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Global News Archive for July 2006:
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US Sen. Mel Martinez wont seek re-election
U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida, who has struggled to boost his approval ratings because of close ties to President George W. Bush, announced Tuesday he will not seek a second term in 2010...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Georgia is voting in Senate runoff today
Georgia voters returned to the polls Tuesday to decide one of two unresolved U.S. Senate races that Democrats need to win for a 60-seat majority impervious to GOP filibusters...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Hossas hesitation move gives Wings win over Ducks
Marian Hossa was in no rush to let another shot fly after Detroit opened with a few dozen unsuccessful attempts. His patience paid off...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
World markets close mostly higher on US rally
A rebound on Wall Street provided a lift Tuesday to most world stock markets outside of Asia, where shares slumped overnight...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Sen. Mel Martinez of Fla. wont seek re-election
U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida, who has struggled to boost public support because of his close ties to President George W. Bush, announced Tuesday he will not seek a second term in 2010, saying he wants to spend more time with his family...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Obama plans to name 4 more Cabinet posts on Monday
President-elect Barack Obama plans to announce longtime advisers and political foes alike as his picks for top administration jobs at a Monday news conference, nominating one-time political nemesis Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Sen. Kennedy awarded honorary degree from Harvard
Saying he has "lived a blessed time," Sen. Edward Kennedy smiled broadly and flashed a thumbs up Monday as he accepted an honorary degree Monday from his alma mater during a rare special convocation at Harvard University...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Williams, Slaton lead Texans past Jags 30-17
Mario Williams, Steve Slaton and the Houston Texans put on quite a show in their Monday Night Football debut...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Obama to name 4 more Cabinet posts
President-elect Barack Obama plans to announce longtime advisers and political foes alike as his picks for top administration jobs at a Monday news conference, nominating one-time political nemesis Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Chained teen shows up at Calif. gym 2 arrested
A husband and wife were arrested after an emaciated, terrified and nearly naked 17-year-old showed up at a gym with a chain locked to his ankle, saying he had just fled his captors, authorities said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Orphan of slain rabbi in Mumbai lands in Israel
The cries of little Moshe Holtzberg wounded hearts Monday at a tearful memorial for his parents in India. "Mommy, mommy, mommy!" he wailed, clutching a toy basketball while squirming in the arms of mourners at the Mumbai synagogue...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Ex-mayoral aide pleads guilty in Detroit scandal
Stoic and publicly silent through months of a sex scandal, the woman whose relationship with former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick led to his downfall broke her silence Monday, shedding tears as she pleaded guilty...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Bill Clinton kicks off conference in Hong Kong
Former President Bill Clinton kicked off his first charitable conference abroad in Hong Kong on Tuesday after his wife, U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton, was named secretary of state by President-elect Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
The cries of little Moshe Holtzberg wounded hearts Monday at a tearful memorial for his parents in India. "Mommy, mommy, mommy!" he wailed, clutching a toy basketball while squirming in the arms of mourners at the Mumbai synagogue...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Former President Bill Clinton kicked off his first charitable conference abroad in Hong Kong on Tuesday after his wife, U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton, was named secretary of state by President-elect Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Stoic and publicly silent through months of a sex scandal, the woman whose relationship with former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick led to his downfall broke her silence Monday, shedding tears as she pleaded guilty...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Condoleezza Rice plays piano at Buckingham Palace
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gave a piano recital for Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Body-swap illusion tricks mind in new study
Shaking hands with yourself is an amusing out-of-body experience. The illusion of having your stomach slashed with a kitchen knife, not so much...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Israel buries victims of India attack
Israelis on Tuesday began burying the six Jews killed in the 60-hour terror rampage in the Indian city of Mumbai, the grimness of the occasion deepened by the conviction that the victims were targeted because of their religion...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Politkovskaya murder suspect offered to surrender
A lawyer says a man accused of killing Russian investigative reporter Anna Politkovskaya has offered to turn himself in if authorities promise him an open trial by jury...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
EU official warns of slave-like labor market
A European Union official is warning that Europe has a black market in which migrant workers and even children are working in "slave-like" situations...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
US wants NKorean nuke verification deal in writing
The top U.S. negotiator in talks to rid North Korea of nuclear weapons said Tuesday that Pyongyang must agree to a verification of its disarmament activities and the deal must be put in writing...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Somali prime minister seeks international help
Somalia is at a dangerous crossroads after nearly two decades of lawlessness, and urgently needs international help to stem an Islamic insurgency and rampant piracy off the coast, the prime minister said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Thousands in Israel mourn Jews killed in Mumbai
Throngs of Orthodox mourners packed the funerals Tuesday of six Jews killed in the Mumbai attacks, turning the narrow alleys of one Jerusalem neighborhood into a sea of black coats and hats...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
US official India attack may have Pakistani roots
A senior State Department official says there is reason to suspect that the India terror attacks were the work of a group at least partly based in Pakistan...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Tearful Israel mourns 6 victims of Mumbai attack
Thousands of grief-stricken Orthodox Jews prayed and wept Tuesday before the shrouded bodies of Israelis killed in Mumbai, joining the national mourning in a ceremony broadcast on TV and attended by Israeli leaders...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
High tide wallops Venice for 2nd straight day
Strong southern winds pushed the Adriatic Sea into Venice again Tuesday, submerging parts of the lagoon city a day after an unusually high tide caused the worst flooding in 20 years...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Dozens hurt as Hebron settlers, Palestinians clash
Israeli settlers and Palestinians hurled stones at each other Tuesday near a disputed home in this West Bank city, injuring two dozen people, including a Jewish teenager with a serious head wound, medics and Israeli officials said...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
US army deserter applies for asylum in Germany
A U.S. soldier who deserted after serving in Iraq declared Tuesday he has applied for asylum in Germany...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Police Mumbai gunmen came by sea from Pakistan
The gunmen who attacked Mumbai set out by boat from the Pakistani port of Karachi, then later hijacked an Indian fishing trawler that carried them toward this financial capital on their suicide mission, a top police official said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Rabbi in Ukraine says synagogue plans threatened
A Jewish leader in Ukraine accused nationalist activists Tuesday of trying to halt construction of a synagogue by erecting crosses on the land...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Pakistan Islamists fan tensions with India
Taliban fighters battling Pakistani soldiers near the Afghan border volunteered Tuesday to fight alongside the army if war breaks out with traditional foe India over the Mumbai attacks...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Brazil aims to repair ports destroyed by floods
Brazil is committed to quickly repairing key ports damaged in massive floods in order to recoup millions of dollars in daily losses to the economy, a government official said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Anti-Chavez mayor faces corruption charges
Venezuelan prosecutors say they have summoned a leading opponent of President Hugo Chavez for arraignment on corruption allegations...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Italian police arrest 9 in jewelry robbery
Police say they have arrested nine suspects in the dramatic daytime robbery of a Milan jewelry showroom...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
UN probe looks at more suspects in Hariri killing
A U.N. special commission investigating the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri reported Tuesday that it has uncovered fresh evidence that could lead to more suspects...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Ship carrying road salt sinks off Newfoundland
A cargo ship carrying a load of road salt to French-owned islands off eastern Canada capsized and sank Tuesday off Newfoundland, triggering a search for the four crewmen...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Former Mexican interior secretary dead at 59
Former Interior Secretary Carlos Abascal, an impassioned proponent of putting Christianity back into Mexican politics, died Tuesday of stomach cancer, his conservative National Action Party said. He was 59...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Iraqi, Kuwaiti navies to police waterways together
The Iraqi and Kuwaiti navies have agreed to patrol their common waterways together to guard against terrorism and smuggling in the Persian Gulf, the U.S. Navy said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Egypt lifts ban on its doctors working in Saudi
Egypt is again allowing its doctors to work in Saudi Arabia, lifting a ban imposed last month after two Egyptian doctors working there were sentenced to lengthy prison terms and 1,500 lashes each...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
NHS pays to rectify cosmetic ops
The NHS is having to pick up the tab for cosmetic surgery performed abroad that has gone wrong, doctors say...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
World 'must tackle space threat'
A leading UN scientist says countries must work together to tackle the threat of asteroids colliding with the Earth...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Crackdown on drivers using phones
Police across Scotland launch a one-day crackdown on motorists driving while using hand-held mobile phones...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Woman held as body of child found
A woman is under arrest in hospital after the body of a child, believed to be a boy, is found at a property in Kent...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
England stars ready to shun tour
At least five England players have told former Test bowler Dominic Cork they will not go back to India for the Test series after the Mumbai terror attacks...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Burnley send Arsenal crashing out
A brace from midfielder Kevin McDonald sends Burnley into the Carling Cup semi-finals...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
British doctor performs amputation in DR Congo by text
A British doctor volunteering in DR Congo performs a life-saving amputation using text message instructions from a London colleague...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Operation on conjoined twin girls
An operation to separate conjoined twins born to a Shropshire woman takes place after being brought forward...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
UN finds new clues in Hariri case
The UN body investigating the killing of Lebanese ex-Prime Minister Rafik Hariri says fresh evidence could help identify new suspects...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Man charged over Hudson killings
The brother-in-law of actress Jennifer Hudson is charged with murdering three of her relatives including her seven-year-old nephew...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Killer Tobin will serve 30 years
Convicted killer and sex offender Peter Tobin will serve at least 30 years in jail for the murder of Falkirk schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Vatican exhibit on display only in Houston museum
The only exhibit of Vatican artifacts outside the papal capital is on display in an unlikely spot _ the National Museum of Funeral History, an exhibit hall that celebrates coffins, hearses and other ceremonial aspects of death...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Refugees from Bhutan settle in Pittsburgh
Chitra Prassad Gautam and his family watch in awe as water comes out of the shower head in the bathroom of their new apartment...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Raul Castro attends first beatification in Cuba
Thousands of Roman Catholic faithful and even President Raul Castro gathered Saturday for the beatification of a monk known as the "father of the poor" _ the first ceremony of its kind on Cuban soil...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Pitt hates the paparazzi, talking about his family
Brad Pitt has some strong words for the paparazzi...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Ga. Senate runoff could decide balance of power
Georgia voters are returning to the polls Tuesday to decide one of two unresolved U.S. Senate races that Democrats need to win for a 60-seat majority impervious to GOP filibusters...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Spokesman Barbara Bush set to leave hospital
A Bush family spokesman says former first lady Barbara Bush is being released from a Houston hospital a week after undergoing ulcer surgery...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Ford says CEO will work for $1 to get loans
Ford Motor Co. will tell Congress that it plans to return to a pretax profit or break even in 2011 when its CEO appears before two legislative committees this week...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Police search for suspects in Miami mall shooting
An armored truck company is offering $20,000 for information on two gunmen who shot and killed a guard in a busy suburban Miami mall...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Johnsons TD gives Texans a 10-0 lead over Jaguars
Sage Rosenfels threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to Andre Johnson, Kris Brown kicked a 38-yard field goal and the Houston Texans led the Jacksonville Jaguars 10-0 after the first quarter on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Britney Spears to embark on Circus tour in March
Britney Spears is taking her "Circus" act on the road...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Mario Lopez in talks to host Miss America again
Mario Lopez is in negotiations to once again host the Miss America pageant...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Georgia is voting in Senate runoff today
Georgia voters returned to the polls Tuesday to decide one of two unresolved U.S. Senate races that Democrats need to win for a 60-seat majority impervious to GOP filibusters...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Palin implores Ga. Republicans to back Chambliss
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin implored Georgia Republicans to back Sen. Saxby Chambliss in his hotly contested Senate runoff, telling a cheering crowd Monday that the first step in rebuilding the GOP begins with the Southern state. The former vice presidential candidate made her first campaign appearance since the Republican ticket of John McCain and Palin lost on Nov. 4...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Hossas hesitation move gives Wings win over Ducks
Marian Hossa was in no rush to let another shot fly after Detroit opened with a few dozen unsuccessful attempts. His patience paid off...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Heat rally in final seconds of OT to beat Warriors
Chris Quinn hit a tying 3-pointer with 7.1 seconds left in overtime, Michael Beasley stole the ensuing inbounds pass and made the decisive free throw, and the Miami Heat pulled off a wild 130-129 comeback win over the Golden State Warriors on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Stajan, Grabovski lead Maple Leafs over Kings
Matt Stajan and Mikhail Grabovski scored power-play goals less than 1 1/2 minutes apart early in the third period and Vesa Toskala made 32 saves, leading the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Obama plans to name 4 more Cabinet posts on Monday
President-elect Barack Obama plans to announce longtime advisers and political foes alike as his picks for top administration jobs at a Monday news conference, nominating one-time political nemesis Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
US Sen. Mel Martinez wont seek re-election
U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida, who has struggled to boost his approval ratings because of close ties to President George W. Bush, announced Tuesday he will not seek a second term in 2010...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Obama to name 4 more Cabinet posts
President-elect Barack Obama plans to announce longtime advisers and political foes alike as his picks for top administration jobs at a Monday news conference, nominating one-time political nemesis Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Obama taps Clinton, Gates for US new dawn abroad
Barack Obama promised "a new dawn of American leadership" in a troubled world Monday, announcing a strong-willed national security team headed by Hillary Rodham Clinton, who fought him long and bitterly for the presidency, and Robert Gates, the man who has been running two wars for George W. Bush...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Orphan of slain rabbi in Mumbai lands in Israel
The cries of little Moshe Holtzberg wounded hearts Monday at a tearful memorial for his parents in India. "Mommy, mommy, mommy!" he wailed, clutching a toy basketball while squirming in the arms of mourners at the Mumbai synagogue...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Ex-mayoral aide pleads guilty in Detroit scandal
Stoic and publicly silent through months of a sex scandal, the woman whose relationship with former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick led to his downfall broke her silence Monday, shedding tears as she pleaded guilty...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Bill Clinton kicks off conference in Hong Kong
Former President Bill Clinton kicked off his first charitable conference abroad in Hong Kong on Tuesday after his wife, U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton, was named secretary of state by President-elect Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Williams, Slaton lead Texans past Jags 30-17
Mario Williams, Steve Slaton and the Houston Texans put on quite a show in their Monday Night Football debut...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Sen. Kennedy awarded honorary degree from Harvard
Saying he has "lived a blessed time," Sen. Edward Kennedy smiled broadly and flashed a thumbs up Monday as he accepted an honorary degree Monday from his alma mater during a rare special convocation at Harvard University...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Former President Bill Clinton kicked off his first charitable conference abroad in Hong Kong on Tuesday after his wife, U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton, was named secretary of state by President-elect Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Official India received intel on Mumbai attacks
An official says Indian intelligence had picked up information as recently as September that Pakistan-based terrorists were plotting attacks against Mumbai targets...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Stoic and publicly silent through months of a sex scandal, the woman whose relationship with former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick led to his downfall broke her silence Monday, shedding tears as she pleaded guilty...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
The cries of little Moshe Holtzberg wounded hearts Monday at a tearful memorial for his parents in India. "Mommy, mommy, mommy!" he wailed, clutching a toy basketball while squirming in the arms of mourners at the Mumbai synagogue...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Condoleezza Rice plays piano at Buckingham Palace
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gave a piano recital for Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
EU official warns of slave-like labor market
A European Union official is warning that Europe has a black market in which migrant workers and even children are working in "slave-like" situations...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
US wants NKorean nuke verification deal in writing
The top U.S. negotiator in talks to rid North Korea of nuclear weapons said Tuesday that Pyongyang must agree to a verification of its disarmament activities and the deal must be put in writing...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Somali prime minister seeks international help
Somalia is at a dangerous crossroads after nearly two decades of lawlessness, and urgently needs international help to stem an Islamic insurgency and rampant piracy off the coast, the prime minister said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Body-swap illusion tricks mind in new study
Shaking hands with yourself is an amusing out-of-body experience. The illusion of having your stomach slashed with a kitchen knife, not so much...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Israel buries victims of India attack
Israelis on Tuesday began burying the six Jews killed in the 60-hour terror rampage in the Indian city of Mumbai, the grimness of the occasion deepened by the conviction that the victims were targeted because of their religion...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Thousands in Israel mourn Jews killed in Mumbai
Throngs of Orthodox mourners packed the funerals Tuesday of six Jews killed in the Mumbai attacks, turning the narrow alleys of one Jerusalem neighborhood into a sea of black coats and hats...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Politkovskaya murder suspect offered to surrender
A lawyer says a man accused of killing Russian investigative reporter Anna Politkovskaya has offered to turn himself in if authorities promise him an open trial by jury...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Kenya anti-corruption body sues 7 officials
A government anti-corruption watchdog said Tuesday it is suing seven current and former Kenyan officials for a total of a quarter of a million dollars, saying they obtained the money dishonestly...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Police say 2 terror suspects arrested in Italy
Italian police have arrested two men suspected of planning a terror attack in Milan, officials and news reports said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Wooden crosses erected on Ukraine synagogue site
A Jewish community in Ukraine says nationalist groups are seeking to thwart the construction of a synagogue and have erected crosses on the site...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Dozens hurt as Hebron settlers, Palestinians clash
Israeli settlers and Palestinians hurled stones at each other Tuesday near a disputed home in this West Bank city, injuring two dozen people, including a Jewish teenager with a serious head wound, medics and Israeli officials said...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
US official India attack may have Pakistani roots
A senior State Department official says there is reason to suspect that the India terror attacks were the work of a group at least partly based in Pakistan...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Hong Kong finds more melamine-tainted Chinese eggs
The Hong Kong government says it has found excessive amounts of the industrial chemical melamine in another batch of eggs from mainland China...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Festive comedy jingles to the top
Comedy Four Christmases knocks Quantum of Solace off the top of the UK box office after its month-long reign...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
UN talks action on space strikes
A leading UN scientist says countries must move to tackle the threat from asteroid strikes...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Tories release MP's raid footage
The Conservatives release footage of police searching shadow immigration minister Damian Green's Commons office...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Dhaka exams row sparks violence
More than a dozen protesters angry at being "dropped" from the civil service are detained in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Zavvi suspends online DVD sales
Retailer Zavvi and WH Smith suspend some online music sales after being affected by the failure of Woolworths...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Chinese dairy exports in decline
China's dairy exports have all but ground to a halt following the scandal earlier this year when milk was tainted with melamine...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
EU to operate 'all over Kosovo'
EU police and justice officials will start deploying throughout Kosovo next week, including to Serb-majority areas...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
US carmakers in new bail-out plea
US carmakers General Motors, Ford and Chrysler present their new cost-cutting plans to Congress...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Israel buries Mumbai attack dead
Thousands of people attend funerals in Israel for Jewish and Israeli victims of the Mumbai attacks...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Father of two dies in lough fall
The man who died after falling from a fishing boat in Lough Neagh on Monday night was a father of two from Tyrone...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Deputy mayor jailed for grooming
The former deputy mayor of Harrogate is jailed for eight months for trying to persuade a 13-year-old to have sex with him...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
'Stain on America'
Prosecutor tells BBC why he had to quit Guantanamo...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Call him Mr Time
How the world's director of time sees we're not late...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Intel questions
Attacks in Mumbai highlight Indian security failings...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
'Too much to take'
Harare diarist tells of no water, no cash and army riot...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Andrew defends under-fire coaches
RFU director of elite rugby Rob Andrew says he is happy with England's coaching set-up despite the disappointing autumn international campaign...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Pop tunes replace lullabies as a way to get babies to sleep
Rocking a baby to sleep has been given a whole new meaning as mothers ditch traditional lullabies for popular pop and rock tunes...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Ballesteros has fourth operation
Golf great Seve Ballesteros is back in intensive care after undergoing a fourth brain operation...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Mortgage rationing 'to rise in 2009'
Mortgage rationing is set to become more severe in 2009 without government action, a lenders' group warns...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
NFL star Burress faces gun charge - after shooting himself in leg
An American footballer who scored the Super Bowl's winning touchdown faces criminal charges for shooting himself in the leg...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Conjoined twins being separated
An operation to separate conjoined twins born to a Shropshire woman is taking place after being brought forward...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Nato 'to resume ties with Russia'
Nato has agreed to a "conditional and graduated re-engagement" with Russia, the alliance's secretary general says...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Ambulance staff checks 'lacking'
A BBC investigation into a private ambulance operator finds shortcomings in staff vetting and training...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Tobin guilty of schoolgirl murder
Killer and sex offender Peter Tobin will serve at least 30 years in jail for the murder of Falkirk schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
US 'warned India' about Mumbai
The US warned India about a possible threat before last week's Mumbai attacks, US media reports say...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
An elaborate FBI sting snares politicians in Mass.
The meeting appeared routine _ a businessman and politician stopped at a sandwich shop to chat about plans to develop a nearby parcel of land...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Sen. Kennedy awarded honorary degree from Harvard
Saying he has "lived a blessed time," Sen. Edward Kennedy smiled broadly and flashed a thumbs up Monday as he accepted an honorary degree Monday from his alma mater during a rare special convocation at Harvard University...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Coming soon to Blockbuster stores concert tickets
Blockbuster Inc. will begin selling concert tickets at about 500 of its video rental stores, bolstering its effort to create a one-stop shop for entertainment...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Cadillac Records plays song youve heard before
Darnell Martin could have made an entire movie about Muddy Waters. Or Etta James. Or Chuck Berry...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Search for ivory-billed woodpecker to begin anew
Last year, Allan Mueller thinks he saw the elusive ivory-billed woodpecker. The wildlife biologist wants to make sure of it this winter...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Official Obama to name AG, UN, homeland picks
A Democratic official says President-elect Barack Obama plans to name his picks for U.N. ambassador, attorney general and homeland security secretary at a news conference Monday...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Heat rally in final seconds of OT to beat Warriors
Chris Quinn hit a tying 3-pointer with 7.1 seconds left in overtime, Michael Beasley stole the ensuing inbounds pass and made the decisive free throw, and the Miami Heat pulled off a wild 130-129 comeback win over the Golden State Warriors on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Stajan, Grabovski lead Maple Leafs over Kings
Matt Stajan and Mikhail Grabovski scored power-play goals less than 1 1/2 minutes apart early in the third period and Vesa Toskala made 32 saves, leading the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Johnsons TD gives Texans a 10-0 lead over Jaguars
Sage Rosenfels threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to Andre Johnson, Kris Brown kicked a 38-yard field goal and the Houston Texans led the Jacksonville Jaguars 10-0 after the first quarter on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Stastny leads offensive outburst in Colorados win
Paul Stastny had two goals and an assist, and the low-scoring Colorado Avalanche broke out for a 6-5 win over the Minnesota Wild on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Gloom returns to Asia on Wall Streets plunge
Gloom and volatility returned to Asian markets Tuesday as investors dumped stocks following huge overnight losses on Wall Street and dismal U.S. economic reports revived fears of a global recession. Oil prices fell to three-year lows...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Palin implores Ga. Republicans to back Chambliss
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin implored Georgia Republicans to back Sen. Saxby Chambliss in his hotly contested Senate runoff, telling a cheering crowd Monday that the first step in rebuilding the GOP begins with the Southern state. The former vice presidential candidate made her first campaign appearance since the Republican ticket of John McCain and Palin lost on Nov. 4...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Official MSNBC pundit may seek Pa. Senate seat
A Pennsylvania Democratic party leader says MSNBC pundit Chris Matthews may be considering a run for U.S. Senate in 2010...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Obama to name 4 more Cabinet posts
President-elect Barack Obama plans to announce longtime advisers and political foes alike as his picks for top administration jobs at a Monday news conference, nominating one-time political nemesis Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Ga. Senate runoff could decide balance of power
Georgia voters are returning to the polls Tuesday to decide one of two unresolved U.S. Senate races that Democrats need to win for a 60-seat majority impervious to GOP filibusters...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Britney Spears tops Yahoo searches
She did it again: Britney Spears was the most popular search term on Yahoo for the fourth year in a row _ her seventh time topping the list...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Gloom returns to world markets after US plunge
Gloom and volatility returned to Asian and European markets Tuesday as investors dumped stocks following huge overnight losses on Wall Street and dismal U.S. economic reports revived fears of a global recession. Oil prices fell to three-year lows...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Ex-mayoral aide pleads guilty in Detroit scandal
Stoic and publicly silent through months of a sex scandal, the woman whose relationship with former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick led to his downfall broke her silence Monday, shedding tears as she pleaded guilty...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Williams, Slaton lead Texans past Jags 30-17
Mario Williams, Steve Slaton and the Houston Texans put on quite a show in their Monday Night Football debut...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Stoic and publicly silent through months of a sex scandal, the woman whose relationship with former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick led to his downfall broke her silence Monday, shedding tears as she pleaded guilty...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
The cries of little Moshe Holtzberg wounded hearts Monday at a tearful memorial for his parents in India. "Mommy, mommy, mommy!" he wailed, clutching a toy basketball while squirming in the arms of mourners at the Mumbai synagogue...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Former President Bill Clinton kicked off his first charitable conference abroad in Hong Kong on Tuesday after his wife, U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton, was named secretary of state by President-elect Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Orphan of slain rabbi in Mumbai lands in Israel
The cries of little Moshe Holtzberg wounded hearts Monday at a tearful memorial for his parents in India. "Mommy, mommy, mommy!" he wailed, clutching a toy basketball while squirming in the arms of mourners at the Mumbai synagogue...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Report NKorean leader visits Pyongyang zoo
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il went to the Pyongyang zoo and visited the tigers, bears and aquarium, state-run media said Tuesday, in the latest in a spate of reports depicting Kim as fit three months after his reported stroke...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Bill Clinton kicks off conference in Hong Kong
Former President Bill Clinton kicked off his first charitable conference abroad in Hong Kong on Tuesday after his wife, U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton, was named secretary of state by President-elect Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Pro-government protest targets court in Thailand
Hundreds of pro-government demonstrators swarmed around a court building Tuesday, forcing the relocation of judges who will rule on the fate of a Thai government beset by protests and a virtual shut-down of international air links...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Official India received intel on Mumbai attacks
An official says Indian intelligence had picked up information as recently as September that Pakistan-based terrorists were plotting attacks against Mumbai targets...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Condoleezza Rice plays piano at Buckingham Palace
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gave a piano recital for Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Congo rebels say pulled out of eastern town
Rebels in Congo say they have pulled out of a town on the Ugandan border they captured last week...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Somali prime minister seeks international help
Somalia is at a dangerous crossroads after nearly two decades of lawlessness, and urgently needs international help to stem an Islamic insurgency and rampant piracy off the coast, the prime minister said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Body-swap illusion tricks mind in new study
Shaking hands with yourself is an amusing out-of-body experience. The illusion of having your stomach slashed with a kitchen knife, not so much...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Israel buries victims of India attack
Israelis on Tuesday began burying the six Jews killed in the 60-hour terror rampage in the Indian city of Mumbai, the grimness of the occasion deepened by the conviction that the victims were targeted because of their religion...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Congo rebels pull out of eastern town
Rebels in Congo have pulled out of a town on the Ugandan border which they captured in fighting that forced 10,000 people to flee, a spokesman for the insurgents said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Muslim cleric ordered back to jail in Britain
A British court has ordered radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada to be returned to jail for violating bail...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
US wants NKorean verification process in writing
The top U.S. negotiator in talks to rid North Korea of nuclear weapons said Tuesday that Pyongyang must agree to a verification of its disarmament activities and the deal must be put in writing...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Arrest made over Hudson killings
The brother-in-law of actress Jennifer Hudson is arrested and will be charged with killing three of her relatives, police say...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Apple pushes anti-virus for Macs
Users of Apple computers are being urged to install anti-virus software to ensure they do not fall victim to web-borne threats...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Many more affected by grants cuts
Changes to means-tested university grants mean far more students than thought are likely to be affected...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Sales growth slows down at Tesco
Growth in UK sales, excluding new stores and petrol sales, slows down to 2% as Tesco pays the price for its discount brands...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Claimants 'should be work ready'
Lone parents of children aged one to seven should be preparing to re-enter work, says a review...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
India asks Pakistan for fugitives
India asks Pakistan to hand over 20 fugitives who it believes are settled in Pakistan, as tensions rise over the Mumbai attacks...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Zimbabwe cholera deaths near 500
A cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe has killed at least 484 people between August and the end of November, the UN says...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Israel mourns India attack dead
The funerals of Jewish and Israeli victims of the attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai are due to take place in Israel...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Gas supply battle as cold bites
Engineers battle to restore gas supplies to about 3,000 properties in the Kelso area after a fault hit on Monday...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
£350m boost for capital projects
Hospital reorganisation, schools and affordable housing are among the schemes which will be funded by a £350m fund...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Search teams find body in lough
A body is found during a search of Lough Neagh for a man reported as falling overboard from a boat...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Life jail terms for teenager's killers
Two burglars who beat a teenager to death in front of his girlfriend at a Newcastle flat are jailed for life...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
'Not known here'
Pakistani villagers deny knowledge of Mumbai 'terrorist'...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Audio slideshow
Tour a secret 1960s nuclear bunker meant for ministers...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
'I've never had a job'
How does one person spend 28 years without ever finding work?...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Your pictures
Readers caught out by Venice floods send in their shots...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Ronaldo scoops best player award
Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo wins the Ballon D'Or award ahead of Lionel Messi and Fernando Torres...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Benitez rules out move for Owen
Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez rules out a move for Newcastle striker Michael Owen after his side draw 0-0 with West Ham at Anfield...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Ex-ECB chief against England tour
Former England and Wales Cricket chairman Lord MacLaurin believes England should call off their tour of India but ex-skipper Nasser Hussain urges the players to make a statement and return...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
'Time-bending drug' for jet lag
Scientists announce promising trial results for a new drug for jet lag pill that can reset the body's natural sleep rhythms...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
New Chemical Ali death sentence
An Iraqi court sentences Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as Chemical Ali, to death for his role in crushing a 1991 Shia uprising...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Extra planes for stranded Britons
Thousands of UK tourists stranded in Thailand are hoping extra flights will finally help them return home...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Full Scots fiscal power ruled out
Moves to hand full financial powers to Scotland have been ruled out by the body considering reforms to devolution...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Menezes verdict choice limited
The jury in the inquest of Jean Charles de Menezes will not be able to consider a verdict of unlawful killing, the coroner says...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Preacher Qatada returned to jail
Abu Qatada is returned to prison after an immigration panel found there was a significant risk of him absconding from bail...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Thai airport protests called off
Thai anti-government protesters agree to end their occupation of Bangkok's airports, letting thousands of tourists leave...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Police to review MP leaks inquiry
A top police officer is to investigate the handling of the inquiry into Home Office leaks which led to an MP's arrest...
BBC News - December 2, 2008
Raul Castro attends first beatification in Cuba
Thousands of Roman Catholic faithful and even President Raul Castro gathered Saturday for the beatification of a monk known as the "father of the poor" _ the first ceremony of its kind on Cuban soil...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Vatican exhibit on display only in Houston museum
The only exhibit of Vatican artifacts outside the papal capital is on display in an unlikely spot _ the National Museum of Funeral History, an exhibit hall that celebrates coffins, hearses and other ceremonial aspects of death...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Refugees from Bhutan settle in Pittsburgh
Chitra Prassad Gautam and his family watch in awe as water comes out of the shower head in the bathroom of their new apartment...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
191 endure 9 frustrating hours stuck on LA tarmac
Nearly 200 passengers on a flight from El Salvador landed Monday in Los Angeles after spending nine hours aboard a grounded plane at a smaller airport as the airline and customs officials tried to work through apparent confusion...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Miami activist moves people into foreclosed houses
Max Rameau delivers his sales pitch like a pro. "All tile floor!" he says during a recent showing. "And the living room, wow! It has great blinds."...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Rice says she wont give Clinton too much advice
Happily contemplating another woman as the top U.S. diplomat, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday she will offer advice, privately, and then get out of the way...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Cadillac Records plays song youve heard before
Darnell Martin could have made an entire movie about Muddy Waters. Or Etta James. Or Chuck Berry...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Britney Spears tops Yahoo searches
She did it again: Britney Spears was the most popular search term on Yahoo for the fourth year in a row _ her seventh time topping the list...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Raconteurs call on Ricky Skaggs for new recording
Jack White and his band the Raconteurs called on Ricky Skaggs to help them record a bluegrass-inspired version of their song "Old Enough."...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Paris auction of Impressionist works falls short
A benchmark Paris sale of Impressionist and Modern paintings that belonged to French fashion designer Jeanne Lanvin fell well short of pre-sale expectations Monday, in a clear signal the financial crisis is hitting the previously resilient art market...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Sen. Kennedy awarded honorary degree from Harvard
Saying he has "lived a blessed time," Sen. Edward Kennedy smiled broadly and flashed a thumbs up Monday as he accepted an honorary degree Monday from his alma mater during a rare special convocation at Harvard University...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Official Obama to name AG, UN, homeland picks
A Democratic official says President-elect Barack Obama plans to name his picks for U.N. ambassador, attorney general and homeland security secretary at a news conference Monday...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Stajan, Grabovski lead Maple Leafs over Kings
Matt Stajan and Mikhail Grabovski scored power-play goals less than 1 1/2 minutes apart early in the third period and Vesa Toskala made 32 saves, leading the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Johnsons TD gives Texans a 10-0 lead over Jaguars
Sage Rosenfels threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to Andre Johnson, Kris Brown kicked a 38-yard field goal and the Houston Texans led the Jacksonville Jaguars 10-0 after the first quarter on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Williams, Slaton lead Texans past Jags 30-17
Mario Williams, Steve Slaton and the Houston Texans put on quite a show in their Monday Night Football debut...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Stastny leads offensive outburst in Colorados win
Paul Stastny had two goals and an assist, and the low-scoring Colorado Avalanche broke out for a 6-5 win over the Minnesota Wild on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Hossa scores in third period, Wings beat Ducks 2-1
Marian Hossa scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period and the Detroit Red Wings held on to beat the Anaheim Ducks 2-1 Monday night...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Retailers offer deals, discounts on Cyber Monday
Retailers who saw Thanksgiving holiday sales drop off as the weekend progressed stepped up online promotions on the day known as "Cyber Monday" to try to get consumers tired of the crowds at stores to keep shopping...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Palin implores Ga. Republicans to back Chambliss
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin implored Georgia Republicans to back Sen. Saxby Chambliss in his hotly contested Senate runoff, telling a cheering crowd Monday that the first step in rebuilding the GOP begins with the Southern state. The former vice presidential candidate made her first campaign appearance since the Republican ticket of John McCain and Palin lost on Nov. 4...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Official MSNBC pundit may seek Pa. Senate seat
A Pennsylvania Democratic party leader says MSNBC pundit Chris Matthews may be considering a run for U.S. Senate in 2010...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Obama to name 4 more Cabinet posts
President-elect Barack Obama plans to announce longtime advisers and political foes alike as his picks for top administration jobs at a Monday news conference, nominating one-time political nemesis Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Gray lifts Gonzaga to 83-74 win over Tennessee
Steven Gray scored 19 points, Matt Bouldin added 17 and No. 9 Gonzaga beat No. 12 Tennessee 83-74 on Sunday night to win the Old Spice Classic...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Police respond to shooting at Miami mall 2 hurt
Authorities responding to a shooting at suburban Miami mall say one person has been shot and taken to a hospital...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Asian markets tumble after Wall Street plunge
Asian stock markets tumbled Tuesday following massive overnight losses on Wall Street and dismal economic numbers out of the U.S., a crucial export market...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Quest for new climate treaty begins in earnest
Negotiators kicked off the final yearlong push Monday for a new climate change treaty _ but with the U.S. government in transition, the European Union in disarray and a worldwide economic crisis, chances were hazy for a quick agreement on reducing greenhouse gas emissions...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Harris 47 points lead Nets over Suns
Devin Harris scored a career-high 47 points, including 21 in the fourth quarter, and the New Jersey Nets ended their 14-game losing streak at Phoenix by rallying to beat the Suns 117-109 Sunday night...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Former President Bill Clinton kicked off his first charitable conference abroad in Hong Kong on Tuesday after his wife, U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton, was named secretary of state by President-elect Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
US tells Pakistan to cooperate in India probe
The United States has told Pakistan it expects complete cooperation in investigations into the terrorist rampage in nuclear rival India, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday, saying the civilized world must unite against this menace...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Stoic and publicly silent through months of a sex scandal, the woman whose relationship with former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick led to his downfall broke her silence Monday, shedding tears as she pleaded guilty...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
The cries of little Moshe Holtzberg wounded hearts Monday at a tearful memorial for his parents in India. "Mommy, mommy, mommy!" he wailed, clutching a toy basketball while squirming in the arms of mourners at the Mumbai synagogue...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
US deaths in Afghanistan in November drop sharply
One American serviceman died in Afghanistan in November, a dramatic drop from earlier months that the U.S. military attributed to their campaign against insurgent leaders, operations by Afghan and Pakistani forces and the onset of winter...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
South Africa emerges from AIDS denial
Church bells tolled and workers put down their tools on Monday as South Africa observed a minute of silence for AIDS victims and ended a decade of denial about the epidemic...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Orphan of slain rabbi in Mumbai leaves for Israel
The 2-year-old orphan found drenched in the blood of his parents at the besieged Jewish center in Mumbai left India on Monday on an Israeli Air Force jet, accompanied by the Indian woman who rescued him...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Orphan of slain rabbi in Mumbai heads to Israel
The cries of little Moshe Holtzberg wounded hearts Monday at a tearful memorial for his parents in India. "Mommy, mommy, mommy!" he wailed, clutching a toy basketball while squirming in the arms of mourners at the Mumbai synagogue...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Highest tide in 20 years floods historic Venice
Venice could use a bailout. The city built on water has too much of it...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
India demands strong action from Pakistan
India demanded Pakistan take "strong action" against those behind the 60-hour siege that left at least 172 people dead, as new details emerged Monday about the gunmen and the survival training that enabled them to thwart Indian commandos...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Failure of Libyan ship shows limits on aid to Gaza
An eclectic group from Hamas officials to a flag-waving scout troop showed up to greet a Libyan ship planning to flout an Israeli blockade and deliver 3,000 tons of aid to this impoverished seaside strip. But they met only disappointment...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Pro-government protest targets court in Thailand
Hundreds of pro-government demonstrators swarmed around a court building Tuesday, forcing the relocation of judges who will rule on the fate of a Thai government beset by protests and a virtual shut-down of international air links...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Orphan of slain rabbi in Mumbai lands in Israel
The cries of little Moshe Holtzberg wounded hearts Monday at a tearful memorial for his parents in India. "Mommy, mommy, mommy!" he wailed, clutching a toy basketball while squirming in the arms of mourners at the Mumbai synagogue...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Official India received intel on Mumbai attacks
An official says Indian intelligence had picked up information as recently as September that Pakistan-based terrorists were plotting attacks against Mumbai targets...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Report NKorean leader visits Pyongyang zoo
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il went to the Pyongyang zoo and visited the tigers, bears and aquarium, state-run media said Tuesday, in the latest in a spate of reports depicting Kim as fit three months after his reported stroke...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Bill Clinton kicks off conference in Hong Kong
Former President Bill Clinton kicked off his first charitable conference abroad in Hong Kong on Tuesday after his wife, U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton, was named secretary of state by President-elect Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Earthquake strikes Taiwan
A powerful earthquake struck southeastern Taiwan on Tuesday, authorities said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
Powerful earthquake strikes Taiwan
Taiwan authorities say a powerful earthquake has struck the southeastern part of the island...
Southern Ledger - December 2, 2008
37 killed in Tijuana over 3 days, including 4 kids
At least 37 people were killed over three days in the Mexican border city of | | | | |
