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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
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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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
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Global News Archive for May 2008:
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Saturday Profile: No Milosevic, He Says, but Serbia?s ?Undertaker? Worries the West
Tomislav Nikolic, the leader of Serbia?s far-right Radical Party, said that the problem with Slobodan Milosevic is that he never finished what he started...
New York Times - May 2, 2008
Brilliant O'Sullivan into final
Ronnie O'Sullivan destroys Stephen Hendry 17-6 in their World Championship semi-final...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
New Approach prepares Guineas bid
New Approach is set to start favourite for the Flat-racing season's first classic of the season...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Diet treatment call for epilepsy
A special high-fat diet helps to control fits in children with epilepsy, a UK trial suggests...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Labour suffers big UK election losses
Gordon Brown admits to "bad and disappointing" results, as Labour has its worst election showing in decades...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Girl bailed over Holland killing
A 16-year-old girl is remanded on bail charged with the murder of west Belfast green grocer Harry Holland...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Livingstone win 'highly unlikely'
Early results suggest Tory Boris Johnson is heading the mayoral race but the result is not yet known...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Boris's big win
What does it mean for the Tories and for London?...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Prime suspect
Did this man kill Irish journalist Veronica Guerin?...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Fireball killer jailed for life
A man is jailed for life for the murder of his former girlfriend who he kidnapped, stabbed and set alight...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Police study old Fritzl sex case
Austrian investigators examine a police file on "house of horrors" father Josef Fritzl for a rape dating back to 1967...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Guerin suspect jailed for kidnap
A suspect in the murder of Irish journalist Veronica Guerin is among a gang jailed for a £10m "honey trap" kidnap...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Johnson wins London mayoral race
Boris Johnson will be the next mayor of London - ending Ken Livingstone's eight-year reign at City Hall...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Member of Failed Plot to Kill Hitler Dies at 90
Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager, believed to be the last surviving member of the inner circle of plotters who attempted to kill Adolf Hitler in 1944 with a briefcase bomb, has died...
New York Times - May 2, 2008
Hong Kong Embraces Olympic Torch
Thousands of mainland Chinese and Hong Kong residents cheered the Olympic torch on Friday during the largely peaceful first leg of its three-month trip through China...
New York Times - May 2, 2008
One Country, Two Systems in Hong Kong Press
In Hong Kong?s boisterous media, daily newspapers and local television news programs regularly carry photos and reports that would be banned on the Chinese mainland...
New York Times - May 2, 2008
Grant confident job is safe
Chelsea boss Avram Grant says club owner Roman Abramovich is "very happy" with the team's progress and that his role as manager is not under threat...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Sublime O'Sullivan stuns Hendry
Ronnie O'Sullivan wins all eight frames of a one-sided second session to take a 12-4 lead over Stephen Hendry in their World Championship semi-final...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Teachers 'struggle with grammar'
English teachers who were at school when grammar was not on the curriculum struggle to teach it, research shows...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Study sheds light on spider sex
Jumping spiders use ultraviolet B rays to "talk" to potential mates, scientists report...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Kylie to receive French honour
Pop star Kylie Minogue says she is 'deeply honoured' to receive a top French honour...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Hitler plot survivor dies aged 90
The last known survivor of a group of German officers who tried to kill Hitler has died aged 90, his family says...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Date for Pakistan judges' return
Ex-Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif says top judges sacked by President Musharraf last year will be reinstated on 12 May...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Garage murderers jailed for life
Two men are told to serve a minimum of 35 years for a triple shooting at a Glasgow garage in which one man died...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Morgan blames UK woes for losses
Rhodri Morgan says economic problems it could not control were responsible for Labour's worst election in 40 years...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Art experts aiding Stone defence
Performance art experts are helping the defence team of a loyalist killer who raided the NI Assembly...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Air crash kills Sudanese minister
South Sudan's defence minister is killed when a plane carrying about 20 people crashes, officials say...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Colombia police catch drugs twin
Police in Colombia say they have captured the top trafficker Miguel Angel Mejia - days after killing his twin...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
New survivalism
Oil price rises, food crises... is it time to build a bunker?...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Johnson 'ahead' in mayoral race
Early results suggest Tory candidate Boris Johnson is ahead in the race to become the next mayor of London...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Tunnel becomes Banksy art exhibit
A disused road tunnel near Waterloo station is turned into a giant exhibition space by graffiti artist Banksy...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
'Sex pest' seal attacks penguin
A misguided seal is recorded attempting the most extreme case of mammal mating behaviour yet observed...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Your views map
Who do you think will win London's mayoral election?...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Royal ransom
How a pair of blackmailers tried to extort £50,000...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
How much?!
Moscow's citizens aren't rich, so why IS it so pricey?...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Pair jailed for blackmailing royal
Two men are jailed for five years for blackmailing a Royal Family member over tapes featuring gay sex claims...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Redknapp warrant ruling delayed
Judges will decide at a later date whether a police raid at the home of football boss Harry Redknapp was unlawful...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
'I am innocent' says stepfather
The stepfather of a disabled man found dead in a suitcase says he did not murder him...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Deadly blast strikes Yemen mosque
At least 15 people are killed and 55 hurt in a blast at a mosque in Yemen, security sources say...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Heads demand Diploma answers
"Doubts and uncertainties" over plans for the new Diploma qualification could undermine its introduction, head teachers warn...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Zimbabwe poll results announced
The long-awaited results of Zimbabwe's presidential poll say opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai won, but not outright...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Deadly Virus Reported to Be Spreading in China
BEIJING (Reuters) - A deadly virus has spread rapidly in eastern China, killing at least 21 children and infecting nearly 3,000, Xinhua news agency said on Friday...
New York Times - May 2, 2008
Zimbabwe?s Opposition Disputes Election Results
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's opposition on Friday disputed results of a March 29 presidential election released by electoral officials, saying opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai had the outright majority needed to avoid a run-off...
New York Times - May 2, 2008
Japan Arrests U.S. Serviceman for Alleged Sexual Assault
The incident was the latest in a string of such cases involving American military that have sparked anger among Japanese...
New York Times - May 2, 2008
Envoys of Dalai Lama to Travel to China
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Envoys of the Dalai Lama will travel to China to meet the government over the crisis in Tibet, the government-in-exile said on Friday...
New York Times - May 2, 2008
Hubble flight slips by 4-5 weeks
Nasa says the mission to service the Hubble telescope will occur in September at the earliest...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Media 'keeping actors in closet'
Actor Alan Cumming says the media's attitude towards homosexuality is scaring off gay actors from coming out...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
GTA IV game smashes sales records
Video game Grand Theft Auto IV record sales figures despite problems with some versions of the game...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
World Championship latest score
Ronnie O'Sullivan and Stephen Hendry continue their absorbing battle as the semi-finals continue at The Crucible...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
US in landmark contact with Nepal Maoists
The United States holds its first official diplomatic contact with the leader of Nepal's former rebel Maoists...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Counting starts in mayor contest
Tories hope Boris Johnson can top off their local election wins, while Labour looks for a consolation prize...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Heads demand answers on Diplomas
Unresolved problems with the Diploma could threaten this new qualification, warn head teachers...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Taylor 'had billions' in US bank
Liberia's ex-leader Charles Taylor had up to $5bn in US bank accounts while in office, prosecutors say...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Police question Israeli PM
Israeli PM Ehud Olmert is interviewed by police - probably over allegations of corruption, reports say...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Dalai Lama envoys to go to China
Envoys of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, are to meet Chinese officials in Beijing...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Two guilty over shooting murder
Two men are convicted of a triple shooting at a Glasgow garage in which one man died and two others were injured...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Labour loses in Welsh heartlands
Labour loses four strongholds and Plaid Cymru a national figure as Wales' 2008 council elections results continue...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Officer's drink-driving double
A police officer convicted of drink-driving twice is currently suspended on full pay, BBC News reveals...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
7 days quiz
'Don't call me waggy'. Which footballer's missus?...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Insolvencies figures up slightly
The number of people declared insolvent in England and Wales is up slightly, says the Insolvency Service...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Opposition reject Zimbabwe result
Zimbabwe's opposition says it will reject the result of the presidential election, if leaks are confirmed...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Court challenge to EU referendum
Millionaire Stuart Wheeler wins the right to challenge in court the decision not to hold an EU treaty referendum...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
NHS faulty weigh scales warning
The NHS is being warned to check weigh scales after fears defective ones are being used...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Torch cheered through Hong Kong
Cheering crowds and a few protesters turn out in Hong Kong to watch the Olympic torch parade...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Brown 'disappointed' by poll loss
Gordon Brown admits it has been a "bad and disappointing" night, as Labour has its worst local election results in 40 years...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Call to Arabs on Palestinian aid
Top world diplomats call on Arab states to fulfil pledges to help the Palestinians, during talks on the Middle East...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Halifax confirms house price fall
UK house prices saw an annual fall of 0.9% in April, the UK's biggest mortgage lender Halifax says...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
'Many casualties' in Yemen blast
Many people are feared to have been killed or injured in an explosion at a mosque in Yemen, reports say...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Beijing Air Terminal Goes All Out for the Games
The $3.8 billion structure, the latest in China?s Olympic works, can handle more than 50 million fliers a year...
New York Times - May 2, 2008
World Briefing | Africa: Chad: Gunmen Kill Aid Worker
Save the Children, an aid organization, said it was suspending work in Chad after gunmen opened fire on a convoy in eastern Chad near the Sudanese border...
New York Times - May 2, 2008
World Briefing | Africa: Zimbabwe: Officials Begin Verifying Election Results
A month after Zimbabwe?s disputed election, representatives of the presidential candidates finally met to begin verifying an outcome that has yet to be announced...
New York Times - May 2, 2008
World Briefing | Europe: Germany: Mayhem on May Day
Left-wing protesters erected barricades in the streets of Hamburg and burned police cars as part of a demonstration against a march by neo-Nazis...
New York Times - May 2, 2008
World Briefing | Asia: Myanmar: Sanctions on 3 Companies
The United States broadened financial sanctions against Myanmar to include three prominent state-owned companies...
New York Times - May 2, 2008
World Briefing | Middle East: Gaza: Militant Tied to 2006 Raid Dies
A Hamas militant was killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza...
New York Times - May 2, 2008
World Briefing | Africa: South Africa: 9 Killed in Mine Accident
Eight miners and an elevator operator died when an elevator in a mine about 31 miles west of Johannesburg plunged almost 200 feet to the bottom of the shaft...
New York Times - May 2, 2008
World Briefing | Asia: Pakistan: Doctor Released After 2 Years
A Pakistani-American doctor has been released after being held by the authorities for more than two years, the local news media reported...
New York Times - May 2, 2008
World Briefing | Europe: Austria: Further Look at Family Cellar
A man who held his daughter captive for 24 years and fathered her seven children had warned his captives that they would be gassed if they tried to escape, a spokesman for federal investigators said...
New York Times - May 2, 2008
Qaeda Leader Reported Killed in Somalia
While U.S. officials claimed success in the apparent death of Aden Hashi Ayro, they also acknowledged an uphill battle to score lasting blows against Al Qaeda...
New York Times - May 2, 2008
Diplomats? Expulsion Angers U.S.
The State Department reacted angrily on Thursday to the expulsion of American diplomats by Belarus, a former Soviet Republic regarded to have one of the world?s most repressive governments...
New York Times - May 2, 2008
Iran Protests Clinton Words
Iran lodged a protest at the U.N. over comments from Hillary Clinton that the U.S. would ?totally obliterate? Iran if it staged a nuclear attack on Israel...
New York Times - May 2, 2008
Bush Seeks More Food Aid for Poor Countries
President Bush on Thursday proposed an additional $770 million in emergency food assistance for poor countries, responding to rising food prices that have brought social unrest in several nations...
New York Times - May 2, 2008
Delusions 'haunt' sick children
One in three children admitted to intensive care will have powerful hallucinations, say British researchers...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Flush Tories count on Johnson win
Conservatives hope Boris Johnson can top off their May Day election triumph by winning the London mayoralty...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Labour suffers in Welsh heartland
Rhodri Morgan says the tide has turned strongly against Labour as his party is battered in the Welsh council elections...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Freed Guantanamo prisoner is home
A cameraman from the al-Jazeera television station freed from US detention in Guantanamo Bay has arrived home in Sudan...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Coal scars
Why the end of mining still hampers Welsh economy...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
'Key lessons' in charity collapse
Charity regulators say lessons can be learned after a major childcare provider went into liquidation last year...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Turkish planes 'bomb Iraqi Kurds'
The Turkish air force launches attacks against separatist Kurds in northern Iraq, a Turkish news agency says...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Promoted clubs 'net £60m prize'
Promotion to the Premier League is worth £60m per club, the most lucrative prize in English football, a report says...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Window on China
An interactive guide to following the Olympic torch relay...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Top job
Who is ready for Europe's first presidential race?...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Scouting mission
Previously unseen footage of London bombers released...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
US rebuke over Palestinian funds
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice implies Arab states could do more to help with aid for the Palestinians...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Hong Kong torch relay kicks off
Cheering crowds and a few protesters turn out in Hong Kong as the eight-hour Olympic torch parade begins...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Labour suffers big council losses
Labour is hammered in local elections in England and Wales, sinking to third place in projected national vote share...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
Plan for greener dairy industry
The UK dairy industry is to look at ways to minimise the effects of milk production on the environment...
BBC News - May 2, 2008
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