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Invasive mussel confirmed in Utahs Electric Lake
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Microsoft lets Zune music subscribers keep tunes
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Astronauts end spacewalk to repair gummed-up joint
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Madonna, Ritchie get preliminary divorce decree
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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UN expects new peacekeepers in Congo in weeks
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Warsaw marks borders of former ghetto
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Afghanistan markets its brand of pomegranates
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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China says 19,000 students died in May earthquake
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Global News Archive for May 2007:
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Cheney Presses Iraqi Leaders to Show Progress
In a visit to Baghdad, the vice president urged Iraqis to pull together urgently on such divisive issues as oil revenues, political militias and provincial elections...
New York Times - May 9, 2007
Tiny marsupial records DNA first
The grey, short-tailed opossum becomes the first marsupial to have its DNA read through by scientists...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Winehouse claims three Mojo nods
Brit Award winner Amy Winehouse leads the field at the Mojo awards with three nominations...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
NHS 'failing on mixed-sex wards'
The NHS is failing to ensure all patients are kept in single-sex wards, the government admits...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Teachers slam online 'bullying'
A teaching union calls for a clampdown on internet "cyber bullying" of school staff by pupils...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Bush surveys tornado destruction
US President George W Bush tours Greensburg in Kansas, flattened by the country's worst tornado in years...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Ministry to tackle crowded jails
Proposals to ease prison overcrowding are unveiled by the new Ministry for Justice, following the Home Office split...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Football: Chelsea 0-0 Man Utd
Newly-crowned champions Man Utd play out a low-key stalemate with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Water watchdog is 'weak' say MPs
MPs accuse water watchdog Ofwat of being 'weak' towards companies which fail to plug leaks...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Payments 'wrong' says Black aide
Lord Black's closest aide says he knew a scheme they devised to pay themselves bonuses was wrong...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Pope arrives in Brazil for visit
Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Sao Paulo for a five-day visit to the world's most populous Roman Catholic nation...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Police quiz 7 July bomber's widow
The wife of 7 July bomber Mohammad Sidique Khan is one of four people being held over the 2005 attacks...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
As Pope Heads to Brazil, Abortion Debate Heats Up
A dispute broke out today between the Roman Catholic Church and the Brazilian government about abortion...
New York Times - May 9, 2007
Cheney Makes Surprise Visit to Baghdad
Vice President Dick Cheney met today with Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki and other leaders to pressure them to show more progress in quelling violence in Iraq...
New York Times - May 9, 2007
Mobile TV predicted to be a hit
Mobile TV starts to attract millions of viewers signalling the beginning of a mass market, analysts say...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Teacher 'upset' at 120mph claim
A head teacher tells a trial he had not been travelling at 120mph just before a crash which left a man in a wheelchair...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Stag party crash survivor stable
The fifth member of a stag party who died in a collision on the M25 is named as musician Rohan Chadwick...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Assembly return bringing 180 jobs
Up to 180 new jobs are being created at the Stormont Assembly following the restoration of devolution...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Biman announces huge job losses
Cash-strapped Bangladesh Biman Airlines announces plans to slash its workforce to cut financial losses...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Pope embarks on Brazilian visit
Pope Benedict XVI is due in Sao Paulo for a five-day visit to the world's most populous Roman Catholic nation...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Chad demobilises child soldiers
Chad's government signs a deal with the UN to begin demobilising child soldiers from its national army...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Slaughter fight for 'sacred' bull
A campaign is launched by Hindus in west Wales to save a sacred bull from slaughter after it tested positive for TB...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Football: No West Ham appeal
West Ham will not appeal the £5.5m fine over the transfers of Argentine pair Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
BBC concern at Johnston tape
The BBC voices new concern for Gaza reporter Alan Johnston after the release of a tape purportedly by his captors...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Irish teen wins abortion battle
An Irish teenager will be able to travel to Britain for an abortion after winning her High Court battle in Dublin...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Electricity rationed in Zimbabwe
Zimbabweans are to be limited to four hours electricity a day in a bid to help the country's wheat farmers...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Pair are guilty of Bush memo leak
Two political employees are convicted of leaking details of talks between George Bush and Tony Blair...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Blair to announce departure date
Tony Blair will "make an announcement" on his future as Labour leader on Thursday, says Downing Street...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Madeleine parents 'stay positive'
The parents of missing Madeleine McCann say they are still hoping for the safe return of their daughter...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Opposition Splits While Zimbabwe Continues to Slip
Internecine brawls are evidence that all is not well inside Zimbabwe?s only opposition party of note...
New York Times - May 9, 2007
Smart hat brings play to disabled
Two British inventors design an interface to allow disabled children to 'drive' radio-controlled cars...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Street rethinks child kidnap plot
ITV rewrites a child abduction plot in Coronation Street because of similarities with the Madeleine McCann case...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
UN warns on impacts of biofuels
A UN report warns that hasty introduction of biofuels could damage livelihoods and the environment...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
AMs' first meeting after election
Still no deal to form the new Welsh assembly government as AMs meet for the first time since the election...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
UK interest rates set to hit 5.5%
The Bank of England is widely expected to raise its interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 5.5%...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Blair to remain 'fully engaged'
Tony Blair will remain "fully engaged" in being PM despite his forthcoming resignation, hsi spokesman says...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Nine-year-olds 'dealing in drugs'
Children in north Belfast as young as nine are both taking and dealing in drugs, a community group says...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Rejected votes more than thought
The number of spoilt ballot papers during last week's election was almost 142,000, BBC Scotland learns...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Air raid 'kills Afghan civilians'
Foreign forces kill at least 21 civilians in an air strike in southern Afghanistan, local officials say...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Man killed in crash on motorway
A man dies in a crash on the northbound carriageway of the M6 in Warwickshire...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Palestinian growth 'obstructed'
Palestinian economic growth will be tough while restrictions on movement remain, a World Bank report says...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Presidential poll ends in E Timor
Polls close in East Timor, after a presidential election seen as critical to the young nation's future...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Putin in veiled attack on Estonia
Russian President Vladimir Putin says "desecration" of war memorials sows discord between nations...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Cricket: Pietersen a doubt
Kevin Pietersen is a doubt for England's first Test against the West Indies next week after tearing a calf muscle...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Gunmen seize workers in Nigeria
Four foreign oil workers are kidnapped in Nigeria's volatile Niger Delta, only hours after 11 foreigners are freed...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Football: Ferguson backs Milan
Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson believes Liverpool have no chance of beating AC Milan in the Champions League final on 23 May...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Queen teases Bush over gaffe
The Queen jokes about US President Bush's gaffe in which he nearly aged her by 200 years...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Second Life 'child abuse' claim
Second Life members allegedly trading virtual child abuse images are being sought by German police...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Cheney in Baghdad for key talks
US Vice-President Dick Cheney meets Iraqi leaders in Baghdad, amid an ongoing security drive in the capital...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Home Office split 'helps justice'
Lord Falconer says the Home Office split will help protect the public, as he becomes the first Justice Secretary...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Demands issued on Johnston tape
Al-Jazeera receives a tape purportedly from the kidnappers of BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Police hold 7 July bomber's widow
The wife of 7 July bomber Mohammad Sidique Khan is one of four people arrested over the 2005 attacks...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Madeleine uncle urges hunt focus
The uncle of missing Madeleine McCann says people should not dwell on criticisms of the investigation...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Brazilians Welcome Pope but Question His Perspective
Pope Benedict XVI is set to make his first foray into Latin America, hoping to stanch the church?s steady loss of followers in the region...
New York Times - May 9, 2007
Treasury Chief Supports Delay for Wolfowitz
Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. endorsed the request by Paul D. Wolfowitz, the World Bank president, for more time to defend himself against charges of misconduct...
New York Times - May 9, 2007
U.S. Pays and Apologizes to Kin of Afghans Killed
The decision reflects the military?s concern that recent civilian casualties have led to widespread ill will...
New York Times - May 9, 2007
Power Sharing Begins in Northern Ireland
The leaders of Northern Ireland re-established a local authority made up of once implacable foes...
New York Times - May 9, 2007
Opposition Splits While Zimbabwe Slips
Assaults and internal brawls are evidence that all is not well inside Zimbabwe?s political opposition party...
New York Times - May 9, 2007
Official Takes Case to U.S., but Skeptics Don?t Budge
The Iraqi prime minister?s national security adviser told lawmakers that a pullout would be catastrophic...
New York Times - May 9, 2007
NI ministers get down to business
Northern Ireland's new ministers are to begin their first official engagements following the return of devolution...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Insurers mull cancer gene tests
Insurers tell an advisory body they may seek approval to use gene test results for inherited cancers...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Afghan Senate urges Taleban talks
Afghan Senators back a bill calling on the government in Kabul to open direct talks with local Taleban militants...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
US drops Cuban militant's charges
A US judge throws out immigration charges against Cuban anti-Castro militant Luis Posada Carriles...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Cameroon opens air crash inquiry
Authorities in Cameroon launch an investigation into a plane crash which killed all 114 people on board...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Cricket: Pietersen injury fear
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has a scan on an injured calf muscle...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
MPs warn of tax credit write-offs
Another £1.4bn is likely to be written off in overpaid tax credits, according to a report from a committee of MPs...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Clinton unveils Aids drugs deal
Former US President Bill Clinton unveils a deal with two Indian drugs firms to cheaply produce HIV/Aids drugs...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Pounds and ounces 'in EU victory'
Campaigners fighting EU plans to abolish imperial measures claim their use can continue indefinitely...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Specialist stroke care 'lottery'
A third of stroke patients are still not treated in a specialist unit despite better access...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Restructured Home Office splits
A revamped Home Office is launched as the Ministry of Justice controls prisons, probation and sentencing...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
BBC checks 'Alan Johnston tape'
Al-Jazeera receives a tape purportedly from the kidnappers of the BBC's Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
Diplomat defends Madeleine hunt
The British ambassador to Portugal says the police in the Algarve are doing all they can to find Madeleine McCann...
BBC News - May 9, 2007
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