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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
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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
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Kashmir police threaten to shoot curfew violators
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Supreme Court to open new term with heavy workload
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Congress hears Lehman sought millions for execs
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Designers play it safe as economy sours
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Global News Archive for Octomber 2005:
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Wall Street tumbles amid global sell-off
Wall Street is down sharply in early trading, with the Dow Jones industrials down more than 200 points amid steep declines in global markets around the world. Investors are worried the credit crisis is spreading...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Campaigns woo new Hispanic citizens as key bloc
On a muggy afternoon, more than 3,000 immigrants, most of them Hispanic, wave flags, cheer and weep as they swear to protect and defend the United States of America as its newest citizens...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Old events fuel new campaign attacks
The gloves are off, the heels are on, and the presidential race is dredging up infamous events from 20, 30, even 40 years ago...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Delta museum is a tribute to bluesman B.B. King
Translucent images of long ago, of black men and women, backs bent, picking cotton under an unforgiving sun, are artistically displayed on standing glass panels in a museum carved out of an old brick gin mill in the Mississippi Delta...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Officials pledge to move quickly on rescue
The Bush administration, pledging to move quickly and with force, has released details on how financial firms will be selected to manage the largest government bailout in history...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Dow industrials plunge 500 amid global sell-off
Wall Street is plunging, with the Dow Jones industrials down more than 500 points amid growing fears that the credit crisis is spreading around the world...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Dow plunges 500 amid global sell-off
Wall Street is plunging, with the Dow Jones industrials down more than 500 points amid growing fears that the credit crisis is spreading around the world...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Lawsuit seeks to preserve Palin e-mails
A critic of Gov. Sarah Palin is suing to try to force preservation of any government-related e-mails that Palin sent from private accounts...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Bruce Springsteen rocks for Obama at Ohio State
For the second day in a row, rock star Bruce Springsteen sang a few songs and urged thousands of potential voters in a battleground state to register and support Democrat Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Dow plunges below 10,000 lowest level since 2004
Wall Street tumbled Monday, joining a selloff around the world, as fears grew that the financial crisis will cascade through economies globally despite bailout efforts by the U.S. and other governments. The credit market remained under strain, and investors piled into government bonds. The Dow Jones industrials skidded more than 300 points and fell below 10,000 for the first time in four years...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Justices attend Red Mass before new term
The law is a guide to an orderly society, an American cardinal said an a church service Sunday that included five Supreme Court justices ahead of the start of their new term...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Judging from the glamorous parties and store openings in Paris this week, you would be forgiven for thinking the economy is thriving _ prompting some observers to say the fashion industry is fiddling while Rome burns...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Court tilts Wachovia fight toward Wells Fargo
The battle for control of troubled bank Wachovia tilted toward Wells Fargo Sunday as a federal judge temporarily block a New York state court ruling that had favored rival bidder Citigroup...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Court tilts Wachovia fight toward Wells Fargo
The battle for control of troubled bank Wachovia tilted toward Wells Fargo Sunday as a federal judge temporarily block a New York state court ruling that had favored rival bidder Citigroup...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
5 police held in deadly clash at Mexican ruins
Five state police officers were arrested Sunday in connection with the deaths of four villagers during a raid on protesters who had seized the entrance of a Mayan archaeological site...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Taliban said to be furious over US missile strike
The Taliban are furious about the latest apparent U.S. missile strike in Pakistan, indicating a senior militant may be among two dozen people killed, officials and residents said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Livni Time running out on Israel-Palestinian deal
Israeli Prime Minister-designate Tzipi Livni warned Sunday that time is running out for a peace agreement with the Palestinians, with extremists gaining strength as negotiations stumble...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Militants attack Pakistan provincial leaders home
Suspected militants fired rockets at the home of the top provincial official in northwestern Pakistan, the latest in a surge of attacks that have rocked the lawless region bordering Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Curfew in Indian Kashmir to prevent protest rally
Police warned Monday they would shoot any violators of an indefinite curfew imposed in Indian Kashmir to prevent a pro-independence rally...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Shootings sour municipal elections in Brazil
Allies of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva were poised to pick up the most local mayorships in municipal elections Sunday that were marred by isolated shootings...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Military Suicide bomber kills 27 in Sri Lanka
A suspected rebel suicide bomber blew himself up Monday inside a crowded opposition party office in northern Sri Lanka, killing a former army general and 26 others...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Military Suicide bomber kills 23 in Sri Lanka
A suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber killed 23 people, including a former army officer, and wounded dozens in a blast Monday at an opposition party office in northern Sri Lanka, the military said...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
US woman loses appeal in milkshake murder trial
An American woman lost an appeal Monday of her conviction in a Hong Kong court for the beating death of her husband in a sensational case widely known as the "milkshake murder" trial...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
3 European scientists share Nobel medicine prize
Three European scientists shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for separate discoveries of viruses that cause AIDS and cervical cancer, breakthroughs that helped doctors fight the deadly diseases...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Kashmir police threaten to shoot curfew violators
Police warned Monday they would shoot any violators of a curfew imposed in Indian-controlled Kashmir to prevent a large pro-independence rally planned later in the day...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Swiss to vote anew on free movement with EU
Switzerland will vote again on whether European Union citizens should be allowed to live and work in the country after nationalist groups collected enough signatures to force a referendum, the Federal Chancellery said Monday...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Iraqi lawmaker urges resolution of minority issue
A senior Iraqi lawmaker on Monday called for an urgent resolution to Christian demands for a minority quota system in upcoming provincial elections, while the electoral commission ruled out any possibility of holding the vote this year...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Hungary 4 dead, 26 injured in train collision
A local passenger train ran into the back of an long-distance train Monday near Budapest, killing four people and injuring 26...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Turkish jets bomb Kurdish hideouts in Iraq, Turkey
Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish rebel hideouts in northern Iraq and southeastern Turkey on Monday in retaliation for the killing of 17 soldiers three days ago, the military said...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
US opens trade office in Libya
The United States has opened a trade office in Libya, the latest in a concerted push to normalize relations after three decades of confrontation and sanctions...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Karadzic wants access to evidence on alleged deal
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic wants U.N. war crimes prosecutors to turn over any evidence they have about an alleged deal he cut to avoid prosecution, saying he wants to use it in a motion to have his indictment dismissed...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Double Q Award win for Coldplay
Coldplay scoop two gongs at the Q Awards ceremony in London, including best album...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Oyster card hack details revealed
Dutch researchers reveal details of how they managed to copy the radio chips used on London's Oyster card...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Clark made shadow energy minister
Tory leader David Cameron appoints Greg Clark as shadow energy and climate secretary, in a Conservative reshuffle...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Pollution linked to appendicitis
Air pollution may increase risk of developing the life-threatening condition appendicitis, research suggests...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
'Three in four' grants not paid
College principals estimate that up to three-quarters of poor students have not received their maintenance allowances...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
EU's climate package 'in crisis'
The EU's attempt to lead the world on climate change will crumble unless its current policy crisis is resolved, a study warns...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Angola arms trial opens in Paris
Forty-two people, including members of the French elite, go on trial accused of involvement in trafficking arms to Angola...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Iceland guarantees bank accounts
Iceland offers an unlimited guarantee for all savers, as bank shares are suspended ahead of a financial rescue announcement...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Financial crisis pummels stocks
US Dow Jones index falls to lowest in years as world stock markets plunge amid fears of slower global economic growth...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Tibetan earthquakes kill dozens
At least 30 people die as two earthquakes strike the Himalayan region of Tibet, Chinese state media report...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Disabled man 'treated as animal'
A wheelchair user accused of assaulting police claims he was treated 'worse than an animal' while being arrested...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Police target of 'roadside bomb'
Police in Fermanagh describe a device found at Wattlebridge near Newtownbutler as a "roadside bomb"...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
EU opens 'job centre' in Africa
The EU opens a "job centre" in Mali, hoping fewer young Africans will risk their lives to go to Europe...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
In the beginning
The stories that were left out of the modern-day Bible...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
The human cost
'My grandfather jumped off a roof in the 1929 crash'...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Gardener cleared of bloom attack
A gardener is found not guilty of poisoning a former judge's lawn and flowers with weedkiller after being sacked...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Father faces baby murder charge
The father of a baby girl who died in a house fire in Shetland appears in court charged with her murder...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Poland settle dispute with Fifa
The Polish FA settles the dispute with its government that threatened its ability to co-host Euro 2012, says Fifa chief Sepp Blatter...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Ramprakash receives two-game ban
Mark Ramprakash pleads guilty to an ECB charge of swearing at an umpire and will miss the first two matches of the 2009 County Championship season...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Starbucks denies it wastes water
US coffee-shop chain Starbucks defends itself against claims of a serious waste of water by leaving taps running in its stores all day...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Why this couple were delighted to have a rubbish honeymoon
A couple spent three months collecting litter around their home town to earn enough air miles to pay for part for their honeymoon...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Prince and Princess Michael of Kent to pay rent for royal home
Prince and Princess Michael of Kent are no longer allowed to live rent free in a Kensington Palace apartment...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Obama highlights McCain scandal
US Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama attacks rival John McCain over his links with a 1980s financial scandal...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Accused 'cooked victim's flesh'
The first winner of Mr Gay UK stabbed a man to death before cutting flesh from his thigh and trying to eat it, a court hears...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Mammals facing extinction threat
About 25% of the world's mammal species are at risk of extinction, according to an international survey...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Widow forgives dead police chief
The widow of a police chief found dead days after he revealed an extra-marital affair says she has forgiven him...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Stocks slide despite reassurances
The UK's top share index chalks up its biggest one-day points fall ever as Chancellor Alistair Darling tries to reassure financial markets...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
OJ Simpson jury says witness testimony not trusted
Jurors who found O.J. Simpson guilty in his armed robbery trial say secret audio tapes and surveillance video swayed them more than witness accounts...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
AP Exclusive FBI file details Knievels dark side
Evel Knievel never denied his scrapes with the law _ the late motorcycle daredevil often reveled in them. But even he objected to a 1970s FBI investigation of whether he was involved in a string of beatings...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Northern California bus crash leaves 10 dead
A casino-bound charter bus flipped over about 10 miles from its destination, ejecting passengers and crushing others as it rolled into a ditch. Ten people died and dozens of others were injured...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Supreme Court to open new term with heavy workload
The Supreme Court opens a new term Monday. The first order of business is expected to be the denials of hundreds of appeals, followed by arguments over limits on lawsuits against tobacco companies...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Angels and Red Sox tied 4-all after 9 innings
Mike Napoli hit two homers and the Los Angeles Angels, trying to avoid another first-round playoff sweep by Boston, were tied with the Red Sox 4-all after nine innings in Game 3 on Sunday night...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Jimmy Kimmel returns as American Music Awards host
Jimmy Kimmel is coming back to provide more laughs for the American Music Awards...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Designers play it safe as economy sours
Paris Fashion Week ended on Sunday, capping a season which saw designers play it safe to coax customers into stores despite the global financial crisis...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Campaigns woo new Hispanic citizens as key bloc
On a muggy afternoon, more than 3,000 immigrants, most of them Hispanic, wave flags, cheer and weep as they swear to protect and defend the United States of America as its newest citizens...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Old events fuel new campaign attacks
The gloves are off, the heels are on, and the presidential race is dredging up infamous events from 20, 30, even 40 years ago...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Old events fuel new presidential campaign attacks
The gloves are off, the heels are on, and the presidential race is dredging up infamous events from 20, 30, even 40 years ago...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
European, Asian markets plunge on crisis fears
Asian and European stock markets plunged Monday as government bank bailouts in the U.S. and Europe failed to alleviate fears that the global financial crisis would depress world economic growth...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Lawsuit seeks to preserve Palin e-mails
A critic of Gov. Sarah Palin is suing to try to force preservation of any government-related e-mails that Palin sent from private accounts...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Delta museum is a tribute to bluesman B.B. King
Translucent images of long ago, of black men and women, backs bent, picking cotton under an unforgiving sun, are artistically displayed on standing glass panels in a museum carved out of an old brick gin mill in the Mississippi Delta...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Court tilts Wachovia fight toward Wells Fargo
The battle for control of troubled bank Wachovia tilted toward Wells Fargo Sunday as a federal judge temporarily block a New York state court ruling that had favored rival bidder Citigroup...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Bruce Springsteen rocks for Obama at Ohio State
For the second day in a row, rock star Bruce Springsteen sang a few songs and urged thousands of potential voters in a battleground state to register and support Democrat Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Justices attend Red Mass before new term
The law is a guide to an orderly society, an American cardinal said an a church service Sunday that included five Supreme Court justices ahead of the start of their new term...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Turkish warplanes bomb Kurd bases in northern Iraq
The Turkish military says warplanes have bombed Kurdish rebel bases in northern Iraq...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
US mil 11 Iraqis killed in Mosul raid
Eleven Iraqis, including women and children, were killed Sunday after U.S. forces came under attack by gunfire and a suicide bomber during a raid in Mosul, the military said. There were no casualties among American forces...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
US military 11 killed in Mosul raid
Eleven people, including women and children, were killed Sunday after U.S. forces came under attack by gunfire and a suicide bomber during a raid in Mosul, the military said. There were no casualties among American forces...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Judging from the glamorous parties and store openings in Paris this week, you would be forgiven for thinking the economy is thriving _ prompting some observers to say the fashion industry is fiddling while Rome burns...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Court tilts Wachovia fight toward Wells Fargo
The battle for control of troubled bank Wachovia tilted toward Wells Fargo Sunday as a federal judge temporarily block a New York state court ruling that had favored rival bidder Citigroup...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Livni Time running out on Israel-Palestinian deal
Israeli Prime Minister-designate Tzipi Livni warned Sunday that time is running out for a peace agreement with the Palestinians, with extremists gaining strength as negotiations stumble...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Taliban said to be furious over US strike
The Taliban are furious about the latest apparent U.S. missile strike in Pakistan, indicating a senior militant may be among two dozen people killed, officials and residents said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Shootings sour municipal elections in Brazil
Allies of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva were poised to pick up the most local mayorships in municipal elections Sunday that were marred by isolated shootings...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
5 police held in deadly clash at Mexican ruins
Five state police officers were arrested Sunday in connection with the deaths of four villagers during a raid on protesters who had seized the entrance of a Mayan archaeological site...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Taliban said to be furious over US missile strike
The Taliban are furious about the latest apparent U.S. missile strike in Pakistan, indicating a senior militant may be among two dozen people killed, officials and residents said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Military Suicide bomber kills 23 in Sri Lanka
A suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber killed 23 people, including a former army officer, and wounded dozens in a blast Monday at an opposition party office in northern Sri Lanka, the military said...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
US woman loses appeal in milkshake murder trial
An American woman lost an appeal Monday of her conviction in a Hong Kong court for the beating death of her husband in a sensational case widely known as the "milkshake murder" trial...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Militants attack Pakistan provincial leaders home
Suspected militants fired rockets at the home of the top provincial official in northwestern Pakistan, the latest in a surge of attacks that have rocked the lawless region bordering Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Curfew in Indian Kashmir to prevent protest rally
Police warned Monday they would shoot any violators of an indefinite curfew imposed in Indian Kashmir to prevent a pro-independence rally...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Kashmir police threaten to shoot curfew violators
Police warned Monday they would shoot any violators of a curfew imposed in Indian-controlled Kashmir to prevent a large pro-independence rally planned later in the day...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Military Suicide bomber kills 27 in Sri Lanka
A suspected rebel suicide bomber blew himself up Monday inside a crowded opposition party office in northern Sri Lanka, killing a former army general and 26 others...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
USGS 6.6 quake hits Tibet no reports of injuries
The U.S. Geological Survey says that a magnitude 6.6 earthquake has hit Tibet, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Pakistan insists no deal made with US on strikes
Pakistan insisted Monday it had no deal allowing the U.S. to fire missiles at militant hideouts after an American newspaper quoted the new president as suggesting otherwise...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Hindu-Muslim clashes kill 4 in India
Clashes between Hindus and Muslims in a western Indian town left at least four people dead and 80 injured, forcing police to impose a curfew, an official said Monday...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
3 European scientists share Nobel medicine prize
Three European scientists shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for separate discoveries of viruses that cause AIDS and cervical cancer, breakthroughs that helped doctors fight the deadly diseases...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Huge gunrunning and graft trial opens in Paris
The son of a late French president, an Israeli-Russian billionaire and 40 other people charged with trafficking arms to war-riven Angola or taking kickbacks will face judges Monday in a long-awaited trial in Paris...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Pope financial crisis shows futility of money
Pope Benedict XVI says the global financial crisis show the futility of money and ambition...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Turkish warplanes again bomb northern Iraq
The Turkish military says its warplanes have bombed a Kurdish rebel hideout in northern Iraq...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Earthquake kills at least 60 in Kyrgyzstan
A powerful earthquake struck the mountains of Central Asia, destroying a village in Kyrgyzstan and killing at least 60 people, emergency officials said Monday...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Europeans sought over hack attack
The FBI is seeking a British man and his German accomplice over attacks on web shops selling satellite TV equipment...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
TV 'is failing new music stars'
Britain is missing out on new music because there are no shows like Top Of The Pops, the culture secretary warns...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
New car registrations plummet 21%
New car registrations fall 21% in September, says the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Mandelson to have kidney stone op
Peter Mandelson will have a kidney stone removed later, after experiencing pain for the past few days...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Single jab cancer therapy backed
A major study has proved a single dose of chemotherapy is the best way to cure testicular cancer in many patients...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Livni concerned for peace talks
Time is running out for a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians, Israel's PM designate Tzipi Livni has warned...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Deadly earthquake hits Kyrgyzstan
Officials in Kyrgyzstan say an earthquake has killed at least 65 people near its mountainous border with China...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Europe worries dent stock markets
Asian and European stock markets fall sharply as investors worry over the growing level of financial turmoil in Europe...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Violent offender watchdog set up
A new multi-agency team is set up in Northern Ireland to monitor the most dangerous offenders when they leave prison...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Girl fed school staff hash cakes
Two teaching assistants at a Leeds school go to hospital after eating "hash cakes" given to them by a pupil...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Landslide threat to trunk roads
One fifth of Scotland's main road network is at risk of being hit by landslides in severe weather, according to a report...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
County decides on lights turn-off
A council is to decide whether to become the second in Wales to switch off some street lights to save money...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Exhibit A
Sartorial sins our readers suffered in their childhood...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Kubica and Heidfeld stay with BMW
BMW Sauber rule out the possibility of joining up with Fernando Alonso in 2009 by announcing they will stick with their current drivers...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Shifting grounds
New states come into play as polls swing to Obama...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Goat 'condoms' to curb Kenyan herd numbers amid drought
Drought forces Kenyan herdsmen to turn to traditional contraception to control goat population, the BBC's Ruth Nesoba reports...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Poland fail to meet Fifa deadline
Poland risk suspension from all competitions and losing the right to co-host Euro 2012 after missing a Fifa deadline to reinstate their FA...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Liverpool rocked by Skrtel injury
Martin Skrtel may face a lengthy spell on the sidelines after injuring knee ligaments in Liverpool's 3-2 win at Manchester City...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Modern 'Ripper' jailed for life
A serial sex attacker convicted of killing two mothers whose bodies have never been found is jailed for life...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
No 10 'to push ahead on 42-days'
Downing Street says it will push ahead with its plan for 42-day detention as reports suggest peers may kill it off next week...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Affair row before chief's death
The wife of a police chief confronted him about an affair days before he was found dead, his inquest hears...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Menezes officers 'not at fault'
The police did nothing wrong in the run-up to the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, a policewoman tells the inquest into his death...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Nobel prize for viral discoveries
The discovery of HIV and work linking a virus to cervical cancer jointly win the Nobel Prize for Medicine...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Bank uncertainty hits UK shares
The key UK share index, the FTSE 100, falls more than 5% as investors react to another weekend of financial turmoil...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Energy bills are 'unfair to some'
Energy regulator Ofgem tells power firms to deliver the benefits of competition to all consumers...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Death crash footballer is jailed
Ex-Plymouth Argyle goalkeeper Luke McCormick is jailed for causing the deaths of two children by dangerous driving...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Simpson jury We didnt need witnesses to convict
Jurors who convicted O.J. Simpson of armed robbery and kidnapping in Las Vegas say they relied more on video and other documented evidence than on witness testimony...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Simpson isolated in jail, focuses on future appeal
O.J. Simpson is being isolated from other prisoners for his own safety, and is focusing on a motion for new trial and a strong bid for appellate reversal of his conviction for kidnapping and robbery, his lawyer said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Justices attend Red Mass before new term
The law is a guide to an orderly society, an American cardinal said an a church service Sunday that included five Supreme Court justices ahead of the start of their new term...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Designers play it safe as economy sours
Paris Fashion Week ended on Sunday, capping a season which saw designers play it safe to coax customers into stores despite the global financial crisis...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Delta museum is a tribute to bluesman B.B. King
Translucent images of long ago, of black men and women, backs bent, picking cotton under an unforgiving sun, are artistically displayed on standing glass panels in a museum carved out of an old brick gin mill in the Mississippi Delta...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Palin defends terrorist comment against Obama
Sarah Palin is defending her attack on Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama after accusing him of "palling around with terrorists."...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Angels and Red Sox tied 4-all after 9 innings
Mike Napoli hit two homers and the Los Angeles Angels, trying to avoid another first-round playoff sweep by Boston, were tied with the Red Sox 4-all after nine innings in Game 3 on Sunday night...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Angels and Red Sox tied 4-all after 11 innings
Mike Napoli hit two homers, Francisco Rodriguez escaped a bases-loaded jam and the Los Angeles Angels, trying to avoid another first-round playoff sweep by Boston, were tied with the Red Sox 4-all after 11 innings in Game 3 on Sunday night...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Court tilts Wachovia fight toward Wells Fargo
The battle for control of troubled bank Wachovia tilted toward Wells Fargo Sunday as a federal judge temporarily block a New York state court ruling that had favored rival bidder Citigroup...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Bruce Springsteen rocks for Obama at Ohio State
For the second day in a row, rock star Bruce Springsteen sang a few songs and urged thousands of potential voters in a battleground state to register and support Democrat Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Kvapil takes pole for Talladega DEI also strong
A pair of once-mighty teams returned to the top of the Talladega Superspeedway leaderboard with very different things to prove...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Manuel Mets must marinate on September collapse
Jerry Manuel was in a joking mood. "I was trying to get 15 years on my deal," the New York Mets manager said Saturday. "They cut it down."...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Mets and manager Jerry Manuel agree to 2-year deal
Jerry Manuel and the New York Mets have agreed to a two-year contract that includes a club option for 2011...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Creamer wins Samsung
Paula Creamer calmly won her biggest LPGA Tour victory yet, holding off a large pack in the Samsung World Championship...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Heatley scores 2 more as Senators shine in Sweden
Dany Heatley scored two more goals and Ottawa captain Daniel Alfredsson had two assists for the Senators, who beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 to split their NHL opening weekend series in Sweden...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Judging from the glamorous parties and store openings in Paris this week, you would be forgiven for thinking the economy is thriving _ prompting some observers to say the fashion industry is fiddling while Rome burns...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Court tilts Wachovia fight toward Wells Fargo
The battle for control of troubled bank Wachovia tilted toward Wells Fargo Sunday as a federal judge temporarily block a New York state court ruling that had favored rival bidder Citigroup...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Turkey buries 15 soldiers slain in rebel attack
Tens of thousands of Turks in cities across Turkey attended the funerals Sunday of 15 soldiers slain in a Kurdish rebel attack...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
US mil 11 Iraqis killed in Mosul raid
Eleven Iraqis, including women and children, were killed Sunday after U.S. forces came under attack by gunfire and a suicide bomber during a raid in Mosul, the military said. There were no casualties among American forces...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
US military 11 killed in Mosul raid
Eleven people, including women and children, were killed Sunday after U.S. forces came under attack by gunfire and a suicide bomber during a raid in Mosul, the military said. There were no casualties among American forces...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Taliban said to be furious over US strike
The Taliban are furious about the latest apparent U.S. missile strike in Pakistan, indicating a senior militant may be among two dozen people killed, officials and residents said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Turkish warplanes bomb Kurd bases in northern Iraq
The Turkish military says warplanes have bombed Kurdish rebel bases in northern Iraq...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Shootings sour municipal elections in Brazil
Allies of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva were poised to pick up the most local mayorships in municipal elections Sunday that were marred by isolated shootings...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
5 police held in deadly clash at Mexican ruins
Five state police officers were arrested Sunday in connection with the deaths of four villagers during a raid on protesters who had seized the entrance of a Mayan archaeological site...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Taliban said to be furious over US missile strike
The Taliban are furious about the latest apparent U.S. missile strike in Pakistan, indicating a senior militant may be among two dozen people killed, officials and residents said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Livni Time running out on Israel-Palestinian deal
Israeli Prime Minister-designate Tzipi Livni warned Sunday that time is running out for a peace agreement with the Palestinians, with extremists gaining strength as negotiations stumble...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Report 5.7 quake rattles northwestern China
The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 5.7 earthquake has struck a remote northwestern Chinese region...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
UK prime minister makes more government changes
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced more changes to his government Sunday, completing a shake-up intended to strengthen the government as it faces the global economic crisis...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Algerian officials Baby found alive after floods
A baby was found alive by rescuers after spending four days in a pool of mud following flash floods that killed at least 41 people in central Algeria this week, a local official said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
No retrial for US woman in Hong Kong murder trial
An American woman sentenced to life in prison in Hong Kong in the death of her high-flying banker husband has lost her bid for a new trial...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Mexico seizes pseudoephedrine shipment at airport
Mexican authorities say they have seized 7 million pills of pseudoephedrine, the main ingredient used to make methamphetamine, at the Guadalajara airport...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Venezuela bureaucrats told to trim high living
Bureaucrats in oil-rich Venezuela can look forward to fewer expensive SUVs, top-of-the-line mobile telephones and whiskey-fueled parties next year...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Military Suicide bomber kills 22 in Sri Lanka
A suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber blew up an opposition party office Monday in a town in northern Sri Lanka killing about 20 people, including a former army officer, the military said...
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
Companies 'need green directors'
Businesses must change their attitude to green issues, the World Conservation Congress is told as it opens...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
UK studying German savings plans
The UK Treasury is trying to establish the details of a German plan which appears to offer a 100% guarantee of savings...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Suicide blast hits Sri Lanka town
A suicide blast in a Sri Lankan town kills 25 people, including a former army general, the defence ministry says...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
EU to open 'job centre' in Africa
The EU is to open a "job centre" in Mali, hoping fewer young Africans will risk their lives to go to Europe...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Inquest on police chief resumes
The inquest into Greater Manchester police chief Michael Todd's death is to resume without focusing on his private life...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Debt levels rising among over-60s
Older people are in 25% more debt than four years ago, according to a report by Citizens Advice Scotland...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
No more kids
Goat 'condoms' used to protect Kenyan herds...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
On the edge
Japan downturn stirs fears of new wave of suicides...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Ghost city
The eerie lack of people in war-torn Mogadishu...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Taleban 'resilient'
British deaths in Afghanistan at fastest rate...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Somalia is 'most ignored tragedy'
The world should be shocked at the systematic destruction of Mogadishu and its residents, says lobby group Human Rights Watch...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Government faces fuel court case
Two charities are taking the government to court because they say not enough is being done to tackle fuel poverty...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Ofgem to publish energy findings
Energy regulator Ofgem is to publish the findings of a major inquiry into gas and electricity prices...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Economic crisis council to meet
Gordon Brown's newly created National Economic Council is to hold its first meeting as MPs return to Westminster...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Inquiry into Met racism concerns
London Mayor Boris Johnson is to order an inquiry into concerns voiced by ethnic minority officers at the Metropolitan Police...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
BA flight makes emergency landing
A British Airways flight made an emergency landing in the US after staff detected a burning smell, the airline says...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
Employees to testify in Palin case
Alaska's attorney general says seven state staff will testify at a probe into alleged abuses of power by Governor Sarah Palin...
BBC News - October 6, 2008
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