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Invasive mussel confirmed in Utahs Electric Lake
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Microsoft lets Zune music subscribers keep tunes
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Astronauts end spacewalk to repair gummed-up joint
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Madonna, Ritchie get preliminary divorce decree
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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UN expects new peacekeepers in Congo in weeks
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Warsaw marks borders of former ghetto
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Afghanistan markets its brand of pomegranates
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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China says 19,000 students died in May earthquake
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Global News Archive for August 2008:
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Both parties reach for center on abortion debate
As Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain compete for centrist voters in their presidential race, both parties have made intriguing nods to the political center on the emotional issue of abortion...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Madonna An unlikely inspiration for 50-plus set
Sure, Madonna may have scandalized the Vatican and shocked nearly every parent in America at some point during her long and provocative career full of shrewd image transformations...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
McCain and Obama face questions about their faith
The Rev. Rick Warren is so prominent and respected that just being seen with him is a boon for any presidential candidate...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Forecasters Floridians should prepare for hurricane
Forecasters warned that Tropical Storm Fay could bring hurricane-force winds to the Florida Keys as soon as Monday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Crowds for memorial to Bernie Mac in Chicago
Large crowds of people are gathering in Chicago to attend a public memorial for actor and comedian Bernie Mac...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Guests for the Sunday TV news shows
Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:___...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Forecast Floridians should prepare for hurricane
Residents and tourists in the Florida Keys prepared Saturday for Tropical Storm Fay, which forecasters said could strengthen to a hurricane and begin battering the island chain as soon as Monday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Where bombs were once born, birds now flock
A site once home to a Cold War-era uranium processing plant and the focus of a contentious struggle to clean up toxic waste has re-emerged as a haven for wildlife and a memorial to those who worked to make the area safe...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
White Sox pitcher John Danks beats Oakland again
John Danks pitched six effective innings to win his fifth straight road start, and the Chicago White Sox edged the Oakland Athletics 2-1 on Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
K-Rod gets 47th save as Angels beat Indians 4-3
John Lackey earned his fourth straight win, Francisco Rodriguez tied his team record of 47 saves and the Los Angeles Angels took advantage of four Cleveland errors to defeat the Indians 4-3 Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Pettersson holds lead at Wyndham
Carl Pettersson topped the Sedgefield Country Club leaderboard for the second straight day, following his tournament-record 61 with a 66 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead in the Wyndham Championship...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Mystery surrounds death of NYC Renaissance man
Mark Chamberlain did everything to become a hip, high-tech New Yorker...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Forum on faith puts Obama-McCain back in spotlight
Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain agreed to appear on the same stage Saturday night, if only to share a handshake, as a televised discussion of faith ends a mid-August lull in the presidential campaign...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Obamas July fundraising bodes well for fall race
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama raised more than $51 million in July and the Democratic National Committee reported $27.7 million in donations last month, putting Obama in a strong position for the fall campaign...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Ranch is backdrop for Bush meeting on Georgia
Beyond pushing Russia to get its troops out of Georgia, President Bush and his national security advisers are contemplating how best to take Moscow to task for invading its neighbor _ an act the president calls "completely unacceptable to the free nations of the world."...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Danks helps White Sox stay tied for first place
John Danks pitched six effective innings to win his fifth straight decision on the road, and the Chicago White Sox edged the Oakland Athletics 2-1 on Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
A small town struggles after immigration raid
A vague unease whispered through this tiny town in northeastern Iowa, where the rolling hills are a study in vivid colors _ red barns, white clapboard houses, and vibrant green cornfields plowed with almost architectural precision...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
J.C. Penneys 2Q profits fall 36 percent
J.C. Penney Co. reported a 36 percent decline in second-quarter profit Friday and issued a profit outlook for the current quarter that falls short of Wall Street estimates amid a tough economy...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Construction begins on $57M San Diego border fence
Scrapers and bulldozers began filling a deep canyon Friday to make way for a border fence in the southwestern corner of the United States after 12 years of planning, environmental reviews and legal challenges...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Indian movie superstars end US leg of live tour
For most people, going on an international tour with hours of rehearsals, a cast of more than 100, and 20 tons of props and sets may not seem like the best way for a family to bond...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
32 protesters arrested outside Disneyland
Cinderella, Snow White, Tinkerbell and other fictional fixtures of modern-day childhood were handcuffed, frisked and loaded into police vans Thursday at the culmination of a labor protest that brought a touch of reality to the Happiest Place on Earth...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Russia Georgia can forget regaining provinces
The foreign minister of Russia said Thursday that Georgia could "forget about" getting back its two breakaway provinces, and the former Soviet republic remained on edge as Russia sent tank columns to search out and destroy Georgian military equipment...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
A tiny woman and two children were laid to rest on a bed of flowers 5,000 years ago in what is now the barren Sahara Desert...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Porn inspector suspect arrested in Colorado
A man suspected of posing as a police detective and telling an adult novelty shop to give him free X-rated videos so he could check for underage performers was arrested Tuesday, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
NYC heroes lift bus off pregnant woman baby lives
Dozens of strangers converged from all directions to lift a 5-ton bus off the body of a pregnant woman Friday _ a superhuman effort that managed to save the life of her child but was too late for her...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
John McCain and the Republican National Committee started August with a hefty $96 million, financially flush and strongly positioned to compete with prolific fundraiser Barack Obama and the Democrats...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Construction begins on $57M San Diego border fence
Scrapers and bulldozers began filling a deep canyon Friday to make way for a border fence in the southwestern corner of the United States after 12 years of planning, environmental reviews and legal challenges...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Russian forces pull back from Igoetis center
Russian forces have pulled back from the center of a town near the Georgian capital after a cease-fire deal went into effect...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Russia signs Georgia truce but no sign of pullout
Russian soldiers dug foxholes Saturday on a hillside near the capital of war-battered Georgia as a cease-fire went into effect, setting the stage for a Russian troop withdrawal after more than a week of fighting...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Russia signs Georgia truce, uncertainty remains
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a truce with Georgia on Saturday, a definitive step toward ending the fighting there despite the uncertainty on the ground reflected by Russian soldiers digging in just 30 miles from the Georgian capital...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Russian president signs Georgia cease-fire deal
The Kremlin says Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed the plan for a cease-fire in Georgia...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Bomb strikes pilgrims in Iraq for 3rd straight day
A car bomb exploded Saturday as Shiite pilgrims were boarding minibuses in Baghdad, killing at least six people, officials said. It was the third consecutive day that extremists targeted travelers en route to the holy city of Karbala...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
For 3rd day, bomb strikes Iraq pilgrims, kills 6
A car bomb exploded Saturday as Shiite pilgrims were boarding minibuses in Baghdad, killing at least six people, officials said, in a third straight day of attacks on travelers heading to a religious ceremony in Karbala...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
AP IMPACT Truth emerges too late for Kim Soo-im
Back in the days of "Commies" and "pinkos," of Red scares, black lists, suspicion and smear, Kim Soo-im stood out as a one-woman axis of evil, a villainess without peer...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Heavy storms in Europe kill 6, injure scores
Heavy storms hit parts of Europe, killing at least six people, injuring scores and damaging houses, according to media reports Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Worsening security affecting Afghan aid groups
Deteriorating security in Afghanistan is making it more difficult for aid organizations to carry out their work, the director of a group that lost four workers in a Taliban attack said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Musharraf given deadline to quit or be impeached
A top ruling party official on Saturday gave Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf a two-day deadline to quit or face impeachment proceedings...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
US-led coalition says 30 Afghan militants killed
U.S.-led coalition soldiers killed more than 30 militants during three days of fighting in southern Afghanistan, the coalition said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Bombers strike Iraq pilgrims for 3rd straight day
Bombers struck Shiite pilgrims Saturday for a third consecutive day, killing six people in the latest in a series of attacks apparently aimed at stoking sectarian tension...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Dominican Republic president sworn in for 3rd term
President Leonel Fernandez promised to boost agriculture production but warned of dire economic times as he was sworn in for a third term on Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Israels welcome for Ethiopian Jews wears thin
Sitting in a leaky, flyblown hut, a few dozen Ethiopian villagers are anxiously waiting to be transported to another world...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Russian forces still entrenched in Georgia
Russian forces built ramparts around tanks and posted sentries on a hill in central Georgia on Saturday, digging in despite Western pressure for Moscow to withdraw its forces under a cease-fire deal signed by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Tropical Storm Fay leaves 4 dead in Haiti, DR
Flooding from Tropical Storm Fay killed four people in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, and authorities warned Saturday that the storm could reach hurricane strength as it barreled toward Cuba...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
2 dead, 2 missing in Caribbean tropical storm
Flooding from Tropical Storm Fay killed two people and left two children missing in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, authorities said Saturday as the cyclone spun toward Cuba...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Southeast Asia flooding hits cyclone-weary Myanmar
Severe flooding triggered by torrential rains has struck areas of Myanmar still recovering from a cyclone that killed more than 84,000 people, a state-run newspaper said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Olympics leaves positive legacies for some groups
Wang Yanan walked across southern China this summer, staying in rundown hotels and speaking out in village squares about her passion _ saving the environment...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Bomb in Baghdad strikes Shiite pilgrims, kills 3
Iraqi police and hospital officials say a car bombing targeting Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad has killed three people and wounded nine others...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Indian police arrest 9 linked to serial blasts
Police have arrested the alleged mastermind of serial bombings in western India last month that killed 58 people and have linked him to a banned Islamic group, an official said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Camera spots rare clouded leopard
Automatic cameras capture images of a Bornean clouded leopard in a national park where the big cats have not been recorded before...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
Ukraine offers West radar warning
Ukraine says it is ready to make its warning systems available to European nations following Russia's conflict with Georgia...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
Miliband demands Russian retreat
The foreign secretary condemns "Russian aggression" and demands the country withdraw from Georgia immediately...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
Zimbabwe deadlock dominates talks
Differences over Zimbabwe's stalled power-sharing deal dominate the first day of a southern African summit...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
US rivals to woo Christian vote
The US presidential hopefuls are preparing to woo Christian voters in their first joint appearance since securing nomination...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
Winning start for Ince's Blackburn
Andre Ooijer's injury-time winner gives Paul Ince's Blackburn a dramatic win at Everton...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
Prince 'must prove anti-GM claim'
The environment minister tells Prince Charles he must prove his claims that GM crops could cause global disaster...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
Crackdown on 'sex tourists' urged
The government must crackdown on Britons involved in child sex abuse abroad, a children's charity says...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
Crew rescued from stricken yacht
Thirteen crew members are rescued from a racing yacht in the North Sea, an RAF rescue spokesman says...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
Both parties reach for center on abortion debate
As Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain compete for centrist voters in their presidential race, both parties have made intriguing nods to the political center on the emotional issue of abortion...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Madonna An unlikely inspiration for 50-plus set
Sure, Madonna may have scandalized the Vatican and shocked nearly every parent in America at some point during her long and provocative career full of shrewd image transformations...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
McCain and Obama face questions about their faith
The Rev. Rick Warren is so prominent and respected that just being seen with him is a boon for any presidential candidate...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Ex-Ohio congressman released from halfway house
Former congressman Bob Ney of Ohio has been released from a halfway house in Cincinnati after serving a sentence in connection with a public corruption scandal...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Tropical Storm Fay to cross Haiti on Saturday
Forecasters say Tropical Storm Fay likely will cross over Haiti on Saturday morning and continue toward Cuba...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Gay marriage opponents seek to reverse new law
The gay marriage fight in Massachusetts might not be over after all...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Guests for the Sunday TV news shows
Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:___...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Windmills split upstate NY town and families
"Listen," John Yancey says, leaning against his truck in a field outside his home. The rhythmic whoosh, whoosh, whoosh of wind turbines echoes through the air. Sleek and white, their long propeller blades rotate in formation, like some otherworldly dance of spindly-armed aliens swaying across the land...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Wards pinch-hit homer lifts Cubs past Marlins
Daryle Ward hit a pinch-hit three-run homer in the ninth inning, and the Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Florida Marlins 6-5 on Friday night for their ninth straight road victory...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Dodgers down Brewers 5-3
Chad Billingsley settled down after a rocky start, Jeff Kent singled home the go-ahead run in the fifth and the Los Angeles Dodgers won their fifth straight, 5-3 over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Suzuki homer in 9th lifts As past White Sox, 6-4
Pinch-hitter Kurt Suzuki hit a game-winning two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Oakland Athletics rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4 on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Moyer outpitches Maddux in Phillies victory
Jamie Moyer outpitched fellow 40-something Greg Maddux for seven innings, Pat Burrell homered and the Philadelphia Phillies snapped a four-game skid with a 1-0 win over the San Diego Padres on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
J.C. Penneys 2Q profits fall 36 percent
J.C. Penney Co. reported a 36 percent decline in second-quarter profit Friday and issued a profit outlook for the current quarter that falls short of Wall Street estimates amid a tough economy...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Obamas July fundraising bodes well for fall race
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama raised more than $51 million in July and the Democratic National Committee reported $27.7 million in donations last month, putting Obama in a strong position for the fall campaign...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Ranch is backdrop for Bush meeting on Georgia
Beyond pushing Russia to get its troops out of Georgia, President Bush and his national security advisers are contemplating how best to take Moscow to task for invading its neighbor _ an act the president calls "completely unacceptable to the free nations of the world."...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Remains of cemetery found in Sahara Desert
A tiny woman and two children were laid to rest on a bed of flowers 5,000 years ago in what is now the barren Sahara Desert...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
A small town struggles after immigration raid
A vague unease whispered through this tiny town in northeastern Iowa, where the rolling hills are a study in vivid colors _ red barns, white clapboard houses, and vibrant green cornfields plowed with almost architectural precision...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Construction begins on $57M San Diego border fence
Scrapers and bulldozers began filling a deep canyon Friday to make way for a border fence in the southwestern corner of the United States after 12 years of planning, environmental reviews and legal challenges...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Indian movie superstars end US leg of live tour
For most people, going on an international tour with hours of rehearsals, a cast of more than 100, and 20 tons of props and sets may not seem like the best way for a family to bond...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
32 protesters arrested outside Disneyland
Cinderella, Snow White, Tinkerbell and other fictional fixtures of modern-day childhood were handcuffed, frisked and loaded into police vans Thursday at the culmination of a labor protest that brought a touch of reality to the Happiest Place on Earth...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Russia Georgia can forget regaining provinces
The foreign minister of Russia said Thursday that Georgia could "forget about" getting back its two breakaway provinces, and the former Soviet republic remained on edge as Russia sent tank columns to search out and destroy Georgian military equipment...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
A tiny woman and two children were laid to rest on a bed of flowers 5,000 years ago in what is now the barren Sahara Desert...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Porn inspector suspect arrested in Colorado
A man suspected of posing as a police detective and telling an adult novelty shop to give him free X-rated videos so he could check for underage performers was arrested Tuesday, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
NYC heroes lift bus off pregnant woman baby lives
Dozens of strangers converged from all directions to lift a 5-ton bus off the body of a pregnant woman Friday _ a superhuman effort that managed to save the life of her child but was too late for her...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
An uneasy calm in a key Georgia city
Under a statue of Josef Stalin, the best-known product of this city, a Russian and a Georgian were discussing the war. The Georgian was wearing a T-shirt and track pants. The Russian was in uniform, holding an AK-47...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
John McCain and the Republican National Committee started August with a hefty $96 million, financially flush and strongly positioned to compete with prolific fundraiser Barack Obama and the Democrats...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Construction begins on $57M San Diego border fence
Scrapers and bulldozers began filling a deep canyon Friday to make way for a border fence in the southwestern corner of the United States after 12 years of planning, environmental reviews and legal challenges...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Thai, Cambodian troops leaving disputed territory
A monthlong standoff between Thailand and Cambodia appeared to be ending as both sides pulled back their troops Saturday from disputed territory around a temple near their shared border, a Cambodian official said...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
S. Korean police arrest 157 at anti-US beef rally
South Korean police arrested nearly 160 people at an overnight rally in downtown Seoul opposing the resumption of U.S. beef imports, an official said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Canada to search for Arctic explorers ships
Canada said Friday it will search for two fabled British explorer ships that disappeared in the Arctic more than 160 years ago...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Bomb strikes pilgrims in Iraq for 3rd straight day
A car bomb exploded Saturday as Shiite pilgrims were boarding minibuses in Baghdad, killing at least six people, officials said. It was the third consecutive day that extremists targeted travelers en route to the holy city of Karbala...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Bomb in Baghdad strikes Shiite pilgrims, kills 6
Iraqi police and hospital officials say a car bombing targeting Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad has killed six people and wounded 11 others...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Worsening security affecting Afghan aid groups
Deteriorating security in Afghanistan is making it more difficult for aid organizations to carry out their work, the director of a group that lost four workers in a Taliban attack said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Russian forces pull back from Igoetis center
Russian forces have pulled back from the center of a town near the Georgian capital after a cease-fire deal went into effect...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Russia signs Georgia truce but no sign of pullout
Russian soldiers dug foxholes Saturday on a hillside near the capital of war-battered Georgia as a cease-fire went into effect, setting the stage for a Russian troop withdrawal after more than a week of fighting...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Russia signs Georgia truce, uncertainty remains
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a truce with Georgia on Saturday, a definitive step toward ending the fighting there despite the uncertainty on the ground reflected by Russian soldiers digging in just 30 miles from the Georgian capital...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Russian president signs Georgia cease-fire deal
The Kremlin says Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed the plan for a cease-fire in Georgia...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Bombers strike Iraq pilgrims for 3rd straight day
Bombers struck Shiite pilgrims Saturday for a third consecutive day, killing six people in the latest in a series of attacks apparently aimed at stoking sectarian tension...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
For 3rd day, bomb strikes Iraq pilgrims, kills 6
A car bomb exploded Saturday as Shiite pilgrims were boarding minibuses in Baghdad, killing at least six people, officials said, in a third straight day of attacks on travelers heading to a religious ceremony in Karbala...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
AP IMPACT Truth emerges too late for Kim Soo-im
Back in the days of "Commies" and "pinkos," of Red scares, black lists, suspicion and smear, Kim Soo-im stood out as a one-woman axis of evil, a villainess without peer...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Heavy storms in Europe kill 6, injure scores
Heavy storms hit parts of Europe, killing at least six people, injuring scores and damaging houses, according to media reports Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Olympics leaves positive legacies for some groups
Wang Yanan walked across southern China this summer, staying in rundown hotels and speaking out in village squares about her passion _ saving the environment...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Musharraf given deadline to quit or be impeached
A top ruling party official on Saturday gave Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf a two-day deadline to quit or face impeachment proceedings...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
US-led coalition says 30 Afghan militants killed
U.S.-led coalition soldiers killed more than 30 militants during three days of fighting in southern Afghanistan, the coalition said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Bomb in Baghdad strikes Shiite pilgrims, kills 3
Iraqi police and hospital officials say a car bombing targeting Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad has killed three people and wounded nine others...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Southeast Asia flooding hits cyclone-weary Myanmar
Severe flooding triggered by torrential rains has struck areas of Myanmar still recovering from a cyclone that killed more than 84,000 people, a state-run newspaper said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Indian police arrest 9 linked to serial blasts
Police have arrested the alleged mastermind of serial bombings in western India last month that killed 58 people and have linked him to a banned Islamic group, an official said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Twilight to fill Harry Potter gap
The movie of Stephenie Meyer's vampire Twilight stories gets an earlier release following the delay to the new Potter film...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
Cameron urges unity with Georgia
Conservative leader David Cameron says it is important the West rallies round Georgia, as he visits the country's capital Tbilisi...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
Malaysia's Anwar starts campaign
Thousands of supporters cheer on Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, as he makes a bid to return to parliament...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
Belarus dissident leaves prison
The former Belarussian opposition leader Alexander Kozulin, jailed since 2006, leaves prison, his daughter says...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
Summit tackles Zimbabwe deadlock
Southern African leaders start a two-day summit, with the continuing crisis in Zimbabwe top of the agenda...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
BNP protests lead to 33 arrests
Thirty three protesters are arrested as police clash with demonstrators at a BNP festival in Derbyshire...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
Medics urge end to cancer targets
Cancer specialists urge the Scottish Government to drop its focus on waiting time targets for treatment...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
Burglary forces emergency birth
A pregnant woman needs an emergency Caesarean after being attacked by burglars who left her with serious head injuries...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
Bomb attack at DPP woman's home
The home of a female district policing partnership member was attacked in the early hours of Friday morning, it emerges...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
Greek odyssey
Why fat is fuelling a trip from London to Athens...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
French 'can car'
France marks the 60th anniversary of its iconic 2CV...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
Irish folk singer Drew dies at 73
Ronnie Drew, the legendary Irish folk singer and musician, dies aged after a long battle with ill health...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
Bride and groom celebrate getting married for £480
A bride wearing a £52 dress as part of her budget wedding says she feels "like a princess"...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
Live text - Premier League
Liverpool travel to Sunderland after Hull beat Fulham on their top-flight debut but Stoke lose at Bolton...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
Rangers 2-0 Hearts
Goals from Kyle Lafferty and Kris Boyd give Rangers victory over ten-man Hearts at Ibrox...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
Man held over killing of teenager
A man is held in connection with the death of a 17-year-old stabbed in south London...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
Torrential rain causes NI flooding
Torrential rain causes problems on roads across Northern Ireland and plays havoc with sports fixtures...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
Bolt surges to gold in new record
Jamaica's Usain Bolt powers to a new world record as he produces a stunning run to win the Olympic 100m final...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
Musharraf 'running out of time'
Pakistan's foreign minister says President Musharraf has two days to resign before impeachment proceedings begin...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
Britons spark Olympic gold rush
A triumphant day for Great Britain at the Beijing Olympics as athletes pick up four gold medals in swimming, rowing and cycling...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
Gay marriage opponents seek to reverse new law
The gay marriage fight in Massachusetts might not be over after all...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Sex offender laws in Nevada face court challenge
Eager to protect children from sexual predators, Nevada and other states across the nation are adopting laws that publicize the names of offenders on the Internet...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Tropical Storm Fay forms over Dominican Republic
Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center say Tropical Storm Fay has formed over the Dominican Republic...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Guests for the Sunday TV news shows
Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:___...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Tropical Storm Fay to cross Haiti on Saturday
Forecasters say Tropical Storm Fay likely will cross over Haiti on Saturday morning and continue toward Cuba...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
McCain, RNC report $96 million cash on hand
John McCain and the Republican National Committee started August with a hefty $96 million, financially flush and strongly positioned to compete with prolific fundraiser Barack Obama and the Democrats...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Wards pinch-hit homer lifts Cubs past Marlins
Daryle Ward hit a pinch-hit three-run homer in the ninth inning, and the Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Florida Marlins 6-5 on Friday night for their ninth straight road victory...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Dodgers down Brewers 5-3
Chad Billingsley settled down after a rocky start, Jeff Kent singled home the go-ahead run in the fifth and the Los Angeles Dodgers won their fifth straight, 5-3 over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Moyer outpitches Maddux in Phillies victory
Jamie Moyer outpitched fellow 40-something Greg Maddux for seven innings, Pat Burrell homered and the Philadelphia Phillies snapped a four-game skid with a 1-0 win over the San Diego Padres on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
J.C. Penneys 2Q profits fall 36 percent
J.C. Penney Co. reported a 36 percent decline in second-quarter profit Friday and issued a profit outlook for the current quarter that falls short of Wall Street estimates amid a tough economy...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Electric bikes selling briskly as gas prices climb
When Honora Wolfe and her husband moved to the outskirts of Boulder, Colo., she wanted an environmentally friendly way to commute to her job as a bookshop owner in the city...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Ranch is backdrop for Bush meeting on Georgia
Beyond pushing Russia to get its troops out of Georgia, President Bush and his national security advisers are contemplating how best to take Moscow to task for invading its neighbor _ an act the president calls "completely unacceptable to the free nations of the world."...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Both parties reach for center on abortion debate
As Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain compete for centrist voters in their presidential race, both parties have made intriguing nods to the political center on the emotional issue of abortion...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Today on the presidential campaign trail
IN THE HEADLINESChain-link cells with razor wire readied for those arrested at Democratic convention ... McCain, RNC report $96 million to spend this month as they compete with Obama, Democrats ... Obama campaign faces attacks on two different fronts from two popular conservative books...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
McCain and Obama face questions about their faith
The Rev. Rick Warren is so prominent and respected that just being seen with him is a boon for any presidential candidate...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Suzuki homer in 9th lifts As past White Sox, 6-4
Pinch-hitter Kurt Suzuki hit a game-winning two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Oakland Athletics rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4 on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
NYC heroes lift bus off pregnant woman baby lives
Dozens of strangers converged from all directions to lift a 5-ton bus off the body of a pregnant woman Friday _ a superhuman effort that managed to save the life of her child but was too late for her...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Construction begins on $57M San Diego border fence
Scrapers and bulldozers began filling a deep canyon Friday to make way for a border fence in the southwestern corner of the United States after 12 years of planning, environmental reviews and legal challenges...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
32 protesters arrested outside Disneyland
Cinderella, Snow White, Tinkerbell and other fictional fixtures of modern-day childhood were handcuffed, frisked and loaded into police vans Thursday at the culmination of a labor protest that brought a touch of reality to the Happiest Place on Earth...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Russia Georgia can forget regaining provinces
The foreign minister of Russia said Thursday that Georgia could "forget about" getting back its two breakaway provinces, and the former Soviet republic remained on edge as Russia sent tank columns to search out and destroy Georgian military equipment...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
A tiny woman and two children were laid to rest on a bed of flowers 5,000 years ago in what is now the barren Sahara Desert...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Porn inspector suspect arrested in Colorado
A man suspected of posing as a police detective and telling an adult novelty shop to give him free X-rated videos so he could check for underage performers was arrested Tuesday, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
John McCain and the Republican National Committee started August with a hefty $96 million, financially flush and strongly positioned to compete with prolific fundraiser Barack Obama and the Democrats...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Construction begins on $57M San Diego border fence
Scrapers and bulldozers began filling a deep canyon Friday to make way for a border fence in the southwestern corner of the United States after 12 years of planning, environmental reviews and legal challenges...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Talks on Musharrafs future under way in Pakistan
Talks are under way that could lead to the resignation of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf or reduce his role to that of a figurehead as the ruling coalition steps up pressure to impeach him, an ally of the embattled leader said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Kirkuk dispute fuels ethnic tensions in Iraq
Minutes after a suicide bomber killed 25 people, hundreds of angry Kurds stormed the headquarters of an ethnic Turkish group in this northern Iraqi city and torched the building and nearby parked cars...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Partytown Pyongyang? Global tour comes to NKorea
Call it skateboard diplomacy.For 16 hours this week, the reclusive North Koreans opened their doors to a raucous gang of skateboarders, dot-com moguls, actors, fashion designers, Middle Eastern sheiks and a Playboy Playmate, and let them party...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Londons fabled Walthamstow greyhound track closes
The finish line is looming for the greyhounds of Walthamstow Stadium, a London landmark frequented by everyone from Winston Churchill to Brad Pitt and where David Beckham worked as a teenager...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Bomb strikes Shiite pilgrims in Iraq
A passenger van packed with explosives blew up Friday at a bus station north of Baghdad where Shiite pilgrims had stopped for the night, killing four people and wounding dozens, U.S. and Iraqi officials said...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Musharraf feels the heat as impeachment looms
With impeachment proceedings looming, the pressure on President Pervez Musharraf to quit built Friday as both his rivals and allies confirmed back-channel talks were under way that could ease him out...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
S. Korean police arrest 157 at anti-US beef rally
South Korean police arrested nearly 160 people at an overnight rally in downtown Seoul opposing the resumption of U.S. beef imports, an official said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Canada to search for Arctic explorers ships
Canada said Friday it will search for two fabled British explorer ships that disappeared in the Arctic more than 160 years ago...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
An uneasy calm in a key Georgia city
Under a statue of Josef Stalin, the best-known product of this city, a Russian and a Georgian were discussing the war. The Georgian was wearing a T-shirt and track pants. The Russian was in uniform, holding an AK-47...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Georgia crisis frays web linking Moscow and West
The struggle over a tiny, impoverished part of the Caucasus mountains has erupted into a widening confrontation between Russia and the West, the worst since the Soviet Union collapsed...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Bomb in Baghdad strikes Shiite pilgrims, kills 6
Iraqi police and hospital officials say a car bombing targeting Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad has killed six people and wounded 11 others...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Thai, Cambodian troops leaving disputed territory
A monthlong standoff between Thailand and Cambodia appeared to be ending as both sides pulled back their troops Saturday from disputed territory around a temple near their shared border, a Cambodian official said...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
SKorean police arrest 157 at anti-US beef rally
South Korean police arrested nearly 160 people at an overnight rally in downtown Seoul opposing the resumption of U.S. beef imports, an official said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Venezuelan bank lending slows amid inflation
Venezuelan economists say gains in bank lending slowed sharply in the first seven months of 2008...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Russia signs Georgia truce, uncertainty remains
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a truce with Georgia on Saturday, a definitive step toward ending the fighting there despite the uncertainty on the ground reflected by Russian soldiers digging in just 30 miles from the Georgian capital...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Russian president signs Georgia cease-fire deal
The Kremlin says Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed the plan for a cease-fire in Georgia...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Bomb strikes pilgrims in Iraq for 3rd straight day
A car bomb exploded Saturday as Shiite pilgrims were boarding minibuses in Baghdad, killing at least six people, officials said. It was the third consecutive day that extremists targeted travelers en route to the holy city of Karbala...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Southeast Asia flooding hits cyclone-weary Myanmar
Severe flooding triggered by torrential rains has struck areas of Myanmar still recovering from a cyclone that killed more than 84,000 people, a state-run newspaper said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Olympics leaves positive legacies for some groups
Wang Yanan walked across southern China this summer, staying in rundown hotels and speaking out in village squares about her passion _ saving the environment...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Bomb in Baghdad strikes Shiite pilgrims, kills 3
Iraqi police and hospital officials say a car bombing targeting Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad has killed three people and wounded nine others...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Israel 'worry' at settler attacks
Israeli officials are reported to have raised concerns about an increase in violence by Jewish settlers in the West Bank...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
Welshman James wins Olympic gold
Tom James wins Wales' second gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics as he follows Nicole Cooke's heroics...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
MEP in Omagh bombing inquiry call
TUV's Jim Allister calls for an inquiry into the Omagh bombing, which happened ten years ago this weekend...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
Hunger strike enters second week
Detainees at an immigration removal centre in Oxfordshire continue with their hunger strike for a second week...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
Week in pictures
Striking images from around the world this week...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
Brighter future
How film producers helped a Ugandan boy get a new face...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
Teenager fatally stabbed in London
A 17-year-old dies after being stabbed during a street fight in south London...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
Murder probe after boy's stabbing
Police begin a murder inquiry after a teenage boy is stabbed to death in the Harpurhey area of Manchester...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
Shia pilgrims killed in Baghdad
At least six people are killed in a car bomb attack on Shia pilgrims in Baghdad, Iraqi officials say...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
FBI identifies US kidnap accused
The FBI confirms the identity of a father accused of kidnapping his London-based daughter in the US...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
Adlington ignites GB medal rush
Rebecca Adlington and the men's coxless four take gold as British Olympians begin to rack up medals on "Super Saturday"...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
Russia signs up to Georgia truce
Russia's President Medvedev signs a ceasefire deal with Georgia, but Russian troops remain deep in Georgian territory...
BBC News - August 16, 2008
Madonna An unlikely inspiration for 50-plus set
Sure, Madonna may have scandalized the Vatican and shocked nearly every parent in America at some point during her long and provocative career full of shrewd image transformations...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Dover air crew back home after relief mission
An Air Force crew just off a supply mission to Afghanistan were boarding a cargo plane in Germany to go home when they were given new orders _ deliver the first U.S. humanitarian aid supplies to war-torn Georgia...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
No joke Bill Murray leaps 13,000 feet to beach
Bill Murray landed in Chicago on Friday like he never had before _ by jumping from an airplane 13,500 feet up...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Tropical Storm Fay forms over Dominican Republic
Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center say Tropical Storm Fay has formed over the Dominican Republic...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Georgia men claim hairy, frozen beast is Bigfoot
Bigfoot or big fat lie?Whenever someone reports sighting the hairy beast of yore (details always fuzzy) or capturing the hirsute humanoid on film (images always grainy), it scares up a dubious debate of international proportions. Friday was just the latest episode in the Sasquatch show, as unreal as it may be...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
NYC heroes lift bus off pregnant woman baby lives
Dozens of strangers converged from all directions to lift a 5-ton bus off the body of a pregnant woman Friday _ a superhuman effort that managed to save the life of her child but was too late for her...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Titans beat Raiders with last-second field goal
The Tennessee Titans and Oakland Raiders have talented young quarterbacks in Vince Young and JaMarcus Russell...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Garza pitches 2-hitter as Rays shut out Rangers
Matt Garza had to settle for his second career shutout after making a bid for the first no-hitter in Tampa Bay history...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Play of the Day McCain the wisecracker
Move over Henny Youngman, John McCain is coming through...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Obama surfs, honors late mother as vacation ends
Body surfing in Pacific waves and walking on the beach are activities any tourist _ even Hawaii native Barack Obama _ might enjoy for his last full day of vacation on the islands. There were solemn moments, too, as Obama ended a weeklong break from campaigning for president...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
McCain and Obama face questions about their faith
The Rev. Rick Warren is so prominent and respected that just being seen with him is a boon for any presidential candidate...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
John McCain raises $27 million in July
John McCain raised $27 million in July, his largest one-month fundraising haul since clinching the Republican presidential nomination, while the Republican National Committee brought in nearly $26 million...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Suzuki homer in 9th lifts As past White Sox, 6-4
Pinch-hitter Kurt Suzuki hit a game-winning two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Oakland Athletics rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4 on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
J.C. Penneys 2Q profits fall 36 percent
J.C. Penney Co. reported a 36 percent decline in second-quarter profit Friday and issued a profit outlook for the current quarter that falls short of Wall Street estimates amid a tough economy...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Electric bikes selling briskly as gas prices climb
When Honora Wolfe and her husband moved to the outskirts of Boulder, Colo., she wanted an environmentally friendly way to commute to her job as a bookshop owner in the city...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Construction begins on $57M San Diego border fence
Scrapers and bulldozers began filling a deep canyon Friday to make way for a border fence in the southwestern corner of the United States after 12 years of planning, environmental reviews and legal challenges...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
McCain, RNC report $96 million cash on hand
John McCain and the Republican National Committee started August with a hefty $96 million, financially flush and strongly positioned to compete with prolific fundraiser Barack Obama and the Democrats...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Remains of cemetery found in Sahara
A tiny woman and two children were laid to rest on a bed of flowers 5,000 years ago in what is now the barren Sahara Desert...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Moyer outpitches Maddux in Phillies victory
Jamie Moyer outpitched fellow 40-something Greg Maddux for seven innings, Pat Burrell homered and the Philadelphia Phillies snapped a four-game skid with a 1-0 win over the San Diego Padres on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
A tiny woman and two children were laid to rest on a bed of flowers 5,000 years ago in what is now the barren Sahara Desert...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Porn inspector suspect arrested in Colorado
A man suspected of posing as a police detective and telling an adult novelty shop to give him free X-rated videos so he could check for underage performers was arrested Tuesday, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Remains of cemetery found in Sahara Desert
A tiny woman and two children were laid to rest on a bed of flowers 5,000 years ago in what is now the barren Sahara Desert...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Russia Georgia can forget regaining provinces
The foreign minister of Russia said Thursday that Georgia could "forget about" getting back its two breakaway provinces, and the former Soviet republic remained on edge as Russia sent tank columns to search out and destroy Georgian military equipment...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
John McCain and the Republican National Committee started August with a hefty $96 million, financially flush and strongly positioned to compete with prolific fundraiser Barack Obama and the Democrats...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Construction begins on $57M San Diego border fence
Scrapers and bulldozers began filling a deep canyon Friday to make way for a border fence in the southwestern corner of the United States after 12 years of planning, environmental reviews and legal challenges...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Talks on Musharrafs role under way in Pakistan
Talks are under way that could lead to the resignation of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf or reduce his role to that of a figurehead as the ruling coalition steps up pressure to impeach him, an ally of the embattled leader said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
West presses for end to Georgia conflict
Western leaders engaged in intense diplomacy Friday to persuade Russia to pull troops out of Georgia, but regional tensions soared after a top Russian general warned that Poland could face attack over its missile defense deal with the United States...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Kirkuk dispute fuels ethnic tensions in Iraq
Minutes after a suicide bomber killed 25 people, hundreds of angry Kurds stormed the headquarters of an ethnic Turkish group in this northern Iraqi city and torched the building and nearby parked cars...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Talks on Musharrafs future under way in Pakistan
Talks are under way that could lead to the resignation of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf or reduce his role to that of a figurehead as the ruling coalition steps up pressure to impeach him, an ally of the embattled leader said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Georgia crisis frays web linking Moscow and West
The struggle over a tiny, impoverished part of the Caucasus mountains has erupted into a widening confrontation between Russia and the West, the worst since the Soviet Union collapsed...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Partytown Pyongyang? Global tour comes to NKorea
Call it skateboard diplomacy.For 16 hours this week, the reclusive North Koreans opened their doors to a raucous gang of skateboarders, dot-com moguls, actors, fashion designers, Middle Eastern sheiks and a Playboy Playmate, and let them party...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Londons fabled Walthamstow greyhound track closes
The finish line is looming for the greyhounds of Walthamstow Stadium, a London landmark frequented by everyone from Winston Churchill to Brad Pitt and where David Beckham worked as a teenager...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Bomb strikes Shiite pilgrims in Iraq
A passenger van packed with explosives blew up Friday at a bus station north of Baghdad where Shiite pilgrims had stopped for the night, killing four people and wounding dozens, U.S. and Iraqi officials said...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Musharraf feels the heat as impeachment looms
With impeachment proceedings looming, the pressure on President Pervez Musharraf to quit built Friday as both his rivals and allies confirmed back-channel talks were under way that could ease him out...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
DR officials Italians among some 20 dead in crash
About 20 people, including Italian tourists, were killed Friday when two buses collided head-on in the Dominican Republic, officials said...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
S. Korean police arrest 157 at anti-US beef rally
South Korean police arrested nearly 160 people at an overnight rally in downtown Seoul opposing the resumption of U.S. beef imports, an official said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Canada to search for Arctic explorers ships
Canada said Friday it will search for two fabled British explorer ships that disappeared in the Arctic more than 160 years ago...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
An uneasy calm in a key Georgia city
Under a statue of Josef Stalin, the best-known product of this city, a Russian and a Georgian were discussing the war. The Georgian was wearing a T-shirt and track pants. The Russian was in uniform, holding an AK-47...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 500
As of Friday, Aug. 15, 2008, at least 500 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Sunday at 10 a.m. EDT...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Canadian detainee loses bid for independent exam
A military judge on Friday denied a request for an independent psychological evaluation of a young Canadian detainee facing a war crimes trial at Guantanamo Bay...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
Sister of teen shot by Montreal police urges calm
The sister of a Honduran teenager killed by Montreal police said Friday that her family has been "destroyed," but she urged people to remain calm in the neighborhood struck by rioting after the shooting...
Southern Ledger - August 16, 2008
SKorean police arrest 157 at anti-US beef rally
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