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Microsoft 4Q profit rises Web ad business rocky
With a Yahoo Inc. search deal uncertain at best, Microsoft Corp. plans to invest hundreds of millions of dollars more than expected in the next year to whip its unprofitable online operations into shape...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Cambodia-Thailand border dispute worsens
A Cambodian general said a border standoff between his soldiers and Thai troops came close to a shoot-out as the confrontation over disputed territory surrounding an ancient temple entered its fourth day Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Pope All faiths unite against violence
Pope Benedict XVI on Friday urged religious leaders of all kinds to unite against those who use faith to divide communities _ an apparent reference to terrorism in the name of religion...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Pope All faiths should unite against violence
Pope Benedict XVI on Friday urged religious leaders of all kinds to unite against those who use faith to divide communities _ an apparent reference to terrorism in the name of religion...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Cambodia-Thailand dispute worsens
A Cambodian general said a border standoff between his soldiers and Thai troops came close to a shoot-out overnight as the confrontation over disputed territory surrounding an ancient temple entered its fourth day Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Medical pioneer buried at Arlington cemetery
Defense Secretary Robert Gates lowered onto one knee to present the flag from the coffin of medical innovator Dr. Michael DeBakey to his widow, Katrin, at Arlington National Cemetery on Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Food safety worries change buying habits
Troubled by the tainted tomato scare, nearly half of Americans are concerned they may get sick from eating contaminated food and are avoiding items they normally would buy, an Associated Press-Ipsos poll has found...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
DMC undergoing surgery to remove blood clots
Darryl "DMC" McDaniels of the legendary rap group Run-DMC was scheduled to undergo surgery at a New Jersey hospital Friday to remove two major blood clots in his left arm...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Vereen hosts fundraiser for $32M brain center
Because of his own injuries, Ben Vereen seems like a natural to highlight a fundraiser for an institute that researches brain damage, but it took an introduction from the woman who walks his dog to make it happen...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Courics anchor job safe, her CBS News boss says
Job insecurity may be widespread in the media but Katie Couric still has no need to worry, her boss says...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Crane collapses at Houston refinery, killing 4
Authorities say at least four people were been killed and six injured after the collapse of a crane at an industrial complex in Houston on Friday afternoon. A company spokeswoman said the plant was a LyondellBasell refinery in southeast Houston...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Norman, Duval turn back clock at British Open
Greg Norman turned back the clock. So did David Duval. And K.J. Choi found himself in a familiar position _ playing in the final group of the British Open heading to the weekend...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Norman turns back clock to lead British Open
So, Greg Norman, how are you enjoying the honeymoon?...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Norman atop British Open leaderboard with 70
The Shark was atop the leaderboard at the British Open _ with Spider-Man right on his tail...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Weather fit for a Shark Norman takes lead at Open
The flags around Royal Birkdale flapped in the stiff breeze Friday morning. A light mist fell from the gray clouds, which obscured any hint of the sun. Apparently, good weather for a Shark...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Wall Street edges lower after earnings reports
Wall Street edged lower Friday as disappointing earnings from technology companies like Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp. offset upbeat results from Citigroup Inc...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
McCain TV ad accuses Obama of shifting Iraq views
Republican John McCain launched a new television ad Friday that accuses presidential rival Barack Obama of switching positions on Iraq "to help himself become president" just as the Democratic candidate prepared to make a high profile trip to Baghdad...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Analysis Accord may blur disputes over Iraq war
A new U.S.-Iraqi agreement raising the possibility of a withdrawal timeline threatens to complicate the war policies of presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
McCain TV ad hits Obama on Iraq policy
Republican John McCain is launching an attack on rival Barack Obama in a new television ad that accuses Obama of switching positions on Iraq "to help himself become president."...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Pelosi calls Bush a total failure in interview
President Bush has been a "total failure" in everything from the economy to the war to energy policy, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday. In an interview on CNN, the California Democrat was asked to respond to video of the president criticizing the Democratic-led Congress for heading into the final 26 days of the legislative session without having passed a single government spending bill...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Bush hails spirit, compassion of former spokesman
President Bush led a poignant tribute on Thursday to his friend and former spokesman, Tony Snow, who lost his public fight with cancer but never surrendered the spirit that defined his life...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Oil prices tumble in biggest weekly drop ever
A stunning sell-off dragged oil prices to their biggest weekly drop ever and gas prices at the pump slipped by the more than they have at any point since February, giving consumers a rare breather in a year of record fuel prices...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Web sites give voyeurs view of neighborhood safety
I have no reason to feel unsafe in my neighborhood, but I appear to be surrounded by dozens of people convicted of everything from theft and sex crimes to public drunkenness and speeding...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Stocks surge as falling energy prices bolster mood
Wall Street surged Thursday, extending its rally into a second session as tumbling energy prices bolstered an already upbeat mood that followed stronger-than-expected quarterly reports from big names like JPMorgan Chase & Co. and United Technologies Corp. The Dow Jones industrial average rose nearly 200 points as oil fell more than $3 and brought its three-day decline to more than $13 a barrel...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Afraid of laundry? You will be after reading this
Mara Ranger will be a little paranoid doing laundry now...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
DNC sets up independent operation to help Obama
The Democratic National Committee plans to target Republican John McCain and help Democrat Barack Obama with an independent ad campaign run by veteran Democratic strategist Jonathan Prince, Democrats familiar with the decision said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Hollywood studios, SAG at impasse after meeting
Hollywood producers and the Screen Actors Guild failed to reach a contract agreement Wednesday after meeting privately for two hours. The sides have no further meetings planned...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Opposition figure in Macedonia released on bail
A key opposition figure in Macedonia has been released on bail a day after being arrested and charged in a corruption probe...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Australian journalist charged for drugs
An Australian television journalist was charged Friday with drug trafficking and possession in Singapore and faces up to 20 years in jail and 15 strokes of the cane, court documents and his employer said...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Stocks surge as falling energy prices bolster mood
Wall Street surged Thursday, extending its rally into a second session as tumbling energy prices bolstered an already upbeat mood that followed stronger-than-expected quarterly reports from big names like JPMorgan Chase & Co. and United Technologies Corp. The Dow Jones industrial average rose nearly 200 points as oil fell more than $3 and brought its three-day decline to more than $13 a barrel...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Elderly women get life in L.A. insurance killings
A judge in Los Angeles has sentenced two elderly women to life in prison without parole for murdering two indigent men to collect insurance policies taken out on their lives...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Bin Laden driver is 1st test of Gitmo trials
Salim Hamdan is a small player with a big role. A former driver for Osama bin Laden, he is about to become the first Guantanamo prisoner to be tried for war crimes in a major test of the U.S. system for prosecuting alleged terrorists...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Lawyers cross-examine Olmert witness
Defense attorneys raised doubts Friday about the memory of an American Jewish fundraiser at the center of a corruption probe against Ehud Olmert, but did not appear to decisively undermine testimony that threatens to drive the Israeli prime minister from office...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
US, Iraq seek general time horizon on troop cuts
The United States and Iraq have agreed to seek "a general time horizon" for further withdrawals of American troops from the war...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Attack at India bus terminal injures 35
Suspected Muslim rebels threw a grenade at a crowded bus terminal in the Indian portion of Kashmir on Friday, wounding 35 people, including seven children, police said...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Economies slow as inflation catches up with Europe
It took a few months. But the economic woes touched off by soaring oil prices and the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States are finally engulfing Europe...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Thai farmers look to bats as free, flying food
While movie fans the world over rave about the new Batman film, the only stir bats are causing in this poor farming village is in a cooking pot...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Iraqi troops put on show of strength in Sadr City
Iraqi soldiers took up positions on rooftops and military helicopters hovered overhead Friday in a show of strength in a Baghdad district where Shiite militiamen once ruled the streets. There were no reports of violence...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Hezbollah holds funeral for Lebanese guerrillas
The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has held a funeral for eight guerrillas killed during its 2006 war with Israel. Their bodies were returned in a prisoners swap this week...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Cambodia Near shootout in dispute on Thai border
A Cambodian general said Friday that his troops and Thai soldiers engaged in a tense armed confrontation when Cambodian monks sought to celebrate Buddhist lent near a temple in a disputed border area...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Saudis praised for calling interfaith conference
Saudi Arabia won praise Friday for taking a leading role in an interfaith conference, with participants saying it was another sign the conservative Muslim kingdom is opening up...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Senior US envoy joins Iran nuclear talks
A senior U.S. envoy will sit eye-to-eye for the first time Saturday with a top Iranian nuclear negotiator, a sharp reversal in U.S. policy that aims to entice Tehran into ending activities that could be used to make atomic weapons...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Mandela beams at grandchildrens Happy Birthday
Nelson Mandela sat beaming in a yellow armchair, his legs propped up on a large stool and covered with a pale yellow blanket. Ten grandchildren crowded around to serenade him with "Happy Birthday" and then smothered him with hugs and kisses...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Dutch court voids language test for some migrants
A Dutch court punched a hole in toughened immigration restrictions, ruling an illiterate Moroccan woman cannot be required to pass a Dutch language test to join her husband in the Netherlands...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Mexico to honor Sen. Kennedy on immigrant rights
The Mexican government is honoring U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy for his defense of immigrant rights. Mexico announced Friday it will award Kennedy the Aguila Azteca, the highest honor the government can bestow on foreign dignitaries...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
2 French aid workers kidnapped in Afghanistan
French aid group Action Against Hunger says two of its workers have been kidnapped in Afghanistan and are believed to still be alive...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Military prepares for war crimes trial at Gitmo
A jury of military officers is traveling to Guantanamo Bay this weekend as part of final preparations for the first U.S. war crimes trial since World War II...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Brazilian police say 8 die in raid at Shantytown
Brazilian police say at least eight alleged drug traffickers were killed during a raid in a Rio de Janeiro shantytown...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Afghans free journalist who took execution pics
An Afghan journalist who contributes to The Associated Press was freed Friday after his pictures and video footage of two women brazenly executed by the Taliban led intelligence officials to hold him for questioning for two days...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Ontario joins North American environmental plan
The Canadian province of Ontario will join a regional carbon credit trading pact developed by U.S. governors that would give companies financial incentives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Cern lab goes 'colder than space'
A giant physics lab on the Swiss-French border is being cooled to a temperature lower than that of outer space...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Human blood vessels grown in mice
Scientists have used human cells to grow new blood vessels in a mouse for the first time, a US journal reports...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Funerals for Hezbollah militants
Thousands in Lebanon attend the funerals of eight Hezbollah militants, returned by Israel as part of a prisoner exchange...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Nurse gave wrong woman abortion
A nurse is cautioned after giving a chemical abortion to a woman who had come in for a consultation and tests...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Coastguards strike over pay row
Coastguards at Scotland's five control centres walk out in the latest in a series of strikes over pay...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Tummy tuck man
Why more men in the UK are having cosmetic surgery...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Where is mother?
The family which lost five members in Kabul suicide blast...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
South Africa on top after England collapse
South Africa take the upper hand on day one of the second Test, bowling England out for 203 before replying with 101-3...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Choi claims Open lead over Norman
South Korea's KJ Choi fires a second-round 67 to overhaul veteran Australian Greg Norman for a one-shot lead in the Open at Royal Birkdale...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Man charged with shooting murders
A man is charged with the murders of two men who were shot dead in west London, six years ago...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Cigar blunder Welsh minister quits job
Welsh Culture Minister Rhodri Glyn Thomas resigns after claims he walked into a bar near the Welsh assembly carrying a lit cigar...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
It bleeds and vomits, but doesn't die. The ideal med student's toy
Medical students train on a dummy which can vomit and sweat and moves and feels like a real patient...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Gun briefing backfires in China
Reporters called to a Chinese police briefing on the success of an anti-gun drive are accidentally shot...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Pope All faiths should unite against violence
Pope Benedict XVI on Friday urged religious leaders of all kinds to unite against those who use faith to divide communities _ an apparent reference to terrorism in the name of religion...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Cambodia-Thailand dispute worsens
A Cambodian general said a border standoff between his soldiers and Thai troops came close to a shoot-out overnight as the confrontation over disputed territory surrounding an ancient temple entered its fourth day Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Analysis The Wire gets 1 final Emmy snub
The Emmys said goodbye to "The Wire" with the same lack of respect that it showed the HBO drama during its acclaimed five-season run...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
50 Cent passes drug test, can take son on trip
Rapper 50 Cent is free to take a vacation with his son after passing a court-ordered drug test...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Ask AP Oil and gas prices, Obamas citizenship
For weeks _ months _ the price of a barrel of oil marches skyward, and gas prices at the pump soar to frustrating heights...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Norman atop British Open leaderboard with 70
The Shark was atop the leaderboard at the British Open _ with Spider-Man right on his tail...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Weather fit for a Shark Norman takes lead at Open
The flags around Royal Birkdale flapped in the stiff breeze Friday morning. A light mist fell from the gray clouds, which obscured any hint of the sun. Apparently, good weather for a Shark...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Greg Norman leads in 2nd round of British Open
Greg Norman claimed the lead in the second round of the British Open. He birdied three holes on the front side to offset a double-bogey at the gargantuan sixth, leaving him as the only player with an overall score in the red...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Salma Hayek, Pinault call off their engagement
Salma Hayek has called off her engagement to businessman Francois-Henri Pinault, her representative said Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Exhibit marks Bruce Lees death
Bruce Lee fans are marking the 35th anniversary of his death with an exhibit featuring movie posters, magazine covers and books about the action star...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Wall Street falls after earnings reports
Wall Street retreated Friday after disappointing results from technology companies and higher oil prices offset a more upbeat report from Citigroup Inc...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
McCain pledges to help auto industry rebuild
Republican presidential candidate John McCain pledged Friday to help auto workers rebuild their industry and in the process jump-start the entire U.S. economy...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
McCain talks to auto workers hit hard by economy
Republican presidential candidate John McCain is seeking to bolster his appeal to voters on economic issues by speaking to some of those hardest hit in the recent downturn: auto workers...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Norman turns back clock to lead British Open
So, Greg Norman, how are you enjoying the honeymoon?...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Bush hails spirit, compassion of former spokesman
President Bush led a poignant tribute on Thursday to his friend and former spokesman, Tony Snow, who lost his public fight with cancer but never surrendered the spirit that defined his life...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Stocks end higher on falling energy prices
Wall Street has had its second straight big rally as tumbling energy prices and stronger-than-expected earnings reports have given investors a burst of optimism about the economy...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Wall Street edges lower after earnings reports
Wall Street edged lower Friday as disappointing earnings from technology companies like Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp. offset upbeat results from Citigroup Inc...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Republic rejects Waste Management unsolicited bid
The trash talking has begun.In a stinging letter Friday, garbage disposal company Republic Services Inc. rejected a $6.19 billion unsolicited takeover offer from larger rival Waste Management Inc., announced earlier this week...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Elderly women get life in L.A. insurance killings
A judge in Los Angeles has sentenced two elderly women to life in prison without parole for murdering two indigent men to collect insurance policies taken out on their lives...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Stocks surge as falling energy prices bolster mood
Wall Street surged Thursday, extending its rally into a second session as tumbling energy prices bolstered an already upbeat mood that followed stronger-than-expected quarterly reports from big names like JPMorgan Chase & Co. and United Technologies Corp. The Dow Jones industrial average rose nearly 200 points as oil fell more than $3 and brought its three-day decline to more than $13 a barrel...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
DNC sets up independent operation to help Obama
The Democratic National Committee plans to target Republican John McCain and help Democrat Barack Obama with an independent ad campaign run by veteran Democratic strategist Jonathan Prince, Democrats familiar with the decision said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Afraid of laundry? You will be after reading this
Mara Ranger will be a little paranoid doing laundry now...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Hollywood studios, SAG at impasse after meeting
Hollywood producers and the Screen Actors Guild failed to reach a contract agreement Wednesday after meeting privately for two hours. The sides have no further meetings planned...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Cambodia-Thailand border dispute worsens
A Cambodian general said a border standoff between his soldiers and Thai troops came close to a shoot-out as the confrontation over disputed territory surrounding an ancient temple entered its fourth day Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Tropical storm floods southern Taiwan, killing 7
Tropical storm Kalmaegi lashed southern Taiwan with torrential rains Friday, triggering flash floods and landslides. Rampaging waters killed at least seven people and washed six others away...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Pope All faiths unite against violence
Pope Benedict XVI on Friday urged religious leaders of all kinds to unite against those who use faith to divide communities _ an apparent reference to terrorism in the name of religion...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Pelosi calls Bush a total failure in interview
President Bush has been a "total failure" in everything from the economy to the war to energy policy, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday. In an interview on CNN, the California Democrat was asked to respond to video of the president criticizing the Democratic-led Congress for heading into the final 26 days of the legislative session without having passed a single government spending bill...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Mandela on 90th birthday Rich should help poor
Nelson Mandela celebrated his 90th birthday Friday by calling on the wealthy to share with the less fortunate and wishing that he had been able to spend more time with his family during the anti-apartheid struggle...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Anwar gives alibi in sodomy case
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has provided an alibi to police to prove he did not sodomize a male aide but will not give a DNA sample for fear it could be manipulated to frame him, his lawyer said Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Mandelas B-Day message Rich should help poor
Nelson Mandela is calling on the wealthy to share with the less fortunate as he celebrates his 90th birthday...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Iraqi army patrols Sadr City
Iraqi troops are deployed in large numbers in the Baghdad district of Sadr City, where Shiite militiamen used to control the streets...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
General Cambodia, Thai come close to shoot-out
Cambodian and Thai troops came close to a shoot-out in a disputed border region as the confrontation over land surrounding an ancient temple entered its fourth day, a Cambodian general said Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Groups worried about end to Myanmar relief flights
Humanitarian groups say the ending of United Nations aid flights in Myanmar next month could slow a relief effort that already has come under fire for leaving many of the 2.4 million survivors without adequate food and water...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Opposition figure in Macedonia released on bail
A key opposition figure in Macedonia has been released on bail a day after being arrested and charged in a corruption probe...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Australian journalist charged for drugs
An Australian television journalist was charged Friday with drug trafficking and possession in Singapore and faces up to 20 years in jail and 15 strokes of the cane, court documents and his employer said...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Malaysias Anwar gives alibi in sodomy case
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has provided an alibi to police to prove he did not sodomize a male aide but will not give a DNA sample for fear it could be manipulated to frame him, his lawyer said Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Hezbollah holds funeral for Lebanese guerrillas
The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has held a funeral for eight guerrillas killed during its 2006 war with Israel. Their bodies were returned in a prisoners swap this week...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Bin Laden driver is 1st test of Gitmo trials
Salim Hamdan is a small player with a big role. A former driver for Osama bin Laden, he is about to become the first Guantanamo prisoner to be tried for war crimes in a major test of the U.S. system for prosecuting alleged terrorists...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Lawyers cross-examine Olmert witness
Defense attorneys raised doubts Friday about the memory of an American Jewish fundraiser at the center of a corruption probe against Ehud Olmert, but did not appear to decisively undermine testimony that threatens to drive the Israeli prime minister from office...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
US, Iraq seek general time horizon on troop cuts
The United States and Iraq have agreed to seek "a general time horizon" for further withdrawals of American troops from the war...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Attack at India bus terminal injures 35
Suspected Muslim rebels threw a grenade at a crowded bus terminal in the Indian portion of Kashmir on Friday, wounding 35 people, including seven children, police said...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Wife says she was forced to help man fake death
John and Anne Darwin were in trouble. Of that there is no doubt. But their plan for putting things right went extraordinarily wrong...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Iraqi prime minister to visit Germany, meet Merkel
A German official says Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki will visit Berlin next week and meet Chancellor Angela Merkel...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Crackdown focuses on arms smuggling from Iran
U.S. forces in Iraq are launching a new crackdown on weapons smuggling from Iran. The effort includes more scrutiny of vehicles at official border crossings...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Iraqi troops put on show of strength in Sadr City
Iraqi soldiers took up positions on rooftops and military helicopters hovered overhead Friday in a show of strength in a Baghdad district where Shiite militiamen once ruled the streets. There were no reports of violence...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Rebels Turkey bombs Kurd rebel targets in Iraq
Kurdish rebels say Turkish warplanes have bombed abandoned guerrilla camps in northern Iraq. They say there were no casualties...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
US seeks 'time horizon' on Iraq
Iraq and the US call for an agreement on a "general time horizon" for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
EU's 'spare 1bn euros' for Africa
The European Commission backs a plan to give 1bn euros of unspent EU farm subsidies in aid to African farmers...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
'Agreement' over Nepal president
Former Maoist rebels look set to back a 73-year-old leader from southern Nepal in presidential elections due on Saturday...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Husband tortured and killed dog
A Coleraine man is convicted of torturing and killing his partner's golden retriever dog in October 2006...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Cuba reforms turn to state land
Cuba puts more state-owned farm land into private hands, in a move designed to increase lacklustre food production...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Safety in numbers
Why alarm and ignorance of statistics = fear...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Pursuit death officers 'cleared'
Investigators clear police drivers involved in the pursuit of a stolen car which crashed causing the death of a motorist...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Accountant guilty of wife murder
An accountant is found guilty of murdering his wife in an attack which left her with 86 stab wounds...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Minister 'expecting to lose job'
Welsh Culture Minister Rhodri Glyn Thomas tells colleagues he expects to be out of his job before the end of the night...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
House prices up
Five reasons to be cheerful amid the gloom and doom...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Paid to betray
The man who befriends people, then exposes them...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
A British Islam?
Why new board may be step too far in battle of ideas...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Skeleton stories
London's dead tell tales from beyond the grave...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Heavy metal monk in second album
A 62-year-old monk from a small friary near Milan has just released his second heavy metal album...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Rewards system sweetens school pupils' behaviour
A Norfolk headteacher says his pupils' behaviour has improved since he started giving chocolate as a reward...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Cavendish claims fourth stage win
Mark Cavendish claims his fourth stage win at the 2008 Tour de France...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Canoe wife denies 'pathetic' lies
The wife of back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin denies repeatedly lying in a "last-ditch" attempt to escape justice...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
29% of teens' Sats marks delayed
The latest figures on delayed Sats tests for 14-year-olds shows that at least 29% of pupils still do not have all their marks...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Unsafe chargers 'flooding' the UK
Trading Standards says hundreds of thousands of unsafe chargers for mobiles and games consoles could have come into the UK...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
'Work for dole' proposals leaked
Ministers are considering plans to force long-term jobless to work for benefits, a leaked document says...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
'No decision' on borrowing rules
Alistair Darling says no decision has been made on relaxing government 'fiscal rules' but they are kept under review...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
MoD admits loss of secret files
Over 100 USB memory sticks, some with secret data, have been lost or stolen from defence officials since 2004, it emerges...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Cambodia-Thailand dispute worsens
A Cambodian general said a border standoff between his soldiers and Thai troops came close to a shoot-out overnight as the confrontation over disputed territory surrounding an ancient temple entered its fourth day Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Ask AP Oil and gas prices, Obamas citizenship
For weeks _ months _ the price of a barrel of oil marches skyward, and gas prices at the pump soar to frustrating heights...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Tropical Storm Fausto nears hurricane strength
Tropical Storm Fausto has neared hurricane strength early Friday in the Pacific, while Elida lost its hurricane status...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Giant rig carves new tunnel beneath NYCs streets
A huge, granite-eating machine that spent the past eight months chewing a mile-long tunnel beneath a busy Manhattan office district is getting a rest, of sorts, after completing its journey to Grand Central Terminal...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Mets back in first after 10th straight win
One month after they fired their manager, the New York Mets are back in first place...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Desperate Housewives creator says end in sight
The women of Wisteria Lane may have only a few more years to resolve their assorted problems...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
SAG stakes fight on made-for-Internet content
The Screen Actors Guild on Thursday gave its most detailed explanation yet for its rejection of a final contract offer by Hollywood studios, citing shortfalls in pay and union jurisdiction on made-for-Internet productions...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
McCain eyes longer gas tax reprieve to aid drivers
John McCain said Thursday that his proposal to suspend the gas tax for three months this summer may need to be extended longer if high gas prices continue to take a toll on the economy...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Weather fit for a Shark Norman takes lead at Open
The flags around Royal Birkdale flapped in the stiff breeze Friday morning. A light mist fell from the gray clouds, which obscured any hint of the sun. Apparently, good weather for a Shark...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Greg Norman leads in 2nd round of British Open
Greg Norman claimed the lead in the second round of the British Open. He birdied three holes on the front side to offset a double-bogey at the gargantuan sixth, leaving him as the only player with an overall score in the red...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Wall Street heads to higher open after Citi report
Wall Street headed for a higher open Friday after Citigroup Inc. issued a better-than-expected earnings report, offsetting disappointing results from several other big companies...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Citigroup posts $2.5B loss as loan defaults mount
Citigroup says it posted a $2.5 billion loss and laid off more employees in the second quarter as it struggled with surging loan defaults...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Wall Street heads to higher open on mixed earnings
Wall Street headed for a higher open Friday after Citigroup Inc. issued a better-than-expected earnings report, offsetting disappointing results from several other big comapnies...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Japanese shares fall on US worries
Japanese shares fell Friday as sentiment dampened on fresh worries over a slump in the U.S. economy following worse-than-expected earnings results from American high-tech giants...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Hollywood studios, SAG at impasse after meeting
Hollywood producers and the Screen Actors Guild failed to reach a contract agreement Wednesday after meeting privately for two hours. The sides have no further meetings planned...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Stocks end higher on falling energy prices
Wall Street has had its second straight big rally as tumbling energy prices and stronger-than-expected earnings reports have given investors a burst of optimism about the economy...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Bush hails spirit, compassion of former spokesman
President Bush led a poignant tribute on Thursday to his friend and former spokesman, Tony Snow, who lost his public fight with cancer but never surrendered the spirit that defined his life...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Wambachs broken leg mars US win over Brazil
On a night when the United States woman should have been eyeing the upcoming Olympics, they were dealt a crushing blow to their gold medal hopes when Abby Wambach broke her left leg...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Afraid of laundry? You will be after reading this
Mara Ranger will be a little paranoid doing laundry now...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Elderly women get life in L.A. insurance killings
A judge in Los Angeles has sentenced two elderly women to life in prison without parole for murdering two indigent men to collect insurance policies taken out on their lives...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
DNC sets up independent operation to help Obama
The Democratic National Committee plans to target Republican John McCain and help Democrat Barack Obama with an independent ad campaign run by veteran Democratic strategist Jonathan Prince, Democrats familiar with the decision said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Pope All faiths should unite against violence
Pope Benedict XVI on Friday urged religious leaders of all kinds to unite against those who use faith to divide communities _ an apparent reference to terrorism in the name of religion...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Veterinarian saves shark that swallowed hook
A veterinarian in Australia plunged his arm up to his shoulder into the throat of a rare shark to save the animal after it swallowed a grappling hook...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Military Fighting in Sri Lanka kills 25
A wave of battles along the front lines of the civil war in northern Sri Lanka killed 20 ethnic Tamil rebels and five soldiers, the military said Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Bali blast victims dad rejects bombers execution
The father of an Australian killed in the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings asked Indonesia not to execute three militants convicted in the blasts, saying Friday "no good, only harm" would come from their deaths...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Former Bin Laden driver 1st test of Gitmo trials
Salim Hamdan is a small player with a big role...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Pelosi calls Bush a total failure in interview
President Bush has been a "total failure" in everything from the economy to the war to energy policy, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday. In an interview on CNN, the California Democrat was asked to respond to video of the president criticizing the Democratic-led Congress for heading into the final 26 days of the legislative session without having passed a single government spending bill...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Groups worried about end to Myanmar relief flights
Humanitarian groups say the ending of United Nations aid flights in Myanmar next month could slow a relief effort that already has come under fire for leaving many of the 2.4 million survivors without adequate food and water...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Cambodia-Thailand border dispute worsens
A Cambodian general said a border standoff between his soldiers and Thai troops came close to a shoot-out as the confrontation over disputed territory surrounding an ancient temple entered its fourth day Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Tropical storm floods southern Taiwan, killing 7
Tropical storm Kalmaegi lashed southern Taiwan with torrential rains Friday, triggering flash floods and landslides. Rampaging waters killed at least seven people and washed six others away...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Pope All faiths unite against violence
Pope Benedict XVI on Friday urged religious leaders of all kinds to unite against those who use faith to divide communities _ an apparent reference to terrorism in the name of religion...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Malaysias Anwar gives alibi in sodomy case
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has provided an alibi to police to prove he did not sodomize a male aide but will not give a DNA sample for fear it could be manipulated to frame him, his lawyer said Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Mandela on 90th birthday Rich should help poor
Nelson Mandela celebrated his 90th birthday Friday by calling on the wealthy to share with the less fortunate and wishing that he had been able to spend more time with his family during the anti-apartheid struggle...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Anwar gives alibi in sodomy case
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has provided an alibi to police to prove he did not sodomize a male aide but will not give a DNA sample for fear it could be manipulated to frame him, his lawyer said Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Mandelas B-Day message Rich should help poor
Nelson Mandela is calling on the wealthy to share with the less fortunate as he celebrates his 90th birthday...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Iraqi army patrols Sadr City
Iraqi troops are deployed in large numbers in the Baghdad district of Sadr City, where Shiite militiamen used to control the streets...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
General Cambodia, Thai come close to shoot-out
Cambodian and Thai troops came close to a shoot-out in a disputed border region as the confrontation over land surrounding an ancient temple entered its fourth day, a Cambodian general said Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
UN flights in Myanmar to end Aug. 10
Humanitarian groups say the ending of United Nations aid flights in Myanmar next month could slow a relief effort that already has come under fire for leaving many of the 2.4 million survivors without adequate food and water...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Opposition figure in Macedonia released on bail
A key opposition figure in Macedonia has been released on bail a day after being arrested and charged in a corruption probe...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Australian journalist charged for drugs
An Australian television journalist was charged Friday with drug trafficking and possession in Singapore and faces up to 20 years in jail and 15 strokes of the cane, court documents and his employer said...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Macedonian mayor charged with corruption
A key opposition figure in Macedonia has been released on bail a day after being arrested and charged in a corruption probe...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Israel arrests 6 men over al-Qaida links
Israeli investigators have arrested six men suspected of trying to set up a terror network linked to al-Qaida, the Shin Bet security service said Friday...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Iran expects progress from nuclear talks
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki says he expects forthcoming nuclear talks in Geneva that will include the participation of a U.S. diplomat will bring real progress in negotiations...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Cat Stevens accepts libel damages
Singer Cat Stevens - now known as Yusuf Islam - accepts damages over articles claiming he was sexist...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
'No decision' on giant database
No decision has been taken on whether to gather details of all phone calls, e-mails and internet use, a security minister says...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
No evidence of think-tank PM link
A charity is cleared of furthering Gordon Brown's "political aspirations" but warned over not being politically neutral enough...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Pope urges unity against terror
Pope Benedict XVI calls for all religions to unite against terrorism and resolve conflicts peacefully as he continues his visit to Australia...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
EU plans to block aid to Bulgaria
The European Commission plans to block almost $1bn in funds for Bulgaria as penalty for failing to beat corruption...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
India to discuss nuclear security
Indian officials are to brief the world nuclear regulatory body on plans to safeguard the country's civilian nuclear facilities...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Hard Rock wages 'below minimum'
Staff at London's Hard Rock Cafe are on salaries of less than half the national minimum wage, the BBC finds...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Pub blaze treated as suspicious
A fire which badly damaged a pub in Ballyclare may have been started deliberately, according to police...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Mandela at 90 makes call for poor
Nelson Mandela, a key figure in bringing down South Africa's apartheid, turns 90 and calls for the nation's rich to help its poor...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Teenager dies in stabbing attack
A teenager dies from stab wounds in an attack in south London...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Review call after inmates abscond
Calls are made to review home leave for prisoners after three inmates go on the run from Scottish open jails...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Teenage killer's 12-year sentence
A 17-year-old will serve at least 12 years in prison for randomly killing a young woman as she walked her dog along a path...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
7 days quiz
Heath Ledger's Joker "outscared" which film baddie?...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
U2 in the studio
Producer Steve Lillywhite reveals their secrets...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Live text - Open day two
Greg Norman takes the lead with day two of the Open firmly under way in improved conditions at Royal Birkdale...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Live text - England v South Africa
Alastair Cook gets a bad decision as England lose two quick wickets at Headingley...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Taste of paradise?
Not the Caymans, but Aran Islands plan to go tax-free...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Sats mark appeals 'set to rocket'
Almost one in five primary schools is still waiting for test results - and heads warn of more disputes over the quality of marking...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Weather delays Snowdon cafe again
Weather problems cause serious delays in building a new cafe on the highest mountain in Wales and England...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Hunt on for trainee police dog - after it was stolen
A 12-week-old puppy which was being trained to be a police dog is stolen from a back garden...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Chambers loses Olympic ban case
British sprinter Dwain Chambers will not be able to run at the Olympic Games after he fails in court to overturn his lifetime ban...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Canoe wife 'did not want money'
The wife of back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin tells a court she didn't want the £250,000 insurance money...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Mob attacks officers over litter
Two police officers are attacked by a 30-strong mob in south London when they asked a girl to pick up some litter she dropped...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Driver dies in motorway pursuit
A motorist is killed when a vehicle being pursued by police flips into the path of his car on the A1M in County Durham...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Mortgage squeeze tightens further
The mortgage squeeze continues to tighten with a further drop in lending, says the Council of Mortgage Lenders...
BBC News - July 18, 2008
Bush hails Tony Snows record of accomplishment
President Bush led a poignant tribute on Thursday to his friend and former spokesman, Tony Snow, who lost his public fight with cancer but never surrendered the spirit that defined his life...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Bush surveys record-breaking California wildfires
President Bush offered federal help and encouragement Thursday to some of the 25,000 firefighters working under a blazing sun to contain wildfires that make up the single largest fire event ever recorded in California...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Ashcroft Not hard to reject interrogation memos
Former Attorney General John Ashcroft said Thursday "it was not a hard decision" to withdraw Justice Department legal opinions that approved the use of harsh interrogation methods which critics say amount to torture...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Man convicted in 2006 Vermont school shootings
A jury has convicted a man of murder for a 2006 shooting spree that ended in a school, where he went looking for his ex-girlfriend and killed another teacher...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Iannetta homers to lead Rockies over Pirates
Chris Iannetta homered and drove in three runs and Ubaldo Jimenez pitched seven strong innings to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 5-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Tigers use 3 homers to dump Orioles 6-5
Gary Sheffield and Brandon Inge hit two-run homers, Marcus Thames added a solo shot, and the Detroit Tigers resumed their playoff drive by defeating the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 on Thursday night...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Kim claims early lead at State Farm Classic
Christina Kim shot a 9-under 63 Thursday to take a one-stroke lead at the State Farm Classic, a tournament she just missed winning last year...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Two musical obsessives follow their dream to Bway
When we last saw Hunter Bell and Jeff Bowen on stage, the two theater-obsessed lads were basking in the glow of a successful off-Broadway run in "title of show," their delightful tale of writing and putting on a musical...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Stocks surge as falling energy prices bolster mood
Wall Street surged Thursday, extending its rally into a second session as tumbling energy prices bolstered an already upbeat mood that followed stronger-than-expected quarterly reports from big names like JPMorgan Chase & Co. and United Technologies Corp. The Dow Jones industrial average rose nearly 200 points as oil fell more than $3 and brought its three-day decline to more than $13 a barrel...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
McCain eyes longer gas tax reprieve to aid drivers
John McCain said Thursday that his proposal to suspend the gas tax for three months this summer may need to be extended longer if high gas prices continue to take a toll on the economy...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
McLouths throw keeps All-Star game tied after 11
Center fielder Nate McLouth threw out a runner at the plate in the bottom of the 11th inning, and Aaron Cook wriggled out of two jams to keep the All-Star game tied at 3 on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Texas Democrats look to Obama to help them rebound
Democrats are climbing out of the political graveyard in Texas where George W. Bush buried them. But winning local and legislative races is far cry from delivering the state for their presidential nominee...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Luxury without gambling Atlantic Citys next wave
One has a salt-water spa, two celebrity chef restaurants, twice daily maid visits, 330 rooms and zero slot machines...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Single-family building dips to slowest in 17 years
A beat-the-deadline rush to file permits for apartment construction in New York City lifted housing starts to unexpectedly high levels in June, but it was no cause for rejoicing. Construction of single-family homes nationwide fell to the slowest pace in 17 years...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Elderly women get life in L.A. insurance killings
A judge in Los Angeles has sentenced two elderly women to life in prison without parole for murdering two indigent men to collect insurance policies taken out on their lives...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Bush hails spirit, compassion of former spokesman
President Bush led a poignant tribute on Thursday to his friend and former spokesman, Tony Snow, who lost his public fight with cancer but never surrendered the spirit that defined his life...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
DNC sets up independent operation to help Obama
The Democratic National Committee plans to target Republican John McCain and help Democrat Barack Obama with an independent ad campaign run by veteran Democratic strategist Jonathan Prince, Democrats familiar with the decision said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Stocks end higher on falling energy prices
Wall Street has had its second straight big rally as tumbling energy prices and stronger-than-expected earnings reports have given investors a burst of optimism about the economy...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Hollywood studios, SAG at impasse after meeting
Hollywood producers and the Screen Actors Guild failed to reach a contract agreement Wednesday after meeting privately for two hours. The sides have no further meetings planned...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Olmerts lawyers attempt to discredit key witness
Lawyers representing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert cross-examined an American businessman Thursday, hoping to undermine his allegations that Olmert illicitly accepted cash-stuffed envelopes from him to help fund a luxurious lifestyle...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Freed Lebanese say they will keep fighting Israel
Five militants freed as part of a prisoner swap with Israel prayed Thursday at the grave of a slain Hezbollah military commander, pledging to follow in his footsteps and keep fighting Israel...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Man named as suspect wins $1.2 million libel award
A man named by police as a suspect in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann won an apology and 600,000 pounds ($1.2 million) in libel damages Thursday from nearly a dozen British newspapers that claimed he was involved in her abduction...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Pelosi calls Bush a total failure in interview
President Bush has been a "total failure" in everything from the economy to the war to energy policy, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday. In an interview on CNN, the California Democrat was asked to respond to video of the president criticizing the Democratic-led Congress for heading into the final 26 days of the legislative session without having passed a single government spending bill...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Al-Qaida draws more foreign recruits to Afghan war
Afghanistan has been drawing a fresh influx of jihadi fighters from Turkey, Central Asia, Chechnya and the Middle East, one more sign that al-Qaida is regrouping on what is fast becoming the most active front of the war on terror groups...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Witness in Olmert corruption probe questioned
Lawyers defending the Israeli prime minister against a web of corruption allegations launched their cross examination of a key witness Thursday by painting him as a lying, litigious businessman with an unsavory reputation and a faulty memory...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
A somber Israel buries 2 returned Israeli soldiers
Thousands of Israelis prayed and cried at funerals Thursday for two soldiers whose return from Lebanon in black coffins touched off a nationwide wave of anguish...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
Freed Lebanese prisoners vow to fight Israel
Five militants freed in a prisoner swap with Israel prayed and laid wreaths at the grave of a slain Hezbollah commander Thursday, vowing to fight Israel as supporters showered them with rice...
Southern Ledger - July 18, 2008
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