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Review Just say I dont to Bride Wars
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Audiovox to expand availability of TV on the road
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How big Jurassic flying reptiles got off ground
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Congo rebel faction denounces Nkunda as leader
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Arabs put Hamas in UN draft, West offers own text
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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New US-led naval force to battle Somali pirates
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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How many scorpions? London Zoo does critter count
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Pope Benedict jokes about hoarse voice
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Handlers on phone ordered Mumbai gunmen to kill
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Global News Archive for August 2008:
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Pelosi gets unwanted lesson in Catholic theology
Politics can be treacherous. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi walked on even riskier ground in a recent TV interview when she attempted a theological defense of her support for abortion rights...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Dalai Lama admitted to hospital in India for tests
The Dalai Lama was admitted to a hospital in this western Indian city on Thursday to undergo tests for abdominal discomfort, his spokesman said...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Forecasters Gustav strengthens into a hurricane
Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami say Gustav has again strengthened into a hurricane...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Ohio jury convicts mom in microwaved-baby case
A mother in Dayton, Ohio, has been found guilty of killing her month-old daughter by burning her in a microwave oven...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Trekkies pay final visits to Las Vegas attraction
After a decade at the final frontier, Star Trek: The Experience is going where no Las Vegas Strip attraction wants to go...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
New show aims to represent public defenders
On one side of the "Raising the Bar" soundstage is a sterile office space punctuated with old phones, metal filing cabinets and stacks of papers. On the other side: a far less drab enclave accented with modern office furniture, frosted glass partitions and minimalist Macs...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
In New Orleans, no shelter for those who stay
Police with bullhorns plan to go street to street with a tough message about getting out ahead of Hurricane Gustav: This time there will be no shelter of last resort. The doors to the Superdome will be locked. Those who stay will be on their own...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Trying to get up to speed, Slow Food makes US push
A lush, under-the-stars spread of handmade bread, gourmet olives and fine wine makes an unlikely launch for a weekend dedicated to ending hunger, empowering poor nations and transforming farming as we know it...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Soriano homer gives Cubs 7th straight win
Alfonso Soriano hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 Friday for their seventh straight win,...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Jankovic works overtime, makes 4th round at Open
Jelena Jankovic won another sneaker squeaker, playing 28 points in the last game to finish off Zheng Jie 7-5, 7-5 Friday and become the first woman into the fourth round at the U.S. Open...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Usher to help kick off NFL season with concert
Like the NFL teams beginning their new seasons, Usher is hoping to go all the way to the Super Bowl...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
McCain taps Alaska governor for VP
John McCain tapped little-known Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his vice presidential running mate on Friday in a startling selection on the eve of the Republican National Convention...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
The Main Event McCain-Palin vs. Obama-Biden
Republican John McCain shook up the presidential race with his surprise choice of little-known Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate on Friday. Democrat Barack Obama, entering a crucial stage of the campaign fresh off his historic nominating convention, began a tour of battleground states...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Kuznetsova loses at US Open, Jankovic works OT
Former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova became the last upset victim at the U.S. Open, beaten by 28th-ranked Katarina Srebotnik 6-3, 6-7 (1), 6-3 in the third round Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Incomes drop sharply in July while spending slows
Consumer spending slowed to a crawl and personal incomes plunged in July, reflecting the waning impact of $93 billion in economic stimulus payments...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Pro-union Starbucks barista gets his job back
A barista who said he was fired from Starbucks Corp. for helping to organize fellow workers into a union has been given his job back...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Suzukis double lifts As past Twins
Pinch-hitter Kurt Suzuki doubled in the winning run with one out in the ninth inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2 on Thursday night to win back-to-back games for first time since July 10-11...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Neuheisels bold claim to retake LA from rival USC
Another NCAA football season is upon us and AP College Football Writer Ralph Russo will blog with the latest news, observations and opinions _ and whatever else comes up _ all the way through to the BCS...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Angels rally for 7-5 win over Rangers
Pinch-hitter Juan Rivera doubled off the wall in right-center to drive in three runs in a five-run eighth inning and help the Los Angeles Angels rally for a 7-5 victory over the Texas Rangers on Thursday night...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Indian political party campaigns against English
A regional political party has threatened to attack stores in Mumbai that place English-language signs more prominently than ones in the local Marathi language or refuse to use Marathi signs...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Calif. ex-radio host gets 7 years for child porn
A former San Francisco radio talk show host and Roman Catholic priest was sentenced to more than seven years in prison Thursday for distributing child pornography...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Gustav heads to open water after swamping Jamaica
The spinning core of Gustav was expected to move back over open water Friday, a day after bearing down on southern Jamaica...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Gustav swamps Jamaica, leaves 59 dead in Haiti
The spinning core of Gustav bore down on southern Jamaica on Thursday after leaving 67 people dead in Hispaniola. Texas and Louisiana put their national guards on standby, and New Orleans said a mandatory evacuation might be necessary...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
South Ossetia Russia intends to absorb region
Officials in South Ossetia say Russia intends eventually to absorb the breakaway Georgian province...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Georgia to sever diplomatic ties with Russia
A Georgian Foreign Ministry official says Georgia is to recall all diplomatic staff from its embassy in Moscow because of the Russian military presence in Georgia...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Karadzic refuses to plead at war crimes tribunal
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic refused to enter pleas Friday to charges including genocide and crimes against humanity...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Karadzic refuses to enter pleas at UN tribunal
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic refused Friday to enter pleas to 11 charges filed against him, including genocide and crimes against humanity...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Gustav threatens Caymans after swamping Jamaica
Deadly Tropical Storm Gustav drenched Jamaica and menaced the Cayman Islands on Friday, setting off alarm from Cuba to New Orleans _ and at gas pumps across the United States...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Thai police use tear gas to disperse protesters
Thai police have used tear gas to disperse a crowd of anti-government protesters besieging city police headquarters...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Ancient gold treasure puzzles Greek archaeologists
A priceless gold wreath has been unearthed in an ancient city in northern Greece, buried with human bones in a large copper vase that workers initially took for a land mine...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Musharraf eyes comfy retirement home
Predictions that Pervez Musharraf will have to flee Pakistan to escape treason charges have died along with the coalition that drove him from the presidency...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Missing cleric roils Lebanons Shiites years later
For the rest of the world, the disappearance of the imam Moussa al-Sadr is probably at most a footnote in the checkered history of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. In 1978, the Lebanese Shiite Muslim religious leader flew to Tripoli for a week of talks with Libyan officials. He was never seen or heard from again...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
France No EU sanctions against Russia imminent
European Union leaders will not impose sanctions on Russia at their summit next week in Brussels even though some EU countries have pushed for them, French officials said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Iraqs Palestinians still live in fear
Omar Ahmed rarely emerges from his rundown Baghdad housing project. When he does, he leaves behind the Iraqi-issued ID card that marks him as a Palestinian and switches to the Iraqi dialect of Arabic at police checkpoints...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Karadzic makes defiant stand before UN court
Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic made a defiant stand before a U.N. court preparing to try him on genocide charges, refusing to enter pleas Friday to charges including genocide and branding the tribunal a NATO proxy out to "liquidate" him...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Anne Frank museum restores fading photo collage
The Anne Frank House museum said Friday it has restored 52 photographs and images the Jewish teenager pasted on the wall of her room to cheer herself up while hiding from the Nazis...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Thai protest alliance not so happy with democracy
Thai police fired tear gas at thousands of right-wing protesters besieging their headquarters Friday, while demonstrators outside the capital disrupted air and rail service in a growing campaign to unseat the prime minister...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Georgia to cut diplomatic ties with Moscow
Georgia severed diplomatic ties with Moscow on Friday to protest the presence of Russian troops on its territory. Russia said the move would only make things worse...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
A hurricane again, Gustav plows toward Caymans
Gustav became a hurricane again on Friday as it plowed toward Cayman Islands resorts, the start of a buildup that could take it to the U.S. Gulf Coast as a fearsome Category-3 storm three years after Hurricane Katrina...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Media says Hezbollah hit helicopter by mistake
Hezbollah handed over a man suspected of firing at a Lebanese army helicopter into military authorities, a judicial official said Friday, amid media reports that the fatal shooting was a mistake by the militant group...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Truck crashes into Canadian sushi joint, kills 2
A pickup truck crashed through the front window of a busy sushi restaurant in Canada, killing two women and injuring six, police said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
2 brothers smothered by grain on Canadian farm
Two young brothers died when they were sucked beneath a load of grain that was being unloaded from a trailer western Canada, police said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Detainee wins right to documents in case of trial
A British court says the U.S. has agreed to hand over documents critical to the defense of a Guantanamo Bay detainee _ but only if he goes on trial...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
87 salmonellosis cases reported across Quebec
A provincial health official says an unusually high number of people have fallen ill with the bacteria salmonellosis across Quebec...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Israeli police question Olmert for 7th time
Police questioned Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Friday for a seventh time in connection with one of the multiple corruption probes that have driven him to announce his resignation...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Aid agencies say they can work again in Zimbabwe
Aid agencies say they can resume distributing food in Zimbabwe. Oxfam and Save the Children said Friday that a government ban had been lifted almost three months after it was imposed. The government had ordered aid agencies to stop work before a presidential runoff...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Tunisian courts convicts 19 Islamic militants
A Tunisian court convicted 19 Islamic militants on charges linked to plots to carry out attacks in the north African country or send fighters to Iraq, a defense lawyer said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,151
As of Friday, Aug. 29, 2008, at least 4,151 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 512
As of Friday, Aug. 29, 2008, at least 512 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 Aug. 23 at 10 a.m. EDT...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
New giant clam species discovered
Scientists have discovered a new species of giant clam in the Red Sea...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Crash plane 'was almost swapped'
The airline involved in the Madrid plane crash had considered switching aircraft at the last minute, a minister says...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Microwave baby killer convicted
A US court convicts a mother of murdering her one-month-old daughter by burning her to death in a microwave oven...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
McRae tribute convoy to cross UK
Hundreds of rally cars will join a convoy from Lanark to Banbury in tribute to racing star Colin McRae, who died last year...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Two hurt in yacht blast
A man is treated for burns and a woman for shock after an explosion on a catamaran in a harbour...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Hundreds of fish killed in river
Hundreds of fish are killed in an incident on the Quoile River in Downpatrick, County Down, the NI Environment Agency says...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Binge cycle
An over-eater explains her destructive eating...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Dementieva halts Keothavong run
British number one Anne Keothavong gives Olympic champion Elena Dementieva a scare before bowing out 6-3 6-4 in the third round of the US Open...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Zenit overcome Man Utd to claim Super Cup
Pavel Pogrebnyak and Danny get the goals for Zenit St Petersburg as the Russian champions beat Man Utd to the European Super Cup...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Cot death warning for teen mums
The children of young mothers are at much higher risk of cot death because their parents miss out on prevention advice, a charity warns...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Antigua murders policeman sacked
The Canadian who headed the inquiry into the honeymoon murders of a British couple in Antigua confirms he has been fired...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
New pressure over faith schools
The government is facing fresh pressure to stop faith schools selecting pupils and staff on the basis of their religion...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Woman dies in fall from mountain
A woman dies and her husband and daughter are seriously injured in a 200ft fall from a mountain ridge in the Lake District...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Darling warns of economic crisis
Chancellor Alistair Darling says the UK is facing the worst economic crisis in 60 years and warns of a "profound" downturn...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Pelosi gets unwanted lesson in Catholic theology
Politics can be treacherous. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi walked on even riskier ground in a recent TV interview when she attempted a theological defense of her support for abortion rights...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Afghans say deadly US raid based on misleading tip
Afghan officials said Thursday that a deadly U.S.-led special forces raid on a remote western village last week was based on misleading information provided by a rival clan...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Dalai Lama admitted to hospital in India for tests
The Dalai Lama was admitted to a hospital in this western Indian city on Thursday to undergo tests for abdominal discomfort, his spokesman said...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Gulf Coast prepares as storm Gustav approaches
The solemn ceremonies for the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on Friday for the most part were blown away by Tropical Storm Gustav, which threatens to become a hurricane and poses the biggest threat to New Orleans since the killer 2005 storm...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
4th inmate captured in NM jailbreak, 4 at large
A fourth inmate who escaped from the an eastern New Mexico jail has been captured...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
On Katrinas 3rd anniversary, another storm brews
The solemn ceremonies for the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on Friday for the most part were blown away by Tropical Storm Gustav, which threatens to become a hurricane and poses the biggest threat to New Orleans since the killer 2005 storm...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Lindsay Lohan lashes out at father on blog
Lindsay Lohan had words for her father on her blog...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
German studio offers Valkyrie extras settlement
A German film studio has offered to negotiate a settlement with a dozen extras who were injured on the set of the Tom Cruise film "Valkyrie," despite their demands that the actor and his production company, United Artists, pay them $11 million...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Skinners 3 TD passes lead Wake Forest
Riley Skinner tossed three touchdown passes, two to Chip Brinkman, and No. 23 Wake Forest played up to its first preseason ranking in school history with a 41-13 win over Baylor on Thursday night...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Stock futures fall after personal spending data
Wall Street is headed for a lower opening after the government said personal incomes fell by the biggest amount in nearly three years...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is McCains veep pick
Republican John McCain shook up the presidential race with his surprise choice of little-known Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate on Friday. Democrat Barack Obama, entering a crucial stage of the campaign fresh off his historic nominating convention, began a tour of battleground states...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Obama, Biden kick off campaign in Pittsburgh
Their raucous convention in Denver over, Barack Obama and Joe Biden head to Pittsburgh today to start a Midwest bus tour through Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
McCain taps Alaska governor for VP
John McCain tapped little-known Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his vice presidential running mate on Friday in a startling selection on the eve of the Republican National Convention...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Obama sets off on tour McCain picks Alaska gov.
Fresh off his historic nominating convention, Democrat Barack Obama embarked on a crucial stage of his campaign for the White House on Friday as Republican John McCain sought to upstage his rival by tapping little-known Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Angels rally for 7-5 win over Rangers
Pinch-hitter Juan Rivera doubled off the wall in right-center to drive in three runs in a five-run eighth inning and help the Los Angeles Angels rally for a 7-5 victory over the Texas Rangers on Thursday night...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Pro-union Starbucks barista gets his job back
A barista who said he was fired from Starbucks Corp. for helping to organize fellow workers into a union has been given his job back...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Indian political party campaigns against English
A regional political party has threatened to attack stores in Mumbai that place English-language signs more prominently than ones in the local Marathi language or refuse to use Marathi signs...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Suzukis double lifts As past Twins
Pinch-hitter Kurt Suzuki doubled in the winning run with one out in the ninth inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2 on Thursday night to win back-to-back games for first time since July 10-11...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Neuheisels bold claim to retake LA from rival USC
Another NCAA football season is upon us and AP College Football Writer Ralph Russo will blog with the latest news, observations and opinions _ and whatever else comes up _ all the way through to the BCS...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Calif. ex-radio host gets 7 years for child porn
A former San Francisco radio talk show host and Roman Catholic priest was sentenced to more than seven years in prison Thursday for distributing child pornography...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Probe reveals oxygen bottle burst on Qantas flight
Air safety investigators say a pressurized oxygen cylinder set off a blast that blew a large hole in the side of a Qantas jet last month, forcing an emergency landing...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Putin US orchestrated conflict in Georgia
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Thursday of pushing Georgia toward war and said he suspects a connection to the U.S. presidential campaign _ a contention the White House dismissed as "patently false."...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Probe reveals oxygen tank burst on Qantas flight
An oxygen tank exploded and blew a car-sized hole in a Qantas jet last month, air safety officials said Friday, but investigators appear to be no closer to figuring out why...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Thai police use tear gas to disperse protesters
Thai police have used tear gas to disperse a crowd of anti-government protesters besieging city police headquarters...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Gustav heads to open water after swamping Jamaica
The spinning core of Gustav was expected to move back over open water Friday, a day after bearing down on southern Jamaica...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Gustav swamps Jamaica, leaves 59 dead in Haiti
The spinning core of Gustav bore down on southern Jamaica on Thursday after leaving 67 people dead in Hispaniola. Texas and Louisiana put their national guards on standby, and New Orleans said a mandatory evacuation might be necessary...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
South Ossetia Russia intends to absorb region
Officials in South Ossetia say Russia intends eventually to absorb the breakaway Georgian province...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Georgia to sever diplomatic ties with Russia
A Georgian Foreign Ministry official says Georgia is to recall all diplomatic staff from its embassy in Moscow because of the Russian military presence in Georgia...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Karadzic refuses to plead at war crimes tribunal
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic refused to enter pleas Friday to charges including genocide and crimes against humanity...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Karadzic refuses to enter pleas at UN tribunal
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic refused Friday to enter pleas to 11 charges filed against him, including genocide and crimes against humanity...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Gustav threatens Caymans after swamping Jamaica
Deadly Tropical Storm Gustav drenched Jamaica and menaced the Cayman Islands on Friday, setting off alarm from Cuba to New Orleans _ and at gas pumps across the United States...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Vietnam denies use of stun gun to break protest
Vietnamese authorities denied Friday that they had used force or stun guns to break up a demonstration by Catholics who are demanding the return of land the Communist government took more than four decades ago...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Karadzic makes defiant stand before UN court
Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic made a defiant stand before a U.N. court preparing to try him on genocide charges, refusing to enter pleas Friday to charges including genocide and branding the tribunal a NATO proxy out to "liquidate" him...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Anne Frank museum restores fading photo collage
The Anne Frank House museum said Friday it has restored 52 photographs and images the Jewish teenager pasted on the wall of her room to cheer herself up while hiding from the Nazis...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Ancient gold treasure puzzles Greek archaeologists
A priceless gold wreath has been unearthed in an ancient city in northern Greece, buried with human bones in a large copper vase that workers initially took for a land mine...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Missing cleric roils Lebanons Shiites years later
For the rest of the world, the disappearance of the imam Moussa al-Sadr is probably at most a footnote in the checkered history of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. In 1978, the Lebanese Shiite Muslim religious leader flew to Tripoli for a week of talks with Libyan officials. He was never seen or heard from again...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
US More than 24 militants killed in Afghanistan
More than 24 militants were killed in two separate battles with U.S.-led coalition troops in Afghanistan, the coalition said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Musharraf eyes comfy retirement home
Predictions that Pervez Musharraf will have to flee Pakistan to escape treason charges have died along with the coalition that drove him from the presidency...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Iran new strides in uranium enrichment
Iran has increased the number of operating centrifuges at its uranium enrichment plant to 4,000, a top official said Friday, pushing ahead with the nuclear program despite threats of new U.N. sanctions...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
US compensates family of Egyptian killed in Suez
The U.S. Embassy in Egypt has offered monetary compensation to the family of a man shot dead by American naval personnel in the Suez Canal...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
2 brothers smothered by grain on Canadian farm
Two young brothers died when they were sucked beneath a load of grain that was being unloaded from a trailer western Canada, police said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Detainee wins right to documents in case of trial
A British court says the U.S. has agreed to hand over documents critical to the defense of a Guantanamo Bay detainee _ but only if he goes on trial...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Magnitude 5 quake hits Tibet, no damage reported
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Tibet on Friday near the border with Nepal, close to an area hit earlier in the week by a stronger quake that damaged hundreds of homes...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Truck crashes into Canadian sushi joint, kills 2
A pickup truck crashed through the front window of a busy sushi restaurant in Canada, killing two women and injuring six, police said Friday...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Ofcom seeks help on mobile rules
Mobile owners with views on the state of the telephony market are being sought by regulator Ofcom...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
OFT says bank charges are unfair
The main UK banks have been told by the Office of Fair Trading that their overdraft charges are probably unfair...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Pressure mounts on Thailand's PM
Pressure is building on Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, amid spiralling protests against his rule...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Alitalia seeks bankruptcy measure
Troubled airline Alitalia seeks bankruptcy protection as it tries to agree a deal to ensure its survival...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Two men held over city gun attack
Two men are arrested by police investigating an overnight gun attack in north Belfast in which a 40-year-old man was injured...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Zimbabwe reverses food aid ban
Zimbabwe's government lifts a ban on aid agencies, as negotiators meet to try to revive deadlocked crisis talks...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Lebanon helicopter crash 'tragic'
Hezbollah describes the shooting down of an army helicopter in south Lebanon as "tragic and painful"...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Cash-in-buttocks man in M25 ban
A thief who stole from rail passengers and hid the cash between his buttocks is banned from the whole of London...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Two injured in explosion on yacht
Two people have been taken to hospital after an explosion on a yacht in a harbour...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Rustle test
What's the noisiest, most irritating cinema snack?...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Fit camp
Young people lose weight - and gain confidence...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Cutlass time
Five classic map symbols you won't get on your satnav...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Clubs learn Uefa Cup fate
Everton take on Standard Liege in the first knockout round of the Uefa Cup...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Floating hope
Rescuing survivors as India river changes course...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
England win seals one-day series
England produce another fine one-day performance to beat South Africa by 126 runs at The Oval and seal the series...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Saha poised for move to Everton
Man Utd striker Louis Saha will join Everton for an undisclosed fee, subject to passing a medical...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Boy has shoulder made from elbow
A teenage cancer patient has undergone successful surgery to rebuild his shoulder using his elbow...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Arty party pooper: Banksy's secret costs Labour £75,000
Graffiti star Banksy's secret identity caused some problems for Labour's accountants, after he donated a piece of art to raise funds for the party...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Georgia breaks ties with Russia
Georgia is to cut diplomatic ties with Russia, days after Moscow recognised South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Police resume arson house search
Officers investigating a fire at the home of a wealthy family, who are all missing, continue their search of the property...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
More firms increase energy bills
Two more energy firms, Scottish Energy and Npower, are to raise their gas and electricity prices, blaming higher wholesale costs...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Bank insider urges UK rate cuts
Two million people will be out of work by Christmas if interest rates are not cut, a Bank of England policymaker warns...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
McCain picks female running mate
US Republican presidential hopeful John McCain picks Alaskan governor Sarah Palin, 44, as his surprise running mate...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Karadzic refuses war crimes pleas
Bosnian Serb ex-leader Radovan Karadzic refuses to enter a plea to charges of war crimes at the UN tribunal in The Hague...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Prison for BNP activist's killer
An Asian man is jailed for the manslaughter of the BNP activist neighbour he stabbed following a long-running dispute...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Hurricane Hunters plunge into storms center
You can feel it when this plane gets close to its destination. It dips, bumps and skips. The chatter on the radio turns from banter to business: barometric pressure, temperature, wind speed...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Detroit mayor sues to try to stop removal hearing
Desperate to save his political life, Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is suing to stop Gov. Jennifer Granholm from holding an extraordinary hearing next week that could lead to his eviction from office for misconduct...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Skinners 3 TD passes lead Wake Forest
Riley Skinner tossed three touchdown passes, two to Chip Brinkman, and No. 23 Wake Forest played up to its first preseason ranking in school history with a 41-13 win over Baylor on Thursday night...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Californication star in rehab for sex addiction
David Duchovny has entered a rehabilitation facility for sex addiction. In a statement released Thursday by his lawyer, Stanton Stein, the actor said he did so voluntarily, adding: "I ask for respect and privacy for my wife and children as we deal with this situation as a family."...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Oprah on Obama I cried my eyelashes off
Oprah Winfrey is leaving Denver with the candidate she wanted, but reportedly without her eyelashes...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Lindsay Lohan lashes out at father on blog
Lindsay Lohan had words for her father on her blog...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Gustav could be perfect political spin storm
Katrina was a natural disaster that turned into a political one for the Bush administration. Gustav, now on course for the Gulf Coast almost three years to the day since that hurricane struck, could offer the chance for redemption or point-scoring in the presidential campaign...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Obama embarks on 67-day sprint to election
Fresh off his historic nominating convention, Democrat Barack Obama is embarking on what likely will be the most important 67 days of his campaign for the White House. Republican John McCain is looking to upstage his rival with the announcement of his running mate...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Dell 2Q profit drops, hurt by PC price cuts
Computer maker Dell Inc. said Thursday its fiscal second-quarter profit fell 17 percent, hurt in part by PC price cuts. Both earnings and margins fell short of Wall Street estimates, and Dell shares plunged...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
David Duchovny in rehab for sex addiction
David Duchovny has entered a rehabilitation facility for sex addiction...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Angels rally for 7-5 win over Rangers
Pinch-hitter Juan Rivera doubled off the wall in right-center to drive in three runs in a five-run eighth inning and help the Los Angeles Angels rally for a 7-5 victory over the Texas Rangers on Thursday night...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Japans inflation rises as leaders unveil package
Japan unveiled a stimulus package with 2 trillion yen ($18 billion) in fresh spending to shore up its flagging economy on Friday as figures showed that inflation has spiked to its highest in nearly 11 years, denting consumer spending...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
A farming ND county gets a boost from New York
The lone grocery store in the south-central North Dakota farming town of Zeeland has been selling disposable diapers, just for adults...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Calif. ex-radio host gets 7 years for child porn
A former San Francisco radio talk show host and Roman Catholic priest was sentenced to more than seven years in prison Thursday for distributing child pornography...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Indian political party campaigns against English
A regional political party has threatened to attack stores in Mumbai that place English-language signs more prominently than ones in the local Marathi language or refuse to use Marathi signs...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Suzukis double lifts As past Twins
Pinch-hitter Kurt Suzuki doubled in the winning run with one out in the ninth inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2 on Thursday night to win back-to-back games for first time since July 10-11...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Dalai Lama admitted to hospital in India for tests
The Dalai Lama was admitted to a hospital in this western Indian city on Thursday to undergo tests for abdominal discomfort, his spokesman said...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Italy museum defies pope anger over crucified frog
An art museum in northern Italy said Thursday it will continue displaying a sculpture portraying a green frog nailed to a cross that has angered Pope Benedict XVI and local officials...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Tourists flee as Gustav churns toward Jamaica
Tourists and oil workers fled Thursday as Gustav churned toward Jamaica and the Cayman Islands with winds near hurricane force. Louisiana called a state of emergency and put the National Guard on standby, hoping to avoid the chaos of Hurricane Katrina three years ago...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Abbas no to settlement of refugees in Lebanon
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday rejected the idea that Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon might be forced to stay there permanently, saying they should have the right to return home...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Putin US orchestrated conflict in Georgia
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Thursday of pushing Georgia toward war and said he suspects a connection to the U.S. presidential campaign _ a contention the White House dismissed as "patently false."...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Afghans say deadly US raid based on misleading tip
Afghan officials said Thursday that a deadly U.S.-led special forces raid on a remote western village last week was based on misleading information provided by a rival clan...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Tourists, residents flee as Gustav swamps Jamaica
Residents, tourists and oil workers fled as Gustav swamped Jamaica on Thursday, leaving 59 people dead in its wake. Louisiana and Texas put their national guards on standby, and New Orleans said a mandatory evacuation might be necessary...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Probe reveals oxygen tank burst on Qantas flight
An oxygen tank exploded and blew a car-sized hole in a Qantas jet last month, air safety officials said Friday, but investigators appear to be no closer to figuring out why...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Probe reveals oxygen bottle burst on Qantas flight
Air safety investigators say a pressurized oxygen cylinder set off a blast that blew a large hole in the side of a Qantas jet last month, forcing an emergency landing...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Gustav heads to open water after swamping Jamaica
The spinning core of Gustav was expected to move back over open water Friday, a day after bearing down on southern Jamaica...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Gustav swamps Jamaica, leaves 59 dead in Haiti
The spinning core of Gustav bore down on southern Jamaica on Thursday after leaving 67 people dead in Hispaniola. Texas and Louisiana put their national guards on standby, and New Orleans said a mandatory evacuation might be necessary...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
South Ossetia Russia intends to absorb region
Officials in South Ossetia say Russia intends eventually to absorb the breakaway Georgian province...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Putin19 US poultry producers barred from Russia
Vladimir Putin says 19 U.S. poultry producers will be barred from exporting their products to Russia...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
UK 3 men charged with terror offenses
Three British men questioned about an online threat to assassinate Prime Minister Gordon Brown have been charged with a range of terror offenses, police said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,150
As of Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008, at least 4,150 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
US-led coalition 12 militants dead in Afghanistan
The U.S.-led coalition says a dozen militants were killed in a gunbattle with coalition forces in Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Presenter Phillips to leave GMTV
Presenter Fiona Phillips is leaving GMTV after 15 years to spend more time with her family, she announces...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
EU to investigate BA-AA alliance
The European Union has opened an antitrust investigation into a revenue-sharing deal between BA, American Airlines and Iberia...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Councils 'could buy unsold homes'
Local authorities could get more powers to buy repossessed and unsold homes, the government is expected to say...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Pressure mounts on Thailand's PM
Pressure is building on Thailand's PM Samak Sundaravej, as protesters calling for his resignation gain force...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Student 'raped in migrant camp'
French police question about 100 men after a Canadian student is raped by a man near Calais...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
India flood evacuations continue
In the northern Indian state of Bihar, thousands of people continue to be evacuated to higher grounds to escape the rising flood waters...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Man shot four times at city house
A man is taken to hospital after being shot four times at a house in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Bid to end Zimbabwe talks impasse
Negotiators meet to try and revive Zimbabwe's deadlocked crisis talks in South Africa...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Bolivia sets date for referendum
Bolivian President Evo Morales set 7 December as the date for a controversial referendum on a new constitution...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Iraq's Sadr extends militia truce
Iraq's influential Shia cleric, Moqtada al-Sadr, indefinitely extends a truce being observed by his Mehdi Army militia...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Fatal crash coach brakes tested
The brakes of a coach which crashed near Alton Towers will be tested as part of police investigations...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Brunstrom makes retirement U-turn
The chief constable of North Wales Police rubbishes his own announcement that he could retire next year...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Jackson turns 50
The highs and lows of Michael Jackson's life and career...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
In pictures
Flood images from India's eastern state of Bihar...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
'My lucky escape'
The man who just missed the Lockerbie flight...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Zoom Q&A
What should customers do after airline collapse?...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Why the "stick and stones" adage is wrong
The old adage "sticks and stones can break your bones, but words can never hurt you", simply is not true, a study finds...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Live text - England v South Africa
England's opening batsmen put on 101 in 15.1 overs before Matt Prior is caught in the covers for 33 in the third one-day international...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Live text - Uefa Cup draw
Six British clubs find out their Uefa Cup first round opponents when the draw is made on Friday lunchtime...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Bradford & Bingley announces loss
Buy-to-let specialist Bradford & Bingley reports a half-year loss of £26.7m after being hit by the credit crunch...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Oxygen bottle behind Qantas blast
Australian investigators confirm that an exploding oxygen cylinder blew the huge hole in a Qantas plane last month...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Zoom passengers seek new flights
Hundreds of travellers are stranded and tens of thousands lose bookings after the budget airline Zoom collapses...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Karadzic to plead at Hague court
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is to appear for the second time before the UN war crimes tribunal...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Russia hits back at G7 criticism
Criticism of Russia's actions in Georgia by the G7 group of nations is biased and groundless, Russian officials say...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Police enter burnt-out mansion
Officers investigating a fire at the Shropshire home of a wealthy family, who are all missing, are searching the house...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Pelosi gets unwanted lesson in Catholic theology
Politics can be treacherous. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi walked on even riskier ground in a recent TV interview when she attempted a theological defense of her support for abortion rights...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Jury acquits former Marine in killing of Iraqis
A former Marine accused of killing unarmed Iraqi detainees was acquitted of voluntary manslaughter Thursday in a first-of-its-kind federal trial...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Walkway collapses in San Diego, injuring 16
A block-long covered walkway next to a construction scaffold collapsed on Thursday, injuring 16 pedestrians, three critically...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Man accused in Obama threat uses crutches in court
A Colorado man suspected of making racist threats against Barack Obama limped into federal court on crutches Thursday and was formally advised of a methamphetamine-possession charge against him...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
David Duchovny in rehab for sex addiction
David Duchovny has entered a rehabilitation facility for sex addiction...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Lindsay Lohan lashes out at father on blog
Lindsay Lohan had words for her father on her blog...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Yearwood philosophical after emergency landing
Trisha Yearwood had a harrowing experience on a recent flight to Oklahoma when her plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Baltimore because of a cracked windshield...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Suzukis double lifts As past Twins
Pinch-hitter Kurt Suzuki doubled in the winning run with one out in the ninth inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2 on Thursday night to win back-to-back games for first time since July 10-11...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Angels rally for 7-5 win over Rangers
Pinch-hitter Juan Rivera doubled off the wall in right-center to drive in three runs in a five-run eighth inning and help the Los Angeles Angels rally for a 7-5 victory over the Texas Rangers on Thursday night...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Skinners 3 TD passes lead Wake Forest
Riley Skinner tossed three touchdown passes, two to Chip Brinkman, and No. 23 Wake Forest played up to its first preseason ranking in school history with a 41-13 win over Baylor on Thursday night...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Obama criticism of McCain needs a bit of context
Barack Obama added detail and context to his policies Thursday. Some of his criticism of John McCain could have used some, too...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Boeing sends machinists final offer
Boeing Co. delivered a final contract offer to its union machinists Thursday that would boost pay by $34,000 on average over three years, the latest effort by the airplane maker to avoid a strike that could cost it millions of dollars a day...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Indian political party campaigns against English
A regional political party has threatened to attack stores in Mumbai that place English-language signs more prominently than ones in the local Marathi language or refuse to use Marathi signs...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Kashmir police kill suspected rebels in shootout
Government forces ended a hostage crisis early Thursday in Indian-controlled Kashmir when they killed the last of three rebels believed to have seized eight people, army officials said...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Tourists evacuate Caymans as Gustav nears
Tourists are evacuating from the Cayman Islands and resorts are closing as Tropical Storm Gustav nears...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Gustav grows near Jamaica New Orleans keeps watch
Tropical Storm Gustav surged toward renewed hurricane force on Thursday as it drove toward Jamaica, while many miles away, New Orleans watched it with a nervous eye...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Calif. ex-radio host gets 7 years for child porn
A former San Francisco radio talk show host and Roman Catholic priest was sentenced to more than seven years in prison Thursday for distributing child pornography...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Duke offers British public a bargain masterpiece
A British aristocrat is offering two public art galleries a 50 million-pound (US$92 million) bargain _ a Renaissance painting by the Italian artist Titian that has been on display in Britain for 200 years but now could be sold overseas...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Italy museum defies pope anger over crucified frog
An art museum in northern Italy said Thursday it will continue displaying a sculpture portraying a green frog nailed to a cross that has angered Pope Benedict XVI and local officials...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Tourists flee as Gustav churns toward Jamaica
Tourists and oil workers fled Thursday as Gustav churned toward Jamaica and the Cayman Islands with winds near hurricane force. Louisiana called a state of emergency and put the National Guard on standby, hoping to avoid the chaos of Hurricane Katrina three years ago...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Abbas no to settlement of refugees in Lebanon
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday rejected the idea that Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon might be forced to stay there permanently, saying they should have the right to return home...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Dalai Lama admitted to hospital in India for tests
The Dalai Lama was admitted to a hospital in this western Indian city on Thursday to undergo tests for abdominal discomfort, his spokesman said...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Afghans say deadly US raid based on misleading tip
Afghan officials said Thursday that a deadly U.S.-led special forces raid on a remote western village last week was based on misleading information provided by a rival clan...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Tourists, residents flee as Gustav swamps Jamaica
Residents, tourists and oil workers fled as Gustav swamped Jamaica on Thursday, leaving 59 people dead in its wake. Louisiana and Texas put their national guards on standby, and New Orleans said a mandatory evacuation might be necessary...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
After 1,500 years, pagans plan Acropolis prayer
A small group of pagans pledged Thursday to hold a protest prayer among the ruined Acropolis temples, more than 1,500 years after Christians stamped out worship of the ancient Greek gods...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Probe reveals oxygen bottle burst on Qantas flight
Air safety investigators say a pressurized oxygen cylinder set off a blast that blew a large hole in the side of a Qantas jet last month, forcing an emergency landing...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Putin US orchestrated conflict in Georgia
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Thursday of pushing Georgia toward war and said he suspects a connection to the U.S. presidential campaign _ a contention the White House dismissed as "patently false."...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
UK 3 men charged with terror offenses
Three British men questioned about an online threat to assassinate Prime Minister Gordon Brown have been charged with a range of terror offenses, police said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,150
As of Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008, at least 4,150 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Putin19 US poultry producers barred from Russia
Vladimir Putin says 19 U.S. poultry producers will be barred from exporting their products to Russia...
Southern Ledger - August 29, 2008
Pre-school 'gives maths boost'
Going to a good nursery school boosts a child's chances of achieving in maths at the age of 10, experts say...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Strictly celebrities are unveiled
The line-up for the new series of Strictly Come Dancing, including singer Rachel Stevens, is revealed by the BBC...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Police clash with Thai protesters
Scuffles break out between Thai riot police and protesters occupying the main government buildings in Bangkok...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Parents sue over girl's death
The parents of a schoolgirl who died of a heart condition plan to sue her school for failing to tell them she was ill...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Sculpture recreates iconic photo
A sculpture based on Oscar Marzaroli's famous "Gorbals Boys" photograph is to be unveiled in Glasgow...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Virtual battle
The simulator that trains soldiers to deal with danger...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
7 days quiz
Which new Strictly star is already injured?...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Headless corpses found in Mexico
Police in the Mexican state of Yucatan have found the bodies of 11 men, decapitated and piled on each other...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Online maps accused of wiping out Britain's rich heritage
Internet mapping is demolishing thousands of years of Britain's geography and history, a leading cartographer claims...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
How to swat a fly: Mystery solved, say scientists
Researchers in the US say they have solved the mystery of why flies are so hard to swat...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
'PM terror threat' three in court
Three men questioned over an alleged threat to assassinate Gordon Brown are due to appear in court later...
BBC News - August 29, 2008
Councils set for new housing role
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