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Australia prepares for Popes visit
Thousands of pilgrims converged on Sydney as it braced Friday for the weekend arrival of the pope and the start of World Youth Day, the biggest event held in Australia since the 2000 Olympics...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Lawmaker wants review of US exports to Iran
A lawmaker is calling for a broad review of exports to Iran to see whether exemptions to U.S. trade sanctions are being abused...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Authorities At least 1 dead in N. Calif wildfire
Firefighters say at least one person has been found dead after a wildfire swept through an area near the Northern California town of Concow...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Hollywood power couple ends lawsuit
A Hollywood power couple are ending their lawsuit against a security firm over a break-in at their Bel-Air home...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Negotiations ongoing over Verne Troyer sex tape
Attorneys for Verne Troyer are seeking additional protection against the release of a sex tape while they negotiate with a porn broker and distributor, court documents show...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Hospital error blamed for more infant overdoses
The case of 14 babies who received accidental overdoses while in intensive care has raised new questions about how a common blood-thinning medication could be given to infants repeatedly in the wrong dosage...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
1 killed in Calif. fires more Guard troops coming
Firefighting officials said Friday that one person died when a wildfire swept through a rural area of Northern California, a rare human casualty among the hundreds of blazes that have tormented the state for weeks...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Paula Creamer leads by 6 after 2nd round
Picking up where she left off after a course-record 60, Paula Creamer shot a 6-under-par 65 Friday to build a six-stroke lead after the second round of the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Tatis, Mets top Giants for 6th straight win
Fernando Tatis turned this into an extra special win for the New York Mets. Tatis homered, doubled twice and drove in four runs and the surging Mets won their sixth straight game Thursday, beating the San Francisco Giants 7-3...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Mickelson makes hole-in-one at Scottish Open
Phil Mickelson had a hole-in-one at the Scottish Open on Friday to make the cut and go into the weekend five strokes behind leader Angel Cabrera...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Indians beat Rays to snap 10-game slide
Cleveland had lost 10 straight, traded away arguably its best player and was welcoming to town the team with the best record in baseball...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Surging Howard sinks Cardinals with 2 more homers
Ryan Howard showed off his stellar power during another terrific day at the plate for the Philadelphia Phillies. With the wind blowing out at Wrigley Field, Ken Griffey Jr. and the Cincinnati Reds showed they have some pop in their bats, too...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Laura to return to General Hospital
Genie Francis is checking back into "General Hospital."...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Stocks pare losses on reports of Fed offer
Stocks have pared steep losses on reports that the Federal Reserve has told mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac they can borrow money from the central bank if necessary...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Oil sets new trading record above $147 a barrel
Oil prices briefly spiked to a new record above $147 a barrel Friday, as rising hostilities between the West and Iran and unrest in Nigeria sent investors rushing back to energy markets...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Expert Iran doctored photo of missile launches
An Iranian photograph showing a cluster of missile launches was apparently altered to add a fourth missile lifting off from a desert range, a defense analyst said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Bermuda issues storm watch for Hurricane Bertha
Bermuda has issued a tropical storm watch as Hurricane Bertha approaches...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Shares of Freddie Mac recover from big plunge
Shares of Freddie Mac recovered from a gut-wrenching plunge Friday on speculation that the mortgage company could soon see its finances stabilized with access to emergency Federal Reserve lending...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Salmonella toll tops 1,000 peppers now eyed
More than 1,000 people now are confirmed ill from salmonella initially linked to raw tomatoes, a grim milestone Wednesday that makes this the worst foodborne outbreak in at least a decade. Adding to the confusion, the government is implicating some types of hot peppers, too...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
ND tornado victims get lots of volunteer help
Scores of volunteers Tuesday helped tornado-damaged communities in northern North Dakota clear away debris from a storm that destroyed six homes and seriously injured one man...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Meet the Big Brother 10 cast
"Big Brother 10" is returning to its roots.The claustrophobic CBS reality show is sealing 13 actual strangers _ no ex lovers, secret twin partners or long-lost siblings this time _ inside a makeshift house on a Studio City soundstage for the chance to be the last houseguest standing and take home the $500,000 grand prize...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Ramirez HR, 5 hits lead Marlins over Dodgers in 11
Hanley Ramirez homered with two out in the 11th inning, capping the first five-hit game of his career and helping the Florida Marlins beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 on Thursday night...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Israeli PM faces questioning in corruption case
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert faced a third round of questioning by police investigators on Friday, the latest development in a corruption case that could force him out of office...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Report Getaway driver not in on Turkish plot
A man suspected of driving the getaway car in the U.S. consulate attack says he was simply hired as a driver and had no idea that his passengers planned a terrorist attack, a Turkish newspaper reported Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Georgia says it will down Russian jets
A Georgian official warned Russia on Friday that it will have to "collect the shattered fragments" of its planes if they intrude on Georgian airspace again...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Toyota making US manufacturing changes
Toyota Motor Corp. will start producing the hybrid Prius in the U.S. for the first time as the Japanese automaker adjusts its U.S. manufacturing operations to meet customer demands for smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Some Iraqis protest security deal with US
Hundreds of followers of a radical Shiite cleric in Iraq have taken to the streets to protest a proposed security agreement between Iraq and the United States...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Police say man confesses in Shanghai models death
A young Chinese man confessed to killing a Canadian model during a robbery at her apartment, police in Shanghai said Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Suspect in Turkish attack says he was only a driver
A man suspected of driving the getaway car in the U.S. consulate attack says he was simply hired as a driver and had no idea that his passengers planned a terrorist attack, a Turkish newspaper reported Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
New allegations emerge in Israeli PM scandal
Israeli police unveiled stunning new allegations against Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Friday, accusing him of getting multiple sources to pay for the same trips abroad so he could pocket the difference...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Ukraine grapples with alarming rise in hate crimes
Nigerian medical student George Itoro Ebong says he was waiting for a bus in central Kiev last year when three young men ran up, shouted racially charged insults at him and smashed a bottle over his head...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Tourists killing clouds SKorean appeal to North
A soldier fatally shot a South Korean tourist Friday at a resort in North Korea, prompting the South to suspend a high-profile tourism program just as the president was seeking to repair strained ties with his communist neighbor...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Russia, China veto UN sanctions on Zimbabwe
Russia and China vetoed proposed sanctions on Zimbabwe Friday, rejecting U.S. efforts to step up punitive measures against its authoritarian regime linked to a rash of violence surrounding a disputed presidential election...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Morocco says it foils plot aimed at tourist hotels
Moroccan security forces foiled a terrorist plot to attack tourists this summer, in what has become a "near-daily" struggle to root out extremist cells increasingly linked to al-Qaida in Iraq, a top security official said Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Israeli police air new allegations against premier
Police revealed stinging new allegations against Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Friday, accusing him of pocketing tens of thousands of dollars by deceiving multiple sources into paying for the same trips abroad...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Canadian models murder raises questions in China
In the two short weeks the 22-year-old Canadian model was in China, she found only disappointment, and then a violent death during a robbery...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Military Gunmen kill 4 on Sri Lanka bus
Suspected rebel gunmen ambushed a crowded passenger bus Friday as it traveled down a small rural road in southern Sri Lanka, killing a 9-year-old boy and three women, the military said...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Al-Qaida tape warns of Afghan attacks
An Internet audiotape purported to be from an al-Qaida commander who escaped from a U.S.-run prison in Afghanistan warns of increased attacks against international forces in the violence-plagued nation...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Colombia rebels denounce betrayal
Colombian rebels on Friday blamed two guerrillas who were guarding hostages for the success of a rescue mission by the military that freed three U.S. defense contractors, a former presidential candidate and 11 others...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Gitmo abuse blamed for weight loss
An Afghan prisoner suffered significant weight loss and other health problems when the military subjected him to two weeks of sleep deprivation at Guantanamo in 2004, his lawyer said Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Russian oil slows to Czechs after accord with US
Russia has reduced its oil shipments to the Czech Republic without providing an explanation, the Industry and Trade Ministry announced Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Britain urging return to wartime food frugality
Waste not, want not.Evoking an era of World War II austerity, British families are being urged to cut food waste and use leftovers in a nationwide effort to fight sharply rising global food prices...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Palestinian PM complains to US on West Bank raids
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said Friday that he sent a letter to an American peace monitor complaining that recent Israeli military raids in the West Bank undermine his administration...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Virus helps show cancer spread
Scientists have used a common cold virus to "light up" prostate cancer tumours in different parts of the body...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Apples beat pears on crunch issue
Just why pears are prone to rot faster than apples after they are picked can now be explained by scientists...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Mario is evicted from Big Brother
Big Brother contestant Mario Marconi is evicted from Channel 4's reality series Big Brother after a public vote...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Oil hits new high on Iran fears
Ongoing concerns about oil supplies pushes the price of a barrel of crude to new record highs above $147 a barrel...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Cave warning on Uganda bat virus
The WHO warns people not to enter Ugandan caves after a tourist dies from Marburg virus...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Farc rebels denounce 'betrayal'
Colombia's Farc rebels say betrayal by two of their own members led to last week's dramatic hostage rescue...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Scrutiny call after files found
Calls are made for all derelict hospitals to be examined, after private patient data was found in a disused site in Lanarkshire...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Man drowns in Strangford Lough
Emergency services fail to resuscitate a man after he falls into Strangford Lough in County Down...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Martha's week
The by-election was like a wedding full of batty relatives...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Chambers cruises into 100m semis
Dwain Chambers eases to victory in his heat to book a place the semi-finals of 100m at the British Olympic trials...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Supreme Bell piles pressure on SA
Ian Bell hits a magnificent 199 as England declare on 593-8 on the second day of the first Test against South Africa...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Queiroz takes Portugal coach post
Man Utd assistant boss Carlos Queiroz signs a four-year deal to become coach of Portugal...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Sudan angry at threat of charges
Sudan's UN ambassador angrily condemns the possibility of war crimes charges over Darfur against President Bashir...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Runaway bull fished out of pool
A bull is rescued from a swimming pool by firefighters after it escapes from its enclosure and charges into the water...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Six firms fined in tobacco probe
Six retailers and tobacco firms agree to pay a maximum of £173.3m after admitting unlawful tobacco pricing practices...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Zimbabwe sanctions vetoed at UN
A resolution to impose sanctions on Zimbabwe's President Mugabe and some of his key allies is vetoed at the United Nations...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Siberian mammoths on display in Taiwan
The frozen remains of two woolly mammoths _ long extinct Ice Age elephants _ went on display Friday in Taiwan...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Australia prepares for Popes visit
Thousands of pilgrims converged on Sydney as it braced Friday for the weekend arrival of the pope and the start of World Youth Day, the biggest event held in Australia since the 2000 Olympics...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Hurricane Bertha approaches Bermuda
Forecasters say a tropical storm watch could be issued for Bermuda as Hurricane Bertha moves slowly toward the island...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Bermuda issues storm watch for Hurricane Bertha
Bermuda has issued a tropical storm watch as Hurricane Bertha approaches...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Firefighters renew attack on E. Washington fires
Firefighters renewed the battle at daybreak against wildfires that have destroyed eight homes in Spokane Valley and burned thousands of acres in other parts of Eastern Washington...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Cops fear Calif. isle is turning gangster paradise
It seems even 22 miles of open ocean might not be keeping gangs off Catalina Island, a mist-shrouded outpost of Los Angeles County best known for its Hollywood history and crystal-clear harbors...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Fellow ex-POW eager to back McCain against Obama
In the decades since they shared a prison cell in North Vietnam, George "Bud" Day has remained a close friend of Republican John McCain and emerged as a staunch opponent of Democrats seeking the presidency...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Indians beat Rays to snap 10-game slide
Cleveland had lost 10 straight, traded away arguably its best player and was welcoming to town the team with the best record in baseball...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Surging Howard sinks Cardinals with 2 more homers
Ryan Howard showed off his stellar power during another terrific day at the plate for the Philadelphia Phillies. With the wind blowing out at Wrigley Field, Ken Griffey Jr. and the Cincinnati Reds showed they have some pop in their bats, too...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Creamer shoots 60, leads LPGAs Farr by 5 strokes
Paula Creamer knew she was playing well. She was surprised just how well. Creamer birdied nine of the last 11 holes, including the final three, for a course-record 60 on the par-71 Highland Meadows layout Thursday. She held a five-stroke lead after the opening round of the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Izturis gives Angels 11-10 win over Rangers in 11
Maicer Izturis drove in the go-ahead run with a pinch single in the 11th inning, and the Los Angeles Angels survived a shaky three outs from Francisco Rodriguez in an 11-10 victory over the Texas Rangers on Thursday night...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Hollywood producers say SAG rejects contract offer
The Screen Actors Guild rejected the latest contract offer from Hollywood studios on Thursday but claimed it was willing to negotiate and presented a counterproposal...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Dow drops below 11,000 for 1st time in 2 years
Stocks tumbled Friday as investors focused on troubles at mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and watched oil prices climb further into record territory. The Dow Jones industrials fell more than 200 points and slid below the 11,000 mark for the first time in two years...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Stock fall sharply on Fannie, Freddie worries
Stocks tumbled Friday as investors focused on troubles at mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and watched oil prices climb further into record territory. The Dow Jones industrials fell more than 200 points and slid below the 11,000 mark for the first time in two years...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Stock drop on Fannie, Freddie Dow below 11,000
Stocks are falling further as investors grow more concerned about mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Dow Jones industrials are down more than 220 points and have dropped below the 11,000 mark for the first time in two years...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Ramirez HR, 5 hits lead Marlins over Dodgers in 11
Hanley Ramirez homered with two out in the 11th inning, capping the first five-hit game of his career and helping the Florida Marlins beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 on Thursday night...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Expert Iran doctored photo of missile launches
An Iranian photograph showing a cluster of missile launches was apparently altered to add a fourth missile lifting off from a desert range, a defense analyst said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Meet the Big Brother 10 cast
"Big Brother 10" is returning to its roots.The claustrophobic CBS reality show is sealing 13 actual strangers _ no ex lovers, secret twin partners or long-lost siblings this time _ inside a makeshift house on a Studio City soundstage for the chance to be the last houseguest standing and take home the $500,000 grand prize...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Toyota making US manufacturing changes
Toyota Motor Corp. will start producing the hybrid Prius in the U.S. for the first time as the Japanese automaker adjusts its U.S. manufacturing operations to meet customer demands for smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Salmonella toll tops 1,000 peppers now eyed
More than 1,000 people now are confirmed ill from salmonella initially linked to raw tomatoes, a grim milestone Wednesday that makes this the worst foodborne outbreak in at least a decade. Adding to the confusion, the government is implicating some types of hot peppers, too...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
ND tornado victims get lots of volunteer help
Scores of volunteers Tuesday helped tornado-damaged communities in northern North Dakota clear away debris from a storm that destroyed six homes and seriously injured one man...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
South Korean fatally shot by North Korean soldier
A North Korean soldier fatally shot a South Korean tourist Friday at a mountain resort in the communist north, prompting the South to suspend the high-profile tour program just as the new South Korean president sought to rekindle strained ties between the divided countries...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Report Getaway driver not in on Turkish plot
A man suspected of driving the getaway car in the U.S. consulate attack says he was simply hired as a driver and had no idea that his passengers planned a terrorist attack, a Turkish newspaper reported Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Georgia says it will down Russian jets
A Georgian official warned Russia on Friday that it will have to "collect the shattered fragments" of its planes if they intrude on Georgian airspace again...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
New charges filed against ousted Thai PM
Thai prosecutors filed new corruption charges against ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Friday for alleged abuse of authority to benefit his family business...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Chinese man arrested in Canadians death
A young Chinese man confessed to killing a Canadian model during a robbery at her apartment, police in Shanghai said Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Police say man confesses in Shanghai models death
A young Chinese man confessed to killing a Canadian model during a robbery at her apartment, police in Shanghai said Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Suspect in Turkish attack says he was only a driver
A man suspected of driving the getaway car in the U.S. consulate attack says he was simply hired as a driver and had no idea that his passengers planned a terrorist attack, a Turkish newspaper reported Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
New allegations emerge in Israeli PM scandal
Israeli police unveiled stunning new allegations against Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Friday, accusing him of getting multiple sources to pay for the same trips abroad so he could pocket the difference...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Israeli PM faces questioning in corruption case
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert faced a third round of questioning by police investigators on Friday, the latest development in a corruption case that could force him out of office...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Italy Indictments sought in student slaying
Prosecutors say they have requested murder indictments against an American student and two other suspects in the slaying of a British woman in Italy...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Some Iraqis protest security deal with US
Hundreds of followers of a radical Shiite cleric in Iraq have taken to the streets to protest a proposed security agreement between Iraq and the United States...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
British spymaster emerges from 10-day coma
A senior British intelligence official has emerged from a coma 10 days after he collapsed at home...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Woman gets 3 years for helping fiance flee
A judge sentenced a woman to three years in prison on Friday for helping her fiance flee from London after he failed in an attempted suicide bombing...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
EU and US pledge more than euro750 million for Kosovo
International donors on Friday pledged more than half of the euro1.5 billion ($2.36 billion) in aid requested by Kosovo to build up its infrastructure and democratic institutions...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Dutch woman dies of Ebola-like fever
A Dutch woman has died from Marburg fever, a highly contagious Ebola-like virus she is thought to have caught from bats while touring caves in Uganda, hospital officials said Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Adults misjudge weight problems
Britons are getting worse at judging when they are overweight, a study suggests...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Adults give young 'bad example'
Adults too often set a bad example for young people, says a head teacher who is to report on tackling bad behaviour...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Donors pledge funds for Kosovo
International donors raise a total of 1.2bn euros towards rebuilding Kosovo during an international conference in Brussels...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
India confidence vote date is set
The leaders of India's governing coalition say they will seek a vote of confidence on 22 July which they expect to win...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
FTSE 100 ends day in bear market
London's index of key shares, the FTSE 100, ends in "bear market" territory after another tough day for stocks in Europe and the US...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Labour launches attack on Davis
A minister attacks Tory by-election winner David Davis, comparing him to cartoon character Homer Simpson...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Missing US Iraq troops found dead
The bodies of two US soldiers missing in Iraq for more than a year have been found, the Pentagon confirms...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Olmert corruption probe widened
An investigation into allegations of corruption against the Israeli PM is being widened to look at whether he committed fraud...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Seoul softens stance on N Korea
In a policy U-turn, South Korea's president suggests reviving direct talks with North Korea, as six-party talks continue...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Flood danger 'for half a million'
Some 500,000 people in Wales should prepare for the risk that their homes may flood, says an expert...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Man is charged over city killing
A 28-year-old man is charged with the murder of a man found dead at his home in south Belfast...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Charles Wheeler
And the far-fetched tale that turned out to be true...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Local bookshops
You told us what you like about your favourites...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Faces of young road crash victims
Families pay tribute to the young friends who died in a head-on crash with a lorry in Leicestershire...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
'In limbo'
Zimbabweans in exile rally for the right to work...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
'Rubbish ideal'
The Japanese community living with 'zero waste'...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Task the family
Would you want your child to do your job?...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Storm in a DD cup? M&S defends 'tax on bigger bras'
Marks & Spencer defends a policy of charging extra on some of its bras bigger than a size DD...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Queiroz gets Portugal coach post
Manchester United assistant boss Carlos Queiroz signs a four-year deal to become coach of Portugal...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
ECB chief cool on rival Twenty20
England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Giles Clarke plays down the possibility of a new Twenty20 event to rival the Indian Premier League...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Software glitch hits iPhone fans
UK Apple fans struggle to get their hands on the updated model of the popular smartphone...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Queen marks RAF's 90th birthday
The Queen attends the largest RAF ceremony in over 30 years to mark its 90th anniversary...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Councils 'happy not to sell data'
Councils say they are "more than happy" not to sell voters' details after a report condemns the practice...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
21 July plotter's fiancee jailed
The fiancee of failed 21 July bomber Yassin Omar is jailed for three years for helping him to escape in a burka...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
US mortgage firms' shares slump
Shares in US mortgage firms Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae fall as much as 50% amid concerns for their future...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Brown pledge to tackle stabbings
Measures to tackle knife crime will be revealed next week after stabbings in London and the Midlands, says Gordon Brown...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Antioch faculty to keep teaching as school closes
Former faculty at Antioch College, which is temporarily closing amid financial problems, plan to teach in coffee shops, bookstores and parks to keep alive the spirit of the private school known for its pioneering academic programs...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Hurricane Bertha approaches Bermuda
Forecasters say a tropical storm watch could be issued for Bermuda as Hurricane Bertha moves slowly toward the island...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
McCain disagrees with advisers whiners remark
Republican John McCain distanced himself from an economic adviser who dubbed the United States "a nation of whiners" in a "mental recession" as Democrat Barack Obama turned the remarks against his rival...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Indians beat Rays to snap 10-game slide
Cleveland had lost 10 straight, traded away arguably its best player and was welcoming to town the team with the best record in baseball...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Surging Howard sinks Cardinals with 2 more homers
Ryan Howard showed off his stellar power during another terrific day at the plate for the Philadelphia Phillies. With the wind blowing out at Wrigley Field, Ken Griffey Jr. and the Cincinnati Reds showed they have some pop in their bats, too...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Creamer shoots 60, leads LPGAs Farr by 5 strokes
Paula Creamer knew she was playing well. She was surprised just how well. Creamer birdied nine of the last 11 holes, including the final three, for a course-record 60 on the par-71 Highland Meadows layout Thursday. She held a five-stroke lead after the opening round of the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Toyota will start making Prius hybrid in US
Toyota Motor Corp., the seemingly unstoppable juggernaut that saw its U.S. sales double in the last decade, has come back down to earth. Stung by rare double-digit sales declines and burdened by a growing inventory of slow-selling pickups, Toyota said Thursday it will start producing the Prius hybrid in the U.S. and will shut down truck and SUV production to meet changing consumer demands...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Japanese shares finish slightly lower
Japanese shares ended slightly lower Friday after a late rally erased early damage and left investors feeling positive about next week...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Dollar flat against the euro, pound
The dollar was flat against the euro and the British pound on Friday as fears stirred in the U.S. that the worst of the housing crisis may not be over...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Fellow ex-POW eager to back McCain against Obama
In the decades since they shared a prison cell in North Vietnam, George "Bud" Day has remained a close friend of Republican John McCain and emerged as a staunch opponent of Democrats seeking the presidency...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Izturis gives Angels 11-10 win over Rangers in 11
Maicer Izturis drove in the go-ahead run with a pinch single in the 11th inning, and the Los Angeles Angels survived a shaky three outs from Francisco Rodriguez in an 11-10 victory over the Texas Rangers on Thursday night...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Get the 3-D glasses ready for Hannah Montana
The hit "Hannah Montana" movie will be nearly inescapable on television this month in every dimension...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Toyota will start making hybrid Prius in US
Toyota Motor Corp., the seemingly unstoppable juggernaut that saw its U.S. sales double in the last decade, has come back down to earth. Stung by rare double-digit sales declines and burdened by a growing inventory of slow-selling pickups, Toyota said Thursday it will start producing the Prius hybrid in the U.S. and will shut down truck and SUV production to meet changing consumer demands...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Bodies of 2 missing soldiers are found in Iraq
Families say the bodies of two U.S. soldiers missing in Iraq for more than a year have been found...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Hollywood producers say SAG rejects contract offer
The Screen Actors Guild rejected the latest contract offer from Hollywood studios on Thursday but claimed it was willing to negotiate and presented a counterproposal...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Toyota making US manufacturing changes
Toyota Motor Corp. will start producing the hybrid Prius in the U.S. for the first time as the Japanese automaker adjusts its U.S. manufacturing operations to meet customer demands for smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Salmonella toll tops 1,000 peppers now eyed
More than 1,000 people now are confirmed ill from salmonella initially linked to raw tomatoes, a grim milestone Wednesday that makes this the worst foodborne outbreak in at least a decade. Adding to the confusion, the government is implicating some types of hot peppers, too...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Ramirez HR, 5 hits lead Marlins over Dodgers in 11
Hanley Ramirez homered with two out in the 11th inning, capping the first five-hit game of his career and helping the Florida Marlins beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 on Thursday night...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Expert Iran doctored photo of missile launches
An Iranian photograph showing a cluster of missile launches was apparently altered to add a fourth missile lifting off from a desert range, a defense analyst said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
ND tornado victims get lots of volunteer help
Scores of volunteers Tuesday helped tornado-damaged communities in northern North Dakota clear away debris from a storm that destroyed six homes and seriously injured one man...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Australia prepares for Popes visit
Thousands of pilgrims converged on Sydney as it braced Friday for the weekend arrival of the pope and the start of World Youth Day, the biggest event held in Australia since the 2000 Olympics...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Siberian mammoths on display in Taiwan
The frozen remains of two woolly mammoths _ long extinct Ice Age elephants _ went on display Friday in Taiwan...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
South Korean fatally shot by North Korean soldier
A North Korean soldier fatally shot a South Korean tourist Friday at a mountain resort in the communist north, prompting the South to suspend the high-profile tour program just as the new South Korean president sought to rekindle strained ties between the divided countries...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Israeli troops kill gunman in West Bank clash
Israeli troops killed a Palestinian gunman who opened fire on an Israeli civilian driving in the West Bank early Friday, the military and Palestinian officials said...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Report 10 Kurdish rebels killed in Turkey
A private news agency says Turkish troops have killed 10 Kurdish rebels in fighting in southeast Turkey...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
SKorean fatally shot by NKorean soldier
A North Korean soldier fatally shot a South Korean tourist Friday at a mountain resort in the communist north, prompting the South to suspend the high-profile tour program just as the new South Korean president sought to rekindle strained ties between the divided countries...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Chinese man arrested in Canadian models death
A young Chinese man confessed to killing a Canadian model during a robbery at her apartment, police in Shanghai said Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Chinese man arrested in Canadians death
A young Chinese man confessed to killing a Canadian model during a robbery at her apartment, police in Shanghai said Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
At least 5 killed in Serbia bus crash
A bus carrying Polish tourists overturned north of Belgrade on Friday, killing at least five people and injuring dozens, Serbian police said...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Israeli PM faces questioning in corruption case
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert faced a third round of questioning by police investigators on Friday, the latest development in a corruption case that could force him out of office...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Report Getaway driver not in on Turkish plot
A man suspected of driving the getaway car in the U.S. consulate attack says he was simply hired as a driver and had no idea that his passengers planned a terrorist attack, a Turkish newspaper reported Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Georgia says it will down Russian jets
A Georgian official warned Russia on Friday that it will have to "collect the shattered fragments" of its planes if they intrude on Georgian airspace again...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
New charges filed against ousted Thai PM
Thai prosecutors filed new corruption charges against ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Friday for alleged abuse of authority to benefit his family business...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
6 killed in Serbia bus crash
A bus carrying Polish tourists overturned north of Belgrade on Friday, killing six people and injuring nearly 40, Serbian police said...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Georgia says will down Russian jets
A Georgian official warned Russia on Friday that it will have to "collect the shattered fragments" of its planes if they intrude on Georgian airspace again...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Report Getaway driver not in on plot
A man suspected of driving the getaway car in the U.S. consulate attack says he was simply hired as a driver and had no idea that his passengers planned a terrorist attack, a Turkish newspaper reported Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
US military detains 9 suspected militants in Iraq
The U.S. military says it has detained nine people suspected of involvement in the al-Qaida in Iraq group...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Faces members considering reunion
Faces star Ian McLagan confirms the rest of the band, including Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood, are considering a reunion...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Firms 'miss' social site success
Businesses are not making the most of social networking sites, say researchers...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Group up for £17bn Sellafield job
A group is named as the government's preferred choice to clean up and run the Sellafield nuclear site...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Israeli police question PM Olmert
Israeli police are questioning Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for a third time over allegations of financial corruption...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Seoul to revive talks with North
In an apparent major policy shift, South Korea's President Lee suggests reviving direct talks with North Korea...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
EU pledges fund to rebuild Kosovo
The European Union pledges 500m euros to help rebuild Kosovo as part of an international donors conference in Brussels...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Poll finds AMs back more powers
A survey of assembly members finds cross-party support for Scottish-style powers in Cardiff Bay...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Fury as 'initiation' four freed
The parents of a boy who was tied up and attacked by four men during a so-called initiation ceremony are furious they walk free from court...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Sudan 'crimes charges' worry UN
UN officials fear reprisals on peacekeepers in Sudan amid speculation that the president may be charged with war crimes...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
US soldiers 'found dead in Iraq'
The bodies of two US soldiers missing in Iraq for more than a year have been found, their families say...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Man held over Shakespeare theft
A man is arrested over the theft of a Shakespeare collection worth an estimated £15m stolen 10 years ago...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Files found in abandoned hospital
Confidential patient information has been left lying in a derelict hospital in Lanarkshire, BBC Scotland reveals...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Job of work
Would you tell your offspring to avoid your career?...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
7 days quiz
New buddy with GSOH wanted for Amazon trek. Why?...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Live - England v South Africa
England's Kevin Pietersen is dismissed for 152 on the second day of the first Test against South Africa after Ian Bell reaches 100...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Portsmouth set to unveil Crouch
Portsmouth will unveil new signing striker Peter Crouch from Liverpool at a news conference at 1300 BST on Friday...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Queen marking RAF's 90th birthday
The Queen is attending the largest RAF ceremony in over 30 years to mark its 90th anniversary...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
A void in Vatican coffers as weak US dollar hits papal profits
The Vatican made a loss last year as the weakening dollar reduced the value of donations from the US...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Call to let Zimbabwe exiles work
The Archbishop of York calls on Zimbabwean exiles to be given the right to work in the UK...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Warning over home alone children
Many parents could face prosecution by leaving their children 'home alone' during summer holiday, warns the Children's Legal Centre...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Four stabbed to death on same day
Four men are stabbed to death in separate attacks within a few miles of each other on the same day in London...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Davis has future role - Cameron
David Cameron praises David Davis's by-election win but refuses to say whether he will offer him another frontbench job...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
US 'killed 47 Afghan civilians'
A US air strike in Afghanistan on Sunday killed 47 civilians, 39 of them women and children, investigators say...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Tuberculosis scare at university
Twenty-two people test positive for TB after a former student at a Manchester university is found to have the disease...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Tests show US shield 'not needed'
Russia's foreign minister says Iran's missile tests show the planned US defence shield in Europe is not necessary...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Family wants Ohio police to re-examine 1985 death
The grandson of a 76-year-old woman who is being investigated in the deaths of four of her five husbands wants Ohio police to take another look at the apparent suicide of his stepfather: her first-born son...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Bodies of 2 missing US soldiers are found in Iraq
Families say the bodies of two U.S. soldiers missing in Iraq for more than a year have been found...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Bodies of 2 missing soldiers are found in Iraq
Families say the bodies of two U.S. soldiers missing in Iraq for more than a year have been found...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Senate OKs promotions of Iraq generals
Notwithstanding months of partisan wrangling in Congress over the Iraq war, the Senate Thursday handily confirmed Gen. David Petraeus as the top commander in the Middle East and Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno to replace Petraeus as the chief military officer in Iraq...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Previously blocked execution goes forward in Texas
Texas has put to death a killer whose execution was once blocked by the U.S. Supreme Court as it considered a challenge to lethal injection...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
McCain has best fundraising in June, $22M
Republican presidential candidate John McCain raised more than $22 million in June, his best fundraising performance of the year, and ended the month with nearly $27 million cash on hand...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
D-Backs blow 2 leads but nip Nationals 7-5 in 11
The Arizona Diamondbacks blew a two-run lead in the ninth and a three-run lead in the 10th Thursday night before finally putting away the Washington Nationals with two in the 11th for a wild 7-5 victory...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Diamondbacks blow 2 leads before winning 7-5 in 11
The Arizona Diamondbacks blew a two-run lead in the ninth and a three-run lead in the 10th Thursday night before finally putting away the Washington Nationals with two in the 11th for a wild 7-5 victory...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
McCain has best fundraising in June, netting $22M
Republican presidential candidate John McCain raised more than $22 million in June, his best fundraising performance of the year, and ended the month with nearly $27 million cash on hand...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Izturis gives Angels 11-10 win over Rangers in 11
Maicer Izturis drove in the go-ahead run with a pinch single in the 11th inning, and the Los Angeles Angels survived a shaky three outs from Francisco Rodriguez in an 11-10 victory over the Texas Rangers on Thursday night...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Toyota will start making hybrid Prius in US
Toyota Motor Corp., the seemingly unstoppable juggernaut that saw its U.S. sales double in the last decade, has come back down to earth. Stung by rare double-digit sales declines and burdened by a growing inventory of slow-selling pickups, Toyota said Thursday it will start producing the Prius hybrid in the U.S. and will shut down truck and SUV production to meet changing consumer demands...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
McCain disagrees with advisers whiners remark
Republican John McCain distanced himself from an economic adviser who dubbed the United States "a nation of whiners" in a "mental recession" as Democrat Barack Obama turned the remarks against his rival...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Salmonella toll tops 1,000 peppers now eyed
More than 1,000 people now are confirmed ill from salmonella initially linked to raw tomatoes, a grim milestone Wednesday that makes this the worst foodborne outbreak in at least a decade. Adding to the confusion, the government is implicating some types of hot peppers, too...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Get the 3-D glasses ready for Hannah Montana
The hit "Hannah Montana" movie will be nearly inescapable on television this month in every dimension...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
ND tornado victims get lots of volunteer help
Scores of volunteers Tuesday helped tornado-damaged communities in northern North Dakota clear away debris from a storm that destroyed six homes and seriously injured one man...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Hollywood producers say SAG rejects contract offer
The Screen Actors Guild rejected the latest contract offer from Hollywood studios on Thursday but claimed it was willing to negotiate and presented a counterproposal...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Sarkozy defends decision to attend Olympic games
French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday defended his decision to attend the opening of the Olympic Games in Beijing, saying it would be wrong to "humiliate" China with a boycott...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Turkish minister 4 held in US Consulate attack
Authorities detained four suspects Thursday in connection with the attack on the U.S. consulate in Istanbul that ignited a firefight leaving three policemen and three assailants dead...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Toyota making US manufacturing changes
Toyota Motor Corp. will start producing the hybrid Prius in the U.S. for the first time as the Japanese automaker adjusts its U.S. manufacturing operations to meet customer demands for smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
China crackdown targets critics ahead of Olympics
Lu Jun, a campaigner for the rights of millions of Chinese with hepatitis B, seems an unlikely threat to the Beijing Olympics...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Tips on mass Bosnia war graves traded for cash
For a few hundred dollars, Hasan Nuhanovic learned that his mother managed to fatally slice open her veins moments before six armed men burst into her jail cell near the end of the Bosnian war...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Pakistani lawyers denounce leader of ruling party
Pakistani lawyers on Thursday fiercely denounced the leader of the main ruling party, potentially heralding a new chapter in their months-long push for the restoration of judges sacked by President Pervez Musharraf...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
PKK German hostages in good condition
Kurdish rebels refused Thursday to release three Germans hostages kidnapped this week until Berlin renounces a crackdown on the guerrilla group...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Expert Iran doctored photo of missile launches
An Iranian photograph showing a cluster of missile launches was apparently altered to add a fourth missile lifting off from a desert range, a defense analyst said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Fugitive attacker reported captured in Turkey
Turkish authorities captured a gunman Thursday wanted in the deadly attack on the U.S. consulate after rounding up suspects who had communicated with three other assailants killed by police, local media reports said...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Turkey catches suspect in US consulate attack
A news agency says police have caught a fugitive gunman wanted in connection with the attack on the U.S. consulate in Istanbul, Turkey...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Russian jets over restive region anger Georgia
Georgian officials on Thursday denounced a flight by Russian fighter jets over a separatist region of this former Soviet republic and charged the mission was meant to disrupt a visit by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to Tbilisi...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Zimbabwe warns that sanctions may spark civil war
Zimbabwe warned the U.N. Security Council Thursday that the sanctions it is considering could push the African nation toward civil war...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Indonesian man executed for mass murder
Indonesia has executed a man for killing 42 women and girls in a series of ritual slayings...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Zimbabwe warns UN of civil war
Zimbabwe is warning that sanctions under consideration by the U.N. Security Council could push the African nation toward civil war...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
UN raises Myanmar cyclone plea
The U.N. aid chief called on world governments Thursday to donate $300 million more to help Myanmar to recover from the effects of a cyclone that devastated parts of the Asian nation in May...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
Indonesia executes man for 42 murders
Indonesia executed a man convicted of killing 42 women and girls in a series of ritual slayings he believed would give him magical powers, his lawyer said Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 11, 2008
HRT study 'highlights pills risk'
Using HRT patches instead of pills could cut the risk of gallbladder complications, a study says...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Kashmir under direct federal rule
The legislative assembly in Indian-administered Kashmir is dissolved and the state is put under direct federal rule...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Sudan condemns UN Darfur attack
Sudan condemns a deadly attack on UN troops in the Darfur region, which it says was carried out by rebel groups...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
US Senate approves Petraeus' role
The US Senate confirms the appointment of General Petraeus as Washington's top military commander in the Middle East...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Tortured woman reward increased
A reward to capture the killer of a 77-year-old woman is raised to £20,000 six months after her death...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Raids target illegal immigrants
Eight people connected to a security firm in Glasgow are arrested in connection with immigration offences...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Black gold
Giant Saudi Arabian oil field set to boost production...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Game drain
Aussie rules cash may be a problem for Gaelic football...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Pietersen jubilant after century
Kevin Pietersen hails his century against South Africa as one of the most special days of his England career...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Fifth teenager on Shakilus charge
A 16-year-old youth becomes the fifth person to be charged with murdering teenager Shakilus Townsend...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Zimbabwe talks enter second day
Talks between the Zimbabwean opposition and President Mugabe's Zanu-PF party are set to resume in South Africa...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Iconic Sgt Pepper prop drums up interest at rock memorabilia sale
The drum skin used on the cover of The Beatles' Sgt Pepper album sells for £541,250 ($1m) at a rock memorabilia auction...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Women 'using web for abortions'
Some women in countries where abortion is restricted are using the internet to buy medication for a home abortion, the BBC learns...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Voters' data 'should not be sold'
Town halls should be banned from selling edited electoral rolls, a report on the use of personal information says...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
More 'sex tourists' face UK law
Britons who abuse children abroad could face court under new UK laws even if their actions were legal in that country...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
Davis cruises to by-election win
Former shadow home secretary David Davis eases to victory in the Haltemprice and Howden by-election with a 15,355 majority...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
UN to investigate Bhutto killing
The UN agrees in principle to a Pakistani request to set up a panel that will investigate the killing of ex-PM Benazir Bhutto...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
MoD investigates 'friendly fire'
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) investigates why a British helicopter accidentally fired on UK troops, wounding nine...
BBC News - July 11, 2008
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