
New York Times - December 9, 2005
'Jekyll and Hyde' dementia clue
A brain protein switches from 'Jekyll to Hyde' - building memories, but also killing brain cells in conditions such as dementia...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Much ado about school changes
The BBC's Mike Baker considers the looming row over the government's education reforms for England...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
UK 'cover-up' on Israel's nukes
The UK government and one of its ministers are accused of trying to cover up the supply of nuclear materials to Israel...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
BP could face US criminal charges
BP may face a US criminal probe into the explosion at its Texas City refinery last March in which 15 workers died...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
UK 'covered up' Israeli nuke deal
The government has been accused of covering up the sale of 20 tonnes of heavy water to Israel for its nuclear programme in the early 1950s...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Southern India braces for cyclone
People in India's Tamil Nadu are warned to move to shelters as a second cyclone in a week threatens them...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
British Gas strike 'to go ahead'
British Gas engineers are likely to stage a 24-hour strike on Monday after talks broke down...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Football: Eriksson's relief at draw
England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson expresses his relief at his team's World Cup draw...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Boxing: Williams has advantage
Danny Williams weighs in at over a stone heavier than Audley Harrison for Saturday's heavyweight clash...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
England face Sweden test
England will face Paraguay, Sweden and Trinidad & Tobago in the 2006 World Cup finals group stage...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Hezbollah militant escapes blast
A member of the Hezbollah militant movement escapes a bomb attack on his car in eastern Lebanon...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Deadline for Gate Gourmet staff
Gate Gourmet workers sacked after this Summer's wildcat strikes at Heathrow airport have less than a week to sign up for compensation...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Police Fire on Protesters in China, Killing Several
At least four protesters and possibly many more were shot dead this week, as a dispute over land use turned into a protracted confrontation...
New York Times - December 9, 2005
Suicide Bombing Attack on a Bus in Baghdad's Main Terminal Kills 30
Also, an Islamic insurgent group claimed in an Internet posting to have executed a kidnapped American security consultant...
New York Times - December 9, 2005
Sony BMG repents over CD debacle
Sony BMG says it is rethinking its anti-piracy policy following criticism over its use of copy protection CD software...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Inquest told of fatal Iraq ambush
A security guard and ex-SAS soldier was shot in the head while working as a security guard in Iraq, a coroner hears...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
'Only 100 words' needed to read
Research suggests England's strategy for teaching reading could be overloading children with words...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
World 'losing patience with Iran'
The world is losing patience with Iran over its nuclear programme, says IAEA head Mohamed ElBaradei...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Sri Lanka troops 'ready to fight'
Sri Lanka's military is ready for battle with Tamil rebels but does not expect immediate war, a top official says...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Blaze care home owners in court
The owners of a home where 14 elderly people died in a fire last year face health and safety charges...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Chimp shot after zoo escape
Zoo staff shoot and kill a female chimpanzee on the loose...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Cambodia school siege gang jailed
A Cambodian gang who took 28 children hostage in a deadly school siege receive long jail sentences...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Fast handover for Croatia suspect
War crimes suspect Ante Gotovina will be sent to the UN tribunal in The Hague as soon as possible, Spain says...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Muslim group makes Kember plea
The head of the world's oldest Islamic movement has called for the release of Briton Norman Kember...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Hamas to end truce with Israel
Hamas's political leader says it will not renew its informal ceasefire with Israel that expires at the end of year...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Blair sets EU budget bottom line
Tony Blair says he cannot sign up to a deal on the new EU budget unless there is a full review of EU farm subsidies...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Johnson given Tory frontbench job
Boris Johnson resigns as editor of the Spectator magazine to become Tory shadow higher education minister...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Stage set for 2006 World Cup draw
The 32 participants are just hours from finding out who they will face at the 2006 World Cup finals...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
UN poised for new climate talks
UN delegates reportedly agree to hold new talks to cut greenhouse gases but it is not clear if the US is involved...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Iraq's Powerful Shiite Coalition Shows Signs of Stress as Parliamentary Elections Loom
Cracks are forming in the once virtually monolithic religious Shiite establishment, as its leaders battle one another for position on the eve of the Dec. 15 elections...
New York Times - December 9, 2005
Climate talks go down to the wire
United Nations climate change talks enter their final day, as diplomats struggle to find a last-minute deal...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Xbox 360 seeks to win over Japan
Microsoft is hoping to make it big in Japan with Saturday's launch of its new Xbox 360 games console...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Song sites face legal crackdown
People offering unlicensed music tabs and lyrics on the web should be jailed, a music industry body says...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Boil water order lifted for 9,000
Some householders hit by a stomach bug outbreak no longer need to boil water but 61,000 must continue to do so...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
LSE rejects 'derisory' takeover
The London Stock Exchange rejects a proposed Australian takeover bid, which it says undervalues the firm...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Tories to scrap annual conference
The Tories say they are ditching their seaside conferences as they are only attended by "fanatics" and retired people...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
'No barrier' to face transplants
Patients with facial injuries cannot be denied transplants following last week's ground-breaking operation, UK experts say...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Dyslexia does exist - minister
Education Minster Lord Adonis rejects claims that dyslexia does not exist as a distinct condition...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Protest against Bangladesh bombs
Hundreds of Muslims in Bangladesh demonstrate against recent bombings blamed on Islamic militants...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Vomiting bug hits over 250 pupils
A fifth of pupils and 20 teachers at a school are confirmed to have been struck down by the highly contagious Norwalk virus...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
'Spy' trio held 'to save Trimble'
A man cleared of charges over an alleged IRA spy ring says he was arrested in a campaign to save David Trimble...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Football: Man U 'can bounce back'
Gary Neville insists Man Utd's players have the battling qualities to bounce back from their Champions League exit...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Nigeria impeaches UK bail jumper
Nigeria's Bayelsa state governor, charged with money laundering in the UK, is impeached and arrested...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
EU hails Croat fugitive's arrest
War crimes suspect Ante Gotovina's arrest has brought Croatian EU membership closer, officials say...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Israel rounds up 19 'militants'
Raids by Israel in the West Bank lead to 19 arrests, as funerals are held for two Palestinians and an Israeli...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Probe into Japan share sale error
An inquiry is under way into a bungled sale of shares in a new firm on the Tokyo Stock Exchange...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Journalist drops Gazza complaint
A photographer who alleged he was hit by Paul Gascoigne is withdrawing his complaint...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Throat surgery for Quo's Parfitt
Status Quo's Rick Parfitt is to undergo surgery after a growth was found on his larynx...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Cameron vows 'tough' green action
Conservative leader David Cameron says he wants to see Britain's economy grow in a green and sustainable way...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Tube shooting charges 'possible'
The killing of Jean Charles Menezes could lead to criminal charges, an inquiry has said...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Ex-US detainee pleads for hostage
Ex-Guantanamo detainee Moazzem Begg calls for the release of Norman Kember and other hostages held in Iraq...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
BAA outlines Stansted plans
Airports group BAA says a second runway and new facilities at Stansted airport will cost £2.7bn to construct...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Egyptians Rue Election Day Gone Awry
Egypt's last round of parliamentary elections ended with eight people dead and dozens injured...
New York Times - December 9, 2005
Rice Appears to Reassure Some Europeans on Treatment of Terror Detainees
But at a NATO meeting, a plan to send 6,000 more troops to Afghanistan became entangled in the issue...
New York Times - December 9, 2005
Croatian Suspect in War Crimes Is Arrested in Canary Isles
The Spanish government said that Ante Gotovina, a top war crimes suspect from Croatia, had been arrested, removing a potential obstacle to Croatia's efforts to join the European Union...
New York Times - December 9, 2005
Qaeda-Iraq Link U.S. Cited Is Tied to Coercion Claim
Officials said an inmate in Egyptian custody made up details about ties between Iraq and Al Qaeda in order to escape abuse...
New York Times - December 9, 2005
Bombing on Bus in Baghdad's Main Terminal Kills 30
Separately, an Islamic insurgent group claimed on the Internet to have executed a kidnapped American security consultant...
New York Times - December 9, 2005
Britain's Top Court Rules Information Gotten by Torture Is Never Admissible Evidence
Britain's highest court declared that evidence obtained through torture was not admissible in British courts...
New York Times - December 9, 2005
BAA to outline Stansted expansion
Airports operator BAA is due to give details of its Stansted expansion plans amid stiff opposition...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Hope for resistant asthma therapy
A vitamin supplement may help treat asthma patients who do not respond to standard steroid drugs, research suggests...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Thai mogul denies political aims
A Thai media mogul and government critic dismisses suggestions he is trying to build a political movement...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Bangladeshis set for bomb protest
Muslim clerics call demonstrations in Bangladesh to protest against recent suicide bombings...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Croatian fugitive held in Madrid
Key Croatian war crimes suspect Ante Gotovina is held in Spain before his expected transfer to The Hague...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Dummies 'reduce cot death risk'
Giving a baby a dummy when they sleep may reduce the risk of a cot death by 90%, US research suggests...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Football: Sven's Australia fear
England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson admits he would rather avoid an 'Ashes rematch' against Australia in Friday's World Cup draw...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Cameron to focus on environment
Conservative leader David Cameron will focus on the environment as he tries to set his stamp on the party...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
US blocks ICRC access to suspects
The US admits for the first time that it has not given the Red Cross access to all detainees in its custody...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Falconio judge sums up evidence
The Peter Falconio murder trial jurors are told to put aside their emotions as they weigh up the evidence...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Blair holds more EU budget talks
Tony Blair is spending a second day meeting European leaders in a bid to reach a deal on the EU budget...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
Cell bank 'requires few samples'
The UK Stem Cell Bank could be well stocked by samples from as few as 150 human embryos, scientists say...
BBC News - December 9, 2005
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