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World War II dog tag, ring returned to GIs family
The family of a missing World War II veteran finally has a bit of closure...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Search for adventurer Fossett resumes in Nevada
The search for multimillionaire adventurer Steve Fossett, who vanished in September after taking off by plane from a remote Nevada ranch, is set to resume Monday in rugged mountains on the California-Nevada line where he may have crashed...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Slow-moving topical storm nears Bermuda
Bertha weakened Sunday into a tropical storm as it hovered near Bermuda, but forecasters say it might still deal a glancing blow to the Atlantic island...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Hellboy II catches fire with $35.9 million debut
Superheroes battling inner demons often rule the box office. This time, the superhero was a demon as "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" pulled in $35.9 million to debut as the No. 1 weekend film...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Fed poised to curb shady home-lending practices
Confronted by record foreclosures, the Federal Reserve is ready to give home buyers more protection from the types of shady lending practices that have contributed to the housing crisis...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Obama taps Hagel and Reed for overseas trip
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama expects to be accompanied on his battlefront tours of Iraq and Afghanistan by two fellow senators who are military veterans and often mentioned as potential running mates...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Surging Perry wins John Deere Classic in playoff
Kenny Perry beat Brad Adamonis and Jay Williamson in a playoff to win the John Deere Classic and escape with his third victory in five starts after bogeying the 18th hole on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Billingsley fans 13 as Dodgers rout Marlins 9-1
Chad Billingsley struck out a career-high 13 without walking a batter and the Los Angeles Dodgers used a six-run first inning to beat the Florida Marlins 9-1 on Sunday, avoiding a four-game sweep...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Campillo, McCann key Braves 12-3 rout of Padres
All-Star catcher Brian McCann homered and drove in three runs to help the Atlanta Braves rout the San Diego Padres 12-3 on Sunday in the rubber game of the three-game series...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
All-Star 2B Kinsler paces Rangers over White Sox
All-Star second baseman Ian Kinsler extended his majors-best hitting streak to 25 games with three hits and drove in three runs for the Texas Rangers, who held on for a wild 12-11 victory over the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox on Sunday...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Creamer hangs on to win Jamie Farr by 2 strokes
Paula Creamer shot a 2-over 73 Sunday and did just enough to make a big lead stand, going wire-to-wire to win the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic by two strokes...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
US spells out Fannie-Freddie backstop plan
The Federal Reserve and the U.S. Treasury announced steps Sunday to shore up mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, whose shares have plunged as losses from their mortgage holdings threatened their financial survival...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
US spells out Freddie-Fannie backstop plan
The U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve are announcing steps to shore up mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
McCain quips about presidential bids by Arizonans
John McCain says he intends to reverse a trend that other politicians from Arizona have faced in running for president...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Bernie Mac makes off-color joke at Obama event
Comedian Bernie Mac endured some heckling and a campaign rebuke during a surprise appearance Friday night at a fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Slow-moving hurricane hovers near Bermuda
Slow-moving Bertha barely clung to its hurricane status as it hovered near Bermuda late Saturday, but forecasters said it could pick up speed and still deal a glancing blow to the island...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Ad campaign presses candidates on education
An education-advocacy group will begin airing ads this week seeking to nudge Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama on ways to improve the standing of U.S. schools compared with other industrialized nations...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Olmert says Mideast peace deal closer than ever
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says Israel and the Palestinians have "never been as close" to a peace deal as today...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Yellow submarine Unmanned sub studies ocean
Far out in the Atlantic, a little yellow submarine is trying to slip from current to current, gliding across the ocean beneath the waves...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Miss Universe rivals leave politics out
Behind all the hugs and smiles, the 80 Miss Universe contestants are engaged in a fierce competition. But two contestants with perhaps the greatest reason for hostilities have become fast friends...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Busch passes Johnson late to take Lifelock.com 400
Kyle Busch passed Jimmie Johnson after a restart on the next-to-last lap Saturday night to win his seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race of the season...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Brazils Beatriz 1st woman to win Indy Lights race
Ana Beatriz of Brazil became the first woman to win on the Firestone Indy Lights Series, taking the rain-delayed Sunbelt Rentals 100 on Saturday at the Nashville Superspeedway...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Israels Olmert says peace deal closer than ever
Embattled Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert declared Sunday that Israel and the Palestinians have never been closer to making peace _ even as a widening corruption probe brings him closer than ever to being ousted from office...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Newfound Iraqi confidence pleases, worries US
Wajih Hameed is an Iraqi general with an attitude...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
13,000 Japanese protest US nuclear carrier
Thousands of Japanese rallied against the permanent basing of a nuclear-powered U.S. warship near Tokyo, saying a recent onboard fire made it unsafe...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
43 nations creating Mediterranean union
More than 40 nations home to 800 million people were set Sunday to join in a Union for the Mediterranean, a vast though vague body its boosters hope can nudge this disparate and conflicted swath of the world toward peace and stability...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Israeli PM agrees to release more Palestinians
An Israeli government official says Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has agreed to release an unspecified number of Palestinian prisoners...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Agencies seek to protect Myanmar cyclone orphans
Now, 12-year-old Twe Zin Win must try to play the role of mother. Every night, she lulls her little twin sisters to sleep with a soothing lullaby their mother once sang them _ before the storm swept away her parents forever...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Official 9 US troops killed in Afghanistan
A Western official says that nine U.S. soldiers have been killed in a multi-pronged insurgent attack on a remote American base in eastern Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Pakistan plans no release of militant suspect
The government will not release a prominent militant suspect despite threats against its security forces by the top commander of the Pakistani Taliban, the Interior Ministry chief declared Sunday...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Pope faces calls for apology over Australia abuse
Pope Benedict XVI has raised expectations he will apologize directly to victims of past clergy sexual abuse while he is in Australia this week for a Roman Catholic gathering of hundreds of thousands of pilgrims...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Its a girl and a boy for Brangelina
The Brangelina twins are here: Angelina Jolie has given birth to a girl and a boy, and dad Brad Pitt took the whole thing in stride...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Jolie gives birth to twins, a girl and a boy
Brad Pitt was emotional but calm, Angelina Jolie laughed and chatted...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
AP IMPACT Pakistan militants focus on Afghanistan
In early June, about 300 fighters from jihadist groups came together for a secret gathering here, in the same city that serves as headquarters to the Pakistani army...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Officials 9 US troops killed in Afghanistan
A multi-pronged militant assault on a small, remote U.S. base killed nine American soldiers and wounded 15 Sunday in the deadliest attack on U.S. forces in Afghanistan in three years, officials said...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Pitt, Jolie joined in emotion as twins born
Brad Pitt was emotional but calm, Angelina Jolie laughed and chatted...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
US pleased, worried, by newfound Iraqi confidence
Wajih Hameed is an Iraqi general with an attitude...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Israel to swap prisoners with Hezbollah Wednesday
The Israeli government said it will swap prisoners with the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah on Wednesday, closing a chapter between the enemies two years after they fought an inconclusive war...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Gunmen kill 2 in soccer game attack near Baghdad
The U.S. military says gunmen have attacked a soccer game north of Baghdad, killing a policeman and a Sunni Muslim allied with the U.S. against al-Qaida in Iraq...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Iran would allow US diplomatic office
Iranian state TV is quoting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as saying Iran would welcome the idea of setting up a U.S. diplomatic office in Tehran...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Slow-moving tropical storm nears Bermuda
Bertha weakened to a tropical storm on Sunday but could still deal a glancing blow to this British territory in the Atlantic, forecasters said...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Man charged in attack on US consulate in Turkey
Authorities arrested and charged a man Sunday for his alleged involvement in an attack on the U.S. consulate in Istanbul, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Tropical Storm Elida grows off Mexico
Tropical Storm Elida gathered strength off western Mexico on Sunday, but forecasters said it was moving away from the coast and was not expected to hit land...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
8 killed in embattled Mexican state
Local news media say gunmen opened fire on four cars on a busy street in the Mexican city of Guamuchil, killing eight people...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
43 nations to seek Middle East free of WMDs
More than 40 nations have agreed to try to create a zone free of weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Western official Afghan attack kills 9 US troops
Western official: 9 US soldiers killed in massive attack on remote Afghan base...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Forests to fall for food and fuel
Demand for land to grow food and fuel crops is set to outstrip supply, leading to forest destruction, a report warns...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Paper 'reveals Banksy's identity'
A national newspaper claims to have discovered the true identity of mysterious graffiti artist Banksy...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
MPs criticise government over CO2
The government has made "very poor progress" on reaching its own carbon emissions-cutting targets, MPs say...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Superbug vaccines 'within decade'
The government's chief medical officer for England says superbug vaccines should be available within 10 years...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Drink and drug search for schools
Teachers should be able to search pupils to stop them bringing alcohol and drugs into school, a review proposes...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Mediterranean union is launched
French President Nicolas Sarkozy launches a Union for the Mediterranean, aimed at ending Mid-East conflict...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Rising above it
How congregation responded to gay bishop's heckling...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Homes get power back after fire
Thousands of people who lost their electricity get the power back after a fire in a 33,000 volt transformer at a sub-station...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Sun and fun
T in the Park, Scotland's biggest music festival...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
South Africa openers defy England
Centuries from Graeme Smith and Neil McKenzie help South Africa to 242-1, 104 behind England, after day four of the first Test...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Girl guides' warning on self-harm
Girl guides' leaders warn that girls face too many sexual and consumer pressures to grow up too soon...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
The 22 stone ram who prefers home comforts to the farmyard
A 22st ram saved as a new-born lamb resists efforts to return to farm life and prefers his rescuer's home comforts...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Israel 'close' to Mid-East deal
Israeli and Palestinian leaders express their optimism for peace at a summit of EU and Mediterranean leaders in Paris...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Army acts to promote gay rights
The Army joins leading gay rights group Stonewall to promote tolerance within its ranks...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
US moves to support lenders
The US government announces sweeping measures to shore up troubled mortgage lenders Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Beatles producer Martin honored in Los Angeles
Sir George Martin, the classically trained producer who helmed the Beatles recordings from their mop-top phase through their late musical masterworks, was honored Saturday night in Los Angeles...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
The Who honored in Los Angeles
The Who was celebrated at a special concert by a few bands outside of their generation...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Religion throws wrinkle into Iowa flood recovery
Tayeeb Foods Inc. always enjoyed a modest profit, but Nazar Osman said running his six-year-old Sudanese grocery was never about the money...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Slow-moving topical storm nears Bermuda
Bertha weakened Sunday into a tropical storm as it hovered near Bermuda, but forecasters say it might still deal a glancing blow to the Atlantic island...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Crews stamp out flames in Paradise, Calif. blaze
Many firefighters and homeowners were able to take a collective breath Sunday morning as another town appeared to have been spared from yet another wildfire in the unprecedented California fire season...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Busch goes past Johnson late
Kyle Busch passed Jimmie Johnson after a restart on the next-to-last lap Saturday night to win his seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race of the season by taking the Lifelock.com 400...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Ugglas RBI double helps Marlins win in 11
Dan Uggla doubled home the go-ahead run in the 11th inning, Jorge Cantu homered and the Florida Marlins beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Santana maintains mastery of As to lift Angels
Ervin Santana allowed five hits over seven scoreless innings, Howie Kendrick had two hits and an RBI, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 4-1 on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Santana pitches Angels to victory
Ervin Santana allowed five hits over seven scoreless innings, Howie Kendrick had two hits and an RBI, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 4-1 on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Investors set for another tough earnings season
Investors already disheartened about the growing problems of the financial sector and the soaring price of oil are facing more depressing news with the release of second-quarter earnings reports...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Administration rejects regulating greenhouse gases
The Bush administration has rejected regulating greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, saying it would cause too many job losses at a time when the economy is in trouble...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Bill Clinton warns of growing polarization
Former President Bill Clinton warned Saturday that the country is becoming increasingly polarized despite the historic nature of the Democratic primary...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Airbus CEO Insider-trading probe a show trial
Airbus CEO Thomas Enders dismissed a French insider trading investigation as a "show trial" and said a probe into his sale of shares in parent company EADS have not affected the way he runs the European planemaker...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Miss Universe rivals leave politics out
Behind all the hugs and smiles, the 80 Miss Universe contestants are engaged in a fierce competition. But two contestants with perhaps the greatest reason for hostilities have become fast friends...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Busch passes Johnson late to take Lifelock.com 400
Kyle Busch passed Jimmie Johnson after a restart on the next-to-last lap Saturday night to win his seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race of the season...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Brazils Beatriz 1st woman to win Indy Lights race
Ana Beatriz of Brazil became the first woman to win on the Firestone Indy Lights Series, taking the rain-delayed Sunbelt Rentals 100 on Saturday at the Nashville Superspeedway...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Ad campaign presses candidates on education
An education-advocacy group will begin airing ads this week seeking to nudge Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama on ways to improve the standing of U.S. schools compared with other industrialized nations...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Slow-moving hurricane hovers near Bermuda
Slow-moving Bertha barely clung to its hurricane status as it hovered near Bermuda late Saturday, but forecasters said it could pick up speed and still deal a glancing blow to the island...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Thai PM vows to fight
Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, whose government faces streets protests and a barrage of corruption allegations, vowed Sunday to amend the post-coup constitution, despite strong political opposition...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Police say 18 killed in Afghan suicide blast
A suicide bomber blew himself up next to a police patrol in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least 18 people, including 13 civilians, a provincial police chief said...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Afghan police chief 15 killed in suicide blast
An Afghan police chief says 15 people, including 10 civilians, have been killed in a suicide attack on a police patrol in southern Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Clergy abuse, climate on Popes Australian agenda
Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Australia on Sunday, saying he wants to use his visit to raise awareness about global warming and address the crisis of clergy sexual abuse...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Olmert says Mideast peace deal closer than ever
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says Israel and the Palestinians have "never been as close" to a peace deal as today...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Yellow submarine Unmanned sub studies ocean
Far out in the Atlantic, a little yellow submarine is trying to slip from current to current, gliding across the ocean beneath the waves...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
EADS CEO confident of winning US tanker contract
The chief executive of EADS said he is confident his company and U.S. partner Northrop Grumman Corp. will win a disputed $35 billion Pentagon Air Force tanker contract when the bidding process reopens...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Officials from 43 nations gather for Med union
Forty-three nations home to 800 million people were set Sunday to join in a Union for the Mediterranean, a vast though vague body its boosters hope can nudge this disparate and conflicted swath of the world toward peace and stability...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Israeli leader Olmert hopes for direct Syria talks
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says Israel hopes to have direct contacts with Syria soon...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Olmert says Mideast peace deal closer than ever
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says Israel and the Palestinians have "never been as close" to a peace deal as today...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Thai prime minister vows to fight
Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, whose government faces streets protests and a barrage of corruption allegations, vowed Sunday to amend the post-coup constitution, despite strong political opposition...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Police say 24 killed in Afghan suicide blast
A suicide bomber on a motorcycle blew himself up next to a police patrol in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing 24 people, including 19 civilians, a provincial police chief said...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Newfound Iraqi confidence pleases, worries US
Wajih Hameed is an Iraqi general with an attitude...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
13,000 Japanese protest US nuclear carrier
Thousands of Japanese rallied against the permanent basing of a nuclear-powered U.S. warship near Tokyo, saying a recent onboard fire made it unsafe...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
43 nations creating Mediterranean union
More than 40 nations home to 800 million people were set Sunday to join in a Union for the Mediterranean, a vast though vague body its boosters hope can nudge this disparate and conflicted swath of the world toward peace and stability...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Israeli PM agrees to release more Palestinians
An Israeli government official says Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has agreed to release an unspecified number of Palestinian prisoners...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
7 hurt in latest running of the bulls in Pamplona
Bulls roughed up seven people Sunday as they thundered down the rain-slicked cobblestone streets of Pamplona during the weeklong San Fermin festival, officials said...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Pakistan plans no release of militant suspect
The government will not release a prominent militant suspect despite threats against its security forces by the top commander of the Pakistani Taliban, the Interior Ministry chief declared Sunday...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Pope faces calls for apology over Australia abuse
Pope Benedict XVI has raised expectations he will apologize directly to victims of past clergy sexual abuse while he is in Australia this week for a Roman Catholic gathering of hundreds of thousands of pilgrims...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Its a girl and a boy for Brangelina
The Brangelina twins are here: Angelina Jolie has given birth to a girl and a boy, and dad Brad Pitt took the whole thing in stride...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Israels Olmert says peace deal closer than ever
Embattled Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert declared Sunday that Israel and the Palestinians have never been closer to making peace _ even as a widening corruption probe brings him closer than ever to being ousted from office...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Gunmen kill 2 in soccer game attack near Baghdad
The U.S. military says gunmen have attacked a soccer game north of Baghdad, killing a policeman and a Sunni Muslim allied with the U.S. against al-Qaida in Iraq...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Iran would allow US diplomatic office
Iranian state TV is quoting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as saying Iran would welcome the idea of setting up a U.S. diplomatic office in Tehran...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Report Iran explores new oil field
Iranian state TV says the country is exploring a newly discovered oil field believed to contain more than 1 billion barrels of crude oil...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Official 9 US troops killed in Afghanistan
A Western official says that nine U.S. soldiers have been killed in a multi-pronged insurgent attack on a remote American base in eastern Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Western official Afghan attack kills 9 US troops
Western official: 9 US soldiers killed in massive attack on remote Afghan base...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
McKellen describes death threats
Lord of the Rings star Sir Ian McKellen tells the BBC he has received death threats because of his sexuality...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Israel-Hezbollah swap 'this week'
A planned prisoner exchange between Israel and Hezbollah will take place on Wednesday, Israeli officials say...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Sarkozy opens Mediterranean talks
French President Nicolas Sarkozy opens a summit of some 40 leaders to launch a Union for the Mediterranean...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Thousands lose power after fire
Thousands of people are without electricity in Swansea following a fire in a 33,000 volt transformer at a sub-station...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Plane maker invests £500m in NI
Bombardier's £500m investment in NI would never have happened without devolution, says First Minister Peter Robinson...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Sudanese rally to support leader
Thousands of people take part in a protest to support Sudan's president amid reports that he is to be indicted over Darfur...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
US 'mulls bail-out for lenders'
The US government is reported to be considering pumping extra capital into Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Ties that bind
Why the Belgrade-Pristina bus leaves three times a day...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Death and stabbing at T festival
A 22-year-old man suffers multiple stab wounds and another dies at T in the Park, Scotland's biggest music festival...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Way forward?
Bolton residents voice approval for knife crime plans...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Eastern vintage
China is set to play a major role in the wine industry...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Northern life
The Norwegian town where dying is forbidden...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Who art thou: Has Banksy's real identity been revealed?
A national newspaper claims to have discovered the true identity of guerrilla artist Banksy...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
McDowell bags Scottish Open title
Graeme McDowell all but secures his place in the Ryder Cup team by winning the Scottish Open...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Yahoo rejects new break-up offer
Yahoo's board angrily rejects a joint offer from Microsoft and the investor Carl Icahn, describing it as "ludicrous"...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
London commuters 'face card woe'
Thousands of Londoners using the public transport system may find their Oyster card no longer works after an electronic fault...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Protest disrupts bishop's sermon
Gay US bishop Gene Robinson is forced to halt his sermon after being heckled from the congregation...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Armed forces chief defends troops
The head of the armed forces defends the conduct of British troops abroad after claims that soldiers abused an Iraqi boy...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
US suffers heavy Afghan losses
At least eight US soldiers are killed in clashes with Taleban militants in the north-east of the country, a US commander says...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
President Clinton warns of growing polarization
Former President Bill Clinton warned Saturday that the country is becoming increasingly polarized despite the historic nature of the Democratic primary...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
2-legged dog becomes symbol of trapping flap
Andre the two-legged dog was rescued last winter when a woman noticed the animal trailing blood across a country road...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Busch goes past Johnson late
Kyle Busch passed Jimmie Johnson after a restart on the next-to-last lap Saturday night to win his seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race of the season by taking the Lifelock.com 400...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Ugglas RBI double helps Marlins win in 11
Dan Uggla doubled home the go-ahead run in the 11th inning, Jorge Cantu homered and the Florida Marlins beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Santana maintains mastery of As to lift Angels
Ervin Santana allowed five hits over seven scoreless innings, Howie Kendrick had two hits and an RBI, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 4-1 on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Santana pitches Angels to victory
Ervin Santana allowed five hits over seven scoreless innings, Howie Kendrick had two hits and an RBI, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 4-1 on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Beatles producer Martin honored in Los Angeles
Sir George Martin, the classically trained producer who helmed the Beatles recordings from their mop-top phase through their late musical masterworks, was honored Saturday night in Los Angeles...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
The Who honored in Los Angeles
The Who was celebrated at a special concert by a few bands outside of their generation...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Benihana founder dies in New York from cancer
Rocky Aoki, who sought to offer diners a sense of magic and entertainment at his Japanese steakhouse Benihana, has died after complications from cancer. He was 69...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Ad campaign presses candidates on education
An education-advocacy group will begin airing ads this week seeking to nudge Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama on ways to improve the standing of U.S. schools compared with other industrialized nations...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Rescued Colombia hostages head home to Florida
Three Americans freed after being held more than five years by rebels in Colombia gave thanks Saturday and urged people to not forget other hostages who were left behind...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Bill Clinton warns of growing polarization
Former President Bill Clinton warned Saturday that the country is becoming increasingly polarized despite the historic nature of the Democratic primary...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Investors set for another tough earnings season
Investors already disheartened about the growing problems of the financial sector and the soaring price of oil are facing more depressing news with the release of second-quarter earnings reports...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Administration rejects regulating greenhouse gases
The Bush administration has rejected regulating greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, saying it would cause too many job losses at a time when the economy is in trouble...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Busch passes Johnson late to take Lifelock.com 400
Kyle Busch passed Jimmie Johnson after a restart on the next-to-last lap Saturday night to win his seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race of the season...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Miss Universe rivals leave politics out
Behind all the hugs and smiles, the 80 Miss Universe contestants are engaged in a fierce competition. But two contestants with perhaps the greatest reason for hostilities have become fast friends...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Brazils Beatriz 1st woman to win Indy Lights race
Ana Beatriz of Brazil became the first woman to win on the Firestone Indy Lights Series, taking the rain-delayed Sunbelt Rentals 100 on Saturday at the Nashville Superspeedway...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Pope in Australia will highlight climate change
Pope Benedict XVI began a pilgrimage in Australia Sunday, saying he wants to use his visit to raise awareness about global warming and to address the crisis of clergy sexual abuse...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Venezuela opposition protests blacklist
Thousands of Venezuelans protested in the capital on Saturday to demand the Supreme Court overturn a "blacklist" blocking key opponents of President Hugo Chavez from running in upcoming elections...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Thrill-seekers swing over Soweto
Thrill-seekers get a unique vantage point on Soweto from two 300-foot-high cooling towers _ especially when they swing by a rope suspended far above the ground...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Olmert says Mideast peace deal closer than ever
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says Israel and the Palestinians have "never been as close" to a peace deal as today...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Yellow submarine Unmanned sub studies ocean
Far out in the Atlantic, a little yellow submarine is trying to slip from current to current, gliding across the ocean beneath the waves...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Pope Benedict arrives in Australia
Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Australia on Sunday, saying he wants to use his visit to raise awareness about global warming and address the crisis of clergy sexual abuse...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Doctor Angelina Jolie gives birth to twins
The Brangelina twins are here: Angelina Jolie has given birth to a girl and a boy...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Slow-moving hurricane hovers near Bermuda
Slow-moving Bertha barely clung to its hurricane status as it hovered near Bermuda late Saturday, but forecasters said it could pick up speed and still deal a glancing blow to the island...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
NATO soldier dies of wounds in Afghanistan
NATO says one of its soldiers died of wounds sustained in northern Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Police say 24 killed in Afghan suicide blast
A suicide bomber on a motorcycle blew himself up next to a police patrol in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing 24 people, including 19 civilians, a provincial police chief said...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Thai PM vows to fight
Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, whose government faces streets protests and a barrage of corruption allegations, vowed Sunday to amend the post-coup constitution, despite strong political opposition...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Police say 18 killed in Afghan suicide blast
A suicide bomber blew himself up next to a police patrol in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least 18 people, including 13 civilians, a provincial police chief said...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Afghan police chief 15 killed in suicide blast
An Afghan police chief says 15 people, including 10 civilians, have been killed in a suicide attack on a police patrol in southern Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Clergy abuse, climate on Popes Australian agenda
Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Australia on Sunday, saying he wants to use his visit to raise awareness about global warming and address the crisis of clergy sexual abuse...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Clergy abuse, warming on Popes Australian agenda
Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Australia on Sunday, saying he wants to use his visit to raise awareness about global warming and address the crisis of clergy sexual abuse...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Officials from 43 nations gather for Med union
Forty-three nations home to 800 million people were set Sunday to join in a Union for the Mediterranean, a vast though vague body its boosters hope can nudge this disparate and conflicted swath of the world toward peace and stability...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Israeli leader Olmert hopes for direct Syria talks
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says Israel hopes to have direct contacts with Syria soon...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Olmert says Mideast peace deal closer than ever
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says Israel and the Palestinians have "never been as close" to a peace deal as today...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Thai prime minister vows to fight
Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, whose government faces streets protests and a barrage of corruption allegations, vowed Sunday to amend the post-coup constitution, despite strong political opposition...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Airbus chief calls probe show trial
Airbus CEO Thomas Enders dismissed a French insider trading investigation as a "show trial" and said probes into his sale of shares in parent company EADS have not affected the way he runs the European planemaker...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Olmert hopes for direct Syria talks
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says Israel hopes to have direct contacts with Syria soon...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Olmert says peace deal closer than ever
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says Israel and the Palestinians have "never been as close" to a peace deal as today...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
WWII US bomb forces evacuation in Japan
About 5,400 residents were evacuated in Osaka in western Japan and flights at nearby airports were rerouted Sunday as army experts disposed of a large unexploded bomb believed to have been dropped by the U.S. military during World War II, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
World War II US bomb defused in Japan
About 5,400 residents were evacuated in Osaka in western Japan and flights at nearby airports were rerouted Sunday as army experts disposed of a large unexploded bomb believed to have been dropped by the U.S. military during World War II, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Nepal riot police revolt over bad food
About 500 riot policemen took senior officers hostage in a revolt in western Nepal over ill treatment and poor food, officials said Sunday...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
EADS CEO confident of winning US tanker contract
The chief executive of EADS said he is confident his company and U.S. partner Northrop Grumman Corp. will win a disputed $35 billion Pentagon Air Force tanker contract when the bidding process reopens...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
UK charges over students murder
Police charge a 23-year-old man with the murders of two French students in south-east London...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Election hopefuls hit the streets
Candidates take part in a weekend of intensive campaigning in the race to win the Glasgow East by-election...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Mediterranean heads meet in France
The Israeli and Palestinian leaders express their optimism ahead of a summit of EU and Mediterranean leaders in Paris...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Teenager shot dead is identified
Detectives identify a 17-year-old boy shot dead in what they say was possibly a gang-related attack in South Yorkshire...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Archbishop's gay ordination offer
The Archbishop of Wales says he would be willing to consecrate a gay bishop, although he would "alert" his church first...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Teenage biker dies in road crash
Police appeal for witnesses to a fatal road accident in County Tyrone in which a 19-year-old motorcyclist died...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Live - England v South Africa
South Africa make a steady start on day four of the first Test...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Ruling will go my way - Chambers
Dwain Chambers is confident he will win his High Court battle to run at the Beijing Olympics...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Iconic leader
Why everyone wants a piece of Nelson Mandela...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Forces in Afghanistan 'for years'
Air Chief Marshall Sir Jock Stirrup, the Chief of Defence Staff, says UK armed forces are likely to remain in Afghanistan for "a few years"...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
'I have sympathy' for PM - Major
Former prime minister Sir John Major says he feels "human sympathy" for under-fire Gordon Brown...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Jolie gives birth to boy and girl
Actress Angelina Jolie gives birth to twins, a boy and a girl, at a hospital in the French Riviera...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Archbishop's position 'untenable'
Gay bishop Gene Robinson says the Archbishop of Canterbury's position is "almost untenable" as he tries to unite the Church...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Sharp rise in UK profit warnings
The number of profit warnings issued between April and the end of June rises 11% to the highest level since 2001...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Abuse allegation against troops
The MoD refers an allegation that British soldiers sexually assaulted a 14-year-old Iraqi boy to the Royal Military Police...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Shock tactics for knife carriers
Youths who carry knives will made to visit stabbing victims in hospital in new shock tactics to tackle violent crime...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Deadly blast hits Afghan market
At least 21 people, including many children, are killed by a suicide attacker in southern Afghanistan...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Guests for Sunday TV news shows
Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:___...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Bill Clinton warns of growing polarization
Former President Bill Clinton warned Saturday that the country is becoming increasingly polarized despite the historic nature of the Democratic primary...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
President Clinton warns of growing polarization
Former President Bill Clinton warned Saturday that the country is becoming increasingly polarized despite the historic nature of the Democratic primary...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
2-legged dog becomes symbol of trapping flap
Andre the two-legged dog was rescued last winter when a woman noticed the animal trailing blood across a country road...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Santana maintains mastery of As to lift Angels
Ervin Santana allowed five hits over seven scoreless innings, Howie Kendrick had two hits and an RBI, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 4-1 on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Santana pitches Angels to victory
Ervin Santana allowed five hits over seven scoreless innings, Howie Kendrick had two hits and an RBI, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 4-1 on Saturday night...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Brolin, Wright, others in film crew arrested
Actors Josh Brolin and Jeffrey Wright, along with members of a crew filming an Oliver Stone movie, were arrested during a bar fight Saturday morning, police said...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Actors guild weighs strategy as studios hold firm
The Screen Actors Guild weighed bargaining strategies Friday after Hollywood producers warned a souring economy could cause them to reconsider their contract offer...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Ed McMahon recovering from neck surgery
Ed McMahon was recuperating Friday following his third neck surgery...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Office of Thrift Supervision shuts down IndyMac
The Office of Thrift Supervision says it has closed mortgage lender IndyMac Bank...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Ad campaign presses candidates on education
An education-advocacy group will begin airing ads this week seeking to nudge Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama on ways to improve the standing of U.S. schools compared with other industrialized nations...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Laura to return to General Hospital
Genie Francis is checking back into "General Hospital."...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Investors set for another tough earnings season
Investors already disheartened about the growing problems of the financial sector and the soaring price of oil are facing more depressing news with the release of second-quarter earnings reports...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Administration rejects regulating greenhouse gases
The Bush administration has rejected regulating greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, saying it would cause too many job losses at a time when the economy is in trouble...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Benihana founder dies in New York from cancer
Rocky Aoki, who sought to offer diners a sense of magic and entertainment at his Japanese steakhouse Benihana, has died after complications from cancer. He was 69...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Brazils Beatriz 1st woman to win Indy Lights race
Ana Beatriz of Brazil became the first woman to win on the Firestone Indy Lights Series, taking the rain-delayed Sunbelt Rentals 100 on Saturday at the Nashville Superspeedway...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 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 13, 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 13, 2008
Busch goes past Johnson late
Kyle Busch passed Jimmie Johnson after a restart on the next-to-last lap Saturday night to win his seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race of the season by taking the Lifelock.com 400...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Busch passes Johnson late to take Lifelock.com 400
Kyle Busch passed Jimmie Johnson after a restart on the next-to-last lap Saturday night to win his seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race of the season...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Rescued Colombia hostages head home to Florida
Three Americans freed after being held more than five years by rebels in Colombia gave thanks Saturday and urged people to not forget other hostages who were left behind...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
NKorea blames SKorea for shooting death of tourist
A defiant North Korea blamed South Korea for the shooting death of a South Korean tourist in the communist nation and refused Saturday to cooperate in an investigation, jeopardizing a bid to improve relations between the countries...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Korea agrees in talks to disable nuclear reactor
North Korea agreed to disable its main reactor by the end of October and allow international inspections to verify its nuclear disarmament in a deal reached Saturday at the end of six-nation talks...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
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 13, 2008
White House rejects regulating greenhouse gases
The Bush administration, dismissing the recommendations of its top experts, rejected regulating the greenhouse gases blamed for global warming Friday, saying it would cripple the U.S. economy...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Hungary battles illegal migration
The border along Hungary these days is lined with police sporting night-vision goggles, heat sensors and all-terrain vehicles...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Italys food detectives sniff out the fraud trail
Inspector Giorgio Capovani laid out his array of cheese impostors...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Israeli PM new corruption accusations distorted
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Saturday that accusations revealed in a broadening corruption investigation that he stole thousands of dollars from charities are "distorted" and "despicable."...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Thrilling swing over Soweto
Thrill-seekers get a unique vantage point on Soweto from two 300-foot-high cooling towers _ especially when they swing by a rope suspended far above the ground...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Language tosses Belgium from crisis to crisis
At the National Botanical Gardens, office windows are cracked, doors are broken and two greenhouses have collapsed in recent years...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Slow-moving hurricane hovers near Bermuda
Slow-moving Bertha barely clung to its hurricane status as it hovered near Bermuda late Saturday, but forecasters said it could pick up speed and still deal a glancing blow to the island...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
NATO soldier dies of wounds in Afghanistan
NATO says one of its soldiers died of wounds sustained in northern Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Pope in Australia will highlight climate change
Pope Benedict XVI began a pilgrimage in Australia Sunday, saying he wants to use his visit to raise awareness about global warming and to address the crisis of clergy sexual abuse...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Venezuela opposition protests blacklist
Thousands of Venezuelans protested in the capital on Saturday to demand the Supreme Court overturn a "blacklist" blocking key opponents of President Hugo Chavez from running in upcoming elections...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Thrill-seekers swing over Soweto
Thrill-seekers get a unique vantage point on Soweto from two 300-foot-high cooling towers _ especially when they swing by a rope suspended far above the ground...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Jamaicas Rambo retires, eyes acting
A feared police commander known as "Rambo," who led a commando-style team accused of multiple killings across Jamaica, retired Saturday and said he plans to pursue an acting career...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
2 people found dead at music festival in Norway
Two people were found dead Saturday at a music festival in southern Norway and six others were hospitalized, police said...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
UK investigates alleged assault of Iraqi boy
Authorities are investigating allegations that British soldiers sexually assaulted a 14-year-old Iraqi boy...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Pope in Australia for World Youth Day
Pope Benedict XVI has arrived in Australia where he will attend the World Youth Day festival...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Prince Harry balances army duty with charity work
Prince Harry would like to spend more time helping children in Africa...
Southern Ledger - July 13, 2008
Retinal transplant boosts vision
An experimental transplant of cells into the eyes of patients with failing sight improved vision in most of them, US researchers say...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Passport scandal hits Argentina
The authorities in Argentina say they have uncovered a multi-million dollar operation in forged Italian passports...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Warning over finance job losses
Scotland's financial sector should brace itself for job losses as a result of the credit crunch, a report suggests...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Football stars launch Goal4Africa
Some of the biggest names in football join forces to raise money for Africa ahead of the 2010 World Cup...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Royal volunteer
Prince Harry's "humanity" on show in Africa...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Religious blurs
Following the tenets of both Islam and Hinduism...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Treatment options
'Surgery left me migraine free after years of misery'...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Pele visits Stoke to unveil statue of his goalkeeping nemesis
England football hero Gordon Banks recalls his famous save from Brazilian legend Pele, who unveils his statue...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Italian man told to retake his driving test because he was gay
An Italian court orders the
government to pay damages to a man who had to retake his driving test because he was gay...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
Klitschko retains world title
Wladimir Klitschko defends his WBO and IBF heavyweight titles with a comfortable win over American Tony Thompson...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
France hosts Mediterranean summit
Leaders of EU and Mediterranean rim nations gather in Paris to launch a new Union for the Mediterranean...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
China 'is fuelling war in Darfur'
The BBC uncovers the first evidence that China is violating a UN arms embargo by helping Sudan in its conflict in Darfur...
BBC News - July 13, 2008
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