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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 17, 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 17, 2008
Joys, burdens of being best face Phelps now
He stood, literally, on top of the world: Everest. The highest mountain on earth...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Reports DeGeneres and de Rossi wed in Calif.
There are reports that Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi have wed in what is perhaps the highest-profile gay marriage since California legalized the unions...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Ex-Marine decries prosecution in civilian court
A former Marine sergeant facing the first federal civilian prosecution of a military member accused of a war crime says there is much more at stake than his claim of innocence on charges that he killed unarmed detainees in Fallujah, Iraq...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Fire at WTC building exposes government lapses
Every two weeks, firefighters ascend a condemned, black-shrouded skyscraper, checking carefully marked exit signs, a rebuilt water supply system and wide-open corridors. They wear protective suits on floors still contaminated by toxic dust from the World Trade Center...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Quentin, Ramirez each drive in 4 in White Sox win
Carlos Quentin hit his 34th homer and drove in four runs, and Alexei Ramirez had a grand slam as the Chicago White Sox won a series in Oakland for the first time in eight years, beating the Athletics 13-1 on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Carl Pettersson wins Wyndham on hometown course
Carl Pettersson won his hometown event for his first PGA Tour victory in two years, shooting a 2-under 68 on Sunday for a two-stroke victory in the Wyndham Championship...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Rural economic woes may provide opening for Obama
The folks in this picturesque mountain community with red barns and Amish buggies have been voting overwhelmingly Republican in national elections for decades...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Ridge GOP would accept abortion-rights VP
Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge said Sunday he thinks Republicans would accept a vice presidential candidate who supports abortion rights...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Quentin, Ramirez each drive in 4 as ChiSox top As
Carlos Quentin hit his 34th homer and drove in four runs, Alexei Ramirez added a grand slam and the Chicago White Sox won a series in Oakland for the first time in eight years by beating the Athletics 13-1 Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Kubels 4 hits, Nathans save help Twins top Ms
Jason Kubel had four hits and scored four runs, Joe Nathan got four outs for his 33rd save and the Minnesota Twins held on Sunday for a too-close-for-comfort 11-8 victory over the Seattle Mariners...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Qwest, union keep talking as contract expires
Qwest Communications International Inc. and members of its largest union kept negotiating Sunday as a labor contract expired...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
McCain gets briefing on Tropical Storm Fay
John McCain on Sunday was briefed on Tropical Storm Fay, which scuttled a political fundraiser that evening and is threatening to reach Florida as soon as Monday...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Obama deflects Swift Boat question
Democrat Barack Obama met Sunday with Texas oil baron and longtime conservative activist T. Boone Pickens to discuss strategies for developing alternative energy...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 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 17, 2008
Hardy leads Brewers to 4-3, 10-inning win over LA
J.J. Hardy had a run-scoring sinlge with two outs in the 10th inning to make up for a costly error in the ninth and give the Milwaukee Brewers a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Small town Iowa 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 17, 2008
Mummified remains from 1948 plane crash identified
Nine years of sleuthing, advanced DNA science and cutting-edge forensic techniques have finally put a name to a mummified hand and arm found in an Alaska glacier...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Qwest, unions keep talking workers remain on job
Qwest Communications International Inc. and members of its largest union were working on scheduling time Sunday to sit down for further negotiations after a labor contract expired...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 2008
37 die in Afghan battle amid surging violence
An Afghan governor says 32 Taliban fighters and five private security guards have died in a four-hour gunbattle in southern Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
4 Philippine soldiers, 3 militia killed in ambush
Muslim guerrillas killed four soldiers and three militiamen in an ambush on a military convoy Sunday in the volatile southern Philippines, officials said...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Russia send mixed signals on troop withdrawal
Russian military authorities issued a flurry of conflicting reports Sunday about whether Russian troops had begun to pull out of the separatist-held Georgian province of South Ossetia...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Russia sends mixed signals on troop withdrawal
Russian military authorities issued a flurry of conflicting reports Sunday about whether Russian troops had begun to pull out of the separatist-held Georgian province of South Ossetia...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Georgian president vows to keep breakaway regions
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili says his country will not give up South Ossetia and Abkhazia, the two breakaway regions at the heart of days of fighting with Russia...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
4 Philippine soldiers, 4 militia killed in ambush
Muslim guerrillas killed four soldiers and four militiamen in an ambush of a military convoy Sunday in the volatile southern Philippines, officials said...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Tropical storm lashes Cuba, leaves 4 dead
Tropical Storm Fay lashed southeastern Cuba with downpours and heavy winds Sunday and was expected to churn its way over the center of the island before heading toward Florida...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Tropical storm approaches Cuba, leaves 4 dead
Tropical Storm Fay spun toward Cuba on Sunday after lashing Haiti and the Dominican Republic with torrential rains and floods that killed at least four people...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
British matador, 65, gets back in ring, kills bull
A 65-year-old retired bullfighter who had knee replacement and quadruple bypass surgery strutted back into the ring Sunday and won two trophies _ the ears of the beast he had just slain...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
UAE cities at odds over lifestyle, ties to Iran
At first, the differences between the United Arab Emirates two leading cities were merely cultural. Abu Dhabi built world-class museums as fast as Dubai put up extravagant shopping malls _ one with a ski slope inside...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
A lurid sex story returns to haunt Malaysia
In headlines, on TV news and around dinner tables, the talk has turned lurid in Malaysia these days...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
2 small planes crash in central England 5 dead
Two small planes collided in midair and crashed in central England on Sunday, killing five people, emergency workers said...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
5 dead as 2 planes crash in UK
Two light planes collided and crashed Sunday, killing five people, emergency workers said...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Germany offers support for Georgias NATO bid
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is offering strong support for Georgia, saying the country is on track to become a member of NATO...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Tropical storm lashes Cuba with winds, rain
Tropical Storm Fay lashed southeastern Cuba with downpours and heavy winds Sunday and was expected to churn over the center of the island before heading toward Florida...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
2 bombs explode in Spanish resorts no injuries
Two small bombs blamed on Basque separatist group ETA exploded at tourist resorts in southern Spain on Sunday, authorities said. No injuries were reported, but more than 10,000 people were evacuated from a harbor area...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Iran tests rocket for future launch of satellite
Iran has test launched a rocket it plans to use to carry a research satellite into orbit, state television reported Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
US drawdown raises security fears in Iraqi city
A series of bombings in this small but strategic northwestern Iraqi city is stoking fears of a return to sectarian conflict here and raising questions about a strategy of handing urban security to Iraqi police...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Sudan sentences 8 to death for attack near capital
A Sudanese court convicted and sentenced to death two senior members of a Darfur rebel group and six others for their role in an attack near the capital three months ago, court officials and a lawyer said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Gunmen kill 13 at party in northern Mexico
Mexican authorities say gunmen killed 13 people at a family party in the border state of Chihuahua...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
'Bravest' students do not cheat
The most courageous students are least likely to cheat in class, US researchers say...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Chemists 'under too much strain'
Pharmacists are being put under too much pressure, putting patients at risk, say the profession's leaders...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Pope urges fight against racism
Pope Benedict urges Christians to help combat intolerance towards foreigners amid a row over criticism of Italy's government...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Bomb victim finishes peace walk
A woman who lost both legs in the 7 July bomb attacks walks 250 miles from Leeds to London to promote unity...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
MP MacDougall to be laid to rest
The funeral of the Scottish Labour MP John MacDougall will take place later in Burntisland, Fife...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Flooded underpass to be examined
An investigation is ordered into how a multi-million pound underpass filled with water following torrential rain...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Your pictures
The Citroen 2CVs you have known and loved...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Heroic journey
Walking the talk with a 7 July bombing survivor...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Saints come from behind to topple Quins
St Helens score 26 unanswered points in the second half to come from behind to beat Harlequins...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Boy arrested over fatal stabbing
A 16-year-old boy is arrested on suspicion of the fatal stabbing of a joinery student who was attacked in Manchester...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
The new Chelsea make a statement of intent
Chelsea romp to victory against Portsmouth in Luiz Felipe Scolari's first game in charge...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Cameron tackles 'broken society'
Conservative leader David Cameron pledges to be as radical a social reformer as Margaret Thatcher was an economic reformer...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Pratchett criticises drugs ruling
Author and Alzheimer's patient Terry Pratchett criticises the decision to limit access to a drug...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Baghdad suicide bomber kills 15
A suicide bomber kills at least 15 people, including an anti-al-Qaeda leader, in a mainly Sunni part of Iraq's capital, Baghdad...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
UK troops 'kill Afghan civilians'
An investigation is under way after four civilians were killed in Afghanistan in a rocket attack by British troops, the MoD has said...
BBC News - August 17, 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 17, 2008
Visitors urged to leave Florida Keys ahead of Fay
Officials urged visitors to leave the Florida Keys on Sunday ahead of Tropical Storm Fay, which forecasters said could strengthen to a hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Fay leads Fla. officials to ask visitors to leave
Officials asked visitors to leave the Florida Keys on Sunday ahead of Tropical Storm Fay, which forecasters said could strengthen to a hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Fay leads officials to ask visitors to evacuate
Officials asked visitors to leave the Florida Keys on Sunday ahead of Tropical Storm Fay, which forecasters said could strengthen to a hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Famous Peruvian writer applauds Obamas candidacy
Peruvian novelist and politician Mario Vargas Llosa says Barack Obama would make a "magnificent" U.S. president...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Mystery surrounds death of NYC Renaissance man
Mark Chamberlain did everything to become a hip, high-tech New Yorker...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Joys, burdens of being best face Phelps now
He stood, literally, on top of the world: Everest. The highest mountain on earth...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Newspaper Blackwater guards get target letters
Half a dozen Blackwater Worldwide security guards have gotten target letters from the Justice Department in a probe of shootings in Baghdad that killed 17 Iraqis, The Washington Post reported...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Edwards gives Roush another win at Michigan
Carl Edwards took the lead in the pits, then drove away Saturday for his first NASCAR Nationwide Series victory at Michigan International Speedway and 16th overall series win...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Reports DeGeneres and de Rossi wed in Calif.
There are reports that Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi have wed in what is perhaps the highest-profile gay marriage since California legalized the unions...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Rural economic woes may provide opening for Obama
The folks in this picturesque mountain community with red barns and Amish buggies have been voting overwhelmingly Republican in national elections for decades...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Ridge GOP would accept abortion-rights VP
Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge said Sunday he thinks Republicans would accept a vice presidential candidate who supports abortion rights...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 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 17, 2008
Mummified remains from 1948 plane crash identified
Nine years of sleuthing, advanced DNA science and cutting-edge forensic techniques have finally put a name to a mummified hand and arm found in an Alaska glacier...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Small town Iowa 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 17, 2008
Qwest, union keep talking as contract expires
Qwest Communications International Inc. and members of its largest union kept negotiating Sunday as a labor contract expired...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 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 17, 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 17, 2008
Hardy leads Brewers to 4-3, 10-inning win over LA
J.J. Hardy had a run-scoring sinlge with two outs in the 10th inning to make up for a costly error in the ninth and give the Milwaukee Brewers a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Russian general says troops leaving South Ossetia
A Russian army general says troops are withdrawing from South Ossetia, though two state-controlled news agencies are making contradictory reports about a pullout...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 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 17, 2008
Russian Defense Ministry denies troop withdrawal
A Russian Defense Ministry spokesman is denying that troops are withdrawing from South Ossetia, contradicting a general who says some Russian troops are leaving...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Israel approves release of 200 jailed Palestinians
Israel will free about 200 Palestinian prisoners as a goodwill gesture to the Palestinian government...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Tropical storm nears Cuba after leaving 4 dead
Tropical Storm Fay roared toward Cuba on Sunday after lashing Haiti and the Dominican Republic with torrential rains and floods that killed at least four people...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Russia sends mixed signals on troop withdrawal
Russian military authorities issued a flurry of conflicting reports Sunday about whether Russian troops had begun to pull out of the separatist-held Georgian province of South Ossetia...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
37 die in Afghan battle amid surging violence
An Afghan governor says 32 Taliban fighters and five private security guards have died in a four-hour gunbattle in southern Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
4 Philippine soldiers, 3 militia killed in ambush
Muslim guerrillas killed four soldiers and three militiamen in an ambush on a military convoy Sunday in the volatile southern Philippines, officials said...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Russia send mixed signals on troop withdrawal
Russian military authorities issued a flurry of conflicting reports Sunday about whether Russian troops had begun to pull out of the separatist-held Georgian province of South Ossetia...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Georgian president vows to keep breakaway regions
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili says his country will not give up South Ossetia and Abkhazia, the two breakaway regions at the heart of days of fighting with Russia...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
A lurid sex story returns to haunt Malaysia
In headlines, on TV news and around dinner tables, the talk has turned lurid in Malaysia these days...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
4 Philippine soldiers, 4 militia killed in ambush
Muslim guerrillas killed four soldiers and four militiamen in an ambush of a military convoy Sunday in the volatile southern Philippines, officials said...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Tropical storm lashes Cuba, leaves 4 dead
Tropical Storm Fay lashed southeastern Cuba with downpours and heavy winds Sunday and was expected to churn its way over the center of the island before heading toward Florida...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Tropical storm approaches Cuba, leaves 4 dead
Tropical Storm Fay spun toward Cuba on Sunday after lashing Haiti and the Dominican Republic with torrential rains and floods that killed at least four people...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Sri Lankan military says it captures rebel base
Sri Lankan troops captured a massive Tamil Tiger training base with underground bunkers, lecture halls and a cemetery as government forces pushed ahead with their offensive against the rebels, the military said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
South Korea to declare itself free of bird flu
South Korea plans to declare itself free of bird flu this week, more than three months after a series of outbreaks led authorities to slaughter nearly 8.5 million birds, an official said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
2 small planes crash in central England 5 dead
Two small planes collided in midair and crashed in central England on Sunday, killing five people, emergency workers said...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
5 dead as 2 planes crash in UK
Two light planes collided and crashed Sunday, killing five people, emergency workers said...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Germany offers support for Georgias NATO bid
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is offering strong support for Georgia, saying the country is on track to become a member of NATO...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Respects paid to comic Bernie Mac
Actor Samuel L Jackson is among the mourners at the funeral of US comedian Bernie Mac, which has taken place in Chicago...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
S Lankan army 'takes rebel base'
Sri Lanka's military report capturing a training complex of the Tamil Tiger rebels complete with 100 underground bunkers...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Turkish warplanes 'bomb PKK base'
The Turkish military says its warplanes have "successfully" hit a base of PKK Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Ministers launch electricity plan
The Scottish government plans to bulk-buy electricity for the public sector in a bid to save taxpayers' money...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
More patrols after mother attack
Police patrols are stepped up after a woman was attacked in bed by burglars and her baby was delivered by Caesarean...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Traffic chaos fears follow floods
It could take 24 hours to clear flood water from Belfast's new Broadway underpass, says the fire service...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Your pictures
Widespread flooding across Northern Ireland...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Murdered man 'conned' university
A Chinese student brutally murdered along with his girlfriend may have faked his university qualifications, police say...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Olympic effort
Team GB wins 17 medals in two days...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Deal fears
Zimbabwe's MDC wary of power-sharing promises...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Magpies hold Man Utd in opener
Man Utd make an unconvincing start to the defence of their Premier League title as they are held at home by Newcastle...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Spurs rule out move for Arshavin
Tottenham end their interest in in signing Russia playmaker Andrei Arshavin, BBC Sport understands...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Israel to free 200 Palestinians
Israel's cabinet agrees to free some 200 Palestinian prisoners as a goodwill gesture to the Palestinian Authority...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Summit ends in Zimbabwe stalemate
Zimbabwe's ruling party and opposition are unable to reach a power-sharing agreement at a regional summit in South Africa...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Brady attacks prison conditions
Moors murderer Ian Brady complains of his treatment at the high security hospital where he is being held...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Russia pledge on Georgia pull-out
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says his forces will begin withdrawing from Georgia on Monday...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Floods prompt emergency meeting
An emergency meeting takes place at Stormont in the aftermath of widespread flooding in Northern Ireland...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Three quizzed over Antigua murders
Three men out of eight arrested are now being held over the murders of Welsh honeymooners Ben and Catherine Mullany...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Golds fire Britain up medal table
Great Britain rise to third in the Olympic medal table with golds in sailing, rowing and cycling...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Five killed as two planes collide
An investigation is under way into a mid-air collision between two light aircraft near Coventry, which has killed five people...
BBC News - August 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 2008
Forecasters Florida 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 17, 2008
Famous Peruvian writer applauds Obamas candidacy
Peruvian novelist and politician Mario Vargas Llosa says Barack Obama would make a "magnificent" U.S. president...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Mystery surrounds death of NYC Renaissance man
Mark Chamberlain did everything to become a hip, high-tech New Yorker...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Hurricane watch issued for parts of Florida
A hurricane watch has been issued for the Florida Keys and parts of south Florida...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Forecasters Floridia 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 17, 2008
Reports DeGeneres and de Rossi wed in Calif.
There are reports that Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi have wed in what is perhaps the highest-profile gay marriage since California legalized the unions...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Obama says he supports civil unions
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has reaffirmed his stance that marriage is "the union between a man and a woman," although he supports civil unions for gay partners...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 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 17, 2008
Edwards gives Roush another win at Michigan
Carl Edwards took the lead in the pits, then drove away Saturday for his first NASCAR Nationwide Series victory at Michigan International Speedway and 16th overall series win...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Small town Iowa 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 17, 2008
Qwest, union keep talking as contract expires
Qwest Communications International Inc. and members of its largest union kept negotiating Sunday as a labor contract expired...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 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 17, 2008
Mummified remains from 1948 plane crash identified
Nine years of sleuthing, advanced DNA science and cutting-edge forensic techniques have finally put a name to a mummified hand and arm found in an Alaska glacier...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 2008
Hardy leads Brewers to 4-3, 10-inning win over LA
J.J. Hardy had a run-scoring sinlge with two outs in the 10th inning to make up for a costly error in the ninth and give the Milwaukee Brewers a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 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 17, 2008
Tropical storm 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 barrels toward Cuba...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 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 17, 2008
Roadside blast kills 10 police in Afghanistan
An Afghan official says a roadside blast has killed 10 police in southern Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Conflicting reports on Russian troop withdrawal
Two state-controlled Russian news agencies are sending conflicting reports about whether Russian troops are withdrawing from the separatist-held South Ossetia...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Israel approves release of 200 jailed Palestinians
Israel will free about 200 Palestinian prisoners as a goodwill gesture to the Palestinian government...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Tropical storm nears Cuba after leaving 4 dead
Tropical Storm Fay roared toward Cuba on Sunday after lashing Haiti and the Dominican Republic with torrential rains and floods that killed at least four people...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Russian general says troops leaving South Ossetia
A Russian army general says troops are withdrawing from South Ossetia, though two state-controlled news agencies are making contradictory reports about a pullout...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Russian army says Georgian withdrawal has begun
A Russian army general says troops are withdrawing from South Ossetia, though two state-controlled news agencies are making contradictory reports about a pullout...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
37 die in Afghan battle amid surging violence
An Afghan governor says 32 Taliban fighters and five private security guards have died in a four-hour gunbattle in southern Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
4 Philippine soldiers, 3 militia killed in ambush
Muslim guerrillas killed four soldiers and three militiamen in an ambush on a military convoy Sunday in the volatile southern Philippines, officials said...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Russia send mixed signals on troop withdrawal
Russian military authorities issued a flurry of conflicting reports Sunday about whether Russian troops had begun to pull out of the separatist-held Georgian province of South Ossetia...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Russian Defense Ministry denies troop withdrawal
A Russian Defense Ministry spokesman is denying that troops are withdrawing from South Ossetia, contradicting a general who says some Russian troops are leaving...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Russia sends mixed signals on troop withdrawal
Russian military authorities issued a flurry of conflicting reports Sunday about whether Russian troops had begun to pull out of the separatist-held Georgian province of South Ossetia...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
South Korea to declare itself free of bird flu
South Korea plans to declare itself free of bird flu this week, more than three months after a series of outbreaks led authorities to slaughter nearly 8.5 million birds, an official said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 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 17, 2008
Sri Lankan military says it captures rebel base
Sri Lankan troops captured a massive Tamil Tiger training base with underground bunkers, lecture halls and a cemetery as government forces pushed ahead with their offensive against the rebels, the military said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
France probes Algerian official
France investigates a senior Algerian official in connection with the 1987 assassination of an Algerian opposition leader...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Budget bride's basement bargains
A bride who walked down the aisle in a £52 dress as part of her budget wedding says she felt "like a princess"...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Row over cash for pension changes
The SNP accuses Westminster of refusing to make money available to implement UK-wide pension changes in Scotland...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Rocket grenade attack on police
Police on foot patrol in Fermanagh escape injury after a rocket-propelled grenade fired at them fails to explode...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Guerilla turns PM
Nepal's Prachanda not the first to make the transition...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Wooing Christians
US presidential rivals shine at a church forum...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Single stab wound killed teenager
A 17-year-old killed in a street fight in south London died from a single stab wound, say police...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Stage star Ruthie Henshall talks about her ex-love Prince Edward
Stage star Ruthie Henshall talks of her former relationship with Prince Edward, and being "smuggled" into the Royal palace...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
10m viewers tune in to watch start of new X Factor series
The start of the new The X Factor series attracts an average audience of more than 10 million viewers...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Zimbabwe talks go on in S Africa
The political crisis in Zimbabwe dominates a summit of southern African leaders as they try to push for a deal in Johannesburg...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
GB Olympians in second gold rush
Great Britain clinch four more gold medals in sailing, rowing and cycling, lifting them to third place in the medal table...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Russian troops 'start withdrawal'
The Russian commander of frontline forces in Georgia says a phased withdrawal of Russian troops from there is under way...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Clean-up operation after flooding
A clean-up operation is under way across Northern Ireland, after torrential rain caused widespread flooding...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
UK 'fails to prevent sex tourism'
The UK "turns a blind eye" to British sex tourists and fails to prevent abuse despite having laws in place, claims a charity...
BBC News - August 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 2008
Windmills split town and families
"Listen," John Yancey says, leaning against his truck in a field outside his home...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 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 17, 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 17, 2008
Mystery surrounds death of NYC Renaissance man
Mark Chamberlain did everything to become a hip, high-tech New Yorker...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 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 17, 2008
Guests for the Sunday TV news shows
Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:___...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 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 17, 2008
Marshall gets best of Jones as Denver tops Dallas
No scribbled messages on his shoulder pads this time. No trash talk, either. Just Brandon Marshall letting his play do all the debating with a silenced Adam "Pacman" Jones...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 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 17, 2008
Obama says he supports civil unions
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has reaffirmed his stance that marriage is "the union between a man and a woman," although he supports civil unions for gay partners...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 2008
Mummified remains from 1948 plane crash identified
Nine years of sleuthing, advanced DNA science and cutting-edge forensic techniques have finally put a name to a mummified hand and arm found in an Alaska glacier...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 2008
Tropical storm 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 barrels toward Cuba...
Southern Ledger - August 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 2008
Credit-crunch 'isolation' warning
A charity warns people not to risk their mental health by isolating themselves as they try to cope with the credit crunch...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Your pictures
Widespread flooding across Northern Ireland...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Heskey recalled to England squad
Fabio Capello recalls Wigan striker Emile Heskey to the England squad for the friendly against the Czech Republic...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Pair released over Antigua deaths
Detectives in Antigua released two of the eight men arrested over the murder of Welsh couple Ben and Catherine Mullany...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
Drug chief angry at medicine cost
The head of the government's drugs advisory body accuses pharmaceutical companies of driving up the price of medicine...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
US rivals try to woo Christians
The US presidential hopefuls try to woo Christian voters in their first joint appearance since securing nomination...
BBC News - August 17, 2008
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