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Protests continue in Indian Kashmir
Police used batons in an attempt to clear protesters from the streets of Indian Kashmir on Monday, the eighth day of rioting against what critics call a government plan to build Hindu settlements in the Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Spud farmer returns to roots to help Afghans
To help poor Afghani villagers make money on potatoes instead of opium poppies, Idaho farmer Pat Rowe used a little old technology: root cellars...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Cocktail museum shakes and stirs history
In New Orleans, cocktails are serious business. What better town for a temple to the tasty history of the American libation?...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Lost Beatles tape will air on BBC radio
The British Broadcasting Corp. will air a long lost Beatles interview featuring John Lennon and Paul McCartney talking about the day they met and their songwriting partnership...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Pause after Screen Actors Guild contract expires
The contract between movie and TV actors and major Hollywood studios expired early Tuesday after the studios made a final offer and the Screen Actors Guild said it would take more than a day to study it...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Lawyer says family outraged over inmates death
The family of a 19-year-old man found strangled in his cell a day after he was jailed on charges of running over and killing a police officer is "outraged" over his death, their attorney said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
FBI, state police probe Md. suspects jail death
The FBI and Maryland State Police are investigating the strangulation of a 19-year-old man found dead in his cell a day after he was jailed on charges of running over and killing a police officer, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
VWilliams reaches Wimbledon semifinals
Defending champion Venus Williams moved a step closer to her fifth Wimbledon singles title Tuesday, beating Tamarine Tanasugarn in straight sets to reach the semifinals and close in on another potential championship matchup with sister Serena...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Venus Williams reaches semifinals at Wimbledon
Defending champion Venus Williams advanced to the Wimbledon semifinals after beating Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-4, 6-3 Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Federer to face Ancic, last conqueror at Wimbledon
Roger Federer already has dispatched the last player to win Wimbledon before he started his five-year winning run. Next up is the last player to beat him here...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Tavira, one-handed violinist, dies at 84
Angel Tavira, a one-handed violinist who dedicated his life to Mexican folk music and won a Cannes Film Festival award for his first movie at age 82, has died. He was 84...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Heath Ledgers hometown to name theater after him
The Australian hometown of the late actor Heath Ledger named a theater in his honor Tuesday for his commitment to acting...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Obama and Bill Clinton end mutual silent treatment
Barack Obama and Bill Clinton ended their mutual silent treatment Monday, with the Democratic presidential candidate reaching out and asking his former Democratic nemesis to help him win the White House...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Venus, Serena Williams both make Wimbledon semis
Defending champion Venus Williams moved a step closer to her fifth Wimbledon singles title Tuesday, beating Tamarine Tanasugarn in straight sets to reach the semifinals and close in on another potential championship matchup with sister Serena...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Britney house-hunting for bigger backyard, quiet
Court records show Britney Spears is house-hunting _ preferably for something greener, quieter and with a bigger backyard...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Jury clears 1 of 3 lawyers in fen-phen trial
A federal jury acquitted one attorney Tuesday of defrauding clients in a diet-drug settlement, but was sent back to deliberate on two others...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Wall Street fluctuates on first day of 3rd quarter
Wall Street began the third quarter by fluctuating Tuesday as investors looked for bargains and also digested a report that showed U.S. manufacturers remain under duress...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Days of oversize airline carry-ons are numbered
Admit it. That chunky carry-on bag of yours would never fit into the sample box displayed outside the airport gate...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Oil prices fluctuate after passing $143 a barrel
Oil prices fluctuated Monday, surging past $143 a barrel for the first time and then falling back as a rising dollar prompted some investors to sell. Meanwhile, the price of gas at the pump hit another record high...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Helicopter crash leaves a mother-to-be in mourning
A soon-to-be father who loved being a firefighter was among six people killed when two medical helicopters collided in Arizona...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Stocks trade mixed after oil tops $143
Stocks were narrowly mixed early Monday as investors contended with another spike in oil prices and awaited a regional manufacturing reading for hints about economy...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Family mourns teen hit by roller coaster in Ga.
The father of a South Carolina teenager decapitated by a roller coaster at a Georgia amusement park said Sunday that family members may never know why he hopped two fences to enter a restricted area...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
China police to reopen probe into death
Chinese police will reopen an investigation into the death of a teenage girl after accusations of a cover-up led to rioting in this southwest China town, a state news agency reported Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
A-list actresses flock to Paris for couture shows
Luxury labels Christian Dior and Giorgio Armani fought for the hearts and minds of A-list actresses in Paris on Monday with glittering haute couture presentations of red carpet gowns...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Dalai Lama envoys, China to meet in Beijing
Secrecy surrounded the start of talks between envoys of the Dalai Lama and the Chinese government on Tuesday aimed at easing tensions following anti-government riots in Tibet in March...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Coalition 33 militants killed in Afghanistan
The U.S.-led coalition says helicopters and a bomber have attacked large groups of insurgents in eastern Afghanistan, killing an estimated 33 people...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Israel seals Gaza crossings after rocket attack
Israel says it has closed its crossings with the Gaza Strip until further notice in response to a cross-border rocket attack...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Muslim, Hindu protests in Indian Kashmir
Authorities reversed a controversial plan to transfer land to a Hindu shrine in Muslim majority Indian-held Kashmir on Tuesday as Muslim and Hindu protesters held massive rallies across the region assailing the state government for its handling of the politically sensitive issue...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Man fatally stabs 5 police in Shanghai
A man armed with a knife stormed a police station in Shanghai on Tuesday, stabbing officers inside and killing at least five, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Kashmir police fire on Hindu protesters
Indian police fired at Hindu nationalists protesting a government decision to revoke a transfer of land to a revered Hindu shrine in Muslim-majority Indian-held Kashmir, a senior officer said. At least three people were hurt Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Dutch restaurants, bars send tobacco smokers away
Dutch restaurants and bars sent tobacco smokers out the door Tuesday, enforcing a public smoking ban that went into effect even in the "coffee shops" where marijuana smokers were welcome to stay...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Palestinian leader, Israeli defense minister meet
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak met briefly Tuesday on the sidelines of a worldwide socialist party conference near Athens...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Zimbabwe aid groups eager to resume work
Aid agencies in Zimbabwe are asking the government to allow them to resume humanitarian work now that the elections are over...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
US beef goes on sale in South Korea
U.S. beef returned to South Korean store shelves Tuesday under a new import agreement that has failed to stem anti-government protests, which have raged for weeks and turned central Seoul into a riot zone...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
China police to reopen probe into teenagers death
An investigation into the death of a teenage girl will be reopened, state media reported Tuesday, as officials bowed to public anger over an alleged police cover-up in this southwest China town...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Pakistan says militants compound is destroyed
Pakistani forces destroyed a major militant compound in the troubled Khyber tribal region Tuesday as an operation against extremists entered its fourth day, a government official said...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Italy revises caveats for Afghan troops
Italy has revised some restrictions on Italian soldiers in Afghanistan, allowing them more easily to be deployed temporarily in volatile areas, defense officials said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Chile moves people from path of volcano lava
A red stream of lava flowed down the flanks of the Llaima volcano in southern Chile on Tuesday and officials said they evacuated about a dozen people...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Report Portuguese ending probe of missing girl
Portuguese police are dropping their investigation into the disappearance of toddler Madeleine McCann due to a lack of evidence, media reported Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Truck bomb wounds at least 15 near Mosul, Iraq
Hospital officials say a truck bomb has wounded at least 15 people near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Bros reunion tour plan revealed
Bros could become the latest boy band to reform and go on tour, singer Matt Goss reveals...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Rocky start to French presidency
President Sarkozy admits that France's EU presidency is off to a bumpy start, as Poland casts doubt on the Lisbon Treaty...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Firms 'feel worst' for 16 years
UK business confidence falls to its lowest level since 1992, according to research from BDO Stoy Hayward. in suggests...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Child food 'poor' at attractions
UK theme parks, museums and other holiday sites are serving up child meals loaded with sugar, salt and fat, a survey finds...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Mongolia calls state of emergency
Mongolia's president declares a state of emergency following violent protests over alleged vote-rigging in elections...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Disabled boy receives £8m payout
A nine-year-old boy who was left disabled after being deprived of oxygen at birth is awarded £8m compensation...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Stockline public inquiry to begin
The public inquiry into the Stockline factory blast in 2004 begins later in Glasgow's Maryhill Community Centre...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Confident Murray ready for Nadal
Andy Murray will play the biggest match of his life when he faces Rafael Nadal in the quarter-finals of Wimbledon on Wednesday...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Fading case
Police report marks start of end for Madeleine inquiry...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
MPs gear up for excise duty fight
Ministers face a fresh battle with MPs over plans to raise vehicle excise duty on the most polluting cars...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
NHS dentistry reforms 'failing'
Changes designed to improve NHS dental services have not been successful, a House of Commons committee report suggests...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
African call for Zimbabwe unity
African leaders call on political parties in Zimbabwe to form a national unity government, following disputed elections...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
UK life costs 'at least £13,400'
A report says a single person in Britain needs to earn at least £13,400 a year for a minimum standard of living...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Protests continue in Indian Kashmir
Police used batons in an attempt to clear protesters from the streets of Indian Kashmir on Monday, the eighth day of rioting against what critics call a government plan to build Hindu settlements in the Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Spud farmer returns to roots to help Afghans
To help poor Afghani villagers make money on potatoes instead of opium poppies, Idaho farmer Pat Rowe used a little old technology: root cellars...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Lawyer says family outraged over inmates death
The family of a 19-year-old man found strangled in his cell a day after he was jailed on charges of running over and killing a police officer is "outraged" over his death, their attorney said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
FBI, state police probe Md. suspects jail death
The FBI and Maryland State Police are investigating the strangulation of a 19-year-old man found dead in his cell a day after he was jailed on charges of running over and killing a police officer, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Cocktail museum shakes and stirs history
In New Orleans, cocktails are serious business. What better town for a temple to the tasty history of the American libation?...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Tavira, one-handed violinist, dies at 84
Angel Tavira, a one-handed violinist who dedicated his life to Mexican folk music and won a Cannes Film Festival award for his first movie at age 82, has died. He was 84...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Heath Ledgers hometown to name theater after him
The Australian hometown of the late actor Heath Ledger named a theater in his honor Tuesday for his commitment to acting...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Lost Beatles tape will air on BBC radio
The British Broadcasting Corp. will air a long lost Beatles interview featuring John Lennon and Paul McCartney talking about the day they met and their songwriting partnership...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Pause after Screen Actors Guild contract expires
The contract between movie and TV actors and major Hollywood studios expired early Tuesday after the studios made a final offer and the Screen Actors Guild said it would take more than a day to study it...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Obama and Bill Clinton end mutual silent treatment
Barack Obama and Bill Clinton ended their mutual silent treatment Monday, with the Democratic presidential candidate reaching out and asking his former Democratic nemesis to help him win the White House...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Venus, Serena Williams both make Wimbledon semis
Defending champion Venus Williams moved a step closer to her fifth Wimbledon singles title Tuesday, beating Tamarine Tanasugarn in straight sets to reach the semifinals and close in on another potential championship matchup with sister Serena...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
VWilliams reaches Wimbledon semifinals
Defending champion Venus Williams moved a step closer to her fifth Wimbledon singles title Tuesday, beating Tamarine Tanasugarn in straight sets to reach the semifinals and close in on another potential championship matchup with sister Serena...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Venus Williams reaches semifinals at Wimbledon
Defending champion Venus Williams advanced to the Wimbledon semifinals after beating Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-4, 6-3 Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Federer to face Ancic, last conqueror at Wimbledon
Roger Federer already has dispatched the last player to win Wimbledon before he started his five-year winning run. Next up is the last player to beat him here...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Wall Street fluctuates on first day of 3rd quarter
Wall Street began the third quarter by fluctuating Tuesday as investors looked for bargains and also digested a report that showed U.S. manufacturers remain under duress...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Britney house-hunting for bigger backyard, quiet
Court records show Britney Spears is house-hunting _ preferably for something greener, quieter and with a bigger backyard...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Jury clears 1 of 3 lawyers in fen-phen trial
A federal jury acquitted one attorney Tuesday of defrauding clients in a diet-drug settlement, but was sent back to deliberate on two others...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Stocks trade mixed after oil tops $143
Stocks were narrowly mixed early Monday as investors contended with another spike in oil prices and awaited a regional manufacturing reading for hints about economy...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Family mourns teen hit by roller coaster in Ga.
The father of a South Carolina teenager decapitated by a roller coaster at a Georgia amusement park said Sunday that family members may never know why he hopped two fences to enter a restricted area...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Days of oversize airline carry-ons are numbered
Admit it. That chunky carry-on bag of yours would never fit into the sample box displayed outside the airport gate...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Oil prices fluctuate after passing $143 a barrel
Oil prices fluctuated Monday, surging past $143 a barrel for the first time and then falling back as a rising dollar prompted some investors to sell. Meanwhile, the price of gas at the pump hit another record high...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Dalai Lama envoys, China to meet in Beijing
Secrecy surrounded the start of talks between envoys of the Dalai Lama and the Chinese government on Tuesday aimed at easing tensions following anti-government riots in Tibet in March...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Coalition 33 militants killed in Afghanistan
The U.S.-led coalition says helicopters and a bomber have attacked large groups of insurgents in eastern Afghanistan, killing an estimated 33 people...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Israel seals Gaza crossings after rocket attack
Israel says it has closed its crossings with the Gaza Strip until further notice in response to a cross-border rocket attack...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Kashmir police fire on Hindu protesters
Indian police fired at Hindu nationalists protesting a government decision to revoke a transfer of land to a revered Hindu shrine in Muslim-majority Indian-held Kashmir, a senior officer said. At least three people were hurt Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
China police to reopen probe into death
Chinese police will reopen an investigation into the death of a teenage girl after accusations of a cover-up led to rioting in this southwest China town, a state news agency reported Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
A-list actresses flock to Paris for couture shows
Luxury labels Christian Dior and Giorgio Armani fought for the hearts and minds of A-list actresses in Paris on Monday with glittering haute couture presentations of red carpet gowns...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Palestinian leader, Israeli defense minister meet
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak met briefly Tuesday on the sidelines of a worldwide socialist party conference near Athens...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Muslim, Hindu protests in Indian Kashmir
Authorities reversed a controversial plan to transfer land to a Hindu shrine in Muslim majority Indian-held Kashmir on Tuesday as Muslim and Hindu protesters held massive rallies across the region assailing the state government for its handling of the politically sensitive issue...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Man fatally stabs 5 police in Shanghai
A man armed with a knife stormed a police station in Shanghai on Tuesday, stabbing officers inside and killing at least five, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
US beef goes on sale in South Korea
U.S. beef returned to South Korean store shelves Tuesday under a new import agreement that has failed to stem anti-government protests, which have raged for weeks and turned central Seoul into a riot zone...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
China police to reopen probe into teenagers death
An investigation into the death of a teenage girl will be reopened, state media reported Tuesday, as officials bowed to public anger over an alleged police cover-up in this southwest China town...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Dutch restaurants, bars send tobacco smokers away
Dutch restaurants and bars sent tobacco smokers out the door Tuesday, enforcing a public smoking ban that went into effect even in the "coffee shops" where marijuana smokers were welcome to stay...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Italy revises caveats for Afghan troops
Italy has revised some restrictions on Italian soldiers in Afghanistan, allowing them more easily to be deployed temporarily in volatile areas, defense officials said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Chile moves people from path of volcano lava
A red stream of lava flowed down the flanks of the Llaima volcano in southern Chile on Tuesday and officials said they evacuated about a dozen people...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Report Portuguese ending probe of missing girl
Portuguese police are dropping their investigation into the disappearance of toddler Madeleine McCann due to a lack of evidence, media reported Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Zimbabwe aid groups eager to resume work
Aid agencies in Zimbabwe are asking the government to allow them to resume humanitarian work now that the elections are over...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Truck bomb wounds at least 15 near Mosul, Iraq
Hospital officials say a truck bomb has wounded at least 15 people near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Pakistan says militants compound is destroyed
Pakistani forces destroyed a major militant compound in the troubled Khyber tribal region Tuesday as an operation against extremists entered its fourth day, a government official said...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Pregnant Jolie in French hospital
Film star Angelina Jolie checks into a hospital in the south of France where she is expected to give birth to twins...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
E-mail leak of 'degree inflation'
A leaked e-mail shows how university staff are being urged to increase the number of top degree grades...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Clashes in Mongolia poll protest
Protesters alleging fraud in last Sunday's general election clash with police in the Mongolian capital, Ulan Bator...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Further £2m fine for Severn Trent
Severn Trent Water is handed a £2m fine following a court hearing for providing false information on leakages...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Lights call after track tragedy
Warning lights at an unmanned level crossing could have prevented a man's death, an inquest jury finds...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Migrant bodies washed up in Gabon
The bodies of at least 12 would-be migrants are found washed up in Libreville, Gabon...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Ground Zero rebuild plan scrapped
The timetable for rebuilding work at the site of the 9/11 attacks in New York is abandoned as projects run over budget...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Old age problem
How Japan is dealing with an ageing population...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Barrister's £17.5m sham VAT claim
A barrister who tried to claim £17.5m in VAT for the imaginary sale of aircraft engines is jailed for five years...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Beauty issue
Can fashion ever accept disabled models?...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Advantage Murray
Did the baying crowd really help Murray seal victory?...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Smoking ban
Good for flirters and chefs, not so good for dry cleaners...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Magpies to discuss Barton future
Newcastle's Joey Barton is set to face showdown talks with club bosses over his future on his release from prison...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Inside Iraq
Baghdad residents on improving life in their city...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Blair's back
But this time Cherie is the one facing MPs' questions...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Log off! Bhutan MPs banned from playing computer games at work
Parliament in Bhutan bans its members from bringing laptops to work - to stop them playing computer games...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Serena to meet giant-killer Zheng
Serena Williams outclasses Agnieszka Radwanska to book her place in the Wimbledon semi-finals against Chinese wildcard Jie Zheng...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
'No decision' on Madeleine case
The Portuguese attorney general denies any decision has been taken on closing the Madeleine McCann case...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Barton is sentenced for assault
Newcastle United footballer Joey Barton is given a fou- month suspended sentence for assaulting a team-mate...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Markets slide on inflation fears
Markets fall in the US, Europe and Asia as inflation worries and fears of further bank losses dent confidence...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Hundreds march for stabbed youth
Hundreds of people march through north London to protest against the murder of 16-year-old Ben Kinsella...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Botswana attacks Mugabe victory
The vice-president of Botswana strongly condemns Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe over last week's poll...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
New measures to protect savers
The chancellor unveils new proposals to protect savers in the event of a bank getting into financial difficulty...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Cherie's crime fears for children
Cherie Blair tells MPs she worries about her children's safety on the streets - the Tories call it a "sad indictment"...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Protests continue in Indian Kashmir
Police used batons in an attempt to clear protesters from the streets of Indian Kashmir on Monday, the eighth day of rioting against what critics call a government plan to build Hindu settlements in the Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Pamela Anderson auctions car for PETA cause
Pamela Anderson has auctioned her sporty 2000 Dodge Viper for $65,000 as a donation to animal-rights activists to run an anti-snake slaughter campaign...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Bon Jovi to give free concert in NYC this summer
Bon Jovi will perform free concert July 12 in Central Park...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Cocktail museum shakes and stirs history
In New Orleans, cocktails are serious business. What better town for a temple to the tasty history of the American libation?...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
WTC site rebuilding delayed and over budget
The rebuilding of the World Trade Center site is over budget and years behind schedule _ including the Sept. 11 memorial that was once expected to open on the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
California firefighters have to pick their battles
The unprecedented number and size of wildfires burning in California this year has forced firefighters to strategically choose which ones to tackle...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Helicopter crash leaves a mother-to-be in mourning
A soon-to-be father who loved being a firefighter was among six people killed when two medical helicopters collided in Arizona...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
DeRosa, Lilly help get Cubs back on track
Mark DeRosa and Ted Lilly got the Chicago Cubs back on track _ DeRosa with two fine swings and Lilly with another impressive outing...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
As beat Angels 6-1, trail by 3 12 games in AL West
Rookie Greg Smith threw a four-hitter, Eric Chavez hit a two-run double, and the Oakland Athletics beat Los Angeles 6-1 on Monday night to pull within 3 1/2 games of the Angels in the AL West...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Reynolds 3 RBIs lead Arizona past Milwaukee 6-3
Mark Reynolds homered, doubled twice and drove in three runs, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3 on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Pause after Screen Actors Guild contract expires
The contract between movie and TV actors and major Hollywood studios expired early Tuesday after the studios made a final offer and the Screen Actors Guild said it would take more than a day to study it...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Hollywood producers make final offer to actors
Hollywood producers said Monday they made a final offer to the Screen Actors Guild hours before their current labor contract was to expire...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Fire at Madonnas childhood home called suspicious
A weekend fire that destroyed a childhood home of Madonna has been deemed suspicious by arson investigators...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Obama and Bill Clinton end mutual silent treatment
Barack Obama and Bill Clinton ended their mutual silent treatment Monday, with the Democratic presidential candidate reaching out and asking his former Democratic nemesis to help him win the White House...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Britney house-hunting for bigger backyard, quiet
Court records show Britney Spears is house-hunting _ preferably for something greener, quieter and with a bigger backyard...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
More shrine protests in Indian Kashmir
Thousands of police attempted unsuccessfully to keep people off the streets in Indian Kashmir on Sunday as mass protests continued for a seventh day against what demonstrators charge is a government plan to build Hindu settlements in the Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Stocks head to lower open in 1st day of 2nd half
Wall Street appeared headed for a sluggish start to the third quarter Tuesday, hurt by ongoing concerns about the damage rising oil prices will do to the economy...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Oil climbs to $142 a barrel in Asia
Oil prices climbed to $142 a barrel Tuesday amid concerns about tensions between Iran and Israel and a weakening dollar...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Oil edges up in Asia, stays above $140
Oil prices edged higher Tuesday in Asia, staying above $140 a barrel, amid concerns about tensions between Iran and Israel and a weakening dollar...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Oil prices fluctuate after passing $143 a barrel
Oil prices fluctuated Monday, surging past $143 a barrel for the first time and then falling back as a rising dollar prompted some investors to sell. Meanwhile, the price of gas at the pump hit another record high...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Family mourns teen hit by roller coaster in Ga.
The father of a South Carolina teenager decapitated by a roller coaster at a Georgia amusement park said Sunday that family members may never know why he hopped two fences to enter a restricted area...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Stocks trade mixed after oil tops $143
Stocks were narrowly mixed early Monday as investors contended with another spike in oil prices and awaited a regional manufacturing reading for hints about economy...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Days of oversize airline carry-ons are numbered
Admit it. That chunky carry-on bag of yours would never fit into the sample box displayed outside the airport gate...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Truckers in France protest high fuel prices
Truck drivers protesting soaring fuel prices have slowed highway traffic outside Paris and other French cities...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Iraq opens 6 oil fields to international bidding
The Iraqi government opened six oil fields to international bidding Monday as the nation attempts to boost daily production by 60 percent...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Hamas emboldened by Israel-Hezbollah prisoner swap
Hamas militants holding an Israeli soldier said Monday they would stick to their tough demands in negotiations over his release, emboldened by the high price Israel is paying in a planned prisoner swap with Hezbollah...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Dalai Lama envoys, China set to meet for talks
The Dalai Lama called Monday for "tangible progress" in upcoming talks with China, as international pressure mounted for the sides to ease tensions after anti-government riots that rocked Tibet...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
China police to reopen probe into death
Chinese police will reopen an investigation into the death of a teenage girl after accusations of a cover-up led to rioting in this southwest China town, a state news agency reported Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
A-list actresses flock to Paris for couture shows
Luxury labels Christian Dior and Giorgio Armani fought for the hearts and minds of A-list actresses in Paris on Monday with glittering haute couture presentations of red carpet gowns...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Dalai Lama envoys, China to meet in Beijing
Secrecy surrounded the start of talks between envoys of the Dalai Lama and the Chinese government on Tuesday aimed at easing tensions following anti-government riots in Tibet in March...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Coalition 33 militants killed in Afghanistan
The U.S.-led coalition says helicopters and a bomber have attacked large groups of insurgents in eastern Afghanistan, killing an estimated 33 people...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
France takes over 6-month EU presidency
France is taking over the rotating presidency of the European Union with high-level meetings and a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Palestinian leader, Israeli defense minister meet
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak met briefly Tuesday on the sidelines of a worldwide socialist party conference near Athens...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Muslim, Hindu protests in Indian Kashmir
Authorities reversed a controversial plan to transfer land to a Hindu shrine in Muslim majority Indian-held Kashmir on Tuesday as Muslim and Hindu protesters held massive rallies across the region assailing the state government for its handling of the politically sensitive issue...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Man fatally stabs 5 police in Shanghai
A man armed with a knife stormed a police station in Shanghai on Tuesday, stabbing officers inside and killing at least five, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Kashmir police fire on Hindu protesters
Indian police fired at Hindu nationalists protesting a government decision to revoke a transfer of land to a revered Hindu shrine in Muslim-majority Indian-held Kashmir, a senior officer said. At least three people were hurt Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Report Priest killed in Nepal
A Vatican-affiliated news agency says a Roman Catholic priest has been killed in Nepal in a suspected terrorist attack...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
3 killed when train slams into van in Germany
Police say three people were killed when a train struck their van in southern Germany...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Lost Beatles tape to air on BBC radio
The British Broadcasting Corp. will air a long lost Beatles interview featuring John Lennon and Paul McCartney talking about the day they met and their songwriting partnership...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Report Police end Madeleine probe
Portuguese police are dropping their investigation into the disappearance of toddler Madeleine McCann due to a lack of evidence, media reported Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Russian prosecutor Journalists killer in West
The man accused of killing Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya is hiding in Western Europe, a top Russian prosecutor said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Philippine journalist shot dead
Gunmen killed a Philippine journalist and slightly wounded one of his daughters, whose sister pretended to be dead and escaped unharmed, police said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Zimbabwe aid groups eager to resume work
Aid agencies in Zimbabwe are asking the government to allow them to resume humanitarian work now that the elections are over...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
France plans revolution in space
As it takes over the EU's rotating presidency, France says it wants to give European space policy a new political direction...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Hollywood actors mull pay offer
Hollywood producers make a final offer to actors in their pay dispute, warning the industry is already on de facto strike...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Spam experiment overloads inboxes
Security firm invites 50 people from around the world to surf unprotected for a month...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
French army chief quits over shooting
France's army chief of staff resigns after a soldier injured 17 people at a show by using live rounds instead of blanks...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Indian Communists mull withdrawal
India's main Communist party says it is discussing withdrawal of support to the government over a civilian nuclear deal with the US...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
US authorities probe UBS over tax
US authorities step up a probe into claims that offshore accounts at UBS were used to avoid paying tax...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
W Bank in 'grave' water crisis
The West Bank is facing grave water shortages partly because of "discriminatory" Israeli policies, an Israeli rights group says...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Murder inquiry at town guesthouse
A murder inquiry is launched after the body of a 69-year-old man is found at a guesthouse in Bangor, County Down...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Nigeria arrests ex-air ministers
Two Nigerian ex-aviation ministers are arrested over missing money for new radars...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Shatner says
Actor William Shatner answers your questions...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Smoke ban for mental health units
A new rule in mental health units in England means smoking will not be allowed in hospital buildings or grounds...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
'Angry' Anwar cleared of contempt
Judges clear lawyer Aamer Anwar of contempt of court but criticise his 'angry and petulant' behaviour...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Parents fight for 'right to life'
A couple vow to fight to keep their daughter alive after doctors tell them she has reached the end of her life...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
In pictures
Stars turn out for the premiere of Mamma Mia!...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
In pictures
Inside one of the UK's immigration removal centres...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
I can win the title, says Murray
Andy Murray believes he can win Wimbledon this year after fighting back from two sets down to beat Richard Gasquet...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Tindall left out of England squad
World Cup winners Mike Tindall, Ben Kay and Joe Worsley are left out of England's 32-man Elite Player Squad...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Baghdad boom
Improved security fuels fragile rebirth in Iraqi capital...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Tories consider MP voting changes
A Tory taskforce proposes cuts to Scottish MPs' powers over measures only affecting other parts of the UK...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
House prices 'fell 0.9% in June'
UK house prices fell for the eighth month in a row in June, according to the latest survey from the Nationwide...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Four arrested over teenager death
Four youths are arrested on suspicion of the murder of 16-year-old Ben Kinsella who was stabbed to death in London...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Proposals to help protect savers
The chancellor is proposing measures to protect savers in the event of a bank getting into financial difficulty...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Poland in new blow to EU treaty
Poland's President Kaczynski says he will not sign the EU's reform treaty at present, as France takes over the bloc's presidency...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Police 'closing' Madeleine case
Portuguese police are winding up the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, local media report...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Mugabe aide tells West: 'Go hang'
A spokesman for Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe strongly rejects Western criticism of the disputed presidential elections...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
More shrine protests in Indian Kashmir
Thousands of police attempted unsuccessfully to keep people off the streets in Indian Kashmir on Sunday as mass protests continued for a seventh day against what demonstrators charge is a government plan to build Hindu settlements in the Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Wildfires force firefighters to pick their battles
With hundreds of wildfires raging across remote, rugged parts of California for a second week, fire officials have been forced to strategically choose which to fight and which to leave to burn for weeks or even months...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Protests continue in Indian Kashmir
Police used batons in an attempt to clear protesters from the streets of Indian Kashmir on Monday, the eighth day of rioting against what critics call a government plan to build Hindu settlements in the Muslim-majority region...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Spud farmer returns to roots to help Afghans
To help poor Afghani villagers make money on potatoes instead of opium poppies, Idaho farmer Pat Rowe used a little old technology: root cellars...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Pamela Anderson auctions car for PETA cause
Pamela Anderson has auctioned her sporty 2000 Dodge Viper for $65,000 as a donation to animal-rights activists to run an anti-snake slaughter campaign...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Bon Jovi to give free concert in NYC this summer
Bon Jovi will perform free concert July 12 in Central Park...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Police killing suspects jail death ruled homicide
Maryland authorities say the death of a teen in his jail cell after he was charged with killing a police officer has been ruled a homicide...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
2 hostages at Maine state prison released unharmed
Authorities say two hostages held by a knife-wielding prisoner inside the Maine State Prison have been released "with minimal or no injury."...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
DeRosa, Lilly help get Cubs back on track
Mark DeRosa and Ted Lilly got the Chicago Cubs back on track _ DeRosa with two fine swings and Lilly with another impressive outing...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
As beat Angels 6-1, trail by 3 12 games in AL West
Rookie Greg Smith threw a four-hitter, Eric Chavez hit a two-run double, and the Oakland Athletics beat Los Angeles 6-1 on Monday night to pull within 3 1/2 games of the Angels in the AL West...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Reynolds 3 RBIs lead Arizona past Milwaukee 6-3
Mark Reynolds homered, doubled twice and drove in three runs, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3 on Monday night...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Hollywood producers make final offer to actors
Hollywood producers said Monday they made a final offer to the Screen Actors Guild hours before their current labor contract was to expire...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Fire at Madonnas childhood home called suspicious
A weekend fire that destroyed a childhood home of Madonna has been deemed suspicious by arson investigators...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Food inflation may dodge Midwest flood bullet
Midwest floods may not contribute as much to food inflation as was feared...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Obama and Bill Clinton end their mutual silence
Barack Obama and Bill Clinton ended their mutual silent treatment Monday, with the Democratic presidential candidate reaching out and asking his former Democratic nemesis to help him win the White House...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Nadal in quarterfinals at Wimbledon
Second-ranked Rafael Nadal has advanced to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Family mourns teen hit by roller coaster in Ga.
The father of a South Carolina teenager decapitated by a roller coaster at a Georgia amusement park said Sunday that family members may never know why he hopped two fences to enter a restricted area...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Obama gets offer of shirt off womans back
Clearly, the lady who offered to give Barack Obama the shirt off her back rattled him more than the lady next to her, whose top was emblazoned with a biceps-flexing Hillary Rodham Clinton and the words "Hillary Can Do It."...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
28 militants are killed in southern Afghanistan
U.S.-led forces backed by warplanes battled militants in southwestern Afghanistan, killing 28 rebels including several Taliban commanders, an Afghan official said Monday...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Algae woes hit Chinas Olympic sailing host city
To host the Olympic sailing events, the Chinese port city of Qingdao moved a massive boat yard, relocated industries and spent about $850 million on transport links, parks, pollution controls and coastal green belts...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Dalai Lama envoys, China set to meet
The Dalai Lama called Monday for "tangible progress" in upcoming talks with China, as international pressure mounted for the sides to ease tensions after anti-government riots that rocked Tibet...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
South African police say violent crime is down
Crime rates in South Africa _ among the highest in the world _ are declining with fewer robberies, rapes and murders reported in the last year, police said Monday...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
UN US aid arrives in NKorea food shortages loom
Thousands of tons of food from the U.S. has started flowing into North Korea, the U.N. food agency said Monday, as aid groups warned that the impoverished nation faces food shortages not seen since 2001...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Mystery blast kills 8 at Pakistan militant base
An explosion wrecked a militant compound Monday, killing as many as eight people while Pakistani paramilitary forces pushed deeper into a border region where extremists threaten the city of Peshawar and a key supply line for U.S. troops in Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
German court rejects criticism of role in Nazi hunt
A German court on Monday rejected criticism from the Simon Wiesenthal Center that its decisions disallowing certain telephone taps have been obstructing the hunt for former SS doctor Aribert Heim...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Iraq opens 6 oil fields to international bidding
The Iraqi government opened six oil fields to international bidding Monday as the nation attempts to boost daily production by 60 percent...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Hamas emboldened by Israel-Hezbollah prisoner swap
Hamas militants holding an Israeli soldier said Monday they would stick to their tough demands in negotiations over his release, emboldened by the high price Israel is paying in a planned prisoner swap with Hezbollah...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Dalai Lama envoys, China set to meet for talks
The Dalai Lama called Monday for "tangible progress" in upcoming talks with China, as international pressure mounted for the sides to ease tensions after anti-government riots that rocked Tibet...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Truckers in France protest high fuel prices
Truck drivers protesting soaring fuel prices have slowed highway traffic outside Paris and other French cities...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Dior gives lesson in modern elegance in Paris show
The Christian Dior show in Paris on Monday should make even notoriously icy U.S. Vogue editor Anna Wintour crack a smile...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Sarkozy denounces French shooting spree
French President Nicolas Sarkozy called Monday for "consequences" after 17 people were shot and wounded during a weekend military demonstration in which real bullets were used instead of blanks...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
US imports less oil from Venezuela
U.S. imports of Venezuelan oil fell by 11.7 percent to a five-year low in the first four months of the year, the U.S. government said Monday, while Venezuela boosted oil shipments to its budding ally, China, instead...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Mexican club owner charged in stampede
The man who ran a Mexico City nightclub where 12 people died in a stampede will be charged with involuntary homicide, prosecutors said Monday...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Australian police charge suspect in ax killings
A 69-year-old Australian man was charged with hacking his two grandchildren and wife to death with an ax and badly wounding his daughter, police said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
UN official says Gitmo trials unfair
U.S. prosecution of terror suspects at its Guantanamo Bay detention facility fall short of international standards for fair trials, a U.N. rights official said Monday...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Chinese lawyers blocked from meeting US reps
Police blocked Chinese dissident lawyers from attending a meeting with two visiting U.S. lawmakers, the lawmakers and a human rights group said Tuesday...
Southern Ledger - July 1, 2008
Sinclair dreams of 'flying cars'
Personal flying machines will be a reality, says home computer and electric car pioneer Sir Clive Sinclair...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Review for early learning goals
Ministers announce a review of plans for early learning goals for five-year-olds...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Dalai Lama envoys in China talks
Senior envoys for Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, are in Beijing for formal talks, the government-in-exile says...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Dutch smoking ban goes into force
A ban on the smoking of tobacco - but not marijuana - in cafes, bars and restaurants comes into force in the Netherlands...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Review to call for fewer inmates
The long-awaited review of Scotland's penal policy is expected to say fewer criminals should be locked up...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Eurofighter test
Upgraded Typhoon put through its paces over Nevada...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Counting the cost
Is a rise in court fees putting children at risk?...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Barton to be sentenced for attack
Premier League footballer Joey Barton is due to be sentenced for attacking a team-mate in a training ground row...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Drunken Swede tries to row home - from Denmark
A 78-year-old man falls asleep as he tries to row home to Denmark from Sweden after a night drinking, police say...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
'Modelling balloon' sculpture fetches record £12.9m at auction
A sculpture by US artist Jeff Koons resembling a balloon model fetches a record price at an auction at Christie's in London...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Eurofighter 'fully combat ready'
The RAF is to declare the Eurofighter Typhoon capable of ground attacks - as well as its original air defence role...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Deposit protection plans proposed
The chancellor is expected to propose measures to protect savers in the event of a bank getting into financial difficulty...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
More foreign prisoners deported
A record number of foreign criminals have been removed from the UK this year, according to new figures...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Quit threats over women bishops
Clergy members tell the Archbishops of Canterbury and York they will leave the Church of England if women bishops are ordained...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Warning as France takes EU helm
French President Nicolas Sarkozy says "something isn't right" with the EU as France takes over the presidency...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
Zimbabwe scorns sanctions calls
Zimbabwe's UN envoy dismisses calls for sanctions, as African leaders meet in the wake of polls marred by violence...
BBC News - July 1, 2008
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