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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 December 2007:
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Iran Hails U.S. Report That It Ended Bid for Nuclear Arms
Iran on Tuesday welcomed a major American intelligence report?s conclusion that it was not developing a clandestine nuclear weapons program...
New York Times - December 5, 2007
Monitoring Agency Praises U.S. Report, but Keeps Wary Eye on Iran
The international nuclear watchdog agency publicly embraced the new American intelligence assessment on Tuesday, but the agency remains cautious about Iran?s nuclear program...
New York Times - December 5, 2007
Israel Insists That Iran Still Seeks a Bomb
Israel said Tuesday that it remained convinced that Iran was pursuing nuclear weapons and that it had probably resumed the weaponization program the Americans said was stopped in the fall of 2003...
New York Times - December 5, 2007
Old Havana Gets a Lift, but Cubans Don?t Benefit
While much of Cuba?s infrastructure has crumbled, more than 300 of the city?s landmark buildings have been refurbished...
New York Times - December 5, 2007
4 Car Bombs Kill 22 as Gates Arrives in Iraq
The killings served as a vicious reminder that the months-long decline in daily violence was not a sure harbinger of any lasting peace...
New York Times - December 5, 2007
Mystery of the No-Longer-Missing Man
John Darwin was declared dead over four years ago, so it was a shock when he walked into a London police station...
New York Times - December 5, 2007
Bush Says Iran Must Explain Past Nuclear Work
Iran?s president hailed a U.S. intelligence report as a victory today, but President Bush said that Iran still had questions to answer...
New York Times - December 5, 2007
Gates Said to Oppose Shift of Marines to Afghanistan
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has decided against shifting Marine Corps forces from Iraq to take the lead in Afghanistan, officials said...
New York Times - December 5, 2007
Interest rate call on knife edge
The Bank of England's latest interest rate decision is too close to call, analysts say...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Prescription charge to be phased out
Prescription charges in Scotland will be scrapped in 2011 after phased price cuts, ministers announce...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Man is charged over 1996 murder
A 58-year-old man is charged with the murder of a woman whose husband was cleared of killing her...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Boy, 12, killed in road collision
A boy, believed to be 12-years-old, has been knocked down and killed in County Down...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Doctor sought over illegal scans
A top Indian gynaecologist has her licence to practise suspended after a BBC report into female foeticide...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Fashion guru's weedkiller suicide
Fashion guru Isabella Blow killed herself by drinking more than 20 times the fatal dose of weedkiller, a coroner hears...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Football: Allardyce relief at point
Steven Taylor scores a second-half equaliser to ease the pressure on Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Police accuse Smith over pay deal
The Police Federation of England and Wales accuses the Home Office of reneging on a £30m pay deal...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Canoeist to face police questions
A canoeist who reappeared five years after he was presumed dead is taken to the North East for questioning...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
US shoppers killed in gun rampage
A gunman opens fire in a shopping centre in Nebraska, killing at least eight people and himself, say police...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Opposition Candidate Cleared in Time for Korean Vote
The outcome was expected to boost the already high chances of restoring a conservative government to power...
New York Times - December 5, 2007
With New Data, U.S. Revises Its View of Iran
Intelligence officials say much of a 2005 estimate on Iran holds up to scrutiny, but they acknowledge that some conclusions seem to have been thinly sourced...
New York Times - December 5, 2007
Bush Says Iran Still Must Explain Past Nuclear Work
Iran?s president today hailed a U.S. intelligence report as a victory, but President Bush said Iran still had questions to answer about its past nuclear work...
New York Times - December 5, 2007
Four Bombs in Iraq as Gates Meets Leaders
At least 23 people were killed in car bombings today in Baghdad as Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived for a visit...
New York Times - December 5, 2007
Aggression protein found in mice
Aggression pheromones have been found in mice that encourage fights between rival males...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Brown may miss EU treaty signing
Gordon Brown could miss the signing of the EU reform treaty because of a diary clash, Downing Street says...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Protest halts opencast mine work
Campaigners against an opencast mine take over two excavating machines at the site in protest...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Mum to be cleared of baby murder
A County Fermanagh woman accused of murdering her newborn son is to be cleared of the charge...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
School bus driver abused children
A school bus driver who drugged and then sexually abused children over a six-year period is jailed...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Mine attack hits Sri Lankan bus
At least 15 people are killed in a landmine attack on a crowded bus in northern Sri Lanka, authorities say...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Drug gang's solicitor is jailed
A solicitor who provided false alibis for members of a criminal network is jailed...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Car bomb rocks centre of Baghdad
A car bomb explodes in a largely Shia neighbourhood of central Baghdad, killing at least 14 people...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Guantanamo legal showdown begins
A key hearing on whether Guantanamo Bay inmates should have access to civilian courts begins in the US...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
'Eta attack' kills second officer
A second Spanish policeman has died after being shot in France by suspected Basque separatist militants...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Army seizes DR Congo rebel base
The DR Congo army says it now fully controls the rebel stronghold of Mushake, as well as the surrounding hills...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Football: McCarthy no to Korea
Wolves manager Mick McCarthy rules himself out of the running for the vacant job of South Korea head coach...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Man who drove girl 130mph jailed
A man who drove at 130mph with a seven-year-old girl unrestrained in the back of his car is jailed...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
£20,000 reward offered for discs
A £20,000 reward is offered for the return of the lost child benefit discs as it several data "incidents" are revealed...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Dodi bought Diana jewelled ring
The inquest into the deaths of Diana Princess of Wales has heard that Dodi Fayed bought her an £11,500 ring, hours before the couple were killed...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Bush urges Tehran to come clean
The US president says Iran must still fully reveal its nuclear activities, or face further international isolation...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
UK bans non-EU unskilled workers
Ministers ban non-EU unskilled workers as they unveil details of a points-based immigration system...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
New 'super-prisons' to be built
Three "super-prisons" housing about 2,500 offenders are to be built, Justice Secretary Jack Straw announces...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Canoeist probe 'began months ago'
Suspicions were raised about the disappearance of canoeist John Darwin three months ago, police reveal...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Iraq hostages' families send love
The families of five Britons kidnapped in Baghdad in May issue a message sending them words of support...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Guantánamo Prisoner Cuts His Throat With Fingernail
A prisoner cut his throat with his own fingernail last month, causing a substantial loss of blood, but was never at risk of death, military officials said Tuesday...
New York Times - December 5, 2007
Suicide Bomber Kills 13 in Afghanistan
The attack in Kabul injured 17 others and came as Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates was visiting the city...
New York Times - December 5, 2007
Government 'failing on e-crime'
IT chiefs at some of the UK's biggest companies accuse government of failing to take high-tech seriously...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Springer opera court fight fails
A Christian group loses its bid to prosecute the BBC's director general for blasphemy over the Jerry Springer opera...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Pledge to do more for dyslexics
The government pilots a scheme to help children with dyslexia, and gives support to dyslexia charities...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Donor 'unlikely to get cash back'
The man at the centre of the row over donations to Labour is unlikely to get his £663,975 back, the BBC learns...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Northern Rock bidder to drop out
One of the participants in the auction of Northern Rock is to drop out of the process, the BBC learns...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Teenagers' performance 'UK worst'
Wales' 15-year-olds finish bottom of the UK nations in reading and maths in a global education study...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Blast inquiry details announced
Details of the joint inquiry into the Stockline factory blast are announced by Scottish and UK ministers...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Town book plan a Dolly good idea
Country and western star Dolly Parton is to launch a pre-school book scheme in Rotherham...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Eight killed as Gates visits Iraq
Three car bombs kill at least eight Iraqis, including one in Mosul as the US defence secretary arrives in the city...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Army 'seizes' DR Congo rebel base
The DR Congo army enters the rebel stronghold of Mushake and seizes their headquarters, they say...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Football: Anger over Everton plan
Everton owner Bill Kenwright faces a barrage of criticism at the club's AGM over plans to leave Goodison Park...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
England fall to agonising defeat
England fight hard but just fail to hold out for a draw as Sri Lanka win the first Test by 88 runs in Kandy...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Williams apology to ex-manager
Singer Robbie Williams agrees to pay damages to his former Take That manager over allegations in a song lyric...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Economy blues boost rate-cut call
The Bank of England is under pressure to cut rates as evidence emerges that the economy may be in trouble...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Two men held on terror charges
Police have arrested two men under the Terrorism Act in connection with alleged overseas terror plans...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
House prices dip in November
UK house prices fell 1.1% in November due to higher interest rates and mortgage payments, the Halifax says...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
NHS stroke plan 'will save lives'
The government says its 10-year stroke strategy for England will save thousands of lives by ensuring people get quicker access to care...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
90mph police chief's driving ban
A police chief constable is banned from driving after speeding at 90mph while off duty...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Nuclear report a victory - Iran
A US report on Iran's nuclear programme is a "great victory", President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
World Briefing | The Americas: Mexico: Popular Musician Killed
Sergio Gómez, the lead singer of the popular Norteña group K-Paz de La Sierra, was found dead along a highway on Monday...
New York Times - December 5, 2007
World Briefing | The Americas: Venezuela: Raid on Jewish Center Condemned
A police raid over the weekend at a Jewish community center in Caracas by about two dozen armed security agents was ostensibly a search for weapons...
New York Times - December 5, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Bosnia and European Union Sign First Pact
A set of accords puts Bosnia on the road to eventual membership in the European Union...
New York Times - December 5, 2007
World Briefing | Europe: Germany: Tempelhof Airport to Close Next Year
Tempelhof Airport is known for one of the most important stories in aviation history, the Berlin Airlift of 1948 and 1949...
New York Times - December 5, 2007
World Briefing | Asia: China: Vatican-Backed Bishop Installed
China ordained Joseph Gan Junqiu, a priest who has publicly declared his fidelity to Pope Benedict XVI, as a bishop of Guangzhou...
New York Times - December 5, 2007
The Thin Line Between Civilian and Military Nuclear Programs
The history of the atomic age suggests that for a country with an advanced civil nuclear program, crossing the line into bomb work is relatively easy...
New York Times - December 5, 2007
Top Officials Greet Gates in Kabul With Pleas
Afghanistan?s most senior government and military leaders appealed for more money, weapons and security trainers...
New York Times - December 5, 2007
Businessman Details Payments to Former Canadian Premier
A former West German intelligence officer used a parliamentary committee hearing Tuesday to both insult and support his onetime ally, former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney...
New York Times - December 5, 2007
Accord Tightens Control of Security Contractors in Iraq
A new agreement sets out the details governing the operations of Blackwater and other private security contractors in Iraq...
New York Times - December 5, 2007
President of Brazilian Senate Resigns Over Corruption Scandal
Renan Calheiros resigned his leadership post to avoid being expelled from Congress by his fellow senators because of a lengthy corruption scandal...
New York Times - December 5, 2007
Afghan Bomber Hits NATO Convoy
A suicide car bomber crashed into a two-car NATO convoy on the Kabul airport road on Tuesday morning, wounding 22 Afghan civilians on their way to work...
New York Times - December 5, 2007
Bomb Explodes in Pakistan, Killing Woman Carrying It
It was unclear whether the woman was a suicide bomber or whether she was carrying a bomb to plant it somewhere...
New York Times - December 5, 2007
Leader?s Illness Heightens Concern About Somali Stability
The president of Somalia was abruptly hospitalized on Tuesday in Kenya, adding worries to an already jittery and troubled nation...
New York Times - December 5, 2007
A Haven Becomes a Dilemma
Hundreds of Iraqi refugees have been caught in a dragnet of heightened security in Lebanon after a showdown between an international jihadist group and the Lebanese security forces over the summer...
New York Times - December 5, 2007
News Analysis: A Calmer Iraq: Fragile, and Possibly Fleeting
The reduced violence in Iraq in recent months stems from three significant developments, all of which can be reversed, and on relatively short notice...
New York Times - December 5, 2007
New Data, New Methods, New Conclusion
Current and former intelligence officials say much of a 2005 estimate on Iran holds up to scrutiny, but they acknowledge that some conclusions seem to have been thinly sourced...
New York Times - December 5, 2007
Stop smoking NHS clinics 'work'
NHS 'stop smoking' clinics have been hailed a success after figures showed particular success in poorer areas...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Plea to write off poll tax debts
A leading consumer body calls for Scotland's councils to write off outstanding poll tax debts...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
£2m care service for ex-soldiers
Former members of the UDR and Royal Irish Regiment are to benefit from a £2m a year care service...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
India tiger skin 'traders' held
Police in India say they have arrested 16 people in connection with hunting tigers and smuggling skin and bones...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Thais mark king's 80th birthday
Tens of thousands of Thais pack the streets of Bangkok to celebrate the 80th birthday of the king...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Call for stroke care awareness
The government is to launch its 10-year stroke strategy for England by promising to save thousands of lives...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Energy companies 'exploit poor'
People on pre-payment meters pay hundreds of pounds more for energy than the cheapest tariffs, a watchdog says...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
MPs urge Iraq spend breakdown
MPs ask ministers to provide more details of spending in Iraq and Afghanistan - expected to cost nearly £2bn this year...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Thirteen killed by Kabul car bomb
Thirteen people are killed as a suicide bomber attacks a bus carrying Afghan soldiers in the capital, Kabul...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
GP surgery abortions considered
Trials are under way to test whether abortions could take place in doctor's surgeries in England, the government says...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
China questions UN Iran sanctions
China says a US report on Iran's nuclear programme raises doubts about the need for more UN sanctions...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Review of jail overcrowding due
Sentencing should be linked to the number of jail places available, a report into prisons is expected to say...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Police arrest 'missing canoeist'
A man who reappeared five years after it was believed he drowned while canoeing is arrested by police...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
Group targets grooming of girls
The Home Office is looking to tackle the problem of young British girls being lured into prostitution, the BBC learns...
BBC News - December 5, 2007
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